Chapter 86

"Bet?"

Shanks suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence, which puzzled Whitebeard. What's going on? Why do you only say half a sentence?

What are you betting?

Shanks felt a little awkward for a moment, because not long ago he had seen Li Yue say those words, and now Li Yue was watching him from behind. It was clearly something he felt he wanted to say from the bottom of his heart, but why did he feel like he had lost a step as soon as he said it?

"Ahem~ I've staked it all on the new era!"

Although it felt strange, Shanks still uttered his classic line. However, after saying it, he couldn't help but glance at Li Yue behind him, only to find Li Yue smiling at him, which made him feel even more embarrassed.

"It's a new era..."

Whitebeard looked at Shanks and grinned.

After that, the two discussed matters concerning Blackbeard and Ace. Red-Haired emphasized that Blackbeard was not simple and even mentioned the wound on his face, trying to persuade Whitebeard.

However, to Shanks' disappointment, all the capable pirates on this sea are stubborn guys. Whitebeard would never allow Red-Haired to interfere in the affairs of his ship, so this trip to persuade him will only end in failure.

The two sides parted on bad terms, Shanks took Li Yue back to his ship and then left the area.

Li Yue also bid farewell to Shanks and began to establish an anchor point in the Pirate King world. The Pirate King world is too large. Compared with Bleach and Hokage, which are also among the three major shonen manga, the map of the Pirate King world is too big to handle.

However, Li Yue still knew a few important locations. For example, the Sabaody Archipelago, where the Celestial Dragons often appeared; above the Sabaody Archipelago was Holy Land Marijoa where the Celestial Dragons lived; and not far from the Sabaody Archipelago was Marine Headquarters Marin Fando, which would also be the place where the Summit War; and below that was Fish-Man Island, the entrance to the New World.

Of course, if Li Yue wants to enter the New World, he doesn't need to go through Fish-Man Island, because Li Yue originally entered the Pirate King world in the New World.

Therefore, the anchorage at the Sabaody Archipelago definitely needs to be opened. Once it's open, Li Yue can reach many important places from there.

After all, the first half of Pirate King Piece's story ends at Sabaody Archipelago, while the Pirate King half begins there; that's how important it is.

With the help of Shanks' fleet, Li Yue successfully reached Sabaody Archipelago, thus unlocking the Sabaody Archipelago anchor point.

Looking at the massive island cluster formed by towering trees, Li Yue couldn't help but take out his phone and take some photos. The world of Pirate King, aside from anything else, has truly amazing scenery. Because each island in this world has a different geographical location and climate, it has created all sorts of magical natural landscapes. In Li Yue's opinion, the world of Pirate King has even more attractions than the world of Teyvat.

Of course, that's assuming you can survive.

After visiting several islands, Li Yue took dozens of photos on her phone. Looking at the photos, Li Yue nodded in satisfaction. She could show them to Zhongli and the others when she got back, and then Zhongli them to the Pirate King world to play!

As Li Yue put away her phone, preparing to return to Teyvat, a commotion arose in the distance. A group of guards in uniform appeared, and the residents along the roadside all knelt on the ground, looking as if they were about to pay homage to the king.

Li Yue immediately understood what was going on from this scene.

The Pirate King are a scourge on the world of Celestial Dragons!

The descendants of the twenty kings who established the World Government are called the descendants of the creator, and some even call themselves gods. This is why Shanks' expression changed after hearing Li Yue say that he was a god. In the world of Pirate King, gods are not good things.

The Celestial Dragons can take anyone they fancy as their spouse, and discard them when they tire of them. If Celestial Dragons passes through a crowd, all civilians must make way for them, giving Celestial Dragons a wide path. At the same time, all civilians must kneel and bow their heads, waiting for the Celestial Dragons to pass. Even if a Celestial Dragon kills a civilian in front of everyone, others can only pretend they didn't see it. They even disdain breathing the same air as ordinary people and wear bubble hoods.

Even if Celestial Dragons is offended, a Marine Admiral will come to their aid and protect them.

Now, a "god" is walking a little distance away from Li Yue. Looking at the walking "god", Li Yue couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh dear, I really have no choice. I was originally planning to go back right away, but I didn't expect you to come to my door in person. Since you're already here, I guess I'll just have to let you stay."

As Li Yue spoke, his voice began to change in the ears of outsiders, and his body began to swell, soon transforming him into a tall man nearly three meters in height.

The man clenched his fist slightly, and a blade made of ice appeared in his hand. Holding the ice blade, the tall man gestured to the god walking in the distance.

"Let's start with this god."

The person Li Yue transformed into was none other than the current Navy Admiral, Kuzan, who held the title of Aokiji!

