Chapter 1348: Ambush

If Su Xiao exchanged Luo Jie's sidearm for 10000 Pirate Reputation points now, Ku Tu and Qian Meng would definitely pursue him with all their might.

Su Xiao would not only not exchange Luo Jie's sidearm, but he would also slow down the speed of obtaining Pirate Reputation. For the top five, it wasn't that the higher the reputation, the more rewards they obtained; the rewards for the top five were constant.

In this way, when Ku Tu and Qian Meng surpassed Su Xiao again and kept the gap at 3000 or 5000 or more, although the two wouldn't relax, they wouldn't be as urgent as they were now.

What Su Xiao had to do now was just wait, wait for Qian Meng and Ku Tu to surpass him again in terms of Pirate Reputation.

After handling the matters related to the sidearm, Su Xiao headed straight for the district. This was a very risky move, but he had to deal with the large crater caused by Apollo.

The Navy couldn't openly enter Districts 1–29; this would cause conflicts with a large number of pirates. Moreover, the mangroves on the Sabaody Archipelago were dense, and the Navy based in District 60 would at most hear the explosion of Apollo.

Su Xiao was going to deal with the traces left after Apollo's explosion, so as not to attract Garp, Kizaru, Vice Admiral Tsuru, and others.

It took a full afternoon for Su Xiao to deal with the traces at the explosion point. There were no civilians left in the district, so there were no witnesses.

After doing all this, Su Xiao rushed to District 42, which was a coastal area with developed fishing.

Su Xiao rented a boat and a fishing rod, and started fishing. Or rather, he needed to disappear for a period of time to prepare for the subsequent plan.

Five days later, a small boat drifted on the sea. Su Xiao was lying on the boat taking a nap, and the fishing rod in his hand had long been dragged into the sea by some fish.

Amu arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago this morning. There were no accidents along the way. Fish-Man Island under the sea was still Whitebeard's territory, which could be considered a relatively stable area.

"Ha~"

Su Xiao, lying in the fishing boat, yawned. With nothing to do, he checked the Pirate Reputation ranking. He hadn't obtained a single Pirate Reputation point for five full days. Ku Tu and Qian Meng had already surpassed him. Now Ku Tu was in the top spot, Qian Meng was second, and Su Xiao was ranked third.

The gap in reputation was within an acceptable range, so Su Xiao had to continue hiding in the dark.

In the past few days, the Sabaody Archipelago could no longer be described as lively. Not to mention the mutual tearing of the Qiyuezhe, just the few pirate groups that had arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago recently made the atmosphere here gradually tense.

These pirates were called the Supernovas among pirates, totaling eleven people. Now five had arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, namely:

Eustass Kid

Surgeon of Death, Trafalgar Law

Roaring Sea, Scratchmen Apoo

Massacre Soldier, Killer

Gluttony, Jewelry Bonney

Although these five were pirates, compared to the Qiyuezhe, they were very low-key because they were afraid of the Navy coming to their door.

Su Xiao was more low-key than these pirates. He was waiting, waiting for an opportunity. Since he slashed Lan Zuo, no Qiyuezhe had dared to come and find trouble with him.

When only 48 hours remained for the promotion/main quest, he left the fishing port. At the same time, a pirate ship docked at the 41st Mangrove District.

As soon as the pirate ship docked, an octopus fish-man leaped down from the ship. Before this fish-man landed, a boy wearing a straw hat had already leaped off the ship.

"I'll go down first."

The straw-hat boy pressed the straw hat on his head with one hand and ran quickly toward the island, mysteriously happy.

"Everyone, don't forget the number of the mangrove here."

The octopus fish-man spoke. His name was Hatchan, and behind him was a mermaid named Camie.

That's right, the ones landing from the port of the 41st Mangrove District were the Straw Hat Pirates.

Not far away, behind trees and buildings, pairs of eyes were watching the Straw Hat Pirates landing one after another. As the plot protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy naturally attracted a large number of Qiyuezhe to pay attention to his movements. If one had the courage to withstand the exclusion of this world, it wasn't impossible to kill this protagonist.

Two kilometers away, inside a clock tower, Su Xiao observed the Straw Hat Pirates through the scope of the Judgement Duke.

Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Sanji, and other members were all there. Among this group of people, there was also a figure mixed in—that was Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang had been eating, drinking, and having fun on the island for the past few days, having gained at least three catties. After he blended into the environment, the people of the Straw Hat Pirates didn't discover him at all.

"Finally arrived."

Su Xiao's gaze gradually became sharp. For the past ten days or so, he had basically not left District 42; this was all in preparation for what was to come.

The Straw Hat group gradually disappeared from sight. Su Xiao put away the Judgement Duke and took out a Den Den Mushi to dial.

"The person has arrived."

"Are you sure?"

A drunken voice came from the Den Den Mushi.

"Of course."

"If your information is inaccurate, I won't pay you even 1 Berry."

The member of the slave-catching team on the other side of the Den Den Mushi sneered.

"Suit yourself."

Su Xiao hung up the Den Den Mushi. He had to continuously monitor the Straw Hat Pirates to ensure that things developed according to his plan. Whoever dared to come out and stir up trouble, Su Xiao would shatter their head with a shot.

A few hours later, 33rd Mangrove District, Sabaody Amusement Park.

A figure wearing a stuffed bear costume walked out of the amusement park. He was carrying a long cloth bag on his shoulder. There were living things moving inside the bag, and faint sobbing of a woman could be heard.

This was a small leader of the slave-catching team, named Peterman, working under Disco. His harvest today was quite rich. No, it should be said that by completing this deal, he could get rid of the identity of the slave-catching team, and the rest of his life would only need enjoyment.

Puru, puru, puru...

The Den Den Mushi in Peterman's bosom rang. He hesitated for a moment before taking out the Den Den Mushi. After pulling out the receiver on the back of the Den Den Mushi, he released the Den Den Mushi.

Generally, providing information related to mermaids could obtain 10% of the final auction price of the mermaid. But this time, Peterman didn't intend to share a penny with the information provider; he wanted to swallow this benefit alone.

When Peterman released the Den Den Mushi, Su Xiao had already aimed the crosshairs at his head. Things were going very smoothly. The surrounding Qiyuezhe were all watching, and no one came out to be a hero and save the fish.

Under the guidance of Su Xiao's information, the mermaid Camie accompanying the Straw Hat Pirates was captured. Although this mermaid with green hair had an ordinary appearance, her identity as a mermaid could sell for a sky-high price.

The slave auction house of the Donquixote Family hadn't seen a mermaid for some time. Since Whitebeard took over Fish-Man Island, mermaids had become a "scarce resource."

At 10:00 AM that day, the mermaid Camie was sent to the auction house under the Donquixote Family. Mermaids could sell for the highest price here.

Around 12:00 PM, the news that the slave auction house was going to auction a mermaid spread. This was the result of Disco's deliberate publicity.

At 12:36 PM, Su Xiao lay on a hundred-meter-high mangrove tree. This was the most perfect sniper point. ===== CHAPTER 1349 =====