A Chance Encounter on the Way to Watch the Excitement

To be honest, Ian was a little confused.

This scene wasn't in the original work at all.

According to the original story, the three Hancock sisters had already returned to Amazon Lily with the help of Rayleigh and his wife, and nothing happened for the next two years.

Two years later, Hancock became the new Emperor of Kuja and captain of the Kuja Pirates. During a subsequent expedition, she displayed extraordinary strength, which attracted the interest of the government, and she was recruited as a new Shichibukai.

While the Navy's attack on Amazon Lily did occur in the original work, that happened fifteen years later, when Vegapunk invented Seraphim and the Shichibukai were abolished.

What is the navy doing?

Why did you suddenly start jungling?

However, after a moment's thought, Ian understood why.

The first thing to understand is that the Kuja Pirates have probably been a thorn in the side of the Navy for a long time.

The Kuja Kingdom is located in the Calm Belt, Calm Belt that can defend against almost all foreign invaders.

However, this sea also trapped the Kuja Kingdom.

This small country is bound to be resource-poor and cannot possibly be self-sufficient.

In this situation, the only solution is to go outside.

The Kuja Kingdom's means of expanding outwards is through the Kuja Pirates.

The Kuja Kingdom has existed for just as long as the Kuja Pirates have existed; this pirate crew is probably the oldest in the world.

Unlike other pirate crews that only work sporadically, the Kuja Pirates diligently and regularly launch expeditions for the sake of their country's survival. After all, pirates are legitimate civil servants in the Kuja Kingdom, a profession that everyone envies.

It's truly unimaginable how much destruction they've caused over the centuries; even the Beasts Pirates would pale in comparison.

If it weren't for the protection of the Calm Belt, the navy would probably have already swarmed in and turned that Amazon Lily into ruins.

Now, a way to cross the Calm Belt has arrived.

Ian put down his newspaper and smacked his lips.

Blame me.

It's my fault for prematurely revealing the method for crossing the Calm Belt in order to sell Seastone.

The saying "when the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer" applies here.

However, Amazon Lily is not so easy to take.

Besides being a matriarchal Amazon Lily, the Kuja Kingdom is most renowned for its warriors.

Amazon Lily is the land of Haki, and almost all the warriors of the Kuja Pirates have mastered Haki. Their average skill level is ridiculously high, and advanced Armament Haki is not uncommon.

The current captain of the Kuja Pirates is also a formidable pirate.

Furthermore, the former emperor—no, the former emperor Gloriosa— was a member of the legendary Rocks Pirates. Although he is old now, he probably still has some strength.

Most importantly, the former emperor Shakky's lover was named Rayleigh.

The Navy's operation this time will likely be fruitless unless they can get Garp and Sengoku involved.

but.

Ian narrowed his eyes.

If Rayleigh really gets involved, won't that just complicate things further?

This is not fifteen years from now, when Big Mom and Teacher Kai have been defeated, the times have completely gone mad, a new king is about to emerge, and the Navy is simply too busy to intervene.

Even if the navy suffers a defeat, it will never give up easily.

If the remnants of Roger Pirates, including his vice-captain Rayleigh, were to actually confront the Navy head-on, wouldn't that be a perfect opportunity for the Navy to boost their achievements?

Ian thought, perhaps there's something to be gained from this.

Rayleigh, fighting alone, is finding it increasingly difficult to protect Amazon Lily.

However, we can.

It's said that Amazon Lily is the land of Haki, and almost all the warriors there have mastered Haki. Could they possibly possess some kind of secret technique?

Ian immediately stood up.

We need to take immediate action.

Once the Navy discovers Rayleigh is on Amazon Lily and actually sends Garp or Sengoku there, they won't dare approach; they'll only be able to flee at the mere sight of him.

After thanking Neptune, he immediately gathered his friends.

"Brother Ian, you said you're going to leave Fish-Man Island alone?"

Jack was stunned.

"That's right, you can stay on Fish-Man Island for now, I'll be back soon."

Ian said, "This is a good opportunity to give those newly recruited Fish-Man pirates some basic training. I'll leave this to you, Jack. At least make them more obedient."

Who is more suitable Jack to be the future leader of the Fish-Man Unit?

They are incredibly powerful, and they're also Fish-Man.

"You can also learn some of the martial arts techniques from Fish-Man Island."

Ian said.

Fish-Man Karate and Fish-Man Jujutsu are both quite powerful martial arts, and they are very suitable for Jack.

A powerful Fish-Man who hasn't mastered Fish-Man techniques will only lead a relatively unsuccessful life.

