After beating the navy's fleet, this time, when the Sunny sailed from the Shampoo Islands again and dived until the predetermined position, no naval ship dared to ambush or pursue it without authorization.
Although the Sunny had encountered naval ships more than once along the way, they just followed them from afar and sneakily or simply bypassed them all long ago, giving enough face to the Sunny and the Naughty Child Pirates.
In fact, anyone who beats the navy several times like a naughty child, and the navy is powerless in the end, will definitely receive enough respect and courtesy.
So, this time the Sunny arrived safely in the water where they had been ambushed and fought. Then, under the guidance of two naval warships in the distance, they slowly penetrated into the sea and disappeared completely.
One hour later.
The film-coated Sunny just attached a layer of huge bubbles like those of the Shampoo Islands around the ship, diving into the deep sea smoothly, and as if entering a huge aquarium, all the crew members were able to see various sea fish, turtles, jellyfish, and huge Neptune-level beasts in the clear water in the shimmer environment outside.
"ah……"
"Ah Yeh!!"
"It seems to be getting colder..."
"This is for sure!"
"The temperature below the deep sea is too different from the temperature above the sea and shallow sea. You have to wear more clothes."
On the deck, as the ship continued to dive, Dibaru, the commander of the Flying Fish Knights, talked casually with Xiaoba, a fishman who is currently acting as a navigator.
Xiaoba was once a crew member of the "Sun Pirates" and one of the three cadres of the Dragon Pirates. After being defeated by Luffy and his gang, he returned to Fishman Island and ran the "Sakiko No. 8" in the octopus shop. Until now, strictly speaking, he is definitely not a qualified voyager. However, if he only guides the Sunny to Snake to Fishman Island and arrives at the New World, he will still be able to do it.
After all, he is a fishman, and he is much more familiar with this deep sea environment than the landmen and navigators. Experience alone is enough to guide the ship forward, and there is no need for that advanced nautical knowledge at all.
"But Xiao Ba, why is it so cold under the sea?"
"ah?"
"The seabed has been very cold all the time. Don't you know?"
“!!”
"We are different from you, we are not fishmen, and we have not snorkeled or visited the New World. How could we know what happened here?"
"ha……"
"That's right."
Nodded, and after hearing Dibaru's protest, Xiao Ba thought for a while and began to explain to the other party:
"Probably that's it..."
"In addition to the factors that the sea surface can be exposed to sunlight, the temperature difference in the deep sea is also affected by deep sea currents."
"What is different from the surface currents, which are the kind of ocean currents we encounter during our daily sailing, is that deep currents are huge currents that cannot be seen on the deeper seabed. They flow a little slower, and their direction is very different from the surface currents."
"It is much more magical than surface currents, and it also has its own system, and communicates with the surface sea water relatively slowly, so the temperature will naturally be lower."
“!!”
"There is actually a current under the current. Xiao Ba, you know so much!"
"ah……"
"Of course, I am a fishman. I have lived in this sea since I was a child, so of course I am very familiar with it..."
Xiao Ba touched his octopus head awkwardly, and did not think there was anything worth praising about the kind of things that could be understood as a fishman. It was just like most people on the land knew when and what wind was blowing every year.
However, compared with the monsoon on land, the ocean currents deep under the sea are much more regular. As long as there is no huge geological change, there can be basically no changes. It is like this all year round, and there is even no concept of the four seasons at all.
And he is at this age. If he doesn't even know about that kind of thing, then he will be too incompetent as a fishman.
"But, Xiao Ba"
"Why are we diving away from the Red Clay Continent now?"
"Are you sure you really didn't lead the wrong way?"
After praising Xiao Bayi, Dibaru quickly changed his face and expressed his doubts since he dived.
Although he is not a navigator, he can still understand the permanent pointer and can also distinguish the directions of the southeast, northwest and north, and the ships are sailing. Therefore, he is very sure that they and the Sunny are now heading towards the direction away from the Red Clay Continent and the Fishman Island.
"Of course not!"
"No?"
"Absolutely not!"
