Chapter 655 Hunting Plan, Fresh Bait! (Two in One)
Ever since the New Navy took Fish-Man Island as its own territory, there has never been any large-scale chaos in the core area of Fish-Man Island.
However, the appearance of the Straw Hat Pirates set such a precedent for Fishman Island.
The pirates who had landed on Fool's Island in the past only dared to settle in sparsely populated marginal towns and did not dare to run wild on Fishman Island at all. After all, no rational person would want to be targeted by a behemoth like the New Navy.
The reason why the New Navy is widely recognized by the public as an "imperial-level" force is not because of its reputation passed down by word of mouth, but because of the great pirates who fell one after another at the hands of the New Navy.
The great pirates who died laid the foundation for the reputation of the new navy, and it was precisely because of these lessons learned that Fishman Island was able to maintain broad stability and develop steadily to this day.
The battle between Luffy, Seraph, Shippin and others was very loud, and the several violent explosions in the center of the city had already attracted many people to watch.
The pirates who sneaked onto Fishman Island all loved the hustle and bustle. In less than half a day, the information about the Straw Hat Pirates had spread like wildfire.
"Have you heard? The New Navy failed in their pursuit of the Straw Hat Pirates, and the base commander here, Jinbei, was seriously injured!"
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"Have you heard? The boss of the Straw Hat Pirates destroyed the New Navy branch and killed Vice Admiral Jinbe!"
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"Have you heard? The Straw Hat Pirates want to take Fishman Island for themselves. They have already occupied Ryugu Castle and killed Neptune's entire family!"
Rumors about the Straw Hat Pirates are spreading like wildfire on Fishman Island. Not only are these rumors spreading wider and wider, but they are also becoming more and more exaggerated, completely losing their authenticity.
The people who heard these rumors had no way of telling whether they were true or false, but they could sense the seriousness and nervousness of the new navy who patrolled the streets.
Regardless of whether the rumors are true or not, one thing is certain: a shocking change really happened on Fishman Island. A big pirate fought with the New Navy and retreated successfully.
It is precisely because of this that the new navy imposed martial law and stepped up inspections of unfamiliar travelers and merchants.
A tense mood quietly spread across Fishman Island.
The pirates who learned the news were also ready to take action.
These pirates are not good guys. The reason they chose to keep a low profile after landing on Fishman Island was simply because they were forced by the terrifying strength of the New Navy.
Now, Jinbe, the most powerful fighter of the Fishman Island Naval Branch, is suspected to be seriously injured. For these pirates, it is a good opportunity to plunder this rich island.
Fishman Island is so big that as long as the pirates can do things cleanly and efficiently, make a fortune and leave Fishman Island quickly, even the new navy may not be able to find their whereabouts.
In their opinion, the New Navy should have been overwhelmed by the Straw Hat Pirates at this moment, and now all their attention should be focused on tracking down the Straw Hat Pirates.
This is indeed the reality.
After returning to the branch base, Jinbe not only asked for help from the headquarters, but also sent his subordinates to search for the Straw Hat Pirates and others.
While he was handling official business, the military doctor on the island also carefully examined his arms and the results were not optimistic.
"Lieutenant General Jinbei, the injury to your arm is extremely serious. You must undergo surgery immediately. Only then will there be a chance of recovery."
"If you delay any longer, your hands will be completely useless!"
After arranging the tasks for his subordinates, Jinbe even wanted to lead his own team to hunt down the Straw Hat Pirates. In his opinion, those "weak" subordinates would face huge risks even if they found the whereabouts of the Straw Hat Pirates.
But he is different. Even though his arms cannot be used in combat, Jinbe's strength is far beyond that of ordinary fish-man navy.
More importantly, only by leading the team personally can Jinbei feel a little calmer.
The top brass of the new navy trusted him so much that they placed the safety of Fishman Island in his hands. Jinbe, who was full of responsibility, didn't want to let his partners down.
He has made up his mind to use his own life to protect the peace of Fishman Island. In order to prevent the Straw Hat Pirates from entering the New World smoothly and causing greater harm, he is willing to sacrifice his own life.
"It's useless!"
"If I can't keep the Straw Hat Pirates on Fishman Island, won't the responsibility I bear be even greater?"
