Pirate, I am the demon fox that brings disaster to the world!

Chapter 404 The Sky Belongs to...

In a world surrounded by sea water, all survival and development are inseparable from the sea, and all secrets and history cannot escape the sight of the sea.

Whoever controls the ocean controls the world. The World Government has achieved this by relying on its member nations and naval branches to form an impenetrable fortress. They possess the most detailed intelligence about the ocean.

The population, taxes, army, government of each island, as well as the routes, trade, exchanges and communications between each island... it can be said that it is all-encompassing and knows everything.

However, despite this, there are still some islands that are hidden from the view of the World Government.

The reason why these islands are difficult to reach is not only because of the remoteness of the islands themselves and the poor waterways, but also because of some special conditions that must be met.

Sky Island is a typical example. Apart from the rising current, the only way to reach this corner of the vast White Sea is through the World Tree.

For a long time, at least before Yakumo Shiro moved the Sky Island above Gaya Island to Inazuma, this white sea hanging in the sky belonged only to the people of Sky Island and had never been touched by the World Government.

However, since Kira permanently changed the environment of the Sabaody Archipelago and the World Government subsequently developed the island cloud tool, the sky is not out of reach.

With the help of Vegapunk and powered by jet-like island clouds, the World Government's air force is being secretly established. Marijoa plans to expand her rule to the sky for the first time, and by bringing one sky island after another under her jurisdiction, she will achieve more comprehensive surveillance of the entire ocean.

Currently, only the top leaders know about this move, while the vast majority of people still have the inherent impression that "Sky Island is just a fantasy of bored people."

However, ever since Yakumo Shiro guided Kira to use spores to infect the red trees, he clearly had no intention of allowing people to be restrained by the World Government's methods.

While Mary Geoise was building up its air power, the development of air routes was also progressing in an orderly manner.

Unlike the sea routes that people have always relied on, the development of air routes has no experience and no foundation, and due to the complex changes in the weather, it is to some extent more dangerous than the sea.

In such circumstances, the presence of outstanding "navigators" or "meteorologists" is particularly critical.

Coincidentally, Yakumo Haku knew where these people were who were the best choice for opening up air routes, and he also knew how to guide them to work for him.

So, after the Knights of God attacked Dressrosa eight years ago, Yakumo Shiro sent people to find the small sky island Visalia, and personally found Nami, who had a keen perception of the weather far beyond that of ordinary people.

Being able to draw the air routes before drawing the entire world's sea map is undoubtedly an irresistible temptation for the girl.

In addition, Visalia's knowledge is crucial to becoming an excellent navigator, so it didn't take much effort for Nami to accept Yakumo Haku's request, and boarded the "pirate ship" together with Nojiko and Bell-mère.

Over the past few years, while learning Visalia's knowledge, Nami, with her amazing talent, worked with a group of meteorologists to successfully draw a relatively stable and clear air route network.

Among them, the natural Yunyun Fruit given by Yakumo Shiro played an indispensable role. With this fruit, Nami's grasp of the weather almost reached the level of foresight. It was also with this perception that they completed a task that ordinary people thought was impossible.

Thus, a path that had never been imagined was slowly unfolding.

"Well, now the task you assigned to me is finally completed!

Remember our agreement, 100 million Baileys for each waterway!

This chart has at least a hundred shipping lanes. Considering our long-standing partnership, I'll charge you ten billion... This is already the best price!"

On Sky Island, the young girl who has grown into a graceful young lady is opening her arms to Yakumo Shiro with excitement. Although she has not encountered misfortune like in the original work, Nami's money-loving nature has not changed.

"Ten billion... go get it from Tezoro. To the Golden Emperor, it's just a small fortune."

Reaching out to take the sea chart handed by Nami, Yakumo Bai said as he turned his gaze back to the girl.

Speaking of which, Nami also met Shirahoshi over the years. Just like in the original work, this orange-loving girl unsurprisingly attracted the attention of the mermaid princess.

Putting aside the girl's unique talent, Poseidon, the King of the Sea, does not feel "familiar" to everyone. One point that cannot be ignored is that the only person who can make the mermaid princess feel familiar is someone from eight hundred years ago, or even earlier.

The secret behind the girl is bound to arouse people's imagination, but this is not the key point at the moment, because Yakumo Bai has a job that she must complete.

"As expected of our genius navigator, it seems my judgment was correct after all~"

He first praised her generously, causing the girl to unconsciously puff out her chest to show her pride. Then, Yakumo Haku handed over a piece of information that was not very thick. The information marked on it quickly caught the girl's attention.

"Is this... an eyewitness report about the black ship?

Burned man? Whirlpool?

What is this? Sea legends?"

"Legend? To some extent, you could say that. After all, no one has ever seen this ship and survived...

But all legends must be based on a certain level of truth. The movements of this black ship over the years have been recorded in the archives. As for whether we can uncover the truth of this legend, it still depends on our efforts, my navigator~"

While Yakumo Shiro was talking, Nami suddenly stuffed the information back into his hands. Her pretty face was filled with rejection and accusations of being "oppressed"—

"This weird legend sounds very dangerous. A weak woman like me can't do it.

Moreover, I have been drawing the sea chart of Sky Island for all these years, but I have not yet been able to draw a sea chart of the new world by hand!

That's what you promised me, Yakumo, I'll be your navigator, and you have to help me fulfill my dream!"

With her usual cunning, Nami said this, sounding like a complaint, but given the close relationship between the two, Yakumo Shiro could still see through the girl's thoughts at a glance -

He is just taking the opportunity to ask for a higher salary for this job. This is the usual trick of the little thief. As for whether the other party has drawn a chart of the new world?

All I can say is that if you really believe it, you will be playing into the other party's hands. Not to mention other countries, just in the area managed by Inazuma, the girl's footprints have already spread to every island. The rooms have undergone rounds of revisions, and the dense lines and drawings have long shown the girl's fulfilling and meaningful growth journey.

However, it is my responsibility to satisfy the navigator's little wishes. Besides, the whereabouts of the black ship are closely related to the other party's dreams.

"What if this legend holds clues to the final island?

Little kitty, you don’t want to miss a crucial stroke on your nautical chart, do you?

Imagine if you were the one who discovered Raftel's location...

Then, wouldn't the title of the world's greatest navigator be easily within reach?"

A word of advice can wake a person up from a dream. As an ordinary navigator from the East China Sea, Nami did not know the clue of the last signpost. When she heard what Yakumo Bai said, the girl's restless thoughts were immediately put to rest.

However, if I agree to it so simply and straightforwardly, wouldn't it make me seem like I'm easily swayed and easily persuaded?

Even though she had been defeated more often than she had won against Yakumo Shirao over the past few years, the girl was still unwilling to give in.

He gritted his teeth secretly, his delicate thoughts flowing quietly, and saw Nami suddenly raise her head, and stretched out her slender jade fingers, almost touching the bottom of Yakumo Shiro's eyes——

"Well, since this is about Raftel's location, I'll reluctantly ask the world's number one navigator to help you~

But~ this time I want 50 billion!

Don't expect others to pay for you. As payment for bullying Nojiko and Bell-mère, I'm going to personally extract 50 billion from you this time! Until I'm satisfied!

Humph, surrender!"