"Then why did you keep the Sunny away from the Red Clay Continent? I remember, you said, isn't Fishman Island in the undersea channel below the Red Clay Continent?"
"Well……"
"Well, things start with the deep sea current and the surface current just now..."
Hearing Dibaru questioning himself, Xiao Ba had to tell what he knew, such as the relationship between the surface current and the deep current and the completely opposite direction of flow, as well as the intersection and connection between the current and the connection between the current and the self-formed circulation system.
“!!”
“That is,…”
"If we want to go to Fishman Island, we must follow the ocean currents in the sea, retreat for a while, then follow the ocean currents for a while, then descend and then move forward, so that we can go directly to Fishman Island?"
Dibaru probably understood a little. After all, he was also the leader of the Flying Fish Knights, and he usually robbed the house... Cough cough, when doing business, he also needs to pay attention to the currents and climate on the sea surface, and he also knows a little more or less about these sailing things.
"Yes!"
"Although the Sunny is powered by itself and can sail at a high speed under the sea, you don't have to mind the ocean currents at the sea level at all, there are too many uncertainties on the sea level, and the air in the bubble is limited. For safety reasons, it is better to move forward on a fixed route based on the direction of the ocean current, which is not only safe, but also saves more time."
After taking a look at the familiar sea view outside the boat bubble, Xiaoba's expression of worry gradually faded a little.
"You also see that we are not only sailing downstream, but also providing thrust. In this way, even if we don't have to catch sea beasts like veterans, we can sneak at a very high speed, and I believe we will reach our destination soon."
"The sea beasts in the middle of the journey probably won't catch up with us, and with Anne there, there must be no problem."
As he said that, Xiao Ba looked around, and then he found that the terrible little girl he had just said was not on the deck, only Kemi was sitting not far away on the boat and looking at the scenery outside?
"By the way!"
"Dibaru, where is our Captain Anne?"
So Xiao Ba, who was a little worried, hurriedly asked.
Although the Sunny is relatively safe in his opinion, no one knows if there are any accidents in the middle, so if he can, he hopes that the most, most powerful, Sonny's, can be on standby on the deck at any time and just in case.
"She said that the coating on the ship was just a big bubble. It was too simple and boring outside, and there was nothing fun, so she went back to the room to sleep."
"That's how..."
"I hope nothing happens..."
“??”
"What can happen?"
"Don't the navy dare not come to chase us? The sea beasts can't catch us, so what other dangers can there be?"
Dibaru was a little confused, and I wonder why Xiaoba sighed so suddenly.
"actually……"
"It's pretty good here, but there are still some risks in the deep dark currents below, such as the legendary monsters, powerful sea beasts, curses, the dead souls, etc. After all, the sea is really too big. Even fishmen like us sometimes cannot know what mysterious and unknown existences are hidden in the darkness."
“!!”
"Okay!"
"Xiao Ba, stop talking, I'll go and shout out our Queen now!!"
"ah?"
"Hello!"
"Dibaru, don't worry, the current has not yet reached the drop, and it is still on the surface, so there will be no danger for the time being."
Seeing Dibaru wanting to enter the cabin to alarm a terrible naughty child, Xiao Ba, who was worried that he would be affected by the other party after being woken up, hurriedly stopped him.
Plop!
At this time, when Xiaoba and Dibaru were entangled, Kemi, a mermaid who was sitting on the edge of the boat, suddenly broke the bubble and entered the sea water outside, and swam quickly outside happily.
That speed was countless times faster than the Sunny's navigation at this time, and even more agile than the fish outside?
Immediately afterwards, many deep-sea fish that Dibaru had never seen before were caught and thrown in by Kemi. Then, she made a gesture to Xiaoba outside the bubble and flew forward like a flying look, swam quickly towards the dark and deep place in the distance, and disappeared in a short while.
“??”
"What is she going to do?"
Dibaru obviously did not understand Kemi's gestures just now, so he had to look at Xiao Ba who was looking down and picking up fish.
"Kami said she was going to find a delicious deep seaweed fish ahead and let us go first, she will find it herself later."
"Come here and help, let's eat these first at noon."
