Chapter 322 Intelligence Network, Visits
But what Luke said was true, the Whitebeard Pirates' strength was indeed a bit weak.
Whitebeard has not declined yet and is still in his prime, but the pirates under his command are all very young, and except for a few people, they do not have very strong combat power.
Even a few years ago, Rayleigh could block Marco's full-strength attack with just one finger.
It can be said that the prestige of the Whitebeard Pirates now depends entirely on Whitebeard alone. Luke does not want these guys with good talents to waste their talents.
"Gulala, you bastard, you really dare to say that!" White Beard did not get angry when he heard it. Instead, he laughed and responded.
He naturally knew that Lu Kai was just playing a game with the captains under his command, and it could not be called a battle at all. What he said just now was also deliberate, just to stimulate his sons.
Whitebeard's observation Haki was extremely strong, and he had long sensed that Lu Kai had no ill intentions at all, so he didn't even take his weapon after leaving the room.
"God's punishment and I should have no intersection, right?" Whitebeard asked, "What do you want from me?"
"Indeed, we have never met before. After all, the Whitebeard Pirates have never been among the Five Evils punished by God!" Lu Kai smiled and said, "I am here to talk to you about a private matter. I hope you can help me."
"Follow me!" Whitebeard led the way in front, and Lu Kai hurriedly followed.
"Dad!" Marco hurriedly called out to Whitebeard, "This guy's origins are unknown, you meet him in private, we..."
"You little brats, do you still need to worry about my affairs?" Whitebeard immediately interrupted Marco and said, "If you have some free time, why don't you exercise more? Otherwise, you wouldn't be so embarrassed as you are today."
After saying that, White Beard went straight into the room. Lu Kai followed him in and closed the door.
"Gulala, boy, tell me, what's the matter?" White Beard sat down in his seat, picked up a pot of wine, took a big gulp, and asked Lu Kai.
Lu Kai immediately snapped his fingers upon hearing this, and then said, "Mr. Newgate, in front of a hero like you, I don't want to talk to you with a mask on. Let me introduce myself."
As he spoke, Luke took off his mask and continued, "The leader of the Divine Punishment Organization, 'Ghost', Admiral Luke of the Navy Headquarters, greets Mr. Newgate."
When Whitebeard saw Lukai's true face, his expression was a little dull, and then he suddenly burst into laughter, and stopped after a long time.
"I never thought that the leader of the Divine Punishment would be you, gula la la la!" Whitebeard was suddenly in a very good mood, "I remember the last time I talked with Roger, he mentioned you specifically.
"He said you were the hope of this world. He didn't expect you to give the whole world such a big surprise. Gulala!"
"Master's senses are always so sharp. I am far inferior to him in this respect!" Lu Kai sat down on a chair beside him without any hesitation and said with a smile.
"Master? Gulala..." Whitebeard laughed again, and after a while he asked, "Did you become my master when you escorted him to the execution?"
"Well, Master's teachings to me are still vivid in my mind, as if it were yesterday." Lu Kai said with emotion, "Also, Master asked me to send his regards to you if I have the chance to meet you."
"Gulala, it's rare that Roger still missed me before he left." Then Whitebeard looked at Lu Kai with admiration and said, "I remember that I wanted to recruit you to join us, but it's been six or seven years now."
"Since you've come to me, let's get straight to the point. I'll listen to anything you want to say." White Beard took another sip of wine and said.
"Mr. Newgate, actually I came here this time because I want to form an alliance with you." Lu Kai said directly without hiding anything.
"I'm a pirate. I'm used to being free and unrestrained and don't want to be bound by anything. You want to form an alliance with me? You've got the wrong person, little brat!" Whitebeard said bluntly.
"You like freedom, which is very similar to Master, so I don't intend to restrict you in the slightest." Lu Kai explained, "It's just that I have heard about you.
"Your hometown could not join the World Government because it could not pay the Heavenly Gold. Therefore, it was not protected by the World Government and the Navy, which led to the rampage of pirates and criminals, and finally it was destroyed."
"What do you want to say, little brat?" When Whitebeard heard Lu Kai talking about his hometown, his expression darkened and he said coldly.
Lu Kai smiled and shook his head, saying, "Mr. Newgate, please don't get me wrong. What I want to say is that the reason why you took in so many people who had nowhere to go as your sons and gave them shelter is because they reminded you of your past experiences and you wanted to give them a warm home.
"I have the same idea, but I want to give more people a warm home."
"Oh? How do you want to give it?" asked White Beard.
"The ultimate target of our divine punishment is the Celestial Dragons who have been abusing their power and making the world corrupt. Of course, this is our divine punishment's business and has nothing to do with you." Lu Kai said bluntly.
“However, Master mentioned to me before he died that there are huge uncertainties in this world now, and the dangers are even greater than those of the Celestial Dragons.
“And according to my observation, this variable is about to appear, so I would like to use your intelligence network as one of the Four Emperors to provide me with information.
"Of course, in exchange, you can make any request to me, and I will never refuse as long as I can do it. Moreover, even if you die one day in the future, your sons can be protected by God's punishment as long as they don't do evil."
"Gulala... Celestial Dragons?" Whitebeard laughed when he heard this. "As a navy admiral, your ultimate goal is to overthrow the rule of the Celestial Dragons. Gulala...
“But the variables you mentioned… Roger didn’t tell me about them. He just asked me to help you when you need it. Humph, who does he think he is?
"I always do what I want to do, and even Roger has no right to tell me what to do.
“So you heard it clearly, I am willing to help you, it’s just an intelligence network, it’s not a big deal.
"But I'll just fulfill this request. What you said on the deck just now is right. Man can't defy fate. Everyone will grow old one day. I can't protect them forever.
"When I really get old, my reputation might really become a burden to my children. Then I'll see if there's anything I can ask of you."
"Mr. Newgate, you are too kind to say 'please'." Lu Kai said quickly, "You have helped me a lot. Lu Kai will remember this favor."
"Gulala... Roger will not make a mistake in judging people, and I believe in my own judgment." Whitebeard laughed again, "Brat, just do what you want to do."
"Of course!" Lu Kai said with a firm look in his eyes.
After leaving the Whitebeard Pirates, Luke went straight to the Big Mom Pirates' headquarters, Bankoku, and found Katakuri.