Chapter 370: Human Affection Does Not Exist (Chapter 5k2)
In the first half of the Great Voyage, there was already a bit of restlessness.
The Chambord Islands, the last stop of the first half, are the place where the most pirates gather at this time, and many of them have arrived here in the lawless zone.
There have been quite a few pirates who have clashed with the local slave catchers.
The clashes have resulted in at least dozens to hundreds of casualties, and the most of them are the pirates who are not familiar with the area.
Since the slave traders dared to attack the pirates, most of them made a lot of preparations, and it was not like the pirates knew nothing about them.
Although there were quite a few casualties, they were already a high-risk occupation.
Whether it's the navy or pirates, they don't have anything to look forward to, it doesn't matter if they're killed or injured, as long as they earn it in the end!
That's what it is.
There is no place in this world that is absolutely safe except for Mary Joy.
As long as you don't die unlucky, you can make far more money than ordinary people, and making a sum of money is enough to get away with it for a long time.
This is a profitable thing, who cares if he is dangerous or not?
The group of slave traders entrenched here has re-emerged after Mawson left for the New World, and such people cannot be killed, and there will naturally be countless people who will take risks if there are huge profits.
Now the biggest slave trader in the lawless part of the entire Chambord Islands is Lead. The Pan Group, they hooked up with Doflamingo as the first slave auction house with the boss behind the scenes, and began to rise rapidly.
However, this slave trade syndicate, which has been growing steadily in recent years, is now in bad luck.
They chose a target, and as soon as they became famous, there was a 50 million bounty, and then it immediately soared to 140 million Bailey's newcomer 'Fire Fist' Ace.
After Ace went to sea, he actually didn't cause any fluctuations in the East China Sea, until he came to the Great Voyage, he had formed the Spade Pirates and became famous in one fell swoop and offered a reward of 50 million Bailey, and then Ace, who caused a big deal the next day, was immediately added to the bounty of 140 million.
Ace and Luffy are actually a little different, his goal after going to sea is actually very clear, unlike Luffy who takes risks every time he goes to a place.
After Ace learned who the most powerful man in the world was after he went to sea, his target became the terrifying guy in King's Landing.
So his voyage is actually much faster than Luffy after the plot begins.
The 140 million Bailey bounty of the pirates was actually very much more important to Lead. Pan Group is not a great person.
You must know that in the plot, even Luffy, who offered a bounty of 300 million Bailey, had a slave trader's idea.
however
I often walk by the river, how can I not get my shoes wet?
If you walk a lot at night, you might be able to meet a ghost one day.
This time they ran into a ghost, and it was the legendary King Bomb!
Ever since Sabo's wreck, Ace has become gentle and caring.
It's just for partners and those close to him, for the enemyβit's as bursting as his fruit abilities.
The black and cold side of his lower abdomen will be vividly displayed.
Lead. The Pan Group has been entrenched here for 5 or 6 years, but after provoking the wrong people, it ended up in ruin.
This kind of thing is actually not new, and it happens all over the world every once in a while.
Only the new people laugh, and the old people only slowly decay underground.
Ace, who won a big battle, didn't know what kind of force the other party was, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
With Mawson's systematic teaching and Karp's irregular Iron Fist education, his current strength is far stronger than in the plot.
Even when he came to the Chambord Islands, he already had a faint feeling of awakening the domineering bicolor.
At the Old Bank's Tavern, Ace and a group of the 'Spades' Pirates chartered almost the entire tavern, and after he destroyed Lead. After Pan and his gang, no one dared to come to him for trouble.
The tavern was filled with jubilation.
"Boss, I really didn't expect your strength to become more and more perverted, I just inquired, that group of slave traders is the biggest cancer in the Chambord Islands, and there were once more than 200 million bounties of pirates planted in their hands." It was Skar, who was originally an enthusiast of pirate collecting and loved to collect everything about well-known pirates.
After joining Ace's Spade Pirates, he became an informant on the ship.
Basically, the first source of external news comes from his mouth.
He's a guy who likes to ramble non-stop.