What he needs to do next is to kill a god in the identity of Kuzan!

145. Aizen: Li Yue-kun, is the New World fun? (Bounty 3/11)

"What? The Celestial Dragons were attacked? And all of their companions are dead!?"

In the Fleet Admiral's office at Naval Headquarters, Fleet Admiral Sengoku stared wide-eyed in shock as he listened to the voice coming from the Den Den Mushi.

"Where are the Celestial Dragons?!"

"The Celestial Dragons... are also dead. When we arrived, we only found their Celestial Dragons."

"What happened? That's the Sabaody Archipelago! How could Celestial Dragons be killed like that?!"

The Sengoku was furious.

"We don't know either. We only found out from passersby. The Celestial Dragons were on their way to the auction house on Island One when they passed through this secluded path and were all killed. We checked everyone except the Celestial Dragons, and all the guards were killed in one blow. They had no ability to resist."

"Who could possibly do something like this?"

The Sengoku period was marked by a very solemn expression.

"Wrong!"

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, the Marine's voice came through again.

"What's wrong?"

"There are still two people alive. We didn't notice them just now. There are two people who show signs of life!"

"Is he Celestial Dragons?"

"No, they are Celestial Dragons' entourage."

"Do everything you can to save them, we must keep them alive!"

Although they weren't Celestial Dragons, at least they survived. As long as they survived, they could find out from the survivors who assassinated the Celestial Dragons. Such a terrifying criminal had to be dealt with!

After hanging up the phone, Sengoku couldn't help but scratch his head. The Celestial Dragons had been killed in the Sabaody Archipelago. This was a huge matter. How could such a troublesome thing have happened!

However, before he could have a headache for long, the Den Den Mushi rang again, and he answered the phone.

"I am from the Sengoku!"

"What exactly happened in the Sabaody Archipelago during Sengoku Warring States period?!"

"Lord Gorosei, I'm sorry, I don't know either. We are currently investigating."

Only the Gorosei, who hold the highest power in the World Government, are able to speak to Sengoku in this way. Clearly, news of the Celestial Dragons' assassination has also reached the Celestial Dragons' holy land.

"What are the details?"

"The Celestial Dragons' group was ambushed in a remote place. Almost everyone in the group was killed, but two people managed to escape and are currently receiving treatment."

"Send those two directly to Mary Geoise."

"Yes! I'll have someone send them up."

"Then, eliminate everyone who knows about this!"

"Wait, you mean resolve everything!?"

Sengoku stared in shock, his eyes wide.

"The news of the Celestial Dragons's murder must not be leaked. All those who know about it must be eliminated! CP0 will be deployed to oversee the operation. That's all!"

After saying that, the other party hung up the phone, leaving Sengoku with his mouth agape in shock, because among those in the know were naval soldiers stationed on the Sabaody Archipelago!

The word "justice" is written on the back of the Navy, but in the world of pirates, there is no justice. There may be some pirates who are not inherently bad, but the vast majority of pirates are evil. There may be some Navy members who are indeed righteous, but the Navy has done far too many evil things for the World Government. Even Navy members who are righteous at heart have to do dirty work for the World Government. It is a sick world.

Ultimately, for the sake of the Celestial Dragons, Sengoku made a difficult decision.

Li Yue, who had assassinated the Celestial Dragons under the guise of Aokiji, has returned to the Teyvat continent.

The storyline of Pirate King Ninja World. Li Yue couldn't stay there forever, so he decided to plant a seed of trouble there first. He returned to Teyvat, and as soon as he arrived, Li Yue received Aizen Teyvat.

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Li Yue-kun, is the New World fun?]

For some reason, when Li Yue saw this sentence, he inexplicably thought of the time when he went to teach in Shaller and dreamed that Perseus in the port asked him: Commander, is Azure Archives fun?

Why does Aizen's words seem to carry a hint of resentment?

And your timing is just too perfect; I had barely returned to Teyvat when you messaged me.

[Meme Lord: It wasn't very fun. The place was too big. I spent several days on a boat to an archipelago. After landing, I came straight back.]

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Oh? Is there very little land in that world?]

[Meme Lord: That's right. That world is mostly ocean, and the various countries are all island nations. Pirates and the Navy are the main themes of that world. Of course, there is also a relatively complete continent, called the Red Line. That world also has a World Government, and the Navy is under its command. However, the World Government isn't exactly human, and most pirates aren't exactly human either.]

In a private chat, Li Yue briefly introduced Aizen to the world view and setting of the One Piece world. As a human, he also knew that what Aizen cared about most was the power setting of that world.

