Chapter 754 7 Colors of Mist
Vic didn't leave for too long and came back in a few hours. He went to Tina to reminisce about the past. Like Smoker, he hadn't seen Tina, his old friend in the navy, for a long time.
He hadn't even taken the initiative to look for Smoker before, let alone Tina. Wouldn't people gossip if he went? Didn't he go to see his brother? Did he go to see a woman who liked his brother? So after sensing Tina before, he wanted to go and catch up with her, and he left only after Robin joined the Straw Hat Pirates.
When Wick returned to the Golden Merry, the depressing atmosphere on the ship was gone forever. It was very joyful. This was also the daily life of the Straw Hat Pirates. Wick looked at these scenes with a smile on his face. In his previous life, he could only see such scenes in anime, but now he can experience it in person!
After finding a deserted place, Vic sat cross-legged there and began to practice his domineering power. Anyway, with his current strength, no one on the ship could find him. The reason why he stayed on the Merry was that Vic needed this ship to lead him.
After leaving Alabasta, the Straw Hat Pirates experienced some adventures, but none of them were what Victor wanted, so he could only stay on the ship and wait.
Although he had read it in his previous life, it had been so long that he could not remember some of the plots and short stories very clearly. He only remembered that it was a story that took place on the route between Alabasta and Jaya Island.
But he couldn't remember the name of the island, and he had to be on guard against Luffy and the others, otherwise this opportunity would be ruined by them. This was why Victor had to follow Luffy and the others.
Otherwise, with Vic's current strength and influence, it should not be difficult to find the island. Knowing that the island is on the route between Alabasta and Jaya Island, it will not be difficult to find.
What he feared was that the opportunity would be ruined, which would be a huge loss for him. Many events would only happen when the protagonist arrived at a specific place.
There are also many rare treasures that will only appear when the protagonist arrives. This is the powerful force of the protagonist's halo, so Vic can only settle for the second best and stay on the Golden Merry patiently waiting for that opportunity to come!
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A new day begins. A black spot appears at the end of the sea horizon. Experienced sailors can recognize what it is at the first sight.
However, the experience this time was wrong. The black spots were not necessarily islands, but could also be warships intercepting in front. What appeared this time were warships, and there were more than one. Several other black spots appeared afterwards.
These warships received intelligence from the navy that had suffered setbacks at the hands of the loan shark Chani and the Straw Hat Pirates, and learned that the Straw Hat Pirates, whose bounty was 1 million berries, were about to come to the waters under their jurisdiction, so they stopped them in advance.
The loan shark Channy was the protagonist of a short story that happened a few days ago. It was said that he had a lot of money, but in the end it was discovered that all his money was eaten by goats. That’s where the Straw Hat Pirates met the navy!
The Golden Merry continued to sail with the wind. When the distance got closer, Zoro, who was dozing on the top of the mast, seemed to have noticed something. He finally opened his sleepy eyes and looked around.
After that, he was confused for a while, then he remembered what he seemed to have seen just now. He rubbed his eyes and looked carefully, and finally saw several naval warships not far ahead!
"Navy! There's a warship! Everyone, get up!"
Seeing that they were not far from the navy ship, Zoro shouted without stopping other actions. He turned over and jumped off the mast lookout, then rushed into the wheelhouse and began to turn the rudder.
At this time, the others were also awakened by Zoro's voice. As pirates, they should be the most sensitive to the words "navy". As long as they heard these two words, they would jump up in shock even if they were sleeping soundly.
So Sanji, Usopp and the others quickly rushed out from the cabin on the other side, followed by a sleepy Chopper, and finally the neatly dressed Nami and Robin. Victor just opened his eyes, took a look and ignored them.
After a chase and the navy's miraculous operation, the Golden Merry finally escaped the navy's pursuit, and was very lucky to encounter an island, which was just right for repairs and resupply. So Luffy directly ordered the pirate ship to dock at the island's pier and happily took everyone except Zoro to the island.
Seeing an island, Vic opened his eyes. He had no intention of landing on the island, but just released his Observation Haki. He had done this before. He would not leave the Merry until he was sure that it was the island he was looking for.
"Wait a minute, everyone! On our Lulujia Island, if a ship wants to dock at the port or the outer coast, it has to pay the port tax!"
"Port tax?"
"Anyway, we have to pay!"
"Wait a minute! Why do we have to pay taxes for just stopping the ship?"
"Because it's an obligation! Are you going to pay or not?"
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Just as Chopper was walking in front with excitement, a man dressed as a soldier appeared in front of them, stopped everyone, and asked them to pay taxes.
Chopper had never heard of paying taxes for stopping the ship since he was born, but Usopp knew what was going on as soon as he heard it.
But Nami didn't want to pay the money, so she immediately stepped forward to argue. The man dressed as a soldier became impatient and pointed his gun at everyone, asking them whether they would pay the money or not.
Vic on the Merry was instantly shocked when he heard these conversations, as these conversations had brought back some memories for him.
Because the island he was looking for was a place where you had to pay taxes for everything you did. However, in the ocean ruled by the World Government, there were burdens like Heavenly Gold. There were really many such places, but this point could not be confirmed at all, so Vic planned to continue to wait and see if there were any other clues.
"Hey! I say, don't be rude to the ladies!"
"What did you say?"
"It's time to eat! Eat, eat! Eat, eat..."
Seeing the soldiers pointing their guns at Nami and Robin, Sanji couldn't bear it anymore and stood up to block the gun.
This provocative behavior made the soldier's face even gloomier, and just when he was about to shoot the blond boy, he heard a burst of hurried shouting and the sound of running, and then he saw a boy wearing a straw hat stepping on the blond boy.
Moreover, the straw hat boy did not stop for a moment after stepping on the man, and appeared in front of him in an instant. He had no time to react at all. He only saw the straw hat getting bigger and bigger, and then he felt a pain in the back of his head and back and lost consciousness.
"Wait a minute! Then I'll go too!"
"Hey! That guy over there!"
Without the soldiers blocking the road and asking for money, Nami prepared to go to the island to buy some things. After hearing Nami's decision, Sanji immediately decided to go with her. Chopper also shouted that he wanted to go together, so the three of them separated from the others.
Originally Usopp wanted to go together, but a strange voice called him, and then an old man in strange clothes appeared, attracting the attention of Usopp and Robin.
"I have something I want to ask."
The strange old man asked seriously. The old man's name was Henzo, and he was a scientist who studied the colorful fog. He had been on the coast not far away, and rushed over when he saw a ship landing here.
He needed people coming from the open sea to provide him with information about the colorful fog. The main reason why he studied the illusory colorful fog was that fifty years ago, several of his companions disappeared in the colorful fog, and he wanted to rescue his companions.
"A new comedian?"
"Maybe he's a profiteer!"
Robin looked at the old man who was dressed strangely and carrying a big box on his back and thought he was an actor, but Usopp thought he was a profiteer.
When they were sailing before, Luffy caught a profiteer who lived in a shell submarine while fishing. Later, he was scared away when he heard the name Monkey D. Luffy. Seeing the old man dressed like that, Usopp thought that this was undoubtedly another profiteer.
"None of them are correct! Have you seen the colorful fog?"
"What? Colorful fog?"
"Forget it! Turns out you're just an idiot!"
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