How exaggerated the impact of the Celestial Dragons' incident on the world is, Rhine and his party still don't know.
Because what they call a dozen or so ships, wrapped in bubble wrap, are sinking to the bottom of the ocean.
There are countless Sea Kings trying to attack the ships on the way.
But not even Rhine or Hancock's Conqueror's Haki could stop them.
Perona waved her hand lightly, and the negative ghost she released instantly made these sea beasts lose their fighting power.
The destination of everyone is the necessary midpoint from Paradise to the New World——
Fish-Man Island.
"Please ask Hancock to teach her the basic cultivation method of Haki."
On the Thousand Sunny, Rhine entrusted Hancock with Nami's basic training.
The first thing to do is to practice observation Haki.
The per capita Haki users in Amazon Lily are undoubtedly the best trainers of Haki, although their intensity varies.
"You want me to teach this vixen Haki?"
Hancock looked aggrieved. She had lived next to Rhine's room the previous night.
She listened to the meowing of this little thief cat all night.
It would be considered generous not to turn her into stone in anger, but now Rhine was asking her to teach Nami Haki?
It is simply unbearable!
"Don't say that, we'll all get along for a long time. Hancock, you can't do this."
Rhine took Hancock into his arms to comfort her and kissed her forehead.
"Well, since it's Rhine's request, then the i will reluctantly agree..."
Hancock said shyly.
"It's deceptive enough."
Nami, who was watching, complained silently.
"Captain, we are almost at Fish-Man Island."
Suddenly, Van Augur on the Sword of Bell next door shouted to Rhine.
As soon as the voice fell, a huge island wrapped in double-layer foam caught everyone's eyes.
The girls of Amazon Lily's eyes widened in excitement.
This is a beautiful island that seems to be in a fairy tale.
Entering Fish-Man Island does not require formalities review like Sky Island.
Mostly because of the Butterfly Effect, Whitebeard isn't dead yet.
As the king, Neptune felt that those pirates would not dare to make trouble here, so he did not make the entry inspection so strict.
Not long after, more than a dozen ships with the logo of the Rhine Pirates entered the entrance and exit channel of Fish-Man Island one by one and successfully docked at Fish-Man Bay.
Here, pirate ships with all kinds of skull flags are parked.
Some of the pirates had apparently just arrived, like Rhine's gang.
And the moment they saw the Rhine flag, they were so frightened that they shrank into their boats and dared not come out.
"Oh! Captain! Mermaid, Mermaid!"
"I wonder how much they ask for a night? Can you go and ask?"
"By the way, how could they do such a thing without legs?"
"It's okay, isn't there a hole in it too?"
Just after disembarking, Rhine's Badgers, Basque Choate, and other rowdy crew members saw the mermaids lying on the coral reef basking in the sun and suddenly became restless.
"Pay attention to my image, you idiots."
Rhine directly reprimanded this group of people, and they didn't feel good.
"Come to Fish-Man Island to talk about business! It's not for you to fool around!"
Badgers and the others covered the places where they were hit and silently shut up.
"Hey hey hey hey ~ This place is so beautiful, let's go to the coating after playing for a while."
Perona's eyes lit up as well.
"Don't run too far."
Rhine reminded her.
Perona nodded repeatedly and flew towards Fish-Man Street.
Badgers, Basque Choate: ...…
Isn't this treatment too unfair?!
"Hancock, come with me. Other people, replenish supplies. Don't do anything inexplicable, understand?"
After giving instructions to Badgers, Catarina Devon, and other trouble-prone subordinates, Rhine took the three Gorgon sisters, Gloriosa, and other high-ranking members of the Kuja Pirates all the way to Ryugu Palace.
"Your Majesty, the great pirate Rhine wants to see you."
Not long after, in the palace of Ryugu Palace, a Fish-Man guard reported to the king.
On the throne, a male mermaid with a crown on his head, lush orange-red hair and beard, and holding a trident, changed his expression slightly after hearing this.
It was Neptune, king of Fish-Man Island.
Sitting next to him was Jinbei, who had been deprived of the title of Shichibukai not long ago and was currently living without a fixed place.
"How could that man..."
Hearing the guard's report, Jinbei was shocked at first, then quickly calmed down and said to himself:
"No, it's not strange. After all, with his strength, he will definitely enter the New World, so he will definitely pass through Fish-Man Island."
Speaking of this, Jinbei frowned slightly, "But, why is he looking for His Majesty the King?"
Neptune hesitated for a moment and finally told the guards to invite them in.
Soon, Rhine took the three Gorgon sisters, Nami, and others into the palace.
Nami mainly didn't want to get too close to the bloody minions that Rhine had recruited in Impel Down.
