Half a month later.
When Ross finally reached the edge of Armament Haki's hardening for the first time, Ghost Shadow Ship arrived at Berros town, the last island of West Blue before the Grand Line and it is similar to Logue Town of East Blue.
Although there are often pirates landing here, the arrival of Ghost Shadow Ship at the port still caused a tremor on the dock. As the strongest pirate force of West Blue, the name of the Ghost-Hand Pirates is very well-known and they are already very famous.
"First, let's collect enough fresh water and food for our future journey."
When the ship was docked, Ross stood on the deck and looked at Laffitte and Robin and said: "You also need to buy a Log Pose, which is a must-have item for the Grand Line."
"Understood, Captain."
Laffitte shook the red stick in his hand, laughed and walked down the ramp. "As a navigator, leave the matter of Log Pose to me."
No matter how talented Laffitte was in the original series as one of the 10 captains of Blackbeard Pirates, here he's a West Blue native who hasn't stepped into Grand Line. He is not very familiar with things like Log Pose but with Ross with him, He will not step into the Grand Line without preparation.
"Go ahead."
Ross nodded and handed the mission of acquiring a Log Pose to Laffitte.
Robin slightly smiled while heading for the ramp and said, "I'm going to buy fresh water and food."
His two crew members took over the missions and Ross found that he didn't seem to have anything to do. He didn't have any interest in going ashore, so he sat down on the Ghost Shadow Ship and waited for them to finish their mission and return.
Meanwhile.
News of the arrival of the Ghost Hand Pirates in Berros town also spread rapidly to the Marine branch stationed in Berros town.
Boom!
Marine Captain Yukimura, the highest chief of the division, slapped his hand on the table and stood up violently, saying, "Ghost Hand Pirates are here?".
"Yes… Their ship was spotted at the port.
Standing in front of Yukimura, Marine Lieutenant Commander's forehead was overflowing with cold sweat as he asked nervously: "Captain, what should we do, should we surround them?!"
Yukimura also had a serious and tense look, shaking his head in a dignified manner, he said: "No, I will report to Headquarters first."
As a branch Captain stationed in Berros town, his strength is not comparable to that of West Blue Captain and he will not be promoted to the Rear Admiral rank next but he will be transferred to Marine Headquarters as a Headquarters Captain.
Nevertheless, Ross sank an entire West Blue fleet led by Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo, once any conflict occurred between him and Ross, he was not sure if he would walk away alive.
Quickly.
Intelligence passed back from Yukimura's office to Marine Headquarters'office in charge of West Blue.
A Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral worked in this office. Onigumo was the most outstanding member of this office. Nobody expected him to fall in a place like West Blue.
From the initial indifference to Ross who was a small time Pirate Hunter and then he became a Pirate. The current state of the office is entirely different, now the mere mention of the name of Ghost Hand Pirates left the entire office in chaos.
Doberman soon arrived at his office as he was personally responsible for all matters concerning Ghost Hand Ross since Onigumo's defeat in the West Blue.
"Berros town… It seems that he is finally going to step into The Grand Line.
Listening to the nervous voice coming from Den Den Mushi, Doberman murmured a little and said, "Captain Yukimura, for the time being, don't act against them, don't fight with the Ghost Hand Pirates."
"Er… Yes! "
Yukimura heard Doberman's order and was surprised but he still answered immediately.
Almost any pirate who appears in Berros town will be encircled, suppressed and pursued by Marines under his leadership. At least three or four out of ten Pirates will be defeated by him in Berros town, but this is the first time that he will not move against Pirates.
He also knows that with the arrangement of Marines in the Berros Town, he can deal with pirates with the bounty of 35 million, but he is not strong enough to deal with the Ghost Hand Pirates.
"Now that you want to come to Grand Line, come in. I'll wait for you on The Grand Line… Grand Line is not like West Blue, You won't be able to act recklessly here.
Doberman glared at the Den Den Mushi.
He is not afraid of Ross coming to Grand Line, but he is afraid that Ross will not come!