Ace took off his hat and hung it on the chair next to him, he laughed and exclaimed, "I don't care about this, guys, Captain Ben just wants to have a feast now, and by the way, we haven't had a good meal in a long time." β
"Captain Ace, what do you mean by that, do you look down on the food I cook?" A good-looking woman took Ace's words, looking a little dangerous.
She's the makeshift chef of the Ace Pirates, and she has a terrifying talent for not getting cooked no matter how much she cooks and stir-fries, and she only adds salt to them.
Thus
Ace's rice bucket is so eager and excited to be able to eat a delicious meal.
"Haha...... Ha, Bangsey," Ace scratched his head a little in embarrassment, and it took a long time to think of an excuse, "You misunderstood, we have won the battle to celebrate."
Yes, we're going to celebrate, guys, it's time for a feast! β
"Hey, long live the captain."
The entire pirate group instantly became jubilant, and it was indeed a thing worth celebrating that they could no longer suffer from the stomach torture of Bangxi's food!
Meat and wine quickly filled every table.
The atmosphere became lively.
Skar sat in the second position next to Ace, which was similar to Ace's on the road spaceship, and the people of them were not like superiors and subordinates, but more like companions and friends.
He had just seen a new newspaper at the bar and had picked it up.
Everyone knew his hobbies, and they didn't pay attention to him, and they all raised their glasses and made a fuss.
Skar looked up, suppressed the look of shock in his eyes, and handed the newspaper to Ace, who had just fallen asleep after drinking a glass of wine.
A snot bubble bursts.
"Captain, you'd better take a look at the news."
"Huh?" Ace was woken up, and with a somewhat dazed expression, he took the newspaper from Scarr's hand.
Suddenly, his eyes widened and he let out an exclamation, "Huh? The Four Emperors Big Mom is going to fight the legendary Vice Admiral Mawson, isn't that a joke? Didn't I wake up? β
"Hahahaha, Captain, you're not drunk yet, you're very sober."
Another person took the newspaper from Ace's hand and shared it with the people next to him.
"Oh, that's great news!"
"yes, it's worth a toast."
"Here, cheers!"
Ace finally digested the news in the midst of everyone's noise, which may only be a big news worth paying attention to for others.
That's all!
But his relationship with Mawson is different, although he doesn't say it, he knows in his heart that it is a teacher who has taught him a lot.
In any case, he didn't want Mawson to lose.
At the same time, he was still a little complicated in his heart, he didn't expect this guy who was not much older than him to be so powerful.
After going to sea for more than half a year, although he has not been beaten by society, he also understands the horror of the Four Emperors to some extent.
Although as Roger's son, he will not be afraid.
For a long time, he put down the newspaper, the corners of his mouth were raised, and a bright smile bloomed on his face, which had already looked mature but still had a lot of freckles: "Guys, I think after this, we will go to the New World as soon as possible, how can there be no figure of our 'Spade' Pirates in such a big era."
Hahaha, come, cheers, let's move towards the wave of the times. β
"Well said, Captain Ace, cheers!"
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If the initial naval transfer order was known only to the top brass of the Navy, then when the newspaper news worked overtime to reach the world, the news suddenly detonated all the topics in the world.
No matter how many forces are overt or covert, they are all getting a little ready to move.
It's just that this world is big and small, and I don't know how many forces have different choices.
Some are watching from the sidelines, some are secretly taking the opportunity to make trouble, and some are qualified to intervene in this war and play a game.
Needless to say, the indifferent observers are self-explanatory, because the vast majority of them are waiting for the final result to come out before deciding to act in the future.
For the pirates, if the monster standing at the top of all the pirates can defeat or even kill the current legendary lieutenant general of the navy, then it is not surprising that the world will usher in a carnival of pirates and criminals of all kinds.
Otherwise, they will continue to hold their tails for a while, as well as rats in the darkness of the underworld.
Anyway, life is not only about the present, but also about the future!
If you stick to it, you will get used to it.
