The next day.
The big news that the Captain of the Second Division of the Whitebeard Pirates, Fire Fist Ace with a bounty of 550 million beris, was captured by the CP organization, spread throughout the sea in one morning with the news coos.
Common people were lamenting, are today's CP agents more efficient than Marines?
The big pirate that even the Marines couldn't catch was caught by CP agents.
Countless civilians were also happy that this big pirate was caught. The more pirates die, the better, regardless of whether they are caught by Marines or CP agents.
The pirates' fear of CP agents also increased a lot, and their anti-espionage awareness skyrocketed.
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A certain sea area in the New World.
A huge pirate ship shaped like a whale was sailing.
At this time, the atmosphere on the ship was extremely heavy. Everyone looked at the newspaper and did not dare to speak. Their expressions were very solemn.
"Pops! We have to rescue Ace!"
Each division captain began to shout anxiously. Ace went to hunt down Teach. Unexpectedly, there was no news about Teach but instead Ace was captured by the World Government.
They couldn't accept this fact!
"Quiet! Marco, hurry up and ask our contacts in the underworld to help us get information!"
Whitebeard's voice shocked his noisy sons. Right now he was also very anxious, but they had to calm down and figure things out before they could find a way to rescue their family member.
"Yes! Pops!"
Marco immediately used a den den mushi to notify various affiliated pirate groups and an underworld Emperor, asking them to work together to collect information for the Whitebeard Pirates.
At the same time, they also prepared a large amount of money to ask Big News Morgans to provide them with first-hand information.
After receiving the information, Morgans grinned. Not only did he want to eat the intelligence fees from both sides, but he also wanted to make it public and take everyone's money.
The Whitebeard Pirates were a little worried, and Shanks of the Red Hair Pirates sighed helplessly after seeing the news. What he was most worried about truly happened.
It looks like another massacre is about to begin.
Kaido from the Beasts Pirates was happy, wishing that Whitebeard and Naval Headquarters would start a war soon, so he could join in the fun.
Charlotte Linlin of the Big Mom Pirates hoped that the old Whitebeard would die soon and give up his position as the leader of the Four Emperors, so that they could seize more territory.
In The Fish Men Island, Jinbe hadn't even seen the newspaper, but he still got the news from the Whitebeard Pirates who contacted him through den den mushi.
This caused him to immediately set off from The Fish Man Island and go to Naval Headquarters to learn the inside information. He was an aboveboard 'spy'.
And the Shichibukai do have the right to apply for prison visits.
However, the World Government, which is familiar with Jinbe, refused his right to visit the prison this time.
Jinbe has also been inquiring about information at Naval Headquarters and providing intelligence to the Whitebeard Pirates.
In the next few days, after learning that the Marines would publicly execute Ace, Jinbe not only refused the forced summons to the Shichibukai, but also resisted the execution.
As a result, he was detained on the spot by the Marine and sent directly to the sixth floor of Impel Down, where he was imprisoned together with Fire Fist Ace.
When Straw Hat Luffy saw the news about Ace, they had already arrived at Jaya Island and were about to go to Skypiea.
As a result, Luffy chose to painfully give up the adventure on Sky Island and continued sailing, wanting to go save his brother.
The marines at Naval Headquarters were also furious. They didn't expect Big News Morgans to release the news so quickly.
They also wanted to prepare for a public execution and only then spread the news.
Now they can only speed up the progress and recruit elite Marines from the New World to go to Marineford to prepare for a war with the Whitebeard Pirates.
All forces are preparing, worrying, and excited about the arrest of Fire Fist Ace...
But the Big Daddy Pirates, the main instigators, have already entered the Florian Triangle.
"According to records, this black fog has existed for hundreds of years. It is very strange. According to tales, some people have seen giant beasts and monsters thousands of meters tall in the thick fog, with scarlet eyes as big as hills. I don't know if they are real."
Nico Robin looked at the information she found and recounted it to Basire as she gently massaged his shoulders.
"Is it possible that a super powerful devil fruit user created the Florian Triangle?"