If Ross stays in the West Blue, it will be really hard to get rid of him. Any branch base of the West Blue does not have enough strength to suppress Ghost Hand Pirates and it's not easy to move people from Headquarters or the Grand Line to West Blue. It's very troublesome to deal with.
But.
It will be different if he comes to the Grand Line!
Once he enters the Grand Line, he will officially enter the region that Marines guarded heavily.
The military deployment on The Grand Line is far from what West Blue can match. The highest chief of each branch base is a Vice-Admiral, with more experience and strength than Onigumo.
And there are a large number of Pirates on the Grand Line whose names are better known then Ghost Hand Pirates. Maybe Marines won't even need to deal with Ross as he may perish on the sea by some pirate hands.
"Notify the Marine branches nearest to the Reverse Mountains and give me a close look at all the pirates entering the Grand Line. Once I find the Ghost-Hand Pirates, I will attack them immediately, they must be eradicated!"
Doberman does not intend to give Ross any more opportunities to grow.
"Yes!"
Many Marine Rear Admiral responded by dialing the Den Den Mushi to various branch bases to deliver Doberman's orders and their serious look gradually turned to a relaxed one.
Once Ross enters the Grand Line, he will no longer be under their jurisdiction.
Secondly, the strong and tyrannical forces placed on the Grand Line had the abilities to deal with any pirate under the bounty of 120 million berries. They can't deal with the Ghost Hand Pirates in the West Blue but on the Grand Line, he is nothing to the Marines.
Berros town.
Ross naturally didn't know about the actions of the Marine Headquarters and even if he knew he wouldn't care, Marines are waiting for him but they don't know that he is also waiting for them, waiting to meet them on the Grand Line.
There are many pirates on the Grand Line with the bounty of 100 million, 200 million, or even 300 million berries and even the Seven Warlords of the Sea can be found there… For Ross, it's like a hunter walking into a hunting ground, looking at all those preys from afar and grinning.
Those beings will be the cornerstones of his climb to the top of the world.
From the moment he enters the Grand Line, He will be closer to killing those who regarded him as a trivial man and ordered his annihilation.
The first to return was Robin with a team of porters that worked with the handymen on the Ghost Shadow Ship to carry fresh water and food constantly filling the Ghost Shadow Ship's storage.
"When I passed through the Marine branch on the road, I explored the surroundings and found that Marines were all assembled inside. Maybe we should expect some trouble."
Robin standing next to Ross was overseeing many porters carrying food and fresh water on board, she looks at the Marine branch base building standing in the middle of the Little Town and laughs slightly.
Ross sat on the guardrail of the Ghost Shadow Ship deck and without looking up, said "Come on. They're lucky if they don't cause any trouble for us."
Robin slightly smiled with her chin in her hand and said:
"Marines here are probably afraid of us, but the news that we're here must have been sent back to the Marine Headquarters and there will probably be Marine's soldiers waiting for us on Grand Line."
Naturally, she knows that Marines won't fight them here, She is worried about the Marines on the Grand Line.
However, how could Ross not understand her reminder? He turned to Robin and, with a slightly playful stretch of his finger, gave her a gentle click on her chin and said, "I can imagine that… But If Marine wants to fight us, then let them come.
After being teased by Ross, Robin didn't have any blushing expressions, but instead smiled and stared at Ross.
Ross looked at her for a few seconds and naturally regained his gaze and looked into the distant sea. He said: "It is already the end of November of the eleventh year of the Great Age of Pirates."
If he remembers correctly the Robin is 17 years old now and her birthday should be on February 6. That is to say, in another two and a half months, she can take off the Loli title.
Robin felt that Ross's sentence was incomplete and there might be the second half of the sentence, but Ross did not say it and she was confused.
Half a day later.
Laffitte returned to the ship and came to Ross. His wrists swayed as he has a watch-like tied to his wrist, but at the center of the watch was not a dial, but a ball and a pointer.
"Is this it? Captain."
Ross took the thing from Laffitte's hand. After a little observation, he nodded and said, "Yes, this is what replaces the sea maps and compass on the Grand Line."
