The Black Pearl arrived at the port of Sphinx in the early morning.
This is a small town. Standing on the observation deck of the Black Pearl, you can see the end of the town at a glance.
The periphery of the port is a circle of ships of different sizes, most of which are flying pirate flags, and a few are flying the flags of underground gangs and slave traders.
The pirates with fierce faces landed from the ship, some of them walked towards the tavern in the town with curses, and others went straight to the town's Happy Street.
Yes, that place.
Sailing is a very boring thing. Most of the pirates don't have much desire to become stronger. They rob the wealth of the weak, and most of the wealth they rob is used to vent their own desires.
Rocks is different.
Since the showdown with Rocks, Monger found that this kid is so self-disciplined.
He practices all day long.
There is a beautiful woman next to him, but he doesn't even look at her.
The Sphinx in February is still cold.
But Lipri had long been accustomed to such weather in Elbaf. She wore a fluffy coat, denim hot pants and a tight top, and exuded youthful vitality.
You couldn't tell that she was already in her fifties.
Well, a giant in his fifties is actually no different from a human teenager. If it were a few years earlier, Lipri wouldn't even be considered an adult.
"Is this the Sphinx?"
Lipri leaned on the railing of the bulwark and looked around. She would have forgotten that although she defeated three CPOs in her first show, she was a pure rookie pirate. She had always stayed in Elbaf in the past. Now that she came out, she felt that everything was new.
"Well, the port is much larger and cleaner than when I left. At least I didn't see any pirates fighting on the street."
In the New World, the reason why two groups of pirates fought each other might be because they disliked each other at the beginning. If they couldn't do anything to each other in the end, they would sit down together to drink and chat.
If one side is weak, then the other side will ruthlessly swallow up the other side.
"After we get ashore, Lipri, you will go to the underground market here with me, and Rocks, you will stay on the ship and guard the Black Pearl."
"Okay."
"Got it."
Lipri and Rocks agreed in unison.
There is no so-called order in the pirates' port. If no one is left on a ship, it won't take long for the things inside to be stolen.
If the pirates knew that there are now items worth 2 billion Baileys on the Black Pearl, it won't take long for the entire Sphinx pirates to attack them.
Of course, the premise is that they are not afraid of death.
Monger just used his observation Haki to scan the surroundings and determined that there were no powerful pirates nearby. At most, they were just small characters with a bounty of 10 or 20 million. If a fight really broke out, Rocks might not be powerless.
And as long as there is movement here, with the size of this town, Monger can return to the port in an instant, and it is more than enough for Rocks to watch the ship.
Bringing Lipri along is just a simple rotation.
Because it was Lipri who guarded the ship when they landed on another island last time, so this time it was Rocks who took over.
"There are still too few people!"
Monger sighed. Other pirate groups either gathered enough crew members in the Four Seas or in the Grand Line before entering the New World.
But Monger was in the New World from the beginning.
Among the three people, Lipri and Rocks can be considered fighters. With the ability of the mini fruit, Lipri can barely be considered half a logistics manager. In addition, Monger, as the captain, not only serves as a navigator, but also a chef and doctor.
"Forget about the navigator. I'm not a real doctor or cook."
"In that case, should we recruit a few crew members here?"
Lipri laughed with a backpack on her back.
"The pirates who can come here should not be weak, right?"
"Haha, that depends on luck."
Although he didn't hold out much hope, Monger still had some expectations.
What if?
What if he met that man?
Edward Newgate, the man who would be called the strongest in the world in the future, but Monger was attracted to him not only because Edward Newgate had the potential to stand at the top of the world.
It was because of Edward Newgate's dream.
Although he had great strength, Edward Newgate didn't have too many ambitions and just wanted a family at sea.
As a captain, Edward Newgate would be a solid back.
As a crew member, Edward Newgate was also worthy of being entrusted behind him.
As long as you treat him as a family member, he will give the same return.
For a captain, is there a better crew than this?
The Black Pearl landed.
After paying a berthing fee of 100,000 Baileys, Monger and Lipri walked towards the town.
Along the way, the two received a lot of stares.
"Captain, I always feel that those people are up to no good."
"Yes, your feeling is right."
Observation Haki has the function of detecting hostility. Those who are born with Observation Haki can even feel other people's emotions.
Although Monger can't do this, he can still distinguish between good intentions and bad intentions.
At the same time, he was also wondering.
It's only been a year, is the pirate flag of the White Wolf Pirates so useless?
Not only did the navy see them and directly launched an attack, but even these pirates who are no different from gangsters dared to show their malice so undisguisedly?
Until he heard the pirates whispering.
"Is it the flag of the White Wolf Pirates again?"
"Tsk, how many times has this happened this year? There are always people who are not afraid of death and cheat under the name of the White Wolf Pirates.
Do they really think that all the people in the White Wolf Pirates are dead?" "Who knows? I heard that the White Wolf Pirates have been disbanded. They haven't recruited new crew members for a long time, right? The people on the ship are all old guys."
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After hearing the conversation of the pirates, Monger finally knew what happened, and at the same time he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
In the future, after the Straw Hat Pirates were disbanded, a group of pirates pretended to be the Straw Hat Pirates to cheat and actually recruited a bunch of high-bounty pirates to join them.
Now, after the news of the disbandment of the White Wolf Pirates spread, there are actually pirates pretending to be them to cheat, and it seems that they succeeded?
Port.
A group of teenagers hid in the corner. After seeing Monger and Lipri leave and walk away, they quietly jumped into the water and swam towards the Black Pearl.
"Newgate, will everything be alright? What if this is really the pirate ship of the White Wolf Pirates?"
Approaching the Black Pearl, a young man lowered his voice and said worriedly.
"Impossible." The leading young man shook his head and said seriously, "How could there be only three people in the White Wolf Pirates?"
He had carefully observed that there were only three people on the ship in front of him. After the woman and the old man left, there was only a young man who was about the same age as them.
"Don't think too much, we'll just rob the money and leave."
The young man jumped out of the water. Although he was bigger than an adult, he was incredibly fast and appeared on the ship in almost an instant.
"Quick!"
He shouted and rushed towards Rocks who was sitting on the bow.
"Huh?"
Rocks, who was practicing with his eyes closed, grinned when he saw the young man rushing towards him.
"Interesting."
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