I formed the El Cat Investigation Team in Pirates.

The white anti-eavesdropping phone bug was quickly delivered to Xie Wen's hands.

He didn't feel much about it, but Kelimiao liked these little guys very much. She was usually responsible for feeding the phone bugs, but now there was another one, which made the little stuffed animal very happy.

In addition, a special press card was sent along with the anti-phone bug, which was obviously more "face-saving" than the one given to Xie Wen before.

After putting away this new press card, Xie Wen contacted the phone bug, and then...

He used his identity as Uncle Cody to switch to the position of a famous swordsman.

He didn't feel that there was anything to feel guilty about. Although Uncle Cody did take good care of himself when the two of them got along, he was a CP agent after all. Who knows how many of them were staged, and Xie Wen didn't He thought that Morgans would spread Cody's identity everywhere, so he just used a piece of information that had no impact on almost everyone, and replaced it with...well...basically useless information...

I don’t know if Morgans’ birdman was intentional.

Because the whereabouts of this famous sword is in the hands of a branch major in Xihai, unless Xie Wen wants to be wanted, there is basically no hope for the sword.

In addition, Morgans also told Xie Wen that this was the last famous sword in the Western Sea with a clear whereabouts. The rest were Schrödinger's information that had not been confirmed to be true or false, or that the exact whereabouts had been known, but now it had been revealed. Take away outdated news.

But there is nothing we can do about it. There are only eighty-three swords in the famous sword catalogue, and we have to remove the twelve supreme swords that are rarer than Devil Fruits and have almost no circulation. Xihai can have three positions. The news of a clear list is already very good...

As for the other two, they are of course the Chang Yue that Xie Wen knocked from Becky, and the Chao Lan that Morgans told him before.

Moreover, Chao Lan had already been obtained by Xie Wen before the phone bug was sent.

The process of obtaining Chao Lan was also very simple. Xie Wen bought Chao Lan from its previous owner at a premium price of 1.5 million beli.

Then Chao Lan's information was added to the weapon manual. Unfortunately, it was not an Odachi and was not suitable for Xie Wen to use, so it could only be left in the bag to get moldy. Xie Wen planned to find opportunities to sell it or give it away in the future. .

In addition, as expected, there are no new summoning ticket fragments...

However, this was also expected by Xie Wen. The first of all fragments was given when opening a certain illustration page, and the second fragment of the same type was also the first time that the Neptune type was opened in the monster illustration. Only given by classification.

Therefore, Xie Wen estimated that the second weapon-type summoning ticket fragment could only come out after he obtained the first big sharp knife or collected enough good sharp knives.

……

After the Flower Country article, World Economic News published four more "Western Blue Tour Guides", all of which were welcomed by readers. Xie Wen's pen name "Traveler" also gained many fans because of this. They even went to the West Sea to look for traces of Xie Wen in person based on the travel notes published in newspapers...

Fortunately, Xie Wen had already thought of this, and the manuscripts he later gave to Morgans were not based on the route he visited.

That is to say, his golden finger is not a "popularity system" or something like that, otherwise he would have at least five or six cats around him now.

In addition, his travel notes also triggered something that is very speechless, but very consistent with the pirate world view——

After Big Mom saw his story about the Kingdom of Flowers, she sent her fourth son, Charlotte Owen, the Baking Minister of All Nations, with a group of people to go to the West Sea to kidnap a few chefs back, but half of the result was On the way, he met Lieutenant General Gumir of the G-2 branch who was returning to the headquarters to report on his work. He was beaten back violently, adding another piece of news material to Morgans.

However, the matter was not over yet. The furious Big Mom once again sent Charlotte Snag, one of the four dessert generals, but was stopped midway by the navy who had already prepared for it. Snag was almost there. caught.

So... Shijingbao adds another headline.

It is precisely because of this that Morgans, who has already regarded Xie Wen as a lucky star, handed over all the information about Xihai related to Devil Fruits and famous swords to him without saying a word, but it was a pity that the information about Devil Fruits was The timeliness is too short, and it has either been eaten by someone long ago, or it has been resold or snatched away, and its whereabouts are unknown.

As for the information about the famous sword...

"Is the Suwak Pirates' stronghold ahead?" Xie Wen stood on the bow of Explorer 1, looking at the isolated island in the distance that seemed to be only as big as a palm, and sighed without confidence: "But I hope the information this time is correct."

