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"Sun thief! Come back if you have the guts!"
Ian patted the ship's side, yelling at the Pico Pirates who were far away, trying to turn on the mocking mode and make these guys turn back.
The consequence of this is... The Pirates' ship runs faster...
The sailors on the ship looked at each other in dismay, not knowing what Ian meant. As a caravan, those pirates ran away as soon as they ran.
Bill pulled Laian from behind, shook his head and said, "Forget it, you won't come back, don't look at Pixar's obesity, and think he is really stupid, he can be the captain of a pirate ship Yes, none of them are stupid, since he has made up his mind to escape, it is impossible for him to turn back after being scolded by you, your duty is only to protect the ship and the cargo, there is no need to get too entangled with the pirates."
After being persuaded by Bill, Ian could only give up resentfully.
Seeing that his persuasion was effective, Bill finally showed a little smile and said, "Don't worry, everything is missing on the great route, but the most important thing may be pirates. If you want to catch pirates, you will have opportunities in the future."
Because they crossed the Upside Down Mountain while Rab was diving into the sea, the remaining eleven merchant ships arrived safely, but because the flagship mast of Ian and the others was damaged, all the ships of the caravan docked at They landed on the shore of the lighthouse at Gemini Cape, ready to wait for the flagship to repair the mast before going on the road together.
It won't take long to repair the mast, but it also needs to stay here for at least an afternoon, so Ian followed Bill to the shore.
"Old man! Old man, are you there? I'm here again!" There was a house next to the lighthouse on the shore. As soon as Bill got ashore, he yelled towards the house, which made Ian stunned: "Bill, he won't It's the old man called, isn't it Cokex
Ian can't remember the name of this person, it seems to be called this, Ian only remembers that he is the lighthouse keeper of Twin Cape, but shouldn't this keeper live in Rab's stomach?
As Bill yelled, the door of the house opened, and an old man in a short-sleeved shirt with a petal-like head came out. He wore glasses on the bridge of his nose. It wasn’t Cokex, whoever he came out, looked After arriving at Bill, he was stunned for a moment, and then greeted him: "Bill, are you bringing the fleet again?"
"Yeah! This is the last time!" Bill laughed, and he was very happy to see his old friend.
Ian stepped forward and asked Bill in a low voice, "Do you know this old man?"
"Of course!" Bill nodded and said, "The more times we go back and forth, the better we will get to know each other."
When Ian was talking to Bill, he didn't notice that Crox stared at his hat for a while, and then suddenly asked Bill, "Who is this young man?"
"Oh! He is the most famous pirate hunter in our East China Sea now!" Bill quickly introduced: "He has captured the pirates with the highest bounties in the East China Sea. This time we are also lucky, please come to him As a caravan guard."
Crox nodded, without saying anything, moved out a few chairs, and let Ian and the others sit down.
At this moment, a voice sounded cautiously from behind, saying: "I...can I sit here too and take a rest?"
Ian looked back and found that it was Roland Gale. At this moment, how could he still have the arrogance he had when he first got on the boat? When he was attacked by the Peak Pirates before, this guy had been hiding in the cabin and shivering, not daring to show his face. Now that he was finally safe, he dared to go ashore for a breath.
Thinking about this encounter of entering the great route, I am afraid that this little nobleman who has not seen much of the outside world is very exciting.
Ian ignored him, but Bill gave him a chair, poured him a glass of water, and told him to sit aside and rest.
Colax and Bill chatted. They were talking about the scene when they met in the past. Elderly people just like this kind of memory. Ian was listening, and suddenly asked Bill suspiciously. : "Bill, I heard that the great route can enter but not exit, is this true?"
In fact, he had doubts for a long time. This time he came with the merchant ship. According to Bill, after they sold the goods, they had to buy them and then return to the East China Sea. According to the way of water flow like the upside-down mountains, Ian always wanted to Asking them how to go back, this question has been held in his mind for a long time, and now he finally asked it when Colux was there.
"Can you go in or not? Who did you hear that from?" Bill asked in surprise.
"Isn't it?" Ian said: "I heard that on the great route, the climate and ocean currents are very chaotic. The only thing I can believe is the record pointer, but the record pointer will only point to the next island. If you want to go back, you can't Maybe go all the way along the pointer and circle the great route?"
In fact, Ian’s so-called hearings are all from his memories of reading comics before, and this is what the Coke in front of him said, so Ian asked here, in fact, he wanted to hear what Coke said. answer.
"You are wrong!" Bill grinned and said, "We are a caravan, and we are not capable of going deep into the great route. Our caravan destination is only the island closest to Twin Cape. There are seven such islands in total. It is the starting island of the seven routes on the great route."
"Even if you can't go far, how do you come back?" Ian still frowned and said, "Shuangzi Cape is not an island. It is impossible for the record pointer to point here?"
