Chapter Thirty-Seven: The War on Top Begins
Listen, let Dogman lead the troops to retreat, don't, boom! β
A huge thunderclap filled the phone bugs.
Warring States subconsciously took it farther.
Then, he immediately realized something, his face turned iron-blue, and he roared loudly, "Hey, what's going on?" Answer me, answer quickly. β
But no matter how Sengoku shouted, only the crackling sound of burning wood could be heard on the phone.
"Bastard!"
Sengoku slapped the phone on the table, his face was blue and angry.
"What did the five old stars say?" Karp asked.
He rarely didn't eat snacks, and his expression was a little heavy.
What it meant for Chambord to be taken away from him, even if he was a nervous man, knew very well.
In particular, the one who took Chambord was the ruler of the other world.
This means that the two worlds are at war on a scale and more brutal than any previous one.
Hearing Karp's words, the rest of the office looked at him as well.
The Chief of the General Staff Tsuru, five generals, two alternates, and even stepped back from the position of general and became an instructor.
It was an unprecedented event that brought together all the top combat forces of the Navy.
"The Five Old Stars told us to concentrate on preparing to deal with Whitebeard." Sengoku lowered his face, "They are not ready to go to war with the King of the Otherworld. β
Akainu raised his head, straightened his military hat, and revealed that serious face, "Then prepare to deal with Whitebeard with peace of mind, whether it is the king of the other world or Whitebeard, they are people who bring harm to the world, and they can't be let go." β
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Chambord Island.
Everyone stood still, staring in the direction of the naval base in an exaggerated posture.
There, thick smoke rises.
Of course, they looked at it in such amazement, not because of the smoke that rose, but because of the thunder that had fallen from the nine heavens.
Densely packed, bundles gathered together, like a rushing torrent.
After that, the whole island shook.
When everything was calm, there was no sound coming from the naval sub-base.
"Wouldn't it be, they're all dead?"
"It's impossible, it's guarded by a vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters!"
"Even a vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters would not survive such an attack."
"Yes, there were still neat and loud slogans before, but now there is no sound at all, it must be dead!"
"The King of the Otherworld has not appeared, can he attack from a long distance?"
"Then will we be attacked if we run away?"
For a time, all kinds of speculation and panic filled the entire island.
At this time, four more seas of thunder poured down, appearing in different locations on the island.
The people trembled with fear and did not dare to move casually.
When everything subsided, the majestic voice of the attribute sounded in the sky again.
"From now on, no slave trade will be allowed on Chambord Island, and everything will continue as before, and those who wish to stay will be protected by us, and those who want to leave will not be hindered."
β¦β¦ Quiet, quiet.
People looked at each other, then hesitated.
Then some people left, and some returned to their homes.
It was cautious at first.
But as more and more people on the outlying islands and no accidents occurred, everyone finally settled down.
Gradually, Chambord regained its former hustle and bustle.
It's just that there is still a faint worry on people's faces.
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Mountains of the Two Realms......
Because the gateway connecting the two worlds is here, Kurayoshi named the mountain Mt. Ryojie.
Kurayoshi stood at the top of the hill overlooking the entire island of Chambord and nodded in satisfaction when he saw that the island had returned to its former atmosphere.
Although these people are very worried about the coming war, so they are terrified......
But he will tell the world that there will be no war at all.
Because, with him, there is the power of the entire ninja world......
There is no one in this disunited world who can compete with them, including the world government.
Kurayoshi said to Nagato Konan behind him: "I'm going back to the ninja world to pull people, since Chambord Island is planned as a headquarters, the safety and life of the island's residents must be guaranteed." β
"I'll leave it to me."
"Hmm!"
Kurayoshi nodded, tearing the space away.
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Time passes slowly.
When the time came for Ace's public execution, the ninja mercenary group had already completely mastered Chambord Island.
More than 400,000 people came to Chambord from the ninja world.
Among them, there are 80,000 ninjas, and more than 300,000 talents of various types and their families.
When these people arrived, various facilities and places were set up one by one.
With the Liangjie Mountain as the core, it radiates outward as a high-level office area, hospitals, garrisons, dark bases, training sites, research facilities, arsenals, and logistics countries......
