After sailing at sea for an unknown length of time, the Thor finally arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago.
"You can see the Red Line here, which means we have completed half of the Grand Line journey. If we complete the remaining half, we will achieve the same feat as Pirate King Gol D. Roger did!" Amber looked at the distant silhouette of the Red Line and spoke with emotion.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect that the rookie Roger I heard about back then actually accomplished an unprecedented feat, became the Pirate King, and then was captured and executed by the Marines. How unpredictable things are!" Brook also sighed with emotion.
(As expected, it's Roger's old friend Brook, and the Four Emperors veteran Jinbei!)
"There are two ways to reach the second half of the Grand Line. One is to fly over the Red Line," Nami explained.
"This is impossible!" Zoro complained as he looked at the tall and majestic Red Line.
"So, most people take the second route, passing through Fish-Man Island, which is 10,000 meters under the sea, and then to the New World."
"Ten thousand meters!? How do we get down there!" Everyone was in despair. They either wanted to fly over the Red Line or sink 10,000 meters under the sea.
"It's coating! The boat must be coated with a film. This film can prevent both water and sea pressure," Amber explained with a smile.
"Coating?" Everyone asked in surprise.
"I don't know much about this, but Crocus at Twin Cape knows a coating master. This is the letter of introduction he gave us!" Amber took out Crocus's letter.
"But there's a little trouble!" Amber suddenly remembered something and said awkwardly.
"What trouble?"
"This has something to do with Nami!" Amber looked at Nami.
Nami looked stunned, pointed at herself, and said doubtfully, "Is it related to me?"
"Yeah!" Amber nodded, "You remember the eight-clawed octopus in Cocoa West Village, right?"
Nami's hand trembled instinctively. Although the Arlong Pirates had all died by Amber's hands, the damage they caused her over the years hadn't disappeared, even though she could now easily defeat them.
Amber looked at Nami and slowly held her in his arms. Nami felt Amber's warm embrace and gradually calmed down.
"That eight-clawed octopus was the coating master's savior!"
"Then why don't we find someone else to do the coating?" Franky asked.
"It's different, that person is different!" Amber shook his head.
"He is Silvers Rayleigh, the former first mate of the Pirate King, known as 'Dark King.'" Amber said the entire name slowly.
"..."
"What!!!"
Everyone was silent at first, then stunned.
"The captain killed Rayleigh's savior, which means our pirate group will have to face this living legend no matter what!" Zoro concluded calmly.
"Even if it happens again, I will kill him!" Amber shrugged indifferently.
Everyone knew what happened to Nami and stopped talking.
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Soon, the ship found a port to dock.
"This is the largest mangrove in the world—the Yarukiman Mangrove!" Everyone was amazed at the huge tree.
The biggest feature of the Sabaody Archipelago is that the roots of the Archipelago secrete special natural resin due to respiration. The resin expands due to air to form bubbles, which then float into the sky.
Since the bubbles are only suitable for the climate range of the Archipelago, once they leave, the resin component will burst because it can't fully exert its power.
Bubble cars, bubble Ferris wheels, houses built on bubbles... bubble culture permeates every place on the Sabaody Archipelago.
The entire island is composed of 79 trees (all numbered), and each tree has towns and facilities. People call the archipelago of these 79 islands the "Sabaody Archipelago."
The regional divisions of the Sabaody Archipelago are very clear, based on the numbers on the trees:
1st to 29th: Mainly human trafficking shops, human auctions, illegal zones, etc. 30th to 39th: Mainly includes Soap Bubble Park, etc. 40th to 49th: Mainly tourist areas, specialty shops, etc. 50th to 59th: Mainly shipyards, coating craftsmen, etc. 60th to 69th: Mainly Marine garrison, government entrances and exits, etc. 70th to 79th: Mainly hotel streets, etc.
"Please don't separate later. There are some pirates, bounty hunters, and human traffickers on this island who capture slaves."
"Slaves? Isn't that banned?" Perona looked incredulous.
"Slavery in the Sabaody Archipelago exists because of a very disgusting group—the Celestial Dragons."
"Celestial Dragons?" Nami asked.
"Celestial Dragons are the descendants of 19 of the 20 kings who formed the World Government 800 years ago. They claim to be 'descendants of the Creator' and enjoy all privileges. Because they consider themselves noble and disdain to breathe the same air as ordinary people, they wear a bubble hood," Amber explained.
"Hahaha! Are there really such idiotic creatures?" Perona laughed.
"Once the Celestial Dragons are offended, a Marine Admiral or CP0 will be dispatched for protection." Amber added lightly, looking at the laughing Perona.
"Marine... Admiral! Ahhh! I didn't say anything just now, and you didn't hear anything." Perona was so frightened by the mention of a Marine Admiral that she quickly denied what she said.
"Don't worry, I recorded it for you!" Franky took out a strange device, pointed it at her, and said to Perona.
"Delete it... delete it... damn it, you negative ghost!"
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"Ding——" The long-lost system sound rang again.
"Host, congratulations on reaching the end of the first half of the Grand Line—the Sabaody Archipelago. Now the system has issued the third task: the broken taboo. This task requires the host to execute the heinous Celestial Dragons in public. The completion of the task depends on how many people know about this incident. Because this mission is too difficult, the system will provide assistance throughout the process (this assistance cannot directly improve strength or reward items, etc.). I wish the host success."
"Although I have wanted to do this for a long time, with 1,000 taboos for assistance, what can you help with?" Amber couldn't help complaining.
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