Chapter 558: Orangutan? Monkey?
The octopus hot air balloon was still shrinking, but it was not a big problem if it fell from this height. Just in case, Zhang Da and Wendy teamed up to cast a strengthening magic on the Amber.
Tap~clatter...
The Amber landed safely on the sea, stirring up layers of waves. Everyone on the deck swayed for a while before regaining their footing.
"Finally back!" Jackie Chan cheered softly, "I feel safer here. I was always worried about falling on the sky island."
Shark Chili agreed: "I kind of miss the real ocean, too."
Although the floating islands in the air sound impressive, after actually living on them, you will find that there are many things you won’t be used to.
"The change in the air is so noticeable..." Wendy closed her eyes and raised her head. The gentle sea breeze made her feel very comfortable.
"Rapidly descending from a sky island at an altitude of 10,000 meters to sea level may cause oxygen intoxication. Please be careful to prevent symptoms such as dizziness, fatigue, and chest tightness. Beep~ Misaka gave a timely warning."
But she was obviously worrying too much. Everyone was full of energy and had no ill symptoms at all - except Ye Yan who tried to pretend to be sick to get subsidies.
Ye Yan, who failed to cheat on subsidies, became busy again. He had cheated someone to get a set of Sandia-style clothes from, and now he is designing wings.
His latest performance art, 'The Fighting Shandia People' is scheduled to be released at the end of this month.
Even busier than him was Tom. The originally huge octopus hot air balloon had shrunk to the size of a basketball. It fell from the sky and landed on Tom's head with a thud.
Tom tried to pull with one hand, with both hands, and even shook his head hard, but he couldn't get the octopus off.
"It's indeed an evil sea demon. Do you need help?" Artoria took out the sword again.
Tom shook his head like a rattle, for he was afraid of being hurt by mistake.
The little octopus also shook his head. He had just arrived in Qinghai and was not used to the environment, so he subconsciously held on to something and had no intention of seeking death.
After understanding the situation, the little octopus quickly jumped off Tom's head, hopped towards the side of the boat, and jumped into the sea, whimpering like a puppy along the way.
Zhang Da also smiled, opened the cages of the two Nannanjian birds, and prepared a small package for each of them to hang around their necks. "As agreed, you pointed the way for us and we'll bring you back. Here are some snacks and dried fruits for you to eat on the way. The Grand Line is very dangerous, so be careful on the road."
"Chirp" The two Nan Nan birds flapped their wings and flew away, still making strange calls when they said goodbye.
In fact, the two of them quite like this ship. It's a pity that it is too easy to fall to the bottom of the food chain if they stay on the ship. If they return to their original forest, at least they can command many insects and be the boss freely.
Zhang Da also clapped his hands: "Okay, let's take a break first, and then go back to Alabasta as planned."
Vivi has been away from Alabasta for more than a year. Although she occasionally appears in newspapers and becomes a hot topic with the Amber Tour Group, Zhang Da also feels that as the heir to a country, Vivi might cause problems if she does not appear in the country for a long time.
"Okay~" Weiwei responded crisply, and happily ran back to her - what Zhang Da just said about resting was not empty talk.
Every time the Amber experienced bad weather and shook violently, the things in the room would become a mess and take a long time to clean up.
Especially the last time we rode the Sky Current, the Amber was sailing straight up, and when we arrived, the cabin looked like it had been robbed.
Fortunately, the kitchen uses a special bowl rack with built-in fixing and shock-absorbing functions, otherwise, after a trip to the sky island, who knows how many cups, plates and bowls would be destroyed.
"I have to clean up again..." Perona frowned. Her room was filled with all kinds of stuffed bears. Even if she didn't go back, she could imagine how messy her room was.
Misaka sister turned her face to the side and whispered:
"Misaka's room is simple, so there won't be any major problems. If someone asks for help, there's a 99.511% chance that she'll agree to help. Beep~ Misaka is shy about asking , so she'll express her wishes in a tactful way."
"Really?" Perona grabbed Misaka's sister's hand, "Please help me, Misaka!"
"What a troublesome companion, but since you've said so, Misaka will help. Beep~ Misaka said pretentiously and sighed helplessly, alas."
