Chapter 284 Target, Nika Fruit! (Two in One)
A piece of information was transmitted to the naval branch of the Kingdom of Solbe.
The next morning, sharp whistles sounded throughout the North Port of the Kingdom of Solbe. The warship Dawn, which had been docked at the port for a long time, slowly sailed out of the naval port dock in the early morning sunshine.
At the bow of the Dawn warship, Ji Guoyuan held the railing with one hand, with the other hand hanging on the hilt of the sword at his waist, looking at the vast sea with a deep gaze.
"Finally, there's news."
"If we get that thing, we should be able to break the delicate balance between us and the World Government!"
Ji Guoyuan looked at the sea with a thousand thoughts in his mind.
After entering the South China Sea, on the surface, Tsugakuni Yoshiichi has been managing the construction of the South China Sea branch, but in fact, Tsugakuni Yoshiichi has spent a lot of money to build his own intelligence network.
When the Navy Headquarters cut off material support to the Sword of Dawn, it also cut off intelligence support.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who left the New World and entered the South China Sea, was like a blind man without the support of headquarters' intelligence and could not see the full picture of the South China Sea at all.
In order to be able to grasp various information at the first time, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi spent a lot of effort to establish an intelligence network.
In fact, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's intelligence network scattered across the country did not further dig out relevant information about the Revolutionary Army, but simply monitored the "resistance movement" in various parts of the South China Sea.
Those "resistance movements" were internal conflicts within the country, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi had no intention of intervening. Furthermore, in his opinion, the Revolutionary Army's current methods of action had some merits; at the very least, their presence could awaken some of the people who hadn't completely become numb.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni did not devote his energy to the Revolutionary Army. His intelligence personnel were more focused on collecting information about various devil fruits.
No matter what kind of devil fruit it is, it is what Yoriichi Tsugikuni needs.
It has to be said that the devil fruit is not of much use to Yoriichi Tsugakuni himself, but it is very useful to the navy under his command.
Not everyone is Yoriichi Tsugikuni, not everyone is Mihawk.
There are many geniuses in this world, but there are very few who can truly grow into top-tier masters.
The existence of devil fruits can break the shackles of human talent, allowing geniuses who should not have become top-level powerhouses to step into the ranks of the strong and become an indispensable helper in Ji Guoyuan's hands.
Facing the World Government, Yoriichi Tsugikuni did not have the delusion of changing anything by relying on his own ability. He needed partners, many strong partners who shared the same dream.
The work of collecting devil fruits is also being carried out by several Sword of Dawn branches in the New World, but for a long time, the results have not been satisfactory.
On the one hand, it is because the maritime environment in the New World is harsh and it is inconvenient for the navy to operate. On the other hand, there are many powerful pirates in the New World. Often, by the time the navy gets relevant intelligence and launches an attack, those devil fruits have already fallen into other people's pockets and disappear.
Compared to the New World, there are a large number of Devil Fruits remaining in the four seas, and the maritime environment is relatively calm. The navy's intelligence flows faster, and it will be more advantageous to compete for Devil Fruits.
The pirates of the four seas have short-sightedness and do not have such things as devil fruit encyclopedias to distinguish the abilities and attributes of the devil fruits in their hands.
For most pirates in the world, instead of eating the devil fruit and betting that the fruit's ability is a powerful ability, it is better to sell it at auction and make a few hundred million berries.
The purpose of eating a powerful devil fruit is to better rob treasures and live a luxurious life. Now, if we skip the intermediate process and directly sell the devil fruit, we can live a luxurious life immediately. It is obvious what to choose.
For the vast majority of pirates, the purpose of going to sea is not really to have any lofty ideals or ambitions in their hearts.
In fact, most pirates are just like Captain Crow of the Black Cat Pirates who tried to seize Kaya's property. They only want to make a fortune and then live a rich life.
Who would want to fight and kill when they can just be a rich second generation? After all, not everyone is A Zu, right?
After entering the South China Sea, Tsugakuni Yoshiichi has been collecting information on devil fruits, and his personnel have also infiltrated other sea areas. And just yesterday, Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's intelligence network finally brought him back some useful news.
In the East China Sea, there are sightings of the Parahuman-type Gum-Gum Fruit.
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi did not expect that the intelligence network he established would give such a big surprise when it was first used.
The true appearance of the rubber fruit is the nika fruit.
Sun god - Nika.
The purpose of Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's pursuit of this fruit is not to eat it himself, he just wants to see with his own eyes whether the Nika Fruit really has some kind of will that can automatically avoid being recovered by the World Government!
“Is it worth our while to go there in person?”
