Roger became the Pirate King. This shocking event soon sent ripples around the world.
Even though Xia Le was still far away from the whirlpool, he quickly felt it.
The first is the order from the Navy Headquarters.
"Standing guard, we will resolutely put an end to the recent crazy counterattacks of some pirates under the influence of Roger."
"In this regard, this headquarters allows Major General Xia Le to act more harshly and cruelly!"
This order was different from the past, making Xia Le narrow his eyes slightly.
On weekdays, except for a few navies like him and Sakaski who use cruel methods, most of the pirates' actions are to capture them as much as possible rather than to eliminate them directly.
"Are we going to shock the pirates as quickly as possible to prevent greater changes in the world?"
Secondly, in recent days in the second half of the Grand Line, he, T. Penn and others also clearly felt the madness of the pirates.
In just half a month, they encountered ten powerful pirate groups.
Moreover, there were fierce battles.
It can be said that Roger's deeds of becoming the Pirate King greatly mobilized the enthusiasm of other pirates and made their blood boil. There are countless pirates around the world, or people who have not become pirates, who follow Roger's example.
And while Xia Le was busy wandering around, suppressing the pirates.
On an unnamed island, two figures sat cross-legged facing each other under a large tree with cherry blossoms in full bloom.
"Ku la la la la!"
"Roger, how dare you come to me alone."
A tall man with blond hair and a crescent-shaped beard above his lips said with a smile.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Newgate, you and I have fought countless times. Although we are opponents, we can also be regarded as few friends."
Roger laughed as well.
Opposite him, the tall man sitting was none other than Edward Newgate, one of the three greatest legends in the world with white beard.
"Tell me, why are you here looking for me?"
"A guy like you, who has just become the Pirate King, will not come to me for no reason."
Newgate raised the drink in front of him, drank it all in one gulp, and said calmly.
Hearing this, Roger's eyes became slightly serious. He stared at the other person and suddenly spoke in a deep voice.
"I arrived at the final island and got the big treasure, ONE PIECE!"
"I came here to ask you a question."
After a slight pause, Roger's mustache trembled and he suddenly laughed again.
"Newgate!"
"Do you want to know the location of the Final Island?"
Whitebeard was startled, and his eyes shrank.
As an opponent who has fought with Roger for many years, he certainly knows how difficult it is to obtain the location of the final island. But today, the other party actually wants to tell him directly?
But just for a moment, he laughed loudly and shook his head.
"not interested!"
Roger was stunned, but then he also laughed.
"That's you, Newgate."
The two raised their wine bowls again, and then collided violently.
"I'm going to retire soon."
"Before that, in addition to this matter, I would like to remind you one more thing."
Roger suddenly thought of something and said with a smile again.
"oh?"
Newgate smiled and listened.
"There is a guy named Xia Le among the younger generation in the navy."
"If in the future, you come to this sea area."
"Be careful with him."
Roger looked slightly serious and said solemnly.
"Xia Le?!"
Newgate was confused. He searched his mind for the strong men of the navy, but could not find this name, and then he sneered.
"It's just a little guy!"
"You don't have to worry about it!"
Roger shook his head and laughed, saying no more words.
After a while, only Whitebeard was left in the woods, and Roger, who had become the Pirate King, was nowhere to be found.
After silently drinking the wine in the bowl, Baibeard's face was complicated and full of emotions.
"In this sea, there are fewer and fewer old friends after all!"
He vaguely noticed something from Roger's arrival.
Step by step, the other party spent decades reaching the top, reaching a place that ordinary people could not reach, but when they were at the top of the mountain, they chose to turn around and leave.
"Let's go."
"Gol D Roger!"
Murmurs came out.
A gust of wind swept past, the cherry blossoms swirled and fell into the wine jar, and the white-bearded figure in the woods also disappeared.
At the same time, Xia Le, who was located in the waters of Etwall, reunited with Kuzan's warship and received a new mission from the headquarters.
"What's wrong? Xia Le? Has this guy caused you any trouble?"
Kuzan said with a smile, his eyes couldn't help but look at the reward order in the other person's hand.
On the reward notice, there was a young man with a slicked back hair and a cigar hanging from his mouth. Below it was written his name and the amount of the reward.
Sand Crocodile Crocodile?
"No, I just remembered something."
Xia Le smiled.
He was indeed a little surprised. He didn't expect to receive news from Crocodile here. And the mission showed that the navy that had previously clashed with the opponent had failed in three waves.
And the position he was in happened to be not far from the other party.
"I haven't seen you for more than two years, and your position has been promoted!"
Looking over Kuzan's shoulder, he saw that he was also a major general.
"Hahahaha, Xia Le, the three of us have made a lot of progress in the past two years."
"I won't necessarily lose to you now!"
Kuzan laughed.
"Yeah?"
Xia Le chuckled lightly.
"But I don't have time to spar with you either."
As he spoke, he raised the bounty in his hand.
"I'm still in a hurry to catch this newcomer!"
Kuzan nodded understandingly: "Then, we'll see you at home!"
The two warships passed by each other quickly, and Xia Le looked at each other's backs with some emotion in his heart.
Time is passing and everything is changing.
It’s not just you who is growing, others are also making rapid progress. When I met Kuzan for the first time today, I could clearly feel the oppressive power coming from him.
Obviously, in the past two years, coupled with the frozen fruit, Kuzan's strength has improved tremendously.
Then, he lowered his head again and looked at the reward order in his hand.
"Newcomer, Crocodile?"
A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, Xia Le already had a new idea in his mind.
Regarding the memory of Crocodile, he is not only powerful. Except for his failure in encountering the protagonist Wang Luffy, he is also a famous 50-50 player when encountering other opponents, regardless of strength.
Similarly, he had a flexible mind and was a good planner. In the later Cross Union, he played the role of think tank and steward.
It can be said that he is a good helper in assisting.
With a little training, you will have the power of an emperor and deputy.
"Sir, there is news from headquarters that the pirates led by Crocodile are currently located on Rien Island, ten nautical miles northwest of us."
After contacting the headquarters, Mina quickly reported her location.
Xia Le nodded.
"To Lean Island!"
