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

"After that, Uncle Figo will give the rescued slaves some time to calm down. If none of the captured slaves happen to know how to steer a ship, he will need to spend more time teaching them a few basic skills before they can control the slave-capturing ship."

Sora continued to tell Garp, "With this buffer, under normal circumstances, if we set off from Marine Headquarters first and our course doesn't happen to miss them, we can find them!"

"General Steelbone! Slave ship suspected to be intercepted by Commissioner Figo!" Just then, the lookout on the ship shouted into the air.

"Wow, that's incredibly accurate!" Garp exclaimed, staring at Sora in amazement. "Is this the judgment of an admiral?"

This astonished expression, however, did not bring Kong joy; instead, it filled him with a sense of helplessness.

You only see that my analysis is accurate, but you don't see how skilled I am in this analysis!

This has happened far too many times!

He explained these things to Garp in detail, which was also a sudden inspiration. In the past, when Figo came out of Impel Down, he always ran directly across the sea and never hitched a ride on a warship.

Now, not only has he boarded a warship, but he's also had a brief exchange with Garp, leading him to speculate—could it be that Uncle Figo has recognized Garp's potential and has high hopes for him?

Thinking about Garp's growth trajectory carefully, it's really not that different from his, and their strengths at the same age are quite similar. But the key difference is that he was personally trained by Doug from a young age, while Garp grew up entirely from the Navy's recruit training camp and elite training camp, and was even just a branch marine in the East Blue at the beginning!

From this perspective, Garp's talent in physical combat and Armament Haki might even surpass his!

He might not become a general; there are too many examples of people who quickly become lieutenant generals but then exhaust their potential. He can only hope that in the not-too-distant future, Garp can take his place and chase after Figo, who often sneaks out.

Chasing Figo is no easy task.

The warship turned and sped toward the slave ship that the lookout had spotted, while the slave ship in the far distance also began to move across the sea.

It is not as fast as a warship.

The distance between the two sides gradually closed.

Kong's expression turned serious as he stood with his hands behind his back at the bow of the ship: "But don't think that just because of this, we'll be able to catch up with Uncle Figo smoothly!"

"Whenever he goes out, he is never easily caught before he achieves his goal! He is one of the world's strongest swordsmen and one of the world's best navigators. The combination of these two qualities creates an extremely exaggerated effect!"

Swordsman is out of the question, but the best navigator? Garp glanced at the slave ship in the distance and vaguely saw Figo standing at the stern, drawing his sword and casually slashing at the sea twice.

Two flying slashes swept past.

In the distance, the sea surges and rolls!

“He won’t attack us directly, but will ‘play some games’ with us! He can use the most ordinary slashes to evaporate seawater, counteract rising air currents, form rain clouds in the sky, and even change the weather!” Kong’s voice grew louder and louder, and the sky in front of him became more and more gloomy.

The rising steam quickly ascended.

"Be careful!"

"A storm is coming!!"

Steel Bone roared loudly!

Click!

A bolt of lightning struck!

The bright, clear sky instantly turned dark and gloomy!

Large raindrops, accompanied by a fierce wind, lashed against Garp's face, while the warship billowed and lurched on the waves! Garp raised his arm to shield himself from the wind and rain, his eyes wide with shock, having been startled for what seemed like the umpteenth time!

That's amazing! That's really incredible!

Is this something a human could do?!

……

A dozen kilometers away, the sea where the slave-trapping ship was located was calm and still. Figo sat cross-legged at the stern, sheathing his black knife.

Navigation skills: 50000

Level 5, One Piece (max level)!

Unlike physical prowess and swordsmanship, abilities like navigation have a lower ceiling. While the weather in the pirate world is ever-changing, it is ultimately predictable, and nautical knowledge is finite.

Reaching level five doesn't require 100,000 points, only 50,000. Once you reach 50,000, your navigation skills can't be improved further. In other words, as long as Figo converts those 50,000 points into actual data and accumulates enough experience, he will undoubtedly become the strongest navigator, mastering all the navigation knowledge in the pirate world!

He drew his black sword and slashed twice more.

The dark clouds in the sky behind them grew even denser.

Figo chuckled mischievously: "Another enjoyable trip, Sora-chan."

Chapter Sixty-Two: Roggetown

A few days later, on the warship.

Garp collapsed in the cabin, hastily wiping his face, which was pale and somewhat numb.

God knows what he went through.

Storms, tsunamis, dense fog, thunderstorms, extreme cold, sea monster attacks...

He experienced more extreme dangers at sea in just a few days than he had in the previous ten years combined, and even with his strong physique, he was starting to feel the strain.

But the sailors on board, even the lieutenants and soldiers, seemed to take it all in stride, skillfully maneuvering the warship and avoiding danger time and time again. They were truly worthy of being the captain's crew.

“They’re already familiar with each other.” Steelbone Kong pushed open the door and walked in: “Kid, are you alright?”

"Yes, it's alright!" Upon seeing him, Garp straightened up from the deck, seemingly instantly perking up, and asked expectantly, "Is dinner ready, Admiral Steelbone?"

