"Moria is going to Elbaf?" Sig asked Shanks, puzzled.
Shanks could also tell that Sig was wondering how he knew—after all, even if Moria had met Whitebeard, he couldn't possibly have revealed his future plans.
"Well, that's my deduction..." Shanks paused before saying, "Because Uncle Edward told me that when Moria escaped from Wano Country, he also took a lot of corpses with him, including the corpse of that Giant Demon Oz!"
Clearly, Little Oz. had not yet become an affiliate of the Whitebeard Pirates; otherwise, Whitebeard would likely not have allowed Moria to take Oz's body away.
Sig was slightly surprised to hear this. When he was reading extensively, he had also read Oz's account—although it was about a person from five hundred years ago, as long as it didn't happen in the Void Century, it would eventually leave a record.
According to the records, Demon Oz was frozen to death in the Ice Country of the North Sea...
The only point of contention is that official historical records state that Oz was the world's largest mobster at the time, transporting conquered islands to the vicinity of his own territory, thus earning him the title "Country-Carrier."
However, at the same time, some unofficial histories also record different stories.
It was likely actively destroyed by the World Government, but the effort was clearly less than that of the "Void Century," and some records have survived in the form of epic legends.
This roughly describes Oz as the savior of all races, uniting many nations targeted by the World Government. Their gathering was aimed at opposing the World Government, but he ultimately fell into a trap and died in the Land of Ice...
To Sig's surprise, Moria's Oz was actually stolen from Wano Country?
Whether in official or unofficial history, Oz's activities should not have included Wano Country, therefore...
Sig speculated that Oz's body was first taken to Wano Country by Kaido for some reason, and then stolen by Moria.
Supporting evidence is that twelve years later in the original work, Kaido had ten "Bringer-of-Chaos" under his command. Their physique and fangs resembled Oz', but their intelligence was questionable—the clever ones were practically idiots, the dumber ones were no different from wild beasts, they were prone to emotional outbursts, and they only obeyed orders, lacking any capacity for thought...
The Bringer-of-Chaos seem to be related to the Ancient Giants, and are said to be Vegapunk's failed creations. Considering the origin of Oz's corpse... the research material might have been provided by Kaido himself!
Compared to Whitebeard, Kaido and Big Mom are both types who actively accumulate combat power.
BigMom has been giving birth to babies herself all the time; even the heroines in those multi-talented novels couldn't compare.
Kaido's accumulated strength is manifested in his refusal to easily give up on recruiting his defeated opponents and his "belief in science."
Moria's survival to this day is also due to the former, as he was imprisoned after defeating Luffy in the original work, while the latter is reflected in his later trade of Artificial Devil Fruit with Caesar.
"Oz? That legendary giant who Country-Carrier?" Yasopp looked over in surprise upon hearing this.
"Is the legend true? Are there really giants that big?" Lucky Roo was also very curious.
"There's no mistake. Back then... Captain Roger also discovered some things left over from the Country-Carrier era." Shanks said, a hint of reminiscence flashing across his face, but he didn't continue.
He rarely mentioned Roger's era on his own ship. Sig could sense that Shanks wanted more exploration for the Red-Hair Pirates, rather than having everything "spoiled" by him.
"When Uncle Edward encountered Moria, his ship was already struggling to transport the ice to preserve Oz's body..." Shanks emphasized.
Beckman muttered to himself, "Indeed, Demon Oz's corpse must be at least sixty or seventy meters tall, right? Hmm, whatever he's planning to do, he'll need a huge ship!"
Sig understood what Shanks and Beckman meant. To properly house the corpse of a giant who was sixty or seventy meters tall, a very large ship would indeed be needed. Only the Giant Race could build such a large ship—that was the way a normal person would think.
The Giant Race are also a great race of shipwrights, after all, they are strong enough to break dragon bones with their bare hands. Elbaf Island also has the first Island Tree, "Adam", which can be said to be a natural treasure trove.
His title as a shipwright was completely overshadowed by his title as a "Warrior."
However, Sig thinks Shanks will most likely come up empty-handed...
Based on the original work, Moria's vehicle ten years later is Thriller Bark, and it should be this year that Moria will be sailing Thriller Bark into the Devil Triangle, the first half of the Grand Line.
The original owner of the Thriller Bark is unknown, but it was certainly not built recently on Giant Island; it was a ship from the legends of the West Blue!
Its size was not merely that of a "ship of Giant Race," but almost that of a moving island.
Sig also figured out some of the reasons why Shanks wanted to find Moria.
Clearly, they don't have any business with Moria himself, but rather hope to obtain the Eternal Pose of Wano Country, or Vivre Card that points to Wano Country, from Moria!
Whether it's Yunlai's background or Kozuki Oden's death, Shanks longs for Wano Country.
Sig had no interest in Wano Country and guessed that Moria probably hadn't gone to Elbaf. Shanks and the Big Fool were both going to miscalculate. However... it was true that the Red Force needed major repairs, so Sig dutifully led the way.
And considering it's still quite far from Elbaf...
"Morio, let's sail west first and prepare to enter the Calm Belt..." Sig and Morio discussed their general route.
"However, it would be best to find a small island to resupply first. Although we can fish there, we currently have no supplies except for fresh water. If we have to fish ourselves all the way, it will cause too much delay," Morio reminded us.
Although ordinary Sea King are not very intelligent, Sig doesn't object to preying on Sea King. However, Sig feels guilty about having to Sig Sea King in with "commands" and then kill them.
"Follow my Pathway. If there are any small islands nearby, I should be able to sense them."
Sig's ability to identify magnetic fields has also improved significantly. Although it still cannot serve as a "human pointer," Sig can sense the magnetic field of an island within a thousand miles.
January 1, 1510.
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Shanks gave me the Eternal Pose to Elbaf, Red Force began its voyage towards the Calm Belt...
Seeing Shanks and the Big Fool both speculating that Moria would go to Elbaf, I couldn't help but laugh.
January 10, 1510.
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Today is the second day that the Red Force has entered the Calm Belt on the West Blue side of the Sea.
We encountered a gigantic, Thriller Bark...