Chapter 481 The starting emperor, illegal invasion! (Two in one)

In a chaotic situation, the wheel of history is rolling forward.

At the beginning of the year 1512 of the Haiyuan calendar, the new navy, which succeeded Guoyuanyi, was fighting everywhere under the leadership of a group of strong men. After more than a year of hard work, the towering tree of the new navy finally spread its roots to the new world. all around the world.

People once called Ji Guoyuan the "Emperor of the Sea" out of fear of his strength, but now, Yuan Yi and his new navy have truly fulfilled this title.

In the past year or so, no one knows how many pirates have fallen under the butcher knife of the New Navy. The name of the New Navy has become even louder after being stained with blood.

The reputation of the new navy is overwhelming, but over the years, countless pirates have poured into the new world.

Although the threat of death is scary, "death" is far away. The suffering before them is what people are eager to get rid of.

In this world, is there any way to escape poverty faster than going to sea and becoming a pirate?

In the face of things like money and power, even if they risk death, there are still countless people who don't mind taking a chance.

It is precisely for this reason that the pressure on Fishman Island where Jinbei is stationed has increased dramatically.

There are too many pirates who have tried to cross Fishman Island and enter the new world over the years. As a new rear admiral-level official, Jinbei is responsible for leading the Fishman Island branch. The burden on his shoulders is very heavy. .

There is no strict affiliation between the Fishman Island and the New Navy. Only the thousands of Fishman Navy commanded by Jinbei are the "organization" of the New Navy.

The problem of inconsistent military and political leadership systems began to erupt as time went by.

The biggest dream of Princess Otohime of Fishman Island is to live in peace with the humans on the sea. She hopes that one day, the people of Fishman Island will be able to live freely under the sun without having to rely on the Sun Tree. This is three-thirds of an acre of land.

But the ideal is plump and the reality is skinny.

I have to say that Princess Otohime is a great person, but once her great ideas are divorced from reality, it will bring disaster to the people.

As long as land-based human trade is not completely cut off, "mermaid girls" are "goods" worth far more than gold at sea.

Princess Otohime wants to live in peace with humans. In recent years, she has tried to accept some business groups who come to Fish-Man Island, and has also made some policies to open up trade on Fish-Man Island.

But the final result was that missing people began to occur intermittently on Fishman Island.

Trade? What other business model can be more profitable than the trafficking of mermaid girls? !

A large part of the missing people are mermaid girls, and a small part are young mermaid men.

Everyone from Dragon Palace City to King Neptune and the ordinary guards knew about this matter. However, King Neptune had spent a lot of effort to investigate the murderer, but was unable to uncover the group of traffickers.

King Neptune even asked Jinbei to help track down this matter, but their new navy also returned without success after pursuing it for a period of time.

As the number of disappearances gradually increased, the pressure from public opinion on Fish-Man Island also accumulated and fermented.

Fishman Island, Dragon Palace City.

Many high-level officials from Fish-Man Island gathered together. In addition to King Neptune and his wife, their three sons also came to the Golden Palace today to participate in this internal "small meeting."

"Otohime, there were two missing persons cases last month."

"Since our Fishman Island opened up to foreign trade at the beginning of last year, there have been a total of 51 disappearances."

"We at Ryugu Castle have also been investigating, and Jinbei also took time out of his busy schedule to help us track down the murderer."

"But you know the result. So far, we haven't found that group of people."

"This morning, a large number of people gathered in Fishman Street to oppose our policy of interoperating with many great shipping islands such as the Shampoo Islands."

"People think the disappearances are caused by those humans!"

"The impact of this incident is getting worse and worse."

On the Golden Palace of Ryugu Castle, King Neptune was sitting on the throne, with a heavy expression on his face and speaking to Princess Otohime standing beside him.

Hearing Neptune's words, the kind-hearted Princess Otohime couldn't help but feel a sore nose. While feeling sad for the missing people, she also looked at Neptune anxiously and said:

"Such a thing must never happen again!"

"If there is no way to completely eliminate the missing cases, the prejudice that exists between our Fish-Man Island and humans will never disappear!"

"You must think of a way to close this hole!"

Princess Otohime's focus was a bit off, or in other words, she was worried about the safety of the people and did not think deeply about Neptune's words.

"Well"

"Otohime, of course there are methods."

"The right minister and I have already discussed this."

"It's not like there were no missing persons cases in Fish-Man Island in the early years."

"The murderers in those cases, without exception, are all pirates or human traffickers who sneaked into Fish-Man Island."

