【Kiro】Island

"What?" Kidd turned back curiously, squatting beside Luo.

"Look here..." Luo pointed to the paper covered with dense ink and small letters: "William said he was going to save His Majesty the Emperor, and the real culprit is the World Government."

"Huh, I wouldn't be surprised that the son of a bitch government would do something like that." Kidd sneered.

Luo squinted at him, and looked at the diary again: "Here it is said that the world government has always wanted to control the empire. The reason is that this rich country not only has rich resources, but also a very rare precious metal that can be used in military affairs. Nicholas VII refused to cooperate with the world government, so they secretly supported the emperor's half brother and started a civil strife."

"Hey, it's really like their style." Kidd shrugged.

"In the end, Emperor Nicholas was defeated in this civil war and was forced to abdicate. He took his treasures and wandered at sea, but the world government still refused to let him go. At that time, William, who had become a big pirate, received the news and brought his fleet to Taking care of Nicholas... Hey, didn't you say they are enemies?" Luo tilted his head.

"Legends are always tampered with." Kidd said indifferently: "Besides, the person who released those rumors is probably the World Government itself."

"Well... William said that after he received His Majesty, he was ambushed by a group of pirates. The two sides engaged in a fierce exchange of fire, but the opponent's manpower and firepower were beyond imagination..." Luo smiled: "Then William Said that they accidentally discovered that the group of unknown pirates were disguised as government mercenaries."

"Fuck, this move is really ruthless! After you succeed, you just need to easily push everything to the pirates and it will be over."

"The conspiracy is revealed, and the world government will naturally do everything possible to eradicate them, but at the very moment, a strange storm blew up... Just like what the balloon captain said, the Black Pearl, which was out of ammunition and food, broke through the siege and died. escaped, and finally came to this deserted island along the magical ocean current."

"Oh, then did he say how he hid the boat in this mountainside?" Kidd was always more interested in this question.

"Here..." Luo Xiu's long fingers fluttered and swiped a few pages backwards, with a strange look on his face: "Master Eustace, have you heard of a demonic ability of 'bottle fruit'?"

"Bottle fruit?" Kidd shook his head, this was the first time he had heard of it.

Luo Ruo thought: "It suddenly occurred to me that I once heard someone say that there is a magical ability to seal a complete sailboat into a small glass bottle... Someone once used This way of stealing the ship, and then reselling it at a high price, as long as the bottle is broken, the ship can be restored to its original state. It is said that the ship of the legendary great pirate Captain Jack has also experienced this kind of experience, and it turns out that it is also the ability of the devil fruit..."

"Could it be that William Dampier is a bottle fruit capable person?" That's why the Black Pearl was hidden in this cave without leaving a trace?

"No, it is Nicholas VII who has this ability."

"Huh? That's weird, why didn't he stuff the boat into the bottle earlier? Wouldn't it be easier to escape the pursuit of the world government?"

"Idiot, this ability is for ships, you can't shrink people and stuff them into bottles! Besides, if there is no boat, how can they escape at sea!"

"In other words, it can only be an empty ship..." Knowing the truth is the power of the Devil Fruit, it is too plain, Kidd is somewhat disappointed.

"Here, here is another article. Captain William is a person who has studied geology very well. There are many pages in his diary that record the detailed conditions of the islands he passed, including this island. It turned out to be an active submarine volcano eruption. Sedimentary islands of..."

"Hey, I don't need him to tell me about this, it smells so strong of sulfur." ​​Kidd snorted disdainfully.

"Then do you know why we lost our abilities in the cave?" Luo glared at him.

"Uh..." Kidd scratched his hair, dumbfounded.

"Hmph. Because the volcanic rock here contains a rare mineral..."

"Sea Tower Stone?!" Kidd suddenly realized.

"Well. Although the content is very small, such as outside or here, it will not be felt in a larger space, but in narrow passages or stone chambers, it will produce a strong restraint effect."

"Oh, so that's the case." Finally the truth came out.

