Chapter 962 Luffy's Decision
After reading the newspaper, Lola and the other pirates believed what Kuma said. However, unlike the knowledgeable pirates from the New World, Luffy and his crew, as well as Stinger and Rogue, knew nothing about the so-called "Four Emperors".
"The Four Emperors? What is that??"
"I don't know! Can I eat it?"
"I don't think so. It sounds like a title similar to 'Holy Ten'?"
The conversation between the few people made Xiong silent again: "..."
Hey, hey, hey... No way! My nephew's pirate group actually has people who don't even know what the Four Emperors are?! Are they pirates?!
Bear's eyes swept over Zoro and the others one by one: the swordsman with a poor sense of direction, the lecherous chef, the navigator, the long-nosed man, the raccoon cat, the cyborg... It seemed that none of them were smart!
There is no other way but to spend more time and effort to give them some pointers!
"Anyway, that's it. The Navy is about to execute 'Fire Fist' Ace, which will inevitably lead to a war with the Whitebeard Pirates. At this point in time, they don't have the extra energy to deal with wizards!"
"Execute Ace...?!"
This sentence actually has the meaning of trying to cover up something, and if there is a smart person here, such as Robin who joined the Straw Hat Pirates in the original plot, it would be easy for her to see the abnormality of Bear and hear the loopholes in his words.
For example, delivering newspapers and intelligence at the same time is not what the enemy should do; for another example, he could have killed all the people here, and then no one would know that the navy had provoked the wizard...
But unfortunately, Robin was not here, and without a think tank, the remaining idiots were quickly convinced by Xiong's reasons. In addition, they were now immersed in the shock of "the navy was going to execute Ace", so they naturally ignored this weirdness.
"So that's how it is. I was shocked..."
"Since you don't plan to do it, then leave quickly!"
Bear:"……"
We must quickly tell Long to find a mature and steady person for this nephew's pirate group!
Hmm...how about letting Sabo come over?
…
The bear left, Moriah fled, and the people on the island held a celebration banquet while discussing the contents of the newspaper.
In the original plot, Luffy was exhausted both physically and mentally after the battle with Moria, but he was able to regain his energy immediately thanks to Kuma's 'pop-up damage'. Although this step is missing now, with his strong physical fitness, he can recover his energy after a good rest and a big meal.
"I see, you two are wizards too? We did meet your companions before!"
When they were in Water Seven, Luffy and his crew had already spent more than 80% of their savings on repairing the ship and purchasing supplies, causing everyone on the ship to live in extreme poverty. Even a newspaper that cost 50 Baileys a copy was a luxury for them.
This resulted in their impression of the magician only stopping at the Sky Island chapter.
Luffy (laughing): "Natsu is a very interesting guy! I originally wanted to invite him on board, but was rejected..."
Zoro (drinking and thinking): "That woman named Erza is very good at swordsmanship!"
Sanji (eyes with hearts): "Erza -chan, Lucy-chan... Robin... Oh! Sorry, Robin-chan is not a wizard."
Chopper (with a face full of longing): "The Rain God saved Alabasta! And Happy and Lili, they are all very powerful!"
Nami (serious face): "They defeated Crocodile, so they are Vivi's benefactors..."
Usopp (strutting his nose): "Kira helped us repair the Merry, so he is our benefactor!"
Franky (pushing up his sunglasses): "I don't know much. I only know that they bought a ship from the Carrera Company in the Seven Waters, but they seemed to have left early. Also, in the newspaper a few days ago, I seemed to have seen a guy named Gildarts who was related to the beating of the Celestial Dragons..."
In fact, Franky had met wizards before. When he was in the Water City, he was unknowingly hit by Kira's "sleep magic" and lost the "Pluto design" because of it, but he didn't know it himself.
The reason for following Luffy out to sea is not only because they share the same interests, but also because he wants to retrieve the design drawings.
After listening to the news told by the Straw Hat Pirates, Stinger and Rogue, two young boys who were not very worldly-wise, finally felt relieved, but the other pirates were confused.
“Eh, eh?! Wait! Did something sneak in just now? Beat up the Celestial Dragons?! Explain in detail?”
After the pirates read the newspaper handed to them by Franky, which was about a week old, they were immediately shocked beyond words.
For a moment, they couldn't even tell which one would make the sea more turbulent: 'pirates fighting celestial dragons in the street', 'magicians defeating two of the Four Emperors', or 'the navy and Whitebeard going to war'.
