The Black Prince of Pirates

The arrival of Elus has added another third level of hustle and bustle to the bustling city in the Water Capital. A team of hundreds of people checked into the "Horned Cat" hotel next to the city hall, and maids can be seen coming out of the hotel every day. We visited various places in the water city.

The beautiful maids traveling together attracted countless eyes.

But after the maids took out guns and swords from their skirts and defeated all the unscrupulous people who surrounded them with the momentum of autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, no one dared to look down on these cute and beautiful maids anymore.

Horned Cat Hotel.

Elus was sitting on the recliner and cutting his nails. He liked to do this by himself. He used nail scissors to cut off the nails that were a little too long. He trimmed the nails of his ten fingers neatly little by little with a crisp sound. Finally, Looking at the clipped nails piled on the corner of the table, I feel an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.

Just like when you dig your ears, you always put the removed earwax on a conspicuous piece of paper to admire, and even treat it as something very powerful for others to see. Even if you get looks of disgust for it, you don't think so.

"Flan, have you gained anything in the past two days?"

"We have basically figured out the situation of [Frankie House]. Their base is in the back streets of Water City. That place is almost the dark side of Water City. Pirates, gangs, human traffickers, etc. are not visible. The forces of light have taken root in the backstreets, and Frankie House is a relatively famous group in the Water City."

When talking about this fame, Fran showed a little smile on her face.

"Their profession is shipbreaking craftsmen and their side job is bounty hunting. They hunt pirates and use their heads to exchange money with the navy. They dismantle the pirate ships directly and sell the usable parts to shipbuilding companies... ···If the leader named Franky hadn’t behaved so abnormally, their reputation on the island would actually not be bad!”

It is true that the maids went out to visit and play, but after playing, they also allocated some energy to collect information about French House. After three days of careful investigation, they collected various information about French House, such as The personnel composition, activity areas, work and rest habits... were obtained without much effort.

After all, French House is not a real criminal gang such as gangsters. There is no shady business, so there is no need to keep it secret. You can find out the situation of French House with a little effort.

"Your Highness, are you true that the blueprints of Pluto are hidden in this Franky? From the intelligence, he is a gangster and a pervert? How could such a person have the blueprints of Pluto?"

Fran blinked her eyes, with uncontrollable curiosity on her face.

That's the blueprint of Pluto!

The legendary super battleship is said to be able to destroy an island with one shot... Such rumors have been enduring for a long time. The World Government has erased the corresponding records in official documents, but it cannot stop people from talking about it. Word of mouth, and former O'Hara historians, continue to explore the lost history.

Therefore,

There are always bits and pieces of history handed down.

Crocodile, who was busy with the "stealing" plan in the Kingdom of Alabasta, obtained the information about Pluto hiding somewhere in the Kingdom of Alabasta from secret channels, so he did not hesitate to spend a lot of energy and a long time hiding in Alabasta. Make trouble.

"Don't underestimate people, that guy who likes to go shopping in just a pair of swimming trunks is a pervert, but he is also one of the most skilled shipwrights in the Seven Islands of Water..." Elus said roughly Explained the tragic story of fish-man Tom and his two human apprentices being persecuted by World Government agents.

The story itself is not very interesting, but the information involved is valuable.

But since even the World Government is not sure about the whereabouts of Pluto's blueprint, why is His Highness so sure that the blueprint is on this pervert who changed his name to Franky?Obviously Mayor Bingshan is the better successor, right?Fran controlled the curiosity in her heart this time. Anyway, her Highness was not so talkative once or twice.

And she didn't have much interest in the deceased world's number one shipwright. She just wanted to see how powerful Pluto's drawings were!

"Then, Your Highness, when will we take action?"

"Have the photocopiers been checked?"

"They are all new products bought from Marineland, and there is nothing wrong with them at all."

"Where's the distressed paper?"

"All kinds of common and uncommon old papers are ready."

"Check it twice more, make the preparations, and then start tonight."

The action of taking away the blueprint of Pluto from Franky itself was not difficult for Elus, just because Eleus didn't want the world government to suspect that he had obtained the blueprint of Pluto. It was best not to even have any doubts. .

