Pirates: Beginning with the Patrolman

"The Upside-Down Mountain is ahead!"

One day later, on the Liberty, Nami put down the telescope and shouted to Remos.

"Are we there?"

Remos was lying on a sun lounger basking in the sun. Hearing Nami's words, he quickly sat up and looked up into the distance.

With his eyesight, he could only vaguely see a small black dot.

"What should we do next? Should we just rush up?"

Remos certainly knew what to do next, but he still asked Nami for her opinion.

"Go ahead, we can only rush!"

Nami nodded.

This is also what every ship that wants to enter the Grand Line from the four seas must go through.

Upside-Down Mountain, also known as Mount Levis, is, as the name suggests, upside down. To be precise, the water flow of this mountain is in the opposite direction.

Generally speaking, water only flows from high to low, which is the most basic physical phenomenon. However, this common sense phenomenon has been reversed here.

There is a waterway in each of the four seas. The seawater surges from the bottom to the top of the mountain, and after converging at the top of the mountain, it turns sharply down and rushes into the Grand Line.

Because the waterway is narrow and the current is fast, this journey is extremely dangerous. Every year, a large number of ships disintegrate and sink here, and the people on the ship are killed or injured.

Therefore, an excellent navigator has become a necessity, and it must be a top navigator who can quickly distinguish the undercurrents of the sea water and can make the correct response instantly. Nami is undoubtedly such a talent.

Of course, the destruction of ships and the death of people are limited to civilian ships, and the official does not need to consider this.

The navy's warships have their own power, and there are seastones on the bottom of the ship, so they can calmly pass through the doldrums, and the world government and the Celestial Dragons are even more so.

The existence of the doldrums has become the biggest obstacle for the people of the four seas to enter the Grand Line. If they want to enter the Grand Line, the Upside-Down Mountain is the most important level, and it is absolutely impossible to skip it.

Of course, it is not impossible to take a risk and go through the Calm Belt. If you are lucky, you still have a chance to get through it. For example, the Creek Pirates were chased by Hawkeye all the way, and then they ran through the Calm Belt and returned to the East China Sea.

"Remos, put away the sails and prepare to enter the Upside Down Mountain!"

Nami tried to control the rudder.

Remos quickly put away the sails after hearing this.

The closer to the Upside Down Mountain, the more intense the surrounding sea water and sea breeze become. It is more dangerous to continue to hold the sail.

After putting away the sails, Remos came to Nami and took the rudder from her.

"You watch the road, I will operate it."

In terms of strength, he is far superior to Nami. The Freedom is now more and more difficult to control, and Nami is a little overwhelmed.

"Okay, you listen to my command..."

Nami did not pretend to be hypocritical. She ran to the side of the deck, leaned over to look at the water conditions in front, observed the direction of the undercurrent under the sea, and kept issuing instructions to Remos.

Remos gritted his teeth and tried his best to control the direction of the Freedom. The ship tilted from side to side and came to the entrance of Upside Down Mountain little by little.

"The entrance is in front. The sea water is more urgent than before. Remos, you must hold on to the rudder and don't get thrown out!"

Nami shouted loudly. She had already connected herself to the mast with a rope in advance.

At this moment, the sound of the sea water around was as loud as thunder, and it was impossible to hear it without shouting.

Remos certainly knew what to pay attention to when entering Upside Down Mountain. He had taken protective measures long before Nami reminded him. Even ordinary people would die if they fell into the water in this place, not to mention him, a Devil Fruit ability user.

The ship approached the entrance of Upside Down Mountain little by little. The closer it got, the more bumpy the ship became. At the same time, the ship made a harsh squeak, as if it was about to disintegrate at any time.

Fortunately, this situation did not happen. With a violent tremor, Remos and Nami were thrown into the air at the same time, and then fell heavily to the deck. Looking up, they saw that the Liberty had already entered the Upside-Down Mountain and was now climbing up along the sea water.

"Huh - finally succeeded."

Nami wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

It would be a lie to say that she was not worried before. Just the small section before the entrance can swallow hundreds of ships and thousands of lives every year.

Fortunately, her judgment was not wrong. With years of learning and experience, she finally led the Liberty into the Upside-Down Mountain without any danger.

At this stage, the risk of ship destruction and death is much reduced. As long as the hull strength is not too poor, it can basically climb to the top of the mountain safely.

The fear faded like a tide, and excitement arose spontaneously.

Seeing various sea conditions and drawing sea charts all over the world, this is the life Nami dreams of.

"Remos, how are you? Are you okay?"

After the Freedom stabilized a little, Nami ran to the rudder and asked with concern.

People with special abilities will lose their power when encountering sea water, Nami still knew this.

"I'm fine."

Remos shook his head. He was only stained with some splashing water droplets, most of which were blocked by his clothes.

"That's good. We have another test next. You must be careful."

Nami said worriedly.

"Don't worry, I will be careful, and as long as you don't fall directly into the sea, it's not a big problem."

The ability users are afraid of water, which is afraid of a large amount of long-term contact with sea water, or soaking most of the body in water, including fresh water.

If it is only a small amount of short-term contact, the problem is not big.

The Liberty continued to rise rapidly. Soon, the top of the mountain was in sight. Remos and Nami held the rudder tightly and stared at the channel ahead.

Finally, as the Liberty rushed out of the current and soared into the air, they finally arrived at the top of the Inverted Mountain.

"Hold on! Don't let go!"

Remos held the rudder with one hand and Nami with the other.

The Liberty paused in the air for just one second, then fell rapidly, heading for the fifth waterway, the only one that went downwards.

Boom——

With a loud bang and an extremely intense vibration, the Liberty finally landed back on the water.

A large amount of seawater rushed in, pouring all over Remos. His body softened and he almost let go of the rudder.

Fortunately, Nami supported him, and this feeling of weakness came and went quickly. The next second, the power re-emerged, and Remos immediately grabbed the rudder.

This fifth descending current was more violent than the other four rising currents. The Liberty rushed rapidly, and the surrounding mountains had residual images.

The oncoming sea breeze and seawater almost made the two people unable to open their eyes.

Fortunately, the last section of the route was generally stable. The Liberty passed smoothly, rushed out of the Upside-Down Mountain steadily, and officially entered the Grand Route.

"Grand Line, here we come!"

Nami raised her hands and shouted excitedly.