Chapter 266: The Contest (Ask for Recommendation Tickets, Monthly Tickets!) )
In the center of the Drum Kingdom, a tall mountain rises dangerously.
The steep mountain walls are interspersed with fine pieces of smooth ice.
From time to time, under the strong winds, there were some weathered rubble, falling downward.
In this harsh environment, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a place where normal people can live.
However, right on this high mountain is the once most noble place on Drum Island, the royal palace of the Drum Kingdom.
It's just that today's palace has already changed.
The castle, which was originally graceful and gorgeous, has become depressed because it has not been cared for by servants for a long time.
The gorgeous roof of the castle was also tightly blocked by the heavy blizzard, and there was no color at all.
Dr. Kureha, now the owner of the castle.
It is said that her current age has reached the age of 140.
At the same time, her medical skills are extremely clever, and she is a terrifying existence that really relies on medicine to continue her life!
After Valpo, the former king of the Drum Kingdom, collected the doctors of the whole island and fled.
Dr. Kureha has become the only doctor who is still treating ordinary people.
Although her asking price is extremely high, almost every time she goes to the doctor, a family will become bankrupt.
But for a country that has not had a doctor for a long time, at least her presence will not make people fall into painful despair after they are terminally ill.
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Oh! That's right~
On this island, there is another doctor - Tony Tony Chopper.
A blue-nosed reindeer that has eaten the fruit of everyone by mistake and has human abilities.
Currently, for some reason, Chopper is studying medicine with Dr. Gureva.
A very sweet kid!
At the same time......
The goal of Luffy and the others' trip.
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"What a snow-capped mountain!"
Usopra pulled down the goggles on his forehead, used them to block the chaotic blizzard, looked up at the top of the snowy mountain in surprise, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.
Although for such a long time, Usopp's strength has long been incomparable to that of the boy who can only use a slingshot.
But when he looked at this peak-less snowy peak, he still felt an inexplicable fear.
Perhaps, this is the power of nature!
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"Hey, are you scared of such a little difficulty~"
Sauron suddenly showed a row of white teeth and smiled teasingly at Usopp.
"What...... What the! ”
The good-faced Usopp immediately replied with a confident smile, stretched out his thumb directly, proudly compared himself to himself, and replied to Sauron:
"How...... How can it be!
Do you want to compare? Uncle Ben was once a master of rock climbing?
I don't know how many rock climbing enthusiasts have been defeated by me! ”
In the face of Zoro's ridiculous words, Usopp immediately used his strength, bragging, in response to Sauron's contempt.
"Sounds good~"
In the wind and snow, Sanji, who relies on the ability of gourmet cells to maintain cigarettes, suddenly said with a smile on his face and with great interest.
"Yo ho ho ~ My old bones haven't been active for a long time!
Rock climbing, great sport too! ”
"Hey, hey!"
Kirby then chuckled smirked, but his eyes didn't flinch.
"Oh~ In that case, I'll try it too."
Nami, who is not afraid of this desperate cold at all, still wears her favorite princess dress, and does not shy away from joining several men who are competing to win.
Mei Li also raised her hand instantly, showing an excited gaze and shouting:
"I'm going to participate too! I'm going to participate too! ……”
Seeing everyone's positive appearance, Luffy, who was standing on the side, suddenly moved his eyes, thought for a while, and said to everyone:
"Since everyone's interest is so high, why don't you ......
Let's have a try! ”
As Luffy's words fell, everyone's eyes turned to Luffy, looking forward to his next step.
The level of climbing is not directly proportional to the strength, so if you have a competition, you will not know whether you will win or lose.
Everyone also instantly looked very interested and looked at Luffy.
Only Wei Wei, an outsider in the starry sky, was wearing a thick suit and stood beside everyone with some embarrassment.
She is not strong enough, and she can't fit into this group of monsters at all.
But in this icy and snowy place, she didn't dare to stay here alone.
OK......
Luffy didn't forget her.
After a quick glance around the crowd, Luffy said again:
"The rules this time are simple.
No jumping, no ability!
As for the punishment......"
Saying that, Luffy suddenly paused, showed a wicked smile, and continued:
"The one who loses will replace Kirby and clean up the Merry for a month!"
"What...... What the!!!! ”
"How can this be ?!!?"
"Nope! Can't lose!! ”
"Yo ho ho ho ho ~ It looks like I'm going to do my best!!"
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Luffy's words stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, and instantly mobilized everyone's enthusiasm.
After all......
Kebi's hard work, everyone can see it.
No one wants to do that stuff in place of Kirby.
Don't want to think about it for a day!
Only Kirby looked at Luffy with a confused expression, not understanding why Mr. Luffy would say such a reward and punishment.
Luffy smiled calmly and continued:
At the same time, it is also to thank Kirby for his hard work all the time, if Kirby loses, there will be no punishment.
But Kirby, you can't just lose on purpose, I'll despise you! ”
"Uh...... Yes...... Yes! ”
"No, Mr. Luffy!
I'm going to do my best!! ”
"Hmmm......"
Luffy nodded again and continued:
"So, for the sake of fairness, Robin will not participate in this competition for the time being, and will follow us as a referee.
In the meantime, I'll take Robin, Zoro, and you with Vivi.
In this way, we can limit part of the strength of the two of us. ”
"What do you think?"
"No problem!!"
The crowd immediately shouted in unison.
Since the stakes are so big this time, at this time, no one will let go of a chance to win.
Everyone is grinding their fists and preparing well.
They, no one is ready to lose!
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Robin happily accepted Luffy's invitation, wrapped his arms around Luffy's neck, and was carried by Luffy.
Vivi was also a little shy and wrapped around Zoro's back.
She knew that this was actually just a link that Luffy deliberately added in order to take care of her face.
So she didn't hesitate and pressed directly on Zoro's body.
Everyone lined up, opened the formation, and all aimed at the mountains in front of them.
At this moment, no one felt how dangerous it was anymore.
Because their enemies are no longer the peakless peaks.
But......
The companions who are on watch day and night around them!!
In order not to do housework, everyone is ready to take out the strength to feed.
Especially Usopp, who proposed the competition.
Although he also has a lot of experience in rock climbing skills, he is almost the worst in physical strength among the people.
So in order not to lose, he had to cheer up 200 percent and observe every foothold and climb on the mountain wall in advance.
He even used all his strength to observe the stone wall to ensure that he could walk on the best route.
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A coin keeps flipping above the sky, and after rising to its highest point, it begins to fall rapidly downwards under the influence of gravity.
Burst......
The coin fell straight into the thick layer of snow.
Suddenly, a mighty momentum suddenly surged.
The whole snowfield, along with the thick rock formations below, trembled.
Boom!!!!!
A deafening bang!
The ground cracked suddenly, and a large amount of snow poured out in all directions.
A huge crater appeared.
And the people of the Starry Sky Pirates, in the midst of this loud noise, their figures instantly blurred, leaving only a residual image in place!
The crowd that erupted with all their might, in just the blink of an eye, was already at the foot of the ridge in an instant, and their bodies slammed into the rock wall at the foot of the mountain.
Rumble!!!!
There was another loud bang, accompanied by the humming of the entire peak.
The snow at the top of the mountain shattered in an instant, turning into a flowing form and falling downward.
However, the overwhelming avalanche could not stop everyone's determination not to do housework.
Everyone exerted all their strength, and sprinted upwards without any scruples against the sea of falling snow.
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