Chapter 36 Collapse [VIP]
In the Sabaody Archipelago, inside Shaqi's extortion tavern.
Dadan, who was drunk, finally finished telling the story of what happened to them that night.
The other bandits were also drunk, some with tears on their faces, and they were snoring without any precautions.
The incident started a few hours ago.
A red-haired man appeared in front of their barbecue stall and asked what their signature dish "Goya" meant when he bought some barbecue.
After they finished their story, the man immediately became enthusiastic.
"Honestly, I'm very interested in what's happening in the Kingdom of Goa. Why don't you guys set up your stall today? I'll treat you. How about a drink at the tavern?"
As he spoke, he gestured to the people around him to give him money.
The money in the purse was almost the amount they could earn from setting up the stall for half a month.
But Dadan was still wary. She looked the red-haired guy up and down for a while - she now had a dislike for all red-haired people.
"Why are you so curious about the Goa Kingdom? Do you know anyone there?"
"Of course, we've been to the Windmill Village in the Kingdom of Goa and stayed there for quite a while."
Shanks laughed heartily and said, "Luffy, Makino, I wonder if you know each other."
…
So, this is why Dadan and his crew followed this group of pirates here with trust.
They didn't expect to meet Shanks, the guy Luffy had been thinking about, here, and he was the guy who gave Luffy the hat.
Although the thought of the title of "Four Emperors" made their legs tremble, out of absolute trust in Luffy, they were still willing to believe that the Red Hair Pirates had no ill intentions.
"Anyway...hiccup, this is what happened. We didn't even know what ID cards were, and we were from the mountain—cough. Anyway, that man is a complete monster. If I could see him, I'd definitely give him a good beating!"
Dadan angrily smashed the wine glass on the table, gritted his teeth, and waved his fists fiercely.
Shanks laughed and said with emotion.
"Actually, I've heard of your name a long time ago. A few years ago in the New World, a kid named Ace came to visit us..."
"Ace?!" Dadan became excited.
"How is he now? I've seen his bounty, Fire Fist Ace!"
"Yes, that's him. He is now the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates. He is a very powerful young man."
Shanks didn't say much, but the information he revealed now was enough for Dadan to digest for a long time.
Muttering "That kid actually joined the Whitebeard Pirates", Dadan fell on the wine table with a "bang" and fell into a sleep with a snoring.
She might have a sweet dream, dreaming of the successful Ace, Luffy, and even Sabo knocking on the door of the bandit's hut in Mount Gorpo...
Outside the Extortion Tavern, the pirates sat on the ground and discussed the information they had obtained from Dadan with the tavern owner Shaki and Rayleigh, an ordinary coating craftsman on the archipelago.
In fact, Xia Qi herself is a very powerful intelligence master, but she can't find any information about the interior of those disappeared islands.
However, she did know about the existence of Dadan and his gang, and knew that they were brought to the Sabaody Archipelago by Garp.
The reason why Shanks went to Paradise to find Dadan and his gang was because of her guidance.
Now, after Dadan's narration, they had some understanding of the situation of those disappeared islands.
As long as you behave yourself, it's unlikely you'll die. I just hope that's the case.
"Compared to people with special abilities, you still have some advantages - at least your devil fruit abilities won't be taken away." Xia Qi said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"So far, all those who have encountered him have had their abilities taken away. If it were another pirate group, their overall strength would probably be weakened by at least half."
Among the Four Emperors, only the main group of the Red Hair Pirates is composed of purely non-powered people.
Among the other three pirate groups - especially the Beasts Pirates, almost all of their members are fruit ability users.
Shanks smiled brightly, feeling proud of his team's deployment of non-espers.
"That sounds like a good thing. If we can actually meet him successfully, I will discuss cooperation with him."
"Don't think the problem is too simple." Rayleigh rolled his eyes at him and reminded him in a deep voice.
"Although we can't investigate Yale's whereabouts, it's almost certain that he has the ability to silently control others. Be careful not to fall into his trap when you meet him."
"Don't worry, I'll get there by myself."
Shanks had already made up his mind.
He was still somewhat confident in his own strength, and he didn't think that someone who could let Luffy and Buggy go after taking the fruit would kill him for no reason.
Moreover, he did prepare several devil fruits as agreed. As long as he was sure that the villagers of Windmill Village were still alive, he would hand over the fruits to them.
"By the way, Mr. Rayleigh." Thinking of this, Shanks also thought of another thing.
"You probably already know that Luffy and the others want to come here to learn Haki from you."
Hearing this, Rayleigh immediately showed an expression of headache, holding his forehead and complaining.
"That kid Bucky really gave me a lot of trouble..."
"Hahaha, we do know this." Xia Qi smiled gloatingly, shook the wine glass in his hand, and changed the subject.
"But~ Shanks, you should understand that although the first half of the Grand Line is called a paradise by the pirates in the second half, to be honest, the dangers here are no less than those in the second half."
