"Captain, where is our target?"

Crowe is now the vice-captain on Ace's ship. Being able to be trusted by Ace so much right from the moment he arrived not only illustrates Ace's shortcomings of being alone now, but also illustrates his confidence in his own strength.

Of course, for Crowe, this kind of trust also shows that at least Ace is not using them as cannon fodder, so he can feel more at ease.

Although there are not many people on the ship now, he has seen Ace's power and believes that their pirate group will soon grow stronger.

Ace did not tell Crowe about his origins. Ace knew very well what kind of ambition and desire such an ambitious guy would burst out once he knew that he was backed by one of the four emperors at sea.

What's more, Ace is very confident that he can build a powerful pirate group on the sea with his own strength. When the time comes, he will go back to see his father and merge with the Whitebeard Pirates, which truly illustrates his ability.

Portcas D. Ace, who also has his own goals, naturally has thoughts worthy of D's will.

"Go here!"

"The City of Water..."

Pointing out a location on the chart, Ace's eyes showed a sparkle.

It is true that the movements of the three generals of the navy are difficult to capture, but the movement trajectory of the navy is regular.

But once something major happens to the World Government, the three generals will inevitably be dispatched, and Admiral Sakaski, who is known as "Akainu", is clearly in charge of the security of many sea areas near the Water City.

If something goes wrong there, the nearest admiral will be the one to take action.

What's more, Ace's ship is just an ordinary ship that has just been captured from Crowe and the others. Once they want to pursue Blackbeard, such a ship will be too bad at sea, whether it is fighting or moving at high speed.

.

He needs to go to the Water Capital to order a ship that is excellent enough, at least one that can navigate the Grand Route...

The former members of the Black Cat Thieves Group, who had never left the East China Sea and were dormant in a small place, also showed excitement after learning that Ace was going to the Water City.

After all, they never dreamed that they would be able to visit such a prosperous place one day.

But this time they were not only able to go, but they were also able to go there confidently.

On the contrary, as the ship's mate, Crowe frowned. He obviously knew that there was a mixed bag of forces in the Water City, and even the forces of the Navy headquarters were not allowed to act freely there.

This only further illustrates the unfathomable depth there.

Ace's strength is more than enough to protect himself no matter where he is, but what about the people around them?

And without such power, how could one survive in the muddy waters of the Water City?

"So... you have to improve your strength."

Nothing was exchanged, but Ace still begged Zhao Fuyu to let him bring back two plates of stewed vegetables prepared in advance. With these things, he was confident that he could lead Crowe and his gang from the water smoothly.

They all waited for the place to leave and captured Blackbeard's group.

"Now..."

Ace looked at Crowe and his group who were in an unknown situation, pressed his cowboy hat, and showed a smile.

"Start preparing to fall into hell!"

A wisp of fire flowed from his arm, winding like a fiery snake, and directly enveloped everyone present, and soon they were sweating profusely.

Even Crowe is no exception!

...

After drifting for an unknown amount of time, the dilapidated boat finally docked.

On the sea, they exercise when they wake up, eat Neptunes when they are hungry, and occasionally have snacks, which can restore their physical exhaustion and injuries.

It can be said that even though it didn't take long, according to the original strength of Crowe and others, they are now completely transformed.

According to the navy's conversion, the strongest among them, Crowe, also has the combat power of a brigadier general, and the others also have a combat power level of around the lieutenant colonel level.

According to Ace, this is just the end of the first phase of training.

I finally understood why others could possess such terrifying fighting power. The members of the Black Cat Pirates who were always cautious at first, now looked at Ace with nothing but awe.

Even Crowe was completely impressed by Ace. Through continuous training, he realized that Ace's strength was much more terrifying than he had expected.

Such talents have the qualifications to travel all over the world. They know that their qualifications are limited. No matter how hard they train, they cannot reach the level of uniting an entire ocean. If they make further progress, they may reach their limit.

But Crowe is also very aware of his advantage, which is that he is flexible enough and can make suggestions for Ace.

It is precisely because of this that he was attracted by Ace.

Ace, who originally intended to take a rest on this island, repair the broken ship, and then set off, suddenly put his cowboy hat on straightly and opened his sleepy eyes.

"Little ones, please pay attention..."

"Here comes a really powerful person!"

Even Ace had not expected such an accident, let alone the sudden encounter with Crowe. However, the leader of the Black Cat Pirates, who was full of wisdom and patience, suddenly came to his senses.

A long whistle came from his mouth.

'stop!!'

It instantly penetrated into the forest of the island and summoned back the crew members who had gone to relax.

This is a whistle that is only used in emergencies.

And just when a group of them ran back from the island with scattered supplies, there were already bursts of explosions on the sea in the distance, like the sound of cracking cannonballs!

‘Bang!’ ‘Bang!’ ‘Bang!’

I saw vertical air waves appearing in the air in the distance. In the middle of the circles of air explosions, there was a black dot-like existence, traveling at high speed on the sea surface.

They were clearly at the other end of the sea just now, and soon began to approach the island where they were.

"Your Majesty the Seven Warlords..."

"Bartholomew Bear!"

A circle of fire suddenly flashed in his eyes, and Ace didn't even think of taking a pillow when he fell asleep.

He was worried about not being able to test his strength and whether he could confidently fight against Akainu, so now he had a suitable measuring tool.

When they heard the name of His Majesty the Shichibukai, Crowe and others immediately showed panic expressions. On this peaceful sea, the reputation of the legitimate pirates like the Shichibukai who were incorporated by the World Government was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"You get on the boat and leave this island immediately."

"Let me try and see how powerful the King's Shichibukai is!"

Ace's strength cannot be underestimated either, but people like Crowe have never had a comparison. Now he finally found someone who can make these pirates measure up.

But this first opponent has a bit too much background.

Before their little broken boat had sailed far, Ace showed an excited look. He was really looking forward to a strong enough opponent as his opponent.

The 'tyrant' Bartholomew Big Bear, who had been traveling on the sea, also noticed a presence with a powerful aura, which was constantly sending provocative signals to him.

Without stopping, he just used his Devil Fruit ability, the Meat Ball Fruit, to fire an air pressure cannon from a distance. The terrifying power was more despairing than any cannonball.

The power that broke through the air came to Ace almost instantly.

His expression remained unchanged, and the fiery red flames quickly enveloped his body. The moment the power of the pressure cannon exploded, a violent explosion sounded on the island.

"Boom!"

"Bang, bang!"

Crowe and his party had not gone very far when they turned around and saw a scene that was unacceptable to them.

The island where they were looking for supplies just now...
Chapter completed!