"Today, the new navy that Jinbe is responsible for has been fulfilling its mission of clearing away pirates with all its heart."

"I think we may have to cooperate with their actions."

The military and political policies of Fishman Island are not uniformly issued by Ryugu City. Ryugu City has a strong autonomy, and its power level is higher than Jinbei in most cases.

The new navy under Jinbei's command is under the jurisdiction of the Wan Guo Headquarters. They only target pirates and have no way to interfere with the internal affairs of Ryugu City.

There is no need to say more about Jigoku Yuichi's attitude towards pirates. He set up a branch in Ryugu City, and the most important purpose is to block the routes before and after the Grand Line.

In the past few years, although Jinbei's work was heavy, his goals were extremely clear.

It's just that the situation has changed a little in recent years. Under the leadership of Princess Otohime, Fishman Island has rashly opened up foreign trade, which has given the pirates an opportunity to take advantage of it.

The pirates disguised themselves as merchants and landed on Fishman Island openly.

It can be said that the new navy has no control over the four seas. It has no idea what pirates are roaming around in the four seas. God knows whether those merchants who come to the island are real merchants.

It is precisely for this reason that the security environment of Fishman Island has become more chaotic in recent years than before.

Not all places are like Wan Guo, where humans, fishmen and mermaids can live in harmony.

But the deadly thing is here again. The security of the island is actually a "dispute point" between the power of the new navy and Ryugu City.

Normally, it is the navy's duty to arrest criminals, but in fact, Ryugu City has its own guards to maintain the security of the island.

Jinbei is a smart man. He knows how to avoid some unnecessary conflicts. Therefore, if Neptune does not talk about it, he will not take the initiative to manage the security of the island. If his people really encounter it, they can only catch it and send it to the guards.

In the case of military and political chaos, Fishman Island is like a pool with a hole. Jinbei keeps patching the hole, but the faucet above the pool has not been turned off. This hole can never be patched.

Now, Neptune has obviously reacted and talked about this matter with Princess Otohime.

Seeing that Princess Otohime didn't seem to understand his intention, King Neptune simply made it clear and continued:

"Otohime, I plan to close Fishman Island."

"Restrict all caravans."

Neptune said with a gloomy face, and informed Princess Otohime of the policy he and the right minister had discussed.

"How can this be possible?!"

"If we don't interact with humans, when will the grudges between our two races be completely eliminated?!"

After hearing King Neptune's words, Princess Otohime was shocked and couldn't help but screamed.

"Neptune, there are good and bad people among humans, right?"

"You said that there is a possibility, but if all the caravans are killed with one stick..."

"Won't we be the same as before?"

Princess Otohime tightly grasped Neptune's arm, her face full of reluctance. She knew that if this policy was really implemented, Fishman Island would return to the state of a closed country.

"Otohime, I know what you are thinking. You are right to think that it is for the good of Fishman Island."

"But the actual situation is different from the ideal situation!"

"We, Fishman Island, do not have the ability to identify merchant ships!"

"Not to mention us, the new navy will find it difficult to do it."

"Now, this is the only way to stop this matter!"

King Neptune patted Princess Otohime's hand and comforted her with concern. However, it is hard to say how much Otohime can listen to his words.

Otohime fell silent, and with her silence, the atmosphere in the hall became suppressed.

It is true that Neptune is the king, but in fact, this guy is a henpecked husband. Otohime's attitude can directly affect King Neptune's attitude.

Just when everyone was waiting for Princess Otohime's answer, a sturdy guard suddenly hurried into the hall. After entering the hall, he knelt on the ground, saluted to the royal family, and reported loudly:

"Your Highness, there are invaders in Fishman Island!"

"The other party has entered Jilong Court Square!"

"The guards are rushing over there, and the new navy has already taken action!"

After the guard entered the hall, he reported to King Neptune in a calm tone.

Invasion

The bubbles wrapped around Fishman Island have the power to isolate seawater and filter oxygen, but bubbles are not shields. They are not the same thing.

The so-called invasion means that foreign ships do not go through the official port of Fishman Island, but directly invade Fishman Island from the dome at great risk.

Such things have happened repeatedly in recent years, usually by pirates who don't know the height of the world.

These invaders are usually handled by the new navy.

Ryugu Castle will also send guards to assist in handling such emergencies.

On the Golden Palace, King Neptune glanced at the guard who reported, nodded, raised his right hand, and said:

"Captain Hodi Jones, you stand up."

