Chapter 157: The Mainstay
"Damn, is this the Great Route?"
A pirate ship more than thirty meters long staggered and struggled to move forward on the sea.
The sails were torn into tattered strips of cloth and barely mended together with sheets and clothes, looking like some kind of abstract art.
There were many cracks in the side of the ship, some of which were barely fixed with wooden nails, and some places were left to be exposed by the pitch black, and even the pirates lying inside could be seen through the cracks.
"Ahem, Captain, the brothers are running out of action."
The ship's doctor, covered in the smell of potions, walked over and whispered in the captain's ear.
"The medicine reserve has bottomed out, if you can't find a repaired island..."
"In a week, twenty partners will be lost."
Faced with the conclusion given by the ship's doctor, the young captain irritated and ripped off his three-cornered hat, revealing his brown turban.
"What can I do?"
"Who knows how bad the weather can be on this great route—"
Storms, lightning and thunder, cold winds, scorching sun... So many extreme weather events can be staged in a single day, and the so-called meteorological common sense and sailing experience are all nullified.
Being able to hold on to this point is already considered a bit of skill for this pirate group.
"Captain, there's a situation!"
The lookout at the top of the mast suddenly shouted:
"Islands, islands ahead!
”
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"Great,"
The young pirate with a turban looked happy, and pulled out the long sword at his waist with a bang.
"Brothers! Cheer up—"
"The island ahead: the food, the beds, the wine... The whole nine yards!
”
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"Really, Captain..."
"Ahem, we're finally getting to the first island."
Hearing the young captain's morale-boosting words, a group of vain, bandaged pirates crawled out of the cabin, their previous occupations could be seen from their thick hands and feet, and their dark faces showed an abnormal flush.
"Great!"
"Finally a good meal and some sun-"
"Wait, there's a situation!"
The lookout on the mast held the telescope and shouted again:
"There's a ship, it's a battleship, it's coming towards me!"
The lookout's words stunned the pirates who climbed out of the cabin, and the turbaned captain pulled out a monocular and looked in the direction of the lookout.
Sure enough, above the sea, a three-masted clipper headed straight for them.
"Hmph, it's just a battleship—"
But standing on the lookout of the mast, the lookout, who was also holding a telescope, had already exclaimed:
"That's... Double Dragon Banner is the Don Quixote family!
”
?!
The ordinary pirates on deck looked dazed, but the young captain and the ship's doctor beside him changed their faces when they heard the name.
They are not the kind of reckless people who rush to the great route with their heads buried in their heads, and they have done their 'homework' before coming.
The Don Quixote family is the newcomer 'Pirates' who entered the Great Route more than half a year ago. - At least that's what most of the pirates think.
But this 'newcomer' is too good!
As soon as he entered the Great Route, he killed a 'Seven Martial Seas' and occupied the territory that belonged to the unlucky Seven Martial Seas.
When he was about to reach the end of the first half of the great route: the Chambord Islands, he turned around and combed through the routes he had traveled, firmly controlling several islands and becoming a dominant force!
I don't know why, the Navy is indifferent to such forces. Isn't it a pirate if you don't raise the skull flag?
"Rush forward!"
This information is only known to the 'core personnel' such as the captain, the ship's doctor, and the lookout.
Ordinary Pirates: What Don Quixote, can you eat it?
They don't care who their opponent is, anyway, they can fight if they can fight, but they can't beat it... Just wait to die!
The swords and guns have no eyes, and the aftermath of stray bullets will also kill them, so why care if the other party is a master or not?
Just like those nobles who stripped them to the point that they couldn't survive, they ended up in the captain... At the same time, he was also under the sword of the son of the sheriff of his hometown, and he was also slaughtered like a pig.
A bad life, a day of life is earned.
"Oooo
”
"Kill them, land in and grab a cool-"
Amid the howls of these pirates who had been 'turned professional' from fishermen, the wounded pirate ship suddenly accelerated and sped away towards the oncoming warship.
- It's like two knights who meet on a narrow road.
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"Is this a beggar's boat?"
On the patrol ship, Torrebol glanced with disdain at the pirate ship speeding towards this side, this kind of dilapidated ship... If you take it down, you can only disassemble it as firewood.
"No matter how small a mosquito is, it's meat,"
Wearing a suit and a flower scarf, Pique, who looked like a gentleman, lit a cigarette.
"What's more, if the other party continues to run around on this route, it won't hurt the family's transport ship."
"Hey, hey, I'll leave it to you."
Torrebol stepped back, crunching the wide chair.
I have to say that the great route is 'raising people', and Torrebol, who was originally just beyond ordinary people, soared to nearly four meters in height. Under the supervision and exercise of Rossi, the weight has reached several hundred kilograms...
Fortunately, under the open coat is the outline of the muscles, otherwise it would be grabbed by Rosie to 'lose weight' again.
In this regard, Rossi once complained: It must be the 'rays' of the great route that exceed the standard, causing all kinds of organisms to grow freely.
"No problem,"
Torrebol lay down and lazy, while Pique was ready to do it.
First, he half-crouched, supported his hands on the deck, and made a catapult jump.
Peng!
Hugh –
The deck of the battleship suddenly 'rippled' like water! And Pique's whole person had already leapt out, like a cannonball flying towards the pirate ship on the opposite side.
"Keep up,"
As Pique flew away, the rippling deck returned to its original state.
Torrebol, who was lying in the sun, waved his hand, and the sailors who drove the boat immediately drove the patrol boat under their feet to the front.
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"That's..."
"Not good, it's a master!"
