Pirates: I will first max out the domineering color if I am not dead

"Let them realize how regrettable it is to provoke Whitebeard!"

Chapter 278 The most feared place

Navy Headquarters.

Marshal's Office.

Time passed, and there were still twenty-three days left before the execution of Fire Fist Ace.

"The news is that Garp has been notified and he has left Impel Down."

"Now, he is resting in the living area of ​​the headquarters, and his mood is relatively stable."

Zhan Guo sat on the chair, crossed his hands on the table, and said in a low voice.

"The old man should be very sad about this matter."

Xia Le smiled slightly.

He was looking through the intelligence compiled by the Navy and was somewhat shocked.

This is about the Whitebeard Pirates, and it is very detailed. How detailed is it? It even covers the wars that Whitebeard experienced more than 20 years ago, before Roger became the Pirate King.

It even records who he came into contact with and how he recruited crew members after the war.

Obviously, in order to prepare for this war, the people in the Navy Archives Department even dug up the intelligence about the Whitebeard Pirates from twenty years ago, and summarized it overnight.

Finally, the relevant information about the Whitebeard Pirates was obtained.

In terms of overall combat power, they are the undisputed number one in the world. Compared to the Beasts Pirates who used artificial fruits two years later, they were far superior in terms of the number of fruit users alone.

It can be said that the two are not at the same level at all.

This thick information also made Xia Le completely sober and realized that the fighting power of the Whitebeard Pirates should not be underestimated.

How could the reputation and power of one of the Four Emperors be based solely on the bravery of one person?

"I have a little doubt, Xia Le."

Zhan Guo suddenly said, turning his head to look at his profile.

"Fire Fist Ace, you should have saved him personally back then. For this, you went against the orders of the World Government and destroyed Baterila Island!"

"Then you will use him as bait this time, and even execute him publicly in front of the whole world."

"What do you think in your heart?"

By the end of his speech, Zhan Guo's expression had become solemn.

It would be a disaster if the most powerful general on our side suddenly turned against us when the war was about to start and stopped Ace from executing the enemy.

"Marshal, are you doubting me?"

Xia Le turned his head and said with a smile on his face.

Zhan Guo paused: "That's not the case."

"In fact, you and I both know that in terms of the importance of this war, the life and death of Ace alone is not important at all!"

"Even if he lives, but the Whitebeard Pirates are defeated, the Navy will still gain enough influence to deter pirates around the world."

"From another perspective, executing Ace and then defeating the Whitebeard Pirates would have the same result for the Navy."

"Whether Ace lives or dies is not important to the Navy."

Xia Le smiled slowly.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Guo couldn't help but nodded.

The Navy has been preparing for the upcoming war for a long time, and its goal is to target the Whitebeard Pirates, not just Ace.

"In this war, as long as we can completely defeat the Whitebeard Pirates, we can announce to the world the power of the navy."

"The goal has been achieved!"

After a pause, Xia Le chuckled again, took out a stack of documents from the table and handed it to Zhan Guo.

"As for my attitude towards Ace."

"After reading this document, you may understand."

Zhan Guo was stunned for a moment, took the document handed to him by Xia Le and placed it in front of him.

It was a not very thick folder, with the opening tightly sealed and "topically confidential" written in large red letters on it.

Obviously, it is the document with the highest confidentiality level in this department.

The Zhan Guo dynasty was not familiar with the title, so it must have been conferred by Xia Le himself.

Without hesitation, Zhan Guo opened the seal and looked at the document.

The words that came into his eyes and the photo posted on the upper right corner made him shudder and his pupils suddenly contract.

After a long time, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Xia Le in disbelief.

"Hey, hey, hey, are you kidding me?"

Xia Le chuckled: "I don't joke about this kind of thing!"

“This, this, this!!”

"It's incredible! It's unbelievable!"

Zhan Guo was still in shock and trance caused by this document.

He finally understood why the document was marked as top secret. Once it was leaked, the whole world would be in an uproar, and it would even have a serious impact on the navy's plan.

"call!"

