One Piece Gunslinger

So now that some information about Li Ang has surfaced, people's curiosity has been piqued immediately. This information reveals more than all the information from the previous years combined. Things like height, weight, and age are included, but unfortunately, there are no photos, so we haven't been able to see his face.

For the first time, Li Ang didn't keep things hidden and chose to reveal some information, as he needed to gain some fame for his future plans.

Li Ang is truly a pragmatist. Reputation is something most people crave, but for him, it's unnecessary when there's no benefit, only needed when it's linked to profit. That's why Li Ang is building momentum beforehand; otherwise, it would be better to quietly amass wealth.

After seeing this news, the old lady pondered, "If this man named Li Ang were to have a child with my smartest daughter, just how intelligent would that child be?"

The sun, flying next to the old lady, said, "Mom, maybe she can give birth to the smartest person in the world."

A cloud on the other side said, "MOM, but that seems unlikely. He's a member of the Revolutionary Army and wouldn't form a marriage alliance with pirates."

The hat on its head also spoke up: "In that case, let's find a chance to destroy it. If we can't have it, we can't let anyone else have it either."

"That's right, someone like that is too dangerous in this situation. We should take him out if we get the chance."

Well, this is clearly treating Li Ang as a tool. Indeed, the imperial family is the most ruthless. This saying is truly fitting for this woman; whether it's others or her own children, they're all just tools.

Kaido of the Beasts Pirates laughed loudly while drinking, "That's it, that's it. Fight, fight, fight the World Government, and it would be best if we could destroy this world, that would be the best."

Unlike Kaido, the patriotic and self-assured Shanks frowned and stared at the sea without uttering a word after hearing the news. It's unclear what he was thinking.

"Gurararara." On the Moby Dick, Whitebeard was reading the newspaper when he burst out laughing. "Well done, well done!"

Marco chimed in, "It's said that they only deployed some spies and intelligence personnel, along with Chief of Staff Li Ang, to take over this golden city. After two years, Li Ang's wisdom is still astonishing."

Whitebeard nodded and said, "Ace should really come and see for himself. Ace's eye for talent is terrifying. Back then, Leon didn't reveal anything to him, and he already took a liking to him. By the way, Ace went to chase after Teach. Has he contacted you guys recently?"

It seems Teach succeeded this time, having eaten the Dark-Dark Fruit and run away. His captain, Ace, is currently chasing after the traitorous Teach.

Speaking of Teach, Marco's expression also turned sour. After all, in all the years the Whitebeard Pirates had been established, Teach was the only traitor they'd ever had. It could only be said that he had hidden himself too well, deceiving everyone, including Whitebeard. If it weren't for the Dark-Dark Fruit, Teach might have lived a quiet life as a son.

“The latest news is that Teach is very cunning. He basically never stays in one place for more than two days. He sets off very soon before Ace finds him.” Marco shook his head helplessly and said, “If it still doesn’t work after a while, then we’ll go and help him, whether he wants to or not. We just can’t let Ace fall on Teach.”

Speaking of Teach, he's truly a protagonist among villains. Luffy's journey to the sea, the beginning of his dream, also began when Teach obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit, the beginning of his own dream.

Teach was relentlessly pursued by Ace, yet he managed to hone his skills in the process. Not only did he survive, but his strength actually increased due to his mastery of the Dark-Dark Fruit. Like a genius, he quickly elevated his Dark-Dark Fruit to the same level as Ace, ultimately defeating him.

And even if you're not as strong as Ace, it doesn't matter. You've gathered quite a few companions along the way, and in the end, a whole group of them will gang up on you. To find loyal allies like that—what kind of charm is that? That feeling of watching him grow stronger and stronger before your eyes, and you being powerless against him—doesn't that make you angry?

Luckily, Ace has developed a good temper over the past two years, otherwise, he would have been so angry that he would have died if he hadn't won her over.

Speaking of Teach, let's turn our attention to the World Government. An official sitting at his desk processing documents and reports saw a report.

