Arceus’ Pirate Journey

"Hey, Moria, don't be so nervous. I'm not here to fight with you. We are old acquaintances no matter what."

He said he didn't want to fight, but some yellow sand was already scattered on the ground nearby with the breeze.

As Crocodile and Hawkeye said, what they have in common is that they cannot trust anyone. Crocodile does have a subordinate like Mr. 1 whom he values ​​​​but Mr. 1 is not a partner he can trust. .

At this time, Moria seemed to be walking in vain, but Crocodile had no way of knowing what was going on with him.

"Let Absalom go first."

For Moria now, Absalom is his last obsession.

Although he had been in a period of severe decadence in the past two years, when Absalom disappeared when he was supposed to return, he still found him out of worry.

"Mr·1."

Hearing this, Mr. 1 took away the arm from Absalom’s neck.

During this period, Absalom earned living expenses by secretly photographing the privacy of some dignitaries and pirates, and then writing articles. The bigger the reputation of the pirate, the more rewards he could receive.

Under normal circumstances, no one would keep alert to their surroundings with the use of sight, hearing, and sex. Quinn's persecution paranoia had reached an advanced stage, and it had not developed to the point where sight, hearing, and sex had nothing to do with it.

Absalom is also a user with the ability of the Transparency Fruit, which allows him to become completely transparent. This transparency can even reduce his aura to a certain extent, making it impossible for outsiders to detect him.

Relying on this ability, freelance writer Absa is also considered a popular person among Morgans. He happened to find Crocodile here before and wanted to follow him and secretly capture some information, but unfortunately he was discovered in the end.

If Crocodile hadn't investigated information about other Shichibukai when he was a Shichibukai, he really wouldn't have been able to recognize who Absalom's subordinate was.

Now that Baroque Works has closed down, Dazz Bonis is still following him, Von Clay, and Galdino have gone their separate ways. Some of them have been imprisoned in Impel Down, while the rest have opened a coffee shop. But that information is still in Crocodile's mind.

Looking at Moriah who was blocking Absalom behind him, Crocodile sat directly on the box behind him.

"I thought you died in the war at the top, but I didn't expect you to be hiding in this place."

"It has nothing to do with you, don't disturb my life."

"Are you talking about the life of hiding in a corner and being supported by your subordinates?"

Crocodile wanted to provoke Moria. Judging from his fatter figure, Crocodile could already imagine what he had experienced in the past two years.

But it doesn't matter, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if he is extremely decadent, Moria's own foundation is still there. At least Mr. 1 who is following him will not be Moria's opponent.

Moreover, Moria's own name is still there. The addition of another former Shichibukai can further strengthen his organization.

Crocodile's current purpose is to make the navy aware of his threat, so as to establish a "Utopia", a military country that is not threatened by any force.

For this, he needs strength and wealth. The reason for joining forces with Hawkeye is for strength, and the same goes for recruiting Moria.

The most ideal situation is to seek more benefits in this turbulent sea, and even have the world government recognize them as a legitimate country and obtain the same transcendent status as Gulan Tezoro.

In normal times, this kind of thing would be impossible, but in this situation of tight naval forces, Crocodile saw a new possibility.

Of course, this matter is very difficult. The World Government finally made up its mind to eliminate the Shichibukai, and it will definitely not create such a more troublesome organization again.

If an organization obtains the same legitimacy as a country, it means that the joining country can attack non-joining countries at will. Even if it launches a war against the joining country, the navy will lose the right to arrest them and can only mediate.

So Crocodile's temporary goal is just to win over a few people and huddle together on the sea to keep warm.

"Speaking of which, there has been a lot of action on the Hundred Beasts side recently, and Kaido even took action himself."

"Shut up! Don't say that name!"

"Why, can a name scare you so much? You are really cowardly, Moria."

"You don't understand. You crocodile bastard doesn't understand anything at all. Why do you say this!"

Looking at Moria's reaction, Crocodile felt that he could still be saved. According to his speculation, Moria would attack him next, but he was definitely not his opponent in this situation.

After a few simple hits, he could be recruited after cleaning up his decadent mentality. However, the development of things was completely different from what he thought.

After a brief moment of anger, Moria became completely discouraged.

"Hehehehe. Crocodile bastard, just go and experience it yourself. You will understand sooner or later."