"For something like that, we can just ask Ferland to go there, right?"
"He has already mastered four of the Navy's six styles. In a place like the East China Sea, with his abilities, recovering a Parahuman Devil Fruit shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Yoshiichi Tsugikuni was staring at the sea in a daze. At this moment, there were slight footsteps behind Yoshiichi. Mihawk walked to the bow of the ship, sat down on the bench beside the side of the ship, looked up at Yoshiichi slightly, and asked.
"Ferland has indeed made great progress over the years, but I'm afraid he can't handle this matter."
"It's not just me, the World Government has also been dispatched."
Tsugumi Yuichiro shook his head slightly and said.
Hearing this, Mihawk raised his eyelids, a hint of surprise in his eyes: "World Government?"
"Is there something wrong with that rubber fruit?"
Mihawk doesn't like to think too much about messy things, but that doesn't mean he is not smart. Sometimes, Yoriichi has to admire Mihawk's sharpness.
"Well, that's a big problem."
"The original name of that devil fruit is the Nika Fruit."
As Tsugokuni Yoriichi finished speaking, Abel, standing quietly near the bow, his hands shackled and wearing a black mask, shuddered and involuntarily looked towards Tsugokuni Yoriichi. Beside him, Bartholomew Kuma, clad in a brown cloak and a full set of sacred armor, also widened his eyes, his face filled with astonishment.
"Nika?"
Xiong couldn't help but murmur, a look of reminiscence in his eyes. The memories, buried deep in his heart, immediately surged forth the moment he heard the name. His time in the holy land of Marinjoa was the one he least wanted to recall, yet it was also the only time he had spent with his parents.
Abel's condition was similar to that of the bear. Memories were surging in his mind, and the scene of fleeing with his relatives when he was young slowly appeared before his eyes.
"General of the successor country!"
"Are you going to snatch that rubber? No, snatch that Nika fruit?!"
Xiong quickly recovered and quickly came behind Tsugakuin Yoriichi, looking at him excitedly and asking. Meanwhile, Abel also looked at Tsugakuin Yoriichi with hope on his face.
if
If it is the Jiguoyuanyi in front of us who eats the Nika fruit, then the Joy Boy who liberates the world will be
If it's Tsugikoku Yoriichi
Before Ji Guoyuan could speak, Xiong was immediately shocked and punched himself in the chest. He continued to say to Ji Guoyuan:
"General Jigoku! If your goal is to seize the Nika Fruit, I will help you get it no matter what!"
When Xiong said this, Abel had already come behind Tsugakuin Yoshiichi, with his fists clenched. Although he didn't say anything, his bright eyes under the black mask stared at Tsugakuin Yoshiichi, his eyes full of expectation.
Mihawk, who was sitting nearby with his legs crossed, glanced at Kuma and Abel who looked a little out of control, then shook his head.
These two people still don’t understand Yuichiro Tsugikuni well enough!
"The goal is to seize the Nika Fruit, that's right."
"But it's just a try. You don't need to react so strongly."
"Isn't there a legend about devil fruits circulating in this sea?"
"Legend has it that a devil fruit chooses its own owner."
"If this is true, then whether we can obtain the rubber fruit is an unknown."
Tsugikuni Yoshiichi was very calm, and after hearing what he said, Xiong and Abel also calmed down a little.
They had also heard of the legend told by Jigoku Yuichi. Of course, the materialistic warriors did not believe it, but Xiong and Abel were people of faith. They had always believed that one day the liberation warrior Joyboy would come to liberate the world.
Therefore, both of them believed in these mysterious things.
“Do your best and leave the rest to fate.”
"Keep a calm mind."
"Whether I get the Nika Fruit or not, what I'm going to do won't change!"
"What?"
"The Dawn warship is about to enter the doldrums?"
Naval Headquarters.
After Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's warship left the Kingdom of Solbe, Navy Marshal Sengoku finally obtained specific information about Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's movements on this day.
Originally, when Tsugakuin Yoshiichi left the Kingdom of Solbe, Zhan Guo hadn't taken it seriously. After all, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi had been sailing frequently over the past year or so. However, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi had always stayed in the South China Sea when he left the Kingdom of Solbe before, but this time, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi was actually planning to leave the South China Sea.
After hearing the news, Zhan Guo couldn't sit still and immediately called Jigoku Yoshiichi to ask.
But the response he got was
"Let's go to the East China Sea to relax and take a break."
"Don't worry, I won't show mercy to the pirates I meet on the way."
Regarding Tsugakuni Yoriichi's reply, Zhan Guo had no choice but to be angry. He only hoped that Tsugakuni Yoriichi would not cause any more trouble this time.
