One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

"Shandians? What are those?" Nami asked, her arms crossed.

“A character from a travelogue! The legendary guardian of the golden city of Shandora,” Mabi replied.

"How come I didn't know!"

"Read more books!"

"Damn it! Bang!"

"Isn't that a book written by a fraudster?" Robin asked with a slight smile.

“It’s normal to be called a fraud if you don’t conform to the ideas of contemporary rulers. I also inquired about it in Mia’s kingdom before. They also heard that there was an island full of gold in the sky, but very few people came down from it, so it became a legend!” Mabi replied, rubbing the spot where she had been hit.

"Pierre! Pierre!" A jumble of voices came from afar, accompanied by a figure running towards them.

"Fellow Qinghai people! I am an aerial knight! A free mercenary!" The figure that appeared in front of the crowd stood on the railing and solemnly declared.

"Mercenaries?" Luffy asked, tilting his head.

"Yes! The guerrillas here will attack any ships that appear here! For just five million Irkuts, I can help you defend against them..." Before he could finish speaking, he saw shellfish, weapons, and a bound figure scattered on the deck, and his voice grew fainter and fainter.

"What is the old man trying to defend against?"

"You all seem to be warriors from Qinghai! High-altitude reaction has not weakened you! I'll take my leave!" The other party said to the fearless group, and with a profound look, turned to leave.

"Old man, could you wait a moment? Please explain the situation here to us!" Mabi reminded him as he shook his armor and was about to leave. It would be much better for him to explain the situation than for her to do so herself, and besides, she needed to understand many of the details.

"I must continue working!"

"Uncle, we can exchange Qinghai's resources for information about the local islands!" Mabi said sincerely, looking at him. For someone whose money was only worth a few newspapers, money was of little use to him; exchanging resources was much better.

"I see that you do not quite understand this! So I will explain it to you."

"Sanji, to celebrate our new adventure! Let's have a party!" Luffy shouted as he saw him stop, casually throwing his weapon into the sky like fireworks, drawing the attention of the man tied up beside him.

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"Haha! Goodbye, old man!" the crowd said, watching the old man's departing figure.

"Let's go! We've reached the entrance!" As time passed, the Going Merry had already spotted the entrance they were talking about.

The Going Merry emerged from layers of clouds and a giant triangular door frame appeared before them, no longer the dilapidated and deserted ruins they had seen before.

"The Gates of Heaven! Hahaha! Finally, we see signs of human habitation!"

"Are you here to visit or to fight? Either way, please pay a 1 billion Ik entry fee if you go in!" shouted a short, wrinkled old woman holding a camera.

"One billion! One hundred thousand Berries! We need to pay one million one hundred thousand Berries!" Nami exclaimed in surprise upon hearing the price.

"Grandma! Can we go up even though we don't have any money?" Nami asked, her eyes sparkling.

"Sure! I'm just a prosecutor asking a question! I won't stop you!" The other party nodded in agreement.

"Wow! What a huge shrimp! Sanji, let's grill it!" Luffy exclaimed, drooling as he looked at the two giant claws that had appeared.

"The Sky Island's specialty, 'Express Shrimp,' will allow you to get there quickly."

"Hahaha! Let's go, crew!" Luffy shouted, sitting facing the wind.

"Luffy, I'm leaving for a bit! I'll come find you later!" Maggie called out as she watched the Going Merry sail away, then stepped on the Going Merry and instantly left the ship, hovering in mid-air.

"Haha! Maggie, go ahead!" Luffy nodded in agreement. As for why Maggie wanted to leave her crew, no reason was needed.

“Grandma!” Mabi asked as she landed back in front of the old woman.

"What is it, young man? Since you didn't go in, I'll just report one less person." The old woman put away the microphone in her hand, which was the voice of the report she had just recorded, and then transmitted it to the sheriff above through a trained air fish.

"Thank you! I was just asking the old lady to take a nap," Maggie said with a smile, waving her hand.

"Salted Fish Thrust!"

Chapter 88 The Arrival of the Shandians

"Boom! Boom!" As Mabi burst out of the sea of ​​clouds below, she heard countless explosions coming from above!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Several dark figures moved through the air, making a piercing sound as they moved. Every now and then, the cannons in their hands rushed towards the Merry on the sea surface, only to be intercepted by their companions below.

"Those damn Shandians!" Maby cursed under her breath, but she didn't stop, her foot slipping into the air as she entered the battlefield!

"Clang!" Mabi swung her knife to intercept a burning iron sword and looked at the man in front of her who wore red glasses, had a rooster-comb hairstyle, and was adorned with red feather decorations.

"Shandians! Why did you attack my companions!" Mabi stood on thin air, staring coldly at the man before her!

"Damn Qinghai people! Release my people!" the other party roared, his feet spewing out wind-blown shells as he glided across the sea of ​​clouds.

"Bastards! You attack without any regard for right or wrong! You think you're right? Then all of you should kneel down! Break the Void!" Mabi roared as she stared at the attack coming again.

"Impact Shell!" With a single swing of his hand, he directly met the colorless energy blade that Mebi was launching! After striking his palm, it instantly disappeared and was absorbed into the Impact Shell within his hand.

"Get lost!" In a flash, he dodged and delivered a single-leg whip strike aimed at the opponent's waist, kicking into the sea of ​​clouds. The opponent's body tumbled continuously in the air to regain balance, stepping on layers of clouds as he glided away into the distance.

"Kamachili!" The Shandians fighting in the distance roared when they saw what was happening, but they were being attacked and couldn't break free from the battle; they could only be suppressed by their comrades!

"Slash Be!" The man, far away from Camachli, unleashed a shadowless blade of energy with one hand, piercing through layers of clouds and striking Mebi, who was suspended in the air.

