One Piece: Starting as the First Mate of the Lothar Pirates

"Strength cannot be separated from Haki! Strong Haki can neutralize the power of Devil Fruits! Strong Haki can also allow a Devil Fruit user to retain their fighting ability even after being handcuffed with Seastone handcuffs! Only Haki is everything!"

In the past, Rocks would never have bothered to preach to others.

Saying these things to Luo Chuan now means that he has completely accepted Luo Chuan.

He recognized Luo Chuan's potential and believed that he had the ability to become his right-hand man.

"OK then!"

Since Captain Rocks had put it that way, it would be rather ungrateful of him to refuse.

Moreover, Rocks was right about one thing: to survive in this ocean, a domineering presence is indeed indispensable.

Since we're going to practice anyway, we might as well start now.

Having a powerful and skilled master like Rocks personally teach you is a rare opportunity.

"Ah...ouch...it hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

Over the next three months, Haiqiu... (The sentence is incomplete and lacks context. It appears to be part of a larger text.)

There were some from Luochuan, and some from the silly brothers.

Teaching one person is teaching, and teaching three people is also teaching.

Under Rocks's tutelage, Luo Chuan's dual-color Haki made significant progress, and he successfully entered the field.

In particular, when Observation Haki is combined with the radio waves of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, its detection range expands by more than a hundred times.

That day, Luo Chuan sat on the mast and, as usual, practiced wide-range radar detection using Observation Haki combined with Thunderclap.

At one point, the Observation Hazard radio waves from the front line transmitted back feedback that an island pierced through by a giant bean vine appeared within Luo Chuan's perception range.

The Golden Island has been found!!!

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Chapter 12 Arrival, Golden Township

Ten thousand meters above the ground, a white sea.

It stretched as far as the eye could see, a vast expanse of white.

There were no signs, no direction of navigation; wherever we went, we only saw the waves.

The floating punishment of the Sky Island is to exile people to the White Sea to fend for themselves.

Fortunately, the White Sea is not empty; since it is a sea, there are fish in it.

The Haiqiu system had already run out of money two months ago.

For the past two months, Luo Chuan and his group of four have been subsisting on empty fish.

"First mate, we're out of empty fish again. We need to restock!"

The black bear leader picked up two long, high-quality iron lure rods from the deck; they were essential for catching a lot of empty fish.

The method is also very simple. Just let Luo Chuan hold the handle and put the lure iron into the white sea. In no time, the catch will be piled up like a mountain.

Chi Chi!

A flash of lightning.

Luo Chuan returned to the deck, and the Black Bear Boss quickly handed him the lure rod.

To everyone's surprise, Luo Chuan did not answer this time.

Eat fish?

What kind of fish is this?!

For the past two months, they've been eating empty fish, and even Luo Chuan is getting sick of it.

Now, the sight of fish makes me feel nauseous.

"Men, get ready to make a fortune, we've arrived!" Luo Chuan stood at the bow of the ship and suddenly turned the rudder.

The sea is heading straight southeast.

"Honey cake? Where is there a honey cake?" The second brown bear woke up from his sweet dream and looked around.

On the second deck, Lockes also suddenly stood up, an excited expression on his face.

The reason he embarked on his journey to the Sky Island was entirely because of the pie Luo Chuan drew on Mafia Island.

We've eaten nothing but flatbread all the way here, and haven't even seen a hair in Huangjin Township.

To be honest, after drifting in the sky for three months and eating air fish for two months, Rocks' mentality was somewhat broken.

If I had known that Golden Village was so hard to find, I would have just gone and robbed the heavenly gold.

These past few days, Lockes has thought more than once about ending this ridiculous journey; he's had enough of eating fish every day.

Fortunately, hard work pays off.

After three months of agonizing waiting, we finally achieved results.

"Luo Chuan, are you sure this time it won't be wrong? If we still can't find it..." Lockes was excited but also a little uneasy, afraid that it would all be for nothing again.

"Hahaha, don't worry, this time it's absolutely genuine! I told you, it's destiny that we will find the Golden Village!" Luo Chuan laughed confidently.

The aircraft sped across the sea, and a quarter of an hour later, the outline of an island appeared in the vast expanse of water.

"Mommy, that...that's a real island!" the second brown bear exclaimed.

"My God, all the floating islands we've passed so far have been built above the clouds, but this one is actually land!" The Black Bear Boss was also stunned.

"Could that be Jaya, who was carried to the sky by the surging ocean current?" Rocks also looked surprised, not expecting it to be true.

