Seeing the fawning smile on Big News Morgans' face, Xia Chen's expression showed a hint of surprise.
That old rascal knows how to handle things!
Since this guy had already said so, Xia Chen didn't intend to beat around the bush and directly told him his needs.
After hearing Xia Chen's request, Big News Morgans immediately said, "Please wait a moment, I'll give you the result right away!"
After saying that, Big News Morgans ran straight into the cabin and returned shortly with a stack of papers. He then respectfully handed the papers to Xia Chen, saying:
"These are exactly what you need. These islands possess the world's top expertise and are sure to meet your requirements!"
Xia Chen took the stack of papers and carefully scanned them...
After a while, a satisfied expression appeared on his face. The information recorded on it perfectly met Xia Chen's needs, and the descriptions of these islands were all very clear.
Furthermore, if the knowledge levels of the two islands are roughly equal, the advantages between them are even clearly listed.
Its main selling point is thoughtfulness!
Xia Chen casually stored the information into his System Space, intending to show it to Nami and the others later so they could choose where to go.
They also obtained Eternal Log Pose for these islands from Big News Morgans; otherwise, they wouldn't know how to get there later.
After doing all this, Xia Chen turned his gaze back to Big News Morgans; now it was up to him.
Do you know any special islands in the North Blue? Like those with strange gates, red waterfalls, or valleys filled with strong winds?
That's right, Xia Chen was asking Big News Morgans about the Hades Fruit.
After several hundred seconds of contemplation, he roughly deduced the riddle that Red Hair had uttered, which was likely related to Hades Fruit.
"Above the Mysterious Palace, at the Gate of the Underworld, Waterfall of Blood, the Gale Valley, and the King's Palace!"
In Xia Chen's understanding, Xuanque means "north." Although the North Blue isn't necessarily located in the north, well... why bother with all that? As long as the name contains the character for "north," isn't that enough?
As for the remaining few sentences, Xia Chen translated them using his limited knowledge of classical Chinese. That was the best he could do.
"A strange door, a red waterfall, a valley filled with gales?" Big News Morgans murmured to himself, then his eyes suddenly lit up as if he had thought of something, and he spoke:
"It seems there really is such a place. I vaguely remember it. Please wait a moment, I'll go look up some information!"
After saying that, Big News Morgans rushed inside again, and a few moments later he came running out, holding a piece of paper in his hand.
Seeing Big News Morgans ' efficiency, Xia Chen nodded in satisfaction.
Big News Morgans approached Xia Chen, handed him the paper, and said:
"The scenery on this island matches your description perfectly!"
Xia Chen took the paper and saw that it was actually a map, a map called Dark Night Island.
Dark Night Island, an island shrouded in darkness all day long, stands in stark contrast to Enies Lobby, the island that never sleeps. Dark Night Island is also known as the Island of Eternal Night, where there is never daylight!
The moment Xia Chen saw this description, his eyes lit up. He felt that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, this island should be the one he was looking for.
Pluton, the legendary ruler of the Underworld, is the subject of this description of Dark Night Island Hades, which corresponds to the eerie environment of the Underworld.
Thinking of this, Xia Chen continued looking at the map, where four points were marked. Each point had a small map next to it.
They are a black stone gate, a blood-red waterfall, a green valley, and a dark gold palace.
After seeing all this, Xia Chen was absolutely certain that this island was the place he was looking for!
Because the four pictures on it perfectly match the description in that poem, if it weren't for this Luffy would have eaten all the shit on the ship!
What puzzled him was why the Red Hair and his companions hadn't solved such a simple riddle.
Does he think his mediocre translation skills are actually amazing in this world?
Was he being too modest? Did his Chinese teacher in his past life give him a big X because she didn't want him to become too arrogant?
Xia Chen suddenly felt he had discovered the truth, and his eyes lit up instantly.
Ha, you think you can fool him with such a little trick? No way!
After joking around for a while, Xia Chen refocused his attention on the map in front of him. After looking at it for a bit more, he turned his gaze to Big News Morgans and asked:
Is there Eternal Log Pose for this island?
"No!" Big News Morgans shook his head and said.
"Um?"
This answer actually made Xia Chen a little confused. He had just asked the question casually, but in his heart he had already assumed that Big News Morgans would definitely have the Eternal Log Pose of Dark Night Island.
After all, for Big News Morgans, who works in journalism, he should theoretically have Eternal Log Pose for all the islands, just like he just pulled out all the Eternal Log Pose for the islands that Xia Chen needed.
Sensing Xia Chen's questioning gaze, Big News Morgans explained, "This island is strange; its magnetism cannot be recorded by the Log Pose!"
"And another strange thing is that this island... seems to have its own consciousness!"
"Your own consciousness?" Xia Chen's interest was immediately piqued upon hearing this.
Explain in detail!
"It might seem a bit incongruous to say that it has its own consciousness, but this island will only be discovered by a select few, and each time it will be discovered in a different location!"
"As far as I know, the World Government and the Navy also tried to study this island after learning about it, but they didn't see anything when they got there!"
"Forget islands, there wasn't even a small mound in sight; all there was was an endless sea!"
"Currently, only three people in the world are recorded as having visited this island, and this map was drawn by one of them. After changing hands several times, it ended up in my hands!"
"I also tried to find this island, but ultimately found nothing!"
"So over time, this island came to be known as the conscious island, because it seemed to avoid certain people and only open itself to a small group!"
"Hmm..." Xia Chen pondered, his brows furrowing slightly.
In that case, wouldn't his chances of finding the island be very slim? Could he possibly search the entire North Blue?
Moreover, even if he really searched the entire North Blue, he might not be able to find this island.
Didn't you hear what Big News Morgans said? This island appears in a different location each time, and only a small number of 'destined people' can enter it.
Is he one of those destined to be with us?
That's hard to say; he can't guarantee it!