Chapter 88: Destination Sky Island, Soaring to the Heavens!
"Here for Sky Island??" Cricket asked, greatly surprised.
"That's right!" Lister nodded.
"Do you really believe Sky Island exists?" Cricket asked, utterly shocked.
It must be known that even the residents of Jaya Island didn't believe in legends like Sky Island.
Unexpectedly, Lister, a pirate with a two hundred million bounty, believed it.
"Why wouldn't I believe it??" Lister smiled faintly.
"Unfortunately, people nowadays don't believe it!" Cricket said bitterly.
"They are just shortsighted! This world is too magical; not to mention islands in the sky, islands in the deep sea aren't impossible either!" Lister laughed.
"Hahahaha, haven't met someone this interesting in a long time!!" Cricket was greatly moved and also laughed happily.
As expected of a great pirate.
Completely different from those shortsighted fools on the island!!
"Tomorrow at ten o'clock, there will be a Knock Up Stream. But, forgive me for speaking frankly, your ship is too big. Riding such a large pirate ship up to Sky Island will be somewhat difficult!" Cricket kindly reminded.
"I know, that's why I had someone prepare a small boat!!" Lister said.
"It's best to modify the small boat into a flight-capable mode as well. Oh right, if you are really going to Sky Island, it's best to catch a Southbird too. After all, before and after the Knock Up Stream erupts, the surrounding magnetic field is very unstable, and the Log Pose might be useless for a time. The Southbird's head will always point south. It won't change because of magnetic field fluctuations. Up there, maybe it will also be useful!!" Cricket said.
"Thanks for the reminder!!" Lister nodded.
Afterward, they chatted idly for a few more sentences.
Lister then bid farewell to Cricket.
Watching the departing Money ship, Cricket said expectantly, "Hope they can really make it to Sky Island!"
"Boss, how about I go check it out tomorrow too!" The large gorilla said.
"Forget it. Although we chatted happily just now, we aren't familiar after all. Running over there rashly would be somewhat inappropriate."
"Alright!!" Hearing this, the orangutan and the large gorilla had to drop the idea.
When Lister and the others returned to the dock.
Everyone else had also returned.
The small boat Lister needed had also been found by Gin and the Fourth Division men.
"All hands meeting!!"
Lister spoke up.
Soon, Yulan and the other girls moved a long table onto the deck.
Just like last time.
Lister sat at the head of the table.
Zoro and the other captains sat on Lister's left in order, while Nami and the other women sat on Lister's right.
"Have you heard the legend of Sky Island??" Lister looked left and right at everyone, then spoke.
"Just now when we were at the bar, we heard people talking about it. But many people don't believe Sky Island truly exists, treating it only as a joke and conversation fodder," Johnson spoke up.
"Lister, bringing this up suddenly, you aren't thinking of going to Sky Island, are you??" Zoro asked.
"Correct, tomorrow morning at ten o'clock there is a Knock Up Stream. So I plan to ride this Knock Up Stream and fly up to Sky Island," Lister said.
"Interesting!!" Upon hearing this, Zoro suddenly became interested.
"Are we all going together??" Rocky asked with some worry.
Back at Reverse Mountain.
Three of the Money Pirates' ships sank there forever.
If Lister took everyone to ascend to the sky along the current, that would be even more dangerous than Reverse Mountain.
After Rocky finished speaking, everyone looked at Lister.
Like Rocky, they all felt that if everyone went to Sky Island together, it would be very unreliable.
"No!! This time, I plan to take only twenty people to Sky Island. We'll stay up there for two days, then come down!" Lister said.
"Twenty people? Count me in!" Zoro said immediately.
Zoro never lacked an adventurous spirit. For such an interesting thing, how could he not participate?
"Alright! Besides Zoro, who else wants to go to Sky Island??" Lister looked at the group playfully.
"Lord Captain, I'll go!" Daz Bonez spoke up.
Lister nodded, then asked, "Anyone else?"
"Captain, I also want to go see!" Gin said.
"Me too," Johnson said.
"Count me in!" Rocky said.
"Johnson and Rocky, one of you two stay behind," Lister said.
"Since that's the case, I'll withdraw!" Rocky said.
"Galdino, you go too!" Lister looked at Mr. 3 and said.
"Yes!!" Galdino, being personally named by Lister, naturally couldn't refuse, responding with a bitter face.
"Good, the number is settled then. Zoro, Johnson, Bonez, Galdino, you four come with me to Sky Island. The rest, stay behind to guard the ships," Lister said.
"Aye!" Everyone responded in unison.
"By the way, the small boat I'm taking tomorrow also needs modification. Here are the modification blueprints. The shipwrights must complete the modification by tomorrow morning!"
Lister glanced at the small boat, then entered Overclock mode, temporarily drawing the modification diagrams, and then handed them to a cadre specifically responsible for managing the shipwrights.
That cadre took a look and felt Lister's drawing was very professional.
Not a random modification, wouldn't cause hidden dangers, so he nodded immediately and responded: "Aye, I will urge them to modify the ship overnight."
"Akame, Sheele, you are responsible for catching a Southbird!" Lister said.
"Aye!"
The two girls responded in unison.
Soon.
The Money Pirates each performed their duties, busily working away.
2:00 AM.
Akame and Sheele returned looking somewhat bedraggled, holding a Southbird.
3:00 AM.
Small boat modification completed.
5:00 AM. Zoro began training.
6:00 AM.
Lister woke up, leading the group of girls in daily basic training.
As the sun rose.
Everyone had breakfast together.
Lister then stepped onto that small boat with the girls and the four men.
Then, under the escort of the entire fleet.
They arrived at the sea area where the Knock Up Stream was about to erupt.
At this time.
The magnetic field was extremely chaotic.
On the sea surface, wild winds and huge waves.
Not far away, a whirlpool was forming.
Two ships escorted them; Lister and the others rode the small boat close to the whirlpool, then the escort ships disengaged.
The small boat Lister and the others were on drove directly into the whirlpool.
Outside were wild winds and huge waves; inside the whirlpool was dead silence.
Compared to the outside, this deep dead silence inside the whirlpool made people feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.
However, with Lister present.
The girls all had a backbone; even if they were somewhat afraid, they remained calm.
Time passed second by second.
Inside this dead silent whirlpool, suddenly there was movement.
A column of water pushed the small boat up.
Then, it erupted completely.
The water column rushed straight toward the sky.
The small boat also soared into the heavens following this sky-piercing current.
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