Looking at the magical fishing bait in Fang Yi's hand, Shanks hesitated a bit.
Previously, when Fang Yi attracted the Island - Devouring Goldfish, although the crew members didn't say much, many of them even thought it was a good adventure.
But at this moment, Shanks could somewhat understand Fang Yi's contradictory feelings.
If he used the bait, what if he attracted some terrifying creature? It might even make the entire Whiskey Peak disappear.
However, if it only attracted Seamars, or even small Sea Kings, it wouldn't be a big deal. With Jabba and Fang Yi around, it wasn't a major problem, and they could also solve the food issue.
Fortunately, Shanks wasn't a person who hesitated for long. In the end, he gritted his teeth and took the magical fishing bait from Fang Yi's hand. Then he ran alone to the other side of Whiskey Peak and planned to use it there.
"Is Big Brother Shanks really going to be okay?" At the foot of the mountain not far away, Xiaoya asked Fang Yi with a worried look on her face.
"Don't worry. There shouldn't be any big problems!" Fang Yi said with a gentle smile.
If they used the magical fishing bait here, Fang Yi guessed that at most it would attract Laboon the whale or the large goldfish - like Seamars that Luffy had seen.
To that extent, it wouldn't have an impact on the whole of Whiskey Peak. As long as it wasn't something at the level of an Island - Devouring Goldfish, there wouldn't be any trouble.
Sure enough, not long after, a huge octopus - like Seamars surfaced and appeared in front of everyone.
"It's... it's a Seamars! Run!" When the octopus appeared, the residents of Whiskey Peak who came to watch were terrified.
"Big Brother Shanks... Run!" Xiaoya, who was about to run away, didn't forget Shanks holding the fishing rod on the shore and shouted anxiously.
"Hahaha... Mr. Jabba, Brother Yi, look! It's food!" However, unlike the frightened residents, Shanks over there was extremely excited and shouted loudly towards Fang Yi.
Fang Yi let out a soft laugh, raised the Sun - shooting Bow in his hand, and looked at Jabba, saying, "Teacher, then can I handle it?"
Jabba nodded with a smile. Judging from its size, this octopus - like Seamars could solve their food problem during the voyage. Even if they gave a large portion to the residents here, they would still have enough.
After seeing Jabba nod, Fang Yi immediately raised his bow and arrow and aimed at the octopus.
"Whoosh!"
The distance from the foot of the mountain to the shore wasn't very far, only about a few hundred meters. This distance was completely no problem for Fang Yi. Moreover, the giant octopus was so huge that the possibility of Fang Yi missing was almost non - existent.
"Splat!"
"Crunch..."
An arrow with ice - based energy directly hit the head of the octopus Seamars. After hitting, it immediately froze the wound of the giant octopus.
"Yes! I hit it!" Seeing this, Shanks on the shore directly grabbed a rope and jumped into the sea.
The residents of Whiskey Peak who were running away saw that the terrifying Seamars was killed by Fang Yi, who was as small as a child, with a single strike. They were so shocked that their mouths dropped open and their eyes almost popped out.
When Shanks returned to the shore, everyone worked together to pull the giant octopus up.
"Brother Shanks, I didn't expect Brother Fang Yi to be so amazing! Are you as amazing as him?" Xiaoya came to Shanks' side and asked curiously with a beaming face.
"I'm not as amazing as Brother Fang Yi!" Shanks shook his head and replied.
However, seeing Xiaoya looking a bit disappointed, he immediately said with a smile, "But for an octopus like this... I can handle it on my own!"
"Really? I knew it! Brother Shanks must be very amazing too!" Hearing this, Xiaoya was so happy that she almost jumped up.
In Xiaoya's eyes, Shanks was the kindest person to her.
After the whole octopus was butchered, Jabba left most of the octopus meat for the residents of the town. This was also the original intention of Shanks' risky use of the magic bait.
"Thank you so much, everyone!" When they were about to leave, the old mayor held Jabba's hand and said reluctantly.
"Alright, Mayor. It's not convenient for us to stay here for long. But since you've been constantly attacked by pirates, you can consider asking the Navy or the World Government for help. If a Navy branch is established here, your situation will improve a lot!" Jabba said to the mayor with a smile.
In Fang Yi's view, it seemed really strange that a pirate was teaching others how to deal with pirates.
However, after spending so much time in the Roger Pirates, Fang Yi had already gotten used to it. He even felt that the Roger Pirates didn't seem like a pirate crew at all. It seemed more appropriate to call them adventurers.
Of course, the Roger Pirates had also carried out robberies, but their targets were basically other pirates. They had never even launched an active attack on merchant ships.
