Pirates of the Navy Thunder God

Chapter 735: Traces of the Time Fruit! (23)

"…If you find any trace of them, arrest them immediately!"

"Yes! Marshal!"

In the G11 base commander's office, Ron saluted solemnly and then hung up the phone.

"That's probably... that's it."

Turning back and sitting on the sofa, he took out his cigar and lit it.

"The Marshal and Chief of Staff Crane are already taking care of this matter. We just need to find the person... Let me take this opportunity to tell you what I have found out, Smoker."

"I would like to hear the details!"

In response, Smoker straightened his face and nodded.

"Why do you speak so elegantly... Well, it doesn't matter."

Ron shrugged strangely and said, "Before we start, I want to ask you, how much do you know about the war of stealing the country that happened in Wano Country 20 years ago?"

"War of the Thieves in Wano Country? I've heard a little about it."

Smoker took off his cigar and exhaled a puff of white smoke, then answered, "Rumor has it that the daimyo of Wano Country, Kozuki Oden, wanted to establish a country, and the opposition led by the general Kurozumi Orochi joined forces with Kaido to overthrow the Kozuki clan who was the daimyo of Wano Country at the time and launched a rebellion, but the specific content of the collusion is unknown."

"Later, the Kozuki clan was exterminated, and Kurozumi Orochi successfully took control of Wano Country as the Shogun. He was a very cruel ruler."

For some well-known reasons, the Navy has always been paying attention to Wano Country. Of course, compared with the upper government that controls everything, the Navy's intelligence seems quite insignificant.

In response, Ron took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Yes, that's roughly what happened."

"And I hope that no third person will know the details I am about to say...If it gets out, even I will be in big trouble!"

Hearing this, Smoker's expression straightened up and he was ready for battle: "General Canglong, please speak!"

"A lot of things happened at that time... First of all, Kaido coveted the Kozuki clan's superb stonemasonry skills, and was even more jealous of their legendary ability to know ancient characters. In addition... Kurozumi Orochi not only wanted to prevent the founding of the country, but also wanted to usurp the throne."

"The two hit it off immediately, and Black Snake agreed to Kaido's construction of a weapons factory in Wano Country in exchange for Kaido's protection of Wano Country and providing funds for its armed forces."

"In this case, we naturally have to eliminate the Kozuki clan that is in the way."

"By the way, over the past 20 years, the biggest customer for Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi's arms business has been the World Government above us!"

hiss……! !

Smoker's eyes suddenly widened: "What?!!"

The World Government is doing business with Kaido? ! !

"Is there anything strange about this? You also know how dangerous it is to be a trader, given the dangers of the Grand Line."

Ron glanced at him and said, "No matter how big Xihai Laocai's business is, it is difficult to cover the Grand Route. But the government's armed forces have more than 10 million people, so there must be a stable source of supply to feed so many mouths."

"Don't we have our own arsenal?"

Smoker frowned in confusion and asked, "Can't we be self-sufficient?!"

"In theory, yes."

Ron nodded, and under Smoker's more puzzled gaze, he grinned: "However, vigorously developing the military industry requires a large number of workers to meet consumption, which in turn requires a large amount of Bailey to support it, resulting in a high cost... In comparison, buying directly from the arsenal of Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido is much cheaper."

“Because they don’t count the labor cost!”

"Because their workers are all forced into slavery!!!"

Smoker finished for Ron, gritting his teeth.

"Aren't these corrupt government officials afraid of nurturing a tiger that could cause trouble?!"

"Of course I'm afraid! But I also said that it was twenty years ago, or twenty-five years ago to be exact..."

Ron shrugged: "At that time, the sea still belonged to the three great legends and the later 'Pirate King' Roger! Kaido and Black Snake were not taken seriously."

"And the government is not without any measures... Kaido is a famous pirate in the New World, and he must not be left alone. If we can stop Kurozumi Orochi and successfully establish Wano Country, it will also be beneficial to us."

"So when Kaido was preparing to attack the Kozuki clan, the navy launched a siege on Kaido when he was alone and attacked by a pirate."

"There are two characters among them that you must be familiar with. One is 'Moonlight' Moriah, and the other is Vegapunk."

The removed Shichibukai, "Moonlight" Moriah.

The World Government's top scientist, Vegapunk.

The two were indeed no strangers to Smoker.

"Indeed, it was because of this battle that Moria became the first Shichibukai in the subsequent Shichibukai plan."

Smoker nodded: "And then?"

