Chapter 100: Monster Current, Soaring into the Sky (Ch 100)

It turns out.
The power of idols is infinite.
After knowing the purpose of Moze’s visit, the ape was full of motivation and immediately took Moze to find Kulikai.
“Woo squeak! Boss! Look! They also believe in Rolando’s legend! They are here to find Sky Island and Shandora!” As soon as the ape saw Kulikai, he couldn’t wait to declare loudly, his tone full of excitement and the desire to take credit.
Kulikai, who was wearing only a pair of trousers and had a diamond-shaped face, was hitting something with a hammer. He paused when he heard the words.
He turned around, with obvious surprise on his angular face, and looked at Mo Ze and his group.
“You said you believe in the legend of my ancestor Rolando?” Kulikai’s voice was a little hoarse, with a hint of disbelief.
On Gaya Island and Mogu Town, apart from a few apes and other people, Kulikai had never seen anyone who believed in the legend of Shandora.
Not to mention the outside world.
I never expected that someone would travel thousands of miles to this island just for this illusory legend.
You know.
The legend of “Big Liar” Rolando has been circulating for four hundred years!
In the past four hundred years, countless people have believed in the existence of Shandora and come here to look for her.
They came with full of hope, but in the end got nothing and left with disappointment and even ridicule.
This is a fact that has long been labeled a “lie” by the world.
Countless failures and countless ridicules, like the tide, wash away people’s confidence in that story day after day.
Even as a descendant of Rolando, Kulikai often feels confused and can’t help but doubt whether the golden city he once believed in, the Shandora that carries the glory and sorrow of his ancestors, really exists.
He was engaged in a futile salvage campaign here, and it was not so much a search as it was a way of fighting against the ridicule of the whole world and his own inner turmoil.
Therefore, when Kulikai learned that someone had traveled thousands of miles just to pursue this legend that was denied by everyone and even he himself was sometimes shaken, he was shocked beyond words.
It was not just a surprise, it was more like suddenly seeing a faint but firm light in the boundless darkness.
He stared at Moze, trying to find a hint of a joke or deception in the other’s eyes.
But how could Mo Ze, who already knew the truth, doubt it?
Therefore, the only result that Kulikai can get is naturally sincerity.
“But…” Seeing Moze so determined, Kulikai himself hesitated.
The excitement and joy that had just arisen from finding a soulmate were now gradually replaced by a more complex and heavier emotion.
It was a feeling he was all too familiar with, a mixture of awe for the vast ocean and bitter memories of countless failures.
“No one really knows the exact situation of Sky Island. The reason why the legend is just a legend is because it is illusory. That sea area… is unpredictable and a hundred times more dangerous than you can imagine. As for the so-called monster current,”
“It’s more like a one-way shortcut to hell, with no return.”
The phenomenon of monster currents is not uncommon in this sea area. On average, it occurs about five times a month.
Kulikai had been on Gaya Island for so many years and had witnessed countless ships being swallowed by the rising water column, but he had never seen any ship or any person who was lucky enough to float to the surface after experiencing such a catastrophe.
In addition to salvaging gold in the near sea day after day, his Yuanshan United Army also has another “business” which is to salvage the wreckage of ships left behind by the unfortunate ones who encountered monster currents, as well as the occasional remains of the victims that floated up.
Every time he salvaged something, it seemed like he was being reminded of the cruelty of this road.
“Mr. Kulikai,” Moser began, his voice calm, yet like a steady anchor, it firmly held Kulikai’s fluctuating emotions and pierced through the hesitation in his heart.
“I don’t need you to believe that we can succeed right now, nor do I need you to be responsible for any of our choices, nor do you need to worry about our life or death.”
He looked directly into Kulikai’s eyes without wavering.
“I came here with a very clear goal: I want to go to Sky Island. To do this, I need your help and your rich experience.”
“To be specific,” Moser pointed his finger and spoke clearly, “please use your years of observation and experience to help me accurately calculate the time and approximate location of the next appearance of the monster current. This is the first one.”
