Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me!

"Ahhh... if we're talking about having some knowledge of the Sky-Piercing Current..."

Despite the fear in his heart, the hotel owner's strange actions never stopped.

He also answered Lox's question: "There should only be that person on the other side of the island, right?"

"They have been salvaging underwater treasures and have studied the occurrence of towering ocean currents..."

'So I really have to go find that chestnut-headed uncle after all?'

Lockes pondered to himself.

However, this is not a difficult thing to do.

They just happened to arrive in Mogu Town first, so they landed here.

Getting to the other side of the island is not difficult either.

"Thank you, we'll go ask that person."

Locke said to the hotel owner, "By the way... could you please talk to Mr. Thunderfire Sword... uh, Thunderfire Fist, and ask if we could also stay at this hotel for a while?"

"They must have booked the whole place, right?"

I learned from the hotel owner that the Chongtian Current erupts five times a month.

The frequency is not low.

However, it is difficult to predict when the next outbreak will occur, and the location is also uncertain.

It takes time to understand and wait.

Narox needed to find a place to live.

Rocks' Observation Haki swept across the entire Jaya Island, and this "Tropical Grand Hotel" was the one that best suited his taste.

At least it doesn't look so bad...

The hotel owner, an honest man, hurriedly said, "This... ah, this, I... I have to ask Lord Olivera's opinion..."

"Thank you for your help," Locke said amiably.

The hotel owner hurriedly said, "No...no, I can't make the decision for Lady Olivera. I can only go and ask..."

“Since it’s the request of the black-haired swordsman, I naturally won’t refuse…”

At that moment, a fairly polite voice came from the side.

A blond man with a scar on his face walked towards them...

Lockes looked him up and down and asked, "Are you 'Thunderfire Fist' Oliver?"

“Indeed, although you may not have heard of me, I have long admired you…”

Olivera, known as "Thunderfire Fist," sized up Rocks and the others.

He only glanced at it and did not overstep his bounds.

It looked very proper.

He had indeed heard of "Black-haired Swordsman" Rocks for a long time, and often heard about him...

Olivera continued, her tone neither humble nor overbearing, but slightly lowering her stance: "Are you looking for a place to stay?"

“I heard what you just said. I can give you this hotel…”

He had a bounty of 113 million Berries on his head, making him a significant figure in the first half of the story.

However, the gap between him and the black-haired swordsman is not small.

To avoid provoking the black-haired swordsman, he decided to give up the hotel...

"I don't want to take away what others like; just make room for me and my companions."

Upon hearing this, Lox's opinion of the other party improved considerably.

Knowing his identity, the fact that he remained neither humble nor arrogant showed that the other party had quite a bit of courage.

They performed better than the people at the port before.

Is that so?

Surprised by Locke's answer, Olivera thought for a moment and could only nod: "Very well, it is our honor to stay in the same hotel as you..."

"Let's skip the compliments."

Lockes waved his hand: "I won't lay a hand on anyone who hasn't messed with me, nor will I take advantage of anyone for nothing. We'll pay for the room ourselves."

"..."

Oliver hadn't expected the other party to be so easy to talk to.

There was even a moment of stunned silence.

But when I think about what they've been through, I feel relieved.

Newspaper reports are often intended for people outside the official circles by world governments and navies.

It was all to cover up the truth about certain things...

"If that's the case, then so be it."

Olivera, putting aside some of her worries, smiled at Lox and said, "By the way, we're planning a banquet tonight. If you'd like, you and your companions are welcome to join us..."

"banquet?"

Lockes raised an eyebrow, quite intrigued.

Someone who knew his identity and was a pirate actually invited him to a banquet.

This surprised Rocks.

Finding the other person's behavior quite interesting, Lockes didn't refuse: "Do you have any delicious food? I have many hobbies, and food is one of them."

Olivera smiled and nodded: "Speaking of cooking, I do have some experience, and I'm sure it will satisfy you and your companions!"

Before becoming a pirate, he and his sister were both cooks.

Moreover, he is a very famous chef in the South China Sea...

"That makes me quite excited. My companion and I will go and bother you tonight."

Seeing the other person's confident demeanor when talking about cooking, Locke also became expectant: "But let me make it clear first, I have a big appetite, so you'll have to prepare a lot of food..."

Olivera said, "It sounds like a good challenge, but we're taking it on. It would be a failure on our part if our guests didn't get enough to eat!"

Are you chefs?

"It used to be..."

"..."

After chatting for a bit, the other person said goodbye.

They said they were going to prepare for the banquet that evening.

It seems like they take this quite seriously...

If Lox hadn't sensed malice from the other party, he probably would have wondered if they had ulterior motives...

Nami leaned closer to Rocks and whispered, "I have a bad feeling about this. How could anyone dare to invite us to a banquet after knowing your reputation, Rocks?"

"I didn't sense any malice from the other party."

Locke counted on his fingers and chuckled, "But since I've accepted their invitation, I'll attend their banquet tonight."

"If they dare to make any trouble, we'll just wipe them out without a second thought..."

Strength is the foundation of confidence.

Olivera's "Thunderfire Fist" isn't actually that strong.

Even the impression Rocks had of that Rear Admiral from Marine Headquarters in Loguetown might not have been as good...

This kind of person probably couldn't withstand a single punch from Rocks.

Moreover, Rocks was quite confident in his Observation Haki; if the other party harbored ill intentions, he couldn't possibly fail to sense it...

Chapter 141 This is no joke! A worshipper of Lox?

"Soaring Current? What do you want with the Soaring Current?"

On the east coast of Jaya Island, the chestnut-haired uncle Montblanc Coulicate asked this question.

He recognized Rocks at first glance; it would be strange if he didn't recognize such an important figure.

However, he appeared even more composed and calm than "Thunderbolt Fist" Oliver.

It was as if they didn't care at all that Rocks was a high-value criminal...

"Has Lord Kulikate ever heard of Sky Island?"

The other party's normal attitude made Lockes feel comfortable; this was just normal communication.

Locus said with a smile, "We want to go and see the Sky Island, and the Sky Current is one of the ways to get there."

Are you sure you're not joking with me?

Upon hearing this, Kulikate was astonished: "Leaving aside whether the Sky Island really exists, just the fact that you would use that kind of 'monster current' to travel to the Sky Island is a very risky thing."

“People and ships die every year due to natural disasters like the Sky Current, so I don’t think this is a good option…”

"With proper preparation, it should be possible to ride the surging ocean currents to an altitude of ten thousand meters, and wouldn't that be quite adventurous?"

Locus smiled and pointed to the sky: "As for the Sky Island, of course it exists."

"Hundreds of years ago, half of Jaya Island was swept to the Sky Island by a powerful ocean current."

"Half of Jaya Island was swept to the Sky Island by the surging ocean currents?"

Kulikate caught the key words, his pupils contracting slightly: "Could it be..."

The reason he is on Jaya Island.

It was to find clues to the Golden Land, and to wash away the "stigma" that their family had carried for hundreds of years...

Our ancestors once speculated that the Golden Land had sunk to the bottom of the sea.