I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

What happened now? What's going on?!

Fortunately, this state only lasted for a dozen seconds before Adlino regained his vision. Sitting on the ship, he looked around anxiously. The figure standing beside him had changed to Chairman Figo, while the original pirate had disappeared.

"You have quite the imagination, and you even implicated me as the mole."

Figo laughed and said, "Keep transporting your lamp wicks. Do a good job, core employees of our Lynch Trading Company. I have other places to go."

As soon as he finished speaking, Adlino saw Figo walk on the water and disappear into the sea in an instant.

It was like a dream. He was sitting perfectly fine on the speedboat, the lamp wick was still intact, he hadn't encountered any pirates, and the journey was smooth.

"I... accidentally fell asleep?"

"Where is the Ponpo Pirates?"

The confusion on the lion's face finally faded when he saw the ship planks floating on the distant sea and the tattered pirate flag.

He swallowed hard.

A wave crashed in, engulfing the last remaining members of the Pompeio Pirates in the raging torrent!

"Work hard, core employees of our Lynch Business Group..." Figo's words echoed.

"I'm rich now, I'm rich now..."

……

That day, late at night.

The seven business leaders from the nearby sea area, having no desire to rest, gathered together once again.

“A combat squad of the Brigitte Pirates has gone missing, and Brigitte is demanding compensation from me, that bastard…”

"It's the same on my end."

"Me too……"

“I’m in a better position.” Hall’s words drew everyone’s attention: “The entire Pompeio Pirates have lost contact, so no one will ask me for any compensation.”

This joke isn't funny.

They didn't send the pirate crew to attack the Lynch Merchant Guild's headquarters directly. They just planned to have the pirates steal some of the lamp wicks that the Lynch Merchant Guild had given away, leaving them with nothing to deliver, thus cooling down the lamp-lighting event, causing some trouble for the Lynch Merchant Guild, and gradually forcing them to back down and surrender.

They confirmed that the men transporting the lamp wicks were ordinary kings who had just joined the Lynch Merchant Guild and shouldn't possess such power.

Had they laid an ambush beforehand?

What kind of ambush could so accurately annihilate the combined forces of the five pirate crews mobilized by the seven of them in a single day, even causing Pompeio, whose body was at the third level of the Illumination Realm, to disappear as well?!

and……

Was he dead, or was he captured?

The seven people stared at each other, their faces pale.

Read each other's eyes.

We're in big trouble!

Chapter 303 Figo Figo

"In a single day, of the five notorious pirate crews, four lost a combat squad, and one was completely wiped out..."

Doflamingo interlaced his fingers, thinking to himself, "Anyone who can come up with such a novel activity is definitely not an idiot. Those guys from Hall are still thinking about devouring the other side, but little do they know, the other side's target has probably been them for a long time."

He had guessed that the Lynch Merchant Guild would be strong, but he hadn't expected it to be this powerful. Fortunately, he hadn't placed his hopes on Hall and the others.

He picked up the Den Den Mushi and dialed.

After their last call, Ipolito gave him his private number so he could contact him directly.

The Den Den Mushi connected quickly.

Doflamingo said directly, "Lord Ippolito, there's an update I must inform you of. Hall and his men have made their move, but..."

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Ipolito narrowed his eyes slightly. He deduced that Doflamingo must have guessed that, for the sake of safety, he had sent his trusted subordinates to provide a final guarantee, which was a reminder to his own people not to fall as well.

"Hehe, I understand." He chuckled and said, "Doflamingo, you're an interesting guy, but unfortunately, your strength is still a bit lacking. I look forward to your growth."

Doflamingo pretended not to understand the hidden threat in Ippolito's words, thanked him, and hung up the phone.

"Fufu, I won't let you down."

……

Unbeknownst to the two of them, there was another important figure also paying attention to what was happening in the Serau Merchant Guild's waters.

Also at the highest level of Capri, there is Urik, the three-eyed king who lit five lamps!

Although his strength and influence at sea were not as great as Ipolito's, his position in Capri was higher than that of Ipolito, who had little real power.

He oversees the network, and one of the five lamps he lights is controlled by a network bug, which is very rare for kings who crave power.

He ordered the news to be suppressed, fearing that the Lynch Business Group's "Lighting Up the City" and "Lighting Partner" activities would create infighting, leading more business groups to follow suit and causing losses.

He had naturally been keeping a close eye on the situation there.

He had caught some of Ipolito's movements, and with the visit of Rear Admiral Dooge from the Blue Sea Navy, and Dooge's well-known relationship with Doflamingo's high command, he had already pieced together in his mind the general plan of what the two were going to do.

Borrow a knife first, then discard it.

