Chapter 257: A Chance Encounter Before the Next Stop
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“1541!1542!……”
Sauron stood at the stern of the boat, sweating profusely waving a dumbbell with several giant weights on top of it, and the whole boat trembled slightly as he moved.
Besti, the little black cat, nestled to the side, her scarlet cat's eyes fixed on the dumbbell in the green-haired swordsman's hand, her head bobbing up and down to the rhythm of the latter's swing.
On the right side of the stern, a fishing trio of straw hats, longnoses, and little reindeer sat on the edge of the boat, intending to add a few more dishes to today's dinner, but looking at the empty basket, it was estimated that their great plan was about to run aground.
"This cat is boring enough. ”
Usopp glanced at Besti, then turned his head to look at the stupid captain sitting next to him with scratches on his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.
"And you, Luffy, no matter how hungry you are, you're not going to grab Besty's cat food, right?"
"Hahahaha, it's okay, it's okay. Luffy held the fishing rod and laughed heartlessly, "Sanji's cat rice is delicious!"
"Hey, it's not a question of whether it's delicious or not!" said the long-nosed brother's face was black.
"Give up, Usopp. ”
Sherlock, who was holding a book in his hand, lay on the recliner, gently pushed his glasses, and said calmly, "Have you forgotten? Not to mention cat food, Luffy is so hungry that he won't even let go of the bait......"
"Well, actually, the bait is quite delicious! hehehe~" Luffy grinned.
"Alas~~~~," XN sighed in unison when he heard the straw hats on the deck.
"Nami-san, Robin-chan, try my carefully crafted love drink~~~"
At this time, a cook walked out of the cabin with a tray of drinks in a whirlwind, he first handed a glass of juice to Nami, and then a cup of coffee to Robin, who was lying on the chaise longue reading a book, and then Sanji touched his chin and muttered:
"But then again, when will we get to the next island? ”
After escaping the G-8 fortress, the Straw Hats had been at sea for more than a week, but they had not seen a single island. There wasn't much food on the Merry, and if it continued like this, I'm afraid the Straw Hats would really be hungry.
"yes, Nami, how long are we going to sail?" Luffy stretched his arm exaggeratedly and took a glass of juice from Sanji's tray.
"Next island?"
Miss Voyager took a sip of the juice, thought for a moment, and replied, "If I'm not mistaken, our next destination should be an island called Hannabal." ”
Nami had obtained many valuable charts from Nabalon's archives, and from the information on these charts, as well as the changes in weather and wind direction during the voyage these days, the talented navigator could already roughly deduce the next route of the Merry.
"It's an autumn island, and the weather has stabilized in the last two days, so I guess we'll be able to reach it soon. ”
"Akishima. Chopper held a glass of juice, and a pair of black deer eyes gleamed with anticipation.
"It's not my favorite Winter Island, but I've heard from Dr. Doryl that the scenery on Autumn Island is also beautiful. ”
Usopp, Nami, and the others smiled.
"Hannabal?" said a black goddess who was blowing hot air from a coffee cup, and her color changed slightly.
"What's wrong, Robin-chan?"
The cook was keenly aware of Robin's strangeness, and his face was puzzled: "Is there anything wrong with that island?"
"Question...... It's not a big deal. Robin shook his head slightly, "It's just that I went to that island with Klockdal a few years ago. ”
"Huh?" exclaimed.
"Robin, where are you going to do with the sand crocodile?" asked Nami.
Staring at the fragrant dark brown liquid in the coffee cup, Robin asked rhetorically, "I don't know if you've heard of [Oswald], the family with penguins as their family emblem." ”
Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, and Choba shook their heads.
"Robin, are you referring to the largest arms manufacturer in the name of the World Government?" Sherlock nudged his glasses.
Although the former president of the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce had always been in the East China Sea, the demon magician still had some understanding and intersection with the upper-level forces outside the East China Sea.
This was true of the Golden Emperor, and so was Oswald.
