A thousand-year-old dragon bone that can make people immortal - this is undoubtedly a more exaggerated legend than the previous king's treasure.

After all, being able to get the power of the whole world is just the pursuit of ordinary people, and to put it bluntly, they want to become strong and become a hegemon. Immortality, on the other hand, is usually a higher goal pursued by a strong man who has already become a hegemon.

Therefore, after hearing this legend told by Elder Poku, Nami and the others were all stunned with wide eyes.

Luffy is the only one who still has some confusion about the situation: "Immortality? ”

"It means never to die, to become immortal." After Sanji finished speaking to Luffy, he lit the cigarette and took a deep breath.

"Huh? If one will never die, won't there be no friends and enemies, what's the point? ”

Luffy buttoned his nostrils disdainfully.

Nami shook her head helplessly at Luffy's peculiar thinking perspective as always, but then her expression became serious: "But it's just a legend without evidence...... If it's a pirate, it's possible, but if even the navy is dispatched, or even against civilians, there's really no reason. ”

As the largest violent organization and the largest security organization under the command of the world government, the significance of the existence of the navy is to maintain the existing system on the basis of the world conference and punish all kinds of enemies that the world government considers to be lawless. There was no reason for it to be dispatched for any other purpose - not even Lieutenant General Nelson, who Nami thought needed to be vigilant near Gunkanjima.

Why would his subordinates go out just for the sake of a little girl on an ordinary island? Is it he himself who wants immortality? Or is it for some other reason?

For example, the so-called descendants of the Creator, the Draconians?

"Elder Poku, can you elaborate on this legend?"

Under Nami's questioning, Elder Poku continued:

"The original king of the Lost Isle had three sons, and one day the king said to his three sons: My sons, go and find the Tree of the Stars in the Valley of the Dragon and bring it to me. Then the three sons went their separate ways......"

……

Vice Admiral Nelson's communications arrived, and Captain Eric of the GR-173 branch arrived with Major Hardy to the communications room on the ship.

As the saying goes, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked - to be able to follow a guy like Nelson, Captain Eric and Major Hardy, naturally there is no such thing as well-trained, righteous and brave, in fact, if it weren't for the transfer of interests with Nelson, these two would have found a way to transfer away.

"That girl with the thousand-year-old dragon clue has returned to the island of ships, right?"

The voice of the fat Nelson came from the G-11 fortress, far away, through the telex.

"That's right, Your Excellency."

Major Hardy feigned respect, "I received a report from an agent sent to Funenoshima, and today, Luffy's pirate ship arrived at Gunkanjima, and that little girl was on it. ”

A few days ago, the Navy patrol ship reported what it had encountered with Luffy and his gang and their whereabouts to the various naval branches to the east, but neither Nelson himself, nor Major Hardy and his deputy, Captain Eric, took it too seriously.

What kind of new pirate force that made a big fuss about Marin Fando in the Navy Headquarters and then escaped safely - if the Dark Boy led by him was not surnamed "Monchi", and Vice Admiral Karp of the Navy Headquarters were not their own grandchildren, they would still be alive?

That's right, they all know Luffy's background, and they all agree that the so-called Luffy and his gang can handle it at will.

"I will personally lead the team immediately and march towards Gunkanjima."

"Very well, Hardy, Eric, when the operation is successful, I will give you the reward you deserve."

"You're so polite, Lieutenant General."

For Nelson, who talks while eating, and really thinks of himself as their respectable superior, Hardy and Eric are very unhappy in their hearts.

"But I hope you can do a little more, Hardy, Eric. - Once you arrive at Gunkanjima, you must not only recapture that dragon bone girl safely, but also eliminate Luffy and his gang on the spot, and not give them any chance to leak information! ”

"Understand, Your Excellency Lieutenant General, leave it all to us!"

"Then please!"

Communications were cut off.

"Exactly, that's exactly what I said! Haha, I'm going to gather the men first, and I'll try to leave tomorrow morning. Eric said sarcastically, and walked out of the communication room.

Major Hardy looked at the charts hanging on the wall of the communications room and fell into deep thought:

(The little girl named Abisi, getting her is equivalent to getting the location of the dragon's nest and the dragon bone of the thousand-year-old dragon...... And the inhabitants of Gunkanjima are the descendants of the Lost Island, and they must also have treasures left over from that year...... Whether it's a clue to immortality, or a lost treasure, I'll want it all! Nelson? What are you! )

……

"And then the king of the three hundred and seventieth generation, a very wise monarch, had eighteen sons in all."

Night has come to warship island, and Elder Poku's story still doesn't mean to end.

Frankie and Nami listened with relish, Sanji smoked again, Zoro sat lazily with his wrists crossed, and Chopper and Luffy had already fallen asleep.

"He carried out drastic reforms, and this king has many sons, probably more than eighty......

Once Elder Poku started telling stories, it really didn't end. The pork buns in the kitchen are almost ready, but the story of Elder Poku has not been told for a long time until the thirteen hundred and twenty generations, and Luffy can't stand it anymore.

He sleepwalked to the kitchen door, and in his sleep he was also attracted by the aroma of steamed buns, and his every move was instinctive. And Abyss was hiding behind the kitchen door at the moment, holding a large wooden stick in her hand, waiting for Luffy to come in and knock him unconscious. However, when Luffy entered the kitchen door, he fell asleep again.

Seeing this, Abith put a portion of the pork packet in a cloth bag and quietly slipped away from the back of the kitchen.

From the back of Elder Poku's house, there is a trail that leads up the mountain. After crossing the trail and following a cave, you will enter a deep valley. There is no way to go any further, there is a cliff blocking the way, and the bottom of the valley is not visible.

