Chapter 196 Split up
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Gel and his companions sat at a table and ate their meal, with only the chief and Ganfor accompanying them.
"Captain, how long do we plan to stay in the sky this time?"
Biya swallowed the food in her mouth, held the big coconut from Sky Island, and asked while drinking through a straw.
Gel chewed the meat in his mouth, thinking about what else he had not done, and replied vaguely:
"Well, we'll have to stay for a few days at least. What's the matter? Do you want to go back to Qinghai as soon as possible?"
"No, no, it would be great if we could stay longer. There are so many things to see and do on Sky Island, and we haven't visited or experienced them all yet. Just now, a few sisters invited us to go to Angel Island together, but I didn't know when we would set sail, so I didn't dare to agree directly."
"Yes, yes, yes. It's a rare trip for you. Why don't you stay for a few more days and let us entertain you. There are many interesting things on Sky Island."
Ganfor stroked his beard and said enthusiastically.
"Go and have fun without worrying about it. Just be careful and don't worry. Besides, I, the captain, will definitely not leave any of you in the sky. Just go back to Qinghai by yourself."
"Captain, that's great. Sister Funi and I will go play with those angel sisters after dinner."
"Go ahead and have fun. It's really a rare opportunity to come here."
Gel put down the pork elbow which was only a skeleton left, wiped the grease off his mouth and asked.
"By the way, Chief, Ganfor, do any of you know where Bikka is?"
"Bikka? Never heard of it."
The chief shook his head and continued to stuff various foods into his mouth. He had worked hard for Shandia all his life. Although he was the patriarch, he could not cook without rice. Shandia's life in exile had always been a hard life of tightening his belt. He had never eaten such delicious and luxurious meals, so he had to hurry up and eat more.
"Bica, I know. It seems to be a small island in the far southeast. It should be a small island with only two or three hundred people. If we estimate the speed of the ship on the White Sea, it may take ten days to reach it day and night. Why did Captain Gel suddenly mention this?"
Ganfor asked curiously.
"Southeast? Do you have a map or a pointer? I need to go to Bikka for something."
"There are no maps or pointers. If you really want to go there, you can only use the direction of the sunrise and the direction of the South-South Bird Head as references. If you are lucky, you should be able to find it by driving in the direction between the two."
Gel wanted to roll his eyes after hearing this. It’s such a vast ocean, and you told me I could find it if I’m lucky.
But since there is no other way, I can only give it a try. Having the ability to see things clearly will definitely give me a much greater chance than relying on sheer luck.
It would take 10 days at the normal sailing speed of the ship, but with Labu's swimming speed, it should only take two or three days to arrive.
"Everybody."
Seeing Captain Gul stand up and say something, everyone looked over, except Weevil, who continued eating.
"Next, we will split up. Lao Mo, Xiao Ba, A Jin and my brother will take Labu to Bica with me. There may be a good devil fruit on that island. I want to go look for it. Although I may not find it, it always feels a bit of a pity to just give up."
"Meow!"
When he heard that the captain was going to take him with him, Lab immediately jumped onto Ger's shoulder and rubbed his face affectionately.
Seeing the envious looks from Po and Qiu, Lab became even happier. He could often help the captain now and felt very proud just thinking about it.
"The others can stay here for the holiday. Senior, when you have time, help the Shandians collect the gold and pack it up for me to take away."
"Okay, Captain."
Senior nodded in response.
The gold is the biggest gain of this trip so far, so Ger specially left behind the most steady and serious Senior to prevent any accidents from happening.
"By the way, Brother Mosan, there is a mission that only you can do."
"What mission? I guarantee it will be accomplished! Captain, tell me!"
Mo Sang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, his wise little eyes sparkled with dazzling light, he stood up excitedly and urged.
Mosan has always been distressed that he can't help in anything. Every day on the boat, apart from planting flowers with Funi, basking in the sun and petting cats, he studies the economics books given to him by Captain Gel, or studies food with Fate. He is forced to gain weight, which really makes him feel embarrassed. If he weren't round and conspicuous enough, his presence on the boat might be even smaller.
Mosan talked to the captain privately many times hoping to find out if there was anything he could do to help, but Ger told him to continue studying economics and not to worry, as there would be opportunities for him to display his talents in the future.
"Investigate what supplies the people on Sky Island are short of so that we can trade with them. We need to purchase a batch of Sky Shells. Oh, and a few sets of furniture made from clouds. The sofas made from clouds are so comfortable. It feels like lying on a cloud! They are all good stuff! Don't worry about making a profit. Give our good friends more discounts. Anyway, see if there are any specialties on Sky Island that we need. We can trade some and take them back!"
"Okay, Captain, it's a piece of cake, just leave it to me!"
Trade and business are what he is best at. Only in this matter does Mosan think he is no worse than others. Now he finally has the opportunity to play to his strengths. He narrowed his eyes and showed a confident smile, determined to make clear arrangements for Captain Gel.
"The trade matter still requires the cooperation of the two leaders."
"Of course, of course, no problem at all!"
Ganfor and the chief immediately agreed with their hearts patted. This was definitely a great thing for them. The two old men were still thinking about the various good things on Captain Gill.
After Gel assigned everyone their tasks, Weevil had just finished eating all the food on the table, so they were ready to start taking action.
In the time it took Senior to smoke a cigarette, he caught a half-meter-tall southern bird from the jungle. At first, the bird was stubborn and refused to cooperate, always trying to secretly turn its head to other directions.
First he used a two-pronged approach of intimidation using his domineering Haki and persuasion from Kurokas, and finally Gel fed it some delicious pig feed, beat it severely and added sweet dates. This series of actions instantly made Nan Nan the bird surrender, and it immediately said in a servile manner that even if its neck was broken today, its head would always point due south!
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