One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Franky wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked up at the tavern entrance, and his eyes darkened.

"Damn it, how did this guy get so much stronger? If even that piece of trash Owl has gotten this much stronger, then Rob Lucci must be even more monstrous?"

Without time to think, seeing his underlings being defeated one by one by Owl and Bruno, Franky rushed over and got into a fight with Owl.

At this moment, Lucci, with his hands in his pockets, slowly walked in from the tavern entrance. He calmly straightened his suit collar, removed his mask, and looked at the panicked Asie and his daughter with indifferent eyes.

"I didn't expect that the two of you would actually be here. Very well, Dr. Asie, hand over the pure gold you created, and then come with me."

Upon hearing Lucci utter the word "pure gold," Asie and Olga instantly lost all color, their faces turning ashen.

On the sea outside Water Seven, a warship with some damage to its hull slowly sailed from afar. On the deck of the warship, a Qilin curiously looked at the sea ahead.

"Is this the Sea Train? It's amazing! It can actually travel on the sea. Grandpa Vegapunk was right. Tom, the shipwright of Water 7, is indeed a very outstanding scientist. Even he praised the Sea Train of Water 7, believing it to be a great invention that could change the future of sea transportation."

"Yes, that's the Sea Train."

Luo Xia smiled as he watched the sea train depart from the station and head towards Enies Lobby, his eyes filled with emotion.

Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, several years have passed since his last visit to Water City.

Time changes many things, just like Water Seven before him. Compared to when he helped fight the tsunami here, many things have changed. The most striking change is the many new buildings that have appeared on the island.

For example, the Naval Branch of Water Seven, and the newly built urban area of ​​Water Seven.

With Iceberg's strong encouragement, the residents of Water Seven's Upper City agreed to relocate the refugee camp in the Lower City and build resettlement housing in a designated area within the Upper City. This averted the danger of the Lower City being swallowed by the Lakulana tsunami every year.

The abandoned lower city will not be left empty. The Carrera Company's shipwrights will demolish these buildings and construct new levitation devices to surround the entire Water Seven, transforming this maritime city into a giant island ship like Thriller Bark.

According to Iceberg, when the island experiences another devastating tsunami, these levitation devices can help Water Seven float like a boat in the waves, preventing it from being swallowed by the tsunami.

Just then, Luo Xia suddenly heard the voice of the Qilin in his ear.

"Dad! I see a warship! Is it Hibari and the others coming? Am I finally going to see Hibari?"

Luo Xia turned his head and saw eight large warships lined up a few thousand meters to their right, sailing majestically toward them.

On the billowing sails of those warships, in addition to the G5 logo, there was also a white wolf's head tattooed on them, which was the emblem of the White Wolf Fleet.

Seeing the expectant look in Qilin's eyes, Luo Xia smiled and nodded, "Yes, it is indeed Yun Que and the others who have arrived."

"I didn't expect them to be the first ones to arrive. Smoker and Drake are really useless. They made a wasted trip and didn't even find Moria's people, and their return journey is so slow."

Luo curled his lip, secretly mocking Smoker and Drake, then ordered S Bear to steer the ship to a stop, waiting for the approaching warship.

Soon, eight large warships approached, and a white cloud eagerly floated up from the opposite warships, flew towards them, and landed in front of Luo Xia.

"Brother Rorschach, we have successfully captured Boa Hancock and her Kuja Pirates."

Luo Xia looked at Yun Que, who looked somewhat haggard, smiled, and reached out to pat her head.

"You've worked hard, well done."

Lark smiled and quickly shook his head, "It's not hard work, it's not hard work."

Then she asked, "Brother Rorschach, how are you doing? What about Hawkeye?"

"Hawkeye was defeated by Daddy, and even his weapons were taken away."

Before Luo Xia could speak, a childish voice answered first, sounding behind him.

"Father?" Lark was taken aback, thinking it was the Seraphim speaking.

But when she followed the sound and saw the Qilin that looked almost exactly like Luo Xia, only more youthful, she was completely stunned.

