One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

Just then, Shabas and his companions, who had run far away earlier, rushed back in a panic.

"The ship, Captain, something terrible has happened! Admiral Aokiji of the Navy is here!"

The dark clouds that had been gathering dissipated instantly, and Blackbeard seemed somewhat surprised. "How could a Marine Admiral suddenly appear here?"

"Quick, let's go!"

Before he finished speaking, he fled for his life into the inland forest.

Chapter 50 What Does Zhou Ze Want? (Third Update)

"puff"

As soon as Blackbeard and his men disappeared from sight, Zhou Ze could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale.

After forcibly suppressing the blood, Zhou Ze coughed it up and felt much better. Only then did he remember the information he had just heard.

Why did Aokiji suddenly appear here?

Zhou Ze pondered for a while but still couldn't figure it out. However, he decided to leave immediately, otherwise, if Aokiji found out, it would inevitably cause a lot of trouble.

After a brief moment of calming his restless internal energy, Zhou Ze took to the air and flew towards the outer sea.

Meanwhile, the port was in chaos. Aokiji's sudden appearance at sea threw the town, filled with violence and criminals, into disarray, and countless pirates scattered and fled for their lives.

To avoid being discovered by the blue pheasant, Zhou Ze deliberately took a long detour, flying far north before turning back and flying east.

However, due to his injury, he did not fly into the clouds.

Aokiji was leisurely riding his bicycle slowly towards the dock. He left the Marine Headquarters this time because CP9 reported that Water 7 seemed to have discovered information about ancient weapons. His trip to Jaya Island was just a spur-of-the-moment decision and was not originally planned.

Suddenly his gaze sharpened as he looked at the distant sky. A black dot was flying rapidly towards the open sea. Although he couldn't see it clearly, he was certain that it wasn't a bird, but a person.

Aokiji raised an eyebrow, looked away, and continued riding his bicycle toward the island.

"Hey, I have a question for you."

Aokiji grabbed a panicked pirate, the condensed ice emanating a chilling aura that quickly spread from Aokiji's hand to the pirate's arm.

What just happened on this island?

The pirate's entire arm was frozen solid, turning into a glistening block of ice. Terrified, he turned pale and stammered:

"It was... a young man who killed a member of the Blackbeard Pirates..."

"No, don't kill me!"

The pirate intermittently told Aokiji everything he knew, and finally, his strong will to survive made him beg for mercy.

Aokiji nodded, "Okay."

Then he ignored the pirate and headed into the town, which was already half destroyed.

The area where Zhou Ze and Blackbeard fought was a scene of utter devastation. Houses were gone in droves, and the hurricane had swept through the area, lifting up the ground.

At the edge of the battlefield, Aokiji found Van Augur's corpse. He stared at the headless man's wounds for a while, his eyes flickering, before finally riding his bicycle slowly away from Jaya Island.

……

Zhou Ze landed on the deck of the warship, and Mike rushed over immediately.

Seeing Zhou Ze's pale face and sweat-drenched body, Mike was startled and went to help him up.

Zhou Ze waved his hand, "I'm fine, I just need to rest for a bit."

"Cough, cough,"

Zhou Ze coughed violently twice before giving the order:

"Return to G-2 Fortress first. If there's no urgent matter, handle it yourself and try not to disturb me."

Mike quickly saluted, "Yes, sir!"

Zhou Ze lay on the bed, taking a few deep breaths as his internal energy, which was automatically circulating, repaired the meridians throughout his body.

Changing Ace's fate seems incredibly difficult; given Ace's personality, it's practically a dead end.

Zhou Ze was deeply worried about whether today's battle with Blackbeard would disrupt Blackbeard's crew's plans.

Of course, this battle was not without its gains.

Zhou Ze was at least certain that Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit ability could not suppress the sword techniques activated by his Lesser Formless Technique, which left him with the possibility of defeating Blackbeard.

Moreover, due to the special nature of his body and abilities, Blackbeard's tolerance for pain and injury is far weaker than that of ordinary people, which is also crucial.

Zhou Ze believed in himself, and that sooner or later he would be able to crush this ambitious guy with a skill other than that of an ability user!

……

Deep in the dense forests of Jaya Island.

Blackbeard was still groaning in pain as Doc Q bandaged his wounds.

"Fortunately, the wound isn't deep and will heal quickly." Although Doc Q looked very old and had a very aged voice, he was actually only in his twenties.

"That brat, once my plan to seize power is on track, I'll kill him first! Ouch, that hurts like hell!"

Blackbeard slammed his fist on the ground in anger and cursed.

