The Black Duke of the Pirate

Ace followed Reinhard and a group of soldiers as they walked towards the capital city of Buda Megas. A group of workers ran from a distance. Under the guidance of Bender, they began the work of rebuilding the port.

"This country has been made so prosperous by you..."

Along the way, Ace saw many civilians shopping and playing in the market. Although there were guards patrolling the streets all the time, these guards and the civilians had no influence on each other.

Civilians abide by the law, and guards adhere to their duties. There are shopping malls, music halls, cinemas, restaurants, bars, hotels and other places on both sides of the street. In addition, there are also a large number of stalls and vendors concentrated in an independent area.

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Ace has seen this scene before. He has seen it before in the Seven Islands of Water in the Paradise. However, the Seven Islands of Water are not as colorful and prosperous as Redding.

The more Ace watched, the more surprised he became. He thought to himself that Reinhardt was really a genius in business and management. Not only did he manage the Kingdom of Reading in a clear and orderly manner, it also made it more prosperous based on the previous one. He could feel that

The smiles shown by these civilians all come from their hearts.

This is a smile that is enjoying a happy life.

"I'll take you to see the city of music." Reinhardt chuckled, and not long after, the group walked into the Royal City of Buda.

"It's really spectacular." Ace looked at the tall buildings, palaces, towers and pavilions in the distance, as well as the magnificent palace in the distance.

"This is nothing. Reading's development time is still very short, and it is far inferior to the Kingdom of Porkarlia in the North Sea." Reinhard smiled and shook his head, and then several people entered the palace and arrived at a luxurious mansion.

Inside the residence.

"Go and instruct the chef to entertain my guests according to the highest standards of the kingdom." After entering the palace, Reinhard ordered the guards. The guards nodded respectfully and turned to leave.

After a while, several people walked into the mansion.

"Boss..."

At this time, a man with outstanding temperament wearing a black suit walked in and shouted to Reinhardt.

After he finished speaking, he saw Ace sitting next to him wearing a cowboy hat. He was slightly stunned, and then he came to his senses and said, "Fire Fist Ace?"

"Night Demon Meister..."

"Nice to meet you..." Meister showed a smile, "I didn't expect that the captain of Whitebeard's Second Division would come here."

After hearing Mestre's words, Ace immediately burst into laughter, "Uncle Reinhardt, the standard of your hospitality is really high. Even King Mestre of the countries that join the World Government is dispatched..."

"Ace, you didn't come here specifically for me, right?" Reinhard glanced at Ace, "You just passed by by chance."

"You guessed it..." Ace said nonchalantly, "It's because of the bastard you almost killed two years ago that I temporarily left the Whitebeard Pirates this time just to hunt him down."

"Marshall D. Teach?" Reinhardt asked.

Ace nodded.

"Hey... interesting." Reinhard immediately laughed, took a sip of a glass of wine that the guard had given him, and then continued, "Two years ago, you brought people to knock on my door several times because of this guy.

, now I have betrayed you again."

"I will not let him go. According to the rules of the Whitebeard Pirates, those who kill their companions will never be forgiven."

"I know this rule, but Tiqi's strength is not weak."

Reinhardt has personally fought against Marshall D. Teach and knows Teach's true strength. His physical skills are very powerful and his physique is very abnormal. Now that he has eaten the natural dark fruit, he is definitely the nemesis of those with devil fruit abilities.

Especially for people like Ace, whose physical skills are not at the top level, it is a fatal threat.

"I know he is very strong, but he is a member of the Second Division and committed the crime of killing his comrades. I must take him back." Ace said solemnly.

With Ace's temper and firm tone at this time, it seemed that no one could dissuade him.

"Although I don't want you to hunt down Teach alone, I guess you won't listen to others' advice, so all I can tell you is some information about Teach that you may not know."

Reinhard thought for a while, and finally decided to tell him about Blackbeard's weaknesses and fruit abilities.

"What information?" Ace was stunned for a moment.

"Although he has been on the Whitebeard pirate ship for many years, you may not have me understanding him."

Reinhard smiled and then continued, "First of all, Teach's physical skills are very powerful and his physique is very abnormal, but when the body is attacked, the pain will be several times more intense than that of ordinary people. This is his

weakness."

"For someone to be praised by uncle for having strong physical skills, it seems that Tikki's physical skills are indeed very strong." Ace nodded, while also remembering Tikki's weakness that was painful several times.

"Second point, the Devil Fruit that Tikki ate was the natural type [Darkness Fruit]. I have seen this fruit in the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book. It is the nemesis of all abilities."

These words surprised Ace. The nemesis of all abilities?

"Dark fruit..."

Ace nodded thoughtfully, "Maybe he hid it for so many years just for this devil fruit."

"Probably so." Reinhard chuckled, and then introduced, "The Dark Fruit has the same suction power as a black hole. It can suck in, compress and crush everything that comes into contact with darkness. It can also attract people with abilities to use their abilities.

Invalid, but must be touched by hand."

"These?" Ace fell into deep thought. The characteristics of this dark fruit were really terrifying, but what Reinhardt said next made him stunned for a moment.

"The biggest ability of the Dark Fruit is that it can absorb other people's abilities and transfer them to people who have not eaten Devil Fruits."

In other words, Teach can transfer Devil Fruit abilities at will, which is terrifying.

"When you fight him, you must remember what I said and never use your fruit power to fight him head-on."

Reinhard reminded again.

"Okay!" After thinking for a long time, Ace said softly, and he understood the meaning of Reinhard's words.

"Come on, let's have a drink." At this time, the guards had already arranged the food and drinks, so Reinhard greeted Ace to eat.

A few people started eating and drinking, and soon they had finished all the food and wine in front of them.

The next day, Ace refused the sailboat arranged by Reinhardt. He went out to sea alone, taking only a small boat. Taking advantage of the characteristics of the burning fruit, he installed a simple iron barrel behind the boat and used the iron barrel as a propeller.

, the speed was very fast and disappeared in front of everyone in a short while.