Hearing Ian's question, Korax finally spoke. He pointed his thumb at the tall lighthouse on the mountain behind him, and then said, "Young man, if you can really enter but not exit, then What do you think the lighthouse at this end of Twin Point is for?"
"Isn't it guiding the boat coming down from the Upside Down Mountain?" Ian asked.
"Wrong, there is one purpose to guide the boats coming down from the inverted mountain, and another purpose is to guide the boats returning from the starting point island to Gemini Cape!" Krox said: "Indeed, Gemini Cape is not an island, so the record pointer It wouldn't be affected to point to Twin Point, but you think people can't sail at all without a record pointer?"
"As long as the lights of the lighthouse have not been extinguished, the ships returning to Cape Twins will not lose their way at sea!" Krox said: "This has been handed down from hundreds of years ago, human wisdom! In the era before the invention of the record pointer, the navigators all moved forward by the guidance of the lighthouse."
Ian understood a little bit, nodded, but continued to ask: "Even if you can return to Gemini Cape from the starting point island, how do you get out? It's impossible to go through the windless belt?"
"Indeed, a caravan like ours cannot go through the calm zone!" Bill said, "The calm zone is very dangerous, and even warships equipped with sea tower stones may not be able to guarantee that they can pass through smoothly every time." There is no wind, let alone us ordinary merchant ships, but... we have our own way!"
When talking about this, Bill winked at Ian and asked, "Ian, what do you think are the reasons that affect ocean tides?"
Ian thought for a while and said, "Climate, temperature, and geographical factors..."
Bill shook his head and said, "What you said is one of the factors, but you forgot the most important one!"
After speaking, he pointed to the sky.
Ian raised his head, looked at the sky suspiciously, and said, "Heaven? You're not talking about rain... the sun... ah! I see, it's the moon!"
"Yes!" Bill nodded with a smile, "It's the moon. The tides of the sea are actually caused by the gravity of the moon. If there is no moon, you won't be able to see the surging waves of the sea. It's dead water."
Korax also said: "The water flow of the reverse mountain is not always flowing like this, it will actually flow countercurrently. When the moon is full and the gravitational force of the moon reaches its maximum, the direction of the water flow of the reverse mountain will be reversed." Turn around, rush straight up from Twin Cape, and then split into four streams at the top of the mountain, flowing into the four oceans respectively."
Ian's eyes widened when he heard this, and there is such a saying!
This is something he doesn't know at all... This real world of One Piece is even more wonderful than what he knows...
Looking at Ian's face, both Bill and Crox seemed to have gained a sense of satisfaction. People who don't know or know little about the great route will usually have such a surprised expression after hearing about it. As an old man In other words, what they like to see most is this kind of expression.
"The time for the reverse flow of Mount Upside Down is not certain, but it is generally between the 15th and 17th of each month!" Bill explained to him: "At that time, Mount Upside Down will change from the entrance of the Great Airway to At the exit, caravans like us who want to return will choose to come to Gemini Cape at this time, wait for the countercurrent to occur, and then return to the blue sea."
"This is something that most of the caravans who have been on the great route know!" Krox said: "Some pirates who became monks did not know this, or some people who went too deep into the great route could not return to Twin Cape , then if they want to break away from the great route and return to the four seas, they will take the risk to venture into the windless belt. It is okay to say that they are strong, but they may really be able to break through. If they are weak, they will be buried in the mouths of large sea kings, so It is completely wrong to say that the great route can enter but cannot exit.”
It is rare for Ian to have someone to help him answer these doubts, so he listened with great interest, and asked another question by the way, "On the great route, can we only follow the seven fixed routes?"
"Not necessarily!" Krox said: "The so-called fixed route is inaccurate, because it is only the direction of progress according to the recorded pointer. In fact, as long as you have a permanent pointer, it is completely possible to travel from the island on a route. , jump to another route, because the permanent pointer will not be disturbed by the magnetic field of other islands, it will always point to a certain island."
"Of course, making permanent pointers is not easy!" Bill continued: "It is said that very special manufacturing techniques and principles are required. Ordinary recording pointers can be made by Colux, but he cannot make permanent pointers! So in general, The permanent pointer is very precious, and those who have the permanent pointer will carry it carefully, and will not easily show it to others."
However, before the words fell, a weak voice sounded behind everyone: "The permanent pointer you are talking about is not referring to this?"
Ian and the others were all taken aback, and turned their heads, only to find that the one who made the sound was Roland Gale who had just come ashore. At this moment, he was holding an exquisitely crafted thing like an hourglass in his hand. The round glass ball is fixed on the outside by a frame supported by four small pillars, and in the middle of the glass ball is a suspended magnetic pointer.
Although it looks very old, it is definitely a permanent pointer, because on the side of the wooden sign facing Ian and the others, a few letters can be vaguely seen, and Ian carefully identified them for a while , and then read out: "A... Allah... Alabasta!?"
Fuck! ? This turned out to be a permanent pointer pointing to Alabasta!
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