Thunder God Island, the heart of the valley.
"Hey, Caesar... didn't you say this is an uninhabited island?"
"Then what is that?!"
Looking at the building standing at the bottom of a cliff, as if embedded in a rock fault, Sanji raised his curled eyebrows.
Caesar also looked forward in shock, rubbing his eyes in disbelief.
"impossible!"
"If there are people living here, they would have been discovered as early as Akainu Aoki's battle for marshal! This is Thunder God Island. Before it became like this, it was also an uninhabited land!"
"unless… "
Suddenly, Caesar thought of a possibility.
"Unless this is a building built here deliberately by someone after the navy withdrew, hiding his ulterior motives!"
"I always feel like I've gotten into big trouble. What should I do, Captain?"
Zoro put his left elbow on the sword at his waist and pointed at the blood on the ground.
"Want to go in?"
"The blood is still very fresh. Could it be left by the escaped intelligence officer? But who hurt him?"
Robin knelt down and stretched out his hand to twist the traces, looking around.
"The terrain of the valley has cleverly created a safe zone surrounded by flames, frost, and lightning. If it was affected by natural disasters, why wouldn't it be there along the way, but it would be here?"
"That's it, that's it..."
Luffy raised his chin with an "I understand" expression.
"Anyway, let's go in and take a look first. We have to stay here for three more days!"
Everyone: "..."
No, I bet this guy has no idea! ! !
The building looked uninhabited and the doorknobs were covered in dust.
Pushing open the creaking door, you will see a wide hall.
"It seems like the owner here is quite wealthy. What is this, a vacation villa?"
The three-story building looks unremarkable from the outside, but there is something special inside.
The spacious hall, smooth marble floors, and hollow-carved lamp posts all illustrate the luxury of their owners, making it difficult for people to connect them with the hellish scene outside.
It should appear in a scenic resort, not the Isle of Thunder where ice, fire, and lightning alternate endlessly.
At this time, Robin noticed something and greeted.
"Everyone, the blood should have been spilled from upstairs."
At her feet, there was a scratch on the ground due to the opening and closing of the door. However, no blood was found around the scratch.
"So, someone was attacked on the second floor, and blood was spilled outside...?"
Zoro looked up at the spiral staircase. The balcony on the second floor was indeed connected to the outside.
"Just go upstairs and take a look and you'll find out, hehehe!"
Luffy shook his arms and shouted, "Hey, is anyone there? We are passing pirates!"
"What the hell are you passing by? Quiet Luffy, how can you break into someone else's house and call yourself a pirate!!"
"Oh, I'm sorry...that, I just talked nonsense!"
"...Shut up you bastard!!"
Amidst the noise, a group of people stepped onto the stairs and headed towards the second floor.
"Um?"
Robin seemed to notice something and turned to look at the dark corner at the edge of the hall. However, under the light, although it was dark, there was nothing there.
"Maybe I'm too worried?"
Robin did not doubt his presence and continued walking towards the second floor with his companions.
But after she turned around, a sound of teeth grinding came from the darkness.
"Nicole Robin... this woman, this traitor!!!"
There were roars in the air, as ferocious as wild beasts.
…
New world, unknown waters.
"Lord Orrick, look, someone has finally found them!"
Sugar held a video phone bug in her palm and reported to Orikhui excitedly.
If you exclude the fact that she is lying on Orric's head, this scene seems very normal.
"This brat!"
Orric's eyes twitched, and his fists clenched and unclenched.
But you have to use the tool you choose even if you are kneeling...
Taking a deep breath, Orrick suppressed his anger, pulled off the sugar and put it aside, and said.
"This is not surprising. Some careerists always think that their hiding place is perfect. It is inevitable that such a guy will be exposed... Idiots will be idiots after all, and they will not make a difference."
"As expected of Sir Orric, he had the foresight to allow us to move the base in advance."
In a dimly lit room, a middle-aged man sat on the sofa, grinning.
"The intelligence officer just now has notified Canglong of the news. I believe he will arrive at the island soon. By then... oh, it must be very interesting!"
"I originally expected him to use the information we left behind to cause some trouble for the navy, but now it seems like nothing more than that."
Li Ruisike glanced at the screen and shook his head silently: "Among all the currently known ambitious families, this kind of person cannot be ranked high."
"Hahaha, don't talk about Master Lirisk like that. After all, he is also a man who has fought against Kaido."
In response, Lirisk sneered.
"'King of Assassination' Gino also fought against the red-haired and Sengoku and escaped unscathed!"
"Okay, the small talk is over."
Orric shook his head and turned around, attracting everyone's attention.
"Caesar's matter is enough to distract Soryu, now we should focus on another matter."
"According to my information, not long ago, the Tianlong people were determined to be exterminated..."
boom!
It was also like a stone that started a thousand waves. Hearing this, the breathing in the room stopped.
But the participants were different from the navy. After a moment of surprise, they calmed down.
Orric continued without paying too much attention.
"Green Bull, how is the investigation of the things you were asked to investigate going on?"
When it came to business, the expression of the middle-aged man with a nonchalant expression finally turned solemn and he nodded in response.
"Yes, there are already results."
"Although it was well concealed and someone used a big hand to erase all traces of his existence, this happened to expose his existence."
"The only people in the entire ocean who have the ability to do such a thing are those few."
"So I followed the clues and used the elimination method to find out that there is a 70% chance that the man was a dead soldier of the 'Golden Emperor' Gilder Tezoro."
"Golden Emperor?"
Orric repeated the nickname in surprise, and then the corners of his mouth curled up, murderous intent overflowing.
"Sure enough... Canglong!!!"
Lirisk understood that Orric's murderous intention towards Ron at this time did not come from the fact that Canglong might have conspired to participate in the killing of the Celestial Dragons, but from Orric's own hatred of the Celestial Dragons.
They have prepared a lot of things and are ready to make the Tianlong people pay the price.
However, because of the other party's plan, his original method of revenge was in vain.
This pain of losing the target of revenge is the real source of murderous intention.
"This guy is indeed a trouble..."
But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Orric forced himself to calm down and said: "The Draco are just a carrier. Our real goal is the world government they represent!"
"Do whatever it takes!"
After a pause, Orrick continued: "Leak this intelligence secret to the Navy... If he cuts off my hand, I will cut off his arm!"
so…
Is there any necessary connection between taking revenge on Soryu and dealing with the World Government
Lirisk was thinking silently.
Well, there is a connection.
If Soryu goes to war with the navy to protect themselves, then the loss on the part of the navy will do them more good than harm.
It's definitely not out of pettiness or revenge... Absolutely!
My dad definitely had that big picture perspective!