During this period, Moria was hit a bit hard. First, he was defeated in the Wano Kingdom, and then after living in the Devil's Triangle for several years, he found that his efforts were very humble, and Xiong, who was also a member of the Shichibukai, could easily defeat him.

When it came to the war, Kaido destroyed his decades of "efforts" with one blow.

In an extremely bad situation, Crocodile's entry point was wrong. Let alone him, even if he were to change his mouth, there would be no way for him to regain his fighting spirit with a few words.

"etc!"

A shalan blocked Moriah's path, and Crocodile didn't want to let him leave just yet.

What he wants is influence. Every additional former Shichibukai will make the organization more famous and make it easier to achieve his goals.

"What about your subordinates? You probably don't pay much attention to the news on the sea. The sea is getting more and more dangerous now. You can't protect your subordinates now.

As a copywriter, he has offended many people. If someone really comes to your door one day, what will you do? "

Different plans need to be adopted for different people. Hawkeye hates trouble, so the reason Crocodile uses is to reduce his troubles. Judging from the position of Moriah walking, it can be seen that he still cares about Absalom. of.

Moria has been escaping from reality and has to face reality. Crocodile's questioning made him stop in his tracks.

"Absalom, what do you think?"

"Lord Moria, no matter what you do, I will always follow you."

"That's it"

When Hawkeye arrived at the destination according to the location given by Crocodile, the people waiting for him were not only Crocodile and Mr. 1, but also Moria and Absalom.

The first moment he saw Hawkeye, Crocodile's face completely collapsed.

There were many subordinates following Hawkeye, but none of them were human.

"Hawkeye, are you running a zoo?"

"It's just some helpers. You said you came to me to form an alliance, but there are only four people in total?"

"That's enough. Our reputation combined is enough to recruit enough subordinates, but funding is a problem. Next, it's time to collect debts."

"Debt collection?"

"Yes, there is a guy who owes me a lot of money. Maybe we can get an unexpected surprise. At least we don't have to rely on baboons and manatees as sailors."

These kung fu manatees gave Crocodile some bad memories, always reminding him of the tragic experience in Alabasta.

Not long after, Bucky, who was preparing to move to Kale Bali, encountered a group of uninvited guests.

"Hey, did you see it?"

"I saw it. Hawkeye, Sand Crocodile, and Moonlight Moria are all great pirates who have been in the Shichibukai. They actually came to find Captain Bucky together."

"Ah, I really want to take a look. I wonder how grand the meeting is in the tent right now. It must be a historic moment."

The members of Bucky Express were watching around excitedly. Little did they know that the situation behind the tent was completely different from what they thought.

"Bucky, you should know why I came to you, right?"

After blowing out a smoke ring, Crocodile bumped his hook on the table in front of him, with a hint of impatience in his words.

[I know, of course I know, this creditor is here to ask for money, but I don’t have the money to pay it back now.]

Bucky was very conflicted because Crocodile was his biggest creditor at this time.

The development of Bucky Express requires money, and Bucky's background is basically limited to being able to live freely in the world, and there is no way to develop in the new world. It was Crocodile who lent him a large sum of money.

Although Crocodile was also imprisoned, some treasures hidden outside and Long Chang's strength after enlightenment allowed him to quickly gain a new fortune.

The situation where the uncle is the one who owes money will not happen in this sea. In other words, when the creditor is powerful, the old man will not appear. If you dare to owe money and not pay it back, the creditor will dare to ask for it directly from you. Life.

"this."

"Bucky, I didn't even ask you for interest. This is already very lenient. You wouldn't have told me that you didn't have the money to pay it back."

"How is that possible, hahaha, give me some time, I'll do it right away."

"Forget it, I don't believe you. Mr. 3 tells me whether Bucky has the money to pay me back."

"No!"

Under Bucky's expectant eyes, Mr. 3 persisted for two seconds, and then sold Bucky's details to Crocodile.

"Gardino! Do you want to betray me?!"

"I didn't think I was your subordinate at first! I'm so happy to be back under your command, boss, after so many years."

After refuting Bucky, Mr. 3 answered Crocodile's question flatteringly.

Hawkeye, Crocodile, and Moriah, this combination is stronger than Bucky, an organization that relies entirely on flattery.

