From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

Over time, we really developed some feelings for each other.

Later, for some unknown reason, the life cards were inexplicably exchanged.

In recent years, whenever Mihawk has nothing to do, he will come to Shanks for a fight. Not to mention, Shanks's rapid growth in strength in recent years is also due to Mihawk's contribution.

In terms of overall strength, Shanks should be stronger, especially since this guy has also learned the entanglement of Conqueror's Haki, which Mihawk, at least now, does not have.

But if we talk about kendo alone, Mihawk is somewhat stronger than Shanks. However, even this slight difference cannot allow Mihawk to suppress Shanks too much. Mihawk also intends to use Shanks as his 'grinding stone', so when they really fight, they are mostly proving each other's kendo skills rather than having to decide the winner. Therefore, it can be said that in all these years of exchanges and competition, the two have never been able to determine the winner.

As for Shanks, he also realized that constant fighting with Mihawk could indeed quickly hone his strength.

On the other hand, he really hadn't given up and wanted to recruit Mihawk to be his partner.

After all, in Shanks' opinion, Mihawk is definitely strong enough to be his partner. If the two of them can join forces, it will definitely be a great thing for his Straw Hat Pirates.

It's just a pity that Mihawk is so devoted to his sword that he has no interest in Shanks' proposal at all.

"What's wrong, Captain?" After Laki Lu had set up the tent, he saw Shanks's helpless expression and asked with a smile.

Shanks pointed at the life card in his hand and said, "Mihawk is coming. Judging from the frequency of this life card adjustment, he should be not too far away from us. He may be able to find us in ten days or half a month."

"Hahahaha, can we see you, Captain, fighting with him again?" Jesus Bu said as he walked over from a distance with a bottle of wine in his hand.

Shanks nodded at first, then said helplessly: "This is the New World. If I fight him, the noise I make will probably be found by Charlotte and Linlin immediately..."

"Just find her if we can. If we can beat the old woman once, we can beat her ten times..." Jesus Bu said bluntly.

Shanks shook his head and was about to explain when a man, cigarette between his teeth, came over, patted Jesus on the shoulder and said, "Jesus, don't underestimate the Big Mom Pirates. We were lucky that we only encountered her that day. She was no match for four. If she could have gathered more people and held us off for a while, I don't think the captain would have been her match."

"It's not like that in the first place, there's no need to hide anything." Shanks said carelessly.

He admitted his shortcomings without a care in the world.

He knew very well that although his strength had improved rapidly in the past few years, it was still a little short of the level of monsters like Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, and Whitebeard.

At this moment, he should be like Diarmait when he first met Whitebeard. His feet have already stepped into the threshold of top masters, but he can't stand in the first sequence of top masters.

It's just a little bit off, and this little bit may take three to five days, a sudden idea, and a realization, and then it will come naturally, and you will become stronger.

It is also possible that you will stop here for the rest of your life and will never be able to make any further progress.

Shanks's helplessness at this moment was that after fighting with Charlotte Linlin, although he won, he also realized this. He now also wanted to have a good fight with Mihawk to see if he could make a breakthrough.

But he was also worried that if he fought with Mihawk like this, Charlotte and Linlin would be provoked again, which would be very unpleasant.

"Captain, you don't have to worry too much. We've heard the news in the New World these past two days. The Big Mom Pirates are going to form an alliance with Kaido. I'm afraid they don't have time to care about us right now." Ben Beckman said.

"Maybe it's meant to target us?" Laki Lu thought for a moment.

"How is that possible? We are not that threatening yet, Charlotte. Linlin also knows very well that we are not her match yet. Losing just one game is not enough to make her so angry. In my opinion, if the Big Mom Pirates and Kaido really form an alliance this time, their targets can only be two forces." Beckman said in a deep voice.

Shanks chimed in, "That's right. It's impossible that they're targeting us, the Straw Hat Pirates. If nothing unexpected happens, one reason is that the Navy has been constantly controlling the New World's gateway waters for the past two years, creating a sense of crisis in them. They're looking to form an alliance against the Navy and drive it out of the New World. Or, they can't stand the constant pressure of Whitebeard, so they want to form an alliance to take him down. ... As for us, we're not strong enough yet." Beckman nodded again, then smiled and said, "But now, I've basically ruled out the possibility that they're joining forces to target the Navy."

"What do you mean?" Shanks asked with a bright look in his eyes.

He was still very much looking forward to Beckman's intelligence. Ever since Beckman joined the Straw Hat Pirates, he has been playing the role of a think tank. Not to mention, Beckman has never disappointed the Straw Hat Pirates.

