Chapter 101: The Selfishness of Human Nature and the Advancing Tiger

On the streets of New York, lined with high-rise buildings, Natasha, having just snatched a flying vehicle, was engaged in a chase with Loki.

To stop the space portal from continuing to send the Chitauri army to Earth, the Mind Stone in Loki's hand had to be used to destroy the portal's hub.

During the chase, Barton, standing on a high building, shot an arrow at Loki, which Loki caught with his bare hands.

Loki gave a wicked smile, seemingly mocking Barton.

As a result, the arrow suddenly exploded, directly blowing Loki off the flying vehicle. As luck would have it, he landed right next to Chu Yang.

Chu Yang bent down and picked up the Mind Stone.

"Take your hand off, you despicable mortal!" Loki gritted his teeth, staring at Chu Yang. He still remembered that it was this boy before him who had ruined his carefully laid plans!

"Queen Frigga misses you very much. After going back this time, remember to apologize to her properly, you rebellious adolescent boy." Chu Yang sneered, mercilessly mocking Loki.

Being lectured by Chu Yang, a "genuine" adolescent boy, Loki's face turned red visibly, clearly enraged to the extreme.

"Shut up! I won't allow you to use that dirty mouth to say her name!"

Loki roared in anger!

But Chu Yang ignored him.

He suddenly turned around and pinched the air.

Loki's voice stopped abruptly, and then dissipated like foam.

An illusion!

And the real Loki was being held tightly by the throat by Chu Yang, his face turning blue.

"How did you know?"

Loki was panicked, struggling desperately.

"You've studied magic with Frigga for so many years, and this is all you learned? I'm disappointed, Loki. I thought we could have a pure magical contest."

Chu Yang shook his head in disappointment, looking at Loki, who was gradually losing consciousness due to lack of oxygen. He hesitated but still didn't deal a lethal blow.

Frigga had been good to him; killing Loki would certainly plunge her into unimaginable pain.

As for those injured because of Loki, Chu Yang had already dispatched shadow clones to rescue them. As long as they had a breath left, he could save their lives with his massive life energy.

Chu Yang tossed him onto the ground and turned to walk toward the space portal.

Loki, having crawled back from the brink of death, gasped for air.

Looking at Chu Yang's back, his eyes were bloodshot.

He pulled a dagger from his waist and slowly approached him from behind.

Chu Yang's mouth curled up slightly, "He's yours now."

Loki stood frozen in place.

Who was he talking to?

Just as Loki was confused.

Suddenly, a thick green arm grabbed Loki's ankle from the side, dragging him away. Afterward, intense sounds of wrestling came from the room.

At this time.

Chu Yang had arrived at the location of the portal, Dr. Erik lying nearby, dying.

The apology in his eyes indicated that he had regained his sanity.

Chu Yang walked to the portal device and stabbed the Mind Stone into it. Unlike Natasha's struggle, he easily broke through the defensive field.

The beam of light connecting the two spaces shrank rapidly, and the wormhole above the firmament also closed quickly.

Barton looked up at the sky and said into his headset, "It seems the war is over, everyone."

A moment later, as a huge Helicarrier flew over New York City, S. H. I. E. L. D. began to take full control of the post-war work.

After hearing the reports from the New York Police Commissioner and the Director of the Emergency Center, Nick Fury looked at his assistant, Hill, in surprise, "No casualties?"

"How could there be no casualties in such a big war? Can't those idiots even lie?"

Hill hesitated, "Sir, I think what they said might be true..."

Nick Fury frowned, "What do you mean?"

"Take a look at this." Hill brought a laptop to Nick Fury, which was playing a short video.

In the video, Chu Yang, wearing the Tailed Beast Cloak, was treating the wounded. The process wasn't complicated; he just placed his hand on the person, and their wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The next second, civilians who had been bleeding all over the ground were jumping around as if nothing had happened.

"Oh, my God."

Even the well-informed Nick Fury couldn't help but be dumbfounded, shocked beyond measure.