"Yes, Hannabal is one of the penguins' strongholds on the Great Voyage. ”
Robin nodded, and said with a slight smile: "Do you remember the weapons that the Sand Crocodile secretly financed to the rebels in Alabastan? Most of those arms were ordered from Hannabal, and by the way, the giant bomb that was originally planned to be detonated in Albana also came from their family. ”
"I see, is that island a sub-base for arms dealers?"
"Well, that doesn't sound like a safe place......"
Nami and Usopp glanced at each other with subtle expressions, and in each other's eyes, they saw the same worry and uneasiness.
"By the way, that island is a three-way area that belongs to the World Government like Mogu Town, and many vicious pirates gather on that island. ”
The charming eyes narrowed into two crescents, and a certain black-bellied woman whispered a knife.
“(⊙o⊙)……”X2
Hearing this, the timid trio was stunned for a moment, and then ......
"Ah~~~~ I can't do it, I suddenly got sick and couldn't go to that island!"
"Huh, really, hold on, Usopp!" exclaimed the innocent little reindeer.
"Sanji, you go to the helm! We'll change course immediately! Zoron, don't exercise yet, go put the cable away first!"
"Yes! Nami-san!" a certain curled eyebrow ran away with a nymphomaniac look.
"Hey~Nami, why did you change course?" Luffy pressed the straw hat on top of his head and wondered:
"Wouldn't we just go to that island? ”
"......" Nami took a deep breath and turned her head to look at Captain Funny, trying to enlighten him.
"Hey, everyone!" Sauron's call came from the stern.
"Look over there, is there a ship coming to us?"
The crowd looked in the direction Sauron was pointing, and saw that the outline of a ship could be faintly seen in the calm sea in the distance, and it was rapidly magnifying at a speed visible to the naked eye, and at this speed, the ship would soon catch up with the Merry.
"Is that ship a warship of the Navy?!" Luffy put his hand on the pergola and squinted his eyes as he peered at the ship in the distance.
"No!" Nami's face turned pale.
"Stupid, the Navy shouldn't be able to catch up so soon...... Sanji muttered to himself, holding a cigarette, "I think it should be a pirate ship." ”
"Sea ...... Pirates?" The fur on the blue-nosed reindeer's body exploded instantly.
"Wait! Don't guess, let me take a closer look. Usopp nervously pulled out the binoculars from his backpack and looked into the distance.
It was a very beautifully decorated white ship, and although it was a little far away, the long-nosed brother with far more eyesight than ordinary people could still see the flag hanging at the top of the ship's mast.
Since it's not a pirate's skull flag, it's not a navy's seagull flag.
"It's strange that the ship has two different flags. ”
Usopp slowly lowered his binoculars and said to his companions, "One has a penguin on it, and the other flag has a canary on it, what kind of ship is this?"
"It was supposed to be a merchant ship. ”
Sherlock gently pushed his glasses with an elegant movement: "Except for the top chamber of commerce that is self-reliant like the Shining Gold Chamber of Commerce, most of the merchant ships of the other chambers of commerce will fly two kinds of flags. ”
"One flag represents its own chamber of commerce, while the other represents the power to which the chamber of commerce belongs. ”
"Penguin Banner ......" Robin smiled slightly, and analyzed: "Since this is the case, then the force to which the merchant ship belongs should be the Oswald family." ”
Chopper tilted his neck: "Then this merchant ship is also going to Hannabar?"
"Whew~~~ scare me. ”
Nami let out a long sigh of relief, patted her plump breasts, and said with a back face, "Since it's a merchant ship, then we have nothing to fear." ”
"Hmph, it's probably them who are afraid, right? Sauron raised his eyebrows, his arms around his chest, and his habitual evil smile on his face.
"Anyway, we're pirates!"
Bang!!!!
As soon as the green-haired swordsman's words fell, a loud cannon rang out from the white merchant ship, and with a piercing sound of breaking the air, a cannonball slashed through the air and landed not far behind the Merry, causing a skyrocketing splash.
(What's the situation?)X2
Drenched with the droplets of water falling one after another, the Straw Hats were collectively stunned, especially the green algae head who was slapped in the face in seconds, and his face was even more pale.
Director, this script is not right, hey!(To be continued.) )