The Great Channel.
Next to an unknown island.
At this time, a huge warship with a black hull was docked here quietly with its sails folded.
And if there were any navy members who had participated in the war with Black Flame City before and were here, they would be surprised to find that this was the warship that the Black Flame Queen used when she evacuated.
News birds have no discernment, they only know how to send messages to people and collect money. Naturally, the latest newspaper about the destruction of Black Flame City and the newly promoted rear admiral was also delivered here.
In the infirmary.
Ryan was lying on the hospital bed, wrapped in white bandages. He needed to rest for a while before he could return to normal.
However, after seeing the headlines in the newspaper, Ryan felt a surge of anger in his heart, and he wanted to get up and counterattack the navy right away.
What the newspapers reported about Black Flame City being vulnerable and suffering a crushing defeat were all false descriptions.
Under the Queen's orders, they had no intention of fighting the Navy, otherwise they would not have allowed the Navy to break through the Black Flame City so easily.
However, what made Ryan even more angry was the handsome and high-spirited photo of Charlotte Coles next to him.
The serious injuries he suffered now were caused by the other party.
If it weren't for his strong physical skills and strong vitality, he would have died instantly under Coles's terrifying energy impact.
Is the other party already a rear admiral
The promotion was really fast!
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Different from discussing newspapers with other members.
In the captain's room of the main ship, the Black Flame Queen was talking to someone using Den Den Mushi.
When Den Den Mushi is on a call, its mouth moves like the person speaking.
Den Den Mushi also have human emotions and can understand human speech. Its working principle is to convert human voices into the voices of Den Den Mushi for long-distance transmission, and it can also imitate these voices vividly.
The Den Den Mushi in front of Caroline had a light yellow complexion, dark purple lips, strawberry-colored shell buttons, and narrow eye shadow.
"Hey, Caroline, I remember when we were on the ship, I was the one who loved you the most, right?"
Den Den Mushi spoke in an imitative tone, and the person on the other end of the line was naturally Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors of the New World.
Charlotte Lingling!
"Yeah." Caroline, known as the Queen of Black Flame, responded in a slightly lazy tone.
She had already changed into a black and red cheongsam, which showed off her devilishly proud figure to the fullest. It was a pity that no one else around could see it.
Charlotte Lingling states the purpose.
"Then, do you want to form an alliance with me? Anyway, your current Black Flame City has been destroyed, so come to the 'World'!
The kingdom of dreams I created is a country where all races in the world can live together regardless of their status!"
If Caroline agrees to join, then with the power accumulated in Black Flame City, the strength of the BIG MOM Pirates will be greatly expanded.
This was also one of the reasons why Charlotte Lingling came to contact us.
Caroline remained silent, causing the room to fall into silence for a moment.
A few minutes later.
Charlotte Lingling spoke again: "How about it, what do you think?"
Caroline's slightly cold voice was transmitted to Charlotte Linlin through Den Den Mushi:
"You are the queen of the Kingdom of Totland, and I am known as the Queen of Black Flame. Do you think we can coexist peacefully
There is only one pirate throne on this sea, and I will step up to that vacant throne step by step."
Hear this answer.
Charlotte Lingling also understood what Caroline meant: "So, you want to join the battle for the 'One Piece'?"
Caroline looked at the latest newspaper news on the table and answered in a firm tone.
“That’s right!”
Check!
Newspapers spontaneously combust.
Under extremely high temperature black flames.
Whether it was the news recording the destruction of Black Flame City or the photo of Coles being promoted to Rear Admiral, they were all burned and eventually turned to ashes.
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The Great Channel.
Several pirate ships had just escaped from the navy's pursuit and were recuperating on the sea.
If Coles were here, he would recognize the pirate flag logo of this pirate ship.
This is the William Pirates!
Inside the captain's cabin.
George William, with light blond hair, slightly sunken eyes and a heroic look, was reading the latest news.
To William's surprise, he actually saw the familiar name in the newspaper.
"Charlotte Coles, has he been promoted to rear admiral?"
You have to know that when William first met the other person, the seventeen-year-old boy was just a new recruit who had just joined the navy.
But now two years have passed, and Charlotte Coles has gone from a naval recruit to a rear admiral. This promotion speed is too fast!
Although he couldn't believe it, William did not doubt Coles's fighting power and ability.
After all, he had fought with the opponent in person last year, and at that time Coles used the power of the devil fruit to tie with him.
Now, perhaps Charlotte Coles has surpassed him.
In addition to his personal talent, William believes that the reason why Coles was able to become stronger quickly is because of the devil fruit.
On this Grand Line, he met several other Devil Fruit users.
The opponent's strength was so extraordinary that he suffered heavy losses. His original fleet of 8,000 people was reduced to only more than 5,000 people after a year.
The Grand Line is worthy of being called the devil's sea.
William put down the newspaper in his hand and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
At the same time, he also began to examine himself.
His swordsmanship has not improved much now. With his current strength, he is still far from being able to advance into the city to rescue "Ajin".
For now, there is only one thing that can help him quickly improve his strength.
"Devil Fruit"!
As long as the eater eats the devil fruit, he will have magical super powers.
However, the market price of the Devil Fruit, a "secret treasure of the sea", is at least over 100 million Beli. The specific value depends on the growth of the transaction.
He has also been looking for a devil fruit during this time, but he still hasn't found one.
Originally, William heard that there was a devil fruit auction in Black Flame City, so he wanted to lead the pirate group to take a look, but because of the pursuit by the navy, he missed the time.
But this is also very lucky. If he hadn't been chased by the navy and had really gone to Black Flame City, then William Pirates would have been finished.
He will go to the city ahead of time to keep Ajin company, without having to think about any rescue.
While William was thinking about the situation, the voice of Deputy Captain Jeff came from outside.
"Captain, there is the latest news on Devil Fruits."
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Coles was still unaware of some of the changes that were quietly taking place in the world.
At this time, he was on his way back to the East China Sea, but he was not returning on a warship.
The sky is blue.
In the cloudless sky.
A majestic black dragon, dozens of meters in size, was flapping its long and narrow black wings and moving forward rapidly.
dragon!
For most people, this is undoubtedly a legendary creature.
Very few people have seen it with their own eyes.
And if someone could see this legendary creature, they would be surprised to find that there was a human standing on top of this black dragon.
That is the leader who controls the black dragon!
High in the sky.
Coles stood on the broad back of the Shadow Dragon, enjoying the cool breeze blowing in his face, and was in a good mood.
Riding on a gigantic shadow dragon, with a rear admiral-class navy coat of justice draped over his shoulders, his return home this time could be described as extremely glorious.
Originally, he could have chosen to return on a warship, in which case he would have seen more people along the way, which would have been more in line with the status of a rear admiral.
However, the speed of the warship is still a bit too slow. It takes at least five days to get from the Navy Headquarters to Roge Town in the East China Sea.
After all the trips back and forth, his half-month vacation can be said to be pitifully short.
Therefore, in order to spend more time with his family and enjoy a few more days of vacation, Coles chose to ride the Shadow Dragon back to the East China Sea.
The Shadow Dragon is extremely fast, and its route is in the sky, so the doldrums pose no danger to it. It only takes two or three days to return to Rogue Town.
With this faster way available, he naturally wouldn't take the slower warship back.
A dark shadow passed by quickly in the sky.
In just a moment, the Shadow Dragon disappeared without a trace.
This target end point.
East China Sea, Rogue Town.
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