There are not many people who secretly take the opportunity to make trouble, except for Doflamingo, who has been doing things all the time, it is still unknown whether others have the courage to talk about it.
After all, not everyone has such confidence.
Even at the beginning, there was a handicap about the outcome of this war, but I don't know what the guy sitting in the bank had in mind, and in the end it was gone.
In this world, it is estimated that the only people who can be qualified to sit in the bank are the Navy Headquarters, Whitebeard, Redhead and Kaido, and the others also have to consider whether they have a life to spend even if they make money.
And there are not many people in this world who are qualified and willing to meddle in this matter.
After all, it is estimated that there is only another neighbor of the G-7 base, a guy who also has the title of monster - the Beast Pirates from Kaido.
Not only are they qualified, but they have a reason to participate.
After all, not only was Jack's head almost cut off by Mawson, but now he has a scar of more than 30 centimeters on his neck, which is a masterpiece from Mawson.
Earlier, the G-7 Base Navy raided a secret base of the Kaido Pirates on a certain Winter Island, causing them heavy losses.
The territory has also been encroached upon quite a bit.
If it weren't for Kaido's failure to challenge the Navy and he was caught, it is estimated that they would be the first to fight with Mawson.
Wano Country, Oni Island.
This is the lair of the Hundred Beast Pirates, and it is also the place where the pirates have the most elite.
Kaido has been leading the pirates into Wano Country for 17 years, and his pirates have long been operating here like an iron bucket.
And under their rule, most of the civilians here naturally did not live so happily.
But no one cares if these people live or die!
They're pirates, not charities.
Not to mention the scandal that broke out at the charity.
The harbor of Oni no Island.
A huge pirate ship sailed away from Oni Island, breaking through the waves and heading off into the distance.
The cabins are also very tall, and the rooms inside are far from comparable to those of ordinary ships.
In the captain's quarters, the huge room was a little dim because the lights were not turned on.
But if you look at the light that is not too bright, you will find that the identity of the people in the house is simply terrifying in Wano Country.
The figure sitting on the tall seat at the top looked like dark blue skin, two long horns on his head that looked like hideous spikes, and his long messy black hair and the dark red dragon scale tattoo leaking from his bare upper body looked like a demon god.
And in the lower position, there are also two imposing guys.
It's Kaido and two of his three signs, Jack and Ash.
"Boy Jack, go and give Lao Tzu an order, hiccup...... Don't let the boat go too fast, we'll wait, burp......" Kaido picked up his wine bottle and took a few large sips of his wine.
It took a long time for Kaido to pat his head.
"Huh?" he asked. Where did Lao Tzu just go? β
The next Ember and Jack looked at each other, their faces full of helplessness.
"Boss Kaido, you're drunk." Jack couldn't help but speak.
"Nonsense." Kaido reprimanded Jack, "How could Lao Tzu get drunk, it's a joke that this amount of alcohol wants to get me drunk." β
Ember waved at Jack and told him to stop talking.
"Boss Kaido, you just said that our ship should not go too fast, and wait for them to decide the winner."
"Hey, hahaha, that's good." Kaido patted his head and laughed, "It's best that Lingling's crazy woman can fight with the Navy Kid and lose both, so that we can take Lingling's territory under our own banner."
Lao Tzu has long thought that he can grab other people's territory, and this is a rare opportunity. β
"But Boss Kaido, didn't you say you owe Big Mom a big favor before, and we're going to repay this favor this time, aren't you?" Jack Geng straightened.
"Bastard, how long ago was that, and who remembers it all the time? What is human affection, can you eat it? Kaido squinted at Jack with huge eyes like big copper bells, and then burped again: "Hiccup......, it would be great if Lingling was defeated this time, Lao Tzu just grabbed all her territory, so that he would be one step closer to becoming the king of the pirates, hehaha, Lao Tzu is really a ......"
"Huhu...... Whew......"
Before Kaido could finish speaking, his head tilted, and the whole person fell asleep on the huge seat.
Jack had black lines on his head and looked at Ember for his opinion.
"Brother Ember, what are you going to do now?"
