The dazzling sunlight shone on the sparkling sea, and as the Red Foss cut through the waves, "Red-haired" Shanks suddenly ordered: "Stop, don't go any further." ”

"Red-haired right wrist" Ben Beckman glanced at him, then reached out to the helmsman and shouted, "Stop." ”

The Red Foss, under the helmsman's manoeuvre, slowly came to a halt on the surface of the sea, dropped a rusty, heavy iron anchor and sank into the sea with a thud.

Beckman took a cigarette in his mouth, approached Shanks, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"There's a Davy Jones guy under the surface of the sea." Shanks replied, "I'm here to see David Jones, not to go to war with him. ”

"I know, avoid miscalculations." Beckman shrugged his shoulders, "Then again, are you really going to go in on your own?" ”

"Don't worry, Beckman." Shanks turned around and held out two fingers, "One, I'm not that vulnerable. Second, David Jones is in fact a very rule-oriented person. ”

"You're referring to the 'guest rights' that have long since existed? Where else would anyone observe such a thing now? Not to mention that we're pirates with David Jones. ”

"Guest rights" generally only apply to the self-proclaimed noble classes such as royalty, nobles, and knights, who promise not to attack the guests who are entertained, or face the damnation.

It's just that it has been broken many times, and I haven't seen anyone who commits evil deeds be damned, or cursed by a certain being.

Gradually, no one took it seriously.

"I trust my judgment of David Jones." Shanks laughed, "He's surprisingly quite a retro-conservative person. The more I think he's the 'King of the Deep Sea'. ”

"A legend from hundreds of years ago?" Beckman spat out smoke rings, "Whatever you want." If you're thrown out in a frenzy, we'll just come and pick you up. Just don't lose your other hand. ”

Shanks laughed, the sleeves of his broken arms fluttering in the sea breeze.

After a while, the fishmen and mermaids of the David Jones Pirates came over to interrogate.

They had already noticed the movements of the "Four Emperors" pirate ship, and while they had the courage to report to Silent Island, they had the courage to surround the Red Foss.

In the past, as long as they saw the pirate banner of the red-haired pirates, they would have been busy staying away.

The reason why they have the courage they have today is because there is a man standing behind them now, and he is also the "Four Emperors".

David Jones became the "New Four Emperors" by surprise, and these low-level pirates are slowly adapting to their position.

There are some things that you couldn't do and didn't dare to do before, but you can do them now.

They surrounded the Red Foss, not because they could win the "Red-Haired Pirates", but because they had to do so as a subordinate of the "Davy Jones Pirates".

Shanks stepped on the side of the boat with one leg and smiled at the fishmen and merfolk in the sea and said, "Please tell your Captain David Jones, 'Redhead' Shanks wants to meet him." ”

The mermaid and the merfolk looked at each other for a while, and one of the leaders shouted, "Wait here, don't act rashly." ”

"Rest assured, we won't do anything." Shanks assured, "Tell Captain David Jones that my boat will stop here, and I'll go to the island alone to meet him." ”

The captain of the mermaid and mermaid team turned around and swam a little farther away, and took out the phone bug to talk.

After a while he swam back and shouted to his men, "Let me go." ”

The Fishman and Merfolk Squad made a way.

Shanks boarded a small wooden boat that had been lowered from the Red Foss and left as the crew watched.

He grabbed an oar with one arm, plunged it into the water, and with a violent stroke, the small wooden boat flew out of the sea as if it had been catapulted.

When the boat was about to stop, he plunged his oars into the waves, and with another stroke, the boat flew out again.

Several times in a row, the small wooden boat struck the surface of the water several times like a flying stone flake, and he soon saw the outline of the Island of Silence.

After the boat docked, Shanks saw a group of people coming to greet him, and the first acquaintance he met was Jinping.

"Long time no see, Jinping." Shanks hugged the tall and muscular fish-man, "I didn't expect you to join the Davy Jones Pirates." ”

Jinping smiled and showed the two fangs in his jaw and said, "I trust Captain David Jones, and I also trust the choice of Fish-Man Island. ”

Shanks didn't say much more, and went to David Jones' base camp on Silent Island under the guidance of Jinping.

Along the way, he encountered quite a few patrolling pirates, saw ships maneuvering on the sea, and then saw a gray castle.

There are too many "Devil Fruit Abilities" in the Davy Jones Pirates, and it is not difficult to build a castle.

Many people stared at Shanks with scrutinizing and wary eyes, and Shanks looked calm, smiled at them, and waved his hand.

Finally, he met David Jones, the "New Four" standing in front of the ground floor gate of a tower, smoking a pipe and seemingly waiting for him.

After bowing to David Jones, Jinping ended his mission and calmly left.

David Jones, with the long handle of his pipe in his mouth and his tentacles wriggling, reached out and pointed to the tower gate: "Shanks, climb up with me." ”

Shanks glanced at the inside of the dark door and replied, "Okay." ”

David Jones turned slowly, stepped open, and stepped through the door.

Shanks followed, the interior of the tower was rudimentary, with mostly gray and black walls, and they came to the spiraling stone staircase and climbed to the top of the tower.

For some reason, Shanks felt like he was back in the old days, cramped and uneasy in front of Captain Roger and Vice Captain Reilly.

He couldn't help but smile, it seemed that his aura was suppressed by David Jones instead.

"Shanks."

David Jones walked ahead and didn't look back, but could smell the smoke and the smell of sea water coming from him.

"I remember that our territory is not next to each other, what is the purpose of you coming from such a far place?"

Shanks looked through the battlements of the tower, looked at the moat outside the castle, and without beating around the bush, said, "I have come to persuade peace." ”

"You're here to make peace? This is a novelty. David Jones turned his head to look at the "redhead", "Why?" ”

"Because of your big fight with Charlotte Lingling, you don't have much chance of winning, and even if you win, it will be a pyrrhic victory."

David Jones became curious: "Let's not talk about how many chances I have. If I lose both with Charlotte Lingling, won't it be beneficial for you, who are also the 'Four Emperors'? ”

"In fact, I don't want the situation at sea, which has been so hard to balance, to collapse again." Shanks shook his head, "You might not believe it, but before 'Topping War', I advised Whitebeard twice. ”

David Jones laughed, "I'm sure that's what I know of you, it's something you did." ”

Shanks was stunned, then smiled dumbly, "I didn't expect your impression of me to be like this." ”

"What did you persuade Whitebeard?"

Shanks pointed to the three old scars on the left side of his face, which ran diagonally across his eyelids.

"The first time, I went to him and persuaded him to summon Ace back, because I sensed how terrible Blackbeard was. Later, as I expected, Ace was subdued by Blackbeard in turn. ”

Shankston paused, and continued.

"The second time, I advised him not to attack the Navy Headquarters, but he still didn't listen, I could only temporarily help him deal with the threats from Kaido and Charlotte Lingling, and in the end, he was not only killed in battle, but his pirate group was almost wiped out."

The two of them reached the top of the tower and stood on the edge of the battlements, with a bird's-eye view of the castle below and the mountains of the Isle of Silence.

David Jones' tentacles spewed smoke: "So, you're here to persuade me to surrender to Charlotte Lingling?" ”

"That's not what I meant. But I am willing to act as an intermediary and let you make a peace treaty, provided that you all have the will to go to a truce, Charlotte Lingling's side, and I will persuade you next. ”

Shanks finally said solemnly: "Please give me a face." ”

(End of chapter)