There is always something to pass the time during a boring and monotonous voyage.

When the mast ship left the Twin Islands and sailed out to sea, Jaya took the ancient history book and read it.

In less than half a day, she finished reading the entire book.

Then, Maude was idle, so she took the book from Jaya and began to read it.

Compared with the description of time and the changes of things in the book, Maud is more interested in the so-called story of the giant holding the axe.

An axe to split the twin islands?

Not horizontally, but vertically.

How many meters of depth it reaches, it is not stated in the book.

When she landed on Chunzi Island, Maude's attention was mostly attracted by the giant yin-yang tree, but she didn't pay much attention to the rock wall along the coast.

Now that I think about it, the rock walls on the shore are indeed as smooth as tofu, which corresponds to the content of this book.

But if it weren't for this history book, Maud wouldn't have thought of going there.

It is impossible to think that the spring and winter climate of the twin islands was actually split by this nameless giant with an axe.

For those who know enough about the strength of the top powerhouses, simply splitting the island in two is not yet terrifying.

However, with an axe, half of the "vitality" of a winter island with a year-round wind and snow is a bit mysterious.

This is also where Maud is very interested.

It's a pity that in this excerpt, there are several places where the handwriting is erased.

Referring to the context, it is barely clear that these smears correspond to the number of years when the giant split the island, as well as the name of the giant.

Maud read the excerpt carefully, and then slowly closed the book.

In this vast world, both before and now, there is no shortage of strange people and strange things.

"History."

When it comes to the history of this world, Maude can't help but think of Nicole. Robin's figure.

It should be about a year and a half before Luffy goes to sea......

At this point in time, Robin was supposed to work under the Seven Martial Seas Klockdahl.

At the thought of Klockdahl and the Baroque Workshop, Maude's thinking began to diverge.

Before entering the Great Passage, Maud had considered the route of the Little Garden, in order to hunt the two giants of that island.

If he chooses to go that route, the Island of Origin will be the whisky island where the Baroque Workshop is entrenched.

At that time, it is inevitable that there will be an intersection with Klockdahl.

But the matter of changing ships was more important, so Maud had to abandon the Little Garden route.

It's just that he will find a way to get a permanent pointer to the small garden after changing boats.

At the beginning of the voyage, he didn't want to miss the two giants of the little garden.

For him, those two giants were not only prey that could bring huge profits, but also two combat objects that could be used to hone their strength.

If you miss it, it's a shame.

The divergent mind gradually moved away from the little garden giant, and thus shifted to Klockdahl's original intention of attacking the desert nation of Alabastan - the ancient weapon Hades.

"Ancient Weapons......

Maud shook her head slightly.

Even if he had precious information of a prophetic nature, at this stage, it was impossible for him to touch such a hot potato.

Including Nicole, who can read the text of history. Robin, too, is a hot potato.

Just as Maud was thinking wildly, the hull of the ship suddenly jerked violently, and the sky darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Is it again......"

Maud got up from his chaise longue and made his way to the bow of the boat, looking at the waves that had suddenly become violent and the heavy black clouds that were rapidly gathering in the distance.

This kind of weather change, with little warning at all, is a common occurrence in the Great Passage.

And every encounter is a challenge to the ship and the crew.

Normally, at such times, as long as Lafayette does not ask for help, then Maud just needs to lie down obediently.

Facing the rough waves, the mast ship plunged headlong into the raging storm and showed a precarious situation.

"Boom!"

A thunderclap struck out of the thick black clouds.

The brief thunder light illuminated the world here, and also made the Maude and the others, who were waiting for the battle, see the changes in the sky and clouds clearly.

I saw that the surging black clouds were like maltose and fell down black clouds.

Lightning flashed faintly in each cloud, torn into various shapes by the wind.

"Clouds...... Hanging down? ”

Looking at this scene, Maude's eyes changed.

As soon as the words fell, another thunderclap sounded.

With a flash of thunder, the falling clouds that were torn and pushed were clearly coming in the direction where they were.

Such a spectacle immediately brought inexplicable pressure to everyone.

Before Lafayette could respond, the rough seas changed dramatically.

Suddenly a trickle rose from the sea, rushing towards the falling black clouds.

More precisely, it was the trickle of sea water that was "sucked" by the black clouds wrapped in the wind.

When the trickle of sea water joins with the black clouds, it turns into a waterspout with electric light in the blink of an eye.

The change that this produced in a matter of seconds shocked Maude's heart.

Once again, the Great Passage showed them the terrifying power of nature.

"Jim, rudder to the left!"

Lafayette was able to discern the direction of the current as quickly as he could, and relayed the right order to Jim.

Hearing Lafayette's command, Jim puffed out his arms and frantically struck the rudder to the left, fighting the resistance of the raging waves.

With Jim's frantic ruddering, the mast ship tilted to the left.

At this time, a wave carried out by the ocean current suddenly appeared on the "way" of the mast boat, which cleverly became the steering assistance of the mast boat, helping the mast ship to get rid of the whale current that gradually formed in front of it.

In less than ten seconds, Maude and the others crossed the line of life and death in one step.

But the harsh climate isn't over yet.

The command of the ship fell to Lafayette, and Maud ran to the right side of the mast ship and looked at the dozens of waterspouts rising from the sea in front of him.

Under Maude's gaze, the dozens of waterspouts converged at a rapid speed, and then formed a huge waterspout that pumped out a large amount of seawater.

With the strobe of thunder, Maud even saw several badly damaged ships tumbling upwards along the waterspout.

The already rotten hull of the ship was torn apart into countless wrecks in an instant.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Maude's eyes froze and she saw one of the wrecks flying towards the mast ship.

In case the mast ship was damaged, Maud stepped on the moon step into the air, ready to intercept the wreckage.

"Treasure chest?"

Maud wanted to kick the wreckage away, but after seeing that the wreckage was a treasure chest bound in chains.

He hurriedly gathered his feet, grabbed the chest with both hands, and landed on the deck.

Picking up an inexplicable treasure chest from the sky in this critical situation, Maude was in a complicated mood for a while.

The treasure chest was quite heavy to the hand, and the wooden box welded with iron bars was tied with several tangled rusty iron chains, so chaotic that it looked like a dead knot.

And in the dead knot of the iron chain, two white broken hand bones are embedded in the dead body, which is in sharp contrast to the rust that can be seen everywhere on the iron chain.

Maude glanced at the metacarpal bones embedded in the chains, and could see that the owner of the treasure chest must have been extremely unwilling before he died.

In a place as vagaries as the Great Passage, there are many scenes of great joy and sorrow.