Chapter 244: A Dangerous Great Route
The sun rises, the moon sets, the moon rises, the sun sets.
Two days later.
On the shore of the Twin Headlands.
The group of One Piece crew members, who had retired, were sitting on small stools, staring at the fishing rod without blinking, but they were chatting from time to time.
"In the past few days, all the newcomers who have entered the great voyage don't look very good!
We've been here for days.
Alas!
The kind of strong man who was born for his dreams didn't see any of them. β
Hearing the chatter of his companion next to him, a glimmer of light flashed in Kurokas's glasses, and then he raised his hand and pushed his glasses, and spoke.
"Sambell, this kind of ordinary pirates are the majority, and those who have dreams are the minority of the minority.
This era is much stronger than when we went to sea, at least these people now have some dreams of finding "one piece" in their hearts.
When we went to sea at that time, what were we thinking?
Before the captain, the goals of those people were very chaotic.
Whitebeard's home, the world supremacy of the Golden Lion, Brooke and his captain's musical dreams, but after the captain, there will be countless people who will go on the Great Voyage for One Piece. β
"That's right, but after 20 years, there are fewer and fewer people who believe in the existence of One Piece.
We're early!
β
Sambell stroked his chin and shook his head slightly, feeling emotional.
The era of pirates started by the captain is destined to become a stage for only a few, and as for the majority, it may be the same as more than twenty years ago.
Moreover, after such a long time, the pirates who believe in the existence of "secret treasures" are really becoming less and less.
Thinking of this, Sambell looked up at Kurokas and asked with some confusion.
"I've been here for days... Why don't I see Rab's shadow, and I still want to communicate with it?
It can't be that in the past ten years, it has crashed into the Red Earth Continent and knocked itself away, right? β
After listening to Sambell, the corners of Kurokas's mouth twitched twice, some time ago, when the navy had just left, Rab was too excited to hit the Red Earth Continent, and the collision was endless.
Then he managed to knock himself unconscious.
And Rab lost a bit of blood, and it is estimated that it will not come out of the bottom of the sea in less than a month.
Rumble!
Just as Kurokas was worried about Rab, he heard another loud rumbling sound from the nearby channel.
A group of retired sea thieves on the shore turned their heads to look at the fairway.
"By the way, should we tell this group of newcomers that the navy has been cracking down on the third and fifth routes recently?"
Sparks? Jabba glanced at the guy next to him who was talking, then he closed his eyes and said in a deep voice.
"It is said that the freest person on the sea is One Piece, so these pirates can barely be regarded as the second freest guys, let them freely choose their own destiny, and provide them with a blank pointer.
They go wherever they want. β
After saying that, Jabba, Reilly, and the others turned their heads to look at the fairway, waiting for the arrival of this group of newcomers.
There are no entertainment facilities in this place, and the greatest pleasure of everyone every day is to watch this group of energetic newcomers go to the great voyage, or die in the sea, or squat in prison, or arrive in the Chambord Islands...
After waiting for a while.
Everyone saw 10 dilapidated pirate ships in front of them.
...
And at this time, the pirate ship in the middle.
One of the pirates whispered to the old men fishing on the shore and the strange-looking races.
"Captain, the life of the great voyage... So... So... Is it so idle? β
Bang!
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a blow to his head, and rubbed his head with his teeth bared, and then he listened to the deputy captain.
"The weather of the Great Voyage is the most dangerous place, it is much more dangerous than the four seas, and the people who live here cannot be regarded as common sense.
Lao Tzu didn't tell you that the vicious West Sea pirate porcupine [Giovanni Asim] was beaten back after staying on the Great Voyage for only three days.
But is it the story of the ordinary people who fought the five scum here from the great voyage all the way to the West Sea? β
The crew member with a big bag on his head struck the palm of his left hand with a fist in his right hand, pointed at the group of old men below, and suddenly realized.
"So, we pirates who have just entered the Great Voyage can't defeat these local old men!"
The combatant, who was standing next to the deputy captain, interjected at this time.
"Sa, I can't say that I can't beat these old men, right... It's just, maybe, more or less there will be some twists and turns... You have to remember that the pirates in this sea area are a hundred times stronger than what we have encountered so far.
In the eyes of those sea pirates, we are probably as vulnerable as this group of ordinary old men. β
Hearing that the tone of their own combatants was obviously inadequate, the group of pirates looked towards the group of old men on the shore.
These people should be ordinary old people, do they really have such strong combat effectiveness?
Then, they saw their co-captain draw the flintlock pistol from his waist and point it at the sky and say loudly.
"Little ones, when we played the banner of the Fire Pirates, weren't we ready to brave the hardships and dangers and move forward bravely?"
"But..."
"It's nothing, not to mention that our Captain Adan is the only man who makes me willing to serve him as a crew, and if I can help him achieve great things, I will not hesitate to die.
No matter how desperate the situation is..."
Speaking of this, the deputy captain glanced up at the pirate flag fluttering overhead, and said solemnly.
"The Fire Pirates can all be reborn from the fire and achieve sublimation in rebirth, and the Captain Adan we believe in is such a man.
That's why we followed him to the Great Voyage. β
As he spoke, the deputy captain of the Fire Pirates turned to look at the captain standing behind him, and a smile appeared on his lips.
"Captain Adan, I believe in you, we all believe in you, you are the man who wants to become the king of the pirates, and we will definitely be able to go to the new world through the great voyage."
After listening to his co-captain, this guy named [Captain Adan] walked out of the crowd.
Aidan glanced at the group of companions on the deck, took a deep breath, and shouted.
"Little ones, let our flags fly on this sea called [Great Route]!"
"Captain..."
The crew members looked at their captain with red faces at this time, yes, it was this charm, and it was because of this damn charm that they boarded this ship.
