Chapter 176 Amber sets sail joyfully, probably
"By the way, I haven't asked you what your name is and where you are from?"
"Esmeralda, my name is Esmeralda." The dancer said carefully, "I am originally from the Kingdom of Corgis in the East Sea."
"Corgia?" Xia Qi thought for a moment and said, "I remember that the Kingdom of Corgia was attacked a few months ago. Was it Germa who did it?"
"I don't know who attacked the kingdom, but many people like me were kidnapped in the chaos. I don't know how they are doing now." Esmeralda felt sad when she talked about the kingdom being conquered and those people with similar fates as herself.
"The situation there isn't likely to be very good right now. Do you still want to go back?" Xia Qi reminded them that Corkia was not a member state, so no one would care even if Germa blatantly attacked it by crossing the Red Earth Continent with a special giant snail.
A conquered kingdom is now very likely to be facing internal chaos, invasions from neighboring countries, and harassment from pirates, and the situation for ordinary people there is probably not going to be very good.
"Yes! My family is all there. If I don't go back..." Esmeralda bowed to Rayleigh and Xia Qi respectively, "Anyway, thank you both for saving me. Next, I will find a way to go back by myself. Before that, if you need any service, I will try my best to help."
Esmeralda didn't want to cause any more trouble for her benefactor, but it would be nice .
"You don't need to do anything..." Rayleigh and Xia Qi looked at each other. They were not pushovers, but it was hard for them to just sit back and do nothing when they saw such a kind girl.
There were so many slave trades in the illegal area every day, but they pretended not to know about it. But now that this matter has hit him, he no longer cares about it and feels guilty.
"That little guy is really good at causing trouble for others." Rayleigh cursed in a low voice first, then said with a smile, "Actually, I want to go to the East China Sea to visit an old friend recently. If you don't mind, how about coming with me?"
"Huh? But..." Esmeralda wanted to say thank you for your kindness, but the other person didn't explicitly say that it was a gift for her.
"It's nothing, I'll trouble you to take care of my old bones from now on."
"Yes!" Esmeralda covered her mouth. She almost fell into the abyss twice and was saved twice in a row. "Thank you... Thank you..."
Although I didn't want to lose my composure, I couldn't stop the tears from flowing.
"It won't look good if he starts crying." Rayleigh smiled. He was thinking about whether he should go to the East China Sea to see the child Shanks mentioned, and... whether he should interfere with the other child.
"Let's eat something and take a rest first." Xia Qi pulled Esmeralda to sit down and prepared some food for her.
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On the other side, the Amber had just left the Sabaody Archipelago.
On the mast, a pure white flag fluttered in the wind. On it was a smiling cat's head, which contrasted nicely with the statue of Tom on the bow.
On the front sail was the full name of the ship, HOPE DIAMOND, written in an arch shape, and below the words were portraits of all the crew members. If you were to ask who drew the portrait, it must have been Tom.
Anyone looking at such a ship and flag would think it is a happy ship.
However, the nominal captain of the ship, Mr. Zhang Daye, was troubled: "I always feel like there is something missing from our voyage."
Now they were not far from Shampoo Land, the wind direction was stable, and the rudder and sails did not need people to watch them all the time. Everyone gathered together, and only Rui Mengmeng was guarding the lookout tower on the main mast.
It is called an observation tower, but in fact it is a small house strung on a mast, or perhaps it should be called an observation room. It is surrounded by special glass windows against wind, rain, and hail without affecting the field of vision.
In addition to the necessary tables and chairs, telescopes and loudspeakers, the room is also equipped with some books and exercise equipment to prevent the lookouts from getting bored.
However, it seems not a good idea to read while in charge of this position. Rui Mengmeng is now observing around with a telescope out of curiosity.
Shark Chili was leaning against the railing, carefully observing the ocean currents, verifying what he had learned, and occasionally checking the direction. At this time, he heard Zhang Daye's words and asked, "All preparations have been made. What else is missing?"
"It's almost a good atmosphere." Zhang Da also said, "For example, I shouted 'Target Water Seven Islands, set sail, set off!', and you responded enthusiastically with 'Oh!!!'"
He recalled how the Straw Hat Pirates entered the Grand Line and declared their dreams together and smashed barrels to encourage each other, so he thought it would be a good idea to learn how to do it.
Shark Chili tried to follow Zhang Daye's train of thought and asked, "Then why didn't you shout in the dock just now?"
Zhang Da was also embarrassed and said, "There were too many people just now. If you didn't cooperate , I would feel very embarrassed."
Altria drank some juice through a straw and asked, "So do we have to furl all the sails so you can yell once?"
Although it is a bit troublesome, everyone is out traveling, so Altria doesn't mind cooperating with Zhang Da to have some fun.
"Forget it, let's do it next time." Zhang Da was also a little discouraged. The people most likely to cooperate with him here were actually Rui Mengmeng and Tom. But now Rui Mengmeng was sticking to his post and Tom was lying on a beach chair lazily basking in the sun. It was better not to disturb them.
Taking advantage of the calm wind, Zhang Da stood on the bow and admired the vast ocean. He then ran to the stern to look at the gradually shrinking champagne field. If there were a poet here, he would probably be able to recite some poetic verses. However, Zhang Da could only think about whether to exercise or go fishing next.
Perhaps because we had completely left the climate zone of the Chabaoti Archipelago, the waves on the sea surface gradually became less gentle, and the wind direction and wind speed often changed.
Zhang Daye and his men also had to get busy, turning the rudder or adjusting the longitudinal sail under the command of Shark Chili.
Rui Mengmeng's voice came from the loudspeaker: "At 11 o'clock, there is a big dark cloud in the sky!"
Zhang Da also tried to look at the black sky: "Is it a storm? I just went out and encountered it. How unlucky?"
"It's not surprising to encounter a storm. The probability of encountering a storm on the Grand Line is very high. Even if there is one a day, it's not surprising."
Yes, it is abnormal for Zhang Daye and Tom to drift for five days in calm weather. Either they are too lucky or they are too close to the climate zone of the Chabaoti Archipelago.
Shark Chili looked at the pointer, then at the horizon, and continued, "I guess there's no way to get around it. Let's get ready to force our way through. I hope it's just a storm."
According to the boatmen, in a place like the Grand Line, it would not be surprising even if knives fell from the sky, and they were lucky to encounter a storm.
"It's coming, get ready!" shouted Shark Chili.
Altria had already stood at the bow, holding the steering wheel. Rui Mengmeng also came down from the lookout and stood with Zhang Da on standby. Even Tom stood straight with his chest puffed out.
