Chapter 205

"Sir, I think this person has a traitor in his head and is not a person who can be trusted. Can we really entrust this important task to such a person?"

Yang Ming shook the crystal cup in his hand. The crystal clear cup was filled with gorgeous red wine. The cold mask he wore was reflected in the wine. When paired with the unique building of this black castle, it looked a bit weird. .

"There are all kinds of wills in this world."

"Some people run around for fame and fortune, some fight for beautiful women, and some people can stay dormant for power all their lives."

"There is no doubt that Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach is the third type of person. This kind of person is so deep that it is difficult to fathom. All the joy, anger, sorrow and joy he expresses may be his exquisite acting skills, used to confuse others. sight, but this kind of person seems to be the most dangerous, but as long as your strength is far superior to him, you can easily control his lifeline and drive him to work for our great cause!"

After that, Yang Ming put the Dark Fruit into the space ring.

Hearing Yang Ming's teachings, Lafitte's body trembled and his eyes showed admiration. He put one hand on his black wide hat and bowed deeply towards Yang Ming.

"It turns out that all of this is under your control!"

Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach walked out of the black castle and used his agile movements to quickly move away from the gloomy black castle behind him, as if it were a monster that chose people to eat.

If there are people who are familiar with him here, they will definitely be surprised when they see the agility of Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach. It is completely inconsistent with the image of the greasy middle-aged man who is lazy and lazy in their impression. It is almost like a replacement. Like a person.

When Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach walked two kilometers away, he suddenly heard a sound like earth shaking behind him.

He paused in his steps and looked back suddenly.

The black castle that originally stood on the cliff collapsed into a sea of ​​shadows at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even the cliff where it was originally was instantly corroded by the shadows, like An invisible hand seemed to wipe it off the map.

What I saw and heard just now was like a foamy phantom, as if it were a non-existent memory.

But when Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach wiped the cold sweat from his back, he realized that everything just happened actually existed and was not a false illusion.

Perhaps due to the huge commotion caused by the disappearance of the black castle, a violent earthquake occurred across the entire Thunder God Island. Even the members of the 4th Division of the Whitebeard Pirates who were originally scattered everywhere in search of food, also came one after another. People gathered from all directions.

Seeing the black-bearded Marshall D. Teach come back with empty hands, Sage gently patted him on the shoulder and joked:

"Isn't your kid looking for a secluded place to live in?"

Saatchi raised his middle finger, made an O shape with his other hand, and then made a movement with both hands that all men know.

Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach touched the back of his head and smiled, saying nothing. He did not open his mouth to refute, which meant that he acquiesced to this matter.

Of course, this was also in line with his usual character on the Whitebeard Pirates' ship, so Sachi could only wink at him and tease him, without any intention of despising him.

After all, they are all pirates with their heads in their waistbands. They have no wives, children, or children. They always have to find some fun for themselves to relieve boredom.

Returning to the ship of Squadron 4, watching Sage having a drink with Ace, Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach heard a discussion from the people around him.

"Ace is amazing. He has gained the attention of his father at such a young age. I heard that not only will he become a full-time official in the near future, but he will also be promoted to captain of the 2nd Division!"

Chapter 300 Ace is in danger!

Blue sky and white clouds, fish flying on the shallow bottom.

A ship of Division 4 with the logo of the Whitebeard Pirates was sailing on the sea, and the pirates were talking about it after dinner.

"Ace was so brave some time ago that he broke into the deep-sea prison alone. We all thought he would fail, but we didn't expect him to succeed!"

"Yes, it is said that there are pirates who have escaped from the deep-sea prison and are recruiting troops on the Grand Line, ready to do something great!"

"No wonder, no wonder dad values ​​Ace so much and intends to let him serve as captain of the 2nd Division!"

"I think back then, after Captain Kozuki Oden left, my father kept the position of Captain of the 2nd Division. No matter how powerful the newcomers were, they would not be able to obtain this position. One can imagine the value of the position of Captain of the 2nd Division. How high!”

Listening to everyone's discussion, the greasy middle-aged man who was silently eating apple pie by the campfire had a strange smile on his lips.

"Ace..."

The flames of the campfire flickered in the pupils of Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, which seemed to be a reflection of the expansion of his inner ambition.

Ever since he learned about the plan of the Lord of Darkness, Li Qing, which was to harm both the Whitebeard Pirates and the Navy, he had been thinking about how to unfold the plan.

