Smoker's opponent is indeed an unknown pirate group in the New World.

But...

He didn't get to fight.

Smoker, who barely rose to the rank of general, could only climb to the bottom of the food chain in the New World.

And the "unknown pirates" in the new world actually have the strength of more than 100 million bounties, and they are 100% formidable pirates in the first half of the great fairway.

After a fierce battle, the sailors suffered many casualties and were eventually captured en masse.

Even Smoker and Dusty did not escape the fate of defeat and capture.

Smoker's body was held against his own sea building stone, and he was weak and weak, and he was tightly bound by ropes.

Forced to kneel beside him were Dusty, the old village chief, the navy soldiers, and the villagers.

For Smoker, the scene was all too familiar.

Smoker's face was very gloomy, and he could only ask Dusty beside him softly:

"Dusty, did you call for help?"

"It's out."

Dusty replied without thinking.

"But..."

Dusty's expression was a little embarrassed:

"The headquarters heard that we are near Whitebeard's territory, so let's figure it out for ourselves first."

"Headquarters?"

Smoker was slightly stunned.

Not only did his face not get better, but it became a little darker:

"You... What did you say? ”

"I asked you to call for help, and you called the Navy Headquarters?"

"yes."

Dusty nodded innocently.

Smoker's voice trembled a little:

"What about Galen?"

"That..."

The expression on Dusty's face became a little embarrassed:

"I just finished talking to the headquarters on the phone and was arrested, and I didn't have time to call."

Smoker's eyes darkened, and he couldn't help but yell at Dusty:

"We are 108,000 miles away from the Navy Headquarters, and you actually called the Headquarters for help in the first place?"

"Major General Smoker..."

"Didn't you say last time that you wanted to ask the headquarters for help first?"

Dusty said with an aggrieved expression.

“......”

Smoker was completely speechless.

At this moment, the leader of the group of pirates strode in front of everyone.

He is like a tiger bear, has a fleshy face, and has the standard appearance of a bad pirate.

However, the pirate leader did not come to embarrass Smoker, but found the old village chief as soon as possible:

"Old man!"

"I've heard that some treasures have been found in your village recently?"

"Tell me, where is that thing?"

“......”

The old village chief pursed his lips tightly and held back for a long time without answering.

"Bastard!"

The leader of the pirates impatiently lifted the old village chief from the ground, and scolded viciously:

"Lao Tzu even dares to break into the island with the banner of the white beard, do you think I don't dare to kill people?"

"If you don't hand over your things, you'll all die!"

"Hmm..."

The old village chief's face changed for a while, and finally succumbed to the pirates:

"It's in the second house at the head of the village, hidden under the bed in my bedroom."

"Go get it yourselves!"

"Hahaha... Good! ”

The pirate leader burst out laughing wildly.

He casually threw the old village chief back to the ground, and said to a cadre beside him with an excited face:

"Find it!"

"Bring me something back!"

The cadres hurriedly left with a few younger brothers, and the pirate leader stared vigilantly at Smoker and the other captured navy, his eyes flashing and not knowing what he was thinking.

There was silence for a while, and Smoker and Dusty turned their heads to look at the old village chief in unison:

"Village Chief, what are you hiding?"

"Why did you lure all the pirates here?"

"Ugh..."

The old village chief sighed deeply: "It's the Devil Fruit. ”

Devil Fruits, a popular hard currency on the sea.

In this new world where strength is king, Devil Fruits are even more sought-after items favored by major forces.

Any Devil Fruit with unknown attributes can be sold for a sky-high price of 100 million Baileys.

And those Devil Fruits that are included in the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book also have different prices based on their abilities and performances.

Powerful Devil Fruits can be sold for more than 500 million Baileys casually, and some rare abilities are even more priceless and cannot be bought if you want to.

A Devil Fruit is indeed a treasure that is easy to attract thieves.

"Devil Fruits?"

Both Smoker and Dusty understood the value of the treasure.

And Dusty asked a little puzzled:

"Why are you keeping this?"

"Wouldn't it be nice to take it out early and sell it, or eat it yourself?"

"This..."

The old village chief also had a little remorse on his face, but finally became calm:

"The adventurous young people in the village have already gone to sea, and the rest are people who want to live in peace, and no one wants to eat the devil fruit."

"And we can live this kind of peaceful life, not because of the Whitebeard Pirates?"

"This village has received too much kindness from Whitebeard in vain before, and everyone has always wanted to repay it."

"So after discovering this Devil Fruit, everyone agreed to give it to the Whitebeard Pirates as a gift, and they kept it for the time being."

“......”

Both Smoker and Dusty's expressions became a little strange.

