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"Don't be so listless, little Barto. How beautiful it is here! There's a lot of fun stuff out there. Ed Belona looked happy, a little dissatisfied with the silence of Bato next to her, and immediately patted Bato's shoulder with her palm.

"Spare me."

Bato, who was slapped by Edbedona's palm, suddenly turned bitter. He didn't understand why the new boss had to let him accompany Ed Beldona and the two of them shopping, obviously he had more important things to do.

"When I play, I always feel a little frustrated when there is a person who is always listless and out of step with the surrounding environment. You see, you can see the sky, the sun, and the white clouds here! Edbedona reprimanded with dissatisfaction, followed by a cheer of admiration.

Bato, who was grabbed by Ed Beltona, suddenly looked even more bitter. He wanted to use the ability he had just acquired to get rid of Edbedona's clutches, but after some hesitation, he finally chose to endure it. Even if it is an ability that is known as invincible, it is ineffective in front of Ed Bedona.

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Fish-Man Island, Ryugu Castle.

"You say, Tang Bai has already stepped into Fish-Man Island?"

Neptune's eyes widened.

"Yes, that one, did come to Fish-Man Island."

Minister Zuo's face became even more heavy.

The word "presence" is not just a random person, let alone some pirate groups, which can be used at will. To be able to match this word, first of all, you must have a reputation that is loud enough, or have an identity and strength that cannot be ignored.

As an island 10,000 meters underwater, Fish-Man Island is not an inaccessible place. As one of the two roads leading to the second half of the Great Voyage. It is also the only path suitable for pirates to enter the new world, and Fish-Man Island has never been short of human visitors such as adventurers.

Especially in recent years, because of the words of One Piece Gore D Roger before he died. In addition, the number of pirates heading to the second half of the Great Voyage, known as the New World, has skyrocketed, and Fish-Man Island welcomes all kinds of pirate visitors almost every moment.

But among these pirate visitors to and from Fish-Man Island, there are only a handful of pirates who can be worthy of the word presence. One of the most famous is the one who can compete with One Piece. A sea thief known as the strongest man on the sea.

Whitebeard!

Edward Newgate!

This man used his flag to shelter Fish-Man Island, which was visited by pirates and the occasional navy. This makes the merfolk on Fish-Man Island. You don't have to worry too much about the pirates coming and going. After all, in the auction house on the sea, the price of a mermaid and a fishman may reach 80 million Baileys.

And the amount of energy it takes to catch a mermaid and a fish-man on Fish-Man Island, as well as the risks to take. It's nowhere near as good as a bounty hunter hunting a pirate with a bounty of 80 million Baileys.

Wealth touches people's hearts. This is a truth that has been unbreakable since ancient times.

Human greed will drive them to do all kinds of evil deeds that can be called madness and inhumanity in the eyes of ordinary people.

If it weren't for the protection of Whitebeard's banner, Fish-Man Island, which was frequently frequented by pirates, would never have a peaceful day.

Irony is just that.

As one of the member countries of the World Government, Fish-Man Island not only enjoys the protection of the righteous side, but needs to be guarded by a notorious sea thief in order to enjoy peace.

Among the pirates who have come and gone on Fish-Man Island over the years. Tang Bai, who has just arrived, is undoubtedly one of the heavyweights closest to Edward Newgate with the Whitebeard. For Tang Bai, such a person is rumored in the outside world. For those who can already be compared to the pirates in the New World, it is impossible to estimate whether the deterrent power of the Whitebeard Banner can play a role, and how much it can work.

What's worse is that Tang Bai, who arrived, was a rather crazy and lawless person!

Attack naval stations, kidnap the Draconians, and declare war on the world government and even the navy.

One horrific incident after another, all of them came from the hands of people. How could such a person who dared to provoke the world aristocracy and the world government back down in the face of the Whitebeard banner?

Neptune's only expectation was that Tang Bai was just a passerby. A passer-by who has no intention of having any intention of Fish-Man Island.

"I want to meet him."

A female voice rang out suddenly.

Neptune looked at Princess Otohime in surprise.

"He's a very dangerous person! We don't provoke him, and if he asks for it, we try to accommodate it. There is no need for the princess to go on a personal adventure! Minister Zuo hurriedly persuaded him.

"It's okay, I want to meet Fisher's benefactor." Princess Otohime said gently.

Neptune and Minister Zuo suddenly looked helpless when they heard this. The two of them, who knew Princess Otohime very well, naturally knew that the woman in front of them, who looked soft and weak, would not be able to change her mind once she made up her mind.

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"Hey, little Bartow is getting taller again, and he's about to surpass me." Ed Beltona, who had come back from shopping, suddenly seemed to have just noticed something unusual, and pointed at Barto in surprise.

"It's the Devil Fruit that's working!" Barto waved his hand at the sluggish Ed Belona.

"I'm so envious, I want to grow taller too." Edbedona gave Bartow an envious look.

"I need to find the master." Barto dropped a sentence and quickly disappeared from Edbeona's gaze.

Cloud fruits.

Or rather, the clouds.

It was the only natural Devil Fruit among the ten Devil Fruits that Tang Bai extorted from the nobles of the world. It was this fruit that Barto devoured. It's just that it hasn't been swallowed for a long time, and the ability of the fruit can't be perfectly controlled and tapped.

People who take Devil Fruits will change a little bit because of the fruit's ability. The difference is only in what is evident or not.

Barto has been giving him a cloudy, free-spirited laziness lately, even when he's trying. This sense of laziness has not diminished in the slightest. Lately, Bartow has been working as a guinea pig in addition to mastering his newly acquired abilities and trying his best to use them. It was used for Tang Bai's research.

