One Piece: Starting as the First Mate of the Lothar Pirates

It has all kinds of facilities, including large aquariums, bathing tubs, and cold storage, making it a veritable luxury cruise ship.

Rocks also personally wrote the words 'Rocks Fury' on both sides of the hull.

"Tom, here you go."

Luo Chuan casually tossed five suitcases to Tom.

Tom opened it and was immediately startled.

Each suitcase was filled with cash, at least 100 million, so five suitcases would be 500 million.

“No, no, Mr. Luo Chuan, you still have tens of millions of dollars left in the shipbuilding funds you deposited with me, which is more than enough to pay your reward.” Tom waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that the reward was sufficient.

“Those are payments, but these are rewards for your hard work,” Luo Chuan said.

Tom was still a bit rushed, considering that the cost of a warship was only two hundred million.

He only helped build a ship; the money for the materials was all paid for by the client himself. This reward of 500 million is truly too generous.

“Kuralala, take it, Tom, you deserve it,” Newgate chimed in. “Besides, we’re not short of money right now.”

With the treasures of Golden Country, the looted heavenly gold, and the Redbeard inheritance they received over the past six months, the Rocks Company is now rolling in money.

Ultimately, under strong pressure from Luo Chuan and the others, Tom accepted the gift and promised that if the Fury ever became damaged, they could come to him for after-sales service.

"My lords, let's set sail!!!"

With Captain Rocks's command, the Fury set sail!

In the blink of an eye, another year has passed. Rocks and his crew, aboard the Fury, swept through the first half of the Grand Line, sending shivers down the spines of the world.

In the autumn of 1488 in the Ocean Calendar, the Sea Lords landed on the Sabaody Archipelago, the final destination of the paradise, foreshadowing their journey to the New World.

The news caused an uproar around the world.

At the same time.

Mangrove Tree No. 13, Sabaody Archipelago.

"You've finally arrived, Rocks. I've been waiting for you for so long."

Wang Zhi, the 'supernova' with the Haipai-style hairstyle, grinned.

……

Chapter 68 Wang Zhi Joins the Faction? One Kick Kills Him Instantly!

The Sabaody Islands, the first half of the Grand Line—the final stop of paradise.

This is a small island formed by the exposed roots of the world's largest mangrove tree, the Yarlung Tsangpo.

The roots of the Yarchiman mangrove secrete natural resin through respiration, which expands and forms bubbles when it comes into contact with air. This unique phenomenon has given rise to the local bubble culture.

There are two paths to the new world.

The first option is to abandon the ship, pay a fee, and use the special passage opened by the World Government on the Red Earth.

This path is clearly not feasible for the Japanese pirates.

The ship, coated with a protective film, ventures into the sea, passes through a cavity beneath the red earth continent, reaches Fishman Island, and finally surfaces again.

“Captain Rocks, if we want to go to the New World, we don’t need to go through all that trouble of coating the ship. With my Float-Float Fruit powers, crossing the Red Line is a piece of cake.” On the deck of the Fury, Shiki once again offered his suggestion.

“Shiki, as I’ve already said, what’s important is the scenery along the way. Right now, on the seabed where we are, there is a dreamlike Fishman Island. Who wouldn’t want to go and see Fishman Island?” Rocks asked rhetorically.

“I do want to go to Fishman Island, but…” Shiki frowned, hesitant.

He is the Flying Sea Hero

With the power of the Float-Float Fruit, he has maximum mobility at sea, and no one can catch him easily!

However, if he goes out to sea on a coated boat, his floating fruit will be useless.

If something unexpected happens during the process and causes the coating to rupture...

“Ski, if you’re really scared, you can just go to the New World by yourself and wait for us,” the young white-bearded Newgate sneered.

“Who are you saying is scared? I’ll go into the sea, I love going into the sea!” Shiki retorted stubbornly.

While they were talking, the Fury, a sea hull number 41, docked at Mangrove Harbor.

After more than a year of development, the size of the Rocks Group is no longer just seven people, but more than two hundred people.

It would be beneath a large three-masted sailing ship if it only had seven people, and the officers had to do everything themselves during the voyage.

Therefore, in the past year, while Loxland F swept through the amusement park, it also expanded its recruitment.

Of the two hundred people on the ship, half were former members of the Scarlet Devil Band, who were specially recruited through Shiki's introduction.

The rest joined after being interviewed by Luo Chuan, Newgate, Locke, and others.

With this two-hundred-person logistics team, Luo Chuan and the others were freed from chores such as lookout, night watch, cleaning, and cooking.

Just like now, once they landed in Shambaud, they only needed to go ashore, and the rest of the work was taken care of by the odd-job workers.

At the same time.

When the Rocks Fury sailed into the harbor.

The entire Chambord 41 GR was in an uproar.

"Run...run away!!!"

"That...that's a Loxley F!"

"Rox...Rox and his gang are here!"

Those working at the port couldn't even attend to the cargo, and many were disembarking.

A person's name, a tree's shadow, and Rocks Pay F is now the most handsome guy in the entire park.

Soon, the news spread, and the entire Sabaody Archipelago was greatly shaken.

……

Naval Headquarters, Marineford.

