"Don't think you can scare me like this!"
Arlong behind Ye Qiong roared angrily, its sharp hands turned into claws, sprinting, and its huge body leaned forward to attack. WwWCOM
"Arlong, stop it!" Fish-Man's men exclaimed.
Ye Qiong frowned slightly, but still walked forward slowly without paying attention. Seeing that Arlong was about to rush behind him, he raised his finger and released his spatial ability.
"Huh?"
He seemed to sense something, and the finger quietly lowered it again.
"I'm going to tear you apart!"
Arlong opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, and its sharp claws shone with a cold light.
When the claw fell behind him unprepared, a drop of water passed over Ye Qiong's head in a very straight line like a bullet, hitting the thick palm and exploding.
Arlong fell off guard and suffered a terrible loss, and his body couldn't help but fall backwards.
It is unimaginable that the weak water droplets have such a powerful power.
"Trash! Are you going to take action against Brother Tiger's guests?"
A Fish-Man, also known as Shark-Man, appeared from the alley entrance in front of Ye Qiong. He was wearing wooden clogs, with a wide but not bloated waist and a strange and loose bathing suit. He had black hair, eyebrows and sideburns that resembled a strong wind, and sharp fangs protruded from the corners of his mouth.
He held a pipe in his mouth, his eyes were sharp, and his voice was strong and strong, which made Arlong, who was just arrogant, domineering, cruel and brainless, slightly change his face, and at the same time, the subordinates of Fish-Man next to him breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Qiong looked at Shark-Man who blocked the attack for him with great interest. His first impression was - this is a Fish-Man character who can control the situation and get on the stage.
"Brother Jinbe, I have no other intention, I just want to discuss things with this guest." Arlong explained quickly, looking a little timid.
"Hmph! You loser is now a guard soldier of the Fish-Man palace. You should obey the rules. Are you still embarrassing yourself here when you have time? Why don't you get out of here!" Jinbe shouted coldly without saving any face.
Arlong remained silent, giving Ye Qiong a cold look unwillingly, then turned and left.
Jinbe stepped forward, bowed his head slightly and apologized to Ye Qiong, "Arlong, that trash has always been arrogant and domineering, and is ignorant. Please don't take offense, Mr. Ye Qiong."
Ye Qiong looked at Shark-Man, who likes to call himself "Old Man" when he is only about thirty years old, and couldn't help but feel interesting, Knight of the Sea Jinbe, this is the second future Shichibukai he has met.
"It's okay, I don't care."
Ye Qiong raised the corner of his mouth in a slightly meaningful arc, and stepped forward to keep up with Fish-Man's subordinates.
Jinbe stood still. After passing by Ye Qiong, he turned around and kept looking solemnly at his back. His eyes were unprecedentedly cautious, and he could not tell the strength of the young man in front of him. But for some reason just now, he had a terrifying intuition. If he had not taken action to block Arlong's attack, Arlong would probably be gone by now.
"This human boy... is dangerous!"
In the end, Jinbe can only come to this conclusion based on feeling.
Fish-Man's men took Ye Qiong to Tiger's residence and left, leaving Ye Qiong alone facing the house. He lightly knocked on the wooden door, and the door opened quickly, revealing the burly Tiger.
After Tiger saw it was Ye Qiong, he welcomed him in with a grin.
"You can sit down wherever you like, and I'll get the wine." Tiger said cheerfully as usual, and walked up the wooden stairs to the second floor.
Ye Qiong looked around at Tiger's residence. The two-story house was very spacious. Light came in from the window. The interior was bright and open. A large wooden table and six chairs were simply placed in the hall. There were also some wooden shelves and furniture next to them. They were all very neat.
Although it looks relatively simple overall, it gives people a very simple and comfortable intuition.
Ye Qiong was not polite and sat down directly on the chair. There were bright colorful shells on the table. It was cold to the touch and had a strong deep sea atmosphere.
