One Piece meme: Starting with eight extraordinary skills

What happened today left a very deep impression on Espagu.

So much so that when he later founded Carrera, he resolutely refused to hire fishermen as employees.

Numerous journalists raised their cameras and snapped photos, their blinding flashes capturing the expressions of these two of Master Tom's last disciples, creating a stark contrast with the pitiful beauties in the shipping containers behind them.

They were recording the scene before them with great interest, while already thinking about the news to be published on the front page the next day.

Shocking! Master Tom's two close disciples were caught doing this with multiple beautiful women at the same time!

Is this a sign of moral decay or a decline in ethics?

Jonathan carefully observed the surroundings and quickly counted the number of beauties in the container.

Jonathan has a good memory, and the number of beauties is vastly different from the number of slaves held in the basement of the Habah Hardware Store.

If Haba's initial intelligence was correct, it means that someone had already been secretly taken away from here.

“Captain, one of the ships that has recently come to this dock must be a pirate ship, carrying away a small number of people as slaves.”

"impossible!"

Upon hearing this, before Yang Ming could speak, Espargo retorted to Jonathan.

Yang Ming and the others all turned to look at him. Aisbagu smiled wryly and quickly waved his hand, saying:

"Don't look at me like that, like you would look at a suspect. The reason I denied it is because most of the containers at this dock contain resources needed for the recent major construction on Enies Lobby. Only ships from Enies Lobby dock here to retrieve these items. You can't say that Enies Lobby is a den of iniquity, can you?"

quiet!

silence!

When Esbagu finished speaking, everyone seemed to be frozen in time.

The reporters' eyes lit up, as if they had heard some earth-shattering news. They forgot about taking pictures and quickly took out their notebooks to write it down.

"Whether these human slaves are being transported to Enies Lobby or not, why not just ask these fish-man pirates?"

Yang Ming drew his sword, the tip almost touching the neck of a merman. The merman's panicked expression was reflected in the two-finger-wide blade.

"You agree, don't you?"

Faced with Yang Minghe's kind smile, the fishman's legs went weak with fear.

He had just witnessed firsthand how this young man had completely shattered their resistance with overwhelming force, so he dared not hide anything and immediately confessed everything.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

"I'll talk, I'll talk!"

“I heard from Brother Makuro that the best-looking and best-figured human women among these goods were all taken by the officers of CP9.”

"To avoid attracting outside attention, the CP9 commander deliberately announced that he was going to carry out a large-scale construction project on Enies Lobby. He applied for a large sum of money to purchase a lot of building materials and stored them at this dock. Every time the Enies Lobby transport ship arrived, we would secretly hide several human women in one of the containers."

The media reporters were in an uproar.

Without hesitation, they threw their drafted front-page news articles to the back of their minds. Some reporters even eagerly asked the boy who appeared to be the leader of the group:

"This action by Enies Lobby is tantamount to defiling the word 'justice.' Can the Navy uphold its consistent sense of justice and save the girl who has gone astray on Enies Lobby?"

The moment the reporter posed that question, Yang Ming immediately felt all eyes on him.

Dozens of newly rescued women helped each other up, their eyes filled with eager anticipation. More than anyone, they hoped the navy would step forward and rescue the poor girls from Enies Lobby.

Espagu and Franky seemed somewhat silent, but also filled with a certain expectation.

They were, after all, just ordinary shipwrights, and they also had their own female relatives. None of them wanted to see their women become slaves or playthings of the privileged someday.

Why do ordinary people still have such expectations of the navy despite the corruption of world governments?

Nothing else?

There are only two words: justice!

Although there are some scoundrels in the navy, they ultimately protect the safety of the majority of ordinary people.

The word "justice" may seem light and simple, but behind it lies the sacrifice of countless passionate individuals who forged it with their own bodies and blood.

Yang Ming was well aware that his next answer would be crucial.

If you just want to go with the flow and live an ordinary life as a navy officer, you can easily pass the buck and pass the problem to others.

However, if he wanted to change this already rotten world, Yang Ming knew that he couldn't do it alone. He needed a group of strong followers to build his own power.

Loyalty gained by subduing others through force is merely false loyalty; only lofty ideals and goals established with a shared vision can truly unite people's hearts.

Yang Ming looked around and saw approval in the eyes of his five friends. No matter what decision he made next, they would stand firmly on the same side as Yang Ming.

Yang Ming drew his sword and slashed the blade across the web of his left hand.

He raised his blood-stained left hand, his face grim, and said:

"No one can tarnish the word 'justice,' not me, not the Navy, and certainly not Enies Lobby!"

"Before dawn arrives, someone must light up the darkness!"

"No matter who the other party is or how powerful their backing is, I will make them pay the price they deserve!"

Chapter 26: For Justice, Heading to Enies Lobby

"Before dawn arrives, someone must light up the darkness!"

"Our justice and honor lie in protecting ordinary people!"

