Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 102 Oran's Fanatic Fan, Elemental Dragon Adult Limited Edition

"Sorry, boss, we've made the room very dirty. Please clean it yourself. The extra amount is for cleaning."

Xiong took a few more Baileys from his pocket and stuffed them into the shop owner's hand.

He had been managing the factory on behalf of Oran for the past few years and received a share of the profits. In addition, the surrounding residents had given him money for medical expenses out of gratitude. Therefore, Xiong in this timeline was not poor.

"Are you crazy! Those are the Dre Pirates and Kurhe's gang! If you keep doing this, they'll hunt you down! Run! There's still time!"

This is the edge of the island; their main force usually doesn't come here. Only those who collect protection money remain. You should be able to handle them.

Pirates occupying territory is not uncommon in the Grand Line, especially in lawless areas, but the things these pirates do when they occupy islands are quite different.

Some simply seek refuge here, using it as their base to develop their power and even gain the support of the locals for their rule.

Some are pure exploitation, squeezing every last drop of profit from the place, no matter what it becomes.

The situation on Firefly Island wasn't particularly bad; the pirates who occupied it knew when to stop, but it made life very difficult for the locals, who longed for the old days.

Even if someone beats up these pirates, they won't necessarily inform them, and might even feel happy about it, but they wouldn't dare to openly join the other side, as the shadow left by the pirates is still too great for them.

"We'll waive the money this time, but with so many of you, you'll probably die if you stay on this island. Why don't you try your luck at sea?"

The boss continued talking to himself, even preparing an escape route for them.

Bear and Frankenstein didn't say anything, but after leaving the room fee with the owner, they dragged the man who had tried to harm them the night before onto the town's streets.

Just as the boss had said, there weren't many people on the streets at this time, but he misjudged some things. Several hangover gang members were beating up other people in a corner of the street.

"You want money from us? Are you crazy? When have we ever given anyone money?"

"Do you think you can do business on this street without our permission? I think you're just looking to quit!"

A group of men dressed like cowboys were drunk and kept spouting vulgarities.

"Speaking of which, why hasn't the boss come back yet? Is he hooked up with that girl?"

"Who knows? He's a very rude man. Hopefully, that girl can live a few more days and not die so quickly."

Several gang members were discussing what happened last night, but their hands showed no sign of stopping.

"stop!"

In the end, it was a shout from the side that stopped them. A man with black hair and black eyes, and a fairly robust build, ran out from the side. His short, black, medium-length hair looked greasy, and he was wearing a tattered trench coat.

As he spoke, he delivered a flying kick, sending a hungover gang member flying while he himself fell to the ground.

"Who do we have here? Isn't this 'genius inventor' Brand? What, you dare to come knocking on our door? The Godfather has been looking for you."

Bang!

The gang members responded not with words, but with fists. Brand seemed to know exactly how to communicate with the gang, striking first when they weren't looking.

In an instant, the situation changed from a one-sided beating by gang members to a street brawl. Although the gang members were numerous, they were unable to take advantage of their hangover and the narrow terrain. With the help of a handful of lime, they were beaten back by Brand.

They finally fled the place in a sorry state.

"You just wait! We'll see when our boss gets here!"

"Phew, thank goodness these guys weren't armed, otherwise it would have been troublesome. Are you alright?"

Brand helped up the child who had just been beaten by the gangsters. The child seemed to recognize Brand, thanking him and asking curiously, "Did your research succeed?"

"It'll be soon, it'll be soon. I told you, I would definitely find something to save this country."

As he spoke, Brand pulled out two pills, one blue and one pink.

"So, which one do you want?"

"If I eat this, I'll become Superman and drive away all the pirates and gangsters?"

The beaten child picked up the blue pill, his eyes filled with a glimmer of hope, but it vanished in an instant.

"No, this is a strong painkiller. Once you take it, the pain will stop."

"What about the pink one?"

"It's also a painkiller, but it's strawberry flavored."

"Uncle Brand, I suddenly realize that there's some truth to why the adults call you a fool."

boom!

A loud bang, like the roar of a cannon, suddenly came from the direction the gang members had just fled, interrupting Brand's conversation with the boy.

"Go home quickly, it's dangerous outside."

Brand gave the other person a word of advice and then ran in the direction from which the sound came. In the very center of the street, a huge bear paw print was left on the street, and the gang members were all pressed into the ground with their eyes rolled back.

The leader they were talking about was the group that went to cause trouble for Frankenstein last night. After fighting with Brand, they happened to run into Kuma and Frankenstein, who were dragging pirates and gangsters away from the hotel.

The conflict thus erupted. Since Frankenstein felt that fighting them wouldn't be worthwhile and would only lead to losses, the bear ultimately stepped in and resolved the situation.

But this has certainly made quite a fuss.

