Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 382 Tianlong people

The sea breeze billowed the sails of the Thousand Sunny, propelling the ship and leaving a conspicuous white trail on the sea.

The sun was shining brightly, so Li Xia simply lay down in the shade of a tree, enjoying the peaceful and leisurely afternoon.

This is the last moment of peace. After Sabaody Archipelago, the situation will suddenly become tense, and the whole world will be shrouded in great unease.

Xiaotian circled around Li Xia once, and finally lay down at his feet. His black fur shimmered in the sunlight, and his eyes were unusually lively, no longer showing their usual 'wisdom'.

Black Charcoal and Awoo were the same; the whole team was immersed in the warm afternoon breeze.

This place is not far from the Sabaody Archipelago, just as they were all dozing off.

Luffy's loud voice instantly dispelled my sleepiness.

"Wow! How magnificent! Is this the Sabaody Archipelago?"

Li Xia opened his eyes and saw a huge forest that had appeared in front of the small boat at some point.

These trees are extremely tall, at least several hundred meters high, with lush foliage that blocks out the sun like an umbrella.

It also has a special red color, and colorful shimmering light flashes around the canopy from time to time.

It appeared uniquely beautiful and mysterious, yet Li Xia could clearly see transparent bubbles of varying sizes drifting in the wind among the trees, slowly rising.

When it reached the top of the tree, it burst with a 'pop', and the colorful brilliance was the sunlight reflecting off the bursting bubble.

"This is the Sabaody Archipelago!"

Xiao Ba stood on the deck, pointing at the trees and saying:

"Those are the Yarchman mangroves, there are 79 in total, and each one has a small town beneath it."

So there are 79 areas in total, which is why it's called an 'Archipelago'!

Luffy craned his neck, pointing excitedly at the colorful bubbles and asking:
What about the others?

"Oh, that's resin secreted by the Yarchman mangrove. The roots of this mangrove breathe downwards, and the gas they produce blows the resin up."

That's how these bubbles formed!

So that's how it is. It's really amazing.

Once the ship docked at area 41, the Straw Hat crew, who had been eager to get going, immediately rushed ashore.

Luffy cheered loudly, jumping around on the bubbles, and with a few leaps he soared into the sky.

"Ah, Luffy, I forgot to tell you, this bubble will only not burst if it's within the mangrove's cover. If it goes beyond the mangrove, it will explode!"

Hachi cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted loudly at Luffy, but it was too late.

Luffy screamed as he plummeted from hundreds of meters in the air, landing headfirst in Cammy's horrified gaze.

And then, to Kemi's utter astonishment, he pulled his head out of the ground:
"Hehe, this is really interesting!"

Apart from Camie, everyone else knew that Luffy was a user of the Gum-Gum Fruit and wasn't worried at all.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing before that, and you must promise me!"

Xiao Ba suddenly remembered something, and his expression became unusually serious.

"Because Mary Geoise is above, and many World Nobles from the Sabaody Archipelago will come here. If you encounter a World Noble..."
Keep your head down, and whatever you see, ignore it. Remember, ignore everything!!

The Straw Hat crew was taken aback by Hachi's serious words. Only Robin looked somewhat uneasy. Among them, only Robin understood what Hachi was talking about.

"World nobles? What are those?"

Luffy tilted his head, racking his brains but still couldn't understand what it meant.

He was referring to the Celestial Dragons.

Li Xia yawned, then remembered something and added:

"A very harmful type of garbage; attacking this garbage would have serious consequences."

For example, one of the three generals will be randomly selected to protect them.

Garbage!

Hachi, Camie, and even Robin stared at Li Xia with utter shock; they had never heard anyone dare to call the Celestial Dragons trash.

"What are you looking at? Your grandfather taught me that saying, Luffy." Li Xia waved goodbye, preparing to head to the area where the auction house was located.

As they watched Li Xia's figure gradually disappear, the group still didn't know what the Celestial Dragons were.

But the phrase "attacking the Celestial Dragons will attract the three Admirals of the Navy" was etched into my mind like a knife.

"By the way, Luffy, who is your grandfather?"

Sanji suddenly asked curiously.

"Ah, this one is Garp!"

Luffy didn't take it seriously at all, scratching his head and speaking without any restraint.

"Garp?"

While others were still wondering who Garp was.

Robin, who had been shocked so much today that he was somewhat numb, said quietly:

"Monkey D. Garp, Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, Marine Hero, Legendary Marine. He repeatedly cornered the Pirate King Gol D. Roger."

Robin, seeing Luffy's utter bewilderment, continued to deliver the final blow:

"Luffy, the Pirate King you dream of becoming, your greatest rival back then was your grandfather."

"what?"

Li Xia led the three little ones on foot through the Sabaody Archipelago, where the ground constantly secreted sticky resin.

Therefore, few people walk on the unpaved lawns; instead, they choose to ride in the local specialty, the 'bubble car'.

The principle is to use a foot-powered propeller to move the bubbles.

Li Xia simply sat on a bubble and used his aerial maneuver to generate tiny air currents to propel himself forward.

As a transit point for both the first and second halves of the Grand Line, and located beneath the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, trade here is exceptionally thriving.

A large portion of the Sabaody Archipelago is commercial district.

The auction house he was looking for wasn't far either, located in area 38. At his current speed, it would only take about half an hour to get there.

I checked the time; there were still five hours until the next auction started. Even including the time it would take to get to the venue, there was still plenty of time.

Li Xia simply slowed down, taking Aowu Black Charcoal and the puppy to properly enjoy the scenery they had never seen before.

"Boss, how about we go shopping in the mall?"

Bubble slowly floated across the stone bridge connecting areas 41 and 40, and Aowu pointed to a cluster of closely packed buildings with a prominent "Commercial Street" sign.

"also."

Li Xia had no objection and manipulated the bubble to float over. As soon as she entered, she was enveloped by a lively atmosphere.

The residents here clearly understood the pirates' psychology, and created various items marked "Midpoint Station of the Grand Line".

Many tourists who looked like pirates bought things like crazy without hesitation.

It's quite similar to the behavior of people who go on a shopping spree to buy souvenirs at tourist attractions.

Even Awoo and Black Charcoal were no exception, and even the puppy showed interest in the biscuits for the first time.

Having spent less than 1 Berries, the three little ones returned home satisfied with a large pile of useless souvenirs.

"Hey, why does it feel so quiet, boss?"

After Aowu put all the souvenirs into his personal space, he suddenly realized something and turned in a certain direction.

At the end of the road, several figures slowly emerged.

"Oh, they're Celestial Dragons."

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