Arrival at Sabaody, Shakky's Bar

On these seas.

What did a top-tier powerhouse represent?

At the very least, they had to be an expert at vice admiral level or above.

What came above vice admirals?

Division commanders, Sweet Commanders, and the Three Calamities formed one tier.

Emperor commanders, Seven Warlords, and admirals formed another.

Above them were the Four Emperors and the One Piece!

Never mind top-tier powerhouses.

Even first-rate powerhouses.

Were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns on the Grand Line.

Let alone defeating them or recruiting them.

Whether he could even find them was another matter entirely.

Lin Yan rubbed his forehead. This mission was a little troublesome!

Immediately.

He submitted a request to Whitebeard.

He wanted to try his luck out at sea.

When Whitebeard learned that Lin Yan had begun thinking about the Seventeenth Division.

Not only did he approve, he even directly allocated five hundred million Beli as the Seventeenth Division's startup funds. "Go!"

Looking at the five hundred million in his hands, Lin Yan was shocked. Whitebeard was far too generous!

"Use this money boldly. If it isn't enough, come back and get more from me!"

Whitebeard said grandly.

With just one sentence, five hundred million had fallen into his hands.

Lin Yan suddenly realized.

The more he looked at Whitebeard, the more pleasing he seemed.

Lin Yan set sail!

He began searching across the sea.

Because he had brought very little alcohol.

He had nearly drunk it all on the first day.

There was no helping it.

Lin Yan could only slowly sip tea.

Oddly enough.

He had not been used to tea at first.

But when its fragrance filled the air and drifted into his nose.

Lin Yan gradually began to appreciate its charm.

The first day.

Drinking tea.

The second day.

Drinking tea.

The third day.

Lin Yan, Lin Yan, how could you fall so low?

Had you forgotten your mission?

Didn't you want to build up the Seventeenth Division?

Didn't you want to make a name for yourself?

The fourth day.

Drinking tea!

And so.

After four days of drifting and wandering at sea.

Regrettably.

Forget people.

He had not even seen a single hair.

Lin Yan stopped fooling around and began to think. "How long will this aimless search take?"

Just then.

An archipelago appeared before Lin Yan's eyes.

"What's that place ahead?"

Lin Yan pointed at the archipelago in the distance and asked the boatman.

"Captain, that's the Sabaody Archipelago ahead!"

The boatman spread out a map, searched it for a moment, and answered Lin Yan.

"Sabaody? I actually made it here!"

Lin Yan stroked his chin.

The Sabaody Archipelago.

Also known as the Soap Bubble Archipelago, it lay in the center of the Grand Line.

It was the heart of the world's economic hub and an unavoidable route to the New World.

This was a unique archipelago formed from seventy-nine enormous mangrove trees. Its most distinctive feature was its bubble culture.

Because Sabaody's strategic position was so important.

The island was heavily guarded by the Marines.

It could be said.

That the Sabaody Archipelago was relatively the safest place in the first half of the Grand Line.

He had not expected it.

After only four days of sailing, he had actually arrived here!

After giving it some thought.

The corners of his mouth slowly rose.

He had heard recently.

That eleven Supernovas were about to gather at Sabaody.

There were eleven Supernovas in this generation.

They were known as the Worst Generation.

Since they were called the Worst Generation, if they did not stir up trouble.

Could they still be called the Worst Generation?

Although Lin Yan had mostly forgotten the plot of the Pirate World.

He would never forget the iconic scene of kicking one Supernova after another.

At Sabaody, the endpoint of the first half of the Grand Line.

Lin Yan immediately became interested!

Under the sunlight.

Multicolored bubbles slowly floated into the sky.

Lin Yan stood high atop a mangrove tree.

The wondrous sights of the entire Sabaody Archipelago lay before his eyes.

At this point in time.

A few Supernovas should have already landed on the Sabaody Archipelago.

As he vaguely remembered.

The Straw Hat Pirates were the last to arrive.

And it was precisely after the Straw Hat Pirates landed that the turmoil on the Sabaody Archipelago began.

Lin Yan was not interested in the Straw Hat Pirates.

His highest priority.

Was completing the mission.

By sheer coincidence.

Lin Yan happened to know the whereabouts of a top-tier powerhouse on the Sabaody Archipelago.

Mangrove Area Thirteen.

From afar.

He could see a brightly lit little bar standing atop a small hill!

Lin Yan arrived before the bar.

He looked up.

Shakky's Rip-off Bar!

He smiled lightly.

Reached out, and slowly pushed the door open.

Ding, ding, ding!!!

The moment the bar door opened, a string of wind chimes rang out.

"Welcome~~~!"

Hearing the wind chimes, the proprietress inside the bar smiled as she polished the glass in her hand.

To the owners of other bars, every customer who walked through the door was a god.

But to Shakky.

Every customer who entered...

Was a plump little lamb!

"This time, it's a fair and handsome young man!"

"He has a decent face. I'll take pity on him and rip him off a little less!"

Shakky's gaze settled on Lin Yan as she secretly thought to herself.

"Sir, what would you like to drink?"

With a professional smile on her face, Shakky asked Lin Yan.

"Anything is fine. Make me one of your specialties!"

Lin Yan did not care much.

In the past, he would definitely have carefully checked the prices, weighed his options, and ordered a relatively cheap drink.

But times had changed.

He had five hundred million Beli in hand.

And he had previously swindled nearly ten million Beli from the Whitebeard Pirates' crew aboard the Moby Dick.

He was rich and confident.

He could finally experience the joy of having money!

"Hehe, young man, may I ask something presumptuous? There are so many bars nearby, so why did you choose ours?"

Shakky raised an eyebrow and asked Lin Yan while mixing his drink.

"Of course, I came for you!"

Sitting before the bar counter, Lin Yan looked directly at Shakky from up close.

"Oh, you!"

"Sir, why are you trying to get familiar with me?"

A bashful look flashed across Shakky's face.

Having been an award-winning actress in the workplace for years, even at her age, she still had perfect control over her expression, and a rosy flush spread across her face!

At the same time, she waved her hand shyly.

"I mean it!"

Lin Yan said quite seriously.

"However, I should remind you of something, young man. As the owner of this bar, I'm very expensive!"

Shakky hinted quietly.

"It's fine. I recently came into a large sum of money."

"I think I can afford you!"

Lin Yan said, resting his chin on one hand.

"Oh my, I couldn't tell. You're quite confident, young man!"

"Then there's no problem!"

Though the two chatted casually, Shakky's hands never stopped moving.

Before long.

A glass of her proud creation was placed before Lin Yan.

"Young man, you're an expert too. Since that's the case, I won't beat around the bush!"

"In my Rip-off Bar, what is it that you want to know?"