The way the Red Hair Pirates got to the island was indeed a little different. The ship fell from a high altitude and the entire ship was severely damaged.
Fortunately, the keel of the ship did not seem to have suffered much damage, and the shape of the entire ship was maintained quite well. More importantly, none of the crew members on Shanks' ship were injured.
The Red Hair Pirates are a standard elite pirate group. Except for the young Uta who was a little frightened, the rest of the people on the ship were no longer surprised by such "small scenes".
The pirates jumped off the ship one after another and then surrounded the Red Force.
"Oh, this is troublesome!"
"We have to find a place to repair the boat first."
"Otherwise, there would be no way to continue sailing."
Shanks carried Uta down from the ship and gently placed her on the ground. Then, Shanks looked at the severely damaged ship and couldn't help but sigh.
“.”
"Since we knew our ship was severely damaged and would be unable to sail, we should not have chosen to force a landing here from the beginning."
"When we were in the sea before, wasn't there a forest in front of this town? There was also a lake in the forest."
"If we had chosen to land there, the damage to the ship wouldn't have been so serious."
Ben Beckman came to Shanks with one hand on his waist. Hearing Shanks' sigh, he shook his head and said helplessly.
"You mean the Sea Forest?"
"Well, I didn't notice!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The last time Shanks came to Fishman Island was the last time.
He was only about ten years old at the time. So many years have passed, and he has forgotten many things about Fishman Island.
Moreover, just now when they were in the sea, their Red Hair Pirates were being hunted by the fish-man navy on the island. He made such a decision because he was in a panic.
"What do we do now?"
"The navy on the island should have received the news and will be here soon."
"This is the territory of the New Navy. If things get too chaotic, we won't be able to live in peace even if we enter the New World."
Ben Beckman has been with Shanks for a long time, and he is no longer surprised by Shanks being a "troublesome" captain. Looking around at the empty streets, Beckman asked with some concern.
Shanks is a person who doesn't care about details. With his intelligence, if he really wants to find some way to deceive the navy on the island and cross Fishman Island, it is not impossible.
The simplest thing is to disguise yourself.
This group of people are different from ordinary pirates. They don’t have a strong sense of hostility, and their pirate ship does not have the "gloomy" and "chaotic" places that other pirate ships have.
And there are children like Uta on their ship. If Shanks and the others want to disguise themselves and deceive the guards, it will not be difficult.
But Shanks didn't do that. He didn't spend any time thinking about this kind of thing, which directly led to some difficulties they are facing now.
"What you said is indeed a troublesome matter!"
"But there's no need to worry too much. The navy on Fishman Island is no match for us."
"We are now on land. Even if the navy on the island were to mobilize all its forces, they would not be able to capture us."
"Let's go to Ryugu Castle first. King Neptune of Fishman Island and Captain Roger are good friends."
"He's a good man."
"Fishman Island is one of the member states of the World Government. Don't forget, we are still one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"
"As long as King Neptune is flexible, our ship can be repaired at the port. Before we go out to sea, we can capture those murlocs who intend to stop us and tie them up on board. Once we enter the new world, we can release them!"
Although Shanks did not make any plans before entering Fishman Island, when the problem really occurred, he was able to quickly find a solution.
After all, the Red Hair Pirates were able to land on this island so nonchalantly because they relied on their own outstanding strength.
As long as you have enough strength, no matter what difficulties you encounter, there will always be a solution.
"oh--"
“These houses are so beautiful!”
Just as Shanks and Beckman were discussing their next plan, Uta had already broken free from Shanks' hand and ran to the side.
Girls like colorful and beautiful things.
The buildings in the town before him caught Uta's attention. The houses here were made of colorful corals and shells, and the colors were bright. The aesthetics of the merfolk were very different from those of humans, and the styles of these buildings were also very different.
For Uta, Fishman Island is a world that only exists in fairy tales.
"Hey, Uta, don't run too far."
Shanks's eyes also quickly swept over Uta and reminded him.
The people of Fishman Island are simple and honest, and the streets are now empty. Shanks is not worried about Uta's safety, but just asks Uta not to run too far.
