Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

"A little garden?" Luffy tilted his head.

Nami learned the basic information about Little Garden from Robin, but forgot to tell them, so she explained, "The next island the Log Pose points to is Little Garden."

Robin stood up and added with a smile, "According to the information Mr. 3 and the others sent back, due to the unique magnetic field and climate of the Grand Line, that place may not have evolved at all. It is said to be an island that has preserved its ancient appearance, with a huge primeval forest."

And the prehistoric creatures that lived in it, such as dinosaurs.

Due to the difficulties of navigation, there was little communication between the islands in this world. Each island, in turn, developed its own unique civilization.

There are islands with highly advanced civilizations, and there are islands that have not made any progress for tens of millions of years, such as Little Garden, whose appearance has never changed.

The chaotic climate of the Grand Line makes such a thing entirely possible.

"Dinosaur?!"

Apart from Robin and Merry, who seemed to have sensed something all along, everyone else exclaimed in surprise.

"You didn't mention there were dinosaurs!" Nami's face turned pale instantly.

Giants are one thing, but how come even dinosaurs have appeared? Before, when Robin mentioned there were two giants on the island, Nami was still wondering, "How could giants have survived on that island for so many years? What else could they possibly eat?" Now she knows—there's a constant stream of dinosaurs to eat.

Robin smiled at Nami. "Is that so? Maybe I forgot."

This woman definitely did it on purpose.

Her heart must be as terrifyingly black as her thick, jet-black hair!

The terrifying image of being chased by a giant beast had already flashed through Nami's mind, and she instinctively grabbed Luffy's arm beside her.

Sanji's culinary spirit is burning; his eyes have turned into hearts. The meat of prehistoric creatures is the most top-tier, dream ingredient!

"Dinosaurs? That sounds interesting."

Zoro's eyes flashed with fighting spirit as he placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, Wado Ichimonji. He was already imagining testing his sword on a dinosaur.

Although Usopp's legs were trembling with fear, he forced himself to remain calm, coughed lightly, and walked seriously to Zoro's side, patting him on the waist: "Ahem! As a brave warrior of the sea, how could such an adventure be complete without me, Lord Usopp? Besides, Zoro, you have no sense of direction. Without me leading the way, you would definitely get lost and die in that primeval forest! Oh well, I'll reluctantly team up with you!"

What he really thought was that following the strongest fighter would be the safest option.

If we're talking about the strongest, it has to be Luffy.

But putting aside whether there's a place for him there, Luffy is definitely not as safe as Zoro.

After Merry's actions in guiding the fish, the weather in the surrounding waters seemed to have stabilized considerably, no longer as unpredictable as when they first entered the Grand Line, and the harsh weather gradually subsided.

Luffy, holding a grilled fish in his hand, said, "This is much more stable than before."

Upon entering the Grand Line, it was windy and rainy, followed by thunder, lightning, and hail.

"Future voyages should become smoother."

Nami, feeling the calming sea breeze and ocean currents, said:

"When we first landed on the Grand Line, the seven magnetic routes were very close to each other, and the magnetic fields and ocean currents interfered with each other, which is why the weather and sea conditions were so extremely chaotic. After leaving that area, although the navigation is still much more difficult than on the four seas, such extreme weather will not be as frequent."

The Grand Line is the place that tests navigators the most.

If a navigator isn't skilled enough, the chances of dying in some unknown corner are quite high.

Luffy grinned and patted Merry's little head on his shoulder: "It's okay, we have Merry, and the best navigator Nami!"

Despite being afraid of dinosaurs, Nami couldn't help but let out a soft hum upon hearing Luffy's praise. Her chin lifted slightly, and a happy smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.

She's quite good at talking.

After the initial chaos, the voyage on the Grand Line seemed to be getting a little boring.

Because the seven shipping routes, apart from converging at the starting point Reverse Mountain and the ending point Sabaody Archipelago, hardly interfere with each other along the way, it's rare to encounter other ships. This is completely different from the situation in the East Blue, where you can frequently encounter pirate crews or the Navy.

"It's so slow, when will we get to the little garden?"

Luffy is doing push-ups while lying on the goat's head, and Merry is sitting on him, helping him count.

This kind of Jenga style looks perfectly natural on him.

The training intensity planned was too high.

I recently spent a few hours learning from Robin, and afterwards I started developing my Devil Fruit abilities. Even the time spent eating grilled fish along the way was carefully managed.

Luffy has quite a few ideas in his mind.

When he heard that there were giants and dinosaurs in the little garden, he couldn't wait to test them on those creatures.

Gear Third was developed based on Titan. If we were to encounter a real Titan, would it be possible to develop new techniques?

So I'm really looking forward to it.

