If anyone present knew the most about the outside world over the past few years, then Nami undoubtedly took the crown.
As a navigator, countless voyages had given her a greater understanding of the sea than even Bellemere.
Of course, that was limited to the East Blue.
Even so, she had never known that such a magical Sea Train existed in the Calm Belt beside the East Blue. Her heart was filled with curiosity, and she had plenty of questions.
"Ah..."
Camie was clearly rather innocent. She seemed even happier to be able to boast about her senior, so she answered everything she knew.
"Ten years ago, Uncle Sam was one of Boss Jinbe's officers under the Sun Pirates. But later, as more and more Sea Train routes began operating, more conductors were needed. So Uncle Sam chose to withdraw and became the conductor of this East Blue No. 007 Train."
"I see. Then, according to what you're saying, Camie, there's more than one Sea Train in the East Blue?"
"Of course! Unless there's some special temporary arrangement, one Sea Train departs every two hours. There are twelve Sea Trains running in loops across the East Blue every day—ten freight trains and two passenger trains."
"So the Sea Train's main purpose is transporting cargo? Then why not use ships?"
Nami asked with growing curiosity, while everyone else listened with interested expressions.
Camie playfully raised one little finger as she explained.
"The reason is simple: Sea Trains are much more efficient than ordinary cargo ships. In terms of speed alone, ordinary ships are half as fast as Sea Trains. On top of that, they have to deal with all kinds of dangers and restrictions—pirates, weather, terrain, routes, and so on. But the Calm Belt is different. Its weather barely changes, there