At this time, Uta, who was immersed in the beautiful scenery of Fishman Island, did not hear Shanks' voice at all. His little hands curiously touched the shells and corals on the walls of the house, feeling them carefully.
The coral polyps used as building materials were not dead. When Uta touched them with her little hand, she could feel an itchy and wet sensation in her palm.
"How interesting, is this alive?!"
Different coral polyps have different touches. Uta seemed to have found some fun toys. She poked here and touched there, and laughed happily.
There was a bright sky in front of the town, but deep within it, it turned into a dark ocean. There were no clouds above, and when Wuta looked up, he could see a completely different view from that on land.
Uta stroked the wall with one hand, looked up at the unique sky, and strolled along the street.
Suddenly, a dark shadow enveloped Wuta. A strong smell of the sea entered Wuta's nose, and a low and cold voice also entered Wuta's ears:
"Human?!"
Uta stopped and looked ahead on the road.
At this time, a group of tall fishmen and mermaid navy blocked Uta's route.
The leader was a jagged shark man with green skin and a vicious face wearing military uniform. The fish man was nearly three meters tall and stood in front of Uta like an iron tower. The fish man's nose was jagged, and when he spoke, his mouth was slightly open, revealing rows of sharp and pointed teeth.
Fishman Navy, Captain Aaron!
Jinbei is the base commander of the new naval branch on Fishman Island. When Jinbei leads the team to sea to hunt pirates, one of the officers who stays behind in the branch is Arlong.
The branch base was originally located in the central area of Fishman Island, and the landing site "chosen" by the Red Hair Pirates happened to be near the central area.
After receiving the news of the invaders, Captain Aaron immediately led nearly a hundred fishman navy soldiers to rush over.
The sergeant structure of the Fishman Island Naval Branch is not very orthodox.
Captain Aaron has no superiors above him. There are no majors, lieutenant colonels, colonels and other officers at different levels. Aaron is directly led by General Jinbei.
In the entire Fishman Island Naval Branch, there are actually no middle-level officers at all. There is only the senior officer Jinpei and a group of junior officers such as Arlong.
This is also related to the special geographical position of Fishman Island. When Tsugumi Yoshiichi established a branch here, the first person he recruited was Tiger. The other fishmen had not joined the navy for long.
The starting point for ordinary murlocs is grassroots soldiers. After several years of accumulation, most of them have only reached the level of lieutenant.
Jinbei is a very methodical person. Even though people like Arlong are from Fishman Island or even from Fishman Street like him, Jinbei is very strict when it comes to promotion and demotion of military ranks.
Moreover, although the Murloc Navy has made many achievements in recent years, they have also encountered many problems.
Aaron lowered his head and looked at Wuta in front of him with a bad tone. He put one hand on the sword at his waist and looked at Wuta carefully.
After sniffing lightly, Aaron's face showed a ferocious look. With a clang, he drew the long sword from his waist and placed it on Wuta's shoulder: "Intruder!"
The sawtooth shark's sense of smell is extremely sensitive, thousands of times that of humans. Aaron was able to clearly know that Uta was one of the "invaders" because he smelled the scent on Uta.
Generally speaking, humans who come to the island come from the port. If they want to officially enter Fishman Island, they need to go through a day of inspection.
When humans enter Fish-Man Island, they will be contaminated by the smell of Fish-Man Island within a day.
But the Uta in front of him was different. The scent of Fishman Island on him was very faint.
It didn't smell like the scent of a human who had been on the island for more than a day.
"ah?!"
Although Uta has always been carefree and even bolder and braver than boys, she is still a child after all.
At this moment, with the shining saber on her neck and seeing the ferocious look of Aaron with her own eyes, she still felt a sense of fear for no reason in her heart.
This is the instinctive reaction of humans when faced with death threats.
Young Uta sensed a dangerous aura from Aaron.
"I'm not!" However, Uta was raised by Shanks after all. Although he was frightened by Aaron, he still forced himself to be brave at this time, and defended himself with a trembling voice.
She had a premonition that if she honestly told the fishman in front of her how she got to the island, the evil-looking fishman would attack her without hesitation.
