I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

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Nami countered directly, "Can I ask you a question?"

The ape exclaimed in surprise, "Didn't I ask first? Okay, ladies first, you ask."

But when Nami said something next, the ape thought she was praising him for looking like an ape, and he was very happy.

"So, are you planning a salvage operation? Can we see it?"

Nami said.

The ape agreed to the beautiful woman's request, but then his men suddenly reported that the men who went down to retrieve the cradle had been beaten, and judging from the wounds, it was intentional.

And now, besides Luffy and his two crewmates, who else is underwater?

Bai Yun was right to call him stupid, but he was also stupid and kind, Bai Yun reminded them.

"Be careful, there are people down below."

"Okay, thanks for letting me know."

Bai Yun returned home.

Next, the apes began to demonstrate their salvage techniques.

Meanwhile, Luffy and his crew had already explored the shipwreck.

Then the apes' "salvage cradle" spun down and anchored itself on either side of the sunken ship.

It's called a cradle, but it doesn't resemble a cradle at all.

"The cradle is ready."

"Alright, lower the ship's hunter!"

Then you see the apes' ship, named "Ship Hunter," with a design of a monkey holding a pair of cymbals separating from the ship and sinking into the sea.

Its function is to guide the air pipes to connect to the sunken ship.

The final step relied on lung capacity. The ape blew a breath into the tube to open it, and his subordinates used a jack to pump air into the sunken ship, making it float. His apprentices then immediately used a lever to pull up the salvage cradle, thus moving the entire sunken ship. This was the whole salvage process.

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Luffy and his crew were unaware of the situation above, so they beat up the ape-men.

This caused the ape to jump down.

The 2300 million bounty was no joke; the giant sea serpent took it down with a single punch.

Because the apes and their crew compressed air inside the sunken ship, Luffy and his crew were fine even after taking the water buckets down.

The ape barged in, looking menacing, but his anger vanished instantly when Luffy and his crew remarked that he resembled an ape.

Bai Yun: I knew it! He really is an idiot, or to put it nicely, a strange idiot.

Just then, a giant sea turtle, almost the size of a small island, swallowed the sunken ship whole.

It is known that the apes' ship was eight times the size of the Merry, while their ship was probably only one-twentieth the size of a turtle's head.

So, how big is this sea turtle?

Bai Yun marveled at the wonder of the One Piece world, finding each pirate more imposing than the last.

The sea turtle started swimming away, but Luffy and his crew's air supply was still connected to the Going Merry. If that happened, the Going Merry would definitely be pulled away by the sea turtle.

"Then, for safety's sake, let's cut off the gas supply first!"

Nami made a quick decision.

Usopp and Chopper were so frightened that they called him a demon.

Bai Yun, however, readily agreed and cut off the three gas pipes.

"Demon King!!"

Seeing that Bai Yunzhen had actually cut down the enemy, Usopp and Chopper were so frightened that they started screaming. Well, now that they were one level above Nami, they became the Demon King.

"It's okay. Xiaobai sent me a message that Luffy and the others don't need the air supply pipe anymore."

Bai Yun explained.

But that was just him making things up. He knew Luffy and his crew didn't need the air tube, but it wasn't White who told him that. He and White don't have any kind of telepathic communication.

Chapter 190 Dark Shadow

The St. Bliss fell from the sky, bringing clues about the Sky Island.

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji then dived into the sea to search the sunken St. Bliss for any other clues or information.

And that's when they sank.

Accidents happen one after another.

First, a simple-minded, kind-hearted ape and his salvage pirate crew appeared.

Then a giant island tortoise, as big as a small island, appeared and swallowed the entire St. Bliss, including Luffy and his two companions, as well as the ape that had just disembarked.

This guy has some luck.

Meanwhile, Luffy and his crew's air supply pipes are connected to the Going Merry, so it's no problem for the island turtle to pull the Going Merry.

Nami decisively suggested cutting the airway, which, though ruthless, was indeed the best solution at the moment.

So Bai Yun decisively cut the airway, scaring Usopp and Chopper into turning into the famous painting "The Scream".

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened, becoming a little brighter than night.

As Bai Yun explained, the island turtle's nose created a water column, which brought Luffy and the others out and accurately crashed onto the Going Merry.

"Luffy! Sanji! Zoro!!"

Are you all alright?!

"What happened to Luffy? Is he dead?"

Usopp and Chopper immediately asked.

Zoro didn't answer, but instead told them to hurry up and leave this troublesome place.

Sanji answered Chopper's question, saying that Luffy was fine, just a bit too wet in seawater.

They each spoke their own words, and Bai Yun didn't interrupt.

Instead of heading out to start the boat, Usopp praised them for escaping from the mouth of such a huge turtle.

The two were completely baffled.

"What sea turtle?"

"Shouldn't it be apes?"

"It must be some kind of marine creature."

"Although he had a pleasant conversation with Luffy later, he suddenly went berserk after he found out that we had taken things from the ship. He was like a crazy gorilla."

Sanji and Zoro returned.

Usopp then began describing the island turtle's appearance to the two of them, to which Bai Yun immediately came over and turned their heads to look at the island turtle.

"What is this thing?!"

The two were startled.

Do you believe that "a little green turtle likes jellyfish"?

Bai Yun said.

The two shook their heads in unison, "We don't believe it."

"Yeah, you're not brain-damaged. This guy just swallowed you all, boat and all."

"You were just sprayed out of his nostrils."

"Anyway, it's alright now."

"And that ape-man isn't some kind of marine creature; he's a person who looks like an ape, and his name is Ape-man, but he's a human. Do you understand now?"

"He is a salvage pirate group in this area. He said that all the shipwrecks in this area belong to him, and he attacked you because you took things from the shipwrecks."

"He's a bit silly, but he's alright."

Bai Yun explained the cause and effect.

"In short, let's leave now. If they sneeze, our ship will break apart."

Bai Yun said.

Everyone nodded. Zoro went to raise the sail, while Usopp and Sanji went upstairs to prepare to set sail.

Bai Yun was about to wake Luffy up when Luffy woke up on his own just as he reached him.

"Pfft!!"

"Bai Yun?"

"Ah."

Bai Yun reached out and pulled him up, and Xiao Bai naturally returned to his hand.

"Why is it dark?"

"Perhaps it doesn't move during the day and is dark at night, so it wants to experience it."