"Spread out, ready for the onslaught—"
A figure flew like a cannonball, causing the pirates on the deck to subconsciously scatter in all directions, while blocking their weapons in front of them, ready to meet the impact of the other party's fall.
Poof,
But the strange thing is that the other party landed on the deck of the pirate ship, and did not smash through the deck strongly, and the sawdust splashed!
Instead, it was as if jumping into the water, falling into the deck with a pop, and even rippling in circles.
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"This is..."
"Get out of the way, it's the capable!"
The young captain strode forward, his sword snapping towards the other with a howling wind.
Boom!
However, the sword was blocked, by an arm in a suit.
?!
"There's armor in your sleeve..."
The young captain who jumped away with agility looked solemn, and from the deck, a down-to-earth Peake shook his head.
"Wrong, it's domineering."
Domineering?
What's that...
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"It took three minutes and six seconds,"
When the patrol ship approached the pirate ship, the sailors on the patrol ship threw their hook claws, hung on the side of the pirate ship, and then stepped on the side of the ship together, forcing the two ships to come together.
Thinkers
Torrebol, who was lying on the deck of the patrol ship basking in the sun, stood up and could sense that the battle was over without looking at him.
"There is progress, keep it up—"
"Torre, it's time for you to work on your physical skills, too."
In response to Torrebol's 'compliment', Pique reluctantly took off the cigarette with only the cigarette holder in his mouth.
The Don Quixote family has been staying in the 'Colosseum Island' for almost half a year, and the cadres have begun to master the 'domineering of seeing and hearing' and 'the domineering of arms', and even the cadres who have mastered the two domineering forces together have also appeared.
But only Torrebol, seeing and hearing the domineering is getting stronger and stronger, that is, the armed domineering has not moved.
On the contrary to him is Virgo, who has been able to cover his whole body with an armed color domineering, but when he sees and hears it...
"Ahem, as long as I react fast enough, I can dodge enemy attacks."
Torrebol's awkward change of subject,
"What's the origin of this guy?"
"I don't know, maybe it's an unknown person without a bounty."
"You..."
Lying on the ground, the young captain with his sword broken in two turned black in front of him.
How can you say that you are also a 'master' with a bounty of 30 million, and in the eyes of the other party, there are only three words 'I don't know'?
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Colosseum,
Huge Colosseum.
"Well, it's Camille Camille, the 'Sea Swordsman' with a bounty of 30 million."
Rosie flipped through the bounty slip in his hand, and finally found the face of the young pirate captain in front of him at the bottom.
"I can't see it, it's still a swordsman who can cut iron."
In terms of the bounty order within the navy, this Camille's evaluation is not bad: although he also looted, at least he did not take the initiative to hurt people, and he was already a rare 'good guy' in the pirate group.
"It's a pity, since you have chosen to plunder this path, you should have expected this day."
"This island belongs to our 'Don Quixote family'. Now, to give you two paths:"
Rossi put away the wanted warrant in his hand,
"First, we sent it to the naval base and received 30 million Baileys."
However, he went to the city to eat a lifetime of prison food;
"Second, stay on this island and pay for the wrongs you have committed with your labor."
There is also a chance to change the evil and return to the right.
···
"My partner... What will happen to the crew? ”
In the face of Rossi's sentence, the bound young captain did not answer, but asked the question he was most concerned about.
"They will also be burdened with a certain amount of labor, and after 3~5 years, as long as they do not continue to cause trouble, they can join the islands ruled by our family as civilians."
Faced with such an answer, the young captain took a deep look at Rosie.
"I hope Your Excellency will do what you say,"
Originally, in the eyes of the young pirate captain, he was doomed.
Most of his companions, who escaped from the same village as him, toiled to death as coolies!
However, only 3~5 years of hard labor?
Is it true, or is it deceptive...
"Ha, are you questioning our Don Quixote family?!"
Rosie naturally didn't care, but Diamanti next to him was unhappy, and as soon as he reached out and grabbed it, a gorgeous golden sword fell into his hand, wanting to teach the guy in front of him a lesson.
"Forget it, who can say clearly about the tomorrow of this world?"
Stretching out his hand to stop Diamanti's movements, Rossi looked at the pirate captain in front of him, who was quite positive.
"As long as I'm still in the day, I don't want to see my territory invaded by pirates. - As long as they work hard, the residents here can be safe, fed and clothed, and do not have to worry about being shot and killed while walking on the street. ”
"That's all."
Rossi put away the wanted warrant, although there are many scum in this world who pursue notoriety and burn and plunder after going to sea. But there are also many poor people who have been cornered by the corrupt Tianlong people and nobles.
Labor is the last chance given to them,
Whether to be a new human or to feed the fish at the bottom of the sea is up to them.
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"Rosie,"
"Analyze it, what happened to that One Piece?"
After dealing with the matter, Dover, who was sitting in the main seat of the Colosseum, couldn't help but ask.
More than half a year has passed, and the Don Quixote family is stuck in the 'Colosseum Island', sending countless pirates who have chosen this route to go to prison or stay as coolies.
But as the days passed,
Even the calm-minded Dover couldn't help but start wondering:
That 'One Piece' Roger, who has never shown up, won't really be killed?
"I'm analyzing a ghost..."
Rosie rolled her eyes.
It's all said, Roger went back to his hometown to get married and spend his honeymoon, and you don't believe it!
"Still, it should be about the same."
"The memory of the sea has a 'time', and if 'One Piece' still doesn't show up, then not only his scenery will be forgotten by everyone. Even the existence of the 'Final Island' seems to be doubted by everyone, so..."
Roger, you should be about to surrender to the Navy, right?