Showing the dexterity with which she had climbed the mast on the warship, Abidis climbed along the branches in the valley and reached the opposite side without any problems. So far, it's Abyss's secret path. Elder Poku, who had told Abis about the trail, was no longer able to reach this place due to old age and weakness.

The slope in front was covered with a verdant forest, and it took two or three hours for Abisi, who was carrying a cloth bag on her back at night, to climb to the equivalent of a sail on Gunkanjima, where there was a hole.

This cave is extremely hidden, let alone from the sea, even if it is close, if you don't look closely, you can't find it, but Abyss is familiar with the way into the cave.

"Grandpa Long......!"

Abyss called softly.

Woo......

The wind blew out of the hole.

"Grandpa Long...... Great, you must be lonely! ”

"Grandpa Long...... Is that the name of this dragon? ”

Luffy saw the eyes of the old dragon, and the feathers on his head had begun to fall off, and his scalp began to show.

"Hmm...... It looks like Grandpa Long is already old, so he looks very unenergetic. ”

"It seems to be very lonely!"

“…… Luffy? Abith looked at Luffy behind her in surprise, "How can you tell Grandpa Long's mood?" ”

"Well, my domineering appearance is quite special."

"Seeing and hearing is domineering...... What is the meaning? ”

"It's hard to explain...... But Ablis, why can you talk to the dragon? Do you understand the language of dragons? ”

Nami, who was standing next to Luffy, saw the scene where Abis and the dragon were talking just now, and asked seriously.

"You ......"

"We followed in your footsteps," Nami, who guessed what Ablis was going to say, replied first, "Luffy went to the toilet and didn't come back, and your figure disappeared, I was worried, so I went to look for you, only to find out that Luffy had eaten all the pork buns in the kitchen!" ”

"No, I only ate one!"

“…… Anyway, we just looked around the neighborhood and followed your footsteps up the hill and ended up here. ”

"Isn't there supposed to be a valley on the way? How did you get here? ”

"We're pirates with special abilities!"

Luffy grinned.

"Special Abilities...... Luffy, you should have eaten a Devil Fruit, right? ”

"Ah...... Have you eaten it too? ”

"Yes, Grandpa Poku said, I eat the fruit of the heart. So I can understand the language of animals. ”

Nami suddenly realized: "So that day, when you escaped from the warship of the navy, you were able to detect in advance that there would be a strong wind coming!" ”

"Yes, a seabird told me about it at that time."

"Whew, that's good...... I almost thought my ability to predict sailing had dropped! ”

The ability of wild animals to detect changes in the weather is simply unmatched by humans, even the best navigator - Nami, who has been feeling stressed for the past few days, finally showed a relaxed expression.

"I met Grandpa Long because of the Heart Whispering Fruit, not long after eating the Devil Fruit, I went to play in the mountains alone and met Grandpa Long."

……

Who?

Ablis stood up while playing in the flower garden.

Wind......?

Is it the sound of the wind blowing the flowers and grass? Ablis thought so.

Who the hell is it?

It shouldn't be human...... For some reason, Ablis always felt that a certain part of her mind could hear the language of animals, which is why she heard this strange sound.

Such a mournful voice! It's the first time I've heard it! Ablis thought so.

This kind of voice is not the same as the cat that loves to tell rumors in the neighborhood, the bird that likes to fall in love, and the dolphin that travels like a poet - it is a sound that asks for help.

Ablis became restless and trotted in the direction from which the voice had come.

The wind blew down the hillside, and Abyss held her breath as she climbed up the hill from the back of the island along a secret trail that no one knew about, thinking to herself that I must help it.

Backed up by this belief, Ablis overcame her fear of the dark and walked along the dark cavern. An old dragon with a clock, the Millennium Dragon, was lying there.

The dragon that Grandpa Poku talked about in his story has glass-colored skin and long wings. The dragon was looking at the little visitor with its large vertical pupils.

"You're calling for help!"

Ablis said.

……

"Grandpa Dragon is tired, and a long time ago, he left his friends and began to look for a place alone, and that place is the location of the Dragon's Lair, the Lost Island."

"Is the Lost Island the legendary island?"

"The island that has a thriving civilization, but sank to the bottom of the sea a long time ago!" Nami said.

"Yes, I heard that Grandpa Dragon's friends return to their hometown Dragon's Lair once every thousand years to meet their king there."

"A thousand years?"

"Their king?"

Nami and Luffy have different focuses.

"That's why they're called Millennium Dragons, and Grandpa Long said that the time of this one-year year is almost in the past few days!"

"Doesn't that mean that the dragon has lived for more than a thousand years! That's amazing! ”

Luffy said in surprise, but then his expression became excited: "But our luck is also very good!" This is a once-in-a-thousand opportunity! ”

"But Grandpa Dragon said that it couldn't remember the exact location of the Dragon's Nest, but it really wanted to go back, and Grandpa Dragon was old and lost the ability to fly long distances, but it said that he wanted to return to the Dragon's Nest no matter what! So I figured I'd have to do something about it anyway! But I don't know exactly where the dragon's nest is! ”

"Elder Poku should know something, right?"

"Yes, but all Grandpa Poku knows is the legend of the Dragon's Lair and that the Dragon's Lair is on the Lost Island, and he doesn't have any clue where the Lost Island is."

“.”

In other words, it was useless to ask - after understanding this, Nami suddenly lowered her shoulders.

But soon she realized something, and her expression became wonderful - "Wait! ”

"Huh?"

"What's wrong, Sister Nami?"

Luffy and Abyss all looked at her strangely.

"I know there's one guy he might know, no, he'll know a clue about Lost Island!"

(End of chapter)