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"I've been researching for decades, and it's almost certain that only when the upwelling and the Cuxie clouds appear at the same time, will you be able to reach the legendary Golden Country, which is known to the world as the Sky Island. The most likely place for an empty island to appear is only a Curo-Cumulus cloud that covers the sky and the sun, but the chance of a Curo-Custard cloud and an updraft appearing at the same time is too small, and I have studied it for decades, and there has not been a single occurrence of both at the same time. But this time is different, according to the time and law of the two appearances that I have summarized, this time, they are very likely to appear at the same time, so, this is your only chance, if you miss it this time, next time, I don't know what year and month you will have to wait, so you are definitely super lucky" Uncle Chestnut Head sat on the stone in front of the door, looked at the two groups of people in front of him, and said with a heavy face.
"However, you are also unlucky, because in my memory, no one has successfully gone to the Sky Island, although there have been many people who have taken the uplift and the stream, but in short, I have already explained to you the dangerous places, and you finally discussed whether to take this risk. You are all still young, and you must think of your own lives and make the judgment that you think is safest......"
"Haha, do you need to talk about that? Go, of course! We're not afraid of any danger, we're pirates!! Before Uncle Chestnut finished speaking, Luffy had already jumped out, rolled up his sleeves, and shouted loudly.
There's no such thing as thinking at all, and I'm not worried, just single-mindedly thinking that I can succeed, this is Luffy, a one-line hot-blooded fool.
"Hey, hey, Luffy, this kind of thing is not a joke, if you don't get it right, you'll die, you have to ......"
As soon as Luffy finished speaking, Usopp over there slapped him on the back of the head and said loudly, showing extreme displeasure that Luffy didn't discuss this matter with him at all.
"Whew sounds interesting, Sky Island, the ingredients on it must be very different from the ones on the ground, it would be nice if you could really look at it." As a result, before Usopp finished speaking, Sanji on the other side took a puff of cigarette and said with a little expectation.
"Sanji, you ......" "Is there a master on the sky island?" If there is, be sure to have a good fight. Sauron, who had not spoken much, also spoke, and when he said this, his eyes were still looking at Zhang Fan and Gu Yina, and the meaning of the challenge was self-evident.
“……………”
This time, Usopp didn't say anything more.
There are now five members of the Straw Hat Pirates, and three of the five people have agreed to go up, even if it is a fair vote, this trip to the sky is absolutely irreversible.
What else can Usopp say? Don't say anything.
With a long sigh, he sat aside helplessly. )
Uncle Chestnut Head saw Luffy and the others' statements, his eyes lit up slightly, he nodded with satisfaction, and turned his head to look at Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan sat there quietly, and the girls around him also sat or stood around him, and Zhang Fan's dominance was undoubtedly displayed. Seeing Uncle Chestnut's gaze projected to this side, Zhang Fan smiled silently.
"Don't look at it, if I hadn't had such a purpose, I wouldn't have come back to you, a descendant of Rolando."
Zhang Fan's words, although he did not directly explain anything, his meaning is self-evident.
And the girls around him, after he said such a thing, did not react, did not object, and did not approve, but their behavior was tantamount to acquiescence and acquiescence to Zhang Fan's opinion.
Seeing that Zhang Fan also expressed his agreement, Uncle Chestnut was even happier in his heart, and the smile on his face finally came out involuntarily.
Next, it's time to wait.
It was early in the morning, and according to Uncle Chestnuthead, the time when Curocumulus clouds and rising currents appeared at the same time should be in the afternoon.
In other words, Zhang Fan and they still have a lot of time to prepare. It is said that it is preparation, but in fact, there is nothing to prepare, and the things that should be prepared have been prepared in the first few days. Food, water, medicine, daily necessities, and the huge wooden wings on both sides of the Meili's hull.
This pair of wings is used for flying, and it cannot be said to be flying, it should be said that it is more accurate to glide.
In this quiet waiting, half a day passed in a flash, and the originally clear sky, in just one or two hours, became as black as the bottom of a pot, thick as a mountain-like dark clouds floated in the air, the sunlight was completely blocked, and as far as the eye could see, the sea was dark, just like the night.
The sea was not calm either, and the churning waves rose and fell like hills, and a huge whirlpool appeared on the sea in the distance.
"Quick, the upwelling current is about to appear, you all follow me!"
As soon as Uncle Chestnut saw the whirlpool, his eyes lit up, and with a wave of his big hand, he took the lead in the direction of the whirlpool.
