Pirates: Beginning with the Patrolman

Cactus Island, Whiskey Mountain, a very famous place in the first half of the Grand Line, where a large number of bounty hunters live.

Nami learned about the existence of this island from Krocus' introduction and showed obvious interest, so Remos suggested taking a visit there.

It’s not far anyway, only a day’s sail from Twin Capes. He is more interested in Baroque Studio, and this place is also one of the bases of Baroque Studio.

The boss behind Baroque Studio is none other than Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Anyway, Cactus Island was not far away, and Remos and Nami were both interested in it, so they took a slight detour and came here for a stroll before going to the small garden.

Whiskey Mountain is the name of the town. The town is of decent size and has a large population, but compared to the town in the East China Sea, the townspeople here seem to be more martial. Along the way, almost everyone Remos and Nami saw was carrying a weapon, either a gun or a knife. A few minutes ago, they also saw a giant carrying a huge stone pillar as a weapon.

Don't get me wrong, this isn't Urouge, one of the supernovas, nor is this guy a true giant. He's just a little taller and stronger than an average person.

"As expected of the Grand Line, the people here look so impressive."

Nami sighed.

The average strength of the bounty hunters who can appear here is indeed far beyond that of Donghai, but compared with Remos, they are still far behind.

The two walked around the town for a long time and finally found a bar and planned to go in for a couple of drinks.

Because this whole town is made up of bounty hunters and all kinds of miscellaneous people, there is no shortage of bars here, and only drinks can calm these energetic guys down.

The two stood on the street, hesitating for a long time.

Nami likes bars with fewer people, while Remos likes cleaner places. These two points do not seem to conflict, but it is actually quite difficult to satisfy both of them at the same time.

After hesitating for a long time, the two finally chose a bar called Elegant Rose and were about to push the door and go in.

The wooden door of another bar next door was suddenly knocked open, and a young man suddenly stumbled out from the ground, holding a wooden box in his arms.

As a result, he had only run a few steps when he collided with a cart passing through the street. The box in his hand flew out and the cart was knocked over on the spot, with the wooden boxes on it rolling all over the ground.

The wooden box that flew out of the young man's arms looked very similar to the other wooden boxes. When he dropped them, the two were mixed together and immediately became difficult to distinguish.

"hateful……"

The young man also noticed this. He was just about to find his own wooden box from the pile of identical wooden boxes, but a large group of people rushed out of the bar behind him, armed with guns and long guns, and chased after him.

The young man had no choice but to grit his teeth and get up from the ground. He didn't even want the box anymore and left with his arms folded.

A group of people behind chased after them, and soon both sides disappeared.

The porter who was knocked over suffered an unexpected disaster. He got up from the ground covered in dust and began to pick up the boxes scattered on the ground.

Just as he was about to reach out to one of them, a hand suddenly appeared in front of him, with a coin worth five hundred berries in its palm.

“I want this box.”

The porter looked up in surprise.

"Um, sir, this is just an ordinary box."

"I know, but I like it very much and want to buy it. Are you going to sell it?"

Remus shook his palm, "I'll buy you a box for 500 berries, you don't want it? Forget it if you don't want it."

As he said this, he was about to take his hand back.

"Sell, sell, sell, sell. I'll sell it if you want it."

A wooden box like this costs at most one hundred berries, and including shipping costs it's less than three hundred. Now someone is spending five hundred to buy it. Only a fool would not sell it.

The porter happily picked up the coins, and Remus bent down and picked up the small box.

After the two of them walked away, Nami suddenly asked Remos quietly.

"This box...was it dropped by the young man just now?"

"Yes, I've been staring at it. Although these boxes look similar, you see, only this one is locked, and there is a small pattern on it."

Remus said, pointing to a corner of the box.

"You have a really good eye."

Nami sighed, then her expression changed, "Hurry up and open the box to see what's inside. That man held the box so tightly, there must be something valuable inside."

"That's why I bought this box."

Remos smiled slightly, reached out to break the lock, and slowly opened the box.

The two of them looked over and saw that Nami's expression was full of confusion, while Remos' face changed.

"What is this..."

Nami looked at the contents of the box in confusion, then looked at Remos.

"Devil Fruit."

Remus whispered.

"Ah? This... is this a devil fruit?"

Nami was shocked. The devil fruit was said to be worth 100 million each. She had never seen a real devil fruit in her life, but she didn't expect to see it here.

It looks like a pear, but is white all over and covered with spiral patterns, just like pieces of cotton.

"What should I do? Should I eat this fruit?"

Remos asked, looking at Nami.

No matter what kind of fruit this is, as long as it is a fruit, it is always good to eat it.

Nami currently has no combat power at all, and her ability to protect herself is almost zero. If she were to eat this fruit, her combat power would definitely increase significantly in a short period of time.

"Forget it. That man has been holding the box in his arms. It is obvious that this fruit is very important to him... How about we return the fruit?"

With something worth 100 million right in front of her, it would be a lie to say she wasn't tempted, but Nami thought about it and still gritted her teeth and expressed her thoughts.

Although she loves money, she doesn't want this kind of money.

Remos smiled slightly when he heard this and closed the small wooden box again.

"Listen to you."

"Do you know where that person is now?"

Nami resisted the urge to look at the small wooden box and instead looked at Remos.

"Of course, I can see traces of where they ran. Let's go this way."

Remos took Nami and chased in the direction the two groups had gone. After making many twists and turns along the way, they soon left the main street of the town and entered a residential area.

Not long after entering the residential area, a sharp gunshot was heard from not far away. The two looked at each other, and immediately quickened their pace and rushed towards the direction where the gunshot came from.