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Chapter 128 Heading to Bika
In response to the gratitude, Bai Yu nodded slightly, his calm voice carrying clearly through the wind to everyone's ears: "Four hundred years of grudges have been settled. Harmony between the two races is the best outcome. Farewell."
After saying this, Bai Yu turned and boarded the ship, with his companions following in turn.
Ganful waved to the priest to activate the wind-blown shell. A powerful airflow surged from the bottom of the ship, and the vessel slowly rose into the air, sailing northwest along the wind currents of the White Sea.
All the Shandians and Sky Islanders bowed deeply until the ship's silhouette became a tiny dot in the sea of clouds and completely disappeared into the horizon, and still no one rose.
The Golden Bell rang out again, its distant, solemn, and peaceful sound echoing across the entire White Sea, following the direction of the ships.
The whirlpool continued to emit a low hum, and the strong and steady airflow carried the Dawn to break through layers of clouds and waves, speeding across the boundless white sea.
After leaving Shandora, the sea of clouds at an altitude of 10,000 meters no longer held the four-hundred-year-old feud between the two sides, only the surging sea of clouds like snow, the clear blue sky, and the soft sound of the wind passing through the sails.
After being modified overnight by the Sky Island craftsmen and the White Feather Puppet, the Dawnbreaker has been completely transformed. Several wind shells have been added to both sides of the hull and the stern, which automatically adjust the course and balance, allowing it to steadily avoid even sudden turbulent cloud vortices.
The alternating operation of the blower hull at the bottom of the ship allows it to travel at speeds far exceeding those of normal speeds on the White Sea.
Of course, once the Windbreaker reaches the Grand Line, its ability to draw on wind power makes it far less efficient than when sailing in the White Sea and White Sea.
Inside the ship's cabin, a gold chest containing a billion Berries was neatly stacked in the storage compartment, while various types of shellfish gifted by the Sky Islanders were categorized and stored in specially made wooden boxes.
Robin has already thoroughly researched the Impact and Slash Beads. It's no wonder that the world of One Piece is so amazing; there are so many strange and wonderful biotechnologies.
Even after sailing through the White Sea and the White-White Sea, high-speed sailing with the help of the Wind-blown Shell was quite different from usual.
Leaning against the ship's railing, gazing at the endless waves of clouds below, I was momentarily disoriented, unable to distinguish whether I was sailing on the sea or flying in the sky.
The sea in Qinghai is a deep blue and magnificent, while the sea of clouds in Baihai is pure white.
Nico Robin was still reading books, but she no longer had that tense look of someone engrossed in studying historical texts.
She found a spot on the deck covered with a soft blanket, spread out the ancient cloud-skin book given to her by Ganfor on her lap, which contained the writings of the Sky Island civilization, and occasionally looked up at the Sky Island birds flying across the sky.
These are some unusual birds with colorful wings that can glide over the White Sea; they are species never seen in Qinghai before.
Occasionally, a small lark would land on the gunwale, tilting its head to observe the strangers on board. Kanna would take out the sweet fruit given to her by the Sky Island, gently place it in her palm, and watch the little bird peck at it with great joy.
As for Matsumoto Rangiku, besides drinking, she also gazed into the distance from the side of the boat, her eyes sweeping over the layers of clouds and waves, pondering whether the legendary Sky Island of Bika truly possessed those strange metals that could store power.
There are far more wondrous things in this world than she has seen in Rukongai.
Meanwhile, Bai Yu was having a great time playing with the shellfish on the Sky Island. He took the Slashing Shell and tested it on the empty sea of clouds. The pale blue slashing wave cut through the clouds, leaving a neat cloud mark, which was then smoothed out by the flowing sea of clouds in an instant.
This type of shellfish provides a significant boost to someone with absolutely no strength, equivalent to the power of a C-class ninjutsu. It doesn't require chakra; all that's needed is to store wind power.
Cloud Shells are also very useful on Sky Island. In the White Sea and White-White Sea, they can learn from the Sky Islanders and use Cloud Shells to condense soft cloud chairs and cloud tables, which can be placed on the deck to become temporary resting places. They are soft and comfortable to sit on, even more pleasant than the wooden chairs in the cabin.
At the same time, Bai Yu also tried to use cloud shells to condense cloud-made tableware to serve cloud seafood and fruits brought from the Sky Island.
Bai Yu remained calm and composed, mostly standing at the bow of the ship, his plain white robe fluttering in the wind of the sea of clouds. Relatively speaking, his eyesight and Observation Haki were still quite good. During the voyage, he repeatedly checked the locations of the three layers of turbulent cloud belts and the two deadly cloud vortices that Gan Fall had mentioned in his mind.
His destination was Birka, Enel's homeland, and the place where the Rumble-Rumble Fruit might exist. However, at this moment, he was not in a hurry to travel. He simply let the Dawn Ship sail along the calm cloud currents and enjoy this rare peaceful voyage.
On the second day of the voyage, or rather, the flight, a rare and spectacular sight appeared above the sea of clouds: a white sea of clouds.
The upper layer of white clouds is thin, and sunlight shines through it, refracting into a seven-colored halo above the white sea, like a giant rainbow hanging in the sky, stretching from one end of the sky to the other, dyeing the entire sea of clouds with colorful hues.
As the clouds surged, seven-colored light flowed along with them, as if the entire sky had transformed into a crystal world, a beauty that took one's breath away.
Interestingly, at this moment, a group of pure white, dolphin-like, but winged sea dolphins were attracted by the movement of the Dawn and followed the ship in groups, gliding and weaving through the white sea, occasionally leaping out of the clouds and waves, spreading their small wings, and moving forward with the ship.
They are gentle and unafraid of strangers. When Kanna throws the sweet fruit from the Sky Island into the Cloud Waves, the flying dolphins will nimbly leap up, catch it in one bite, and let out a clear cry, as if to express their gratitude.
Occasionally, when the clouds thicken and the airflow becomes slightly turbulent, the top-tier jet shell left behind by Webber comes into play, unleashing a powerful burst of airflow that propels the Dawn through the turbulent zone with almost no swaying.
The sea of clouds swirls, birds soar, and dolphins accompany the flight; at night, the beautiful scenery of the sea of clouds takes on a different appearance.
At an altitude of 10,000 meters, the night sky was unobstructed by clouds, and the stars were exceptionally bright. Countless stars filled the sky, making it even more dazzling than the night sky over Qinghai. The Milky Way, like a silver ribbon, stretched across the sky, seemingly within reach.
The clouds and waves of the White Sea shimmered faintly in the night, scattered with tiny starlight, making ships sail as if traversing a sea of stars.
On the fourth day of sailing, the sea of clouds ahead gradually thinned, and the speed of the cloud flow increased. The first layer of turbulent cloud belt that Ganford had mentioned had already appeared at the edge of the horizon.
Looking into the distance, the sea of clouds resembled boiling water, churning and swirling wildly, forming countless tiny cloud vortices. The faint sound of whistling air could be heard, quite different from the steady flow of clouds behind.
Faced with this situation, everyone immediately stopped joking around, got up and walked to the side of the boat, their expressions becoming more serious.
Robin put away the ancient book, came to Bai Yu's side, and said softly, "It should be the turbulent current that Gan Fall mentioned. According to the markings on the nautical chart, we can bypass it from the left and enter the calm cloud current."
Bai Yu nodded slightly, signaling the puppet controlling the shellfish to adjust the course. With the Wind-Blowing Shell, even when approaching the turbulent cloud belt, the ship remained as stable as a rock.
Passing through these three layers of turbulent cloud belts and avoiding two deadly cloud vortices, you will reach the territory of Bika Sky Island.