After all, it is a legendary ancient weapon. Even if there is no conclusive evidence, as long as the world government becomes suspicious, it will definitely become a very troublesome situation.

of course,

Even so, this matter is actually not too difficult.

As long as he can get the blueprints of Pluto without alerting anyone, and exchange the fake ones for the real ones, this is the action plan decided by Eleus. According to the plan, he will not participate in the whole process and will be on the bright side. The target attracts the attention of both the public and the private, and Fran will be responsible for the specific actions. With the skills of the maid lady, it is really not difficult.

At this moment,

There was a knock on the door.

"Your Highness, Mayor Bingshan has arrived."

A maid's voice came from outside the door.

"Mayor Bingshan, please sit down in the reception room for a moment." Elus stood up and rubbed the trimmed nails alternately with the thumb pads of his left and right hands. There were no edges or sharp thorns, and then he was satisfied that the nails were trimmed. Throwing it on the coffee table, "Flan, go get ready! I'll give you a 'holiday' from now on. Take a few people out for a walk, and wait for the opportunity to take action at night."

"Then Your Highness, I will leave now."

"Go quickly! I will continue to fight a protracted war with Mayor Bingshan." The Pluto blueprint is the goal, but in addition to this blueprint that I don't know if it will be used, the water city's sea train manufacturing technology is also Al Wusi's goal, in order to obtain this technology from Bingshan these days, he really spent a lot of time, and finally saw the light of day.

Fran left the room to prepare for the night.

Elus turned a corner and came to the reception room.

"I'm sorry, Mayor Bingshan, for keeping you waiting."

Elus walked in and sat down on the sofa opposite the iceberg.

"I've only been here for less than two minutes." Bingshan thanked the maid who brought hot tea to the side. He stretched out his finger to touch the hot tea cup. The tingling pain from his fingertips made him focus more. , the negotiations in the past few days made him understand that Eleus didn't like to say useless polite words at all.

As a man of action, he doesn't like to waste energy on meaningless things.

Without saying any more nonsense, I went straight to the point.

"Prince Elus, the technology of the sea train is the hard work of my teacher. If it is possible for the teacher's hard work to be carried forward, I will naturally be happy. However, as the mayor of the Seven Islands of Water, I also need to contribute to this. The city, the island is responsible.”

"Due to the influence of Akura Ragna, the God of Water (Tsunami), and the shipbuilding technology of the Water City at that time, the city of water was in danger of decline and demise. It was me My teacher built the sea train and saved the city with his world-leading shipbuilding technology, so I absolutely must protect the city that my teacher saved."

Elvus squinted his eyes and listened to Bingshan repeatedly emphasizing his 'responsibility'. This rhetoric probably contained sincerity. Bingshan did not lie about his feelings for the deceased teacher, but this did not prevent him from finding ways to improve Haishan. The price of train technology.

When Mayor Bingshan said he was tired, he stopped to drink tea.

Elus then spoke: "Mayor Bingshan, I have heard about Mr. Tom. I am deeply sorry for his misfortune. I am just... helping Mr. Tom clear his name. I am not the only one involved in this matter." It’s something that the King’s Shichibukai can do.”

He spread his hands to show embarrassment.

It's actually very difficult.

If you want money, to be honest, it doesn't matter even if it's more than a billion beli, but Bingshan's request is to help the dead fishman Tom clear his name. This condition was not thought of by Elus at all, so he negotiated I'm stuck here and can't proceed.

Whether the status of King Shichibukai is high or low depends on the specific person or thing he is facing.

But in general, except for Doflamingo, the original Celestial Dragon, the Shichibukai under the King mostly deal with the navy, and basically have no contact with senior officials of the World Government. Things like this kind of clearing people's charges are It’s really difficult.

In particular, the target is the fish-man Tom, who once built the "Auro Jackson" for the Pirate King and was executed by the World Government for this.

It’s really difficult to deal with the Pirate King involved.

"Is there really...no way at all?"

Unwilling to give up like this, Bingshan's eyes widened and he looked at Eleus pleadingly.

Ever since the teacher was willing to be taken away by agents of the World Government in order to protect his junior brother Franky, and was finally executed on Judiciary Island for building a ship for the Pirate King, he died with an indelible reputation and all his achievements in life were wiped out. I held my breath in my heart.

