Traveler in the Pirate World

The weather on the Grand Route is far more absurd and weird than that on the four seas. It may be raining heavily one moment, and then it becomes sunny the next. Then it snows heavily in the blink of an eye, and then it becomes spring breeze in the blink of an eye.

The same is true for ocean currents, chaotic and disorderly, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes forward, sometimes backward. If there is no good navigator on a ship, they will most likely be trapped and killed in this sea.

Of course, all this had no effect on Lily. On the contrary, the strange and changeable weather added a different kind of fun to the boring sea.

Laboo was flying excitedly over the sea, calling out the two words it had recently learned, "Laboo~", rolling in the rainstorm, then jumping into the sea, returning to its original form, turning into a huge shadow under the sea, with the white runes on its back like the starry sky in the dark night, returning with prey from time to time. Recently, it has been cultivating its own water tank, and has developed a bit of a bad taste in collecting sea beasts.

As Lily's follower, Lab can speak, but because he has just started learning, Lab can only call out his own name and Lily's name.

After the storm, Lab returned to the boat and stayed quietly beside Lily. He wanted to lick Lily's little face from time to time, but was always pushed away by Lily in disgust. However, he enjoyed it, just like a puppy.

A thick fog rose from the sea, and Lily saw from afar several huge cacti and cacti standing above the sea.

As Guan Hai slowly approached, the cacti gradually revealed their true form, which turned out to be a series of spherical mountains overlapping each other.

Lily stood on the sea-viewing deck, and Lab looked around curiously. For it, which had never really been ashore, everything on land was very interesting.

But with Lily's eyesight, she could easily see the situation on the top of the mountain. Those white objects that looked like the thorns on a cactus from a distance were actually countless snow-white tombstones.

Lily looked back at the door. White runes appeared and spun in the air. A snow-white ice guard walked out of it. She knelt on one knee respectfully, lowered her head, and said in a cold voice with solemnity and dignity, "Lord!"

Lily raised her hand and looked at her calmly, "Get up, Guanhai is left to you!"

"Yes, my Lord!" The Ice Guardian didn't say much. She stood up calmly, walked quietly to the bow of the sea-watching ship, and stood quietly beside Lily.

There is only one meaning for showing the Ice Guardian, and that is to tell those who have bad intentions that there are people guarding here, and anyone who takes action will pay with his life.

Lily didn't care much about it before, but on the day in Rogue Town, the Ice Guards killed too many people, and Lily began to think about this issue.

Human greed can be aroused, and the appearance of Guanhai is destined to make it coveted. If such a ship is left unattended on the beach, even people who are not very greedy may make mistakes.

The Ice Guards are stationed outside to remind everyone that this ship has an owner, and anyone who attempts to take action will pay a price, so as to make people feel cautious.

Countless people on the shore were looking at this beautiful ship. Some people chose to retreat because it was not a pirate ship, while some less disciplined guys didn't care how Bailey came.

A sturdy dark-skinned woman in a nun's outfit looked at the white ship and said to the man next to her who was wearing a crown and had two numbers 9 on his face and was in a green suit, "Mr. 9, those unruly guys from Azou are up to something evil again!" The woman's voice was ethereal and soft, completely different from her tough appearance.

"They're going to be at a disadvantage. Ordinary people are not qualified to ride on a ship like this, Miss Monday." Mr. 9 looked towards the ship with a telescope. There was a girl with a mask and a small creature flying in the sky. There was also a strange female warrior who was extremely beautiful but looked cold, as if she was made of water.

"That woman up there is very likely a Devil Fruit user. They can't afford to offend her!" Mr. 9 waved his hand and turned to look at Miss. Monday. "Let's go. They won't be in any danger."

"I hope so!" Miss. Monday nodded, turned around and left with Mr. 9, but couldn't help looking back on the way.

The Guanhai docked at the port, and a group of overly enthusiastic guys welcomed this beautiful ship with singing and dancing.

An old man in the crowd looked at Lily and the Ice Guardian on the boat as well as the whale-like flying creature. His eyes lit up with amazement. "What great stuff!"

The old man's name is Azou. When he was young, he was also a famous pirate hunter. Later, he came to the Grand Line. After wandering around for some time, he joined the Baroque Works, came here, and settled here permanently.

When he was young, Azou was also a young man full of justice. He originally planned to become a navy, but because of his family's difficulties, he chose to be a pirate hunter and earn a living by earning bounties.

Having lived in the mixed circle of pirate hunters for too long, and because of the tremendous pressure brought by living on the edge of a knife every day, Azou inevitably picked up some bad habits, that is gambling!

Years of gambling have wiped out all his savings. The bottom line he had originally adhered to has been lowered again and again. Now he is willing to do anything for money.

Now Azou has even entered into transactions with underground black traders, and slave trading has become one of his main businesses.

For those ignorant newcomers passing by Whiskey Peak, if the bounty is too low, Azou will sell them to the underground black market. If there is a good buyer, it will be much more satisfying than the bounty.

As for good stuff like Lily and the Ice Guardian, who have excellent temperament, appearance and figure, they are worth hundreds of millions of Baileys, not to mention the ship that is obviously worth a lot of money.

Although Azou also saw that Lily and the others might be Devil Fruit users, so what? Give it a try. If it succeeds, it will be a big profit. If it fails, it means that he really welcomes the other party.

“Welcome to Whiskey Peak, a welcoming place for all who come.”

"Welcome here, my dear friends. Whiskey Mountain will be your favorite welcoming place after entering the Grand Line."

"Haha, I hope you will have an unforgettable night."

……

Lily calmly looked at the group of people below, with her eyes showing no disguise of coldness. She could see the greed and desire of these guys, which made Lily feel sick.

Azou would never have imagined that as Lily's strength increased, her perception of malice also increased, as if it were an instinct.

Lily gently lowered the bow of the boat, and Lab flew beside her. The moment Lily's footsteps touched the ground, a cold wind spread from between the fluttering hems of Lily's clothes, and the next moment all the malicious guys who used the excuse of welcome turned into ice sculptures on the ground.

Lily just waved her hand gently, and the ice sculptures automatically moved to make a path. Lily walked calmly, and Lab looked curiously at these humans who seemed tiny in the past. He either touched them lightly once or twice, or accidentally used too much force, causing some of the ice sculptures to fall to the ground like dominoes.

Miss Monday, who was looking back, suddenly grabbed Mr. 9's arm with such force that Mr. 9 almost fell down. "What's wrong, Miss Monday?"

Mr.9 looked back in confusion, only to see that Azou and his gang, who were always good at disguising and deceiving, were all frozen into ice, with their mouths wide open, unable to speak for a moment.

"Mr. 9, you are right. Whiskey Peak cannot afford to offend such a person!" Miss. Monday said after a long time, "We can no longer continue as pirate hunters under the name of Baroque Studio. Maybe we need a new way out, such as a peaceful life!"

"Yeah!" Mr. 9 nodded in agreement, "I also think that being a pirate hunter may not be suitable for us anymore. Being an ordinary person is actually not bad, hehe..."