"If I let them enter the new world smoothly and cause trouble there, wouldn't that mean I've failed?!"
Jinbei is a stubborn person, and even the military doctor's persuasion is of no use.
The military doctor naturally understood that he had no way to persuade Jinbei, but fortunately, in the New Navy, the management system of military doctors was different from that of ordinary New Navy soldiers, and they had their own leaders.
Realizing that his persuasion was not enough to bring Jinbe back, the military doctor adopted a roundabout strategy and chose to report the situation here to his superiors.
Since his words couldn't persuade Jinpei, then he could just send someone who could persuade him.
Not long after Jinbe led the team out of the base, Zephyr, who was far away in Wano, had already learned the news and called Jinbe directly.
Jinbei, who had just found a trace of the Straw Hat Pirates, was about to follow the intelligence and lead his men towards the direction of Fishman Forest. Before he could leave the town, the contact phone in his arms rang. Shark Star, who was traveling with him, took out a Den Den Mushi from Jinbei's arms and handed it to his ear. Zephyr's angry roar rang out from the receiver:
"Jinbei! Do you know what you're doing, you bastard?"
"What kind of impact will delaying treatment have on your future? Don't you care at all?!"
"Now! Immediately! Get back to the base and get surgery!"
Zephyr's voice was full of energy. In addition to hearing Zephyr's roar, Jinbei could also hear the sound of waves.
The Zefa who called him seemed to be at sea, and the wind and waves were quite strong.
After a brief hesitation, Jinbei's expression became extremely firm:
"I know what it means. It's nothing more than losing both arms."
"But I will never let that group of people enter the new world smoothly."
"Mr. Zephyr, the Straw Hat Pirates are truly powerful. Captain Straw Hat Luffy is suspected to be an awakened user of some kind of Animal-type Devil Fruit. I am no match for him at all. I was defeated in just one encounter."
"Conservatively speaking, even the generals of our headquarters may not be able to defeat the enemy."
"If such a person appeared in the New World, it would have a huge impact on our new navy's plans."
Jinbe is rational, and he would naturally not rashly approach the Straw Hat Pirates, because he knows very well that his strength is no way to compete with the Straw Hat Pirates.
But under this ten thousand meter deep sea, Jinbe, as a fishman, also has an advantage. Even if he has lost both arms, Jinbe is confident that he can keep the Straw Hat Pirates on Fishman Island and prevent them from leaving.
Hearing this, Zephyr obviously understood what Jinbe meant. Speaking of Luffy, he was speechless for a moment.
In a sense, Luffy can be said to have been brought up by him. Now that he sees Luffy standing in opposition to the New Navy, Zephyr's mood is very complicated.
The child he had raised seriously injured the loyal Jinbei and killed the new navy stationed on Fishman Island. Even if the relationship between Zephyr and Luffy was deep, it would be difficult for him to protect Luffy at this time.
Moreover, Zephyr himself had no intention of protecting Luffy. When talking with Jinbe, Zephyr's heart was full of guilt.
He felt that it was because he had failed to educate Luffy well that Jinbei was seriously injured.
At the same time, Zephyr was also a little proud in his heart, because Luffy's growth rate far exceeded his expectations. He did not expect that the young Luffy could easily defeat a powerful new navy like Jinbe.
But the emotions of joy and pride will eventually be overwhelmed by the bitterness in the heart.
"you"
Out of inner guilt, Zephyr really couldn't go against Jinbe's wishes at this time. To some extent, Zephyr and Jinbe were the same kind of people, and he could understand what was going on in Jinbe's mind now.
"Jinbei."
"You guys are overestimating the enemy and underestimating our new navy."
"He's just a young man. How could he possibly affect our plans for a new navy?"
At this moment, a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.
Jinbei was stunned when he heard the voice, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.
He was extremely familiar with this voice, but he hadn't heard it for many, many years.
And wasn't the owner of this voice already dead? !
“This voice.”
"You you are"
Jinbei's mouth moved, his face full of disbelief.
"What? You don't even recognize my voice, Jinbei?"
At this time, Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Zephyr were standing side by side on the bow deck. The sea breeze was howling, but his voice could be clearly transmitted into the microphone of the Den Den Mushi.
