Alone and Infinite

Even their masters, the Celestial Dragons, would hold 'hunting tournaments' to treat them as prey. In addition, the World Government would randomly destroy a non-member country every three years.

"How was the kill?"

A person wearing an extravagant mask flicked a gold coin, which tumbled and flew into the sky, shimmering with a mesmerizing light under the lamplight.

"Soon, there weren't even many signs of fighting left on the scene; Wright-Shaw had an overwhelming advantage over them."

The white-robed man at the forefront paused, then tried to present his account in the most objective way possible:

"Based on our assessment, Wright-Shaw's actual combat strength should be at the level of Major General to Lieutenant General."

"This won't affect us much, as long as it doesn't disrupt our plans."

The leader in white robes gently extended his index finger and plucked the gold coin that was still floating and spinning in mid-air.

He let out a low laugh:

"Now that it's confirmed, let's continue sending him intelligence. There aren't many navy personnel as dedicated as him."

"agree!"

"Seconded!"

"That's settled then, we'll get started on our end too."

"Click, click!"

The camera flashes blared incessantly in the tavern room, illuminating the tavern owner's face until it turned deathly pale.

The kitten happily put away the camera and nodded at Li Xia.

Results confirmed!

Even if the combined reward from several people is less than 100 million, every little bit helps!

The thrifty and hardworking Blackie would never waste anything, and when the photos were submitted to the Navy Headquarters, they would accept them.

"Your Majesty"

The hotel owner glanced at the dilapidated room with trembling eyes, feeling a sharp pain in his heart.

The outer ring street was like a shantytown; even the hotels were just dilapidated two-story buildings with seven or eight rooms.

This is how ordinary people live; even small accidents can bring them insurmountable risks.

"I really didn't know they were pirates. I really didn't know."

Li Xia didn't speak, but noticed something out of the corner of her eye.

He beckoned to Black Charcoal and placed a thick stack of pelies on the still relatively intact sideboard.

"gone."

Li Xia, along with Heitan, did not return to their hotel, but instead excitedly headed straight for the hidden dock.

These apostles may be weak, but they are still a pirate crew.

If it's a pirate crew, it means they have a ship, and a legitimate pirate ship at that!

Often, a pirate's ship is their greatest asset!

Now, all these things belong to me.

While Water Seven doesn't reject pirates, it can't allow them to openly dock at its shipyard.

These pirate ships were all moored in a secluded shipyard in the backstreet, and a business had sprung up there.

The shipyard staff were responsible for guarding the ships. After removing the pirate flags, they were registered as merchant ships or cargo ships and then lined up to sail into the dock for repairs and maintenance.

Does the Navy know? Of course they do. But the world isn't black and white; the line between black and white isn't always clear.

Instead, the two sides reached a tacit understanding to set aside their hostility in places like Water Seven or the Sabaody Archipelago.

Black Charcoal fiddled with the four bloody keys in his hand, which the boss had thrown directly to him.

Let it drive around for fun. Judging from the strength of the four people, they are not very strong. At most, they are only mid-level of Tier 3, so they probably won't get anything good.

"Meow!"

Brother Aowu has one key, I have one key, and I have another key.

The kitten, having made its allocation, happily put away the keys. Such considerate kittens are like this; they even know to wait for Brother Aowu to come back so they can open the door together.

"What?"

They had barely reached the secluded shipyard when a burly man with a face full of scars crossed his arms and blocked their way.

Li Xia flicked out a small number plate, which was the receipt for picking up the boat.

The rules of the boatman are: recognize the sign, not the person.

The burly man took the sign, glanced at it, his expression softened considerably, and he nodded to the side.

"Take him there."

After bypassing the obstructing mountain wall, a breathtaking view suddenly appeared before them, and the kitten opened its mouth in amazement at the scenery.

The enclosed circular area was densely packed with all sorts of pirate ships.

I roughly counted them; there were no fewer than a hundred. The larger ones were comparable to medium-sized naval ships, while the smaller ones were only the size of fast boats.

It can only carry four or five people at most.

The simple wooden dock extends inward from the shore, divided into individual sections.

"This is the one. I'll take the license plate."

Looking at the small sailboat in front of them, which wasn't very big, Li Xia and Heitan began to rub their hands together in anticipation.

Charge! Start the search!

The largest and most important room is the cabin behind the wheel, where things are arranged in a messy and disorganized manner.

The large table was piled with miscellaneous items, and two bionic robots were sitting in the corner, waiting.

It turns out they used robots with special abilities to sail the ship; no wonder the entire pirate crew only had four people.

It's important to know that it takes skill to successfully start a sailboat. Even someone like Li Xia, who is only a general-purpose driver, can only guarantee to steer it.

It seems they knew all along that they were going to enter the pirate world, and they probably used some kind of tool, so their preparations were quite thorough.

