One Piece Super Card System

(The serial number of the previous chapter is wrong, this chapter is 166)

After arriving on the island, Ian and the others walked towards the town.

At the entrance of the town, Ian and the others saw the name of the island. Two pillars supported a curved plaque that read "Welcome to Clockwork Island"!

Opposite of it is the huge black pirate flag above the plaque, with the logo of the Whitebeard Pirates hanging on it.

This is indeed the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates.

However, after entering the town, Ian discovered that there were many ordinary residents here.

The spacious streets, dazzling array of shops, and various buildings of different styles give the whole town a bright atmosphere.

While Ian was still admiring the appearance of the city, suddenly a barking sound came from behind. Ian thought there was a dog, so he turned around and looked.

But this look almost made his eyes pop out!

It was indeed a dog running from behind, but Ian saw that the dog actually had a clockwork key. As the dog ran, the clockwork key turned slowly.

A naughty child laughed and was running behind the dog, as if he wanted to catch him. One person and one dog ran past Ian and the others like a gust of wind.

"I...did my eyes get dazzled?" Ian rubbed his eyes vigorously: "Why is there a clockwork on the dog? Could it be that the naughty kid inserted it?"

The other people in the pirate group also looked at each other for a while.

And as Ian and the others went deeper into the town, they saw more and more such creatures.

Whether it's a dog or a cat, they all have an iron clockwork key on their body. In this town, Ian also saw livestock such as cows and horses. These livestock, without exception, also have a clockwork key on their bodies.

A parrot flew over Ian and the others, with a clockwork key behind its butt, spinning and spinning...

"Haha! Is this your first time coming to Clockwork Island?" An old man passing by couldn't help laughing when he saw Ian and the others' dumbfounded expressions.

"Old man, are the clockworks on these animals real?" Ian asked blankly, pointing to the parrot flying past.

The old man smiled and said: "Yes, the creatures on this island are all very rare 'clockwork creatures'! They are definitely alive."

This Clockwork Island, to be more precise, should be called the Island of Rare Beasts. The creatures on the island all have a special "clockwork organ". When these clockwork creatures are active during the day, the clockwork keys on their bodies will rotate accordingly. , and whenever night comes, these clockwork creatures will sleep, and the clockwork will automatically recover, just like twisting a clockwork, which is the source of power for their activities.

"This island was born in ancient times!" The old man, holding his cane, introduced to Ian and the others: "These clockwork creatures were also born at that time. For thousands of years, they have been on this island. They lived on the island until someone landed on the island and discovered them. In order to study these rare clockwork creatures, some scholars settled on the island and established towns. However, when the news spread, , more and more people are beginning to take an interest in these rare creatures, and they wantonly hunt and sell these rare creatures, and we civilians are often harassed by them."

The old man sighed and said: "Originally, many people felt that they could no longer survive and wanted to leave this island. However, thirty years ago, Whitebeard came to this island and made it one of his territories. , it actually protects this place."

Ian nodded as he heard this. Indeed, those who came up with the idea of ​​clockwork creatures were probably pirates or bounty hunters. Whitebeard had designated this place as his territory, and no one would dare to mess around in his territory.

"Listen up!" The old man pointed at Ian and said to him: "It's okay for you to stay on the island, but don't take any chances with these creatures, or no one will be able to save you by then!"

Ian shrugged. He didn't expect that as soon as he landed on the island, he would be warned by two people.

He had never thought about attacking these creatures, so naturally he didn't take it to heart.

This clockwork island is quite big, but the town on the island is not that big. Looking from a distance, behind the town are dense forests and mountains. It is estimated that these clockwork creatures live in these forests.

There were more than sixty people in Ian's group, which could be considered a large force. After entering the town, they first found a place to sell the excess supplies they had plundered from the warship.

These things were mainly swords and guns. At that time, every naval soldier on the ship was equipped with a gun.

Equipped with swords, but after the surrender, Ian and the others took away all of them, including seven or eight hundred firearms, and seven or eight hundred swords. There were only more than seventy people on Ian's side. Even if they had one person, there would still be many more. Come.

Naturally, these weapons cannot be left to rust forever, so Ian and the others took some of them for sale.

The navy's firearms and weapons are naturally good things, and they don't have to worry about selling them. Ian and the others found a weapons store and packaged them directly and sold them to the boss.

This was Whitebeard's territory, so even if it was obvious that it was from the navy, the boss would accept it without hesitation. However, Ian and the others were still squeezed in on the price. In the end, they had more than 500 firearms and swords. I only bought more than 500,000 Baileys.

Although it wasn't much, when you had money, you naturally had to spend it. At Doruni's suggestion, they found a larger tavern and planned to go in for a drink and something to eat.

After arriving at the tavern, Saldin was in trouble. The door was too small and he couldn't get in. He had no choice but to find the tavern owner and ask him to move dozens of barrels out and put them outside for Saldin to drink.

Ian and the others were considered big patrons, and the tavern owner cooperated, welcoming them in and inviting them to sit down.

Everyone dispersed to seven or eight tables and sat down. Large glasses of wine were served, as well as all kinds of delicious food, and everyone began to feast.

Matthew was a chef and was very curious about the unique food on the island, so he asked the tavern owner to ask for advice. As a result, his slow tone made the tavern owner unbearable and ran away in a hurry.

The rest of the group drank, chatted about interesting things, and laughed loudly from time to time. This was typical pirate style.

Ian didn't participate much. He was listening to the conversations of other people in the tavern.

It is said that taverns are an important source of intelligence. This is true. In addition to Ian and the others, there are many other pirates in this tavern. When they chat, they often talk about their experiences, and intelligence It is often discovered accidentally like this.

He was drinking and listening silently. At this moment, the conversation between a table of pirates behind him caught his attention.

"Hey, have you heard about that masked man?"

"Masked man? Who is this?"

"You're stupid! Who else is the most famous masked man now?"

"Hiss!! Are you talking about the guy with a bounty of 500 million beli on his head?"

"That's him! The Mariegio arsonist!"

Upon hearing this, Ian immediately knew who they were talking about, so he immediately pricked up his ears to listen.

"Five hundred million Baileys, damn, I don't know why the Navy gave such a high bounty!"

"Is there any need to think about this? It must have burned down the Tianlong people's house, which made the Tianlong people angry!"

"By the way, why did you suddenly mention him?"

"Hehe... I heard that that guy came to Clockwork Island!"

Ian snorted and almost spit out a mouthful of wine. What the hell is this! ? How could any pirate know about his arrival here?

When will even a pirate be able to control his own whereabouts?

In the midst of doubts, Ian heard the pirate at the back continue to communicate: "What? Is that masked man really coming to Clockwork Island?"

"Of course, this news is absolutely reliable!"

"No, then aren't we developed? As long as we can catch that guy, won't we be able to get 500 million Baileys?"

"Go ahead and brag. With a bounty of 500 million, do you think it's really that easy to catch? Isn't it written on the reward list? You can only capture him alive!"

"That's not a problem. As long as we find him, can't we just sap him from behind?"

"Tch, you are really stupid to say you are stupid. This is Whitebeard's territory. Do you dare to arrest people here?"

"This is not simple. As long as the people of the Whitebeard Pirates can't see it, it will be fine."

"Go away, that masked man is someone that even the Whitebeard Pirates value. I heard that as soon as he came to the island, the Whitebeard Pirates recognized him and wanted to recruit him to join!"

"Isn't it? Doesn't that mean we can't touch him at all?"

Ian was confused for a while. What is going on? When did the members of the Whitebeard Pirates recognize themselves? When did you get yourself involved?

He was confused by the news...