Qilin's next words caused her brain to freeze, her eyes widened in confusion, and she stood there motionless.

"Mom!" Qilin looked up, a naive smile on her face, and called out in a clear voice as she walked up to Yun Que.

The lark was completely stunned.

"You...you...what did you call me?"

“Mom, I’ll call you Mom.” Qilin turned to look at the smiling Luo Xia. “You’re Dad’s wife, so of course I’ll call you Mom.”

Lark turned his head blankly and looked at Luo Xia, thinking he had misheard.

“Brother Luo Xia.” She pointed at the Qilin and stammered, “What, what is going on? Am I hallucinating? I heard someone calling my mother. And it was another you, the you when you were a child.”

When she mentioned the word "mother," Yun Que's pretty face was already flushed.

Seeing the lark's bewildered expression, Luo Xia found it even more amusing.

He crouched down, put his hand on Qilin's shoulder, and said to Yun Que, "No, you heard right, this is not an illusion, Yun Que, you really are a mother. Come, let me introduce you, this is Qilin, he is my and your child. I am his father, and you are his mother."

"Brother Luo Xia, you and my child?" Yun Que's eyes widened little by little, her mind suddenly became dizzy, she didn't know where she was, and fell into a daze.

At the same time, she felt a sweet and shy sensation in her heart, unconsciously clutching the hem of her clothes, feeling somewhat at a loss.

"Okay, I'm not kidding you anymore. Here's what happened."

Seeing the lark's CPU looking like it was about to burn out, Luo Xia found it amusing and immediately stopped teasing her, intending to tell her everything about the Qilin.

However, at that moment, a cannon shot suddenly rang out from the direction of the abandoned ship island of Water Seven, startling everyone on the warship. They all looked over and saw flames rising in the distance at the foot of Water Seven ahead of their course, in the direction of the lower city of Water Seven.

"What's going on over there?" Hibari asked in surprise. "Are pirates causing trouble here?"

Luo Xia turned his head and glanced in that direction, raising an eyebrow.

"Unexpectedly, after several years, that father and daughter have still caught the attention of the World Government."

"What?" Hibari didn't understand.

"Do you remember when we went to rescue Weiwei last time, we found a father and daughter who had lived for over two hundred years inside that lanternfish?"

After a moment's recollection, Yun Que recalled the time before the last World Conference when they returned from the North Sea and searched for the missing Alabasta royal family in the Devil's Triangle.

"You mean Asie and Olga?"

Rorschach nodded. "That's right, it's them. Dr. Asie discovered pure gold over two hundred years ago that could grant people near-immortality. The World Government has been searching for him for over two hundred years, but because he and his daughter were swallowed by lanternfish, they couldn't be found. When we met up with Vivi last time, we rescued them. We parted ways with them when we passed through here. They settled in Water Seven, and I even asked Iceberg to look after them for a while. But I didn't expect that after more than two hundred years, the World Government would still be paying attention to them. Now Rob Lucci and his gang have found them. That explosion just now was Franky fighting with Rob Lucci and his group."

Rorschach shook his head.

Immortality, indeed, is what those who have seized power desire most.

"Let's go take a look."

"Should we send the warships over?" Hibari asked.

"Let's sail over there, rest here for a bit, repair the damaged hull, and wait for Smoker and Drake."

Chapter 782 The sky cleared and the rain stopped. Lucci felt he was back to his old self.

In the lower city, at the entrance of the Boatman's Tavern.

"What are you doing? You bastards, stop it! Let go of Asie and Olga!"

Seeing Asie and Olga helplessly captured by Bruno, Franky was enraged. Several dark cannon barrels split open from his shoulder blades, and he fired several rockets at Bruno's tall back.

With a few loud bangs and bursts of flame, Bruno was blasted forward and stumbled two steps. A hint of anger immediately appeared on his usually indifferent face.

With two loud thuds, he casually threw Asie and Olga, which he was holding, to the ground, then turned around abruptly and walked towards Franky.

