Half a month later.
Huge dark clouds swept over the sea, with thunder flashing from time to time in the clouds, and under the thunder, there were strong winds and heavy rains.
Between the clouds and the sea
"There's a seagull? It's huge!"
Palu looked at a huge seagull that was flying in and screamed exaggeratedly.
Bang!
A hammer hit Palu's head and he fell to the ground.
"I told you to fly into the storm with the seagulls! Hurry up and take in the sails!"
Renetia yelled at Palu, then looked at the other pirates and said, "Speed up! Haven't you all eaten enough? I told you to go to the sea and catch sea beasts to eat, okay? Ajin! Stop running back and forth, you're going to turn into a black-skinned monkey!"
The people on the deck were walking back and forth, pulling the ropes and sails, operating the rudder, and communicating with the people in the control room. It was very busy.
There are only less than 300 people still able to move on the entire ship, and the rest are still lying seriously injured. This number of people is only one-third of the Death Star standard and can only barely control the ship. If it was in the East China Sea, it would be better, but in the Grand Line, it would be at a disadvantage.
"That's enough, Letty."
At this time, a voice came from the second-floor balcony. Lily stood there, letting the strong wind blow her blonde hair, looking up at the sky, and said, "It's normal now."
As she said this, she walked into the captain's room, and Renetia followed her.
In the captain's room, Sager was lying on his side with his legs on the table, tapping his hands on the armrest of the chair, humming the old tune of "Bink's Wine". When he saw the two of them coming, he smiled and said,
"What do you think about finding a dance troupe? It seems that it would be nice to watch music and dance. My place is so big, there should be room for improvement. Letty?"
"It will change!" Renetia shouted, and then said: "After all, you are the captain! Is it really okay to not care about anything?"
"Isn't that what a captain does? Just be responsible for the general direction and making plans. Otherwise, what are you doing?" Sager said with a smile.
At this time, Marika came up from downstairs with food, "Have something to eat, Letty, there are your favorite strawberries."
"ah!"
Renetia's eyes lit up, she took the strawberry cake from Marika's hand, sat on the sofa in front of the desk and started eating.
"Thanks."
Lily took the dessert from Marika, sat on the other side, and said, "Sager, we have been sailing for more than half a month. According to the signs on the nautical chart, we are almost there."
More than half a month had passed since the last warship battle, and they were sailing according to the direction of the permanent compass.
But on the Grand Line, in addition to the unknown dangers on the islands, the ocean is actually quite dangerous as well,
at least for them.
At the beginning of the voyage, they encountered a strong gale that they would never encounter in the East China Sea. The ship was blown all over the place. Fortunately, the power system of the Death Star was effective enough to stabilize it and prevent Renetia from taking action.
However, just as they had withstood the strong wind, extremely cold snow began to fall, almost covering the sea surface with a thin layer of ice. The men had just put on thick clothes and shoveled the snow off the deck when the weather became hot again, making people sweat profusely.
The climate changes so much that if you want to respond in time, you have to keep an eye on the weather at all times.
Even so, Lily still suffered a loss. She was concentrating on observing the weather but forgot to look at the direction. Half a day later, she discovered that the permanent pointer and the ship's direction were completely opposite, so she had to turn around again.
For this purpose, Lily also gave the other five permanent pointers pointing to Alabasta to her subordinates in the control room, asking them to keep an eye on them at all times just in case.
After suffering this loss, she also understood that this great route could not be measured by common sense.
At first, I thought it was Sager's bad luck,
but it wasn't completely unlucky. She couldn't say anything about other weather conditions, but the storm.
Lily continued, "Your storm has returned to its normal intensity. It should be the tropical desert climate of Alabasta."
"What do you mean by my storm?"
Sager was about to pick up the special cocktail that Marika put down, but his eyes twitched when he heard this. "The Grand Line itself is very strange, and the changeable climate is not caused by me. I am a little moldy, but don't say it as if the storm was born because of me."