"So, the intelligence that no civilians died might be true."

Looking at Chu Yang on the screen, Hill felt her throat itch and swallowed dryly several times. She vaguely remembered that she seemed to have fought this person.

My God, it's a miracle I'm still alive!

Nick Fury took a deep breath and continued to ask, "I see. What about the Tesseract and the Mind Stone?"

Hill replied, "The Mind Stone has been taken back by our people. As for the Tesseract... Thor insists on taking it and Loki back to Asgard. I think we need to stop him."

Nick Fury asked back, "In whose name should we arrest an ally who just helped us defeat the enemy?"

Hill was unconvinced, gritting her teeth, "Loki caused such great chaos and losses, can we just let him go so easily?"

Nick Fury turned his head and looked at Hill seriously, "As long as there are no casualties, other things are not worth mentioning. And we really need Asgard as an ally. You saw what happened today—such a terrifying alien army, we couldn't possibly deal with them on our own."

Hill could only suppress her unwillingness and nodded, "I understand."

Nick Fury was also cursing inside. You think he didn't want to keep the Tesseract? Just kidding!

Who wouldn't want it! The problem is, what do they have to oppose Asgard?

Thor alone is hard enough to deal with, plus the God King Odin, and those legendary "Gods"—how many times could Earth be destroyed?

Nick Fury hurriedly dismissed those dangerous thoughts, picked up the casualty report again, and showed a relieved smile.

The war ended, and Thor took the Tesseract and Loki and returned to Asgard first.

Knowing that the Flying Thunder God could allow him to travel between Earth and Asgard, Chu Yang didn't care about the ownership of the Tesseract.

Perhaps with the help of Asgard's magic technology, it could be studied better.

And in terms of research value, the Tesseract was not as good as the Mind Stone.

The Mind Stone inside the scepter not only activated the abilities of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch but also created Vision, a bug-level hero.

If the Mind Stone fell into the hands of Hydra, Chu Yang could take it back sooner or later. Forcibly occupying it at this stage would only cause unnecessary disputes. More importantly, he didn't have that much time and energy to study two Infinity Stones at the same time.

It would be better to use the wisdom of Hydra's scientists.

This is called reasonable time management.

The Battle of New York came to an end, and the blocks centered on Stark Tower suffered severe damage. The "prodigal son" Tony took the initiative to bear all the reconstruction costs.

This move of his caused a very enthusiastic response from the public, and the name Iron Man hit the news again.

However, the headline belonged to the Avengers.

This war made the Avengers household names all over the world, and even outer planets knew of their existence.

After all, the famous Thor was also on this team.

In addition to the key figures, Chu Yang was inevitably caught up in the public opinion storm.

It could even be said that, aside from the hype of the major media, he was the most talked-about person among the civilians! Chu Yang had saved too many lives.

If it weren't for Tony and Nick Fury keeping his identity strictly confidential, it is estimated that the entrance to Stark Tower would be crowded with people coming to express their gratitude every day.

The reason for the secrecy.

Tony was worried that Chu Yang's private life would be affected.

And Nick Fury didn't want Chu Yang's influence to be too great.

Since learning of his abilities, Nick Fury had an inexplicable vigilance toward Chu Yang. A person who could instantly create a terrifying army naturally needed monitoring and control.

However, considering Tony and Thor's feelings, Nick Fury didn't go too far, just inviting Chu Yang to S. H. I. E. L. D. two weeks after the war ended.

S. H. I. E. L. D. was undergoing a major expansion.

The Battle of New York had made people realize its importance, especially those high-level officials and wealthy people who were afraid of death.

Captain America had become the leader of S. H. I. E. L. D., responsible for training some newcomers, while Natasha and Hawkeye assisted from the side.

When Chu Yang and Tony walked through the main hall, they happened to see them gathering.

Tony shouted jokingly, "Steve, are you back to your old job?"

Steve shrugged.

Natasha, seeing Chu Yang, whispered a few words to Steve, then walked over with an apologetic face.

