One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Ahead, a large three-masted sailboat, over 100 meters long, was quietly floating on the sea.

A long, dark shadow stretched across the sea, flashing by like a stream, flowing over the hull and landing on the motionless ship.

On the deck, hundreds of men dressed in black suits, carrying rifles and cannons, and with swords at their waists, stood around the ship's sides, vigilantly surveying the surrounding sea.

As the black shadow climbed onto the deck and began to writhe, swell, and grow taller, outlining a bloated giant, all the men in black on the ship stood up straight, knelt on one knee facing the giant, and bowed their heads.

"President, have you found Morishita?"

A tall woman with wavy hair, wearing a tight leather outfit that revealed her curvaceous and sexy figure, immediately stepped forward and offered her a cigar that was as thick as her thigh.

The bloated giant revealed himself to be Gecko Moria, who had appeared before Rorschach earlier.

Moria stretched out his large hand, reached into the shadow standing in front of him, grabbed the bundle of explosive rock containers, and casually placed them on the ground.

Then, his bloated body began to shrink and change.

Standing at nearly seven meters tall, it's still growing taller.

A few seconds later, a large, calloused hand reached out and took the cigar from the woman's hand.

Moria's figure disappeared, and in his place appeared a giant over twenty meters tall, whose entire body was covered in bulging muscles.

If Oimo and Kashi were here, they would find that this giant looks exactly like Dorry, the captain of the Giant Warrior Pirates.

But at this moment, the giant's true identity is the vice president of the Bounty Hunters Guild, known as Gulliver the Changer.

No one knows his true identity.

This muscular giant form is just one of Gulliver's many identities.

Gulliver stuffed the large cigar into his mouth, took a couple of steps, and sat down directly on the deck below the mast.

He waved his hand, "Set sail and return."

"Yes, Chairman!"

The men in black who were kneeling on one knee all stood up and quickly went to various parts of the large ship to begin their work.

Soon, the huge sails billowed, the ship slowly changed direction, and began to accelerate.

A woman named Hathaway swayed her curvaceous waist as she approached, giggling as she handed her a lighter.

"Where is that sinister Wagner?"

The giant Gulliver reached for a lighter, lit the cigar in his mouth, took a deep drag, and exhaled a long trail of smoke. He then reached out and grabbed the petite Hathaway, his five thick fingers kneading her body as if he were playing with a toy.

"He...he went to the capital, saying...saying he was going to test how much strength that old guy still had. If the old guy is no good, he'll just bring you his head...um, guild master~."

Hathaway was trembling all over, and her voice sounded like she was crying.

"That idiot! Are all of Wang Zhi's subordinates such unreliable fools? What did I tell him before? That idiot didn't listen to a word I said!"

Gulliver roared in fury, his enormous voice echoing across the ship like rolling thunder.

.........

Two or three minutes later, a man who was three meters tall and had a sallow complexion walked out, looking quite satisfied.

Hathaway followed behind him, her clothes somewhat disheveled, her eyes filled with resentment.

Having been given a new body, Gulliver reached into Hathaway's hand, took a Den Den Mushi (snail phone), fiddled with it, and dialed a number.

"Puff puff..."

The dial tone of the Den Den Mushi rang for a while on the ship before being answered.

"Who?"

A deep, aged voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"It's me, Gulliver." Gulliver looked at the Den Den Mushi in his hand, which quickly transformed into a round-faced old man with a full white beard and a '12' tattooed above his left eye. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly. "Green Pepper, it's been a long time."

The old man, whom he called Green Pepper, opened his squinted eyes.

"It's you. Humph, which unlucky guy did you copy this time? Haven't seen you for decades. Your brother's dead, how come you're still alive?"

"Your mouth is still as sharp as ever, hahaha. How about joining my newly founded assassin guild? I can give you a vice president title." Gulliver said nonchalantly, crossing his legs and sitting down in a wicker chair.

Hathaway immediately brought over a plate of clean grapes, peeled off the thin skin, and then fed the grapes to him.

"Jonathan is dead?" Green Pepper asked, somewhat surprised.

"Not yet," Gulliver shook his head.

"You dare to act recklessly while you're still alive? Have you forgotten the oath you swore when he caught you back then?"

From the other end of the green pepper, faint screams could be heard, seemingly from a chaotic battlefield.

"He's practically dead, if not dead. Besides, who told him to go back on his word and not let me become the next Hunter's Guild Master? He can break his oath, but I can't?"

Gulliver snorted, then changed the subject, "Seriously, Green Pepper, how about giving me a hand and taking down the Bounty Hunter Guild? The guild has amassed quite a collection of treasures over the years, all stored at headquarters. The bounty fees alone over the decades wouldn't be less than a hundred billion Berries. I know your Eight Treasures Army is short on cash right now..."