“Secondly, I need you to use the materials here and your technology to help me strengthen my ship to the maximum extent possible, so that it at least has a chance to withstand the powerful impact of the monster current.”
“Beyond that, all consequences are at my own risk.”
The ape’s blood was boiling as he listened to this. His eyes were almost shining. He waved his fists excitedly and kept jumping up and down on the spot with excitement. He made meaningless squeaking sounds from his mouth: “Squeak! Squeak! That’s great! That’s great!”
He turned to Kulikai abruptly, his spit almost spraying onto the boss’s diamond-shaped face, “Boss, did you hear that? They are completely different from those hesitant, whining cowards in the past! They are real monkeys! Real monkeys!”
For apes, praising a man for being a monkey is almost the highest compliment they can think of; it means he is a real man!
The muscles on Kulikai’s face twitched, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just silently shifted his gaze from the dancing ape to the woman behind Moze who had been standing quietly from beginning to end – Nicole Robin.
Kulikai tried to find a hint of hesitation from this man who looked like his deputy.
Or any clue that these bold words are just the impulse of young people.
However, Robin simply met his gaze calmly, and said in a low but extremely clear voice: “The Captain’s goal is our goal.”
There was no unnecessary explanation, no passionate speech, just a simple sentence, but it revealed unquestionable firmness.
Seeing that Moze’s companions were also so determined, something in Kulikai’s heart seemed to be touched.
“In that case…” Kulikai’s Adam’s apple rolled, and there was a barely perceptible tremor in his originally hoarse voice.
Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind and gritted his teeth, “Leave this matter to me!”
As soon as he said this, Kulikai seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden, and at the same time seemed to have taken on a heavier responsibility.
His eyes were complex, showing relief, expectation, and a determination to go all out.
“I will definitely help calculate the perfect time and place!”
“There’s also the matter of reinforcing the ship!” The ape jumped in front of Moze excitedly, his face flushed with excitement. He gave Moze a thick thumbs up and grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth.
“Leave it to me and the gorilla! I promise you, we will let you board the strongest and most durable ship in this sea! Even the monster current can’t shake it!”
“Thank you so much.” Mo Ze accepted the kindness of several people without saying any polite words.
He came here just to ask these people for help to enter Sky Island. Now that they have agreed, why should he be polite?
What made Mo Ze quite regretful was that the people in front of him didn’t seem to pay much attention to the news from the outside world.
Not to mention a rookie pirate like himself, even Robin, the veteran ‘bounty master’, didn’t recognize him. He was somewhat out of touch with the information.
Moser felt quite regretful for missing out on the experience of gasping in shock and looking shocked.
When I arrive at the Sky Island, no one will recognize me, so I will definitely fight them all first.
People in the pirate world often have a missing piece of their brain and can’t think straight.
After agreeing to Moser’s request, Kulikai locked himself in a room full of nautical charts and various strange measuring tools without saying a word.
He spread out yellowed maps of the sea area around Gaya Island, which were covered with densely packed data and symbols marked in various colors. These were the accumulation of their clan’s four hundred years of observation.
Sometimes he frowned and compared the tide records; sometimes he picked up a special sextant, looked at the sky through the window, and muttered to himself, all of which were calculation formulas and island dialect that Moser could not understand.
At the same time, the ape rushed out in a hurry and headed straight for the base of the Gorilla Pirates, another pillar of the Saruyama Alliance.
“Woo! Ape! Big event! A real man is going to see the monster current!” The ape started dancing and shouting as soon as he entered the door, with saliva flying everywhere.
The gorilla put down his mace and asked in a muffled voice: “Oh? Which monkey is so fearless of death?” In his opinion, this was also a kind of praise.
“Not some monkey brat! We’re the tough guys who really want to go to Sky Island! Boss Kulikai wants us to help reinforce the ship, the best kind!”
When he heard that it was Kulikai’s order to go to Sky Island, the gorilla’s eyes lit up, and he patted his chest with his big hands like a palm leaf fan: “Woohoo! Count me in! Plenty of materials! Give them all the ironwood I have saved!”
