One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

At the same time, faint noises could be heard coming from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

Just by listening to their voices, Rorschach recognized Garp, Granny Crane, and Zephyr.

"Luo Xia, what's wrong now?" Sengoku licked his lips, looking somewhat nervous.

Luo's expression turned somewhat strange upon hearing Sengoku's cautious tone.

That doesn't make sense.

It seems like Rorschach is the one on the Navy Admiral's side.

The usually aloof and unapproachable Marshal Sengoku became unusually nervous.

Luo Xia didn't notice this little anomaly; his mind was entirely focused on the explosive rock.

Immediately, he took a deep breath and said, "Grandpa, there's a strange situation on my end. No, it's not what you think. Listen to me, I've already said there are no Celestial Dragons. Where would Water Seven get World Nobles? Don't interrupt me, you've confused my train of thought."

After exchanging a few words with Sengoku, Luo Xia quickly recounted the events that had just transpired to him.

At this moment.

In Marineford, in the courtyard of Granny Crane's house.

Several white-haired old men sat around a large round table, eating and discussing the changes brought about by the new world's Four Emperors.

“The little ones have all gone out, and Marineford has become much quieter.”

Garp sat casually next to Granny Tsuru, tearing into a large piece of steak, his mouth greasy as he ate, sighing with delight.

"There's no other way. Young people who want to shoulder the burden of justice can't do it without going through trials and tribulations."

Grandma Crane wore her usual kind smile.

"Sengoku, what kind of tone is that? It doesn't sound like a naval admiral at all. It's really embarrassing for me."

At the head of the table sat a burly man with a rooster-like hairstyle, chewing on a large bone and skewer of meat, reprimanding the Fleet Admiral, which made Zephyr, Garp, and Granny Tsuru laugh.

"You make it sound so easy, Commander. You have no idea what kind of 'scare' he'll give you next until you've personally dealt with him."

Sengoku pursed his lips, holding a Den Den Mushi that mimicked Rorschach's appearance.

Zefa took a sip of his drink and said with a smile, "It could also be a surprise."

"Hmph, I'd rather he remain completely unmoved. My fragile heart can't withstand such dramatic ups and downs."

Sengoku placed the Den Den Mushi on the table so that everyone could hear Rorschach's voice inside.

"Speaking of which, Commander-in-Chief, how did you manage to escape? Did those five old devils let you out?" Garp asked, puzzled.

The burly old man with a rooster-like hairstyle sitting in the main seat is none other than Kong, the Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's three armed forces.

As the supreme commander of the army, navy, and holy land guard, Kong rarely has time to go out.

Most of the time, he stays in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, protecting the safety of the World Government and the World Nobles.

I came to Marineford today specifically to greet the five elders.

"Hmph, those old guys from the Five Elders won't even give me a single day off. I'm over eighty years old. If I don't come out and take a look at the place where I fought for most of my life, I'm afraid I'll never have the chance before I die."

Kong took the bottle of wine that Zefa handed him, gulped down more than half of it, and then let out a long sigh and exclaimed.

Before being promoted to Commander-in-Chief, he also served as a naval admiral in Marineford for most of his life.

The Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and Tsuru present were all people he watched grow up.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was practically his student.

"You're only eighty and you call yourself old? That old woman from the Drum Kingdom is over 120, isn't she? I heard she can still jump and leap around. Hahaha, you haven't been living too well in the Holy Land, have you? You've been ruined by wine and women, haven't you? Oh dear!"

Garp clutched his forehead and cried out in pain.

Kong, his face dark, withdrew his massive, frighteningly large hand. "Don't think that just because you're a naval hero, I won't dare to beat you up, Garp."

"Are you angry and embarrassed?"

"What did you say?"

"Didn't say anything, just ate meat."

The Warring States period watched and shook his head.

That bastard Garp, he's over seventy years old, yet he acts like a child, even daring to joke about the Commander-in-Chief.

But come to think of it, in this world, perhaps only the Commander-in-Chief could beat him up like that and he wouldn't dare to fight back.

Suddenly, Sengoku frowned, his voice turned somber, and he looked at the Den Den Mushi on the table.

"What did you say? A large amount of explosive rock was found on the bounty hunter's body?"

"Explosive Rock?"

The old folks who were chatting idly at the round table stopped immediately upon hearing this and all turned their attention to the Den Den Mushi.

