"Well?"
Luo looked at Maude in surprise, as if he was asking why.
Maude just smiled and did not take the initiative to explain.
Luo didn't ask any questions after seeing this.
Maud stared into the distance.
Neither of them spoke, and there was only the sound of the wind blowing on the platform.
After a while.
Maud, who was gazing at the distant scenery, suddenly said: "If there is nothing unexpected, we will set sail before evening."
"receive."
Luo grinned.
Although there is a research room here, in the final analysis, the research room on the terrifying three-masted ship is more comfortable.
After staying here for more than half a month, he has long wanted to go back.
And with the bear's ability, it only takes three days to go from the White Earth Island to the terrifying three-masted ship.
afternoon.
After being waved goodbye by several old acquaintances of Sabo and Xiong, the Polar Diver, which had replenished a wave of navigation supplies, slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.
The original plan was to let the bear shoot them, including the Polar Diver, directly onto the terrifying three-masted ship.
However, because the position of the terrifying three-masted ship changed too much, the bear could not accurately land on the ground.
With this in mind, Maud decided to sail back to the Terror Barque as normal.
The Polar Diver sank to a depth of two hundred meters, and then swam in one direction under the guidance of the life card.
At the sailing speed of the Polar Diver, it would take about half a month to get from the White Earth Island to the location of the terrifying three-masted ship.
This will be another boring journey.
Time passes day by day.
The popularity of Raffdrew's permanent pointer finally replaced the impact of the attack on the Holy Land.
Countless pirates, outlaws, and even the vast majority of civilians are paying attention to the follow-up news of Rafdru's permanent pointer.
Not to mention the World Government, which pursues the policy of preferring to kill the wrongdoer before letting go. It is highly concerned about this matter and even temporarily shifted its attention to Barrett.
As for Maud…
After discussions at the World Conference, Mod has been listed as a public enemy, and it is also a public enemy that must be dealt with sooner or later.
... ... ...
New world, an island.
In a tall building, Festa sat on a chair with his legs crossed, reading several reports in his hand.
On the wall directly in front of him, there were screens flashing with snowflakes.
“The response was okay, but not enough.”
Festa threw away the report in his hand and sneered: "Just releasing the news of Rafdru's permanent pointer is not enough to gain the trust of the jackals."
As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Barrett, who was sitting on the sofa drinking.
As if aware of Festa's gaze, Barrett raised his eyes and looked at Festa, without speaking, but continued drinking.
Festa didn't care about Barrett's reaction and said seriously: "Barrett, it's time to raise your chips."
"How to do?"
Barrett put down the bottle and asked expressionlessly.
A dangerous smile appeared on Festa's face, and he said sinisterly: "Let's do a live broadcast to warm up the celebration first. In this way, we can tell those greedy idiots that we have more than just good things prepared. Raff Drew’s permanent pointer.”
“…”
Barrett was silent.
He has little interest in the pre-celebration live broadcast that Festa said, but if it is to set up the final stage, then he will do his best to do it.
... ... .
The new world, within a town in a certain country.
Several CP0 members wearing white robes and strange masks were walking on the street as if there was no one around.
Pedestrians who kept coming and going all cast surprised glances at the CP0 members.
"The mission needs to be put on hold temporarily?"
"right."
"Hey, just for a piece of news whose authenticity cannot be confirmed..."
"Shut up. What you should do is obey orders instead of complaining here."
“…”
"If that news is true..."
"Hmph, a lot of people will die."
"I'm really looking forward to it."
"Go back, we'll be busy next."
Several CP0 members wearing robes drifted away.
The news of Rafdru's permanent pointer unsurprisingly moved cp0, a powerful spear driven by the Five Old Stars.
At this point in time just after the World Conference, greater and more violent turmoil is about to come.
And more people are waiting to see what happens.
... ... ..
Ten days later.
The Polar Diver successfully arrived at the Terror Barque.
About five days faster than expected.
