Chapter 38: The Tragedy of the East Sea Pirates

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A week later

early morning.

The sky was full of red clouds, the fiery red sun was rising slowly from the sea level, and the sea was sparkling and dazzling.

"Giggle!"

In the village, an old rooster from an unknown family jumped onto the fence with a flutter of the wings and crowed at the top of its lungs.

On the bumpy dirt road, Weeble and Moria walked at the front of the team, each holding several flower pots of different sizes.

Dadong and Xiaobei also helped to carry some things and followed closely. The two learned that Boss Mo had run away with his girlfriend, so they came here specially to see him off today.

Of course, Captain Gel welcomed this pair of kind, loyal, hardworking and capable sailor brothers to board the ship together. However, Dadong and Xiaobei both had elderly and children at home who needed to be taken care of, so they had to refuse Captain Gel's kindness.

The ship is about to set sail today, and everyone is helping Mosan and Funi move. A long queue of people are walking towards the port with boxes of books in their hands.

Mo Sang was carrying a large bag of luggage by himself, and was already out of breath due to lack of exercise. Fani followed behind him holding the snow-white cat. She also wanted to go up and help, but was rejected by the chauvinistic Mo Sang.

Fanny walked with a brisk pace. She had actually always wanted to go out to sea to see the outside world.

But since childhood she was weak and sickly and could not go anywhere. Like a canary living in a cage, Fanny could only learn about the wonderful world outside the cage through news and books. So in addition to reading books and newspapers, her greatest pleasure was to listen to Mosan tell her about what he saw and heard along the way after he returned from his voyage.

"Xiaobai, you must be very happy too, right?"

"Meow~"

Fanny gently stroked the fat cat in her arms. Xiaobai stretched out his claws lazily and scratched his whiskers, barking in response.

Finally, she had the chance to go out to sea and see the outside world with her own eyes! Funi was excited for several days, looking forward to the day of departure day and night.

...

After arriving on the boat and carefully placing the pots of flowers, Moria shouted to Gol who was concentrating on fishing:

"Captain, it's all done. This is the last batch."

Flowers, books and cats are all the possessions that the young couple has now.

"Okay, let's get ready to go!"

Gel stared intently at the buoy on the sea and answered without turning his head.

"Uh! Wait! Don't move!"

Hearing Ger's sudden order, Mosan picked up the box he was about to put down, fearing that the noise would affect the captain. Senior looked around vigilantly for any suspicious targets.

Fanny also quickly covered Xiaobai's mouth. The cat didn't know what was going on and struggled uncomfortably in its owner's arms.

"Is there any danger approaching?"

Dragon and Mihawk, who were sitting and chatting nearby, saw that Guer suddenly became serious. They both stopped talking at the same time and used their observation Haki to sense the surroundings, but they really did not sense any danger.

Long and Mihawk couldn't help but feel secretly surprised at Guer's attainment in Observation Haki.

Mihawk held the hilt of the knife with his right hand, his expression serious:

"Oh? The legendary prediction of the future?"

"Mr. Geer is indeed worthy of his name!"

Long also straightened his expression a little and said.

In an instant, all the combat members on board were ready for battle.

"Shh!"

Gel made a gesture to keep quiet, turned his head and pointed at the shaking buoy on the sea, and whispered:

"A fish is biting!"

Everyone almost fainted.

"Hey! Asshole! Can you please talk normally? Stop getting so jumpy all the time! Are you just playing a trick on us?"

If Mihawk hadn't been held back by Long, he would have really wanted to rush up and chop this guy down.

Funi and Mosan looked at each other, and through eye contact, they understood each other's meaning easily:

This captain doesn't seem very reliable. Should we choose carefully? It's not too late to regret now, right?

Mosan scratched his head awkwardly.

"Go away!"

Gel shouted and pulled the fishing rod hard, and a big fish nearly 5 meters long was caught.

The big fish left the water and struggled desperately on the deck.

"Hey! Captain, this fish looks so strange! It even has two big claws!"

Bi Ya was surprised.

No matter how big the size difference is, the cat is still very interested in the fish. Xiaobai jumped down from his owner's arms and ran forward curiously to check out the strange fish in front of him. His overweight body made his reaction much slower, and he was almost injured by the huge claws waving around by the strange fish. Fortunately, Ajin, who was standing by, was quick to pick him up in time.

At this time, everyone could see clearly that what Gel had caught was a strange tuna with two huge claws.

"What is this? Could it be that..."