"Yes, a fat samurai with strange abilities appeared in Water Seven carrying eight containers filled with explosive rocks. I have now intercepted the explosive rocks, blown one up, and there are seven left. I want to know how to deal with these dangerous things."

Rorschach's voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

Chapter 237: Changed Plotline

"How did the park's bounty hunters get involved with dynamite rocks?"

In the courtyard of Granny He's house, several old men with wrinkled faces frowned.

No wonder Garp and the others were puzzled.

Explosive rock, an extremely dangerous mineral, is coveted by many due to its immense explosive power.

However, preserving this ore for use in battle is not a simple matter.

Not only does it require highly sophisticated mining techniques, but it also requires the preparation of a special solution to preserve the explosive rock.

Those with such technology and means are few and far between worldwide.

If the Bounty Hunters Guild in Paradise had something this powerful, how could it have fallen to such a state of decline?

Most importantly, their naval intelligence network, which spanned the entire park, had not obtained any information regarding the use of Explosive Rock.

Explosive rock is a Class A hazardous material controlled by the World Government. Once any trace of its use is discovered, a large number of intelligence personnel will be dispatched to investigate.

If necessary, even a naval admiral may be deployed.

After all, using that thing doesn't require any skill.

All you need to do is take that glass container and smash it on the ground to trigger a devastating explosion.

If there were enough of them, they could easily destroy several countries.

Grandma Crane tapped her fingers lightly on the table and said:

"The fat samurai that Rorschach mentioned should be Ichiro Mori, from the Bounty Hunter Guild."

She is suspected to be from Wano Country, and her ability is the Paramecia-type Zipper Fruit.

It can unzip itself and other inorganic objects, creating a zipper leading to a pocket-sized space.

"His strange ability is similar to that of a little guy in CP9. Charlotte Linlin also has a guy with a similar ability who can hide in another dimension."

He said, holding a pair of thick arms.

Zephyr frowned: "Who is the current leader of the Bounty Hunter Guild?"

"Who else could it be? Isn't it that old Jonathan?" Sengoku glanced at Sora.

Garp picked his nose and looked at Sora with some surprise: "That old Jonathan is still alive? Isn't he about your age? I was just a recruit when he left the Navy."

“Jonathan…”

Kong's eyes held a complex expression, and a hint of regret appeared on his face.

Who would have thought that Jonathan Barnett, the current president of the Bounty Hunters Guild, was once a Rear Admiral in the Navy Headquarters forty or fifty years ago?

"Do we have that old guy's contact number? Let's find out what he's up to, hoarding explosives. Is he planning to switch from bounty hunter to terrorist?"

"Kapu muttered."

"No, that guy never had a private Den Den Mushi. He said he suspected that there were Devil Fruit abilities in the form of Den Den Mushi that could eavesdrop on Den Den Mushi communications all over the world."

Zhan Guo shrugged and turned to look at the crane.

"Xiao He, what does your staff know about the current Bounty Hunter Guild?"

Let me tell you, dealing with dangerous materials like explosive rocks is no small matter.

Next, Rorschach might need to go to the Kingdom of St. Poplar to make contact with Jonathan Barnett.

"Hmm." Lieutenant General Tsuru nodded and immediately began to recount the information he knew, one by one.

It turns out that the Bounty Hunter Guild is not what it used to be.

As Guild Master Jonathan grew older, his control over the entire guild greatly diminished.

This led to a polarization within the guild.

Some bounty hunters remain true to their principles, continuing to hunt down wanted criminals.

These criminals include not only pirates, but also other thugs who pose a great threat to the world.

Another large portion of the hunters became assassins, no different from pirates and mafia members.

They will do anything for profit.

They are willing to kill pirates for the bounty.

They might also assassinate noblemen for the sake of women or status.

Among them, the chaotic faction led by Vice President Gulliver was the most unscrupulous.

It's conceivable that once Jonathan, the guild leader, dies and Gulliver, the vice-leader, takes over, the entire bounty hunter guild will inevitably transform into an assassin guild.

If it weren't for these chaotic individuals, who weren't foolish enough to offend the World Government and the Navy, the entire bounty hunter system would have been completely reshuffled long ago.

In fact, the current bounty system has long had significant problems.

Some ambitious pirates, on the contrary, take pride in their high bounties.

In order to increase their bounty, they often do some crazy things.