"Eh? But I think that would be very cool. Son of Storm or something like that would be just the right thing for me to inspect the ship I built at any time!" Renetia raised her head and said.
"Wipe your mouth! It's all cream!" Sager said unhappily.
Lily did not comment on this.
There were islands along the sailing route, but no signs of habitation were found. There were still wounded people on the ship, so it was not advisable to stay there for long, so they sailed away directly.
In addition to the changeable climate, the storms in Sager were also very strong during the voyage. It's not that the sun couldn't be seen, but it was much rarer than in cloudy weather.
This strong storm will become normal in intensity when it reaches the island. Lily didn't notice it at first, but only gradually realized it later.
The islands and the sea areas they belong to actually have a constant season. Once you enter the sea area, the climate will be constant and not as changeable as at other times.
Lily was observing the weather outside just now, not for any other reason, but purely to observe when the storm would weaken. If it weakened, her subordinates would not have to be so busy.
Although the intensity of the storm is still stronger than that in the East China Sea, the quality of this ship is also correspondingly strong!
Just as Sager said, as long as you are strong enough, you can break any bad luck!
Otherwise, the wounded under Sager would have died long ago. It is precisely because of the strong will they had trained in the Kingdom on the Bridge that they can rely on basic medicines to fight against death in the case of serious injuries, and continue to do so until now.
Willpower is also a kind of strength.
"Marika, make some more, just for ten people."
Sager finished the large plate of food that Marika brought over, drank the wine in one gulp, smacked his lips, and said.
"clear."
Marika smiled, put away the dishes, and went downstairs.
The three-story building of the Death Star is connected from top to bottom, all the way to the cabin on the first floor, but this passage can only be used by those present.
He went straight to the treasure room in the center of the cabin. The material of the cabin was changed by Renetia, and it was replaced with stolen steel. Even the door was changed into a steel door. The sophisticated structure inside was so great that even a thief with the best skills could not open it.
Usually Ajin is there to guard it.
It's not that I don't trust the pirates under my command, but I still have the right attitude. That place is a real restricted area, and most pirates will actively avoid that area.
Lily saw Marika taking away the plate and said, "Sager, you seem to eat more than before. Is your injury not healed yet?"
"It's been a long time since I last saw you."
Sager clenched his fist, and the air in his hand squeezed out a sound. He raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I'm just strengthening my physical fitness."
A large amount of food was transformed into energy, which was actively absorbed by him, and then strengthened every part of his body through his "Life Return" which was so sophisticated that it seemed to have no limits.
In addition to increasing his physical strength, he can also control the move of 'Life Return' more finely and move in the direction he expects.
So when it comes to food and drink, he normally wants the best. Most of the rare ingredients Marika got from Rogue Town went into his stomach.
But even if this is not his purpose, he is a person who enjoys life and of course wants the best of everything.
There were no conditions before, but now that the conditions are there, why not do it?
Having fought three high-intensity battles in the East China Sea, he certainly knew where he needed to improve.
The most important thing is the body size and domineering amount.
Sager actually felt that his body was strong enough. Before becoming a pirate, he could easily smash stones. Once he used the Dragon Breathing Technique, even lead bullets could not penetrate his skin.
Otherwise, without a strong enough physique, he would not have been able to use the six styles immediately after seeing through them. That kind of moves basically requires a superhuman physique to use.
But starting with Garp, he began to feel that it was not enough.
He couldn't even withstand the punch of Zephyr, who was already terminally ill and whose will and spirit were mostly gone. Even though Zephyr's domineering power was much stronger than his, he couldn't exert his powerful power without sufficient physique.
It doesn't mean that someone with domineering aura is necessarily a master. It just means that one has enough willpower and can control the will to exert power. Ordinary people are still ordinary people even if they have domineering aura.
Just as some people's dominance is like a cup, while some people's dominance is like a river.
One plus one will always equal two, and can never equal two hundred.
In addition to physical fitness, the amount of domineering aura must also be strengthened. Sager is not immune to practice. Apart from fighting, when he has nothing to do, he will use his domineering aura to cover the surface of the treasure house, trying to make it harder.
