Chapter 52: The White Sea
Although Jing Tian left 'Alabastan' before the Straw Hats, because the plot was changed, the Straw Hats' injuries were much lighter than in the original plot, and the healing time would naturally be shortened.
In other words, if Jing Tian stays too much in 'Gaya Island', it will be easy to be chased by the Straw Hats again, and as a result, he will be mixed into the plot again, and there will be a lot of trouble.
In order to prevent this from happening, Jing Tian went into the bedroom at 10 p.m., crossed his knees on the bed and began to practice, and withdrew the 'Split Consciousness' from the clone every two hours, and then continued the next round of cultivation after the 'main consciousness' was calmed down by the 'Demon Power' in the space.
It wasn't until around eight o'clock in the morning of the next day, after seven rounds of cultivation, that Jing Tian got out of bed and floated all the way to the deck.
That's right, it's floating.
Although the aura of the 'Dancing Sky Technique' was still very unsmooth, Jing Tian was finally able to successfully use this skill, so he used the 'Dancing Sky Technique' instead of walking, which could be regarded as a hurry to get used to it.
Jing Tian's state surprised Nami and the others, and the most longing was Hachi.
In the real world, many people wish they could swim in the ocean like a fish, while others wish they could have wings like a bird and be able to fly to their heart's content.
And as a mermaid in the 'One Piece World', Hachi can swim at the bottom of the sea and walk on land, but the only thing that can't be is flying, so Hachi's longing for 'being able to fly' is not ordinary......
"That's what you said about flying ability?" Nami was so surprised that she even crouched down and reached under Jing Tian's feet and groped for a while.
"It's not a trick." Jing Tian chuckled: "This ability to fly is a way to use aura, so you should also practice hard, and when you reach a certain level, you can also use this trick to fly freely." ”
"Mr. Captain." Robin was also very moved, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but ask softly, "How far do we have to practice before we can use this ability?" Or rather, how long do we need to practice? ”
"Hmm......" Jing Tian thought about it, and after a while, he looked at Nami and said, "You and Hachi are estimated to have to practice for about a year." ”
"You're pretty much the same, but slower than the two of them." Jing Tian said to Robin again.
"It's going to take that long......" Nami pouted slightly in disappointment.
"Be content." Jing Tian shook his head speechlessly......
An hour later, the Golden Adventure was mooed by manatees and moved to the other side of the island, where it landed on the edge of a dense jungle.
"I'll go up and check on the situation first, and I'll be back soon." Jing Tian told the two girls and Hachi, "Except for that Blackbeard, no one on this island is your opponent, so if there is an enemy, you can watch and deal with it." ”
"Got it." Nami bowed: "A guy on a horse who looks sick, a guy with a sniper rifle, and a strong wrestler, except for these three, the other pirates are not a threat, I wrote it down after you said it yesterday." ”
"Good." Jing Tian nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Robin and said, "Please take care of it here." ”
"Don't worry, Mr. Captain." Robin responded with a soft bow.
"Hachi, take care of everyone." Jing Tian finally said a word to Xiao Hachi, and then his figure slowly floated up, and then flew straight into the air......
The principle of 'Dancing Void Technique' is to spread the aura all over the cells of the body, and use the aura to resist gravity and form a thrust, unlike other moves that use the aura, it does not rely on the method of 'operating the spiritual power in the meridians'.
As a result, the use of the 'Dancing Technique' is still somewhat disturbed, and when the aura is distributed to the cells throughout the body, there is sometimes a shortage of supply.
Fortunately, Jing Tian can also 'Moon Step', so when the 'Sky Dancing Technique' fails, he can use the 'Moon Step' to maintain his body, and then activate the 'Sky Dance Technique' again, and continue to fly towards the clouds above his head.
The 'Sky Dancing Technique' had just awakened, and the speed of flight was not fast, so it took Jing Tian more than ten minutes before he came under the clouds.
Taking a deep breath, Jing Tian plunged into the clouds without hesitation.
It was cool because the thick clouds were full of free water droplets, and the temperature of the water droplets was so low that it almost reached the critical point of freezing.
The higher he flew, the denser the cold droplets became, and the temperature of the droplets gradually increased, and finally, after another two minutes, Jing Tian plunged headlong into the water.
Without waiting for Jing Tian to look at the surrounding situation, the clouds on the right suddenly surged violently, and the next moment, an octopus tentacle more than two meters thick suddenly pierced the clouds in the water and quickly wound towards Jing Tian.
Buzz –
In order to avoid trouble, Jing Tian instantly emitted the 'Overlord Color Domineering', causing the tentacle that was about to reach the front to freeze suddenly, and then quickly shrank back and disappeared behind the clouds.
