One Piece: I'm a Hunter on the Grand Line

Finding a group of pirates and stealing their ship is a simple idea, but putting it into practice is very difficult.

Beihai is so vast that the probability of encountering a ship on the open sea is negligible.

They can only try their luck on inhabited islands.

Each time they landed on an island, they would stay there for a few days to gather information and find suitable targets.

The journey to the Grand Line is long and dangerous, and there's no use in stealing a ship of substandard quality.

Starting from Swaro Island, the journey took more than twenty days, passing through several ports, and they only encountered two pirate crews.

However, their ships were either too small or too dilapidated to meet the requirements for ocean voyages.

Are you sure this ship is substandard?

After the battle, Yelena pointed to the two-masted sailboat on the sea and looked at Mr. 11's two subordinates.

The other party claimed to be one of the top navigators and helmsmen in the Baroque Works, and that each ship they stole was inspected by the two of them.

The navigator nodded. "It's too light. There's a high chance it will be broken apart when it encounters big waves."

The helmsman continued, "The ship we were on before was also a two-masted ship, but its keel and planks were made of the finest materials, and its size was far greater than this ship, which is why it was able to sail so far... Sigh, if only it hadn't been cut down."

Is it really that bad?

Yelena's gaze swept across the sailboat.

I roughly estimated that the ship is over 16 meters long, which is twice as big as the 13-meter-long Merry.

Despite being constantly ravaged by a few vandals, the Going Merry managed to sail all the way from the East China Sea to Water 7 in the latter part of the park, doing everything from flying to diving.

Ultimately, it comes down to the fact that the two guys on the other side are just too bad at navigation and steering.

"Sell the ship and use that guy's head to make a bounty."

Yelena pointed to the pirate captain who had been dead on the reef for a long time.

"I'll wait on the island for a few days, and if I don't find a suitable boat before the end of the month, I'll buy one."

On the island of Shangshangzuo, they defeated a pirate crew, sold their ship and weapons for bounties, and saved up a sum of money.

Including today's harvest, the two trips combined should bring in over 30 million Berries.

The two pirate crews she encountered had captains who were nobody with bounties of a few million; these agents took care of them without her lifting a finger.

Thinking about this, Yelena understood even more how valuable intelligence was.

Without the help of the naval system, she will have to rely on the most primitive methods to search for pirates: waiting at the docks or asking around in entertainment venues.

This works on islands frequented by pirates. Elsewhere, you might spend days staking out and still not find anything.

This is one of the reasons why she agreed to join Baroque Works; once they reach the Grand Line, she can use their intelligence system to profit from it.

"Let's go." Yelena boarded the ship first.

The group boarded the pirate ship and slowly sailed towards the dock not far away.

They were lucky this time; the island they landed on was a densely populated area.

There is a sizable shipyard on the east side of the dock, where merchant ships frequently come and go for repairs, and pirate ships are also occasionally spotted.

Yelena instructed Mr. 11 and others to wait at the dock for the rabbit to run into her trap.

Capturing pirates for bounties, stealing and selling ships—that's all their business.

After all, if she does it herself, the bounty will belong to her.

Once the money is in her pocket, she naturally won't take it out; otherwise, with her wealth, buying a boat would be a piece of cake.

Yelena found a hotel near the dock to stay in.

Two days later, there was a knock on her door.

It's Miss Thursday.

"Your Excellency in Black Robes, we've spotted a big fish! A notorious pirate with a bounty of forty million!"

"They were sailing a three-wheeled sailboat, about 80% new. From the outside, apart from some damage to the upper deck, there were no other problems!"

"When the pirate ship sailed into the shipyard, we also sent people in to sneak in and find out what was going on."

Miss Thursday was in high spirits, finally seeing hope of leaving Beihai.

Yelena stepped out of the room and reminded them, "If I take action, you won't get a share of the captain's bounty."

Upon hearing this, Miss Thursday snapped out of her excitement, a hint of reluctance appearing in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.

"A pirate with a bounty of 40 million is beyond the capabilities of mid-level agents like us. They won't have any objections."

"Let's go."

The two arrived at the east side of the dock, which was only a little over a hundred meters away from the shipyard. From there, they could see the entire scene outside the shipyard gate.

Mr. 11 and the others who were guarding nearby hurriedly approached.

Two panting men reported, "The shipwrights at the factory said the ship doesn't have any major problems; it just needs some simple repairs to the hull!"

"When we escaped, that group of pirates was planning to enter the city to replenish their supplies; they should be here soon..."

Before the words were finished, a group of figures appeared outside the shipyard gate, led by a burly man.

These people walked along the stone-paved road toward the dock.

Yelena squinted and noticed something unusual about the man's shoulder.

The burly man was carrying a dark, cylindrical object on his shoulder, which appeared to be at least two meters long.

"It's him! The captain of the Cannon Pirates! Cannon Cannon!"

"Watch out for the enemy's shoulder-mounted cannons. Rumor has it that their power is comparable to that of naval anti-ship guns; a single shell can destroy an enemy ship!"

The agent who had infiltrated the shipyard whispered a warning.

Yelena almost burst out laughing; the nickname was indeed simple and blunt.

She nodded and stood behind a wooden crate, waiting for the pirates to approach.

The others also dispersed, each finding a good spot to hide.

Yelena drew her longsword and secretly gathered her strength.

When the giant cannon Cannon was only twenty meters away from the wooden box in front of her, she swiftly leaped out and slashed down with her longsword!

Right-angle flash!

A crimson slash erupted, rapidly approaching Cannon, who was caught off guard!

Just as she launched her attack, a cold voice came from the alleyway to the north of the stone-paved road.

"ROM: Slaughterhouse!"

Huh?

Yelena landed on the ground, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes.

"What is this...?"

Puff!

Cannon's fear froze on his face as the crimson sword wave pierced through his throat, leaving a scarlet hole!

Swish!

Before he could fall, a gash appeared on his massive waist, splitting him in two evenly, with not a drop of blood visible at the cut.

"Ah! Enemy attack!"

"What's going on?!"

The pirates behind Cannon, like him, had their bodies severed by a mysterious force. However, unlike him, they did not lose their lives or feel any pain.

He could only lie on the ground, looking around in terror.

Mr. 11 and the others were also taken aback by this sudden turn of events, and even forgot to hide, and stood up from their hiding places.

"Your Excellency in Black Robes, this..."

"You all stay where you are, I'll go take a look."

Yelena rushed over quickly, but someone was a step ahead of her.

A black figure appeared instantly beside Cannon's corpse, slashing at his head with a blade.

Spare his head!