Chapter 25: A New Island
This is the "weakest" sea area in the One Piece world - the East China Sea.
And in this vast sea, there is an unknown island.
The island is green and vibrant.
Moreover, there is a small village nestled quietly on the shore of the island.
It's a very ordinary small village, just like Cocosia, where the villagers are basically self-sufficient and don't interact much with the outside world.
The villagers work hard every day, only occasionally taking a break in their busyness, enjoying the breeze with the smell of freshly turned earth, and living a simple but happy life.
Today, the sun rises as usual, and the young villagers leave their homes with their farming tools at dawn and rush to their fields.
The old people sat on the front steps of the door, looking happily at the small village where they had lived all their lives.
Some of the children were still asleep, while others had already run to the door and were playing happily with their other playmates.
Everything seems to be the same as usual.
What they don't know, however, is that today, a guest is about to visit.
……
Not far from the island, a huge sailing ship is sailing slowly.
The sails were blank and no signs were drawn.
And on the deck, except for a blue-haired boy, what really stood out was the huge white ape sitting on the edge of the railing fishing, which was naturally Roland and Wattie.
Time flies, especially in the days of sea sailing, and even more imperceptibly, and it has been another two days since I became a human.
After two days of practice, Roland finally got used to this new body, whether it was walking, jumping, or other more difficult movements, he could do it naturally.
And Waji also accepted the fact that Roland had become a human being, anyway, it had no effect on him, Roland was still the same Roland.
And, compared to Roland's appearance, he was more concerned about-
"Captain! Why haven't you arrived yet? So boring! ”
"There's no way to be bored, that's how sailing, you have to learn to get used to it," Roland said softly, "but don't worry, the time of boredom is almost over, and we're almost there." ”
"Really?" Vaji stood up abruptly, his face excited.
However, the amplitude of his movement was really a bit large, and the whole ship shook.
"Be careful!" Roland, who was caught off guard and almost fell, couldn't help but yell.
Waji has been said by Roland several times in the past two days, and he has long been used to it, but he whispered without blushing and heartbeat, "Yes, I'm sorry......"
I don't know, I really think he has been wronged.
"Well, I really can't help you," Roland sighed helplessly, and continued, "However, if you really want to get to the island, get ready to land." ”
"Hmm!" Vaji nodded vigorously, "I can finally go back to the ground, if you are on the boat, there is sea water all around, it is really boring." ”
"That's true, but don't get too happy, if you don't say that this island is just a desert island, then we will have to set off again, otherwise there may not be enough food," Roland decided to let Vaji be mentally prepared first.
"It's okay! It's certainly not a desert island! Waji said confidently.
Roland was a little puzzled when he heard this, "What? Do you still have the ability to feel the island? ”
"No," Vaji shook his head slightly.
"Then how do you ......?"
Before Roland could finish asking, Waji had already continued to speak, "I guess." ”
"Huh."
……
At the same time, the island is located in the village.
The young villagers were working in the fields, when suddenly a girl ran over and shouted, "Everyone! Big things are wrong! ”
The villagers couldn't help but stop their movements when they heard this, and one of them, a middle-aged man who looked a little older and was covered in muscles, took the lead in speaking, "It's Mei Lin, what's wrong?" Is something wrong? ”
"Sea ...... "Sea ......" may have been running too quickly, the words in Mei Lin's mouth were a little unspeakable for a while, and she continued after a while, "The pirates are coming!" ”
"What?!"
"What you say is true? Are the pirates really coming?! ”
"How can there be pirates? Aren't we a very remote island here? ”
"That's it! Could it be a mistake? ”
……
The villagers have already exploded, after all, they haven't encountered pirates for a long time, and they are used to living a peaceful life, and they will always be a little overwhelmed when they suddenly encounter a crisis.
"It's true!" Mei Lin nodded vigorously, "So the village chief asked me to tell everyone to go back quickly!" ”
"Good!" The young and middle-aged villagers responded, clenched the farm tools in their hands, and quickly ran towards the village, although the pirates are terrible, but the wives and children are still in the village, they must go back!
……
A few minutes later.
Roland's ship.
"Ahh You can see it! Captain! Waji suddenly shouted, "There! Look! ”
"Well, I saw it too," Roland said softly, although Waji shouted a little loudly, he had no intention of stopping the other party, after all, this is also the first island Waji encountered after going to sea, so be excited.
And, let's be honest, even though Vaji is just an ape, it's a really nice feeling to have company with you, and it's a lot more fun than when I was exploring Salvi alone.
So, listening to Waji's shouting, Roland began to observe the island.
Although the details are invisible, judging from the fact that the island is green, at least it is not a desert island, and even if there is no human habitation, the problem of food should be solved.
Of course, it's just Waji's food, Roland's food, it depends on luck, after all, not every island has powerful creatures.
But, in any case, it's an island worth landing.
Roland returned to the control station and controlled the ship to move on, while preparing for the docking.
After the ship docked, Waji, who had learned how to aim from Roland, lowered the huge anchor into the sea.
This anchor was specially made by Roland later, and it was much larger than the average anchor, so it would not be so easy for ordinary people to steal the ship.
After that, Roland sat on Waji's shoulder, and Waji carried a huge basket on his back, and walked slowly towards the forest with an ape and a slime.
Goal - Collect food while finding powerful creatures worth devouring!