One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 96 The prey is coming!

Soon, the two newlyweds signed the agreement excitedly and left.

The woman in the cowboy hat looked at the figure walking away, not knowing what she was thinking.

The Den Den Mushi on the table suddenly started ringing "Bulu Bulu".

She ignored him and continued to sit there quietly until the Den Den Mushi's mouth was dry. Then she finally picked up the receiver and said:

"What's the matter, boss?"

"Have you finished recruiting those two new recruits?"

A deep, magnetic male voice came from the other end of the phone, "Once you finish this, you should rush to Rapeseed Harbor immediately and put everything else aside for now."

"What happened?"

"That girl has escaped. Mr. 1 has already set out from the capital to pursue her. You must encircle her from Rapeseed Harbor. The day for the Hanafuda deal is coming soon. She is an important bargaining chip. We must not let her escape from Alabasta."

"I understand, but Boss, shouldn't you be near Rapeseed Harbor right now? Why did you choose to transfer me back instead of going to a place that's closer?"

"Because I have more important things to do."

A deep voice snorted coldly, "The Navy Headquarters just entrusted me with a somewhat difficult target. I must cooperate with them and deal with it first. Otherwise, wouldn't all my previous drama be in vain?"

Click!

After the phone call ended, the woman in the cowboy hat rested her chin on the table with one hand, tilting her head slightly.

Tough target?
In recent years, the boss has been working hard to play the role of a national hero.

He would hunt pirates everywhere when he had nothing to do, collect them and send them to the navy in batches. He was praised by the navy headquarters as the most trustworthy ally of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Therefore, the target this time must also be pirates.

However, it has been a few months since I joined Baroque Works, and this is the first time I have heard the arrogant boss use the word "tricky" to describe the rookies in the park.

She raised her eyebrows slightly.

Ahhhh, could it be that...

Is the person that the Navy Headquarters has entrusted the boss to deal with the new guy who has been in the limelight recently?
……

Under the lighthouse at Twin Point.

Four or five hours passed quickly and it was already afternoon. This was the minimum time required for the recording pointer to be fully magnetic at Twin Capes.

Now that the magnetism is full, it's time to go.

The mess left after the banquet had been cleaned up. After everyone had taken a short rest and had just stepped out of the cabin, they were all surprised to see the brand new and clean deck.

"Wow! You finished cleaning so quickly, and it's so clean!"

"It looks even better than when it first left the dock!"

"of course."

Smoker threw the broom and mop aside, raised his chin proudly, and exhaled a puff of smoke. "With the help of the Smoke Fruit, this little thing is nothing. It's not worth mentioning."

The high-speed "shaving" movement, combined with the elementalized smoke body, can completely cover all corners and wash away dirt and dust.

Many blind spots that are usually difficult to clean cannot escape his control at all.

Nami held her forehead.

By the way, we are all natural-type devil fruit users.

Isn't your pride a little strange?
"Let's go, let's go, thank you for the hospitality~!" Kurokas had already boarded his own small boat, waving goodbye to everyone with a laugh, while Lab also raised his head and sobbed loudly.

Zhepu went up and gave him a big bear hug. The two old men, who had a small grudge when they met last time, reached a reconciliation after a banquet.

Before turning around.

Kurokus gazed deeply at the Twin Lighthouses bathed in golden light under the sunlight.

Just when everyone thought that the old man who had been guarding the tower for decades was going to say some heartfelt words to the two old friends he had been with day and night.

But I heard Kukaros say with great sorrow:
"Today is the 29th! Damn it! If I work two more days, I can get this month's salary!"

So you care about this! ! Everyone was stunned.

……

After leaving Gemini Cape, the End continued on its journey.

There are a total of seven routes in the Grand Line, and as the captain, Shanuo naturally chose the Whiskey Peak-Little Garden route.

He was still looking forward to meeting those two legendary giants from a hundred years ago and making some good money from them.

[You sacrificed Crocus's single bed and earned 1100 points]

[You sacrificed Smoker's cigar box and earned 900 points]

You sacrificed Jabba's cloak and earned 3200 points.

This was fresh wool that had just been plucked, plus the 400 points that had been raised previously, which made Shanuo's remaining points soar by another 5600 to 41100.

Shanuo was very satisfied with this.

This is only the first stop on the Grand Line, and the harvest is so rich that it has far exceeded expectations.

After the navigation status stabilized, he glanced at Nami, who was leaning over the table drawing a nautical chart, quietly brought a glass of orange soda over, and then set off to the training room to practice. Passing by the other two training rooms, he could hear the dull sound of "dong dong" coming from inside.

Kuina is in the open-air kendo training ground on the second floor, so the two people here, one is naturally Nojigo, and the other is probably Smoker.

