Chapter 30:
The World Government and Navy Headquarters had received the latest report from Sengoku.
Fleet Admiral Kong furrowed his brows at this moment. He hadn't expected this outcome.
He had thought it was just some reckless rookie pirate with a death wish, but it turned out to be a monster.
"Looks like the New World is going to gain another monster."
Kong's mood was truly impossible to improve right now.
Next, Kong reported the situation to the Five Elders.
Thus, the Five Elders held another meeting specifically regarding Victor.
In the end, they issued Victor's pirate bounty poster.
As for the Celestial Dragons, a confinement order had already been issued—temporarily prohibiting them from going to Sabaody Archipelago.
The news newspapers and bounty posters would likely spread across the entire sea soon.
While the Navy began a new round of deployments, Victor and his crew finally landed on Fish-Man Island.
Fortunately, they had Fish-Men guiding and communicating with the guards—otherwise they would have been attacked at the entrance to Fish-Man Island.
Although Victor wasn't afraid, he also didn't want to cause unnecessary conflict and trouble. That definitely wasn't what the Fish-Men wanted.
Victor and his crew successfully landed on Fish-Man Island, and Victor called out to Ryan.
"Ryan, come here."
Victor beckoned Ryan over.
"Captain, what's up?"
Ryan walked over and asked.
"Hmm, I want you to recruit a few promising Fish-Men from your kin and invite them to join our crew."
"Of course, our principle is character first, strength second. Because we have to take responsibility for our partners."
Victor looked at Ryan seriously.
"Hmm, don't worry, Captain. Leave it to me. I'll bring some people later for you to inspect."
Ryan patted his chest confidently.
"You take them to find Heracles. I'll have Sira show me around."
Victor nodded and said.
"Yes, Captain."
After saying that, Ryan called Sira over.
Sira was more than happy to guide Victor.
Victor brought Sira to find Heracles.
"Heracles—who ate the Rain-Rain Fruit?"
Victor suddenly remembered this matter and asked.
"I gave it to Gavin. The Devil Fruit is very suitable for botanists."
"Gavin likes it very much too. Don't worry—he'll work hard to train."
Heracles knew Victor wanted to strengthen the crew's power.
"Good. Just knowing who ate the Devil Fruit is enough. Remind Gavin to train together with Beli."
Victor nodded and said.
"Don't worry, I'm here."
Heracles said with a smile.
"Indeed, with you here, I'm very reassured."
Victor also laughed.
"Alright—free time now."
Victor shouted loudly to the crew.
"Woo-hoo! Free time!"
"Long live the Captain!"
Hearing they could move freely again, the crew cheered happily.
Beli chose to follow Victor—wherever Victor went, he followed.
Victor had no objection.
So Victor asked Sira to guide him to the Historical Text.
As for communication and other matters, he left them to Heracles—Victor wasn't interested anyway.
Victor arrived at the location of the Historical Text. He wasn't here to look—he was here to make rubbings of them.
He was very interested in Laugh Tale as well. Although he couldn't understand the ancient text, it was better to be prepared.
After finishing the rubbings, there was nothing else worth seeing here.
So Sira led Victor and the others to stroll around Fish-Man Island.
Victor didn't care about anything else—he just ate first. Whenever he saw food, he ate.
He invited Sira and Beli to eat together. Not only that—he bought everything he ate along the way.
From start to finish, he bought out most of the food stalls.
Anyway, his inner space was huge—buy boldly.
And most of it was for himself, so no need to worry about waste.
Sira and Beli had already seen Victor's way of devouring food and were used to his constant eating habit.
But every time they watched Victor eat, their appetites opened up too.
Victor and the others stayed on Fish-Man Island for two days before preparing to continue their journey.
Ryan brought back four strong young Fish-Men—they looked very promising.
Cameron the Tai Fish-Man, Joseph the Great White Shark Fish-Man, Cooper the Manatee Fish-Man, Caleb the Octopus Fish-Man.
They were all Ryan's partners and knew each other very well, so their character should be reliable.
Thus, Victor approved their joining.
Therefore, the Plant Scholars now had nineteen members.
Victor was very satisfied—with a Fish-Man squad, underwater combat and rescue were now secure.
The Fish-Men's role was underwater combat and rescue.
The six botanists, combined with Gavin's Rain-Rain Fruit, ensured no shortage of vegetables and fruits.
The three shipwrights (or rather ship carpenters) were introduced by Tom. Even if they couldn't compare to Tom, their skills were absolutely solid.
Ship doctor Crocus and the two twin doctors guaranteed medical care.
Beli was basically a pet and part-time combatant.
Victor was the walking storage and part-time combatant.
As Victor prepared to set sail again, Neptune came to see them off.
In return for courtesy, Victor left Neptune with one sentence: "Be careful of Vander Decken IX."
If his daughter is born in the future, don't let the two meet.
Victor left Fish-Man Island while Neptune stood there stunned.
After browsing the deep-sea scenery again, they finally arrived in the New World.
And what they didn't know was that the entire New World now knew a powerful newcomer was coming.
"Here we are in the New World. The weather really is brutal."
"Gavin—control the rain a bit, and collect some water while you're at it."
Victor looked at the continuous heavy rain and gloomy weather, feeling very bad.
"Oi, got it, Captain."
Gavin shouted loudly, and the rain in the sky immediately flowed toward the designated water tank.
"Victor—stop eating. Trouble's coming."
Heracles stood on the deck at this moment, looking at the pirate ship in the distance, and shouted loudly.
"Oi, finishing this bite and coming."
Victor finished the food in his hand, stood up, and walked to Heracles' side.
The other crew members heard Heracles' shout and quickly ran to the deck.
"Looks like I don't need to step in. Gavin, Beli—the next fight is yours."
Victor shouted loudly.
"Yes, Captain!" ×2
After responding, Gavin and Beli immediately activated their abilities.
"Declan—if you're interested, you can join the fight too."
Victor saw Declan looking eager.
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