radicalducati Chapter 20 Carrying the Fate of Others
Chapter 20 Carrying the Fate of Others
"This mission will be undertaken by me and the swordsman."
Kuroro addressed the crowd.
The mission to steal the Celestial Gold was too dangerous. According to intelligence, the Celestial Gold was transported by five warships carrying 400 elite naval personnel and CP0 experts.
That means there were at least 2000 naval personnel, with five naval officers of the rank of captain or above guarding the area, and Smoker and Tina were not the only ones present.
Moreover, there were several CP0 intelligence agents among them.
CPO, the strongest and most mysterious organization within the CP group, is directly subordinate to the Celestial Dragons.
Every member of the CPO has mastered all six styles and possesses combat power comparable to a naval captain.
Therefore, Kuroro did not intend to force his way in.
Moreover, Uvogin and Smoker have become enemies, and Chrollo is afraid that Uvogin will be bloodthirsty and refuse to follow orders.
Uvogin is no match for Smoker now, and it's not time for the two to meet again.
"No way—I'm going too!" Bonnie, the mature and sophisticated woman, waved her arms frantically from behind the crowd, as if afraid that Kuroro wouldn't see her.
"you?"
Bonnie puts her hands on her hips:
"How could I, as the one providing the intelligence, be absent?"
Bonnie's eyes darted around.
"Besides, without me, would you even know the location of the secret transaction for the Heavenly Gold?"
Kuroro thought what she said made sense, so he nodded.
"However, both the swordsman and I have methods to conceal ourselves. Do you have a way to avoid being discovered?"
Bonnie's lips curled into a strong smile of confidence.
"Of course~ this is my specialty!"
.......
A secret port on the western coast of the Kingdom of Sorbe.
Five white warships flying dove flags are docked at the shore.
Naval soldiers were carrying crates of treasure from the shore onto the warship, which was heavily guarded.
All of these treasures were obtained through extremely harsh taxes, extracted from the blood and sweat of the people. It is precisely by exploiting the people's suffering that the Celestial Dragons have been able to maintain their dominance over the world.
"How many boxes are left?" The sergeant would open and inspect each box of treasure until he saw the glittering gold inside before nodding in satisfaction.
"Just... finished moving the treasure."
"Next... is gold... and iron ore." The soldier carrying the ore looked somewhat blank.
"Why do you look like you haven't woken up yet? Wake up and go in," the sergeant scolded, then let him through.
The sergeant was completely unaware that the soldier had something resembling an antenna stuck in the back of his neck, concealed by his collar.
In the grass about 500 meters from the shore.
Kuroro and his two companions are hiding here.
The swordsman was checking the information displayed on his phone.
"How is it?" Kuroro asked.
"The treasure is on the first ship, the wine and gold are on the second ship, and the sea stone we are looking for is a mineral and is placed on the third ship. The remaining two ships still contain some scattered treasure."
The knight-errant raised his finger in reply.
"By the way, the two experts we encountered whose bodies could turn into smoke and release black barriers were on the second and third ships respectively."
In addition, I sensed more than ten formidable enemies on the ship.
Kuroro narrowed his eyes, just as expected...
Fortunately, we didn't choose to force our way in.
While the two were talking, Bonnie kept curiously staring at the phone in the swordsman's hand, lying next to him.
"What is this? Let me see it~ Let me see it~"
"You mean this?" Xia Ke smiled and raised his hand, generously showing his phone to Bonnie.
"This is my ability—[Puppet Phone (Control System)]."
"It has an ability called 'Carrying the Fate of Others,' which allows it to manipulate others into becoming its puppets by inserting a cell phone antenna into their bodies."
Bonnie curiously took it and touched it here and there.
"What is a cell phone?"
The swordsman looked at her with pity.
"The Dark Continent doesn't even have cell phones? How pathetic..."
"It's an item that allows you to connect to other devices and communicate with others by dialing," the swordsman patiently explained.
"Oh~ It's similar to our Den Den Mushi~ It's a snail-like insect with similar functions."
Bonnie suddenly realized and gestured with her hands to show the appearance of the famous Den Den Mushi.
"It's just a tiny thing... its head sticks out from the front, and it makes the same expression as the person on the other end of the phone."
"Insects... can be used to make phone calls?" Psyduck tilted its head, puzzled.
Kuroro, with a dark expression, stopped the two from veering further off-topic.
They're here to steal, not to chat!
"Bonnie, didn't you say you had a way to temporarily distract the naval officers on the ship? It's your turn to step in."
Bonnie returned the phone to the knight, dusted herself off, stood up, and walked confidently forward.
"Watch me!"
puff--
Accompanied by a puff of smoke, her body gradually shrank, and under the watchful eyes of the two, she transformed into a short old woman, wrapped in a cloak, leaning on a cane, and walking shakily toward the naval column ahead.
Upon seeing this, Kuroro looked dazed.
He suddenly remembered that in the original story, Bonnie managed to sneak into Mary Geoise to attend the World Conference by transforming herself into an old woman, looking exactly like her great-grandmother, Queen Connie of the Kingdom of Sorbet.
With such a distinguished status, Smoker and his companions would surely be able to disembark and pay their respects.
"Bonnie is really filial, always using her status as a great-grandmother to cause trouble~"
Kuroro said with relief.
.........
"who?!!"
Upon seeing a figure slowly walking towards the warship from the shore, the sailors raised their weapons.
"Ah, it's Queen Mother Kurt! What brings you here?"
A soldier recognized the person and quickly returned to the ship to report.
"Colonel Smoker, it was Mrs. Kurt who saw it later."
Before long, Smoker, Tina, and the others, along with three naval lieutenants behind them, disembarked and came over.
"What brings you here?" Smoker bowed slightly to the ruler of the Kingdom of Sobel and then asked.
Smoker and his fellow Marines are ruthless when dealing with pirates, but they still maintain due respect when facing the elderly, especially Kuma's mother.
However, CPO spies have not yet appeared. They are directly subordinate to the Celestial Dragons and do not show any awe towards the rulers of other kingdoms.
"Old lady... cough, I suddenly remembered that there is a treasure in the kingdom that should be offered as tribute to the great descendant of the god, so I made a special trip here."
Bonnie said in a hoarse voice.
"There's enough, isn't there? My soldiers have already counted them, and it's enough for this batch of Heavenly Gold."
Smoker picked at his ear.
He was already displeased with the Celestial Dragons' practice of collecting celestial treasures, and he was only outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant about this escort mission. If it weren't for the need to capture that giant ship, he wouldn't have taken on this task, and naturally, he didn't want the Kingdom of Sobel to acquire more treasures.
"No, this treasure must be offered as tribute to the Celestial Dragons... The Kingdom of Sobel cannot afford the consequences of possessing this treasure."
Bonnie slightly raised her head.
"This treasure is... a Poneglyph."
"..." Smoker's previously lazy attitude suddenly vanished.
"!!!"
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