[Meme Lord: The power system in that world is more focused on physical strength. A strong physique is the foundation of everything. It's different from the soul power in the Bleach world and the Chakra energy system in the Ninja World. It's based on very pure physical strength, and then the power of Devil Fruit and Haki is added on top of that.]

In the world of One Piece, Devil Fruit powerful in the early stages, especially in the middle stages where Logia-type Devil Fruits were practically invincible. In the later stages, Haki began to dominate, and Haki became the foundation. What Devil Fruit? Take my Armament Haki! The essence of Haki lies in the body; only with strong physical abilities can one unleash the power of Haki.

However, now it has become Devil Fruit, or rather, the Nika Fruit, a completely unreasonable fruit. It's not easy to give Monkey D. Luffy a power-up.

What if you can't compete with the veteran Emperor of the Sea in terms of power and physique? Then you can only rely on your Devil Fruit to forcibly gain an advantage. What else can you do?

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Devil Fruit and Haki?]

[Meme Lord: Well, it's hard to explain this simply because there are so many Devil Fruits. I'll take you to that world to see them later, and then I'll explain it to you in detail, Godfather.]

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Great!]

Having received Li Yue's promise, Aizen exited the private chat with satisfaction and continued to focus on his Hōgyoku fusion.

After leaving the group chat, Li Yue encountered another problem.

"Hmm? Ganyu?"

Upon returning to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Li Yue saw Ganyu again, and it seemed she had come looking for her again, especially since she was carrying documents.

"Has the second official letter from Sumeru arrived?"

"Uh, no, Lord Geo Archon, it's not a letter from Sumeru. This time it's about Inazuma."

"Inazuma?"

Li Yue raised an eyebrow. Shouldn't Inazuma be closing itself off from the world by now?

That's right.

Ganyu did not hand the document to Li Yue, since Li Yue was illiterate.

"The Thunder God of Inazuma recently announced a period of isolation, causing thunderstorms to engulf the entire Inazuma Islands. This has resulted in many merchants from Liyue being trapped in Inazuma. Many people risked the danger of the thunderstorms to try to break free, but all failed and perished at sea. However, some succeeded. Captain Beidou of the South Sea Fleet successfully passed through the thunderstorms and brought back a letter."

"What letter? Who is it related to this time?"

It can't possibly be related to the cannon, but the cannon isn't in Liyue.

"It's a letter from the Liyue Merchant Guild to Ningguang of Tianquan. The letter mentions that since Inazuma closed its borders, the Liyue merchants who were forced to stay in Inazuma have been oppressed by the Inazuma Kanjō Bugyō, and their goods have even been confiscated. Their lives are very difficult, and they have no way to escape. They hope that Liyue Harbor can send someone to rescue them."

"So?"

"After reading the letter, Ningguang felt that this was a diplomatic matter, so she consulted me. I am here to consult Mr. Zhongli."

"So Zhongli wasn't there again, right? And I just happened to be here, right?"

"Uh... yes."

Ganyu nodded awkwardly, while Li Yue clicked her tongue helplessly. "I've run into this again?"

Li Yue frowned and thought for a moment, then gave the order to Ganyu.

"Summon the Three Great Generals, the Seven Arbiter-Generals, and the Liyue Qixing to a meeting!"

"Ah?"

Ganyu was stunned.

"Are they all being summoned again?"

Li Yue's expression was serious.

"That's right! This matter concerns the fate of our Liyue nation!"

146. With the power of the Emperor, I am invincible! Thor is the real challenger!

It was still the backyard of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, and the same group of people as last time. Yelan was not there this time, but there was one more person, namely Hu Tao, the Director Hu of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

This quirky girl had heard that her backyard had inexplicably become the venue for Liyue's highest meeting, but she wasn't home at the time. Now Li Yue is holding a meeting in the backyard again. Is she planning to develop her Wangsheng Funeral Parlor into Liyue's Grand Hall?

Out of curiosity, she joined as the Director Hu, and neither Li Yue nor Zhongli objected. Since Li Yue and Zhongli didn't object, the others naturally wouldn't say anything either. After all, Li Yue and Zhongli lived in the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. Although Hu Tao, the Director Hu of the hall, didn't hold any official position, her hidden identity was quite outrageous in Liyue Harbor. Unlike Ying, Li Yue would not only give her face, but the merchants of Liyue Harbor would also give Hu Tao face.

Li Yue and Zhongli Li sat at the table, while everyone else stood. Hu Tao even stood directly behind Li Yue. This is what status is all about.

"Li Yue, what's the matter with calling us here this time?"

Venti sat on the stone bench and asked Li Yue, this time without the wine bottle in his hand.

"This time it's about this document."

Li Yue pointed to the documents on the table.