Arceus' Pirate Journey

"You are quite punctual, little one, but I will be late for dinner today.

Except for the guy with the hammer, the guy with the straw hat, the one with the long nose and the one with the green hair, you can handle the rest of the troubles."

Chapter 879: The Insect Swarm is Gathering

"Roar!"

In response to Sanji's request, a flame burst out from Gyarados' mouth and burned straight towards Click. At the same time, a powerful electric current burst out from his body, directly electrocuting the pirates who fell into the sea like electric fish.

"Hey! This guy is my rival! I still need him to pay off my debt! How am I going to pay for my meals if you do this?"

Watching Gyarados attack Click, Luffy felt dissatisfied.

However, Gyarados didn't care about the noisy Straw Hat Boy. In its eyes, it only had eyes for the pirates who destroyed Barati. It had plenty of experience with enemies on the sea, and it was always right to destroy the enemy's foothold first.

Click's weapons and equipment have little effect on Gyarados. The armor and special cloak can withstand bullets and fists, but cannot defend against fire and lightning. The gloves and spears cannot touch Gyarados, and the bullets will be avoided by it diving underwater.

Not to mention that there was Luffy attacking him next to him. Just when Crack wanted to use his M·H·5 to defeat these people, the released poisonous gas was detonated by the flames released by Gyarados, and it had no effect at all.

The Click Pirates were wiped out except for Akin, whose previous mercy ultimately saved him.

"The legend of the sea monster... turns out to be true?"

Although Click was cruel and ruthless, Ajin had a mysterious following for him. When he saw Click defeated and killed in the battle, he collapsed to the ground as if he had lost his soul.

Only then did he remember a legend from the East China Sea: Don't free-dine in Barati, or the sea monster will teach you a lesson.

"It's not a sea monster, but a beautiful girl. Do you want to consider staying here to do odd jobs? You are different from those pirates."

"No, if it's convenient... give me a boat, maybe we'll meet again in the future."

Akin left Barati in a daze, and lived the legendary life where everything could be Akin. Sanji finally joined Luffy's team, but Gyarados did not leave with him. Instead, he stayed in Barati and continued to protect the nearby Magikarp.

But the next day after boarding the ship, Sanji already felt a sense of regret.

"Your navigator is this rhinoceros beetle? This green algae head is your compass? How on earth did you get to this place?"

He had seen navigators who were good at two-handed tactics, but he had never seen a rhinoceros beetle commanding the direction. This was too magical for him.

But Sanji didn't know that there would be new troubles the next day because Heluo was missing.

......

"Hehe! Hehe! Where have you been?!"

Luffy searched every corner of the ship, but he didn't see Heracross. He fell on the deck in despair, and even Sanji's food couldn't make him stand up.

"Hey, Luffy, don't be so distraught. It's also a rhinoceros beetle. It's normal for it to go out."

"No, Hercule never missed breakfast before. Something must have happened to it. Usopp! Zoro! Have you seen Hercule?!"

Zoro woke up at Luffy's call. The rest time of several people on the ship was different. Luffy's sleep time was about five hours, and he fell asleep randomly.

Zoro would take a three-hour break from four in the morning to seven in the morning, and would take time to catch up on sleep during the day. Last night, when he was still awake, he happened to see Hekaku.

"Last night, a rhinoceros beetle that looked very similar to it passed by here, and then it said a lot to me, as if asking me to give this to you, but I don't know what it said."

There was a scribbled picture on a piece of letter paper, and a few claw marks of Heracross. Looking at the scribbled drawing, Sanji and Usopp were also confused.

"Is this supposed to be a scrawled paw print?"

"Yeah, it's ridiculous that a rhinoceros beetle can draw. It's better to say that dancing will make you stronger."

"Don't be ridiculous, Usopp. How can someone become stronger just by dancing?"

"Ah, I just said that casually, but I heard that..."

"Heluo said he went to help his friend fight."

While Sanji and Usopp were talking, Luffy suddenly shouted as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Damn it! He didn't even call me. Does he look down on me?"

"No, how did you understand it?"

"Yeah, what are these paintings about?!"

Except for Luffy, the other three people couldn't understand the extremely abstract picture at all, so Luffy had to give a professional explanation.

"Ah, are you stupid? Helo has drawn it clearly. There is a bad mouse bullying its friends. Now it wants to help find a place to fight. Let us wait for it here for a few days.

No, I'm going to help it."

"But it has already left early, how can you find it?"

At this time, several Heracross just flew over on the sea nearby. Luffy hurriedly chased after them, caught one of them, and began to express his meaning with body language.

He also held the drawing left by Heracross to express his purpose. Fortunately, Luffy and Heracross had been together for a long time and had a certain understanding of Heracross's language, so they finally achieved communication smoothly.

