A new day, a new beginning. With Li Ke's somewhat regretful feelings, a new day begins.
There's just another problem.
"Where are we now?!"
Nami looked at the compass that was constantly rotating in her hand, and the various navigation equipment that seemed to be convulsing on one side, and couldn't help feeling dizzy.
Although the direction can be determined by sensing the sun and calculating time, it is still very fatal in such a place where the sea currents and climate are very abnormal.
After all, they had already encountered an inexplicable heavy snowfall. At that time, there was no sun to help them identify the direction, and the method of calculating the sun's trajectory was not always reliable.
"The Grand Route is indeed a dangerous route, and the windless zone..."
Looking at the calm sea surface not far away without any waves, Nami couldn't help but shudder.
She got up early and kicked Li Ke's face, who was still holding her, away. When she went out to adjust the course, she saw a giant beast bigger than Shandu emerging from the windless zone, and then falling down again. The other party also held a whale in his mouth that was almost larger than the whale they met yesterday. After diving into the water, its shadow made it impossible for her to see the edge at a glance.
There is no doubt that if Li Ke hadn't taken action, there would have been absolutely no chance of them surviving the encounter with this kind of Neptune. Being eaten is not a big concern because of their size, but as long as the other party turns over, their ship will be 100% destroyed.
Although this ship is considered a good ship in the East China Sea, it is nothing more than a joke to face such a monster. But fortunately, the monster left when Li Ke came out yawning. It seemed that it had no intention of leaving the windless zone, which made her relieved.
"That's why I said we need to change ships, and the most important thing is, we need to find a place to get money. By the way, do you know where that guy Rolando landed on the Sky Island? The Sky Island is real, and it's true from above There is a golden land, and if we rob it, we can easily make more than a billion beli."
Li Ke yawned. What he wanted now was to use money to get some fantasy beast devil fruits to unlock his dragon blood, so that his exercise efficiency would be high again.
As for eating Neptune species?
He also sensed the Neptune type that Nami saw today, but while he was half asleep and half awake, his instinct that had no place to spread also allowed him to hear the other person's 'voice'.
The other party was just curious about which sea they came from, and didn't care about them at all. They were even thinking about when they could get together with friends. Then there were hundreds of Neptune-like creatures on the opposite side that were several hundred meters long. Nami didn't see them. These smaller Neptune-like creatures were constantly catering to each other under the sea. Only some Neptune-like creatures that were tens of meters long didn't have any obvious signs. Consciously, I only know how to eat with the big Neptune species.
In other words, these huge sea beasts actually have social relationships with each other, and the smaller Neptune species will follow the larger Neptune species. They don't seem to have the habit of killing each other, and are typical intelligent creatures.
There seems to be a big guy with the same IQ as a beast, but it is obviously the guy next to the other party, so it is not very polite to attack rashly.
Therefore, Li Ke gave up hunting them and just sat back and watched the other party leave with his family, large and small, without hunting the Neptune species in the windless zone as planned.
But he also left a question because of these Neptune species.
"If they don't kill each other, what will these guys eat to grow up?"
Now that he had discovered the situation of the Neptunes, Li Ke was not going to do the plan of hunting the Neptunes, so for the sake of his own strength, he thought of the No. 1 Anilu on the list who was considered to be the person who delayed the fruits. It was Eluni again, and decided to rob his mother.
The other person is not a good person, he is a tyrant, perfect. Killing him will not make you feel regretful like killing Rab.
"That place is far away, and are you serious? That's a famous fairy tale."
Nami curled her lips. She just wanted to find an island as soon as possible so that she could figure out how to find the correct direction and channel here.
"That's not a fairy tale. You can accept it snowing suddenly in the summer, but why can't you accept an island suddenly flying into the sky?"
Li Ke yawned again. He went to Nokigao's room in the middle of the night but ran back quickly in order not to let Nami find out. He basically didn't sleep all night, and he was indeed a little sleepy now.
"It doesn't matter, I just want to figure out where we are now, otherwise I won't know how to sail."
Nami shook her head, then picked up a telescope and looked around, trying to find a nearby island. Li Ke, who was still unable to perceive everything around him as if he was half asleep, just let her go and leaned under the mast to yawn.
This is the Grand Line now, and he really doesn't dare to sleep much until Nami is familiar with the conditions here, but as long as Nami is familiar with the sea conditions here, he will be able to sit back and relax.