Basire closed his eyes and relaxed while enjoying Robin's massage. He thought of Punk Hazard, an island of ice and fire, time travel in the rainbow mist, New World's lightning Island, and this very special foggy sea area.
Is there really such a powerful Devil Fruit power that can change a sea area or island for hundreds of years?
It doesn't seem impossible!
Could it be that the giant beast in the Florian Triangle had its shadow cut off and could never leave this sea area?
Or maybe it's some monster that doesn't like sunlight and has lived here for hundreds of years.
"How could there be such a powerful person?"
Robin asked softly, but she was stunned for a moment. Basire's wild ideas might come from his knowledge of the future.
This made her a little unsure again.
Is the Florian Triangle really man-made?
That's too exaggerated!
"I just said it casually, I don't believe there are such powerful creatures."
Basire smiled softly. This time he came to Gecko Moria's territory. In addition to trying to recruit this guy, he also wanted to capture Charlotte Lola.
Although it is very difficult to bring the Big Mom Pirates to join the war, he still needs to be fully prepared.
After all, Big News Morgans was actively cooperating with Basire.
If they plan carefully, they can still lure out a part of the Big Mom Pirates' combat power.
And he also needs to deal with Ussop.
Although the Red Hair Pirates will definitely go to Marineford, if they arrive earlier, it will have a big change in the development of the war.
Maybe if Shanks stops blocking Kaido, this wild dragon will fly in to join the battle.
Preparation is necessary, just in case it succeeds.
Basire showed a teasing smile.
He also remembered another thing. Crocus and Laboon, have they already found Brook in the Florian Triangle?
They really can't be so unlucky that they couldn't find him after searching for so long, right?
Basire also thought of a few funny ideas.
Crocus and Laboon were lost or eaten by giant beasts.
Or maybe Crocus was directly captured by Gecko Moria and had his shadow cut.
Or maybe Crocus found Brook first, but couldn't defeat Gecko Moria and couldn't get Brook's shadow back at all, and then he was also trapped here. Or even better, Crocus also had his shadow taken away.
Thinking of this, Basire couldn't help but smile. Crocus, who is in his seventies, seems like it would be difficult for him to defeat Gecko Moria.
Moreover, the invisible Absalom and the ghost princess Perona next to Moria, these two people have quite sinister abilities, and it should be enough to take Crocus by surprise.
Even if Crocus is the doctor on the Pirate King's ship, he might end up trapped here accidentally.
The huge aerial fortress Groseade stopped moving on the outskirts of the Florian Triangle, then a golden flying ship took off from the island ship and flew towards the center of the fog.
In fact, the Big Daddy Pirates also went inside to try their luck. They didn't know how long it would take to find Gecko Moria's Thriller Bark.
After all, the Florian Triangle is very large, and there isn't a log pose or eternal pose to guide the direction towards Moria's island ship.
Unfortunately, the Big Daddy Pirates don't have something as convenient as Bartholomew Kuma's Paw Fruit, which can mark various locations at any time.
There is no Vivre card from Moria and his gang as a guide either, so they can only search blindly.
Speaking of vivre cards, the polar bear Bepo who is on Basire's boat now has a vivre card pointing towards Zou Island with him. So Basire can go to the New World to find the massive Elephant at any time.
Charlotte Lola also has a vivre card from her mother Charlotte Linlin.
After grabbing it, not only can they go to Totto Land, but they can also make most of the Homies in Cake Island obey the orders of the person who carries the vivre card, and those Homies can't harm them.
Now the Big Daddy Pirates have already obtained the formula and technology for making vivre cards from the New World through the underworld Emperors.
Now every crew member has made his or her own vivre cards, and Basire has a copy of each one.
If anyone really dares to betray him, then they will not be able to escape the pursuit of the Big Daddy Pirates.
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The Ark Maxim kept wandering around in this thick foggy area of the sea. They hadn't tried to wander aimlessly like this for a long time.
"Fly low and search the sea for the wooden barrels placed by Gecko Moria!"
Basire frowned and ordered the crew. He searched in the air, but it seemed he couldn't find those barrels.
