The Warrior of Love

This is a chubby cute creature with reindeer horns and a blue nose, but its body and limbs are human-shaped, and its height is that of a child.

Chopper is a reindeer who ate the Human-Human Fruit and has all the abilities of humans as an animal. He is also the mascot and emergency food of the Straw Hat Pirates (laughs).

"In a sense, he is quite famous." Jiang Liu nodded subtly.

He is indeed famous. After all, among a group of crew members with bounties of at least tens of millions, a "coin"-level person pops up... It is impossible not to be conspicuous.

Luffy and Chopper are both the more carefree, or childish type, and they soon became familiar with Jiang Liu and started chatting about everything.

Listening to them telling about their interesting experiences along the way, Jiang Liu couldn't help but feel a little fascinated. After all, the comics in his previous life would never be more realistic and touching if they themselves told the stories.

It’s a pity that Luffy’s eloquence is only average. If Usopp were to do it instead, it would definitely be more exciting... but the credibility would also be compromised.

By the way, Lulu seems to like Chopper very much, mainly because she finds his antlers and fur very interesting.

"By the way, we have been waiting here for such a long time, but the craftsman still hasn't come back."

Brooke, the musician with only a skeleton and afro left, said, "Miss Xia Qi's boiled beans are delicious. I don't mind waiting any longer, but my companions on the boat will be anxious, right?"

"Oh, by the way, we are here to look for the coating craftsman!"

Luffy was stunned, and seemed to remember what he was here for.

"Oba-san, when will the craftsman come back?"

"Him? He could come at any time, but the last time he came back was a month ago." Xia Qi said with a smile.

"what?!"

Luffy, Chopper and Brook all opened their mouths wide.

"A month?!"

"After all, he is a restless person, which is a bad habit left over from his youth. If you want to find him, he is either in the casino or in a pub. Xiao Ba, are you guys anxious?"

"Well, you know, this island is still... for Kami and I, we would like to leave early if possible." The fishman Xiaoba was vaguely worried.

Kami on the side also became depressed and looked gloomy.

"Then there's nothing we can do. Instead of waiting here, why not go out and look for them?" Xia Qi said to Jiang Liu, "Anyway, there aren't many customers in the bar at this time, so you can be their tour guide and take them to look for them."

"No problem." Jiang Liu smiled. "I have a rough idea of ​​where he will go. He will just sell himself to pay off his gambling debts again."

Chapter 76: Premonition

Coating craftsman, this is a special profession that only exists in the Sabaody Archipelago.

Generally speaking, after completing the first half of the Grand Line, no matter which route you choose at the beginning, you will eventually arrive at the Sabaody Archipelago and encounter an insurmountable geographical barrier - the Red Earth Continent.

Only by crossing the Red Earth Continent can one reach the second half of the Grand Line, which is often referred to as the "New World".

But there is a problem here, that is, how to cross the red soil continent?

If it is a normal merchant ship, then it only needs to submit an application to the World Government, and there will be no obstacles. But what about groups such as smugglers, pirates, and slave traders?

Of course, they cannot surrender to the World Government. There are only two ways for them to go to the New World.

One is to abandon the original ship and buy a new one after crossing the Red Earth Continent.

The second is to risk diving into the deep sea, using the legendary Fishman Island as a transit station, and sneaking through the cracks in the red soil continent.

The second route requires reaching Fishman Island, 10,000 meters below the sea.

Ordinary ships naturally cannot do this, and even specially made submarines cannot withstand the terrifying water pressure. It should be an absolute dead end. However, the Creator is so magical that there is a way to solve this problem in the Sabaody Archipelago.

That is "coating".

The "bubbles" on the Chagos Archipelago are essentially special resins secreted by mangroves. After a little processing by humans, they can be used in many places.

Although the principle is unknown, if the entire hull is wrapped with specially treated resin, it can avoid being crushed by water pressure and can sail freely in the deep sea.

You must know that in the deep sea below 10,000 meters, no matter how strong you are, once exposed to water pressure, you will instantly turn into meat paste. Therefore, even the fearless pirates will not be careless about coating the ship.

