Crocus flew up to Laboon's head and pulled out the ship's pole.
Then he bandaged Laboon up, and Laboon felt a lot better.
It wouldn't ram into the Red Line anymore, as if it had been reborn.
To show his thanks, Crocus specially prepared a lot of food for the Straw Hat crew.
Seeing this food, Luffy drooled with emotion.
Raynor looked at it, and besides some fresh water and grains,
the rest was basically all meat.
Luffy loved meat the most, and seeing this meat of sea kings, he really wanted to swallow it in one gulp.
But with Nami's iron fist warning, Luffy didn't dare to be so unrestrained.
For a glutton like Luffy, they had to be careful.
If they let Luffy eat as much as he wanted, no matter how much food there was, it wouldn't last a day.
After all the supplies were prepared,
Raynor and the others were ready to leave immediately. They had just entered the Grand Line, and they didn't know how long the journey ahead would be.
They couldn't wait to explore new areas.
But at this moment, Crocus threw a needle to Nami.
Nami grabbed the needle and looked at it carefully, feeling a shock in her heart.
The direction the needle was pointing was completely different from the direction she had originally planned.
Normally, they should be heading west, but the needle was pointing to a position somewhat towards the east.
If they went this way, wouldn't they be going back again?
Seeing Nami's confusion, Crocus coldly explained:
"The path of the Grand Line is not as simple as the outside world."
"The magnetic fields of the Grand Line are all messed up."
"If you use an outside needle as a guide, you might get lost."
Hearing this, Nami understood, but Crocus continued:
"But this needle only points to the next location."
"And once you get to the next location, if you can't get a new needle, you can only blindly wander around."
"At that time, who knows what dangerous place you'll end up in."
Hearing this, Nami felt a little scared.
But she still said thank you and put the needle away.
She secretly vowed to find a needle every time she arrived at a new place.
After all the preparations were done, Luffy ordered them to set sail.
Before leaving, Raynor looked at Crocus.
"I've done what I needed to do. I'll come back soon to fulfill my promise."
"The rest is up to you."
Hearing this, Crocus's mouth curved into a smile.
"I hope you can successfully get through the Grand Line."
Saying this, Crocus's face became serious again.
Then he said plainly:
"You must come back alive."
Hearing this, Raynor didn't answer.
He just waved his hand, saying goodbye to Crocus.
Everything was understood without words.
Crocus's meaning was simple: Laboon couldn't lose another group of friends.
The Going Merry started moving, and Luffy grinned, waving happily to thank Crocus for the food he had given them.
The others also said goodbye to Crocus.
Then, the Going Merry set off again, heading in the direction the needle was pointing.
The Going Merry sailed away, heading forward.
Crocus silently said in his heart:
"You must come back safely. You are the last hope to save Laboon. You must not have any accidents."
The Going Merry sailed forward, encountering many strange weather conditions along the way.
But Nami's rich experience helped them get through it.
This made everyone realize the importance of a navigator.
However, the further they went, the stronger the monsoon climate became. Even Nami had never seen such bad weather.
Although she had avoided the previous bad weather,
that was only based on similar weather in the East Blue.
But the weather on the Grand Line was a hundred times worse than the East Blue.
Sometimes, there would even be terrifying weather events like sea tornadoes, which were completely impossible to appear at sea.
For these, she could only rely on the clouds in the sky to predict them.
But if the disaster was beyond her ability to predict, then they would all be wiped out.
No one could escape.
It could only be said that they were very lucky.
Nami anxiously looked at the needle, and the needle was now pointing to a small island not far away.
Nami then excitedly shouted:
"We're going to stop on that island next, do you understand!"
Hearing this, Luffy and Sanji almost simultaneously raised their hands and said:
"Understood!"
Seeing this, Raynor sighed. It seemed that these guys had been completely tamed by Nami.
The sea breeze was calm around them, so the Going Merry was moving very slowly.
Around the time it was getting dark, they finally docked on the island that the needle was pointing to.
Both sides were full of people, warmly welcoming them.
Luffy also excitedly responded loudly.
Luffy enjoyed this feeling of being the center of attention.
However, Zoro seemed to have noticed something, and immediately gripped his sword tightly, ready to fight at any time.
Raynor looked at Zoro's expression and smiled knowingly. After all, these people were all bounty hunters from Baroque Works, and were Zoro's former colleagues.
It was inevitable that colleagues would be jealous of each other.
It was not surprising that Zoro was acting like this.
Sanji also seemed to have seen that these people around them were up to no good.
So he lit a cigarette and took a big puff.
"I think we should leave here as soon as possible."
Saying this, Sanji gave a subtle hint.
He had already given his warning.
If they insisted on going to the island, he wouldn't mind having a big fight.
He could also use it to settle the score with the green-haired guy next to him.
Hearing Sanji's warning, Nami and Usopp seemed a little doubtful.
After all, it was suspicious that so many enthusiastic residents suddenly appeared in this place.
However, before they could say anything, the sound of gongs and drums came from the island, along with the smell of wine and meat.
There were even enchanting women standing on the shore, watching.
At this moment, the crew's three strongest fighters had surrendered.
Zoro slowly stood up, a wicked smile on his face.
"I think this place is very good."
Sanji said in a soft and yielding manner:
"Please allow me to apologize for what I just said. This is paradise!"
Luffy let out an excited roar.
"I've decided, we're staying here tonight!"
Seeing them in this state, Nami and Usopp wanted to cry but had no tears.
They could only follow their wishes.
They all prepared to go to the island.
Meanwhile, Raynor was searching for Vivi's figure in the crowd.
After Vivi escaped, she would definitely come here.
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