Pirates: Who is the real sun god?

Ibiat, prison.

"Mihawk, what do you think? Should you join Ling Xiao, or should you contact Shanks and ask him to redeem the people?"

Barrett and Jin were sitting at the door of a cell, looking at the dejected Mihawk with smiles on their faces.

After a week, with Ling Xiao's victory over the navy, the World Government, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the pirates who entered the New World were all frightened, and the other Four Emperors fought back. Although the situation was not reversed, it stabilized and formed a strange state of peace.

The Lingxiao Empire has restored its peace, and the Lingxiao Palace is also being rebuilt. The only regret is that the Tianzhu Peak is much shorter than before.

However, there is also good news. Mihawk, who has been isolated for a month, sent a message saying that he wants to meet Barrett and the other man.

"Donghuang, Yanzhu, I yearn for freedom, so joining Lingxiao is impossible for me." Mihawk looked up, his usually sharp eyes full of frustration.

"Then you are planning to let Shanks ransom the person. I think with that guy's personality, if you let him ransom the person, you won't be able to raise your head in front of him until the debt is paid off." Barrett looked at Mihawk with a smile.

"By the way, Shanks is now in the Southern Region and has made a name for himself. Many people are paying attention to him and say that he is qualified to become the Sixth Emperor."

King was standing aside, also looking at Mihawk with amusement. They knew Shanks very well. Although Shanks was a man of loyalty, he was also a ruthless character when it came to ridiculing his friends. Especially after he had been with Barrett and King for a long time, this characteristic was magnified several times. What's more, Shanks was now very famous, with a bounty of over 35 billion, and was implicitly called the Sixth Emperor.

"No, I will pay the ransom myself."

Mihawk looked depressed. Before he came to Lingxiao, Shanks had reminded him not to interfere in Lingxiao's affairs, otherwise he would be in trouble if caught. Unexpectedly, Shanks' guess was true. The others either died or escaped, and he was the only one who was caught.

If Shanks knew about this and paid the ransom, he would be so amused that he would die. The most important thing is that Shanks's reputation is now known throughout the sea. Once Shanks ransoms someone, he can guarantee that his story will spread throughout the sea within a day.

Barrett raised his eyebrows and said, "Pay it yourself. What price can you offer? I tell you that we suffered heavy losses this time. Many people died. If it weren't for your relationship with Shanks, I estimate that your body would have already stank."

"I didn't actually want to come at that time, but when I thought about how powerful Lingxiao's Xiliu and Yanzhu's swordsmanship were, I came." Mihawk smiled awkwardly, then raised his head and asked carefully, "I'm going to offer a devil fruit and 1 billion Baileys, what do you think?"

"What devil fruit?" Barrett said.

Mihawk said, "It's not recorded in the illustrated manual, and I didn't look it up carefully, but I guess it's an ancient species of animal, or a mythical beast species."

Barrett glared at Mihawk and scolded him, "You are fooling me! An unknown devil fruit is worth at most 500 million berries, plus the 1 billion berries you gave me, it only makes 1.5 billion berries. We have suffered such a huge loss, and you think you can get rid of me with just 1.5 billion berries."

"Then what shall I do? That is all my property."

Mihawk smiled bitterly, helplessness written all over his face.

"Boss, I think we should call Shanks! I heard that the kid robbed a lot of gold from heaven before entering the New World. It was a big gain." Jin looked at Mihawk with disdain and took out the Den Den Mushi directly.

"I think it's okay." Barrett nodded and took the Den Den Mushi.

Mihawk quickly stopped them, "No, bosses. If you really call that bastard, I'll be finished. Don't you know that the bastards he recruited are even worse than Morgans."

"What should we do? You have no money and you don't want to join Ling Xiao. Otherwise, you will be sentenced to life imprisonment." Barrett spread his hands, looking helpless.

Mihawk had a resentful look on his face, like a little wife, and his expression was as funny as it could be.

"puff--"

Jin couldn't help it and burst out laughing.

"I'm sorry, I've received professional training and I usually don't laugh unless I can't help it."

Hahaha--

Barrett didn't have so many scruples and just laughed out loud.

"..." Mihawk was helpless. Looking at the two men, he found that his self-esteem and body and mind were severely insulted. He had an urge to draw his sword immediately.

But when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head and think about countermeasures with a bitter face.

After a moment, Mihawk's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Boss, I know a piece of news worth 10 billion. Can it be used as ransom?"

"Tell me first." Barrett said lightly.

