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Xiangzhi originally thought that the remaining twenty portions would be more than enough to feed Wood and his remaining companions.

But he never expected that there would be two gluttons! And these so-called "ancient weapons" had appetites no smaller than his own captain's!

"Captain, you seem to have quite a good appetite today. So can you tell me why you usually only eat a few bites before saying you're full?"

Seeing Wood, who was comparable to a glutton, and another person at the table radiating a terrifying black aura, Robin forced a chilling smile onto her pretty face and asked Wood in a "gentle" tone.

"Well, you know, I've been eating your cooking for almost ten years, so it's normal to get a little tired of it."

"Xiangzhi is the head chef of that famous floating restaurant in the East Blue, so it's perfectly normal for me to eat more than my share, given his culinary skills."

As if sensing the terrifying aura emanating from Robin, Wood, driven by an intense will to survive, racked his brains and finally came up with this barely plausible excuse.

Robin reluctantly believed this excuse, after all, it was normal for Wood to get tired of the same food after eating it for nearly ten years.

So after giving a cold snort, Robin stood up, preparing to go to the kitchen later to learn a few signature dishes from Xiangzhi, and then cook for Wood himself when they returned to Dark Island.

But if Wood doesn't eat as much as he does now, or even more, then Nico Robin will be unhappy!

With such a beautiful and mature woman providing hands-on instruction, Xiangzhi naturally had no reason to refuse. In fact, at this moment, his eyes were already sparkling with hearts, and his legs were circling around Robin like brooms.

After several days of sailing, the Straw Hat Pirates' ship soon approached the area where Punk Hazard was located.

The environment of the New World, the latter half of the Grand Line, is unique, so the Log Pose from the first half cannot be used here due to the change in the magnetic field.

There will be three Log Pose in the New World. No matter which of the three islands you choose, you can continue sailing along the Grand Line.

The Straw Hat crew's original target wasn't necessarily Punk Hazard, but along the way they were approached by a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) that was inexplicably calling for help. In addition, Wood's destination was also the island, so Luffy decided to find it interesting and land on the island.

But before their pirate ship docked, an unexpected person boarded the ship.

The other person was carrying an absurdly long knife, wearing a winter beanie with leopard spots, and dressed in a yellow and black outfit with blue trousers.

"Straw Hat Master, I never expected to meet you here. What are you doing on this island?"

The Straw Hat crew recognized the man who suddenly jumped aboard the Thousand Sunny. His name was Trafalgar Law, one of the eleven Supernovas of the Worst Generation, along with Luffy and Zoro.

Two years have passed, and not only the Straw Hat crew, but Trafalgar Law is now a completely different person. He even proved his strength by sending one hundred pirate hearts to Marine Headquarters, thus becoming one of the new "Seven Warlords of the Sea".

Trafalgar Law came to this island to capture Caesar alive, in order to threaten his greatest enemy, Doflamingo.

Trafalgar Law had met the Straw Hat crew before in the Sabaody Archipelago. They were the kind of people who would beat up Celestial Dragons for their friends. He thought they were worth befriending, which is why he took the initiative to show himself and make contact with them now.

“If you are simply sailing in the New World and have no particular purpose, I don’t mind if you choose to land on this island, because this island is not as simple as you think.”

Trafalgar Law only offered this reminder because he had a good influence on the Straw Hat crew.

Upon hearing his warning, the timid Nami, Usopp, and the others on the ship were already thinking about how to persuade Luffy to change course.

However, when they turned around and saw Luffy's expression at that moment, the cowardly trio instantly felt utterly hopeless.

If Trafalgar Law hadn't said anything before, it would have been fine, but now that he's mentioned this island is no ordinary place, Luffy has become even more interested!

Moreover, as fellow Supernovas, their competitive nature is a characteristic of the three foolish captains. After Law said that, Luffy is now even more eager to board Punk Hazard.

"Punk Hazard was not originally called that; it was called Bankre Zone, and it was originally an island under the World Government."

However, many years ago, due to a failed experiment on the island, a large amount of poison gas was released, turning the entire island into a dead island.

Two years ago, two Marine Admirals from the Marine Headquarters, Aokiji and Akainu, fought a ten-day, ten-night battle on this island for the position of Fleet Admiral, resulting in the island's current unique environment of contrasting ice and fire.

