Chapter 121: Deep Sea Journey
There isn't much to pack, just two sets of spare clothes for each person and some gifts.
There was no time to prepare in such a hurry, so I just moved a few boxes of wine as a token of my appreciation, and then looked through the prop column for something to give to Otohime's children.
Another thing to do is to hang a sign and tell the Goodman family so they don't worry.
After taking what they needed, the group returned to the shore and boarded the Giant Shark to where Princess Otohime and Shark Chili were waiting.
The person in charge of driving was Zhang Daye. In order to save some time, Shark Chili lent them the Giant Shark for their journey, and Zhang Daye took the opportunity to have some fun.
When it comes to driving this big guy, Altria is the most skilled. Using riding skills, she can drive better than Shark Pepper, but she can't change her form.
In fact, if Tom was allowed to try it out, he should be able to learn it. However, Zhang Da was afraid that he might accidentally mess it up, so he didn't let him play. This made Tom sulky for several minutes.
The shark giant stopped steadily next to Princess Otohime's boat. Several people jumped onto the boat, and then the shark giant disappeared.
"What a magical machine." Princess Otohime exclaimed. She didn't think the shark giant was very big because her husband Neptune was bigger than him.
Neptune is 12.2 meters tall, and Princess Otohime is 2.2 meters tall, e mmm...
One of the unsolved mysteries of One Piece: How did Neptune and Princess Otohime give birth to their four children?
"Then everyone get ready, we are about to dive." Princess Otohime pulled down a joystick.
A peculiar device on the coating at the stern began to fill air into the bubble film, causing the bubble film that was originally close to the hull to slowly expand.
Everyone watched in curiosity as the bubbles on the deck swelled up, slowly engulfing them, and then continued upwards to form a protective shield that enveloped them and the ship.
After the inflation stopped, Princess Otohime ordered the big fish under the boat to set sail, and the big fish began to dive steadily carrying the boat.
Ordinary ships will lose most of their buoyancy after being coated and inflated. Before setting sail, they rely on buoyancy blocks to stay on the sea surface. If they want to dive, they need to remove the buoyancy blocks.
But Princess Otohime's ship is not so troublesome. Its buoyancy depends entirely on fish. It is convenient to be able to tame such large fish.
As the boat dived, everyone could see the sea surface getting farther and farther away, the light getting darker and darker, and the originally bright sunlight gradually became only a bright spot.
"So beautiful..." It was the first time that Rui Mengmeng and Altria saw such a scene. It was a completely different feeling from sitting in the cockpit of the shark giant and watching the screen.
Shark peppers often move underwater and are common.
Tom paid more attention to the schools of fish swimming past the boat and overhead. He licked his lips from time to time, and it was obvious what he was thinking.
So Zhang Da also hugged Tom tightly. If he ran out to catch fish, there would be no place to find him. He would think about whether he could find someone to make life cards for everyone.
"How about we take a picture?" Zhang Da also took out his camera to divert Tom's attention.
There are two kinds of cameras in this world. One is the Den Den Mushi style, where you just blink and flash to take a picture. The other is a normal style camera with a lens cap.
Sanji, the innocent man who failed to capture the wanted poster photo, probably has something to say about this kind of camera.
Zhang Da also brought the regular version, because the Den Den Mushi version is a living creature and cannot be put into the inventory.
"I'll help you take the pictures." Princess Otohime volunteered. There was a camera in Fishman Island and she knew how to use it.
"Click" the picture froze, Tom was standing in the front with his hands on his hips, behind him was Altria, who was taking a photo with a cute expression for the first time, and Shark Chili, who was raising one hand. Zhang Daye and Rui Mengmeng were making the scissors hand gesture at the end.
The background is the ocean, which remains blue for the time being, with a group of fish and a big sea turtle behind it.
To put it bluntly, they are arranged strictly by size.
In fact, Shark Chili also wanted to make a scissors hand gesture, but he had already used the super transformation form today, and his strength did not allow it.
Princess Otohime looked at them and said, "It feels so ordinary."
"Then let's change the formation." Zhang Da also suggested, "I'll sit here. Shark Chili, you stand behind me and put Tom on my head . Altria and Mengmeng stand on both sides of Shark Chili, lean sideways and make a heart shape with your hands..."
Click, Princess Otohime nodded: "This is much more interesting."
"Come on, change another one..."
The few people changed many formations and poses, everyone stood in the C position, and took some photos in pairs.
"Princess, come and take a few photos!" Zhang Da also called out.
"May I?"
"Keep it as a souvenir!" Zhang Da also thought about it and patted Tom's head, "Quick, Tom, put together a selfie set."
Under the astonished gaze of Princess Otohime, Tom took out a small hammer and, by hammering away, quickly made a camera stand and a small chain mechanism connected by wires.
After everyone stood around Princess Otohime, Tom put the camera on the tripod and adjusted the focus. He ran back and jumped into Princess Otohime's arms, pulling the thin rope in his hand.
After a series of delicate transmissions, a small spoon pressed the shutter to complete the photo.
Then, Tom stayed in Otohime's arms and refused to get down.
Because Tom found that she smelled of fish, and it was the smell of goldfish.
Tom loves goldfish, as his fish tank and kitchen can testify.
Princess Otohime didn't seem to dislike Tom, and she gently rubbed his head and scratched his chin.
Zhang Da could only remind Tom not to bite anyone.
As the ship dived deeper and deeper, the light around them became dimmer and dimmer, and if they didn't speak, it would be eerily quiet.
"It's so dark, and it feels a bit cold." Zhang Da also looked around. Thanks to the lighting equipment on the boat, he could not see anything a little further away.
After Zhang Da said this, Tom began to shiver with cold. The fur on his body seemed to have no effect in keeping warm except for looking good.
"Ah, this is because we have dived to a depth of about 7,000 meters. The sunlight cannot reach here, and the temperature is relatively low." Princess Otohime explained, "There are spare clothes in the cabin. I will go get you some."
"Thank you." Zhang Daye and his friends all brought summer clothes and never expected it to be so cold here.
According to Shark Chili's estimation, the temperature here is only two or three degrees, but it has little effect on him as a robot, and they don't wear clothes all year round.
A few minutes later, everyone except Shark Pepper and Princess Otohime was wearing a coat, oh, and the cat too.
Facing Zhang Daye and the others' puzzled looks, Princess Otohime explained: "We, the fishmen, can live directly in the deep sea. The current temperature is no problem at all."
"That's true. No wonder Kemi never brought any cotton-padded clothes every time she came..." Zhang Da also remembered something he hadn't noticed before. When swimming in the water, wearing a cotton-padded coat is just deceiving yourself, right? And it's like wearing a weight?
Shark Chili noticed something: "It seems that you have never looked at the record pointer. Is that okay?"
He has been learning about navigation recently, so he is very concerned about it. It is common sense that navigation in the Grand Route requires relying on recording pointers or life cards.
