No kidding, even Rocks would have to offer me a cigarette.

Upon hearing Kaido's invitation, Law smiled. He was truly grateful to this top-notch teacher for his unreserved guidance and improvement.

However, this only applies to strength.

If we're really talking about drinking capacity, Luo Hou believes he's second to none.

After all, his alcohol tolerance can be represented by holding up one finger – that is, he can drink non-stop!

"Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho, how arrogant Brother Luo is!"

"If I cannot drink, then there is no need to say more; I will voluntarily go to the table with the children!"

Rahu's words directly stirred up Kaido's competitive spirit; when it comes to drinking, he has never lost to anyone.

Whether it was with his teammates in the military camp or the pirates he encountered on the run, he would drink them until they foamed at the mouth before he would stop.

"cheers!"

"Hiccup~"

And so, the two of them, one bottle after another, finished off all the dozens of cases of rum stored on the pirate ship.

The two of them went straight to the morning of the next day after nightfall.

At this moment, both Rahu and Kaido had fallen asleep on the deck of the pirate ship under the numbing effect of alcohol.

There was no lookout, no one looking at the nautical charts, and no one at the helm.

The pirate ship sailed on with the ocean currents, heading in an unknown direction.

...

The next day.

A warm sea breeze caressed Luo Hou's cheeks, bringing a wave of comfort that made his pores relax.

"Damn it, why does the rum in this One Piece world taste even more pungent than Tsingtao beer? Is it a fake bar?"

After shaking his head to clear his mind a little, Rahu began to survey the location of his pirate ship.

Unfortunately, the sea chart in front of him is no longer able to determine the location of the pirate ship.

"Where have I come from? Is this still in China?"

Looking at the boundless sea in front of him, with no reference points whatsoever, Luo Hou could only let the pirate ship continue sailing forward.

Just then, Kaido, who had been unconscious, woke up.

After patting his throbbing head, Kaido asked Rahu what his next goal was.

"Uh, Brother Luo, where are we going now?"

"If all else fails, let's find an island and ask for directions. I was chasing the Navy and fled into the sea to escape, but I still wanted to join the Rocks Pirates~"

"Why don't we join the Rocks Pirates together, Brother Luo? Let's make it bigger and stronger! With our talents, as long as we join the Rocks Pirates, we'll definitely become executives in the future!"

Kaido, whose mind was gradually clearing, looked at Rahu with eager anticipation. At this moment, Kaido already regarded Rahu as a close friend in his life.

At least in Kaido's entire life, no one has ever been as generous as Rahu in treating him to drinks.

Basically, everyone who sees him as a member of a special race will have some negative thoughts about him.

After all, what is most lacking in this world is a unique ethnic group.

Each unique race can be sold for a very high price at the auction house.

Kaido suffered a lot of similar torment when he was young, being sold from one human to another, and eventually ending up as a cannon fodder soldier in a country. Even though he eventually became a national hero, his fate was still the same: he was still to be sold by the king to the World Government to be used as material for human experiments.

In general, Kaido has never encountered a human like Rahu in his life who doesn't even want his body.

"Don't worry, Rocks Pirates, we're definitely going. But right now, the most important thing is to hijack that thing up ahead."

While steering the ship, Luo Hou pointed his finger directly in front of the pirate ship to the location of a standard-issue naval transport ship.

"Oh ho ho ho, a robbery? That's a great idea! I've been hiding from the navy lately and I'm pretty short on cash, so this is a good opportunity to replenish my funds~"

Kaido, who was initially feeling a bit bored, suddenly became interested after hearing that Rahu was going to rob a warship.

Rahu greatly admired Kaido's attitude of having to pay for things.

After all, we all started as ordinary people, and to some extent, spending money to buy things from ordinary people can give us peace of mind.

Even if the money was obtained through robbery, it's the same; after all, Celestial Dragons aren't considered human. Robbing a Celestial Dragon isn't even a crime.

In addition, carrying some money is very useful, since you still need to buy newspapers to get the latest news.

Buying newspapers requires paying a certain amount of money to Newsbird.

Even if you forcibly take the newspaper from the newsbirds without paying, you will definitely be blacklisted by these birds and will never receive a newspaper again.

The reason for this is that the Morgans who now dominates the press has not yet been born.

Therefore, news about pirates is very scarce in the entire pirate world, and the sources of information are extremely complex. This is why people often carry some cash with them when they go to sea, just in case.

Even a sea tyrant like Rocks had to obediently take out gold coins from his pocket if he wanted to read the news.

...

Chapter 9 The Celestial Dragons' Guard Dogs

"Warning! This is a Celestial Gold transport ship from the World Government! All unauthorized vessels are requested to leave immediately!"

"Warning! This is a Celestial Gold transport ship from the World Government! All unauthorized vessels are requested to leave immediately!"

Just as Luo Hou was steer his already teetering pirate ship toward the Sky Gold Transport Ship, the nearby naval warships, specifically tasked with escorting it, immediately issued a navigation warning via loudspeakers.