Pirates and gangsters living in the town appeared one after another, but were taken down one by one.

"Hey! Over here, come with me!"

Seeing someone fighting both gangsters and pirates at the same time, Brand's eyes lit up with joy. He immediately called for Kuma and Frankenstein to come with him, intending to take them to a safe place.

"Shall we go take a look?"

"Go ahead, they should be indigenous people, they might be able to bring more information."

Frankenstein shook the dirt off his hammer and followed along with the bear.

"My name is Brand, and I'm a member of the resistance here. There are some troublesome pirates among them. Just follow me; I know where there's a safe place to stay."

Brand had never seen Bear and Frankenstein on the island before. If they were members of a gang or pirates, they wouldn't be so unknown. So he chose to believe them.

"Rebels? Are there still people resisting them on this island?"

Upon hearing this, Xiong seemed somewhat pleased. With such a group of people, they would surely be able to figure out the situation on the island soon. After all, they had been fighting for so long, and they needed to know the enemy's strength.

"Well... it's just me. If you guys are willing to join me, then there will be three of us."

boom!

A large crater appeared beneath Frankenstein's feet. Brand's words nearly caused her to lose her balance and fall, but she managed to regain her footing with a burst of superhuman strength.

"Are you playing us?"

"No, let me explain."

Through Brand's account, they finally understood the situation on the island: there had indeed been a considerable number of rebels there, or more accurately, the former Kingdom's army.

After losing the protection of the World Government, they tried to continue protecting the island's safety, and initially they were quite successful. However, with the appearance of the Dre Pirates, this balance was broken.

The Kingdom's army was no match for him. After the island was occupied, they became a resistance force. As time passed, they either died in battle or withdrew, leaving only Brand still holding on.

He realized that his own strength was insufficient to defeat the enemy, so he wanted to invent powerful weapons to defeat the pirates and save the country.

"That guy is a monster. His hands can emit yellow flames. If you get touched by those flames, you will slowly die of old age, and even your armor will rot."

"A Devil Fruit user?"

"Yes, that should be it. Besides that, there's Kurhe, the godfather of the Kurhe Gang. He's a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, probably a centipede or a millipede. Those two are the most troublesome people on the island."

Brand, along with the bear and Frankenstein, ran into a mountain on the edge of the island and entered a hidden cave.

Here you can see some hastily made experimental equipment, which looks like it was taken from somewhere.

"These are all legacies of the former kingdom. That year, our king believed that someone could develop an elixir of immortality and used all the money in the country to purchase these devices. In the end, that person ran away with the money."

The king is living a life of luxury with the remaining money, while we're doomed.

"Speaking of which, you're not locals, are you? I saw a warship approaching here yesterday. Were you exiled?"

"No, we're here to save this place. Wait a moment, we'll talk to you later."

Father, this is the intelligence we've gathered, and there's more...

Frankenstein picked up the Den Den Mushi and put Brand aside, reporting the intelligence he had gathered the day before, along with the information Brand had just told him, to Oran. At the same time, Zack also reported the intelligence he had gathered to Oran.

There were some discrepancies between the intelligence reports, but they all had one thing in common: the strongest person on the island was Deli, the leader of the Deli Pirates.

"Sidil Oran! Ah, no, I shouldn't say that, it's too impolite. Please allow me to try again."

"Dr. Sidier! I've heard of you. I've heard that your talent is in no way inferior to that of the genius scientist Vegapunk, only your main focus is different."

After consulting Oran, Frankenstein and the bear eventually brought Brand back to the camp. Unexpectedly, the moment Brand saw Oran, he became as excited as a fanatic.

"Bear Cub, where did you find this lunatic? Are all the people on this island mentally unstable?"

"He's actually a very warm-hearted person, but he was probably just a little excited to see Brother Oran."

Brand had never been exposed to science before. It was the upheavals in the country that changed his mind. He learned by himself, studying the literature and papers published in newspapers. As a result, he actually knew more about Oran.

"Doctor, these are my ideas about the superhuman drug; I think they're feasible."

"Alright Brand, calm down. I'm not here to do academic research. If you're really interested in this, I can teach you after I finish taking care of other things, but your talent might not lie in this area."

"I'm sorry, I got too excited."

Oran used a more tactful approach: he didn't know how Brand had learned it, but every word Brand had just said was a challenge to the scientific community; in layman's terms, it was all wrong.

However, Brand brought him valuable information: there was actually a lot of research equipment on the island. Although so many years had passed, it might still be usable after some repairs.

Dealing with islands occupied by pirates is much simpler than usurping power or plotting to seize a country. The first step is to take down the strongest guy on the island, which will solve 90% of the problem.

Now we have a pretty good grasp of the situation regarding Delhi. After all, he has ruled this island for so many years, it's impossible that he didn't reveal any information.