Fate hurried back to the house and fetched a book. He turned to a page and compared the illustration in the book with the strange fish. He said in disbelief:

"Captain Gur, this fish is called bluefin tuna. It is a very rare fish and one of the top ingredients!"

"It is said that the meat from each part of the tuna tastes different and delicious. This book describes a person who had the good fortune to have eaten the bluefin tuna as follows: Every bite is as delicious as the essence of hundreds of lobsters, with the richness and sweetness of tuna."

"According to records, no one has caught a bluefin tuna for nearly ten years. Legend has it that this fish only lives in extremely cold seas tens of thousands of meters deep. It grows slowly and takes twenty to thirty years to grow to an adult size of two to three meters and grow claws like lobsters. The bigger the fish, the tastier it is. This fish must be at least fifty or sixty years old. It is truly rare and there is no market for it! If it were to be auctioned, it would sell for at least hundreds of millions of Baileys!"

Except for Mosan, a businessman who was sensitive to numbers, the others on the boat only remembered to wipe the saliva that was about to flow down from the corners of their mouths after hearing it.

"It's really strange. How can I catch this kind of fish on the shore? Is there something wrong with the record in this book?"

Fate patted his head in confusion.

"Captain is amazing! He actually caught a legendary fish!"

Ajin flattered him seriously.

“Hahaha, it seems that the reason I can’t catch fish is not because my skills are too bad, but because of my equipment!!”

Gel said shamelessly, looking at the black and gold fishing rod of unknown material in his hand with an expression that said he had met him too late.

[Super Carbon Fiber Fishing Rod (Big Knife Level): Regardless of the user's skill level, the hook will hit the target, and there is a certain probability of catching super rare fish! Can be used as a weapon. ]

It's really a fishing rod worth 100 million berries! It turns out that fishing is also a game that can only be improved by krypton gold!

Gel thought to himself.

"brush!"

"Ding!"

A black bat-shaped dart suddenly flew out and stuck on the deck next to the big fish.

The target was so big and the distance was so close, but he still missed. The strange thing was that no one laughed at Moriyacai, because everyone saw that the big fish that was struggling desperately just now stopped struggling the moment the dart landed. Except for the gills which were still moving, the whole fish lay on the deck motionless as if it was dead.

Moria's black dart did not miss the target, but hit the shadow of the big fish accurately.

"Hehehe, this fish must have known that we are setting sail today, and it came all the way here to celebrate for us. We can't let it down, Captain!"

Moria, who had shown off his cooking skills, suggested with a smile, it was all because of Fate's good introduction, everyone couldn't wait to have a bite.

"Haha! Of course, we are not short of money, so we should save this kind of rare food for our own people!"

Ger said proudly.

After two lives, he finally felt proud of fishing today. Then he turned to Fate and smiled:

"Chef, I leave it to you!"

Uncle Fitt was already grinning from ear to ear at the chance to cook this rare and top-notch ingredient, and he puffed out his chest to guarantee it.

"Leave it to me, Captain! It's an honor to have the opportunity to handle this legendary ingredient! I will definitely not waste any part of it!"

"Haha, something good happened so early in the morning. Looks like today is a good day! Guys, let's set sail!"

"Yo hoo!"

Captain Gel stood at the bow and raised his arms, and everyone responded loudly. The sea breeze blew up the sails and pushed the wooden boat towards the vast ocean.

Although Gel's main purpose of coming to Xiluobu Village in addition to sending people was to poach Red Hair's girlfriend, Mosan also tried his best to find out, but unfortunately that guy had gone off to wander around somewhere again, and after staying for a few days he still didn't meet Jesus Bu. However, Gel didn't care too much, and just took things as they came. He was already very satisfied to have Mosan join him.

...

One month later

As the ship got closer to the entrance of the Grand Line, the number of pirates encountered by Gol and his crew increased. After all, Roger was executed in the East China Sea, and the great pirate era triggered by his words before his death also began to ferment in the East China Sea.

Having been born in a peaceful country in his previous life, Gel instinctively hates the profession of pirate. 9.9 out of ten pirates commit crimes such as arson, murder, looting and all kinds of evil.

So, except for one pirate group that had just set out to sea and had not had time to do anything evil, who was physically persuaded to retreat by Gul, all the other pirate groups encountered along the way were knocked offline early.

That group of people also witnessed the dangers of the sea in advance. They all knelt on the ground crying, announced the disbandment of the pirate group, and promised to go home and farm honestly and never dare to do it again.

Real pirates don't go out to sea to play house games. There are almost no rich second-generations like the protagonists who travel and adventure in groups. The fastest way to accumulate wealth is not wealth creation but wealth transfer. Pirates are a group of evil people who transfer wealth through violence, and they all deserve to be killed!

