Arkham in the pirate world

On May 1519, 5 in the Hainan calendar, the Bucky Pirates, after going through many hardships, finally arrived at the White Sea, a place known as the "Kingdom of Gods".

The "Kingdom of God" consists of Angel Island and Apayado. Angel Island is one of the islands in the White Sea where Sky Islanders live. Some residents wear two feathers on their backs as decorations for a long time, just like angels.

Apayado's "Golden Land", which was part of Gaya Island 400 years ago, was transported to the White Sea due to an upwelling current outbreak, and the man who discovered it, the North Sea navigator Wen Blan Rolando, deceived it. The crime was punishable by death.

Apayado is the only island with soil in the Kukai Sea. It is regarded as a holy place by the people of Kukai Island and has become the "Island of the Gods".

In order to seize this island, a war broke out between the residents of Angel Island and the aboriginal Sandians who washed up on the White Sea with the current, and drove the aborigines away from Apayado, resulting in continuous conflicts between the two groups for 400 years. strife.

The Bucky Pirates turned toward Apayado, while Bucky held his chin with his hand, thinking: "The old man who calls himself God Ganfor should still be there, right? Last time when I came with the captain and the others, he was on duty. When I was in my prime, I had a great conversation with the captain. At that time, I wanted to take away the big bell, but the captain asked me to pick it up myself later. I still remember that there was gold everywhere on the island, and it must be worth 100 billion beli."

"wow wow"

There was a sound like a baby crying.

"what"

The crew members of the Bucky Pirates were frightened and looked around.

Bucky raised his head and looked towards the sky, and saw a strange bird flying down from the sky to the side of the ship, with a man wearing armor riding on it and holding a knight's gun.

"Outsiders, don't come closer to the Holy Land"

"Ganfu"

Bucky recognized the old man, mainly because he recognized the old man's mount. Back then, when he spoke ill of Ganfor, it turned into a horse and bit his head. The strange bird was called "Pierre" and it was from Sky Island. The unique bird "Tiandian Bird", a person with the ability of the animal type Horse Fruit Pegasus form, the Pegasus Bird, can turn into a "Pegasus".

Ganfor pulled off his mask and looked at Bucky doubtfully.

Bucky quickly said: "It's me, Bucky. 20 years ago, I came to Sky Island with the captain and drank with you. You forgot."

"Oh" Ganfur thought for a while, then suddenly remembered, pointed at Bucky and said: "Oh, it's you, the red-nosed kid on the Roger Pirates' ship, I still remember, there is another one like you What is the name of a red-haired child of the same age?"

Child

red nose

Bucky had a black line on his forehead. I endured it for the sake of gold.

"Shanks, his name is Shanks, the guy I hate the most," Bucky said.

The crew members of the Bucky Pirates had expressions on their faces as if they had heard some terrible news. They all looked at Bucky with their mouths wide open.

"Captain, the Roger Pirates that the old man mentioned is not the Pirate King, Roger?" Mochi asked with eyes wide open.

"Yes," Bucky crossed his arms and said, "I was once a member of the Roger Pirates."

"I didn't expect that the captain would be on the same ship as that legendary figure." The crew members were surprised.

"So, Shanks, isn't he the fourth emperor of the new world, red-haired Shanks?"

"Yes, he is the guy I hate the most. We fought a lot on the ship. So what if he has become the Yonko now? I want to be the man of the Yonko too," Bucky said arrogantly.

"So, Roger has really become the Pirate King. Is he okay?" Ganfur asked.

Bucky's expression darkened, he shook his head and said, "The captain is dead."

"Really? He was an admirable man, but he died?" Gan Fuer sighed a little.

Bucky thought of what Liszt said and said: "However, his name will always remain in history and be remembered by history."

"In that case, what do you want to do when you come to Kongdao?" Ganfu asked.

"I want to fulfill the captain's promise and come and take the gold that belongs to me," Bucky said.

"gold"

Ganfu shook his head and said, "You are late."

"What do you mean, old man, you don't want to monopolize the gold, do you?" Bucky asked.

"No, no, no, for you, gold may be quite precious, but for us Sky Island people, it is not as good as a handful of soil. If you want gold, if I have it, it will be okay to give it to you. But, now All the gold in the Holy Land was taken away by the god Enel.”

"God Enel"

Bucky asked doubtfully: "Hey, old man, aren't you a god? What is that Enelu?"

"I am no longer a god. The person who occupies the temple now is a man named Enel. Three years ago, Enel destroyed his hometown Bika. He came here, defeated me, and became the new God, rules over the Holy Land.”

