Hearing this, Crickettook another puff of his cigarette and then stubbed it out in the ashtray.
"You could say this is half of Shandora."
Hearing this, Nami's heart sank. She immediately asked:
"Then where is the other half?"
Hearing this, Cricket lit another cigarette and then said:
"There are two theories about the whereabouts of the other half. One is recorded in Nolannd's diary."
"He said that Shandora must have sunk into the sea."
Saying this, Cricket stood up, opened a cabinet beside him, and took out a bundle from inside.
When the bundle was opened, the Straw Hat crew's eyes lit up.
Because it was a statue carved from a huge block of gold.
Seeing this, someone was almost scared out of their wits, their eyes shining with gold.
Rubbing his hands together, he asked:
"Did you retrieve this from the sea?"
As soon as Nami finished speaking, a loud noise came from outside.
The sound was like two ships colliding.
At that moment, the Straw Hat crew lost the mood for further questioning.
They ran out directly, wanting to see what the commotion was about.
But when they went out and looked, they saw two huge ships crashed into each other.
At this moment, an orangutan and an ape slowly fell from above.
The orangutan and the ape had stars in their eyes. They shook their heads and stood up, blaming each other:
"Hey, don't you have eyes? How could you crash into me, such a large target!"
Hearing the ape say this, the orangutan clenched his fists and replied:
"Hey, you clearly didn't dodge. If you want to fight, just come at me!"
Saying this, the two started to scuffle. Seeing this, the Straw Hat crew was dumbfounded.
Luffy picked his nose and then said in surprise:
"They're the same species, why are they fighting each other?"
Hearing this, Sanji lit a cigarette and took a deep puff.
"These two probably aren't the same species, but in the pot, they're all the same."
As soon as he said this, Zoro directly hit Sanji on the head with a hand chop.
"Hey, can't you be less creepy!"
As soon as Usopp finished speaking, Nami pointed at the ape and the orangutan with a determined look and said:
"Hey, Zoro, cut them down. They must be here to steal the gold."
As soon as she said this, Usopp became even more desperate.
"Hey, all of you, can you not be like this!"
Just as they were fighting intensely, suddenly, Cricket came out of the house and shouted:
"Hey, ape, orangutan, how was the salvage effect today?"
Hearing this, the ape and the orangutan immediately stopped fighting and excitedly looked at Cricket and said:
"Hey, Dad, you're back so soon, and you brought so many friends!"
Hearing this, the Straw Hat crew all frowned.
An ape and an orangutan calling a human "Dad"?
This strange, awkward feeling made the Straw Hat crew feel disgusted.
Soon, Cricket introduced the ape and the orangutan's identities.
They were his companions responsible for salvaging from the seabed.
For many years, they had been dedicated to finding the existence of Shandora.
However, apart from those two gold pieces, there was no other strong evidence.
According to Nolannd, Golden Town was a place where gold was everywhere.
One or two gold pieces could only indicate that civilization existed in this place.
It couldn't prove that this was Shandora, nor could it clear his ancestor Nolannd's name.
The Straw Hat crew were all moved by Cricket's actions. Even Nami, when she asked Cricket questions, no longer had that golden glint in her eyes.
They had no desire to covet Cricket's gold at all. This was the faith Cricket had accumulated.
The group returned to the room, and Nami continued to question Cricket.
"By the way, you said earlier that there were two hypotheses, and you only mentioned one. What was the second theory about Shandora's whereabouts?"
Hearing this, Cricket's eyes were firm.
"The other theory also comes from Nolannd. He said this to the king before he died."
"The gold must have been washed up into the sky..."
Hearing this, Luffy and Nami's eyes lit up, and they looked up.
Nami gritted her teeth and said:
"The sky, do you mean Sky Island?"
Hearing this, Cricket nodded.
"Yes, it was this theory that solidified the king's determination to kill Nolannd, because he believed Nolannd was deceiving him."
Hearing this, everyone swallowed.
Indeed, being fooled by things from a novel time and time again.
Anyone would be angry, let alone a king who held the power of life and death.
However, this presented them with two difficult problems: should they search the seabed or the sky island?
Whether Sky Island existed was still uncertain, and if they went to the seabed, several of them couldn't swim.
Just as Nami was wondering, she heard Luffy clench his fists and shout:
"Alright, let's set sail for Sky Island!"
Hearing this, Nami's forehead immediately broke out in sweat, and she sighed.
As expected, if it were up to Luffy, they would still go to Sky Island. But now Nami was also a little unsure, did Sky Island really exist?
However, at this moment, Cricketopened his eyes and looked at Nami with a serious expression.
"Sky Island definitely exists!"
His confident expression, the same as before, restored some of Nami's confidence.
She then asked:
"Is there any way to reach Sky Island?"
Hearing this, Cricket said directly:
"The sea currents here are extremely unusual. Every so often, underwater whirlpools occur."
"There is a 50% chance of a rising sea current, which is the only evidence that Shandora was washed into the sky."
"As long as you place your ship directly above the eye of the storm, you can use this sea current to rush up tens of thousands of meters into the sky!"
"Legend has it that this is where Sky Island is located."
Hearing Cricket's description, Usopp's legs trembled with fear.
"Hey, don't joke around, tens of thousands of meters in the sky. What if there's no Sky Island..."
Before Usopp could finish speaking,
Cricket's eyes became incredibly deep.
"Ah, if there isn't, you will undoubtedly be shattered into pieces..."
As soon as he said this, Usopp and Chopper's eyes almost popped out, and they ran around the house in a panic.
After a long time, they stammered:
"I, I told you, Nolannd is a big liar, hmm, Shandora is definitely on the seabed, yes, definitely on the seabed..."
Usopp nodded with great certainty, and at this moment, Raynor adjusted his hat brim and took a step forward.
"Excuse me, when will the rising sea current arrive?"
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