In Mr. 3’s view, Bucky had no money to repay his debts and it was hopeless. It was better to change his family as soon as possible. Even Bucky’s old subordinates thought so at this time.

"Hmph, based on what I know about you, you were planning to escape. Everything on the island is almost packed. Where do you want to go? Bucky."

"Isn't this an attack by the navy? I plan to find another place to develop."

"Stop talking nonsense and pay back the money quickly. If you don't pay back, I will have no choice but to sell you to the navy on the black market for a bounty.

With such a big industry like yours, don’t you have any private money at all? "

"Well, although this Bucky Express looks good, it is actually very difficult to develop. The food expenses for so many people are a huge expense, and the combination of Beasts and BIG·MOM occupies an overwhelming position on the sea. In most businesses, we can only survive through cracks.

After all, we are friends who escaped from prison together, so please give it a little more grace~"

"I will lend you money just because of this friendship. If you don't pay back, just kill yourself and save the navy from torturing you. We are planning to establish a new company, but we are short of money now."

"Wait! That's my share. No matter how bad I am, I am still the original Shichibukai. I still have so many people under my command. I will use my labor to repay the money I owe you.

To establish a company, you must have a big momentum. I have all kinds of professionals here. Advertising design, printing, and transportation are at your disposal! Use me as a servant to your heart's content. "

After abandoning his dignity and signing a contract of betrayal, Bucky got a chance to survive, and Absalom also participated in designing the propaganda, using his identity as a freelance writer.

At least judging from the promotional posters, this is an alliance of four people, rather than one person dominating others. In the era of increasing chaos, the prototype of the organization composed of the four original kings Shichibukai has also appeared in this sea. above.

In Manderfish's territory, Tiger is teaching the selected elite team of murlocs how to operate torpedoes.

Even if they are fishmen, they still have to learn the standard operation methods. If they get stuck on the torpedo, they will be in big trouble.

"This is how it works. You don't have to get very close. You can sneak in from the bottom of the sea. But you must remember one thing. Our purpose is not to kill people."

The goal of the fishmen is to let humans know that they have the ability to fight back, rather than simply promoting terror, so Tiger will reveal his identity.

He needs to use Morgans's news channel and the support from the Revolutionary Army to promote the fish-people's idea of ​​seeking peace. If the world government is allowed to promote it at will, the results may not be satisfactory.

"Our enemies are the Celestial Dragons, the nobles who want to enslave us, not ordinary people. The current attack plan mainly targets ships. You are all old people who follow me.

For the sake of Fish-Man Island and the young people of Fish-Man Island, please pay attention to everything you do. "

Before the attack even started, Tiger was already ready for a public opinion war. The support rate for the fishmen in the human country was now half to half.

His goal is to make people who reject fishmen understand the methods of the fishmen, so that they can restrain themselves and change themselves, instead of making a country that originally supports equality hate fishmen.

There are many details to pay attention to here, so Tiger plans to personally lead the team to handle this matter after the interview.

At the same time, there were more people in front of Olga who had finished supplying.

"Is there anyone else who wants to go with you? No one is going, so I have to leave!"

Taking out a loudspeaker from Elizabeth's backpack, Olga shouted to the front, and the Sandaime who were originally vacationing here also lined up neatly.

"I said Manderfish, is it okay for you to leave here?"

"It's no problem. Tiger won't leave here for the next three days. Nereus will also be here tomorrow. Plus Crocodile and Genesect, the safety of the island will be no problem."

"I think you don't trust me and think I can't take good care of your children."

"I didn't. Sister Olga, don't talk nonsense, but to be honest, can you watch the three of them?"

"Hey, hey, you're looking down on me. My ability is enough to ensure that they won't run around."

There are many ways to use the illusion ability, and it is also very convenient for looking after children.

Olga could choose to trick their brains into thinking they were already doing what they wanted to do, when in fact they were just treading water.

"Forget it, eldest sister, you also know that it is not a good thing for you to always use your ability for yourself."

An overly realistic illusion is a kind of mental toxin. If it continues for a long time, the person affected by the illusion may not be able to distinguish between reality and illusion, so Olga usually just talks about it.

"Even if I don't use my abilities, I still have a lot of experience. Do you want to compete with me to see who has been a child longer?"

Olga defeated Manderfish with an irrefutable reason. She has more than 150 years of experience with children and knows very well what children think.