Shaking his head, Jing Tian stepped on the 'Moon Step', and then activated the 'Sky Dance Technique' that had been interrupted by distraction again, and continued to fly upward.
Three minutes later, Jing Tian frowned, broke through the water and flew into the air.
"It's a little troublesome...... Jing Tian glanced around, ignoring the vast sea of clouds, looking down at the sea of clouds below, and muttered in embarrassment: "It would take five minutes to fly at this speed to pass through that layer of water, so wouldn't it take more time to take Nami and Robin with you...... Robin is also a fruit power......"
After pondering for a moment, Jing Tian's eyes suddenly lit up, and he had an idea in his heart.
Boom!
Stepping on the 'Moon Step' and jumping into the sky, he turned into the 'Sky Dancing Technique', and continued to rise for nearly 100 meters, and then Jing Tian looked around carefully, remembering the surrounding situation in his heart.
After a few times, Jing Tian canceled the 'Sky Dancing Technique', causing his body to be in free fall, and soon fell into the 'Sea of Clouds'.
Along the way, he could hardly feel the resistance of the 'sea of clouds', and after about seven or eight minutes, Jing Tian felt empty under his feet, and then his body quickly broke away from the current part of the sea of clouds and entered the water drop area.
A few minutes passed, Jing Tian was completely out of the cloud area, and his body continued to free fall into the blue sea below.
After a while, Jing Tian re-used the 'Sky Dancing Technique' to start slowing down the falling body, and soon after, Jing Tian took full control of his body, and then turned his head and feet around, flying downward.
It took about half an hour to go back and forth, during which the 'Golden Adventure' was not disturbed by anyone, and when Keitian landed in shape, Nami and the others were waiting on the deck.
"How's it going?" Before Keitian's feet touched the deck, Nami asked impatiently, and Robin and Hachi next to her were also full of curiosity.
"It's okay, you can go up." Fluttering to the ground, Jing Tian turned his head and said to Robin: "But I have to make you an oxygen mask first, the clouds are also the ocean, but I don't know if it will have an impact on the 'Devil Fruit Ability'." ”
"I'm sorry for you." Robin bowed his head and gestured in understanding.
"We're also going to build a new boat to sail on the sea of clouds." After Jing Tian finished speaking, he beckoned to Xiao Hachi, "Let's go, let's go cut down some trees." ”
"No problem, big brother, captain." Xiaohachi responded and pulled out two long knives from his waist.
"Start building now? How long will that take? Nami wondered, "Are we going to stay on this island for a few more days?" ”
"It's just a boat, soon." Jing Tian said as he jumped off the side of the ship......
Xiaoba, the 'Fishman Sword Hero', has not yet become famous, so he made a cameo appearance in a carpentry in advance, and under the command of Jing Tian, he picked two very thick trees and cut them into neat planks.
Back on the shore, Jing Tian asked Robin to take Hachi into the jungle to look for the tung oil tree, while he himself took out the rivets and iron sheets from the ship's utility room and prepared to start building the boat by hand.
Having had previous experience in building the 'Golden Adventure', Jing Tian assembled the boat very quickly, and it took less than four hours to complete a small sailing boat that was seven meters long and more than four meters high, exuding the fragrance of wood in front of everyone.
"What's next?" Nami asked, "If you want to dry the planks, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it without two days." ”
"That's it." Jing Tian chuckled and raised his left hand, his palm was held upward, and a flame burst out of his palm with a 'whew'.
"Burn...... With a roast? Nami reacted.
"Not bad." Jing Tian said and pushed his hand towards the small sailboat, and with a 'whew', the flames that burst out of his palm suddenly spread, enveloping the entire small sailboat.
"Won't it burn out?" Robin, who was carrying a bucket of 'tung oil', was puzzled and asked Jing Tian.
"Don't worry, the flames produced by the aura are not powerful, and I am controlling the temperature of the flames."
"Reiki is such a handy thing." Robin smiled slightly......
Within half an hour, Jing Tian dried and re-wet the plank, then dried it again, and after three cycles, the plank finally became strong temporarily.
After replacing the broken or damaged planks, Jing Tian took the tung oil from Robin and drove the tung oil into the planks in a 'seismic trick'.
In this way, a small sailing ship that could sail short distances was finally completed.
As for the diving equipment that Robin needs, it is also very easy to get it, Jing Tian learned from the Straw Hats, and only used two wooden barrels to splice together a simple oxygen storage space, and after sealing the underneath, Robin could maintain nearly half an hour of breathing inside.
When everything was ready, Jing Tian immediately said goodbye to Hachi, and after another exhortation, Jing Tian carried the newly built small sailboat, on which Robin and Nami sat on it, and with a little supplies, he officially set off towards the Sky Island.