Ganfor said: "I am here to stop you from boarding Apayado. Enel is a cruel god. The power he possesses makes him almost equal to a true god-like omniscient existence. "

"Stop joking, there is no god in the world," Bucky said fiercely, "Anyone who dares to steal gold from pirates will not be forgiven even by gods."

Ganfuer reminded: "He is a person with the natural Thunder Fruit ability. He knows everything on the sky island."

"What does omniscience mean?" Kabaji asked.

"It is the power of listening to the conversations of everyone within a certain range. That is to say, maybe our current conversation has been known to him." Ganfu said.

"Listen to the conversation"

Bucky held his chin, thought for a while, and said, "I remember the captain mentioned this kind of power. It is the domineering power of seeing, hearing, and color. After training to a certain level, the special ability of awakening is like listening to the voices of all things and foreseeing the future. You can also read other people’s thoughts, and even affect other people’s emotions and thinking.”

He said in his heart: "If this is the case, it will be troublesome. The captain said that only Haki can resist Haki. However, if we go back like this, let's not talk about liquidated damages. Mochi and Kabaji will not do it. ah"

Bucky ignored Ganfor's dissuasion and took the crew aboard Apayado.

Inside the shrine.

Enelu seems to be lying lazily. He wears a white turban on his head. His earlobes are very long and have earrings. His upper body is bare. There are four large drums engraved with three magatama on his back. He has a gold ring on his hand. , holding a golden rod. The lower body is wearing bloomers, the feet are bare, and there are rings on the toes.

He opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Yeah hahaha, someone has come to the island, the Divine Soldier Team, go and deal with them."

Seven Islands of Water.

Hulk Island has been baptized by the "Water Gods" and sunk. An irregular building has been built on the coast of the back street.

This is the newly built residence of the French family.

The French family was founded by Franky on a whim after he saw those people who were rejected by Carrera Shipbuilding Company and were disappointed and unwilling to leave. They became lawless people and lived in the back streets. A family whose profession is boating, and a bounty hunter whose secondary job is.

Franky takes in these people. On the one hand, he feels that they are just like him, homeless, so he provides them with a job and finds a companion for himself. On the other hand, he also wants to solve the security problem in the backstreets. Because a large number of pirates came to the Water City to build ships, the back streets became a lawless zone in the Water City, causing great trouble to the local residents. With these manpower, he could fight violence with violence, to a certain extent. , which made the pirates behave a lot.

However, shipbreaking is not Franky's main source of income now. In the past few years, he has designed and manufactured various machinery for the Arkham Group, which has given him a large commission and has honed his skills. He has begun to rethink himself. Transform it and replace it with some more precious parts to make yourself even more powerful.

"Is this the Water Island? It's so spectacular."

There were several people standing on a broken ship with a pirate flag flying. It was Ace, Deus and Akin who had come to the Grand Line, as well as the partners they had found, Michal, Skar, Yanliu, Wo Reis, Bonsi, and Kodaz, a lynx that Ace rescued and was injured after falling into a poacher's trap.

The place where Ace and the others met the Teabeard Pirates was not far from Upside Down Mountain. With the help of the Teabeard Pirates, they got their first ship and a record pointer, and chose one of the seven voyages. , experienced a period of adventure, because Ace likes to travel around, so they found many partners.

However, when sailing on the Grand Route, ordinary ships simply cannot withstand the hardships. Ace and his first ship were already dilapidated in battle after battle and could barely sail. In order to continue their journey, Ace and his partners We decided to come to the world-famous shipbuilding island, the capital of water, and buy a good boat.

To this end, they bought a permanent pointer to the water capital and changed the route.

"It's really spectacular. It deserves to be the number one shipyard in the world."

"Yeah, look at that big fountain."

"Hey, why can't you see the pier?"

"Are you pirates? If you go in openly, you will easily encounter the navy. Park the ship over there and go around to the street behind." A ship owner shouted to them at the entrance of the Water City.

"OK, thanks"

Ace and the others made a half circle around the ship and came to the back street. As expected, they saw many ships with pirate flags parked on the coast.

"Mihal, do you want to get off the boat?"

In the cabin, Michal was holding a book and wearing a bowler hat, and said: "No, you go ahead."

"Then please look at the ship," Ace said.

"Um"

Ace and the others came to the backstreets and were quickly recognized by the pirates, because after several months of adventure, Ace defeated five or six famous pirates in the park and won the title of "Fire Fist". nickname.

He has repeatedly escaped the navy's pursuit, and the bounty has increased to 9500 million Baileys. This amount, in the Paradise section, is already among the biggest pirates.

And Ace has also successfully become one of the nine "supernovas" listed in the World Economic News this year, ranking fifth.

