Chapter 609 Searching for Whitebeard
After Vic's revenge, the Five Elders hurried to select the remaining two members of the Knights Templar and raised Vic's bounty by another 200 million.
Many people saw Vic's attack on the World Government's base this time, and it could not be concealed at all. This also gave them a legitimate reason to increase Vic's bounty, but it also gave them a headache. Enemies like Vic were the most difficult to deal with. If you provoke him, he will dare to retaliate against you directly, and every time he escapes, his strength will be increased to a higher level.
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It was several days later when Vic returned to Mantis' hometown. He also saw his new bounty. Except for the amount becoming 17 billion Baileys, everything else remained the same.
Rebecca and the others also knew what Vic had done during the few days he was away. Photos of the ruins of the strongholds were published in the newspapers. Since so many people had seen them, it would spread everywhere sooner or later. The World Government simply released the news directly, which was a bit like giving up everything.
Rebecca had already used the power of the Float-Float Fruit to transport an island to the nearby area. The people on the island were reluctant to leave, but knowing that Mantis wanted to become a pirate, they did not dissuade or try to keep him.
They all knew the purpose of Mantis's staying here, and they also knew how much Mantis had sacrificed for them. They didn't want to be a burden to Mantis anymore, so moving to a safer place was the best way.
Rebecca was moved by the bond between the two sides, so she used her ability to move all the houses on the island to the new island, making even the layout almost the same as the original one. She then controlled the land and water on the island to change the terrain, and in the end the island was almost the same as Mantis' hometown.
This made their departure not so sad. After all, the living environment in the future would be almost the same as before. Vic and Mantis were also very satisfied and praised Rebecca, which made Rebecca feel very happy.
Afterwards, Vic asked Rebecca to transport the pirate ship to the lake in the middle of the new island, and then let Rebecca control the island to fly into the sky towards the new world.
The original island has become an uninhabited island, but it won’t be long before other people come to live on this kind of habitable island on the route. At the very least, there will be businessmen stationed here. But for Mantis, he has achieved spiritual liberation, and from then on he has new goals and new pursuits!
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Even with Rebecca's ability of the Float-Float Fruit, it would take more than a short time to reach the new world. The island's floating speed couldn't even keep up with the ship, so Vic and the others wouldn't be idle either. They were all practicing on this floating island.
Mantis also picked up the practice that he had not done for many years. The goal that Vic described for him was too ambitious, and it required strong strength to support it. Since he agreed to become Vic's partner, he also had to contribute to that goal.
Mantis is very talented. He was noticed by Rocks when he was a teenager. He mastered the two-color domineering and learned Ryuo in his early twenties. If he had not returned to his hometown and wasted nearly twenty years, he would definitely have a place in the New World.
Fortunately, he often needs to fight pirates to protect the island. Although his strength has not improved much, it has not regressed much either. At Mantis's current age, it is not too late to start practicing again, and it is a very high starting point.
A month later, the island flew over the Red Earth Continent and arrived above the New World. At Vic's instruction, Rebecca bypassed Marijoa and flew over the Red Earth Continent where the doldrums were located.
It took another half a month to arrive at the sea area ruled by Whitebeard. There were many pirate forces under the Whitebeard Pirates, and the pirate ships in this sea area basically belonged to the Whitebeard Pirates.
So after visiting several pirate groups, Vic, Mantis and Rebecca contacted Whitebeard Edward Newgate on the Moby Dick through Den Den Mushi. However, Mantis did not say anything specific in the Den Den Mushi, only that he wanted to meet Whitebeard.
Whitebeard was very happy when his little fan, with whom he had a good relationship many years ago, suddenly contacted him. Roger, his enemy and friend, had been dead for many years, and he had few old friends left, so he gladly gave the name of an island.
This island is very famous in Whitebeard's territory and is also relatively well-known in the New World, so it is very easy to find. It only took Vic and his companions three days to reach the sea where the island is located.
Phoenix Marco, Flower Sword Vista, Diamond Joz, Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, Whitebeard's captain and crew such as Jinpei who were carrying food and drinks to the Moby Dick all felt that the sky seemed to have suddenly darkened.
The Moby Dick, docked at the port, was gradually shrouded in shadow. When they looked up at the sky, they found that a huge shadow was blocking the sun and was gradually expanding.
If there was no flame on the edge of the shadow, they would have suspected that it was a meteorite crashing into the pirate ship. But even so, they were still shocked by the sight. Even if it was not a meteorite but just an ordinary stone, it was too big. If it fell down, there would be no pirate ship left!
"Dad! Everyone! There's danger in the sky!"
Marco put down what he was holding and quickly shouted towards the Moby Dick. They were happily preparing food and drinks for the party for his father's old friend. As soon as his father's friend arrived, Moby Dick would leave the island and hold the party on the sea where no one would disturb them.
It's just that the sudden appearance of such a big thing in the sky scared him, but he was not too worried about the unknown thing hitting the pirate ship. His father's Tremor-Tremor Fruit could shatter the unknown object in minutes.
It's just a necessary reminder. His father was very happy when he heard that his old friend was coming to see him. He drank a lot of alcohol every day. He didn't know whether his father was confused now.
"Silly son! Don't worry, it's my old friend here! Gulala!"
Whitebeard's voice was deafening. He could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, so how could he get confused by a little bit of alcohol? When the shadow covered the Moby Dick, he noticed the unidentified object in the sky that was getting bigger and bigger.
But he quickly recognized what it was. He and Golden Lion had been together in the Rocks Pirates for many years. The two were very familiar with each other and naturally knew each other's abilities. Looking at the outline of the unidentified object, wasn't it an island?
Golden Lion's favorite thing to do is to move the island into the sky, but Golden Lion is now dead, and the power of the fruit must have changed hands. Whitebeard is not very clear about who the user of the Float-Float Fruit is now, and the Navy has not revealed Rebecca's abilities in detail.
When Rebecca joined the navy, it was to protect her. When she became a pirate, the navy was afraid that others would know that she had the ability of Golden Lion and were afraid of her. Another reason is that Rebecca's ability and Golden Lion's are in two different directions, so the more familiar people are with Golden Lion, the less likely they are to recognize her.
But who is Whitebeard? He is regarded as the strongest man in the world by the Warring States, the emperor of the New World, and the top three-color domineering existence. Naturally, he discovered the familiar atmosphere on the floating island, so he was not worried about any danger at all. Only the laughter from the heart resounded throughout the Moby Dick.