The gourmet among pirates

"It's not enough, but that's why I want to become stronger. Teacher, I don't want to be a drag on you."

When Ace said this, his eyes were full of seriousness.

Going out to experience this matter was not Ace's whim.

In fact, Ace had this idea a long time ago.

However, Ace's identity was not revealed at that time, and the reason why he wanted to go out for training was not revealed.

In addition to wanting to improve my strength faster, I also want to open my hands and truly embrace this vast and wonderful world.

Compared with the great shipping routes with different scenery and endless miracles, the East China Sea, where we live in peace and quiet, undoubtedly pales a lot.

How could Ace, who was full of restlessness and adventurous spirit, want to stay in the East China Sea forever?

After all, most people in this world.

Not like Maureen.

He only dared to step out of the comfortable comfort zone of the East China Sea until he achieved great strength.

Originally, Ace wanted to be like most of the navy, by transferring to the Grand Line, and then destroying pirates while accumulating experience, practicing in the Grand Line or the New World, and then returning to the East China Sea after greatly improving his strength.

But after returning from the South China Sea, the World Government's action completely disrupted Ace's previous life plan.

After the identity of One Piece's posthumous son was revealed.

The teacher even went to war with the World Government to protect him.

Although so far, Mo Lin seems to have suffered no loss in his confrontation with the World Government.

But the precocious Ace knew.

What did the teacher pay for himself?

After doing something like that, the teacher basically cut himself off from the Navy and the World Government.

The World Government will not allow people like Teacher to truly enter the Navy or high positions in the World Government.

Whether it is the position of admiral or the marshal who symbolizes the pinnacle of the navy, Molin basically has no chance to do so.

It is precisely because Ace clearly knows that his teacher has sacrificed a lot for him that he is eager to gain strength to help his teacher.

As he said himself, he no longer wanted to be a burden.

Therefore, shortly after Ace learned that their Final Fortress and the World Government were on strike, he approached Mo Lin and wanted to go out and experience it.

Don’t you want to be a burden anymore?

Maureen looked at Ace's childish but determined little face.

He sighed silently, and then said: "This is not a good time to go out for training. Your life experience has just been exposed not long ago. In addition to the World Government, there are many forces who want to gain something from you. What."

"For example, the great secret treasure One Piece left behind by Roger is still remembered by many people."

"In addition to this, your identity is also the target of their obsession. Although the World Government has not yet issued a reward order for you, if you can be handed over to the World Government, I believe that the World Government will not be stingy with the reward. Those people get paid handsomely."

"In the East China Sea, I can protect you, and the World Government will not go too far, but in the chaotic Grand Line and the New World, no one can protect you. Have you thought about this clearly?"

Ace smiled brightly when he heard this and said, "Teacher, don't underestimate me. I have thought about everything you said. I have made a lot of preparations for this experience."

"For this reason, I went to Hades Rayleigh and Bucky the Clown to learn the art of disguise. As long as I disguise myself well and don't reveal my identity, I believe I can still make it through the Grand Line. Yes, after all, I am also a swordsman!"

As he spoke, Ace patted the sword on his waist.

When Mo Lin heard this, he nodded slightly.

As long as his identity is not exposed, a swordsman is indeed qualified to explore the Grand Line.

After all, most of the pirates in the first half of the Grand Line are not even as strong as a swordsman!

Seeing Maureen, there was no objection.

Ace quickly struck while the iron was hot and said: "Don't worry, teacher, this time, I also begged Catherine to get me a teleportation compass. If there is really danger, I will call Catherine for help and ask her to bring me back."

If anything, Ace's previous words made Mo Lin somewhat agree with him.

This last sentence made him roll his eyes.

If Ace, who can unleash the natural-type Burning Fruit ability in critical moments, asks for help.

If he really encountered this level of danger, Mo Lin didn't think that the other party would give Ace a chance to call for help.

but.

In any case, this can be regarded as an insurance.

The fact that Ace was able to obtain this kind of compass from Catherine showed that he had seriously considered the pros and cons of this matter.

thought here.

Mo Lin nodded and said: "The eagle will one day leave the protection of its parents and spread its wings to fly high. Since you have thought about it carefully, I won't stop you."

"Go and prepare. When the time comes, I will ask Catherine to teleport you directly to the Grand Line. In that case, you can more or less cover the eyes of others and block some troubles."

Ace's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he immediately stood up and shouted: "Thank you, teacher!"

"Don't be too happy. Before you go to practice, please accompany me to meet someone! It's time to completely resolve the dispute between you and the Roger Pirates."

Ace: "???"

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Just when Molin was about to take Ace with him, he saw red-haired Shanks.

The East China Sea, on the coast somewhere on the edge of the Kingdom of Goa.

The speed is comparable to a human torpedo, and Garp has been swimming on the sea for several days and nights.

Finally returned to his hometown.

Garp climbed onto land from the sea, took off his clothes, wrung them out as if no one else was watching, and then put them back on.

After doing all this, Garp was not in a hurry to enter the Kolbo Mountains in front of him.

Instead, he found a stone to sit down on, took a breath and said:

"Huh, I'm finally back. This swimming trip almost broke all my old bones."

Swim from the Navy Headquarters to the Goa Kingdom in the East China Sea.

This time, even the super-horse teacher, even with Garp's abnormal body, was a little unable to bear it.

"Gulululu..."

Not long after he sat down, a thunderous gurgling sound came from Garp's abdomen.

"No, I'm so hungry. I'm going to find something to eat first. Otherwise, it won't be worth it if I starve to death before I even meet that brat Luffy."

On the trend of hunger.

Capa's figure flashed and disappeared immediately.

With the help of Jian Wen Se Haki, it took less than a minute.

