One Piece: Trying 200 times harder, but being too overbearing.

Previously, with Vergo secretly protecting them, there had been no problems. However, the black-haired man was not Vergo's subordinate, and might notice something amiss, potentially leading to conflict.

In order to maintain the reputation and prestige of the Don Quixote family, unstable factors must be eliminated.

Ming was relieved. A mere colonel from headquarters wasn't worth his time. His family had more important matters to attend to.

"How's it going with Caesar?"

"The progress is very good. Monet has made contact with Caesar, and Caesar himself has acknowledged the existence of artificial Devil Fruits!"

Artificial Devil Fruits!

The Donquixote Family's most important trading partner at present is Kaido, one of the Four Emperors located in the New World, who possesses a large number of weapons.

However, their family only resells weapons for Kaido and could be replaced by other underground forces at any time.

In order to get on Kaido's good side, their family must offer a product that Kaido cannot refuse, and it must be unique to their family, so as to establish an unbreakable alliance.

They received information that Kaido was collecting Zoan-type Devil Fruits in an attempt to create the strongest army of Devil Fruit users.

The opportunity is here.

According to information provided by Vergo, Vegapunk, the world's greatest genius scientist, conducted experiments on artificial Devil Fruits.

Vegapunk is the most valued figure by the World Government, even more important than the Admirals. With their family's current capabilities, they cannot even covet Vegapunk.

But the Punk Hazard Institute housed not only Vegapunk, but also many other outstanding scientists, especially Kaiser Couran, who was second only to Vegapunk.

Unfortunately, this Mr. Caesar was not of such high moral character and often went to nightclubs on nearby islands to eat, drink, and have fun.

Monet then secretly contacted Caesar under the guise of a singer, attempting to bribe him in order to obtain the method for creating artificial Devil Fruits.

As long as their family can continuously supply Kaido with artificial Devil Fruits, their family's dominant position in the underworld will never be shaken!

"Keep in touch, money is no problem!"

"understand!"

Meanwhile, the countries in the waters near the G-5 branch all took notice of Loya's actions, especially those non-member states that were in despair. Receiving information about Loya's assistance was undoubtedly the only ray of light in the darkness.

"Contact the black-haired man! I'll give him everything in this country if he can save my people!"

"Yes!"

Warships are sailing in the northern waters of the G-5 branch.

Lu Yun, wearing an earpiece, said, "Colonel Loya, we have received distress signals from multiple kingdoms. The closest one is Tanin, a non-member state, where a group of slave traders is currently plundering their people."

“Slaves, huh?”

Loya frowned.

Under normal circumstances, non-member states are very poor, but even so, they have resources to plunder.

Human beings themselves are also a resource.

Although the World Government's laws explicitly prohibit the buying and selling of people, such practices are actually quite common. The Celestial Dragons, who rule the world, are themselves the largest slave owners.

Under the influence of the Celestial Dragons, royalty and nobles around the world also took pride in keeping slaves.

"Head to the Kingdom of Tanin immediately, Lu Yun. Continue to maintain contact with the royal family of the Kingdom of Tanin. I need to know the details!"

"Yes!"

The warship quickly changed course and arrived at the southern coast of the Kingdom of Tanin in just half a day.

"Smoker, Bartolomeo, come with me. Tina, you take the warships and patrol around the island. Intercept any ships leaving the island, and attack them if necessary!"

"understand!"

Loya brought only a few people ashore and soon arrived at the agreed meeting point, a fairly conspicuous earthen slope.

Less than three minutes later, the lurking kingdom soldiers mustered their courage and appeared. They had actually been waiting nearby for a while, but had only observed from the shadows out of fear.

The sergeant had one eye wrapped in a bandage and many wounds on his body. Seeing that only four people had come to help, he was filled with disappointment, but still respectfully asked, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Black Hair?"

"it's me."

Loya nodded slightly and asked directly, "Where is the enemy?"