Of course, the treatment of this kind of guinea pig is much better than that of the two Barbarossa, who have not been imprisoned so far. At least Bartow hadn't experienced Barbarossa's torture. Moreover, every time he left Tang Bai's laboratory, Bato was able to get a lot of guidance from Tang Bai on the control and utilization of fruits.

Bato, who has been eager to increase his strength recently, even wants to throw all the time except for familiarizing himself with the fruit ability and rest into Tang Bai's research room.

Have a good fruit. It's just the same as having a high starting point.

Next, how can we try our best to tap the potential and use of this fruit's ability, and make good use of its ability. It is the process that every Devil Fruit ability needs to face and go through.

The same goes for Bartow.

This kind of natural fruit related to meteorology may be more vividly able to show its effect when eaten by an excellent navigator who is proficient in navigation and has a deep understanding of various meteorology. But the navigators in their midst. In addition to having a good nautical hand. But it's just an ordinary person who can't be more ordinary. For fighting, he is even more of a layman.

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Princess Otohime was a little disappointed and left in front of the Norwegian in a phoenix boat. She didn't see Tang Bai, and she didn't even get permission to enter the Norwegian. Minister Zuo, who came with her, felt a little relieved about this situation.

In the hearts of him and King Neptune, if it was not necessary, Tang Bai would not be able to see such a dangerous person. Nature is not good.

Who knows what kind of attitude the other party will have towards the fishman in a face-to-face communication?

In case a sentence annoys the other party. Then the next thing to suffer is Fish-Man Island. Even the world government and navy were disgraced and embarrassed by the other party, and Minister Zuo and the others did not feel that Fish-Man Island, which was far inferior to the world government, was able to remain intact under the anger of the other party.

Therefore, although Princess Otohime did not obtain permission to meet with the other party, Minister Zuo was not disappointed by this.

In particular, the person in charge of the other party made it clear that they were only temporarily resting on Fish-Man Island, and did not have any lingering or permanent thoughts. At least not yet.

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"It's a princess! Why don't adults see people who look so gentle? After delivering the news, Ed Belona, who returned to the Norwegian, asked Tang Bai a little sullenly.

"It's just not necessary." Tang Bai shook his head.

His current mind was now all on Monet and Bato, as well as the other nine Devil Fruits. Navigating the rules and abilities of these Devil Fruits is a time-consuming task.

Fish-Man Island was just a passing harbor for Tang Bai. Although this harbor is a little special.

In this world, Princess Otohime of Fish-Man Island, and Fisher Tiger, who has recently done a great thing, are undoubtedly the most respected and admired by the Fishmen and Mermaids. Tang Bai has no ill feelings towards these two people, if he changes the time, Tang Bai may have the heart to meet Princess Otohime who visited last time, but in this sensitive period now, forget it.

"Is the purchase complete?" Tang Bai changed the topic.

"Are we going to set sail?" Edbeona nodded, a hint of regret in her tone.

"Of course." Tang Bai replied.

"There are so many places I haven't been to." Getting the expected reply from Tang Bai's mouth, Ed Beltona couldn't help but say disappointedly.

"There will be a chance. What we need now is to find a satisfying place to stay while the new world is in great chaos. Tang Bai comforted Ed Beltona.

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New world.

Golgot Island.

It is a stateless island.

The island isn't too big, but on this island you can meet traffickers, bandits, pirates, dancers, thieves, criminals, and more.

In short, it's an island of wicked people.

It is also an island where pirates can come and go freely without fear of being attacked and resisted by the island's inhabitants and convoys.

It's not uncommon to have a few of these islands in every region of the New World. And behind these islands, there is usually a certain pirate who has made a name for himself in the new world. You only need to look at the pirate flags erected on the islands to find out.

Unless it is deliberately hostile, or deliberately finding fault, there are generally no pirates who will make trouble on these islands unscrupulously.

These islands are also considered dark exchanges as areas where many pirates gather. Here, slaves. Weapons, ships, intelligence, as long as you pay a starting price, there will be many dark forces willing to serve you.

Even if it is to subvert a country, as long as the price and price paid are sufficient, someone will dare to take over.

In the taverns on the islands, most of the passing pirates will enter and have a drink or two when they land on these islands. In many cases, it is not for the sake of the drink, but for the tavern as the most convenient place for the circulation of information, and it is easy to get some information and information that you want to know.

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Inside the Gothic Tavern on Golgot Island.

A middle-aged man wearing a coarse cloth shirt, two long knives hanging from his waist, and a scruffy beard, slammed the small barrel of wine in his hand on the bar, allowing the wine to overflow from the corner of his lips, and said loudly: "I heard that the warlock Tang Bai has arrived on Fish-Man Island, and it won't be long before he will enter the new world!" ”

"Hahaha, all the pirates in the new world need to thank him! If it weren't for him, the World Government and the Navy would not have given up the New World so easily! The other pirate smiled and added.

If you say that the name that has been mentioned the most in the New World recently, except for a few pirates such as Whitebeard who have already made a name for themselves in the New World, there is only Tang Bai, who has just set off a wave of great waves in the world. All the pirates in the New World, as well as the people in the Underground World, have all kinds of speculations about when the other party will enter the New World and what kind of actions they will make after entering the New World.

You must know that today's new world, after the navy chose to retreat and shrink, can be called turbulent. Many pirates are involved in the whirlpool of competition for territory and profits. In this case, for Tang Bai, who is powerful and has not entered the new world, the famous Ben Kanyu and several sea thieves such as Whitebeard will naturally attract a lot of attention.

"Your news is a bit outdated. He has entered the New World. A drunken man sneered.

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Somewhere in the New World.

On the rough sea, a bag of water suddenly bulged. The bulging waves shattered like pus-pierced pus, revealing a strange inverted triangular vessel that quietly rose from the bottom of the sea. (To be continued......)