This "supernova" ranking is something created by Shadow Newspaper and World Economic News. They plan to select a group of potential newcomers every year. Before they enter the new world, they will receive the attention of the new world bosses.

Being famous has allowed Ace and the others to avoid some troubles. Pirates who are not strong enough will naturally avoid them when they encounter them, but those who are strong want to compete with each other.

At this time, there is another "Supernova" on the island, the dwarf warrior Elder, known as the "Iron Warrior". He was ranked 6th on the "Supernova" rankings in the previous issue.

Elder is a superhuman steel fruit user.

That's right, it's the Devil Fruit that belonged to the Poker Pirates captain Big Bear King who was executed in Arkham Earldom in December last year.

After the death of the Big Bear King, his Devil Fruit reappeared somewhere in the world, and was obtained and eaten by the dwarf Eld.

The Steel Fruit was just a garbage fruit for the Big Bear King, but after being eaten by Elder, it immediately became extremely powerful, turning him from a little-known blacksmith to a ferocious pirate famous in Paradise.

Elder was drinking in the bar when he heard from his subordinates that Ace of the Spade Pirates had lost his temper immediately after arriving in the Water City.

Because in terms of bounty, his bounty is 1 million Baileys, which is higher than Ace's. However, Ace ranks one above him in the "Supernova" rankings. He is not convinced and has long said that he will follow Ace will have a real person PK.

Being a pirate at sea means nothing more than fame and fortune. As soon as the "Supernova" rankings come out, the arrogant young geniuses will definitely be dissatisfied with each other and want to fight against each other. To some extent, indirectly Intensified competition among pirates.

Now that Ace is here, two "supernovas" meet, and of course they have to fight

Elder grabbed his own weapon, a large hammer specially designed for blacksmithing, and led his brothers to block Ace and his gang on the street.

"Fire Fist Ace, I'm Elder, so give me a hammer."

When Elder saw Ace, he didn't waste any words, he stepped forward and gave him a blow.

The dwarves are not very tall, with an average of 100c, but their strength is quite terrifying. It is said that some powerful dwarves are stronger than giants. Elder is one of "those dwarves". The big hammer he carries, The face of the hammer alone is taller than him, weighs 10 tons, and makes a whirring sound when swung. It just fits the sentence, it is all concentrated essence.

Ace was startled when he saw a sledgehammer suddenly hit him. His body elementalized and turned into flames, and he started fighting with Elder.

The captain has taken action, so the crew will naturally not be polite.

Elder's Hammer Pirates and Ace's Spade Pirates clashed in the backstreets of the Water City, and they fought fiercely.

After the mayor of the Water City, Espagu, learned about it, he immediately asked the foreman Barry to bring the new foremen Lu Qi and Kaku to stop it.

Don’t underestimate these boatmen. It’s common for them to carry thousands of kilograms of wood to work. It’s no problem to deal with ordinary pirates. Without some force, how can the city of water survive on the great sea route where pirates are raging?

Franky also heard about it, but he arrived with his people and found that the two groups had been persuaded by Barry and the others.

Because the Hammer Pirates and the Spade Pirates all came to the Water City to buy boats. If they offended these boatmen, who would build them a boat?

When you ask for help from others, it is natural not to be presumptuous.

However, neither side gave in. They agreed to have another fight on the sea after leaving the Water City, vowing to decide the winner.

After leaving the Water City, Espagu will no longer care. No matter how many pirates die, he will not feel sorry for them. Do pirates deserve sympathy?

They have caused a lot of trouble in the Water City.

Pirates are a cancer on the sea

Of course, pirate business is also business. Espagu looks down on pirates in his heart, but he will not refuse to do business with them. On the contrary, he welcomes doing business with pirates. These guys often make money quickly. People who spend money are also lavish, much more cheerful than those businessmen who like to care about everything.

Espagu took the Spade Pirates to visit the shipyard and looked at the existing ships.

The various ships, large and small, dazzled everyone.

"Are there no ships here that can run without sails?" Ace couldn't help but ask, thinking of the small ship that took them through the windless zone.

The small ship had sunk in the storm, but its ability to travel in the windless zone still left Ace's memory fresh. If he had such a ship, he would not be able to go anywhere in the world.

Espagu raised his eyebrows and glanced at Ace. Although Carrera Shipbuilding Company has begun to produce steam ships, all such ships are officially pre-purchased by the World Government and supplied to the navy. They are not allowed to sell to outsiders. Therefore, not many people know about steamships, not to mention that the other party is a pirate.

"I saw it in the East China Sea." Ace explained.

