I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 240, Page 239: Like a demon!
A three-legged toad, an ancient six-tailed fox, and a fire-breathing dinosaur.

Beneath the earthen-brown banyan tree, a crab, tens of meters in diameter, was roasted red-hot by a large fire, its fresh and fragrant aroma filling the air.

They were eating large mouthfuls of crab claw meat.

"What do you think? Do the wild beasts on these islands suit your taste?"

"Oh, right, I now have all the IQ data and research information on the island. I've carefully collected all the useful information from the island."

Zephyr's lips twitched, then he looked at Messer expressionlessly:

"We have arrested all the remnants of the Golden Lion Pirates, and we will take good care of the meteorologists who were captured by the pirates. Also, the marines did not search for anything useful on the island."

Zefa is explaining.

Moses didn't speak, he just smiled:
"Even if you find the remaining IQ on the island, it doesn't matter. Without the research data I have, it would take at least five years to reproduce the Golden Lion's SIQ, even with Dr. Vegapunk."

Furthermore, with so many research projects under Dr. Vegapunk's belt, it would likely take even longer to research IQ from scratch.

"In my opinion, based on the combination of lineage factor technology and IQ stimulation of the brain, it should be possible to create a controllable gene drug that can truly enable organisms to evolve."

In other words, by injecting this gene drug, people can awaken supernatural abilities without side effects, based on their own strong desires.

Of course, this is just my guess, but the possibility is not zero. You should have already seen the villagers on another island.

Their arms have evolved wings, haven't they? Perhaps it won't be long before they become a completely new race on the seas, the Chiropterans?

Zephyr stared coldly at Mercer as he rattled off his conjectures, and chuckled mockingly.

"It's just a mere guess. Do you really think you can drive up the price of this kind of IQ?"

Moses glanced at him, too lazy to bother with him anymore; he was just a naive but not annoying old stubborn man.

No matter how much you talk to him, he won't understand. He's just a barbarian who only knows how to use his fists.

Messer looked at Garp:

"Grandpa, you called earlier to ask if Doctor Doriel was there, was it because of this Uncle Zefa?"

I glanced at him and noticed a distinct disharmony in his right forearm, as if it had been severed and then reattached.

Seeing Mather's scrutiny, Zephyr's expression darkened, and just as he was about to speak, Garp smiled and nodded.
"Well, this old guy not only has some health problems, but also asthma. I wonder if Doriel can cure it now."

asthma?

Moses paused for a moment when he heard the word, then realized what it meant and looked at him with pity.

Zephyr was very unhappy with Moses's gaze:

"Kid, what kind of look is that? Are you pitying this old man?"
"Do you believe I'll beat you up?"

Mercer grinned and rolled her eyes at him: "Then you'd better spare me. I don't know my own strength. If you accidentally get killed, I won't be able to explain it to my grandfather."

Kuzan's lips twitched as he listened to Messer's words.

Zefa's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Garp rolled his eyes at Messer and said speechlessly, "If you can't speak properly, then don't. Don't just talk back to people all the time. Zephyr is very strong, well, as long as he doesn't have a seizure."

"Kapp!!!"

Zephyr's tone suddenly hardened, and he glared at Garp, whose face was filled with embarrassment.

"Hmph! Neither grandfather nor grandson is any good."

At this moment, Moses grabbed Hancock, whose face was full of anger, and quickly tried to calm her down:

"Don't bother with him. If you accidentally kill him, the Navy will definitely try to extort money from you."

Moses was sarcastic towards him.

Hancock's pretty face darkened with anger, and even Moses' attempts to soothe her remained unsatisfied.
"This guy is so annoying. I wish I could turn him to stone and shut him up forever."

Zephyr glanced at Hancock and said with a forced smile:
"Boa Hancock, what business is it of you, a pirate, if we Marines and our families are chatting? Go cool off somewhere else."

"Don't get in my way, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Hearing these words, Hancock could no longer contain her anger, while Kuzan, who was standing to the side, calmly took notice.

Moses held Hancock's fair arm and looked at Zephyr with a deep gaze, saying:

"Are you blind? Can't you see how beautiful my Hancock is? Are you wearing sunglasses to hide the fact that you're blind?"
Besides, you old geezer are kind of annoying, I can't be bothered with you.

