The Worst Fruit Among Pirates

"See the cliff ahead?"

"That's the Red Earth Continent."

On the Don Quixote, Rossi pointed to the towering red cliff ahead and introduced it to the others.

The red cliff with no visible top before us is like a giant snake dividing the world. Human beings are like ants in front of this continent that extends infinitely to both sides of the sea... No, not even dust.

"Wow, so high——"

"Extending into the clouds...isn't this too exaggerated?"

Anyone who sees the "Red Earth Continent" for the first time will express this emotion: Facing the giant continent that towers into the clouds and surrounds the world, anyone will sincerely feel small.

onepiece, the world is one.

Rossi looked up at the cliff that separated the world, hidden in the clouds, and it was hard to imagine what could separate him.

Even the so-called 'nuclear bomb' can only scratch the itch of this red earth continent, right?

"Then how are we going to get across this continent?"

Faced with Gladius' doubts, Dover, who was at the helm, looked at the chart in his hand and answered casually:

"We're going to enter the Grand Line from Levi's Mountain, which is the only place to enter the Grand Line."

Of course, if you leave from the Grand Line, you will not take this waterway, also known as the "Upside Down Mountain". Instead, you will rely on the special "ropeway" underneath the Red Earth Continent to pull you through the windless zone.

However, since it can only move along the cliffs of the Red Earth Continent, the efficiency will naturally not be high.

This was how the 'Pingta' that Rossi and Dover boarded originally left the Holy Land.

"Here we come, everyone, stand still!"

As the Don Quixote continued to approach the towering red continent, a canal dug out of the cliff and diagonally upward at 45 degrees appeared in everyone's eyes.

Because this is the climate of the 'Winter Island', water from all over the world rushes here at the same time, creating four 'upward' turbulent canals, which can allow ships to climb to thousand-meter peaks. It is one of the wonders of the world!

boom--

The Don Quixote sailed into the 'canal' on the hillside and was carried by the huge current, speeding towards the top of the mountain at constant speed.

No need for sails or oars, just relying on the waves to push everyone to the top!

This kind of exhilaration that "every time comes, heaven and earth are united" made everyone on the deck unable to help but spread their arms, put one hand on their hips, or cross their chests with both hands.

"Is this the Grand Line? It's so cool!"

The others were somewhat 'reserved', and the youngest Gladius shouted excitedly.

"Don't be careless. After the peak of smooth sailing, there is the real difficulty."

Rossi's words made Jorah next to him nodded.

"I heard that half the ships that enter the Grand Line end up at the entrance."

? !

These words made the others who were enjoying the rapid climb stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously put on a vigilant posture.

"Yes, we are about to face the first threat to the Grand Line——"

bang,

The Don Quixote, which was carried to the top of the mountain by the current, suddenly paused. After flying more than ten meters out of thin air, it fell into the downward current and turned into a 45-degree dive down the mountain.

"Hahaha, I can actually meet prey here!!"

At this time, a pirate ship also jumped from another canal next to it.Falling behind the Don Quixote, a large number of pirates hanging on the cables, armed with scimitars and flintlocks, howled like wolves.

Because the Don Quixote is flying a golden double dragon flag: there is no need to distinguish the meaning of this flag, as long as it is not a skull and crossbones flag, it is prey to pirates.

At the same time, a roar like thunder came from the front:

“Boooooooh~~~~”

"What's that sound?"

Vergo frowned and didn't even look at the roaring pirate ship next to him.

"The howling of the wind doesn't quite look like..."

The tall Diamanti put up a pergola with her hands and looked forward, but her sight was blocked by clouds and fog.

"Dover, make a 'dragger' for the boat."

Although he didn't understand Rossi's intention, Dover still slapped the deck with one hand:

"Xianxian·Slow down!"

Brush, brush, brush~~

Countless threads shot out from Dover's fingers, but quickly spread to the stern of the Don Quixote.Extend, weave, wrap -

Soon, a huge 'parachute' quickly formed at the stern of the ship. While trapping a large amount of air, the downward-diving Don Quixote began to slow down.

"Rosie, in front of you is..."

As the Don Quixote descended along the waterway, Dover's Haki sensed the 'object' in front of him.

"what is that?!"

"The mountain... no, it's... a whale!!!"

Waves of horrified shouts came from the pirate ship nearby.

The clouds and mist dispersed, and others could see the giant whale like a mountain below without even having to look at it.

This giant whale is preparing to hit the red continent with its scarred head. If the current is allowed to push the ship down the canal, it will definitely hit this giant whale and be shattered to pieces.

"The 400-meter-tall island whale is the first challenge at the entrance to the great shipping route."

Compared to the panicked pirate group next to them, Rossi and others were very calm.

"What kind of monster is this—"

"Damn it, slow down, slow down!!"

The currents gathered from all four seas carried the ship downwards. The pirate ship next to it quickly surpassed the Don Quixote, and then rushed towards the giant island whale blocking the way below.

Amidst the roars, howls, curses, and gunfire, most of the pirates deeply felt the despair of "shipping heroes without freedom."

bang,

In the eyes of Rossi and others watching the show, the pirate ship, which could not 'brake', rushed straight down, hit the head of the giant island whale at a super high speed, and instantly exploded into a sky full of wood chips, mixed with... with a pile of red meat sauce.

"Hahahaha, welcome to the Grand Line."