"Hey, Yang, I'm sorry about last time..."

"Thanks to you, I had a very interesting trip."

"Really?"

"Of course, in a sense, I have to thank you."

If it weren't for Natasha's pestering and Tony's pushing, Chu Yang might not have gone to New Mexico with Coulson.

Naturally, he wouldn't have met Thor and been taken to Asgard.

Seeing that Chu Yang really didn't take it to heart, Natasha breathed a sigh of relief. During this time, she had been caught between Director Fury and Tony, and she was miserable on both sides.

Steve suddenly walked over and extended his hand to Chu Yang, "Thank you for your help that day, and even more for saving so many lives. I heard from Director Fury that there were almost no casualties in this war."

"This is simply a miracle."

Chu Yang was just about to be polite, but Tony couldn't help but retort, "Yet now, the boy who caused the miracle is being brought here to be interrogated!"

Steve sighed helplessly, "Tony, watch your language. It's not an interrogation, just an inquiry, and... we need to understand Yang's abilities, which is good for everyone."

Tony wanted to retort, but was stopped by Chu Yang, who comforted him, "It's okay, Tony. I can understand Director Fury's difficulties, and this has nothing to do with the Captain, don't take it out on him."

Tony could only stop there, shrugged, and said, "Fine, since you said so, I apologize to you, Steve."

Steve cast a grateful look at Chu Yang and nodded.

"However, I'll say the ugly words first. If this time, Yang disappears inexplicably somewhere again, I won't let you off easily. I mean it!"

Tony warned with a tough attitude.

"Rest assured about that. How about this, I'll accompany him in personally." Steve looked up at the clock hanging in the hall, calculated the time, and then said, "It's not time for training yet. In fifteen minutes, he and I will come out together."

Tony nodded slightly, turned to Chu Yang, and whispered, "I'll wait for you here. If there's any situation, notify me at any time."

Long before setting off, Tony had secretly placed a communicator in Chu Yang's clothes.

Chu Yang agreed, walked into the elevator with Steve, and arrived at the top floor of S. H. I. E. L. D., Nick Fury's office.

Hill stood at the elevator entrance to greet them. Seeing Steve, she paused and said reluctantly, "Captain, I'm afraid you need to wait here for a while."

Steve frowned, "Why?"

Hill explained, "There is another officer in the office, Mr. Alexander Pierce, the Minister of the World Security Council. The content of this meeting needs to be kept confidential."

Steve vaguely felt something was wrong and was about to retort, but Chu Yang acted first.

Chu Yang walked calmly toward the room and smiled back at Steve.

"I'll wait for you here. If anything happens, you can call me."

Steve said as if to cheer Chu Yang on.

The door closed, and Hill led Chu Yang further inside.

Behind the door was actually a long, narrow corridor, and at the end of the corridor was another elevator.

The two walked into the elevator.

Chu Yang noticed that the elevator had no floor numbers, but went straight to somewhere in the building.

"You're quite popular. I didn't expect the Captain to care about you so much."

Hill smiled from the side.

"He probably appreciates me saving those civilians."

Chu Yang closed his eyes, silently calculating the speed of the elevator's descent to determine the floor.

Ding-dong!

The elevator door opened, and the two walked out. Chu Yang looked around; the surroundings were all cast from alloy steel, very quiet, visibility was low, and it was even a bit gloomy, the atmosphere very much like an interrogation room.

Chu Yang frowned slightly.

"Uh, don't misunderstand, this really is Director Fury's office. He likes this oppressive style. I advised him against it when it was being renovated, but it was useless. In some aspects, he is very stubborn..."

Seeing Chu Yang's changing expression, Hill hurriedly explained.

Chu Yang: "..."

The alloy door in front suddenly opened, and a black egg-head popped out—it was Nick Fury.

"This isn't called oppressive, it's low-key. Agent Hill, criticizing others' aesthetics at will is an impolite behavior."

