The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

"A bunch of cats and dogs!"

Sakazuki snorted and took the lead, rushing onto the other ship.

boom!!

Before the opposing first mate could react and draw his sword, Sakazuki had already punched him in the face.

With just one strike, the swordsman vice-captain, with a bounty of 250 million, was knocked unconscious.

The cat viper and Ashura Doji then jumped onto the ship and began their killing spree.

Ashura Doji went directly to the pirate captain, while Nekomamushi killed the enemy while protecting Jack, Yamato, and Maria.

"Tch, is this all the pirates are like? A bunch of cats and dogs."

Less than a minute later, Ashura Doji pulled the knife out of Captain Nekomamushi's heart, looking utterly bored, and said the same thing as Sakazuki.

The opponent had absolutely no will to fight and couldn't even withstand a few of his attacks.

"I'm going to get angry if you talk about cats and dogs like that! Meow!"

Cat Viper slashed down a tall, thin pirate with a single blow, and then took the opportunity to reply to Ashura Doji.

He wouldn't dare to confront Sakazuki, but he's not afraid of Ashura Doji.

"Heh, I feel like your strength has regressed. Otherwise, how could you think pirates are so strong when they're so weak?"

Ashura Child kicked the corpse on the ground, his face showing disdain.

He thought the outside world was so amazing, but it turns out it's just a bunch of scum like this.

"Tsk, a bounty of 3 million is nothing but a kid in the New World. If you're really that good, why don't you challenge that admiral to a fight?"

As the cat viper spoke, it gestured towards Sakazuki with its lip.

"I'm not stupid."

Ashura Child glanced sideways at the cat viper; he wasn't without self-awareness.

Furthermore, Marine Admirals and pirates are not from the same system, so what's the point of comparing them?

"By the way, what rank is Oden among the pirates?"

Ashura Doji was somewhat curious, his gaze sweeping across the battlefield. He stood with Nekomamushi, watching Yamato and Jack charge into battle.

Some threatening targets were killed by Nekomamushi, and the remaining ordinary pirates were good practice targets for Yamato and his crew.

"Lord Oden..."

A hint of nostalgia flickered in the cat viper's eyes as it reminisced about its time at sea:

"They're probably only in the second tier among pirates."

"The second tier? Who's in the first tier?" Ashura Child became interested.

He felt he was somewhat inferior to Kozuki Oden, so by that calculation, he would be in the third tier.

"The top tier...those are all beings known as monsters, the legendary three great pirates: Roger, Shiki, and Whitebeard."

With a look of longing in his eyes, the cat viper introduced:

"Roger and Whitebeard were my captains and Lord Oden's captains back then. Lord Oden was no match for them. The two of them could fight for days and nights and destroy an island with ease."

"As for Shiki... I don't know much about him, but before we boarded Roger's ship, it's said that his pirate crew fought Roger, and if the weather hadn't been in Roger's favor, the Roger Pirates might have been wiped out."

"Wow, they all look like very important people."

Ashura licked his lips, a hint of interest appearing on his face.

It must feel great to see such a strong person.

"Hmph, Big Cat, why don't you tell me what happened to those legendary pirates? None of them had a good ending! There's no future in being a pirate!"

Yamato happened to be fighting nearby and managed to reply when he had a moment.

"Ok?"

Ashura Child looked at the Cat Viper with a questioning gaze.

"Cough cough...it's alright..."

The cat viper felt a little guilty, but meeting Ashura Doji's questioning gaze, he finally told the truth:

"Roger surrendered to the Navy and was eventually executed. Shiki was reportedly imprisoned after storming Marine Headquarters, but he supposedly escaped, and there has been no further news about him. As for Whitebeard, he has been ruling the New World ever since."

"So, two of the three most powerful pirates were defeated by the Navy?"

Ashura Doji immediately lost interest.

I heard Kozuki Oden say that pirates were very free on the sea, but this is what happened?

"Haha, pirates are loosely organized after all, they can't be compared to a regular army like the World Government." Nekomamushi laughed awkwardly.

"Isn't this just the difference between mountain bandits and the general's mansion? I thought it was something else."

Ashura Child picked his nose and succinctly revealed the core message.

"Hmph, you think you know so much."