After saying that, he grabbed a crab claw that was over ten meters long, pulled Hancock along, and walked away into the distance.

Zefa's complexion changed from blue to purple, and then from purple to black.

Watching the two walk further and further away, Garp looked at Zeff and said helplessly:

"I know you're holding a grudge, but I'm not going to say anything more."

Then, glancing at Erii and Ulti who had both stood up, Garp sighed:

"You two stay here and let them calm down. Keep this old man company and have a chat."

"By the way, Messer didn't explain in detail. You two tell me how those four Shichibukai gathered together."

Let's leave Hancock aside and talk about the other three.

Runti rolled her eyes, but she obeyed, after all, it was Mercer's grandfather who was speaking:
"Crocodile made a deal with Messer; he received a Devil Fruit that taught him Haki. That's how Hawkeye came here with Shanks, looking for Messer to fight."

Upon hearing this, Garp and Kuzan exchanged bewildered glances. No problem, there was absolutely nothing wrong with that reason.

Whether it's teaching domineering qualities or fighting.

Karp asked curiously, "What about Hanafza?"

Runti pouted: "That guy is my and Xiaopei's father. I used to think he was dead, but I didn't expect him to still be alive."

They took this opportunity to come and see the two of us.

That's it.

As for Hancock, she's just an outsider, a vixen who steals our meat.

A helpless smile appeared on Garp's lips as he looked at Kuzan and chuckled:

"Those guys even said they had some unspeakable secret, but it turned out to be just a coincidence."

Zephyr glanced at Runti, Hanafza's daughter, and also the daughter of a pirate, and couldn't help but make a comment:
"Ha! A born evil brat."

Runti glared at Zefa with hostility. She wasn't going to tolerate him and immediately stood up to mock him:
"Come and kill me if you dare! You old codger who only knows how to talk big."

Runti, head held high, said unhappily, "I've been annoyed with you for a long time. Stop with the nonsense. Come on, let's fight."

Zefa turned and left with a dark face. He couldn't stay in this place any longer. However, he couldn't fight; he couldn't bear the humiliation.

She can't win an argument or resort to violence; she's still just a young girl who hasn't even grown up yet.

He left with a dark expression and without looking back.

Garp shouted helplessly, "Where are you going?"

Zefa retorted irritably, "This old codger is going back to sleep."

……

On a stone-paved walkway in the middle of a lake in the center of the island.

I took off my shoes and sat here, my bare feet soaking in the clear lake water.

Hancock sat next to Moses, her delicate, white feet splashing in the lake water.

Her delicate face still showed dissatisfaction.

Moses laughed and said, "Are you still angry? There's no need for that. I'm not angry at all."

Hancock said, "He said those things to you, how could you not be angry?"

Moses: "What should we do then? Beat him up?"

"Shouldn't it be?" Hancock asked. "Who told him to be so foul-mouthed?"

Mercer said, "There won't be a fight. Kuzan and my grandfather wouldn't allow it."

The old man Zepha still had quite a few injuries on his body.

"Then let's forget it?"

"Otherwise what? You don't expect us to find a chance to knock him out tonight, do you?"

Hancock shook her head and said, "If you want to beat him up, do it openly and honestly. I wouldn't stoop to ambushing him; he's not worthy."

Moses chuckled, "Don't underestimate him. He's been an admiral for decades and is now the chief instructor of the navy. You'll suffer a great loss if you underestimate him."

"I am not stupid, of course I know the principle of a lion hunting a rabbit."

She leaned closer, resting her head on Moses's shoulder. "I haven't had a proper rest for several days, and I'm a little sleepy. Can I borrow your shoulder for a moment?"

Moses said, "Okay."

At that moment, ripples appeared on the water not far away, and a large fish, over ten meters long and resembling a Basilosaurus, revealed its dorsal fin.

And from a collapsed ruin on the right, came the sound of hurried footsteps.

Observation Haki sensed the densely packed, fiery red army ants, each wielding a bone spear, wearing helmets, and standing upright with sharp teeth and claws, charging towards them.

Both sides' goal is the two of them.

Hancock nuzzled Moses' head and said lazily:
"Will you go on top of me, or will you go on me?"

With a whoosh!

A large fish, its fangs bared, burst out of the water from a distance of over ten meters and slithered through the air to bite.