Rumble!
On the ground, Jing Tian started with the 'Moon Step', and the strong explosion kicked the ground out of a large hole, while his figure rushed towards the sky against the sailboat.
While ascending, he operated the aura in his body, and after a few 'moon steps', Jing Tian finally turned on the 'Sky Dancing Technique', and held the sailboat straight up to the sky......
Half an hour later, the middle area of the empty island 'Dicumulus'.
"Whew...... ...... Nami held on to the railing of the ship's side with her hand, her face was a little pale and sweaty, and she asked Jing Tian with difficulty, "Earls, here...... It's hard to breathe......"
"The air is thin...... Robin slowly got out of the barrel with the help of Jing Tian, and said with some difficulty breathing: "Insufficient oxygen intake will make us weak for a period of time, I hope there will be no accidents, otherwise we don't have any combat effectiveness at all." ”
"Earls doesn't look like anything." Nami looked at Jing Tian speechlessly and said.
"That's why you have to practice a lot." Jing Tian often said as an old saying: "When your cultivation is advanced, the aura will naturally replenish the body, so that your physical fitness will quickly become stronger, not to mention this state of lack of oxygen, even if you don't breathe, there is no problem at all." ”
"Got it, got it." Nami waved her hand helplessly, but as if she had exhausted the last trace of strength in her body, she suddenly sat down against the railing, and said bitterly: "No matter what you do, Earls quickly help us relieve this uncomfortable state." ”
"It's best to get used to it on your own." Jing Tian shook his head and refused: "If you encounter this situation again in the future, your body will quickly adapt to it by then." ”
"Okay......" Nami thought of the grievances that Keizen had suffered when she faced Whitebeard before, and couldn't help but respond, clenching her teeth slightly, planning to adapt to this state on her own.
Robin didn't say a word, but sat quietly and began to breathe rhythmically.
After about half an hour, the two girls finally fully adapted to the lack of oxygen, regained their vitality and began to browse around, even if there was only a vast sea of clouds in their eyes, they could not stop the freshness in Nami and Robin's hearts.
"Huh?"
After a while, Nami was suddenly stunned, looked at the pointer on her wrist, and beckoned to Jing Tian, "What's going on?" Why is the pointer still pointing upwards? ”
"Perhaps, there's another layer of clouds on it?" Robin raised his head, looked at the sky above him, and said as he stared at another layer of white clouds.
"So which way do we go now?" Nami glanced around again, but this time instead of looking at the scenery, she was looking for directions.
"Which side." Jing Tian raised his hand, pointed to the 'Cloud Mountain' in the distance and said, "I checked the situation before, there is a gate behind those clouds, and there is an upward passage.
"Oh, it's okay." Nami breathed a sigh of relief, after all, she was only a navigator of 'Qinghai', and after arriving at the sea of clouds here, she was a little less confident in her own navigation......
The same principle can also be applied to navigation.
Looking at those 'Cloud Mountains' not far away, but the small boat took nearly an hour before coming to the 'Cloud Mountains'.
Continuing to sail along the passage between the 'Cloud Mountains', turning the Gulf Stream for many times, the vision in front of them suddenly became wider, and a somewhat ornate gate stood in front of the three of them.
"Gates of Heaven?" Nami looked at the big LOGO on the door and couldn't help jokingly saying, "It won't be heaven in the back, right?" Haha......"
"There's someone over there." Robin crossed his hands, obviously having scouted in advance, and said with a somewhat strange expression: "It's a winged ...... Old woman ......"
"Is there only one person?" Nami asked, and seeing Robin nodding, she couldn't help but urge Jing Tian, "Let's lean over and take a look." ”
"No problem."
Jing Tian answered and quickened his paddling, and soon the boat came to a stop under the gate and leaned against a platform-like building.
Footsteps crackled and soon a short figure stepped out of the platform building.
"Are you here for sightseeing? Or are you here to fight? The very short old woman raised the camera and asked in a flat tone while taking pictures of Jing Tian and the three of them.
"How?" Nami asked.
"It doesn't matter what it is, if you want to continue to the upper floor, please pay the entrance fee, one billion 'Eguz coins' per person."
"How much?" Nami screamed.
"A billion Aeguz per person." The old woman repeated in a flat tone, adding, "This is the law. ”
"What's the exchange rate with Bailey?" Robin didn't be silent this time like in the anime, so he immediately asked the old woman.
"One to ten thousand, in exchange for Bailey, each of you will have to pay 100,000." The old woman's tone revealed a little lightheartedness.
