Sailing: I Open Treasure Chests in the Pirate World

Since the goal is to go to the East China Sea to find Crocodile.

Of course, we need to find out Crocodile's exact location beforehand.

Are you asking about the navy?

Or should I ask about pirates?

Ian thought for a moment and then dialed the Den Den Mushi.

"Hey, is Old Sha there?"

East China Sea, Golden Island, and surrounding waters.

Crocodile was aboard his Baroque Gustav, frowning as he looked at the Den Den Mushi in front of him.

"White Dragon? What's wrong?"

I heard you recently went to the East China Sea!

Ian asked directly.

"Has something interesting happened in the East China Sea?"

Ian knew it very well.

Crocodile has been lying low in Alabasta because he is plotting the Ancient Weapon, Pluton.

Unless something extraordinary happens.

Crocodile would never leave Alabasta without permission.

"Where did you hear that news from?"

Crocodile took a puff of his cigar, the rising smoke obscuring his facial expression and the cold, indifferent look he gave the crew around him.

"How insightful!"

"Of course, I heard it from the Navy."

Ian didn't hide anything and said it directly.

“The Seven Warlords of the Sea usually have fixed areas of operation. Since you suddenly left Alabasta, of course someone will be paying attention to your movements.”

navy……

This answer was somewhat unexpected for Crocodile, but it was still within the realm of understanding.

However, he still disliked others spying on him.

"You don't need to know what I'm doing!"

"Old Sha, if I don't get an answer from you..."

Ian said calmly.

"You'll never find out where that ship is in your lifetime."

That ship?

Crocodile paused, instantly realizing the implication Ian was making.

That ship, of course, refers to that "extremely evil warship," an ancient weapon named after a "god"—

Pluto, the Lord of the Underworld!

Crocodile has been searching for Hades all these years.

He finally managed to recruit an archaeologist who could read ancient texts.

As it turned out, that woman was seduced away by that bastard Bai Long with just a few words...

Crocodile remembers very clearly that the White Dragon once said:

Pluto, the god of the underworld, has a set of "blueprints" that have been passed down through the ages.

However, Crocodile never received a more detailed answer from the White Dragon.

At this moment, Bai Long suddenly brought up "that ship" again.

Krocdalen couldn't sit still any longer.

Tell me everything you know!

"No."

"Huh? What did you say?"

“You don’t have enough ‘bargaining chips’ to get ‘intelligence’ from me, Crocodile.”

Ian said calmly.

"If you want to know more about that ship, exchange 'intelligence' with me."

"You know just how valuable this 'intelligence' is."

Information about the specific location of ancient weapons is so valuable that saying it's "priceless" is an insult to its worth; it's practically "invaluable"!

Crocodile remained silent for a long time before finally confessing honestly.

"I am currently in the East China Sea, in a place called 'Golden Island'."

"Golden Island?"

Ian paused for a moment, rummaging through the nooks and crannies of his memory to find information about the island.

"Do you believe in that legend of the 'Gold Thief'?"

Wu Nan, the Gold Thief, is a notorious pirate from the East China Sea.

in the Legends.

Unan collected one-third of the world's gold and stored it on a secret golden island.

Based on what Ian knows...

This is fake news.

Urumqi is indeed a "gold thief".

He did indeed possess a great deal of gold.

However, in his later years, Unan returned all the wealth he had acquired as a pirate, including the gold he owned.

But let’s be honest.

Even in his later years, Unan did not return the wealth he had acquired as a pirate.

Ian was also skeptical of this "Legend of the East Sea".

What does it mean to have "one-third of the world's gold"?

In southern Ukraine, they are known as the "Gold Thieves".

It's not called "Golden Pirate King"!

Furthermore.

Even contemporary users of the Paramecia-type Gold-Gold Fruit.

Gild Tesoro, the Golden Emperor who had already built the colossal golden ship "Grand Tesoro" in the New World.

He probably doesn't even have a third of the world's gold!

The legend of the "gold thief stealing one-third of the world's gold"...

Ian felt this was a completely fabricated "sea story" based on hearsay.

"How much money could a small-time pirate from the East China Sea possibly make in his entire life?"

Crocodile scoffed, equally unimpressed by the so-called "gold thief."

"I came to the East China Sea for someone else, someone you told me about before..."

"Whitebeard III, Edward Weevil!"

Edward Weebull?

Ian raised an eyebrow; the name did indeed surprise him somewhat.

"Your men at Baroque Works have discovered Edward Weevil's trail?"

"Yes, this 'Whitebeard III' is currently near Golden Island, but I haven't found his exact location yet."

Having already gone this far, Crocodile had no intention of hiding anything any longer and revealed most of the truth.

“The low-level agents at Baroque Works spotted Edward Weevil, but they couldn’t keep the monster at bay, so I came from Alabasta.”

Whether it's Edward Newgate with his white beard.

It was Edward Teach, the second Whitebeard.

Or perhaps Edward Weevil III, the Whitebeard.

Crocodile is very interested in any information or news related to "Whitebeard" 5.5.

He currently lacks the ability to seek revenge against the real Whitebeard, nor can he locate Whitebeard Jr., so he can only look for Whitebeard III...

"Golden Island, is it? I understand!"

Ian patted the blue-eyed white dragon beneath him, and the dragon's flight speed began to increase dramatically.

"I'm also very interested in that 'Whitebeard III' Edward Weevil, I'm on my way..."

"Oh, by the way, I'll introduce you to a new friend later."

After saying that, Ian hung up the Den Den Mushi immediately.

"Hello? Hello?"

Crocodile held the Den Den Mushi that had lost signal, his brow furrowed into a deep frown.

What exactly does that bastard Bai Long mean?

What does it mean that "he was also very interested in Whitebeard III"?

As for that so-called "new friend," Crocodile completely ignored him.

First, Crocodile doesn't trust anyone else.

Secondly, Crocodile didn't consider that bastard White Dragon to be his friend.

In the end, Whitebeard III was his prey!

Crocodile put the Den Den Mushi into his pocket, took another puff of his cigar, and then crushed it.

His right hand, which was crushing a cigar, was gleaming with a metallic black luster.

That's Armament Haki!

After being educated by Ian.

Crocodile has regained some of his former power!

Chapter 171 Whitebeard is my prey!

Golden Island.

A short, ugly old woman, barely half a meter tall, was walking along, spitting out contempt for the world.

"Damn Whitebeard!"

"Damn Whitebeard Jr.!"

"Damn the World Government and Marine Headquarters!"

A secret story is being whispered about on this vast sea.

A person's experiences and past can have a very serious impact on their appearance in old age.

The more wicked a person is, the more they enjoy scheming and plotting, the closer their appearance will be to the limits of human ugliness in old age.

The veracity of this secret is impossible to ascertain.

However, a large number of elderly people with extremely ugly appearances do indeed live on this sea.

Especially—"older women".