"Jinbei, Zephyr-sensei and I will handle this matter. You should recover first."
"The Fishman Island Naval Branch still needs you to take charge of the overall situation, and there are still many battles waiting for us."
"The new navy can't do without you, Jinbe."
Jiguoyuan's tone was gentle, and Jinbei felt a strong sense of familiarity in his heart when he heard this. He finally confirmed who the owner of this voice was.
“You’re not dead!!”
Jinbei was so excited that his eyes even became moist when he said this.
"Okay, I'll be right back!"
Although he didn't get a response from the Den Den Mushi, Jinbe changed his mind and nodded repeatedly.
If it was Yoshikazu Tsugakuni who returned, then he really wouldn't have to feel such great pressure.
In Jinbe's mind, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who was able to survive the world-destroying attack that destroyed the Kingdom of Alabasta, is the epitome of invincibility.
Even a powerful pirate like Straw Hat Luffy would find it difficult to make a difference in front of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
"Take care of yourself, we'll be at Fishman Island soon."
After saying this, Jiguo Yuanyi hung up the phone. Zefa also heard from the phone that Jinbei had changed his mind, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. His originally tense expression finally revealed a little smile:
"You said it was still useful!"
Zefa sighed and felt secretly relieved.
At least Jinbei didn't lose his arms because of Luffy, which is always a good thing.
"Yuichiro, if we run into the Straw Hat Pirates, what are you going to do with those young people?"
Zephyr, who was just worried about Shinobi's safety, soon became worried about Luffy. Although he had no intention of protecting Luffy and others, out of emotional considerations, Zephyr did not want to see Luffy die at the hands of Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
That was the bloodline left in this world by his old friend Garp.
If possible, he didn't want Luffy to die at the hands of Yoriichi Tsugakure.
"How to deal with it?!"
"Since it has already been done, they should have made up their minds."
As if noticing Zefa's expression, Ji Guoyuan thought for a moment after finishing his words and added:
"If those children prove to be of irreplaceable value to our new navy's future plans, I will carefully consider how to deal with them."
"Our new navy can accommodate Mihawk, Abel, who was once a pirate, and others as well!"
In just a few minutes, Yoshikazu Tsugakuni had already come up with a series of plans centered around Luffy.
Under Zephyr's slightly puzzled gaze, a faint smile appeared on Tsugikuni Yoriichi's face.
One day later.
With the help of Morgans' propaganda machine, news about the Straw Hat Pirates' crew causing trouble on Fishman Island began to be distributed in newspapers to people around the world.
At the same time, a long-range photo of Luffy in Nika form also appeared on the front page of the newspaper.
Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Straw Hat Luffy, has a bounty of 1 billion berries.
The new navy completely updated the bounty order for the Straw Hat Pirates. With the help of the propaganda machine, Luffy's name soon became famous throughout the first half of the Grand Line.
Holy land.
In a dim bunker, a candlelight suddenly lit up.
In the dim house, a newspaper was placed next to the candlelight, and the pale yellow flame illuminated the words on the newspaper.
After a long while, a slightly deep female voice sounded in the darkness:
"Nika shows up!"
"Put aside the pursuit of the attacker for now and prioritize resolving this matter!"
As soon as the voice fell, a response was heard in the dim room. After a while, footsteps were heard, and they were getting farther and farther away.
The appearance of Nika Luffy not only touched the nerves of the New Navy.
Some people take Nika Luffy's existence far more seriously than the New Navy.
Naval Headquarters.
Zhan Guo, who had not been in contact with the Holy Land for a long time, actually received an order from the Holy Land on this day.
This was a "simple" escort mission, ordering the Navy Headquarters to send an admiral to escort a ship.
Similar missions have been carried out countless times in the history of the Navy Headquarters.
But Zhan Guo understood that this mission was different from all the previous ones.
Because the destination is the territory of the New Navy - Fishman Island!
"Nika."
"I didn't expect it to be you, Luffy."
“This is a big trouble.”
After hanging up the phone, Zhan Guo muttered to himself, then picked up the Den Den Mushi and called the general who was to carry out this mission - Magellan.
(End of this chapter)
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