"Then... the Moria Pirates were wiped out. Moria himself luckily survived and then sneaked back to Wano Country and stole the body of Ryuma, the famous 'Dragon Slayer' in Wano Country."

Knowing the power of Kaido's Shenron Fruit, the desperate Moria placed his hopes on the corpse of Ryuma, who was said to have the power to slay a dragon. This was quite foolish. "Kaido was defeated in that battle and was taken by Vegapunk for experiments... although he escaped later with the help of Big Mom."

"This involves some other things, so it's better for you not to know about it for now."

Ron narrowed his eyes slightly and gave a reminder.

Artificial devil fruits are undoubtedly something that the government guards closely.

If M. Caesar Courant had not been imprisoned for conducting poison gas experiments and causing the Punk Hazard massacre in the original work, BIG MOM would not have had the opportunity to meet Caesar.

Not to mention Kaido's army of gift-givers and the artificial dragon fruit that was supposed to be eaten by Momonosuke.

Smoker was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I understand!"

Strength is strength after all!
If you don’t have enough strength, you won’t be able to change anything even if you know it!

Seeing this, Ron smiled with satisfaction.

"Back to the topic... Kaido counterattacked our Marine Headquarters after escaping, and was arrested again and sentenced to death. However, you know the result. He escaped again."

"Kaido, who saw the gap clearly, no longer mindlessly attacked for revenge. He calmed down and cooperated with Kurozumi Orochi to prepare. In the year 20 of the Kaien calendar 1502 years ago, he officially launched the war to steal the country."

"The Daimyo of Wano Country at that time was Kozuki Oden, the guy who followed Roger to find the great secret treasure."

"And his most loyal retainers and sons are named Kitsunebi Kin'emon, Jinme Kanjuro, Mist Raizo, and Kozuki Momonosuke!"

"impossible!!!"

Smoker gasped, his eyes widened in disbelief: "Let's not talk about Kin'emon and Kanjuro for now. If Momonosuke is Kozuki Oden's son, wouldn't he be in his twenties?!"

But the Momonosuke he met was no more than 8 years old!!!
"That's why I want to talk to you alone! According to the information provided by the informant, a poem was circulated in Wano Country after the war of stealing the country that night."

"Poetry?"

"That's right!"

"When the world is dark and the moon is like you, I wait for the daybreak while guarding the broken moon. When the clear light of twenty years has passed, the nine shadows will be cast on the rising sun."

Ron read slowly, with a smile on his face. "These are the last words that Kozuki Oden's wife, Kozuki Ibis, recited before she was buried in the sea of ​​fire."

"Twenty years? Twenty years? Could it be that...?!!!"

Suddenly, Smoker felt his scalp tingling.

If it was just a proclamation, then Smoker would not find it strange. The sea was so vast that he had seen all kinds of strange things.

But combined with the fact that the little boy named Momonosuke appeared before him after twenty years, the tension and fear of facing the unknown made him breathe rapidly.

"That's right! I seriously doubt that the power that only exists in speculation actually exists!"

Ron's eyes were as bright as lightning as he stared at Smoker.

"The power to travel through time, the fruit of time!"

The Time Fruit is a fictional fruit invented after seeing all kinds of devil fruits. In fact, with the distorted technological level of this world, it is impossible to define time and space.

But it was just imagined.

Including space fruit.

There is even a "Devil Fruit King" that can gain the power of all devil fruits by eating it.

In fact, this is just a rumor. There are not only a few people who believe it, but there is at least one fool among a million people.

But based on the reality, Smoker had to make this speculation!

"So... what does General Cang Long mean?!"

There must be a reason to tell yourself this.

Smoker wondered what Ron was going to do!
"The World Government also knows the information I know... and if I hadn't intercepted you while you reported the existence of Kin'emon and the others, it would have been on the table of the Five Elders by now."

hiss……!!!
Smoker's eyes widened in shock as he thought of a terrible possibility.

If the government knew about the existence of the Time Fruit, then... it would be a disaster more irresistible than pure gold!

"I'm just here to tell you the seriousness of the situation, Smoker. The decision is yours."

"But I assure you that everything I, Ron, have done so far is worthy of the people of the sea, and even more so, worthy of the justice in my heart!"

Looking at Smoker's shocked and flickering eyes, Ron smiled slightly and extended his hand to him.

"I have a grand plan. Want to join in, Smoker?"

I’ll put up two updates first and then go out to have a meal.

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(End of this chapter)