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"You guys slipped away pretty quickly."

Just as they were retreating, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them. The rain seemed to deliberately avoid him, leaving a blank area around him, which looked very abrupt.

"Was that you?!"

"Sir, we didn't know Luffy was on your side beforehand. Since you've stepped in to protect him, we'll back off from now on. What do you say? After all, now is not the time for us to clash."

"The Marine guarding this place is Smoker, a Logia-type Devil Fruit user. Before we have had the chance to learn Haki, he is a formidable opponent for us."

The person leading the team was initially humble, but then gave a somewhat firm and persuasive speech.

Li Wei shook his head, then said with a hint of surprise, "A threat? Come to think of it, it's been a long time since anyone has threatened me. Shall we continue and say some new lines?"

After a moment of silence, the leader of the group spoke up: "Does Your Excellency mean you don't intend to let us go?"

He felt he understood the implied meaning.

"Oh, forget it..."

Li Wei sighed in disappointment. Why is it so hard to find a confidant these days?

Without hesitation, Li Wei unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, stunning them instantly. In the moments before they lost consciousness, they saw the shock in each other's eyes.

How can someone be so strong?

"Hey, that smoking guy over there, how much are these people worth? I'll go with you to the Navy headquarters to collect the bounty later? Or you can send the bounty to Alabasta for me."

Li Wei was facing the corner where they were talking when Smoker walked out, his expression serious.

"Li Wei, a natural disaster, has a bounty of 300 million. I'm also very interested in your head."

Li Wei muttered to himself, "I should have just knocked you out too."

"Forget it, you can't beat me. By the way, Long, it's no fun just watching the show."

"Huh? We were discovered? That's an amazing sense of perception."

"dragon?"

Smoker was quite surprised when he saw the person's face.

"Revolutionary leader, Dragon!"

"Why are you here too?"

"Did you orchestrate those strange phenomena in the sky?"

Smoker loudly questioned, "This Aurora Road has caused widespread panic. If the Navy hadn't come out in time to explain that it was a rare celestial phenomenon that would disappear in a few days, the people would have been in chaos."

In his opinion, only a revolutionary leader would have this ability.

"You two play, I'm going to check on Luffy," Li Wei said decisively.

After the dragon appeared, Smoker focused his attention on it, not hindering Li Wei's departure at all, only wanting to get the truth about the anomaly in the sky from the dragon.

Smoker was unaware, and Dragon was also quite surprised. He wanted to say he knew nothing, but felt that would be embarrassing, so he could only smile mysteriously. Smoker became even more convinced that Dragon was behind it all.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the storm and the chaos among the crowd, Luffy decisively set sail with his crew.

PAS: A few chapters of slice-of-life scenes; you can skip these if you don't want to read them. Then the main story begins to wrap up.

Chapter 411 The Straw Hat Pirates are in crisis of annihilation!?

To travel from the East Blue to the Grand Line, Luffy needs to pass through the Red Line, so his journey is not peaceful, as he encounters a gatekeeper who guards the Red Line.

"I am the tyrant! You men, you can only pass through here if you can defeat me!"

On the Red Earth Continent stood a burly man who called himself the Tyrant.

This guy is the one who, after learning that Li Wei had a bounty of 300 million, declared that he would kill Li Wei and become famous overnight. Now that he is guarding the Red Earth Continent, he must be thinking of fighting with people who pass through the Red Earth Continent to improve his strength.

He hadn't been able to find Li Wei before, but after thinking it over, he decided to come here. Besides hunting down those who were trying to cross the Red Earth Continent, he also wanted to wait for Li Wei here.

Upon seeing this, Nami stared in surprise and cried out, while Usopp frantically spun around beside her.

"Tsk." Sanji and Zoro drew their swords and kicked, ready to attack at any moment.

Although the battle was intense, unsurprisingly, Luffy once again used his power-up ability. Even though the Tyrant had a six-month advantage, he was still defeated by Luffy's continuous bursts of power.

