Chapter 88

Navy Headquarters publicly claimed that Smoker had defeated and arrested Crocodile,

and didn't mention the Straw Hat crew at all!

And to increase persuasiveness,

they even specially promoted Smoker by one rank!

However,

regarding these details,

Li Xiao didn't care!

What he cared about was,

with Crocodile arrested,

his meal was ruined!

Sigh!

Old Sand, Old Sand,

you are too incompetent!

Couldn't you have held on for two more days?

It seems that,

after his last battle with him,

his strength didn't improve much!

Tsk, his comprehension is not good!

Recalling that after he left Amazon Lily,

he had been rushing toward Alabasta all the way,

and had finally almost reached his destination!

Hey,

Old Sand is in!

Thinking of this,

Li Xiao couldn't help but feel a bit stifled!

Judging from the rich rewards of so many check-ins,

he should definitely have the bloodline of a pure lucky person,

so why is everything so unsmooth when it comes to eating?

But regardless,

right now,

things have reached this point,

Li Xiao couldn't possibly go and hijack Old Sand out just for a meal!

Therefore,

after considering it for a while,

and synthesizing the current situation,

Li Xiao decided to change his destination,

and go directly to Jaya Island,

and then return to the Sky Island through the Knock-Up Stream of Jaya Island!

The reason for deciding to return to the Sky Island,

mainly has the following reasons!

First,

with these two check-in rewards,

Li Xiao obtained the formation needed to modify the Ark Maxim,

and also conceived his own dragon-raising plan!

And whether it is the Ark Maxim,

or the target of the dragon-raising plan, the Sky Ruler,

they are currently all on the Sky Island!

Therefore,

these two plans must return to the Sky Island to be implemented!

Secondly,

right now Old Sand has been arrested by the Navy,

and since he has already arrived here,

then looking at the nearby sea areas,

is there any place more suitable for eating than the Sky Island?

Although these Sky Island ingredients are special,

it also depends on the place!

As their place of origin,

the residents of the Sky Island are simply too familiar with these ingredients,

and there is no place that can make a better taste than the Sky Island!

And,

Li Xiao has been away for nearly a month,

presumably even if he returns to the Sky Island now,

it will no longer cause any panic among the residents,

and he can eat with peace of mind!

Therefore,

in summary,

the Sky Island is the most suitable place for eating!

Alright!

After tossing and turning,

carrying a bunch of Sky Island specialty ingredients,

almost circling the first half of the Grand Line,

and finally coming back!

What is this?

A curse from the specialty ingredients of the Sky Island?

Sky Island specialty ingredients: "Born as people of the Sky Island, dead as ghosts of the Sky Island, you can't even think about eating us peacefully in other places!"

Besides the above two points,

finally there is one more reason!

With Old Sand arrested and imprisoned,

the matter of Alabasta has come to an end!

And the next destination of the Straw Hat crew is the Sky Island!

Li Xiao is going to the Sky Island now,

and should be able to meet up with them on the Sky Island,

and if things go smoothly,

perhaps he can meet up directly on Jaya Island!

For Luffy and the others,

Li Xiao is naturally indifferent,

at most he will help Garp with a Fist of Love!

The key is,

the little thief cat he raised hasn't been seen for a long time!

Not petting the cat for a long time,

his hands are itchy!

Although when he was at Amazon Lily,

Li Xiao petted Hancock,

but,

the Empress cat and the little thief cat are ultimately not the same thing,

the feeling is completely different!

Thinking of this,

Li Xiao couldn't help but recall the feeling of petting that Empress cat,

and suddenly felt his hands were a bit itchy!

Hey,

it’s over, it’s over,

Li Xiao has become completely addicted to petting cats!

The key is,

these cats are not serious!

And having said that,

this traveling all over the world is really troublesome,

petting a cat requires circling a quarter of the Grand Line!

How about,

after the Ark Maxim modification is completed,

bring Hancock and Nami with him?

In this way,

pet them when he has nothing to do,

wouldn't that be wonderful?

Ahem,

no, no!

I, Li Xiao, am devoted to the Dao, seeking only longevity,

how can I be addicted to this kind of unserious cat-petting behavior!

No!

Absolutely not!

At least...

he has to wait until he has visited all the important check-in locations,

before considering it!

…………

After a long time,

Li Xiao came back to his senses,

and walked toward the only small town on the island.

Regardless,

since he decided to change his destination to Jaya Island,

then the Alabasta permanent log pose would naturally be useless!

He needed a permanent log pose to Jaya Island,

and he didn't know if he could buy one in this small town!

When Li Xiao strolled around the small town,

although he was already mentally prepared,

he still couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.

As he expected,

the small town on this remote island was not very prosperous,

at most it was a small transit station for people coming and going,

and there was no permanent log pose for Jaya Island at all!

In this situation,

if Li Xiao wanted to go to Jaya Island,

he would either have to use other log poses,

and take a detour to Jaya Island!

Or find a ship that was going to Jaya Island and had a permanent log pose for Jaya Island,

and follow them to Jaya Island!

Regarding this,

Li Xiao chose to do both!

He first bought some log poses,

and temporarily put them in his Sumeru Ring,

and then walked straight toward the only tavern in this small town!

The tavern was a mixed bag,

and perhaps it could bring him unexpected gains!

…………

Inside the tavern,

Wei En only felt a sharp pain in front of him,

and then his whole body flew out!

He knocked over several tables and chairs,

smashed heavily against the wall,

and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood!

Seeing this,

the few crew members who were with him hurriedly surrounded him,

checking his injuries with anxious expressions!

Wei En endured the pain,

and looked up!

He saw that in front of the bar,

stood a tall, burly man with several scars on his face!

The burly man slowly retracted his right foot,

and said to Wei En with disdain:

"Kid, do you know who I am?"

"I am the captain of the Blood Leopard Pirates, the pirate with a bounty of 17 million—House Orf!"

"I’m asking you for a permanent log pose, that’s giving you face, and you still dare not give it?"

"Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"

As the pirate named Orf finished speaking,

the surrounding men, who were clearly dressed as pirates,

raised the swords and guns in their hands,

and aimed them at Wei En and his group!

It seemed they were ready to rush up at any time,

and kill them on the spot!

Kill them on the spot!