Pirates: How many divisions do the Five Elders have? Destiny

Like most pirate taverns, this place is a chaotic mess, full of all sorts of people.

Fortunately, both Ma Qiao and Nami have plenty of experience and are capable of handling such situations.

Of course, Nami is no longer the helpless Cat Burglar she once was.

She no longer needs to rely on her delicate appearance and submissive acting skills to gain a safe space to maneuver, as she used to.

Nami only needs to gently nestle next to Ma Qiao, asserting her ownership of this man.

Rather than ensuring his own safety, it was more about guarding against the greedy eyes of those vixens in the tavern lingering on Ma Qiao's muscular chest.

Teacher Ma naturally had little interest in these women of the night. The main reason was that Nami's little hand, secretly placed on her waist, really hurt when it pinched.

As for the pirates who covet Nami's cute and beautiful appearance...

Of course there are.

However, when a look of greed appeared in their eyes, a few gossipy henchmen would always whisper something in their ears.

Then, the pirates' expressions as they looked at Ma Qiao and his crew would immediately turn to fear, and they would quickly turn their heads away, afraid of being targeted by these killing gods.

To reiterate, Ma Qiao doesn't understand "the romance of pirates," nor does he understand the thought processes of the two riddle-solving characters King Luffy and Liu Zoro.

Anyway, who would dare touch his girl in the bar? Ma Qiao told his underlings to take her as a concubine.

However, Ma Qiao wasn't exactly a devil.

They're only glancing at Nami a few times now, so it's not appropriate to kill them for it.

After all, with Nami's figure, how many men could resist?

The deterrent effect of the massacre at the docks made the trip to the tavern go very smoothly.

Ma Qiao looked around. The guy who called himself a New Human was already in the Jaya Tavern, but Bellamy wasn't among them. (See picture)

Bellamy isn't inherently a bad person, but he was corrupted by the stories of Doflamingo from a young age.

He is essentially no different from those young people born in the 1990s and early 2000s who, after watching a few "Young and Dangerous" movies, abandoned their studies and embarked on a life of crime.

This is one of the reasons why Ma Qiao felt that even if people like Ace and Luffy weren't true pirates, they still needed to be targeted.

The power of role models is immense.

This is especially true for minors whose minds are not yet fully developed.

They have no ability to distinguish right from wrong.

If someone with ulterior motives exerts a subtle influence on them through artistic works or even teaching materials, it will distort the values of an entire generation.

Isn't this messed-up Great Pirate Era a perfect example?

Children idolize pirates and pursue so-called freedom on the high seas—this is the true origin of the Great Pirate Era!

Therefore, the only way to change the world is to fight for the right to define "idol".

In this respect, the Big Bird Consortium has already taken the lead.

With his notorious reputation, Ma Qiao easily obtained information about the Knock Up Stream by spending a little money.

These unique ocean currents, generated by underground volcanic activity, are a characteristic feature of the Jaya Sea.

If you live nearby for a long time, you're bound to get to know it.

Otherwise, if one is inadvertently drawn into it, the consequences could be disastrous.

During the voyage, Ma Qiao witnessed shipwrecks falling from the sky.

These are said to be the unfortunate souls caught in the Knock Up Stream.

Because Knock Up Stream are too dangerous, for hundreds of years no one has tried to approach them, let alone ride them to altitudes of tens of thousands of meters.

According to the original work, riding the Knock Up Stream is an extremely difficult task, but even Bellamy was able to successfully land on the Sky Island, so Ma Qiao believes that the so-called "extreme difficulty" is probably not that great.

Now I have Nami under my command.

Similarly, Ma Qiao had also heard about Montblanc Coulicai, a descendant of Liar Montblanc Noland, searching for the golden land described in his ancestor's diary.

Ma Qiao didn't seem to have any thoughts on this.

In Ma Qiao's view, Montblanc Noland's act of reporting the existence of the Land of Gold to his king four hundred years ago and leading his king and army to Jaya was truly despicable.

What kind of king is he, and what is his purpose in bringing an army with him?

Surely they can't be going to support the economic development of the Golden City of Shandora, can they?

Their intentions are obvious even to a three-year-old; how could Noland, a seasoned navigator, not know them?

Ma Qiao didn't have much affection for these Columbus-like navigators; frankly, they were just a bunch of pirates.

Therefore, Ma Qiao had absolutely no intention of befriending Noland's descendants, listening to their reflections on life, and then being moved to tears.

However, while Ma Qiao didn't have tears in his eyes, Nami couldn't help but shed tears when she heard the story of the Golden Land.

