After a moment of silence, Xia Chen decided to go find the island.
Everyone knows that Hades Fruit might exist on this island, so he'll definitely give it a try.
Moreover, he felt he should be one of those 'destined people,' after all, in his previous life, every time he went to worship Buddha, he would encounter a kind-looking old monk who would hold his hand and say:
"Benefactor, you have a connection with Buddhism. Today, this old monk has a book here..."
Of course, in each of these situations, Xia Chen would always greet them warmly. Afterwards, they would all have rosy complexions and be full of energy, and would greet Xia Chen in the same way.
Therefore, there's no reason to say that someone like him, who likes to take practical actions to improve the health of the elderly, is out of the question.
If all else fails, we can drag Luffy along to go find them. How dare they disrespect the Child of the World?
Shaking his head, Xia Chen cleared his mind of these distracting thoughts and asked Big News Morgans, "Are there any other clues about Dark Night Island?"
"Oh, and there's some very important news: while Dark Night Island's location isn't fixed, its area of appearance is. It only appears in a place called the Eternal Night Sea!"
"As the name suggests, that sea area is always shrouded in darkness. So rather than saying Dark Night Island is Island of Eternal Night, it's more accurate to say that it's an island of eternal Eternal Night Sea of Island of Eternal Night!"
"Because Dark Night Island is the only island in the Eternal Night Sea; there are no other islands besides it!"
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen suddenly looked up and stared at Big News Morgans, his gaze deep and unfathomable.
Big News Morgans felt very uncomfortable under Xia Chen's gaze and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Xia Chen stared at him for a moment before asking in a cold voice, "If it's such important information, why didn't you say so earlier?"
Big News Morgans:...
Would you believe me if I said I forgot?
"Bang!"
--
After a while, Xia Chen put away the map of Dark Night Island and stored it in his System Space. Then he casually tossed a Den Den Mushi to Big News Morgans.
"You can contact me through this Den Den Mushi. If you ever encounter any problems you can't solve, you can call me!"
"Of course, my offer isn't free; you'll have to come up with something that will entice me!"
"Alright, thank you for today. I won't stay any longer!"
"Oh, and if you're going to report on the Paramount War, remember to say I died!"
After saying that, Xia Chen leaped off the ship, and the Flying Nimbus instantly appeared beneath his feet before disappearing into the horizon.
Big News Morgans glanced in the direction Xia Chen had left, then looked at the Den Den Mushi in his hand, a look of immense joy flashing across his face.
Although the bump on his head was a little painful, it couldn't suppress his excitement at all.
That's not some Den Den Mushi in his hand, it's his life-saving charm!
Although he has lived a comfortable life for many years without any life-threatening dangers, who wouldn't want to add an extra layer of protection to their life?
Now that he has this Den Den Den Mushi, as long as he can afford the price, he has nothing to worry about. In the future, when reporting the news, he can speak frankly and directly without having to worry about the World Government and avoid things like before!
What? You want to cause me trouble? Did you even ask my older brother? My older brother is the man who slaughtered his way through the World Government! You think you're more powerful than the Five Elders?
Although Xia Chen is considerably younger than Big News Morgans, in Big News Morgans' eyes now, Xia Chen is his older brother, his own brother!!
Thinking of this, Big News Morgans wore a happy smile and walked briskly towards the cabin, humming as he did so:
"What a wonderful day!"
--
In a short while, Xia Chen returned to the Ark Maxim.
This immediately caught the attention of everyone on the ship. Zoro walked over and asked curiously, "Didn't you say you were going to gather some information? Why are you back so soon?"
Xia Chen said with a smile, "There was a slight mishap along the way, but I unexpectedly got what I wanted!"
Xia Chen then handed the stack of papers to Nami and the others, saying, "Take a look and see where you want to go, and I'll take you there!"
"There's no rush. Take a good look at the differences between these islands first, and then decide which one you want to go to! Of course, you can go to multiple islands if you want; the choice is up to you!"
Half a day later, everyone made their own choices.
To Xia Chen's surprise, the islands that Chopper and Franky chose were the same islands they were on during the two years in the original story: the Birdie Kingdom and the Future Country Mechanical Island.
Nami and Robin's choices differ from those in the original story.
As for the others, Xia Chen planned to take them all to a deserted island near the Amazon Lily to properly train their abilities!
Since eating the White Tiger Fruit, Usopp's fighting style has changed drastically. He has also discussed with Xia Chen that he might not give up his sniping skills, but he will focus on developing his Devil Fruit ability and use it in conjunction with his sniping techniques to develop powerful moves.
Brook too, what kind of singer is she? She's wasting her time!
The other three are even less of a concern; they just need to focus on improving their strength!
Having made his decision, Luffy looked at everyone and said with a smile, "Everyone, we're about to part ways. We won't see each other again for another six months. To celebrate our separation, let's have a party!"
"Celebrating our farewell? Luffy, you really know how to choose words! And didn't we just have a banquet yesterday? Why another one?" Sanji said to Luffy, speechless.
"Haha! Don't worry about the details! As for having a banquet? Of course, you have to have a banquet if you're happy!"
Seeing Luffy's expression, Sanji sighed and decided not to say anything more. It was pointless anyway!
At this moment, Xia Chen said with a smile, "After this separation, we won't see each other again for another six months. In those six months, barring any unforeseen circumstances, we won't have another chance to get together, so... let's have a banquet!!"
"Whoa!!!" Luffy was the first to respond excitedly.
The ship was once again filled with a lively atmosphere...
--
The next morning, Xia Chen used his Flying Nimbus to take everyone to their respective destinations.
The six-month agreement has officially begun!
After doing all this, Xia Chen went to a place alone. At the same time, that familiar voice rang in his mind again.
[bite...]