So she basically stuck with Rhine.
But it also made Hancock hate her even more...
"Meet you for the first time, Your Majesty the King."
Rhine waved at Neptune casually and smiled.
"Hello, strong man of the human world. I heard about you from Jinbei and Newgate."
Neptune bent his body and bowed his head.
Hancock and Jinbei, the two newly stripped Shichibukai, exchanged glances and then didn't look at each other again.
After all, they were not very familiar with each other.
"Let's get straight to the point, King Neptune."
Rhine spoke again:
"Currently, I plan to move all the citizens of Amazon Lily to the New World, but I don't have a suitable place for them to live at the moment.
"Can you let these ten thousand people live here first? Of course, we will provide compensation."
As soon as Rhine said this, Neptune, Jinbei, and the Fish-Man guards all opened their eyes wide in astonishment.
After a long time, they gradually regained their composure.
It's not that strange if you think about it carefully.
Facing the warships filled with seastone made by Vegapunk, the Calm Belt, the natural barrier of the Kuja, has been unable to resist the attack of the Marines.
Hancock, who has been reduced to an ordinary pirate, naturally can't let her own citizens live there.
They must be relocated.
"Uh... You don't need any remuneration. You can live here if you want.
Neptune smiled.
He didn't care about that little reward.
Although he is 10,000 meters under the sea, Neptune has a way to know what happens on land.
The Rhine Pirates will undoubtedly become the fifth largest pirate group after the Four Emperors.
Being able to win over a strong person of this level is much more cost-effective than money and other rewards.
At this moment, Jinbei, who had always been on the sidelines, suddenly spoke:
"The inhabitable islands in the New World are basically under the jurisdiction of the Four Emperors. Do you want to snatch a piece of land from them?"
"Bingo."
Rhine laughed.
"Who are you going to attack?"
Jinbei suddenly became a little nervous.
He didn't care about the New World's situation.
He was just worried about the situation of the Whitebeard Pirates.
If Rhine and his gang get into a fight with Whitebeard and his crew...
Jinbei secretly compared the difference in combat power between the two sides.
Suddenly, he felt that Whitebeard and his crew's odds of winning... didn't seem very great.
"Don't worry, I don't plan to do anything to Whitebeard at the moment. The targets are Kaido and Big Mom for now."
Hearing Rhine's words, Jinbei secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
No matter what, as long as it's not Whitebeard.
Neptune couldn't help taking a deep breath.
Will the Rhine Pirates possibly confront the Big Mom Pirates or the Beasts Pirates?
This is a big deal!
Soon, under Neptune's arrangement.
Tens of thousands of female nationals from Amazon Lily were accommodated in the high-end residential area of Fish-Man Island:
Fish-Man Hills.
After discussing it, the three Gorgon sisters decided to leave Granny Nyon Gloriosa here to take care of the tens of thousands of people.
The three Gorgon sisters led the pirates to follow Rhine.
They would wait for Rhine to win a suitable site in the New World and then carry out the second relocation.
During the settling-in process over the next few days, Perona, Nami, and other young girls, as well as Catarina Devon, a female pirate who looked quite intimidating but had good taste in dressing, participated in the shopping festival of Fish-Man Island.
"I heard that your Fish-Men have been applying to the World Government for the right to live on land? King Neptune, don't you have a good relationship with Whitebeard? Just ask him to give you one of his islands."
During the wait, Rhine also became familiar with Neptune.
The two sat opposite each other, toasted, drank, and chatted.
Well, it was mainly to get closer to Neptune's daughters.
No way, I am so realistic.
Otherwise, why would I come to find an old man to drink at night?
Doesn't Nami or Hancock smell good when washed in vain?
Neptune's expression stiffened, and he smiled wryly:
"Mr. Rhine, you forgot that Fish-Man Island is a member country of the World Government. If I do this, the government will deprive us of our status as a member country."
Hearing Neptune's answer, Rhine couldn't help laughing out loud.
"This is so weird. You rely on Whitebeard's flag to protect yourself. If something goes wrong, the Marines won't come to save you. What's the use of being a member country? It's better to be like the pirates."
In his previous life, Rhine felt that the status of Fish-Man Island as a member of the government was useless.
The biggest benefit of being a member country is that when they are attacked by pirates, the government can send Marines to protect them.
However, Fish-Man Island is located 10,000 meters below the seabed, and every time something happens, the Marines have no time to come over.
Neptune can only rely on the banner of his friend Whitebeard.
It is also for this reason that after Whitebeard's death at Marineford, they could only rely on the banner of Big Mom.
From this perspective, as a member country, Fish-Man Island gains no benefits except having to pay a sum of money to the World Government every year.
I don't know what Neptune is thinking.