It has to be said that the protagonist's halo, with its dungeon world and the blessing of heaven and earth, is still quite impressive.

So this tyrant met a tragic end.

In fact, Luffy's powerful surge this time was due to the interference of the reincarnator, which almost killed him. This action violated the rules of the world, giving Luffy even more power.

Otherwise, a normally overpowered Luffy wouldn't be able to defeat a tyrant.

After all, we are still in the early stages of the true beginning of the One Piece storyline.

"Phew, that was close. I never expected there would be someone like that on the Red Earth Continent."

Nami and Usopp breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from their foreheads.

Then they were immediately startled again when a huge whale appeared not far from them, crashing against the land.

……

Just as Luffy and his crew encountered new problems and embarked on another adventure, Li Wei simply watched from the sidelines without intending to intervene. In his view, he already knew these things in advance, and there was nothing for him to look forward to, so he did not plan to participate.

As the days went by, people began to realize that the strange phenomena in the sky had not disappeared as the navy had claimed, but they also did not seem to bring them any disaster. Therefore, they did not cause excessive panic in the short term. Only a small number of timid and cautious people would go to the navy to inquire about the situation and ask for an explanation.

Naval Headquarters —

The Buddha of the Warring States is having a Den Den Mushi conversation with someone.

"That strange phenomenon is all over the world, not only in the first half of the Grand Line, but also in the four seas and the New World?!"

The Buddha Sengoku roared, "Has the cause been investigated? How could such a widespread anomaly suddenly appear?"

"Sengoku, our World Government also wants to question you. According to some people, the anomaly first appeared on a certain sea surface."

"Don't try to shirk responsibility!" Buddha Sengoku said angrily. "This is no small matter."

"We're also very anxious here, but so far this thing doesn't seem to pose any harm."

Upon hearing this, the Buddha of the Warring States was furious. If he had waited until he realized the harm it would cause, it would probably have caused a devastating catastrophe on a global scale.

Moreover, he was already irritable because his attempt to recruit a new Shichibukai had been rejected, and now he had to figure out how to resolve the situation.

In fact, not only were the Warring States period so anxious, but the World Government also had its own difficulties. Kings of many countries contacted the World Government to put pressure on them. There was no way around it; the impact of the Aurora Path was simply too great and too widespread.

The world government could only appease those countries while secretly intensifying its investigation.

They saw that the net of light in the sky had not disappeared even after many days, and they began to think of ways to eliminate it.

Gradually, more discordant voices began to emerge among the masses, and for a time, both the World Government and the Navy were in a state of utter chaos.

"Which reincarnator has such a grand gesture?"

"I can't figure out what the purpose of these optical networks is."

"It can't be destroyed! Damn it, how can it not even destroy my magic?"

"No, it works! But it requires a specific ability, or the use of Haki, and even then, the effect is minimal. How did the person behind this manage to do it? Could it be that someone has already obtained an ancient weapon?"

"To encompass the entire world, what powerful ability, what great ambition, this is going to swallow mountains and rivers."

Other reincarnators mostly sighed, their hearts heavy; this power placed too much pressure on them.

Whether it's all show or no substance, the scope of its influence speaks volumes.

They simply couldn't guess the intention. Some worried that such a large-scale phenomenon must be accompanied by a shocking scheme.

"Lord Wuxiang, this celestial phenomenon..." Xingyu respectfully inquired.

"It's alright, it's just that some people are taking advantage of the convenience of traveling," a man in white robes said calmly.

They created this horrifying thing just to make their journey easier?

Xingyu naturally believed what Wuxiang said, but even though he believed it, he was still dumbfounded.

After Luffy and his crew resolved the incident on the Red Line and sailed for some time, one day, Luffy was fast asleep, while Usopp and Sanji were fishing, Zoro was polishing his sword, and Nami was cheering Usopp on.

Robin, on the other hand, lay on the chair, quietly reading a book.