"Whew...... Scared the hell out of me. Nami patted her chest, making the pair of her T-shirts feel soft without any restraints, and jumped.
After putting away ......the shock, Nami fought for the old woman, "This mother-in-law, can I get a discount?" ”
"This is not a business, how can there be any discount that is not discounted." The old woman looked at Nami with some disgust, and said indifferently, "But even if you don't pay, you can go up." ”
"It turns out that you can go up without paying!" Nami screamed in frustration, waved her hand and said, "Then we ......"
"We'll hand it over." Keizo interjected and interrupted Nami's decision.
"Why......" Nami asked, but because the old woman was present, she only asked half the question.
Although Nami is the financial manager of the 'Golden Adventure', Jing Tian and Robin also have some finances, and immediately, Jing Tian took out three '100,000 face value' Bailey banknotes from his pocket, jumped on the platform and handed them to the old woman who was less than one meter tall.
"Have a nice sightseeing." The old woman quickly collected the money, wrote something down in a notepad, and then picked up the whistle hanging around her neck, put it in her mouth and blew it vigorously.
At the shrill whistle, there was a sudden 'boom' sound under the nearby water, and soon, a huge lobster came out of the sea, and two pincers 'clicked' twice, firmly clamping the head and tail of the sailboat.
"What is this!" Nami exclaimed, and in an instant, she took out three sticks from under her skirt and combined them into a metal stick with two clicks.
"This is the 'express shrimp' unique to the White Sea, and it will send you to the White Sea above." The old woman said slowly.
"Thank you." Jing Tian said softly and jumped onto the boat.
Suddenly, inertia appeared, and the lobster rushed towards the roller coaster-like 'cloud road' in front of it with a fast speed.
Flipping up and down all the way, Nami let out a series of exclamations, and firmly hugged Keitian, not knowing how many benefits she would give.
Although Robin's face was calm, he was also a little nervous, but he didn't use Jing Tian to help him, but used his ability to give birth to many arms and firmly fixed her on the deck.
A few minutes later, the boat suddenly burst out of a hole that emitted light, and after a feeling of weightlessness, the hull of the boat shook violently, and it swayed up and down.
"Have you arrived?" Nami turned her head to look around, but the next moment, her eyes were drawn to the distant scene.
"Nice island...... Is this the Sky Island? Nami muttered as she raised her wrist to look at the 'recording pointer', which was indeed pointing to the White Cloud Island in front of her.
"Is this the Sky Island?" Robin dissipated his abilities and looked at the island in front of him in amazement, his face full of admiration.
"Rowing, Earls, let's get to the shore quickly." Nami urges with some urgency.
"No problem." Jing Tian walked to the stern of the boat and swung the oars vigorously, causing the boat to quickly sail towards the shore ahead.
Soon the boat docked, and Nami leaned on the side of the boat and looked down, muttering in disbelief, "I never dreamed that there would be such an aerial world...... Get it on! ”
Flipping over, Nami quickly jumped off the side of the boat, making a splash of water, and landed on the soft sand...... It's on the beach.
"It's so soft!" Nami exclaimed lightly, wading back and forth through the sea water that happened to be below her feet and took two steps, and suddenly smiled happily, "Look! What a comfortable feeling, haha, after experiencing it for myself, there is no longer any doubt, we really arrived at the Sky Island! Sky Islands are real! ”
"Hehehe......" Jing Tian couldn't help but let out a chuckle as he looked at Nami, who was excited.
"What are you waiting for, come down, we're going on an adventure." Nami ran ashore and turned around to wave to Keitian and Robin.
"Let's go down too." Jing Tian said as he threw the anchor down.
"Okay." Robin chuckled charmingly, raised his hand to pull the hair from his sideburns behind his ears, and said softly, "I never thought about sailing and landing before...... It will also be an adventure. ”
"Witnessing the cultural customs of different regions and exploring the wonderful places of each place is the purpose of our voyage." Jing Tian said and jumped off the boat, turned around and opened his hand to catch Robin, who jumped down.
"Thank you." Robin chuckled, stretched his waist slightly as he walked towards the shore, and said, "It's been a long time since I've had a good time relaxing, and it looks like I'm going to have a good time here." ”
"There will be many more days like this." Jing Tian stepped forward to follow, chuckled and said softly: "I said, as long as you get on my ship, no one can threaten you anymore, you just need to enjoy the rest of your life and complete your dreams with peace of mind." ”
Robin paused as he walked forward, turned his head to look at Jing Tian for a while, and suddenly began to smile brightly.
"Thanks, Earls."
Jing Tian was stunned, this was the first time Robin had called him by his name, and it was obvious that Robin had really begun to pay attention and was ready to integrate into his team...... (To be continued.) )