Nick Fury narrowed his eyes. Hill smiled awkwardly but politely, stepping aside to signal Chu Yang to go first.

"Thank you."

Chu Yang thanked her and walked into the room, immediately seeing Alexander Pierce sitting on the sofa, the latter raising a red wine glass high, showing a meaningful smile.

When Nick Fury turned back, he immediately put on a kind expression.

"How does it feel to be a hero people talk about?"

Nick Fury asked while bending down to pour a glass of red wine for Chu Yang, suddenly remembering the other's age, so he asked, "Can you drink?"

Chu Yang smiled, "My coming-of-age ceremony was held in Asgard."

The high-quality red wine entered his mouth, and the mellow taste made Chu Yang feel amazed; it was his first time drinking.

Nick Fury drank the red wine in one gulp, then opened his mouth, "The first time I saw you, I thought you were an agent from another country, so I specifically investigated your background."

"Later, I thought you were a mutant and tried to find a way to recruit you into S. H. I. E. L. D."

"In the end, you transformed into a magician, showing amazing abilities in the previous war, forcing me to invite you here."

Nick Fury stared at Chu Yang with deep eyes and teased, "Can you tell me, what other identities do you have that I don't know about? I'm a coward, I can't stand too much stimulation, so it's better to have some psychological preparation in advance."

Chu Yang grinned, "I'm just an ordinary magician, no other identity."

Nick Fury let out a long sigh, "You don't seem to have anything to do with being ordinary."

Chu Yang retorted, "And you don't have anything to do with being a coward."

The two looked at each other and smiled. Afterward, Nick Fury began to ask about the abilities Chu Yang had used before. Chu Yang was in a good mood and was very cooperative, explaining half-truthfully.

The reason he was happy was because of the other person in the room, Alexander Pierce.

The core figure of Hydra hidden within S. H. I. E. L. D.

As long as Chu Yang controlled him, basically controlling the entire S. H. I. E. L. D. or even Hydra was just a matter of time.

Chu Yang was worried about where to find him, but didn't expect the other party to deliver himself to his door.

And...

Pierce also seemed very interested in Chu Yang.

After Nick Fury finished asking his questions, Pierce took the initiative to speak, "Nick, can you give me some time? I want to talk to this little friend alone."

"Tony Stark is waiting for him in the hall." Nick Fury didn't agree, instead reminding Pierce not to make trouble.

For this former colleague and friend, Nick Fury knew his character very well.

Pierce smiled, "No malice, just chatting, okay?"

Nick Fury turned to look at Chu Yang, and Chu Yang readily agreed, his face full of smiles.

"Three minutes."

Nick Fury walked out of the office quickly.

"Hello, Mr. Chu Yang, my name is Alexander Pierce, the current Security Minister of the Security Council, responsible for connecting with S. H. I. E. L. D. You can think of me as Director Fury's boss."

"Hello, Minister Pierce, it's a pleasure to meet you."

The two shook hands, and Pierce suddenly leaned into Chu Yang's ear and whispered, "Are you interested in working for me personally? With me, you will gain unimaginable power."

In Pierce's view, although Chu Yang possessed shocking power, he was just a child who hadn't seen much of the world.

Such young people are often very easily tempted.

Money, power, beauty.

Pierce knew that Chu Yang was close friends with Tony Stark, so money and beauty might not necessarily move the other party; the only thing left was power.

"Unimaginable power?" Chu Yang pretended to be pleasantly surprised and looked at Pierce, leaning into his ear and whispering, "Do you want to give Hydra to me?"

"What?" Hearing Hydra, Pierce suddenly froze, then his face changed wildly, exclaiming, "You are..."

Before the word "who" could be spoken, Chu Yang had already cast the Imperius Curse, the chanting of the spell echoing in the other's ear like a devil's whisper.

Pierce's expression was dazed, as if his soul had been extracted.

Three minutes later, Chu Yang and Pierce walked out of the office together, both with smiles on their faces, looking like they had been chatting happily.