"I see."

Jack nodded emphatically.

"It's rare to see Ian so diligent."

Black Maria, however, was surprised by something else.

"If all goes well, the harvest this time will be substantial."

Ian said, "It's worth the risk."

Black Maria nodded gently.

She knew that Ian hated trouble most of the time, especially when the trouble was big.

However, when he feels it's worth doing, he generally doesn't hesitate much.

What should we do if something happens while you're not here?

Luo, however, was worried about something else entirely.

Yesterday's harrowing experience in Noah's Ark has indeed left him with considerable psychological trauma.

This is Fish-Man Island, 10,000 meters underwater! If something really happens, there's nowhere to run.

"If you're scared, you can stay in the Ryugu Palace for the next few days,"

Ian didn't mind. Luo was only eleven years old, his terminal illness had just been cured, and a bright future awaited him. "I'll Neptune to take good care of you."

Who would be afraid?

Luo snorted defiantly, "Who do you think I am?"

"Alright! So Ian!"

Yamato patted Ian on the shoulder, "When do we leave?"

Ian's lips twitched slightly as he looked up at Yamato.

So, Miss Yamato, do you know what it means to set off alone?

but.

Looking into the girl's golden eyes, Ian sighed.

There's nothing I can do about it.

"Immediately!"

Time waits for no one.

Although Morgans was well-informed, it was impossible for him to publish the news before the navy began its operation.

The navy should have already begun its operation; time is running out.

Ian and Yamato set off immediately.

Because he needed to save time, he simply had Neptune send the King army of the Ryugu Palace to take them away in a giant shark, which was much faster than traveling by boat.

The giant fish quickly emerged from the massive cavity beneath the Red Line and arrived at the first half of the Grand Line, in the waters known as Paradise.

Then the big fish started to rise to the surface.

Soon the two will be able to appear on the sea surface of the Paradise.

"Ian! Where are we going?"

Yamato was very excited. Although she didn't know what Ian was going to do, her intuition told her that it must be something very interesting.

"The legendary Amazon Lily"

"The Amazon Lily?"

Yamato looked completely bewildered.

Never heard of it before.

Ian wasn't surprised at all.

This guy is indeed semi-illiterate.

However, there is still one problem.

Even if I wanted to go to Amazon Lily, I wouldn't know where that island is.

All I know is that Amazon Lily is in the Calm Belt Calm Belt, but I have absolutely no idea exactly where it is.

Even the Beasts Pirates ' intelligence reserves probably don't contain information about the location of Amazon Lily.

Therefore, we need to bring in some outside help now.

Ian took out Den Den Mushi and dialed a number.

"Click."

With a soft click, the call connected.

"Could it be Ian?"

A familiar, cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Morgans,"

Ian asked, "Where is Amazon Lily?"

"Oh?"

Morgans, an acquaintance of Ian's, looked slightly surprised. "You're going to Amazon Lily too?"

"You said, also?"

"Hahaha! Will the legendary Amazon Lily come to an end? This is something the whole world is watching!"

Indeed, what man wouldn't care about this?

Ian's lips curled into a smile. "What a coincidence."

"Hehehe, yes! What a coincidence!"

Amazon Lily.

An island located deep in the Calm Belt.

The island has a unique topography. It is surrounded by dense forests, and in the center of the island is a ring of mountains. On one side of the mountains, nine huge snake head sculptures are carved into the cliff.

Below the sculpture, the enormous characters "Kuja" in a flowing, dragon-like style are clearly visible even from tens of nautical miles away.

Inside the crater lies a vast plain dotted with numerous farmlands and some not-so-prosperous towns; this is the entirety of the country called Amazon Lily.

What's most unique is that some of the suspended buildings built inside the crater are simply breathtaking, like castles in the air.

Above these suspended structures, atop the crater, stood a city wall, presumably built to defend against external enemies.

Meanwhile, on one side of the city wall...

"They came so fast!"

A woman in her sixties rested her hand on the city wall. Although she looked old due to the ravages of time, her still beautiful face and figure still showed glimpses of her youthful beauty.

A large black and white Orochi was coiled at her feet. As if sensing its master's anger, the Orochi also stretched out its body and menacingly flicked out its forked scarlet tongue into the distance.

What enraged both the woman and her Orochi was something on the distant sea.

That's a boat.

Naval warships.

There were five ships in total. The other four were large ships with a length of nearly 100 meters, while the one in the middle was ridiculously large, at least 300 or 400 meters long!

"This is bad."