"Almost there, almost there! Look ahead!"

Nami pointed to the view appearing on the distant horizon.

A huge island gradually came into view.

The most striking feature is the towering white mountain in the center of the island, bare and resembling the horn of some giant creature.

The mountain peaks are surrounded by lush, boundless primeval forests, with trees that are taller and thicker than one can imagine, as if they have been growing for thousands of years.

Wow, what a huge tree!

"Is that the small garden?"

"The air even smells different now."

Everyone gathered at the bow of the boat, peering out curiously.

We've arrived at the little garden.

Chapter 79 Her heart, when cut open, is all black.

The Merry sailed slowly into the interior of the island along a wide river.

The riverbanks are lined with enormous trees that block out the sky, and ferns grow in abundance, creating a prehistoric scene.

Luffy has already asked Sanji to prepare lunch, and they're ready to set off at any time. Since there's no crew day at this point, they need to be extremely careful; the slightest mistake could lead to serious injury.

"Giants, and dinosaurs!"

Looking at this strange sight, Luffy's eyes flashed with fervor. Most importantly, "Fighting giants would be extremely beneficial for developing Gear Third."

The main thing is that they can also fight.

Huge wild beasts appear from time to time along the riverbank, and without exception, they are all a size larger than those seen before.

"Well, maybe I should stay and watch the ship." Usopp's feet were already trembling.

Luffy suddenly sensed something and said, "Staying here will be even more dangerous."

Usopp was about to ask why,

Suddenly, a huge shadow swept over their heads, accompanied by a sharp screech.

Everyone looked up and saw a huge, strange bird with long tail feathers and a sharp beak flying overhead.

Before they could react, a giant python, as thick as a bucket and covered in strange patterns, suddenly emerged from the river below. With its gaping maw, it swiftly and accurately bit the strange bird, dragging it into the murky water, leaving only a few feathers drifting away.

Usopp grabbed Zoro's leg and wouldn't let go. Zoro tried to shake him off with a look of disgust.

Coward Number One here is like this, and Coward Number Two over there isn't much better.

Nami was terrified, her composure vanished, and she instinctively clung tightly to Luffy's arm, almost hanging on to him.

"Is that Titanoboa?"

Robin, on the other hand, seemed quite calm, even looking at the scene with an appreciative gaze. These were all amazing ecosystems, practically living pages of history.

Vivi was also quite frightened by the sudden predation scene, her face turning pale. She looked at Nami, who was tightly hugging Luffy, and although she was also a little scared, she was too embarrassed to hug Luffy's other arm, and seemed a little helpless.

At that moment, Merry, who was sitting on Luffy's shoulder, seemed to notice Vivi's fear. She turned around, opened her small arms to Vivi, and gave her a warm and encouraging smile.

In Merry's simple understanding, once you're on a ship, you're partners who need to take care of each other.

So she was quite friendly to Vivi, and even to Robin.

Looking at Merry's pure and innocent smile and kind gestures, Vivi felt her heart melt; she was simply an angel.

She thought to herself that Merry, who did that kind of thing with Luffy back then, was definitely encouraged or coerced by Luffy.

The atmosphere here was already tense when suddenly the ground in front of us shook violently, as if some enormous creature was approaching.

The trees along the riverbank fell in clumps, and a huge head suddenly emerged from the forest. It had a thick neck, a huge mouth filled with dagger-like teeth, and a pair of cold eyes fixed on the Merry in the river.

It's a Tyrannosaurus Rex!

The Going Merry was like a sapling in front of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, teetering on the brink of collapse.

Luffy had already jumped up, but now he had an extra accessory on him.

Merry looked up and saw that Nami hadn't come down yet, and asked Vivi beside her in confusion, "Why isn't she coming down?"

When Luffy reached out, Merry, who was sitting on his shoulder, jumped down skillfully, but Nami was clearly not that skilled.

Nami had already climbed onto Luffy like an octopus, not daring to lift her head. Who would have thought Luffy and Merry had such great chemistry!

The Tyrannosaurus Rex roared, its deafening roar creating a shockwave that swept over us with a foul stench!

It opened its gaping maw and lunged at Luffy.

However, it was met with a fist.

"Rubber, Giant Pistol!"

Upon seeing the fist, the Tyrannosaurus Rex seemed to recognize a familiar attack method.

People on this island have also used fists like that to hit it!

boom!

The enormous rubber fist slammed solidly into the Tyrannosaurus Rex's cheek, the terrifying force sending the behemoth flying. It crashed heavily into the giant trees on the riverbank, breaking several trees before collapsing to the ground.

"Sanji!"

Luffy waved excitedly at Sanji, having eaten all kinds of meat, but never dinosaur meat.