The next morning.
After Coles and his family finished their breakfast and said goodbye, he rode the Shadow Dragon out of the villa. Just as his return was abrupt, his departure did not attract any attention from other people.
…
On the sea in the early morning.
There was still a wisp of mist floating in the air.
In the sky, a huge shadow dragon spread its wings and quickly swept across the sea.
The news bird, which was also flying in the air, only felt a black shadow passing by, and then it was directly blown away by the strong wind and lost its stability. Fortunately, it flapped its wings at a very fast speed and was able to regain its stability in flight.
Although it had regained its flight stability, the hat on the News Bird's head was blown askew, which made it let out a few angry cries.
But the shadow dragon had already disappeared into the horizon, so shouting was of no use.
At this time, Coles was standing on the back of the Shadow Dragon, reading the latest newspaper.
As for the money for the newspaper, he had just stuffed it into the pocket of the news bird.
Now, as a rear admiral.
Coles has officially stepped into the upper echelons of naval power, so he needs to keep abreast of changes happening in the world.
There was no major news in the newspapers. Apart from the conscription policy issued by the world government, there were also reports on the national conditions of various countries.
After putting away the newspaper, Coles sat down cross-legged and entered a state of meditation.
The strong wind from the outside world could no longer interfere with his current spirit.
The Shadow Dragon flew over the edge of the East China Sea, passed the Calm Belt, entered the Grand Line, and then rushed towards the Sabaody Archipelago in front of the Red Earth Continent.
Because it is a high-altitude route, there are basically no problems except for the weather.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
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In front of the Red Earth Continent, near the Navy Headquarters, there is a very special island called the "Chabaoti Archipelago".
It was formed gradually by the huge roots of the world's largest mangrove, the Yarqiman mangrove, which were always exposed above the water.
Since the Sabaody Archipelago is the only way to the New World, it is home to many pirates, merchants and bounty hunters.
There are actually two ways to reach the New World:
One way is to make a request to the World Government and then pass through Marijoa, the holy land at the top of the Red Earth Continent, to borrow the passage.
This method is safe, but it costs a lot of money and takes a long time to apply.
But apart from the Seven Warlords recognized by the World Government, other pirate groups simply cannot pass the review.
Therefore, these pirates can only choose another way, which is to wrap the ship with the resin of the Alchiman mangrove, dive 10,000 meters, cross a huge cave under the red soil continent, and reach the New World through the "undersea route" Fishman Island.
This method is very dangerous because in addition to the deep-sea environment, you will also encounter attacks from powerful sea kings on the seabed along the way.
Chabaoti Archipelago.
Area 32, shore.
Suddenly, waves appeared on the originally calm sea surface, and these waves continued to spread around, forming circles of ripples.
Some civilians on the shore were attracted by the noise and looked towards the sea area where the noise occurred.
Gurgle!
The water ripples are getting wider and wider.
Finally, the sea water in the center suddenly rose more than ten meters high, and along with it, a large ship appeared with its coating gone and its hull broken.
There was a pirate flag hanging on the mast of the sailboat, proving that it was a pirate ship.
The civilians on the shore couldn't help but talk about it.
"What happened? Was the coating not done properly and was crushed by the sea water?"
"No, looking at the broken hull and the huge dents on this pirate ship, it must have been attacked by a sea king!"
"It's not that easy for the pirates to enter the New World. I already expected this ship to fail."
The Sabaody Archipelago is the end point of the first half of the Grand Line for countless pirates, and it is also the starting point for pirates to set sail for the New World.
Countless powerful and ambitious pirates want to fight their way in, challenge the Four Emperors, and compete for the legendary great treasure.
However, on this dangerous deep-sea journey to the New World, countless pirate ships have been blocked and caused to sink forever. It is for this reason that the Sabaody Archipelago has another name.
That is the "Island of Failure"!
On this pirate sailing ship that was attacked by a sea king and had its hull broken into two.
Some pirates lost their lives because they could not withstand the underwater pressure, but some pirates with strong strength still survived tenaciously.
Cough cough cough!
A middle-aged man with yellow hair and wearing a pirate coat was kneeling on the deck with limp legs, coughing continuously.
He is the captain of the "Yellow Hair Pirates", Dicky, and his bounty is 50 million Baileys.
The reason for choosing this simple name for the pirate group is not only because their hair is yellow, but also because they want to become one of the powerful Four Emperors like the Red Hair Pirates.
At the moment when the coating was completed and the high-spirited declaration was made, Dicky had already imagined in his mind that when he arrived at the Fishman Island, it didn't matter whether he robbed money or not, the first thing he wanted to do was to grab a dozen beautiful mermaids as his companions.
After that, he stepped into the New World, escaped the pursuit of the navy, challenged Red-Haired Shanks, and replaced him, making the name of the New Four Emperors Yellow-Haired Pirates resound throughout the world...
However, before they reached Fishman Island, and only on their way to the deep sea, a gigantic sea king appeared and attacked them.
The terrifying sea king easily smashed the coated ship into pieces, and then threw it up fiercely!
Then, this is the scene that everyone present saw.
Dickie felt a surge of anger.
