Pirates' Max Level System

Chapter 542: First Encounter with the Red Hair Pirates

While Qin Luo was standing there thinking, Olivia and Taotu also learned from Gui Deng Shuiyue that the Red Hair Pirates were in the lighthouse clock tower, and it was also the Red Hair Pirates' temporary base in South Hill Raff. The Red Hair Pirates' pirate ship was slightly disguised and parked next to the lighthouse.

"Qin Luo, are we still going in?" Taotu asked.

"Of course we should go in. We are just tourists. What's the big deal?" Qin Luo also wanted to take this opportunity to test Shanks's background.

Qin Luo and the other two continued to walk towards the lighthouse. Hozuki did not follow them but chose a place to continue hiding. He had to continue the mission assigned by Qin Luo to approach the Red Hair Pirates. Wouldn't he be exposed if he appeared with Qin Luo?

The saying "a dead horse will die if it is seen on a mountain" also applies to this lighthouse.

It wasn't because the lighthouse was so high, but the road was really difficult to walk on. It seemed only two or three hundred meters away, but it took Qin Luo and the other two five minutes to reach the bottom of the lighthouse. During this time, Olivia continued to tell us the history of the lighthouse clock tower.

Later, with the development of South Hilllove, the city's area became larger and larger, and more islands and reefs were developed to become part of the city, so that the lighthouse gradually lost its function.

When the city of South Hilllove reached its current size, the city's port was located opposite the lighthouse. Reclaimed land created a larger harbor there, capable of accommodating more ships and providing safer access. A new lighthouse was also built, but it proved ineffective.

People at that time were grateful for the contribution of the old lighthouse, so they installed a clock on the lighthouse and made it into a clock tower.

However, as the city center became farther and farther away from the lighthouse, the bell tower's role became less and less, and it was gradually forgotten. You have to know that it took only about twenty years from the appearance of the lighthouse to the transformation into a bell tower, but these things happened hundreds of years ago.

Even many people in South Hillraf now only know that this lighthouse clock tower has existed for a long time.

The area around the lighthouse had become an abandoned place, with all kinds of illegal buildings built up, becoming a paradise for pirates and gangs. Qin Luo and the other two had to turn left and right before they could get to the bottom of the lighthouse.

The reason why Hozuki chose to observe the movements of the Red Hair Pirates in that place was probably because the buildings in this area were too messy and that was the only main traffic route.

The faint pressure emitted by Qin Luo to intimidate the pirates finally lost its effect in front of the lighthouse.

"Stop in front, this is the temporary base of the Red Hair Pirates. No one is allowed to come here." said a man guarding the lighthouse door.

A fat body, wearing small sunglasses, a green and white striped hat and shirt, sexy red sneakers, and holding meat in his hands.

It's you, green...fat guy.

According to Hozuki's intelligence, the fat guy is called Lucky Lu, and he is a member of the Red Hair Pirates. He later became an important force in the second half of the Grand Line with Red Hair. Now he is just a young fat boy.

"Haha, the little fat boy is so cute, his flesh is shaking when he talks." It was indeed as Taotu said, Laki Lu's righteous words to stop people were not only not convincing at all, but even a little funny.

"Oh, really? Hehehe." The fat man held the meat in one hand and touched the back of his head with the other hand, grinning foolishly.

Seeing Laki Lu's appearance, Taotu laughed out loud, and Qin Luo noticed that even Olivia couldn't help but chuckle.

"Laki Lu, didn't Shanks say that you don't have to guard the door? I don't want to be disturbed by those blind pirates again." At this time, a man ran out of the lighthouse. He probably heard some noise at the door and came out to check it out because he was worried.

The man who came was Ben Beckman, the vice-captain of the Red Hair Pirates, a man of high intelligence and formidable strength. He had long black hair tied into a ponytail, a black shirt, baggy trousers, Martin boots, and a rifle strapped to his waist.

"Beckman, a young lady said I was cute." The green fat man was still shy.

Completely ignoring Laki Lu, Beckman said to Qin Luo and the other two, "Why are you three here?"

