"Hiss!"
"System, when can the transportation tool be upgraded? Otherwise, always roughing it like this won't do."
"I'm not that Hawkeye guy." Andy drove his jet ski across the boundless ocean, expressing dissatisfaction for the first time.
Andy was just casually complaining, but he didn't expect the System to actually respond.
[Ding~]
[Upgrading transportation tools requires upgrade coupons! Upgrade coupons can be dropped from certain skill characters!]
"Upgrade coupons? Certain skill characters? I get it!" Andy instantly understood.
He was already looking forward to the upgrade coupons dropping. In the West Blue, the weather was stable, so riding a jet ski was fine.
But the weather in the Grand Line was simply too unpredictable; one second it could be clear skies, the next it might be pouring rain.
For example, right now, he encountered heavy snow mixed with hail, and some of the hailstones were as thick as his fist!
Snow wasn't an issue, but the hail was a bit much for him to endure. Although these hailstones hitting him felt like an itch, an itch that lasted too long was annoying!
He looked at the merchant ship not far away that he was about to catch up to, and for the first time, he had the thought of getting on the merchant ship to take shelter for a while.
"Hey! Little brother, do you want to come aboard and take shelter for a while?"
Hmm? This voice was simply heavenly!
"Is that really alright?" Andy shouted towards the merchant ship.
"Hahahaha, of course, you can, come on up…" The bearded uncle on the merchant ship laughed heartily, then had the merchant ship stop.
"Thank you very much!" Andy no longer stood on ceremony. He put his jet ski into his spatial storage, then used Moonwalk to board the merchant ship.
"How… how amazing, little brother, how did you do that?" As soon as Andy boarded the merchant ship, a middle-aged sailor on the deck asked in surprise.
This merchant ship was not small, estimated to be about the size of a medium-sized warship. There were several sailors wearing hard hats busy on the deck at the moment.
"How did I do it? I just quickly stepped on the air with my feet, and then I came up." Andy replied truthfully, his eyes full of sincerity as he looked at the uncle.
"Truly amazing~" The bearded uncle praised.
Just then, Andy suddenly moved towards the bearded uncle: "Uncle, be careful, it's no joke if that hits you."
As he spoke, Andy caught a large hailstones, 20 centimeters in diameter, that almost hit the bearded uncle, then crushed it.
"Bang!"
"Hiss! Ow ow ow!"
Just as Andy's words fell, in another part of the deck, a sailor who wasn't wearing a hard hat was hit by a hailstones. Fortunately, that hailstones wasn't big.
But it still caused a large bump on his head.
"Hahahaha, Thorn, now you should remember, when it hails, you must wear a hard hat~" The bearded uncle said with a loud laugh, his tone also a bit stern.
"I understand, Captain." Thorn finally listened to the advice.
"Let's go, young man, come into the cabin and rest for a while. We also have quite a few guests on our ship." The bearded uncle warmly led Andy towards the cabin.
"I can feel it. By the way, uncle, where are you all going?" Andy followed the bearded uncle.
"To Chronos Forest. We are merchants transporting supplies there, but occasionally we also carry some guests." The bearded uncle replied kindly.
"Chronos Forest? What a coincidence, I'm also heading to Chronos Forest!" Andy was instantly delighted; now he wouldn't have to rough it.
"That truly is a coincidence. But little brother, I feel like you're not an ordinary person."
"Of course not, who ordinary would dare to go out to sea alone like this?"
"…"
Upon reaching the first floor of the cabin, Andy saw that this entire floor had been converted into a more casual restaurant, with booths by the side offering views of the outside.
"Hehehe~ Little brother, sit wherever you like, but if you want to eat anything, you'll have to buy it yourself." A hint of a merchant's pride showed in the corner of the bearded uncle's eye.
"I understand, I understand. I still have quite a few Berries. Thank you, uncle." Andy gave the bearded uncle a reassuring expression.
Then he walked towards a booth on the side.
The bearded uncle smiled contentedly, then retreated again, returning to the deck. In such bad weather, he had to keep an eye on things up there.
"Hello, guest, what would you like?" As soon as Andy sat down, a waiter in a suit and bow tie walked over.
"Hmm, what are they eating?" Andy asked, gesturing towards the table opposite him.
At the table opposite sat three men and one woman. At the table next to theirs, there were also three men seated.
The woman had long golden hair, wore thin-rimmed glasses, and had a delicate yet capable face.
At her table, one of the three men had a horn-like hairstyle, one wore a black baseball cap with a square but long nose, and one wore a cowboy hat with a bird perched on his shoulder.
As for the three men at the table next to theirs, there's no need to elaborate; I believe everyone knows their identities.
"Uh… they ordered beef dishes. Do you need that, guest?" The waiter responded after glancing at the table opposite Andy.
"Do people still eat beef these days? Doesn't everyone know that anything else has 50 times more protein than beef? Please bring me something that isn't beef." Andy said with an exaggerated expression.
"Okay, guest, please wait a moment." The waiter quickly responded, then immediately went to place the order.
After the waiter left, Andy looked out the window boredly. The heavy snow was still falling, and the sound of hail hitting the deck kept coming.
But this did not affect the lively atmosphere inside the restaurant in the slightest.
It's just that Andy was a bit bored.
Andy looked at the golden-haired beauty opposite him, then sat in the seat across the table, resting his hands on the backrest as he watched the beauty.
She was indeed very beautiful. Andy suddenly became interested: "Beautiful lady, where are you going? Are you interested in having a drink with me?"
The people at the table opposite, and the men at the table next to theirs, all simultaneously stopped eating. They exchanged glances, but made no other movements.
"This… sir, please stop your sexual harassment." The golden-haired beauty said faintly, without turning her head.
"Hiss!!! This is slander! I'm currently being reported by a mysterious force, and my heart is incredibly agitated. Be careful, or I'll sue you for defamation!" Andy said to the golden-haired beauty with an exaggerated expression.
However, the other party seemed to have no intention of paying attention to Andy.
"CP9, Miss Kalifa, I'm very interested in you. Are you really not going to come over and have a drink with me?" Andy instantly changed his attitude, speaking casually and with a slight smile.
In an instant, the seven people opposite could no longer remain calm. They were extremely shocked; they hadn't expected Red Hawk to know their identities!
"Red Hawk, may I ask if you need something?" At this moment, Rob Lucci, the Captain of CP9, looked at Andy and asked with a serious expression.
"Oh my, oh my, oh my, you really recognized me, didn't you? But… Rob Lucci, if I didn't ask you, you'd best not interrupt." Andy's eyes stared chillingly at Rob Lucci.
With that gaze, Rob Lucci instantly felt a massive surge of killing intent, like towering waves, rushing towards him. He gritted his teeth, enduring, but cold sweat still broke out on his forehead.
The gap was actually so huge!
"Red Hawk, I will drink with you." Seeing Lucci's current state, Kalifa immediately said.
Andy's entire body's killing intent instantly receded, and a friendly smile reappeared on his face: "That's truly wonderful. Thank you, Miss Kalifa, for giving me face."
Then, Kalifa moved gracefully, her elegant high heels clicking as she came over and sat opposite Andy.
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