In any case, Captain Sachi of Division 4 is very powerful. If he wants to kill him quietly, it will be relatively simple. But if he wants to capture him alive without being noticed by others, the difficulty will suddenly increase. It soared and even provoked the entire 4th Division team members.

But if it were done with Ace, the newly appointed captain of the 2nd Division, it would be much simpler!

After all, Ace had just joined the Whitebeard Pirates not long ago. Even if he became the captain of the 2nd Division, he still had few trustworthy subordinates. If something happened to him, it would be difficult to arouse the same hatred among the entire 2nd Division members. , some people will want to report the situation to the white-bearded father, some will plan to wait and see, and the rest have their own plans.

In this way, the difficulty will be greatly reduced, and at the same time, the deal with Li Qing, the Lord of the Dark Night, can be completed!

Ace, who was having a drink and chatting with Saatchi, seemed to realize something, and turned his head suddenly, just in time to look at each other across the bonfire with the blackbeard Marshall D. Teach.

But what Ace saw was not the black-bearded Marshall D. Teach with a weird smile on his face, but a greasy middle-aged man who looked rustic from the inside out. He gnawed the apple pie in his hand, even the juice splashed out. It was everywhere on the corners of the mouth and hands, looking sloppy and silly, just like a harmless image of humans and animals.

Ace did not doubt that he was there, but thought that he was too sensitive. He raised the glass filled with rum in his hand, clinked the glass with Marshall D. Teach from a distance, nodded to express his friendship, and then continued to talk to Marshall. Qi continued to brag.

This is not because Ace is naive and romantic, nor is it because he is too careless.

It's just that in the family atmosphere of the Whitebeard Pirates, the members of the pirate group are all part of the family. Ace has never imagined that there is a long-planned tyrant hidden here, and what a coincidence. Unexpectedly, he stared at the head on his neck.

Perhaps just as there is a bizarre existence like the Mother of Nature, the Will of the Sea, in this world, there is also destiny and causality. Even if Yang Ming wants to implement his plan and avoid Ace as much as possible, he is still By chance, Marshall D. Teach, the black beard, set his sights on Ace just like in the original work.

I have to say, this is really fate!

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for saying the classic line from "The Crimson Eyes" and getting a chance to draw a lottery. Do you want to start the lottery roulette?"

There are only two types of prizes on the lottery wheel, Teigu and Ministerial equipment.

Tei Tou: Dimensional Phalanx Shangri-La, the dead marching through eight rooms, evil spirits haunting the armor...

Weapons: Shatter King, Rattlesnake, Water Dragon Sword...

[Water Dragon Possession]: The imperial weapon of the ring. The wearer can freely manipulate the liquid in the things it comes into contact with, and can use his own blood as a weapon.

On the steel warship, Yang Ming inspected the previous harvest.

With Yang Ming's current vision, unless it is an equipment with special functions like the Dimensional Phalanx Shangri-La, or a combat equipment like the Water Dragon Possession, it has long been difficult for him to detect it.

It so happened that among the six puppets under his command, Captain John lacked offensive equipment. This Water Dragon Possession Ring Imperial Equipment just happened to be in his hands, which could enhance his strength.

During this voyage, there was an extra guest on the steel warship, and it was King Kobra of the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Of course, as the revolutionary army's uprising burns the entire Kingdom of Alabasta, no matter how tenacious the resistance of the capital Albana is, it cannot withstand the desperate attack of the revolutionary army. Now that the capital Albana has long since changed hands, the entire Alabasta The Kingdom of Stan fell into the hands of the revolutionary army.

This matter has been deliberately suppressed by the world government, and no news has been released to the outside world.

After all, one of the Five Old Stars has been replaced by Yang Ming as one of his own, and the other four are under the pressure of Master Yimu and are now unable to protect themselves.

Lord Yimu has ruled the world behind the scenes for eight hundred years and has already developed a free-spirited personality. He asked the Five Old Stars to find Li Qing, the Lord of the Dark Night, within a month, and he must carry out the task.

Even though Master Yimu knew very well that this was a difficult task, he didn't care.

In addition, it is impossible for him to really remove all the five old stars from their posts. Otherwise, without these five loyal ministers who are first-class in terms of strength and strategy, it will be difficult for the world government to operate.

