After beating up the navy's fleet, this time, when the Sonny sailed from the Shampoo Islands again and dived to the predetermined location, no navy ship dared to ambush or pursue it without permission.
Although the Sonny encountered navy ships more than once along the way, they only followed them from a distance and furtively, or simply bypassed them long ago, which was enough for the Sonny and the naughty pirates. The group has enough face.
In fact, anyone who beats the navy several times like a naughty child, and the navy is unable to do anything in the end, will definitely get enough respect and courtesy.
So, this time, the Sonny arrived safely in the sea area where they were ambushed and fought before, and then, watched by two navy warships in the distance, it slowly dived into the seawater, and soon disappeared completely.
after an hour.
The coated Sonny successfully dived into the deep sea with a layer of huge bubbles like those in the Shampoo Islands around the ship, and it was as if it had entered a huge aquarium. The crew members were able to see various sea fish, turtles, jellyfish, and huge Neptune-level beasts in the clear water outside under the dim light environment.
"ah……"
"Ah sneeze!!"
"It seems to be getting colder..."
"That's for sure!"
"The temperature under the deep sea is very different from the temperature at the surface and shallow sea. You should wear more clothes."
On the deck, as the ship continued to dive, Dibalu, the leader of the Flying Fish Knights, was chatting with Hachi, the fish-man who was currently acting as the navigator.
Hachi was once a crew member of the "Sun Pirates" and one of the three leaders of the Dragon Pirates. After being defeated by Luffy and his gang, he returned to Fishman Island and ran a takoyaki shop "Takoyaki No. 8". Until now, strictly speaking, he was definitely not a qualified navigator, but if he just guided the Sonny to dive to Fish-Man Island and reach the New World, he was still barely competent.
After all, he is a fishman, and he is much more familiar with the deep sea environment than land people and navigators. Experience alone is enough to guide the ship forward, and there is no need for advanced navigation knowledge at all.
"But Xiaoba, why is it so cold under the sea?"
"ah?"
"It's always cold under the sea, don't you know?"
"!!"
"We are different from you. We are not fish-men, and we have never scuba dived or been to the New World. How could we possibly know what is going on here?"
"ha……"
"That's right."
Nodding, after hearing Dibaruna's protest, Xiaoba thought for a while and then began to explain to the other party:
"It's probably like this..."
"In addition to the fact that the sea surface is exposed to sunlight, the temperature difference in the deep sea is also caused by the influence of deep ocean currents."
"Different from surface currents, which are the kind of ocean currents we encounter when sailing, deep currents are huge currents invisible to the naked eye that exist on the deeper seafloor. They flow slower and in the same direction as the surface. The currents are also very different."
"It is much more magical than the surface ocean current, and it has its own system. It communicates with the surface water more slowly, so the temperature will naturally be lower."
"!!"
"There are actually currents under the ocean currents, Xiaoba, you know so much!"
"ah……"
"Of course, I am a fishman. I have lived in this sea area since I was a child, so of course I am very familiar with it..."
Xiaoba touched his octopus head nonchalantly, not feeling that there was anything worthy of praise for something that only a fishman would understand, just like most people on land knew what time of year the wind blew.
However, compared to the monsoons on land, the ocean currents deep under the sea are much more regular. As long as there are no huge geological changes, there will be almost no changes. They are the same all year round, or even not even a year at all. The concept of four seasons?
And he is Xiaoba's age. If he doesn't even know that kind of thing, then he is too incompetent to be a fishman.
"But, Xiaoba..."
"According to the instructions of the permanent pointer, why are we diving away from the red earth continent now?"
"Are you sure you didn't lead the wrong way?"
After praising Xiaoba, Dibalu quickly changed his expression and expressed the doubts he had had since diving.
Although he is not a navigator, he can still understand the permanent pointer, and can also distinguish the southeast, northwest, and the direction the ship is sailing. Therefore, he is very sure that they and the Sonny are now heading away from the red soil. The mainland is heading away from the Fish-Man Island.
"of course not!"
"No?"
"Absolutely not!"
"Then why did you keep the Sunny away from the Red Continent? I remember you said that Fish-Man Island is in some submarine passage under the Red Continent?"
"Well……"
"Well, let's start with the deep sea currents and surface currents just now..."
