William called over a deckhand to clean up the shattered glass on the deck, then turned and headed to the captain's cabin to get a map.
Mo Xingchen watched William's retreating figure and smiled as he shook his head. The kid was still too young. If this were Kizaru, he'd be shouting "Kowai ne" in that sleazy way while eagerly discussing the specific action plan with you.
Once William brought over the map, Mo Xingchen sprawled across the table, sticking his butt out as he studied it.
On the world map, the vertical Red Line and the two horizontal Calm Belts divided the entire One Piece world into four sections: the East Blue, West Blue, South Blue, and North Blue that people knew so well.
The Calm Belts were filled with countless Sea Kings. Ordinary ships simply could not sail through them, while ships that could would be attacked by all manner of enormous Sea Kings.
Thus, ships had only two ways to pass through. One was the Red Line conveyor route mentioned earlier. The other was to cross Reverse Mountain, which was the method pirates usually used.
The so-called Grand Line was actually a sea route sandwiched between the two Calm Belts.
The first half of the Grand Line was not a single route. Starting from Reverse Mountain, it split into seven routes. Once one was chosen, it could not be changed; one either turned back or continued onward. Yet the miraculous thing was that no matter which of the seven routes one chose, they all ultimately led to the Sabaody Archipelago.
Upon reaching that point, one could either take another conveyor route across the Red Line, or coat the ship and travel through the deep sea via Fish-Man Island. Beyond that lay the second half of the Grand