Shakuyaku stared deeply at Yang Tao, then reached out, took the cigarette from her mouth, and extinguished it in a nearby ashtray.
"The anomaly at Mary Geoise and the Red Line has attracted a lot of attention, but the World Government hasn't offered any explanation."
"What would you like to drink? We don't have juice, but we have coffee."
She didn't believe Yang Tao had come to her place simply for a couple of drinks.
"Never mind, I won't drink this time. I came here to get some information from you."
"Information…"
Shakuyaku glanced at the customers inside the bar and said, "Everyone, we're closing for the day!"
"Huh? Shakuyaku, why are you closing so early today?"
"Something came up."
It was clear these people were either neighbors or regulars. Hearing Shakuyaku say that, they didn't say much, just complained a bit before leaving the bar.
Shakuyaku walked out from behind the bar, closed the bar door, and then came to sit beside Yang Tao.
With one hand on the bar and her legs crossed, she said, "You want information from me, but in exchange, I want to know what you did to be wanted by the World Government for 10 billion Berries… You know, the Pirate King, Roger, was only 5,564,800,000…"
Yang Tao reached out, took off the mask on his face, placed it on the bar, and said with a smile, "Not a bad deal."
"I want to know the World Government's news, where did those Celestial Dragons go."
Shakuyaku frowned upon hearing this and said, "Where did the Celestial Dragons go?"
She pulled out a pack of cigarettes from her chest, took one out, and offered it to Yang Tao: "Want one?"
Looking at the 'milky' cigarette, Yang Tao refused without thinking: "I don't smoke."
Shakuyaku didn't say much either. She put the cigarette in her mouth, lit it, and took a drag, then said, "If the Celestial Dragons aren't in Mary Geoise… they might be at the Marine base on Sabaody Archipelago."
"After you left last time, a large number of Marines rushed to Sabaody Archipelago, and there are still many warships docked in Area 60."
Sabaody Archipelago 60 to 69: Mainly includes Marine bases, government entrances, etc.
Hearing Shakuyaku's guess, Yang Tao pondered the possibilities for a moment, then said, "No… that might be a bait, bait to lure me there."
With so many Celestial Dragons dead, even if Imu didn't care much about them, it would be impossible to put them out in the open again.
Now the problem is that the One Piece world isn't small; hiding a few hundred Celestial Dragons would be simple.
"Then I can't help you."
"Heh heh, even if it's a bait, I still have to go and check out the situation…"
With that, Yang Tao stood up, picked up the mask from the bar, and put it into his backpack. Seeing Yang Tao about to leave, Shakuyaku asked, "Was the change in the Grand Line your doing?"
"Yes, it was me."
Yang Tao walked towards the bar door.
"You're curious why my bounty is so high, aren't you? Heh heh, it's simple, just kill the Celestial Dragons."
"You killed Celestial Dragons?"
Shakuyaku wasn't too surprised, as she had already guessed it.
"Killed a few hundred…"
The bar door was pushed open by Yang Tao, leaving a speechless Shakuyaku sitting dumbfounded on the stool.
"A few hundred…"
Shakuyaku felt a little breathless. This young man, who looked no more than twenty, had actually done such a shocking thing.
Even though she used to be a lawless pirate, she had never even thought of killing hundreds of Celestial Dragons.
"The World Government is finished…"
This gossip was almost enough to make her burst.
On the other side, Yang Tao, riding his Magic Broom in stealth, arrived at the Marine base. As soon as he got there, he saw several 'Celestial Dragons' with soap bubbles on their heads strolling around the base.
"Heh heh, Celestial Dragons with 20,000 HP…"
Without even thinking, it was obvious that these 'Celestial Dragons' were people in disguise. The arrogance that Celestial Dragons exuded from the depths of their souls was not something anyone could imitate.
Not everyone can play a fool.
'The World Government really went to great lengths for themselves.'
As Yang Tao hesitated whether to eliminate this group of 'Celestial Dragons', a prompt appeared in his vision.
[World Exploration Progress 54.65%]
A man wearing a Marine hat, black leather gloves, and a Marine Admiral's coat draped over his shoulders walked out of the Marine building.
This familiar figure was naturally Akainu Sakazuki, one of the three Marine Admirals.
Sakazuki had a pink rose pinned to his chest, his face was firm, and his gaze was incredibly resolute.
'It's Akainu stationed here… I wonder if there are other Admirals.'
The World Government should also know that one Admiral alone couldn't possibly keep him there.
[HP 6.6k / 6.6k]
Just then, Akainu, who had been standing on the ground, suddenly looked up at his location.
He raised his fist and struck towards him, a fist made of magma flew towards Yang Tao.
Yang Tao pulled his body higher and calmly dodged Sakazuki's attack.
Akainu only attacked once before stopping, standing on the ground and looking at the sky, wondering: 'I felt someone, was it just my imagination?'
Watching Akainu turn and leave, Yang Tao didn't bother with him anymore. His target was the Celestial Dragons, not the Marines. Since he knew this was a trap, there was no need to stay.
'I wonder where Luffy and his crew are… Since I can't find the Celestial Dragons, I'll just get the exploration progress to 75% first.'
Although Yang Tao's mods were now dazzling, who could refuse the feeling of opening a blind box?
'Let's go to Fish-Man Island to see the mermaids…'
Mermaids and Fish-Men are two extremes. Fish-Men like Arlong and Hachi are all Fish-Men, and each of them looks incredibly bizarre.
But mermaids are completely different; they are exactly like the mermaids from fairy tales.
Yang Tao rode his Magic Broom and plunged into the sea.
Eternal Pose? Completely unnecessary!
Fish-Man Island is located 10,000 meters beneath Holy Land Mary Geoise in a giant oceanic trench.
He just needed to keep going down, completely ignoring the water pressure in the deep ocean. However, what puzzled him was how strong the sunlight's penetration ability was in the sea.
Generally, at a depth of 200 meters, human eyes can barely see sunlight. At a depth of 200 to 1000 meters, some creatures with very sharp vision can still see sunlight, but no Earth organisms can perform photosynthesis.
Once the water depth exceeds 1000 meters, no known Earth organisms can see sunlight.
But he had dived several thousand meters, and although the seawater was very dim, he could still clearly see the surrounding environment.
Yang Tao could only attribute this to being in the One Piece world; after all, since bubbles that can withstand 100 trillion Pascals of pressure exist, why bother with so many details?
Deeper into the trench, Yang Tao quickly saw the giant underwater bubble emitting a bright light in the distance.
"I'm here!!"