Setting Sail, Target: The Navy

"Captain, are we finally setting off? I'm so excited! We've been training so much, I feel like my bounty can double again." Wallace excitedly, looking at the Night Pirates who were all ready to go.

The leader was naturally Teach, whose slightly long hair fell directly over his shoulders. He wore a black coat with gold trim and dark purple mysterious runes on the lapels, over which he wore a dark blue shirt and black trousers with a gold belt around his waist.

The top two buttons of his shirt were undone, revealing the obsidian sword hanging from his silver necklace.

Pito was wearing a custom-made black denim jacket and jeans, chewing bubble gum, and wearing a black top hat.

Next was Gari, mostly naked, with thick white fur, and wearing shoulder armor.

Baccarat wore an orange short-sleeved shirt, a black jacket over it, and blue shorts.

Kos wore an eyepatch over his right eye and a black cloak, with his beloved gun Colt resting on his shoulder.

Wallace wore a white shirt and black trousers, with yellow stripes on the white shirt.

Nelson was wearing a white suit.

The newly arrived Kaguya was also wearing a white shirt and carrying two long swords on her back, as her body was too small to carry them properly.

They are currently staying at Kos's house. Due to the outbreak of the Great Pirate Era, in order to suppress the riotous seas, especially the East Blue, the Navy left a portion of its forces in the East Blue, including Garp, whose hometown is the East Blue.

For this reason, Teach and his group stayed in the Kruoye Kingdom for another month. During this month, the high-ranking naval forces in the East Blue gradually left, and even Marine Vice Admiral Garp was summoned back to the Marine Headquarters due to the chaos in the New World.

With the advent of a new era, countless people have set sail to become pirates, and their numbers are increasing tenfold or even dozens of times. The Navy is already overwhelmed and has no time to deal with "small-time pirates" like Teach.

"Let's set sail then, we can't wait any longer." Teach laughed heartily. "Thank you all for taking care of us during this time." Teach turned to look at Kos's family.

"No trouble at all. I hope you can make a name for yourselves on the high seas," said Kos's father, Trey, sincerely. He looked at his son, his eyes filled with satisfaction; his son had already surpassed him.

In the past two months, he could see that with Teach and the others' potential and strength, the Four Seas could not contain them. He had also occasionally seen Teach and the others training in his daily life, especially Teach. No matter how many times he saw the small mountain on his back, it was always so shocking. He also understood the true meaning of the monster that Kos mentioned.

He was pleased that his son had found a group of reliable companions.

"Hahaha! Let's go then, the Lucky Goddess is waiting for us." Without a trace of sadness at parting, on a river connecting to the sea in the northern suburbs of Kuroye, a pirate ship twice the size of Teach's previous ship was moored.

The ship is 53 meters long and 29 meters wide, and there is a goddess statue at the bow.

As the crew grows, more crew members will join the ship in the future. The original ship is already a bit small, Teach doesn't intend to only follow the elite style of the Roger Pirates and the Red-Haired Pirates. He still needs to recruit some ordinary crew members.

It was essential to distinguish between ordinary crew members and officers. Therefore, the ship that had served Teach for two months was decommissioned, sold, and a new ship was purchased and modified. The Lucky Goddess, named after Baccarat, was born, with sixteen cannons on each side, making it extremely powerful.

These cannons were stolen from the Kruoye Kingdom, a rival kingdom of the Kingdom of the Nolan Kingdom, by Teach in collaboration with Nelson, and they were loaded with ammunition.

Before the Queen Anne's Revenge is built, the Lucky Goddess will likely accompany Teach and his crew for the next few years.

Arriving at the riverbank, the group looked up at the Lucky Goddess, their hearts pounding with excitement. This was their pirate ship.

Below the pirate ship, crew members were constantly carrying supplies onto the ship.

Seeing Teach and his group approaching, they greeted them happily, "Boss Teach is here!"

"Miss Baccarat!"

"Iron Wallace!"

