Pirate Catcher in the Rye

the next day,

The news that the Navy was about to publicly execute Portcas D. Ace, the captain of the Second Division of the Whitebeard Pirates, spread throughout the world with newspapers.

"A week later?"

"Sure enough, as Boss Hawkins said, the Navy is going to war with Whitebeard. It seems that the Whitebeard Pirates will be finished soon!"

Baker smacked his lips, still feeling a little unbelievable.

After all, the Whitebeard Pirates have been on top of the world for so many years!

Even when the Pirate King Gol D. Roger was still alive, he was already a legendary pirate.

The Age of Rocks, the Age of Three Legendary Pirates, and the Age of Discovery, Whitebeard’s career is simply a pirate epic!

"Boss Hawkins, aren't we going to Impel Down City? Didn't you say Blackbeard would take action?" Bartholomew asked expectantly.

That's Impel Down City.

It is said that there are hundreds of thousands of prisoners detained there alone with rewards on their heads!

"If the team concepts are not consistent, if they are forced to join together, the pirate group will fall apart sooner or later." Hawkins waved his hand indifferently.

Each pirate group has a strong personality. The vast majority of pirate groups are formed by a group of like-minded people organized together!

Just like the current Hawkins Pirates, these people are neither good people nor purely bad people.

Being on both sides of good and evil, do what you are interested in doing as you please!

Both the Straw Hat Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates are very different from them.

"There are indeed many interesting guys in Impel Down City, but the most powerful ones among them are not compatible with us!"

Hawkins also regretted this.

On the one hand, he admired the fighting prowess of those people on the sixth floor, but on the other hand, those guys were indeed not from the same group as them!

Abalo Pizarro, Caterina Depon, San Juan Wolf, Basque Choate, and finally Shiliu of the Rain.

These people are the most valuable people in Impel Down City.

but…

Their joining will quickly split the Hawkins Pirates into two factions, and internal conflicts alone will consume most of their energy!

Territory, men, freedom...

Everything like this is just a bonus to achieve the goal!

Compared with those things, Hawkins and his gang are more interested in improving their strength and fighting, and pursuing the value of existence in games with all parties.

Have a happy and wonderful life!

If they had the strength to recruit them, the Hawkins Pirates wouldn't have only a dozen cadres now.

Of course, there are other reasons as well.

Especially last time, after Hawkins drew that demon card...

Divination shows,

Excessive pursuit of territory and power will eventually constrain him. Only his own strength is the key to breaking the situation.

Hawkins thinks it makes sense!

This is a world where an individual's combat power is at its peak and can sweep everything. Hawkins has no energy to play those power games.

Two years later, the Straw Hat boy who defeated Katakuri was knocked out by Kaido with one blow.

This also shows that Kaido alone is enough to sweep the BIGMOM pirates without Big Mom.

In the same way, Big Mom is the same, one person is enough to sweep the Beast Pirates!

Even the strongest Whitebeard Pirates are no exception to this. All captains join forces to fight Akainu, and weaker captains continue to fall.

therefore,

The Hawkins Pirates, who are like arms and fingers, are what Hawkins needs to play a supporting role.

Otherwise, it will just be a burden!

"But, the other pirate groups have taken action, wouldn't it be a pity if we don't go to Impel Down?" Brent asked.

"Of course to go."

Hawkins shook his head: "But we must seize the time carefully. After all, our goal is just to recruit enough cannon fodder."

Strictly speaking, the collapse of the Whitebeard Pirates was not the best time to take over territory, but the best time to recruit troops.

After all, the Whitebeard Pirates just lost Whitebeard, the captains and the captains of the affiliated pirate groups are still there.

It's a pity that those people will have to fight to the death with the Blackbeard Pirates for another year.

and,

Because of this war, turmoil also occurred in Impel Down City.

However, only about two hundred people escaped in the end, the people on the warship that Straw Hat and the others hijacked.

In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of bounty prisoners waiting for Hawkins to rescue them!

As for Blackbeard, his target was directly at the sixth floor of Impel Down City, and he only let the most vicious criminals fight and took away the last few survivors.

The main reason for doing this, in addition to selecting the most powerful subordinates, was that Blackbeard and the others could not control so many people at the time!

As for the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates...

Two years later, when the four emperors fall one after another, it will be the best time to take over the territory. By then, Hawkins will be able to take over the huge territory without any effort!

This year, the battle for territory will involve a life-and-death fight with the Whitebeard Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates, resulting in the loss of troops and generals.

It's totally worth the candle!

Therefore, the goal of the Hawkins Pirates in the past two years is still to occupy a non-franchising country, and then make every effort to strengthen the lineup of cadres.

In two years' time, we will take over the territories of several emperors!

"Our goal is here - the Kingdom of Wallis, a very good country!"

Hawkins pointed to a patch of land on the map.

"Boss Hawkins, the Wallis Kingdom is a powerful country in the New World. Although it is not as populous as a superpower like Alabasta, it still has a population of tens of millions."

"Not only that, this kingdom is between the Beasts Pirates and the BIGMOM Pirates, and it often faces plunder from both forces..."

"It can be said that the location is terrible!"

Jamory took a deep breath and said.

Although it may not change Hawkins's mind, the stakes must still be made clear!

unfortunately,

He didn't know that the main reason why Hawkins liked this country was precisely because of its geographical location.

Being on the edge of the two pirate groups, it will be very convenient to receive the Beasts Pirates and the BIGMOM Pirates!

Moreover, the Kingdom of Wallis has a total of 200 million people and a standing army of nearly 40 people. There will be no shortage of major generals by then.

"Of course I know this, but the era of the four emperors will come to an end in two years. All you have to do is help me win the Wallis Kingdom in one fell swoop."

"Finally, swallow up Kaido and BIGMOM's territory in one go!"

Hawkins waved his hand and didn't pay too much attention.

But because of this, whether it is to capture the Kingdom of Wallis or to resist the plunder of the two Yonko pirate groups, a large number of troops are needed!

In the new world where the Four Emperors rule the world, most of the famous pirates have joined their ranks or become affiliated pirate groups of the Four Emperors.

to this end,

They must seek power outside the new world, and the retail investors with the strongest strength and the largest number are naturally none other than Impel City!

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