With this skill, coating craftsmen naturally become very valuable talents, and their employment prices are also extremely high.

Rayleigh could have made a living with his craft, but he had to "sell himself" to make a living. It can only be said that some people are not born to follow the rules.

"Yo ho ho ho ho—"

"Hahaha!"

"Eh-"

Demonic laughter and screams mixed together, and a cheerful atmosphere came from the roller coaster that whizzed past.

That’s right, Jiang Liu was supposed to take Luffy and the others to find Rayleigh, but how could Luffy and the others possibly obey him?

In short, they were attracted by the amusement park just when they were halfway there. The kids with childish minds immediately immersed themselves in it and forgot about looking for the coating craftsman.

Jiang Liu was always mindful of his business, but he had a little girl with him. Looking at Lulu's big watery eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse her request, so he had to stay in the amusement park.

Then--

so fun!

Jiang Liu, who seldom has the chance to relax, really enjoyed himself this time and tried all kinds of screaming activities.

Oh, forget about the haunted house.

After entering the haunted house, it was Brook who scared the staff...

"Wow... this place is amazing!"

After riding the roller coaster, Luffy, Jiang Liu and others gathered in an open-air cafe, all looking like they were still not satisfied.

"Just now when I was going through the biggest bend, I was so nervous that I thought my heart was going to jump out." Brook's devilish laughter sounded again, "Although I am just bones and don't have a heart that can jump out, yohohoho——"

"Let's go over there next. I'm the man who wants to dominate the amusement park. I want to try out all the things I haven't tried before!"

The Straw Hat Boy made a bold statement, and Jiang Liu was excited for a moment, but he quickly reacted and showed a helpless smile.

I always feel that if I continue to get along with Luffy, he will lead me astray sooner or later...

At the side, Lulu, who was happily drinking juice, suddenly reached out and tugged at the corner of Jiang Liu's clothes.

"Ok?"

"Look..." Lulu pointed at Kemi and said, "Big sister seems to be crying."

"Ugh?"

"why?"

After being reminded by Lulu, everyone noticed that Kimi actually couldn't help but shed tears.

"I'm sorry...I'm sorry, I couldn't control my emotions."

Kami covered his mouth to suppress his voice: "But I am so happy... This has always been my dream... since I was a child... I didn't expect it to come true today."

The starfish Papak and the fishman Xiaoba obviously thought of something, their expressions darkened, but they forced themselves to smile in front of Kami.

Luffy, Chopper and Brook were a little confused.

"Do you like the amusement park so much?" Luffy scratched his head. "Are you so happy that you want to cry? I don't understand you."

"Well, there's a deep reason behind this."

Jiang Liu sat opposite Luffy with a glass of smoothie in his hand.

He looked at Xiaoba and Kemi now and continued, "Xiaoba has to hide his tentacles, Kemi has to cover his fishtail with a long skirt, and Papak has to disguise himself as a doll... Their identities are too sensitive here.

You are a human so you don't feel it... This island does not welcome merpeople and merpeople."

"Why?" Luffy asked curiously.

"There are many reasons. For example, the difference between fishmen and humans in appearance and strength can cause prejudice between the two races. But in the end, it's probably because of that."

"What is that? Stop keeping me in suspense!"

"It's the power of Bailey, Luffy."

Jiang Liu smiled slightly: "This island allows slavery by default. Do you know what the price of a fishman with physical strength far stronger than ordinary humans and an extremely rare mermaid is at the auction here?"

"Auction...slaves?" Luffy's expression became serious. It was hard to imagine that he was still smiling a second ago.

"Although the World Government acknowledges the existence of Fishman Island and ostensibly prohibits the capture of fishmen as slaves, what is the reality?"

Jiang Liu didn't continue speaking, but turned his gaze to Xiao Ba and Kami.

"If discrimination against murlocs and the slave trade have really been eliminated, then you won't need to be so cautious in your disguise."

Xiao Ba laughed and said, "Nothing, it's just that doing this can reduce some unnecessary trouble."