"Captain, what do we do now? Van Augur actually..." Barzas's tone was somewhat dejected, and his signature "Wahahahaha" laughter was no longer heard.

Blackbeard glared at him with displeasure and said in a muffled voice:

"Scared? If you want to stand at the top of the world, you're bound to lose if you're not prepared to risk your life!"

"One day, I will make the whole world see that in the face of darkness, everything is pale and powerless!"

"I have a perfect plan for domination. Sooner or later we will reach that position. You will follow me and risk your lives to wait for that day!"

Burgess and his two companions, initially dejected by Van Augur's sudden death, rallied upon hearing Blackbeard's words and roared:

"Captain, we believe in you. We will definitely have that day, even if it costs us our lives!"

"Hahaha, good!" Blackbeard laughed loudly, took the wine bottle from his waist, and took a swig.

"The meeting between the Marine Headquarters and the Seven Warlords of the Sea will be held in Mary Geoise."

"Lafitte, go to Mary Geoise..."

"This is the first step in our quest for supremacy, hehehehehe."

……

Albana, the Kingdom of Alabasta.

“Icarem, you said the person you saved was named Zhou Ze?” Princess Vivi grabbed the arm of Icarem, the captain of the palace guards, and said.

"Ah, this... yes, Your Highness!" Icarum stared at Vivi, her eyes wide, finally letting the cat out of the bag.

Vivi, observing Icarus's reaction, asked, "Did Dad already know?"

Then, without waiting for Icarus's reply, she pulled him toward the main hall.

"Father, I want to know, what kind of deal did you make with Zhou Ze?" Princess Vivi asked as she entered the palace hall.

“I just heard from Icarum that Zhou Ze is still alive.”

Cobra glanced at Icarum, waved his hand, and the servants in the hall withdrew one by one, leaving only the two guardian gods of the kingdom present.

“Ah, my dear daughter,” Cobra said slowly after the hall had been cleared, “Actually, no…”

"Dad, are you really going to keep this from me?" Vivi sensed that Kobra was trying to cover it up, and she refused to believe it. She spoke up to stop him and looked directly into Kobra's eyes.

“Well, well, you are the heir to the kingdom after all. Once you get married, I will pass the throne to you…” Cobra sighed.

"father!"

Vivi raised her voice slightly to express her dissatisfaction.

Cobra laughed and said in a relaxed tone, "It's nothing, Zhou Ze just wants Elmar!"

"What!" Vivi exclaimed in surprise. "Daddy, how could the kingdom's land be..."

Cobra waved his hand. "No, it's not what you think, Vivi!"

Chapter 51: The Special Zone and Zhou Ze's "Four Emperors" Level Battle (Bonus Chapter)

"This isn't a transaction, it's a partnership, Vivi!"

Kobra recounted the entire content of his discussion with Zhou Ze that day to Vivi, and concluded by saying...

Weiwei frowned throughout the conversation. "But, Dad, what's the difference between this and simply granting him land?"

"The Kingdom of Alabasta abolished the noble system thousands of years ago, how could it..."

“No, Vivi, it’s not the same. Zhou Ze is not a nobleman. The Elmar region used to belong to the Kingdom of Alabasta, and it will remain so.”

Kobra reached out and grabbed Vivi's hand, pulling her to his side.

"In Zhou Ze's words, it's about establishing a special zone, the Elmar Special Zone."

Cobra smiled and smoothed Vivi's loose hair.

"My darling daughter looks even prettier with her hair down. I wonder which boy will be lucky enough to have her someday."

Vivi's gaze faltered slightly, as if she had thought of something. A blush crept onto her face, and she shifted her body a few times, trying to pull her hand away from Cobra's grasp.

"Dad, what are you saying?"

Kobra was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter, "Alright, alright, let's get down to business."

"Zhou Ze serves as the chief executive of this special zone, and he is only responsible for economic and livelihood matters."

"Oh, right, he's a Marine, so a small number of Marines will be coming..."

Upon hearing this, Vivi frowned deeply. "Didn't the World Government assure all countries that it wouldn't station troops here? How dare Zhou Ze..."

"Don't worry, my dear daughter," Cobra patted Vivi's hand reassuringly.

"They will not enter Alabasta as part of the navy; the warships will remain at the port of Rapeseed Flower."

Seeing that Vivi wanted to say something more, Cobra waved his hand and said with a smile:

“I know what you’re worried about. The kingdom will send people to monitor it. If anything is found that harms the kingdom’s interests or disrupts its stability, this cooperation can be terminated at any time.”