After just a quick glance, Beckman knew they were not to be trifled with. First, they weren't dressed like pirates, but more like tourists or merchants. But could ordinary merchants just walk through a street teeming with pirates and criminals without incident?

"We are just tourists from afar who come to visit this historic lighthouse." Olivia said.

There was nothing wrong with what Olivia said, but it wasn't very convincing. The lighthouse was indeed historic, but even the locals of South Hilllove had abandoned it as useless. How could people from other places know anything about it?

In addition, Olivia intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the mark in the center of the large clock on the lighthouse and compared it with the guardian family emblem in her memory, and Beckman had a feeling that his secret had been discovered.

Beckman's hand was already slowly approaching the rifle at his waist.

"This is not good. We have no plans to fight. But is this gun of yours modified? It looks pretty good." Qin Luo said lightly, and he had a rifle in his hand without knowing when.

Beckman was shocked and quickly reached for his waist with his right hand. He glanced at the corner of his eye and saw that the rifle was no longer there, but the person in front of him was holding his rifle.

I had no idea how the other party did it. Beckman was facing a formidable enemy, beads of sweat dripping down his forehead.

They couldn't defeat him. The person who came was as strong as a monster, and the Red Hair Pirates were no match for him at all.

"Beckman, Beckman, what's wrong with you? Captain Shanks, Beckman is sick." The green fat man came to his senses and noticed that something was wrong with Beckman, and shouted loudly.

"What happened?" A voice came, and then three figures emerged from the lighthouse one after another.

A bald man with a monkey on his back, followed by Hawkeye Joracle Mihawk holding a black knife, and the leader is none other than Red-Haired Shanks.

One of the future Four Emperors, the user of the legendary Face Fruit.

Hey, give me some face, Shanks.

Chapter 543: Visiting the Lighthouse

"Hey, friend, no matter what just happened, give me, Red-Haired Shanks, a favor and let him go." As soon as he came up, Shanks saw the rifle in Qin Luo's hand, which was still cherished by Beckman, and made some preliminary judgments about the situation.

Without hesitation, Shanks activated his Face Fruit ability (manually funny).

You are so naive, Shanks. You think that with your current ability you can use the Face Fruit to interfere with Qin Luo's judgment.

"Humph……"

"Okay." Qin Luo threw the rifle to Beckman. Qin Luo was not affected by some force majeure, he just didn't intend to fight. Really, you have to believe me.

Things changed so quickly that no one could react. A gust of wind blew by, carrying away the shattered glasses that had fallen to the ground.

"You three have come from far away, so I guess you don't just want to see me, Shanks." Shanks asked after the atmosphere eased.

"We just want to visit this lighthouse simply. I don't think Captain Shanks will turn us away. Besides, this lighthouse is not Captain Shanks's property. I can't think of any reason for you to refuse us entry." Qin Luo said casually.

After Qin Luo finished speaking, Shanks looked at Qin Luo in a daze, and then kept walking towards Qin Luo.

With Shanks' inexplicable behavior, the situation became tense again, and Hawkeye couldn't help but draw out the black knife behind him.

"Wait..." Beckman was just about to remind Shanks not to act rashly, because the person who came was as powerful as a monster.

But before Beckman had the chance, Shanks took the lead and said, "Lord Qin Luo, is that you? I haven't seen you for a long time." After saying that, Shanks took off his hat and saluted Qin Luo.

Qin Luo was stunned. Shanks had actually recognized him. Qin Luo had made some minor modifications. Although it wasn't as exaggerated as the fat man he had turned into in Chitose Castle, it shouldn't be so exaggerated that he would be recognized immediately. This Shanks had something.

"Huh, did we know each other before?" Qin Luo was playing dumb.

"Lord Qin Luo may not know me, but I was a former crew member of Roger's pirate group. When we were in the Sabaody Archipelago, it was you who took us to fly over the holy land of Marijoa. At that time, we even urinated on the Celestial Dragons below." Shanks said with a big laugh.

Hey, Shanks, why don't you just talk about how I easily defeated your vice-captain, Rayleigh, instead of telling me about the embarrassing incident of letting the water go straight to the sky? Don't you see the weird looks from the people around you?