"Please exercise and vent more moderately during this period."
Stretching out again, Li Ke looked at the blue sea and the news bird flying over his head. He was just about to wave the news bird down to buy a newspaper, stroke his hair and taste the quality of the meat. , Nami, who was watching the surrounding situation, exclaimed.
"Li Ke! Someone is coming towards us over there!"
Li Ke suddenly became energetic. He very much hoped that he was a pirate with no eyesight. With pirates, he would have money. If he had money, he would be able to buy enough high-quality food. This is what he pursues here. Clicked.
"What kind of pirate is it?"
Picking up the telescope on the other side, Li Ke looked in the direction Nami was looking, and immediately saw a blue-haired woman with a high ponytail who had a haggard look on her face, driving a small boat, struggling in their direction. Row over.
But what's interesting is that she is coming directly in their direction. Even if Nami doesn't notice her, they will run into her in ten minutes.
"What a coincidence."
Li Ke searched his poor One Piece memory and didn't think of such a girl with a high ponytail, nor did he find this girl's portrait on the recent reward list, so he threw away the telescope indifferently and went to greet the landing. The roast duck...is in the news.
Weiwei almost cried in order to catch up with them.
Yesterday, she hurriedly and slowly chased Li Ke's boat, thinking that there must be someone on the boat keeping watch. Anyone who could see her would be able to accept her soon. But she really didn't expect that there was no night watch on Li Ke's ship! Moreover, in the second half of the night, a strong wind and heavy rain came, mixed with rain and snow, hitting the sea area.
She was traveling in a small boat without food or water, which made her tired and hungry. Rain and snow mixed with strong wind battered her body in thin clothing.
So she made up her mind to catch up with Li Ke's boat, so she used her whole life's potential to catch up with Li Ke's boat - but unfortunately it was her illusion. When she understood the relieved smile and touched Li Ke's boat with her fingers, a sudden sea current pushed Li Ke's boat away in front of her eyes.
At that moment, she felt desperate, but what was even more desperate was that she also encountered a situation where Neptunes were preying on her. At that time, when she looked at the Neptune type with a body as huge as a hill, she lost all her dreams and could only stand there blankly.
She's also lucky that she's no longer in the Dead Zone, so the Neptune kind have no interest in her. But the problem is that after such a delay, she can no longer see the shadows of Li Ke and the others, leaving her helpless sitting on a small boat without water and food, enduring the rain and snow.
But the problem is, who can tell her why these people came back from the front when she thought her mission was a complete failure!
Princess Weiwei, who endured the huge impact, finally couldn't help but screamed.
"Help!!"
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"I see. If you don't want to get lost on the Grand Line, you need something called the Eternal Pointer."
Nami nodded seriously, and Li Ke, who saw an additional woman in distress on the boat, also nodded. He remembered this thing, but there was nothing for sale in the East China Sea, and he offended the manager of Twin Capes to death, so he didn't want it, and planned to try his luck and find the island directly.
Even if he really couldn't find the island, he could use his wind to wrap around the ship and fly into the sky to find a way, so he didn't care about it and could question Nami confidently.
"This is common sense. How could you not know this? As a navigator, you will be punished!"
Did you say that asshole? !
Nami's forehead showed veins, but for the sake of punishment and the fact that the other party was the captain, she did not attack immediately and punched Li Ke in the face who had a serious expression.
Li Ke stopped teasing Nami, but looked at the rescued woman.
"You just said your name is Mr. Wednesday, right?"
He narrowed his eyes. This name made him a little concerned. He seemed to have seen it somewhere before, and it was very important.
Weiwei's body trembled when he saw him. Li Ke's name as the butcher was really scary, but for the sake of her country, she still took a deep breath and answered Li Ke with some difficulty.
"Yes, I am the person sent by Baroque Studio to invite you to join us. If you join our organization with your strength, you will definitely be treated quite generously."
Baroque Studio, Mr. Wednesday, Blue Hair…
Li Ke touched his chin. For a guy like him who had no time to watch anime and only had time to read books and fanfiction, these words still allowed him to vaguely guess Weiwei's identity.
After all, one thing he remembers very clearly is that Her Royal Highness Princess Vivi of Alabasta was originally from Baroque Studio. It was because of Luffy that she exposed her identity and used Luffy's power to end Crocodile's usurpation of the country. of conspiracy. And that Princess Wei Wei has beautiful blue hair, but it’s just different from the girl in front of her.
