Zesi found a spot on the deserted island, took out Den Den Mushi, and contacted the headquarters of the Azure Emperor Pirates.
"Hey, Spencer? I've opened a tunnel in the Red Line. Make arrangements for the Fifth Division to be stationed there. From now on, that pass will be ours. People and goods passing through will have to pay us customs duties. I'll call it Azure Dragon Pass."
"We also need to send people to negotiate with the World Government. Now is not the time to completely break with the World Government, but we must keep the Azure Dragon Pass in our hands. We can share some profits with the World Government!" Spencer was also completely dumbfounded when he received Zesi's call.
They opened a hole in the Red Line and sent the Fifth Division to guard it.
Even if it's the Red Line!
The World Government's Holy Land Mary Geoise, is right next door, and we're actually going to send a squad to garrison there?
We also need to send people to negotiate with the World Government.
Spencer immediately sensed the trouble.
However, after Zesi hung up the Den Den Mushi, Spencer still relayed Zesi's orders.
Send the Fifth Division to Azure Dragon Pass on the Red Line to garrison the area.
But who should be sent to negotiate with the World Government next?
Logically, the most qualified person in the Azure Emperor Pirates to represent the Azure Emperor Pirates in negotiations with the World Government should be Bullet vice-captain.
But Bullet was a pure warrior, a pure soldier.
If he were sent, the highest probability would be that he would end up fighting the World Government.
Moreover, since Zesi isn't on Hachinosu right now, Bullet has to guard the Hachinosu for everyone to feel at ease.
I can go myself!
However, he had always been in charge of handling all the affairs and chores on Hachinosu, so he couldn't leave for the time being.
"Why don't you let me go?" Shanks said at this moment.
Upon hearing Shanks ' words, Spencer's heart stirred.
Shanks would probably be the most suitable candidate.
As the captain of the First Division of the Azure Emperor Pirates, Shanks is qualified to represent the Azure Emperor Pirates in negotiations with the World Government.
Furthermore, Shanks is very astute and has some understanding of politics.
However, that's the headquarters of the World Government.
With so many powerful naval personnel around, Spencer was somewhat uneasy about sending Shanks alone.
"Hehe, don't worry. If the World Government were to attack me, it would be tantamount to starting a full-scale war with the Azure Emperor Pirates. We don't want a full-scale war, and the World Government is even less likely to dare to start one, after all, our strength is in no way inferior to that of the World Government!"
"And I've been wanting to experience the strength of Marine Admiral Fleet Admiral myself lately!" Shanks said confidently.
Shanks has been fighting Mihawk frequently lately.
Both sides had their wins and losses.
The intense battle between the two rapidly improved their strength.
Shanks, in particular, has recently broken through his limits and become one of the world's top-tier fighters.
That is, the so-called Admiral level.
Shanks, whose strength has increased, is eager to meet the Navy's strongest warriors.
This is an excellent opportunity!
Finally, the Azure Emperor Pirates decided to send Shanks to negotiate with the World Government.
Not long after, Shanks and his First Division headed towards the Red Line.
Surprisingly, Mihawk also went with Shanks.
In his words, he also wanted to see the strength of Marine Admiral once again.
They also wanted to see what kind of hole the Azure Emperor had created on the Red Line.
Starting from Hachinosu, Shanks and his crew arrived at the Red Line in just a few days.
At this time, Pipikar's Fifth Division had already set up camp at the foot of Azure Dragon Pass.
Inspect the ships coming and going, and collect customs duties for entering and leaving Azure Dragon Pass.
However, currently only taxes are collected from the exit of Azure Dragon Pass, not from the collection of taxes from Azure Dragon Pass.
Because resources are now scarce in the Azure Emperor Territory, and even in the entire New World.
So the Azure Emperor Pirates are too busy encouraging people to deliver goods into the New World to bother with customs duties.
The news of Azure Dragon Pass has spread far and wide in the past few days.
Moreover, the scarcity of supplies in the new century is no secret.
During this period, the Azure Emperor Pirates have been frantically purchasing supplies from the first half of the Grand Line, causing prices to rise significantly Grand Line and even the Four Blues.
They even found out that delivering a batch of goods to the Azure Emperor Territory could yield more than ten times the profit.
If it weren't for the difficulty of entering the New World, the harshness of New World waters, and the abundance of pirates, merchants would have already been sending goods in themselves.
The appearance of Azure Dragon Pass has inspired many to consider sending supplies to the New World.
In fact, prices in the New World were much higher than in the first half of the Grand Line.
This business was originally very profitable.
It was just that entering the New World from the Fish-Man Kingdom thousands of meters below the sea was extremely difficult in the past.
For many, it was a near-death experience.
Things are different now. The emergence of Azure Dragon Pass has given many people an opportunity to make a fortune.
So when Shanks and his crew arrived at Azure Dragon Pass, it was already bustling with activity, with thousands of sails racing and hundreds of boats vying for position.
However, Shanks' attention here was not focused on the endless stream of ships.
It was this enormous Azure Dragon Pass.
You call this a hole?
Captain, you're really showing off.
Before coming here, Shanks heard Zesi say that a hole had been opened in the Red Line.
I thought Zesi was really like the seabed at a depth of 10,000 meters, with a hole that allowed ships to pass through.
But now that I've seen it, I realize it's not a cave at all.
Zesi has clearly severed the entire Red Line!
Moreover, it can accommodate so many cargo ships.
Not only was the Red Line on the sea surface severed and shattered.
It's likely that a large section of the Red Line beneath the sea was also severed.
Otherwise, these ships wouldn't be able to pass through so easily.
Upon realizing this, Shanks, Mihawk, and the others were all horrified, their mouths agape in shock.