Fifteen minutes later, the ship broke into the interior of the inland river and anchored near the altar.

Led by Luo Chuan, the group of four hurried toward the center of the island.

Shortly after the four left, a young rider riding a spotted Pegasus landed on the deck.

"Are they adventurers from Qinghai? And of all times..."

During this period, the friction between the Sky Islanders and the Sandia people intensified.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, a large-scale conflict is expected to occur in the coming days.

At this point, the arrival of third-party personnel on the island will inevitably bring about many variables.

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Four figures moved nimbly and quickly through the dense, giant primeval forest.

"What! The legendary golden land of Shandora... the one from Noland's tales of the Great Liar of Beihai... it's actually real!"

"Golden Township is a real place. The reason it disappeared is that it was sent into the air by a surging ocean current!"

Along the way, the two goofy brothers also learned about the island's details from Luo Chuan, and were both stunned by the information.

"First mate, first mate, is Gold Village really full of gold?" Black Bear Boss rubbed his hands excitedly.

"If all the gold in Golden Village were replaced with honey cakes..." Brown Bear No. 2 wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.

Just as the two goofy brothers were immersed in their wonderful fantasy, Rocks, who was walking at the front, frowned.

Whoosh!

Whizzing!

A series of whooshing sounds rang out as a squad of knights clad in silver-white armor blocked their path.

Who are you?

"This is a forbidden area of ​​the gods; no unauthorized entry is permitted!"

"Are you the vanguard of the Sandia tribe?"

The Sky Island Divine Soldiers shouted and yelled.

"Don't block the way!"

Lockes had no intention of wasting words. The Golden City was right in front of him, and anyone who stood in his way would be blasted away.

Boom!

The Supreme Grade Blade 'Erosion' was wrapped in black lightning. With a single swing, a smooth path opened up before it.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Rocks relentlessly swung his sword to clear a path, crushing any obstructions along the way.

Some of them were Sky Island's elite troops, while others were Sandia scout teams sent to investigate.

No matter who it was, Rocks treated them all the same, forcefully knocking them all away.

During this time, Luo Chuan was not idle either. He took the opportunity to practice on the Sky Islanders and Sandia, remotely launching the Divine Judgment to snipe at the small teams that had not yet gotten close.

The Sky Islanders and the Sandia people fought a battle of wits and courage on God's Island for several months, and the combined casualties of those months did not compare to those of these short ten minutes.

"Withdraw! The Sky Islanders have strong reinforcements. Go back temporarily and regroup!" Sandia's side issued the retreat order.

"Damn Sandia, where did you find this monster? It's invincible! Notify the Divine Soldier Team to retreat to Angel Island!" The ruler of this generation of Sky Island also made a decisive decision and issued a retreat order.

Thus, under this wonderful misunderstanding, the skies and Sandia continued their friction for almost half a year before the pause button was pressed.

Both sides evacuated the perilous God's Island without prior agreement, and the entire island fell under the control of Luo Chuan and his party.

At this moment, the only young knight who knew the truth was dumbfounded.

"This works?!"

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Luo Chuan and his companions had no interest in or desire to get involved in the conflict between the Sky Islanders and the Sandia.

At this moment, having broken through numerous barriers, they arrived at the very center of the island.

Giant bean vines stretched out in front, with soft island cloud ruins beneath their feet.

"Gold! Gold!"

Rocks and his two goofy brothers searched through various ruins, but to no avail.

"Where's the promised gold?" All three of them felt as if they had been doused with a bucket of cold water.

"Don't rush! The gold is right beneath your feet!" Luo Chuan said, pointing one finger to the sky.

Click!

A thunderclap in the clear sky.

A bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket descended from the sky, cleaving the island ruins beneath the four people's feet.

Click!

A series of crisscrossing cracks spread out, and with a loud bang, the ground of the island split open, and in an instant, golden light flashed, so bright that it was blinding.

Thus, the golden village of Shangdola, which had been sealed away for over 350 years, finally saw the light of day again!

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Chapter 13 The Golden Clock Tower

Boom!

With a deafening roar in the sky, Golden Township made its dazzling debut.

Fragments of the Upper Island Cloud Ruins fell, and Rocks and the silly brothers pushed away the large rock that was pressing down on them, stood up, and looked at the scene in front of them. For a moment, they even forgot to breathe.

What a magnificent and awe-inspiring scene this is!

The legendary golden city of Shandora was suddenly and completely revealed to them.