Crescent Moon Island

Crescent Moon Island is located in the New World. The island has a very strange shape, like a crescent moon. Inside the crescent's arc, there are several small islands. The island is rich in resources and has a comfortable environment, making it an excellent location as a base!

For all these years, no pirate crew has dared to use this island as their base! The reason is simple: this island is the territory of the Beast Pirates, one of the Four Emperors!

But today, a group of "uninvited guests" have arrived on this island!

"Hahaha! This island is really nice! The terrain is excellent, and it's famous for its cherries!" Standing on the Thunder Gaba, Teach could see a large grove of cherry trees planted along the island's coastline from afar! The cherries on them were incredibly vibrant, clearly top-quality!

"Captain Teach, as far as I know, this island has a very unique terrain, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack! Moreover, the environment on the island is pleasant, making it extremely suitable for long-term residence!" Laffitte possessed a wealth of knowledge, which made sense; as an excellent navigator, remembering some special places was naturally a piece of cake!

"Then what are we waiting for? In my opinion, let's include this island in our territory and make it our new base!" Fakyu said excitedly. A week had passed Paramount War, and although he hadn't been on the battlefield, he had still found a large amount of supplies and Beli in the Marine HQ's warehouse!

Although the process was full of twists and turns and he encountered many enemies, thanks to his captain's rigorous training, Fakyu's strength is now vastly different from before! In addition, he has eaten the Logia Swamp Fruit, so taking down a few marines who don't know Haki is a piece of cake.

This operation also made them incredibly wealthy! Although in the end, their own captain gave Whitebeard a portion of the supplies, and Captain Teach kept the rest and distributed it as a decent reward to everyone, as the major contributor to acquiring the supplies, his reward was naturally quite substantial. Adding a little money left over for buying alcohol, it's safe to say that Fakyu is now the richest person in the entire Blackbeard Pirates besides Teach!

"Hahaha! But our Blackbeard Pirates only have less than 10 people in total, and the reason we're out looking for territory is to find a base for Captain Whitebeard! Our adventure isn't over yet; there are many more powerful figures waiting for us to challenge!" Burgess didn't care about territory at all; all he cared about was challenging the strong and becoming stronger himself!

"Hahaha! Burgess is right! Our adventure is not over yet, so we can't settle down in one place too early! Laffitte, who is protecting this island?" Teach turned to Laffitte and asked.

"Captain Teach, this is Kaido's territory, one of the Four Emperors! However, it's far from Kaido's stronghold Wano! I doubt they'd rashly start a war with us just because of this island!"

"Don't worry about it! Even if Kaido dares to cause trouble, we don't need to be afraid of him! Men, let's get on the island!" Teach waved his hand, and Blackbeard Pirates swaggered onto Crescent Moon Island.

"Hey! This is an island under Kaido's protection. Members of other pirate crews are not allowed to enter! Leave immediately!" Inside the most magnificent building on the island, Blackbeard Pirates were staring at two tiny figures who were only about 1.8 meters tall. The two were dressed in the uniforms of the Beast Pirates and had tattoos unique to the Beast Pirates! At this moment, the two were trembling as they tried to drive Blackbeard Pirates off the island.

"Hahaha! Don't worry, we're not good people! Please tell your superior that this island belongs to the Whitebeard Pirates from now on! Alright, I've said my piece, you two can get out of this island now! Rando, see them out!" Teach finished speaking and swaggered in. The two bewildered pirates hadn't even reacted before Rando threw them out!

"What should we do?"

"There's no other way, we have to tell the boss! With the two of us, going to face that terrifying Blackbeard would be suicide!"

"Okay, I'll make the call right now!... Hello? It's me, boss! Blackbeard Pirates came to Crescent Moon Island and threw the two of us out, taking over our territory! Yes, yes, we're definitely useless! What? You say Lord Jack is nearby? Great, then we'll wait here!"

"Hahaha! Those two good-for-nothings really know how to enjoy life! So much gold and silver? Fakyu! Take your hands back! It's better if I keep this treasure safe!"

"But Captain, my Swamp Fruit also has the ability to store items!"

"No way, what if all the gold and silver jewelry I bring out turns out to be covered in mud? How am I supposed to save face then?"

"But..."

"What, you have a big problem with that? Go run 10 laps around this island! This is the captain's special way of showing you affection! Also, while you're at it, pick 10 pounds of cherries for me! Go!"

"..."

After witnessing Teach's actions, the others who had wanted a share of the spoils swallowed their words. Well, at least the captain was quite generous when it came to giving pocket money!

However, at this moment, Teach only had one thought in his mind!

"Cherry Pie! All Cherry Pie!"

The group rested on the spot, Teach made a phone call to Whitebeard, instructing them all to come to this island as soon as possible and start developing it! This island would become the Whitebeard Pirates' headquarters!

"Captain, look!"

Laffitte picked up a newspaper from a few days ago and handed it to Teach.

"Hmm? I haven't looked at the newspaper since the party started a few days ago! What, is there anything interesting in it?" Teach took the newspaper, and everyone slowly gathered around. Then, a burst of joyful voices rang out!

"Hahaha! I didn't expect my bounty to have reached 3.5 billion Beli! Those guys in the Navy are really generous!" Teach laughed heartily, the front page of the newspaper naturally featuring news of the Paramount War!

Everyone's interest was immediately piqued, and they searched through a pile of newspapers for the bounty notices issued in recent days. Finally, the bounty amounts for everyone appeared before their eyes!

Blackbeard: Bounty of 3.5 billion Beli!

Shiryu of the Rain: Bounty 1.8 billion Beli!

Master Thief Fakyu: Bounty of 1.2 billion Beli!

Devil Sheriff Laffitte: Bounty of 1 billion Beli!

Champion Burgess: Bounty of 1 billion Beli!

Dying Will Doc Q: Bounty 700 million Beli!

Van Oka the Sharpshooter: Bounty of 700 million Beli!

Strongman Rando: Bounty of 500 million Beli!

The Chosen One Shitt: Bounty of 500 million Beli!

Although everyone was quite satisfied with their bounty, they were now staring at a rather comical bounty poster, silently lost in thought...

"That guy, Fakyu, he actually behaves like this when he steals..."