Chapter 317: Conflict (Part 1)
In the current situation of the sea, if you want to deal with one of the Four Emperors, it is not just a simple imperial war, the navy and the government are bound to move when they hear the wind, and the other Four Emperors may not be able to sit still.
The fundamental cause of the chaos in the previous Five Emperors period was the inevitable result of the imbalance of power, so no matter how chaotic it was, it could not be stopped.
But.
After the demise of BIGMOM in the hands of Rhodes, the restoration of the Four Emperors in the New World is equivalent to restoring the balance, so once it moves, the consequences will be very large.
Rhodes led the main force out of the waters of all nations, will all nations be invaded by the navy?
Will the other Four Emperors intervene?
These are all problems, although the navy dares to meddle in the realm of all nations, and when the war comes back, Rhodes will also use the navy to open the knife, but all this must be mentally prepared in advance.
With Rhodes' current status, it can be said that any decision is enough to make waves on the great route and even the whole world.
However.
Just as Rhodes was pondering, Robin suddenly pushed open the door and walked in from the outside, saying to Rhodes with a somewhat solemn expression:
"Our men and the Whitebeard Pirates are fighting."
"And the Whitebeard Pirates? What's going on. ”
Rhodes frowned slightly, looked at Robin, and asked in a deep voice.
Robin held the phone bug in his hand, put it in front of Rhodes, and said, "Things seem to be a little complicated, you can ask for yourself." ”
“…… Is it Captain Rhodes? ”
On the other side of the phone bug came the voice of Hiryu no Yu.
Rhodes looked at the phone bug, his eyes flickering slightly, and asked, "How did you get into a fight with the Whitebeard Pirates, and what happened?" ”
"It's a long story, but I haven't fought them yet."
Yuno Hiryu's voice was slightly suppressed, and he said, "Now that I'm on my way to go, this matter is beyond the scope of the laughing guy, so I can only ask you." ”
Hearing that Rain no Hiryu had not yet fought with the Whitebeard Pirates, Rhodes estimated that the situation was not bad enough to start a war, so he softened his tone a little and asked:
"Tell me a little bit more specifically."
"That's ......"
Yunoki stayed on the other end of the phone bug and slowly spoke, recounting what had happened in the days that Rhodes was away.
Today, the Ghost Hand Pirates are greatly expanding the intelligence force of the Sixth Force, and their branches are located on many islands, including the territories of the other Four Emperors.
Just a few days ago.
A member of the intelligence force found a Devil Fruit on Proster Island, one of Whitebeard's territories, and was about to bring it back when it was discovered by someone under the command of the Whitebeard Pirates.
The Devil Fruit that appeared in Whitebeard's territory, but it was first discovered by the people under Rhodes' command, and the two sides obviously couldn't reach a consensus on who this Devil Fruit should belong to.
Although the pirates on that island were not the pirates directly under Whitebeard's command at all, they were just a small team of the sixteen branch fleets under his command, but the intelligence officers on Rhodes' side were even weaker, and the Devil Fruit was finally snatched away.
The Devil Fruit found by the intelligence forces was snatched by someone, and this is still possible?!
Although the matter involved the Whitebeard Pirates, due to the tight time, coupled with the fact that Rhodes and Robin and others were dealing with the affairs of the Science Force base, the report from the lower level was only submitted to Kaku's layer, and Kaku's decision was to retrieve the Devil Fruit.
The Devil Fruit they found, but let someone else snatch it, if they let Rhodes know about it afterwards, with Rhodes's character, then it would be okay?!
No one can steal anything from them, not even the Whitebeard Pirates.
And.
The other party is not a Whitebeard Pirates, it is just a team under the Citi Pirates that is attached to the Whitebeard Pirates, and it is separated from Whitebeard by 108,000 miles.
After Kaku made his decision, since he was in the nearby sea, he personally went out and snatched the Devil Fruit back again.
However.
This side snatched back, the Citi Pirates were naturally furious, and its captain immediately ordered the whole ship to pursue, because the place was in the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates, Kaku and the others were finally caught up.
Kaku didn't expect the other party's pursuit to be so fast, and in a hurry, he passively responded to the battle, and the two sides fought a bloody battle at sea, both of which fought real fire, and in the end both sides suffered heavy casualties.
The situation changed dramatically.
What was originally just a matter of the lowest level of members evolved into a bloody battle between Kaku and the Citigroup Pirates under the command of the Whitebeard Pirates, and they couldn't be suppressed anymore and reported it layer by layer.
"So...... Has the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates already been dispatched? ”
After listening to Hiryu of Rain's detailed report, Rhodes asked Hiryu of Rain.
"Yes."
Yuno Hiryu said coldly: "Since the captain is dispatched from the other side, then our side can't be indifferent, I plan to go over, but the head-on conflict with the Whitebeard Pirates is no longer a responsibility that Fuji Tiger can afford." ”
When Rhodes was not in the Sea of Nations, most of the things were handled by Fuji Tiger, but there was also an upper limit to what Fuji Tiger could handle, and he clashed head-on with the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, and he obviously couldn't make a decision on such a major matter, and he had to report it to Rhodes.
"I see."
Rhodes nodded and said, "What is that Devil Fruit?" ”
"I don't know...... Not...... It is the fruit of the transfer of the superhuman line. ”
Rain no Hiryu didn't care about the specific abilities of the Devil Fruit, but the vice-captain next to him whispered to him.
Transfer the fruit?
A look of surprise flashed in Rhodes' eyes, he was very impressed by this fruit, one of the abilities of some pirate who had died at his hands.
It can transfer all attacks and all damage within its range, similar to the ability of the Great Shift, this fruit is undoubtedly extremely powerful!
"Well, Captain, your decision is ......"
Hiryu of the rain took the phone bug and slowly spoke to Rhodes on the other side of the phone bug.
"There you go."
Rhodes's gaze became calm, and he said indifferently: "Give the white-bearded man a little color, our things, not everyone is qualified to grab them!" ”
"I see."
Rain no Kiru grinned, as if he had expected Rhodes to make such a decision, he followed Rhodes all the way, and he had never seen Rhodes afraid of anyone.
Even the Navy Headquarters dared to break through.
Destroy the headquarters fortress of the Navy in the presence of Marshal Sengoku.
These crazy things, crazy decisions, doomed their ghost hand pirates, and they are the most unprovoked existence on this sea!
Poof.
The phone bug is hung up.
Robin pocketed the phone bug, her expression not changing in any way because of Rhodes's words, as if she had already guessed the outcome.
"Have you made a decision?"
"The ability to transfer fruits, if used by the Giant Clan, can create a powerful combat power."
Rhodes took a sip of water from his teacup and said, "So this fruit ...... I'm going to decide! Whitebeard can't keep it! ”