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Elbaf, Port.
The Groudon slowly docked.
"We can only take you this far."
Hajrudin didn't want to spend another moment with Daichi, not even getting off the ship, as he shouted to his companions.
"Gerd, you entertain them."
"Leave it to me."
Gerd smiled and jumped onto the shore, waving to the Groudon.
Daichi and his group also disembarked one after another.
Ulti grumbled, "You all saw it, right? That big guy didn't look very strong, but he was so arrogant!"
"Don't underestimate him."
Daichi smiled and shook his head.
Hajrudin was indeed not strong, but he was at least a potential stock, and he might have a brilliant performance in the future.
Gerd led the way.
"This way!"
"Alright."
There were only a few wooden houses on the shore, each ridiculously large, with doors over twenty meters high.
The Giant tavern.
At this moment, many humans gathered outside the tavern, and upon seeing Daichi and his group, they all looked as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Stop, Beast Pirates!"
"If you want to cause trouble for the Boss, you must first pass our test!"
"Don't... ouch... underestimate us!"
"We won't let you succeed!"
Everyone stopped.
"Are these fools trying to stop us?!"
Ulti put her hands on her hips, glaring fiercely.
A little girl, who seemed to be a captain, was immediately scared to tears.
"She, she's so scary!"
"Be brave, Princess!"
Her subordinates quickly comforted her.
Daichi and his group were speechless.
Where did this group of old, weak, sick, and disabled people come from? Although they had heard that the Red Hair Pirates' subordinates were known for being weak, these people were even worse than mere fodder.
"Don't mind them."
Daichi shook his head and led everyone into the tavern.
Although they shouted loudly, none dared to stop them, and they even trembled in fear from the Beast Pirates' fierce aura.
Only after the opponents had all entered the tavern did Shanks's subordinates dare to speak.
"Are we too useless?"
"Exactly, you fool!"
"But they seem so strong!"
"The Boss isn't here!"
"Hmm, we did our best."
As fodder, when the Red Hair Boss was not around, they were very self-aware. A few scares to the invaders were enough, and if they couldn't scare them off, there was nothing they could do.
The Red Hair Boss would not want to see them die in vain either.
Inside the tavern.
The layout was the same as a common tavern, but everything was extra-large, even the wine bottles were taller than a person.
"Order whatever you like."
Daichi instructed, then jumped onto the bar, sat cross-legged, and looked at Gerd, who was secretly watching him.
"Gerd, can you tell me about this place?"
"Of course!"
Gerd happily clapped her hands.
"This is the lowest level of Elbaf. You can move around here, but try not to go deeper, especially don't enter the snowy mountain area."
"Why?"
Daichi narrowed his eyes slightly.
Gerd patiently explained, "That place is called the Underworld, where countless ferocious and powerful beasts live. It's a prison and execution ground for criminals. Even we don't dare to enter it casually."
"I see."
Daichi's eyes lit up. He had thought it would take some time, but he got the most desired information as soon as he arrived!
Beasts, prison, execution ground!
Giant maidens were his lucky charms too!
Daichi picked up the extra-large wine bowl, drained the wine, then jumped off the table and called his subordinates.
"Ulti, Page One, Speed, and Kikara, all of you come with me!"
"Yes!"
The four followed Daichi.
Seeing this, Yamato quickly pointed to herself.
"What about me? What about me?"
"You play by yourself."
Daichi waved his hand and led the group out of the tavern, heading towards the snowy mountains without any hesitation.
The air grew colder, and heavy snow gradually began to fall from the sky.
Ulti rubbed her hands, exhaling puffs of mist from her mouth.
"Daichi, where are we going?"
"To warm up!"
Daichi pointed to the snowy mountain range directly ahead.
"See it?"
"Yeah!"
Ulti nodded vigorously.
Daichi's mouth stretched to his ears. As they got closer, he could already sense the aura of some fierce beasts.
"For the next year, you and Page One will stay in the snowy mountains to train!"
"Huh?!"
Ulti's eyes widened.
Train in this wretched place?
Daichi sneered.
"What, are you scared?"
"Ha?! I'm not scared at all!"
"Hmph, just a mere snowy mountain!"
Ulti and Page One snorted at the same time.
They were dinosaurs!
Dinosaurs!
They were top predators in the wilderness!
Just a snowy mountain, just severe cold!
They were not... not afraid at all!
"Rumble!"
Suddenly, the ground shook!
"What's going on?"
The siblings swallowed at the same time.
The next moment, a snow rabbit larger than a house leaped out of the forest, its crimson eyes fixated on the two.
"Giant... rabbit???"
The siblings stared blankly.
Such a huge monster was just a rabbit?
Before the two could react, accompanied by a strong storm, the rabbit let out a shriek.
When the storm subsided, a giant wolf, tens of meters tall and comparable to a small mountain, appeared before them, biting the rabbit it had just caught.
"Gulp!"
The giant wolf swallowed the rabbit whole.
"Hey!!!"
Daichi pulled Speed and Kikara aside, then waved and shouted at the giant wolf, attracting its attention, and then pointed to the siblings beside him.
The giant wolf's gaze shifted to the two.
The next moment, the earth trembled.
"Waaahhh, help me!!!"
The siblings transformed into their dinosaur forms and ran for their lives, tears streaming down their faces as they felt the giant wolf approaching behind them.
They were not even as big as the rabbit after transforming!
Speed listened to the siblings' screams, shrinking her neck hard, her face filled with horror. "Daichi, will Ulti and Page One be alright?"
"You'd better worry about yourself."
Daichi glanced at Speed. "If we encounter any fierce beasts from now on, I won't intervene casually. It's all up to you to handle them."
"Huh???"
Speed and Kikara were dumbfounded.
Why did they have to train too!
"Let's go, our destination is the deepest part of the snowy mountains. I can already sense the other party's aura."
Daichi stepped forward.
In his perception, there was an incredibly powerful aura in the deepest part of the island, stronger than any beast.
If he wasn't mistaken, that was the target he was looking for.
"Accursed Prince" Loki!
Just two years ago, Loki, who caused a ruckus in the New World, was defeated by Shanks and brought back to Elbaf.
His bounty was as high as 2.6 billion Berries!
If he released Loki, this Cursed Prince would definitely seek revenge on Shanks, and might even disrupt the balance between the Yonko!
And what he had to do was rebuild civilization on the land Loki destroyed!
Hehehe~