"Let's go, go deeper into the Great Passage, to find the treasure that One Piece Roger left us."
"Oh~~"
"Oh~~"
"Obey~~"
The somewhat dilapidated pirate ship, after the captain gave the order, began to slowly sail away from the twin heads.
Standing on the deck, Adan shouted to the stunned group of old men on the shore.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please remember my name, Vlad Adan, captain of the Fire Pirates, you will read about our pirates in the newspapers in the future.
Bye!
β
As he spoke, the 10 pirate ships hoisted their sails and ran faster.
...
Reilly looked at the sun in the sky, which was only eight o'clock, and then he stared at the 10 departed pirate ships for a while, and said with some uncertainty.
"Does he have a record pointer?
Are young people so anxious now? I don't have any information at all."
"There should be... After all, the navigators on their ship should be able to observe the compass, even if they don't have a recording pointer, it's fine, and when they find that the compass can't point the way, they will probably come back, or they will buy a recording pointer from the road. β
Hearing the voice next to him, Reilly couldn't help but brush his beard, he stayed here for several days, and finally saw a pirate with the intention of finding Roger's secret treasure... As a result, this group of pirates, inspired by their dreams, plunged directly into the depths of the great voyage.
It's just too reckless.
Alas, facts aside, entering the Great Voyage without a record pointer does have a chance of returning, but without any information, you plunge headlong into it, and the chance of returning is not very high.
After sighing, Reilly pinned the rod to his belt and began to bask in the sun with his eyes closed.
A fate of your own choosing.
...
Over time.
At two o'clock in the afternoon.
Everyone on the shore of Twin Cape has just finished lunch and is ready to take a healthy nap.
"Huh?"
Reilly, who had just laid down, suddenly sat up and turned his head to look into the depths of the Great Voyage.
"Reilly, what's wrong?"
After hearing someone next to him ask about him, Reilly slowly shook his head and said in a calm tone.
"The pirates are back this morning!"
"Hahaha!"
After hearing what Reilly had to say, Jabba turned his head to look into the depths of the Great Passage, then patted his thigh and laughed.
"I'll just say these newcomers, they have to come back!
What a bunch of reckless imps. β
Reilly shook his head and didn't speak, the newcomers didn't look like they were going to return, they looked like they had been forced back.
...
An hour later, the Twin Capes welcomed the same group of pirates from the morning.
Reilly and the others sat in their chairs, looking at the pirates who were slumped on the shore without speaking.
These little ghosts are so embarrassed that they actually came back in a lifeboat.
Are all 10 big ships lost?
Are most of the people dead?
"Reilly, something seems wrong with them!"
Kurokas gave the newcomers who had collapsed on the shore, and after a slight physical examination, he came to Reilly's side and continued.
"Frightened excessively... The shock of all the staff was excessive, and coupled with the prolonged tension of the muscles, some of them had torn their muscles. β
"Really!"
Reilly stroked his beard and looked at the pirates gasping for breath on the beach.
[They must have encountered a big storm, right?] γ
Just as Reilly was thinking, he heard someone speak in the group of people lying at his feet.
"Captain, let's go back to the West Sea, isn't it the title of the "loser" of the Great Voyage?
It's better than losing your life here! β
One of the crew members, with his head on his hands, looked at his captain with tears on his face.
Grunt!
Adan swallowed softly and spit, stared blankly at the sky and did not speak, he had just entered the Great Voyage for four hours, and then fled in ashes?
If he escaped this time, he could feel that the "Great Secret Treasure" had nothing to do with him anymore.
He's not reconciled!
"Pirate brother, what happened to you?"
After hearing the inquiries of those fishing old men next to him, Adan didn't know what to remember, only to see him clenching his fists, gritting his teeth and looking into the Great Voyage, muttering to himself.
"I, Vlad Adan, have had enough strength to cross this dark route, both in terms of the number of my crew and my ambitions.
My only regret is the lack of information..."
With that, Adan sniffed hard, tears began to well-up in his eyes, and he began to cry.
"Before I entered the Great Voyage, I had never heard from those who had returned alive from the Great Voyage that adventures to the Great Voyage could not mess with cyclists, but I was a little curious when I saw the two bicycles that could ride on the sea, and I was going to grab them and take a look.
I just don't know anything!
I still don't know what happened!
β
Looking at the captain of the collapsed pirate ship, Rayleigh turned his head to look at the rest of the pirate pirates who were still quite conscious.
Grunt~
One of the pirates swallowed, closed his eyes in pain, and said slowly.
"The captain is right, we really don't know what's going on.
It was the fourth hour of our journey to the Great Sea, and we saw two big stupid men in capes, riding bicycles on the sea.
Captain Adan thought that the two bicycles were treasures, so he planned to grab them.
As a pirate... It's normal to grab something...
We've just loaded the shell into the muzzle, and before we can fire it, everything... All... Nothing is gone.
I still don't know if this is a dream or reality.
It's unbelievable, why is the Great Voyage so dangerous??
The man, with just a flick of his hand at us, cracked the main ship in the middle.
With the man's gentle wave of his arm, our pirate ship, as if forcibly cut by a sharp blade, sank one after another, and soon all ten pirate ships sank into the sea.
If it weren't for an oversized sea king coming out of the sea, we would have been completely killed.
We don't know how many of our companions are still alive, but we are the only ones left here. β
"Whew!"
Hearing this, Reilly exhaled softly, and then he turned his head to look into the depths of the Great Passage, slowly narrowing his eyes.
γCycling... Cloak... Great Sword Hero...]
[Riding a bicycle on the sea...]
Reilly couldn't help but frown as he thought of the man riding his bike on the sea.
[Is the Navy coming?] γ