Arkham in the pirate world

The Golden Meri, which had been searched by the patrol, was parked in the pirate-only parking area of ​​Cocosia Port.

After all, it is a prosperous commercial port, and the ships entering and exiting are all merchant ships loaded with goods. To protect these merchant ships, pirate ships and merchant ships cannot be docked together.

Luffy and the others were not the only pirates to arrive at the port. At the dedicated dock where pirates landed, many pirates lined up in a long queue.

"What are you doing?" Luffy put his hands on his forehead and looked at the end of the line.

"Are you new here? When pirates enter Cocosia City, they must register their identity, which pirate group they belong to, who the captain is, and other information. In this case, as long as any pirate commits a crime in the city, the city will The police station here will soon be able to find out the pirate group he belongs to from his identity, and just ask the pirate group directly for him." An old pirate said with a smile.

"Oh, old man with a long beard." Luffy stared at the old pirate's long beard with gleaming eyes.

"But, there is a long queue." Usopp and Merry had been to Cocosia City before, but they used the official channel at that time, and the inspection there was not as strict as the pirate channel.

"Just rush in, we are pirates," Luffy said carelessly.

"Which pirate group are you from? There are not many young pirates like you in the East China Sea now. Many young people are more willing to join the Arkham Group and work for that big shot." The old pirate asked curiously.

Luffy showed his white teeth and said with a smile: "Hehe, we are the Straw Hat Pirates, I am Captain Luffy, and I am the man who wants to become the Pirate King."

"One Piece? Haha, you are really ambitious."

"Hey, Luffy, I'm the captain, right? The Golden Merry is my ship," Usopp said immediately.

Luffy ignored Usopp and said, "They are my partners Zoro and Usopp."

"Zoron, it's the pirate hunter Zoro." The old pirate recognized Zoro and said in surprise.

Zoro looked away from the pier and said with a slight solemnity: "Old man, the guards here are probably tighter than before."

During Sauron's adventures in the East China Sea, he naturally came to the Earl of Arkham.

The old pirate nodded and said, "Yes, don't you know?"

"what"

"Because the world's nobles, the Celestial Dragons, are here to inspect, the number of guards on the island is three times the usual number."

"Dragon Man" Luffy came over.

"Is he someone who looks like a dragon?"

"Of course not, Luffy, they are the most noble group of people who rule this world," Usopp said.

"Well, no matter who he is, Usopp, if you deliver the letter, we can continue our adventure, then let's go," Luffy said.

Usopp quickly grabbed Luffy and said, "Hey, Luffy, let's wait in line. Didn't you listen to what my old man said? There are three times the usual number of guards here."

"So what, just shoot them all away," Luffy said innocently, dragging Usopp forward.

"Hey, Luffy" Zoro called to Luffy.

"What's wrong, Zoro?"

"If the Tianlong people come to inspect, then Liszt must be on the island. I have some relationship with that guy, so it's better not to cause trouble on his territory," Zoro said.

Luffy scratched his head and said, "Well, he is your friend, so we have to treat him like a friend."

Luffy walked back and rejoined the line.

"My friend, that guy is one of the people I want to defeat," Zoro said in his heart.

After going through the review at the registration office, Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp each received an admission pass. The staff in charge of registration reminded: "Be sure to keep the admission pass. You can stay, eat, or do other things." It may be used when things happen, and sometimes people from the police station will conduct random checks. If you lose your pass, it will be very troublesome."

"I know, I know"

Throwing his admission pass to Usopp, Luffy immediately ran into the city. Suddenly, he saw a guy who looked like a fish. He shouted in surprise: "Oh, that's a fish, a fish." , a fish? A walking fish?”

Usopp and Zoro caught up, and then Usopp hugged Luffy, who was about to walk towards the fish-men, and said: "Idiot, those are fish-men, don't point at them, it's too rude. It is said that fishmen are ten times more powerful than humans. If they are angered, they will be quite terrifying."

The fish-man glanced at them, then greeted them with a smile and said, "Hello, haven't you seen the fish-man?"

"Ah, the fish can talk" Luffy shouted in surprise.