Snapped,

Rossi snapped his fingers, and the whale's sound, which was like the roar of the sea wind and the sound of a siren, suddenly disappeared.

? !

The giant whale, which was as big as an island, stopped its collision.The huge head turned left and right, and its eyes, which were bigger than the Don Quixote, were filled with doubts.

As for the pirate ship that just hit it, it was like a person having leaves falling on his face.

Not worth mentioning.

"Okay, let's take this opportunity to get around it."

Rossi had no idea about the whale Raab in front of him.

This whale followed the "Lumba Pirate Ship" from the Western Sea into the Grand Line more than 20 years ago. Because the Grand Line was full of various sea kings, the whale "Rabu" who was still very small at that time was left here.

The 'Rumba Pirate Ship' and the whale made a vow to meet again here after a week of sailing.

However, more than 20 years have passed. The once small whale has grown to an exaggerated size of 400 meters tall and is a veritable "Island Whale". However, the pirate group agreed with it still has not appeared.

In order to help it find the 'Rumba Pirate Ship', the lighthouse keeper who was supposed to be here, Kurokas accepted Roger's invitation to work as a ship's doctor on his ship.

Without the communication from the old man, not to mention whether Rab would be obedient, there was no reason for Rossi to get involved with the island whale in front of him for no reason.

"Let's go,"

He drove past Rabu, who was speechless and confused.Rossi snapped his fingers:

Snapped,

"Boooooooh-"

The long voice of the giant island whale sounded again behind him, causing others to turn around.But in their eyes:

"How many people can feed such a big island whale?"

"It's a pity. If you have the storage ability, you can sell it for a sum of money."

···

"Okay, this whale has an owner."

Rossi didn't want to be hunted down by the Roger Pirates, so it was better to do less than to do more.

and:

"Everyone come here,"

Taking out a chart and spreading it out on the deck, Rossi pointed at the seven curved routes on it.

"We are going to the Seven Waters Capital to find a shipwright and use the Treasure Tree Adam in the cabin to build a strong enough ship."

Although the 'Don Quixote' underfoot is not bad, to be honest: with the strength of the Don Quixote family, the only difference between dismantling this ship into ruins is the difference between seconds and minutes.

This ship is no longer enough to carry Rossi and others who are getting stronger and stronger.

"There are seven routes that have been explored in the first half of the Great Route. If we want to reach the Capital of Seven Waters, we can choose these three routes:"

The one on the right is the future route of the Straw Hats: Whiskey Peak - Little Garden - Alabasta - Long Round Island - Capital of the Seven Waters.

(Magnetic Drum, Gaya/Sky Island, all arrived unexpectedly. There were originally two normal islands between Alabasta and Changhuan Island.)

"The line on the left is a series of kingdoms mainly focused on tourism development, including Dou Beast Island, Food Island, Carnival Island..."

"This is good, this is it!"

Torrepol became excited as soon as he heard it. Wouldn't it be a pity not to experience the food, drink and fun in the new world?

"Um···"

The others looked at each other, and most of them were indifferent to the choice of route.

Anyway, any island is new to them.

"Dover, what do you think?"

"Fufufu, since everyone means this - then choose this route."

It can be seen that Dover is not only taking care of Torebol, but also Baini Sarna beside him: What about that woman who doesn't like shopping and delicious food?

"Well, now that you say so."

Seeing Rossi put away the chart neatly and took out a recording pointer, everyone suddenly felt something bad.

Something is wrong!

With Rossi's character, he shouldn't have chosen this kind of 'tourist' route.Or was it that he had expected all this? What was wrong with this route?

"Rosie, there won't be any danger on this route..."

Facing Torebol who asked anxiously, Rossi looked up at the sky with an innocent look.

"You chose the route. You shouldn't ask me if it's dangerous, right?"

? ?

Sure enough, there is danger!

"Ahem, Rosie. Don't scare them—"

Dover coughed and spoke, and Rossi stopped talking.

"It's very simple. This route is controlled by a certain 'big man': the 'Thousand-faced' Gamenio, one of the Shichibukai!"

The Shichibukai is a great pirate recognized by the world government and allowed to "privately raid". It possesses catastrophic destructive power and a huge combat power that rivals the country.

To put it simply, it can be seen as a big pirate 'acquired' by the World Government.

Of course, these big pirates are all arrogant and arrogant guys. The reason why they bear the title of "Shichibukai" of the World Government is mostly for some ulterior purposes or difficulties.

"'Thousand-faced' Gameno, once a crew member of the Whitebeard Pirates, a great pirate with a bounty of 3 million beli."

"Because he tried to instigate internal strife among the crew, he was expelled from the Whitebeard Pirates. After escaping to the first half of the Grand Line, he had no choice but to join the navy."

Relying on the protection of the navy, he escaped the pursuit of the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Both in terms of strength and reputation, he is very powerful, especially his Devil Fruit:"

Copy fruit!

Not only can you copy a person's appearance, but you can also copy the other person's abilities.Moreover, abilities can be saved to achieve the effect of multiple abilities.

"Although we have no conflict with the other party now, we must be on guard against others. The other party may take action against us."

After all, Gamenio, who is good at camouflage and hiding in camps, has a close relationship with the Navy... and even the CP agency.

? ? ? ?

"...Is it too late to choose two other routes?"

Faced with Torebol's inquiry, Rossi spread his hands and smiled.

"late!"