Originally, I wanted to build a ninja school here.
But once a ninja school is established, it is possible to be infiltrated by spies and learn chakra and ninjutsu.
Considering that they have just come to this world and have not yet mastered the power system of this world, they leak their own power system, which is very disadvantageous for them.
Therefore, the establishment of the ninja school was postponed.
At the same time, a perceptual barrier enveloping the entire island of Chambord was erected.
The ninjas also scattered to the island of Chambord.
Of course, with so many people having to eat and drink, it is naturally impossible to stay here all the time.
The various entrusted tasks had already started when Kurayoshi returned to the ninja world to bring people over.
From countries all over the world that are at war, the chambers of commerce that go to sea to trade are guarded, and the nobles are assassinated......
Ninjas have long been all over the world.
Even, because of the good effect, there are more forces to hire.
Even if the ninja mercenary group is defined as terrorists by the world government, it can't stop those employers.
Business is booming, which can only be described in such words.
Eighty thousand ninjas simply can't keep it busy.
And this is because the reputation of the ninja group army has not yet been established, and there are still many forces who maintain a wait-and-see attitude towards their strength.
If they do something that makes a sensation all over the world, then the commission will be dozens of times more.
This is not an exaggerated description, but a fact, even modest.
After all, the ninja world is only a continent on the earth, and the population is sparse due to perennial wars.
But the world of pirates is different.
The object they face is global, and the population is not an order of magnitude.
That's why Nagato and Gokage want to open a ninja school here.
There is a real shortage of manpower.
The population gap between the two worlds was something Kurayoshi didn't expect, and he thought that he would have to do a big deal and give the ninja mercenary group an advertisement to open up his business.
Unexpectedly, just by virtue of his prestige and Nagato's easy act of throwing the mountainside, he was recognized by many forces.
It is worth mentioning that Jack is not dead.
Beckman's shot, while it shot him in the temple, didn't destroy his brain deeply.
It just severed a nerve and made him a vegetative state, which he later recovered with strong resilience.
In addition, in addition to ninjas, many merchants and guilds also came to this world.
In order to make money, they don't care about wasting their lives going back and forth between the two worlds, reselling the specialties of the two worlds to each other and making a lot of money.
Of course, such a big business must not be given to businessmen alone.
Two-thirds of the tax revenue.
Although it seems harsh, it is completely a vampire, but there are still countless people who are willing.
Because, just 13 is an astronomical amount of money.
In fact, Kurayoshi could have formed a caravan on his own.
There were also many proposals to form caravans to monopolize trade, but Kurayoshi refused.
Although it is indeed profitable to have an official monopoly on trade, for the sake of long-term development, he still opened the permission to pass through the gate and allowed civilians to use it.
Of course, at present, only people from the ninja world are allowed to use it, and in the case of the pirate world, it will probably not open until the two worlds have completely integrated their cultures.
As a result, Chambord's commercial trade index has risen by more than a dozen percent in just one and a half months, and is still rising a little bit a day.
It will not be long before Chambord will become the world's trading center.
At that time, the collection of taxes alone will be softened.
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"When are we going to go?" Luffy looked at the live broadcast screen projected by the phone bug, full of anxiety.
It is in a guest room.
There is a live broadcast screen hanging on the wall, and the live broadcast content is the public execution of Ace by the Navy Headquarters.
Colonel-level officers drawn from all over the world are soldiers, brigadier generals, major generals, and lieutenant generals.
The five generals of the Red Dog, the Green Pheasant, the Yellow Ape, the Green Cow, and the Fuji Tiger sat under the execution table.
Below is the Seven Martial Seas of His Majesty.
On the execution table was a kneeling boy in shackles, and Marshal Sengoku stood aside.
The execution is about to begin, they are still on Chambord Island, how can Luffy not be in a hurry?
This is especially true of his companions.
Sanji glared angrily at Kurayoshi on the side, "I said, do you have any plans to save Luffy's brother, if you don't want to save it, we'll go by ourselves." β
Kurayoshi was not angry, but smiled: "Since we have taken over the task, we will definitely carry it out." β
"Then why ......"