The army ants also hissed and charged straight at them.

As their breathing rose and fell, their breathing rates alternated, and crimson, high-temperature flames expanded and burst forth from their bodies.

The army ants emitted a dense series of crackling sounds from their bodies.

At the same time, the large fish emitted an enticing aroma of oil.

Countless soul crystals floated in mid-air around Mercer.

Although it is just a large amount of D- with a few C+.

During the breath, the soul crystal was completely swallowed up by the gray mist the moment it came into contact with the body, and then refined and digested.

A faint warmth flowed through my body.

The improvement in physical condition is better than nothing.

Crimson flames devoured the flesh and blood of the giant fish, while wisps of pale red, misty essence of flesh and blood reached the noses of the two people and were inhaled with their breath.

The body's nutrients are replenished.

Hancock's fair face became much rosier.

Feeling the satisfaction coursing through her body, Hancock murmured softly:

"Eating this stuff is addictive, and it has a kind of demonic feeling, like we're devouring life."

Moses asked, "Are you scared?"

Hancock shook her head. "Demon or god, what I want to say is that I will always stand by your side." Moses tilted his head to look at her exquisite profile, lowered his face to touch her smooth forehead, and smiled, saying:
"Yes, I'm listening."

He wrapped his left arm around her waist, feeling the warm touch of his palm against hers.

The gray fog spread.

Behind them, a fluffy cloud formed, and the two lay on it, the gray mist obscuring the sun and their surroundings.

Grey Fog Deluxe King Room

I held her while she slept.

Although her body was somewhat tense, her innate suppleness remained, and even as her body temperature rose, she felt as warm as jade.

Inhaling her unique and alluring body fragrance.

After an unknown amount of time, Moses opened his eyes and sensed the color of the sky outside.

evening.

Looking at the girl lying on her side with her head on her upper arm and her left arm and leg draped over her, Mercer laughed:
"Hancock, wake up."

"Hmm..." Hancock opened her eyes, and upon seeing Moses, her complexion flushed. Her gaze became somewhat evasive, and the surrounding gray mist dissipated.

"Is it already evening? I slept so well."

I sat up and stretched.

Mercer was treated to a breathtaking view.

And it was still trembling and beating.

Hancock blinked, followed Moses's gaze, and her ears immediately brightened. She said shyly, "..."

"How do you like it?"

"Ah."

"Would you like to experience it?"

"May I?"

"Yes. They are yours."

"Then I won't be polite."

“Ah~~”

……

Moses returned to the ship alone.

At this time, the cabin bar was quite lively.

When Mercer returned, a resentful gaze fell upon him, but Mercer pretended not to notice.

I'm sitting at the bar.

Xiong Bao asked, "Have you eaten? I left you some dinner."

"Yes, I've eaten. There's plenty of food in the forest."

Xiong Bao nodded. "Then I'll eat it myself."

Ace stormed over and sat down next to Mercer:

"You didn't even take me with you when you went to heaven?"

Mercer said, "Next time I go to space to find metal, I'll take you with me."

Ace looked at Moses suspiciously:

"You didn't lie to me?"

"Don't believe me? Then I won't take you there anymore."

"I believe you, I believe you, okay? Then it's a deal."

Moses asked him, "Isn't Grandpa here?"

Ace shrank his neck, looking helpless: "I just left not long ago after eating."

Mercer got up, grabbed a bottle of sherry, and started drinking. Ace blinked and grabbed a bottle of fruit wine for himself.

Runti Pagevan walked in from outside the cabin at this moment. When she saw that Messer was also there, Runti's eyes lit up and she left her younger brother to come over.

Pageman breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the beads of cold sweat from his forehead.

Runti skipped over and hugged Messer's neck, crying out:

"Waaaaah! Mercer~ Mercer, our old man is leaving tomorrow, but he insists on taking us both with him, what should we do?"
"They don't want to leave you."

Mercer rolled her eyes and slapped her hand. "Loosen your grip, are you trying to strangle me?"

Runti was taken aback, loosened her grip on her arms slightly, took a breath, and said to Messer:
"How about I go and have a good talk with him?"

"Heh heh!" Runti chuckled sheepishly.
"Maybe we should just forget about it. It's no trouble. I'll go talk to him again."

