Chapter 243: Controlling Stussy, the Poken Pirates
A few minutes later.
Stussy looked at her "master" with complicated eyes.
She never imagined that after being an underground emperor on the seas for so long, she would fall into the hands of a "kid," even handing over her soul.
"Stussy, what is the foundation of the World Government? How many agencies like CP0 are there?"
Jiang Qize looked at her and asked.
"I don't know. I only know that the Five Elders are very powerful—far more powerful than you imagine."
Stussy shook her head.
Although she was a member of CP0, she didn't know much about the World Government. After all, some secrets were not things she was qualified to know.
Jiang Qize nodded.
He had guessed that she wouldn't know much, even though she was one of the underground world's emperors.
"What is the Five Elders' purpose in having you go undercover in the underground world?"
"To monitor the movements of the underground world and obtain intelligence."
Stussy answered seriously.
"Go back and continue being the Queen of the Pleasure District. Collect Devil Fruits and information about Devil Fruits, as well as the locations of powerful Devil Fruit users."
Jiang Qize thought for a moment and said.
Stussy's intelligence network was undoubtedly powerful—far stronger than Baroque Works.
"Understood, sir."
Stussy responded.
"Mm, you may go back first."
After that, Stussy left the Dragonflame.
Although he hadn't obtained any particularly useful information from Stussy, it still counted as leaving a piece on the board. It would come in handy sooner or later.
…
In the sea near Sabaody Archipelago, close to Fish-Man Island, a massive pirate ship rose up from beneath the surface, not fully emerging above the water.
Boom!
The seawater trembled slightly.
The bow of the ship was shaped like a black fist. On a huge mast hung a pirate flag bearing two black fists.
Pop…
The coating on the ship burst, revealing a tall figure standing at the bow.
This was a man nearly four meters tall, powerfully built, with bronze-colored skin. Bare-chested, with a long horse-like face and ferocious eyes, he radiated brutality.
"The Dragonflame Pirates… heh heh!"
The man's eyes flickered with vicious light as he let out a cruel grin.
Then, the pirate ship sailed toward Sabaody Archipelago.
Half an hour later.
"It's the Poken Pirates…"
"My god, the Poken Pirates actually came to Sabaody Archipelago. Is he planning to go to war with the Marines?"
"That shouldn't be possible, right?"
When they saw the Poken pirate ship, the pirates all began to stir.
In less than half an hour, most of the pirates on Sabaody knew that the Poken Pirates had appeared there.
…
"Captain, there's a pirate ship coming our way."
On the Dragonflame, Camon saw the distant ship and said with a ferocious grin.
Robin took a look and spoke, "Captain, it's the Poken Pirates. Their captain, Poken, is a great pirate with a bounty of 2 billion. There's also the Shredder with a 500 million bounty, and Mad Ghost with a 400 million bounty."
"Here to cause trouble?"
Jiang Qize stood up from his lounge chair, the white coat draped over his shoulders. He looked at the ship drawing closer in the distance, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
With bounties totaling tens of billions, they should all be Devil Fruit users, right?
He had just been thinking that there weren't enough powerful ability users to capture, and now they came knocking. Sabaody really was a nice backyard.
"Canglong, lift that entire ship up. Try not to damage it too badly—there might be good stuff inside."
His lips moved slightly as his voice appeared in the ears of Canglong deep in the sea.
"Moo~"
A long, ancient sound came from the depths of the ocean.
Then Canglong flicked its tail and shot upward like a streak of light.
It stopped a hundred meters away from the Poken Pirates, and then its body began to rapidly change.