"The ship actually fell from the sky?" the crew all said, looking at each other and then at the sky with incredible disbelief.
"Is there an island in the sky?" Usopp couldn't help but guess.
"How is that possible?" Nami said, shaking her head. Even with the time-distorting colorful mist, the idea of an island floating in the sky was impossible to believe.
"There is," Robin said, her face serious.
"What?" the others all said, shocked, as they turned to look at her.
"It is recorded in history," Robin whispered, "that some people have indeed reached the Sky Island and have described some of the things there. But no one believed them, and basically no one has ever been there, so over time, the Sky Island has become a legend."
"It seems to be so," Nami suddenly screamed. "The Log Pose is also pointing to the sky and isn't moving." The Log Pose on her hand was pointing straight up. There was nothing wrong with the Log Pose, so the only explanation was that there really was a Sky Island.
"It must be affected by the magnetic force of the Sky Island," Robin said, a look of excitement on her face.
"I can't believe there's such a thing in the world," Usopp said, his own excitement growing. Their journey had already been magical enough. On Ruluka Island, even time travel had happened. Though a sky island was bizarre, it was nothing compared to that.
"Interesting. I want to see what a floating island looks like," Zoro said, a new interest in his eyes.
"Then let's set out for the sky," Luffy shouted immediately.
"Luffy," Nami said, a hint of anger in her voice, "even if a sky island really exists, how can a ship go to the sky? And the Log Pose is not moving now. How are we supposed to go?" In the Grand Line, if the Log Pose wasn't pointing, they would lose their direction and be unable to move. Not to mention finding the Sky Island, it would be difficult to even leave this sea.
"Maybe we can look for clues in the ship that just fell," Robin proposed.
"Good idea," Nami's eyes lit up. "If that ship really fell from the Sky Island, then there must be some clues in it."
"I'll go," Luffy volunteered.
"Hey, Luffy, you're a hammer in the water," Sanji said, glancing at him.
"Although a hammer in the water can't go to the sea, it's not impossible," Robin chuckled.
"Really? I can go to the sea, Robin?" Luffy asked, surprised.
"Of course," she said, and soon, she had made a diving device for him out of a wine barrel. Finally, Zoro, Sanji, and Luffy went into the sea, while the others guarded the ship to prevent accidents.
As a result, not long after the three of them had jumped down, a huge boat suddenly came over. The bow of the boat was a pair of huge monkeys holding a pair of cymbals. On the boat, many people seemed to be playing with the beat. On the upper floor, there stood a man who was more than three meters tall, looked like an ape, and had a chestnut-shaped head. At this time, he was blowing a whistle to match the rhythm of the people behind him.
"What is that?" everyone was surprised.
"Boss, there's a boat over there," the other crew also found them.
"Hey, what are you doing over there?" the man greeted them enthusiastically. "We are the Masira Pirates, and I am the Salvage King, Masira. Did your ship sink? I can help you salvage it."
Soon, everyone understood what they were. It was a pirate crew that specialized in salvaging.
"Could they also be here to salvage the sunken ship?" Hearing this, Usopp reacted immediately, a bad feeling in his stomach.
"No, Luffy and the others are still under the sea," Chopper shouted.
"We have to find a way to hold them off," Nami said.
However, the Ape King was shrewd and immediately understood their actions. "Are you also salvaging the seabed? But it's a pity. What can you salvage with your abilities? In the eyes of me, the Ape King, there is nothing on the seabed that can't be salvaged." Instead of stopping him, he laughed and shouted behind him, "Men, let them see the strength of our Masira Pirates." Suddenly, many people wearing special salvage equipment entered the sea.
"These people seem to be more professional than Luffy and the others," the crew said, a new anxiety in their hearts. "Now I just hope Luffy and them can move faster." After all, it was the sea floor.
After a full half an hour, there was finally movement on the bottom of the sea, but it was the people of the Masira Pirates who had gone to the sea to salvage. They had discovered the situation below. There was a huge sunken ship that needed their special technique to be brought up.
"A huge shipwreck! Very good! Let's witness our true strength!" Hearing this, the Ape King suddenly became excited. He called everyone back and then put down the giant monkeys holding cymbals on the bow, only to discover that they were not ordinary monkeys, but the propulsion system of the ship. After they were down, the Ape King picked up a connecting pipe, took a deep breath, and blew down. A large amount of air entered, and the sea began to bubble. He was trying to use the force of the air to float the sunken ship up. However, after a while, someone suddenly discovered that there was someone on the bottom of the sea.
"They're trying to steal our business?" Hearing this, the Ape King immediately put down his pipe, jumped into the sea, and dived. However, after a short while, a giant sea turtle the size of an island suddenly appeared on the sea. At that moment, Luffy and the others, who had just come up from the bottom of the sea, were taken by the turtle before they had time to say hello to everyone.
"So big!"
"Is this a tortoise?"
"Luffy!"
"Boss!" This sudden change immediately shocked everyone, and they all screamed wildly.
"Damn it," Moonlight drew his sword violently and was about to slash. At that moment, the giant sea turtle spit out water, and a mighty stream came up from the sky. Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and even the Ape King, all descended from the sky and fell down.
"Great! I found this!" As soon as they landed, they didn't seem to realize that they had been swallowed by a turtle. Luffy raised a map in his hand.
"I found it too," Sanji also said, picking up a photo in his hand. Zoro was holding a damaged skull and an ancient chest.
"Hey, hey, you guys," Usopp couldn't help but be speechless. "Didn't you realize that you were just eaten by a giant tortoise?"
"Damn it! You robbed my business and beat my little brother!" At this time, the Ape King also woke up. Looking at the things in Luffy's hands, he was immediately furious. However, before he could finish speaking, the sky around him suddenly darkened. It was as if night had fallen, and it was pitch black.
