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Luffy then looked at Sanji.

"Sanji, I want grilled meat for lunch."

As he spoke, a faint glistening tear appeared at the corner of Luffy's mouth.

"Luffy, shut up!"

Sanji waved his hand impatiently at Luffy.

Then, with a lovesick look on his face, he looked at Nami and asked her a question.

"Nami-san, what would you like for lunch?"

Lunch has to be made according to Nami's request!

"I also can."

Nami waved her hand casually.

She is currently checking on the little girl's condition.

They had no time to pay attention to Sanji.

Is there something wrong with this little girl?

Ximen Yan pointed to the little girl lying on the ground and asked her.

In fact, Ximen Yan had already remembered the little girl's identity.

Apis, a little girl connected to the Thousand-Year Dragon.

And he is also a user of the Whispering Devil Fruit.

Of course, what Ximen Yan cared about more was that the Thousand-Year Dragon should be a high-grade ingredient!

Should we try purchasing one?

"It shouldn't be a big problem."

Nami said with a hint of helplessness.

After all, she wasn't a doctor, and the actual situation was uncertain.

……

In fact, Nami's judgment was accurate; Apis was not unconscious for long.

Abis woke up before Sanji's lunch was ready.

It almost knocked Usopp's long nose crooked in the process.

When Apis first learned that it was the others who had saved her, she was very happy.

After all, Luffy and his crew don't look like marines.

However, when she heard that she was currently on a pirate ship, and that Luffy and his crew were all pirates.

Apis was so frightened that she shrank into a corner.

This shows that even a small child knows how terrifying and brutal pirates are.

Of course, the Straw Hat Pirates are clearly not the pirates Apis imagines them to be.

In fact, compared to pirates.

In Ximen Yan's view, the Straw Hat Pirates are more like an adventure team.

It's just that Luffy's dream is to become the Pirate King, not the King of Adventure!

So they definitely won't change their name to the Straw Hat Adventurers.

Everyone was helpless in the face of Apis's fear.

After trying to persuade him for a while, they could only let it go.

Ximen Yan didn't say anything about it.

After all, he's not good at persuading kids!

Moreover, once you spend some time with them, you'll find that they are actually quite nice people.

However, Ximen Yan did not expect this.

I woke up the next day.

Apis was already chatting and laughing with everyone.

Something must have happened last night.

Of course, the reason why Apis was able to stop being afraid of them so quickly was...

But it was because of her abilities.

He is a user of the Whisper Fruit.

Apis is able to talk to animals.

At the same time, one can also sense the good and evil within a person's heart.

It was precisely because she felt the kindness of the crowd that Apis lowered her guard.

Luffy and his crew then learned the name Apis.

Of course, Ximen Yan already knew this.

Later, everyone learned that Apis was a resident of the nearby warship island.

As for the reason why she was captured by the navy, Apis hesitated and did not say.

No one asked any further questions about this.

Furthermore, Luffy decided to send Apis back to Gunkanjima first.

This will slightly delay their entry into the Grand Line.

However, even Ximen Yan, who was most eager to get to the small garden, agreed.

After all, he was still somewhat curious about the Thousand-Year Dragon.

……

Gunkanjima is located near the doldrums.

So the Going Merry began to sail towards the calm zone.

Of course, the Calm Belt is dangerous, being the lair of sea kings.

However, as long as you don't enter the doldrums.

Even if you sail close to the doldrums, you won't be attacked by sea kings.

And it's probably because it's close to the doldrums.

The weather was also very sunny.

However, their voyage was not without its challenges.

A naval fleet suddenly appeared nearby.

This is the naval fleet that captured Apis earlier.

After the lookout spotted Apis on the Going Merry.

The naval fleet immediately launched an attack on the Going Merry.

Facing an entire naval fleet.

Ximen Yan had no intention of directly confronting him.

No one else did either.

However, the Going Merry was just a small sailboat.

In terms of speed, it is obviously inferior to the warships developed by the naval science department.

However, under the command of Nami, who possesses top-tier navigator talent.

Having made preparations in advance, they then took advantage of a sudden northerly wind.

The Going Merry sped south, quickly leaving the naval fleet far behind.

More importantly, the naval fleet abandoned the pursuit after a short while.

Because the navy on the fleet had already discovered the crisis.

The naval fleet is now very close to the doldrums.

If we continue chasing them south, we'll end up entering the doldrums.

And without a doubt, at this point, the Going Merry had already outmaneuvered the naval warships.

They successfully entered the sea kings' lair—the Calm Belt.

Chapter 71 Accidentally Entering the Windless Belt (Please Subscribe)

The doldrums do not have a clear boundary with other sea areas.

So after the Going Merry escaped to the Calm Belt.

At first, no one noticed anything amiss.

Instead, they were celebrating their escape from the pursuing naval fleet.

However, it is clear that not everyone is immersed in joy.

For example, Zoro and Simeon.

"Is it just my imagination? I feel like this ship hasn't moved at all since just now?"

Zoro looked at Nami with a puzzled expression.

After all, Nami is the navigator, so naturally you should ask Nami about this.

"Although I'd like to say it's your imagination, Zoro, the ship does seem to have stopped!"

Ximen Yan said helplessly from the side.

Seeing this situation, Ximen Yan immediately realized that they had entered the Calm Belt!

Come to think of it, he seemed to remember that such an incident did indeed occur.

However, I can't recall the specifics.

Although he did have the idea of ​​going into the windless zone to purchase ingredients.

But with the Going Merry, a small sailboat!

Clearly, this is insufficient for safe entry and exit from the calm zone!

"Hey! Now that you hear what I'm saying, it seems like the wind isn't moving the sails at all."

Nami glanced at the sails beside her and then spoke.

However, Nami's expression immediately changed, and she realized the reason.

"Ah! It's over!"

Nami's exclamation drew the attention of the others.

"What's wrong Nami?"

While celebrating his successful escape, Luffy looked at Nami with a puzzled expression and asked her a question.

"We've run into the doldrums!"

Nami was a little taken aback; she had never imagined being in this situation before!

As a navigator, Nami was well aware of the terror of the Calm Belt.

Although I haven't witnessed it myself.

However, whether in book records or in people's oral traditions.

The doldrums are places that must never be entered.

"Seamless belt?"