Turmoil in the East Blue

East Blue.

The 16th Marine Branch Base – Shadow Isles.

Of course, the island's original name was Sotofrainia Island.

However, the incredibly Twitch purged the parasites and cancerous elements from the original Sixteenth Base.

In order to sever all ties with his past despicable image, he gave the island where the 16th Branch base was located a new name: Shadow Isles.

It's called Shadow because the navy on the island is completely different from the navy in other places.

Although the naval flag of justice is also displayed here, the officers and soldiers here believe that justice is not something that is hung up or shouted out, but something that is always kept in their hearts and protected with their lives!

They stand in opposition to the world of light, the children of the night who keep darkness hidden from the people.

They have a special name— the Shadow Force, or simply the Shadow Unit.

These naval elites, wearing various masks, are active in every corner of the East Blue, maintaining world peace and tranquility.

Syrup Island.

Big Bird Kang Industrial Park.

Koby, the production line supervisor of the first workshop, was trembling as he held a Big Bird Den Den Mushi in his hand.

As the Big Bird Consortium continued to invest in Syrup Island, factories and staff dormitories sprang up like mushrooms after rain. Someone even opened a tavern there, specializing in selling cheap cigarettes and cheap whiskey, which were popular with the workers.

All of this not only attracted young people from the surrounding seas to come and work on screws, but also attracted those who never lack a presence in this world—pirates.

Ryze established a worker protection team at the Big Bird Kang Industrial Park.

Because of their relatively generous salaries and the special firearms modified by the Virtuoso, this factory worker protection team was far more powerful than ordinary local security forces.

Over the past few months, the young men of the factory's security team have defeated more than a dozen pirate crews that came to plunder their territory.

One of the young men, Usopp, stood out particularly.

He used a sniper rifle several times to kill enemy pirate officers.

Therefore, Usopp was named the outstanding individual of the quarter.

Along with Poophead, the highest piece-rate worker on the assembly line, he was nominated for Employee of the Year.

However, Usopp's good luck seems to have come to an end.

Because on this day, the pirate crew that came to Syrup Village to plunder was no ordinary pirate group.

This time, it's the infamous Krieg Pirates from the East Blue.

Of course, attacking a small island doesn't require Don Krieg, the captain of the Krieg Pirates, to be present in person.

As the captain of a massive pirate crew with five thousand subordinates and fifty giant warships, Don Krieg has enough powerful members to help him teach some fools a lesson.

In fact, because of its vast size and influence, the Krieg Pirates have even begun to resemble a small country.

Their main source of income is no different from that of the Big Mom Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates: collecting head fees and protection fees from the civilians within their territory.

Syrup Island was not originally the territory of the Krieg Pirates.

After some of the pirates who had been defeated by the factory protection team were absorbed by Krieg, they exaggerated the prosperity of the Great Big Bird Kang Industrial Park.

This gave Don Krieg, who was wholeheartedly preparing to make a name for himself on the Grand Line, the idea of going to Syrup Village to collect rent.

At this moment, five hundred soldiers led by Man-Demon Gin, the commander-in-chief of the Krieg Pirate Fleet, are launching a fierce attack on the main gate of the Big Bird Kang Industrial Park.

"I should have listened to Mr. Ma Qiao and installed more cameras."

Koby hid inside the factory, clutching his pink hair in frustration.

Because Ryze often had to use his skills to transport supplies for Ma Qiao, Koby, as Ryze's student, often became the de facto manager of the factory.

Favored by the god of Destiny, this guy in the original work rose eighteen ranks in two years within the naval system, and his promotion speed on the assembly line was quite astonishing.

Because of recent financial constraints, Koby did not immediately install cameras throughout the factory as requested by Ma Qiao.

As a result, the two stone Garp originally used at the factory gate to deter pirates were secretly vandalized with paint in the middle of the night.

It also bore the inscription. "Unscrupulous Navy, Killing the innocent and claiming credit, Calling a deer a horse, Turning black into white"—sixteen large characters.

The man even pushed the stone lion Garp into the ditch.

Most frighteningly, all the evidence suggests that the person who committed all these crimes was very likely a worker in the factory.

Even now, Koby still can't figure out who harbors such deep resentment towards Vice Admiral Garp.

It was precisely because the imposing presence of these two guardian stone lions that the pirates dared to storm the gate so brazenly.

Seeing the menacing pirates outside the factory, Koby so scared that snot was running down his face.

He held a Den Den Mushi in one hand and a small pistol in the other, both hands trembling uncontrollably.

"Usopp, you need to think of something quick! You're the captain of an 80-man factory protection squad!"

"Eighty against five hundred, the advantage is completely on their side, what can I possibly do?"

Usopp's legs were shaking even more violently Koby's.

