Chapter 418 Who will be the Seven Warlords of the Sea?
"Shirley, did I hear it wrong just now? He just said that the World Government invited them to become Shichibukai, and then he also scolded the Five Elders?" Dongjit touched Shirley's mane, but Shirley's neck was too long for him to touch her head.
Dongjit wondered if his ears weren't working well because he hadn't communicated with anyone for a long time.
Shirley made a pleasant sound: "Shhhhhh~"
"Oh, I must have heard it wrong." Dongjit translated Shirley's cry into the answer he wanted.
Not only him, but even Hawkeye saw for the first time someone who insulted the Five Elders so bluntly. He asked, "Don't you want to be one?"
Zhang Da also said: "Brother, we are not even pirates, and what are the benefits of being a Shichibukai?"
The so-called Seven Warlords of the Sea are pirates recognized by the World Government. They must possess catastrophic destructive power and powerful combat power that can rival a country.
Please note that he is a "Great Pirate" recognized by the world.
Zhang Da Ye and his companions are neither pirates nor have they ever shown any desire to become pirates, but the Five Elders stuffed them with positions that only pirates can hold, so Zhang Da Ye said that they are crazy.
"Will there be any benefit for them by turning us into pirates? Or do these five old guys know that even if we become pirates, we are not the kind of people who would mess around?"
In view of the various mysterious operations of the Five Elders in the comics, Zhang Da has never looked down upon them, but it is not reasonable to treat them as fools. They must have their own purpose for making such a sudden decision.
"By the way, why do you want to be one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?" Zhang Da also asked Hawkeye curiously.
Hawkeye didn't hide anything about this question: "It's more convenient to move this way, and there are some good swordsmen in the navy."
Zhang Da also thought about it and said that he could understand. Hawkeye was definitely not afraid of the navy's pursuit. He was alone with a sword and a ship, and he could kill any warship that came. But there must be some navy soldiers who were overconfident and shouted justice and did things like moths to the flame.
Given his personality, he would certainly not feel any psychological burden in chopping down those who dared to swing a knife at him, but it would be annoying after a long time, and it would also delay his journey.
Besides, it is not very convenient for a pirate to challenge those good players in the navy. Sometimes he has to pick a whole ship of people for a challenge. Maybe that is not his intention, but who would believe him if he beat down hundreds of people and then said he had no ill intentions?
This might be how Hawkeye got his nickname “Navy Hunter ”.
Dongjit was almost stupefied. Oh, that person was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Upon closer inspection, he seemed to have seen him in the newspaper. After he got used to staying on the stilts, he could basically do everything except getting down from the stilts. Occasionally, he would use his little remaining change to buy a newspaper to relieve his boredom.
If that person is a Shichibukai, then it should be true that the other person was invited to become a Shichibukai? Oh, it turns out that the person who saved me and wanted to help me is a big shot who is about to become a Shichibukai.
Dongjit jumped off the horse, took out a cup and poured himself some water: "Slurp~ha~After calming down, it's not a big deal...at most, it's just two Shichibukai..."
Tom climbed out of the pit, climbed onto Zhang Daye's shoulders, and stretched his neck to read the letter.
After Rui Mengmeng tidied up the warehouse, she jumped off the boat and asked, "Boss, we are all ready, aren't we going yet?"
While waiting for Donggit to pack his luggage, everyone was busy. Altria and Rui Mengmeng went hunting, Uncle Long took the little lolis to pick fruit, the flag monsters were driven by Ye Yan to help transport and deliver goods, and Shark Chili was doing a routine inspection of the Amber before sailing.
When everything was ready, everyone saw that Zhang Daye and the others were still hesitating, so they asked Rui Mengmeng to come over and ask.
"We've encountered a little trouble. Let's get on the boat first and talk while we go." Zhang Da also looked at Hawkeye, "Do you want to come with us?"
"The competition isn't over yet."
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So there was temporarily an extra horse on the Amber, a dizzy old man, and a handsome uncle sitting outside the crowd drinking quietly.
Hawkeye's coffin ship was tied to the back of the Amber with a rope and towed away. Tom sat on it out of curiosity, put on the hat Hawkeye gave him, and sat in the seat imitating Hawkeye's posture. The only distance between him and Hawkeye was a black knife and a little bit of aura.
