Chapter 540: Bartow's Club
On the eve of the Straw Hat Alliance's imminent attack, the Luffy Advance is docking under the command of the Straw Hat Bunker. This is one of the territories of the Four Emperors of the Pirates, Beast Kaido, and the black industry here provides huge funds and weapons for the Beast Pirates every year.
At the same time, this is also one of the territories that the Four Emperors and Beasts Kaido are very fond of.
"For Luffy's sapier, little ones, don't be sluggish!" This is the Bato Club under the command of the Straw Hats, with a total of 56 members, and the leader is Ogre Bartolomeo.
"For Luffy's sapai-senpai, come on!" all the members of the Barto Club are loyal pirate fans of the Straw Hats.
Because their boss, Ogre Bartolomeo, was deeply fascinated by Luffy's spirit in Rogue Town, and since then, he has been pursuing the New World in the East China Sea as a straw hat rice. Although Ogre Bartolomeo is a bit brainless in front of Luffy and others, he also has his strength and intelligence.
"For the sake of Luffy's predecessors, we must complete the mission!" "Ogre Bartolomeo was still complacent at this time because he was commissioned by Luffy. There is even a determination to complete the task to the death.
In fact, this mission was not given by Luffy himself, but William informed Ogre Bartolomeo in Luffy's name, and Luffy only said two words from beginning to end.
The first sentence is when the phone bug is connected: "I'm Luffy!"
And the second sentence is to end the call: "That's it!"
Before and after, Luffy, as the leader of the Straw Hat Big Boat Regiment, just said seven words!
The details of the entire mission were explained by William to the ogre Bartolomeo, otherwise Luffy would have forgotten the details of the mission long ago!
"Hey, what do you think of that ship?" On the shore of the harbor, the crew of the Hundred Beast Pirates saw the Luffy Advance, and they couldn't help but wonder who would be on such a strange ship.
Because the Beast Pirates' weapons factory is located here, all of them are also crowded here, and it is not only the Pirates under the command of Beast Kaido who come here to consume, but also other pirates who often come here to consume.
Because it produces all kinds of guns and all kinds of cold weapons, it attracts a large number of pirates to come here, and it also drives other industries.
"Isn't that the Straw Hats' Bartow Club?" another member of the Hundred Beast Pirates quickly recognized the Bartow Club's pirate ship, and the Ogre Bartolomeo was a supernova anyway.
For a newcomer to pirates, Ogre Bartolomeo is also a well-known pirate in the New World.
"Didn't the Straw Hats say they were going to declare war on us? What are they doing here?" Hahaha!" The news that the Straw Hats are going to declare war on the Hundred Beast Pirates has been spreading for a long time, especially after the fall of Don Quixote Doflamingo, the news has basically been confirmed.
But looking at the performance of the members of the Hundred Beast Pirates, they don't seem to care much. Of course, their captain was the Four Emperors and Beasts Kaido, and most people were so frightened that they couldn't speak when they heard this name.
"I suppose they're here to buy arms, or how would they fight us?" the other pirate also mocked, after they saw that the Straw Hat Alliance was not qualified to fight their Beast Pirates.
But they seem to have forgotten that not long ago, the Straw Hats had just smashed the headquarters of the Big Mom Pirates. Perhaps it was because the Straw Hats didn't arrange for the Straw Hats to take action at that time, which made people think that the Straw Hats Alliance's declaration of war on the Hundred Beast Pirates was nothing more than a bluff.
But they didn't know that everything was William's preparation for tomorrow's battle, and everyone was mistaken into thinking that the Straw Hats were just a fictitious force, just a joke made in Dressrosa.
And this is what William needs, so that these allies will not be attacked by hostile forces at will, and can be used as a bargaining chip in case of surprise.
Boom! Boom!
Two cannonballs were fired from the Luffy Forward pirate ship, cleverly hitting the two defensive batteries in the harbor.
Although the range of these two defensive shells was far above the range of the pirate ship's guns, the members of the Hundred Beast Pirates were too careless. After all, they thought it was impossible for anyone to attack their heavily protected island. And those who have the strength to dare to attack their island, they can basically recognize it at the first time.
It's just a pity that they are too confident in their defenses, and they have escaped flouting the Straw Hats.
Their batteries are indeed very strong, but it takes time to reload them. Normally, they would reload their shells as soon as they spot a suspicious target, but when they spotted the Bato Club's pirate ship, they only taunted and didn't have any vigilance.
Boom! Boom!
The Bartow Club did not give the enemy a chance to reload their shells at all, and once again blew up the other three batteries. Because William explained that he must clear all the opponent's long-range artillery as soon as possible. Of course, if the Bato Club was attacked first, William asked them to evacuate as soon as possible, because after the enemy was prepared, it would be difficult for the Bato Club to capture the island.
Even if they succeed in capturing the island, they will be surrounded by enemy reinforcements. Although William wants to win, he also doesn't want to hurt any of his allies, and that's what Luffy wants.
William gave Ogre Bartolomeo the task of destroying the Beast Pirates' arsenal. Because this is a place that provides a lot of money and weapons to the Hundred Beast Pirates, although after the attack and damage here, it will not have much impact on the situation of the war in Wano Country tomorrow.
But it can play two important roles, one is to turn the tiger away from the mountain. You can attract the cadres of the Hundred Beast Pirates nearby, or even a part of the Hundred Beast Pirates in Wano Country.
The other is to cut off the supply of weapons to the Hundred Beast Pirates.
Like the Big Mom Pirates, even if their headquarters are destroyed, it will only be a heavy blow. The reason why the Four Pirate Emperors were able to become the Four Emperors was not only because their boss was strong enough, but more importantly, because they had a steady stream of resources.
Otherwise, how can they feed the members of their own pirate group, and there are a lot of pirates under their command to raise! If they don't have enough resources, they can't do this. Therefore, if the Four Emperors of the Pirates want to feed their men, they must plunder the territory rich in resources. But on the other hand, if you want to keep these resources, the Four Emperors must have top strength. Otherwise, no matter how much territory you are given, you won't be able to hold it.
And the essence of pirates is to plunder, as long as the island with abundant resources is their focus on the target.
This is why the New World has only four emperors and no five emperors and six emperors, and this is because the resources of the new world are limited.
Boom! Boom!
"My barrier is absolutely defensive!" Bartolomeo the Ogre was proud of his Barrier Fruit's abilities, and although his attack power was somewhat lacking, his extremely strong defensive capabilities at the time allowed him to survive the fierce competition in the new world.
The barrier fruit's enchantment surrounded the front of the pirate ship, leaving only a gap in the muzzle of the cannon to attack the enemy.
"Leave the defense to me, little ones!!" Ogre Bartolomeo was not afraid of the enemy's counterattack at all, no matter what the opponent used or what weapon he used, he could easily follow.
Although the area where the barrier fruit's defensive barrier can be spread is limited, it is no problem to just protect Luffy Forward.
Boom! Boom!
Since there were no worries, the members of the Barto Club were frantically shelling all the buildings along the harbor, and they prepared a lot of shells in advance in order to complete the mission.