For Justice, I Am Willing to Face Danger! (Resounding Voice)

On the sea, aboard a Detention Unit warship.

Inside the room, Luo Yi's expression was still filled with pleasant surprise.

"Five hundred million Belly is enough for me to upgrade a top-tier Logia Devil Fruit to LV2."

"And the Dragon Dragon Fruit, Pterodactyl Form. This is a massive profit."

He looked at the new fruit displayed on the Fruit Encyclopedia's screen, muttering to himself.

Yes, he was very satisfied with the results of his first illegal operation.

The income of five hundred million Belly was enough for his first Devil Fruit upgrade.

And in this regard, Luo Yi's target was Logia-type fruits.

Because he had long coveted the Elementalization ability of Logia fruits--even though an LV2 Logia Devil Fruit only possessed partial Elementalization, it would be enough for him to roam the first half of the Grand Line.

As for the Wind God Pterosaur Fruit, it was an unexpected and huge gain.

Coincidentally, he knew of a similar fruit.

That was one of the Four Emperors who now ruled the seas, the Grand Line's number one star lecturer, 'Flame Calamity' King, one of 'Beasts' Kaido's Great Posters.

This pirate with a bounty of 1.39 Billion Belly consumed the 'Dragon Dragon Fruit, Pteranodon form'.

And the fruit Luo Yi obtained was clearly of the same type as King's.

"Although a large part of King's combat power comes from his identity as a survivor of the Lunarian tribe, there's no doubt that the Dragon Dragon Fruit's unique powerful physique and Life Force, combined with the Pterosaur's flight ability and high maneuverability, makes this Wind God Pterosaur Fruit a top-tier Zoan!"

"Especially for me, it holds great significance."

Luo Yi understood this clearly.

If it were before, obtaining this fruit would have made him happy, but not this excited.

But now, the situation was different.

Because at this moment, Luo Yi already had an extremely bold plan in mind.

"Arashit Island."

Luo Yi softly murmured the name of the port: "With the Kingdom of Nysmal's financial strength, the Celestial Gold there should be an astronomical figure, right?"

That's right.

After realizing that Arashit Island was the storage location for Celestial Gold, Luo Yi's mind was inevitably filled with ideas.

One must know that as the 'tribute' supplied to the Celestial Dragons every year, the value of Celestial Gold was an astronomical number.

Superpowers like Alabasta, which lack neither territory nor resources, are said to pay a full ten billion in Celestial Gold annually.

Of course, concerning such immense wealth, the World Government naturally has sufficient security measures for the 'Celestial Gold'.

First, the transport location of the Celestial Gold is a top secret for each country, and normally, it's almost unknown.

Second, the Celestial Gold of every country has dedicated government and Navy officers responsible for escorting it, and the transport location is the Calm Belt. The surrounding sea areas will be under martial law, and other ships are forbidden from entering.

Third, any criminal attempting to forcibly seize the Celestial Gold will be regarded as an enemy of the World Government, and all the treasures of the Celestial Gold are marked with a special 'Celestial Dragon Hoof Mark'. Once used, the perpetrator will be wanted by the World Government and hunted by the Navy.

Therefore, in the past few decades, incidents of plundering Celestial Gold have been extremely rare.

The only one who succeeded did not do so for the Celestial Gold itself.

But for Luo Yi, he couldn't remain unmoved.

He already knew the location where the Celestial Gold was stored.

He wasn't afraid of the World Government's wanted notices—after all, only his Slice Clone was wanted.

And more importantly, after obtaining the Wind God Pterosaur Fruit, the martial law in the surrounding sea areas was no longer a problem for him.

"Let's do it!"

Luo Yi had made up his mind—he was going to do this!

However, the only problem now was.

"The ability of the Slice Clone can only be refreshed after the main body touches it."

"I need to meet the clone again—the abilities he currently possesses are not enough to snatch the Celestial Gold."

Luo Yi reached this conclusion.

But obviously, this was not easy—after a night of sailing, he was now hundreds of nautical miles away from Master Port. It was impossible to cross such a distance with Geppo.