"Don't worry, Miss Nami, once I obtain the treasure of the Golden City, I'll build you a house made of gold. What do you think?"

Nami's eyes transformed into the shape of Beli: "Of course I'm going to live in there forever!"

To obtain the gold and silver treasures, you must defeat the Arlong guarding them.

To obtain Shandora's Gold, one must defeat Enel, who claims to be a god.

Of course, the first challenge is to ride the Knock Up Stream.

It was a beautiful, sunny day.

Based on the information she had acquired and the sea charts she had drawn herself, Nami quickly deduced the patterns of the Knock Up Stream and disappearance.

After a brief rest, Ma Qiao and his group prepared to ascend into the sky.

Along the way, they also encountered the Saruyama Alliance, who were continuously salvaging underwater artifacts. (See picture)

Montblanc Kulik, commander of the Saruyama Alliance, firmly believes that his ancestors were not frauds and that the Golden Land truly exists.

It must have sunk somewhere on the seabed.

Montblanc Kulik's motives were rather simple: he simply wanted to unravel the mystery, whether it was true or false, and give himself an explanation.

In the original story, the man eventually heard the bells of heaven and smiled with relief.

However, this time he will probably have to live with this problem for the rest of his life.

Because no matter the reason, Ma Qiao would absolutely not ring the Golden Bell.

There was no need for conflict between the two sides, so after exchanging flag signals, they gave way to each other.

They never saw each other again after that.

One sword points to the heavens, while the other stubbornly dives into the sea.

The merchant ship used by Ma Qiao was a converted warship from the original East Blue 16th Branch, and its strength was definitely higher than that of the Going Merry.

Since the Going Merry was able to take to the skies, this ship will most likely be fine too.

However, just to be on the safe side...

Ma Qiao changed his Summoner Spells to Heal and Barrier, and was prepared to Recall at any time.

Fortunately, everything went according to plan.

The Knock Up Stream appeared precisely on time.

It has to be said that, for someone who screams even when riding Roller Coaster, Ma Qiao pushed the limits of his vocal range at this moment.

In contrast, while Nami calmly and collectedly directed Gangplank to steer the ship, she also had time to cover her mouth and chuckle to herself.

It has to be said that during their six-month relationship, Ma Qiao was undoubtedly the dominant one, Nami was almost always at a disadvantage.

Now that she's finally been able to get her revenge, Nami is incredibly proud of herself.

Even at the speed of an F1 car, it would take three minutes to cover a distance of 10,000 meters.

Ma Qiao swore that it was definitely the longest three minutes of his life.

This thing is way more thrilling than Reverse Mountain.

Of course, in reality, Ma Qiao never actually went to Reverse Mountain, because he always hitched a ride on a Navy ship through the Calm Belt, or he simply used Teleport.

In conclusion, this experience with the Knock Up Stream solidified Ma Qiao's determination to increase investment and develop Hextech Teleport as soon as possible.

Now that the underworld and legitimate world in the East Blue have been initially integrated, the money that Twitch earns by upholding justice, and the money that Planco earns by selling his conscience, can continuously feed Ma Qiao's pockets.

With money, one can naturally devote oneself to scientific research.

Of course, if Heimerdinger were to bring up an exaggerated figure like 17 billion Beli, Ma Qiao would still give him two big slaps without hesitation.

After a series of hardships, the cargo ship finally arrived at a sea of white clouds.

Even though Ma Qiao had prepared himself mentally, any normal person would still marvel at the wonder of the Creator upon seeing such a unique sea of clouds.

These seas of clouds are home to all sorts of strange creatures.

Just like the sandfish in the Alabasta desert, there are also cloudfish here.

Perhaps because he wasn't the main character, Ma Qiao didn't get to ride the same current that King Luffy.

Therefore, when it washed ashore in the White-White Sea, it did not appear around Angel Island.

Naturally, the beautiful Conis didn't appear to provide any beginner guidance to these outsiders. (As shown in the picture)

What greeted Ma Qiao was only a vast expanse of white clouds.

After two lure shots and finding himself empty-handed in the clouds, Ma Qiao decided to get down to business.

White-White Sea is a very large area of sea.

Finding North Jaya Island, which was washed ashore by Knock Up Stream, is no easy task.

But the reason I brought Twisted Fate Twisted Fate along was precisely for this.

"Everything is contained within the cards..."

Twisted Fate uttered a line brimming with coolness, and activated [Destiny], the strongest scouting/support skill in League of Legends.

Under the gaze of [Destiny], nothing can hide, nothing can be concealed.