Ross hands the Log Pose back to Laffitte and lets him study and observe it by himself.
Half a day later.
Food and fresh water filled the storage compartment of the Ghost Shadow Ship. At Ross's command, Ghost Shadow Ship untied the rope, set sail and left Berros town and headed straight towards the Reverse Mountain!
While the Ghost Shadow Ship was leaving the Berros town, Marines on Berros town immediately reported the current situation to Marine Headquarters, but it had nothing to do with Ross.
As the Ghost Shadow Ship moved closer to the Grand Line, the weather and currents began to become unpredictable and the waves became more turbulent and the undercurrent surged.
Ross arrived on deck and watched the course of Ghost Shadow Ship with Laffitte. Under their control, Ghost Shadow Ship did not wander into the Calm Belt but went to the Reverse Mountain.
"Grand Line and Red Line divide the planet into east, west, north, and south. The ocean currents of the four seas will gather at one place and finally flows into the Grand Line… that's the Reverse Mountain."
Based on his memory, Ross is calm about the changes in the current, although it is West Blue and not East Blue, which was passed by Luffy and others, its a minor gap.
Behind the mist in the sea, there is a magnificent red wall-like structure that stretches all the way to the end of the line of sight. It is the Red Line.
Robin stood on the deck and looked at the Red Line, saying: "What a spectacular sight"
"That's Red Line…" Laffitte had a strange smile on his face, but his excited eyes revealed that his heart was surging like a wave.
Even Ross looks at the spectacular and magnificent Red Line which divides the whole world, has a thrill of excitement in his heart, Looking at the real deal is a very different experience.
While looking at Red Line, Ross looked at the parallel Grand Line.
Reverse Mountain is the starting point of the first half of the Grand Line and the end of the second half of the Grand Line. The final island, Raftel, is mostly hidden in the mist.
But.
Without the guidance of the Road Poneglyph, No one can find Raftel, even if he directly cross the Grand Line through the calm belt, he wouldn't be able to find Raftel. He would only be able to move around like a headless fly in the sea.
Ross only looked at it and then took his eyes back, because he was not interested in the so-called Raftel, or the so-called ONEPIECE, he was just a little curious about them.
Crash!
As the Ghost Shadow Ship gradually approached the Reverse Mountain, the sea currents became more and more violent and the entire ship slammed towards Red Line.
Under the control of Ross and Laffitte, Ghost Shadow Ship sailed into the canal of the Reverse Mountain and climbed all the way up to the top of the mountain and finally rushed into the Grand Line!
At the same time.
In front of the Twin Cape Lighthouse on the end of the Reverse Mountain, an old man was sitting there reading the newspaper, He turned his head in the direction of the Reverse Mountain canal. He is the Warden Crocus of the Twin Cape Lighthouse and the doctor of the Pirate King Roger Ship.
"Well, Another Pirate force has stepped into the Grand Line and he doesn't know where this batch will go."
Crocus put down his newspaper and looked towards the Ghost Shadow Ship at the Reverse Mountain Canal.
He often reads newspapers and news from all over the world. He has a slight impression on the Ghost Hand Pirates, but it is just a little impression.
Because this is the starting point of The Grand Line, there have been countless pirates pouring in here in eleven years, but out of them all very few people can make a name for themselves on the Grand Line, perhaps the Ghost Hand Pirates will just be one of those no-name pirates.
So with only a single glance, Crocus regained his gaze.
A few days later.
The news that Ghost Hand Pirates had left West Blue and drove into the Grand Line spread all over West Blue. While countless pirates and Marines breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes converged on Grand Line.
Grand Line, known as Pirate's Graveyard, has silently devoured a large number of pirates that dominate West Blue for more than a decade, many of which had a bounty as high as 80 million berries.
Now.
The Ghost Hand Pirates had also stepped into the Grand Line, whether they turned into a small wave that was annihilated on the Grand Line or a storm that will sweep through the Grand Line, no one can say for sure.
Chapter 61 To The Grand Line