Although this era was one in which pirate forces and the World Government were evenly matched.

However, under normal circumstances, no one dares to rob the World Government's Sky Gold Transport Ships.

Because the Rocks Pirates are currently in a state of essentially sharing power with the World Government, they have their own source of protection fees.

Under normal circumstances, there are no major conflicts between the World Government and the Rocks Pirates.

This was true at least before the God Valley Massacre began.

"Damn it! It's those hypocritical navy guys again. They put on a righteous facade, but behind the scenes they do such awful things. They're utter garbage!"

Kaido straightened up and looked at the naval warships with resentment in his eyes.

In his eyes, the Navy, this so-called righteous army, was nothing more than a private legion exclusively maintained by the Celestial Dragons.

The Navy's justice can only protect those countries that exploit the blood and sweat of ordinary people to pay Heavenly Gold and obtain membership in the World Government.

Without this identity, the country would be regarded by the world government as a place without human rights.

The Navy Headquarters naturally ignores countries without human rights, and countries without human rights protection are places where the Celestial Dragons can carry out their killing games at will.

Furthermore, when the Celestial Dragons engage in this inhumane killing game, they are often accompanied by additional naval officers who act as guards.

This is to prevent those who have no human rights from interfering with the unwarranted killings being carried out by the noble Celestial Dragons.

Therefore, whether the Navy is righteous or not in the world of One Piece depends on individual actions rather than the Navy's professional identity.

Some naval soldiers have a sense of justice in their hearts.

However, this cannot be directly linked to the entire profession based on an individual's behavior.

You can't say that the Marines who specifically protect the Celestial Dragons deserve the title of "justice," can you? That would be too absurd.

"The navy is just a bunch of ordinary people. Whether it's righteous or not depends on the individual! But those guys who are specifically responsible for escorting gold and oil from the sky aren't that interesting."

Rahu did not object to Kaido's resentment towards the Navy, after all, the Navy was present when his parents were brutally murdered by the Celestial Dragons.

Why didn't the Navy's justice shine upon him?

"Oh ho ho ho ho ho, Big Brother is right! Let's completely wreak havoc on this world together! Let's start with this golden transport ship in the sky~"

The young Kaido smiled excitedly, like a bright, sunny boy.

Although Kaido is still very young, his usual mischievous and trouble-making personality is exactly the same as it was decades later when he became one of the Four Emperors.

His actions were characterized by a straightforward and direct style, as if he wanted nothing more than to tear this dark world apart.

Luo Hou remained calm and silent, pondering whether any World Nobles on the naval warship transporting the Heavenly Gold might have chosen to come out for some fresh air.

Now that his strength has gradually increased, his hatred for the Celestial Dragons has only grown stronger.

Even in his dreams at night, Rahu would dream of personally slaughtering and massacring the entire Mary Geoise. Although this was currently an unrealistic fantasy.

But Luo Hou believed it was definitely not far off; he was eager to improve!

Because the pirate crew was very close to the Heavenly Gold Transport Ship.

Furthermore, Rahu completely ignored the warnings from the naval warships, so his pirate ship directly intercepted the Sky Gold Transport Ship amidst a violent collision.

Meanwhile, on the naval warship specifically responsible for escorting the transport ship, there was Commodore Corrode.

He stood on the deck of the warship, sweating profusely, trying to explain to the CP organization members on the transport ship his inadequate escort.

The members of these CP organizations serve as the strongest protective shield for the Celestial Dragons.

Almost everyone who joins the CP organization is a genius among geniuses, and each of them is proficient in more than three of the Navy's Six Styles fighting techniques.

Even among the highest-ranking leaders within the entire CP organization, there are powerful figures who are in no way inferior to the Admirals, the highest combat force in their Marine Headquarters.

However, before he could even utter the explanatory words he had prepared...

The man who had been sitting steadily on the transport ship, dressed in a black suit and wearing a ghost mask, stood up with a helpless expression. Then, with a series of stomps in the air, he jumped directly onto the deck of the pirate crew where Rahu and Kaido were.

Faced with this situation, Roddy could only reluctantly retract his words.

Meanwhile, the other CP organization members specifically responsible for accompanying them looked at these obsequious marines with disdain.

For centuries, the Navy Headquarters and CP, two violent organizations directly under the World Government, have been at odds with each other.

The people at Marine Headquarters believe they possess true justice, and therefore disdain associating with the CP organization, which has degenerated into the lackeys of the Celestial Dragons.

The agents within the CP organization, however, believed that these so-called righteous naval forces were nothing more than hypocrites pretending to be virtuous while engaging in deceitful acts.

Everyone is serving the world government, so where is justice?

If the navy, which enjoys subsidies and services from the World Government, truly believed in justice, they should have withdrawn from the government long ago.

They stand by and watch the Celestial Dragons slaughter civilians, yet they still shout about justice in front of the world. What kind of behavior is that?

Swish swish swish~