Once Nami has learned from the past in this world, Li Ke will not commit the stupid thing of having sex with someone before discovering their true identity.
So he looked at Weiwei in front of him in a funny way, planning to tease the other party and find out the other party's bottom line. After all, it was all in his face, and it was impossible not to maximize the benefits.
No matter how poor a country is, it is still richer than an individual. Of course, except for small countries whose territory is only a few kilometers or dozens of kilometers, except for billionaires such as Gates, Chairman Ma and President Ma.
"Baroque Studio? What benefits can you offer to recruit me?"
He slightly released his murderous intent. Although Weiwei was very beautiful, he had eaten the sister donburi for no reason and it was too late to deal with Nami's matter. He was really not very interested in Weiwei's body.
However, if the plan goes well, he still needs to rely on the other party's identity. After all, if he wants to make Nami and Kenoga wholeheartedly agree with their relationship, he really needs an excuse.
It’s not a problem to prepare the king to marry more wives, right? With the help of Alabasta's ability to manage himself, when he becomes more powerful, he can just terminate the engagement with Weiwei.
And if he could obtain the identity of Weiwei's fiancée, the World Government and the corrupted navy at the bottom would not dare to embarrass him. You must know that he was unscrupulous in the East China Sea. At first, Smoker misunderstood that he was related to Garp, and later it was because they both thought each other was good.
It's different in the new world. Only a ghost knows what the navy here is like. It's not uncommon for someone to carry a bounty for no reason. The world government really has sea ban regulations. Is it true that someone with a serious identity is wandering around the sea? There will be a reward for becoming a pirate.
"We can provide you with enough information about the pirates. If you are willing, you can even wait for the pirates to arrive in a place we have prepared long ago. We will take 20% of the bounty received for our services. There is a fee, but we will take care of the expenses and connections required to receive the bounty for you.”
Weiwei lowered her identity. She wanted to mess up Li Ke's joining Baroque Studio, but she couldn't make it too obvious, so she didn't do anything about her treatment.
"And there will be a salary from the organization every month. Even if you don't hunt pirates that month, you can still get a salary of one million Baileys. But you have to participate in the organization's tasks, but don't worry, although the organization's tasks I can’t refuse, but every time a master like you participates in a mission, he will receive a bonus of one million Baileys.”
Baroque Studio is still very generous, providing ideals to those who have ideals, and giving opportunities to those who want to realize their self-worth. For those who want to hunt pirates to make money but have no skills, the organization will work together to help them select suitable opponents.
For a master like Li Ke, it means a lot of money to win him over. And although the 20% bounty commission is high, it is not actually the case. Because it is difficult for normal bounty hunters to get the full bounty. Even for Smog, the bounty has dropped because of the dead people, let alone other bounty hunters.
Baroque Studio does not have such a problem. Part of the 20% commission is for managing the navy, and part is their commission, but the remaining bounty will still be larger than the usual bounty.
The same pirate with a one million bounty, a bounty hunter with little fame and strength, only paid more than 600,000 when he met a not-so-authentic naval base, but after joining Baroque Studio, although the commission was not much higher than that of Li Ke It's a small amount, but it can get about 700,000 yuan.
It can be said that apart from having to do dark work for Crocodile and the boss is a villain, this studio is surprisingly comfortable. After Li Ke stopped Weiwei's introduction, he was really moved.
Baroque will provide him with everything he needs, including ships, food, supplies, the specific movements of pirates, and the maintenance and maintenance of weapons. Even if necessary, if you accumulate enough merit, you can obtain an official position somewhere through certain connections.
It can be said that Crocodile ran the Baroque Studio very well, far from being like a dozen cadres in the original work. If what Weiwei said is correct, then it means that all the bounty hunters in the first half of the new world are relying on Crocodile for a living.
He is a pirate with 81 million beli, and he has reached the point where he controls the first half of the bounty hunter in his hands. It cannot be said that he has resigned.
But unfortunately, I met Luffy, and now I met Li Ke.
"It's pretty good."
Li Ke nodded, and Weiwei also held her breath, because she knew that the key point was coming, and whether she could persuade Li Ke to retreat would depend on her next words.
She gave a serious expression and held up a finger.