But Luo Yi was not impatient; he just waited quietly.

Because if he guessed correctly, the opportunity to return to Master Port would come soon.

And soon.

"Officer! Officer!"

Hans's voice came from outside the door.

"What is it?"

Luo Yi secretly thought, As expected.

"It's a contact from Headquarters, Vice Admiral Billoss."

"Oh?"

Luo Yi gave a soft "oh" and then opened the door.

As expected, Hans was holding a ringing Den Den Mushi.

Luo Yi naturally took the Den Den Mushi. "Hello? Old man, it's me."

Then, he heard Vice Admiral Billoss's deep voice: "Luo Yi kid, how far are you from G-51 Branch right now?"

"About 700 nautical miles?"

Luo Yi frowned and said softly, "What's wrong?"

"Not long after you left, something happened at G-51 Branch."

Vice Admiral Billoss's tone was serious. "Branch administrator Colonel Aster died heroically, and the Royal Steward and Guards from the Kingdom of Nysmal were also all killed."

"What!?"

Luo Yi frowned again and said in a deep voice, "Something like that happened?"

"According to the Marine soldiers' report, a criminal stole a merchant ship from the Kingdom of Nysmal and lured away most of the Navy's forces. When the Navy was about to catch him, he deliberately ignited the fuel on the ship and sank into the sea with it."

"By the time the Navy returned to the branch, they found Colonel Aster's body."

Vice Admiral Billoss said solemnly, "Luo Yi kid, you understand what this means, right?"

What does it mean?

It means that Alan kid did a good job.

Luo Yi muttered to himself.

That's right—what Vice Admiral Billoss was talking about was one of the things Luo Yi had asked Alan to do.

To infiltrate the Navy branch, he needed Alan to steal the merchant ship, attract the attention of most of the Navy's forces, and at the same time prompt Manager Mantar and Colonel Aster to go to the place where the treasure was stored.

And as an Ability User of the Slice-Slice Fruit, Alan only needed to abandon his clone at the end to complete this perfect diversion!

It seemed now that Alan had perfectly completed the task Luo Yi had assigned him.

But obviously, Vice Admiral Billoss didn't know what Luo Yi was thinking at the moment.

Without waiting for Luo Yi's reply, he directly drew a conclusion: "This was a premeditated attack, and the criminal who stole the merchant ship was just a pawn."

He paused here.

Luo Yi heard this and said without hesitation, "Officer, I request to return to Master Port immediately—less than a day has passed since the attack, the culprit is likely still there. We need someone to direct the search."

"Besides, according to what you said—I believe the criminal I'm escorting is very likely connected to this attack, so I'll have Hans and the others continue escorting him back to headquarters. I'll take an emergency barge back to Master Port by myself!"

His face was filled with righteous indignation as he spoke, under the shocked and admiring gazes of Hans and Fal.

Let alone them, even Vice Admiral Billoss on the other end of the Den Den Mushi fell silent.

In fact, this was also the intention of the headquarters' higher-ups.

This attack was extremely heinous, and the culprit was likely still near Master Port.

With Colonel Aster's sacrifice, the G-51 branch urgently needed someone to take charge.

And among the naval officers in the nearby waters, the highest-ranking and closest to Master Port was none other than Luo Yi.

However...

"Kid Luo Yi, you should understand—the enemy is definitely not simple."

"It's very dangerous for you to go back now."

His voice was heavy.

The other Marine soldiers on the warship also showed worried expressions.

They also understood—criminals who dared to attack a Marine branch and kill a Marine Colonel and a Royal Steward of a World Government affiliated nation were definitely vicious villains.

But...

"For justice, I am willing to face danger!"

They only heard Luo Yi's righteous and awe-inspiring reply.

At this, the Marine soldiers' eyes were almost moist.

Vice Admiral Billoss heard this and said, "Since that's the case, then you may go."

"When you return to headquarters this time, I will put in a good word for you."

After speaking, he fell silent for a moment.

Then, he said softly.

"For justice."

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