Chapter 70: The Provenance of the Fruit
Because William, as a new navigator, was not familiar with the location of the treasure, the Redbeard Pirates could only rely on Barbarossa's memories to grope for sailing, which caused them to delay for several days, and by the time they landed on the island, the treasure on it had already been emptied by Sherlock and others.
Facing the empty cavern, a group of pirates had cold hands and feet, and the treasure in it was not only Barbarossa's own, but also their share.
These riches are all the ones they have fought for years at sea and fought for their lives, even if they are much more comfortable than other pirates because of their collusion with the Navy and Arcatio, but each of these treasures is still stained with the blood and sweat of all the crew members of the Redbeard Pirates.
Barbarossa crossed his waist, raised his head slightly, looked at the top of the cave, and didn't know what he was thinking, although the Redbeard Pirates were panicked, no crew member dared to disturb him, after all, what happened to the unlucky crew who bothered him last time, everyone else remembered it vividly.
After a long time, Barbarossa seemed to come back to his senses and said calmly, "Stolt, come here." ”
After William, who was on the periphery, came to his side, Barbarossa said, "We're going to the windless zone!" ”
William was stunned, and in order to make sure he heard correctly, he asked rhetorically: "You mean we are going to the windless zone?" ”
There was also some commotion among the pirates who were close enough to hear Barbarossa's orders, but Barbarossa swept them down with one eye.
It is normal for William and other pirates to have objections, in order to learn navigation knowledge, William read many books, in these books, but whenever the world geography is mentioned, there will be no wind belt without exception, and all the books on the wind belt can be summed up in four words - extremely dangerous.
This sea area is a real marine graveyard.
The geography of this world is very strange, the red earth continent and the great shipping route will flatten the whole world into four sea areas of east, south, west and north, these two routes around the planet will cut off the connection of the four sea areas, among which the great shipping route can play a role in dividing the sea area, largely because of the windless belt.
William, whether in his previous life or in this life, is not a scholar, and is not interested in delving into how the strange geography of this world is constituted, he only knows that two windless belts tightly surround the great shipping route, and there is no wind in this sea area all year round, which is fatal for ships that are still in the age of sails, and the most dangerous is not only that, this sea area because of its special geographical location, there are also countless sea monsters living in this sea, for these monsters called "sea kings" by the people of this world, for people to be extremely huge sailing ships, which may be just a delicate toy in their eyes.
So anyone who has ever heard the description of this place can imagine the danger.
It is conceivable that a sailboat that has lost its power, in a boundless sea area where there is no village in front of the village, no shop, no supply points, is rowing hungry and difficult, full of despair in the direction of no end, and under the sea, I don't know how many giant beasts are watching this ship.
Food, supplies, and the threat of a Sea King are all factors that can easily bring down a pirate group.
The Redbeard Pirates are one of the best pirate forces in the East China Sea, but daring to rush into the windless zone is tantamount to suicide, which William knows and Barbarossa should also know.
"It's going to the vicinity of the windless zone." Barbarossa glanced at William and added, "We want to get the Devil Fruit, just go there. ”
Devil Fruits!
William's heartbeat accelerated slightly, but he made a puzzled look on his face: "Devil fruit? Does this thing really exist? Does it grow in a windless zone? ”
"I don't know where this thing grows, but in the East China Sea, only windless belts are most likely to encounter it." Barbarossa said.
William frowned, still a little puzzled.
Barbarossa was a little irritable, although it was only near the windless zone, but it was not much safer than the windless zone, even if the sea kings living on the bottom of the sea only occasionally crossed the windless zone, wandering in the surrounding sea was also a disaster, and because of this, the windless zone was rarely visited, except for some savages, there were few places where civilization gathered, and the lack of supply points was not a low test for the voyage.
Barbarossa knew that he needed the best assistance of a navigator to get to the windless terrain safely, so although he was impatient, he felt William's hesitation and confusion and explained: "In the four seas, at every moment, there are pirates who fantasize about entering the great sea route ......and becoming famous. ”
Barbarossa let out a low laugh, as if mocking the incompetence of the pirates: "At the same time, on the Great Voyage, there are pirates who want to escape from this pirate graveyard at every moment. ”
The treasure of One Piece Roger has attracted countless pirates to the Great Voyage, including ruthless characters who don't hit the south wall and don't look back, but there are also many people who quickly regret it after being impulsive.
Not to mention anything else, the Navy Headquarters is located on the Great Route, and most of the attention of the world government is focused on the Great Route, and the naval power of the Great Passage is stronger than the navies of the Southeast, North, and West Seas combined, and the pirates are not a group of hearts, and the pirates who enter the Great Voyage not only have to face the encirclement and suppression of the navy, but also have to worry about the fire of other pirates.
For pirates who are frightened by the terrifying environment of the Great Voyage, it is not an unimaginable idea to cross the windless belt and return to the "peaceful and stable" seas, especially for a pirate group who is lucky enough to gain valuable wealth in the Great Voyage.
For example, ......, a group of pirates who got lucky enough to get a Devil Fruit.
A small fruit is worth 100 million Baileys, and this is still the lowest price, few people will be stupid enough to really sell the fruit at this price, and in the four seas, where devil fruits are even rarer, the price of devil fruits that only appear in legends in the eyes of most people will soar to an exaggerated point.
"This season is the time of the least, and if any lucky bastards can escape the Great Voyage through the windless belt, it must be at this time," Barbarossa sneered, "and they're going to choose the East China Sea!" ”
William nodded slowly and added: "Because the East China Sea is the weakest sea area for pirates, everyone knows that there is no weak brigade for pirates who can enter the Great Route, even if they escape from the Great Route, they still have overwhelming strength in the face of their counterparts in the East China Sea, even the Navy!" ”
In fact, in a few years, a group of pirates composed of fish-men will come to the East China Sea with a similar idea, confirming William's statement at this time.