The Furry King of Pirates

Fudo Mingwang Hao.

Central lawn deck.

In addition to grass, there are also other plants growing here, and all kinds of bright flowers are vying for beauty, but the colors are too bright and messy.

Angela had complained many times, but Mogushan always used the excuse of plant experiments.

Blue thought it was pretty good. It looked full of life anyway, so it wouldn't matter if it had more colors.

There are also more than a dozen unique man-eating plants living here, and occasionally they will walk around on the deck.

Although man-eating plants can move, they are not very intelligent and their range of activities is limited. They are enough to serve as a warning, but considering the completeness of the Fudo Myooh's defense system, it is better than nothing.

"Hahaha~~~"

A burst of laughter echoed on the deck.

It was Tiger who was running and jumping with the little guy on his back. He was so big that if he had run before, it would have been banging.

However, since I learned the moon step, I can lift it with ease. After all, it is a technique for exerting force on the feet. There are many benefits after mastering it.

It can even be said that the four-legged Tiger can move faster than anyone else on the ship.

The little guy felt the pressure of the oncoming wind and shouted excitedly with his eyes closed.

In the end, Mogushan didn't get along with the little guy. Not only did he not get along with children, he didn't even have much experience with humans.

It was Tiger who got along with the little guy and took him up and down the boat every day.

Tiger, this guy, has a new partner these days, and his mind is about the same. He has almost forgotten about Mogu Mountain.

And, of course, Blue.

I haven't petted a cat in several days, and my hands are itchy, Blue sighed.

"Captain, the weather ahead is changing, the forecast is thunderclouds!"

Rafiki's voice came over the pavilion's radio.

"Yeah, I understand, do you need my help?"

Blue puts down the catnip tea.

"No need. It's not a violent climate. Ratchet's maid can control it. But according to the chart, this thundercloud climate area is related to the destination we want to go to. We should be close to the destination."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

[Hey, isn’t it a bit bad that the ship is too advanced? There is no need to go into battle like the Straw Hats. It’s a bit boring. The fun of sailing has been reduced! This is it! 】

But that's actually because the Straw Hats are special. On ordinary ships, the captain rarely does chores. There are so many junior sailors below that there is no need for the captain.

Not to mention the captain, everyone else also performs their duties.

There are not many people on board the Fudo Meiou, but there are many mechanical maids and strong automation. During normal navigation, Ratched and Tom can fully control it.

[I hope the next stopping point will be more interesting. Although the last Punk Hassad is an island that appears in the original work, I didn’t have time to watch it because of the battle, so it is considered an incomplete check-in. 】

Moreover, at that time in the original book, Punk Hassad had been regarded as the battlefield of the admiral, and the climate changed and turned into an island of ice and fire.

I don't know if I can still see that wonder, although it is a bit cruel to the Punk Hassad creature.

Thoughts were swirling in Blue's mind, and the fun of clocking in brought Blue more enjoyment than catnip.

……

Thunder God Island is one of the islands in the New World close to the Red Earth Continent. Generally, one of the three record pointers on the ship coming out of the Fishman Island will point to it.

The island is as its name suggests. It is said to be the place where a thunder god lives. Of course, it is not the thunder god of Eniro, but the most brutal thundercloud climate in the natural weather, which has always shrouded the island.

From the outside, it looks like countless irregular white iron chains, winding and connecting the sky and the earth, turning the island into a prison that no strangers are allowed to enter.

To be honest, except for the adventurous guys, generally no one wants to get close to this island.

On this day, the Cyborg Pirates led by Narsenji arrived at the edge of the island, which is often said to be three nautical miles away. This distance is considered the radiation range of an ordinary island climate.

For Thunder God Island, it is the range where lightning can fall.

"Hey, hey, hey! What's going on with this island! The record pointer is broken! Why is it pointing to that island!"

"Why isn't it the pirate island we originally went to?"

Dense lightnings continued to fall from the thunderclouds to the sea. The terrifying thunder light was right in front of them, and the white light shone on the faces of the Cyborg Pirates.

Under this kind of sea surface, not even ordinary fish, not even sea kings can be seen. Looking at the island, it is even more messy, without any breath of life.

"How can you get on an island like this? Don't be ridiculous!"

"Captain, why don't we go to the Pirate Island where we first went?"