Empty: "Not yet."

Garp plopped back down, looking exhausted. "We haven't eaten yet, I'm starving. Admiral Cyborg, how many more days until we catch up with that Impel Down warden? He's created so many storms, why hasn't he shaken us off yet?"

"If they sail in a straight line, it will be easy for them to shake us off. But along the way, Uncle Figo's Observation Haki will keep capturing any pirate crews they encounter, which will naturally waste time and allow us to catch up with them time and time again."

Steelbone said, "Judging by the time, it should be soon. Uncle Figo should be filling up the cells on that slave ship, and he should be getting close to his destination!"

Fill it up? This was the first time Garp had ever heard of someone setting sail with the goal of filling all the cells on the ship. Should he say that he truly deserved to be the warden of Impel Down, or should he say that he truly deserved to be the strongest in the world?

Figo's fullness is not just any kind of fullness... Kong added in his mind.

……

On the distant sea, a sinister-looking pirate ship is sailing. On the pirate flag, two axes crossed on a skull indicate the identity of this pirate crew—the Double Axe Pirates.

The captain and first mate of the Double Axe Pirates are twin brothers, both over three meters tall and extremely strong, and both wield giant axes. They are quite famous in the first half of the Grand Line.

"Brother! There seems to be a ship ahead."

The younger brother, Ji Xu, gazed at the distant sea and said.

"A pirate ship?" asked the older brother, Gide.

"I didn't see a pirate flag. Ah, this decoration looks like a slave ship?"

"Slave-trapping ship?"

"What should we do? Should we avoid it?"

"No, no need. Although we don't want to provoke those slave traders, they're the ones who should avoid us." Gide walked to the bow of the ship and looked out, laughing loudly, "We're the great pirates with a bounty of sixty million! Those slave traders wouldn't dare to set their sights on us!"

"That's right, brother!"

Two minutes later.

The two brothers, each held by one of Figo's arms, wept bitterly, regretting their actions.

Slave traders, where are you?!

What is this thing?!

"They're all quite robust, let's squeeze in."

Squeeze in? The two brothers raised their heads with difficulty and froze. Before them were two rows of 20 cages holding slaves, crammed with people... literally crammed!

Why are they all piled up together?!

Wait a minute, isn't that guy who's turned blue from being suffocated Grey Sword Mike with a bounty of 76 million Berries? And isn't that guy foaming at the mouth Ironhead Latom with a bounty of 90 million Berries? There's even one with a bounty of 170 million...

They quickly lost interest in being surprised by their imprisoned predecessors, because Figo opened a relatively 'empty' cell, using his body to hold back the prisoners inside and shove the two men inside.

What buses look like during rush hour is exactly what 20 prison cells look like now!

Even worse!

I'm panting, I can't breathe!

"Finally, it's full." Figo closed the cell door, clapping his hands with satisfaction.

Well, let's leave it at that for now. If we continue any longer, we'll terrify the civilians.

We're almost at our destination.

Now, let's sail at full speed.

……

"Oh? We've moved into the Calm Belt?" Sora was somewhat surprised. "To the East Blue? In this direction, the only Marine branch that can accommodate so many pirates and return captured slaves is the Loguetown branch! Change course, Loguetown, full speed ahead!"

"Also, the highest-ranking officer currently stationed in Loguetown is Colonel Valente, right? Contact him immediately using a Den Den Mushi and explain the situation!"

Garp was greatly surprised. East Blue, East Blue was his home. He was even more familiar with Loguetown. Before being transferred from the branch to the headquarters, he had stayed in Loguetown for a while. What a coincidence!

"Admiral Steelbone, is this senior Figo from the East Blue?" Garp asked.

Kong shook his head: "I haven't looked into that."

"Hey, isn't he your teacher?"

Teacher… Kong recalled the lessons Figo taught him in Doug’s hospital room years ago, and nodded gently, saying, “That’s right, he was my teacher, but we didn’t spend much time together.”

"I see... So, he really can fight three generals all by himself?"

Huh? Kong was taken aback for a moment, then quickly chuckled. Has the legend of Impel Down been updated again?

Fighting three generals alone? That time, it should only be considered fighting two alone, and he was at a disadvantage. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been chained and stayed in Impel Down for 25 years.

But that's still quite remarkable.

Only after truly possessing the power of a Navy Admiral did Kong realize just how strong Figo was back then, who was able to fight against both Raul and Cheryl Rohrmann simultaneously and leave them helpless and only able to negotiate for a short period of time.

At this level, their physique and vitality alone have already set them apart from ordinary people. Even if they have a clear advantage in strength, it would be difficult to defeat them without at least a day and a night of fighting.

On this basis, if the number of opponents increases from one to two, the difficulty will not only increase by two times.

It's more than ten times!

Because you can't keep dealing damage to the same person when facing two opponents at the same time, the two can take turns as the main attackers. They can also recover while fighting, and even the strongest opponent will be slowly worn down! If their attacks are combined and stacked, they can inflict serious injury on an opponent of the same level in an instant!