As long as the amount of domineering aura is sufficient and the time for nurturing is long enough, the objects that come into contact with it will also retain the domineering aura over time and become harder and harder, just like the so-called "black knife".
The knife is also an object, and the wall of the treasure house is also an object. Sager is confident that it can be turned into a 'black wall'!
As for the entire ship, the amount of domineering is not enough.
And who knows what Sager's overall strength is now .
It's not like playing a game where you get stronger with each level up.
As long as you don't fight with others, you will never know who is stronger.
He had killed Ennio the evil father. That guy knew the Six Styles and Haki, although the strength of his Haki seemed to have been reduced a lot due to problems with his will and spirit. Years of being pampered also made his body much weaker.
But if one can learn all six styles and even develop variants, then he can't be much weaker.
If it were in the past, he would definitely be an elite lieutenant general, but the Ennio that Sager came into contact with was probably not at that level.
He also exchanged a few moves with Garp and was completely crushed.
As for Zephyr, it seemed that both sides were injured in the fight, but only Sager himself knew the actual situation.
We have to keep improving.
Not long after, Marika came up with the freshly prepared food. After waiting for Sager to finish eating and resting for nearly an hour, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Lily said.
A pirate pushed the door open and walked in, "Captain, Lady Lily, Lady Marica, Lady Renetia, we have seen land!"
"Looks like we've arrived."
Sager stood up, adjusted the black and red fur cloak on his back, and strode out the door.
Outside, there were still dark clouds covering the sky, and violent winds and rains. As the Death Star moved forward, the clouds gradually covered the sky, splashing large amounts of water and creating waves on the distant sea surface where the air was distorted by the scorching sun.
As soon as Sager stretched out his hand, one of his men handed him a telescope. He looked forward through the telescope and saw the outline of a land with no visible boundaries at all.
Lily also looked through the telescope and couldn't help but sigh: "It's much bigger than Oikot."
"I heard it's a superpower with a population of over 10 million," said Marika.
"Eh? So many?" Renetia asked in surprise.
Sager threw the telescope back to his men and said calmly, "No matter how many or how big it is, it's just an island."
The world is big, the Grand Line is big, and the Doldrums are also big.
But as long as it is on the sea, no matter how big the place is, it can only be called an "island".
So, the sea is magical, right?
The port city of Alabasta, Narohara, outside a wall on the edge of the city.
"Listen carefully, our faces have been seen by Baroque Works, so we must not reveal them."
Nami pointed at everyone and said, "Only Sanji and Chopper are not recorded. The task of buying food and water is left to you."
"Don't worry Miss Nami!"
Sanji's body was almost twisted into noodles, he cupped his hands and his eyes turned into hearts, "Leave it to me, it'll be no problem at all!"
Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard thunder in the distance.
Everyone looked over subconsciously and were all shocked.
From the sea, a huge dark cloud accompanied by a storm was approaching here.
"Storm?!"
Nami screamed in surprise and subconsciously looked at the woman next to her who had long wavy hair the color of the sea, "vivi, will there be a storm here?"
Vivi stared blankly at the approaching storm, with a look of confusion in her eyes, "There has never been a storm in Alabasta."
Rain is rain, storm is storm, the climate here, storm is impossible!
But now it has miraculously appeared.
Dancing powder?
Dancing powder won't cause a storm!
But while they were wondering, the people of Narohara were not. The huge thunder also attracted their attention. They were overjoyed and took out basins, buckets, pottery jars and other utensils that could collect water from their homes, showing extremely excited expressions.
As a port city, Narohara is one of the only few vibrant cities in Alabasta. However, as a desert area, no matter how vibrant it is, it is still short of water.
Water here can be sold for money!
No matter how violent the storm is, it cannot resist people's enthusiasm when it comes to survival.
This place, even though it's a port city, hasn't rained in a long time!
"It's raining! It's storming! Everyone, come out and get some water!!"
(End of this chapter)