"Ah, the captain is actually a crew member of One Piece. I just found out now." The green fat man and others exclaimed.

"Are you worthy of being my nemesis, a member of the Pirate King's crew?" exclaimed a certain tsundere Hawkeye.

Unlike the members of the Red Hair Pirates, Taotu and Olivia showed Qin Luo naked disgust.

But because of the relationship between Shanks and his benefactor, no unnecessary fight occurred. Shanks did not ask any more questions and took Qin Luo and the other two into the lighthouse. And after knowing that the other party was Qin Luo, the people of the Red Hair Pirates no longer had the courage to use force to reject him.

Who is Qin Luo? He is a mysterious and powerful figure who appeared at the same time as Liuyunshen. It is said that both of them come from a hidden family. Although Qin Luo is much more low-key than Liuyunshen, not everyone dares to provoke him.

The structure inside the lighthouse is very simple. It has a total of twelve floors, each about four meters high. The entire lighthouse is fifty meters high, which is rare for a lighthouse of this size.

Starting from the first floor, the center of the lighthouse is the room, which gradually decreases in size from over 100 square meters on the first floor to over 30 square meters on the top floor. Because of the renovation to become a clock tower, the rooms on the fifth to tenth floors were all drilled through to house the clock mechanism.

The interior decoration of the lighthouse is very simple, just roughly painted. Looking at the exposed bricks on many walls, it seems that it has not been repaired for a long time.

But even so, the lighthouse was still deeply engraved with the shadow of the Guardian Family. Following Olivia's instructions, Qin Luo also saw the imprint of the Guardian Family's crest in the corners of the three staircases on each floor.

Of the six remaining rooms, the walls should have been covered with murals, but due to time, the murals had become fragmented and mottled, and even the colors had faded. Even with Olivia's level of skill, it would be impossible to restore what was there.

Qin Luo and the other two also visited the clock platform on the tenth floor. Aside from some family crests, Olivia didn't find anything else. Could it be that the clues about the guardian family would end here?

The style of the room changed when you reached the top floor, which was the room under the lighthouse spotlight. At first glance, you could tell it was a very retro and exquisite decoration. Although there were no valuables, the square bookshelves and the round table in the middle showed that this was once someone's office.

Now, the bookshelf is empty and covered with dust. It seems that no one has been here for a long time.

Without paying attention to these things, Olivia walked to a window with a rather peculiar shape.

"Did you find anything?" Qin Luo asked as he approached.

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"This is the observatory."

"Observation deck? What is that?"

Facing her ignorant man, Olivia sighed and returned to her science education. "A so-called observatory is a windowsill designed to set up a high-magnification telescope. It's much wider and taller than an ordinary window. And see those holes on the side? They're used for setting up and fixing it."

Olivia said, pointing to the various holes on the side of the observation platform.

After this explanation, combined with the location of the observation platform, an idea came to Qin Luo's mind. This was probably the place where the Guardian Family constantly monitored the seal in the Lost Sea, but for some unknown reason it was abandoned.

Qin Luo and Olivia looked at each other, and their thoughts were quickly communicated through their eyes.

Although no direct clues were found, it at least showed that the Guardian Family of the South Sea had a close relationship with this city. Even the city's development was secretly influenced by this family. It was very likely that the Guardian Family's sacred place was located within this city filled with historical mysteries.

After a rough tour of the entire lighthouse, Qin Luo and the other two said goodbye to Shanks.

"It's really an interesting place, but it's a pity that it has been ownerless for a long time and it's a bit shabby." Qin Luo said like a tourist expressing his feelings.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Shanks felt that when Qin Luo was speaking, he couldn’t see the pupils in Qin Luo’s eyes.

Chapter 544: Discovery under the White Eyes

Shanks blinked and looked into Qin Luo's eyes again. He found that everything was normal, so he treated it as a mistake and ignored it.

"Isn't it? When I first came here, the locals said this was a dangerous and haunted building. I moved in here with the determination to die." Shanks responded with a smile.