Beckman exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "I think you've all heard about Admiral Rodriguez Diarmait leading his team into the New World. Someone mentioned it at the tavern on Vistara Island a few days ago."

"Diarmuid..." Shanks felt a little annoyed when he heard the name.

He hadn't had much interaction with Diarmait, but back in the East Sea, it was this bastard who had capsized his ship with a single shot, leading to a fight with Mihawk in the sea. He then drifted for several days before finally finding a ship. …

"What do you mean?" Jesus asked.

"If they were to deal with the navy, Charlotte. Linlin and Kaido must have conspired together. It's impossible for the entire New World to know that they were going to form an alliance in just half a month. Secondly, the arrival of Admiral Diarmait in the New World was actually a statement of the navy's attitude and a test of Big Mom and Kaido. But after the arrival of Admiral Diarmait, not only did they not restrain themselves, but they released all the news, which was a statement to the navy. Therefore, the target of their alliance this time is most likely not the navy, but Whitebeard." Beckman explained with a smile.

Shanks nodded as well, seemingly agreeing with Beckman's words. Then, as if interested, he asked, "Do you think the navy will intervene?"

"Of course not," Beckman said without hesitation.

"Why?" Jesus asked again.

"First of all, the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates are going to join forces to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates. For the Navy, this dog-eat-dog fight between these pirates is definitely a good thing. They are hoping that the three groups will fight to the death. How could they possibly stop it?" Beckman said with a smile.

After a brief pause, before anyone else could ask, he continued, "Secondly, the navy is somewhat bluffing, or perhaps, powerless."

However, when talking about this, Beckman's expression was a little confused, because he had a vague guess that the navy might be hiding its strength. After all, the navy's development in recent years should be very rapid. The wave of the Great Pirate Era brought countless pirates. The navy also expanded its army vigorously, and the recruits quickly acquired rich practical experience. In the past ten years, the navy should have been in a process of "eliminating the dross and retaining the essence". Logically speaking, its strength should be stronger than before.

603 But unfortunately, in the past ten years, the Navy has not done anything major, which makes Beckman very confused.

This shouldn't be the case. …

But whether the navy is bluffing, hiding its capabilities, or is truly powerless.

In short, judging from the current deployment of the Navy in the New World, the Navy has no intention of truly going deep into the New World and starting a war to eliminate pirates.

Thinking of this, Beckman continued, "In short, the Navy shouldn't make any major moves in the short term. Otherwise, the war in the New World Gateway area wouldn't have remained at a low-level stalemate. I have reason to suspect that the Navy's actions in the New World Gateway area are all training, and they haven't completed their training yet."

Shanks couldn't guess what the navy's plans and arrangements were. No matter how smart Beckman was, he couldn't make something out of nothing and see through it so easily, so he could only talk about it in general terms.

The conclusion is that as long as Charlotte, Linlin and Kaido are not in the navy, the navy will probably not interfere in this alliance.

"In that case, will the navy be the final winner? When Big Mom, Kaido, and Whitebeard are in a dilemma, the navy will suddenly take action to quell the chaos or something?" Jesus Bu asked again.

"It's still unlikely. If the Navy doesn't take action, perhaps the three of them will fight to the death. But once the Navy takes some action, it may quickly affect the competition between the three pirate groups. They might stop fighting... It's even possible that they will join hands and trick the Navy." Beckman said with a smile.

But in the end, he concluded, "However, what I said are all conventional judgments. Things are in the hands of people, and many impossible things often happen. Therefore, the possibility of these speculations cannot be ruled out..."

"What have you been saying? It's all just nonsense, isn't it?" Laki Lu complained while biting a chicken leg.

"Hahahaha, no, what I want to say is that maybe many people have overlooked one thing, that is, it's not just the navy that can take advantage of the situation and watch the three of them fight. In fact, there is a group of people in the New World who can take advantage of the situation..." Beckman suddenly laughed.

"Who?" Jesus asked curiously.

Shanks' eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.

Beckman pointed to his nose and said, "Of course it's us."

Chapter 248: Shanks escaped, I will ask you for justice!

Just when Beckman was giving advice to the Straw Hat Pirates and preparing to take advantage of the chaos in the New World to lay the foundation for the rise of their Straw Hat Pirates.

On the sea which was not too far away from them, indeed only ten days or half a month's sailing distance away.

Several merchant ships are sailing.

These merchant ships were flying the flag of the Amway Group, and Diarmuid and others were on these ships.

Speaking of which, the Amway Group has contacts with all kinds of monsters in the New World. Even White Beard often buys alcohol from the Amway Group.

When doing business, Amway Group never asks who you are. As long as you dare to pay, they will sell something to you.