During this month, they certainly didn't do nothing; they built pirate ships, customized pirate flags, and recruited crew members.

With the advent of the Great Pirate Era, countless people set sail to become pirates. However, sailing requires a ship, and it's impossible to just use any small boat; otherwise, one could easily perish at sea.

The ship also costs money. Thanks to Wallace's bounty of 28 million Beli, the recruitment of crew members went very smoothly. Each one was a carefully selected expert by Teach and his crew, and they were all quite capable. However, to truly become qualified, they still needed to be tempered by the sea.

The ship recruited fifty pirates. It wasn't that Teach didn't want to recruit more; he preferred to have fewer rather than more. The pirate crew hadn't expanded to that extent yet.

The expansion of the pirate crew was accompanied by the growth of its fame. The Night Pirates were now just an unknown small pirate crew, and Teach was just the captain of an unknown small pirate crew.

He briefly displayed his strength, and under his overwhelming power, the pirates quickly submitted. With such a powerful captain, they had even greater aspirations for the future.

Soon, all the cargo was loaded onto the ship, and the crew members took their posts. Teach stood at the bow, somewhat excited, and all eyes were on him. "Zehahaha! Set sail! The Night Pirates are officially established today!" Teach laughed excitedly.

The pirates below cheered as the huge sails descended, bearing the flag of the Night Pirates.

On the ship, a huge pirate flag hangs high, with three gruesome skulls, sharp eyes—one looking forward, one looking left, and one looking right. Behind them, in addition to the classic crossbones, there are also bones in a cross shape.

In the center of the black background, behind the bones, there is a huge dark purple vortex, swallowing everything like Black Hole.

This pirate flag was drawn by Teach himself. Pirate flags already carry the captain's symbol, and the original pirate flag was already quite good, but he still added some new elements while maintaining the original design.

"Captain, where are we going next?" Nelson asked Teach.

"Hmm? I don't actually know either." Teach shook his head, much to the astonishment of the others. Teach didn't know. "I plan to travel the world first, to find more powerful companions."

Teach spoke, he turned his gaze to Baccarat, who was standing to the side, and smiled. "My Goddess of Luck, where are we going next? Which direction?"

Upon hearing Teach's words, Baccarat couldn't help but smile, took out a map of the East China Sea, and unfolded it on the ground.

The map of the East Sea was very large, exceeding one meter in length and width. He held a coin in his hand, as everyone else knew about Baccarat 'Baccarat's ability and had experienced their terrifying power.

Such rule-based abilities are terrifying; even Teach often falls victim to them.

Even though his fist was aimed at Baccarat's head, it would somehow veer to the side, avoiding her head, or he would fall down, or get cramps, and even choke on his water.

If we're talking about the most dangerous person in the entire pirate crew, Baccarat would be at the top of the list, even though her strength is among the weakest.

This is a fairly detailed map of the East China Sea, with islands of all sizes and kingdoms marked on it. The map first marks the location of their Kruoye Kingdom.

"Wherever this coin lands, that's where we'll go." Baccarat placed the coin on her thumb, her hand above the first coin, and under everyone's gaze, the pirates around her curiously gathered around.

With a flick of her wrist, Baccarat sent the coin flying three meters into the air, where it spun continuously.

"This coin should land outside the map, right?" one of the pirates said, somewhat skeptical.

"You're late, you don't know Miss Baccarat's abilities. Miss Baccarat is our ship's Goddess of Luck. If you don't want to choke on your water, don't talk nonsense." A companion next to him patted the pirate on the head. He was a loyal supporter of Baccarat, and of course, he had also experienced the fear of being controlled by Baccarat's abilities.

After spending a month together, they had gained some understanding of the Night Pirates' officers.

The coin rose to its highest point before everyone's eyes, then quickly fell, landing precisely on the map. After landing, it swayed up and down, subtly shifting to the left as it swayed.

Finally, the coin came to a stop, landing precisely on an island in the northwest of the Kruoye Kingdom.