Taking a deep breath, Zhan Guo took it and sealed the document himself.

Then he thought about it and used his own pen to write big words on the document.

"Conferred personally by the Marshal, absolutely confidential, extremely confidential!"

"Anyone who reads this privately will be considered a traitor to the navy and punished with capital punishment!"

This shows the impact and importance of this document to the Warring States Period.

"It's really unexpected that you can do this!"

"Such an important person!"

Zhan Guo sighed, his expression complicated.

"It really fits the rumors about you!"

Xia Le smiled and continued to look through the information about White Beard.

The more he looked, the more solemn his expression became.

In fact, he had not paid much attention to Whitebeard in recent years. The only time he had contact with him was because of the battle in which Crocodile was dispatched.

The two sides ended up in a draw, but both knew very well that it was not a battle of life and death, but more like a competition of mutual respect.

However, after gradually getting to know the Whitebeard Pirates more deeply, Xia Le was extremely shocked.

"Marshal of the Warring States Period."

He suddenly spoke softly.

"Ok?"

Warring States looked up.

"You should know Whitebeard very well, right?"

Xia Le asked.

"Of course, we are old rivals!"

"Twenty years ago, Garp was always chasing Roger, and my opponent at that time was mainly Edward Newgate, the Whitebeard."

Warring States said with a smile.

"Under his command, there is a group of fighting forces that cannot be ignored!"

Xia Le said in a deep voice.

"Yes, of course!"

“When you are at the top of the world, even if you do nothing, as time goes by, there will be a group of people or forces that choose to depend on you.”

"It is human nature and instinct to worship the strong."

Warring States said with a smile.

"Whitebeard is such a person. He has been in the number one position longer than Roger. Whether it is his physical combat power, talent, or the development of fruit ability and domineering training, he is at the top!"

"In some ways, he is stronger than Roger in terms of overall strength, and therefore, more difficult to deal with."

After a pause, the smile on Zhan Guo's face disappeared.

"Moreover, this guy used family ties as a bond to pull together a group of young core members."

"In this regard, the cohesion of the Whitebeard Pirates is the most amazing among all the pirates!"

“And this is what scares me the most.”

Upon hearing this, Xia Le also fell silent.

Companions, friends, crew members, perhaps the relationship is already very deep. But when the pirate group disbands, the bond between people ends there.

Just like the friendship and feelings in school, after graduation and a long period of no contact, they naturally disappeared.

Perhaps at some moment many years later, I will suddenly remember a name, a face, and then sigh, it turns out to be him, I almost forgot about him.

The Roger Pirates are such an example. After their disbandment, the crew members went their separate ways and were almost certain to never have any contact with each other again.

But family members will not, this is the deepest feeling in the world. Even if they die, they will still be involved in everyone's heart.

This may be the most terrifying thing about Whitebeard.

"This battle cannot be taken lightly, Xia Le!"

Zhan Guo sighed softly, his eyes solemn.

"No matter how much we value that man, it's never too much!"

Xia Le nodded slowly.

Being able to become number one in the world, standing at the top of pirates for more than twenty years, and developing the forces under his command to be the best, is not an easy task!

This cannot be achieved simply by having strong combat power.

Thinking back to the past, how powerful was Lu Bu? What was his final fate?

At the same time, advance into the city.

"You are?!"

Hannibal was stunned when he saw the tall figure who suddenly appeared in front of him. He was dressed in a navy uniform, carrying a cloak of justice and holding the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulders.

"Take me to see Jinbe!"

The lieutenant general said in a deep voice.

"what?"

"The Sea Knight Jinbei who was just sent to the Infinite Hell?"

Hannibal asked immediately.

"Not bad!"

The lieutenant general nodded.

Hannibal hesitated for a moment, but when he thought of the person behind the other party, he immediately nodded: "Okay!"

The two of them walked one after the other through the complex prison passage of Impel Down and soon arrived at the sixth level of Infinite Hell.

At this time, Jinbei and Ace, who were cellmates, were chatting.

"Luffy? I'll remember his name and I'll help you take good care of him."