Chapter 31

controlled a Mind-Confusing Talisman to silently stick onto Tashigi's back.

Spiritual power injected,

Mind-Confusing Talisman activated!

At the same time,

Li Xiao had already walked up to Tashigi,

and said with a serious face:

"Hello, I am a subordinate of Vice Admiral Garp, ordered to pursue the Straw Hat crew, and I now need to requisition a small or medium-sized sailboat from the Marines stationed here!"

Hearing these words,

Luo Bin, who had been silently following behind Li Xiao, was completely shocked!

So the "getting a ship" you were talking about,

was just directly asking the Marines to borrow one?

I really believed your nonsense!

Fortunately, that strange talisman was still working,

and the surrounding Marines, including Tashigi, had not noticed her,

otherwise,

Luo Bin would definitely have turned around and run away without hesitation!

However,

as for Li Xiao saying he was a Marine,

Luo Bin still did not believe it!

If Li Xiao were truly a Marine,

with his strength, capturing her would be a matter of a mere gesture,

and there would be no need to go through so much trouble!

At the same time,

hearing Li Xiao's words,

Tashigi was slightly stunned,

her gaze somewhat vacant,

and for a moment, she did not react!

"You mean, capture, pirates?"

"That's right, time is tight, I don't have time to explain in detail, please prepare a small sailboat for me immediately, otherwise it will be too late!"

Normally,

when encountering such a thing,

the first reaction would often be to check relevant credentials,

to confirm their identity.

But right now, under the influence of the Mind-Confusing Talisman,

Tashigi subconsciously believed Li Xiao's words,

instinctively ignoring the matter of checking his identity!

Plus, Tashigi's personality was a bit naturally airheaded,

and seeing Li Xiao's serious and urgent appearance,

she hurriedly took Li Xiao to the shore,

and found him a small sailboat.

Although most Marine ships were relatively large warships,

these outposts in Loguetown were also equipped with some ordinary small and medium-sized sailboats.

"Do you need me to arrange a warship for you?"

Hearing this,

Li Xiao quickly shook his head,

and said:

"Classified mission, a warship is inconvenient, this ship will do!"

After saying this,

Li Xiao stepped onto the ship,

and Luo Bin also jumped lightly from the side into the ship.

Immediately after,

as Li Xiao raised the sail,

the ship gradually sailed away from the shore under Luo Bin's steering.

Li Xiao waved at Tashigi,

and shouted:

"Thank you for your help, also, I lost the Den Den Mushi to contact Vice Admiral Garp, if you get in touch with him, please be sure to tell him that I will definitely bring his Iron Fist to him!"

"Oh right, my name is Li Xiao, goodbye!"

Under the force of the wind,

Li Xiao and Luo Bin's ship soon moved away from Loguetown,

turning into a small black dot in the vast ocean.

At the same time,

the three minutes were up,

and the Mind-Confusing Talisman stuck to Tashigi's back automatically burned into ashes and dissipated in the wind.

Tashigi stood blankly on the shore,

and as the Mind-Confusing Talisman lost its effect,

she gradually came to her senses.

Recalling what happened in those short three minutes,

although she couldn't quite put her finger on it,

she could clearly feel that something was wrong!

She clearly didn't know that handsome man,

so how, in just a few words,

did she muddle-headedly give him the ship?

The more Tashigi thought about it, the more wrong it felt,

and after pondering for a long time,

she finally turned and left,

running all the way back to the Marine branch in Loguetown,

and took out a Den Den Mushi to call the headquarters.

After Tashigi's explanation,

a moment later,

the Den Den Mushi on the other end was handed to Garp.

"Hello, Vice Admiral Garp, I am Tashigi, a Marine Petty Officer stationed in Loguetown!"

"Oh, haha, you're that girl who follows Smoker, I remember you, what's wrong, what do you need from me?"