Nekomamushi said irritably, drew his sword, and swung it, killing the pirate who was trying to ambush Yamato with a flying slash.

"Tsk, you know too little."

The two bickered and soon the entire pirate ship was cleared out.

When the cleaning was finished, Jack looked annoyed, Maria looked a little embarrassed, and Yamato looked somewhat unwilling.

You can tell their individual achievements just by looking at their expressions.

At a young age, Maria and Jack had a significant height advantage, making them completely overwhelmed by ordinary pirates.

Although Yamato's physical abilities are also very good, even comparable to those of ordinary school officers, they are still far inferior to Maria and Jack's innate advantages.

The group quickly returned to the Don Quixote, while the Cat and Dog Pirates' ship sank to the bottom of the sea, stained with lava.

Back on the ship, Sakazuki casually tossed the swordsman vice-captain to Quinn and continued standing at the bow.

When Quinn saw the person, he eagerly caught him and put the seastone bomb collar he had made on him on his head.

The seastone bomb collar was just a small fry compared to the historical text production that Luther had him research.

"Ah...we'll arrive in a few days, I need to figure out how to make it!"

Quinn shook his head in distress, then casually picked up the swordsman and headed down to the lower deck of the ship.

This was the first official task Luther had given him, and he certainly had to complete it well.

Chapter 122 The Historian's Ambition

a few days later.

An island with several volcanoes, and the words 'KAZANONSEN' are imprinted on the mountainside.

This is a famous volcanic hot spring resort island, attracting numerous guests, including many nobles from member states who enjoy vacationing here.

The Don Quixote quietly docked at the island's private pier.

This is a private port belonging to the Celestial Dragons, and it is not open to the public on ordinary days.

Most of the member states of the government have resort islands like this, in order to highlight the prestige of the Celestial Dragons.

Aside from Robin, all the other children were taken by Toki Amatsuki and protected by Ashura Doji and Nekomamushi, and went to the hot spring resort town.

Sakazuki was sent by Luther to buy supplies, leaving only Luther, Gion, Robin, and Quinn with him.

The four of them continued to climb up the volcano from the port. Kui was carrying a huge box covered with metal, and every step he took left deep footprints on the ground. He also panted from time to time.

"Your Highness, CP0 intelligence states that this is an End Point. Is it true that this is an End Point?"

Gion glanced at the thick smoke billowing from the volcano and suddenly asked a question.

Robin showed some interest in the question raised by Gion:

"End Point? The three ley lines from the New World legends? I read in some extremely secretive books that destroying the three nodes would cause an eruption of underground lava in the New World, thus destroying the entire New World. Is this one of the End Points?"

"Hey, something that sounds terrifying like that couldn't possibly exist."

Quinn wiped the sweat from his brow and couldn't help but mutter:

"Even if these three are indeed ley lines, they couldn't possibly cause an underground lava eruption. Would exploding the entire water pipe by blasting its three nozzles? It would only make the nozzles spray even more violently."

"About this matter..."

Luther laughed after hearing this:

"It is both true and false."

"what?"

Gion blinked, not understanding what "both true and false" meant.

Luther pointed to the crater ahead:

"This place is indeed the End Point. But as Quinn said, even if three places are bombed, it won't destroy the entire New World."

"Then why does CP0's data contain this statement?" Gion asked, puzzled.

"climate!"

Quinn reacted the fastest, replying with great certainty:

"If these really are three nodes, although they won't destroy the new world, destroying the three nodes will definitely make the new world's climate even more severe and less suitable for human habitation."

“That’s roughly it.” Luther nodded. “The weather in the New World is already terrible. According to the World Government’s estimates, destroying the three Endpoints would make the New World’s climate more than ten times worse.”

“If it’s not suitable for living, it’s no different from destruction.” Robin shook his head.

"Tsk tsk, thankfully the World Government knew about this and didn't do anything crazy." Quinn was somewhat relieved.

Luther chuckled and glanced at Quinn: "Have you ever heard of a backyard being swarmed by locusts and then burned down the whole backyard?"

"Uh...I see...Haha!"

Quinn smiled awkwardly, instantly understanding what Luther meant.

To put it bluntly, all these pirates combined are not enough to warrant the attention of the World Government, so there's absolutely no need for them to do something like this.