Chapter 219: It's the Titch Brothers

The waters of the first half of the Grand Line.

The deck of the Donghai Dihuang.

With the dedicated helmsman Jinbe at the helm, the part-time helmsmen on board were all set free.

Saint Saint Saiwen was teaching Barrett and Yuzhi Xiliu the technique of Conqueror's Haki Infusion, simply because Conqueror's Infusion is the key to countering the God's Knights.

For the God's Knights who possess immortality, no other attack method is as effective as Conqueror's Infusion.

Simple, crude, and effective.

Corazon, Lucky Roux, and Tiger stepped aside, hating themselves for not having awakened Conqueror's Haki and thus missing this heavenly opportunity.

Especially Corazon, who regretted it so much his intestines turned green.

How did he lose his mind back then, failing to have the ruthlessness to kill more Celestial Dragons?

Fellow intern Foxy could awaken it; Corazon wasn't any worse than Foxy, was he!?

Although Foxy, due to his age and talent, would likely find it hard to master Conqueror's Infusion, at least awakening Conqueror's Haki...

Corazon silently tallied in his heart—

From the captain down to the first mate Mihawk and the honorary first mate Golden Lion, every single member of the Morning Star Crew has awakened and mastered top-tier three-color Haki.

Among the officers, Big Mom and Yuzhi Xiliu have not yet mastered high-level Conqueror's Infusion techniques.

Barrett, who joined not long ago, shows a faint trend of being about to master Conqueror's Infusion; after all, he is a man who caused the Marines to specifically launch a Buster Call.

Once Barrett masters Conqueror's Infusion, the Morning Star Crew will welcome another top-tier combatant.

What shocked Corazon even more was: the intern Yamato awakened Conqueror's Haki at the age of eight.

Eight years old! Just as rebellious against fate as the captain.

Eight! The Morning Star Crew has eight people with the quality of a King.

A ship full of kings on the Donghai Dihuang is even more terrifying than the Luo Jie Pirates of the past.

Even counting Saint Saint Saiwen, the Luo Jie Crew only had six awakened Conqueror's Haki kings.

What Corazon did not know was: the inconspicuous intern Hancock of the Morning Star Crew also possesses the quality of a King.

Just as Corazon was sighing, Saint Saint Saiwen glanced over at the three of them.

"Are the three of you very idle?"

"Mere envy is useless; look for reasons within yourselves. Your strength has stood still for so many years; have you been training seriously?"

"Your training quota for today is doubled. You eat only when you finish training."

Tiger pressed his lips together: he never thought that at forty years old, he would still be supervised in his training while being managed by someone.

This feeling is truly strange.

No wonder the Morning Star Crew's combat power is so fierce; the captain is good to his crew, but he is indeed strict.

Lucky Roux let out a dry laugh, attempting to argue.

"Captain, I am a cook..."

Saint Saint Saiwen cut him off.

"A cook who doesn't want to be a fighter is not a qualified officer. Your training today is doubled."

Lucky Roux quickly covered his mouth; he understood that if he said one more word, he wouldn't be able to sleep today.

Training is training; it's better to shake off the title of intern as soon as possible and become a formal crew member sooner.

After all, formal crew members get better treatment.

Beside the helm, while steering, Jinbe occasionally stole a glance at Boss Tiger, who was training, feeling that it was somewhat too dreamlike.

"This kind of life isn't bad."

The reason for choosing to join the Morning Star Crew involved some coercion, but more so because the Morning Star Crew has never laid a hand on the commoners of Fish-Man Island.

As the crew all entered training, Saint Saint Saiwen came to the helm: "Jinbe, take a rest."

"Okay."

Jinbe did not leave; after hesitating repeatedly, he finally asked the doubt buried deep in his heart for a long time.

"Captain, the pirates I remember often burn, kill, and plunder; our crew seems a bit different."

"Are you not interested in treasure?"

Jinbe knew that the vast majority of pirates do not engage in labor; if they wish to maintain the operation of a pirate crew, they must burn, kill, and plunder.

Yet the operational model of the Morning Star Crew is very strange; there has never been news of them burning, killing, or plundering.

While steering with one hand, Saint Saint Saiwen took out two jars of Dandelion Wine and handed one to Jinbe.

