Chapter 1 The Anna Queen's Revenge Sets Sail Again

After experiencing the obstacles of the locust sand and the giant octopus, the Anna Queen's Revenge set sail again.

Due to the complex sea terrain around Jumo Island, the pirate ship could only slowly detour at a relatively slow speed.

About thirty minutes later, they came to a beach composed of messy rocks, which looked like a suitable landing spot.

As before, Blackbeard sent Garlic Head and his two brothers with a team of about ten people to go ashore to explore the way.

This time, they didn't even need a small boat. They jumped directly from the deck of the big ship into the water, wading through the water to the rocks and then onto the island.

Things went smoothly. Before long, the ten-odd people had simply checked the beach and the nearby woods, and found no danger. So they signaled to the people on the ship.

After receiving the signal, Blackbeard decisively issued an order, preparing to personally lead four officers, ten crew members, and his three "allies" to the island.

In addition to that, he did something that no one expected—he actually ordered that "Mad Eye" in the prison cell be brought along.

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"Don't worry, the shackles on his hands are specially made. Wearing that thing, he's not even as good as an ordinary drunkard." While walking on the rocky beach, Blackbeard noticed that Honghu was wary of Mad Eye, so he reminded him.

"Hmm... I see." Honghu nodded in response.

"Feels like seastone," Feng Bujue quipped from the side.

"That's not right..." Snow replied, "Seastone has two main characteristics: first, it can make Devil Fruit users weak and unable to use their abilities actively; second, it is exceptionally hard itself. But both of these... are meaningless to Mad Eye. First of all, he's not an ability user to begin with. Secondly, judging from the fact that he tore your equipment apart with his bare hands... breaking free from seastone shackles with brute force wouldn't be too difficult for him. In summary..."

"Hey~ hey~ are you done yet?" Feng Bujue interrupted him before he finished, "I said 'like seastone,' I didn't say 'is seastone,' can you figure out the proposition before you come and argue? And... how many times are you going to mention my equipment being torn? Do I need you to tell me? Would I forget that kind of thing in a short period of time?"

Snow was speechless at Jue-ge's words. Honghu shook his head and sighed on the side, whispering, "A walking sarcasm professor..."

While they were bickering, the group had gradually arrived on the island.

Including the dozen or so pirates who had been waiting here, the total number of people who landed this time was exactly thirty.

"Mr. Feng." When everyone had reached the edge of the forest, Blackbeard spoke again, "Could you trouble you..." He looked at Jue-ge, pointing to the sky, "...to go up and observe the terrain?"

"Sure, I was just thinking about going up to take a look." Feng Bujue readily agreed to Blackbeard's request, and then took two steps back, away from his two teammates.

Honghu and Snow both knew what he was going to do...

The next second, Jue-ge bent his legs and squatted down, pressing down. After accumulating power for two seconds, he suddenly exerted force, and the whole person shot upwards like a spring.

In the blink of an eye, Feng Bujue had jumped to nearly a hundred meters above sea level.

When the momentum of his body rising completely dissipated, Jue-ge activated the special effect of [Treading the Void], and stood still in the air.

He looked around and found that although the area of ​​this island rock was not small, he could still see the edges. In addition... on the sea in the distance, he could see several black shadows of similar size to this island.

In order to see farther, Feng Bujue used [Moon Step] in mid-air again, continuously ascending. This time, he simply shot up to a height of nearly four hundred meters.

At this point, combined with the data perspective, he could finally determine that the original huge, integrated Jumo Island had now separated into five parts, roughly in the shape of a cross.

The part that Jue-ge and the others landed on was the northernmost part of the "cross," namely "North Island."

From the air, all four islands, east, west, south, and north, had dense forests and rolling hills, and the volumes of each island were similar. Only the "Middle Island" in the middle of the "cross" was the smallest and completely composed of "crystal." That area was undoubtedly the original "Crystal Labyrinth."

After watching for less than two minutes, Feng Bujue slowly fell from the sky. Relying on the special effects of the legendary shoes, Jue-ge only needed to ensure that the soles of his feet touched the ground first, and he would be unharmed no matter how high he fell from.

Then, Feng Bujue briefly told Blackbeard what he had seen, and then asked, "Let me confirm something first, are you here to prioritize finding your subordinates, or prioritize finding treasure?"

"The same thing." Blackbeard answered almost without thinking.

Honghu reacted quickly: "Your subordinates and the treasure are in the same place?"

"Yes." Blackbeard replied, "Each treasure I leave in the main universe is guarded by one of my subordinates. The strength of the guardian varies depending on the value of the treasure."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Feng Bujue keenly thought of something, "Then let me ask, is the batch on the Anna Queen's Revenge... considered the most valuable treasure you left behind?"

"Hmph..." Blackbeard wasn't stupid either, and instantly understood that the other party was testing him, "If you want to know if Rabbit Hair Bro can be considered my strongest subordinate, then I can tell you very clearly... no." He paused, "Because... in fact, he can't be considered my 'subordinate'."

"Then what is he?" Feng Bujue asked again.

Blackbeard slowly replied, "Many years ago, I saved Rabbit Hair Bro's life. He felt he owed me a favor and always wanted to repay it. So he boarded my ship and worked as a pirate for a while. Later, I sensed that a 'change' was coming, and I had to leave the main universe for a period of time, so I entrusted my ship and the treasure on it to him. At that time, I estimated that... it would take me at most three hundred years to return, and once 'helping me guard the Anna Queen's Revenge until I return' was done, he and I would be even."

"Oh... no wonder I didn't see him on the ship." Feng Bujue murmured, "However, you still haven't answered my question."

Blackbeard curled his lips and continued, "What I can tell you is that the treasures I hid in various places in the main universe, whether in terms of quantity or quality, are all superior to the batch I hid on the pirate ship."

"Because there's a limit to what the ship can hold?" At this time, Snow jokingly interjected.

Unexpectedly, Blackbeard really answered: "Yes, because the ship can't hold it." He spread his hands, "There are also some 'special things'... that are not suitable for staying on the ship all the time."

"Okay..." Snow shrugged, responding noncommittally.

"Of course." A second later, Blackbeard changed the subject again, "My 'Anna Queen's Revenge' itself can also be regarded as a treasure, and its value is among the best of all the treasures I own."

"Alright, alright." Seeing that the other party's answer was watertight, Feng Bujue gave up further testing and questioning, "Let me change the way I ask..." He paused for half a second, and continued, "Which is stronger, the subordinate who is guarding the 'Jumo Island Treasure' for you, or Rabbit Hair Bro?"

"It must be Rabbit Hair Bro." Blackbeard replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "Short Hair Divine Fist Fist Master is a sub-god level combatant. None of the officers I have with me now are a match for Bro Fa."

His words had obviously reached the ears of the four officers, but the four of them looked as if nothing had happened, and it seemed that... they were all well aware of this and had no objections.

"Then..." Feng Bujue continued with the previous question, and asked, "Compared to Shadow of Dance?"

"Hmm?" Blackbeard smelled something from this question, "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, is it possible..." Jue-ge continued, "that your subordinate embezzled the treasure and killed Shadow of Dance who came to search for it."

As soon as this remark came out, all the pirates on the beach turned their heads and looked at Jue-ge.

Their eyes looked strange, and Honghu and Snow also noticed the strangeness in them.

"Hehe..." After a maddening silence, Blackbeard grinned, revealing his rotten teeth, and gave a very rare, kind smile, "Let's just say... the one responsible for guarding this treasure... is my son."