Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 17 A Big Client Arrives

soon.

The next day arrived.

As time went by, more and more pirate ships gathered in the area where the Moke pirate ship docked.

"The Rock Pirates? No way~ Their captain only has 50 Berries, and the other crew members don't have any bounties. Even their pirate ship is the same; it's cheap stuff, and they bought it secondhand. If they were to sell it again, it would probably be worth around 100 million Berries."

"The Sea Fish Pirates are slightly better, worth one million Berries, but their ship is even worse, a lousy fishing boat that can only be sold as scrap, probably worth around 30 Berries."

"Why isn't there a single great pirate? How many pirates would we need to gather to even have a small goal?!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, this pirate crew doesn't even have a single person with a bounty on their head. Are they just here to join in the fun? Let's chase them away later, don't let them waste food."

"..."

Xia Che looked speechlessly at Nami, who was taking notes in a small notebook, and glanced at her notebook.

Goodness, he's basically noted down the bounties and ship prices of every pirate crew that's come here. As for those without bounties... after noting down their ships, he'll give them a look of disgust.

only.

"How do you remember so many bounty amounts?"

"Hmph, don't underestimate me." Hearing Xia Che's question, Nami proudly raised her head. "To find a suitable big, fat fish in the ocean, a keen eye is essential, and that's something I've honed over the years. Unfortunately..."

As she spoke, she sighed regretfully and said with a pout.

"In the past, I could only sneak up and steal their treasure or trick them out of their ship. If I could do what you did and take them all, ship and all, I would have already collected a small goal."

"You didn't memorize all the bounty posters for every pirate in the East Blue, did you?"

"Almost there. I used to collect bounty posters for East Blue pirates, but since becoming a Marine sergeant, it's become much easier. Someone brings me new bounty posters every morning." Nami nodded, then seemed to notice something and quickly looked down. "Stop bothering me! A big fish has arrived! The Alvida Pirates, Captain Alvida, bounty 500 million Berries! Wow, this ship must be newly built! Not bad, if we sell it, we can get at least 600 million Berries!"

As he spoke, he kicked one of the Moke pirate crew members standing to the side.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go greet them! That's five million Berries! You're already qualified to board the Mok Pirates' ship. Go and get their captain."

The words were spoken.

"Yes!" The Moke Pirates crew member next to him shuddered. He had been listening to Nami talking about millions of dollars, and he was so excited that he almost forgot his job for the day... to greet guests.

He quickly wiped the drool from his mouth, straightened his clothes, and walked with his head held high towards the side of the boat.

He was about to throw over the rope mat that he had specially changed for today, but when he saw the size of the captain of the Alvida Pirates, his mouth twitched involuntarily.

Still, he gritted his teeth and crossed the rope, pulled the boat over, and called over the two people next door to help.

"Hello Alvida, only those approved by our captain are allowed to board the ship to discuss the important matter of massacring the 16th Marine Branch. You can come on your own or bring two underlings with you."

"Bring your underlings? No need, I, Alvida, am enough on my own." Alvida waved her hand dismissively, then scolded her underlings and yelled, "You all stay here and wait quietly. Anyone who tries to run away, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Yes, beautiful Miss Alvida."

After receiving a reply from her underlings, Alvida turned around and jumped onto the Mok pirate ship.

Instantly.

The Mok Pirates' ship seemed to tilt slightly to one side, and the Mok Pirates' crew members felt a pang of anxiety.

Fortunately in the end...

Alvida successfully boarded the ship.

After a sigh of relief, the Moke Pirates crew members quickly gestured for them to enter and called out, "The great pirate with a bounty of 500 million Berries, Lady Alvida, has arrived!"

"Distinguished guest, please come in!"

"There are peanuts, melon seeds, drinks, beer, canned oranges, and orange marmalade inside! Please enjoy, Lady Alvida."

This series of actions instantly made Alvida, who was carrying a spiked club, burst into laughter. She seemed very satisfied with the East Blue Overlord Pirates' respect for her. She nodded and patted the shoulder of one of the Mok Pirates' underlings. "Not bad, as expected of the East Blue Overlord's underlings, your manners are truly impressive. But I prefer you to call me Miss Alvida."

"It's my pleasure." The Mok Pirates crew member, still wincing from the slap, forced a smile and politely gestured for him to come in. "Beautiful Ms. Alvida, please come in!"

Only after Miss Alvida, laughing heartily, went inside did she catch her breath and rub her shoulder.

But the waiter quickly regained his composure and smiled elegantly.

Don't be angry, don't be angry, that's five million Berries!