You don't sound like you're pretending at all, and this kid doesn't even sigh with any noticeable tone fluctuation...
Perona was already used to Misaka's way of speaking: "Then go now, I'll treat you to hot cocoa afterwards, or I'll give you a 'Quatai' next time."
Since Misaka is similar to herself, one is obsessed with Kumasi and the other is obsessed with Quata, Perona's attitude towards Misaka is somewhat special, probably because she feels like she has met someone of the same kind.
"Compared to hot cocoa, Misaka prefers black tea. Also, Misaka doesn't have any particular fondness for Quata's childish image. Beep~ Misaka tried to hide her hobby with a half-truth."
Perona was helpless: "Hey..."
It takes a little time to tidy up the cabin of the Amber, but it does not affect the sailing. Just leave someone outside to pay attention to the wind direction and watch the steering wheel.
As the nominal captain, Zhang Da also volunteered to take on this important task. As for his room, it was of course left to Tom to clean.
After all, it was Tom's room.
Zhang Daye's choice was definitely not because he was too lazy to do housework, but for everyone's safety, without any selfish motives.
Everyone was busy with their own things, and the Amber breathed a sigh of relief, having survived the day.
…
According to Shark Chili's estimation, although the location of their landing island couldn't be directly determined, it shouldn't be too far from Alabasta. If they sailed slowly, five to seven days would be enough.
The time spent on the road was certainly not wasted. Everyone was very keen on paying attention to Misaka's devil fruit ability, and took her to do some quite scientific tests, such as swimming, electrofishing and... water fights?
In short, after "scientific" testing, everyone found that Misaka was different from ordinary people with special abilities, and she was not that afraid of water.
Even if Misaka sisters sink into the sea, they can still use their abilities, but they cannot transform into elements. This is the same as the previous seastone test results.
Perona and Vivi were almost crying with envy: "Why? We are all espers, why is Misaka the only one who is not afraid of the sea water ?"
Zhang Da also came up with a bad idea: "If you're envious, how about I tie you up with ropes and soak you in the sea water for a few hours every day so you can try to do some adaptive training?"
"devil!"
"cruel!"
Zhang Da also felt that he had received unfair evaluation.
In fact, Misaka is not completely afraid of sea water, at least it is still a little difficult for her to swim.
However, Misaka said that she could find a way to create an electromagnetic shield, electrolyzing a small portion of the seawater around her body at the fastest speed, creating a temporary waterless area, thus temporarily eliminating the restraining effect. Then, using a technique similar to the Moon Step, she could step on the seawater below to escape from the sea and save herself.
The disadvantage is that the electrolysis of seawater produces not only oxygen and explosive hydrogen, but also toxic chlorine, which needs to be paid attention to in actual application.
In addition, she has not yet learned the Moon Step, and the method of discharging electricity also requires her to think slowly until she sums up a 'formula'.
Zhang Da was also very familiar with the word "formula" because Misaka had told him that in addition to the unconscious misuse of abilities, most of the super-powered people in Academy City needed to apply the formulas that had been summarized for their own abilities when using various moves.
Electric shock users have electromagnetic formulas, while spatial abilities have spatial formulas. The number of precisely controlled moves a user possesses depends largely on how many formulas they can master...
If you want to temporarily develop an ability during battle, you have to derive a new formula while fighting and then perform calculations.
Misaka's current situation is different from the other people with special abilities in Academy City, because she possesses some characteristics that only "Raw Stones" have, and is even superior to Rough Stones.
She can give up calculations and use lightning at will based solely on instinct, without being unable to activate her abilities due to insufficient calculation ability.
In other words, compared to the ability users in Academy City, Misaka can use moves that are beyond the level of her calculation ability; compared to the ability users in the world of pirates, Misaka can control her abilities more precisely and better.
At present, her biggest shortcoming is that her physical strength is not strong enough. Although her physical age is four or five years older than Weiwei, her actual physical fitness is much worse than that of Weiwei, who has been traveling with Amber Travel Group for more than a year.
In this regard, Zhang Da also gave the advice that in addition to exercising more, the other suggestion is to eat more meat, especially the meat of sea monsters.