Zhang Da had already read the letter from the World Government to everyone, and did not forget to mention the matter of the messenger bat.
Jackie Chan asked curiously, "How did that bat find us?"
Zhang Da also raised his chin in the direction of Hawkeye: "He can calculate the approximate schedule of our voyage, so it is certainly not difficult for the World Government to find us."
"The Seven Warlords of the Sea, who can work together with the Marine Headquarters to restrain those big pirates, sounds quite impressive." Ye Yan spread his hands, "But if you think about it carefully, there is no practical benefit for us, right?"
Zhang Da also nodded: "Yes, we don't want to be pirates, and we don't need any plundering rights. Apart from a name, it is not only useless, but we also have to accept the call of the World Government when they need us."
"And the Seven Warlords of the Sea are all self-sufficient. The government doesn't pay them salaries, nor does it provide them with food. So, whoever is in charge is the one..." Zhang Da also heard the sound of Hawkeye putting the wine glass on the table, and stopped talking in time. At the same time, he apologized to Jinbe in his heart. He said, buddy, I just said something careless and it was unintentional.
"But it's very impressive. There are only seven of them in the world..." Perona trailed off after saying only half of her words. It's true that there are only seven such big shots in the world, but they have killed two of them, so they don't seem that powerful.
Weiwei asked, "Who are the current Shichibukai?"
"Sitting over there are Hawkeye Mihawk, the Pirate Empress of Nine Snakes, Sea Knight Jinbe of Fishman Island, the mysterious 'Tyrant' Bear, and the scumbag Doflamingo." Zhang Da was also full of emotion in his introduction of Doflamingo.
Weiwei counted on her fingers one by one: "Five? Hmm... there's another one, Crocodile. What about the seventh one?"
Zhang Da also said: "It was Gekko Moriah, who was defeated just like Crocodile."
He looked at Perona. Although the incident happened a long time ago, he was usually careful not to talk about it, worried that she might have some grudge in her heart.
Perona just glared at Zhang Daye. She now clearly knew that Moria's behavior was not good. Fortunately, she had not followed Moria for a long time, so her sense of identification was not that strong.
Hawkeye, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Sure enough, you guys were the ones who did what happened to Moria."
"Hey, hey, don't talk nonsense without evidence, or I'll sue you for defamation." Although that was the fact, it was impossible for Zhang Da to admit it, since no one could prove it anyway.
It doesn't matter if Hawkeye knows, he's not a loudmouth.
Rui Mengmeng looked at the letter and asked curiously, "Do you think that the World Government can't gather seven qualified people, so they want to try to invite us?"
"It's entirely possible." Shark Chili pointed to his head and said, "From the information in the newspaper, the most active and famous people during this period, besides the Four Emperors, are the Red Hair Pirates and us. There are probably few others who are qualified enough."
Zhang Da also crumpled up the letter and said, "Maybe. It's up to them. We won't do it anyway."
Altria was not interested in becoming a Shichibukai, but she still reminded him, "This invitation is different from the previous ones. Will you get into trouble if you refuse it rashly?"
"I need to ask someone in the know about this." Ye Yan poured some red wine for Hawkeye very attentively, "Brother, is it troublesome to refuse to become a Shichibukai? Can you give me some inside information?"
"I don't know, I never refused." Hawkeye's answer was irrefutable.
Moreover, this is probably the first time that non-pirates have received an invitation.
"Then I'll ask other people who know the inside story." Zhang Da also took out his Den Den Mushi and called Lieutenant General Gion, with whom he hadn't contacted for a long time.
However, the call failed. That's right, Gion is a vice admiral after all, not a customer service lady, so it's impossible for her to be there every time you call her. Zhang Da also thought about it and called Zefa again.
After a few simple greetings, Zhang Da explained what had happened.
"What?" Zefa was very surprised. For a moment, he even had the same rude thought as Zhang Da, "How could they make such a decision?"
"We are also puzzled. Anyway, we don't want to do it, but we are worried that if we refuse directly, there will be trouble, such as becoming a pirate for no reason, so we come to ask you for advice."
"Although I don't want to admit it, in theory the Shichibukai and the headquarters are on the same level and do not interfere with each other. There is no need to ask the Navy for their opinions when recruiting Shichibukai, so even Sengoku may not know about this." Zephyr said, "How about this, don't rush to answer, I'll go ask Sengoku for his opinion."