Even earlier than in the original story, Robin joined the Straw Hat Pirates. At first, the crew was very opposed to Luffy's reckless behavior, but as they got to know him, they realized he was a good person.

Suddenly, a figure appeared on the deck, and Zoro and Sanji immediately became alert.

"who is it?!"

Their shouts startled the others, who all turned to see the uninvited guest.

"It's you!?"

"Are you here for revenge?"

After watching for a while, Nami suddenly screamed, extremely nervous, with cold sweat beading on her forehead.

"Revenge?" Sanji exclaimed in surprise, "Nami, what's going on?"

Nami recognized him. About half a year ago, when she returned to Cocoyasi Village, she had just gotten off the ship and hadn't gone far when she encountered him. She had kindly advised him to leave, but her tone might have been a bit harsh later on. However, this was to make him realize the situation and play the villain for once.

But she never expected... that after the bounty was placed all over the place, she realized just how terrifying the person she had encountered was.

Furthermore, after Luffy defeated Arlong, Nami heard from some fish-men that Arlong was behind the fish-men's maintenance of their rule over Cocoyasia.

"The notorious pirate with a bounty of 300 million, Li Wei, the Calamity!"

Robin said nervously, his tone full of vigilance, "How could this be? Isn't Li Wei, the Calamity, rumored to be in Alabasta...?"

"Three hundred million?!"

Sanji and Zoro gritted their teeth, their faces tense, while Usopp was so frightened that his tongue practically lolled out.

Chapter 412 Banquet Invitation

"Nonsense! Why would a pirate with a bounty of 300 million come after us?"

Usopp panicked and said, "Nami, we haven't offended him, have we? I don't remember us provoking him!"

Nami was also flustered. "I met him in Cocoyasi Village, and we may have had some verbal conflict."

"Moreover, it seems that he is behind the rule of Cocosia Village."

Of everyone present, Robin was the calmest and most astute. She knew very well what a bounty of 300 million meant here; they were simply no match for an opponent of their caliber.

"Sir, what do you need here? We can provide as much assistance as possible. If you feel that we have offended you before, we apologize. Perhaps there was a misunderstanding between us."

Robin quickly spoke up, trying to negotiate. She wouldn't be foolish enough to use threats or a harsh tone with such an important person; that would be suicidal.

"A fish has taken the bait."

Li Wei suddenly spoke up, then pulled one of the fishing rods they had put down, and a fish the size of a person was pulled onto the deck of the boat and thrashed about.

"What!?"

This move shocked Sanji and Zoro. They didn't know how Li Wei had sensed it, because there was no indication of it on the fishing rod before Li Wei spoke.

“If you’d like to eat fish, we have a very skilled chef here. I’m sure his cooking will satisfy you,” Robin quickly added.

"I've been wanting to try the chef's cooking at the seaside restaurant for a long time, but I've always forgotten." Li Wei nodded, indicating that the suggestion was good.

"Sanji, hurry up and get ready," Robin urged.

"Robin, do we really need to give in to this guy?" Sanji was clearly unwilling.

"The latest news says that you have declined the position of Shichibukai. I suppose your bounty will increase soon?" Robin said at this moment. "You single-handedly resolved the riot in Alabasta. You are as brave as the rumors say."

Robin quickly tried to flatter Sanji to make amends for his slip of the tongue.

"One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?!"

Sanji clicked his tongue in resentment upon hearing this, clearly thinking of Zoro's duel with Mihawk, a level far beyond their current reach. If he continued to act recklessly, he would endanger the entire ship.

"I'll go cook now."

He picked up the fish and prepared to go to the kitchen.

Li Wei stroked his chin: "Newsbird didn't give me this newspaper? Logically, the Navy shouldn't release this kind of news publicly. Oh, I see, someone deliberately leaked it."

"The reward money is irrelevant."

"Speaking of which, you don't need to be so nervous, I just came here..." Before Li Wei could finish speaking, Luffy, who had just woken up, suddenly shouted.