Chapter 37 The whereabouts of Sanji

Under the question of Cado, the old man began to tell the story of Skull Rock Island.

"About 10,000 years ago, the body of a turtle was found on the sea. The turtle was as huge as an island. The thickness of the turtle's shell alone was hundreds of meters. No one knew where the turtle came from, how it grew so huge, and why it died."

"The body of the turtle floated around the world until one day it knocked down a sea volcano. The violently impacted volcano erupted in an instant. Dust filled the world. Like the end of the world, the eruption of the volcano lasted for half a month. Half a month later, bold pirates went there to check. Turtle The body had disappeared. At that time, people thought that the body had been extinguished by the burning ashes. Who knows, 5,000 years later, the body of the turtle reappeared, leaving only an empty tortoise shell floating on the sea, like a floating giant island.

"At that time, in order to avoid the persecution of pirates, the residents of an island migrated from their hometown and moved to live on the empty shell of the turtles. But for some reason, the turtle's shell was only rock and there were no animals and plants, so the island was also called Skull Rock Island."

"A few years later, the empty shell of the turtle disappeared on the sea again. Some people said that it floated to the sea that no one knew, and some people said that it had sunk to the bottom of the sea. Until 300 years ago, the empty shell of the sea turtle reappeared, and there was no trace of human beings on it, but a kind of it appeared in the empty shell of the giant turtle. A special plant, this plant is called crystal vine, because it is as transparent as crystal, and it contains a lot of water. After cutting a section, it can be eaten directly.

"After the discovery of crystal vines, some people in the desert areas still want to transplant some of them back and regard crystal vines as water sources. Who knows that this plant can only survive on Skull Rock Island and cannot be transplanted at all. Because there is no use value, people can only let Skull Rock Island drift on the sea."

"Until the emergence of a group of pirates, this group of pirates belonged to the most famous pirate group 'Naga Pirates' at that time. The fleet of the Naga Pirates was defeated by the navy and fled to Skull Rock Island under the leadership of their leader Naga. Because it was hidden enough, and there was a crystal vine as a water source, they settled on this island. It's settled down."

"For a long time, the pirates of the original Naga Pirates have died, leaving only their descendants. Two hundred years ago, their descendants established a Naga Kingdom on Skull Rock Island, and the king is the direct grandson of Naga."

"In the past 200 years, the Kingdom of Naga has gradually been accepted, and even it has even become the most famous tourist destination. Many people who want to see the remains of giant turtles will come here to travel. The only beauty is that the skeleton rock island will always float around, and no one can predict the direction it will float, and sometimes even It will float into the windless belt for several years. Because this has happened many times, no one will be worried.

"Until twenty years ago, the island drifted into the sea of the windless zone again. Originally, the people of the Naga Kingdom were used to it and did not take these seriously. Unexpectedly, this floating lasted for 20 years. During this period, in addition to the people who could drift from the sea disaster to Skull Rock Island, they knew some outside world. Outside the news of the world, it has become almost the same as the primitive society, and even the clothes have gradually become less. Some ordinary residents can only find other ways to cover their bodies.

"Is it this kind of animal skin you wear?" Cardo pointed to the unknown animal skin on the old man and asked.

"Ha ha, yes, I'm also the aboriginal of the Kingdom of Naga. I've lived here since this island entered the windless belt." The old man smiled and picked up the cigarette bag again and smoked it: "What I just told you is the legend of this island. The credibility is not high, but this island is a turtle corpse. I I had seen the remaining bones of the turtle with my own eyes." Here, the old man's face appeared with a proud look, as if it was a glorious thing to see the bones of the turtle.

"Bear by the way, what is the red crystal on it?" Cardo pointed to a large number of glowing red crystals on the rock wall at the top of the space and asked.

"This is a magma crystallization. It is easy to find the places where the volcano erupted. Although they are shiny and similar to gems, in fact, they are useless except for lighting," the old man explained.

"There is one last question, why is it called the Sea King's Lair?" Cardo asked.

