The New World's Greatest Treasure Is Red-Hair-Kill Him and Rise to Fame!

Three days after the Hachinosu Island incident, explosive news finally swept the world with the help of media coverage.

The New World, the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates.

On the Moby Dick, Newgate looked at the newspaper in his hand with a strange expression and said, "In order to find a missing Marine Admiral, that guy Ortolan personally went out and turned Hachinosu Island upside down, and even killed Wang Zhi and Silver Axe?"

At this point, he looked at Marco and asked, "Do you believe it?"

Marco immediately shook his head. "I don't believe it. I think it's just an excuse. Whether that Marine Admiral is missing or not, I'm afraid Ortolan will still take action against Hachinosu Island."

"I think so too... but Wang Zhi and Silver Axe... have lost two more old friends." Newgate clicked his tongue, a hint of sadness in his voice.

Just then, Kozuki Oden rushed over, holding a copy of the Underworld magazine. "Bai Xiaoji, take a look at this!"

"What?" Newgate took the magazine from Kozuki Oden with some confusion, glanced at it a few times, and said, "The Red-Hair brat on Roger's ship... it seems he's involved in the Hachinosu Island incident too. He's really messed with that guy, Ortolan."

"Shanks is a good guy. He's being targeted by Ortolan, so he's probably having a tough time. I'm thinking, should we go find him?" Kozuki Oden looked at Newgate.

"Looking for him?" Newgate frowned. "What do you want with him?"

"In the current situation, Shanks either has to leave the New World or join us to survive. For us, he is also a decent fighting force. If he is willing to join our Whitebeard Pirates..." Kozuki Oden explained.

But before he could finish speaking, Newgate said in a deep voice, "If he joins our Whitebeard Pirates, it's as if I'm taking on the karmic debt between him and Ortolan. Oden, doing this will break the current tacit understanding between us and the Marines. Don't you understand?"

"But..." Kozuki Oden seemed to want to say something, but Newgate interrupted him immediately, "No buts, don't get involved in these matters!"

Clearly, Newgate had no intention of helping Shanks. After all, he and Shanks weren't exactly acquainted, and it wouldn't be worth offending Ortolan for someone like him.

Nowadays, even the World's Strongest Man has to give Ortolan some face in this New World.

On the other side, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin were not surprised by the incident on Hachinosu Island, because they already knew that Ortolan was going to take action against Hachinosu Island.

Kaido was a little annoyed. They had agreed to act together, so how did things turn out like this?

He was only slightly annoyed, and he didn't intend to demand an explanation from Ortolan. Instead, he actively prepared for business cooperation with Ortolan and his group.

While you're at it, also help him find out about that Red Hair Pirates.

Upon receiving the news, the Shichibukai became excited.

Adjacent to the Whitebeard Pirates' territory is Vendalace Island, which is the territory of the Shichibukai, Crush Strike Smoker.

While Smoker, after becoming Shichibukai, had no further contact with Ortolan, he was not actually without influence in the New World.

In fact, over the past few years, he has been competing with the Whitebeard Pirates and has challenged Whitebeard many times, but all of them ended in defeat.

Compared to Crocodile, who was expelled from the New World after failing to challenge Whitebeard, Crocodile has managed to maintain his foothold in the New World despite challenging Whitebeard multiple times, demonstrating his formidable strength.

"Hahaha, good! Those two eyesores, Wang Zhi and Silver Axe, have finally been taken down! Well done, Ortolan!" Smoker looked at the newspaper in his hand and laughed heartily.

The Marines has decisively wiped out Hachinosu Island, and it certainly won't allow that place to evolve into the so-called 'Pirate Paradise' again.

In the New World, there are many pirates. Hachinosu Island, the Pirate Paradise, is gone, and one of the beneficiaries is Smoker.

Because his base, Vendalace Island, is itself a 'Pirate Paradise'.

However, compared to the established and more experienced Wang Zhi and Silver Axe, Smoker was not very competitive in this regard. Therefore, most pirates would choose to go to Hachinosu Island to enjoy themselves, rather than Vendalace Island.

Now that Hachinosu Island has been overrun by the Marines, Smoker could almost see a massive influx of pirates into his territory.

This also means that he has a higher chance of recruiting powerful subordinates!