"Seeking the World Government's protection? Wanting a position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? In exchange for more intelligence about the Revolutionary Army's Chief of Staff? They make it sound so convincing, but it's obviously fake."

"If this kind of thing is even getting reported up here, I wonder what kind of people are down there. Even a small-time pirate dreaming of instant success has submitted a request."

As he spoke, he crumpled the report into a ball and threw it into the trash can. Little did he know that Teach really knew a lot about Li Ang; he remembered Li Ang's appearance perfectly.

However, this official couldn't be blamed. With the exposure of a large amount of information about Li Ang, he received a lot of messages about Li Ang that day, much of which were false. He was getting quite annoyed by this.

Teach took this step because of the pressure of Ace's relentless pursuit. He had just escaped from Whitebeard and was still alone, lacking the confidence to fight Ace. So he decided to try this method for the time being.

Anyway, if it fails, there's no loss, no cost at all; if it succeeds, it's a huge profit. Why not give it a try?

Not only this official, but the entire world government was busy with discussions and research about the Revolutionary Army and Leon because of the major news that the Revolutionary Army had captured the Golden City.

In this era of mixed truth and falsehood, and an explosion of information, there are truly a thousand different versions of Li Ang in the eyes of a thousand people. And after it was confirmed that all the previous actions were orchestrated by Li Ang, his status in the World Government's eyes has even reached the level of Dragon, making him equally listed as their number one enemy.

Meanwhile, Nami, who was on Luffy's ship, also saw the newspaper.

"Kalina, I never imagined you'd become so capable. You've accomplished such a great feat. And Leon, what is your purpose in doing this? And what is your purpose in sending me onto this ship?"

Chapter 344 Journey to the West

Well, I can only say that every time the camera turns to Luffy's side, there's a surprise.

So what's going on here?

Other information becomes less important in the face of this key point, which is puzzling enough. Why is Nami with Luffy? And it turns out that Leon sent him to do this.

Besides these, there are even more amazing things, which I will tell you slowly.

Currently, Luffy's crew consists of only Luffy, Zoro, and Nami. Luffy "coincidentally" met Nami during his last landing, and together they dealt with the bullies of Orange Town.

Nami's successful interception of Luffy, resulting in a chance encounter, signifies that Luffy's every move is within Li Ang's intelligence network, and that every action Luffy takes is constantly being observed by Li Ang, or the Revolutionary Army.

So, this is where the question arises: why did Li Ang do this?

This leads us to discuss part of Li Ang's final battle plan. Li Ang made two deployments regarding this final battle plan.

One aspect is targeting the World Government. That is, on the main battlefield, how the Revolutionary Army will defeat, and ultimately eliminate, the World Government. The vegetable-growing project that arose from this is one branch of this strategy.

What might be misunderstood is that this "decisive battle" is not just about fighting one major war, but also includes follow-up actions over the next few years. It can be said that it will be a protracted decisive battle. Therefore, Li Ang still has many plans to make, but we'll discuss those later.

Besides that, there is another aspect. The ultimate goal of the revolutionary army is to establish a new regime and truly usher in a new world.

In that case, besides the World Government, which is the biggest adversary, there is another adversary even more troublesome and difficult to deal with than the World Government: pirates.

In a civilized, peaceful, harmonious, and orderly new world, piracy must be banned and suppressed. Those who commit evil must be eliminated; those who have no evil deeds but merely bear the name of pirate should be recruited if possible, and those who cannot be recruited should be renamed adventurers. In any case, the problem of piracy must ultimately be resolved comprehensively.

This leads to four major problems, as well as numerous smaller ones. These are the Four Emperors and some well-known, powerful pirates. The World Government is also having a major headache with these people, and after the Revolutionary Army took over, they naturally took over this headache as well.

So what method did Li Ang adopt?

Like the World Government, they use pirates to fight pirates.

The World Government simply established the Seven Warlords system to help it fight against the Four Emperors. Lee Ang, on the other hand, supported Luffy as a chosen one, using his power to gradually grow into the Pirate King.

The goal is to use Luffy's journey to become the Pirate King to eliminate some of the biggest problems in the pirate world, such as Kaido and Big Mom.