In fact, Gekko Moria also actively attracts prey. They throw out a lot of wooden barrels to help "guide" the pirate ships that enter the Florian Triangle.
"Clear!"
One by one, the crew members began to take out their binoculars and search the sea for the mentioned wooden barrels, or directly find the huge Thriller Bark island ship of Gecko Moria.
This search actually took several days.
The big news outside had spread a lot, and the heat has not cooled down at all for the past few days.
After several days of silence, Naval Headquarters finally officially announced to the world that Fire Fist Ace would be publicly executed in two weeks, and a live broadcast will also be arranged.
Later, they also reported the news that the Shichibukai Jinbe was imprisoned for disobeying orders.
These big news immediately made the Whitebeard Pirates completely turbulent. Unexpectedly, Jinbe got himself arrested for Ace.
The Whitebeard Pirates immediately began to assemble all affiliated pirate groups, preparing to go to Marineford to fight the Marine.
When Whitebeard made big moves, the World Government also began to forcibly summon the Shichibukai.
Donquixote Doflamingo and Hawkeye Mihawk quickly agreed to this forced summons after receiving the notification from Naval Headquarters.
One doesn't mind the trouble and wishes the whole world would be in chaos, while the other also wants to see the true strength of the strongest man in the world.
On the Groseade outside the Florian Triangle, Kuro who was in charge while the others were away also agreed to the World Government's call according to Basire's previous instructions and will gather at Marineford.
Among the Shichibukai, the pirate empress Boa Hancock, who refused to answer the den den mushi, and Gecko Moria, who had no signal in the Florian Triangle, the Marines had to send people to notify them.
If they dared to refuse, they would just kick them out of the Shichibukai position and hunt them.
Bartholomew Kuma, who has been undergoing mechanized transformations in the World Government Science Department for many years, not only does not need a notification, he even helps to notify others.
He quickly received an order from the World Government and went to the Florian Triangle in person to inform Gecko Moria, a pirate shut in who had been missing for many years.
As for the difficult task of going to Amazon Lily in the Calm Belt and informing the Pirate Empress, unfortunately it fell to the veteran general, Vice Admiral Momonga.
This 46-year-old man with a mohawk is an upright middle-aged man. In fact, even though he cannot resist the charm of the Pirate Empress he is willing to cut himself to successfully resist Boa Hancock's petrification ability.
Basire also has a little contempt for these veteran Vice Admirals who cannot defeat a Shichibukai.
He felt that with the exception of Garp, Tsuru, and two alternate Admirals, the remaining Vice Admirals seemed unable to defeat a single Shichibukai.
In the Dressrosa arc, Vice Admiral Maynard was actually turned into a toy by Sugar from the Donquixote Family.
Vice Admiral Bastille, was also defeated by Sabo, Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, with one move.
In addition, Vice Admiral Momonga has almost no ability to resist in front of the Pirate Empress.
These things make the Vice Admirals of Naval Headquarters appear quite weak.
Two years later, after Trafalgar Law became a Shichibukai, he was able to easily handle Smoker, who was promoted to Marine Vice Admiral. Even the veteran traitor Vergo was defeated by Law with a single move.
These Vice Admiral's achievements really get more and more disappointing the more you look at them.
Basire no longer wanted to analyze the strength of these Naval Headquarters Vice Admirals. He just wanted to see the charm of this pirate empress.
He doesn't know if he can resist the power of the Love Fruit.
However, even people like Gecko Moria and Doflamingo are immune to Boa Hancock's petrification ability, so Basire feels like he should also be able to resist it.
After all, Haki can also resist these Devil Fruit ability attacks.
On the other side, after Bartholomew Kuma took care of his own affairs, he used his devil fruit ability to send himself towards Thriller Bark in the Florian Triangle to complete his mission.
However, this distance cannot be covered by a half-day journey.
…
The Big Daddy Pirates, who were searching for Gekko Moria in the Florian Triangle, not only successfully found a wooden barrel trap, but also encountered a broken ghost ship on the road.
This is really an unexpected surprise!
The Big Daddy Pirates actually met Crocus, the Pirate King's ship doctor, and Brook, the skeletal man.