Chapter 07: Page 7

The food Quinn mentioned mainly refers to fruits, vegetables and staple foods. There are too many fish and meat in the ocean. Although Arceus can't fish, Quinn has a way to fish with electricity.

Ever since he had eaten the tropical dragon's banana, Quinn had become particularly fond of fruits, and most of the fruit reserves on the ship went into his stomach.

Food is not a necessity for Arceus. He can use the stone slabs to absorb the energy in the air to replenish his physical strength. He has the habit of eating and drinking more or to satisfy a certain appetite.

Kaido is not an ordinary race, not to mention that he has been sleeping soundly.

It’s no joke that the Lunalia people can survive in all kinds of environments. Even if there is only water, they can persist countless times longer than normal people.

Quinn is the most ordinary person on the ship, but he is a cyborg, and diseases like scurvy that ordinary people have to worry about when going out to sea have basically nothing to do with them.

For this small group, supply is not a pressing matter, but who would want to be an ascetic when they can sail comfortably?

“Are there any islands nearby?”

Of course, this is the South China Sea, not the Grand Route, so the nautical chart is still useful."

As he was speaking, a news bird flew over.

"Look, the news birds have appeared. These guys have a limit to their flying distance. The place where the news birds appeared must be within the range of a certain island."

The news birds are also a group of hardworking workers, and they have not been around for long. The world has been changing, not only are pirates and navies being replaced, but the news industry is also booming.

In the past few years, teenage Morgans have flocked to the news industry, and with him have come the news birds that have spread across the world.

Morgans, the animal-type - Bird-Bird Fruit - Albatross form ability user, his original appearance is unknown, he always appears in front of everyone in human-beast form.

Although he is a bird of fruits, he cannot fly, and news is his favorite thing.

The World Economic News Agency grew rapidly in his hands, and one of the reasons for its growth was these news birds. Morgans seemed to have a special ability to communicate with birds, and this race called news birds was very intelligent.

Under Morgans' manipulation, these news birds became his most important employees.

They pick up newspapers at a fixed place every morning, fly around their respective areas with the newspapers, and when they see a ship, they approach to see if anyone needs a newspaper.

A few years ago, the price of a newspaper was 40 bailes per copy, but now it is 50 bailes per copy, and in a few decades it will reach 100 bailes per copy.

Newsbird has its own uniform and a special purse hanging on its body. Even pirates will pay Newsbird obediently. This is an important source of intelligence for them.

Although the reports are not 100% true, they can at least let them know the situation in the outside world. Otherwise, the changes that occur after sailing on the sea for several months may lead to serious consequences.

As for not paying, that's not impossible, but the consequence will be that they will be completely blocked by the News Birds, and all the News Birds will never approach the people on this pirate ship again.

Moreover, the News Bird seems to have the ability to sense the death of its companions. If a pirate kills a News Bird, a flock of News Birds may always be flying on their ship. Birds have special body structures to reduce weight.

This means that these people will always face the baptism of guano and the navy brought in by the news birds.

In order to avoid trouble, the pirates will not be stingy with these few dozen Baileys.

In fact, there are many pirates who pay for things in order to avoid trouble.

After all, the group of pirates consists mostly of scum and assholes. This is a fact. For most pirates, not killing or robbing is considered kind, not to mention paying money to buy things.

Therefore, those who dare to do business with pirates usually have a certain amount of military force to prevent the other party from being unable to pay.

Pirates will just pay the money if they don't want to get into trouble. For example, if there is a naval base nearby, a powerful bounty hunter, or other colleagues, these factors can change the pirates' minds.

Money is earned to be spent. If everything depended on robbing, then pirates wouldn't need to look for treasure.

Not to mention the member states of the World Government, the navy bases or kingdoms with strong garrisons, even if they fly the flag of a big pirate, it can make many people settle down. In the end, the ones who suffer are ordinary people who have neither strength nor backing, and are unlucky enough to be born in non-member states.

Even if you join a domestic company, you still have to see what level your reincarnation is.

The definition of pirates here is very broad. People like Arceus who have reached a cooperation with Kaido will inevitably be regarded as pirates. However, identity is not the most important thing. There are also evil navy soldiers. He will not become a villain who burns, kills and loots just because he cooperates with Kaido.

It is only a person himself who determines his behavior.

The conflict between the World Government and the Lunalia clan is impossible to reconcile. The once glorious clan of gods is now on the verge of extinction, and they have also used him as a test subject and research object. The feud has already been formed, and it would be the same even if Arceus' body had not been fused.

"Brother Kaido, it was on the news, but they didn't mention anything else at all."

Chapter 16 Let’s Take Advantage of Kaido

Quinn said, looking at the newspaper.

There was an article in the newspaper about how a laboratory was hit by a meteorite, which caused a pipeline leak and eventually an explosion, but it did not take up much space.

"Looks like you two won't have to worry about that for now."