"follow me!"

The sergeant's spirits lifted, and he hurriedly led the way, explaining the situation of the raiders: "Those villains have been entrenched in the port for over a month, constantly plundering our people. They have powerful weapons, and we are no match for them!"

"Ah."

Loya nodded slightly and glanced at the squad leader.

The other soldier had a long sword at his waist, while the others had spears, but only the tips were made of metal.

The equipment was quite rudimentary.

The level of industrial development in this world varies greatly. Not all countries have the ability to mass-produce weapons, and some poor places are even still in a primitive society.

Faced with overwhelming gunfire, they truly had no ability to retaliate.

Soon, Loya witnessed the dark side of the world.

The dilapidated town was littered with corpses, and slave traders ran rampant, robbing strong humans and women as if they were humans entering a chicken coop.

The elderly, women, and children were abandoned or even killed.

"Damn it, they've actually invaded this place!"

The soldier captain was furious; he wasn't going to take Loya here, but to a town near the port.

"That is."

Loya looked at one of the slave traders, whose clothes had a skull and smiley face on them, the symbol of the Don Quixote family.

A word suddenly popped into my mind.

Legal looting!

Smoker noticed this too, and his expression turned grim: "Loya, it's the Don Quixote family, what do we do?"

"We're already here, what else can we do!"

Loya drew his knife, his gaze icy cold!

"Slaughter them all!"

Chapter 122 The Navy is the True Overlord!

In the southern port of the Kingdom of Tanin, sensing something was wrong, the slave ships attempting to escape were locked by dozens of huge black iron bars.

The warships approached rapidly.

Tina stood on the bow gun emplacement, her right hand outstretched towards the slave ship; those giant iron bars, each over ten meters long, were her handiwork.

Not only can her body transform into iron bars, but she can also create iron bars for long-range throwing, which is quite a convenient ability.

"Oh dear, how am I going to explain this to my superiors? Tina is at a loss."

Tina sighed helplessly, but despite her words, she still attacked the slave ship without hesitation, even though it bore the insignia of the Shichibukai Doflamingo.

As a member of the Navy, she also had a duty to uphold justice; evil was right before her eyes, and there was no reason to stand idly by.

Soon, the battle ended.

Several slave ships were intercepted, and the crowded cargo holds were filled with people, including those captured from other countries.

The slave traders, bound together, roared angrily: "Damn navy, do you know who we are?"

"We are subordinates of Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Have you considered the consequences of attacking us?!"

The slave traders were all bark and no bite; their eyes were filled with fear. They had killed almost all of their companions, leaving only the remaining slaves.

All they can do now is pray that Doflamingo's title as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea will intimidate the Navy in front of them.

"Doflamingo? That's laughable, I'm a Marine!"

Loya sneered.

Even if the Seven Warlords of the Sea have the legal right to plunder, it must be within the scope permitted by the World Government.

The slave trade was something that couldn't be done openly.

If Doflamingo dared to admit to running a slave trade, he would be unnecessary to hold the title of Shichibukai, and a Marine Admiral would appear in Dressrosa the very next day.

In addition, he is a naval officer.

The navy is the true master of the seas!

Even if Doflamingo is arrogant, he would not openly attack the Navy unless he is confident that he can keep the news under wraps.

Loya's target is Vergo, and it's only a matter of time before he becomes enemies with Doflamingo. The simplest way to make Vergo reveal his evil nature is to take the initiative.

He didn't believe the Donquixote Family would mobilize their entire army to deal with him; he wasn't that worthy of attention yet, and Doflamingo would most likely send his officers to assassinate him.

And that's exactly what he wanted.

"Take them all back, Barto. You interrogate these scum, just don't kill them. They also need to be escorted back to headquarters."

"Lu Yun, report this incident to headquarters, especially regarding the Don Quixote family's alleged involvement in the slave trade!"

Let headquarters deal with Doflamingo.