Everyone was sitting on the small island in the center, and Kurokas told the story of Rabu the whale.
Because the Grand Line was too dangerous, the Lombard Pirates decided to leave Rabu at Upside Down Mountain before entering the Grand Line, and asked Rabu to wait there for a while - "We can meet each other when we circle the world and come back."
." So little Labu stayed with tears in his eyes, waiting for the return of the Lumba Pirates on this side of the Red Earth Continent.
However...this wait...is 50 years.
How many vicissitudes of life have passed in the passing of time. The little whale has turned into a whale that is bigger than the island. It even has an ocean inside its body. Everything in the world has changed, but Rab is still on the Red Earth Continent.
Here we are waiting for the master's return.
Because it wants to see its owner, it has been banging its head against the red earth continent that can never be smashed for decades, leaving itself scarred and neighing sadly. This whale as huge as an island lives a sad life like this every day.
What it didn't know was that its owners had died fighting on the Grand Channel decades ago.
The only one who survived was the "dead" Brooke. The result of the long wait was nothing, and the wait was endless.
The members of the Straw Hats were moved by Rab's story. Luffy's eyes became determined and he decided to fight with Rab. No one else could understand what he was doing.
Luffy's purpose is very simple, which is to give Rab a new target to wait for.
"When we come back from circling the world, I will duel you again!" Luffy asked Rab not to hurt himself again, and waited for him quietly, and drew the flag of the Straw Hat Pirates on the whale's head.
This is not only for the sake of agreement, but also to prevent Rab from being injured when he hits the red earth continent.
Finally, Rab calmed down and everyone had time to move around.
Now that we have entered the Grand Route, the most troublesome problem for Nami is that the pointer has failed and cannot indicate the direction, and it keeps spinning in circles.
Kurokas said: "It seems that you came here without knowing anything. I really can't stand you. Are you here to die?"
Kurokas began to describe the basic conditions of the Grand Line.
In the Grand Line, all common sense does not apply. The compass is not broken, but because the islands in the Grand Line contain a large amount of magnetic minerals, the magnetic field along the entire line is very abnormal, and the sea currents and wind directions are also uncertain.
If you want to travel on the Grand Line, you must have a record pointer.
"Is it this one?"
Li Xiao took off the record pointer from Princess Weiwei and asked.
Kurokas said: "That's it. Without this record pointer, we can't travel on the Grand Route."
The islands in the Grand Line are connected together by magnetic force according to certain rules. It is necessary to record the magnetic force connecting the islands with a recording pointer, so that the route to the next island can be found.
There are seven initial routes in the Grand Line, and you need to choose one of the seven magnetic routes to move forward.
No matter which route we start from, the final destination is the same, the end of the Grand Route, Lafdru. What is different are the people and things on the journey.
In history, only the Pirate King Gol D. Roger has arrived at Rafdru.
While Kurokas was telling the story, Sanji had already prepared the meal, the elephant tuna was cooked, and everyone tasted the delicacies in the belly of the whale, which had a unique flavor.
After eating and drinking, everyone decided to set off.
"We have something to ask for!" MR9 said.
MR9 and Princess Vivi begged everyone to send them to Whiskey Peak, the town where they live.
"Where is your own ship?" Nami asked.
Princess Weiwei replied: "It's broken."
"Okay, it's almost time to leave. I've made an appointment with the whale, so it's almost time to get ready to go!" Luffy said happily after eating and drinking.
Luffy decided that the first place to go on the Grand Line was Whiskey Peak, and Luffy agreed to the request of Princess Vivi and M9.
Before leaving, Li Xiao and Kurokas came to a deserted place and talked alone for a while.
"You should know that straw hat, the doctor of the Roger Pirate Ship." Li Xiao said with a smile.
Kurokas looked shocked: "How do you know!"
"Don't panic. You said that only the Roger Pirates have been to Rafdru. Of course you, as the ship's doctor, have also arrived there. Can you tell me what exactly you saw in Rafdru?" Li Xiao asked.
Kurokas closed his eyes and pondered for a while: "Sorry, you need to find the answer yourself,"
"Okay, I don't expect you to give me an answer. I want to take your fishing rod, can you?" Li Xiao has been interested in this fishing rod since just now, and feels that he can identify something remarkable.
"Hey, that's my favorite fishing rod, I can't give it to you." Kurokas said loudly.
"Don't be so stingy, it's just a fishing rod, I'll take it!"
If you don't tell me Lafdrew's secret, I'll just take your fishing rod and it won't be a loss.
Looking at Li Xiao's quickly escaping figure, Kurokas looked helpless.
"Go at full speed toward Whiskey Mountain!" Luffy shouted standing on the bow of the ship.
"Thank you for the fishing rod, old man!" Li Xiao also shouted loudly.
Accompanied by the whale's call, the Merry set sail.
Under the reflection of the sunset, the surrounding sea area is extremely beautiful. In response to those words, the setting clouds and the solitary swans fly together, and the autumn water becomes the same color as the sky.
The Meri gradually moved away, and Kurokas smiled: "Could they be the pirates we have been waiting for? They are such an incredible group of guys, right Roger?"
On the deck of the Meri, Princess Vivi and the M9 were still tied up, and they were still shouting.
Li Xiao waved his hand and blocked their mouths with the demon rope, and the world became quiet.
Li Xiao took out the fishing rod and started to identify it.
Usopp and Luffy gathered around, looking forward to the appraisal with curiosity on their faces.
"Rush!" Luffy looked at the fishing rod and said expectantly.
"What a monster, if the fishing rod detects meat, I will eat you, Luffy!" Li Xiao punched Luffy.
"What, I want to eat meat!" Luffy looked aggrieved.
Li Xiao took a deep breath and began to use the skills of identifying all things on the fishing rod.
A golden light flashed and the identification was successful.
"Ding! The identification is successful. The high-grade fishing rod is identified as a lucky treasure fishing rod. There is a probability of catching high-quality identification items!"
In other words, if you use the Everything Appraisal skill on the items caught with this fishing rod, you will have a higher chance of getting high quality items.
What a nice fishing rod.
"Usopp, for every item I catch, I'll give you 100,000 Baileys!" Li Xiao said.
"You said it, but don't go back on it!"
Usopp happily went fishing with the fishing rod he had just appraised, but little did he know that he had become a tool man.