New World: Ice Continent, Day 5
The extremely cold wind and snow were still blowing relentlessly, but Rhett stood in front of the ice wall, breathing evenly, his fists clenched, and sweat oozing from his forehead.
He punched the ice again and again, his fists no longer wrapped in the dull armed color, but in a dark, swirling, spiral-flowing "active Haki".
"drink--!!"
"boom!!!"
A rotating armed color impact slammed into the ice wall, causing the deep layer of the glacier to vibrate, like a landmine exploding, and directly chiseled out a perfect circular gap with a diameter of four meters. Ice chips exploded and shock waves swept across the valley!
"Wow!!" The CP0 agent in the distance was so scared that he sat on the ground and slid back three meters.
Luo Ye opened his mouth wide: "Really?! It's only been five days and you're already..."
Lei Te laughed excitedly: "Hahaha! Laozi finally made this ice lump make a sound!"
He pumped his fist, full of confidence.
Rogge just rolled his eyes at him and said calmly:
"I'm teaching you to study the flow of armament color, not to restrict you to one form."
"Rotation is just the beginning. You can also try outward release, penetration, diffusion, vibration, impact, and hidden power. At least figure out which one suits you best."
Lei Te immediately scratched his head: "There are so many kinds?! Can you take it easy, boss?"
Rogge glanced at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense and practice."
"...yes."
[A few kilometers away - Babao Navy's secret snow cave]
In a crack in the mountain wall, in a small "geothermal cave" surrounded by blankets and animal skins, the remnants of the Babao Navy were huddled together, shivering.
The fire flickered, reflecting the forehead that was flattened into a "cone" shape - Mr. Green Pepper.
"Wow...it's been five days, and they're still practicing Armament Haki!!"
The flat-headed green pepper sat in the corner, hugging his knees, tears in his eyes, ice stuck to his forehead, and his pointed head tilted even more crooked than the mountain road.
"Boss, aren't they here looking for treasure?"
A soldier peeked outside, his voice trembling, "But they haven't even found any clues to the treasure yet, and they're still practicing breaking through mountains with their fists?!"
"I don't think they came here for the treasure at all!"
Another soldier huddled in a blanket shivered. "Are they here to cause trouble for us? Are we exposed? Have we been discovered?!"
Qingjiao roared in anger, "You think I didn't consider that they couldn't see us?! That guy named Rogge...that 'Xuanlin'! He just sat on the cliff for five days without saying a word. Do you know what that look was like?"
"Like what?" everyone asked.
"Like you owe him twenty years of military pay." Kaidō said tearfully, "And you even stole his dog."
Everyone was silent for a long time, huddled together in fear.
"How about we... formally protest to the World Government in the name of the 'Flower Kingdom Eight Treasures Navy'?"
Someone blurted out, "They said the G-5 illegally invaded a national property burial area..."
"Yes, yes, yes. We are a legally registered armed group within the Flower Kingdom. This is considered a military provocation!"
Qing Jiao's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Okay! Let's do it! Send that complaint out right away! Quick! Get the Den Den Mushi!!"
...
CP0 agents suddenly received an urgent telegram.
It was clearly written on it:
"Protest: The Flower Country's Eight Treasures Navy strongly condemns the G-5 branch's military actions, which have seriously interfered with the nation's sovereignty over its buried assets. We demand their immediate withdrawal from the Ice Continent."
CP0 took a look, then looked at Rogge who was still in the middle of the ice valley, instructing Rhett on the angle of his punch, and his eyelids twitched.
After thinking for a moment, he finally told Rogge: "Sir, there is a formal protest from the 'Flower Kingdom Eight Treasures Navy'. They claim that you..."
"…Tell them if they keep pushing us, we'll kill all those b*****d Pirates hiding in the snow."
Rogge's voice was low and cold, without any emotion.
CP0 was silent for three seconds.
"...clear."
He slowly picked up another intercom and dialed the number of the Babao Navy in an extremely calm tone:
"Beep...beep--ka-la."
Qingjiao was just about to say some "diplomatic words".
CP0 said expressionlessly:
"Shut up those idiots."
Bang—the phone was hung up.
[Green Pepper Cave: Three Seconds of Silence]
Flat-headed Green Pepper's face turned pale, and his lips trembled: "Are we...are we dead?"
The soldier next to him looked at the ice wall that had cracked in the distance and nodded with tears in his eyes...
New World, a certain sea area, Red Hair Pirates
The deck seemed to be frozen even though the wind and snow had not yet arrived.
Shanks sat upright at the bow, the cloak at the end of his broken arm fluttering in the wind, without saying a word.
Spread out in front of him was a detailed navigation map - the Ice Continent Fault Map. More than ten abnormal areas were marked on the map, one of which was circled three times in red pen.
Beckman asked gravely, "...Is that fault related to what happened back then?"
Shanks didn't answer, his eyes remained stern:
"If Rogge were really there..."
He paused, his tone cold, "That thing can't be hidden."
"I hope he's just here to train his men."
"But if he steps into the 'core fault'..."
Beckman put down the hip flask. "We'll have to prepare in advance."
Ice Continent, Ice Ridge Fault, Day 7
"drink--!!!"
Rhett roared, his whole body filled with armed color vibrating like ripples, and his spiral fist smashed into the center of the ice again!
"boom!!!"
The entire ice valley trembled slightly like a beating heart, and a crack was finally torn deep in the ancient ice layer!
Luo released subtle vibrations of Haki from his palms, widening the gap.
What appeared before them was a huge dungeon sealed by a whole bronze chain.
Gold coins, weapons, gems, documents, ancient weaponry, and even a mini battleship are included!
"...This amount of treasure is too outrageous."
Luo's jaw dropped in shock.
Lei Te excitedly grabbed the two boxes of gold bars: "Laozi has never touched so much money in his life!!"
Rogge said nothing, his fingertips moved slightly, and the secret ring flashed with light——
The entire treasure house was uprooted and directly moved into a secret storage space of one thousand square meters, taking away the chains and bottom plate together.
"Boss! News from CP—Munch-Munch Fruit has been found!"
"Location: Sabaody Archipelago, outside the black market auction house. An illegal hunter organization is bringing the target 'Wapol's ability reincarnation' from the North Blue direction."
Rogge collected the treasure and stood up, "Prepare to sail."
The three of them slowly boarded the CP0 fleet and sailed away.
——Ten minutes later, the ice at the entrance of the secret cave suddenly collapsed.
Qingjiao rushed in with the remnants of the Babao Navy, his face changing drastically.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry—they're finally gone—Uh uh uh!!!"
He rushed to the original site of the treasure house and stepped into the empty ice cave.
Only a piece of paper with the words "Thank you for your support·Left by G5 Branch" was left quietly falling.
"Aa ...
The flat-headed green pepper howled to the sky, knelt on the ground, and burst into tears:
"My gold! My wine! My treasure! Wuuuuuuu... You damn Xuanlin! You're worse than Garp!!"
The subordinates in the rear collapsed: "Boss... we don't even have a place to file a lawsuit now..."