On Beehive Island.
In an ancient hall, Wang Zhi led Ba Jin and her son into the room and pointed to a chair, indicating that the mother and son should sit down.
The architectural style of the main hall at this time is completely different from other architectural styles on the island. There is a courtyard on the side of the hall, which is decorated with strange rocks and mountains. People sitting in the hall only need to slightly turn their heads to take in the beautiful scenery in the courtyard.
It's not that kind of dry landscape. The layout style here is different from anything Ba Jin has seen before.
"I asked the craftsmen of the Long Hand Tribe to design and build this."
"How's it going? Not bad, right?!"
Wang Zhi saw Ba Jin entering and carefully looking at the environment inside the hall. He knew what she was worried about. In order to ease the atmosphere, he pretended not to know and introduced them to Ba Jin and her son with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Ba Jin withdrew her gaze and did not choose to get down from Weeble. She just patted her son's shoulder gently, motioning her son to sit down, and her eyes immediately fell on Wang Zhi's face.
Wang Zhi saw this and smiled, but he didn't mind. He sat down on the chair opposite Weibull, and casually placed the fishing rod and basket beside him.
"Tell me, Bajin, what do you want to cooperate with me?!"
Wang Zhi was not surprised to see that Ba Jin was always cautious, so he went straight to the point and asked.
When the conversation officially began, Ba Jin didn't say anything nonsense. He took out a newspaper from his pocket and placed it on the coffee table in front of him:
"These two little devils, I want you to help me kill these two little devils!"
"As a reward, my son and I will join Beehive Island, become your subordinates, and obey your orders!"
The newspaper Bakin pulled out was the one that had previously reported on the attack and counterattack against Zefa's fleet. The two photos on the front page were of Ace and Sabo.
Ba Jin tried every means to kill these two little devils who ruined his plans and get back at them.
I don’t know what this old woman was thinking about, but she actually thought of Honeycomb Island and Wang Zhi.
“Haha, hahahaha!”
Wang Zhi just glanced at the newspaper on the coffee table, and suddenly let out a hearty laugh, as if he saw something funny.
And his laughter sounded extremely harsh to Bajin's ears.
Sarcasm, naked sarcasm.
Although Ba Jin was unhappy at this time, she still remained patient and looked at Wang Zhi quietly.
After Wang Zhi laughed for a while, he gently waved his hand and refused bluntly:
"Killing two little devils is not a difficult task for me."
"It's just that your chips can't make me excited."
"What's the point of having you two as my subordinates?!"
"Am I still lacking men?"
"If my subordinates can't even deal with two little devils, won't people laugh at our Beehive Island if they tell others about it?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
As Wang Zhi spoke, he burst into laughter again. It seemed that he did not take Bakin and Weeble, mother and son, seriously at all.
“.”
Ba Jin's face darkened as she listened to Wang Zhi's words. Her biggest bargaining chips were herself and her son. She was confident in her son's abilities and was confident that even after decades of being in the Rocks Pirates, where there were so many powerful pirates, he would still be respected.
But what surprised her was that Wang Zhi didn't seem to want to absorb such a strong man at all.
"Wang Zhi, do you know what you are talking about?!"
"Weibul is Whitebeard's son. He has invincible blood flowing in his body."
"Is Beehive Island doing well now?!"
"Don't you really need the fighting power of us mother and son?!"
"With the New Navy now dominating the New World, you guys are living in poverty on Beehive Island. Is this what you dreamed of when you became a pirate?"
Bakin knew some of the secrets of the Rocks Pirates back then, and he knew what kind of person Wang Zhi was. He was invited to join the Rocks Pirates because he was attracted by Rocks's grand ideals.
This is an ambitious man, different from Kaido who was only interested in fighting and different from Whitebeard who was only interested in his family.
Such a person should not be content to stay on Beehive Island.
"Dream? Living in poverty on Beehive Island?!"
"Haha, old man, did you make a mistake?"
"This place is a pirate's paradise!"
"Here, every pirate is absolutely free!"
"Tell me, why should I leave such a paradise?!"
Wang Zhi would not be moved by Ba Jin's few words. After so many years, if he was still as ambitious as before, he would not have stayed on Beehive Island and rarely went out to sea.
He is now like the king of Beehive Island, ruling over the pirates under his command.
What people pursue in their lifetime are nothing more than power, fame, and wealth. But now, in this small piece of land on Honeycomb Island, Wang Zhi has everything!
Going out to sea and engaging in a life-and-death battle with the new navy? Is it necessary? What changes would winning bring to your life?
What's the point of accepting Bakin and his mother and attacking the two little brats at the Marine Headquarters?
Two more useless subordinates? What does he need so many subordinates for?!
Wang Zhi, who lives a life of local tyrant behind closed doors, lives a good life and doesn't feel that he needs to change anything.
In other words, Bakin's bargaining chips have not yet been able to impress him.
