"That's... light? This is nearly 10,000 meters deep in the ocean, how can there be light?" Sanji's face was filled with disbelief.
After getting a little closer, everyone finally saw clearly what the glowing thing was.
"The tree roots... are glowing?" Usopp stammered, it was the first time he had ever seen such a sight.
That's the " Eve " of the Sun Tree!
A voice rang out, drawing everyone's attention. Zoro asked curiously:
"Sun Tree" Eve? What is that?
"That's a tree!"
Everyone:...
Seeing everyone's speechless expressions, Xia Chen couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Hahaha... just kidding!"
Its main function is to conduct sunlight from the ground to its roots, allowing them to emit a strong, sun-like glow from their deep-sea roots.
"So the light we're seeing now is actually sunlight from the ground! That's why we experience day and night-like changes here!"
The inhabitants of Fish-Man Island call this phenomenon " the Blessing of the Sun!"
"Oh~ I see!" Sanji looked Satori, then seemed to realize something, his expression immediately became extremely excited, and he looked intently at Xia Chen.
"You just said... the inhabitants of Fish-Man Island? You mean Fish-Man Island is somewhere nearby?"
"Why don't you take a look down there yourself?" Xia Chen said with a faint smile.
Upon hearing Xia Chen's words, not only Sanji, but everyone else immediately looked down, their faces showing expressions of shock.
"That... that is..." Luffy stammered.
"That's right! That's Fish-Man Island!" Xia Chen said calmly, looking down.
An island enveloped by a massive, double-layered, semi-circular bubble membrane suddenly appeared before them.
Even through the bubble wrap, you can see the island's colorful and dreamlike scenery.
"Let's go! Let's go! Let's get there quickly!" Luffy shouted excitedly.
Before long, the ship arrived at the outermost layer of the bubble membrane of Fish-Man Island, where everyone could see the island's scenery much more clearly than from a distance. It was even more beautiful than it had appeared from afar.
"Look, there's no seawater in there!" Luffy shouted, pointing at the island.
Although Xia Chen's Water Avoidance Technique protects them from the seawater, as an ability user, he still doesn't really like the feeling of being surrounded by seawater.
Now it's all good, there's no seawater inside, so it'll be just like an island on land!
"Really! There's air inside Fish-Man Island! That's amazing!" Chopper chimed in.
"That air is also produced by the respiration of ' Eve '! So for the residents of Fish-Man Island, the Sun Tree ' Eve ' is an important part of their lives!" Xia Chen explained again.
Franky, who had been quietly listening to their discussion, suddenly looked down at Fish-Man Island and a serious thought struck him. Cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead. He stiffly turned to the group and asked:
"Um... if there's air inside, what will happen to our ship once it goes in?"
(⊙o⊙)...
"Hmm... If nothing unexpected happens, I'll fall straight down. If I'm lucky, I might be left with a whole corpse!" Robin said calmly after thinking for a moment.
"Hey! Don't say such terrifying things so calmly!" Usopp shouted dramatically.
During this time, the Thousand Sunny had already broken through the first bubble membrane; the coating on the ship melted directly into the bubble membrane upon contact.
Sanji: "Hmm? These bubbles can even merge, huh? That's amazing!"
"Now doesn't seem like the time to discuss this..."
Before Usopp could finish speaking, a feeling of weightlessness washed over them, and a sharp gust of wind lashed their faces.
"Aaaaaah! What do we do! What do we do? We're doomed!" Chopper yelled, running around on the boat.
"The situation is extremely urgent! I'll go see if I can use Coup de Burst and offset the impact!" Franky, also looking anxious, immediately ran towards the warehouse.
But in the next second, the rapidly falling Thousand Sunny suddenly stopped and floated in mid-air.
Nami looked at Chopper and said with a smile, " Chopper, have you forgotten? Xia Chen has clouds, how could we possibly fall to our deaths?"
(⊙o⊙)...
(* /ω*)!
"Oh right! I forgot, hehe!" Chopper scratched his head sheepishly.
"A cloud? Is it the same cloud that carried me back to Water 7? Isn't it small? How could it support such a big ship like ours?" Franky asked Xia Chen curiously.
" Xia Chen's clouds can get bigger! I don't know exactly how big they can get, but they can definitely get as big as our ship!" Chopper immediately explained before Xia Chen could answer.
"That's right! My Flying Nimbus can indeed lift this ship, but the problem is..."
"I didn't use any clouds!" Xia Chen said calmly.
"What? Xia Chen, you didn't do this?" Nami exclaimed in surprise. She knew Xia Chen had Yun, which was why she had remained calm. Otherwise, she would have screamed long ago.
"Hmph!"
Just then, a smug laugh rang out, which quickly turned into loud, hearty laughter.
"Hahahaha... This is of course my masterpiece!"
Usopp stood with his hands on his hips, his head slightly raised, and a smile on his lips that was harder to suppress than AK's.
"There really aren't any clouds, just constantly surging air currents!" Chopper's surprised voice rang out at just the right moment, making Usopp even more smug.
"That's my Devil Fruit power! It allows me to control the flow of air, or simply put, the ability to control the wind!"
"Using the wind to lift this ship is a piece of cake for me!"
(☆▽☆)!
" Usopp, you're amazing!" Luffy and Chopper shouted in unison.
"Keep it down, keep it down, it's normal procedure!" Usopp waved his hand, putting on an expression that suggested he should keep a low profile. But he didn't seem to want to keep a low profile at all.
Under Usopp's control, the Thousand Sunny slowly descended towards the ground. During this time, countless people spotted their ship and rushed towards their location.
Soon after, the Thousand Sunny landed on a wide, flat area, and everyone excitedly jumped off the ship.
"Is this Fish-Man Island? It's amazing! There are colorful corals everywhere!" Luffy excitedly looked around, looking like he'd never seen anything like it before.
"Where is the beautiful mermaid? Where is the beautiful mermaid?" Sanji was also looking around, searching for his target.
"I moored the boat quite far from the residential area, where did this mermaid come from?" Usopp was somewhat speechless.
Just then, a commotion came from afar, and everyone couldn't help but turn their gaze in that direction...