"It's because you, Captain, have used up all the money. Otherwise, we wouldn't have no money to stay in a hotel." Beckman said with a wry smile.

"Hahaha." Shanks laughed to hide his embarrassment.

Ignoring the Red Hair Pirates' playfulness, Qin Luo left with Olivia and Taotu.

Shanks and his men acted very well and didn't reveal any flaws. But there was one thing Shanks could never have imagined: there was something called "Byakugan" in this world.

After Qin Luo and the other two searched the entire lighthouse without any results, Qin Luo opened his eyes and scanned the entire lighthouse again, completely, leaving no blind spots. At the same time, Qin Luo also discovered two people who were hidden by the Red Hair Pirates, a little girl and a young man.

The entire lighthouse should have a total of fourteen floors. In addition to the hidden basement, according to the architectural structure that Qin Luo saw with his white eyes, through one of the four large pillars in the rooms from the first to the fifth floors, he can reach a hidden room five meters below the basement, which is the fourteenth floor of the lighthouse.

The two children were now on the fourteenth floor.

Shanks should know something. Without Shanks and others providing daily necessities, Qin Luo didn't think these two children could hide under Shanks' nose for so long.

Moreover, this lighthouse is a stronghold run by the Guardian family. If no one from that family tells about the mechanisms inside, outsiders can only find the first underground floor at most, and it is impossible to find such a hidden second underground floor.

Qin Luo smiled lightly. He planned to tell the two girls about this matter when he got back. Now, let Shanks continue his performance.

At the same time, after confirming that Qin Luo and others had left, the five members of the Red Hair Pirates fell to the ground exhausted as if they were exhausted.

"I can't take it anymore. My heart is beating so fast that it feels like it's going to explode, acting in front of such a big shot." The green fat man, also known as Laki Lu, said. He was really nervous.

"Hahaha, we should be happy now. Lord Qin Luo, he is Qin Luo who is as famous as Liuyun God. We actually have the courage to deceive him and succeeded." Shanks said with a big laugh, and then he said to Beckman:

"Beckman, thanks to your quick thinking, otherwise I would have panicked. And Mihawk, how do you keep such a poker face?"

"Hmph..." Beckman meant that these were all basic operations.

Hawkeye said calmly, "A powerful swordsman doesn't need these unorthodox things."

Hawkeye seemed to be disgusted with the acting of Shanks and the others, but in fact his heartbeat had not calmed down yet.

Shanks: ""

What else could Shanks say? As his old enemy and best friend, Hawkeye was only traveling with him temporarily. Hawkeye's goal had always been to become the world's number one swordsman. But lying on the ground and saying such things, Hawkeye, do you think it's appropriate?

"Shanks, are you sure we don't tell Master Qin Luo about this? Master Qin Luo is obviously here to find the Guardian Family, but with Master Qin Luo's strength, he must be much less susceptible to this kind of power. If we tell him, we can better ensure the safety of the two children."

Beckman said slowly after lying down for a while.

"I have thought about this, but Beckman, I dare not take the risk. We promised others to personally send this child safely to the holy land of the Guardian family. I always do what I say." Shanks stood up from the ground, pressing down the straw hat on his head with one hand, revealing a row of snow-white teeth.

This kind of look has appeared in Roger, Shanks, and Luffy, the extremely dazzling power of belief.

"Of course." The others said in unison.

Night fell in the temporary villa rented by Qin Luo and the other two.

"Hello, is this the pretty waitress? Yes, it's me. I'm sorry to contact you so late. I have something to trouble you with."

"No, no, no, I don't want this service. I want to ask if you can take me to meet your friend at the newspaper tomorrow?"

"Okay, see you tomorrow morning..."

After finally hanging up the phone, Qin Luo took a long breath and said, "Okay, I've already made an appointment to go to the newspaper office tomorrow morning. Can you two ladies put your hands down?"

It turned out that Taotu and Olivia were standing on either side of Qin Luo, one on the left and one on the right, each holding the flesh on one side of Qin Luo's waist, as if they were going to perform the Ten Tortures of the Qing Dynasty.