From Pirates to Sweeping the Worlds

Looking at Litte's bright smile, Xia Jieren was stunned for a moment.

It was not until Litte called him again that Xia Jieren reacted. He pretended nothing had happened and turned his head slightly.

"I'm so useless." Xia Jieren secretly blamed himself, "How can a real man be attracted by women?"

"Lite is not yet an adult." Thinking of this, Xia Jieren felt even more guilty.

Although according to the standards of the One Piece world, a woman of Litte's age can get married.

But in Xia Jieren's heart, Litte is just a "quasi-high school student".

After Litte calmed down a little, she asked curiously, "Master Jieren, the Sky Island is 10,000 meters in the air. How do we get there?"

Litte's curiosity about Sky Island was rekindled.

"Well, there are generally two methods." Xia Jieren explained: "There is a place called Gaya Island in the Grand Line. There is a wonder called the Sky-High Current around this island."

"The principle of the turbulent ocean current is similar to that of a volcanic eruption. Due to geothermal heating, the pressure inside the cave continues to increase. When it reaches a certain critical value, it will push the seawater out."

"When the turbulent current appears, ships can take advantage of it and follow it to the White Sea, which is seven thousand meters high. Then they can continue to sail upwards and reach the White Sea where Angel Island is located."

"Hey, there really is such a strong ocean current." Litte's eyes sparkled, and she was obviously very interested in this strong ocean current.

"The strong currents are not safe. If you are not careful, the ship will be destroyed and people will die." Xia Jieren poured cold water on him. "The strength of the strong currents varies. There is no guarantee that we can reach the White Sea."

"If the strong current loses its strength and the ship happens to ride on the strong current, then..."

"The ship was destroyed and everyone died!" Litte spat out four words.

"That's right!" Xia Jieren nodded, "If we come first from a thousand meters high, the entire crew will be wiped out."

“The sky-high current is the first method.”

"As for the second method, it is to enter the White Sea through the Top of the West." Xia Jieren said.

"The top of the west?" Litte asked puzzledly.

"The top of the Western Paradise is in the West Sea, which is quite close to us." Xia Jieren smiled.

"Why haven't I heard of it?" Litte and Butler Kil looked at each other and asked in confusion.

"Have you heard of the Kingdom of Atlas, the country of giants in the West Sea?" Xia Jieren asked mysteriously.

Atlas is the god of the sky in Greek mythology, a member of the Titans. He was condemned by Zeus to support the sky with his shoulders.

"Of course, the Kingdom of Atlas is one of the most powerful countries in the West Sea." Litt replied directly.

"In the Kingdom of Atlas, the giants guarded a huge tree that reached the sky, which was called the Treasure Tree 'Adam'."

"The precious tree 'Adam'. It is a very valuable shipbuilding material." Butler Kiel said in surprise.

"That's right!" Xia Jieren nodded slightly, then changed the subject: "However, the value of the treasure tree Adam is far more than this."

"As long as you show your friendliness to the giants and pay some fees, you can use this giant tree to enter the White Sea thousands of meters high."

"This is the second way to get onto the Sky Island."

"But this method is somewhat dangerous. There are many islands in the sky, and the attitudes of these islands towards the outside world are different."

"Some sky islands are extremely xenophobic, some are more welcoming to outsiders and trade with them, and many are indifferent."

"If you don't have sufficient strength, then rashly landing on the sky island will only result in a significant loss of crew members."

Xia Jieren seriously talked about the dangers of the sky island.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and added: "Also, when our people land on the sky island, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, and those who are not in good health will faint directly."

"Why?" Litt asked.

"At an altitude of ten thousand meters, the air is thin. People living on the sea will not be able to adapt to the environment of a sky island for a while." Xia Jieren explained according to Gan For's words in the original book.

Then he pointed out the window and said, "No, you can feel it."

As they were talking, the airship worm had already stopped at an altitude of six thousand meters.

Looking up, the first thing that catches your eye is a deep and clear blue.

This is a color unique to the sky, purer and deeper than any blue on the ground.

It is so blue that it seems to attract people's souls and make them fall deeply into it.

The sunlight poured down from high above, penetrating the thin air and illuminating everything around.

Looking down, the sea becomes blurry and abstract. The outline of the island is vaguely discernible, but the specific details have disappeared in the distance and height.

The air around was cold and thin, lifeless.

"How is it? Are you feeling a little cold and having difficulty breathing now?" Xia Jieren asked with a smile.

"Hmm~, I didn't feel anything when I was talking just now, but once I got quiet, I felt the difference compared to standing on the ground."

"Besides being colder, each breath now requires me to inhale longer," Litte confessed her feelings.

"Being at an altitude of more than 10,000 meters will only make people feel more uncomfortable." Xia Jieren looked up at the sky and then smiled: "But in order to witness the beautiful and charming scenery of Sky Island, a little discomfort is worth it."

"Yes!" Litte looked at the blue sky and yearned for Sky Island even more.

"I wonder if there are angels in the sky island?" Litte clasped her hands together, placed them on her chest as if praying, and said expectantly.

"Um, yes, there is, but it may be very different from what you think." Xia Jieren touched his head awkwardly.

"Is it? Is it true?" Litte came close to Xia Jieren and asked.

"There are no real angels, but there are angel families."

"But they look no different from us, except that they have a pair of small white wings on their backs."

"Let me make it clear in advance that they cannot fly, and they don't have any special abilities."

Xia Jieren hurriedly explained.

"Ah~" Litte was very disappointed.

She thought it really existed.

Seeing Litte's lost look, Xia Jieren suddenly asked curiously: "Lette, are there many people in the world who hope that angels exist?"

"There should be quite a lot." Litte answered vaguely, "Anyway, I really hope to see an angel."

As she said this, Litte's eyes were bright and full of longing.

"Then you don't need to be disappointed. There might be an animal-type, human-human fruit, mythical beast, or angel form somewhere in this world." Xia Jieren encouraged.

"Really?" Litte asked in surprise.

"Very likely." Xia Jieren didn't say it with too much certainty.

"If it's an angel fruit, I think I can try it." Litte said.

"Why do you want to become an angel so much?" Xia Jieren stared at Litte meaningfully.

"Of course." Litte said without hiding anything.