He is just a mere Sea King, yet he dared not to give face to the Yellow Hair Pirates and instead almost caused the destruction of his entire group. How abominable!
Cough cough!
The salty sea water that choked his chest and abdomen forced Dicky to continue coughing.
After gradually waking up from the brink of death, Dickie could also listen to the discussions of the people on the shore.
A failed pirate! He didn't even last ten minutes in the water! He's the worst among the pirates!
Listening to the discussions and ridicule.
The anger in Dicky's heart, which was originally caused by the fantasy being shattered by the sea king, immediately found a vent.
He stood up slowly.
He took out the flintlock from his waist.
Bang!
A lead bullet was fired and directly pierced the thigh of a bystander, and blood seeped out on his blue pants.
"ah!"
The civilian man who was hit by the bullet couldn't help but let out a wail, then fell to the ground holding his thigh in pain.
The gunshots caused some people to scream and also brought the discussions on the shore to an abrupt halt.
Dicky pointed his flintlock rifle at the civilians watching on the shore and said with a grim look, "I am the yellow-haired Dicky, how could I fail! I am in a bad mood today, so many of you must die."
Bang!
Another bullet fired.
However, perhaps because he had just recovered from the pressure of the deep sea and his attention was not focused, Dicky's shot did not kill anyone, but only injured a woman's arm.
"ah!"
"The pirates are going to kill people!"
"Help, help! Call the navy!"
After discovering that Dickie had murderous thoughts and shot civilians with a firearm.
The original crowd began to scream and flee in panic, asking the navy for help.
Dickey disagrees.
Because this is the 32nd amusement park area in the Sabaody Archipelago, although there are some naval patrols here, the other side will definitely not be able to get here quickly.
In fact, pirates dare not attack civilians in the Sabaody Archipelago because that will attract a large number of navy to hunt them down.
There has always been a secret consensus on the islands of the Sabaody Archipelago that as long as the pirates do not harm civilians, the navy will only come to arrest them symbolically.
This is a multi-faceted consideration for the Navy.
If the navy and pirates fight and destroy here without regard for the consequences, most of the civilians in the Sabaody Archipelago will be injured.
If pirates want to go to the New World from here, basically their only option is the underwater route.
As long as they choose the underwater route, it will inevitably be full of dangers. Even without the navy taking action, the pirates will seek their own deaths in large numbers.
The navy chose this method of saving its own strength and letting the pirates destroy themselves.
Although the pirates know this, having a chance is always better than having no chance, so they basically abide by this consensus.
This is the almost tacit way of survival for both sides.
Otherwise, relying on the power of the World Government, the Navy could turn the Sabaody Archipelago into an impregnable fortress, leaving the pirates with no chance of going to the New World.
However, such drawbacks have great impacts. The pirates who are unable to go to the New World to search for "ONE PIECE" will engage in a full-scale battle with the navy, and an endless war between pirates and the navy will break out.
This is obviously not what the World Government wants to see, so the Sabaody Archipelago has the current situation.
Dicky now wants to break this tacit understanding of harming civilians. He knows that after he kills these civilians to vent his anger, his fame will surely soar.
The pirate ship is broken, what is there to be afraid of
Most of the crew members are dead, what is there to be afraid of
At that time, he will raise his arms again, recruit crew members, seize a pirate ship, and then he will be able to invade the New World again and seize Red Hair's throne.
That’s right!
Kill civilians on the shore to vent your anger, enhance your reputation, and reorganize a new pirate group.
There was another reason why he dared to do this, and that was the lesson learned from the past. Some time ago, the pirate Mad Ya Lemus had his bounty raised to 200 million because he killed the major general stationed here.
Unfortunately, Crazy Fang Lemus was just a coward. He ran to Black Flame City to avoid disaster and was eventually killed by the navy. If he had broken into the New World with this momentum, he might have made a name for himself.
"In this world, it will eventually be my turn as Yellow-haired Dicky to become famous!"
Dicky began to take out another flintlock rifle, with a hideous sneer on his face, ready to give these civilians a series of bloody flowers.
As for the navy, there is no way it could arrive so quickly.
These civilians may have their own families, good lives, and the desire to continue living, but what does this have to do with Dicky
He, Dicky, is a pirate!
Pirates are synonymous with burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of evil. Killing some civilians is nothing!
Prepare to die!
However, Dicky's movements suddenly paused because he felt the sky suddenly became much darker.
This made him very confused and he didn't know what was going on.
Look up.
Dickie's eyes became dull for a moment.
It was a gigantic black dragon tens of meters long. Its sharp and hard claws were frightening, and its long and narrow wings blocked a large amount of light, bringing a mountain-like pressure to people.
How could this ancient creature appear here
However, this was not what scared Dicky the most.
After seeing the black-haired young man wearing a major general's navy coat on the back of the black dragon, Dicky's face instantly turned into horror.
It's like falling into an ice cellar!
Dickie was familiar with the appearance of the young rear admiral, for he had recently seen his picture in the newspaper.
The new Navy Rear Admiral, Charlotte Coles!
But why did the other party suddenly appear here
The black dragon stopped on the empty shore, making a dull sound of landing.
Coles turned to look at Dicky: "Tell me, what's your name?"