The Golden Merry also changed course and followed them in a new direction.

They had no choice but to do so. After losing the rhinoceros beetle, the four men on the boat were surprised to find that none of them could determine the direction of sailing.

......

Hero's departure was not an accident, but a matter of the Heracross tribe. At the beginning, the Heracross tribe dispersed to various islands to form independent groups.

Some Heracross are still single, such as Hero, but some have reproduced and given birth to second and third generations of Heracross.

Individual differences have also become very large. The first generation of Heracross created by Arceus is undoubtedly the strongest. These Heracross are enough to occupy a place in the Grand Line, and they are also responsible for returning to Onigashima for pilgrimage.

An ordinary Heracross would just search for news near where he lived and report back regularly.

But even the first generation of Heracross had strengths and weaknesses due to the different characteristics of the original beetle, not to mention its descendants.

Compared to the original Heracrosses, their descendants seemed a little weak and often encountered difficulties.

When they encounter problems that they cannot solve, they will seek help from nearby Heracrosses.

For bug-type Pokémon, numbers are their advantage. Heroku encountered Heracross who was out looking for help.

At this time, the nearby Heracross were approaching the village of Kokoyasi. The root of all this was the gold mine discovered in Kokoyasi.

Chapter 880: The Benefits of Money, Mouse and Buggy

At this time, Arlong spends most of his time with Tiger. Unlike Jinbei, Tiger has absolute suppression power over Arlong, both in terms of strength and psychology. The baptism of time has also made Arlong change a little.

When Tiger was not around, he slacked off in the amusement park built by Mendelssohn like a park guard, and he managed to go from being a bully in the East China Sea to a security guard at the kindergarten gate.

Looking at the merfolk and mermaid babies playing inside, his words changed. They were no longer filled with the same hatred as before, but he still had his doubts.

[Don't be so naive. Not all humans are the same as the people here. If you see humans in other places, remember to stay away from them and don't cause trouble for yourself.]

Aaron's logic is reasonable. The outside world's general view of mermen has not changed. If the life here makes them let down their guard, it will actually be very dangerous for them.

A Long's life changed, and the same was true for the people living near Kekoyasi Village. Without A Long, they no longer had this oppressor, and they lived a good life for a while. Kekoyasi also became increasingly prosperous due to the gold mine.

The gold reserves of that mine are not small, and it is not easy for the villagers of Kekoyasi Village alone to mine it.

Under the leadership of Ajian and Bellmère, they began to contact people from several nearby villages to jointly mine the gold mine.

To be precise, it is not just about mining, but also about protection. They need young and middle-aged people from other villages to work together to protect the gold mine from being robbed by others.

The World Government has no interest in such rural places, and there are many islands in the pirate world. Whoever digs out something in such a small place owns it, and there is no need to report it everywhere.

Even Baishou Mining has many unknown mineral resources in private, and the one they approved for company establishment is just one of them.

With a gold mine comes money, but it also breeds greed. People who covet the gold mine have never disappeared. After enjoying the convenience brought by the gold mine, the people of Kokoa West do not want to give it up, and the conflict begins.

Using the gold mine as a source of funds, they also purchased a lot of weapons, integrated the villagers in the village and formed a mining protection team after training. The Kekoyasi Village also gradually changed from an inconspicuous small village to a local small tyrant.

This is the East China Sea. Capable pirates are almost extinct. A bounty of over 10 million is for a rare "big pirate". With high-quality equipment and the help of the mountainous terrain, most people can't do anything about this gold mine.

Although the two Hercules that settled in the orange orchard were not top-notch Hercules, ordinary people were no match for them. Kokoasi developed peacefully for a while until the appearance of mice.

As the armed force of the World Government, the Navy is extremely large. It has presence in every sea area, including the Grand Line and the four seas. Even in the New World where the situation is becoming increasingly tense, the Navy has retained the last bridgehead.

The huge size leads to great differences in the quality of personnel within the navy, and there are many stains in the navy all over the world.

Colonel of the 153rd branch - Monka, Colonel of the 16th branch - Lao Shu, these are both cancers in the East China Sea Navy.

The emperor is far away and in these places, as branch heads, they are local tyrants.

In the original timeline, he was often bribed by Aaron, so he didn't care about Aaron's rampant behavior in the 20 villages in the East China Sea. However, in fact, he couldn't do anything about it because he didn't have the strength to deal with the evil dragon.

The branch colonels of the Grand Line are at the same level as the headquarters officers and are the main grassroots combat force of the Navy.

However, the highest military rank in Sihai is generally colonel, which is three levels lower than that in the headquarters. After eliminating some of the water from Lao Shu's strength, it would be difficult for him to become a lieutenant in the headquarters.