"However, if you fail to complete the tasks assigned by the organization, whether you refuse or fail due to other reasons, you will die."
Although the rules are like this, Weiwei hides one thing. That is, you will not die if you fail for a reasonable reason or if the task is clearly beyond your capabilities. And as long as you escape an attack without dying, as long as it is not a big mistake, you will not be pursued further, but will be considered incompetent.
Incompetence is just as scary in an organization, but there are still opportunities to prove oneself.
Weiwei did not say this out loud, wanting Li Ke to think that this organization would pursue him relentlessly.
Li Ke saw this, and then he was completely sure that the girl in front of him was really Princess Weiwei of Alabasta. He laughed disdainfully and planned to tease the girl who wanted to lie to him.
After all, if he hadn't known that the man behind Baroque Studio was Sand Crocodile Crocodile, a guy he would never go with, he would really have joined Baroque Studio.
The salary is generous and the human resources are also very good. It is not easy to find such an organization. Although it is a bit strict, it is normal for this treatment.
"Can Crocodile kill me? You think too much, Princess Weiwei, he can't kill me."
Li Ke's words were quite plain, but Weiwei's whole body was about to explode. Her heartbeat suddenly jumped to 180 beats, and her pupils were trembling as if there was an earthquake.
She didn't understand why Li Ke could see through her perfect disguise! I don’t even know why Li Ke knows that the mastermind behind Baroque Studio is Sand Crocodile, but it doesn’t mean that she doesn’t know that her current situation is quite dangerous.
So he immediately put his hand on his chest and pulled out his special weapon from his clothes. A thread blade connected to a ring looked warily at Li Ke in front of him.
"But this organization is pretty good, but I'm curious, isn't he a hero of your country? Why is he stopping me from joining his organization?"
Li Ke continued to ask with a smirk. All he needed from Weiwei was a channel and a name as a consort, and he planned to use this name to establish his own power.
During this period, except for the thank you gift for saving the country, he did not plan to take anything extra. He would also terminate the engagement with Weiwei after establishing his power. But the general premise is that he helps Weiwei regain her country, so he doesn't feel any pressure at all when he teases Weiwei.
"I don't understand what you are talking about."
Weiwei knew that she had overreacted and exposed her identity, but now she could only bite the bullet and hold on.
"Ah, don't be so cold. Now that I know it is a force established by pirates, I will not join, even the Shichibukai. But Her Royal Highness Princess Weiwei, if I defeat Crocodile and save you country. What can you give me in return? You know, the price offered by Baroque Studio is not low."
Weiwei couldn't help but grit her teeth. The price paid by Baroque Studio was what she said. Of course she knew it was not low. But she doesn't believe that Li Ke can defeat Crocodile. The opponent is the Qibukai, who can greatly control the pirates! Li Ke is just a bounty hunter with some reputation in the East China Sea. How can he compare with the Qibukai?
But the problem is, if Li Ke reveals that she and Crocodile are the behind-the-scenes controllers of Baroque Studio, then...
But before Weiwei had time to think of how to answer Li Ke and resolve this sudden and dangerous situation, Li Ke, who was sitting in his seat with his legs crossed, continued to speak with a smirk.
"How about you become mine? If I defeat Crocodile, how about you marry me?"
Weiwei was stunned and took a step back again. But before she could panic, she saw the two women standing next to Li Ke suddenly raising their arms and shaking their fists at the notorious pirate butcher.
Li Ke's head couldn't help but shake. He didn't dare to resist with Nami and Noqi's high attack, otherwise their fists would be injured.
But he continued to speak as if nothing had happened.
"How about, compared with the safety of a country, your personal happiness shouldn't be important, right? I'll help you evaluate the country, and you give your beautiful body to..."
Before Li Ke could finish his words, he felt a sense of danger and quickly spread his legs to avoid the next attack.
And the moment he dodged, a pair of scissors that penetrated the stool and a three-section stick that punctured the stool appeared where his vital point was.
His expression changed instantly. He thought it was a fist, but the two crazy women immediately used their weapons. If he felt something was wrong and avoided it instead of still resisting with domineering force, he would really be dead. ah!
So he couldn't help but roar at the two women who looked pity.
"Do you two crazy women want to remain widows?!"
But Nami and Nokigao just snorted in unison, then turned their heads and whistled, as if nothing had happened.
Weiwei: “…………”
Let's be serious, okay?
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