"Although the environment on this island is extremely harsh right now, that's not the most dangerous thing. The most dangerous thing is..."

Trafalgar Law was explaining the situation on the island to the Straw Hat crew, hoping they would back down, but when he glanced at the deck of the ship out of the corner of his eye and saw that there were other people on board besides the Straw Hat crew, he was stunned!

"The other dangers you mentioned, you must be referring to Caesar Courland and Vergo, a member of the Don Quixote family?"

Indeed, with your current strength, facing them would be quite troublesome, but it shouldn't be hopeless.

Wood picked up where Trafalgar Law left off, looking at the man with amusement, who seemed completely dumbfounded.

"Princess Perona, the Demon Child Nico Robin, and the Ancient Weapon Wood... Why would such important figures as you appear in a place like this?"

"Straw Hat Master, it seems I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to have such a good relationship with such an important person."

Trafalgar Law naturally recognized the Ancient Weapon Wood; in fact, they were old acquaintances. Strictly speaking, Wood had even done Law a favor.

Doflamingo, the target of Law's greatest desire for revenge, was a behemoth to him. So much so that after so many years, Law only began to carry out his revenge against Doflamingo after he felt that his strength had grown considerably and he had a meticulous plan.

However, Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family, who are considered behemoths by Law, are merely ordinary characters in front of Wood, the Ancient Weapon, who is the true big boss of the sea.

If Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family are behemoths to Law, then Wood and his Wood Arms Company are mountains that can never be crossed!

Even his archenemy Doflamingo dared not be arrogant in front of Wood, and had been suppressed and beaten by Wood for many years.

In fact, Trafalgar Law had considered joining the Wood Arms Company many times long ago.

In his view, Wood and Doflamingo were already at odds, and the Donquixote Family was his mortal enemy. If he wanted revenge, joining Wood's Weapons Company was the fastest and most effective way.

However, whenever he had such thoughts, he would suddenly remember Mr. Clason's advice to him.

According to Mr. Clason, while the naval traitor Wood is not a bad person, he is not a simple character either. Unless absolutely necessary, one should not try to contact him, let alone think about using his power to fight Doflamingo or anything like that.

And as it turns out, Mr. Clason's judgment was indeed quite sharp. In just over a decade, Wood, who was once just a nobody on the high seas, has now become a major overlord of the ocean.

Although Trafalgar Rowe still couldn't understand why Mr. Classon had instructed him not to have too much contact with Wood, he had always kept his promise to his benefactor, Classon, out of trust in him.

Why did Corazon instruct Trafalgar Law not to have any contact with Wood? Isn't that obvious? Corazon was a Navy spy planted in the Don Quixote family, and one of the few people who knew Wood's "Navy" identity.

The true identity of the Ancient Weapon Wood is that of a person codenamed "Ink Dragon" in the Marine Headquarters, and the true power of the "Op-Op Fruit" possessed by Trafalgar Law was also coveted by the World Government back then.

Although Wood and Claeson had made an agreement, no one could guarantee that such an agreement could be maintained in the long run. After all, few people could resist the allure of "immortality".

Classon didn't want Trafalgar Law to get close to Wood, partly to protect him.

Although he was a Marine, he genuinely wanted to protect the child, even though Trafalgar Law was a pirate.

So Trafalgar Law was a little nervous when he saw Wood on the Straw Hat Pirates' ship, because he didn't know why such an important figure would come to a place like this.

Chapter 576 Monet, the Double Spy!

Through his investigation, Law has learned that Punk Hazard, this unclaimed island, has actually been under the control of the Donquixote Family for a long time.

In order to complete their research on Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors, Doflamingo and Caesar Clown are conducting some kind of research on this island.

Law's goal was to kidnap Caesar to threaten Doflamingo, because once Caesar fell into his hands, the research would definitely be halted, and even though the Joker had great power in the underworld, he would not dare to offend Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors.

Wood Arms Company is at odds with the Donquixote Family. If they wanted to cause trouble for Doflamingo, they wouldn't need to resort to underhanded tactics like capturing Caesar as a hostage. They could even directly attack Donquixote's stronghold, Dressrosa, without any problem. That's why Law was curious as to why Wood was in a place like this.