Ger said:

Go to hell with the pirate dream!

As combat crew members, Weeble and Moria were very busy every day during this period.

During this period, Ajin's strength has also improved rapidly. Now he can kill pirates with a bounty of about 10 million by himself. The bounty at this time is not exaggerated. Basically, pirates with a bounty of over 10 million are those who have real skills.

Gel was not surprised at all. Ajin himself was gifted, and now he had two famous teachers to teach him. The food on the ship was good, and he participated in practical training to annihilate pirates every day. Everything came naturally, and it was only a matter of time before he became stronger.

However, Gel was very depressed that he didn't encounter a single person with special abilities among these dozens of pirates.

Recently, a piece of news has been circulated among the underground forces in the East China Sea:

A group of powerful monsters are slaughtering pirates in the East China Sea. Several large pirate groups with bounties exceeding tens of millions have been wiped out. Their methods are extremely brutal, and basically no pirates who encounter them are spared!

Suddenly, all the pirates in the East China Sea were in danger. According to reliable information, the enemy was a three-masted sailing ship without any signs or flags. The pirates and underground forces privately named this ship - "Death".

Gol also inadvertently made an important contribution to the reputation of the "weakest" pirates in the East China Sea.

The only good news is that based on the time and place of the encounter between the slain pirate ship and the "God of Death", it can be preliminarily inferred that the other party should be preparing to leave the East China Sea and enter the Grand Line.

Some pirates in the East China Sea decided to temporarily avoid the sea near the entrance of the Grand Line, while others continued to sail towards Mount Levis as originally planned. However, they all issued a death order to the younger brothers in charge of guarding:

If you encounter a three-masted sailing ship without any flag, you must report it immediately and change direction as soon as possible to stay away from it.

Of course there are some who are stubborn.

...

"You dare to be a pirate with just this little treasure!"

Having just looted the pirate ship of treasures, Gul laid leisurely on the large sofa on the second-floor balcony with his hands on the back of his head. This position should be the exclusive throne of the pirate captain.

Gel stared at the pirate flag flying on the mast in a daze. He saw a skull holding two knives painted on a piece of black cloth.

"Is this the flag that symbolizes the life and soul of a pirate?"

"How ugly!"

The pirate ship was actively chasing them and firing cannons, so Gur was forced to bring Moria and Akin to rob them. This behavior would be considered legitimate defense in any dynasty.

Weevil was left on the boat by Gel. He was too young and didn't know how to play a fake game. Even if the opponent was not wiped out by one blow, they would completely lose the courage to fight, and Gel's purpose of training his soldiers could not be achieved.

So now when encountering pirates, it is Akin who takes the lead, with Moriah supporting on the side. At Gol's suggestion, Moriah had a lot of ideas and made new progress in the development of the fruit. His Shadow Warrior has been developed to the point where he can exchange positions with multiple shadow marks, and has the same teleportation effect as Flying Thunder God within a short distance. After leaving a mark in Akin's shadow, he also sat next to Gol and started to fish.

On the first floor deck.

Akin's opponent this time is the captain of the Twin Swords Pirates, Twin Swords Fedeli.

Fedeli is a dual-blade swordsman with a bounty of 1400 million berries. He is 3 meters tall, burly, and has a ferocious face. A scar that runs through his left eye makes him even more ruthless.

Feifeili felt very regretful at this moment. Dozens of his minions had already fallen. He really wanted to slap himself twice. Why did he take the initiative to provoke this group of people? He was really stupid.

“Damn it! This is too despicable and shameless. Just to exhaust my energy, you actually sent a little kid to die! If you dare, come down and fight me! At worst, I can let you all come together! I’m Fedeli, the Double Swordsman! Hahaha!”

Fedeli looked up and shouted at Moria with disdain in his eyes. In fact, it was just a provocation, so that Moria would promise not to attack him out of anger, so that he would have a chance to fight alone. If the opponent really attacked with two people at the same time or left one on the side waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack, he would have no chance of winning.

Moria ignored him and just looked at him as if he were a dead man, with a teasing smile on his lips.

In his opinion, Moria was undoubtedly the strongest of the three present, and judging from his attack just now, he was also a capable person, very difficult to deal with! And the two young men, Geer and Ajin, should be the younger generation brought out by the other party for training.

When he thought that he, a pirate with a bounty of over 1 million, was being used as a whetstone, he clenched his swords tightly and the anger in his eyes burst out completely.