"Bajin, if this is your deal, then I don't think we need to continue."
"Hahaha, I'm not interested and won't get involved in your mess."
As he spoke, Wang Zhi leaned back in his chair and looked at Ba Jin with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Ba Jin was speechless for a moment. She had not yet figured it out and just thought that Wang Zhi had lost his former spirit and courage. In her eyes, Wang Zhi's life was just a self-contained life. Her understanding of life was completely different from Wang Zhi's.
Seeing Ba Jin was silent, Wang Zhi's eyes gleamed. He pondered for a moment, then said with some reluctance:
"Bajin! We are old friends. Logically, I should help you even if there is no 'reward'."
"It's just that being a captain isn't easy for me!"
"There are so many people on the island who rely on me for food and drink. You should understand my difficulties, right?"
"Bajin, how about this? I'll help you get rid of these two little devils, and you do me a favor and kill someone!"
"Two for one, you're making a killing!"
Seeing that things were turning around, Ba Jin lowered her head slightly and looked at Wang Zhi:
"Kill someone? Kill who!"
Wang Zhi heard this and smiled, "I'm just a small figure. For you and your son, all you need to do is to move your hands."
"Dressrosa, you know what? King Riku of Dressrosa is old, and now the affairs of the country are in the hands of his daughter and son-in-law."
"Kill his son-in-law, Cyrus, and I'll do you a favor."
"I promise you, if you can do it, I will definitely take the lives of these two brats. Even if it happens at the Marine Headquarters, I will fulfill my promise."
There was a gleam in Wang Zhi's eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Dressrosa! Cyrus!!"
Ba Jin is familiar with both the place name and the person's name:
"This is the territory of the New Navy! Cyrus is Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's man, you..."
Before Ba Jin could finish, Wang Zhi interrupted with a smile, "Huh? What happened to the New Navy's territory? Ba Jin, do you think you're afraid of the New Navy and Tsugikoku Yoriichi?!"
"I have some business and need to borrow the port of Dressrosa."
"You know, it's not easy to feed so many people!"
"Cyrus is blocking our path to wealth. I need you to help me get rid of him."
"By the way, Bajin, this matter must be done quietly, and it must not be made public!"
"Don't worry, after I'm done, I will not only bring you the heads of those two guys, but I will also let you live on the island."
"No one can run wild on Beehive Island. You don't have to worry about anything."
After Wang Zhi finished speaking, he looked quietly at Ba Jin and Weible, mother and son. A solemn atmosphere lingered in the hall.
Reject? Haha, knowing Wang Zhi's plan, he didn't refuse this option to Ba Jin and her son!
The reason they set their sights on Dressrosa was actually because Wang Zhi and his Beehive Island were forced to that point.
The strength of the new navy has greatly compressed the living space of the pirates. How can the pirates who rely on plundering to maintain a comfortable life pick up farm tools and become self-sufficient?!
Life on Beehive Island is not going so well.
Dressrosa is a prosperous country with well-developed industries. If we can extend our tentacles to Dressrosa, all the problems faced by Honeycomb Island will be solved.
By supporting an agent there and controlling some economic and trade routes on the island, it would be possible to use Dressrosa's production to provide a steady supply of blood transfusions to Hive Island.
This is Wang Zhi’s plan.
This target can only be Dressrosa. Other small countries and small islands simply cannot support Beehive Island. In the entire New World, only a superpower with a developed industry like Dressrosa can quietly provide blood transfusions to Beehive Island without being noticed by others.
Cyrus, who came from the new navy, was a trouble. With him around, Wang Zhi's plan would be difficult to implement. It was crucial to get rid of him.
But their people cannot take action. Cyrus is quite powerful, and ordinary pirates will just be eating their cakes if they go there. And if the cadres on his side take action, there is a high probability that their identities will be exposed, and they may be found by the new navy.
But it's different with Bakin. Even if Bakin is exposed, the New Navy will most likely think that the mother and son are crazy seeking fame, and at most send people to hunt down the lone wolf mother and son. They will not think that there are other changes in Dressrosa, and will not dig deep into the death of Cyrus.
King Liku's son-in-law died, and he had to either handle state affairs himself or let his daughter do it. To deal with these ordinary people, Wang Zhi had plenty of ways to make them do things according to his wishes.
Silence, a long silence.
After weighing the pros and cons, Ba Jin felt that the risk was not very high.
Although Cyrus is a new navy, she is not known for her strength. She is confident that she can defeat the opponent and escape quickly.
Although Guo Yuanyi was a famous figure, he could not find her even if he knew she was the murderer. By then, she was already on Beehive Island. The ocean was so vast, where could she not find a place to stay?
And more importantly, this is a good opportunity to make a name for his son, and the top brass of the new navy are also worth killing!
"Okay, this deal is settled!"
Ba Jin nodded slowly, and her hoarse voice made Wang Zhi very happy.