At this time, Cobra lost the Kingdom of Alabasta, and he himself also intended to compete for the position of the Five Old Stars. Now he no longer had any worries, boarded Yang Ming's ship, and headed straight towards the Holy Land Marie Joa. Drive in the direction.

With the full support of Yang Ming, the powerful general of the Navy Headquarters, and the help of the inner ghost lurking among the Five Old Stars, this matter seems to be a certainty, and Kobra is also full of confidence in it.

If nothing else, there will be an accident.

There is no airtight wall in the world. Yang Ming can ensure that the governor-general he brought out is united and all his generals are loyal to him, but there is no guarantee that when Cobra escapes from the capital Alban, the governor-general he brought out will not be guaranteed. All his subordinates are equally loyal. Read the book

The wages of avarice is death.

If Kobra is still the king of the Kingdom of Alabasta, he will have a leader.

But when he lost his country and became a bereaved dog, his men also began to lose their way and didn't know where to go in the future.

From the Grand Line to the Holy Land of Mary Joa, the fastest speed is to advance from the windless zone. This can avoid many islands on the road blocking the way, and the speed will be much faster.

Naturally, Yang Ming knew that a soldier must be quick, and he was afraid that something might change if it was too late. Under the roar of steam engines, the steel warships galloped through the dangerous sea area of ​​​​the Windless Zone.

The windless zone is a strip-shaped area on both sides of the Grand Route, sandwiching the entire Grand Route. There is neither wind nor current in this sea area, and the entire sea surface is absolutely calm.

Even though the Carrera Company has developed a new type of ship powered by a steam engine, most of the forces and teams on this sea still use wind-powered sailing ships. Once the sailing ship sails into the windless zone, it will lose power. , thus unable to move.

Not to mention, there are many sea king creatures living under this windless sea surface. There are many creatures with a size exceeding fifty meters. Those with a size exceeding a hundred meters are not outrageous. If you are unfortunate enough to encounter one with a size exceeding one thousand meters, Big Mac, then you have to ask for blessings.

Over time, the Windless Zone has also been regarded by the public as a forbidden area that mortals cannot enter.

In fact, the windless zone is not a strange phenomenon, but an objective phenomenon born from the dual combination of astronomy and geography.

Because the windless zone is located near the equator, the sun shines almost directly down all year round, resulting in high temperatures and reduced surface air pressure, creating an equatorial low-pressure zone. The trade winds converge from the subtropical high pressure to the equatorial low pressure, which strengthens the vertical movement of air. With this updraft, no wind flow is felt on the ground.

At the same time, the reason why the currents in this sea area are stationary is that the currents have almost no vertical movement, resulting in the seafloor where these seawaters will be forever imprisoned.

Logically speaking, the lack of contact with the ocean surface means that the oxygen content in this area is very low. Creatures entering this sea area may die suddenly due to lack of oxygen, and it is impossible to give birth to creatures as huge as Neptune.

Generally speaking, the larger the body size of an organism, the higher the oxygen content it needs from the outside world to ensure its own survival. Otherwise, the body will not be able to keep up due to absorbing too little oxygen.

Academic issues such as the formation of the windless zone and the stagnation of ocean currents have been studied back and forth by researchers from scientific research institutions under the World Government, calling them mysteries of the world.

What’s even more strange is that after geologists excavated the ores in the windless zone and brought them back for study, they found that the windless zone seemed to have been formed eight hundred years ago.

All research came to an abrupt end when it reached this point, and there was no follow-up further research.

Because all relevant researchers and experimental data have been destroyed.

The reason why Yang Ming learned these secret information was, firstly, from Caesar Courant, and secondly, from CP9 Chief Spandam.

CP9 was originally responsible for destroying relevant data, but the corresponding backup data was stored on Judiciary Island, which gave Yang Ming an advantage.

As for why the World Government is so secretive about this, I'm afraid we can only ask Lord Im face to face.

The steel warship walked all the way, leaving behind large and small Neptune-like corpses floating on the sea.

Just as they were about to sing all the way, a huge pirate ship suddenly appeared on the distant sea level.

Chapter 301 It seems like the moon is covered by light clouds, and it flutters like the snow covered by the flowing wind.

On the Grand Route, you can always see ships of all kinds.

Right now, in this windless area where few outsiders set foot, a hundred-meter-long sailboat was sailing slowly.