Under the thunderous light of the tragic defeat, there were faces that were even more defeated. Some people were trembling with fear and suggested to Narsenji fearfully that they almost said that they had a disease that prevented them from going to the island.

"Stop making such noise. If I could go back to my original island, I wouldn't want to come here! Do you think I'm stupid? Huh?"

Narsenki was a little angry, and his flat black sunglasses could not hide his wide eyes.

"This...what should we do?"

Navigator and deputy Simons said, "Tsk, what are you afraid of? There will be no problem with the route I chose! Although it looks scary, Thor Island, as one of the initial islands of the new world, is not a desperate situation. Besides, In the black market, the captain has also bought a lot of information about Thunder God Island."

"That's it. It seems that the captain has expected it. The captain is wise!"

"Captain wise!"

"Humph!"

His subordinate was finally no longer afraid. Narsenji snorted coldly and said to Simmons: "According to the intelligence, if you want to board the Thunder God Island, you must have the help of a guide. We can only wait."

"I hope we won't have to wait too long. We can't say we are safe now..." Simmons hesitated.

"Why, are you afraid of the navy's pursuit, or are you afraid of King Ming's group behind you?"

Narsenky understood what Simmons meant. After escaping from Punk Hassad, Narsenky and others were immersed in the atmosphere of celebration for the smooth operation.

But just half a day ago they got a newspaper from World Economic News.

"When King Ming's adventure group first arrived in the new world, they spread their fangs and destroyed the naval research base!"

"The Myooh Adventure Group is defined by the world government as extremely vicious criminals. Should they be called the Myooh Pirates from now on?"

"The Ming King Rosian Blue once again showed his amazing strength and defeated the veteran Navy Lieutenant General Olivier!"

"The G-5 Naval Branch suffered heavy losses, and the entire branch was leaderless. This may have been a major blow to the Navy's intention to enter the new world."

"But there are also voices within the Navy saying that it is a good thing to be crippled in a scum concentration camp like G-5. However, they still firmly believe that King Ming is an extremely vicious criminal and cannot be questioned."

"Due to this incident, the mysterious naval research base has once again been exposed to the eyes of the world. Many world government affiliated countries have written letters wanting to share the navy's research results."

"The religious nation that bestowed upon Rothian Blooming the title of King did not respond."

"Internal sources say that King Ming attacked the naval research base only to eliminate the former criminal Caesar Courant, and there was someone else who destroyed the naval base."

"The Navy did not respond to its mistakes in harboring a criminal, Caesar, and causing him to escape again."

The Ming King Adventure Group, which had just entered the New World, once again occupied the front page of the news. To be honest, destroying the Navy's research base on such an intense battlefield in the New World was not really big news.

Moreover, the fact that the G-5 branch was crippled is also an exaggeration. It seems that Morgans is once again adding fuel to the fire.

On the contrary, the incident of former Navy Admiral Zefa breaking his arm was not reported and must have been concealed.

Of course, Narsenji and his group didn't know about Zefa, but when they saw the report about King Ming, they were already in a bad mood.

"It says there is someone else who destroyed the research base..."

"Does the Navy already know that we did it?" Simmons said.

"No, if that's the case, we will definitely be reported. However, even if the navy doesn't know, Prince Ming and the others definitely know. We met each other before we went to the island."

"Then why didn't Prince Ming confess us?"

Narsenki was silent. He didn't know. Maybe it was because he didn't have time to eliminate Caesar, or maybe the Ming King didn't care at all.

Seeing that Narsenji didn't respond, Simmons said, "And no matter what the reason, we let King Ming take part of the blame. That's a fact! I guess he's not too kind."

"You're so scared! We went to the naval base to steal information and prepared for the worst. Now that we have all the information, do we still care about the details? And what can a King Ming do to us?"

"But, Captain, that King Ming's record is quite terrifying. Look at the bounty. This is the first time a bounty has been placed on his head. It's really too much."

Simmons is not a cowardly pirate. If so, he would not be able to sit in the position of deputy captain. The main reason is that he has a stack of bounty orders in his hand, which is really heavy.

"More, it's just 5000 million Baileys more than me, only 5000 million Baileys! Now that I have obtained part of the life design drawings, do I need to be afraid of him in the future? Even now, I am not vain! "

Narsenki showed a fearless look. Indeed, looking at the reward order, the gap is not very big.

