Jozu shook his head and said, That's not it, Akira. You haven't been to Fish-Man Island for a long time, so you don't know the situation there. In short, it's very chaotic there.
Pirates come and go through that place, and the fish-men of Fish-Man Island are simply no match for the pirates.
So the order there is already very chaotic. It's safer to bring more people.
Akira nodded. From Jozu's tone, he could also feel how thorny Fish-Man Island was.
No matter what, even if Fish-Man Island couldn't compare to humans, there should still be quite a few experts and soldiers among them.
But even so, they couldn't suppress Fish-Man Island, and even had to ask Whitebeard for help.
One could imagine how chaotic it was there, forcing a king to lower his head and ask for help.
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"Set sail!"
After Akira and the others boarded the ship, the helmsmen immediately steered the pirate ship and sailed away, quickly leaving the Moby Dick and heading in another direction.
They also hung the Whitebeard Pirates' pirate flag high up.
In the New World, the Whitebeard Pirates' pirate flag was a sign.
Hanging this pirate flag could at least intimidate more than 80% of the pirate forces and pirates.
"Fish-Man Island should have been in this situation for a long time, right? Why couldn't they endure it until now, and asked Dad for help? Why didn't they before?"
Akira asked curiously.
Thatch scoffed and said, Isn't it because of those fish-men's pride? They and humans have always been incompatible, and they've always been independent.
So it's naturally impossible for them to ask humans for help.
If it wasn't because there have been too many pirates capturing fish-men in the past six months, causing the fish-men to be impacted like never before, do you think Neptune would ask Dad for help?
After all, if you want our protection, you must pay a certain amount of protection fees. Fish-Man Island's geographical location is so good, the fees will naturally not be low.
In the New World, the territories occupied by pirates naturally had to collect a certain amount of protection fees.
This was also the main source of income for the New World pirates. After all, not every pirate group could do things like looting all the time.
Exchanging a certain fee for the protection of a powerful pirate group was already the rule in various places in the New World.
Especially pirate groups like the Whitebeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates, who were Four Emperors pirate groups.
Their territories had their protection, and no one dared to commit crimes, so the fees collected were naturally high.
As the center for going to the New World, the flow of people entering and leaving Fish-Man Island every day was naturally very shocking.
Everyone who entered Fish-Man Island and wanted to go to the New World had to buy certain necessities on Fish-Man Island, so it naturally promoted the income of Fish-Man Island.
Another point was that the fish-men and mermaids of Fish-Man Island were even more valuable.
Many traffickers would spend huge costs to come to Fish-Man Island, waiting for an opportunity to capture fish-men.
Such a huge piece of fat naturally fell into the eyes of all the pirates. Many pirate groups wanted to bring Fish-Man Island under their command, but no one had succeeded.
The reason for this was because of the opposition of the fish-men of Fish-Man Island, and also because of the strength issue.
A special place like Fish-Man Island, pirate groups like the Whitebeard Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, and the BIG MOM Pirates had naturally thought about it, but for various reasons, they hadn't taken Fish-Man Island in the end.
So Fish-Man Island was still under the rule of the fish-men, and didn't belong to any pirate group.
Such a situation might have been very good a few years ago, but since the Great Pirate Era had begun, countless pirates would pour into Fish-Man Island every day.
Although it also boosted the economy, it also brought huge risks, making the situation of Fish-Man Island even more dangerous.
The king of Fish-Man Island, Neptune, was also really helpless, so he lowered his head and asked his friend Whitebeard for help.
After all, he and Whitebeard had a friendship. Compared to the other two Four Emperors, Whitebeard would definitely not make things difficult for him. And with Whitebeard's current name, it was enough to intimidate the villains.
After learning about the situation of Fish-Man Island from Jozu and Thatch, Akira nodded in understanding.
The situation of Fish-Man Island was entirely caused by its geographical location. The key was those pirates who entered the New World from the Grand Line, and the traffickers who wanted to capture fish-men and mermaids.
Akira didn't know that the situation of Fish-Man Island was worse than he had imagined. While they were heading towards Fish-Man Island, Fish-Man Island was falling into an extremely dangerous situation.
A large group of pirates and traffickers had actually joined forces and captured a large number of fish-men, wanting to sell them. However, they were discovered by the fish-men of Fish-Man Island. As a result, a large-scale slaughter broke out on Fish-Man Island.
Ordinary fish-men traffickers would secretly capture fish-men from Fish-Man Island, but this time, for some reason, they had actually hired a large number of pirate groups.
After being discovered, not only did they not escape, but they actually confronted the fish-men of Fish-Man Island.
Fish-Man Island had its own soldiers, and the number was quite large. However, the number of experts on Fish-Man Island was really not many.
It could be seen from the later battles of the Fish-Man Island civil war. The power of Fish-Man Island was actually not strong.
Moreover, this time, the pirate groups and traffickers had joined forces, and the number was extremely large.
There were even many strong people among them. So although the number of soldiers on Fish-Man Island was large, they didn't have any advantage in the fight.
And because of this matter, there were many people watching around. The entire Fish-Man Island looked very chaotic.
When Akira and the others arrived at Fish-Man Island, they happened to see this extremely chaotic riot.
"What's going on?"
The battle on Fish-Man Island was happening near the edge, so after Akira arrived at Fish-Man Island, he immediately discovered that something was wrong.
They saw as many as tens of thousands of people gathered together, and there were constant loud shouts.
Thatch said with a solemn expression, "It seems that something big has happened on Fish-Man Island. We've really come at the wrong time."