Quinn took a quick look at the newspaper and handed it to Sha Yinna. At this time, Sha Yinna and Jin were just ordinary people. There were only two of them on the boat, so there was no need to worry about their identities being exposed.

"Drug production laboratory? These people are really bold to say that..."

Looking at the description in the newspaper, Sha Yinna was furious.

The Red Earth Continent was a research institute that was razed to the ground. Naturally, this kind of thing could not be concealed, but the essence of that research institute became an important place for drug research according to their description.

There was no mention of the Lunalia tribe, but the characteristics of the Lunalia tribe were reiterated on the front page headlines, and it was stated that anyone who provided information would be rewarded highly after the news was confirmed.

"In fact, it is indeed a pharmaceutical research institute, which has the world's top analytical institutions and equipment..." Quinn only said half of his words before retreating in the face of Sha Yinna's murderous gaze.

But what he said was true, and the drugs developed by this research institute were all very effective, because their test subjects were all humans, and the drug experiments were conducted directly on people of various races.

As for human rights? Are people from non-member countries considered human beings? Are slaves considered human beings? Those people are just consumables there.

The Lunalia people are indeed special and have extremely high resistance, but they are extremely similar to humans and are simply perfect experimental subjects, allowing for better observation of drug reactions.

The newspaper stressed the importance of the institute and stated that it would be rebuilt in a short time.

"Let them repair it. At worst, we can destroy it again."

Arceus' tone remained calm, showing no concern for the impact that the destruction would have.

After becoming an undead, Momonga's humanity became increasingly thin, and his ways of doing things became more and more like those of the undead. Arceus is similar to him, but also completely different.

He is the leader, but he is influenced by Arceus in the way he does some things, such as his extreme aversion to deception.

In his heyday, Arceus could not only create a few Pokémon, but also directly create the God of Creation of the world. Not to mention destroying a research institute, if someone really touched his bottom line, he could even destroy a country.

Searching for the stone slab, regaining one's own power, and then overturning the throne, these are what we need to do next.

The roots of a big tree are already rotten. It is useless to cut off all the dead branches and rotten leaves. The problem can only be solved from the root.

Or, get a new tree.

"Master Holy Beast, you don't have to do anything. I will use the power you give me to burn them all into ashes."

Then Sha Yinna continued to look through the newspaper to see what had happened during this period of time. She and Jin had been out of touch with the world for a while.

It is worth mentioning that not only did the World Government not mention the Lunarians, but even the length of Kaido's chapter was somewhat different from the facts. It only said that he escaped from prison again and described the fact that he was a person with special abilities.

Looking at the information in the newspaper, Arceus even felt a little regretful that the opportunity to make money was gone.

"Kaido's identity as a power user has been exposed. I originally wanted him to take advantage of the situation."

"Gathering wool?"

"Yes, now none of you are wanted, only Kaido has a bounty. You pretend to be bounty hunters and send Kaido to the naval base, then take the bounty and let him escape on his own. What a great opportunity. By the way, is the bounty of the navy settled immediately?"

"If the base has enough funds, we will settle the payment immediately. If not, we will have to wait for a while before sending it back. With the bounty offered by Kaido, I'm afraid the Nanhai branch won't be able to come up with the money."

Most pirates have a bounty, so the profession of bounty hunter came into being. The corruption in the branch is indeed much more serious than the headquarters, but they generally don't touch this money, and the higher the bounty, the less likely they are to do so.

Even the navy who are just trying to get by would like their jurisdiction to be more stable and peaceful. If they can send pirates to the naval base, it means that they are stronger than this pirate. Forcing a stronger pirate out just to get some Bailey is something only a fool would do.

But sometimes you do run into idiots like this.

"1.273 billion Baileys. What a pity! If we could do this twice, the funds would be enough."

After hearing Arceus' plan, Quinn was tempted. 1.273 billion is Kaido's current bounty. Bailey's purchasing power is much higher now than it will be thirty years later. Even if he can succeed once, he won't have to worry about his research funds.

As one of the veterans of the Beasts Pirates, Kui made a considerable contribution at this time.

Everything this pirate group has now is thanks to Quinn's great dedication. He prepared the ship, he set the route, and even the money he spent was his.

You can't expect three people who escaped from the research institute and a person who just hatched from an egg to have money. Kaido still had some morality when he was young. He ate the food from the kingdom at first, and then ate the food from the navy after being wanted. When he was hungry, he gave himself to the navy, and then escaped when he was full.

That's why Arceus had the idea of ​​taking advantage of Kaido. He was already used to it. In the past, he went to the prison ship to eat buffet. This time, he probably wouldn't refuse the opportunity to eat and take something at the same time.

But the prerequisite is that Kaido's identity as a user with special abilities has not been exposed, otherwise a large amount of seastone will lock him up and Kaido will become a Muggle. By then, with the addition of the navy guarding him, it will probably take a waste of human resources to rescue him.