Beside the woman, a short, elderly woman, leaning on a cane that had transformed from a taut snake, muttered anxiously, "This is really bad! The navy is serious!"

A fleet of this size is definitely for real!

The Navy's goal is to completely annihilate the Kuja Pirates, or rather, the Kuja Kingdom!

Indeed, the Kuja Pirates have been active for far too long; the Navy must have reached its limit of patience by now.

"Is it necessary to be so afraid, Gloriosa?"

The woman stretched out her hand, and the long snake coiled at her feet obediently slid into her hand, instantly tensing up and transforming into a spear.

"It's not like we haven't clashed with the navy before. If they dare to come, we'll wipe them out completely!"

"Foolish! Rose!"

"Grandma," shouted Gloriosa, the former emperor of Amazon Lily, "Even if we manage to repel the Navy once, do you think they'll just give up? Next time, it might be Garp! Or Sengoku!"

Rose, the current emperor of the Kuja Kingdom and captain of the Kuja Pirates, showed a slight change in expression.

Gloriosa said in a low, sorrowful voice, "I knew this day would come the moment the inlay technique of Seastone broke through the Calm Belt of the Seastone, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon."

The Calm Belt can no longer protect Amazon Lily.

When the navy was ready to get serious, they already had no chance of winning.

Whitebeard would only ever run away when pursued by the Marines!

They didn't even have anywhere to escape to.

There is only one ship on the entire Amazon Lily, which is the Kuja Pirates ' ship, the Perfume Yuda, which sails in the Calm Belt by relying on two giant sea serpents.

But how could a single ship possibly carry all the residents away from Amazon Lily?

We have no choice but to hold on.

"Thump!"

The spear, which had transformed from a long snake, was now completely black. With a forceful downward thrust from the Empress, it pierced a hole in the hard ground of the city wall.

"It's no use crying now!"

Rose, who was already quite old and had been the captain of the Kuja Pirates for over twenty years, revealed a resolute look in his eyes. "Let's repel this wave of Marines first, then we'll think about anything else!"

Gloriosa nodded slightly.

Yes, there's no point in thinking too much about it now.

Prepare for battle!

Rose raised his spear high, "Kuja Pirates! Prepare for battle!"

"Oh!!"

Behind her, atop the city walls, the strongest fighting force of the Kuja Kingdom, the Kuja Pirates, responded in unison.

Among these Kuja warriors, three sisters were not particularly noticeable.

"Big, eldest sister..."

The two younger sisters, pale-faced and gripping their older sister's hand in fear, asked, "Is it... to take us back?"

The eldest sister, with her black hair, also wavered in her gaze.

However, when she looked at her two younger sisters, that wavering was instantly replaced by determination.

"Nobody's taking us back! Nobody's!"

Buzz!

An invisible aura quietly rises.

At the same time.

On the sea.

On that largest naval warship.

A man wearing a navy cap and a red suit gazed indifferently at the island in the distance.

"Prepare for attack."

He said coldly.

"Vice Admiral Sakazuki!"

Behind him, another officer said in astonishment, "Shouldn't we try to communicate first? Maybe we could get the Kuja Pirates to surrender directly."

"What's the point of talking to pirates?"

Vice Admiral Akainu Sakazuki, a prospective Admiral in the Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, coldly stated, "All evil must be completely eradicated!"

"Have Doberman take two ships and circle around to the rear of Amazon Lily to prevent them from escaping."

"The Momonga and the Onigumo will land directly from the front with me."

The officer saluted instantly, "Yes, sir!"

The navy launches an attack.

At the same time.

On another stretch of sea not too far from Amazon Lily.

A small boat sped across the sea like an arrow released from a bow.

On the small boat, a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses rowed with such speed that the oars spun in a circle.

"Old Lei,"

A woman sat at the back of the small boat, leisurely smoking a cigarette. As the smoke drifted by, she said slowly, "Things seem a bit bad."

"It's all Kaido's fault, really."

The man, Pluton Rayleigh, rowed steadily while sighing, "If he hadn't sold so much Seastone, this wouldn't have happened."

"In any case, let's resolve this battle first. As for whether Garp or Sengoku arrives next, we'll deal with that later."

The woman remained indifferent.

"Um?"

Rayleigh suddenly paused for a moment.

He raised his head.

Something is falling from the sky.

"I don't think it's a good idea for you to head straight to Amazon Lily right now, Pluton Rayleigh- senpai!"

A cheerful, youthful voice fell from the sky.

Rayleigh adjusted his glasses.

What a coincidence!