Nick Fury was waiting for them at the elevator entrance, suddenly a bit curious about what they had talked about inside.

After sending Pierce away, Nick Fury took Chu Yang back to the top floor to meet up with Captain America.

Steve felt relieved to see Chu Yang safe and sound.

Just as the two were about to return to the hall, Nick Fury couldn't help but ask, "What did Pierce say to you?"

Steve looked at Chu Yang in surprise.

Chu Yang smiled faintly, "Minister Pierce invited me to work for him and promised many benefits, but I didn't agree. At this stage, I just want to focus on my studies because, for some reasons, I have been out of school for a long time."

Nick Fury seemed to have guessed Pierce's thoughts, nodded, and didn't continue to ask.

Chu Yang walked into the elevator and pressed the floor button for the hall, humming a song happily. Steve felt that Chu Yang was in an unusually good mood and joked, "It seems Minister Pierce offered you a very high price, giving you a great sense of recognition."

Chu Yang smiled even more happily, nodding repeatedly, "It was indeed a very sincere reward."

Nick Fury stood by the elevator, watching the two go down, feeling that something was wrong, but couldn't say what exactly was wrong.

Tony stood in the hall, not knowing where he had swiped a newspaper, reading it with relish.

But Natasha noticed his peripheral vision, looking at his watch from time to time.

Ding-dong!

The elevator arrived, and Tony and Natasha looked at the elevator at the same time.

Chu Yang and Steve walked out slowly.

A smile appeared on Tony's face. He deliberately made a gesture of looking at his watch, then praised Steve, "Captain, you are a very punctual person. If I were a lady, then congratulations, you have captured my heart."

Tony's unintentional teasing happened to sting Steve's heart, making him think of the only date he had missed in his life.

Pain flashed through his eyes.

Natasha patted Steve's shoulder gently.

"Alright, the sightseeing is over. If we go home now, we can still catch Pepper's homemade dinner."

Tony put his arm around Chu Yang's neck and walked out of S. H. I. E. L. D. swaggeringly.

Steve took a deep breath and turned to walk toward the group of new recruits waiting for training.

After sitting in the sports car, Tony asked Chu Yang seriously, "What happened inside?"

Chu Yang recounted the ins and outs.

Tony heard it and sneered, "This group of people still wants to poach my talent. I knew there was no good intention in calling you over."

Chu Yang said with a smile, "Who is poaching whose talent is not necessarily certain."

Tony paused, "What do you mean?"

Chu Yang certainly wouldn't confess his home-stealing behavior, but thinking that Tony and the others had gone in a circle just to work for him, Chu Yang couldn't help but laugh.

Tony tilted his head blankly and looked at Happy in the driver's seat; the latter was even more blank.

One Piece World.

The Red Hair Pirates were holding a banquet on an island in the New World.

Chu Yang found Shanks, who was sleeping soundly on a large rock, and shouted in his ear, "Captain, I need to leave for a while."

Shanks, who woke up suddenly, rolled off the rock and complained, "If you want to go out and wander, just go. Why bother me sleeping?"

Chu Yang said solemnly, "This trip might take a while."

Shanks's face became serious, and he was silent for a long time, only asking one thing, "Need help?"

Chu Yang grinned and shook his head.

"Is that so." Shanks also smiled, "Then go early and return early!"

"Why are we going to such great lengths to send this human back to her hometown?"

"Arlong, we're almost at our destination, why are you still saying such things? Brother Tiger will be unhappy again if he hears it."

"Brother Tiger is too kind to humans, one could even say weak. These years of sailing have made me a bit disappointed."

"That's enough, Arlong, stop talking."

Arlong of the Sun Pirates and the ship doctor Aladdin were whispering on the deck. When they saw a human girl approaching, they immediately stopped talking.

Aladdin squeezed out a smile and asked, "Koala, is something wrong?"

Koala said nervously, "Captain Tiger is looking for you."

"Thanks, I'll go right away." Aladdin touched Koala's head, and before leaving, cast a warning look at Arlong.

