Chapter 1347 - 58: Shapodi

Chapter 1347: Chapter 58: Shapodi

Su Xiao took out a large barrel of fresh water, drank about half of it, and poured the rest over his head, the cool fresh water washing away the salty and bitter seawater.

Su Xiao could clearly feel that after consuming a large amount of fresh water, his dehydrated cells regained vitality, and he felt as if he had come back to life.

He took a long breath, the recent experiences were beyond thrilling. First, he was besieged by Kizaru, Garp, and Vice Admiral Crane, then escorted to the Red Soil Continent, arriving at the first half of The Great Route, where he briefly clashed underwater with the Navy Hero, Garp.

During his confrontation with Garp, Su Xiao’s body was already struggling, otherwise, he would have had Bubu Wang lure Garp away and ’warmly greet’ Vice Admiral Crane and those female marines.

"Bubu, stop swimming, watch out for the Sea Kings swallowing you."

After Su Xiao shouted, Bubu Wang emerged from the water like ’Shui Fu’, rising bit by bit; Su Xiao could completely imagine Bubu’s two back legs kicking vigorously underwater.

"How’s that Telephone Worm?"

Hearing Su Xiao’s words, Bubu Wang’s dog body stiffened, and its head slowly sank into the sea.

Su Xiao directly pulled Bubu Wang onto the lifeboat and opened the package on its back. As soon as the package was opened, seawater flowed out, and Su Xiao’s heart sank.

When he was surrounded by the Navy inside the villa, he threw Doflamingo’s Telephone Worm to Bubu Wang. This item couldn’t be placed in the storage space, so it was safer for Bubu Wang to carry it.

Bubu Wang was having too much fun swimming and temporarily forgot about the Telephone Worm in the package.

Su Xiao took the snail-shaped Telephone Worm in his hand; it was limply lying there, its antennae’s little eyes slightly open.

Seeing that the Telephone Worm wasn’t dead, Su Xiao was quite surprised. After hesitating for a moment, he took out a lighter and grilled the soft flesh beneath the Telephone Worm.

The poor little Telephone Worm writhed, trying hard to open its eyes. It seemed somewhat intelligent, and Bubu Wang immediately understood its meaning, which was: "Don’t roast me, I can still be saved, and I’m not tasty."

Su Xiao shook the Telephone Worm in his hand, and it seemed to know that if it couldn’t work, it wouldn’t be long before it turned into baked snail.

Su Xiao picked up the receiver on the back of the Telephone Worm, and seawater dripped out of it.

ZZZ~

Like being interfered with by signals, other than the ZZZ sound, Su Xiao didn’t hear any other sound.

"Hello, Bai, what, sound..."

Doflamingo’s voice came through intermittently from the Telephone Worm.

"Can you hear?"

After Su Xiao spoke, he waited for Doflamingo to respond.

"Can, some."

Upon hearing this vague sound, Bubu Wang gestured for Su Xiao to give it the lighter.

The Telephone Worm seemed noticeably more inspired after seeing the orange flame.

"Hello, hello? Can you hear... me... talking?"

The voice became much clearer.

"I can hear you."

"No problem then, Bai Ye, did you just escape from the Navy?"

Doflamingo’s tone was somewhat incredulous.

"I’m asking you for a favor, after it’s done, I’ll make ten Apollos for you free of charge."

"What favor?"

"A Mu is still in Dressrosa, send it to the first half of The Great Route."

"This..."

"Deliver it within five days, and I’ll make twelve Apollos free of charge,"

"Deal, where exactly should I send it?"

"There’s no specific location, just send it to the Shapodi Archipelago for now; it will come find me."

"Okay."

Su Xiao didn’t make small talk with Doflamingo. After arranging A Mu’s matter, he directly hung up the Telephone Worm, which was now fully spirited.

"The current location seems to be near the Shapodi Archipelago."

Su Xiao took out a sea map and three pointers; these were obtained during his last adventure in the Pirate World.

The Shapodi Archipelago is just below the Red Soil Continent. After escaping from the warship within a ten-minute voyage, he wasn’t far from the Red Soil Continent. Another key piece of information is that there is a Navy branch nearby.

After identifying the direction using the pointers, Su Xiao drew a circle on the sea map; he was positioned between ’Shapodi Archipelago’ and ’Erzima Island’, closer to ’Erzima Island’.

The first thing Su Xiao needed to do was reach the vicinity of the Red Soil Continent to find the specific location of the Shapodi Archipelago using it as a base.

"Bubu, I have a good idea."

Su Xiao smiled while looking at Bubu Wang; Bubu Wang instinctively scooted back a bit.

Two minutes later, Bubu Wang was dog-paddling vigorously on the sea, pulling a rubber boat behind it. Su Xiao sat on the lifeboat, holding a pointer in one hand and the sea map in the other.

As they say, raise a dog for a thousand days, use a dog at a time. Bubu Wang unlocked a new skill: Dog-Paddle Rubber Boat Tow Level MAX.

After about half an hour, the towering Red Soil Continent appeared ahead.

"Turn right, Shapodi is almost here."

"..."

Bubu Wang gritted its teeth, kicked its paws, and continued swimming. Su Xiao promised that once they reached Shapodi, he would take it for a feast on the food street.

After Bubu Wang towed the rubber boat for two hours and Su Xiao rowed for an hour, a lush green island came into view — the Shapodi Archipelago.

The Shapodi Archipelago is unlike other islands; it is formed from a large mass of intertwined Yaerqi Tendril Red Tree roots, comprising 79 Yaerqi Tendril Red Trees in total, forming the complete Shapodi Archipelago.

The red tree roots intertwine, gathering the soil on the roots, making the Shapodi Archipelago appear lush and green from a distance.

"Woof."

Bubu Wang barked at the distant Shapodi Archipelago; it finally didn’t have to pull the rubber boat anymore. The original plan was for it to pull for two hours while Su Xiao rowed for two hours in turns. Who knew that they would reach the Shapodi Archipelago before Su Xiao had even rowed for an hour.

The Shapodi Archipelago is not far from the Red Soil Continent; for this reason, Celestial Dragons often come down from the Red Soil Continent to play on the archipelago.

The significance of this island is too special; it is known as the ’Island of Failure and Restart’. Pirates must pass through here to enter the New World.

The World Government fully understands this. They once attempted to set up checkpoints on Shapodi, but the pirates were like carp crossing the river, with several pirate groups arriving each day.

After the World Government ordered the Navy to set up checkpoints here, over the next six months, as many as 50,000 Navy personnel perished on the island, and the pirates who died here were too numerous to count.

Later on, the pirates actually banded together, with dozens or even tens of pirate groups storming the Shapodi defenses.

After guarding it for 267 days, the Navy gave up on the Shapodi Archipelago. Stationing a Naval Admiral here permanently was impractical. When the Sengoku was stationed here in his youth, it nearly wore him out like a dog. While Navy casualties decreased, Sengoku’s sleep time each day was less than three hours; the rest was spent fighting pirates or catching them en route.

After sacrificing 2 Vice Admirals + 5 Rear Admirals + 80,000 Navy personnel, the World Government and the Navy both gave up on this place. Pirates must pass through the Shapodi Archipelago to enter the New World. Expecting them to give up their dreams was simply impossible.

Moreover, the pirates who made it here were not weaklings; they were elite pirates who had survived layers of eliminations.

Through over the years the Shapodi Archipelago developed a unique ecological balance: Navy, pirates, World Government personnel, Celestial Dragons, CP Department, and Revolutionary Army would all appear on the island, but they wouldn’t make a move easily.