"It's no trouble. I still need to give him a batch of IQs anyway. I'll go have a heart-to-heart talk with him later."

Mercer clenched his fist and said with a forced smile, "And help him with his training as well."

Runti's lips twitched, her shoulders slumped, and she said helplessly:

"Alright! I was wrong. He didn't say he would take us away. This was just a little trick I used to get your attention."

By the way, the woman's scent on you is too strong, it's a bit pungent. You should go back and wash up.

Robin and Da Bao will be back later.

Moses' eyes flashed.

He raised his hand and tapped her on the head.

Runti cried out in pain, "Ouch!" and ran away immediately.
"I'm ignoring you! People were kindly trying to remind you, and you didn't appreciate their kindness. Tsk tsk!"

True to his word, Mercer went to the floating island overhead later and brought a batch of IQs, covered in dirt, to Hanafza.

Before leaving.

"By the way, Kaido wants your Den Den Mushi number. Should we give it to him?"

Moses was surprised: "I thought you had already given it to him."

Hanavza's lips twitched:
"My two precious children are with you, how could I do such a thing? What if you make things difficult for them?"

Moses shook his head: "Don't worry, they're my men. At most, I'll beat you up once I see you."

Hanafza: "."

"We're family, why are you making such a fuss? Since that's the case, I'll give it to him. Oh, by the way, this is my Vivre Card, it has my Den Den Mushi number on it. Keep in touch."

Anyway, given his children's connection, he's determined to cling to this powerful figure.

Mercer raised an eyebrow and took it.

"Then I'll accept it."

Hanafza watched Messer leave, his expression turning somewhat helpless as he thought of Runti's situation.

But we have no choice but to accept it.

As soon as he stepped off the ship, Shanks' voice came from not far away: "Hey! Moses. Come over and have a drink."

Mercer turned his head and saw a bottle of fine wine being tossed to him. He caught it, uncorked it, and floated away.

It landed on the deck.

Shanks said directly, "We're leaving tomorrow. I'll have everything ready when we meet again."

"Mather, thank you for Billy, I love it."

"duck?"

Uta led Billy, the little yellow duck, out of the cabin.

Mercer crouched down and touched the duck's head. Gray mist condensed into a hollow needle, which pierced the base of its wing and drew blood.

Billy's eyes showed a hint of fear.

Uta asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Mercer smiled and floated two water spirits into their mouths.

"Billy is amazing; he has the ability to generate electricity. I'll take some of his blood to study his lineage factors later."

As he spoke, Mercer pulled out the Gray Mist Needle. Billy, having consumed the Water Spirit, offered his other wing with a fawning look in his eyes.

Mercer laughed and scolded, "You slippery fellow."

Billy's beak shrugged, Yaya smiled ingratiatingly, and Mercer fed it another earth spirit.

Looking at Uta, he said:
"Give this little guy a good workout. Its wings are developing very well, and it will be able to fly when it grows up."

Uta chuckled and said, "I know. Hongo already told me that Billy is in good health and very powerful. He's an official member of our Red-Haired Pirates, and his position is lookout."

Billy puffed out his chest and let out a "duck!"

Moses withdrew his Gray Mist Needles, looking at Shanks with disdain. How shameless!
"Billy is so young and you're already exploiting him, that's child labor, you shameless bastard."

Shanks' lips twitched, and his fist hardened. "Come on, let's have a spar. I'm going to beat you to a pulp today."

Mercer took a swig of his drink and chuckled, "You think you can outdrink me?"
Do you have enough drinks on board?

The Shanks was sunk.

A look of despair.

Mercer laughed, "Little trash."

Shanks' face darkened.
"You're the trash, you brat."

"Heh! Trash!"

"Boom!"

A # character popped out on his forehead as he roared into the cabin, "Lu, bring me some wine! I'm going to get him completely drunk today!"

Raki's voice came through: "Sorry, boss, we're out of alcohol. What you're taking are the last few bottles."

Pfft! Hahahaha.

Moses laughed out loud, looking at Shanks and saying, "You're out of alcohol at home. If you want a drink, come with me."

I see now, you're just pretending to be poor in front of me on purpose.

Shanks winked. "Come on, let's see if I don't drink all your wine today."

"Bring Mihawk along too."

"walk."

(End of this chapter)