Garp found a huge wild boar weighing over a thousand kilograms, and very quickly and skillfully, he disemboweled it, inserted wooden sticks into it, placed it on the fire, and roasted it.

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"Huh... I'm finally alive!"

After drinking and eating, Garp picked up the big pig's trotters that he had specially left behind, which were roasted golden and shiny, and in the best quality, and walked towards the Dadan family deep in the Colbo Mountains.

While walking, Garp thought happily.

"Hahaha, if that kid Luffy sees me later, he will definitely jump for joy!"

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The whereabouts of the red-haired pirates are not that easy to detect.

At least.

Without Robin taking over personally.

The overt and covert intelligence network in Mo Lin's hands was operating at full strength, but Mao was not found for several days.

Molin waited in vain for several days.

It also made him inexplicably miss the days when Robin was still at the Fortress.

If Robin were here, a few days would not have passed and it would still be such a mess with no progress.

OK? The world has only lasted a few days.

Maureen deeply realized the importance of Robin.

Fortunately.

After leaving the Intelligence Department at the helm of Robin, the efficiency has slowed down a lot.

But it didn't stop.

With the full efforts of a large amount of funds and manpower, there are clues about the red-haired pirates.

It was finally discovered.

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Stettia Island is located on the west side of the East China Sea and is relatively close to the windless zone.

Because it is close to the windless zone and is often visited by sea kings, it is not safe for ships to sail in the waters near Stedia Island.

Therefore, this island does not have much communication with other islands in the East China Sea.

Fortunately, the area of ​​Stetia Island is not small, and the environment on the island is quite pleasant.

Self-sufficient, Stetia Island also supports hundreds of thousands of people.

In the past, Stratia Island had several large cities and towns that faced each other.

In these big cities, force is often used, but no one can do anything to anyone.

But then a large group of pirates took a fancy to this geomantic treasure.

Want to rule this rich and closed island by force.

Relying on powerful force and gunpowder weapons.

The pirate group quickly captured one of the towns and enslaved them. Even the lord of that town had his head cut off and hung on the city wall.

Times call for heroes. Under that turbulent situation, a man named Colin stepped forward and connected the towns on the island together to form a town federation.

Then he gathered the power of the entire island and worked together, and finally defeated that group of powerful pirates.

After the pirates were expelled, the town federation on the island did not disband, but jointly established what is now the Stetia Federation.

And that Colin became the first Grand Duke of the Stedia Federation!

But to this day.

The original Stetia Federation had long ago fallen apart.

Even the heir to the Grand Duke.

Nowadays, most of the time, he just retreats into his own castle.

And this time.

The red-haired pirate group that Morin and the others have been searching for for a long time is located in one of the cities of the Stedia Federation.

Stetia Federation, Luminous City.

At this time, the red-haired Shanks was having a drink with the Lord of Luminous City.

Holt of Luminous City, after drinking a glass of ale boldly, raised the glass and said loudly:

"Guhahahaha, Shanks, you guy, you haven't been to Stratia Island for a long time. This time, if you don't have a drink with me, don't even think about leaving!"

"Drink, I will accompany you to the end, but Holt, don't drink for a long time before you fall unconscious again. I remember that you only drank half a barrel of wine last time..." Shanks laughed when he heard this, glanced at Holt and said jokingly.

He and Holt are also old friends.

When he had just gathered his companions and came to the East China Sea, he happened to save Holt from the mouth of a small sea king.

Shanks remembered that he had invited Holt to board the ship, but Holt, who was the only child in the family at that time, finally gave up on Shanks' ship for the sake of the responsibilities on his shoulders.

However, they are still friends.

This time entering the East China Sea, Shanks didn't want too many people to know his whereabouts.

So he took people to this closed island to replenish supplies and see his friends.

Because Holt is the Lord of Luminous City, this exclusive island.

No.

It should be said that the luminous city they were in did not exclude the red-haired pirates.

only.

Nowadays.

In addition to the red-haired pirates, this closed island has welcomed some new guests.

In the west of Stetia Island, on the largest plain on the island, there are three cities, and there are also many villages and towns under these three cities.

At this time, Mo Lin and the others were riding on the huge warship Terminus.

At this time, it was slowly sailing into Nightingale, the largest port city in the Stedia Federation!

The huge military green ship slowly approached the port here and docked in front of the horrified and shocked eyes of others near the port.

A staircase stretched down the side of the ship, and Molin, wearing a cloak, slowly walked down with the navy behind him.

As the largest port in the Stetia Federation, it is not as prosperous as imagined.

But compared to other cities on the island, it can be regarded as bustling with people.

After taking a group of people off the boat, Mo Lin stared at the street in front of him that was full of warblers and swallows, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.

"It turns out that this is the origin of the nightingale..."

The architectural style of this place resembles that of the European Middle Ages. The only eye-catching feature may be the countless nightingale shops on both sides of the street.

"Nightingale, Nightlight... From the name, it seems that this place is not far from the city where the red-haired pirate group is located. It seems that it won't be long before we can see the red-haired Shanks."

As he said that, Molin glanced helplessly at the row of people standing behind him.

Ace, Mooyao, Usopp, and even Koushiro and his daughter Gu Yina were among the crowd.

Originally, Mo Lin did not plan to bring this group of people here.

But after rejecting Tao Yao to no avail, for some reason Ye Guang found a lot of people behind him.

but.

It’s already here, so let’s forget it!

Just as Molin and others were about to walk out of the dock and enter the port city.

"You... are the navy?"

A man about forty or fifty years old, wearing a gray robe and a pair of deerskin boots, was galloping towards this side with a thin sword on his shoulder.

As he approached, the nearby crowd quickly dispersed to both sides, for fear of blocking the man's path forward.