The sea kings expressed their approval.
In addition, Zhang Da also suggested to Misaka that she try to "see" people through electromagnetic waves. The Thunder Fruit and the Observation Haki are a perfect match, but even without Observation Haki, one can still feel and observe electromagnetic waves.
…
This is the third day after coming down from Sky Island. This morning it is Vivi's turn to be the lookout - observing the sea conditions and warning of enemy situations. Vivi likes this kind of job that allows her to help everyone.
"There is a foggy area ahead, but we can vaguely see an island." Weiwei informed everyone through the radio as soon as she discovered the abnormality.
"Got it!" Zhang Da didn't need to say anything, Perona had already sent out her negative ghost to explore the way.
"There is a foggy area and a small island. Isn't this the Devil's Triangle? Has the sky island drifted so far?" Zhang Da was also a little puzzled.
They had been following the Alabasta's permanent compass, so Sky Island wouldn't have drifted past Long Ring Island, Seven Waters, or the Devil's Triangle, right? That was nearly half of the paradise.
Perona could share vision with the little ghost, and soon got feedback: "It's a very desolate island, but there is a castle on it!"
Perona was very happy, she loved the castle the most.
Zhang Da also said, "Don't just look at the castle. Do you see any people? Are there any other buildings?"
Perona subconsciously made a lookout gesture: "It's just a large forest and a large area of ruins. I don't see anyone."
She felt a little lost. Even if there was a castle on such a deserted island, it would probably be dirty and dilapidated.
This is probably another unlucky little country that was captured and looted by pirates, and maybe even wantonly destroyed . Some bad people destroy simply for the sake of destruction.
Zhang Da also guessed so and said, "It doesn't matter if there's no one here. Let's go get some food."
The Amber sailed into the foggy area and found that the fog here was not as strong as imagined, and the visibility was much better than that in the Devil's Triangle.
The island was shrouded in fog, and from time to time there were sounds of beasts roaring and birds flying in fright. It looked a bit eerie under the dim light.
Everyone found a suitable place to moor the boat and go ashore. The shadow of the castle could be seen in the distance on the shore.
Zhang Da also glanced at the nervous Perona: "Don't you like dark castles like this the most? Why are you so scared?"
"Who's scared?" Perona retorted subconsciously, "Besides, even if you like dark castles, they can't be completely deserted."
Weiwei was very excited: "Brother Tatsuya, can we go explore the woods now?"
Kalu clung tightly to Vivi. He was rejecting in his heart, but he had to . The cute running duck showed an expression of resignation.
Zhang Da also said: "Wait a minute, let's go to the castle and see, maybe there is someone inside, but Perona didn't see it."
As they passed through the forest, Tom had already taken out his spear and was ready to hunt, but there were no wild beasts to provoke him.
After leaving the forest, we saw a large area of ruins. It looked quite old, and there were a lot of broken bricks and tiles, as if several streets had been demolished.
Uncle Long walked over, put on his gloves, picked up a broken brick, walked to the other side to compare it, and said:
"There might really be people here. At least these ruins were deliberately cleaned up and piled together. The time interval between the cleaning and the destruction of the buildings must have been quite long."
Wendy admired him and said, "Uncle Long is amazing. He found the clue so quickly!"
"Haha, it's actually very easy, just..." Uncle Long talked about a bunch of his observation methods, and Zhang Da also thought he was watching Detective Conan.
Zhang Da also said: "Since there are people here, let's go and say hello and see if they are friends or bounties living here."
The crowd walked around the ruins and continued towards the castle, and soon saw... a vegetable field.
Everyone was stunned. In front of such a huge castle, there was not a garden, a fountain, or a pool, but a vegetable field?
There's something wrong with the style of painting.
Just as Zhang Daye squatted down to take a closer look, a black shadow rushed over and slashed at Zhang Daye's head with a sword!
Zhang Da also calmly dodged the sword and kicked the attacker back.
At this time, dozens of figures holding weapons rushed out from the same direction.
After seeing the faces of these guys clearly, everyone was stunned: "Monkeys? Orangutans?"
Zhang Da also corrected him: "It's...baboon."