Green Pepper interrupted him, her voice suddenly turning icy, "Are you mocking this old man, Gulliver?"

Green peppers are not short of money.

Or rather, he wasn't short of money before.

Within the endless icebergs of the Flower Kingdom lies the Iceberg Treasure Trove, which his Eight Treasures Navy has plundered for hundreds of years.

In the past, when he was short of money, all he needed to do was use an armed spike to break through the thick ice and retrieve the treasure.

But now, his proud cone-shaped head has been flattened by that old bastard Garp.

Without the cone, he lost his former sharpness and edge. His Armament Haki had deteriorated significantly, and he looked much older.

Nowadays, green peppers can no longer use their heads, which have lost their pointed ends, to break through that thick layer of ice that holds a treasure trove.

Therefore, they were unable to retrieve even their own treasure.

Therefore, the current situation of the Babao Navy is not as good as before, and it has not recruited soldiers and expanded its military strength on a large scale for many years.

"I'm not that bored."

Gulliver pushed away the grapes Hathaway offered, got up and walked to the bow of the ship, and chuckled, "I know you're not interested in money, but there's something you'll definitely care about."

There was no sound from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, as if waiting for him to continue.

Gulliver smirked and uttered three words.

"Heavenly Dragon Halberd".

Chapter 251 The Old Man and the Blind Man

As evening fell, the dilapidated ship that Rorschach and his companions were on sailed on the sea for more than three hours before finally arriving at their destination.

The capital of the Kingdom of Saint Poplar, home to the Bounty Hunters Guild, is one of the most prosperous cities on the seven routes of the Grand Line, known as the Spring Queen's City.

This place has a huge port that is filled with ships from all over the world.

But Rorschach didn't see a single pirate ship.

Sera noticed his surprised expression and puffed out her chest with a touch of pride: "You noticed too? There isn't a single pirate ship here. Hehe, that's entirely because our Bounty Hunter Guild's headquarters is located in this city. This is known as the fourth safest island on the Grand Line."

"The first three are..."

"You idiot! Of course it's Marineford, Sabaody, and Enies Lobby."

Sera rolled her eyes at Rorschach, then took the lead and jumped onto the dilapidated ship that was already unable to hold on and had begun to sink.

If it weren't for Rorschach's abilities keeping the ship afloat, it would have sunk to the bottom of the sea long ago.

That's why it took more than three hours to get here.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and come on up. I'll take you to see the headquarters. It's a fortress that's comparable to a naval base."

Sera stood on the shore and waved to Rorschach and Lucky.

Rorschach turned his head and glanced at Lucci, then gestured with his chin toward the excited woman on the shore: "Hey, Lucci, aren't you really going to consider it? That woman is the granddaughter of the King of Hunters, a multi-millionaire."

“She’s got her eye on you, don’t drag me into this, Brigadier General Rorschach.” Lu Qi didn’t even look at him as he leaped up beside him.

Luo Xia shrugged, grabbed his battle halberd, and boarded the port of Spring Queen City.

There were even fully armed soldiers patrolling back and forth at the port.

When the patrolling soldiers noticed the large group, two groups of people immediately surrounded them nervously.

But soon, after confirming the identities of Sera and the others as bounty hunters, the soldiers immediately smiled and chatted and laughed with the hunters they knew.

The harmonious atmosphere reminded Rorschach of the relationship between the boatmen and citizens of Water Seven.

Perhaps, here, bounty hunters are like the shipwrights of the Carrera Company, guardians of the city.

However, the city beneath our feet is much larger than Water City.

At least in terms of area, it is roughly the size of four Water Seven.

In the distance from the port, there are wide roads and rows of five- or six-story buildings.

As evening approached, bright lights shone from the windows of each building, illuminating the entire city.

This shows that the population density here is also very high.

Rorschach subconsciously unleashed his Observation Haki, covering the entire island.

"Ok?"

But just as Rorschach spread out his Observation Haki, preparing to investigate the city, his expression changed.

He suddenly looked to his brightly lit right side.

In the city center in that direction, there were two enormous auras that made him feel terrified.

The sheer power of those two auras reminded Luo Xia of several admirals in the Marine Headquarters.

In particular, one of the auras was as heavy as the earth itself, which, in his perception, was almost no less than that of Aokiji or Kizaru.

"Excuse me, I'll have to go for a moment. Lucci, you and Miss Sera can go ahead."

Luo Xia left with a single sentence, and without waiting for the astonished Serra and the frowning Lucci to reply, he vanished like a gust of wind, disappearing without a trace.

"Where...where did he go?" Sera asked, looking completely bewildered.

"I need to pee." Lu Qi uttered two words with a cold face.