Whether it was a ferocious carnivorous fish lurking in the sea of clouds, ambushing its prey, or Skypieans Waver driving a Ma Qiao a few kilometers away, all of them came into view under the gaze of [Destiny].

Unfortunately, the current Twisted Fate is only level 6, and the ultimate skill [Destiny] is only level 1.

Therefore, [Destiny] can only cover a radius of 50 kilometers.

Unfortunately, North Jaya Island was not found this time.

However, Twisted Fate isn't the only one who possesses the [Destiny] skill.

Ma Qiao has also learned this skill.

While Twisted Fate's abilities are on cooldown, Ma Qiao and his party rush to the edge of the previously searched area, and then Ma Qiao uses the [Destiny] ability.

This process repeated itself until, soon, a small island covered in vegetation came into Ma Qiao's view.

Ma Qiao frowned.

Could this be the missing half of Jaya Island, or perhaps the God's Kingdom Upper Yard that the Skypieans spoke of?

Isn't this a bit too small?

Where's the promised massive ancient city? Where's the promised Golden Bell?

As his perspective broadened, Ma Qiao's confusion was finally resolved.

This is not an island made of rocks and mud.

It was just an ordinary cloud island covered with a small amount of soil.

Crops grow on this soil.

Along the edge of the farmland, tall, pointed tents stand on the cloud-like surface.

Some elderly people and children with tattoos are repairing farm tools and weapons.

This is not the "God's Kingdom," but a village built by the Shandia people Cloud-Hidden Village, Shandora were the original inhabitants of the "God's Kingdom" and were driven out by the Skypieans.

This is God-Forsaken Land!

Four hundred years ago, after the ocean currents obscured the sky Jaya Island, the Skypieans regarded this fertile land as a gift from God.

While giving thanks for God's mercy, they used their numerical and technological advantages to launch an attack on the Shandora tribe.

The great Calgara died in battle, Shandora people were driven from their homeland and called Shandia people by the Skypieans.

It can only be said that this moment is just like that moment...

Boom--

Just then, a cannonball landed beside the large bird merchant ship, sending up clouds of dust.

A tattooed man wearing a mask and riding a surfboard put down a shoulder-fired rocket launcher that was still emitting smoke and issued a threat:

"Get out of here, outsiders! You are not welcome here!"

Perhaps because the design of the giant bird merchant ship was significantly different from that of Enel and the Skypieans's warships, the Shandia warrior did not kill it.

However, it was clear that his threat was not just empty words; if Ma Qiao and his group did not retreat, the next rocket would be aimed at more than just the sea.

"They're speaking a universal language..."

Ma Qiao shook his head. Although the world of One Piece has all sorts of different ethnic groups and races, ultimately, apart from Ancient Script, everyone's spoken language is the same.

Despite having such unique advantages, the country still ended up fragmented and plagued by constant warfare, which only shows how crude the rulers' governance was.

Or perhaps, that was their original intention?

But in any case, the fact that they share a language is a great advantage for Ma Qiao.

"My friend!"

Ma Qiao stood at the bow of the ship, flashing eight teeth and a trustworthy smile.

Instead of discussing his connection with Shandora, he offered a price that she absolutely could not refuse:

"I am a capitalist from the Blue Sea —no, I mean a philanthropist, a great benefactor! I've brought you all some precious local specialties from my hometown—"

With a whoosh, Tahm Kench used his long tongue to lick open the tarpaulin on the cargo ship, revealing its precious cargo: a whole ship full of mud.

Nami was shocked.

Because it was fully loaded, the cargo ship faced significantly more difficulties taking off.

That's all?

Are you crazy?

However, out of trust in Ma Qiao, Nami chose to remain silent.

Ma Qiao was brimming with confidence, and his smile grew even more enthusiastic:

"As you can see, this is a ship full of 'Vearth' ships. Does this represent my goodwill?"

The Shandia warrior stared in disbelief at the huge ship full of Vearth (the Sky Island's name for soil), his excitement overwhelming him, much like Sanji seeing Mermaid Bay.

With a splash, he fell headfirst into the sea of clouds, and it took him a while to shakily climb back up.

"Chief! Chief!"

The Shandia warriors roared and surfed towards Cloud-Hidden Village.

Europe colonists traded glass beads for gold from Native the Americas.

Ma Qiao would never do something so despicable.

He planned to exchange it for soil.

Of course, at least Boss Ma is indeed friendly; he has no intention of enslaving them or plundering their homes, and he genuinely hopes to help them integrate into modern Civilization.

Of course, this is all predicated on these Shandia people being willing to obediently work as screwdrivers and receive wages and benefits...