"Since Jinbei has already taken action, you should follow the usual practice and send two teams to help."

"Report any progress to the right minister in time."

While speaking, Hodi Jones, who was lying on the ground, raised his head and looked at Neptune on the throne and Princess Otohime beside him. After answering, he turned around and walked out of the palace.

When leaving, Hody Jones also had an inexplicable smile on his face.

In the palace, the right minister glanced at the back of Hody Jones leaving, his face full of displeasure, and suddenly said:

"Your Highness Neptune, I don't think Captain Hody Jones is suitable to stay by your side to protect your safety."

"He is brave and good at fighting. I think we can let him go to Jinbei and help Jinbei protect the safety of our Fishman Island!"

The right minister recalled in his mind the way Hody Jones looked directly at King Neptune and Princess Otohime just now, and remonstrated.

As a subordinate, Hody Jones's behavior just now was a very rude move. It wouldn't matter if you weren't an ordinary person who doesn't understand the rules, but Hody Jones is obviously not the kind of ordinary person who doesn't understand the rules.

"Um?"

"Right Minister, why do you suddenly say this?"

"Guard Captain Hody Jones is dedicated and does a great job!"

"As for the new navy, Captain Hody Jones' ambition is not there."

Neptune obviously didn't take what happened just now to heart, and he never doubted the ministers he appointed.

"." When the right minister heard this, he knew that what he suddenly said was a bit ridiculous. He bowed slightly and said nothing. However, in his heart, he already planned to have a good "talk" with Hody Jones after a short meeting.

Fishman Island Geelong Court Square.

This is the residential area of ​​Fish-Man Island, and the people living here are all citizens of Fish-Man Island.

Basically, foreign businessmen will not come to this kind of place.

Apart from Coral Hill in the port town, the places with the most businessmen and tourists are either the Sea Forest with the most unique natural scenery, or the most prosperous and lively Mermaid Bay and Marin Shopping Center.

But on this day, the tranquility of Geelong's Coder Square was broken by a deafening bang.

"boom--"

A large red ship actually passed through the bubble on the dome of Fish-Man Island diagonally, and fell from a height into an open space in the center of Geelong Court Square.

With a loud bang, sawdust flew into the air and thick smoke swept across the street.

Pedestrians passing by didn't check for a moment and were knocked over by the sudden hurricane.

The residents were startled by the loud noise and walked out of their rooms to check the situation. A large group of fishmen also quickly rushed towards the square.

After a long time, thick smoke and dust settled on the ground, and a large ship with a severely damaged hull appeared in the public's sight.

This was a large, slender red ship. The broken mast happened to be stuck on the deck and penetrated into the hull. The ship was filled with splinters of wood and dust.

The people looked at this large ship falling from the sky, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Soon, the black pirate flag flying on the ship attracted everyone's attention.

"Pirates of the sea!!!"

Someone in the crowd recognized the meaning of the flag and turned and fled after shouting. The people who had gathered on the square suddenly dispersed, and screams filled the town.

"puff--"

"Bah! Bah!!"

"Idiot Shanks, is this the way you said?!"

"I almost died!"

"Didn't you say you've been to Fish-Man Island? Didn't you come here like this when you came with Captain Roger?!"

After the crowd fled, a clear complaint came from the deck of the dilapidated ship. Uta's little head poked out from the side of the ship and coughed violently.

"Hahahaha! Successful landing!"

Hearty laughter sounded from behind Uta. Shanks laughed and came to Uta's side. While helping Uta dust off her body, he explained shamelessly:

"I'm not lying to you, I really went to Fish-Man Island with Captain Roger."

“Isn’t this an accident?!”

"If it weren't for getting rid of those fishman navy, we wouldn't have to 'take' this 'road'."

This group of pirates who invaded Fish-Man Island are the red-haired pirates.

Nearly a year later, they left the East China Sea, traveled through the first half of the Grand Line, and came to Fish-Man Island, planning to go to the New World.

Shanks was so arrogant that he didn't hide his identity and pretend to be a businessman to go to the island like other pirates. Instead, he wanted to enter the harbor with the pirate flag clearly hanging.

At the port, they were intercepted by Jin Ping and others.

Shanks and the others had no way to compete with fish-men like Jinbei in the sea. They could only flee in a hurry by boat. In a panic, they had a "hard landing".

"Boss, can you be more reliable!"

On the deck, the crew members of the red-haired pirates poked their heads in one after another and complained to Shanks.