"Okay, sorry to bother you."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Da also said, "That's it. Let's go and send the old man back first."
"It seems very serious." Rui Mengmeng said worriedly, "If something goes wrong, will we not be able to travel like this in the future?"
"Not really. At most, she'll have a bounty on her. But it'll be a bit troublesome to trade pirates for bounties. We'll have to find a middleman or something. It won't be a big problem." Zhang Da also said, "The worst-case scenario is that we'll have to send Weiwei back early. A princess of a country can't be blatantly hanging out with wanted criminals."
"Hey?" Weiwei's face changed. She had just come out not long ago.
"Isn't this serious enough?" Perona almost jumped up, "The Five Elders are really not good people. They only cause trouble for others!"
Wendy hugged Weiwei's arm: "Is it really that serious?"
"Not necessarily." Ye Yan crossed his arms, looking like he had everything under control. "If all else fails, we can still rely on the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"
The little girls were confused and asked: "Affiliate?"
"That's right. If we are really offered a bounty for refusing to become a Shichibukai and we can't go back on our word, we can declare to the public that we are a subordinate of a Shichibukai, such as this Hawkeye brother."
Ye Yan pinched his chin with one hand and showed a very annoying smile: "According to their rules, the bounties on the Shichibukai's subordinates will be revoked. Then we can play as we please. We can even go and jump around right under their noses and piss off those bastards to death!"
Rui Mengmeng didn't understand: "Wouldn't it be better to just agree to become a Shichibukai?"
Ye Yan smiled and said, "The Shichibukai have to respond to the call of the World Government, but the Shichibukai's subordinates don't need it."
Zhang Da also looked at him: "You are really...smart."
Ye Yan was very proud: "It's just so-so..."
Hawkeye didn't want to talk. What kind of people did he meet? If things really developed like that, he really wouldn't refuse.
Everyone was chatting and laughing, and soon they arrived at the small island where Donggit's village was now located. The environment was not much different from the previous island, and there were still all kinds of long animals and plants.
The only difference is that there are many more herds of cattle, sheep, horses and the like here, and there are also many yurt-like buildings in the distance.
Dongjit excitedly took Shirley off the boat and warmly invited everyone to his home. Although Dongjit had realized that all the people on the boat were important people, and even felt a little uncomfortable standing in front of them after calming down, he still wanted to express his gratitude.
"Thank you for your kindness, but we have other things to do, so we won't disturb your family reunion." Zhang Da also declined Donggit's invitation. They still had to watch the competition between Hawkeye and Altria, and by the way, they also had to wait for Zefa's reply.
In order to avoid harming innocent people, Altria suggested going to an uninhabited island.
On the way, Tom had had enough of Hawkeye's boat and began to fiddle with the candles on both sides of the boat.
Zhang Da was also curious and asked, "Where did you buy those two candles? They didn't go out even in such a strong wind on the sea, and they can still burn for such a long time?"
Hawkeye glanced at him and said nothing.
"Is there anything wrong with saying this?" Zhang Da also asked, "I heard that you actually hid a lot of candles in the cabin, and you didn't light them when you were sailing. You only lit them after you used your observation Haki to find someone nearby. Is that true?"
He was curious, just like he was curious about whether the tattoo on Dorag's face was the mark of Garp's slippers.
Hawkeye touched the hilt of the sword. He felt that Zhang Da also encountered some difficulties in practicing swordsmanship and needed guidance from a swordsmanship master.
Zhang Da also saw his eyes and suddenly felt that he might not be that curious.
Ye Yan and Perona, who were waiting to see Zhang Da get beaten, were a little disappointed.
There are always endless rumors about celebrities, and some of them are completely unfounded. Hawkeye understands this. He has never been interested in rumors about himself, and no one has ever dared to bring such things to him.
But this time it was a little different. Hawkeye felt that the style of this kind of ridiculous rumor was something Shanks would make up after drinking too much. And who else, besides Shanks, could have dared to make up stories about him and who also knew Zhang Daye?
Hawkeye felt that he should go to the New World when he had time. He heard that Shanks had been making a lot of trouble in the New World recently.