"The Boka Boka Kingdom, what kind of kingdom is that? Does anyone know?" Wallace asked, looking at where the coin had last landed.

"I know, Wallace, the Boka Boka Kingdom is a famous kingdom in the East Blue, known as the 'Fairy Tale Kingdom'," one of the pirates nearby said excitedly. "Because the buildings inside are all very beautiful, just like in a fairy tale, filled with fairy tale architecture and scenery."

"A fairy tale kingdom." Everyone's eyes lit up at this. The fact that a kingdom like the ones in fairy tales actually existed in reality made them curious and eager to see it for themselves.

"In that case, it's decided. We will set sail towards the sea with the Kingdom of Bora Bora as our destination," Teach gave the order.

"That's fate!" Kos smiled.

With sails unfurled, the Lucky Goddess journeys towards the open sea.

The sea is vast, and going to sea today is somewhat different from the past, whether it's Teach or the others who have been sailing with Teach on the sea for two months.

This time, it was a real voyage. Not only did they have a proper pirate ship and a pirate crew name, but they even had a pirate flag. Now, Teach was truly the captain of a pirate crew.

On the high seas, a pirate on the lookout tower cried out, "Captain, something's wrong! There's a warship ahead!" He used binoculars to spot a warship in the distance. As the navy passed by, it seemed to have noticed the Night Pirates' Lucky Goddess as well. The warship turned and headed towards the Lucky Goddess, drawing ever closer.

Now, Teach and his crew have been sailing at sea for more than ten days, passing by two islands along the way.

Upon hearing this news, the pirates who were training were somewhat flustered. After all, it was perfectly normal for pirates to run away when they encountered the Navy on the high seas.

However, these cadres were all very excited, and one by one they came out of the training room, saying, "Finally, there's going to be a battle! We've been so bored these past few days without any activity!"

Wallace said excitedly, shirtless, wiping the sweat from his body with a towel in his hand, and then putting on a shirt.

"What's the panic? It's just a mere navy, nothing to be afraid of. Let this warship fire the first shot for our Night Pirates." Teach walked out of the training room, looking at the somewhat flustered pirates, and said with some dissatisfaction.

A pirate can only be considered a true pirate after being tempered by the sea and bloodshed. Although these ordinary crew members are quite strong, their mindsets have not changed. When pirates encounter the Navy, they don't need to run away.

"Go! Advance! We'll wipe out these navy!" Teach commanded.

The pirates regained their composure. Seeing the confidence of their officers and captain, they were no longer afraid. Holding long swords, they were filled with fighting spirit, staring at the approaching Marine warship, seemingly wanting to see the results of their training.

Furthermore, with Teach there, they were fully armed, with plenty of guns and knives stored in the ship's Curry, so they had no worries about being weaker than the navy in terms of firepower.

"Prepare the cannonballs! Let's teach these marines a lesson!" Teach shouted, and the pirates were already ready.

On the other side, at sea, "Captain, that pirate ship seems to be trying to escape," a petty officer beside him warned the warship's commander as the pirate ship turned.

"No, they want to fight us." The ship's commander, Captain Cran, shook his head.

"What?" The sergeant was somewhat surprised. He picked up his binoculars again. The warship was moving very fast and was rapidly closing the distance to the pirate ship, so they could see clearly that the pirate ship was not escaping. One by one, the windows on the hull opened, and cannons protruded from the windows, their muzzles aimed at the warship.

Such firepower surprised the navy. Most pirates who go to sea now only have one ship, so how could they possibly possess something as valuable as cannons? During the Great Pirate Era, whenever they encountered newly set sail, they could repel and annihilate them simply by relying on the powerful firepower of their warships.

Of course, there were also some ruthless pirates among them, causing huge losses to the Navy.

"Check the flag of this pirate crew. What kind of pirate crew is it? At the same time, prepare the cannons. Let these pirates see the power of the Navy. Justice will prevail!" Captain Cran was very confident.