It seems that with the official entry into the Grand Line and the increasing number of crew members.

The crew members who prided themselves on being the main force in combat began to feel some pressure, and began to compete with each other silently.

Shanuo chuckled.

Roll, roll, the enemies you will face in the future will become stronger and stronger, so it’s better to roll a little now.

You may not see anything in one or two days, but over time, I believe the crew will soon be able to feel how powerful the halo effect of the falcon statue is.

When positive and negative feedback comes more and sooner, they will be surprised and devote more energy to practice.

If this virtuous cycle continues, Shanuo believes that it won't be long before the overall strength of the Ender Adventure Group will reach a new level.

…………

In the blink of an eye, it was five days later.

Whiskey Peak.

This island, dominated by desert-style architecture, has hundreds of houses scattered along both sides of the harbor.

It looks like just a small town, but as one of the starting points of seven routes, how could it be as simple as it seems?

This is actually the bounty hunter's lair.

Hundreds of hunters lurk here, targeting new pirates entering the Grand Line. Sometimes they work alone, sometimes they join forces.

In this seemingly peaceful harbor, an invisible hunting web is being woven.

Snapped.

Two strange figures set foot on this land.

One is a girl with an afro wearing a stand-up collar, and the other is a girl with short golden hair who carries an umbrella even at night.

A few pairs of vicious eyes immediately focused on the surrounding windows, but when they saw a large group of bounty hunters immediately gathered around, they withdrew their gazes fearfully.

“Is this Whiskey Peak?”

The afro-haired man named Mr. 5 walked in front with his hands behind his back and asked casually, "How many hunters are there here, and how many of them belong to us?"

"Your Excellency, Senior Agent."

The billionaire in front of him was humble and bowed deeply before grinning and saying:
"Although we, the Baroque Works, only started operating here a few months ago, we've made significant progress. Currently, out of the total 1,200 bounty hunters here, we already have over 500 of them, nearly half, and we're still constantly recruiting and expanding!"

"Oh? Not bad."

The afro-haired man raised an eyebrow in praise, "I will report your progress truthfully. Who knows, this credit might even earn you a promotion to an executive agent."

"If you really get a promotion, thank you so much!" The billionaire elder immediately said excitedly, giving enough face, making Mr. 5, who had just become a senior agent a few days ago, feel refreshed.

"It's so comfortable to be lucky enough to be a devil fruit user."

He felt in his heart that his Baku-Baku Fruit was so powerful that it was a power that ordinary people could not imagine.

Otherwise, with his qualifications, how could he become a senior agent immediately after joining?

You know, the Baroque Workshop has a clear hierarchy and a pyramid-like structure.

At the top are the mysterious president and vice president;

Among them are nine senior agents and more than ten executive agents;
The dividing line is the number 5.

In other words, the top five male and female partners will be upgraded from executive agents to senior agents.

There were supposed to be exactly ten people, but I heard that Mr. 2 was a transvestite, so he didn't need a partner and occupied two seats, resulting in nine seats.

And at the very bottom are the numerous elders numbering in the hundreds of millions and millions.

The billionaire in front of him was an old man with a lot of experience, but he was several levels lower than himself. Just one sentence could decide the other person's life or death.

"Cough cough."

Mr. 5 clenched his fist and put it to his mouth, coughing a few times to cover up his face which was red from excitement. He asked in a deep voice:
"Speaking of which, your main mission is to collect pirate heads here to raise funds for the company. However, it seems that the target amount for this month has not been delivered yet. It is because of this that I received instructions and came here with Ms. Valentine to see what is going on."

"This, this...are the higher-ups already urging us to do this?"

The billionaire elder's face was suddenly filled with panic, and he hurriedly explained, "This is not our fault, sir. You need to explain it clearly to the higher-ups on our behalf!"

"The reason we can't meet the quota is because the number of pirates crossing the Upside-Down Mountain to the Grand Line has suddenly decreased a lot in recent times for some unknown reason!"

"No matter how well prepared we are or how high our hunting success rate is, if there aren't enough prey coming our way, we can only watch helplessly and do nothing!"

"There are suddenly fewer new pirates coming in recently?"

Mr. 5 frowned, turned around and looked at Miss Valentine, then suddenly sneered:
"How can that be? What a fallacy! Do you think pirates are fish? There's a peak and off-season for catching them, right?"

"It's a bit strange, but it's absolutely true..."

The billionaire elder was sweating profusely from anxiety. Just as he was about to order his subordinates to produce this month's records, a surprised cry suddenly came from afar:

"Hey! Prey has taken the bait and is about to enter the harbor. Everyone, take your positions and prepare to hunt!!!"

(End of this chapter)