Hearing Dibalu question his words, Xiao Hachi had no choice but to tell what he knew, such as the relationship between surface currents and deep sea currents and the completely opposite flow directions, as well as the intersection and connection between sea currents. And it forms a self-contained cyclic system and so on.
"!!"
"That is to say..."
"If we want to go to Fish-Man Island, we have to follow the ocean currents in the sea, first retreat a certain distance, then follow the ocean currents in a circle, then descend and then move forward, so that we can go directly to Fish-Man Island?"
Dibalu probably understood something. After all, he is also the leader of the Flying Fish Knights. He usually robs houses... Ahem, when doing business, you also need to pay attention to the ocean currents and climate on the sea. To some extent, these navigation matters I also know a little bit about things.
"Yes!"
"Although the Sonny has its own power and can sail at high speeds under the seabed, so we don't have to worry about the ocean currents on the seafloor at all. However, there are too many uncertain factors on the seafloor, and the air in the bubble is limited. For safety reasons, we It’s better to follow the direction of the ocean current and follow a fixed route, which is not only safer but also saves a little more time.”
After taking a look at the familiar seascape outside the ship's bubble, the worried look on Xiaoba's face gradually faded a little.
"As you can see, we are not only sailing downstream, but the sails are still providing thrust. In this way, even if we don't need to capture sea beasts to pull the ship like those veterans, we can still sneak at a very high speed. I believe we will reach our destination soon.”
"The sea beasts on the way shouldn't be able to catch up with us. Plus Annie is here, so there will definitely be no problem."
As he said that, Xiao Ba looked around, and then he discovered that the bad little girl he just talked about didn't seem to be on the deck. Only Kemi was sitting on the edge of the boat not far away, looking at the scenery outside?
"correct!"
"Dibalu, where is our Captain Anne?"
So Xiao Ba, who was a little worried, asked quickly.
Although in his opinion the Sonny is relatively safe, no one knows if there will be any accidents along the way, so if possible, he would prefer that the one on the Sonny is the most, most, most, most, most, most. The most powerful and powerful means of support can always be on deck to be on standby just in case.
"She said that the ship's coating turned out to be just a big bubble. It was too shabby and boring outside, and there was nothing interesting, so she went back to the room and went to sleep."
"That's it..."
"I hope nothing happens..."
"??"
"What could happen?"
"Don't the navy dare to chase us? Sea beasts can't catch us, so what danger can there be?"
Dibalu was a little confused. He didn't know why Xiaoba sighed so suddenly.
"actually……"
"It's pretty good here, but there are still some risks in the deep dark ocean currents below, such as various legendary monsters, powerful sea beasts, curses, ghosts of the dead, etc. After all, the sea is really too big, even for us Such fishmen sometimes have no way of knowing what mysterious and unknown existences there are hiding in the darkness."
"!!"
"okay!"
"Xiaoba, stop talking, I'm going to call out our Majesty the Queen now!!"
"ah?"
"Hello!"
"Dibalu, don't worry. The downcurrent hasn't reached the sea yet. It's still on the surface, so there's no danger for the time being."
Seeing Dibalu trying to enter the cabin and startling a scary naughty child, Xiaohachi, who was worried that he would be in trouble if the other person was awakened, quickly stopped him.
Plop!
At this time, when Xiaoba and Dibalu were entangled, the mermaid Kemi who was sitting on the edge of the boat not far away suddenly burst the bubble and entered the sea water outside, and was enjoying herself outside. The ground began to swim quickly.
That speed is actually countless times faster than the speed of the Sonny at this time, and it is even more agile and more agile than the fish outside?
Immediately afterwards, many deep-sea fish that Dibalu had never seen were caught by Kemi from outside the bubble and thrown in. Then, she gestured to Xiaoba outside the bubble. Then he swam forward as if flying, towards the dark and deep place in the distance, and disappeared completely after a while.
"??"
"What does she want to do?"
Dibalu obviously didn't understand Kemi's gestures just now, so he could only look at Xiaoba who was lowering his head to pick up fish.
"Kemi said that she is going to find a delicious deep-sea hairtail fish ahead. Let us go first. She will find it by herself later."
"Come over quickly and help. Let's eat these first for lunch."
