Chapter 397 Porusalino: The Secret of the World’s Highest Power! Shanks' Guest!
The new world belongs to the territorial waters of the pirate emperor "Red Hair" Shanks, Red Island.
It was already evening when Lilith, who controlled Minister Thain's puppet, docked the ship at the Red Island Pier. At this point in time, Shanks, the owner of Red Island, would only be active in one place - the tavern.
The tavern, where people of all kinds gather together, is always noisy and lively, especially in the evening. However, when the disguised Lilith pushed open the door with her puppet Minister Thain and entered the tavern, the volume in the room quickly decreased, and then gradually became quiet.
This is not a rural place like Shihai, nor is it a pirate paradise like the first half of the Grand Line. Even if the customers here are not pirates, they can basically be regarded as the top 30% in the pirate world in terms of basic common sense and conventional force. . Therefore, although they did not recognize the disguised Lilith, they all immediately recognized Minister Thain's face that had shocked the whole world through newspapers some time ago.
As a result, almost all the customers who saw the two of them coming in put down their wine glasses in unison and closed their mouths. The customers who did not notice them quickly calmed down under the reminder of their companions.
Several tall men with scars all over their bodies stood up involuntarily, their bodies tense, and they looked at the two of them with vigilance.
In the hall on the first floor, there were only two tables of special guests who were still drinking by themselves. Lilith manipulated Minister Thain, turned to look at them, frowned slightly, and then raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
The chubby tavern owner had already trotted out from the backstage and came all the way to the two of them. He bowed nervously, then led the way for the two of them to the second floor of the tavern.
When Lilith walked through the lobby on the first floor, the customers on the first floor watched them go upstairs as if paying attention. Then there was a roar in the hall, and the customers were talking a lot. The few men who stood up and thought they had shown a tough attitude had their scalps numb with excitement and their hearts beating faster.
According to the usual bragging practice of pirates, rounding it off, they are also strong men who have faced world-class figures like Minister Thain!
"It's really incredible,"
There is a wine table next to the bar in the lobby on the first floor, which is one of the two tables that were still drinking alone just now. Ever since Lilith and Minister Thane entered the bar, they have been watching the "red-haired" Shanks. After the two figures left, he raised his head and drank the strong wine in the glass. After taking a breath, he said slightly excitedly:
"In the world right now, I'm afraid even the old man with white beard is not as famous as Minister Thain!"
Due to the deliberate arrangements of Porusalino and Lilith, the disguised Lilith and her puppet of Minister Thain had no intention of hiding their whereabouts from the moment they entered the new world. Therefore, Shanks had long realized through the intelligence network that the man who stirred up the world and his mysterious followers suddenly appeared in the new world with a very clear goal, which was to find them, the Red-haired Pirates, or even... To see himself.
Therefore, in the past few weeks, Shanks and his red-haired pirates changed their past style of wandering around and holding parties, and stayed on Red Island for a short period of time. While drinking every day, he is waiting for Minister Thain's visit, and he is also actively investigating the intelligence of the "Cross Union" in the dark world to increase his understanding of the uninvited guests.
To be honest, Minister Thain, who has a special status, praised the Five Old Stars, formed the "Cross Union" and returned from death, has already become a dragon and a "NEW Navy" than the Revolutionary Army in the world at this moment. Colonel Malvern and the three pirate emperors of the New World were even more hated by the World Government. The World Government didn't even put a clear bounty on his wanted order, but just a series of question marks, which meant that the World Government could fulfill the wish of arresting or killing his person.
Of course, this wish is definitely not unlimited, but generally a strong person who can take down Minister Thain will not speak randomly without thinking.
In short, according to normal thinking logic, Shanks should try his best to avoid dealing with Minister Thain, a troublesome person, in the open for quite some time, and negotiate deals in secret. Only in this way can risks be minimized and benefits maximized.
But Shanks' unbridled brain, or in other words, his willfulness and childishness that makes him do whatever comes to his mind, which is basically the same as Porusalino's eldest nephew Wang Luffy, drives him to be stubborn.
Although his vice-captain, Ben Beckman, after further understanding a lot of information about Minister Thain and the Cross Union in the dark world (which Porosalino deliberately leaked), he told him that this man was quite dangerous, and that his arrival was absolutely impossible. Not in good faith...
"Even if you don't need to consciously perceive the Haki, just by intuition, you should know that this guy is as dangerous as our captain..."
The long black hair tied into a ponytail hanging down the back of the head, and the bangs hanging from the left forehead, under the dim light of the bar, brought a few twists to the brain of Ben Beckman, the red-haired pirate. Unruly temperament.
His fingers holding the cigarette casually pointed at the stairs, in the direction where Lilith disappeared:
"But this man knows what he wants. He has clear goals, strong execution ability, and a cold personality. He can do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. He won't be stupid like our captain most of the time..."
The two red-haired pirates at the table didn't give their captain any face, and they all burst out laughing. Shanks, who was teased by his subordinates, didn't get angry either, and he also laughed at himself.
"So, although we don't know why this guy came to our place,"
Ben Beckman took a sip of his wine, "But he is malicious and the probability of conflict with us is very high. We must be mentally prepared in advance."
Ben Beckman looked at Shanks: "As the captain, remember to calm down for a while."
Shanks nodded.
However, a red-haired pirate crew member at the other table said disapprovingly:
"What are you afraid of if there is a conflict? This is our territory, how can we let him take advantage of us?"
