Chapter 119: Giants of Elbaf, Fruit Awakening Technique
"Purr, I don't like deserts. They're too hot, completely unsuitable for the Mink Tribe to survive in."
Only after the ship had sailed beyond Alabasta's borders did Kate run out of Oran's book. It couldn't be helped; the environment there had simply been too hot.
The daytime desert was practically a natural disaster for the Mink Tribe, so Oran had let her hide in the book temporarily to escape the heat outside, until the temperature had cooled down.
They had been gone from Alabasta for some time now, but Kate still could not forget the torment of that intense heat.
"It's fine. There won't be any more desert nations on our route, so you don't need to worry about that."
"Caw!"
A cry came from the sky, interrupting Oran before he could continue. A black shadow skimmed across the nearby sea, but it was not a bird. It was a pterosaur.
Looking ahead, the outline of an island had already appeared on the horizon.
"Dad, is that a dinosaur? I saw it in an illustrated book at that big tree library before."
"Mm, it looks like a Quetzalcoatlus. Its cry is quite distinctive."
"But that book said dinosaurs were extinct."
"Books can be wrong too. In most regions, dinosaurs truly are extinct.
But sailing on the Grand Line is difficult. Even affiliated nations rarely communicate with one another, and most islands have no contact at all.
It is precisely this isolation that has given every island its own unique culture. Aside from islands with highly developed civilizations, there are also islands like this one that have retained their primitive appearance."
As he spoke, Oran had a thought, and a book copied from Ohara appeared in his hand.
"This book contains records about