After leaving Whiskey Peak, they quickly returned to the Twin Capes. However, when they got back, they found that the crew members who had stayed here had already started a banquet, so they seamlessly joined in.
"Crocus has cured the captain and agreed to Captain Roger's invitation. He will become our companion and join us in the next adventure!"
This was the reason for the crew's banquet, but Fang Yi was extremely shocked.
"Could it be... that my presence has changed something?" Fang Yi couldn't help but think silently in his heart.
Originally, Captain Roger was supposed to have an incurable illness. Crocus boarded Roger's ship to ensure that Captain Roger's condition wouldn't worsen and to search for the Rumbar Pirates where Brook was located while at sea.
But now, Captain Roger's illness has actually been directly cured by Crocus. This really puzzles Fang Yi.
But this is also a good thing. At least in Fang Yi's opinion, it is better to let Captain Roger continue living than to use his life to start the era of the Great Pirates.
After a night of revelry, early the next morning, the Oro Jackson set sail again. Since they had traveled this route once before, this time when heading to the New World, they didn't take the regular shipping lane. Instead, they headed towards the New World in a straight line, the shortest distance.
Not long after they left, a Navy reconnaissance warship quietly approached the Twin Capes.
"Is the intelligence accurate? Are you sure the Roger Pirates have come here?"
"Could they have returned to the East Blue through Reverse Mountain?" On the reconnaissance warship, an officer asked the soldier beside him.
"There's no mistake. Earlier, at Whiskey Peak, we found witnesses. They were indeed members of the Roger Pirates. Although we didn't see Captain Roger himself, the Eerie Shooter Fang Yi and the third - in - command on the ship, Jabba, both showed up!" The soldier saluted and replied.
"Good. Get everyone alert. This is something that Rear - Admiral Garp from the headquarters is very concerned about. You should have heard of Rear - Admiral Garp, right? Don't let the admiral down!" the officer said in a deep voice.
"Rear - Admiral Garp? Is it the Rear - Admiral Garp who is called the Hero of the Navy? I heard he refused a promotion to Admiral. Is it true?" The soldier immediately got excited when he heard Garp's name.
"Don't pry into things that aren't your business!" The officer glanced at the soldier and said softly.
"Sorry, sir! I'll immediately inform the brothers to keep an eye out for the traces of the Roger Pirates!" The soldier replied seriously after being scolded by the officer.
"Humph. You want to know? I want to know too! But how can we guess what Rear - Admiral Garp is thinking?" After the soldier left, the officer muttered in a low voice.
However, after the reconnaissance ship searched around several times, they still couldn't find any traces of the Roger Pirates.
"Sir... Do you think they really went back to the East Blue?" The soldier came to the officer again and asked questioningly.
The officer hesitated for a moment and then ordered, "Contact the East Blue branch. Tell them to search carefully around Reverse Mountain to see if they can find any traces of the Roger Pirates. Also... inform the branches in the other three seas as well, just in case we miss them!"
"Yes, sir!" This time, the Navy soldiers didn't say much. They saluted and left directly.
What the Navy didn't know was that after inviting Crocus, the Roger Pirates headed towards the New World again.
"Rayleigh... Did you find out where the Whitebeard Pirates are?" In the cabin of the Oro Jackson, Roger asked with a smile on his face.
"Don't be in a hurry, Roger! By the time we return to the New World, we should know where the Whitebeard Pirates are!" Rayleigh looked at Roger with a bit of worry and said softly.
"Buddy... It's not that I'm being impatient... but I don't have much time left!" Roger glanced at Crocus, who was injecting medicine into him, and said with a smile.
"Mr. Crocus, is there really no way?" Rayleigh asked reluctantly.
After disinfecting and packing up the used injection tools, Crocus shook his head and said, "At least I don't have a good solution. But I've never heard of the Ope Ope no Mi you mentioned. If that fruit can really perform the Perennial Youth Operation, which is so against the odds, maybe Roger can still be saved!"
"I don't know much about the Ope Ope no Mi either. I've asked Shakky to collect intelligence on this. I hope she can bring me good news!" Rayleigh sighed and said.
It turned out that, just as in the original story, Roger was indeed suffering from an incurable disease. However, Rayleigh was worried that if the news got out, it would affect the atmosphere on the ship, so after consulting with Roger and Crocus, they kept it a secret from everyone, including Fang Yi.
Now, what Roger most wanted to do was to find the Whitebeard Pirates and ask the samurais from Wano Country on their ship if they could read the ancient texts. As long as they could read the ancient texts, there was a good chance they could find a way to reach the Final Island.
If there were no clues about the Final Island in the historical texts, Roger might die without uncovering the secrets of the Final Island. So now, he was extremely anxious to know whether the historical texts really contained information about the Final Island.