He had already searched nearly ten places, but it turned out that it was either a rumor or it was too late. Finally, he found a true one, but it turned out that the knife was passed down from the other party's ancestors and he refused to sell it no matter how much money he offered.

This resulted in Xie Wen having to resort to some unscrupulous means - he asked Sanji Meow to sneak into the man's home, steal the famous sword, and return it after opening the illustrated book.

Apart from this knife, Xie Wen has never come across any reliable information.

It seems that Keli Meow's good luck is not omnipotent...

Xie Wen sighed again and could only hope that he would gain something this time.

Moreover, according to the information Morgans gave him, this time they may encounter the two-handed broadsword named "Kental" in the twenty-one swords.

Seeing the island getting closer and closer, Xie Wen thought for a moment, then reached back and picked up the little stuffed animal on his shoulder that was playing with his ears, and put his hands on her armpits, like the old baboon in The Lion King. Lift Kelimya up high like you did Simba.

"Meow?"

The little puppet that was lifted up tilted its head for no apparent reason.

"Keli bless you! The goods will definitely be shipped this time!" Xie Wen stepped on the bow of the ship with one foot, held the cat high, and made a wish loudly like a magic stick.

Although the little angel Keli didn’t quite understand what Xie Wen was doing, she still responded very cooperatively: “Okay, okay, Keli will bless brother Xie Wen’s cat.”

"..." Sanji, who was watching this scene, rolled his eyes speechlessly, then pressed his head with his little paws and complained: "What an idiot, meow..."

Xie Wen glanced at the little yellow cat, sneered, and pretended to sigh: "Alas... I don't know when the new partner will be summoned..."

"!!!" Sanji, who was holding his forehead just now, was shocked, then raised his claws and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Bless me, Sister Keli! This time we will definitely find the famous sword and get a new summons. Coupon meow!!!”

"Yeah, Keli also wants to make new friends, Meow." The little puppet understood this time and nodded repeatedly.

Just when Xie Wen was playing with his cat, Explorer 1 had already approached the Suwak Pirates' station, and was soon discovered by them.

Probably because they only saw a small sloop coming over, the pirates on the island didn't take Xie Wen and the others seriously at all. Not only did they not conduct long-range bombardment, but they only sent two small boats towards the explorers. The ship came closer, apparently thinking that the dozen or so people on board were enough to take care of them.

The result is naturally...

"Send a secret signal to the people on the island and say that you have captured this ship."

Xie Wen put Chang Yue on the neck of a pirate who had been beaten to a black and swollen face, and gave him orders.

Around them, the other pirates fell into pieces and were being tied up with ropes by two cats.

"Don't play tricks." Xie Wen pressed the Chang Yue in his hand and warned.

"Yes, yes, how dare you play tricks?"

Most pirates have one advantage, that is, they know the current affairs, and this pirate is no exception. He has no intention of causing trouble at all, because even if his boss successfully solves Xie Wen, he will definitely be the first to do so. It's time to take action on yourself, so it's better to just do what Xie Wen said, and then be tied up obediently, waiting for the final outcome.

As a result, Xie Wen and the others successfully docked Explorer 1.

In the comics, Charlotte Snag was removed from the generals by Big Mom only after being defeated by the monster Urki, so she was still one of the four generals at this time.

……

Yesterday, a reader pointed out that "12 skills" does not refer to twelve knives, but 12 forging techniques. This is the second time someone has made this statement, so I checked it out and found... these Both 12 and 21 workers have prototypes, which refer to the quantity, not the type of craftsmanship.

There is a Japanese sword manual called "Huaibo Sword Ruler", which classifies swords in this way, and even the numbers are exactly the same.

正确的说法其实是“最上大业物、大业物、良业物和业物”，分别是12把、21把、50把和80把，另外还有分类不明确的混合65工，总计228把名刀。

So Liang Kuai Dao and Kuai Dao should be different in the comics, but I also got it wrong...

However, Oda did not copy the name of the weapon, because many famous Japanese swords contain names of people, which is not suitable for placing in the world view of pirates.

In addition, "property" refers to the cutting power that can cut the thickness of the human body. The lowest property can cut 2% to 4% of the thickness of the human body, and the highest property can cut 9% or even completely, so these tools must be A sharp blade, not a blunt instrument.

However, I will continue to use the term Kuai Dao here. After all, I am already used to it and there is no need to change it.

So where did the saying that the 12 crafts refer to types of crafts come from?