They appreciate the simple virtue of the villagers who know how to repay their kindness, but the object they want to repay makes them always a little difficult to accept.

"Ugh..."

The old village chief sighed deeply:

"Looking at the current situation, this news has leaked out."

"The Whitebeard Pirates didn't wait, and the calamity came to the door first..."

Before the three of them could speak for long, the cadre who went to loot the treasure brought back a small wooden box:

"Captain, I've found it!"

"Good!"

The pirate leader excitedly opened the box, and took out the Devil Fruit hidden inside and played with it:

This Devil Fruit is lilac all over in color and has a snail spiral pattern all over it, resembling a pineapple.

Smoker's gaze shrank.

"This..."

"This is the dark fruit of the natural system?!"

Smoker's heart suddenly stirred up.

Out of curiosity, Smoker once read the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book.

Although he didn't have the ability to forget, he could remember the appearance of this dark fruit.

The reason is very simple, there are not many Devil Fruits in the Illustrated Book, and the Devil Fruits recorded in the column of the Nature Department are even more pitiful.

"Dark Fruit?"

The old village chief didn't quite understand.

The Devil Fruit Illustrated Book is a very precious reading material, and poor families don't have much spare money to buy it to read it for recreation.

"Anyway..."

Smoker did not deceive the old village chief, and explained in very popular terms:

"This is a very powerful fruit, and it is estimated that it can be exchanged for more than 500 million Baileys if it is exchanged for money."

"Five hundred million Bailey?"

The old village chief was shocked.

And the pirate leader is obviously also a person who knows the goods.

He looked at it carefully, and then he held this dark fruit in the palm of his hand as if he had found a treasure, and laughed arrogantly:

"Hahahaha..."

"Lao Tzu has made a fortune this time!"

"It's worth it!"

He risked offending Whitebeard and came here to rob in order to get rich overnight.

And now that he has grabbed a natural fruit, his goal can be regarded as overachieved.

"Good!"

The leader of the pirates smiled from ear to ear, and said pretending to be arrogant:

"Lao Tzu is in a good mood today, so I won't embarrass you fishermen!"

Then, he waved his hand at his subordinates:

"Let these guys go!"

Hearing the boss's words, the pirates withdrew their blades in front of the villagers and let them go.

However, after the villagers were temporarily safe, they did not leave directly, but invariably turned their worried eyes on Smoker and other navies.

"How?"

The pirate leader was suddenly a little unhappy:

"Lao Tzu let you go, are you still unwilling?"

"Your Excellency?"

The old village chief swallowed his saliva and cautiously asked the pirate leader, "These navies..."

"Old man, don't be nosy!"

The leader of the pirates shouted coldly:

"I can let you go, it's already the greatest mercy."

"What should these navies do, it's not your turn to intervene!"

"But..."

The old village chief was still a little reluctant, and none of the villagers were willing to flee alone.

Knowing the grace of the picture is the belief that these simple fishermen have always adhered to.

Smoker and Dusty have traveled thousands of miles to bring back lost children, and they are fighting pirates to protect them, so how can they bear to leave the navy alone?

"Still won't go?"

The pirate leader's face turned completely cold.

He flashed the blade in his hand and sneered at the villagers:

"I'll tell you the truth!"

"Lao Tzu is worried that the bounty can't go up, and he just wants to use these naval heads to boost my momentum."

"If you want to bury them, just stay here!"

The villagers were shocked by the murderous aura of the pirate leader and shrank their heads one after another.

But in the end, they hesitated and refused to leave.

"Let's go, everybody!"

Smoker clenched his fists and shouted again:

"It is the duty of the Navy to protect the population!"

"Even if you die because of this, there is nothing to be heartbroken about!"

"Major General Smoker!"

The villagers shouted out the name, which they had just memorized.

This vicious-looking admiral has become a big hero in their minds.

"Hehe..."

The leader of the pirates sneered at this:

"What a pretty word, Navy!"

"I just don't know if you'll be so tough when you're stabbed!"

Ignoring the pirate leader's taunts, Smoker continued to shout at the villagers:

"Everybody's gone!"

"Don't let our sacrifice go to waste!"

The villagers were moved to tears, and the expression of the pirate leader became more and more disdainful.

He was about to speak again to mock, but a hearty exclamation suddenly sounded on the dock:

"What a hero!"

"Who is it?"

The pirates are turning back to their reputations.

I saw a man in a white chef's uniform with a bright pamperter on his head standing proudly on the pier.

And behind him, on the sea in the distance, there was already a huge sea ship at some point.

There was a pirate flag hanging high on the mast, and the white Xuanyue beard on the flag naturally carried a special majesty.

"Whitebeard Pirates, Captain Thatch of the Fourth Team!"

He revealed who he was.