He wanted to rectify the teacher's name, let the teacher's statue stand in the center of the Water City, and let the residents of the island know who saved the Water City that once fell into decline.

To know,

Except for the old people on the island, the current residents of the Water City don't even know who the manufacturer of the sea train is.

The former world's best shipwright, Tom the fishman.

Now long forgotten.

Bingshan worked hard to establish Carrera Company, climbed to the high position of mayor, and cooperated with the World Government he hated most, making Carrera Company the official shipbuilding company of the World Government. However, all the hard work he obtained could only help him. Being assassinated by agents of the World Government, he tried his best to protect the safety of his junior brother Franky...

In addition,

He couldn't do more.

Already standing at the top of the Seven Islands of Water, he deeply realized that he had no position to climb anymore. If he wanted to get more, he could only turn to external forces.

Elus, who expressed great interest in the technology of the sea train and had no negative opinions about his teacher, was naturally regarded by Bingshan as an external force that could be relied upon, just like a lonely boat that had been drifting on the sea for a long time finally finally Saw the shadow of land.

Even if it was just a mirage, Bingshan didn't want to give up so early until the bubble was burst.

"This matter... the hope is basically zero."

Elus slowly shook his head, "Not to mention that the World Government adopts extremely ruthless methods to deal with all matters involving the Pirate King. I just want to say that the official of the World Government who used small means to frame Mr. Tom is now a high-ranking official. For the sake of his own future, he will definitely do his best to prevent others from overturning the verdict."

This is the complete truth.

Bingshan actually understands this truth.

It's just that humans are the kind of creatures that try something even though they know it's impossible.

His eyes dimmed, and his straight spine slowly bent down, as if he was carrying a heavy burden.

"However, it cannot be said that there is no hope at all——"

suddenly,

Eleus changed the topic.

Bingshan, who was bent down, stood up suddenly and stared at Elus with his piercing eyes.

"Mayor Bingshan, I can't give you a [-]% guarantee on this matter. If, if you believe me... I can promise that I will definitely help Mr. Tom clear all the charges in the future. Now I am indeed We can’t do it, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be possible in the future.”

Eleus said word for word.

"future?"

Bingshan frowned slightly.

What is the difference between this statement and the empty-handed white wolf?There's no difference at all, right?

"Yes, in the future, since there is no hope now, it is better to entrust this hope to the future. Mayor Bingshan, you have been waiting for so many years, why not wait a few more years? It will be almost 20 years since the great pirate era began. , maybe we will see hope of changing the world in the near future!”

Eleus's remarks were just like a bluff and a liar.

but,

This is not a lie.

Changing the world - this is Elus's ambition!

He took over Wumit's shipping network and expanded his power, seized the title of Shichibukai, deceived Zefa, tested Kuzan, plotted Pluto blueprints and sea trains and other technologies, and constantly used the power of Bengyu to cultivate reliable subordinates· ·····All of this is to change the world.

800 years ago, twenty kings established the world government in the Holy Land of Mary Joa.

800 years later, why can't Eleus, with Bengyu in hand, accomplish the same great feats?

His personal military power is almost at the pinnacle of the world, and it is difficult to make breakthrough progress in a short period of time. Therefore, he shifted the focus of his efforts to the construction of power, and wanted to establish a position equal to that of the Twenty Kings. There is no future for us to do great things alone.

"This is the biggest price I can give. If you, Mayor Bingshan, are not satisfied, then I will have to find another way!"

"...Prince Elus, please allow me to think about it again."

After a long silence, Bingshan still didn't give an answer immediately.

Elus is not in a hurry, since he hasn’t received the blueprints of Pluto yet!

"I hope to get a reply from you, Mayor Bingshan, as soon as possible. I can't stay in the Water City for too long."

"I'll be back tomorrow."

Bingshan stood up, said goodbye and left.

Elus glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. It showed that it was about to be 06:30. Before he knew it, he had been talking for more than four hours. He invited Bingshan to have dinner with him, but he declined politely, saying I have to go back and deal with the backlog of official business.

The night fell slowly at this time.