This is a common tactic used by business groups in competition.

If it were just Doflamingo's report, it wouldn't be a devastating blow to those seven merchant groups, even with some evidence.

But with Ipolito around, the seven small merchant groups with weak backgrounds would definitely not be able to withstand it.

They can't handle it, but he can, even if it offends Ipolito.

For hundreds of years, the top leaders of the Light and Fire Star have been competing in this way!

The sea of ​​lights is vast, yet not that vast.

Two demon races and half-demon races occupy 10 of the 16 sea areas, while the human race occupies only 6.

You divide it up, I divide it up, and there won't be much left. The remote sea areas occupied by those small merchant groups are also valuable. Taking action without cause would cause some trouble and could easily provoke a united boycott from too many people. But this time he is going to help them and help them get away with their crimes!

The seven merchant groups will be sensible and proactive.

As for how to get away with it... colluding with pirates to destroy a rival merchant group is a crime, but if the rival merchant group is already a criminal, then having some contact with pirates is not such a big problem.

He took a different approach, starting from the root cause.

After the destruction of the Serau Merchant Guild, the Lynch Merchant Guild was established in the same location, which is normal and arouses suspicion. All that is needed is to prove that the Lynch Merchant Guild is related to that angel Michael.

It's both unrelated and related, especially since Ulrik himself was inclined to believe that this was not a coincidence.

Two days later, two of his men landed on Wind Ring Island and, through the name Lynch, traced the place where Figo first arrived.

The two went directly to the island's sheriff, Ahai, and said, "We are sea patrol officers from the Hilo Sea area, and we need your cooperation in answering some questions."

Ah Hai had already learned about the Lin Qi Merchant Guild's situation through the old network bug, and was somewhat prepared for this situation, so he nodded in agreement.

Inspector: "Is there a chip finder named Lynch on Wind Ring Island?"

Yes, he has already left.

Inspector: "Did he leave on his own, or with others?"

“With others.” Ahai recalled Figo’s instructions to him before he left, and felt a little worried, but he still said directly, “The one who took him off the island is an angel man who just came to our Lampfire from the starry sky.”

The two men exchanged glances, clearly surprised by how easily it went. They smiled slightly and finally asked Ahai, "Do you know the name of that angel? Is his name Michael?"

Ahai was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head and replied, "No, he said his name is Figo."

Hmm? You used katakana?

……

On the other side, Doflamingo was staring at the Lynch Trading Company page on the Internet Bug, watching the countdown for the Lighting Up event reach zero.

Seven days have passed.

After refreshing, the page had changed to a similar page to other merchant groups, selling lamp wicks and lamps.

At a glance, there are numerous entries.

From high-end level three lamps to less common lamps like makeup lamps, we have everything. More than three hundred lamps and wicks were put on the shelves at once!

"Truly formidable strength." This was all Doflamingo remarked, and the announcement he was most concerned about certainly did not disappoint him.

At midnight tonight, the 'Zero Light Coin Purchase' event will start on time. If you are quick, you will have the chance to buy back the lamp wicks without spending any money, only paying for shipping!

The coverage area is 485 islands!

It includes the original Serau Sea area, the seven merchant groups that were stunned after the operation and have not yet launched a second operation, and even his territories that were not involved. The entire area has been expanded without any gaps!

"Fufufu, what a fierce and forceful attitude." Doflamingo's face was filled with excitement, his smile wicked and arrogant: "So, how will you deal with Ippolito's attack?"

……

At the same time, Ipolito was also watching the Lynch Merchant Guild's 'resistance'. He shook his head, covered up the network bug, and asked, tilting his head, "Barodal and the others have arrived, haven't they?"

"Yes, my lord."

"Hehe, let's take action then. If we let him keep making a scene, he'll only create more trouble."

……

"Confirmed?" Urilik was holding a Den Den Mushi, listening to his subordinates' reports.

"Yes, sir. It has been confirmed that the man who established the Lynch Merchant Guild in the name of Lynch, the core finder of Wind Ring Island, is an angel, suspected to be Michael, the murderer who destroyed the Serau Merchant Guild. However, the name he used on Wind Ring Island is 'Figo,' so we cannot be 100% sure that they are the same person."

What else is there to be unconfirmed? Urik chuckled softly: "Figo?"

This is clearly a pseudonym; the name has been used to refer to the King of the Stars.

Ridiculous, hahaha, hahaha, ha...

ha?

"Figo?!"

Chapter 304 Eyesight

After somewhat awkwardly instructing the newly joined "Network Bug Customer Service" members on how to work and the zero-yuan purchase event launching that evening, Lin Qi approached Figo at the Merchant Guild building.

"How are you feeling?" Figo asked him.