"Yes, yes... there is no need to be afraid, the captain is mighty!"

The vice-captain didn't mean what he said. There might not be much difference in maximum combat power, but King Ming had many bounties besides him!

Rosian Blue, life or death, 3 million Baileys.

Ghost Shura Rafiki, regardless of life or death, 1 million beli.

Purple deer, Sika, life or death, 9000 million beli.

Fierce tiger, life or death, 7000 million beli.

Spray mushrooms, life or death, 7000 million Baileys.

Tom the fishman wants to be captured alive for 3 million beli.

For example, Blue, Rafiki and Tom, who have names, directly use their names to post rewards. Tiger and others, the Navy does not have an investigation office name, only a code name.

This is the first time a bounty has been put on the ship. The total bounty on the entire ship is close to 10 billion, which is terrifying.

Just looking at the bounty, it is estimated that except for the emperor-level forces, the New World can go sideways.

This is what makes Simmons afraid.

"Hey, Simmons, don't worry. The new world is so big, it's not that easy to encounter them. Even if they come to Thor Island this time, as long as we find someone to pick them up first, they won't be able to encounter them."

Simmons thought the same thing. There is only one person who can pick up Thor Island, which means that there is only one boat that can go to the island at a time.

"Do you need an umbrella?"

"ah!!!"

Suddenly, an eerie and hoarse voice came over, which not only interrupted the conversation between Narsenji and Simmons, but also scared the pirates on the ship.

Narsenki smiled, "Look, this is coming!"

Not far away, I saw a sea full of thunder and lightning. On a small awning boat, there stood a dry old lady, holding an umbrella and rowing calmly in the thunder and lightning.

She was the only person to greet her. Under the umbrella, only half of her old bark-like face was exposed. In the lightning, it looked distorted and terrifying.

There were piles of umbrellas on the boat.

"Do you need an umbrella?"

she asked again.

……

"Boss, why hasn't anyone come to sell umbrellas yet?"

Mogushan stood on the bow of the boat and looked around, asking Blue strangely.

"Ah... I don't know. It's my first time here too, but logically there should be an old lady selling umbrellas."

"Could it be that the old lady is dead?"

Angela frowned, "How can you curse someone to death?"

"Isn't it normal to be born, old, sick and die? I'm an old lady, so it's not strange to die."

Angela was too lazy to pay attention to Mogu Shan and said to Bulu: "Buru-chan, you rarely make mistakes, and this time should be no exception."

Blue swung his tail and became impatient because he couldn't wait for the old lady selling umbrellas.

"I'm sure there are umbrella sellers, but...although what Mogushan said is unpleasant, accidents are normal. It doesn't necessarily mean death. Other accidents are also possible."

Besides, the old lady is still there many years later, so she is definitely not dead now.

Tom, "Hahahaha, a man must face it with a loud voice. Even if it is a natural disaster, we have to go to the island, Captain."

"Uncle Tom, it's not difficult to get to the island. Even El Nilu has been taken care of by me. Of course I'm not afraid of the thunder and lightning on this island, but I really want to buy an umbrella and take a look."

Tom, "No one sells it outside the island. There must be some on the island."

"That's right, let's go."

Blue was helpless. He just wanted to experience the scenes in the original work, but it backfired and there was nothing he could do.

"Ratchet! The energy absorption device is ready to be debugged."

Ratched, "It's already ready and ready to run at maximum power."

"Okay! Tiger, protect the little guy, Rafiki, and drive ashore!"

Although there are a lot of thunder and lightning on the sea, it is still much less than on the island, but no ship dares to dock so carelessly.

The Fudo Myooh broke in like a dark golden behemoth, and the lightning rod rising on the hull looked like a big hedgehog from a distance.

The terrifying lightning is attracted by the lightning rod and then stored in the energy core.

"Lightning rod collection was successful."

"The collector is operating normally at 40 percent power."

"The energy core storage is normal and charged at 20%."

"Discharge device under test."

Waves of electronic female voices sounded, and a row of gun muzzles appeared on the hull of the Fudo Myooh.

"Discharge!"

The electric energy absorbed by the core was released again, forming shining lightning beams that smashed the rocks in the distance.

"The discharge test was successful, the number of muzzle damage: 0."