The Merry was not satisfied, and at the moment before the uncle's words fell, the sail had turned at an angle, pushed the hull, and followed closely.
Luffy didn't have a navigator, but they followed closely.
For the Straw Hat Pirates, Zhang Fan still has a lot of doubts in his heart. The most important thing is that they don't have navigators. Ten people understood what a terrible thing it was to sail on the sea without a navigator. In other words, without the support of navigators, let alone great voyages, even in the four seas, I am afraid that they will not be able to find a safe route. And Nami is definitely a top navigator, and the Straw Hat Pirates in the original book can go further and further, which is definitely related to Nami's technical support for top navigation. This time, Nami followed Zhang Fan, the straw hats and they didn't even have navigators, but they could still get this far, Zhang Fan was really curious.
During the rest of the few days after the battle, Zhang Fan also asked Luffy, and the answer he got made him speechless.
"Navigator? We don't have it, it's okay, just look at this little needle? That's what we're going for, what? Any questions? After listening to Luffy's words, Zhang Fan's full of problems became no problem.
He has nothing to say about this one-lined, hot-blooded fool.
Drinking straw hats and the group were able to come to Gaya smoothly, it was completely by luck.
All kinds of sea currents along the way, all kinds of strange natural phenomena, they actually all broke through safely, isn't this a lucky stone?
"The protagonist's aura is really a cheat at the level of the anti-sky BUG cheat!" Zhang Fan could only sigh silently in his heart.
Now, the Straw Hats are showing it, which confirms this.
Because the upwelling current is about to appear, the sea surface is extremely uncalm, and the current under the sea surface is like a drum washing machine, which is simply a mess. With Nami, a master, on the boat, observing the current of the sea all the time, Zhang Fan and they can keep up with Uncle Chestnut without any danger. And Luffy what about them? Although the whole ship was in disarray, and the people of the boatload were staggering, the speed was not slow at all, and it bit the back of the Merry.
That's enough to tell the story.
The chestnut-headed uncle in front of him was moving rapidly, and finally came to the front of the maelstrom.
Zhang Fan and Luffy also followed closely, and when they saw this huge whirlpool with a radius of thousands of meters, everyone on the two boats widened their eyes in surprise and looked at the scene in front of them stupidly.
Including Zhang Fan, too, although he is no longer an ordinary person now.
But this is the first time he has seen a natural phenomenon of this scale, and I have to say that it is really shocking, standing in front of such a big whirlpool, anyone will only have a feeling, that is, spectacular and small.
The magnificence of nature, and the insignificance of oneself as a human being in the face of nature.
Even Luffy, who was extremely thick, was speechless in surprise when he saw such a big whirlpool.
"What are you doing in a daze!! At this moment, Uncle Chestnut's voice sounded, and Zhang Fan subconsciously looked at the uncle.
"What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and get in, the updraft is about to appear, hurry into the maelstrom, only then can you rise with the uplift, if you are always outside, don't even think about getting on it at that time, hurry up, if you want to go to the empty island, don't be in a daze!!"
The uncle explained loudly, and at the end, he kept urging.
Hearing the uncle's words, Zhang Fan turned his head and looked at a few girls.
Nami, Guina, Keya, Robin, Weiwei, Louna, six girls with different looks but abnormal beauty, looked at Zhang Fan with a brush, their eyes were very serious, there was no extra emotion, there was just endless trust.
Seeing such eyes, Zhang Fan's heart was immediately warm.
"Hahahaha, what are you waiting for, let's go!!" Zhang Fan laughed and waved his hand fiercely in the direction of the whirlpool.
"Bright nose!" Nami's jiāo laughed and remembered, and in the next second, the hull of the ship moved violently, and the Merry, slowly started, and plunged into the maelstrom.
And next to him, Luffy, who had been stupid and had no action, also woke up suddenly, and hurriedly drove his boat and followed.
The current in the maelstrom is very strong, but it is not as strong as the small whirlpool, after all, the coverage area of the maelstrom is too large, and the outermost circle is thousands of meters long, so that the length of the ship, as long as it follows the direction of the current, it will basically not be overturned by the sea.
With the Merry in front and the Straw Hat behind, the two ships slowly headed towards the center of the whirlpool.
Just as they were about to enter the central area, the whirlpool disappeared in an instant.
Before they could come to their senses, the sea suddenly began to rise slowly.
It's like an elevator, dragging two boats, and little by little they float into the air.
Five seconds later......
Rumble!!!
A thick column of water pierced down out of thin air, like a huge pillar, reaching into the sky!! @。