Chapter 490

How could the fish-men easily let go of these humans who had become slaves?

"It was a group of martial arts factions that defeated Hody, which is why we were able to see the light of day again!"

This person sighed and said, "Sigh, I thought we could take advantage of the chaos to escape, but I didn't expect to be intercepted by you all!"

"Hmm?" Luo Luo Moge seemed to have grasped a key point.

A martial arts faction capable of saving so many people in the fish-men's kingdom was a rare thing indeed.

"Speak quickly, who saved you!" Luo Luo Moge's expression became much more solemn.

"Tch! Do you guys look down on the loyalty of us martial arts practitioners? They are our saviors; how could we sell out their information to lackeys of the imperial court like you!"

This person had the look of someone ready to die for a cause, which made Luo Luo Moge frown deeply.

"I advise you to cooperate with our work, otherwise, you know the consequences!"

Luo Luo Moge's gaze became incomparably icy.

"You lackeys of the imperial court, use whatever methods you have!"

The arrested martial arts practitioners, seeing their leader still being stubborn, couldn't help but remind him: "Boss! They are the troops from the Fifth Division of the Imperial Guard!"

"They are guys who treat our lives like grass; things like death by a thousand cuts or burning at the stake are just child's play to them!"

"What!"

After hearing their companion's words, the previously stubborn martial arts practitioners instantly lost their nerve. They were just ordinary wandering martial artists; where would they have experienced such cruel torture?

"Speak! Who saved you!"

Seeing his hesitation, an Imperial Guard soldier brought a steel blade close to his neck, stopping just a centimeter from slitting his throat.

"Ugh! I'll talk, it was the Straw Hat Pirates who saved us and defeated Hody!"

The martial artist said hurriedly; he didn't want to die at the hands of Luo Luo Moge and the Imperial Guard.

"Straw Hat Pirates... Luffy."

Luo Luo Moge murmured.

At the entrance of the Long Gong town in the East Sea, some fish-men citizens were voluntarily moving food and wine onto the Sunny chariot.

"Wuwuwu! Lord Luffy, are you really leaving just like this? I don't know when we will meet again!"

Princess Bai Xing looked at Luffy with tears streaming down her face; she couldn't bear for the Straw Hat Pirates to leave.

"Haha, don't be sad!"

Luffy's voice came from the Sunny chariot: "It's not like we aren't coming back; we'll meet again sooner or later!"

"Wuwuwu~" Princess Bai Xing remained inconsolable.

At this moment, the Left Minister arrived at Nami's side holding a strange compass.

"Take this. Once you leave our East Sea Long Gong, you will enter the second half of Liang Shan. The road in the second half will be even harder to travel."

"If you don't have this compass, you will definitely get lost in the primeval forest!"

The Left Minister handed the compass to Nami.

Nami looked at the compass; on a pitch-black board were three metal spoons, each pointing in a different direction.

"Hmm? Why are they pointing in three directions?" Nami asked with great curiosity.

The Left Minister smiled and explained: "These three metal spoons represent three directions. Look at the middle spoon; isn't it trembling the most violently?"

"That represents the most dangerous town. The more violently the spoon trembles, the greater the crisis!"

"So that's how it is." Nami showed a look of sudden realization.

Usopp leaned over at this time and hurriedly reminded Nami: "Nami! Hurry up and put this away; you absolutely cannot let Luffy see this compass!"

Nami also realized the severity of the problem.

Their captain loved going to dangerous places the most. As for people with lower combat power like Nami and Usopp, they naturally wanted to go to safer places.

But it was too late. Luffy used his Advanced Observation Haki to stretch his neck over, looking at the compass in Nami's hand and asking curiously.

"Is that middle spoon pointing to a very powerful town? It feels like it would be more interesting to go there!"

Nami and Usopp looked at Luffy with horror.

"No... it's not, Luffy! Listen to me, you must not go to that place!"

Usopp said anxiously.

Luffy blinked: "Why? But that place is really interesting!"

"Luffy! From now on, I decide where we go!" Nami stepped forward, stopping Usopp who wanted to speak.

Luffy tilted his head and said: "No, I am the captain; I am the only one who can decide where we go!"

Nami had no choice but to look at the other crew members for help, but they were all watching this scene with smiles on their faces.

"Hey, you bastards! You actually dare to watch the show!"

Seeing the attitude of her companions, Nami couldn't help but complain.

"Nami, since Luffy wants to go, let him go."

Robin patted Nami on the shoulder and said.

"Hmph! I can't be bothered to care anymore! Fine, let's head in that direction! Franky, are you ready?"

Nami looked at Franky and asked.

"Mm-hmm, I've been ready for a long time!"

Franky nodded.

Luffy raised his arm directly: "Then let's keep moving forward!"

"Right!" The Straw Hat Pirates responded in unison.

The Sunny chariot quickly drove away from the East Sea Long Gong, and the surrounding citizens kept sending their blessings to the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Luffy! You must become the Martial Arts Alliance Leader!"

Princess Bai Xing watched the back of the Sunny chariot gradually moving away and said while crying.

"Have a safe journey!"

"When you come to the Long Gong again, we will definitely become the most powerful fish-man warriors!"

Finally, Luffy locked eyes with Shen Ping.

Both men nodded at the same time; the words they wanted to say were all left unsaid.

On the official road, Luffy looked at the people behind him: "Now we are about to step into the territory where the Four Absolutes reside. Everyone! After two years of training, we have finally arrived at this domain belonging to the strong!"

"Oh ho, I'm really looking forward to it!"

"We will definitely realize our respective dreams!"

The members of the Straw Hat Pirates waved their fists and shouted.

"Hoo!"

Luffy took a deep breath. He looked at the scenery in the distance: "Shanks! I really want to see you again! I will definitely work hard to catch up to your pace!"

On the way to the next stop.

Strange and bizarre beasts kept appearing around the Sunny.

This made Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp drool.

"These guys look delicious!"

"Yeah! I can already smell the aroma of meat!"

Luffy's stomach growled.

Zoro looked ahead with excitement: "Look at that yak; if we let the perverted cook roast it, it should taste great!"

Luffy swallowed his saliva, looking at the giant yak that was several meters long, looking greedy.

Then he directly used the second stage of his Advanced Observation Haki, punching the yak. A burst of force erupted from his fist and hit the yak, and the entire massive yak was instantly flipped to the ground.

"Usopp, hurry and use the rope to catch it."

Luffy shouted.

Usopp hurriedly took out a rope and lassoed the yak's legs.

"So heavy!"

Usopp used all his strength to barely drag the yak's limbs.

"This yak is so fat! It looks like we won't have to worry about our next meal!"

Zoro rubbed his hands and helped Usopp pull the yak.

Suddenly, a much larger lion appeared behind the yak!