"Sever the Void!" He swung his sword horizontally, unleashing a shadowless blade of energy.

"Boom! Boom!" The collision of the two caused a violent shockwave in the surrounding air, and countless clouds were thrown up and spread throughout the area.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Mabi gazed at the misty clouds before her, feeling the movement of the air around her. In this world full of solid matter, the movement was even more clearly discernible.

"Slash through the air!" A sword-shaped object appeared in the senses. The body stomped down, the blade flipped, the edge pointing downwards, and the entire blade was crushed at a horizontal 45-degree angle as it slashed downwards!

"Crack!" As if in a rehearsal, the opponent's flaming longsword appeared perfectly in the path of Maby's blade, and was effortlessly sliced ​​through by Maby's longsword! The shellfish inside was directly cut in two by Maby with a single stroke, the cut surface as smooth as a mirror!

"Pfft!" The blade sliced ​​through the explosive muscle, splattering blood everywhere. The man's eyes suddenly glazed over, and he slowly looked down at his shattered body before collapsing powerlessly.

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"what!"

"Who goes there!" A scream pierced the distant clouds! Countless men wielding swords, guns, and cannons rushed out from dozens of conical buildings, shouting as they quickly surveyed their surroundings.

"The priests have attacked?"

"no!"

"Who screamed just now!" A group of men holding weapons looked at each other, trying to find the source of the scream.

"Elsa! Elsa! What's wrong?" A desperate cry gave them direction, and they all rushed into the conical tent.

"Laki! What's wrong with Aisha?" A man in a green jacket and hood rushed in and asked the woman who was holding a child and patting and comforting her.

“I don’t know! Braham! Aisha suddenly became like this!” he replied, looking at the crying child in his arms.

"Kamachili's voice is gone! Gone!" The little girl, whose emotions were gradually calming down, burst into tears when she saw her elders and told them what had just happened.

"Ah! Ah! Ah! They've all disappeared! Everyone's disappeared!" Then, the voices in Elsa's mind vanished one by one, and tears welled up in her eyes again as she cried uncontrollably!

"Damn it! Kamachiri's group was ambushed by the priests! Let's go kill them!" As seasoned Shandian warriors, they naturally knew what Aisha was talking about! They had experienced this situation countless times since Enel became a god.

"Stop! You're just going to your deaths for nothing!" The old man, wearing a linen robe and an animal-head mask, roared, holding a cane.

"Chief! Kamachli and the others!" someone shouted as they saw their eldest clan elder blocking their way.

"Wait for Weber to return with the information!"

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"Old man! Get out of the way! They attacked our comrades!" Luffy shouted from the deck at Gan Fall, who was protecting several Shandians lying on the ground who had attacked them.

"Woo! Woo! Woo!"

"Fellow Qinghai people, please forgive my rashness! I am sorry for their attack on you!" Gan Fow looked at the several people lying behind him, all of whom had serious injuries, but as someone who wanted to coexist peacefully, he could not stand by and watch these warriors die in front of him.

“An apology won’t do any good, old man!” Mabi stepped forward and said.

"Old man, have you ever thought about what will happen if our strength is inferior to theirs? Ships will be destroyed and bodies will be thrown into the sea of ​​clouds! Who knows when we will be able to return to Qinghai below!"

"This!" As a former god who led this country, Gan Fall naturally knew the consequences of being weaker than them. He often patrolled the White Sea to help the Qinghai people who had invaded the area and drive away the Shandians. Now that they had been defeated by a group of Qinghai people, he naturally didn't need to take action, but seeing several people about to die, he felt pity and wanted to help them.

"As an apology, I can help you find a craftsman to process some shells for you free of charge." Considering their previous conversation, this was the only way to offer assistance.

“Search!” Mabi fell silent. As a leader who had been driven out but was also responsible, she had been hiding away for the past few years, ashamed to face her subjects who were dominated by terror. Now that she was forced to face her subjects, they must be suffering greatly as well.

"I see! Then I'll leave it to you, Uncle!" Luffy said generously, whether he understood the implication or not.

"Chopper! Heal them."

"Ok!"

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!" The man who was tied up by Mabi heard the agreement between the two parties, and his eyes flashed with inexplicable emotions. He stopped struggling and watched Chopper bandage his wounds.

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"Hahaha! I've found some fun little bugs!" A creature wearing a cloth hat, carrying a golden stick, and dressed in lantern pants suddenly burst into laughter, holding up a banana that a maid had peeled for him! It was as if he had found some fun toys!

“Reporting to the gods! There has been no notification of intruders from below!” a priest below replied.

"Hahaha! I said yes, so go and bring them up!" the man said impatiently.

"Yes, my God!" The middle-aged man beneath him then turned and left.

Chapter 89 Nami! Let me sleep for a bit!

"God!" A golden-haired girl holding a white fox looked at the white-bearded old man in front of her, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

"Connie! I'm no longer a god! Now I'm just an ordinary old man!" The old man took off his helmet and lay weakly on the cloud chair, looking at the busy middle-aged man not far away and the Qinghai people shouting beside him, and smiled bitterly.

“God! You will always be our God!” Connie said softly, shaking her head, as the two little buns on her hair swayed from side to side.

"Hey! Beautiful Miss Conis, could you please teach me how to use these tools?" Sanji shouted, peeking out of the kitchen with hearts in his eyes.

"no problem!"

Gan Fall watched Conis leave with a sense of desolation in his eyes. Enel's evil rule, evident in the slight tremor in her voice, still hung over the heads of all the residents.

"Uncle, would you like a drink? Qinghai specialty rye beer!" Meibi opened a bottle of beer and handed it to him.

"Beer from Qingdao? It's been so long since I've had it, it tastes just like I've always had!" Gan Fall exclaimed, savoring the familiar flavor as he took the beer.