"Marie Joa is the territory of the World Government and the holy land of the Celestial Dragons, but he was the biggest beneficiary of the slave rebellion and deceived the entire world."
Ben Beckman blew out a smoke ring and looked askance at his companion, "Although I have confidence in our pirate group, blind faith is not as good as committing suicide directly."
After Ben Beckman finished speaking, he saw Shanks pouring two glasses of rum, holding the two glasses firmly with his right hand and standing up.
"After all I've said, don't you plan to let me follow you?"
Ben Beckman said disapprovingly - among all the partners of the Pirate Emperor and the Emperor's Vice, only his combination with Shanks can rival Pluto Rayleigh and Pirate King Roger. In other words, the red-haired pirates not only have one pirate emperor-level fighting force, but two!
Shanks smiled heartily:
"I'm the captain, and I'm on my own territory. If I'm with you, I'll look like a bully."
"Who do you think you are? The Pirate Emperor 'Red Hair' Shanks?"
Ben Beckman said hilariously, "Come on, we are all so-called bad guys."
"Hahahahahaha!"
"Brother Beckman said this! It's absolutely amazing!"
"Hey! Let's do bad things tomorrow!"
"Hahahaha~"
The members of the red-haired pirate group laughed.
Shanks raised the wine glass in his hand to his friends:
"Oh, what are you doing... I just want to have a drink with such a man~"
After Shanks finished speaking, he was already staggering towards the stairs.
There were only a few guests on the second floor. After Shanks went upstairs, he just glanced around and saw Lilith and Minister Thain who were drinking. He strode over.
Although her appearance looks the same as a normal human girl, Lilith is an artificial human after all, and she is a special clone representing "evil" created by Dr. Vegapunk, the brain fruit user. Therefore, unlike normal people, Lilith noticed something special from the first time she saw Shanks.
The finger joints are thick, the tiger's mouth is covered with calluses, and the special marks are scattered regularly - the sword has been used all year round, which is suitable for the development of new sword weapons.
His steps are steady and he maintains excellent balance when walking. Although he is holding two wine glasses with one hand and putting one hand in his pocket, the wine in the wine glasses does not even sway very much - he has strong control over the body and is suitable for Conduct research on special stimulating drugs.
The most advanced experimental subject who is infinitely stronger than Crocodile!
Shanks came to the wine table where Lilith and the two were sitting, put down the two glasses of wine gently, and grinned:
"The president of the Cross Union, Thain, the man who returned from death, or should I call you Minister Thain of Bounty World? Do you want to have a drink together?"
When Shanks smiled, his eyes narrowed slightly and his white teeth were exposed. He looked sincere and hearty, and very contagious - just like when he drew his sword and his face was gloomy, it was hard for people not to give him face.
Seeing this, Lilith controlled Minister Thain's puppet. The corners of her mouth raised an inexplicable arc, and she pointed at the wine glass in front of her:
"certainly."
"I probably know why you're here,"
Shanks raised his head and drank one of the two glasses of wine he brought with him. Then he looked at Minister Thain with burning eyes and said straight to the point: "You are the former CP0 Logistics Department Minister, directly under the Saint Jegalcia Sartan, with your identity and level of trust, you must be aware of part of the agreement between me and them, and you may even be involved in its execution."
——Saint Jagarcia Satan, the name of the old man with a scar on the left side of his face among the Five Elders. Just this name is regarded as one of the top secrets of the world government.
When Minister Thain was still alive, or in other words, when he was a CP0, he did not know this secret until he became a ministerial-level CP0 executive.
Shanks, because of his special status, reached certain agreements with the Five Old Stars, and this secret was told to him as the sincerity of the World Government - and also as the purpose of what he considered Minister Thane today.
So the question is, does Lilith, the clone of Dr. Vegapunk, know this information?
Lilith, who had her head lowered, was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but her consciousness did not slow down as she controlled Minister Thain's puppet. She raised her eyebrows, picked up a peanut from the table and put it into her mouth, slowly. Chewing:
"You guessed it wrong. I'm not very interested in those things. I'm no longer CP0."
Shanks was startled for a moment, then slapped the back of his head, sat down on the sofa opposite Minister Thane and Lilith, and laughed heartily:
"Sorry, sorry, oops, what a self-righteous joke. So you want to invite me to join the Cross Union you founded? Although I am indeed very tempted by your offer of bounties to the top brass of the Navy, especially that Admiral Porusalino, I’m even ready to make a move, but I will only follow one man in my life. But this man is already dead, so I’m sorry~”
Shanks was naturally talking about the Pirate King Roger - after the Battle of the Valley of the Gods, Roger discovered Shanks, who was still just a baby, among the treasures he obtained. Therefore, Roger is not only a charismatic captain to Shanks, but also an irreplaceable adoptive father. Therefore, after Roger's death, Shanks did not intend to follow anyone anymore - you know, Whitebeard, whose personality charm is not inferior to Roger's, actually extended an invitation to Shanks to be his son.
"Really?"
Lilith referred to her impression of Porusalino's speaking style and demeanor, controlled Minister Thain's puppet, smiled like a conspirator, picked up the wine bottle, and filled the empty wine glasses in front of herself and Shanks. He poured the wine again and said meaningfully:
"But what if I told you that that man could come back from the dead like me, and then also become a member of the Cross Union?"
"Yes, conquered."
ps: The Five Old Stars may refer to the names of the five planets - the names of the Five Old Stars in this chapter come from the latest information in the comics