"As for treasure, everyone is interested."

"But, only the weak vent their frustrations on commoners; the strong should draw their swords and strike at those stronger."

"We aim to be High-Class Pirates; burning, killing, and plundering are acts of Low-Class Pirates and are not fit for the stage."

High-Class Pirates?

Low-Class Pirates?

Jinbe was greatly shocked in his heart.

At first glance, the Morning Star Crew looks very much like an adventure group focused on adventure, but if one describes the Morning Star Crew as adventurers, it is not quite appropriate.

This is because although the Morning Star Crew does not rob commoners, they frequently rob pirates.

Wang Zhi, who originally occupied Honeycomb Island, still has his head hanging at the entrance of Honeycomb Island.

Wano Country, also known as Wano, was similarly reclaimed by the Morning Star Crew from the Beasts Pirates...

Furthermore, only after Jinbe boarded did he learn that the captain had kidnapped Celestial Dragons multiple times to Extort the World Government.

The captain's first appearance on the news was years ago when he attacked CP9 agents on Saint T Island and subsequently Raided World Government prisoners.

All these things indeed confirm they are undoubtedly pirates.

Could this be what a High-Class Pirate is?

Jinbe silently made a resolution: from now on, he would also become a High-Class Pirate, and despise all Low-Class Pirate conduct from the bottom of his heart.

"Captain, thank you for enlightening me."

Saint Saint Saiwen lifted the wine jar: "We are all brothers."

The Donghai Dihuang sailed along the seas of the first half of the Grand Line, continuing toward the Calm Belt until it encountered a medium-sized pirate ship...

Not far ahead,

The moment he saw the dragon-head, red-sail, and flame flag, Blackbeard was locked in by a life-and-death terror, cold sweat pouring from his forehead.

"It's bad, it's bad."

Due to his special constitution, Blackbeard did not need to sleep; having traveled from the New World with a coating all the way to Paradise, he was just about to recruit some crew on the Sabaody Archipelago.

Blackbeard never would have thought: he could encounter Little Bai Mao here by such sheer coincidence.

With Little Bai Mao's terrifying Observation Haki, he must have already discovered him by now,

Blackbeard forcibly suppressed the urge to abandon ship and jump into the sea; Little Bai Mao surely did not yet know he had left the Whitebeard Pirates, so there was still room for maneuver.

As the Donghai Dihuang drew near, Saint Saint Saiwen was already standing on one side of the deck, waving a greeting.

"It's Brother Teach."

Seeing Barrett, Yuzhi Xiliu, and two tall Fish-Men standing on either side of Saint Saint Saiwen, Blackbeard swallowed hard.

How wonderful it would be if these were members of the Blackbeard Pirates.

No, Blackbeard suddenly realized: Little Bai Mao had recruited two more Fish-Man crew members!

"It is Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, my lord."

Blackbeard feigned calmness, a simple smile appearing on his face, while making a firm resolution in his heart: he would simply copy Little Bai Mao's playbook.

Who on the seas does not know that Little Bai Mao has extremely high standards; copying his playbook is absolutely never wrong.

"Brother Teach, come have a few drinks?"

Blackbeard hurriedly offered an apologetic smile.

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, my lord."

"Old Man sent me to Sabaody to buy some small items; you know, Big Sister Wadatsumi is pregnant."

"Next time, next time for sure."

Blackbeard's positioning was extremely strategic, ensuring he could abandon ship and jump into the sea to escape at any moment; the pressure brought by Little Bai Mao was simply too great.

Especially Little Bai Mao's smile at this very moment was exactly the same as when he commanded the Red-Nose and the Red-Haired brat back then.

"Very well, then next time it is."

"Farewell, Brother Teach."

"Farewell, Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, my lord."

Watching the Donghai Dihuang sail further and further away until it vanished from sight, Blackbeard reached out to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Zehahaha~"

I fooled them, I fooled them.

Blackbeard realized he could not stay in the Grand Line; it would be best to go to Sabaody for a coating, dive down to Fish-Man Island to recruit some crew, and then quickly head to the West Blue.

"Wait until I've developed for a few years before I return..."

Forget it,

From now on, whenever I encounter Little Bai Mao, I'll stay as far away as possible.