Their final destination was the famous Solomon Islands, an archipelago with countless years of history whose fame surpassed even that of the Hawaiian Islands, home to the Alola Great Secret Realm.
The Solomon Islands were actually an independent nation, but unfortunately, their strategic location in the Pacific Ocean left them embroiled in warfare year after year, a prize every military power wanted to seize.
Moreover, the land was unsuitable for farming, so the islands had never managed to develop. They had only gained independence a few decades earlier, and the Solomon Pirates had undoubtedly played a major role in that.
This was why Xiao Ran was willing to befriend Andrey, and why the Solomon Pirates could operate unchecked throughout the Solomon Islands.
From beginning to end, Andrey and his people had merely been trying to survive. Most of the time, they were only after money and rarely took lives. Otherwise, the nations of the world would never have tolerated their existence; they would have launched several purges already, just as they had against the Caribbean pirates.
To some extent, the Solomon Pirates were even the Solomon Islands' true military force. Neither side had ever openly acknowledged that, however, nor did they dare to.
After all, a pirate raid and a raid carried out by a government were entirely different matters.
Andrey seemed to have no intention of waiting for those behind him. The Gyarados beneath him flew straight toward the Solomon Islands at full speed.
He ignored even the small islands and island nations along the way, let alone stopped at the Northern Mariana Islands that Xiao Ran had been so eager to visit.
After flying for a full day and night, the advance party of just over a dozen people finally reached the famous Solomon Islands the following morning.