"Is this the Drum Kingdom? It's cold. ”

Just over the halfway point of June, Winter Island was still extremely cold, and a topless figure stepped onto the shore, shivering.

"Why did Blackbeard come here?"

The owner of the figure asked, wearing an orange cowboy hat with the Whitebeard Pirates painted on his back.

This figure is Ace, who came here half a month earlier than in the original book because Xia Qiu deliberately publicized this matter.

"Whew."

Ace shook his body, sparks appeared on the surface of his body, the cold was dispelled by the heat, and he exhaled, "Let's find a place to eat first." ”

Ace walked towards the nearest village, and once he entered, his unique outfit attracted the attention of the people around him.

"There's a bar."

Ace saw a signboard and hurriedly walked in to the bar.

Seeing his outfit, many people turned their attention to him, naked on a cold day, isn't this a fool?

"Is there anything to eat here?"

Ace asked, looking at the bartender behind the bar.

"Sandwiches and hot dogs." The bartender replied directly.

"Five hot dogs." Ace knocked on the table and said, "Another glass of whiskey." ”

"Five copies?" The bartender asked in disbelief, "Are you sure?" ”

"Of course."

Ace couldn't wait to say, "Hurry up, I'm dying of hunger." ”

"Hurry up."

The bartender prepared the whiskey first, and then went to the side to prepare the hot dog, Ace drank the wine first, waited until the hot dog was ready, and ate it in a big gulp.

But as soon as he finished eating the first one, Ace's body suddenly stiffened, his head hit the plate, and he fell asleep.

"It's not going to die, is it?"

Seeing this scene, the bartender slowly leaned over and raised his arm to reach over, but before he could touch him, Ace suddenly propped up and ate the hot dog again.

Ace ate and slept at the same time, and after eating, he hiccuped and asked, "How much?" ”

"Five thousand Baileys." The bartender smiled and held out his hand.

"Five thousand Baileys? That's too much, right? Ace's eyes widened and he said, "The price here is twice as high as the outside." ”

The bartender shrugged his shoulders and said, "This is Winter Island, and our ingredients are relatively scarce. ”

"Okay."

Ace had no choice, took out a bill of 10,000 Bailey and handed it to the bartender, the bartender retrieved the money, Ace pushed the money back, and said with a smile: "This is a tip, I want to ask you for news." ”

"What's the news?"

The bartender reached out and pressed the money under his hand, but did not pick it up.

Ace said, "Not long ago, a group of pirates called Blackbeard came here, and they made a big fuss here, and I wanted to ask for their news. ”

"I'll tell you what I know."

The bartender put the money away, and then said, "A month and a half ago, the Blackbeard Pirates arrived here and fought the then king Valpo and the guards, Valpo fled the country and has not returned. As for Blackbeard, he stayed here for three days, replenished some supplies, and left. ”

"A month and a half? That's too long. ”

Ace touched his chin and asked, "Do you know where they went?" ”

The bartender shook his head and said, "I don't know, but it seems to be heading west." ”

"Really?"

Ace nodded, took out some more money, and said, "Thank you for the information, prepare some food and water for me." ”

"Okay."

The bartender arrived at the back, prepared some food and water, and handed it to Ace, who then left the bar.

"It's been so long, it's estimated that I've left a long time ago, so it seems that I can only go to the next place to ask."

Ace was a little disappointed, he came a month and a half ago, and the news he got was still too slow.

Ace walked towards the port, but at this moment, he stood still and said softly, "What are you doing with me?" ”

"I have news of Blackbeard."

A somewhat hoarse voice came from behind him, and Ace turned his head to find that it was a middle-aged man.

"Do you really have their information?" Ace asked suspiciously.

"Of course."

The middle-aged man replied, "Come with me, to my room." ”

With these words, he turned and walked away.

Ace hesitated, but still followed, followed him to a room, saw him enter, slowly approached, nothing unusual, and then slowly walked in.

Entering the house and coming to the living room, the middle-aged man did not stop, but walked straight to the bedroom, took out the key, and opened the bedroom door.

"Come in."

The man opened the bedroom door and walked inside.

Ace found that his movement of pulling the door was a little slow, and the weight of this door was still beyond his imagination, Ace approached, and did not find that his body was weak, so he slowly walked in.

In this room, there is a telephone bug on the table.

This person's identity is not ordinary.

The price of the phone bug is very high, and it is difficult for ordinary civilians to afford it, but in many areas, large phone bugs are prepared, which cannot be moved, similar to landline phones.

After the man asked Ace to sit down, Ace asked suspiciously, "Who are you?" ”

"My name is Smith, and I can't tell you anything else."

The man looked at Ace and asked, "You're Ace, the captain of Whitebeard's second team, right?" ”

"That's right."

Ace nodded and said, "You just said there was news of Blackbeard?" ”

Smith said, "That's right, Blackbeard is currently located in the ancient town of Magic, which is a gathering place for pirates, and they came there yesterday, and they will probably stay there for a few days. ”

"Really?"

Ace was a little excited, and then frowned and asked, "But how do you know?" ”

Smith replied, "We belong to a powerful organization that keeps an eye on all the pirates in this area, we recognized you, and you inquired about the Blackbeard Pirates, and we found you. ”

"But why are you telling me?"

Ace asked puzzled.

Smith replied, "Because you are the captain of Whitebeard's men, Blackbeard betrayed Whitebeard, and our leader has an old relationship with Whitebeard, so he will naturally help you." ”

"So it's because of my father."

Ace smiled and said, "Thank you, but where is the ancient town of Demon?" ”

Smith took out a pointer and said, "The ancient town of Magic is located on Gaya Island, right on this route, the island after Alabastan, they have been there for a while, and there is a permanent pointer here to get there directly." ”

"Thanks, that's a great help, I'm going to go after him."

"Wait a minute."

Smith looked at Ace and asked, "Can you find them?" What if you find it there and they leave again? ”

"This ......"

Ace stopped and looked at Smith.

"We can provide you with other contacts who have been pointing you in the right direction, but we want you to tell us what happened so we can file it," Smith said. ”

"Okay."

Ace thought for a moment and sat back slowly.