"My goal is the same as yours, Caesar Choulang, but your goal is to use him to threaten the Joker, while I'm just doing it because he's useful to me."

How about a deal? Trafalgar Law, you can retain your purpose in coming to Punk Hazard and continue your objective of capturing Caesar.

"Once you catch that guy, you can hand him over to me. As for the clown, I can take care of him for you. What do you think of that deal?"

Wood was well aware of Lori Punk Hazard's purpose, so he made a proposal that the other party could not refuse.

Wood is now a big shot in his own right. If he, as the leader, has to personally take action just to capture Caesar, it would be beneath his dignity.

So Wood was prepared to have Trafalgar Law do the hard labor, and as for Doflamingo... even if he didn't agree to Law's request, Wood was already planning to kill him anyway.

"If I hand Caesar over to you, will you really help me deal with Doflamingo?"

To be honest, Law was really tempted by Wood's proposal. He had originally planned to use Caesar to threaten Doflamingo and see if he could get the Straw Hat crew on board as well.

But now it seems that if Ancient Weapon Wood is willing to take action, things will be much simpler. They don't even need to make many preparations. The Donquixote Family should be the ones who are nervous.

“I have no reason to deceive you, and do you think anyone on this island can compete with me if I want to capture Caesar?”

I'm just too lazy to do it myself right now, and besides, what the Joker has been doing lately has really annoyed me.

Half an hour later, Law and the Straw Hat crew landed on Punk Hazard, while Wood stayed on the ship, watching the group's departing figures, and began to enjoy a leisurely sunbath on the deck.

Trafalgar Law eventually agreed to Wood's offer because he had no other choice.

Doflamingo already made him wary, and he couldn't afford to offend the Ancient Weapon Wood even more. Trying to snatch Caesar from such a powerful figure was nothing short of a pipe dream.

Without Caesar, his plan to deal with Doflamingo would be missing a crucial element, and he might not even be able to confront the Donquixote Family. Therefore, he has no other choice but to compromise.

"Captain, are you really not going to land on the island with them? I just received intelligence from Dark Isle that the navy seems to have landed on Punk Hazard as well."

And coincidentally, the commander of that naval force is someone we know well, just like the Straw Hat crew. Isn't the captain curious about who they are?

Today, Dark Island's intelligence network spans the entire ocean. The slightest disturbance on the sea will be detected by Perona's Den Den Mushi, who is now the intelligence chief of Wood Arms Company.

The information Robin just mentioned was what Perona had just told her.

"Is it Smoker? He's still as devoted to the Straw Hat crew as ever."

Robin was surprised to hear Wood's answer, and then looked at Perona beside her. Perona shook her head in confusion, indicating that she had not told the captain about this.

Seemingly sensing their surprise, Wood, who had been enjoying sunbathing on a beach chair, casually removed his sunglasses and said, "You underestimate my Observation Haki. Ever since we left Fishman Island, I've been seeing several warships trailing behind us."

Of course, Wood's words were complete nonsense. He wasn't a sniper, and his Observation Haki was for predicting the future, not for long-range vision like Van Augur or Yasopp.

The reason he knew Smoker had also tracked down Punk Hazard was entirely because he was a time traveler. Even without landing on the island, he already knew everything that would happen there.

On Punk Hazard, without Wood's interference, what happened on the island was indeed almost identical to the original storyline, the only difference being that Trafalgar Law was now with the Straw Hat crew from the very beginning.

Furthermore, thanks to Law's explanation, the Straw Hat crew learned what kind of research Caesar and Doflamingo were doing together. Therefore, the righteous Straw Hat crew immediately decided to blow Caesar and Doflamingo, who was behind him, away.

In their research on gigantification, Caesar and his team captured children as test subjects because adults' skeletal structures and organs are already fully developed, making gigantification unrealistic, and their original hearts could not withstand it.

It was this act of using children as guinea pigs that thoroughly angered the Straw Hat crew and prompted them to cooperate with Law.

Although Caesar is a researcher, as a Logia-type "Gas-Gas Fruit" user, he also possesses considerable strength, especially given his location in such a natural environment.