I have only been here for a short time. Has the outside world changed so much?
After accepting Brook into the pirate group, Luffy announced a decision to everyone: "I'm going to save Ace!"
Several people were not surprised by Luffy's decision.
"I think so..."
"But didn't you say something like 'Ace has his own adventures' before?"
"Being caught is one thing, and being executed is another. The nature of these two things is different! I can't just watch Ace being executed and do nothing!"
At Lola's suggestion, Luffy took out Ace's life paper from his hat, and was shocked to find that the palm-sized paper had been burned into a small piece He looked disappointed for a moment: "Sorry, everyone! This is not in our sailing plan. If you don't want to go, I won't force you!"
"What the hell are you talking about, you idiot?"
He was interrupted by everyone before he could finish his words.
Zoro was the first to speak, unswervingly supporting Luffy: "Where this ship should go is originally decided by the captain! If you can't even support the captain's decision at a critical moment, what kind of crew member are you?"
"What the green algae-head said is right. You can't live without the cook, right? How can you save your brother if you don't have enough food?" Sanji walked forward and served Nami fresh orange juice.
"Zoro... Sanji...!!"
"Really? Since we're partners, you should at least have some confidence in us, right? No matter what happens, we will definitely advance and retreat together!"
Nami knocked on Luffy's empty head, put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Besides, how are you going to save your brother without me?!"
“Nami…!!”
Usopp's legs were shaking, but he still straightened his chest: "You're right...! So what if it's a naval base? I'm not afraid at all! To tell you the truth, I'm Captain Usopp with 8,000 subordinates!!"
"If Brother Ace is injured, he will need a doctor!"
"Usopp... Chopper...!!"
"Ah! What a touching brotherly love! I will definitely help you save my brother!!"
“Yohoho…Now that I’m on board, I’ll entrust my life to Captain Luffy!”
"Franky... Brook...!!"
"Thank you very much, everyone!"
After deciding on the itinerary, the group faced another important problem.
"That being said, how can we rescue Ace with just a few of us? And we know nothing about the naval base! How can we rescue anyone if we don't even know its location?"
"I know something about this!"
Unlike the novice who just went to sea, Franky lives in the Grand Line, and Brook is an old veteran and knows something about this. With the additions of Lola and others, Luffy and others gradually got a clear idea of where Ace was imprisoned.
The places where the navy imprisoned pirates were all in large deep-sea prisons with "iron walls".
The name of the prison is Impel, located in the doldrums. Together with the naval headquarters 'Marinford' near the Red Earth Continent and the 'Judicial Island' in the first half of the Grand Line, it forms an internal passage that only the navy can pass through, a counterclockwise triangular circulation.
There is a 'Gate of Justice' at each of the three locations, which symbolizes the world government. When the gate is closed, the ocean currents on both sides will form reverse vortices, and ships from outside cannot enter at all.
In other words, if it is a normal "sea voyage", you must go through the door of justice to enter!
However, the switches of the three judicial doors are firmly controlled by the navy. They are usually not opened. Even if they are opened, they are only opened a small gap and are heavily guarded. There is basically no chance of taking advantage of the situation.
Another thing is that the direction of the triangular circulation is fixed. Only by entering the correct gate and riding the correct ocean current can you reach your destination.
"According to our itinerary, our next destination is Chambord, which is the closest to the Navy Headquarters. But let's not talk about whether we can bypass the Navy's guards and enter the Gate of Justice. Even if we get in, Impel is in the opposite direction of the ocean current. So the only way is to enter from the Gate of Justice on Judicial Island!"
Based on the information from several people, Nami drew a rough map of 'Marinford - Judicial Island - Impel' on the blueprint, but the more she looked at it, the more headache she had.
"If we were in the Seven Waters now, we could take the sea train to the Judicial Island and then attack from there! But you also know that under normal circumstances, the Grand Line route cannot be turned back, and we don't have a permanent pointer to the 'Seven Waters' on our ship..."
"That sounds pretty difficult!"
After Nami's explanation, everyone understood the current difficulties. Even Luffy stared at the map in Nami's hand without saying a word.
Just when everyone was at a loss, a voice like the sound of nature suddenly interrupted: "If you want to save Ace, I have a way!"
"?!!"×N
Everyone looked up upon hearing the voice. The first thing they saw was a handsome red nose, followed by the smooth blue hair and orange cloak that matched the red nose perfectly.