Ratchet touched the barrel of the cannon and it felt sizzling and hot. "The temperature is still controllable, but continuous firing is unrealistic."

Ratchet, who has mastered Sky Island Shell technology and analyzed part of Pluto's blueprints, found that it is not difficult to make this kind of jet cannon, but he has been unable to break through in terms of materials.

After all, he is a mechanic and doesn't know much about materials.

Blue, "How long can you withstand a lightning strike of this magnitude?"

"After the electric energy is fully stored, it is discharged again, and so on. Considering the fatigue of the material, it will be no problem to persist for at least three days."

"Okay, let's go to the island."

Ratched, "Captain, wait a minute."

Rachel pulled Blue and showed a screen, "Sonar detection shows that there are many creatures moving in the sea."

"What's weird about this..." Blue didn't understand at first, but he quickly realized, "There are actually creatures under the sea surface struck by lightning?"

Ratchet, "It moves very slowly, but judging from its trajectory, it should be a living thing."

Blue looked at the purple water and said, "Is it okay to catch one and take a look?"

"Okay, Uncle Tom, please get off the net."

Tom responded to the call and went to the side to fish. He was very skilled and quickly caught one.

Everyone gathered around to see this creature that could survive thunder and lightning.

In the middle of the net, a creature that looked like a slug lay quietly, but its back was blue, and there were two pairs of tentacles on its head, and sparkles of electric light came out from time to time.

Angela, “Wow, it’s so beautiful!”

Indeed, this is a creature with bright colors and a dreamy feel.

Tiger went up to scratch it with his paw, and a flash of blue arc hit his paw. He was so frightened that he quickly took it back.

"You stupid tiger, what are you touching blindly? Are you still afraid of this little bit of fire?" Mogu Shan said, "But what is this? Will there be sparks?"

Tom, "Judging from the appearance, this is a sea slug, but this is the first time I've seen one that can discharge electricity."

Rafiki, "In this kind of environment, it's not surprising that it can discharge."

"Yeah, it's a beautiful creature! I'll catch a few more when I leave, open up a new area, and keep them in the aquarium."

Blue also loved this beautiful creature, but as soon as he finished speaking, the sea slug suddenly shriveled up and leaked a pool of liquid.

Mogushan opened his mouth wide, "Holy shit, what's going on? Are you dead?"

The people in the boat were all confused. Unexpectedly, within a few seconds of being caught, the boat began to ooze water and shriveled up. It looked like it was dead.

Tom, "It seems that this kind of creature is relatively dependent on the living environment."

Blue, "That doesn't seem to be easy to raise."

Ratched, "It's okay, Captain. When you have time, Mogushan, please study the living conditions of this creature. After you understand it, I will make a special water tank."

Ratchet fulfills 100% of Blue's needs, and must overcome difficulties even if they arise.

Mushroom Mountain, "Huh? I am a botanist, not a marine biologist. This is not the scope of my research."

"This is what the captain wants!"

"I can't get into the water again."

"Captain's needs!"

"All right……"

Blue, "Meow hahaha, Mushroom, don't be so embarrassed. If you really can't do it, don't force it. Rather than this, we have to discuss who wants to go to the island?"

"Boss, me, me, me!"

"Hoohoho!"

The most active Mushroom and Tiger must have volunteered, and in the end everyone expressed their intention to go to the island. After all, this is the first adventurous island in the new world, and no one wants to miss it.

Sika's voice came from the purple mist, "Leave it to me and I'll stay here."

"Well! Sika, please take good care of your injuries, and then separate some strains to follow me."

Sika hummed, and the purple mist broke from the source and turned into a long ribbon-like strip, draped over Blue's shoulders.

Sika is still far from fully recovering, but this does not affect his ability to use most of his abilities.

Although the separated part of the strain has very low autonomy, it can record some information. Sika can later recover the memory inside and follow it to the island.

"Sika, take a good look at the boat! Boss, let's go quickly. My soul of adventure is already thirsty. By the way, the eldest sister has already taken a step ahead!"

"Meow hahaha, there's really nothing we can do against Angela, let's go."

……

The umbrella seller was beaming with joy, counting a handful of Baileys in the rock house on the shore, "Jiejie, Jiejie, today is another day to make a lot of money!"