"Haha, haha, good, good!"
Wang Zhi's hearty laughter echoed in the hall, and Weible was also confused, but was infected by Wang Zhi's laughter and laughed along foolishly.
“Gurgle—”
In the deep sea, it was pitch black all around. A dozen sea kings were surrounding a warship and heading towards the Fishman Island in the depths of the sea.
Looking closer, one can see that there is something wrong with the dozen or so sea kings surrounding the warships.
Not only are the sizes of these sea kings very different from real sea kings, but they also look inexplicably stiff and awkward when swimming in the sea.
What's even more strange is that the fish in the sea seem to be unable to sense the breath of these sea kings at all. The fish pass through without any intention of avoiding these sea beasts.
On the warship Dawn, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi was standing at the bow, looking at the sea beasts surrounding his warship with some emotion.
These dozen or so sea beasts are actually the fleet of Vegapunk that is traveling with him. Those sea beast ships have two forms, and the one that is now revealed in front of Yunyi is the sea beast form.
The sea beast form can go deep into the sea, and consumes more energy than the ship form. The new energy developed by Vegapunk is still in the early experimental stage, and is not stable and has limited energy supply. Therefore, when traveling, he chose the ship form with relatively low energy consumption.
As they were preparing to go to Fishman Island, Vegapunk no longer hid the power supply of these ships.
The technological level of Vegapunk was something that Yunyi had never seen before. This simulated sea monster ship that combined seastone technology was really amazing. Even he couldn't help but take a few more glances and felt a little excited.
If this technology could be deployed in the new navy's fleet, the extreme climate of the New World would not have any impact on navigation!
It is of epoch-making significance.
"PhD."
Before Yunyi could speak, Vegapunk, as smart as he was, knew what Yunyi was going to say. He shook his head slightly and interrupted directly:
“The energy problem has not been solved.”
"The mother fire is still in the experimental stage and is not mature yet."
"This power is not easy to control. Once it gets out of control, the consequences will be disastrous."
"Once the technology matures, both the Pacifist and these sea beast ships will be able to be put into large-scale use."
"If you need it then, I will provide it for you."
"But not yet."
Vegapunk's words did not disappoint Yoshiichi. In the future, it would be enough to master the terrifying technological products like the Pacifists and Seraphs. With the addition of this fleet of sea beasts, their new navy would probably be able to easily break free from the shackles and influence the whole world.
"Haha, Doctor, if possible, I would like to ask you to help transform my warship."
"I understand that the Mother Fire is still in the experimental stage. I also understand that this energy source is not stable for the time being."
"But if I only want to modify this one ship, it should still be possible, right?"
"I usually use the Dawn warship myself. Even if the Mother Spark gets out of control, I am confident that I can control the damage."
"No matter how advanced the technology is, it needs to be applied. My ship can be your experimental subject."
After thinking for a moment, Vegapunk did not refuse Yoshiichirō's request.
The Dawn warship has a very good foundation. The Adam tree used for its keel can bear a force far beyond that of ordinary ships. Some of the interconnected technologies contained in the weapons on the ship even inspired Vegapunk. He heard that this ship was built in the Seven Waters City by the master craftsman Tom.
Vegapunk had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't say them out loud.
He was very interested in the renovation of the Dawn warship, but Vegapunk did not agree to it outright. He just said with a worried look:
"Of course, I'll help you with this matter, but let's wait until we're sure we can settle down on Fishman Island before we discuss it."
"If there's no way to stay on Fishman Island, it won't be easy to find another suitable place."
“Restarting the trial is also a long way off.”
Vegapunk is a little worried about his future, but Yoriichi is not worried at all. The management of Fishman Island must be handed over to the hands of the new navy.
Even if Vegapunk is not satisfied with Fishman Island, he still has alternatives.
"Buzz—"
Suddenly, Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Vegapunk, who were talking, suddenly heard a dull hum coming from the sea.
In the dark deep sea, a bright light suddenly appeared in front.
Ji Guoyuan focused his attention slightly and suddenly found that it was a lantern fish of endless size.
"What is that?!"
Vegapunk was stunned. Just as he was staring intently, he found that the lantern fish opened its mouth and swam towards the fleet at a rapid speed, with sea water rushing into the fish's mouth.
The sea monster ships were powerful and extremely flexible. The "sea kings" that had originally surrounded the warships scattered in all directions, and the Dawn warship, which had insufficient power in the sea, had no way to escape and was directly carried by the ocean current into the fish's mouth.
Jiguo Yuanyi lightly pressed the long sword in his hand and wanted to attack, but his observation Haki revealed a glimpse of the future after he attacked.
The bubble burst, the ship was destroyed and everyone on board died.
Yuanyi's face darkened slightly. He silently put away the long sword at his waist and watched his ship being sucked into the mouth of the big fish.
(End of this chapter)
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