A piercing alarm blared over headquarters, all because the Rocks Company had landed on Sabaody Archipelago.

In the naval operations conference room, the Marshal, two admirals, and a dozen vice admirals gathered together, creating a tense atmosphere.

"What's the Rocks gang up on?" the Marine Admiral asked in a deep voice.

"Yes! According to the report from the Sabaody Naval Branch, they are currently looking for a plating craftsman to work on the contemporary 'King of Meetings' with the most curly hair on the surface of the sea," the report continued.

"That bastard Rocks is finally heading to the New World." Admiral Blackshark, who possesses the power of the phantom beast Griffin, gritted his teeth.

“A man like Rocks can’t stay in Paradise forever; it’s only a matter of time before he goes to the New World,” Admiral Raymond said in a deep voice.

“This may be a good thing for our navy,” a vice admiral said.

"Where did you get that idea?"

"First, once Rocks and his gang leave the first half, Paradise will no longer pose a threat to the Navy... Second, and most importantly, Rocks won't be discreet once he's in the New World. Once he starts moving, he'll inevitably clash with the force that's entrenched there..."

Having said all that, the four people present could hardly understand and nodded in agreement.

If Rocks and his crew were to actually clash with the rulers of the New World, or even go to war, it would be a great thing for the Navy, regardless of who wins or loses.

If both sides could be severely injured, or even perish together, that would be even more wonderful.

"So, now that Rocks and his gang are operating right under our noses in Sabaody, we can't even do anything about it?" Admiral Blackwing's expression darkened.

"As long as they don't cause any major trouble, most situations will pass if we just turn a blind eye," the Navy Admiral said quietly.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the command center.

"Marshal... Marshal, Lockes... they've begun their operation!" a marine shouted anxiously.

Upon hearing this, everyone present immediately became solemn and respectful.

"What did they do?" The Navy Admiral sat up straight, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"He... Rocks and his gang, they went to the Sabaody Archipelago amusement park!"

"Huh???"

……

Shampoo Islands.

Rocks walked at the front with an arrogant gait, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings.

“I’ve been to the Sabaody Archipelago once before, but I didn’t really get to enjoy it. I’ve heard there’s a very popular amusement park there,” Rocks said casually.

"Hehehe, want to go have some fun?" Shiki laughed.

"Are you two kids? How old are you to be going to an amusement park!" the young man with the white beard snapped.

“Newgate, have you ever been to an amusement park?” Rocks asked.

“Is that even a question? Of course not!” Newgate said matter-of-factly.

His hometown, the Sphinx, is a chaotic island.

The people on the island don't even have enough to eat on a regular basis, let alone have fun.

“What a coincidence, I’ve never been there either,” Rocks said. “Ski, Baggin, what about you?”

"I don't have any either!"

No, not at all.

Both Shiki and Miss Bakkin denied it.

We all came from poor backgrounds and had never been to an amusement park.

Finally, everyone's eyes were on Luo Chuan.

"cough cough"

Luo Chuan coughed awkwardly, feeling somewhat out of place.

As a transmigrator, I knew there were so many amusement parks on Earth in my previous life.

Although Luo Chuan wasn't a rich kid, he had been to various amusement parks a few times.

"Newgate, the most important thing in life is to be happy. There's nothing shameful about adults going to amusement parks. Consider it fulfilling your imperfect childhood dreams and treating your younger self to a feast." Luo Chuan said seriously... changing the subject.

Young Newgate, the white-bearded man, scratched his head, thinking that what Luo Chuan said seemed to make some sense.

If I were a child, I would definitely want to go to the amusement park.

"Hahaha, my men, the target is Sabaody Archipelago!" Rocks shouted, raising his arms.

"Great!" The two bear brothers jumped for joy.

Soon, the group arrived at Mangrove Tree No. 33, where Chambord Amusement Park is located.

When Rocks and his gang appeared at the amusement park, all the tourists and staff stared wide-eyed in fright, not daring to even breathe. The children who were crying stopped crying after hearing the name of Rocks.

Under the incredulous gazes of the crowd, Luo Chuan and his group paid their fees, bought tickets, and went through security as usual before beginning to enjoy themselves in the amusement park.

On the roller coaster, the young white-bearded man sat expressionless, with Miss Bakkin close beside him, pretending to scream in fear.

On the Big Pendulum project, young Shiki was unlucky enough to sit on the damaged facility and fly out, spinning several times in the air.

In the spinning coffee cup project, Lox frantically spun the handle, creating a whirlwind that completely destroyed the entire venue.

The two brothers, the black bear leader and the brown bear second brother, were happily riding the carousel when they both got dizzy.

Finally, there's Luochuan, which is reassuring tourists and staff with a friendly attitude.

His handsome and sunny appearance instantly captured the hearts of many young girls.

People suddenly realized that the legendary, ferocious Rocks Marble F was not so scary after all.

Just then.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! All of you, get out of the way!"

A commotion was heard near the amusement park entrance.

A group of people dressed in the uniforms of the Unified Church.

The leader was a tall, grotesque-looking man whose upper body resembled a zongzi (sticky rice dumpling), with layers of fat piled up around his neck. He had pointed ears and a distinctive long tongue.