Those pirates who were previously driven back were just taking advantage of the fact that the pirates were intimidated by Garp's statue, while the pirates were hiding in the factory and secretly firing sniper shots.

These modified Fire Pistol happened to have an exceptionally long range, immense power, and excellent accuracy. Usopp, with his unparalleled archery skills, naturally racked up many kills.

Now, if you asked him to fight the pirates in a real battle, even if you gave Usopp a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare!

In another corner of the assembly line factory, the expert screw-tightening worker, the model worker "Poophead" (also known as "Papa Tou"), Kuro was hiding his identity, pushed up his glasses with the Root Division of his gloved hand, a mocking smile flashing across his lips.

Although he had been working on screws for several months, Kuro had never forgotten about battle.

Moreover, the food served in the factory was communal and didn't taste very good, but it was very oily and nutritious. Kuro's injuries had almost completely healed.

He had already decided to wait until these pirates invaded, and then try to blend in with them.

With his skills, he could easily become a minor leader in the Krieg Pirates without revealing his identity or signature moves.

Of course, this goes against his original intention to retire from crime and become a law-abiding citizen.

But there's nothing we can do; plans can't keep up with changes.

I want to be a wealthy and law-abiding citizen, not a poor, law-abiding citizen who spends eight hours a day on an assembly line, and is overjoyed if he can have a sip of cheap whiskey after work.

Instead of doing that, it would be better to use Krieg's so-called title of the strongest pirate in the East Blue as protection, and then find another target to strike.

As for the pink-haired workshop foreman and the long-nosed security captain, they were nothing but a joke to Kuro.

Faced with the onslaught of the Man-Demon Gin, they're doomed!

Things went just as Kuro had predicted.

The pirates pressed closer, while the factory protection team retreated step by step.

However, just when Kuro thought the pirates were about to achieve final victory, a terrified scream suddenly erupted from among them.

Bang!

With a loud bang, a tall and fierce pirate fell backward.

His facial bones were twisted and deformed, clearly completely shattered.

A Shadow Unit soldier wearing a kappa mask slowly retracted his right foot, which was emitting blue smoke.

Koby took Usopp's hand, and the two cowards embraced.

"Luckily, we downloaded the Didi Beatdown app; it really works!"

At this moment, there were seventeen or eighteen pirates lying around the kappa -Masked Man, groaning in pain.

"Damn it, they're Shadow Unit agents from the 16th Branch!"

Several knowledgeable pirates cried out in terror.

They were originally wild pirates operating within the territory of the 16th Branch, but after being wiped out by the Navy, they escaped and were eventually recruited by the Krieg Pirates.

The claim that the Krieg Pirates were a large pirate crew of 5,000 is outdated information.

The Krieg Pirates, through recruitment and gathering of various rabble, have now reached a strength of seven thousand members. They are now a formidable pirate force across the seas.

"As expected of a promising talent favored by Vice Admiral Garp, Sanji, you've improved way too fast!"

Wearing a major's uniform and a Masira Gaimon, Camon wielded a massive axe and chopped down several pirate henchmen.

"Damn it, I'm so jealous! You've already surpassed me, your senior!"

Sanji's kappa mask has a small hole intentionally left on it.

He lit a cigarette, looked up at the sky, and said, "We're still so far from it..."

"Someone at Marine Headquarters is waiting for me; I must work even harder."

"Is someone waiting for you at Marine Headquarters?"

Gaimon paused, then said, "You mean Vice Admiral Garp? That makes sense, he's your mentor."

"Damn it! Who would accept a bastard like that as their master!"

During the two weeks of basic training, the image of being repeatedly beaten and abused by that old geezer who picked his nose all day, under the guise of special training, reappeared in Sanji's mind.

He quickly shook his head vigorously, trying to banish these horrific images from his mind.

"Miss Meat-Meat, please wait for me at Marineford. As for that damn old bastard, he should just retire as soon as possible!"

Although Sanji was resentful, he could only hope that the old man would retire soon.

After being repeatedly beaten, Sanji had no will to resist, because that old geezer was just too strong, almost inhuman, and truly terrifying.

While cursing old age and illness in his heart, Sanji kicked out and sent the hammer that Garp Man-Demon Gin was about to throw at Major Gaimon flying.

If Kaido of the Beasts is a true gold-medal lecturer, then Garp is at least a bronze-medal lecturer.

After his inhuman training, Sanji's fighting strength at this time is even stronger than it was two years later, when he fought the Krieg Pirates in the original story.

Moreover, in this life Sanji doesn't even know Gin, so there's no such thing as a debt of gratitude for a meal.

He gave a disdainful snort and slowly raised his right leg, "Feel the darkness, pirate!"