Seeing Shanks nod, Shaki continued, "The Straw Hat Pirates currently have a princess from Alabasta on their ship. They seem to want to fight Crocodile for her. She's one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and no matter what, Luffy is not capable of dealing with her at this stage."
"You mean..." Shanks frowned.
"Will Crocodile refuse the navy's call?"
This new information happened not long ago, and the Red Hair Pirates have not had time to collect it.
According to their previous estimates, when Luffy and his crew arrived in Alabasta, Crocodile could just be taken away by the Navy's call-up order, and they would basically not encounter each other.
But if Crocodile refuses the call...
Shanks was indeed a little worried. Although he trusted Luffy, it was still a bit too dangerous to face off against a Shichibukai with natural abilities at this stage.
Hongo speculated with great interest, "I heard that Alabasta is currently experiencing civil unrest. Is Crocodile trying to profit from this?"
"It's unlikely. The profit from making a quick buck is far less than what the title of Shichibukai can bring." Beckman denied this speculation.
"In recent years, Crocodile has indeed taken too much care of Alabasta. This kindness comes out of nowhere. He must be hoping to gain more benefits, things that are only available in Alabasta that we don't know about yet."
Something that only exists in Alabasta?
A possible guess immediately came to everyone's mind.
But before they could discuss it, they heard countless artillery fire in the distance.
The sound of the gunfire was far away, at least it was not a naval battle near the Sabaody Archipelago.
But everyone still decided to go and take a look.
Xia Qi waved her hand, holding a cigarette in her mouth, and said nonchalantly: "Just come back and talk to me, I still have to open a pub~"
After watching everyone leave, she turned and went back to the tavern.
The tavern was empty, and all the bandits who had been sleeping inside had disappeared.
Xia Qi smiled knowingly and walked to the back door of the pub to close the door which was not closed tightly.
"Really, these rude guys."
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On the way back to their temporary residence, the bandits covered their heads which were hurt by the beating from their boss, and they didn't understand why they were in such a hurry to leave.
Dadan glared at them fiercely, looking as if he was disappointed in them.
"We have to leave here immediately and go to Alabasta to find Luffy and the others!"
"Looking for Luffy?!" The bandits were surprised and excited, and then became panic-stricken.
"Are we the only ones looking for it?"
"Boss, we are bandits, not pirates."
"The Grand Line is very dangerous."
"Of course I know the Grand Line is dangerous!" Dadan roared anxiously.
"But Luffy and the others have encountered something even more dangerous! They're about to collide with that Shichibukai—that Crocodile thing!"
She hid behind the door of the tavern and eavesdropped on the conversation of the pirates outside.
Luffy is going to fight against the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who are as powerful as the Four Emperors!
Luffy has just been out to sea for a short time, how can he deal with that kind of guy?
Listening to the boss's words, the bandits knew that she was very anxious, but they didn't know why she was so anxious.
"Shichibukai? What's that?"
"Boss, it's just a crocodile. It's not like Luffy hasn't caught one before when he was on the island."
"Idiot!" Dadan punched the bandit who only knew how to eat on the head.
"The Seven Warlords of the Sea are human beings, not real crocodiles! Read the newspaper more and stop thinking about eating, drinking, and pooping!"
Although, she mostly read the newspaper to find out things related to Luffy and Ace.
When she read the news in the Happy Daily about Ace being kicked out for eating and dodging, she woke up laughing in her dreams for several days.
Of course! She didn't do this because she loved those two guys so much.
She was just curious about what the two boys were doing and whether they had embarrassed her.
Yes, that's it.
Just as Dadan was convincing himself in this way, a bandit suddenly became so excited that his voice broke.
"Boss... Boss, look! Look at the sea!"
"What do you mean by sea? Didn't I tell you to stay calm no matter what happens—?!"
The impatience in his tone gradually turned into fear. Dadan turned his head to look towards the sea, and then his pupils trembled.
Huge red boulders fell from the sky, and red rays moved, easily cutting the boulders into smaller pieces.
However, due to the dual effects of height and number, the small piece of stone also created a huge pit in the sea.
A huge wave rose on the sea surface, and at the moment it crashed down, a second round of huge waves rose to the outer periphery.
It was not until the waves piled up and arrived near the Chabao Archipelago that they calmed down a little, with only the "splashing" noise hitting the shore.
The author has something to say:
Advanced civilizations that have reached the conditions for dimensional upgrading will basically leave behind their own cultural heritage before upgrading. In the end, regardless of success or failure, there will be lucky people who can remember and even pass on their civilization.
Such lucky people are extremely rare, because the heritage of civilization is mostly hidden, and the level of their civilization determines that most of the lower civilizations in the universe cannot detect what they have hidden at all.
There is only one way to find the heritage of civilization - be lucky enough.
Therefore, Yale, who is speculated to have picked up the heritage of a higher-dimensional civilization, is so popular. Such lucky people who have obtained hidden technology or even ways to upgrade dimensions will, without exception, be won over by all major forces.
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