The Legendary Family of One Piece

Chapter 173 Getting Closer

Two months later!

The Hibernator departed under the watchful eyes of all the elderly meteorological scientists in Visalia.

Charlotte was quite satisfied with the trip, having practically emptied Visalia's coffers. Of course, it wasn't free; it was all the result of friendly negotiations.

Lina also demonstrated a remarkable talent for navigation, leaving the group of elderly people in awe and reaping great rewards.

Unfortunately, the time was still too short.

Soon, the massive weather ship carrying the Hibernian passed through the clouds and descended, landing on a calm stretch of sea.

"Yay yay yay yay... Little Charlotte, Little Lina... Until we meet again!" Harreda, wearing the blue hat, waved and shouted to the crowd below.

Goodbye, Dr. Harreda!

Goodbye, Grandpa Hareda!

"..."

A moment later, the enormous weather ship took off and slowly rose into the sky, gradually disappearing into the clouds and vanishing from sight.

"Charlotte, I really can't bear to part with her!" Lina said slowly, gazing in the direction where the enormous weather ship had disappeared.

The nautical knowledge there was so comprehensive, and they even had access to many islands with weather conditions they had never seen before, which was astonishing.

"We'll meet again!" Charlotte replied calmly, and the two sides reached a friendly cooperation agreement, with many more opportunities to come.

Visalia no longer holds any mystery for the Heberfeller family.

"Mr. Charlotte, this has been a truly wonderful journey. I've collected so many incredible and amazing treasures."

Mytis's excited smile was radiant; his "Mystical Travels" were becoming more and more exciting!

"Yeah, yeah, that cloud-making machine is so interesting," Beta said, sticking out his big head.

"What cloud-making machine? That's called an artificial cloud-making machine! Idiot!"

Barrett couldn't help but speak up, reminding him that Beta was so oblivious that it was unbearable.

"What does it matter? As long as I can have those soft, fluffy pieces of furniture, that's all that matters! Does the name really matter?" Beta glanced at Barrett with disdain, looking utterly contemptuous.

"There's absolutely no reason for you to be saved." Barrett spread his hands, looking like he had already done his best.

"Tch, what do you know? This is called feigning ignorance!"

Charlotte's noodles twitched slightly, but she remained silent, ignoring this noisy, dim-witted guy.

While artificial cloud machines are interesting, they are only a special material used for home decoration, and can only be described as aesthetically pleasing. In addition, they can provide the Heberfeller family with a completely new industrial chain.

The primary purpose is to make money.

What he cares about most is weather cloud technology.

That thing can create real clouds for artificial rainmaking, and that's where its real power lies.

Nami studied meteorology in Visalia for two years, and her use of the Weather Stick during her adventures in the New World was masterful.

What he cares about is the technology that allows the weather stick to more easily release clouds, thereby launching powerful lightning attacks and other means.

The meteorological "cloud" technology is one of the technologies learned from Visalia.

This demonstrates the vast potential of Visalia's meteorological science and technology; it is a powerful science and technology that is absolutely on par with any other technology.

The Heberfeller family's foundation has been greatly strengthened, and it will undoubtedly become increasingly powerful in the future.

"Charlotte, this might not be the Grand Line anymore!"

Staring at the record pointer on her wrist, Lina spoke with a somewhat solemn expression.

"????"

Charlotte was a little confused; why was she suddenly no longer on the Grand Line?

But upon further reflection, he understood the reason.

Visalia is a floating island that moves with the wind, and it has probably traveled a great distance in two months.

It's understandable that they deviated from the Grand Line, since the small sky island of Visalia is not restricted by geographical boundaries.

"Can you specify which sea area this is?"

Charlotte asked that they needed to figure out where they were before deciding on a flight route.

The first half of the Grand Line is a series of important objectives, which are of utmost importance for this voyage and cannot be missed.

"It should be either the East China Sea or the South China Sea!"

Lina pondered for a moment before giving her answer.

The vast ocean makes it difficult to pinpoint the exact sea area.

Based on the calm weather at sea and the location of Vesalia at that time, we can roughly deduce this.

Charlotte nodded. Neither of these two sea areas would be a big problem. They could just use the Calm Belt to get to the first half of the Grand Line.

This isn't the first time this has happened.

The exact location still needs to be determined.

Just then, a shadow suddenly fell from the sky, and I looked up.

Two large birds, each over ten meters long, circled overhead.

It resembles a vulture, with a sharp beak adorned with fiery red patterns, a pale green head and long neck, wings that are a mix of brown and green, snow-white downy feathers on its belly, and blue feathers on its tail.

The colors are complex and vibrant!

"This is, this is..."

"A strange bird, the Mascaredemo Hooked Bird!"

Mitis shouted excitedly.

Charlotte looked back and asked, "You recognize this thing too?"

Upon seeing Charlotte's gaze, Mitis quickly spoke up.

"Mr. Charlotte, these strange birds have a very peculiar hobby: they like to collect shiny items, and they will take gold and jewels back to their nests."

Charlotte looked up, somewhat bewildered. This thing's quirks were just like those of the Western dragons in some stories!

Moreover, he always felt as if he had seen it in a story from the past, but it had been too long and he couldn't remember it.

"What an interesting bird! It must be really good at treasure hunting!" Beta said, scratching his head with a serious expression.

Pande's eyes lit up, his panda eyes darting around, ever since he became the manager of the animal shelter.

He had one more bad habit: he was interested in all kinds of exotic animals and wished he could bring them all back to the animal shelter.

Mitis seemed somewhat wistful, his gaze lingering in a daze.

"It was precisely because of this characteristic that they were targeted by humans, and later they completely disappeared from their homeland, their whereabouts unknown."

"That's really lucky!" The aloof Jhin sighed, looking at the beautiful Mascaredemo Hooked Bird as if he had thought of something.

Mitis was surprised to encounter the Mascaredemo Hookbird here. It seemed to have wandered here rather than disappeared completely.

Watching the strange bird—the Mascaredemo Hookbird—gradually disappear into the distance, Charlotte ordered them to hurry and follow.

The presence of birds proves that there is an island nearby.

Before long, an island resembling a giant mushroom came into view from afar.

On those giant, spiraling mushrooms, you can see two Mascaredemo Hooked Birds circling and nesting on the island.

From afar, you can see a Mascaredemo Gouyu bird with a glittering gold object in its beak.

"Move closer!"

The Hibernette quickly headed toward the island, only to discover moments later that it was not a mushroom at all, but a giant ancient tree on the island.

(End of this chapter)