"Once I recruit more powerful subordinates, incorporate more pirates, and build a larger pirate fleet, challenging Whitebeard won't be without a chance of winning!" Smoker thought happily.

Just as Smoker was pondering these things, one of his subordinates asked, "Boss, the Marines wants our cooperation in capturing the Red Hair Pirates. How should we respond?"

"Find them!" Smoker waved his hand and said, "That bastard Ortolan is petty. Although we've kept to ourselves for the past few years, since he's already made his promise, we still have to give him face... Besides, killing that damned Red-Hair Shanks and getting his head will allow us to do Ortolan a favor. It's a worthwhile trade. Go, send all our men out. If that Red Hair Pirates dare to show up in my territory, kill them!"

Don't be fooled by Smoker's audacity in challenging Whitebeard and his tendency to provoke the Whitebeard Pirates. He may seem arrogant.

But in reality, he truly had a psychological trauma from that bastard, Ortolan. At the same time, he had also truly experienced Ortolan's terror and horror. That guy was not only Marine Admiral, but also had an extremely large influence in the New World. He had suffered because of that.

In his view, Ortolan was definitely a more terrifying opponent than Whitebeard.

If you provoke Whitebeard, as long as you can withstand the pressure from the Whitebeard Pirates, you'll be fine. But if you provoke Ortolan, you don't know where you'll find a safe place.

You never know where his friend might pop out and trip you up!

So even though they don't usually have any close relationship or contact, Smoker is still willing to help whenever Ortolan speaks up, lest he be held a grudge by that petty guy.

Moreover, it was only now that Smoker knew how terrifying Ortolan was that he understood just how important Ortolan's connections were!

If he can win this favor, coupled with his status Shichibukai, he can be said to have no worries in the New World as long as he doesn't rebel against the Heavenly Generals or cause any outrageous trouble!

Smoker responded enthusiastically to Ortolan's 'summons', not to mention Doflamingo, Moria, and others.

Even on Fish-Man Island, Jinbe and Fisher Tiger sealed off the port and conducted a thorough search for any trace of the Red Hair Pirates.

On the contrary, Mihawk, who was vacationing on a small island in the New World, remained silent after learning about Hachinosu Island and the Red Hair Pirates.

Even after being forced to become Shichibukai, Mihawk has continued to strive for the title of the World's Greatest Swordsman in recent years.

Unlike the previous two years, Mihawk no longer actively seeks out swordsmen to challenge. Instead, he openly states his location, waiting for swordsmen who are not convinced of his worth to come and challenge him.

Furthermore, Mihawk gave him a two-year deadline. If no powerful swordsman could defeat him within those two years, he would declare himself the World's Greatest Swordsman!

In fact, by now, many people on the high seas have already recognized his strength and the title of 'Number One Swordsman'.

Looking at the intelligence in his hand, Mihawk sighed softly, his expression seemingly filled with regret as he said, "These past two years have been dedicated to you... Shanks, it seems you have no chance now."

Mihawk never expected that Shanks would actually attack Ortolan on Hachinosu Island, and that Ortolan would even lose one of his arms, turning him into the one-armed swordsman.

After all, in Mihawk's memory, Shanks is very wary of Ortolan. Every time he encounters Ortolan, he runs away immediately. What's wrong with him this time?

Mihawk didn't have much to say about this matter. It was true that he had a good relationship with Shanks, but at the same time, he also had a decent relationship with Ortolan. Although he had been tricked by Ortolomeo for a while, Mihawk didn't really take it to heart. After becoming Shichibukai, he did indeed feel a better sailing experience.

Ultimately, when all the other Shichibukai except Crocodile, who didn't even exist in the New World, took action, Mihawk chose to remain neutral and pretend he knew nothing about it.

However, at this time, it wasn't just the Shichibukai and the Marines who were searching for the Red Hair Pirates. In the Underworld, people like Lou Field and Umit were also using their intelligence networks to hunt Shanks. Spandam and Stussy, the Queen of the Pleasure District, were also looking for him.

It's clear that everyone wants to gain favor with this Marines bigwig, Ortolan.

The greatest treasure in the New World now seems to be Red-Hair; killing him seems to lead to instant wealth and power!