Someone shouted in terror, "Look!" Everyone hurriedly looked and saw that on the sea ahead, two huge, hundred-meter-tall black shadows, holding weapons in their hands, like gods, had appeared. The sun was blocked all at once.
"What is that?" everyone was shocked.
"So big," Luffy murmured. For him to be like this, the shock of this scene could be seen.
"Gods?" Usopp glared at him, only one thought in his mind. The others were speechless. Even Moonlight, a cold sweat broke out in the palm of his hand holding the sword. Even if he knew this, and he was psychologically prepared, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he really realized the horror.
At this moment, the hundred-meter-long shadow suddenly moved. Everyone shouted wildly, whether it was the Straw Hat crew or the Masira Pirates, everyone fled frantically, trying to leave this sea area as soon as possible. Finally, Luffy and the others tried their best to leave, and strangely, the huge shadow also disappeared at this moment.
"What the hell was that?" everyone looked back and murmured. However, no one could give an explanation. Usopp was also completely speechless at this time. Robin shook her head. Although she had a unique study of history, she couldn't help but be confused about this kind of thing.
Finally, everyone gradually calmed down. "Well, although we escaped, the Log Pose keeps pointing to the sky," Nami said, a sad face on her face as she looked at the unmoving Log Pose. "We're afraid we will be trapped here." If there was no Log Pose, they couldn't even leave this sea. Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed. Were they going to be trapped here?
"It's okay. I have an Eternal Pose here. I got it from the boat just now," Robin suddenly said, taking out a pointer. She had just obtained it while the crowd was talking to the Ape King.
"Robin!"
"Great!"
"Sure enough, Robin is reliable!"
"Sister Robin!" When they saw this, everyone cheered, and Sanji was even more flattering.
"In order to integrate into everyone as soon as possible, in her own way?" Moonlight thought with a slight smile, understanding Robin's thoughts. After all, she was a half-way addition to the crew. It was not easy to gain everyone's trust and be completely accepted. Robin was using her own way to join in.
"Although the Sky Island may exist, we now have a geographic map and many clues, but there is no way to enter the Sky Island. I am afraid it is not an easy task, so we need to stop on the island ahead for a while to find out more clues about the Sky Island," Robin said, and everyone's heart was filled with a strong curiosity. They had to go to the Sky Island. This kind of magical place... if you didn't take risks, it would be a shame. But where was the Sky Island? If it was really suspended in the air, then how should they get there?
In the end, everyone reached an agreement and proceeded in the direction of the Eternal Pose obtained by Robin, to inquire about the news on the next island and collect clues about the Sky Island.
The next island was not far from everyone, and soon everyone arrived. This was an island called Jaya Island. After everyone stopped, in order not to delay time, Nami took the lead and drew lots to decide who would go to the island. As a result, Luffy, Nami, and Zoro went to find out the news. With the repeated guarantees of Luffy and Zoro, two problematic youths, Nami nodded helplessly, and the three of them went to the island.
"Jaya Island?" After the three people left, Robin seemed to have discovered something and looked at Moonlight. Moonlight nodded and understood in an instant. Then the two also went to the island, and Usopp, Sanji, and Chopper looked at the boat.
"Did you find anything?" On the island, Moonlight looked at Robin.
"Yes," she nodded. "According to the voyage diary of Montblanc Noland, a navigator from the North Blue, he once came to this island, and on this island, there is a city known as the 'City of Gold,' called Shandora. This city is full of gold, and among these treasures, there is a huge golden bell. The Poneglyph is under the golden bell. But this person was later executed for deceiving the king. The rumors of the City of Gold were regarded as fiction, and no one believed it."
"Okay, let's go," Moonlight said, and the two of them went to the island. Jaya Island was a chaotic island. Except for some aboriginal people, most of the island's inhabitants were pirates, all of them extremely tough, and they often disagreed with each other. Someone who didn't have long eyes provoked Moonlight and Robin, and Moonlight frightened them away with a straight look. Robin then went to find the land of gold and inquired about the news according to the records. What disappointed them, however, was that no one on the island knew anything about the City of Gold, and instead, they got a clue about the Sky Island by accident. On the other side of the island, there was a man named Montblanc Cricket, who was said to be a descendant of the great liar Noland, and like Moonlight and the others, he was also looking for the Sky Island. But unfortunately, this was just a legend.
"Are you hungry? Would you like an apple?" At this moment, a sickly man with a black hat, who seemed to be dying, was lying on top of an equally sickly and very weak horse. He was holding a basket full of apples in his hand and reaching out to Robin.
"No, thank you," Robin said with a smile, about to refuse, but Moonlight suddenly grabbed her and flew back.
BOOM!
The basket that the man had stretched over suddenly exploded into a violent explosion. Where they had been standing, a 10-meter-deep pit was directly blown out.
"An enemy," Robin's face immediately turned pale. If it weren't for Moonlight to pull her, she would have been blown to death. Who was this person, and his methods were so silent.
"Did you avoid it?" the sick man said disappointedly. Immediately, the whole person jumped off the horse and looked at Moonlight and Robin with a cold look, where there was still the sickness before. That horse, instantly became extremely strong, like a strong man.
"The Grim Reaper... Doc Q," Moonlight said, his face solemn as he stared at this person closely. He recognized him as the ship's doctor of the Blackbeard Pirates. To be precise, he was a poison doctor.
"You know me?" Now, Doc Q was surprised. He looked at Moonlight with some surprise. They acted in a low-key manner and were unknown. Especially he was just a small ship's doctor, the most inconspicuous. Now he was actually recognized?
"Since you have attacked my companion, then you are ready to go to hell."