"Have you ever heard of what we didn't do when we took the task?" Kurayoshi interrupted Sanji's questioning.
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates fell silent.
Indeed, for most of the past half a month, they have heard of failed missions, but they have never heard of releasing pigeons after taking over the mission.
"Hurry up!"
"Why are you in a hurry? The main one hasn't appeared yet! β
As soon as the words fell, on the live broadcast screen, three ships of the Whitebeard Pirates emerged from the bottom of the bay of Motobe.
Then, the figures of its 43 pirate groups also appeared on the sea level one after another.
It turned out that they used membranes and advanced from the bottom of the sea to the headquarters of the Navy, avoiding the Navy's layers of interception on the way.
"Is that the pirates that Luffy's brother is staying with?" Usopp Chobanami stared at the ship on the screen, so nervous that her breath became a little short.
Even Luffy was sweating on his forehead.
Kurayoshi had said that they would only be responsible for rescuing Ace, but they would not send too many men to fight the navy.
That would have lost a lot of manpower, and they wouldn't have been paid enough.
The main force against the navy is the Whitebeard Pirates.
They will take advantage of the chaos to save Ace.
But if the Whitebeard Pirates are vulnerable, will that person be saved?
"Da Da ......"
The crisp sound of shoes on the wooden planks resounded over the naval headquarters, and everyone was watching the Moby Dick at its head.
The sound came from the ship.
Under the watchful eye of everyone, a tall and majestic figure slowly walked out of the cabin.
On the screen, people can only see the back of the man's majesty, wearing the justice cloak of the navy.
It's just that the place where justice was originally written was replaced by a skull with a crescent beard, which was the skull flag of the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Who is this man?"
Usopp asked, pointing to the people on the screen.
"Whitebeard, the strongest man in the world." Robin introduced.
Kurayoshi, Nagato, Gokage, and the other ten people who were ready to participate in the rescue mission also stared over.
Whitebeard represents the pinnacle of this world.
According to Kurayoshi, only Nagato could fight one of them, and none of the others.
They are about to compete with the top fighters in this world, and they have to pay attention.
On the execution table.
Warring States looked at the familiar figure with fear and said, "Whitebeard, you're finally here." β
"Gollum la la ......"
Whitebeard let out a strange laugh and said calmly: "Warring States, you didn't hurt my son, right?" β
"Daddy!"
Ace also shouted with tears in his eyes, "It's me who is sorry for you." β
"Ace, you wait a while, Daddy will save you."
As he spoke, Whitebeard threw the knife aside, bent his body slightly, and crossed his hands in front of his chest.
With the exertion, the muscles of the whole body bulged, and the green muscles jumped violently, making a "quack" squeezing sound.
And thenβ
"Hah!"
The whole person opened like a spring that jumped to the limit, and the power that had been stored to the extreme exploded, and the space suddenly distorted, and then cracked with a "click".
The sea seems to have been affected, and the calm currents have become rapid.
"Nani!"
The Straw Hat Pirates in front of the TV saw this scene, and their eyes popped out.
Nagato and the others were also full of solemnity.
With their eyesight, they could naturally see that this was not a group of shattered spaces, but a punch that squeezed the air, solidified it into a block, and then shattered.
But it is also almost impossible to do this with shock and brute force.
The physical strength of a guy who can do such a thing can only be described as inhuman.
They also now understand why Kurayoshi said that only Nagato could fight him.
In the face of such a guy, they have no means to defend against such a fist.
Butβ
"What does he mean by this punch?" Deidara looked at Whitebeard, who started chatting with Ace again after striking this extremely shocking punch, a little confused.
Hearing Deidara ask, the rest of the people also woke up from the shock of that punch.
Oh, yes!
What about the follow-up?
Could it be that your punch is just to show your strength to the enemy, and you want to surrender without a fight?
"How is that possible?" Kurayoshi sneered: "Keep your eyes open and take a good look, the power of the strongest man in this world is coming." β
Well?
Everyone was a little puzzled, but they didn't ask much, just stared at the screen intently.
And thenβ
"What the hell is this?"