After thinking for a while, Li Xia simply started the robot.

These bionic robots reset their authentication permissions after the death of their original owners. Their security is generally poor, but they are inexpensive.

After having the robot bring the boat out, they continued their search with Black Charcoal.

The kitten was very fast, and its eyes could observe many subtle details. Soon, the large bag it was dragging was filled with all sorts of things it considered to be 'treasures'.

In no time, the sack was filled with all sorts of things, including a large gold chain, a small gold cup, gold coins, a gold pocket watch, and gemstones.

These items need to be converted into cash to become Pele, and they are generally difficult to sell. Judging from the bloodstains on them, it's not hard to guess where they came from.

In particular, Black Charcoal found some more photos, the blood and cruelty of which were appalling, and combined with the newspapers he subscribed to every issue and the same photos that had been manipulated in the corners.

"Increase bounties through bloody massacres."

Li Xia shook his head and gave his final comment:

"Rubbish!"

Finally, Kurotan found a locked room in a cabin, opened it, and discovered a female mermaid being imprisoned.

Judging from the mermaid's somewhat delirious state, even a fool could guess what she had suffered.

Release this mermaid into the sea; mermaids are the sea's darlings, and the ocean will heal all her wounds.

"Meow?"

Hei Tan looked at the small sailboat that had removed the pirate flag and asked curiously.

“Just find someone to sell it. Carrera also buys ships. Isn’t Kerra Iceberg’s secretary now?”

Li Xia stepped on the wooden plank under his feet. It was made of solid material and should be worth a lot of money.

As they were talking, the Den Den Mushi in their pocket rang again.

Li Xia placed the receiver to her ear, and after a while, slowly put it down.

With a thoughtful expression, he slowly said to Black Charcoal:

"The CP side provided five leads at once."

"Meow!"

Black Charcoal's eyes were bright.

"That's right, CP has probably decided to take action. The Enies Lobby storyline is about to begin!"

As if a switch had been flipped, the entire dark side of Water Seven boiled over, and the Angels who were watching CP and the Straw Hat Pirates, whether openly or secretly, all sensed something amiss.

Such storms seemed to have nothing to do with Li Xia.

He simply followed the information provided by CP, went to the door, kicked it down, and killed the person.

They were relaxed as if they were going on a picnic. Those who could be paired up with a romantic partner were not particularly powerful characters.

They basically attacked relentlessly, and four out of the five squads increased their bounties by raiding entire islands.

The remaining group attacked a naval branch, and their bounty was the highest, totaling two hundred million for the five of them.

The other four teams were similar to those that were eliminated before, with a total value of between 80 million and 100 million.

This is just in terms of bounty; the six apostle squads provided 31 Bloody Keys!

With the six pirate ships and the gold and silver treasures they obtained after their massacre, after Koala sold them all, Li Xia's Beli reached an astonishing two billion.

If you buy slaves at Doflamingo's auction house, you can buy 4000!

Even the most valuable mermaid beauties can be bought for more than 20 times.

"Meow!"

Black Charcoal looked at the 40 neatly stacked suitcases in front of him, each containing 50 million Berries.

"Buy a boat?"

Li Xia pinched his chin, thinking that 20 billion Berries could probably buy a medium-sized ship.

That is, the ships of naval vice admirals are also an option.

However, it's more worthwhile to exchange it for contributions.

"Brubrubru, brubrubru".

Li Xia took out a Den Den Mushi, looked at the Den Den Mushi's face which was extremely similar to that of Koala, and answered the call.

"summer"

Koala's extremely weak voice came from the Den Den Mushi:

"Someone attacked Mr. Iceberg, and I managed to hold them off for a moment. Now Mr. Iceberg has been captured."

Li Xia calmly asked:

"Where are you?"

"I'm not important, Mr. Iceberg—"

"I'm asking you."

"Carrera Corporation headquarters, I...I'm dying, they're still after me—"

Li Xia put the Den Den Mushi back into his arms, and Kurotan had already jumped onto his shoulder.

"Oh!"

A spiral of air, carrying smoke and dust, spread outwards from the ground, and the person soared into the sky, heading straight for the Carrera company.

Fresh blood flowed gushing from the wound in her abdomen, and several gruesome wounds with exposed flesh appeared on her thighs, which were covered by a short skirt.

Kerla felt increasingly exhausted, a feeling she was familiar with, having experienced countless times during her past life as a slave.

That was the peculiar feeling of being on the verge of fainting after being seriously injured, and my vision was becoming increasingly blurry.

We need to get the intelligence to Xia quickly. The enemy seems to be after something from Mr. Iceberg.

The agonizing 'clatter' seemed to echo again in the corridor outside the door, a mingled sound of high heels striking the floor tiles and the iron whip slicing across the ground, growing ever closer.