"Before I came here, I overheard that on June 8th of next year, which is half a year later, the Celestial Dragons will hold a grand ceremony in the Kingdom of Karas in the Grand Line. The rewards include six devil fruits and many treasures. I am willing to accompany you two to take those things back." Mihawk's eyes sparkled as he looked at Barrett and the others expectantly.

"Boss, you can try it." Jhin was also surprised, and even a little excited.

Barrett didn't say anything, but frowned deeply. The original book mentioned some kind of ceremony of the Celestial Dragons. It was nothing more than the so-called hunting ceremony, which used hunting as a way to determine the allocation of resources among the major families, and the so-called prey were slaves and some ordinary people.

"Boss, do you know what that ceremony was about?" Noticing something was wrong, Jhin's voice became much more serious.

Mihawk also gave him a questioning look.

"I know..." Barrett's eyes darkened, and he spoke in a deep voice, "I think you should have heard about the Valley of Gods."

The two nodded without saying anything.

Barrett continued, "The so-called ceremony of the Celestial Dragons is actually a game of destroying nations. They will then find a non-member country, release a large number of slaves and mingle together. They will hunt slaves and civilians of the selected country in order to determine the allocation of resources for their own family. The Valley of the Gods was like this back then, but it was even bigger that time. However, the pirate overlord Rocks knew about it and raided the Valley of the Gods, slaughtering many Celestial Dragons. Rocks' crew at the time included Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Big Mom, Kaido, and Wang Zhi, who is famous in the New World. If it were now, they would be enough to sweep away any pirate group.

But he was still killed. Although there are many other factors, the power of the World Government cannot be denied.

Otherwise, even if Captain and Garp could stop Rocks alone, they would not be able to stop Whitebeard and others.

Therefore, the so-called hunting ceremony is a large burial pit that can not only bury the Celestial Dragons, but also us.

Even if we are lucky enough to succeed, the World Government will definitely gather all its strength to attack us, and then we will have no choice but to escape."

"Boss, you are telling the truth." Jhin looked flustered, his voice trembling slightly.

Mihawk's face was even paler. Although he was not afraid of anything, he did not want to die in vain. If Barrett did not know some secrets, they would not know how they died.

"Almost exactly." Barrett nodded, then looked at Mihawk and said in a deep voice, "Mihawk, I know you admire swordsmanship and want to become the world's number one swordsman, but have you ever thought about whether the strongest swordsman on the sea is really the strongest?"

Mihawk looked at Barrett in confusion.

Barrett shook his head and said in a deep voice, "No, because I have personally seen a swordsman who is almost as good as me in swordsmanship. There are several such people in Pangu City."

"So, join Ling Xiao and follow me. I will take you to see them and give you the qualifications to challenge them."

"Are you serious?" Mihawk looked at Barrett in shock.

Jhin looked at Barrett with the same confusion.

"Really." Barrett nodded and explained, "There has always been a mysterious team among the Celestial Dragons. They are the elites of the Celestial Dragons. Each of them is at least at the level of a general. Among them are three swordsmen. I'm sure the strongest one has reached the emperor level, but I don't know if he is their opponent. Maybe Whitebeard can fight now, but in a few years, I guess he won't be their opponent."

"Also, the strength of the Five Elders should not be underestimated. The strength of the five is about the same as Jin, and one of them is a swordsman who holds the First Generation Kitetsu."

"Boss, you are kidding!" Jhin's voice trembled.

Mihawk wasn't much better, sitting on the ground with a pale face.

"No..." Barrett shook his head and said, "The Celestial Dragons have ruled the world for eight hundred years. How could the pigs rule the world?"

The two men fell silent after hearing this. Barrett was right. If they were all pigs, how could they rule the world for eight hundred years?

Jhin was even more devastated. He thought that with their current strength, even if they could not defeat the World Government, they could still compete with it. He didn't expect that it would be impossible to compete at all.

"Brother, don't think too much. We still have a lot of time and plenty of opportunities." Barrett patted Jhin's shoulder to comfort him.

"Boss, I understand." Jhin naturally knew what Barrett meant. Since they came back, Barrett secretly told him the benefits of pure gold and gave one to each of the four members of the couple.

Then, Barrett turned to look at Mihawk and sincerely invited him, "Mihawk, now I formally invite you to join Lingxiao, are you willing?"

"I agree. I can't see the scenery above by myself. I hope you won't break your promise, or I will kill you." Mihawk took a deep breath and stared at Barrett with sharp eyes.