"Indeed, Hachi is fine, but Kemi is a mermaid!"

The orange starfish jumped onto the table and spoke confidently.

"If it's exposed, it will be a big trouble!"

Generally speaking, mermaids live on the Fishman Island 10,000 meters below the sea surface. Slave traders can do nothing about it. Moreover, mermaids have the fastest swimming speed in the world. Only those mermaids who occasionally come onto land can be captured.

But this also makes the price of mermaids in the slave market remain high, and they are the type that have a high price but no market.

Capturing a mermaid would earn you a reward in the billions, which was enough to drive all the slave traders crazy.

In the original novel, it was because Cami's identity was accidentally exposed that she was kidnapped by slave traders, and then a series of events happened, which made the commotion get bigger and bigger, even attracting the admirals of the navy.

However, the plot has changed after Jiang Liu got involved. At least Kami will not be kidnapped so easily. I just don’t know if after Jiang Liu flapped his butterfly wings slightly, can a storm still be set off in the Sabaody Archipelago like in the original book?

"By the way, Luffy, do you know the 'Eleven Supernovas'?" Jiang Liu suddenly changed the subject.

"Oh, oh, pirates with bounties over 100 million, right? I think Zoro and I are among them."

Perhaps it was because of his observation skills, or perhaps it was some mysterious intuition, but Jiang Liu always felt that even if Kimi had not been kidnapped, something else would have happened.

With so many unstable factors now gathered in one place, what will happen in the end... It's really exciting.

Chapter 77: Target, Auction House

"Boss, are we really going to do this?"

Hiding in a dark corner, a man with a scar on his face was nervously observing the situation in the open-air cafe in the distance, with a Den Den Mushi in his hand.

"That guy is quite difficult to deal with!"

"Idiot! Of course I know that, otherwise I would have torn down that bar a long time ago!"

Den Den Mushi imitated the frustrated expression of the person on the other side perfectly.

"But this time it's different. We're not the only ones who are going to take action."

"Boss, what are you saying?"

"You know what kind of ability that little girl has, right? For those big guys, if this ability is used properly, they can almost monopolize the smuggling business in Shampoo Land and Red Earth Continent. Do you really think that only some smugglers are eyeing this?

In addition to artworks and luxury goods, the most in-demand item to avoid the navy’s eyes and the most profitable is arms!

As long as that girl activates her ability, she can silently send dozens or even hundreds of cannons to where they are needed at a time... and to deactivate the ability, all she has to do is sprinkle water, she doesn't need to be there in person at all!

Imagine what would happen if two sides were deadlocked on the battlefield and one side suddenly brought out a large number of guns and cannons that had never appeared in the intelligence? "

"Gulp..." Ma Zai swallowed his saliva, obviously frightened.

"But, but, that Jiang Liu..."

"Hmph, 'Violent Waiter Jiang Liu', right? If he hadn't been there, I would have taken action long ago. But I have to admit that we can't defeat that guy with our strength alone."

so--"

The boss suddenly raised his voice, scaring his henchman so much that he quickly covered his Den Den Mushi and cautiously poked his head towards the open-air cafe, fearing that he would be discovered.

"That's why we have to seize this opportunity..." the boss continued, "Now, all those vicious pirates who have completed the first half of the Grand Line have gathered in the Sabaody Archipelago, and among them there are eleven supernovas with over 100 million supernovas, which can be called the 'Great Evil Generation'!"

"Don't tell me you want it, Boss?"

"Yes, I plan to hire a supernova. After all, he is just a pirate and it is impossible for him to resist Bailey's temptation. However, Jiang Liu and the bar behind him are not easy to deal with. As long as there is a conflict between the two sides, we can take advantage of the chaos to kidnap him!"

They may not be good at head-on confrontation, but when it comes to taking advantage of troubled waters, no one is better than these gangsters.

"Boss, you are right...but."

"But what?" The eldest brother became impatient. "Are you still a man if you are so nagging?"

"Boss, I think that plan might have to be changed a little bit."