The front of the ship was towed by two huge sea snakes, which allowed the entire ship to sail smoothly in the windless zone. It came upstream from the distant horizon, leaving behind ripples.

Generally speaking, the size of a sailboat rarely reaches a distance of 100 meters. This is because the load of the ship is closely related to many factors, such as wood, which is the most critical factor.

In the process of manufacturing ships, trees such as oak and cypress are widely used as raw materials for ships. Due to the time and place where the wood is collected, excessive humidity inside the trees in that season will indirectly cause damage to the ships. As the dead weight of the ship increases, in order to prevent the ship from becoming too heavy and sinking in the sea, the ship is often reduced in size.

But the wooden sailing ship now was obviously unusual.

The entire ship's planks are connected not by nails and other bindings, but by a mortise-and-tenon structure, which greatly improves the efficiency of using planks and makes the entire ship larger and the internal space more reasonable and comfortable. , at least the room planned for the crew is no longer the usual coffin room.

This sailing ship is loaded with suspended pedals. Once it gets close to an enemy ship, the pedals will be lowered, and the claw nails on the front end will be firmly nailed to the deck of the enemy ship, forming the ideal platform for pirates to land and engage in hand-to-hand combat. Good ramp.

The bottom of the boat is wrapped with a thin layer of lead, which isolates the wood from the sea water and prevents it from being immersed in sea water for a long time, causing the hull to be corroded and rotted by sea water. A triangular red sail appears on the main mast of the sailboat. Engraved with a black skull pattern, nine long black snakes circle around each other, forming the unique symbol of the Nine Snakes Pirates.

Obviously, this ship pulled by two giant sea snakes is the famous Nine Snake Ship.

It is also very interesting to say that most of the members of the Nine Snakes Pirates are from a kingdom called Amazon Lily in the Windless Zone. All members are women, and all of them are familiar with the use of armed domineering. They are themselves a kind of A powerful local armed force that does not belong to the world government's participating countries.

The Amazon Lily Kingdom is mainly composed of canyons and forest terrain. According to local customs, men are not allowed to enter the Amazon Lily Kingdom. Otherwise, if discovered, they will receive unpredictable treatment.

If you are careful, you will find that since the Amazon Lily Kingdom does not allow men to exist, how do they reproduce?

There is an idiom called "Think carefully and be afraid."

In fact, the Amazon Lily Kingdom purchases a group of strong male slaves from the outside world every year, cuts off their meridians of hands and feet, and uses them as seeds for the reproduction of future generations.

If a baby boy is born, he will be drowned in the ocean. If a baby girl is born, he will be taken in and instilled in them all kinds of fighting knowledge.

As for the drained male slaves, they will be used as food and fed to the giant sea snakes cultivated in the Amazon Lily Kingdom.

Uninformed people would mistakenly think that the Amazon Lily Kingdom is a paradise for men.

But in fact, this is a man's grave.

According to the records in the original work, from ancient times to the present, there are only two people who have been able to land in the Amazon Lily Kingdom and escape unharmed, one is Pluto Rayleigh and the other is Luffy.

From the moment they are born to the moment they die, women in the Amazon Lily Kingdom are required to carry bows, arrows and scimitars with them, and practice throwing javelins and drawing bows and arrows from an early age.

On the deck of this Nine Snake ship, an elite group of pirates from the Amazon Lily Kingdom are getting ready to go. Everyone is wearing loose tunics and goggles on their foreheads. Now that it is the cold season, they are wearing extra A cloak consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth worn around the torso and fastened to the shoulders with buttons.

"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss..."

A strange woman with long green hair on her head spit out snake messages and made a "hissing" sound. Her head was huge, more than twice the size of her body. She was only wearing thin clothes, revealing A large piece of slightly pale skin, below the waist, is a snake body covered with anaconda scales, lying on the deck in a winding way.

The woman's eyes widened, and her brassy snake eyes seemed to be clairvoyant. She could see the passing steel warship several kilometers away.

In fact, it is true.

Boya Sundasonia is a person with the ability of the snake fruit of the animal system - the anaconda form. In the orc form, she can possess some of the physiological characteristics of the anaconda.

The eyes of anacondas can see visible light like human eyes, and they also have infrared vision and can see creatures several kilometers away. Although they can only see a set of blurry thermal images in this way, they are still A very powerful investigative capability.