"It has been several years since I went out on adventures. The house is very old and has only been cleaned recently." Tiger came down with the wine glass and bottle. He was slightly surprised when he looked at the shell that Ye Qiong picked up. He couldn't help but smile, "That was given to me by the orphans nearby."
"You are so popular here." Ye Qiong smiled.
"Look at your reward. You are the most popular person in the world." Tiger shook his head and took out a reward list from the cabinet and handed it to him.
Ye Qiong picked up the reward list, and under his avatar was a "1" followed by nine zeros. The amount of the reward was a mess.
"Oh? One billion?" Ye Qiong smiled, but threw the reward list on the table nonchalantly and said, "The navy really thinks highly of me."
There was already a bounty of 500 million before, and one billion was just double that number, which wouldn't make him react much. However, in this way, his position with the navy was almost in absolute opposition.
"After all, you made too much trouble on Holy Land." Tiger thought. He himself also had a bounty of more than 200 million, but it pales in comparison with Ye Qiong.
"Hmph, those Celestial Dragons who annihilate humanity and think they are noble should be killed." Ye Qiong sneered.
Tiger was stunned, then laughed and said, "Yes, Celestial Dragons really deserves to be killed!" Before he finished speaking, his eyes were already a bit scarlet.
Ye Qiong had some guesses in his mind and filled the wine glass for him.
"I should serve you this glass of wine." Tiger said seriously, raising the glass respectfully.
Ye Qiong also clinked glasses with him obediently and drank the wine in one gulp. The wine was spicy and warm, sliding down from his throat to his stomach, making his whole body feel warm smoothly.
Tiger's face twitched a little, hesitating, and finally sighed, "To be honest with you, before I chose to climb up to the red soil continent to rescue the slaves, I myself was caught by human traffickers and was branded with this Dragon's Hoof mark."
He pulled off his upper body clothes, and a red mark was clearly printed on his chest. It was round with three triangles, a bit like the hoof of some kind of creature.
Everyone who becomes a slave of Celestial Dragons will be forcibly branded with the dragon's mark, accompanied by a lifelong shame that cannot be shaken off.
"I deeply know the pain of being a slave that is worse than death."
"That's why I risked death to rescue them from the dire straits." Tiger said with a painful expression on his face, clasping the dragon seal on his chest with his hands.
"Everything is over." Ye Qiong sighed secretly and patted Tiger's arm.
"Yes, we won this time." Tiger nodded, looked up at Ye Qiong who was drinking, and said with emotion, "Actually, that night, I never thought that someone would fight alongside me, and he would be a human being."
"Celestial Dragons, how many people are so frightened by their identities that they don't even dare to resist." Ye Qiong shook his head, looked at Tiger and said with a smile, "Don't you hate humans very much?"
Tiger also didn't shy away from Ye Qiong, and said directly, "Indeed, I really dislike human beings."
"I have lived in the orphanage in Fishman Street all my life, and I have seen too many ugly faces of human beings, whether they are navy, pirates or human traffickers. They all try their best to kidnap and traffic our people!"
"Although the princess has always advocated peaceful coexistence with humans, I don't think so."
"As long as human nature does not change, it will be impossible for Fish-Man Island and the outside world to live in peace and harmony."
At this point, Tiger clenched his fists and spoke loudly and forcefully.
For many years, the mermaids on Fish-Man Island have been famous for their beauty, and Fish-Man, who has superior strength, is an excellent coolie. Therefore, as a slave, she has been deeply welcomed and favored by Celestial Dragons, and the price remains high at the auction.
There is a market and there is trading, and with the chaos caused by the arrival of Great Pirate Era, human traffickers have become even more unscrupulous, and Fish-Man Island has suffered more and more from it.
Therefore, attitudes towards human beings can be simply divided into two groups.
One faction is Fish-Man Island Ryugu Kingdom's princess Otohime, who works hard to maintain the peaceful coexistence of Fish-Man and mankind.
The other faction is the main militant faction led by Tiger, the former leader of Fish-Man District.