This has several advantages. First, Luffy isn't like the Seven Warlords of the Sea who would betray or disobey the World Government. Leon doesn't need him to obey either; since everyone shares the same goal, Luffy will act on his own. You be the Pirate King, and I'll destroy my pirates. It's simply wonderful!

Secondly, this doesn't require a huge investment of resources. The Revolutionary Army can completely set aside the issue of the Four Emperors, maintaining a stalemate with them, just like the World Government—monitoring and observing without actually going to war. All the dirty work can be left to Luffy, this lucky boy, at almost zero cost!

Other transmigrated characters can cling to the protagonist's coattails, so Li Ang can totally do the same. Clinging to a powerful figure—I know that trick too. Now that a powerful figure has finally matured, wouldn't it be a waste not to use that connection?

Li Ang not only wanted to curry favor with powerful figures, but he also wanted to do it fiercely, using the protagonist's leg as a springboard to stab the Four Emperors.

Thirdly, Dragon is Luffy's father, and Sabo is Luffy's brother, so there's no fear of him betraying them.

Okay, actually Luffy won't betray us. Or rather, he won't turn bad. However, Li Ang knows this, but others don't. This not only allows Li Ang to confidently cling to a powerful figure, but also gives the other Revolutionary Army members peace of mind.

After all, the other members of the Revolutionary Army don't know Luffy's character. Supporting a pirate to become the Pirate King is like raising a tiger to cause trouble. They drove away four wolves, but a fierce tiger came along.

And in the very end, Luffy, as the Pirate King, could use his influence to say something like Roger did, thus ending the Great Pirate Era. Stop drifting off to sea all the time, why bother becoming pirates? Go farm, go raise chickens. Go back to your hometown and focus on production.

Having discussed so many advantages, here comes the crucial part, which is all based on one major premise: that Luffy can become the Pirate King.

Although Luffy is a chosen one, Leon can't guarantee that Luffy can still become the Pirate King after he changed the script like this; it's possible that the project will be cut short.

Therefore, Li Ang's second strategy is to get Luffy's adventures, training, and growth back on track. As things stand, Luffy is still on the right track, as if there's a force in the world correcting everything. Even though Colonel Morgan the Axe-Hand is gone, he's encountered Colonel Leslie the Gunner.

Even though Buggy the Clown is gone, Luffy still arrives in Orange Town.

So, this part of the work is done by the Fellowship of the Ring—oops, I mean, the Straw Hat Guard team that Leon specially assembled. Nami and Robin are members of this team, and their job is to join Luffy's Straw Hat Pirates according to the script and continue to be Luffy's crewmates.

Of course, just as Nami was puzzled as to why she was sent to do this, many members of the Straw Hat crew were also unclear about why they were doing this; they were simply acting out a script.

However, Li Ang believes that as time goes by, Nami and Robin will gradually accept him as a partner. Besides, how can Nami fulfill her dream of drawing a complete map of the Grand Line if she's not with Luffy? Clearly, this is killing two birds with one stone.

Besides, Nami plays another crucial role: navigator. Wherever Nami is, everyone has to listen to her, and Nami, in turn, listens to director Leon. This perfectly ensures Luffy stays on track and goes exactly where he's supposed to go. Next, under Nami's guidance, they'll head to Syrup Village to find Usopp, and then to the Baratie to meet Sanji. Everything is going according to plan.

Besides Nami and Robin, the other team members also have their own jobs.

For example, the bully in Orange Town before was Buffalo. He replaced Buggy the Clown and got beaten up by Luffy and his friends.

"It really hurts. Those two were ruthless, but Nami, why were you so ruthless too?" This is what Buffalo said while lying on the bed.

Seeing that Buffalo also looked pained, Sugar immediately said, "I need to ask Leon to change my position. I don't want to be the boss and get beaten up."

Buffalo said with dissatisfaction, "You're in charge of logistics, what are you transferring for? Do you want to transfer with me?"