Next...

There are many other distinguished guests, so please don't be impolite.

Seeing the next pirate ship with a skull and cat flag slowly approaching, his eyes lit up again. He quickly tidied his appearance and stepped forward.

……

"Five million, five million, next up is the Black Cat Pirates." Nami's eyes lit up again as she watched the pirate ship slowly approaching. "The captain of the Black Cat Pirates, that's a pirate worth 900 million Berries, almost twice as much as that guy from before."

Then, with a regretful sigh, he said, "His former captain, Baiji Kuro, was a great pirate worth 1600 million Berries, almost on par with Arlong. I just heard he was killed by the Navy recently. What a pity, 1600 million Berries!"

Then, seeing the Black Cat Pirate Ship already docked, he became excited again.

"But it's okay, the Black Cat Pirates' ship is a pretty good one, a famous ship known as the Hundred-Piece Blacu, worth at least 3000 million Berries, we've hit the jackpot!"

"..."

Hearing Nami's words, Shache raised an eyelid.

I almost forgot about this guy.

He knew that Baiji Keluo hadn't actually died, but had faked it and was hiding in Xiluobu village, plotting to seize other people's property.

just.

Xia Che turned his head to look at the Black Cat Pirate Ship that had docked. When he saw the man on the deck wearing a suit, glasses, and slicked-back hair, his eyes narrowed instantly.

[I didn't expect this guy to come along too?]

Silent Step, an assassination technique that involves moving at high speed like a cat.

Learning the Six Styles of the Navy requires a certain level of skill; it's not that simple. Even within the Navy Headquarters, not all naval officers have mastered it.

Therefore, although the Navy's Six Styles were used as the training manual for the 16th Branch of the Navy, Xia Che understood that... very few people in the 16th Branch of the Navy would actually be able to learn them, and even those who did might only know one or two styles.

So, perhaps walking silently is also an option?

Who knows, if he can't learn to shave, he might learn to walk silently!

In some ways, the Silent Step is similar to the Shave, both being techniques for high-speed movement.

Thinking of this, Xia Che looked at the figure that had already boarded the ship, stroked his chin, and said, "It's decided then."

At this time.

The current captain of the Black Cat Pirates, Django, and the former captain, Kuro, have already boarded the ship. However, it seems that the Black Cat Pirates are deliberately concealing Kuro's identity and have not revealed it directly.

But welcomed by the Moke Pirates, the two still went inside.

Next...

"The Nellie Pirates, not bad, they also have six million Berries."

"The Sword Pirates, thirteen million Berries, not bad."

"The Yag Pirates, 600,000 Berries? Bah!"

"..."

As more and more pirate ships approached, Nami's notebook became filled with notes.

I have to say, bringing Nami along this time was definitely the right thing to do.

Before the operation was even over, Nami had already roughly estimated the potential profits.

A bumper harvest!

Nami nodded in satisfaction while noting the bounty amount.

At this time.

The once bright and spacious sea suddenly darkened, as if some enormous creature was slowly approaching.

All the pirates looked in that direction.

"What is that?"

"Could it be a sea king?"

"Impossible, there are no sea monsters in this area. Could it have accidentally swum in?"

As everyone looked over with curiosity and fear, even Nami looked up, equally puzzled.

Sudden.

Everyone seemed to see something moving towards them.

And there are a lot of them.

"Those are...pirate ships?! So many pirate ships~"

Someone saw it clearly and let out a loud exclamation.

Instantly.

This moment.

Everyone saw it.

Those were... a dense array of pirate ships.

"That's the fleet of the East Blue Admiral—the Krieg Pirates! They have so many pirate ships? That's incredible!"

Then someone else exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone looked up at the massive black panther-shaped sailboat at the head of the group.

In an instant, everyone stared in disbelief, their expressions a mixture of shock, excitement, longing, and fear. All eyes seemed to be drawn to the slowly approaching fleet.

Shache and Nami also looked up.

Just different from others...

Shache and Nami narrowed their eyes and slightly curled their lips.

His eyes seemed to radiate the light of Pele, reflecting the image of Pele, as he stared intently at the slowly approaching Krieg Pirates fleet.

Their expressions and smiles seemed to become exactly the same at that moment.

"Sergeant Nami~"

As Xia Che's meaningful words fell.

"Understood!" Although Shach hadn't given any orders, Sergeant Nami seemed to understand. She stood at attention, saluted, and said solemnly, "Colonel Shach!"

Fifty pirate crews, and that massive three-story sailing ship...

How much money would that be worth?!

(End of this chapter)