One Piece Super Card System

"Thief Sun! Come back if you dare!"

Ian patted the side of the ship and yelled and cursed at the Pico Pirates who were already far away, trying to activate the taunting mode to get these guys to come back.

The consequence of doing this is... the Pico Pirates' ship runs faster...

The sailors on the boat looked at each other in confusion, wondering what Ian meant. As a caravan, those pirates would just run away. They were eager for the other party to run away. How could there be any reason to call the other party back instead?

Bill pulled Ian from behind, shook his head and said: "Forget it, you won't come back if you call me. Don't look at the fat guy from Pixar, but you think he is really stupid and can become the captain of a pirate ship." Yes, no one is stupid. Since he has made up his mind to escape, he cannot come back after you scold him a few times. Your duty is only to protect the ship and cargo, there is no need to get too entangled with pirates."

After being persuaded by Bill, Ian could only give up angrily.

Seeing that his persuasion was effective, Bill finally showed a smile and said: "Don't worry, everything is lacking on the Grand Line, but the most indispensable thing may be pirates. If you want to catch pirates, there will be many opportunities in the future."

Because they crossed the Upside Down Mountain while Rab was diving into the sea, the remaining eleven merchant ships arrived safely. However, because the mast of the flagship that Ian and the others were riding was damaged, all the ships of the caravan were docked at They arrived at the shore of the lighthouse at Twin Points, preparing to wait for the flagship to repair its mast before setting off together.

It wouldn't take long to repair the mast, but it would still require staying here for at least an afternoon, so Ian followed Bill to the shore.

"Old man! Old man, are you there? I'm here again!" There was a house next to the lighthouse on the shore. As soon as Bill came ashore, he shouted towards the house. This made Ian stunned for a moment: Bill, he can't It was the old man who called him, couldn't he be Crocos?

Ian can't remember the name of this man, it seems that he is called this. Ian only remembers that he is the lighthouse keeper of Twin Points, but isn't this tower keeper supposed to live in Rab's belly? ?

As Bill shouted, the door of the house opened, and an old man wearing a short-sleeved shirt with a flower-petal-like head came out. He had glasses on the bridge of his nose. He was not Crocos. As soon as he came out, he saw After arriving at Bill, he was stunned for a moment, and then said hello: "Bill, are you here with the fleet again?"

"Yes! This is the last time!" Bill laughed, he was very happy to see his old friend.

Ian stepped forward and asked Bill in a low voice: "Do you know this old man?"

"Of course!" Bill nodded and said, "The more times we go back and forth, the more we naturally get to know each other."

When Ian was talking to Bill, he didn't notice that Crocos stared at his hat for a while, and then suddenly asked Bill: "Who is this young man?"

"Oh! He is the most famous pirate hunter in the East China Sea!" Bill quickly introduced: "He has captured several pirates with the highest bounties in the East China Sea. This time we are also lucky to invite him. As a caravan guard."

Crocos nodded without saying anything, and moved a few chairs out for Ian and the others to sit down.

At this time, a voice sounded very cautiously from behind, saying: "I...can I sit here and take a rest?"

Ian looked back and found that it was Roland Gale. At this time, how could he still be as arrogant as when he first got on the ship? When he was attacked by the Pico Pirates before, this guy had been hiding in the cabin and shivering, not daring to show his face. Now that he was finally safe, he dared to go ashore to breathe.

Thinking about this encounter entering the Grand Line, I am afraid that this little nobleman who has not seen much of the outside world was greatly stimulated.

Ian ignored him, but Bill gave him a chair, poured him a glass of water, and asked him to sit aside and rest.

Crocos and Bill chatted. What they talked about was the scene when they met in the past. Older people just like this kind of memory. Ian was listening on the side and suddenly asked Bill doubtfully: : "Bill, I heard that the Grand Line can be entered but not exited. Is this true?"

In fact, he had already had doubts. This time he came with the merchant ship. According to Bill, after they sold the goods, they had to purchase and return to the East China Sea. According to the way of water flow in the Upside Down Mountain, Ian had always thought He had been asking them how they were going to get back. This question had been in his mind for a long time, and now he finally asked it while Crocos was there.

"Can you get in or out? Who did you hear that?" Bill asked with a surprised look on his face.

"Isn't it?" Ian said: "I heard that on the Grand Line, the climate and ocean currents are very chaotic. The only thing I can believe is the record pointer, but the record pointer will only point to the next island. If you want to go back, you can't. Maybe follow the needle and circle the Grand Line?"

In fact, what Ian said he heard only came from his memories of reading comics before, and these words were said by Crocos in front of him, so Ian asked here because he actually wanted to hear what Crocos said. answer.

"You are wrong!" Bill grinned and said: "We are a caravan and cannot go deep into the Grand Route. Our caravan destination is only the island closest to Twin Capes. There are seven such islands in total. It is the starting island of the seven routes on the Grand Line.”

"Even if you can't go far, how will you come back?" Ian still frowned and said: "Twin Capes are not islands. The record pointer cannot be pointing here, right?"

