The geographical location of Meng Island is very interesting. At its two ends are two huge islands that are almost landmasses, separated by a sea. The two landmasses are two large kingdoms that are often at war.
However, the central island of Meng was unaffected. Geographically speaking, regardless of which kingdom it was in, it would serve as a bridgehead for attacking another kingdom.
Moreover, in terms of magnetic fields, the special geographical location means that the magnetic fields of both kingdoms are located here. Furthermore, this is the only exit on this route. Either you have to spend one or two months bypassing this island and the two adjacent large islands and sail from other places, or you have no choice but to depart from this island.
Controlling this place should be of great significance to both kingdoms.
But all these years have passed, and Meng Island has never had any trouble.
It wasn't even a member state, but neither the pirates nor the royal army ever intended to invade.
On the contrary, because of its geographical location, it became a permanent residence for two kingdoms and even for people traveling across the sea.
Navy personnel, merchants, and pirates can all travel freely here.
"Huh? Pirates are here too?"
On the high seas, Kuro held up his binoculars, watching a small island gradually come into view ahead, with several pirate ships clearly moored in its harbor.
After a day's journey, they have arrived at Meng Island.
"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel."
The lieutenant explained, "Moe Island is a neutral zone that everyone agrees on. We can capture pirates here, but the knights of Moe Island also have the right to drive away our navy and prevent us from resupplying."
"What's going on..."
Kuro put down the binoculars and handed them to Lida, who was standing nearby.
Lida looked annoyed because she had only eaten one meal since yesterday, just one meal, and that meal was kept under surveillance by Chloe.
Originally, Kuro had no control over Lida, but he was forced to comply with Kuro's orders. Faced with the choice between being resented by Lida and being resented by Kuro, he naturally chose the lesser option.
Lida won't be able to kill him.
But Kuro can.
He really didn't want to be associated with any more titles.
The warships quickly approached the port of Meng Island, allowing them to see the whole picture. The island was very small, with only one port city occupying more than half of its area. However, the buildings occupied a very spacious area, like a small rural town.
The warship was docked in the harbor, and a few pirate heads popped out from a nearby ship flying a pirate flag, whistling in their direction.
"It's the navy."
"Hey, Navy, don't fire randomly here, that's not allowed."
"Haha, you could actually give it a try. That way, I won't have to see these annoying navy guys here for two or three years."
The pirates laughed and taunted, "Hey, Marines, our captain is a notorious pirate with a bounty of 30 million Berries, known as 'Four-Cornered Hat' Betro. He's a serious criminal. Aren't you going to arrest us?"
Thirty million...a repeat offender?
Kuro pushed up his glasses, his tone icy, "Mr. Kuro, do you need to teach them a lesson?"
“Haven’t you heard people say that if they make a move, we won’t see any navy here for two or three years? There must have been similar cases before, which prevented some of our colleagues from getting close to this place for two or three years,” Kuro said.
"That's exactly right."
The pirate chuckled and said, "No matter who it is, if they make a move here rashly, they will immediately be regarded as an unwelcome person by the knights here and will be banned from resupply for a period of time."
"And it's not just targeting a single individual, but the entire faction. Navy, merchants, pirates, and even the Revolutionary Army—if they want to resupply here, they must abide by Lord Moe Island's rules."
Kuro glanced at them expressionlessly, said nothing, and led his men off the warship to stand in the harbor.
"Notify the nearby navy to surround the shipping lanes near Meng Island. Sink every pirate ship that comes out," he said to the navy personnel remaining on the warship.
"it's useless!"
The pirate laughed loudly, "Once we cross Moe Island, the shipping lanes are incredibly wide. There are plenty of Marines who share your idea, but none of them have been able to catch us!"
"So, you can't deal with us. But be careful, make sure you have more people on guard. Maybe your ship will sink mysteriously tonight, hahaha."
After he said this, the pirates burst into laughter.
Kuro paused, then suddenly turned around, walked to the water's edge, squatted down, reached out and touched the water, then stood up, took out a cigar box from his pocket, took out a cigar, and put it in his mouth.
Sazir, who was standing nearby, rushed over obsequiously, lit a match, and humbly bowed to him.
Kuro tilted his head forward slightly, sparks flying from the tip of his cigar, and stared at the pirates, saying, "So arrogant, be careful a tsunami might sink your ship."
"Hahaha, this navy is starting to beg nature!"
"As expected, they're just marines. They don't have the same backbone as us pirates. True men will brave any storm and rise to the challenge!"
"That's right. Whitebeard said before he died that the treasure is real, and only your Navy won't investigate these things."
"So what if it's a tsunami? Even if it's just the sea, the sea, the sea..."
One of the pirates was about to continue speaking when suddenly his eyes widened, and he couldn't utter the last word.
Because in the gap between the warship and the pirate ship, seawater suddenly surged up, forming a huge wall of seawater in that narrow space, as if blotting out the sky, and pressed down on the pirate ship.
boom!
Not just that one ship, but the entire row of pirate ships were swallowed, capsized, and shattered by the massive seawater, swept into the ocean.
"call..."
Kuro exhaled a puff of smoke, the white smoke dissipating faintly in the air. He gazed at the calm sea and said softly:
"I already told you to be careful of tsunamis. In this godforsaken place called the Grand Line, it's normal for tsunamis to suddenly appear. You guys are too naive, too young and inexperienced."
He turned around and looked at the stunned pedestrians in front of the harbor. "You all saw it, right? It really was a tsunami, wasn't it? I'm just saying something. This shouldn't be taken as an attack."
"That's right, that's how it is."
Kro nodded and said, "They were just unlucky and were attacked by strange natural phenomena on the Grand Line."
“Yes, there are too many strange phenomena in the Grand Line. I once heard a rumor that all the animals on a certain deserted island disappeared overnight, leaving only bones. It was said to be the work of the ‘Gluttony Demon,’ but where in this world would a Gluttony Demon come from?” Saziel nodded vigorously.
The Gluttonous Demon?
Kuro glanced at Lida.
"I don't remember," Lida said, scratching her head, her face full of questions.
Oh well, it's normal practice, nothing unusual about it.
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