Although Xiao Ba had six hands, he could not take it down after picking it up on the deck for a while.
"oh……"
"But, Xiaoba, is it okay for Kemi to run out alone?"
"Of course it's no problem!"
"ah?"
"Why?"
"Kemi is a mermaid, which is different from walking on the shore. In the sea, the speed of their mermaids is faster and more agile than that of us fishmen and those deep-sea beasts. She can easily deal with ordinary dangers."
"Is that true?"
"Don't stand stupidly, please throw the many fish into the aquarium, otherwise it will be no new in a while."
"But why should I save it? There are so many fish outside. It's so easy to catch Kemi just now. Isn't it different to catch it when I want to eat?"
"No!"
"When you go down and go to the deeper deep sea below, there will be no small fish, there are all big guys!"
"oh……"
"Hello!"
"What are you looking at? Why don't you come here to help?"
As he was doubtful, Dibaru didn't dare to ask too much, so he had to do something while shouting angrily, allowing the surrounding Flying Fish Knights who had been idle since the Sunny sneaked into the seabed and had nothing to do. He would only gather in three or five groups of Flying Fish Knights to play cards and drink at the bow and stern of the boat to come and help them to pick up the sticky and salty sea fish.
...
While Xiaoba and Dibaru were busy, on the Windless Nine Snake Island, far from the Shambodian Islands, Luffy, the former captain of the Sunny and the leader of the Straw Hats, were learning domineering skills from the Empress Poya Hancook of Nine Snake Island.
"Hello!"
"Hancook, can you really learn to be domineering in this way?"
"Yes!"
"Dear Luffy, you have to understand it with your heart."
"All humans have potential power, that kind of power is an innate ability, momentum, murderous aura, fighting spirit... When manipulating these powers that cannot be seen in the eyes, willpower can be turned into weapons, and that powerful power is domineering!"
"So that?"
"But……"
"Woohhh..."
"I'm almost breathless, can't I change my position?"
In the bath in the empress's palace, Boya Hancook was holding Luffy hard in her arms in the name of guiding Luffy and pressing his head between her turbulent waves, so that Luffy needed to resist the warm and strange touch while holding his breath to realize the so-called innate "ability".
“…”
“…”
In this way, the two hugged each other tightly and soaked in the water, and no one spoke.
Luffy, who was held tightly by the empress, was now closing his eyes and frowning, trying to understand the innate power the other party said. The empress's face was flushed and satisfied, and she twisted her naked body from time to time, wanting to get more, but she didn't know how to do it.
"Hey!"
"Hancook!"
"What?"
"Dear Luffy?"
"It seems that it wasn't like this when Margaret taught me to be domineering..."
“!!”
"This is the best and most formal way to learn. Luffy, only by being so close to me can you learn domineering as quickly as possible!"
"Margaret's is wild path, she is too weak!!"
"But……"
"It's nothing, but you can't just listen to me. I won't lie to you!"
That's strange...
"Oh, okay."
"Luffy..."
"what?"
"Have you heard my intention?"
"Mental?"
"Yes, that's also a domineering kind!"
“…”
"No, I only heard your 'pop' heartbeat, which seemed to be getting faster and faster."
"Yeah?"
"Then it sounds nice, that's domineering!"
"OK!"
The empress just talked nonsense and hugged Luffy even tighter.
However, what Luffy didn't know was that the empress had never thought about teaching him seriously, and she didn't want to teach him the domineering too quickly. At least she didn't want to do so now. She just wanted to delay as much time as possible and keep him by her side as much as possible, and it was the kind that was permanent!
As for that Margaret, the little girl who dares to ruin her good deeds...
She had even thought about it just now. Tomorrow, before dawn, she would order the other party to the "Perfume Snake" and then order the ship to patrol the waters and islands around Nine Snake Island, so that the other party would disappear from Luffy's sight. It would be best not to come back for one to two years to ruin her good things.
Because...
She hopes that her beloved Luffy can stay by her side and accompany her forever. Luffy will always be hers, and she can only be hers, and no one can take it away!!
Chapter completed!