One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

Two hours later, the towering red land could be seen in the distance, stretching endlessly in both directions.

According to the map, the Red Line is connected end to end, just like Jormungandr in Norse mythology, with its head biting its tail.

The Red Line is also known as the Crimson Serpent, which is likely for this reason.

The closer the warships got, the more magnificent the red earth appeared.

Aaron watched for a while, then got bored.

The warships soon sailed into Red Harbor, an island beneath the red earth continent, which served as a transit point.

World Government and naval vessels must apply in advance and obtain approval before passing through the Red Line. They can then be hoisted onto the Red Line via a cableway at Red Port and reach the other side via a man-made canal on the Red Line.

There is also a Red Harbor on the other side of the Red Line.

This operating mechanism is the same as that of a real canal, using the difference in water level in the waterway to raise and lower the boats.

The warship sailed into the port, and the major general and brigadier general on board communicated with the dock workers for a while.

After waiting for half an hour, the warship slowly sailed into its designated position as instructed.

Workers at the dock began to get busy, securing six steel cables to the warship.

The warship slowly ascended into the clouds, pulled up by steel cables.

The warship was very stable; Aaron felt like he was riding an elevator.

As altitude increases, temperature gradually decreases.

For every 100 meters of altitude gained, the temperature drops by 0.6°C.

The average elevation of the red earth continent is over 6000 meters, but once you get there, it's as warm as spring.

Aaron wasn't surprised; the world of One Piece, after all, has its unique aspects.

However, the air has become much thinner, which is probably one of the reasons why the Celestial Dragons wear spherical masks for so long.

The warship sailed into a much narrower waterway and then headed toward a huge iron gate.

Upon reaching the iron gate, the warship stopped, and another iron gate rose from the underwater area behind it, causing the water level to rise.

Before long, the iron gate in front opened, and a canal more than 200 meters wide, stretching as far as the eye could see, appeared before us.

Aaron looked to both sides; a kilometer away on one side was a dense primeval forest.

On the other side, there was a straight avenue leading to a large city.

That's where the Celestial Dragons live, the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

The warships sailed along the canal, but by nightfall they still hadn't reached the other side.

Aaron looked up; there were almost no clouds, and he could see the starry sky much more clearly.

It was nearly 8 p.m. when the warship finally reached the other side of the Red Earth.

The warship was anchored in Red Harbor, and the brigadier decided to spend the night there.

Marines would go ashore to drink at bars or go looking for women.

Aaron was short of money and could only look on with envy.

After wandering around the town for a while, I went back to my dormitory to rest.

The next morning, the warship set sail, and by evening, a magnificent building could be seen on the horizon.

As we got closer, we could vaguely make out the two large characters "Navy" on it.

Then came the other buildings on the island, followed by a dense array of warships, numbering in the hundreds.

The commodore stood at the bow of the ship, holding a Den Den Mushi (snail phone), talking to the marines in the control room.

"Vehicle XX, clearance to enter the harbor. Please proceed to Pier XX for berthing."

Just as the warship was about to enter the port, another warship happened to sail into the port from nearby.

Aaron looked over and saw Akainu standing at the bow of the ship.

Akainu also turned his head, glanced at him, and then looked away after his gaze lingered on Aaron for a moment.

Once the warship docked at the pier, the brigadier general said, "Those whose names are called, step forward!"

"Neil Aaron, Koby, Bellmare!"

The three stepped forward one by one.

Koby and Bellmare couldn't help but turn to look at Aaron, a nameless fear creeping into their hearts, unsure of what had happened.

Aaron calmly looked ahead.

"The three of you, follow Major Herman."

Hermann stepped forward and said to the three of them, "Come with me."

As the four stepped onto the dock, they happened to run into Akainu striding over from the other side, followed by two strings of marines, probably numbering in the hundreds.

Looks like he just came back from a mission.

As for what the task was, Aaron understood after a moment's thought.

Blackbeard kidnapped Jewelry Bonney, intending to use her to trade for a warship with the Navy.

Akainu went there in person, but Blackbeard avoided the fight and fled.

As for Bonnie...

Aaron looked back but didn't see any marines escorting prisoners.

Are they still being held captive on the warship?

Hermann whispered the command, "Salute!" and then stood at attention and saluted: "General Sakazuki!"

Aaron raised his hand.

Akainu walked past without looking to either side: "Aaron, come with me."

Herman quickly said, "Aaron, what are you waiting for! Hurry up and catch up!"

Aaron said "Oh," and followed the Marines behind Akainu.

Upon arriving at an office building, Akainu waved his hand and said, "Dismissed."

Aaron followed Akainu into the building, the marines behind him still standing in neat rows.

After walking for two minutes, everyone along the way saluted Akainu and cast curious and approving glances at Aaron.

Once inside a spacious office, Akainu sat down on the sofa.

"Neil Aaron, I read the newspapers from the other day. I don't know if you were just lucky to withstand a blow from Rayleigh, or if Rayleigh was holding back."

Aaron said, "Pluto Rayleigh is old and not as powerful as the legends say."

"Young man, it's good to have ambition. But don't be arrogant."

"All right."

Akainu lit a cigar: "I was worried you wouldn't be up to the task, but now you can give it a try."

"General Sakazuki, what is the mission?"

Akainu said, "During the Marineford War, you should have seen Blackbeard's gang. Four of them were criminals who escaped from Impel Down, and there were also more than two hundred criminals who were with Bucky the Joker, all of whom had escaped from Impel Down."

Aaron said, "General Sakazuki, do you want me to capture these fugitives?"

Akainu said, "That's right."

"Me alone?"

"Of course not. There are probably hundreds or even thousands of criminals who escaped from Impel Down. How long would it take you to catch them all by yourself?"

"Oh, then I'm relieved. It would be best to send more people to catch them slowly; these pirates will definitely cause trouble everywhere."

Akainu took a couple of puffs: "It's not that simple. So many pirate prisoners have escaped from Impel Down, especially those from Level 6. Each one of them is enough to cause turmoil in a kingdom. If the news gets out, it will definitely cause quite a bit of panic."

Therefore, this operation to capture these fugitives needs to be carried out in secrecy.

Aaron nodded: "Understood. This concerns the World Government's reputation. But if we really wait for these pirates to cause trouble, the civilians will blame the Navy for incompetence. The blame will then fall on the Navy."