Arlong sneered disdainfully, looking at Koala with hostility.

Koala became increasingly nervous. The man before her was the person she feared most on this ship, bar none.

Arlong suddenly asked, "We've been sailing for several weeks. Counting the time, we should be almost at your hometown, right?"

Koala's dull little face immediately became more lively, and she nodded happily.

Who knew Arlong would change the subject, saying in a deep voice, "In that case, remember to get off the ship obediently when the time comes. To be honest, being on the same ship as you during this time makes me feel disgusted."

Koala gripped her clothes tightly, her eyes covered with a layer of mist, tears swirling in her eye sockets. She tried hard not to cry, silently enduring Arlong's nasty attitude.

Considering the warnings Tiger and Jinbe had given him before, Arlong didn't make things too difficult for her, just cursed a few times under his breath before walking past Koala.

The next day.

The Sun Pirates successfully arrived at Koala's hometown—Foolshart Island.

"Everyone stay on the ship. I'll send Koala home. If we all land together, I'm afraid it will cause panic among the local residents."

Tiger said while getting off the ship first.

Koala followed behind him, looking back reluctantly to say goodbye to the crew, waving, "Goodbye everyone! After I go back, I will definitely tell the people in the village that there are many good people among the Fish-Men!"

The crew also responded loudly to Koala.

On the way home, Koala, who was very excited and nervous, took the initiative to hold Tiger's hand. The latter's body suddenly stiffened, and he became nervous too.

At the entrance of the village, many villagers were looking forward to it, and one young woman was even more excited and restless.

The moment she saw Koala, she rushed over directly.

Koala, who had been taken away by the Celestial Dragons to become a slave, finally saw her mother after many years.

Koala and her mother hugged tightly, crying with joy.

Tiger turned to leave with a relieved smile, but suddenly heard Koala's voice.

"Thank you, Captain Tiger, and everyone in the Sun Pirates. I will remember you forever!"

Tiger waved his hand with his back to Koala, then walked away without looking back. And at this moment, Koala, wrapped in happiness, never dreamed that Tiger would die on this island because of her.

After walking back for a distance, Koala's village gradually disappeared from Tiger's field of vision.

He was sincerely happy for Koala.

But at this moment, he couldn't smile at all.

A large number of Marines suddenly appeared before Tiger, surrounding him, countless gun barrels aimed at him.

"Fisher Tiger, you fanatic who dared to burn the Holy Land! Today is your death anniversary. Go to hell and atone for your sins!"

The then-Marine Rear Admiral Strawberry said expressionlessly.

Seeing the appearance of the Marines, Tiger was shocked at first, then seemed to think of something, gradually becoming disappointed.

Tiger asked softly, "Why?"

"That little girl you sent back."

Strawberry said, "Those who have been branded as slaves by the Celestial Dragons are slaves for life."

Tiger realized that they were using his life as a trade to exchange for Koala's freedom.

Immediately after, Tiger's heart was filled with rage.

It was both because of human selfishness and hatred for the Celestial Dragons.

"Send him on his way."

Strawberry ordered the attack. For a time, the sound of gunfire was deafening. Tiger spread his arms, laughing wildly in grief and indignation, welcoming his own death.

Just at this moment, the ground beneath Tiger suddenly bulged, and trees as thick as a waist broke through the shackles of the earth, just happening to block in front of Tiger.

The bullets couldn't pierce the tree trunks, instead making clanging sounds, as if hitting an iron plate.

"This is..."

Tiger froze. He was very familiar with this skill, and a figure suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Sir, what should we do now?" The Major beside him asked in a low voice.

"Continue firing!"

Strawberry gritted his teeth.

Thus, even more powerful firepower covered the place where Tiger was.

Under the hail of bullets, the trees around Tiger kept surging.

While protecting Tiger, the tree roots underground also spread rapidly to the feet of the Marines.

More trees and vines broke through the ground, and within a few breaths, Strawberry and all the Marine soldiers were shrouded in a dense forest.