"Um, it's like this, Vice Admiral Garp, just now a person named Li Xiao, claiming to be your subordinate, borrowed a small sailboat from here, I wanted to confirm his identity with you!"

"Ah? Li Xiao? How did that kid run to Loguetown? That's not right! Since when did he become my subordinate???"

"Eh, he isn't? He said he was ordered to pursue the Straw Hat crew, and also asked me to tell you that he would definitely bring your Iron Fist!"

"Yes, that's right! He is my subordinate!"

"…………"

"Ahahaha, in short, you did nothing wrong, don't worry!"

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At the same time,

on the sea,

Luo Bin, who had witnessed the whole process, looked at Li Xiao with a blank face,

and for a moment was at a loss!

Ah, this...

Are Marine ships this easy to borrow?

Just a few random words,

and the Marines hurriedly gave the ship away?

This simply refreshed Luo Bin's understanding of the Marines!

But soon,

the calmed-down Luo Bin associated it with what Li Xiao had used on her earlier,

that strange piece of paper called a talisman,

and vaguely had some guesses.

Li Xiao had mostly used similar means in secret,

which was why it went so smoothly.

However,

this did not diminish Luo Bin's amazement in the slightest,

and in her view,

this ability was quite magical!

Was it some kind of Devil Fruit ability?

But recalling the book she had seen earlier,

Luo Bin always felt it didn't seem like it!

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(Baby, today is another day I want the flowers and tickets in your pocket~~).

Li Xiao stood at the bow of the ship,

looking into the distance at Reverse Mountain,

and regarding the matter of cheating for a ship in Garp's name just now,

Li Xiao felt no guilt in his heart!

The ship was borrowed by Li Xiao, Garp's subordinate,

what does that have to do with me, Li Xiao the cultivator?

Besides,

I haven't even settled the score with Garp for blowing up one of my ships at the East Blue G-16 branch before!

Now, let's just consider it even!

The ship Li Xiao snatched from Arlong,

was much larger than this small sailboat,

so calculating it that way,

he was actually at a loss!

…………

Loguetown was not far from Reverse Mountain,

and after sailing for not long,

the two arrived at Reverse Mountain.

Looking at this current flowing upstream,

with its turbulent waters,

Li Xiao could not help but marvel at the uncanny workmanship of nature!

Because the ocean currents of the four seas were too powerful,

powerful enough to allow the water to overcome gravity and flow upward,

Reverse Mountain was formed!

Reverse Mountain was, besides the Calm Belt,

the only entrance to the Grand Line,

and also the starting point of the Grand Line!

The Grand Line was a ring-shaped ocean region that intersected perpendicularly with the Red Line,

and the entire world was divided by the two into four sea areas: East, West, South, and North.

Because both sides of the Grand Line were Calm Belts,

therefore,

the Grand Line could be said to be a one-way street!

Once you entered it,

if you wanted to return to the four seas,

besides reaching Laugh Tale,

you either had to go through the Red Line,

or cross the Calm Belt!

Laugh Tale, as the end of the Grand Line,

had only been reached by the Roger Pirates,

so this method could basically be ignored!

As for the remaining two...

For pirates,

the former was naturally out of the question,

and the latter was not an easy task either!

Countless massive,

long-lived Sea Kings lived in the Calm Belt,

and if you wanted to cross the Calm Belt,

besides using some special means,

you could only rely on your own sufficiently powerful strength to force your way through!

Actually,

with Li Xiao's current strength,

crossing the Calm Belt was not a difficult task!

If he didn't take a ship,

but chose to fly on his sword,

Li Xiao walking in the Calm Belt would be just like strolling in his own backyard!

The reason he wanted to go through Reverse Mountain,

was mainly because Li Xiao wanted to see this magical place!

Cultivation, cultivation,

it's not just about "cultivating,"

the key is also "traveling"!

If it were just for check-in rewards,

then every time Li Xiao arrived at a place,

he could completely touch the ground,

check in, and then turn around and leave,