"But it doesn't matter if you follow, the Pirate Expo this time is quite interesting."

"How to say?"

"Tezolo received news that someone paid them a lot of money to perform there."

"Uta?"

"Uta and An, if Uta goes, the red-haired guy will probably appear nearby. If anything happens, it will be really fun."

The Pirate Expo didn't just appear suddenly this year. It's a big celebration only for pirates that is held every few years.

The organizer has always been relatively mysterious, and no one knows who is planning this kind of thing.

However, it is not a good thing for pirates to gather together. The total bounty for pirates gathered at such illegal gatherings often exceeds 10 billion, and there are also various illegal dark festivals.

Marines, bounty hunters, and other related professions will also be attracted.

"It won't be a big problem anyway. You're going to come with us anyway. We can handle unexpected situations, and this is one of the few leisure times we have."

"I guess so."

The situation in the Red Continent and the Navy has not yet been summarized here. These people are busy with some special things. Under the command of York and Lilith, a large iron box was delivered here.

As the shape of the machine changed, a ground-boring robot with a drill on the front appeared here. It was a machine used to survey unknown tunnels on the red earth continent.

"There is a palace down here."

The detection device carried on the machine feeds back the exploration situation. The maze-like tunnels below may seem chaotic, but they are actually connected with each other, forming a special living space.

There are many large cavities inside, which look like hollowed-out mines.

"Wow, Lilith, can you believe it? Someone is mining down here."

"Do you think these tunnels are mines?"

"It's not like this. It's like an ant nest. It seems to be done specifically under the order of the queen."

As he spoke, York pressed a button and turned on the new detection device.

"There is no life signal. It seems that they have been moved long ago. These tunnels have existed for more than ten years. They may be some unknown creatures."

The probe on the detection machine did not see any traces of fresh soil, but the machine York was studying did not notice that a pair of red eyes in the rock formation had already stared at the machine.

Click!

Looking at the screen where the signal was disconnected, York rubbed his eyes, and then patted his device.

"Lilith, have you seen any signs of a creature approaching?"

"No, it's probably a landslide. Don't those tunnels collapse from time to time these days? The quality of the things you make is not good."

"Those guys are urging me, can the quality be good? Forget it, let's just leave it to them."

"That's it. Anyway, they found an ability user to fill in these tunnels."

In the end, York chose to do it perfunctorily. York's purpose was to enjoy it, not to work as a slave for the Tianlong people, so after he made a perfunctory result, he hastily announced the end of the matter.

And deep in the tunnel, a silver figure just ran over the detector. Because it was underground, there was no light around it, and only some edges and corners could be barely seen.

It wasn't until the figure continued downwards and reached the magma layer underground that people could see its figure clearly through the light reflected by the magma.

With a silver-gray body and a shovel-like mouth, it is the evolved form of Rock Snake, the Iron Snake Pokémon - Steel Snake.

These tunnels were left by the big rock snakes, but those big rock snakes did not stay here forever. They moved away after digging out this part of the minerals.

This big steel snake came here to help the Variety Monster do something.

Gengar had evacuated in an emergency, but the Variety Monster was still lurking here, and now the collection was almost complete, so there was such an underground train.

This big steel snake evolved from the original big rock snake. Under the influence of underground high pressure and high heat, its body structure changed. The iron elements swallowed together with the soil dissolved and reorganized, and finally formed This layer of steel armor.

Its eyes also had night vision, so after discovering the robot, it went around and destroyed the strange thing.

As for why the detector did not detect the signal of Big Steel Snake, it is a Pokémon made of metal. Although it has the ability to breathe and eat, its body structure is different from that of regular creatures.

Pokémon with this attribute are simply not within the detection range of the detector, so naturally they will not be discovered.

The Big Steel Snakes don't care whether these tunnels have been filled in. Anyway, to them, these are just abandoned mine tunnels that have long been abandoned. Even if necessary, their powerful digging ability can open up a new road in a short time.

But it didn't want to be discovered by some inexplicable thing, so it destroyed the detector and disguised it as a cave collapse, so that York, who was slacking off in his work, didn't notice the accident at all.

At the same time, when the big steel snake was preparing to take action, the Variety Monster on the Red Earth Continent was also taking action. At this time, it had disguised itself as a piece of turf on the ground and was looking at Musgarud's situation.