"Sir, I seem to have heard of this ability at Headquarters..."

The Major suddenly remembered someone, then began to tremble, stuttering, "It's the one on the Four Emperors Red Hair's ship, who is called the left and right arm along with Vice Captain Ben Beckman..."

"Shut up!"

A roar scared the Major into shrinking his head. He glanced at his superior, only to find that Strawberry was shaking even more violently than him.

Strawberry certainly knew who his subordinate was talking about! Just half a year ago, he and his immediate superior, Vice Admiral Borsalino, along with several other Vice Admirals, were cruising in the middle of the New World when they happened to encounter the Red Hair Pirates.

The battle was almost one-sided! Only two people from the other side had made a move in that battle.

Vice Captain Ben Beckman fought Vice Admiral Borsalino to a standstill.

And the remaining Vice Admirals were instantly wiped out by a young man! One of the Four Emperors, Red Hair Shanks, hadn't made a move from beginning to end.

Strawberry still remembered the terrifying scene where towering trees grew everywhere on the deck of the warship, and his companions were strangled by the trees one after another, blood staining the entire warship red...

That young man was holding a wooden sword, approaching him step by step.

Just like now.

Strawberry froze for a moment, looked up in horror, and Chu Yang was already standing before him, raising the wooden sword in his hand.

With one slash, Strawberry's head flew into the sky.

In the dense forest, screams kept ringing out, then returned to calm.

All the Marines became nutrients for the trees.

"Yang?"

Tiger looked at the newcomer in surprise.

"I said I would come back to see you."

Chu Yang helped Tiger up, checked his injuries, and then treated him with pure life energy.

"If you hadn't appeared this time, I would definitely be dead." Tiger smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect that what almost killed me was actually my kindness to humans."

"Kindness itself is not wrong; what's wrong are those who use kindness." Chu Yang looked back at the small village and asked, "How do you plan to deal with those people?"

Tiger was lost for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "I went to such great lengths to send her home, I can't destroy her home with my own hands, can I?"

Chu Yang sighed, "Tiger, you're still the same."

Tiger looked at Chu Yang seriously and said, "No, if you hadn't come today, I would definitely have become very hateful of humans, and would have hated them even until the moment I died."

"In the end, you didn't let me down."

"However, today's encounter also taught me one thing: those who were once slaves of the Celestial Dragons, if they want to gain freedom, it's not enough to simply erase the mark on their bodies."

Chu Yang listened silently to Tiger's statement, as if sensing something, and said, "Unless the source problem of the Celestial Dragons can be solved."

Tiger smiled.

Yes, that's exactly what he thought.

All along, Tiger had aimed to rescue slaves, and conflicts with the Celestial Dragons only occurred when unavoidable.

But now it was different. Tiger realized that as long as the Celestial Dragons were still there, no matter how many slaves he rescued, there would still be new slaves.

The only thing he could do was to completely overthrow the rule of the Celestial Dragons.

"Yang, can you help me? I want to try to change this world." Tiger looked at Chu Yang with eager eyes.

Chu Yang had no interest in changing the world; he had only one goal.

Revenge!

Even though a long time had passed, Chu Yang still remembered the treatment he received when he first arrived in this world. Every time he touched his chest, he could feel the lingering heat of the branding iron.

"As long as it's something detrimental to the Celestial Dragons, I'm very interested."

Hearing Chu Yang's reply, Tiger's eyes lit up.

Later that evening, the two returned to the Sun Pirates together. The Fish-Men were shocked to see Chu Yang.

"Hey! Am I seeing things? I actually see that kid Yang!"

"Probably not, because I see him too!"

"Didn't the Captain go to send Koala home? How did he bring Yang back too? It's truly magical."

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry down and pick them up!"

A large wave of Fish-Men rushed off the pirate ship and surrounded Chu Yang, asking him where he had been these past few years.

Chu Yang also exchanged pleasantries with them.