Espagu suddenly realized that in addition to the Carrera Shipbuilding Company in the world, there was also the Intrepid Shipyard under Lister, which could produce steam ships. He had seen that kind of ship at Thrillerbark Amusement Park, and it looked similar to the one produced by the Carrera Shipbuilding Company. steamship, only it did not emit black smoke. I heard that it was not powered by coal, but a new energy source.

"That kind of ship not only requires burning coal, but also requires skilled boiler workers. It is expensive to build. The cost of a steam ship is three to five times that of a sailboat. The loss of burning coal for daily sailing is also a lot." Espago explained.

In short, you can't afford it

Not to mention pirates, even the navy requires the installation of masts and sails on steam ships. Only when there is headwind or calm wind, the boiler will be burned. At other times, it is no different from a sailboat. There is only one reason, it is too expensive.

“When the boiler is turned on, the funds are burning”

This is the Navy's internal evaluation of steamships. The forward-looking Navy all knows the value of steamships, but funds do not allow it.

With the advent of the era of great pirates and the raging pirates, the navy has to expand its manpower, and to expand its manpower, it has to pay wages.

Do you want sailors to use love, dreams, and justice to generate electricity?

Let’s not talk about salary first, just room and board is a sum of money.

The navy's funds are already very tight. Every year, most of the heavenly gold handed over by the countries that join the world government will be given to the Tianlong people, and a small part will be used to fund the activities of the world government.

Within the World Government, there is more than just the navy. Everyone is focused on the small amount of funds, which is simply not enough.

Therefore, even though the majority of people in the Navy hate the Shichibukai, the top brass still acquiesce in the existence of the Shichibukai. Even a jealous general like Sakaski refused to abolish the Shichibukai system after becoming a marshal, mainly because of the Shichibukai catastrophe. Thirty percent of the looted materials will be given to the Navy. This amount of funds can greatly alleviate the Navy's dilemma.

In addition, the headquarters is aware of the behavior of the navy branch colluding with pirates to make extra money, and the world government is also aware of it, but everyone turns a blind eye. As long as there is no big trouble, there will be no Go ahead and take care of it.

The root cause is the problem of naval funding.

New technologies like sea trains and steamships burn money. Sea trains are okay, they can earn ticket money, but warships are used to attract passengers.

As a result, steamships are quite useless in the navy. Most of the time, they can only be parked in the port as a decoration.

This is why Carrera Shipbuilding Company insists on building sailboats even though it can build steamships.

From the feedback from the navy, Espagu knew that sailboats were still the mainstream of the times. Even the navy could not afford steamships, and the same was probably true for other forces.

If you want to play steamship, you must first have a coal mine. The coal mine is not there and needs to be explored. In a world where % of the sea area is occupied by islands, there are so many coal mines for everyone to dig.

When Espagu readily sold the sea train and steam engine technology to Liszt, he realized this. Without coal mines and power, what's the use of building them?

It's just that Liszt was lucky and found another energy source, otherwise, he would have bought a bunch of waste paper.

After hearing this, Ace could only give up the idea of ​​buying a steamship and defeated five or six well-known pirate groups in a row. The Spade Pirates also had a small amount of savings and spent 1 million Baileys to buy a steamship. The price of a ready-made three-masted sailboat is definitely a premium.

Because if you want to buy a boat from Carrera Shipbuilding Company, you need to make a reservation in advance, and Ace and the others definitely don't have the time to wait for a new ship to be built, so they can only buy a ship booked by others, and the price will naturally be higher than usual.

After getting the new ship, the Spade Pirates set sail and came to the Magic Triangle with the Hammer Pirates. The two sides opened up their formations and continued to fight.

"What's going on over there?"

Ever since she saw those three huge black figures in the sea that day, Kuina became interested. She brought Beixuan, Nanque, and a group of pirates she had subdued during this period who wanted to rob them. Search the Magic Triangle.

However, she has never gained anything.

The lookout was a thin monkey-like guy, carrying a sniper rifle on his back. He climbed up to the lookout nimbly and said, "Captain, there seems to be pirates fighting in front."

There were not many crew members on Kuina's ship, only a dozen or so. They were either captains or officers. They were all guys who wanted to rob Kuina and the others, but were defeated by her. Kuina originally didn't want to take any crew members, but Nanque made a suggestion, thinking that in future battles, they can't just fight with three people, as their manpower is exhausted.

Guina thought about the war in the Kingdom of Flowers, nodded, and left this matter to Nanque. Nanque knew Guina's temper, so she didn't accept everyone, and selected the crew members on the ship, whose strength and The character is not bad either.

And with these people, Guina was indeed much more relaxed, and she could focus more on practicing her sword.

The lookout looked through the telescope and looked carefully before saying, "That one seems to be the Spade Pirates and the Hammer Pirates."