"Of course, follow the instructions of Boss Kaido, wait for the ship to slow down, and then send people to go over first, monitor their battle situation at all times, and report back at any time if there is any situation." Even as he sits, his body straight, his voice coming from under the mask on his face.
"Then, just wait for Kaido boss to wake up before making a decision."
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Headquarters of the Navy, Office of the Marshal.
Today's Warring States Office is more lively, Sakasky, Karp, and the Crane Chief of Staff are all gathered here, only the yellow ape is still sitting in Mary Joy, and he has not come.
In the middle of their conversation, a Navy communications soldier suddenly barged in.
"Report to Your Excellency Marshal, Admiral Akainu, Lieutenant General Karp, Chief of Staff Tsuru, Kaido in Wano Country with his two major calamities Ember and Jack to the sea, looking in the direction of the G-7 base."
The four people in the room frowned when they heard this, it would be very troublesome.
I don't know how the battle is going on Mawson's side now, and if Kaido goes to add chaos again, then it's really hard to say where things will go.
"But ......," the soldier hesitated.
Sakasky's face sank, and he scolded: "If you have something to say, you can finish it, what does it look like!" β
"Yes, General Sakasky!" The soldier's cold sweat was about to come down, and when he heard this, he hurriedly told him what was going on: "But Kaido's pirate ship doesn't seem to be in a hurry, it seems to have slowed down as soon as it sailed out of Oni Island, as if it was moving forward."
We intercepted a short part of their conversation, as if someone had been sent to monitor the fighting on Lieutenant General Mawson's side.
Because of some interference, we can only get these messages. β
"Okay, you go out, remember to report any situation as soon as possible." Sengoku opening.
The soldier saluted and withdrew, and after a moment of silence in the room, Tsuru spoke: "It seems that it is really as we thought, this Kaido wants to fish in troubled waters, and it is estimated that he is fighting Charlotte. Lingling's idea of turf. β
"It seems that after these two people got out of the Locks ship, the relationship is not as close as expected."
In fact, the Navy has not given up on the surveillance of Kaido and Big Mom.
After all, these two men used to be companions on the Rocks ship, and if the two of them joined forces, it would definitely be bad news for the Navy.
Fortunately, there were signs that these two guys were not good monsters, but the Navy still didn't dare to relax.
Karp frowned, his expression more serious than ever...... Well, it's so serious: "Don't be too careless, the old man remembers that Charlotte Lingling once helped Kaido through a big difficulty."
What Kaido thinks about this guy, don't speculate and keep a watch on them all the time. β
The cigar in Sakasky's mouth flickered, and he put his hand on the brim of the navy hat on his head, and said in a deep voice: "I don't need to go to the G-7 base with me, and this time I will directly wipe out the Big Mom Pirates in one fell swoop." β
His voice was murderous, and he was the least experienced of the four people present, but he was the most radical.
And, regardless of Sakasky's actions, there is absolutely zero tolerance for pirates.
"No, it's not that simple, Sakasky." Warring States spoke while holding his braids, and the toad mirror flashed with a fine light: "It seems that Charlotte Lingling is a madman, but she actually maintains a certain degree of restraint in this war, if there are too many forces involved in the end, she will definitely not be forced to fight the navy."
Also, although Whitebeard and Redhead haven't made any big moves now, they will definitely keep an eye on this matter.
Once the two of them intervened, it would be a world war. β
Sakasky snorted and said no more.
A world war must not be fought, and if the Four Emperors join forces, it will be a real disaster for the navy.
This is the current situation of the Navy, there are too many constraints to make the Navy twist into a rope.
The factors in this are not just pirates!
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PS: The body has eased a lot, and tomorrow I will try to come to a wave of 10,000 words, if there is no problem, I will continue to find opportunities to make up for it in the future.
Well, you must drink less in the future, don't learn from me, I'm a negative lesson. Drinking alcohol is refreshing for a while, but drinking too much hurts your body.
Without further ado, get ready to rest and wish you all the New Year in advance...... Phew, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.