"Uncle Tiger, do you know why Fish-Man and humans can't live in peace?" Ye Qiong took a deep breath and asked.
"Huh?" Tiger was stunned and fell silent.
Ye Qiong said meaningfully, "The country where I live has this saying: 'If you fall behind, you will be beaten.'"
"The meaning of this sentence can basically be understood as if the country's own development and strength are too weak, it will be beaten and attacked by others. Isn't it right? Fish-Man Island is too weak, has no foundation, and has something that others covet, so it is inevitable to suffer such harm."
"Uncle Tiger, let me ask you here, if you leave Fish-Man Island this time, what do you want to do?"
Tiger said without hesitation, "Since the navy has put a bounty on me and everything is irreversible, then I will simply stop doing nothing and create a pirate group to fight with them..."
"The courage of an ordinary man!"
Ye Qiong put the wine glass on the table hard, and the wine inside the glass splashed everywhere.
Tiger stopped talking, wondering why Ye Qiong was so angry.
"Why don't you think about it. You founded the pirate group just to take revenge on mankind. Why have you ever thought that those people also have families and children? You Fish-Man standing in the position of that evil person will undoubtedly make the world have more prejudices against Fish-Man Island, and it will also give those human traffickers an opportunity to take advantage of you."
"You founded the pirate group. The world is so big that you can indeed be free, and you can also take revenge on humans randomly, but Fish-Man Island is still in trouble and can't extricate yourself. You even left with some Fish-Man elites who were willing to follow you, and you emptied your money in disguise. The strength foundation of Fish-Man Island." Ye Qiong sighed, but his words were not general empty talk, but words from the bottom of his heart based on the current situation he knew and the outcome of Sun Pirates founded by Tiger in his memory.
"If I don't create a pirate group, where will I go?" Tiger said blankly, picking up a bottle of wine and drinking directly, which made Ye Qiong stunned.
Yes, I understand the truth and it's very obvious, but what if I don't become a pirate?
Incognito? Throw yourself into a trap?
Ye Qiong's mouth was a little bitter, and he suddenly understood why so many people chose to become pirates. Maybe it wasn't who was right or wrong, but the world.
This world either drives bohemian people to become pirates, or forces free people to become pirates, or it forces people who want to keep their peace and order to become pirates.
World Government wants a world of complete control, order and deep-rooted servility, so they will justify their position and completely erase their insidious methods and history that is not conducive to rule.
And that group of people who are unsatisfied with the status quo and have the courage to take risks, whether for dreams, ideals, or survival, as long as they run counter to the rule of World Government, they are considered pirates. This is the root of everything.
Revolutionary Army is just an organization that boldly proposed to resist the rule of World Government. Its strength is also very weak compared to the navy.
"If there is no choice of stance, then let us create one." Ye Qiong's eyes gradually brightened and he said seriously, "If there can really be such a peaceful, painless, stanceless, and independent place, let us create it!"
"What are you?" Tiger looked at him in shock.
"I want to create an independent organization named 'Xiao', uncle Tiger, are you interested?" Ye Qiong smiled and raised his wine glass towards Tiger. The corners of his mouth raised a confident arc, and his eyes also condensed a kind of firm belief.
Akatsuki first proposed in the bar of Sabaody Archipelago that he had no so-called ambitions, no passion for fighting for nepIee, and no desire to fight for political power. He just wanted to take root in this pirate world safely, live here freely, do what he wanted to do, and love who he wanted to love. This was a small and humble idea of a young man.
Later, even though Ohara Island was destroyed, Impel Down was imprisoned, and he wandered between life and death several times, hatred still did not blind him.
Although his inevitable enemies, such as Magellan and Sakazuki, had a deep hatred for him, they would still fight each other when they met.
But Ye Qiong will not arbitrarily vent his anger on all navies, or the world.
He still retains the idea that seems insignificant and weak in the eyes of others, and moves forward step by step to become the strongest.