Usopp punched Luffy on the head and said ferociously: "I already said he was a fishman."

Then he looked at the fish man, showed a flattering smile and said, "Huh, sorry, this guy is so rude, we don't mean any harm."

"It doesn't matter, but you should keep an eye on it and don't let your friends wander around the city." The fish man pointed kindly.

Usopp looked in the direction he pointed, and saw Luffy already standing in front of a stall selling seashells, jumping up and down.

Usopp: ""

"Hey, Zoro, please watch a little bit." Usopp tilted his head, but Zoro, who was supposed to be standing next to him, had disappeared.

"Sauron"

Usopp looked around and saw that Zoro was nowhere to be found in the crowd.

Zoro followed the crowd, recalling the battle not long ago in his mind, a complete defeat.

The three-sword style that I was so proud of was completely suppressed by the other party.

What made Zoro even more confused was that even though the other person was wearing a mask, he still gave Zoro a very familiar feeling.

However, he couldn't figure out where this sense of familiarity came from.

"Could it be Saka? I heard that he went to the Grand Line. Moreover, the tone and body of the other party suggest that he is a woman."

Sauron shook his head and shook off this doubt, thinking: "The other party mentioned the Grand Line. Maybe she came back from the Grand Line. In the East China Sea, apart from the navy, this is the only place that can travel to and from the Grand Line. If Liszt comes back, , maybe he is one of his subordinates, just ask him."

Then, Zoro, who stopped to think, suddenly found that he had come to a crossroads, and he couldn't help but turn his head.

"Luffy"

"Usopp"

At the Lord's Mansion, Liszt took the latest information sent by Mist.

"Charma Kesheng asked to join the inspection team himself, not the Five Old Stars who asked him to come."

Liszt frowned.

There is no doubt that information involving the Five Old Stars and the Tianlong people is not that easy to obtain. First of all, it is impossible for the Tianlong people and the Five Old Stars who make decisions to expose the information. Then, what Miwu wants to get is Intelligence must penetrate into the investigation team.

This seemingly brief piece of information was obtained by the mist intelligence personnel after taking great risks.

However, Liszt was worried about the safety of many intelligence personnel, but since it was not arranged by the Five Old Stars, then why did Charma Kesheng, as a Celestial Dragon, have to come to his territory?

The intelligence also showed that in order to protect the trip of Saint Chalmers, the originally heavily guarded inspection group was escorted by five elite naval headquarters escorts, escorted by Navy Vice Admiral Stoloberg, and secretly there were 5 With the protection of spies, such a lineup is enough to deter all forces in the East China Sea.

The door was pushed open and Guina walked in and said: "Everything is set up."

Hearing this, Liszt crumpled the paper in his hand and said, "Just act according to the plan."

Liszt already had a plan for the World Government's inspection team. Even if Charma Kesheng was the one he requested to join, causing a slight change in the situation, the purpose of the inspection team sent by the Five Old Stars would not be the same. Change.

Wulaoxing sent the inspection team after receiving information from intelligence personnel in the East China Sea and learning that Liszt had appeared in the East China Sea.

Its purpose is to bring a final conclusion to the "Arkham Kingdom" proposal that has been wrangling between the two parties for almost two years.

Wulaoxing's patience was almost worn out.

Lister naturally welcomes the establishment of the Arkham Kingdom, but the harsh conditions proposed by the World Government are not so sincere.

The differences between the two sides have gradually shifted from the "Heavenly Gold" tax ratio to the military. The World Government hopes that Lister will disband the Coast Guard and other armed forces, retain only the Lord's Guard, the police station, and accept the stationing of the Navy Headquarters. Protect

Such conditions are completely inconsistent with Liszt's interests.

He knows very well that a regime without guns is just a piece of meat that can be slaughtered by others. Once he disarms his own armed forces, as time passes, the World Government will use any method to gradually restrict and control the Arkham Group.

Economic invasion is indeed more covert and thorough than armed invasion. However, economic invasion requires solid force as a backing. Without force, no matter how much economy there is, it will only be fat.

Therefore, Lister is ready to break up with the World Government.

