"I'm a very greedy person, and you're not getting away anyway." Yun Lie looked directly into Robin's eyes, his gaze burning and sincere.
"How about trusting me one more time?" The sea breeze ruffled his clothes, but it couldn't blow away the determination in his eyes.
Robin gazed at the man in front of her. After a moment, a slight smile touched her lips.
She extended her hand, her fingertips still carrying the faint scent of ink from turning ancient pages: "Then I'll take another gamble. Please guide me more in the future."
Her tone carried the decisiveness of burning her bridges, yet subtly revealed a hint of anticipation.
"A gift for you." Yun Lie flipped his palm, and several rolls of yellowed paper appeared in his hand.
He gently placed the paper rolls into Robin's embrace, his fingertips pausing slightly as they brushed her hand. "Be good and obedient from now on. Don't think about slipping away alone, or I'll be very angry."
Before he finished speaking, Yun Lie had already turned and left. Robin watched his retreating figure, her curiosity getting the better of her, and couldn't help but unroll the papers.
Dense ancient characters instantly filled her vision—they were rubbings of the Poneglyphs she had sought for many years!
Her breathing suddenly quickened, her fingertips trembling slightly: "This... how is this possible!"
She looked at Yun Lie, who was fishing at the bow of the ship, her deep blue eyes full of scrutiny. "I'm truly becoming more and more curious about you."
What she didn't know was that these rubbings were actually from the Poneglyphs treasured by the Alabasta royal family.
In the following days, Yun Lie immersed himself in cultivation and fishing.
His "air force attribute" still played out to its fullest, catching all sorts of strange things: rusty treasure chests containing broken ancient coins, floating wine barrels emitting the aroma of aged wine, and even the giant conch from the original story.
However, this time, instead of Lassoo, a glib middle-aged man emerged from the conch.
The man wore a jacket embroidered with gold thread and had small wooden boxes hanging from his belt. As soon as he boarded the ship, he excitedly began to hawk his wares: "Look at this thousand-year paper, it never fades! And this luminous compass, it can show you the way even in dense fog..."
As Yun Lie listened, a newspaper announcing his appointment as Shichibukai accidentally fell out.
A corner of the newspaper was lifted by the sea breeze, and the headline "New Shichibukai Yun Lie" was particularly striking.
The middle-aged man's face instantly changed when he glimpsed the newspaper, then looked at Yun Lie's face, his smile freezing.
By the time Yun Lie turned to enter the cabin to get beli, the deck was already empty, with only thousand-year paper scattered everywhere.
Yun Lie raised an eyebrow and chuckled, casually giving these precious papers as a gift to Nami: "These are excellent materials for drawing a world map."
Nami held the thousand-year paper, her eyes curving in a smile, sparkling with excitement.
........
Jaya Island, Mock Town.
This island, also known as "Pirate Paradise," had an atmosphere of luxury and danger permeating the air.
Countless pirate ships were docked at the port, masts like a forest, canvases fluttering.
The sun baked the beach, and waves crashed against the shore reefs, splashing fine spray.
Nami stared at the constantly shaking Log Pose in her hand, the arrow pointing to the sky making her feel uneasy: "Yun Lie, is there really an island in the sky?"
The sea breeze ruffled her orange hair, making her look particularly anxious.
"Of course." Yun Lie looked towards the sky, his tone certain. "Ten thousand meters above, there's a legendary Sky Island."
Before he finished speaking, a loud bang ripped through the sky. A ship in the distance plummeted from high altitude like a meteorite, crashing into the sea and creating a monstrous wave, instantly shattering into pieces.
"See?" Yun Lie spread his hands, then turned to see Nami's pale face. "These are the unlucky ones."
He gently ruffled Nami's head, trying to soothe her fear.
"Can I not go?" Nami's eyes were red, and her voice was tearful.
Just thinking about possibly falling from ten thousand meters made her legs go weak.
Karina also hid behind her, nodding repeatedly, her face equally pale.
Yun Lie sighed helplessly: "You can, but you'll have to wait for us in Mock Town, which is full of pirates..."
"Mock Town, huh? I heard ninety-nine out of a hundred people here are pirates," Robin added at the right moment, her tone somewhat teasing.
"No!" Nami hugged her arms tightly. Thinking of those vicious pirates, the sense of security brought by the Air-Air Fruit instantly vanished. "I'd rather... go with you guys!"
The Infinite Space slowly docked at the port.
Mock Town, which appeared to be a resort, was actually filled with undercurrents.
The pirates at the port scrutinized the newcomers, their eyes full of ill intent.
"Heh-hahaha, you trash with a bounty of 2.5 million, how dare you block my way!"
As soon as they entered the town, they saw a burly man kick another man to the ground, his leather boot grinding harshly against the man's chest.
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to..." The man coughed blood as he begged for mercy.
"Worthless trash."
The burly man, afraid the man's blood would get on his foot, simply kicked the man away and then strode off.
"Are you okay?"
A man kindly stepped forward to help up the man who had just been kicked away, but unexpectedly, after the man stood up, he slapped him: "A guy with a million beli, trying to get close to me? Get lost!"
The man's tone and attitude were, if not identical, then not much different from the burly man who had just bullied him.
Nojiko covered her mouth in disbelief: "How can this be..."
She had never seen such distorted values. Here, even kindness had become a luxury.
"Let's go." Yun Lie took her hand and walked into town. "The people here only believe in strength. Sympathy will only put yourself in danger."
"Hey! Are you calling us trash?"
"A few little beauties, want to have some fun with big brother?"
The surrounding pirates laughed and gathered around, vile words assailing them like venomous snakes. A pirate with a face full of scars reached out lecherously, grabbing directly at Nami, while uttering unspeakable words.
"You're asking for death!"
Silver light flared in Yun Lie's eyes.
The next second, the pirate's smile froze on his face. He watched in horror as his body was torn apart by an invisible force, blood arcing strangely in the air.
"Spatial Rend!" As Yun Lie clenched his fist, the insolent pirates were all dragged into twisted spatial rifts.
Amidst screams, Mock Town's streets were splattered with blood. The remaining pirates retreated in terror—they finally realized that this seemingly young Captain was far more terrifying than they had imagined.
After Yun Lie and his group left, a pirate squatted in a corner, fumbling to pull out a crumpled newspaper.
He stared at the photo on the newspaper, his face instantly turning deathly pale, and the newspaper in his hand clattered to the ground.
"He's the new Shichibukai who defeated Crocodile!" The pirate yelled at the top of his lungs. As soon as these words came out, the surroundings instantly erupted.