Although according to the description in memory, Kaido was arrested dozens of times and still alive, but who knows how he did it? If he messed up, his number one worker would be gone.

"By the way, Quinn, how much money do you have on you?"

"There are still a few million left, but it doesn't matter. We can just rob a ship. Kaido is going to recruit subordinates, so they will have ships."

"No, I just need to buy some things while resupplying... Kaido! Don't sleep! Wake up!"

Arceus was chatting with Quinn while reading the news in the newspaper, but he stopped halfway because he saw some special news in the newspaper.

[The John Pirates suddenly appeared in the South China Sea, and the 277th Navy Branch was attacked. 】

None of the pirates in the four seas would blatantly attack a naval base, nor do they have the ability to do so. Moreover, it is clearly written in the newspapers that the John Pirates are from the Grand Line.

He now needs Kaido to confirm whether this John is the John they are looking for.

Chapter 17: Real John or False John

You can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep. If this person can be woken up, then he is probably really asleep.

Kaido sat up in a daze, and then the newspaper was pressed against his face.

"John? This guy went to the South China Sea and attacked a naval base?"

Looking at the news in the newspaper, Kaido's face was full of disbelief. Based on his understanding of John, it was impossible for him to do such a thing.

"So the John in the newspaper is the John you know?"

"Look at the photo, it's him, Kachira Island... Quinn, where is this island?"

"It's near the doldrums, not much different from the direction we were heading. But why does this thing look so strange? Is this person crazy?"

After checking the direction with the compass, Quinn modified the route and continued to flip through the newspaper.

Although the above information may not be entirely true, it still has some reference value. As for Quinn's description of the other party as a lunatic, it is because their behavior is completely challenging the dignity of the navy.

Later on, it was introduced in detail what John had done. He actually spread the news at the naval base and recruited pirates to form John's large fleet.

There are people who dare to actively attack the naval base, but anyone who dares to take over the naval base and not escape immediately, but instead occupy the island to recruit subordinates must be a lunatic.

If it was Rocks Quinn who did this, he could still understand it, as he had also heard of Rocks' crazy behavior. However, although Captain John had also been notorious over the years, their notoriety was mostly for plundering, and there were few reports of a direct confrontation with the navy.

Even Kaido, who was once on the same ship with John, found it puzzled.

Of course, the Navy or the World Government would not publish the news of pirates recruiting crew members in the newspaper, but Morgans, the current leader of the World Economic News, has never been afraid of trouble.

Big news is what he likes. The more sensational something is, the more he wants to report it. Although he will use exaggeration or even make up some things to attract attention, no one can stop him from reporting what he wants to report.

It was a rare big news that a pirate dared to do such a thing. Of course, he would not let go of such news, and an entire article was devoted to telling this matter.

"Mad? I think he's an idiot. Even if this is the South China Sea, he did something so blatantly provocative. Does he think the navy is just a decoration?"

Shayna came to a new conclusion about it. The Lunalia tribe and the World Government have had a feud that has lasted for hundreds of years, and the Navy is a subordinate agency of the World Government. Of course, she had intersections with the Navy during her escape.

The largest force on the ocean is the navy. Even decades later, with many forces such as the Four Emperors, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the Revolutionary Army, the navy is still the largest overlord.

Due to many restrictions and the policies of the World Government, the ocean remains in a relatively chaotic state. Pirates can act arbitrarily in a certain territory, but they are still no match for the giant navy.

This was still the case decades later, let alone today.

Although the new generation of navy has not yet grown up, the older generation of navy is still fighting on the front line, not to mention that after the Battle of God Valley five years ago, the birth of the hero Garp has boosted the morale of the navy to an unprecedented high.

Roger hadn't shouted out that classic line yet, and the sea was generally much calmer.

Although the navy of the four seas is not very strong, when something like this happens, it is impossible for anyone alive in the navy headquarters to sit idly by and do nothing.

"You're right, only an idiot would do such a thing, not even Rocks. John knows how powerful Rocks is.

Moreover, that guy knows how to seek benefits and avoid harm. Although he is greedy, he is not stupid. He will not do such a stupid thing. "

Although Kaido often does things that seem reckless, that is because his strength allows him to skip using his brain at such times. Why would he consider so much when he can just rush through?

The word cunning is not an exaggeration to describe him. When John was still a trainee, he was already a cadre on the ship. In his eyes, the pirates of the four seas were too weak, and even if there were good seedlings, they would not grow up.

John had to go all the way from the Grand Line to the Four Seas to recruit men, unless his brains were kicked by a donkey.

It might be okay for Hu if he didn't know John, but for him, this news was full of loopholes.

"So this is a liar? But do pirates from all over the world have this ability?"

Hearing Kaido say this, Arceus felt a little disappointed and a little skeptical.

There are many people with similar faces and face-blindness in this world. Coupled with the crooked technology tree, information is not convenient in some places. People can only judge the identity of the other party from the bounty order, and may never have seen the other party in their life.