In other words, Lister needs to take the initiative and do things at his own pace instead of being dragged away by the world government.

Guina was very aware of Liszt's plan. After nodding slightly, she said: "Is it really okay? That young man?"

"His identity has that value. Don't worry, I will ensure that they can evacuate safely. I don't want to offend Drago, Garp, Shanks, and you at the same time," Liszt said with a slight smile.

"Sister Robin went to the West China Sea"

"Well, after Lafitte left, Dazbonis was a loyal thug, but he was not suitable to be a boss. Moreover, we also need to cooperate with the revolutionary army in their operations in the West Sea, so we need someone smart enough to control the situation."

"However, she has been away from Xihai for a long time. If she wants to reorganize the situation there, she has a heavy burden on her shoulders."

The two chatted for a while, and then the butler from the lord's mansion went upstairs and knocked on the door.

The fleet of the World Government expedition team has approached the territorial waters of the Earl of Arkham.

After the expedition fleet entered the East China Sea, it has been under Liszt's surveillance. Liszt knew exactly when and where they had been and what they had done.

It was only after the inspection team entered the East China Sea that the fog had the opportunity to penetrate into the inspection team. This shows that the inspection team's defense is tight.

Even though we are ready to break up, we still need to hold the welcome ceremony. We must seize the word "reason" so that we can take the lead and make a name for ourselves.

In Cocosia City, Usopp and Luffy were looking for the lost Zoro. He also had to monitor Luffy for fear that this crazy guy would get into trouble.

"Ah, where did that Zoro guy go? I'm so hungry for meat. I want to eat meat." Luffy said listlessly, covering his withered stomach.

Usopp wiped the sweat from his forehead. His small body was not comparable to that of Luffy, who had been training for more than ten years. He was already a little tired and took a breath.

Suddenly, Luffy raised his nose, sniffed hard, his eyes lit up, and said: "Meat, meat, I smell the smell of meat."

Luffy immediately ran towards where the smell came from.

"Hey, Luffy, wait for me" Usopp quickly caught up.

The two came to the door of a restaurant.

"Barati Restaurant, it's the famous pirate restaurant in the East China Sea," Usopp said.

“Pirate Restaurant”

"I heard that it was a gourmet restaurant opened by a great pirate who returned after sailing on the Grand Line for a year."

"Oh, so awesome"

Luffy couldn't wait to rush in.

"Hey, wait, Luffy, the prices here are not cheap." Usopp followed Luffy and ran in. The smell of the food made Usopp swallow his saliva. If he wanted to persuade Luffy to leave, he couldn't continue. .

"Ah, never mind, I still have some savings, which should be enough for a meal."

"Meat, meat, I want meat," Luffy shouted.

At this time, a table in the restaurant stuck its head out from behind a chair with its back to the door, and then said hello.

"Hey, Luffy, Usopp"

The familiar voice made Usopp stunned. He looked over and immediately jumped up in surprise. He said angrily: "Ah, Zoro, you are here, do you know that we are outside and it's been very hard to find you?"

Usopp walked over angrily and saw Zoro's table full of food and wine. He became even more angry and said loudly: "You guy, you only care about eating yourself." Drink, it’s so abominable”

"Yo, Zoro"

Luffy came over, grabbed the chicken legs on the table with one hand, tore them apart, and patted Usopp on the shoulder, saying, "Don't worry about this kind of thing, you can eat together too."

Zoro grabbed the bottle and threw it to Usopp, who caught it in a hurry.

Zoro said: "I have been looking for you for a long time. I was really hungry and came in after smelling the fragrance."

"Huh, even if you say that, I won't forgive you."

Usopp sat down and reached for the food on the table. Unexpectedly, he missed it. When he looked again, a small mountain of food had been piled up in front of Luffy, who had just sat down. He was eating so much that his mouth was stuffed. Full of food, while eating, he stretched his arms to grab the food from Usopp and Zoro.

Zoro and Usopp's faces turned dark. They realized that if they continued talking, they would no longer be able to eat. They immediately stopped arguing and joined in the process of grabbing food. They wolfed it down, making everyone in the restaurant The other guests looked sideways.