Chapter 478: Half-House

Swish swish.

Zhang Jie waved his hand, and the black nano-particles that wrapped the bar surged into his shadow one after another.

The pure black bar hall also returned to its original appearance.

"Boss, bill."

Zhang Jie tapped the bar counter, calling Boss Boss Boss Taili.

As a law-abiding good youth, he ate a few cherry pies,

drank a few beers, and he had to pay Boss Boss Boss Taili every cent.

Zhang Jie: Although I was a "street-cleaning tiger" as soon as I came in, making all the pirates lose their enthusiasm for consumption,

and drove out Boss Boss Boss Taili, who was the owner, but I know, I am a good person~

"Coming, coming."

Boss Boss Boss Taili, who had been paying attention here, hurried over.

"Boss, why is your face swollen?"

Looking at the mark on Boss Boss Taili's face, Zhang Jie pretended to be puzzled and teased.

"Hmm, I, I accidentally fell."

Even though he had applied ice, the slap mark on Boss Boss Taili's face was still clearly visible, and he stuttered to find an excuse.

Cricket didn't speak, but the slightly raised corner of his mouth exposed his true inner thoughts.

"Oh, I didn't expect Boss Boss Boss Taili's kitchen to use tools in the shape and size of a palm."

Zhang Jie, who had a strange sense of humor, continued to tease Old Boss Boss Taili.

Boss Boss Boss Taili's face turned bright red, but adhering to the principle that as long as you don't admit it,

it absolutely doesn't exist, he still stiffened his neck and was stubborn:

"As a chef, it's very normal for me to have a few kitchen utensils based on my own palm, right?"

"Hmm."

Cricket nodded: "This is very beaver (reasonable), just like we shipwrights will carry a hammer with us."

"Haha."

But as he spoke, he couldn't hold it in himself, and laughed holding his stomach.

"Haha."

Zhang Jie's mouth curled up.

For a time, the entire bar was filled with happy air.

In the end, even Boss Boss Boss Taili joined the laughing team.

Boss Boss Taili: As long as I join in, wouldn't others not know who they are laughing at?

I am really a little clever ghost.

After laughing, Zhang Jie refused Boss Boss Boss Taili's retention and chose to go to his Half-House with Cricket to rest.

However, he didn't forget to pay out of his own pocket to make up for the deficit of other pirates who were driven away and didn't have time to pay the bill.

After all, Boss Boss Taili Bar was just a small business and couldn't stand eating for free a few times.

Half-House, it is located on the shore of Gaya Island, looking like a house that has been forcibly cut open.

To shelter from the wind and rain, Cricket repaired the cut with wooden boards and iron sheets,

and the wall was also painted with the castle pattern from the fairy tale book "Liar Norland" that had been circulating in the North Blue for four hundred years.

This is the stronghold of the "Saruyama Alliance" and the home of Mont Blanc Cricket.

The reason why this house only has half left is because it experienced that Knock-Up Stream that changed history.

400 years ago, this was a complete two-story building located on Gaya Island at that time.

When that unprecedented Knock-Up Stream erupted, a part of Gaya Island (including the golden city Shandora,

the golden bell, and the other half of this house) was washed up to a height of meters,

becoming the current God's Island Apaya on Sky Island.

The remaining half of the foundation and walls remained on the ground (the current Gaya Island), forming the current "Half-House."

At the same time, there is a very heartbreaking detail here: the missing stairs.

This house was originally a two-story structure, and when the island split,

the stairs leading to the second floor happened to be located on the split zone and were washed to the sky.

Therefore, Cricket, who remained on the ground, could only live in the "Half-House" without a second floor, while the second floor remained on Sky Island.

This also symbolizes the fate of Norland and his best friend Calgara (and his descendants) being forcibly separated.

In the original plot, Luffy and others found Cricket here.

The Saruyama Alliance modified the Going Merry here,

enabling it to withstand the impact of the Knock-Up Stream, and finally successfully flew to Sky Island.

For Cricket, this Half-House is both a brand of family shame (descendant of a liar),

and the source of power for him to bet his life to find the truth.

Here, Cricket introduced Zhang Jie to the other two core members of their Saruyama Alliance — Masira and Shoujou.

Masira is the captain of the Masira Pirates, nicknamed "Salvage King," bounty: 23 million Berries;

his appearance resembles a monkey, possessing amazing lung capacity and strange strength enough to knock down a Sea King with one punch.

His pirate ship "Victory Hunter" is equipped with professional salvage equipment.

Shoujou is the captain of the Shoujou Pirates, nicknamed "Underwater Exploration King," bounty: 36 million Berries.

However, although he looks like an orangutan, he is actually a human,

just because he hasn't cut his hair for 25 years, his hair is too long, looking like an orangutan, hence the name.

He is good at using sound waves for underwater exploration, and his pirate ship "Utan Exploration" is full of various exploration tools.

Masira and Shoujou are both Norland's worshippers, firmly believing that he is not a "Liar" and "Big Fraud,"

and have been diving, salvaging, and searching for the golden land of Shandora with Cricket, wanting to wash away the shame on their idol.

Early the next morning, Cricket summoned Shoujou and Masira to discuss with Zhang Jie how to go to Sky Island.

As the final captain of the Saruyama Alliance, Cricket spoke first:

"Cumulonimbus Emperor is located at a high altitude of several thousand meters, general means can't go up,

we must borrow the huge impact of the Knock-Up Stream, just like Shandora four hundred years ago."

As a ship expert, Masira spoke second, reminding:

"The impact of the Knock-Up Stream at the moment of eruption is too great, if we use the ship body to take it directly,

the ship bottom will be directly pierced, and the whole ship will also fall apart directly,

so we have to find a way to buffer the initial huge impact."

"Hmm."

Cricket and Shoujou nodded in agreement.

The impact of the Knock-Up Stream is extremely terrifying, the super Knock-Up Stream four hundred years ago,

could even wash away more than half of Gaya Island, which is simply unimaginable.

Even if what they want to borrow this time is just an ordinary erupting Knock-Up Stream, but if they want to use the ship body to take it directly,

I'm afraid they would have to use the branches of the legendary indestructible Treasure Tree Adam to build it.

And obviously, treasures like the branches of Treasure Tree Adam won't fall into the hands of a few divers and small pirates like them.

"Perhaps we can install a huge spring device to offset the impact.

Of course, necessary reinforcement of the ship body is also essential."

Shoujou touched his fluffy hair and suggested.

"This idea is good!"

This proposal was unanimously approved by Cricket and Masira.

Although they don't know how this plan will work for now, they still need to try it.

Having failed for decades, they don't mind failing a few more times,

not to mention now that they have seen the dawn of hope. ===== CHAPTER 479 =====