Akira raised an eyebrow and said, That's not necessarily true. Our mission from Dad is to bring Fish-Man Island under our command, and to intimidate other forces.
Now that such a riot has broken out, it may be beneficial to us.
Because a riot had broken out, Akira and the others didn't immediately enter Fish-Man Island. Instead, they sent people to scout for information.
With such a chaotic scene, and so many people watching around, it was easy to collect information.
"Captain Jozu, Captain Thatch, we know the reason. It's the soldiers of Fish-Man Island fighting with a pirate alliance."
The pirate who had gone to scout for information came back to report.
Akira asked in surprise, "Pirate alliance? What pirate alliance?"
The pirate who had gone to scout for information replied, It's an alliance composed of more than a dozen pirate groups.
It seems that they were hired by someone to come to Fish-Man Island to capture fish-men and mermaids.
Because they acted too flamboyantly, they were discovered by the fish-men of Fish-Man Island.
So they gathered their troops and blocked them here, forcing them to hand over the captured fish-men; however, the other side didn't listen, so a battle broke out between the two sides.
It seems that they've been fighting for a while, and both sides have suffered heavy losses.
Akira narrowed his eyes and said, "This is interesting. To be able to unite more than a dozen pirate groups, the force behind them should not be simple. No wonder they dare to start a war with the fish-men on Fish-Man Island."
More than a dozen pirate groups, their power was definitely not small. They should have at least several thousand people, and there must be many experts as well.
Otherwise, Fish-Man Island wouldn't have fallen into such a passive situation.
"Akira, you're the commander this time. What do you say we should do?" Jozu and Thatch both looked at Akira.
Although they were both captains of the Whitebeard Pirates, and Akira didn't have any position, the people of the Whitebeard Pirates all knew very well that Akira would be Whitebeard's successor in the future. So everyone liked him and gave him great respect.
Akira smiled and said, We came here with a purpose. This huge riot just happens to fit our actions.
As long as we suppress this riot, and with our Whitebeard Pirates' name, other forces shouldn't dare to mess around after Fish-Man Island comes under our command.
"But we have too few people." Thatch said.
They had originally thought that the matter of Fish-Man Island wouldn't be difficult to handle, so they had only brought dozens of people.
But looking at the scene on Fish-Man Island, these dozens of people couldn't play any role at all.
Akira said, We have to do it even if there are few people. What do you think Dad would do if he came? So, although we can't compare to Dad, we definitely can't embarrass Dad, right?
The Whitebeard Pirates' name is useful, then so be it. If it's not useful, then we can only use strength to speak.
"Moreover, this matter looks very interesting." Akira showed a smile. There was a challenge only if there was difficulty.
Jozu and Thatch looked at each other, and both saw wry smiles in each other's eyes. They both understood Akira's personality, so they could only mess around with Akira.
No matter what Akira did, they had to protect Akira. This was the order Whitebeard had given them.
The Fish-Man Island warriors were slaughtering each other with the pirates under the leadership of their respective leaders.
Behind the fish-man soldiers, a group of fish-men were gathered there. The ones in the center were the current king of Fish-Man Island, Neptune, and his queen, Otohime.
At this time, Neptune looked at the battle in front of him with a serious face, and his mood was extremely heavy.
He hadn't expected that the courage of humans had grown to this extent. They were actually capturing their fish-men on Fish-Man Island without any scruples.
And after being discovered, they even dared to start a war. What made him even more unexpected was that there were so many pirates.
Even if their fish-man warriors had already come out, they still couldn't defeat the other side. The surrounding area was full of people watching the excitement.
If their fish-men were defeated this time, Fish-Man Island would completely become a hunting ground for humans.
This was what the fish-men were most afraid of. After all, there would be a second time after the first time, so Fish-Man Island had no way out this time.
Queen Otohime next to Neptune was also anxious. She was the person on Fish-Man Island who most desired peace.
This sudden outbreak of battle was what she least wanted to see. She was now trying her best to send a request to the World Government, requesting to join the World Conference, so she really didn't want to start a battle with humans.
However, this time it was unavoidable.
"These damn human pirates are so arrogant."
Seeing the human pirates fighting with the fish-man warriors, the fish-man guards around Neptune were very angry. The strength of these human pirate groups exceeded their expectations.
Even if they tried their best, they still couldn't win. The surrounding area was full of people watching the excitement. If they, the fish-men, were defeated this time, Fish-Man Island would completely become a hunting ground for humans.
This was what the fish-men were most afraid of. After all, there would be a second time after the first time, so Fish-Man Island had no way out this time.
Looking at the fish-man warriors being killed one after another, Queen Otohime's face was full of tears. She sobbed and asked Neptune, "Neptune, is there really no other way?"
Neptune looked at his beloved wife with heartache, and said with a solemn face, "We have no way out. Fish-Man Island can't be destroyed in my hands, so even if I use my last breath, I must drive these pirates out."
"But, but." Queen Otohime could see that the current situation was very unfavorable for Fish-Man Island.
Neptune said in a deep voice, Don't worry, I had previously sent a request for help to the Whitebeard Pirates. Whitebeard is my friend.
He will definitely come to help us. As long as we hold on until the arrival of the Whitebeard Pirates, they will definitely be able to suppress these pirates.
A light flashed in Queen Otohime's eyes. Although the Whitebeard Pirates were also pirates, their reputation was much better than other pirate groups.
And they were a Four Emperor pirate group. Although there were many pirate groups here, they definitely wouldn't be a match for the Whitebeard Pirates.
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