At this time, a large dark golden ship approached. My mother-in-law thought she was dazzled at first, but after confirming that she was right, she let out a sneer.

"He must be a newbie pirate who doesn't understand the horrors of the new world. He unexpectedly broke into the thunderclouds. He is really bold."

"It's a pity that there are only so many lightning umbrellas, otherwise I would have made a fortune again."

The mother-in-law only cares about her own money-making matters and does not care whether the daredevil she thinks is dead or alive. After all, she has seen too many such people.

But soon, the ship showed its difference. Not only did it sail steadily amidst the thunder and lightning, but it also fired a bombardment, breaking the reef into pieces.

The air wave caused by the explosion hit the mother-in-law in the face, making her freeze in place, "What kind of ship is this!"

Mother-in-law didn't come back to her senses until Blu and the others got off the Fudo Myooh.

Mogu Shan was complaining about why he had to bring the little guy down, "Bringing this guy here is not entirely a burden. Why don't we just leave it to Sika to take care of him?"

Rafiki said, "Sika's image is not very good at the moment. It is inconvenient and can easily scare children. Besides, if anything happens, you can leave it to Ratched. It is not a burden."

"Ugh……"

"Mushroom, don't move around. There are a lot of lightning strikes on the island. The protective field I opened is not big. Also, use your umbrella cover to protect the little guy."

After arriving on the island, you can't walk away with a lightning rod, so Blue must have used his own position to deflect the lightning. This level of lightning strike is a little worse than that of Eniro. It is not difficult to defend, but the area is large. That's right, everyone needs to be taken into consideration.

"understood……"

Thunder God Island looks barren from a distance, but if you look closely, there are still many low plants growing on the shore, among which a kind of grass with a metallic luster on the surface is the most numerous.

Looking from the middle of the island, you can vaguely see taller trees, growing sparsely.

Soon Blue found the umbrella seller standing there blankly, "Hey, I just said yes! Look at that old woman."

"Where is!"

Mogushan was the first to take a look. The environment on this island was harsh, thunder was roaring, and it was also a place where the power of seeing, hearing, and coloring's domineering power was limited.

"It's true! There is a skinny, skinny human being."

"Who are you...uh..."

The old woman was awakened by the figure not far away. Just when she was about to ask aloud, she was startled by the flashing silhouette against the dark background. A word was stuck in her throat and she couldn't get out.

What kind of monsters are these?

There are fat giant tigers, ferocious baboons, walking mushrooms, deep fur people, laughing murlocs, and a two-meter-tall child.

"Monster!!!"

The old woman finally broke through her inner defenses, picked up the only remaining lightning umbrella, and ran away.

Being so timid, Blue was speechless. Although his group (monsters) were a little strange, they wouldn't run away when they saw them.

"Mushroom, don't let her get away!"

The living person we just met on the island must not be let go. Blue is unable to move himself, so only Mogushan is the most suitable person to take action.

"okay!"

"POP

GREEN, pitcher plant! "

A seed was spat out by Mogushan and quickly approached the old woman.

This old woman looks dry, but she runs very fast. Most people may not be able to catch up.

The seed hit the old woman's feet, and a cage made of vines instantly grew and captured the old woman.

The old lady selling umbrellas, get it! ! !

"what!!!"

"Help!! What kind of monsters are you!!"

"Old lady, my meat is very weak and not delicious at all! Let me go."

The old woman struggled and begged for mercy.

"Who said aged meat is not delicious? Aged meat is chewy. I like it best, meow hahaha~~~"

Blue got into a bad mood and teased the old woman, grinning and revealing two rows of fangs.

The old woman was so frightened that she kicked her feet and fainted.

Rafiqi went up and patted the old woman's face with his sword sheath, "She really fainted."

Mogushan, "You are so cowardly and useless! Tsk!"

Tom, "Hey, hey, don't bully the elderly! I can't stand this. Let me do it!"

Tom waved his hand, "Murloc karate, sprinkle water!"

A stream of water hit the old woman, covering her from head to toe.

You are also very rude, you have no intention of respecting the elders at all, Blue's eyes are subtle.

Tom, "She and I are both elderly people, so you don't have to be polite! Hahahaha!"

The whole team was speechless. What he said was reasonable. From now on, you will be the one to join the senior citizens.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The old woman woke up coughing and looked at the monsters surrounding her, almost holding her breath again, "You, you, you...you...am I going to be cooked and eaten?"