Then, the two leaders of the pirate groups, Ape and Ape, brought their respective minions and started to work on Moze’s inconspicuous-looking ship.
Not only did they not ask for a single cent of Bailey’s reward, but they also brought out all kinds of solid wood and iron materials they had collected, and even some strange-shaped but said to be extremely strong parts removed from sunken ships.
Mo Ze felt a little embarrassed – after all, he really didn’t bring any money with him this time.
What if I bring my own money and the amount of gold I can bring back from the sky island is less at one time?
Kulikai, on his part, was completely immersed in the ocean of data.
Finally, in the early morning of the next day, when the first ray of sunlight shone into the room, Kulikai, with bloodshot eyes, suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with fatigue yet excitement.
He grabbed the final calculation result, staggered out of the room, and shouted excitedly: “I figured it out!”
“Three days later!” Kulikai took a deep breath and tried to calm his chest. “On the night of the full moon! That will be the largest and most stable monster current in recent times!”
He pointed to a location marked by a red circle on the nautical chart: “I have basically determined the direction! The error will not exceed half a nautical mile!”
When this perfect result was clearly laid out before him, even Kulikai himself had to admit that something called hope was once again burning fiercely in his heart, which had been dormant for many years.
This time, maybe it really is different.
Three days passed in a flash.
During these three days, Kulikai, the apes and the gorillas took out almost all the best things in their boxes to entertain Moze and Robin, and the daily banquets were as sumptuous as a festival.
The excuse was to replenish strength so as to cope with the next challenge, but it was filled with such a strong sense of farewell that it was hard for Mo Ze to pretend not to know.
Especially Kulikai. Every time he saw Moze eating meat with big mouthfuls, his eyes were as complicated as if he was looking at his neighbor who was about to be executed.
The full moon night arrived as expected.
The sky was covered with dense clouds, and the moon appeared and disappeared among the clouds, casting a hazy light.
After three days of sleepless transformation by the apes and gorillas, Mozer’s randomly chosen ship has been transformed.
Thick steel plates were added to both sides of the hull, and the sails were replaced with tougher special materials. The two men even smuggled contraband inside the hull, leaving behind statues of ape and gorilla heads.
“You guys…” Kulikai looked at Moze and the others who were waiting for the monster current, tears and snot flowing uncontrollably, his voice choked with sobs, “You must come back alive! You must fulfill your dreams and live well!”
The ape and the gorilla standing behind him also had red eyes and were sniffing hard.
“Wow, don’t worry!” Mo Ze gave a thumbs up to the people who saw him off, smiling brightly, “I still have a lot of things to do, and the new world is still waiting for me to turn it upside down!”
Mo Ze also felt a little emotional. After spending the past few days together, he did develop a certain level of identification with these “simple-minded” but extremely sincere guys.
Friends? Maybe.
At this moment, the sea began to surge abnormally.
“Here they come!” Kulikai suddenly raised his head, tears still lingering on his face, but his eyes suddenly became sharp. He pointed at a patch of sea that was beginning to surge violently in the distance, “That’s it! Quick! Get ready!”
Without his reminder, Moze had already felt the terrifying power coming from the bottom of the sea.
The sea water seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand, making a dull roar.
The monster current arrived as expected.
Without any warning, a huge column of water suddenly gushed out from under the sea, like a water dragon connecting heaven and earth, rushing straight into the sky with unparalleled power!
The water column was thicker than one could imagine, stirring up the surrounding sea water to form a huge whirlpool.
“Hold on tight!” Moze shouted, holding the rudder tightly with both hands.
The apes and gorillas not far away shouted nervously: “Woo-squeak! Charge!”
The huge impact force instantly reached the bottom of the ship. Moze felt that the whole ship was lifted up by an irresistible force. The hull groaned under the heavy load, but the specially reinforced hull managed to withstand the first wave of impact.
Then, the boat followed the violent current, carrying Moze and Robin, and rushed upwards without hesitation, towards the unknown sea of ​​clouds.
“Sky Island! Here I come!”
Người mua: Atomic, 19/05/2025 22:37