"Of course, it's because there are many sea kings here." Seeing Cardo's surprised look, the old man quickly explained, "But don't worry, these sea kings are blocked by the empty shells of sea turtles, and it is impossible to hurt the people inside, but because there are many large and small caves here, and many sea kings like to be in these Living and breeding in caves, taking those caves as their own homes, so the residents of the island often enter these caves to hunt, get some Neptune meat, and improve their lives." A smile appeared on the old man's face, as if recalling, he said, "In those years, I was a hunting master, with my partners, one day The time can almost catch two or three sea kings, which is one of the best in the whole skeleton rock island.

"Is there a shortage of meat here?" Cardo took out a pink transparent rattan from a passer-by's backpack and stuffed it into his mouth. Sure enough, the rattan contains a lot of moisture and a sweet taste. In addition to the crystal vine said by the old man, this thing is pink. In addition, it is no different from crystal vine. It should be a new kind of crystal vine.

"Yes, if you want to eat meat, you can only work hard or risk your life to go hunting." The old man looked at the crystal vine in Cardo's hand and said in the dark center. The boy moved very fast, and he got the pink crystal vine from nowhere. This is a high-end drink.

"Guru"

Cardo rubbed his stomach and said to the old man, "Sir, can you tell me where I can catch sea kings? I'm starving to death."

"Ha ha, if you are really hungry, I can treat you to a meal," the old man said with a smile.

Without saying a word, Cardo followed the old man to the cave where he lived.

The cave looks quite simple. There is a stone bed piled up with rocks, on which there are some shabby animal skins as quilts, and a large stone pile and a few smaller stone piles as tables and chairs. There is nothing else.

"I'm old and can't work, so I can only live in such a simple place." The old man asked Cardo to sit on the stone pier and ran to the corner of the cave to make a place that looked like a stove.

Cardo, who was in a hurry to eat, did not sit An Ansheng, but came forward to help, hoping that he could eat earlier with his own help.

The old man took out a small piece of jelly-like thing from somewhere, lit the jelly with flint, and explained to the surprised Kado: "This is manatee fat. A small piece can burn for a long time. The residents of Skull Rock Island use this thing to make a fire."

"The world is really strange." Cardo sighed to himself that there are indeed many strange things in the world of One Piece, which he dares not think about on earth.

"Hey hey, try it." After cooking a lot of sticky things, the old man came to Cardo and rubbed his hands, as if he were a little nervous.

The hungry Cardo didn't think so much. He picked up a stone spoon and ate it.

"Don't you have any other uncomfortable feelings?" The old man put his head in front of Cardo and stared at him.

"No, it's delicious." Cardo bulged his mouth and was a little puzzled. How could the old man ask such a question?

"Oh, so it can really be eaten." The old man was relieved and said, "I didn't expect that crystal vines and kelp grass could really be eaten as a meal."

"What!" Cardo almost spit out the food in his mouth, and his forehead was full of black lines.

"Nothing, nothing." The old man waved his hand repeatedly and apologized, "I heard that this is a new way of eating invented by the victims. He said that he is the top chef in the world and likes to study various ingredients and new cooking methods crazily. After coming here, he invented this way of eating, although I heard that it is indeed edible. But I'm a little worried, so I came to you to have a try."

"It turns out that I was regarded as a white mouse!" Cardo didn't feel any anger. He had long been used to this kind of thing, and Sanji often made some strange things to try.

"Wait, Sanji" Cardo suddenly woke up. The new victims are still the top chefs in the four seas, and they like to study new ways of eating! Is this guy obviously that Sanji's bastard? I didn't expect that he inadvertently became his little white mouse again.

"Old man, tell me quickly what the chef's name is. Tell me where he is. Tell me, and I will forgive you. Otherwise, just because you treat me as an experiment, I will tear down your broken nest." Cardo, who is eager to know Sanji's where to go, spewed out a series of questions, and even his tone is a little disrespectful.

"Cough" The old man said awkwardly, "It seems to be called a business opportunity, a pheasant, or Sanji. I can't remember, but I heard that he was invited by the king to go to the royal palace to cook delicious food."

After eating the rest of the paste in one breath, Cardo asked the direction of the palace and ran out of the cave, leaving a strange old man with a strange face behind his buttocks.