 After hearing Ian's question, Crocos finally spoke. He pointed with his thumb towards the lighthouse standing tall on the mountains behind him, then took over the topic and said: "Young man, if you really can't get in or out, then... What do you think the lighthouse at this end of Twin Heads is for?"

"Isn't it guiding the ships coming down from Upside Down Mountain?" Ian asked.

"Wrong, guiding the ships coming down from Upside Down Mountain is one purpose, and there is another purpose, which is to guide the ships returning from the starting island to Twin Capes!" Crocos said: "Indeed, Twin Capes is not an island, so the record pointer Pointing to Twin Heads would not be affected, but do you think it would be completely impossible for people to sail without a recorded pointer?”

"As long as the lights of the lighthouse are not extinguished, the ships returning to Twin Capes will not lose their way at sea!" Crocos said: "This has been passed down hundreds of years ago. Human wisdom! In that time, people In the era before the invention of recording pointers, navigators relied on the guidance of lighthouses to move forward.”

Ian understood somewhat and nodded, but then asked: "Even if you can return to Twin Capes from the starting island, how do you get out? It's impossible to go through the windless zone, right?"

"Indeed, a caravan like us cannot go through the windless zone!" Bill said: "The windless zone is very dangerous. Even the navy's warships may not be able to guarantee that they can pass through the windless zone smoothly every time. Not to mention ordinary merchant ships like us, but... we have our own methods!"

When he said this, Bill winked at Ian and asked: "Ian, what do you think are the causes that affect ocean tides?"

Ian thought for a while and said: "Climate, temperature, and geographical factors..."

Bill shook his head and said: "What you mentioned is one of the factors, but you forgot the most important one!"

After speaking, he pointed to the sky.

Ian raised his head, looked at the sky with confusion, and said: "The sky? You are not talking about rain...the sun...ah! I understand, it is the moon!"

"Yes!" Bill smiled and nodded: "It's the moon. The tides of the sea are actually caused by the gravity of the moon. Without the moon, you wouldn't be able to see the surging waves of the sea. All you would see is It’s dead water.”

Crocos also said: "The water flow in Upside Down Mountain does not always flow like this. It actually flows in reverse. Whenever the moon is full and the moon's gravity reaches its maximum, the direction of water flow in Upside Down Mountain will flow. It turns around and rushes straight up from the Twin Capes, and then splits into four streams at the top of the mountain, flowing into the four oceans respectively."

Ian's eyes widened when he heard that there was such a statement! ?

This is something he doesn't know at all... The real world of One Piece is more wonderful than what he knows...

Looking at Ian's face, both Bill and Crocos seemed to have gained a sense of satisfaction. People who don't know or have only a little knowledge of the Grand Line usually have such a surprised expression after hearing about it. As an elderly person Generally speaking, what they like to see most is this kind of expression.

"The time for the reverse flow of the Upside Down Mountain is not certain, but it is usually between the 15th and the 17th of each month!" Bill explained to him: "At that time, the Upside Down Mountain will change from the entrance to the Grand Line to For the exit, caravans like us who want to return will choose to come to Twin Capes during this time period, waiting for the reverse current to occur, and then they can return to the blue sea."

"This is something that most caravans who have traveled to and from the Grand Route know this!" Crox said: "Some pirates who became monks on the way did not know this, or some people who went too deep into the Grand Route were unable to return to the Twin Capes. , then if they want to break away from the Grand Route and return to the Four Seas, they will take the risk to break into the windless zone. Those who are strong may be able to break out, but if they are weak, they will be killed in the mouths of large sea kings, so It is completely wrong to say that the Grand Line can be entered but not exited."

It was rare for Ian to have someone to help him answer these questions, so he listened with great interest. By the way, he also asked another question, saying: "On the Grand Route, can we only take those seven fixed routes?"

"Not necessarily!" Crocos said: "The so-called fixed route is inaccurate, because it is only the direction based on the recorded pointer. In fact, as long as you have a permanent pointer, you can completely move from the island on a route. , jump to another route, because the permanent pointer is not disturbed by the magnetic fields of other islands, it will always point to a certain island."

"Of course, making permanent hands is not easy!" Bill continued: "It is said that it requires very special production techniques and principles. Colex can make ordinary recording hands, but he cannot make permanent hands! So generally speaking, Permanent hands are very precious, and those who own permanent hands will carry them carefully and will not show them to others. "

However, before the words could be finished, a weak voice sounded from behind everyone: "Isn't this the permanent pointer you are talking about?"

Ian and the others were stunned, and turned around, only to find that the person who made the noise was none other than Roland Gale, who had just come ashore. At this moment, he was holding an exquisitely crafted hourglass-like object in his hand, a round The round glass ball is fixed on the outside by a shelf supported by four small pillars. In the middle of the glass ball is a suspended magnetic pointer.

Although it looks very old, it is definitely a permanent pointer, because on the wooden sign on the side facing Ian and the others, several letters can be seen vaguely, and Ian identified it carefully for a while. , and then he read out: "Ah... Allah... Alabasta!?"

Damn it! ? This turned out to be a permanent pointer pointing to Alabasta! ?