From Pirates to Sweeping the Worlds

"What's the big deal? Don't we have [Infinite Machine]?" Usopp didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at all.

Crocus scolded angrily: "Idiot! Don't you think about what you will do if the [Infinite Machine] accidentally breaks down one day?"

Hearing this, Usopp's heart trembled. Before, he was too optimistic and didn't notice this possibility at all.

Seeing that Usopp had listened, Crocus nodded and continued, "At this time, you will need something called a [Record Pointer] to indicate the direction of the next island."

"That's a special pointer that can record magnetic fields."

"It won't hurt to prepare a few more!"

"Thank you for your reminder, uncle!" Usopp nodded heavily.

"But where are we going to [Record Pointer]?" Usopp asked with a frown.

Kulokas pointed to the entrance of the Red Earth Continent Tunnel not far away and said, "There is a mall opened by the Kingdom of the Netherlands over there. You can buy the Record Pointer there."

Hearing this, Usopp's eyes lit up: "Great!"

For the sake of navigation safety, Usopp dared not be careless at all.

Just as Kurokas continued to impart common sense about the Grand Line, Lab broke out of the water.

"What a big whale!" Luffy exclaimed.

"Uncle, is this the whale you raised?" Usopp looked at Crocus with surprise on his face.

"No!" Kurokas shook his head slightly, "This was left here by someone else."

Thinking of the news he got from the [Kingdom of the Netherlands], Crocus had an idea and started to tell the story of Lab and the [Rumbar Pirates].

After hearing this, Luffy and his crew sighed.

Finally, Kulokas asked, "If you meet a man named Brook during your voyage, please tell him that Lab is still at [Twin Capes] to uphold the promise!"

Luffy adjusted his straw hat and said seriously, "Leave it to us!"

As if Labeon understood the conversation between Crocus, Luffy and the others, he chirped happily.

Since learning that Brook was still alive, Lab has not crashed into [Upside Down Mountain].

Just like Kulokas said, Brooke must not want Lab to hurt himself.

"Wait, how much is a [Record Pointer]?" Usopp asked a very important question.

Kurokas looked at him in surprise and explained, "An ordinary [Record Pointer] costs only a few hundred thousand or a hundred thousand Baileys, while the price of [Eternal Record Pointer] is double that."

"Phew, that's not bad! That's not bad!" Usopp heaved a sigh of relief after hearing that. "We should be able to buy one as a guarantee!"

"Are you poor?" asked Kolokas.

Usopp nodded awkwardly.

"I see." Kurokas hesitated for a moment and said, "Wait a moment."

Then he turned and went back into the lighthouse.

After a while, Crocus came to the Straw Hat Pirates again and handed them a thick stack of things: "These are your rewards for finding Brook for me!"

"What a lot of money! Are you really going to give it to us, uncle?" Luffy exclaimed, his eyes shining and drooling.

Don't get me wrong, Luffy is not interested in money, but he is interested in the meat that money can buy.

"Thank you, uncle!" Usopp smiled happily and had no idea what humility was.

He just took a quick look and found that there were at least two million Baileys.

Sanji frowned, a little surprised that Crocus took out such a large amount of cash.

However, considering that this was someone else's privacy, Sanji tactfully did not ask.

Luffy and the others exchanged greetings with Crocus for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.

Kurokas stood on the shore and watched the Merry go away.

"Is this the person Roger is waiting for?"

It was both unexpected and reasonable for Xia Jieren that Crocus would help the Straw Hat Pirates.

The straw hat on Luffy's head was too obvious for Crocus to fail to recognize it.

Although Xia Jieren understood Kulokas's actions, he still felt a little disappointed. He invited Kulokas to join the [Netherlands Kingdom] several times, but was rejected every time.

Fortunately, after much persuasion and sugar-coated inducements from the [Netherlands Kingdom], Kurokas handed over all his life's learning to the [Netherlands Kingdom].

To do this, the [Kingdom of the Netherlands] needs to agree to one of Kurokas' conditions.

Xia Jieren didn't want to owe anyone a favor, so he took the news that Brook was still alive in exchange, and promised to send Lab back to the [West Sea].

However, after learning that Brook was still alive, Lab was unwilling to leave. Kulokas chose to respect it.

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After the Straw Hat Pirates left the Twin Cape Lighthouse, they followed Crocus's advice and came to the Red Continent Tunnel, where they purchased a few Record Pointers just in case.

Then, the Straw Hat Pirates officially set sail for their first stop, Whiskey Peak.

Along the way, they finally witnessed the unpredictable weather on the Grand Route.

It was sunny just now, but it may rain heavily or hail the next moment.

Luffy, Usopp, Sanji and Zoro are all busy as dogs.

Usopp was not paying attention for a moment, and the Merry lost its direction and headed in the opposite direction.

There was another rush.

After going through many hardships and dangers, two days later, [Whiskey Mountain] came into view.

"Whiskey Mountain? Why is it called this? There is no mountain. It is just a flat island." Usopp put down the telescope, looking confused.

"It's just a name!" Zoro said nonchalantly.

"Let me see!" Luffy came closer.

Ever since the Umbrella Group took over this place, it has spent several years flattening all the cactus-shaped mountains for land reclamation.

Today, Whiskey Peak no longer has a peak, and its land area has more than doubled in size.

This is an important stronghold of the Umbrella Group.

Under the guidance of the staff, the Straw Hat Pirates slowly entered the port.

The residents of [Whiskey Peak] are no longer surprised to see pirate ships entering the port.

Apart from anything else, there is a [Pirate Street] on the island, which is a place for pirates who roam the sea all year round to have fun and sell stolen goods.

In this regard, both the Navy and the World Government chose to turn a blind eye. They are also vested interests.

After wandering around the island for a while, Luffy was greatly disappointed.

Usopp, Zoro and Sanji were also not interested.

To be honest, there wasn't much to see for four grown men.

At this time, Usopp suggested: "I heard that there is a [Pirate Street] on the island, which is an entertainment venue dedicated to pirates. Do you want to go and have a look?"