From the attire of Aaron and others, Uta recognized that these people were navy.
She bet that as long as she didn't admit it, these navy men would be helpless. As long as Shanks noticed, she would be saved!
It’s just that Uta thinks too highly of people.
A single word or label may be able to concretely describe the characteristics of an individual, but for a group, it is impossible to simply and crudely describe it as "kind" or "just".
This is also true for the new navy that Tsugumi Kuniyoshi built single-handedly.
"Don't admit it?!"
"It's no use, I've already confirmed you're an intruder!"
When Aaron saw that Wuta denied it flatly, he grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth. He raised the long knife in his hand high and was about to behead Wuta with one blow, but was suddenly stopped by Aaron's companions.
A basking shark (rat shark) fishman quickly walked to Aaron's side, gently pressed Aaron's shoulder, and whispered in Aaron's ear:
"Boss, don't kill!"
"it works!"
The sound was so subtle that only Aaron could hear it.
The companion's words fell into Aaron's eyes, and Aaron's eyes also revealed some doubts and confusion. Seeing this, the shark man continued to whisper: "This kind of thing can also be shipped."
Hearing this, Aaron nodded calmly, slowly put away the long sword he had raised high, and rushed it back into its sheath.
Then Aaron gently pushed away the shark man who was whispering beside him, and scolded him seriously:
"Boss what boss?!"
"How many times do you want me to tell you to call your job title when you're working?"
As he spoke, Aaron waved to the soldiers behind him and said, "Catch this kid and take him back for investigation."
"If there are no problems, then release it."
Aaron's tone became a little heavier in the last sentence, and some of his subordinates immediately understood what Aaron meant when they heard it.
Then, in Uta's terrified eyes, several fishman navy soldiers quickly flashed out from behind Aaron and grabbed Uta directly.
"Don't catch me!"
"Shanks—"
At this point, Uta no longer cared about hiding her origins. Seeing that she was about to be taken away by this group of new navy, Uta screamed loudly regardless of anything, hoping to attract Shanks' attention.
"Shut her up!"
When Aaron heard Uta's first words, his brows tightened and he immediately urged his subordinates, but when he heard the name Shanks from Uta's mouth, Aaron's face suddenly changed.
He changed the subject and ordered, "Intruder, kill her!"
"Xiao Ba, do it!"
As he spoke, Aaron actually took a few steps back quietly and stood with the many fishman sailors.
At his command, an octopus man took a step forward, drew the long knife from his waist with both hands, and swung the knife at Uta.
The octopus fishman Xiaoba is a lieutenant. Although his rank is only one level lower than Aaron, he has a kind character and is deeply influenced by the new navy culture. He will complete the tasks assigned by his superiors meticulously and rarely even ask why.
Although Xiao Ba felt a little reluctant to attack the child, considering that it was Captain Aaron's order, Xiao Ba did not hesitate at all and acted decisively.
“!!!”
When the long knife fell, Uta's face turned pale and he sat down on the ground in fear.
Just as he was about to die under Xiao Ba's knife, a black shadow flashed in front of Xiao Ba. As the black shadow disappeared from Xiao Ba's sight, the sharp blade in his hand also stood directly on the ground.
The powerful force caused the blade to penetrate three inches into the ground. This knife was indeed intended to kill.
"Huh?!" Xiao Ba couldn't help but murmur when he saw that his attack missed.
At this moment, a chill suddenly touched his temple, and a murderous voice fell into Xiao Ba's ears:
"Freeze, Marine!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ba glanced to his side and saw a narrow-eyed young man appear beside him at some point, with the pistol in the other's hand pointed at his temple.
A little further away, Shanks appeared in everyone's sight, holding Uta in one hand.
When the fish-man navy suddenly saw this scene, they were all shocked and stared blankly at Shanks and Ben Beckman who suddenly appeared on the street.
Arlong's eyes fell on Shanks, his gaze swept across his empty sleeves, and then fell on Shanks' face.
"Seven Warlords of the Sea Red Hair Shanks!"
(End of this chapter)
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