Zach even sent back a message saying that Delhi seemed to have noticed the disappearance of the group from last night and was now on its way.

"Alright everyone, we need a complete battle plan. Derry's abilities might be a bit dangerous, but I happen to have a way to counter him."

Oran glanced at Terra, who was dozing off to the side, and the smile on his lips made Terra shiver inexplicably.

On the dock by the coast, Oran and Terra had been sitting there for a long time. Now, a silver figure in front of Oran had gradually formed into a human shape, and in the distance, silver gel was also converging towards them.

"Zack, are you sure you didn't hear that wrong?"

"Master, I'm sure. That person said he was going to come by boat to attack this place. Perhaps because he's directly opposite the island, it took him longer. Look, he's here."

Not far away, a pirate ship sailed towards them against the wind; it seemed that the sea breeze had delayed their journey.

"Bear, go say hello to them. You haven't neglected your training lately, have you?"

"Of course not, are we going to just sink them?"

"Of course, that's a pirate ship. But if that guy sinks to the bottom of the sea when they get closer, we won't be able to prove to the others on the island that he's been killed."

"it is good."

The bear didn't say much, but spread its arms and kept compressing the air. The paw bubbles, which were bigger than it was, eventually turned into tiny marks smaller than a hand.

"Pressure cannon".

As the pirate ship drew closer, Kuma gently pushed forward, and a seemingly harmless bubble floated lightly toward the approaching pirate ship, the people on board unaware of what it was.

boom!

As the ship approached the shore, the bubble made contact with the ship, and the compressed air burst instantly, the powerful impact shattering the ship into pieces in a flash.

"It's quite powerful, but the casting speed is a bit slow."

"It can be faster, which will concentrate the power more. Brother Oran, the enemy is coming."

A figure emerged from the wreckage of the ship.

"You bastards, what have you done to my ship?!"

A bald man's hands emitted a strange yellow power, which eventually condensed into several fireball-like objects that flew towards Oran. Kuma raised his hand and patted his chest, while Oran, using the power of the Book-Book Fruit, flew directly into the air.

The yellow flames fell on the wooden dock, and in the blink of an eye, the already dilapidated dock turned into a pile of rotten wood, with the areas hit the most turning to ashes.

The aged Deli, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user, has the ability to advance time forward for anything touched by his hands or the energy he releases. With his current ability, each touch advances time by 20 years.

If the object's lifespan is exceeded, the object will disappear.

It has similar abilities to the Ripe Ripe Fruit eaten by Shinobu in Wano Country, but it is not a fruit. This is because the effects of the Forward Fruit can be removed before things disappear, while the growth caused by the Ripe Ripe Fruit is irreversible.

"You're not young anymore, old man. At this age, wouldn't it be better to just retire peacefully?"

"Kid, what nonsense are you spouting? I've already stopped going out to sea and am living here to retire. You're the one who trespassed on my territory."

"You've damaged my pirate ship. Judging by this, you'll probably kill my first mate too."

"If you're talking about that coward named Stevie, then it was indeed me. But I'm curious, how did you confirm that?"

"I'm quite comfortable using that kid. As for your question, go find the answer in hell!"

Derry didn't explain anything to Oran, all because Derry himself knew how to make life cards, plus he had hinted to Stevie yesterday that they should act ahead of schedule.

So he only came after seeing the damaged life card; he would have arrived much earlier if he hadn't been delayed on the way.

"Feel the passage of time, kid!"

Delhi's bald head wasn't shaved by himself, but rather due to hair loss in his old age. He vehemently disliked people younger than himself and his favorite pastime was to make people older than himself and watch them slowly age and die.

In order to quickly defeat the enemy, Derry even swung his hand five times in a row, which meant that a hundred years had been fast-forwarded. If a human were touched by this, they would usually turn into a skeleton immediately. This was what Oran was waiting for.

"Terra! It's your turn to perform!"

This time, Oran didn't dodge. Instead, he grabbed Terra and threw her forcefully, sending her to face the attack.

After gathering intelligence about Delhi, Oran devised a plan of how to respond.

To be precise, he had many ways to deal with the enemy, but this method was the one that best served his own interests.

Roar! ! !

Terra's body began to expand at a visible speed, its rough scales became as hard as rock, and its dragon wings on its back became incredibly wide.

The teeth in its mouth became sharper, and rock-like overgrowth blocked all the vital organs of its body.

In the blink of an eye, Terra transformed into a colossal creature with a wingspan exceeding twenty meters.

A hundred years is a lifetime for humans, but for elemental dragons, it's merely the end of their juvenile stage, turning them into young dragons.

"Don't just stand there, Terra. The power within you is almost ready to awaken. Let him experience it."

Oran landed on Terra's back and gently stroked Terra's neck. The growth cycle of the dragon was too slow, and Oran had planned this move after learning about the dragon's abilities.

(End of this chapter)