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Chapter 144 Strange Storm
Chapter 144: The Strange Storm
Click!
Rumble!
The following morning, the Freedom, which was sailing on the sea, was awakened by a sudden clap of thunder, followed by strong winds and torrential rain.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Everyone wake up! Quickly stow the sails and keep control of the helm!"
Immediately afterwards, Slad's shout rang out, and the other guys who hadn't gotten up yet all rushed out of the cabin.
"Oh my! What's going on?!"
Belinda gripped the cabin door tightly; the Liberty was rocking violently.
"Meow!!!"
The white cat Mumu opened its mouth and bit down hard on a canvas rope, controlling the canvas's movement.
"Hey! Captain! There's a swirling current ahead, which could very well form an underwater whirlpool!"
Standing on the high ground, Slade looked up at the churning sea ahead of the Liberty, his brow furrowing.
"Hahahaha! Charge! Enel! Make the Liberty rush through the whirlpool!"
Mu Chong, also pulling on a canvas rope, laughed and shouted Enel upon hearing Slad's words.
Enel, who was in the control room of the Liberty at that moment, smiled slightly upon hearing Mu Chong's shout.
"Hahaha! As you wish, Captain!"
Enel steadied the rudder, then placed his right hand on a metal ball on the control panel.
Stab it!
A silvery-white spark flashed, and the current flowed along the metal sphere into a device at the bottom of the ship's hold.
Rumble!
The next moment, the entire Freedom ship seemed to come to life like a mechanical battle suit, emitting a rumbling sound.
call!call!
At that moment, large propellers appeared around the hull of the Freedom, and with the continuous input of electricity, the propellers began to rotate.
"Wow! Captain! What is this?"
Belinda, who hadn't yet seen the other side of the Freedom, pointed to the surrounding propellers with a look of surprise and asked...
"Hehehehehe! Belinda, hold on tight! The Liberty is about to take off!"
"What??"
Because of the surrounding sounds of wind, rain, and thunder, Belinda couldn't hear Aisha's words clearly.
Just as she asked again, the Liberty ship suddenly shuddered, then burst into a burst of speed and shot forward.
"Hahaha! Fly, Liberty!"
Click!
Rumble!
Thunder flashed and rumbled in the sky, as if celebrating the Liberty's takeoff.
The Freedom floated through the air, and as everyone watched the swirling currents passing below, beaming smiles spread across their faces. What could possibly stop the Freedom's journey?
call!
Click!
A fierce wind raged behind them, while the thunderclouds overhead gradually dissipated. The Liberty flew past the underwater whirlpool and hurtled towards the light.
boom!
"Wow! This is amazing! I never thought our ship could fly!"
As the ship glided across the calm sea once more, Belinda touched her chest and exclaimed with delight.
"Hahaha! Of course! The Liberty is the best ship on the high seas!"
Mu Chong sat on a bench in the middle of the deck, straightening his clothes, and said happily.
"Hey! Elsa! Go make breakfast! Since you're already awake, let's eat and train!"
Mu Chong turned to Aisha, who was about to return to her cabin, and said this, which made everyone's faces turn bitter.
But no one objected; routine training had become a habit on the Freedom.
"Hey? Captain, can I join the training?"
Belinda was taken aback by his words, then walked over to Mu Chong and asked...
"Yes! Let's train together, Belinda! Even though you're just the ship's doctor on the Liberty, you might be involved in combat someday, so a strong physique is essential!"
Mu Chong nodded firmly. Everyone on the Freedom ship needed to be able to stand on their own, including that white cat who was planning to run away.
When everything returned to normal, Slad slowly walked to Mu Chong's side.
"Captain! That storm just now was a bit strange! I can't quite put my finger on it, but it just didn't feel like typical natural weather! Hmm? Yes, it didn't feel like it!"
Slad sat down next to Mu Chong, looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, and slowly said...
"Oh? It doesn't look like natural weather?"