"Kadifulam, I didn't want to touch you, but you insisted on courting death, so don't blame me."

"For a dignified World Government CP agent to cause trouble for two innocent civilians, you people are really degrading themselves."

Franky charged forward angrily and threw his right fist at Bruno's face.

With a thud, Bruno's face snapped back, but he quickly straightened up, looking at Franky with a mocking expression.

"You can't even beat an owl, yet you want to beat me? The owl is right, the gap between us is now so large that it can't be bridged."

"Powerful right punch!"

Franky's right hand flew out and slammed heavily into Bruno's face.

"Iron block." Bruno uttered the two words without flinching.

With a loud bang, Bruno grunted and flew backward, smashing a large hole in the tavern wall before crashing into the tavern and overturning a bunch of tables and chairs.

"What?" Bruno's head was spinning, and the bridge of his nose was crushed by Franky's punch, with warm blood flowing from his nostrils.

He propped himself up on the floor, shook his head, and looked at Franky outside the cave entrance, still reeling from the monstrous force of the punch.

Franky punched him away, then quickly grabbed Asie and Olga from the ground and ran away.

"How ruthless! To save someone else's life, you don't even care about the lives of your own subordinates? Cardiffram, as expected of someone who was once a pirate, you have much more guts than before."

Lu Qi sneered, grabbed the blood-soaked Zambai from the tavern, extended his index finger, and with a "plop," plunged it into Zambai's chest, twisting it forcefully. His index finger sank completely into Zambai's muscle, creating a hole in his body, twisting and turning his chest until it was a bloody mess, bleeding profusely.

Zambry, who had been unconscious, was awakened by the excruciating pain in his chest and let out a scream.

"Zabay!" Franky, who had run dozens of meters, suddenly turned around and saw Zabay being tortured by Lucci. His eyes immediately turned red.

"Go! Big brother! Don't worry about me, you're no match for them. Go find the naval branch for help!" Zambai shouted through gritted teeth, enduring the excruciating pain of being stabbed in the chest.

"Damn it! I won't let you get away with this, Rob Lucci!"

Franky gritted his teeth, hardened his heart, grabbed Asie and Olga, and ran frantically toward the upper town.

He was going to find the Navy branch in Water Seven.

Franky wondered if the Marine branch in Water Seven could stop Rob Lucci from causing trouble.

Hopefully, this will be helpful. After all, the naval branch built here was only possible because Rorschach contacted the Navy Headquarters. Even if Rob Lucci is arrogant, he still has to give Rorschach some face, right?

Seeing Franky abandon his men and flee frantically with Asie and Olga, the owl unzipped its beak and hissed, "Aren't you going to chase after them, Lucci?"

“No rush,” Lucci sneered. “Where can he run to? I’d like to see who he’ll turn to for help.”

"Pure gold! I never thought such a thing actually existed in this world. Are these two people really from over two hundred years ago? They look exactly like the wanted posters from two hundred years ago."

Kaku looked at the two slightly yellowed old photos in his hand, his face full of surprise, clicking his tongue in amazement.

"I've heard that pure gold can infinitely slow down human cell aging, with the same effect as the legendary anti-aging surgery that can make people live forever, but it's more convenient. You just need to wear it on your body to keep yourself young and live forever."

Gabra licked his lips, a greedy glint in his eyes, and whispered, "How much pure gold do you think these two people have?"

Noticing the greed in his eyes, Kaku's gaze turned cold, and he rebuked him without any politeness: "No matter how much pure gold they have, it's not something we can covet. Gabra, watch your step, or you'll get us all killed because of your stupidity."

"Tch, coward." Gabra glared at him.

Lucci stopped in his tracks, turned back to look at Gabra, his gaze icy, and said in a cold voice, "Kaku is right, Gabra, if you want to die, don't drag us down with you."

After Lucci said that, Gabra immediately backed down, scratching his head and chuckling awkwardly, "Hehe, don't take it to heart, I was just joking."