Although he was weak, Lao Shu's ambition was not small at all. Not long after taking office, he began to plan the gold mine in Kokoasi.

As the highest leader of the 16th branch, he has jurisdiction over the villages near Kokoyasi.

Originally, the village of Kokoasi also paid a portion of gold as tax, but Lao Shu was not satisfied with the amount and he wanted it all.

He did not rob directly. He had to think carefully about this matter. If it was really exposed, the Navy Headquarters would definitely use him as an example to protect the reputation of the Navy, so he made some adjustments to the sales.

He used his power to prevent the gold mined in Kekoyasi Village from being sold, hoping to force the people of Kekoyasi to surrender and sell the gold to him at a low price.

But he underestimated these people. The villages near Kokoasi were self-sufficient, and the gold would not disappear if they kept it in their hands, so they entered into a standoff with the rats.

Some time ago, his boss, whom he had bribed, sent him a letter of accusation and asked him to deal with it himself. It was a letter of accusation secretly written by Bellmère and others. They bypassed the rats, but they didn't expect that the people above them were also bribed by the rats.

In this situation, Lao Shu decided to use more drastic measures. He planned to contact a group of pirates to rob Cocoyasi Village.

Previously, due to its geographical location, Kokoasi Village had not encountered any pirates, but now Lao Shu plans to take the initiative to find the pirates.

Originally, he chose Click, and wanted Click to destroy the village, while he would secretly contact Smoker and let Smoker catch all the pirates in one fell swoop.

In this way, the gold will be his, the merit will be his, and he can also use pirates to kill those people.

Unlike ordinary East China Sea navy, Smoker, as a user of nature-type abilities, has a certain degree of dominance in the East China Sea and is a rare righteous navy.

But when the mouse was about to take action, Click had already entered the Grand Line, so he began to look for a partner again and found Buggy the Clown.

Under the temptation of gold, Buggy agreed to this action and caused considerable damage to Cocoyasi. Heracross was unable to withstand his special shells.

They are Bug-type Pokémon, not Steel-type or Rock-type Pokémon, which have extremely strong defensive abilities. Trained naval soldiers can still hurt them with swords and guns.

Pokémon are not invincible. To be more precise, these Heracrosses are not invincible.

Relying on the terrain of the mining area, the mining protection team is still guarding the gold mine.

And Heracross also began to mobilize his own people. At this time, including Hero, dozens of scattered Heracrosses had gathered together.

But there are only four first-generation Heracrosses. Now these Heracrosses are gathering together to discuss countermeasures, and Buggy’s bounty has been placed on the wooden board by them. This is the most difficult enemy to deal with in their eyes.

Chapter 881: The Magical Face Blindness

"Bucky the Clown...that bastard Mouse actually colluded with the pirates!"

In the temporary operations department in the mine, Ajian angrily slammed the table in front of him, they knew that rats were very greedy, but they never expected that this rat would choose to collude with pirates.

As for how they knew it, it was not that they completely exempted themselves from paying taxes after discovering the gold mine. Cocoa West Village was not an island occupied by pirates, but a residential area affiliated to the East Sea Kingdom.

After being attacked by pirates, they contacted the navy, but received no response and the navy did not take any action. This did not seem right no matter how one looked at it.

The navy's communication channels are all the same. Unless you have the personal contact information of a branch chief, the one you contact will definitely be the nearest branch. It is very difficult for them to bypass the rats and contact their superiors in the navy.

"Bellmaire, is your letter of complaint really useful?"

"I contacted an old friend. He owes me his life, so he shouldn't lie to me. Maybe the evidence is not enough, or the investigators are still on the way..."

For ordinary people, the navy is a trustworthy group. Although Rat is a scum of the navy, no one thought that his superiors also accepted bribes from Rat.

"But this guy actually teamed up with pirates. This should be enough evidence. As long as we can find evidence that he teamed up with pirates, we can definitely get rid of this cancer..."

boom! boom!

Before Bell-mère could finish his words, several explosions were heard and the Buggy Pirates began their attack again.

"Let's talk about it later. Let's deal with those damn guys first."

As a former navy officer, Bellmère has also contributed a lot to the training of the mining protection team, so there should be no problem in preparing for a counterattack.

......

"Captain Buggy, are you not going to take action?"

"You are just some ordinary people, and you want me to take action directly! This is a chance for you. If I take action, you will have no chance to show your ability."

Buggy stated his reasons seriously, but in fact, it was because he was beaten up by two rhinoceros beetles in yesterday's battle. The Sundering Fruit could make him immune to slashing attacks, but he could not be immune to the impact of Heracross.