Mu Chong didn't doubt Slard's words. With Slard's innate super sensitivity to nature and weather, coupled with the aid of the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, his words were highly credible.
Mu Chong looked up at the sky, his eyes flickering slightly. Without making any movement, his Observation Haki had already spread outwards.
In an instant, a radius of thousands of nautical miles was spread out before their eyes, but there was nothing unusual about it.
"Hmm! I didn't find anything unusual around here. Was it man-made?"
Finding nothing amiss, Mu Chong frowned, rested his chin on his hand, and said softly.
"Didn't you notice? Maybe I'm overthinking it, Captain! This storm isn't big, but it would be difficult to create one by human intervention. Besides, what kind of force could create a swirling current?"
After hearing Mu Chong's words, Slad thought for a moment before expressing his doubts and confusion.
Snapped!
"Hahahaha! Don't doubt your abilities! Slard! You should trust your judgment, even if it's just a guess, it's always good to be prepared!"
Mu Chong raised his hand and slapped Slad on the shoulder, a smile on his face, but his tone was solemn as he spoke.
"Okay! Got it, Captain!"
Slad's face hardened, then he grinned and nodded.
After Slad left, Mu Chong looked up at the sky again, his eyes gleaming.
"Illusion? Hahaha! Who cares!"
Then began the monotonous daily routine on the Freedom.
Eat! Train! Relax! Fish! Chat!
Guaou! Guaou!
As the sun rose directly above the Freedom, a seagull carrying a message flew out from the blue sky and white clouds.
Hey! You bird! Bring me a newspaper!
Mu Chong, lying on his back at the bow of the boat, watched as the seagulls carrying messages flew overhead and quickly shouted loudly.
"Quack?! Quack!!!"
"Hey? Don't go! You haven't given me the newspaper yet!"
Upon hearing Mu Chong's voice, the messenger gull in the sky glanced at Mu Chong, circled once, cried out, and turned to fly away.
This left Mu Chong completely bewildered. What's wrong? You're not happy just because I called you that bird?
hum!
"Stubborn bird! You come back here!"
Seeing that the mail-delivery gull had no intention of turning back, Mu Chong immediately activated his Devil Fruit ability, and boundless gravity instantly enveloped the mail-delivery gull.
"Croak? Croak! Croak!..."
Immediately afterwards, the messenger gull in the sky, crying out and struggling, plummeted towards the wooden shoal.
boom!
The bird's neck was firmly gripped in Mu Chong's hand; no matter how the bird flapped its wings, it could not escape his clutches.
"Don't move! I just grabbed a newspaper, I wasn't thinking of eating you. Look at you, so skinny, you're not even enough for a pot! I'll tell Morgans to feed you all some good food later! Let's go!"
As Mu Chong spoke to the newspaper-delivering seagull, he reached into a pile of newspapers, flipped through them, pulled out two, and then let go of them.
flap!
"Quaou! Guao! Guao!"
The messenger gull turned back three times as it took off, its entire face displaying a human-like panic and anger. It flapped its wings vigorously and flew into the sky.
"Hahaha! Look how scared you are! Well then! Let me see what earth-shattering events have happened on the high seas recently!"
……
On an unnamed island, there was a bustling town. Inside the town was a gambling den, which was now teeming with people, and the various gambling tables were bustling with activity.
But in this noisy place, an old man sat quietly at a gambling table, smiling as he looked at a newspaper in his hand.
boom!
"Hey! Old man! Aren't you going to place your bet or not? You've been reading that newspaper for ages! If you're not going to bet, get up and give me your seat!"
Just as the old man was engrossed in reading the newspaper, a loud bang suddenly rang in his ears, followed by a roar.
"Huh?? Young man! Are you talking to me?"
Upon hearing the voice, the old man slowly turned his head, his white eyes meeting the man's gaze.
"Ah!?? You...you are..."
"Hehehe! I've been waiting for you for a long time, you notorious bandit Will Singer!"