Although Xiaoba had six hands, he couldn't pick it up after picking it up on the deck for a while.
"oh……"
"But, Xiaoba, is it okay for Kemi to run out alone?"
"No problem at all!"
"ah?"
"Why?"
"Kemi is a mermaid. It's different from how difficult it is to walk on the shore. In the sea, their mermaid speed is faster and more dexterous than us murlocs and those deep-sea beasts. She can easily overcome ordinary dangers. response."
"Is that so?"
"Stop standing there stupidly and help throw these many fish into the aquarium, otherwise they won't be fresh in a while."
"But why should we save it? There are so many fish outside. It was so easy for Kemi to catch them just now. Wouldn't it be different if we catch them again when we want to eat?"
"No way!"
"When we follow the descending ocean current to the deeper sea below, there won't be these small fish anymore. There will be big ones there!"
"oh……"
"Hello!"
"What are you looking at? Why don't you come over and help?!"
Suspicious, Dibalu did not dare to ask any more questions, so he had no choice but to take action while shouting angrily, leaving those around him who had been doing nothing since the Sonny dived into the sea. They only gathered in small groups at the bow and stern of the ship to play cards. The drinking members of the Flying Fish Knights quickly came to help and helped the two leaders pick up the sticky, salty fish.
…
While Hachi and Dibaru were busy, Luffy, the former captain of the Sonny and the leader of the Straw Hat Gang, was talking to the empress of the Nine Snake Islands on the windless island of Kuja Island far away from the Shampoo Islands. Boya Hancock is learning how to use Haki.
"Hello!"
"Hancock, can you really learn domineering by doing this?"
"Yes!"
"Dear Luffy, you have to understand with your heart."
"All human beings possess potential power. That power is an innate ability, momentum, murderous intent, fighting spirit... When these invisible forces are manipulated, willpower can be turned into a weapon, and that kind of power can be transformed into a weapon. Powerful power, it is domineering!”
"Is that so?"
"But……"
"Uh-huh..."
"I can't hold my breath anymore. Can't I change my position?"
In the bathhouse in the Queen's palace, Boya Hancock was holding Luffy tightly in her arms and pressing his head between her turbulent waves in the name of guiding Luffy, so that Luffy needed to resist the warm and weird touch while holding his breath to realize the so-called innate 'ability'.
"..."
"..."
Just like that, the two hugged each other tightly and soaked in the water, without anyone speaking.
Luffy, who was being held tightly by the Empress, had his eyes closed tightly and his brows were furrowed, trying to understand the innate power that the other party mentioned, while the Empress was flushed and satisfied, and From time to time, he would twist Chi Guoguo's body, wanting to get more, but he didn't know how to do it.
"Na!"
"Hancock!"
"What?"
"Dear Luffy-kun?"
"It didn't seem like this when Margaret taught me how to be domineering..."
"!!"
"This is the best and most formal way to learn, Luffy, only if you are so close to me can you learn Haki the fastest!"
"Margaret's is a wild child, she is too weak!!"
"But……"
"It's nothing, just listen to me, I won't lie to you!"
That's weird...
"Oh, okay then."
"Luffy……."
"what?"
"Have you heard what I mean?"
"Mind?"
"Yes, that is also a kind of domineering!"
"..."
"No, I only heard your thumping heartbeat, which seemed to be getting faster and faster."
"Yeah?"
"Then no matter how nice it sounds, it's still domineering!"
"OK!"
The Empress just kept talking nonsense and hugged Luffy tighter.
However, what Luffy didn't know was that the Empress had never thought about teaching him seriously at all, nor did she want to teach him Haki too quickly, at least not yet. She just wanted to teach him as much as possible right now. Delay time and keep him by your side as much as possible, permanently!
As for that Margaret, that little girl who dared to ruin her good deeds...
She had even thought about it just now. Tomorrow, when it was dark, she would order the other party to be transferred to the 'Perfume Colabus', and then order the ship to patrol the waters and islands around Nine Snake Island, and let the other party disappear in In Luffy's sight, it would be best not to come back and ruin her good deeds within one to two years.
Because...
She hopes that her beloved Luffy can stay by her side and accompany her forever. Luffy will always be hers and only hers, and no one can take it away! !
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