With the support of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, White Hunter, and Smoker, and the support of Happy Street in the Dark World, even the Don Quixote family is now a partner of the Amway Group.

In short, this group is growing bigger and bigger in the New World, and few people are willing to make things difficult for them.

Diarmait and his crew stayed on the ship for a long time. They sailed in the New World for such a long time without encountering any problems.

At this time in the cabin, Diarmait was touching his chin with one hand and holding a teacup with the other, his eyes fixed on the nautical chart on the table. Upon closer inspection, he found that the chart was the chart of the New World.

There are many routes marked on it, as well as some abbreviations of intelligence.

Next to Diarmait stood Admiral Sakaski and Admiral candidate Gion.

Behind Gion are Flying Squirrel and Burning Mountain, and behind Sakaski is Ghost Spider.

"Look, Mihawk resupplied here yesterday. As usual, he only has five days of supplies. In other words, he must reach the next island within five days. We now know his speed, and he can reach these few islands within five days..." Diarmait said as he pointed at several islands on the nautical chart.

Sakaski and the others nodded without saying anything.

Diarmait continued, "We have sent out two teams of Amway Group merchant ships, and we didn't see Mihawk on the route to these islands." Diarmait pointed to several islands.

Sakaski and Gion remained silent, quietly listening to Diarmait's plan.

"Although I can't be 100% sure, I can roughly judge that Mihawk has no intention of going to these islands. There is no need for us to gamble on this possibility. Let's just assume that he won't go here. Therefore, we can rule out these islands now. Then the remaining ones are these three islands..." Diarmait pointed to the three islands on the nautical chart again.

Sakaski and Gion looked over, and this time, Sakaski spoke: "If it is these three islands, then it can be basically concluded that the Straw Hat Pirates are on one of these three islands." "Yeah, unless they left the New World." Gion also smiled.

At this time, the three islands on the nautical chart were just on the edge of the northern doldrums, located in the northernmost region of the New World. Looking south, east and west, there were no other islands.

Therefore, as Sakaski and Gion said, if Mihawk is really looking for Shanks, then Shanks' Straw Hat Pirates are most likely on these three islands.

Otherwise, it means they have entered the Northern Calm Belt and left the New World.

But this should be impossible. They have just entered the new world not long ago, and then they leave the new world from here?

Isn't there something wrong with this?

"These two islands," Diarmait pointed to two of the three islands and said, "They are inhabited. I heard that the smuggling business is quite prosperous there. After all, islands close to the doldrums basically rely on this business. It's also convenient for us to get information."

After smiling, Diarmait took out the Den Den Mushi, fiddled with it a few times, and then fired it out.

"Hello? Ms. Stussy?" Diarmait asked with a smile.

The Den Den Mushi responded, and then the Queen asked with a smile, "General Diarmait, what can I do for you?"

"No, I don't dare to give you any advice. It's just that our navy hopes to conduct a joint operation with the CP agency, so I came to you to inquire about the news." Diarmait said with a smile.

He is now an admiral of the navy, and he can plan joint operations on his own without having to report anything, so with this casual remark, Stussy had a reason to join.

"Since you said so, General, how can I refuse? Please go ahead." Queen Stusi said with a smile.

Sakaski on the side didn't feel anything. He thought it was normal. He had heard that Diarmuid had a good relationship with Stussy of the CP agency, so there was nothing to be surprised about.

On the other hand, Gion on the side had an unhappy expression on his face and glared at Diarmait fiercely, but he did not make any trouble.

Diarmuid rolled his eyes at Gion, then said, "Help me check on Golinge Island and Binis Island for any information on the whereabouts of Red Hair...the Straw Hat Pirates. Quickly."

"No problem." Queen Stussy responded, and then hung up the Den Den Mushi without saying anything else.

Diarmuid also put away the Den Den Mushi and said, "Let's wait for news now. Once Stussy eliminates these two inhabited islands, we will head straight for the uninhabited island. If we find Shanks on these two islands, we can also go there directly."

Sakaski had no objection. He knew that Diarmuid was much better than him in these plans. After all, this guy came from the intelligence department and was a professional.

Of course, Gion couldn't have any objections, so they didn't dwell on this issue.

Sakaski asked in a deep voice: "Speaking of which, are we not going to care about Big Mom and Kaido?"

"What do you care?" Diarmait asked with a smile after taking a sip of tea.

"Doesn't the Marshal mean that we should stop them from forming an alliance if we have the chance?" Sakaski frowned.

"There is no chance, is there?" Diarmait said with a smile.

Sakaski? ? ?

You don't even have a chance?