A certain sea area in the East China Sea.
The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and the dazzling stars gather into galaxies, covering the entire night sky.
The sea surface was gently rippling, and the starlight and moonlight were reflected on the sea, making the night sea still bright. A huge warship was parked on the calm sea. Under the moonlight, the red hull seemed a little dark.
At this time, in the center of the warship's deck, there was a huge round table with sumptuous food on it. The fragrant wine filled the wooden barrel cups in front of everyone. Everyone's eyes were focused on the young man sitting in the main seat.
He was a young man in his early twenties, wearing an inappropriate straw hat on his head. Under the hat, his red bangs covered the corners of his eyes.
Sitting on the knees of the young man in the straw hat was a little girl, about three years old, with a cute bob haircut. What was amazing was that the girl's hair was half pink and half white, which was very different from others.
At this time, the little girl was held in the arms of the young man in the straw hat, looking at the small cake on the table with some envy. There were three small candles on the cake.
"Boss!"
“Let’s get started!”
"Look, Uta can't wait!"
During the banquet, a fat man in a green striped short shirt shouted loudly. As his voice fell, other people at the table also began to urge him to come.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Then let's get started!"
"Uta, come and tell us how old you are this year."
The young man in the straw hat said this, gently picking up the girl on his lap and asked softly.
The girl in his arms smiled brightly, held up two fingers, and said softly, "Three years old!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of laughter suddenly broke out from the table.
Next to the red-haired young man, Ben Beckman, with his slicked-back hair, held his forehead and said to the straw hat young man, "Shanks, your education is not very good!"
"Is this three?"
As he spoke, Ben Beckman made a "Yeah" gesture to Shanks, with the corners of his mouth raised and a smile on his face.
Shanks couldn't help grinning when he saw his daughter's gesture. After hearing Beckman's ridicule, Shanks helped Uta raise a finger and corrected her.
"Uta, this is three."
“Three years old!”
Young Uta didn't know what the crew members were laughing at. Seeing everyone happy, she also showed a bright smile on her little face. After Shanks corrected her, Uta also counted her fingers and broke out three again, and said crisply to everyone:
“Three years old!”
When the crew saw that Uta understood what Shanks meant, they immediately cheered.
Shanks smiled and rubbed his daughter's head, then raised his wine glass and shouted to everyone:
"Cheers to Uta turning three this year!!"
As soon as Shanks finished speaking, all the crew members raised their glasses and cheered. Uta, who was held in Shanks' arms, stretched out a finger, gently wiped the cake, put it into her mouth with the cream, and showed an intoxicated smile on her face.
The group of people holding a birthday party under the starry sky are the Red Hair Pirates.
Nowadays, the Red Hair Pirates are not well-known, and Captain Shanks is just a small pirate with a bounty of 30 million berries.
However, in a place like the East China Sea, pirates with such a bounty can be considered "rare".
Ever since the Pirate King Roger was executed in Rogue Town, Shanks formed his own pirate group, looked for his own partners, and started his own adventure.
He has been active in the East China Sea over the years. Although he bears the label of a pirate, what he did did not attract much attention from the navy.
Therefore, until now, the bounty is only 30 million Baileys.
Uta is actually not Shanks' own daughter. She was picked up by the Red Hair Pirates after they defeated a group of pirates. When they were picked up, Uta was placed in a blood-stained treasure chest together with gold, silver and jewelry.
Now, three years have passed since Uta was picked up by the Red Hair Pirates.
On the pirate ship, the crew members of the Red Hair Pirates were toasting each other, happily drinking wine and eating meat.
More than an hour later, Shanks, who was drunk by his subordinates, returned to the cabin with the drowsy little Uta.
The birthday party on the deck lasted until late at night.
The drunk crew members fell asleep directly on the deck. Even Beckman leaned against the railing and fell into a deep sleep.
“Boss!!”
"captain!!"
"Something happened! Something big happened!"
The next morning, a violent knock on the door woke Shanks up from his sleep. He slowly got up from the bed, glanced at the small bed not far away, and saw his daughter sleeping soundly. Yawning, he walked to the door in his slippers and opened it.
"Continue."
"Ji Guoyuan has arrived in the East China Sea!"
As soon as Shanks opened the door, Jesus put a newspaper into Shanks' arms. Hearing the familiar name, Shanks suddenly woke up and looked down at the newspaper.
The front-page headline of the newspaper was the news that Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's warship had entered the doldrums.
Based on "rumors", the media speculated that Tsugikuni Yoriichi's target was the East China Sea.
(End of this chapter)
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