Jinbe walked to Tiger's side and asked in a low voice what was going on. Tiger just brushed it off, not mentioning his encounter, preparing to bury this matter forever.

It had been so hard to get this group of Fish-Men to change their views on humans; Tiger didn't want to let these years of effort go down the drain.

Feeling that his brother was a bit tired, Jinbe didn't keep asking, following everyone to welcome Chu Yang back.

At night, the Sun Pirates held a banquet. While everyone was playing, Tiger and Chu Yang sat by the campfire to discuss the next steps.

"Tiger, have you heard of the Revolutionary Army?"

"Sounds familiar. I remember it's an organization active on land."

"That's right. The resistance army is mainly active on land, liberating those countries bullied by the World Government."

"Are those the countries that can't afford the Heavenly Tribute?"

"Hmm, those countries not only cannot receive the protection of the Marines but also face the threat of being destroyed by the Celestial Dragons."

"Damn Celestial Dragons." Tiger cursed angrily, then asked, "You suddenly brought up the Revolutionary Army, do you want me to cooperate with them?"

"That's right." Chu Yang nodded, "Although the Revolutionary Army is still in its infancy, I think they will sooner or later become the main role in opposing the World Government."

Tiger fell into deep thought.

He didn't reject cooperation with other forces, provided that the force had a basic bottom line.

Tiger didn't know much about the Revolutionary Army, just seeing what they did on the news; they shouldn't be considered bad people.

"How can I contact the Revolutionary Army?"

Tiger suddenly asked.

"Their headquarters is in Baltigo."

Chu Yang replied.

"You know the Revolutionary Army very well! You even know where their headquarters is."

Tiger was surprised and felt puzzled.

"I am, after all, a crew member of the Four Emperors now. I have that much intelligence capability." Chu Yang smiled.

Even the Four Emperors themselves might not know where the Revolutionary Army's headquarters is, right? Tiger secretly slandered in his heart, not pointing it out. Everyone has their own secrets; he just needed to choose whether to believe Chu Yang.

"Since you mentioned the Four Emperors, if you publicly stand on the opposite side of the Celestial Dragons, what does Shanks plan to do?"

Tiger was a bit curious.

"The Captain doesn't have ambition, and he didn't deliberately pursue the title of Four Emperors. He probably won't care about this matter, but..."

"If I encounter a threat I can't solve, those guys will definitely come to help me."

Tiger knew that "those guys" in Chu Yang's mouth referred to the crew of the Red Hair Pirates.

"So, temporarily maintaining neutrality." Tiger nodded, "I understand. Let's find a way to contact the Revolutionary Army first."

A figure suddenly walked over.

"When everyone else is happily enjoying the banquet, what are you two sneaking around here talking about?"

"Brother Tiger!"

"Yang!"

A tipsy Jinbe walked a bit unsteadily, still complaining about the two not being sociable.

Chu Yang and Tiger looked at each other.

Tiger smiled and pulled Jinbe to sit beside him, then whispered something in his ear.

Jinbe was lost for a moment.

Then his expression gradually solidified, and a look of panic flashed in his eyes.

Nani?

Brother actually wants to fight the Celestial Dragons? I must be drunk.

Jinbe suddenly felt his lips dry and his throat itch. He wanted to say something, but couldn't open his mouth.

Chu Yang watched Jinbe's expression.

If it were Jinbe ten years later, he would probably slap the table and say let's do it. The current Jinbe didn't have the courage to go head-to-head with the Four Emperors.

Jinbe, who had finally digested the news, couldn't help but ask, "Brother Tiger, why tell me this?"

Tiger narrowed his eyes and smiled, "The Marines have been watching my movements. If I go to Baltigo rashly, I'm afraid it will bring a lot of trouble to the Revolutionary Army, so I hope you, as the representative of the Sun Pirates, will go and contact the Revolutionary Army."

Jinbe was shocked and hesitant. If it were normal times, he would definitely agree, but such an important matter, he was afraid he couldn't complete it and might delay Tiger's big plans.

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(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 102 =====