"It's a pity..." Luo shook his head and turned the diary to the end: "Although I escaped here and temporarily avoided the pursuit of the world government, it's a pity that on this deserted island that lacks food and fresh water, people will inevitably become impetuous after a long time. , eventually split into two factions, one side swore allegiance to the emperor to the death, while the other had the small plan of leaving with the treasure or throwing himself at the government..."

"It turned out to be killing each other." Kidd thought of the bones with sharp knives on the upper cabin and deck.

"Of course, the final result is a loss for both sides. I don't think Captain William will allow anyone to leave this island alive... It's just that Emperor Nicholas contracted a serious illness due to mental and physical exhaustion during the civil strife and naval battle, and finally died. Captain William After recording all this, he shot himself."

"Huh?" Kidd looked down at the pistol he had just pocketed, and secretly stuck out his tongue.

"I didn't expect William Dampier to be such a kind and righteous guy. He could have left here alone with the treasure." Luo closed the diary, let out a sigh of relief, stood up, and stretched his tingling legs and feet a little. .

"It's a pity that you were hacked." Kidd rolled his eyes and said, "You can't have a whole body after death."

Luo ignored him, walked forward, gathered up the scattered bones on both sides, and then bent over, "I'm sorry."

Kidd looked at the golden pistol in his arms again, scratched his hair, and followed suit with a random bow.

At this moment, their feet suddenly shook violently, clattering, and the gold and jewelry on the floor made a crisp sound of sliding and colliding.

"What happened?" Luo grabbed the long sword beside him, and tried to maintain his body's balance according to the magnitude of the vibration.

"It's a boat. The boat seems to be moving! Go up and have a look!" Kidd ran out of the cabin first.

Rumbling, thunderous rumble, as if rolling from the depths of the ground.

"What's going on? Is it high tide? Or low tide?" On the deck, in the darkness, the sound of sea water churning and surging could be heard clearly. It was obvious that the ship was bumped and floated by changes in water level and impact.

"It doesn't seem like an ordinary tide..." Kidd had a bad feeling.This more humid and stuffy feeling than when we came here, and the sudden increase in the pungent and disgusting smell in the air... "In short, let's get out of here as soon as possible!"

Luo also felt these unusual changes at this time, and a terrible thought came to his mind: "Could it be from the bottom of the sea..."

"We won't be so unlucky." Kidd smiled bitterly, and opened his arms facing the dark void.

"Boom!" With a louder sound than the roar of the earth, two heavy anchors rose from the ground.

"Clangling--" The ear-piercing sound pierced through the air, and countless metal sharp weapons flew from every corner of the hull to attach to the iron anchor for half a day.

"Wuuuuuu..." The long sword in Luo's hand was beating restlessly, and he quickly grasped it vigorously.

"Crash!" The hull tilted, lacking the support of rivets and steel, the rotten wood could no longer withstand the pressure, and slowly collapsed.

Luo held on to a mast while he was reclining, and put his arm holding the lantern in front of his forehead: "The ship is about to collapse, Master Eustace, what the hell are you doing!"

"Hehe, this time it's better for you to hold me tight." At this moment, Kidd was still in the mood to turn around and tease.

"Bah!" He took a mouthful to express his disdain, but heard a "click" and the mast was broken.Oops!When dodging, the hull shook violently again, the lighting object in his hand was thrown out, rolled on the ground a few times, and soon went out.In the darkness, Luo retreated with inertia without direction, and bumped into a person with a "bang".

"Hey, you came here so soon?" Unsurprisingly, a familiar voice.

"Fuck you!" Luo struggled, trying to stand up straight, but was wrapped around his waist by a strong arm.

"Hahaha." Kidd laughed and bent his fingers together: "Go!"

Pushed by the thick chain connected to the iron anchor, the huge mechanical body broke through the air, and crashed into the opposite mountain rock with a thunderous force.

There was a loud bang, and the stone was shocked.

Trafalgar Law lazily leaned on Eustace Kidd's shoulder, narrowing his eyes slightly.

At that moment, the earth trembled and the light reappeared.