Blue said, "I was joking with you just now. Who wants to eat you?"

Mogushan said, "Yeah, you don't look delicious! You're too timid."

Tom, "Don't be afraid, we are an adventure group, not a monster group. Sister, are you an umbrella seller?"

Although they were Yan Yan's monsters, the monsters were monsters, and they were still very scary. Moreover, each of them bared its fangs, which made the old woman tremble like chaff.

Blue, "Seriously, you must be used to big winds and waves here in the New World. Why are you so scared by such a little thing?"

"I'm not afraid of people, but I'm afraid of monsters. People can be reasonable, but monsters just want to eat my flesh. How can I not be afraid!"

The old woman calmed down a little and saw that Blue and his gang really had no intention of eating her, so she spoke slowly.

Blue, "That makes sense. Even pirates usually have no interest in killing an old woman like you. By the way, aren't you selling umbrellas? Why haven't I seen you selling them?"

Mogu Shan said, "Yes, we have been waiting at sea for a long time. What's going on? Is it this umbrella? Is it still for sale?"

"Don't take my umbrella! If you take it, I'll be electrocuted!" The old woman held on to her umbrella tightly.

Mogushan said, "I didn't say I wanted yours, so you can sell the others."

"Let's not talk about the umbrella thing for now. I see that you are not only weird, but you also have the means to withstand thunder and lightning. You don't need any umbrellas at all. By the way, are you pirates who have just entered the new world?"

The old woman had completely calmed down, took out a knife and cut open Mogu Shan's cage, patted her clothes and stood up.

Blue, "Absolutely."

"No wonder, everyone with experience knows that the number of umbrellas on Thunder God Island is limited, and it can usually provide a boatload of people to the island. If I didn't go to pick them up, it means they have been sold out, and I have to wait for the next group of people to leave. Now, I have to collect the umbrella before we can bring people to the island again. Since you know my existence, why don’t you even have this information?"

That umbrella was not considered high-tech. It was made of the lightning-struck wood growing in the middle of the island as its bones and its leaf fibers as its surface. It could slide lightning away and fall to the ground.

Rafiqi, "Oh, there is another saying. The information I bought from Shampoo is not very comprehensive. There is no such information at all. What should other people do if they don't know the information?"

"If anyone dares to wander onto this island without knowing the information, and comes in recklessly, of course they will all die."

Tom, "In other words, a group of people have already arrived on the island before us."

"Well, they are also a group of pirates, and the leader seems to be named Narsenji." The old woman had no intention of keeping it secret.

Blue narrowed his eyes slightly, "That's really a coincidence!"

Old lady, "I told you not to touch my umbrella!"

Mogushan looked unconcerned, holding the umbrella with his fingers and studying it, "The material of this umbrella is really good, it is made of a plant."

The old woman said, "Yes, yes, you are knowledgeable. The vegetation around us, of course, requires our weaving skills."

Blue, "Your craft? Are there inhabitants on the island?"

"Of course, why else would I, an old woman, be doing here?"

Although the old woman was scared, she kept her words.

Blue looked around and saw that although the island was not small, except for some trees, it was completely bare and there were no residents living there.

Old woman, "Don't look, we don't live on the ground."

Rafiki, "Underground?"

"You are very smart. The ground is full of electricity and cannot house people at all, so our family has been living underground for generations."

How clever is this? Rafiqi curled his lips. Is it possible that he can still live in the thunder clouds in the sky?

"Hey!!"

Mogushan screamed. It turned out that he was trying to study the umbrella, and was struck by the lightning flowing on the surface of the umbrella. Half of his arm was singed, and his whole body began to twitch.

"Meow hahaha, Mushroom, what are you doing with your plane?"

The others laughed too.

The old woman didn't laugh, she just felt that these monsters who had no regard for the life and death of their companions had become hateful again.

After laughing, Blue asked, "Can we go underground?"

"Well, generally speaking, if you want to enter the village, you have to buy an umbrella, which is considered a toll..."

"Ok?"

Blue narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Alas, alas, but you are not afraid of thunder and lightning. Just go straight in. I will lead the way for you."

So a group of people, led by the old woman, walked a little further inside and found a cave. The entrance to the village of Thunder God Island was here.