"Oh, I remember now." Sugar ate a grape to calm her nerves. "My job with Baby5 is to prevent accidents from happening outside the script, not to get beaten up."

Baby5, who was standing to the side, said with a cigarette in his mouth, "The next location is Xiluobu Village. It looks like it will be Johnny's turn to make his move soon. I just hope that, as Li Ang said, he will only be knocked away and will not be in any danger to his life."

Johnny was the revolutionary army squad leader who went to the Kingdom of Yutakana with Leon, and now he has become a member of the squad and serves as the boss.

"What do you mean there's no danger to my life?" Buffalo complained. "If you hadn't caught me, I would have fallen into the sea and drowned."

"That's why we've equipped ourselves with so many personnel. I can even transform into a missile and fly in mid-air to pick people up, just to prevent accidents. And even if the injuries are too severe, as long as they don't die immediately, there's still hope. Li Ang gave me two of these."

Baby5 calmly pulled out two emergency sprays. Seriously, not having to go to the front lines and get beaten up is what makes someone calm; anyway, it's best not to use this stuff. Using it means the person is practically dead.

The most frustrating part isn't becoming the boss and letting the Straw Hats grind for kills, but rather the script's rules. Even if you could defeat Luffy and the others, that's not allowed, unless it's required by the script. Regardless, you can't kill them.

If they want to win, the villain will die from talking too much, and their sarcastic remarks will reignite Luffy and the others' fighting spirit before they are defeated.

This script is unbelievable; the boss has no rights whatsoever.

The entire script written by Li Ang included all the stories of One Piece he knew, up to the Four Emperors. The final battle in the script was against an opponent similar to Doflamingo. After all, the Four Emperors were beyond the scope of Li Ang's script.

As for Monet, whom we mentioned earlier, the reason we rescued her from the Navy's science unit is because Monet is the boss of the Drum Kingdom scenario later on.

Li Ang planned to give the Straw Hat crew a good beating in Drum Country, a place where it's winter all year round, and teach them a lesson they wouldn't forget. Besides, with Dr. Ivy and Chopper there, the medical system is advanced.

The key is to fight to the death as long as you can't kill them. Let Luffy and the others see how terrifying Logia-type Devil Fruit users are, and how terrifying home-field advantage is.

Crocodile followed the same pattern, having just emerged from Monet's era, he immediately encountered the home-field advantage of Old Trafford and was once again utterly thrashed.

It can be said that Li Ang's script is a blood and tears history of Luffy and the bosses. Both sides fight hard and fight to the death, but in the end, none of them die.

So, do you all find Li Ang's actions familiar? Have you seen them somewhere before?

That's right, Li Ang is imitating Journey to the West.

The journey to the West was fraught with eighty-one tribulations. After many battles, it was discovered that many of these tribulations were caused by people with connections and backgrounds, who were all from the Heavenly Court.

Just as Buddha and the Heavenly Court deliberately set up difficulties for Tang Sanzang, Li Ang also sent people to deliberately train Luffy on his journey to become the Pirate King.

Luffy's adventure on the Grand Line was turned into a One Piece version of Journey to the West by Li Ang.

Chapter 345 Crisis in Magic Valley Town

And so, a few more days passed, and Luffy's Straw Hat Pirates grew rapidly under Li Ang's "care".

Every day, when Li Ang received information about Luffy and his crew, he could sense the abnormal speed at which they were growing. It felt like these reports weren't just once a day, but once a month, often giving Li Ang the illusion that they had become incredibly impressive in just a short time.

“Dragon, this is truly your son. He’s getting stronger every day. It’s terrifying.” Li Ang chatted with Dragon as if they were having a casual conversation.

A hint of smugness appeared on Long's face, but it quickly faded: "Oh, that kid is far from it. He thinks he's invincible just because he's a tyrant in the East Sea. He even dared to provoke Smoker from Loguetown. If I hadn't gone to see him off, his adventure would probably be over by now."

Hey, Dragon just came back from outside and went to see his son, whom he hadn't seen for over ten years since he founded the Revolutionary Army. He then sent him to the Grand Line.