Before the Polar Diver docked, everyone in the Maude Pirates, including Rebecca, Hiyori, and Manxili, the princesses of the country, had been waiting on the shore for a long time.
Crunch.
The soaked wooden cabin door was pushed open.
Maud walked out of the cabin first and came to the deck.
Luo, Brooke, Jim, Bebo, and Bonnie followed closely behind.
"Why are you all here?"
Looking at the people on the shore, Maud smiled helplessly.
It was just a normal return trip, as if we were welcoming some big shot.
As if he heard Maud's inner thoughts, Cavendish, who was also greeting the crowd, said in a sour tone: "It's all to welcome the big shot."
“…”
Maud glanced at Cavendish speechlessly.
Cavendish's handsome face was filled with visible envy.
Ignoring Cavendish, Maud looked at her companions.
"Let's go back to the castle first."
Afterwards, a group of people marched towards the castle.
In order to help Maud and the others catch up and wash away their dust, a grand banquet is naturally indispensable.
There was joy and laughter at the banquet table.
After having enough wine and dinner, Brooke's sweet playing echoed in every corner of the hall.
For pirates, nothing can replace the lively atmosphere brought by the banquet.
Maud sat down at the main table, holding up a wine glass, and looked at Brooke who was playing the piano with a smile.
On the piano, Bailey was twerking rapidly to the melody, and his funny dance movements attracted many laughs.
As if he didn't want Bailey to stand out, Bebo also joined in, which immediately attracted more laughter.
Maude drank the wine in one gulp and then slowly placed it on the table.
Perona, wearing a pink princess dress, floated over immediately and filled Maude's glass of wine in time.
The excellent wine service attracted Rayleigh's attention.
"Little Perona, this way, this way."
The wine glass in front of him also happened to be empty.
Hearing Raleigh's greeting, Perona hesitated for a moment, then went over to help Raleigh fill the glass of wine sitting next to Maud.
Satisfied, Riley picked up the wine glass and took a sip, completely unaware that Xia Qi was smiling at him.
Maude twirled the wine glass with her fingertips and asked: "Uncle Rayleigh, did you make a permanent pointer when you arrived at Loughdrew?"
"I was still wondering when you were going to ask this question."
When Rayleigh heard this, he turned his head and looked at Maud.
Maud and Raleigh looked at each other, waiting for the next step.
Rayleigh slowly put down his wine glass and said calmly: "There is indeed a permanent pointer made by Rafdru."
"Um?"
Maud's eyes narrowed and she was surprised by Rayleigh's answer.
Although he didn't quite understand the style of the Roger Pirates, he didn't think Roger was the kind of person who would create a permanent pointer from Ralph Drew.
"It's just that the permanent pointer... was secretly made by one of our companions without Captain Roger's consent. After Captain Roger discovered this, he threw the companion and the permanent pointer directly off the ship."
Reilly's subsequent explanation allowed Maud to dispel her doubts.
Someone on the Roger Pirates secretly created Ralph Drew's permanent pointer, but it was quickly discovered and destroyed.
"So, the news released by Barrett is false."
Maud rested her chin.
Riley was silent for a moment.
Judging from the results at that time, the Ralph Drew permanent pointer did appear on the ship, but it was indeed thrown into the sea by Captain Roger. The possibility of being preserved is very low.
only…
Based on what he knew about Barrett, Barrett didn't seem like someone who would do such a thing.
Jabba, who was also sitting next to Maud, suddenly took over: "Not necessarily."
He and Reilly generally agreed that Barrett would not do such a thing with his acting style.
After hearing this, Maud looked at Jabba and asked curiously: "Is there any hidden secret here?"
"There is no hidden secret, but..."
Jabba thought back to the scene.
"At that time, Captain Roger just threw the Festa and the permanent pointer into the sea. If the Festa could survive in that situation... it is not impossible to retain the permanent pointer in an unknown way. Of course, The likelihood of that is low."
“…”
Maude was silent.
That is to say—
As long as this man named Festa is still alive, it means that Rafdru's permanent pointer is likely to remain in the world.
at this time.