A fist slammed heavily into his chest, blood spurting from his hand and staining his clothes. The stern-faced young man solemnly swore an oath to the world:

"We will storm Enies Lobby and rescue the girls who have gone astray!"

"We will defend our honor with our blood!"

Behind the boy, five male and female naval officers stood with their feet planted firmly on their feet and simultaneously pounded their fists into their chests.

Sunlight cast its glow upon the six young naval personnel, as if gilding them with a thin layer of gold, making them appear sacred and solemn.

A group of journalists, their eyes gleaming, snapped photos of the scene before them.

Driven by a desire for justice, the new generation of naval officers are determined to storm Enies Lobby and seek justice for the innocent civilians who have been enslaved!

If these reporters had just used their brains, they would have known that this news would definitely become tomorrow's headline story that would amaze the world!

Having obtained the news material they wanted, the reporters scattered like birds and beasts.

While handing over the dozens of captured fish-man pirates to the local navy, Yang Ming took a moment to check the system notifications.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host, for reciting a classic line from Genshin Impact. You have been awarded one chance to draw a prize. Would you like to activate the prize wheel?"

A lottery wheel that looked quite familiar to Yang Ming appeared.

The prizes on the lottery wheel are divided into several categories: summoned characters, artifacts, items, talent skills, and skins.

Summoned characters: Jean, Diluc, Klee, Venti, Mona...

Relics: Flower of Life, Feather of Death, Sands of Time, Goblet of Emptiness, Crown of Reason...

Items: Eye of God, Wind Catcher, Pocket Anchor...

Innate Skills: West Wind Swordsmanship, Wind Pressure Sword, Dandelion Wind, Traveling with the Wind...

Skins: Sea Breeze Dream, Shining Concerto, Orchid in Gauze...

【The Witch's Everlasting Feather】: One of the Witch's Artifact Sets. (1/4)

Collect both pieces for the set bonus: Gain 15% Pyro DMG Bonus.

Collect all four pieces for the following effects: Increases damage dealt by Overload, Burning, and Blazing reactions by 40%, increases the bonus coefficient of Vaporize and Melt reactions by 15%, and increases the effect of the two-piece set bonus by 50% for 10 seconds after using an Elemental Skill. This effect can stack up to 3 times.

A fiery red feather landed in Yang Ming's hand and then merged into his body.

In the continent of Teyvat, there are rumors about the ever-burning feather of a witch:

"The fiery red bird feathers, endlessly scorched and crumbling, will never be burned out, no matter how long they burn. Because she chose the path of hellfire, only ashes remain in the fields she has traversed."

Yang Ming's plan to risk his life to attack Enies Lobby is no different from this rumor.

Enies Lobby is an institution directly under the World Government. Even if Yang Ming has a high-sounding excuse, attacking Enies Lobby would damage the World Government's reputation.

The cost and consequences of this are unimaginable, and it could even lead to Yang Ming losing his naval identity.

But Yang Ming still chose to do so without hesitation, which was equivalent to choosing a path of hellfire, where an unpredictable darkness lay ahead.

"Someone must burn away all the pain before new hope can be brought forth!"

Yang Ming clenched his fists, thinking to himself.

As the fish-man pirates, their hands shackled, were dejectedly handed over to the garrisoned marines, the marines bowed to Yang Ming and his six companions as they departed.

Logically speaking, many of them held higher military ranks than Yang Ming and the other six, so they had no need to do such a thing.

However, they had already heard about Yang Ming's previous actions, and anyone with a sense of justice would have to respect this young naval officer.

The major leading the group watched the six figures gradually disappear into the distance, thinking to himself:

"Regardless of whether you can rescue the girl who has gone astray, I will use all my connections to protect you from the World Government's scrutiny at Marine Headquarters!"

"It's not just you who are defending your honor with your blood!"

Yang Ming's words about justice and honor, like dandelion seeds, will continue to spread to the hearts of navies around the world over time.

One day, this undercurrent will form a force that will amaze the world.

Before Yang Ming and his group of six had gone far, Aisbagu arrived with a group of his trusted followers.

If it weren't for the fact that Esbag was holding a brocade box in both hands, Smoker and the others would have almost thought that the other party was deliberately trying to cause trouble.

Esbag forced a smile. Despite some friction and unpleasantness between the two, Yang Ming's resolute decision to go to Enies Lobby to save the fallen girl completely moved the future mayor of Water Seven.

He slowly opened the brocade box, inside which lay a Devil Fruit and a ship deed, and said:

"Six naval officers, these two gifts are not only a small token of my apology for what happened before, but also to support your righteous cause."

Look at the extravagance of this Espagu! It's outrageously wealthy!

On the black market, Devil Fruits are generally priced at least 100 million Berries. Rare Mythical Zoan or Logia-type Devil Fruits can fetch billions or even tens of billions of Berries.

The ship deed was for a three-masted sailing ship. Although it was far less expensive than a Devil Fruit, it was still worth tens of millions of Berries!