Chapter 819 Welcome Party
After everyone came back from watching the fun, Wick held a small banquet, which was also a welcome party to celebrate Pizarro's joining the Thunder God Pirates. After all, for Wick, he had been away for a really long time!
"Vic! Are we going to fight for territory and the position of the Four Emperors?"
Barnett couldn't help himself for a long time and asked the question before he even took a bite. When he was in the navy, he wanted to help Vic become an admiral or even the supreme commander of the navy.
But something uncontrollable happened afterwards. He couldn't blame Vic for that. He even admired Vic's approach. If it were him, he wouldn't have the courage to take that step!
So after becoming a pirate, he wanted to assist Wake in becoming the top pirate - the Pirate King. The Four Emperors are an important step in achieving this goal, so he is naturally more anxious, and now the timing is really good.
"Barnett! Have you heard of the Uncrowned King? Ever since the death of Pirate King Roger, Whitebeard has been the Uncrowned King of the Sea. As long as you all become stronger, even if you have no territory, I will succeed Whitebeard as the Uncrowned King!
The title of the Four Emperors is just an enemy created by the World Government for other pirates who want to rise to the top, in order to make the pirates fight for fame and fortune and kill each other. With our strength, we naturally have nothing to be afraid of!
But I can't be used as a gun by them. I don't like this feeling. And I suspect that I will be particularly targeted by the Five Elders after becoming the Pirate King, so the Uncrowned King is more suitable for me. "
Vic never thought of becoming the Pirate King from the very beginning. As long as he was strong enough, he would be a freer person than the Pirate King. And based on a lot of information, Vic knew that he would be specially targeted if he stood out too much.
He also doesn't know how many powerful gods of magic there are among the Celestial Dragons. There is no need to gamble. Everything will come to light when the time comes. He just needs to continue to become stronger. His Haki and Speed Fruit have not been developed to their limits!
"Well! I understand what you mean!" Barnett said solemnly.
"Tiger! Have you been back to Fishman Island recently?"
Vic took a sip of wine and took the initiative to ask Tiger about the ancient weapon of Fishman Island - Shirahoshi. He was still very concerned about this ability to control sea kings. Although this ability to control sea kings was useless against top-level warriors, it was really useful in group battles, especially at sea, where the advantage was even greater. It would definitely be one of the main forces in future wars.
"I've been there a few times. I didn't interfere in Shirahoshi's affairs. I just killed some human traffickers who wanted to kidnap mermaids. But with the death of Whitebeard, the situation of Fishman Island is not very good. Can we help them?"
As early as a few years ago, Tiger often went back to Fishman Island to take care of some human traffickers who wanted to do bad things. He happened to miss the chance when Princess Otohime was killed. During that time, he was very regretful!
He also wanted to kill the guy who kept throwing weapons at Shirahoshi, but Vic told him not to interfere. Although he didn't know what Vic was thinking, he still listened to Vic and didn't interfere.
And Vic also made a special trip to the Dragon Palace to reinforce White Star's hard shell tower with metal as a layer of insurance.
"Well! Shirahoshi is not an ordinary person. She has a huge power hidden in her body, but this power needs someone to lead it, and this person is not you or me!
Shirahoshi needs these experiences, and the person who can lead Shirahoshi is about to appear!
Tiger! Please send one of our pirate flags over and hang it at the entrance of Fishman Island. I will protect Fishman Island from now on!"
After Vic finished speaking, he glanced at Olivia and then looked away. Olivia also knew about the ancient weapons. Through Vic's words and actions, she had already concluded that it was Shirahoshi, so she stared at Vic when he was speaking just now.
Vic also felt her gaze and looked at her, which was also a signal for her not to say it out loud. Olivia also understood Vic's eyes, nodded slightly, and lowered her head.
She was thinking about what she said to Rebecca last night. Did Vic hear it? Just thinking about it made her afraid to look directly into Vic's eyes. Vic's eyes seemed to be able to see through everything. They were bright, deep, and full of wisdom!
Vic agreed to Tiger's request without hesitation. Before, with Whitebeard guarding the island, Fishman Island was relatively peaceful.
But in the original work, after Whitebeard's death, Fishman Island was hung with Big Mom's flag. It was originally the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates, but was finally taken away by Big Mom.
Moreover, Fishman Island has not had a good time under Big Mom's rule. Not only has the number of crime cases increased, but they also have to pay a lot of protection fees. Big Mom doesn't care much about the affairs of Fishman Island. She just puts out a flag and waits to collect protection fees. So Vic is willing to lend a helping hand, which is considered to be building a good relationship with the future Sea King in advance.
"Victor! Will Ace and Marco think too much if we do this? After all, that place still belongs to the Whitebeard Pirates!"
The person who spoke was Ain. Unlike Yamato and Olga who were focusing on eating and drinking, she had been listening to what Vic had to say, so she spoke with some concern. After all, Whitebeard had just died, and Vic seemed to have a good relationship with the Whitebeard Pirates. If he really went to hang the flag, it would not sound good if it were made known to others.
"Don't worry. Marco will probably run into trouble soon. I will help him when the time comes. I will also explain this matter to him openly. As for Ace, I will also tell him that they really cannot defend a vital place like Fishman Island!"
"Vic! Thank you!"
"You're welcome! We are all united now. Whitebeard's captains are all good people, so we should help them if we can!"
Mantis sincerely thanked Vic. No one could help but admire the fact that Whitebeard chose to sacrifice his life to save his son. Vic felt the same way. Even if Whitebeard had not happened, he would have saved Ace.
Therefore, Whitebeard has not yet repaid his favor to Mantis. Next, he will take action to stop Blackbeard from targeting Marco and the others. This is considered the remaining favor. However, with the current strength of the Whitebeard Pirates, they are sure not to be able to defend those territories. It depends on the strength of Ace in two years!
"Oh, right! Let me formally introduce to you our new partner, Avalo Pizarro! He is an animal-type, Bull-Bull Fruit, mythical beast, and Kirin-type user.
You guys who came out of the navy with me should all know each other. I was the one who captured him and took him to Impel Down. I didn't expect that he would come to me right after he got out of prison. Pizarro is not a bad person, but he was infected by this rotten world. Now he is back on the right track, which means he has turned over a new leaf. Let's have a drink to celebrate the joining of our new partner. Cheers!"
"cheers!..."
"Pizarro! Welcome to the Thunder God Pirates!"
"It's an animal type! It's a mythical beast, so rare!"
"This is also the first animal-type ability here!"
"welcome!"
"welcome!"
"Welcome!"
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Vic glanced at his friends and saw Pizarro drinking alone, then he formally introduced him to everyone. Finally, everyone raised their glasses to celebrate. Everyone also welcomed Pizarro's joining. The atmosphere was very good. Pizarro's face was full of smiles, and his eyes were a little moist, as if he had found home!
The atmosphere became even more lively afterwards. Everyone drank a lot of wine and let go of a lot of things. They talked about the current situation, spiritual practice, and expressed their own opinions. Vic would chat with everyone for a long time, completely emptying the loneliness, emptiness and longing in his heart!
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