Pirates: Beginning with the Patrolman

Smoker was shocked. He remembered that Remos didn't have a devil fruit.

"I was lucky. I got a fruit."

Remos put the pistol back into the gun bag.

"That was... a phantom, right? Did you get the phantom fruit?"

Smoker thought about it and quickly thought of the answer.

"So I said I was lucky. After killing Shadow Mouse, I found this fruit on my ship."

Remos said.

He thought about whether to tell others that he had a devil fruit. Originally, he wanted to use the fruit ability as a killer, but then he thought again that there was no point in doing so.

Facing an opponent stronger than himself, the killer mace could not kill the opponent. The phantom fruit had no lethality.

For an enemy weaker than himself, what if the opponent knew all his abilities?

Only when facing an equally matched opponent, the killer mace has some effect, but not much, because at this time the victory or defeat depends on the overall strength, unless the fruit is really powerful.

What's more, the information transmission in the pirate world is sometimes really unreasonable. Not to mention that there are Den Den Mushi that can communicate at will regardless of distance, just talking about the journalists and paparazzi is hard to guard against.

Among them, the most famous photography king can be said to be omnipresent. All the photos on the bounty order are from this person. What's more outrageous is that no matter how this person takes photos, no one will find his trace at the scene. He is known as the paparazzi among paparazzi.

With such a person, hiding ability is a joke. Unless the power of the fruit is never used, the relevant information will be leaked sooner or later.

In this case, Remos decided not to hide his ability deliberately. Instead of hiding it and finally failing to hide it, it is better to use it openly and strive to develop the ability to a higher level as soon as possible.

"Then you are really lucky..."

After listening to Remos' words, Smoker didn't know what to say.

He was very clear about the various information of the devil fruit, so he understood how lucky Remos was to get the illusion fruit.

"Well, I lost this time."

Smoker stood up and put his ten hands back on his back.

"Let's call it a draw? I can't hurt you anyway."

In fact, it is still possible to hurt Smoker.

For example, using illusions to affect his consciousness and perception, there may be a chance to temporarily seal his elemental ability. Another example is to keep consuming Smoker's physical strength until he can't use elementalization.

But the former is only Remos's guess at present, and the latter is impossible to achieve this level unless he fights desperately.

"Then let's call it a draw."

Smoker thought about it and nodded.

He didn't really care about winning or losing, but as a colonel of the Navy Headquarters, if he lost to a bounty hunter, it would be embarrassing for the Navy to tell others, so it was the best choice to back down.

"When are you going to leave? I want to give you a gift."

Smoker changed the subject and said.

"Huh? You actually know how to give gifts?"

Remos looked at him in surprise.

"This is a gift between friends, don't say anything nonsense!"

Smoker's face darkened.

"Okay, okay, I said the wrong thing. I was going to leave after collecting the bounty. Now that the competition is over, it's time to give me the bounty, right?"

Remos shrugged and said with a smile.

"Bounty, well, I'm afraid I can't give it to you."

Smoker paused, and suddenly looked embarrassed.

"Ah? What do you mean? You don't plan to give it to me? Do you want to embezzle it?"

"..."

"You're kidding, keep talking."

"It's not that I don't want to give you the bounty, but the Rogue Town Naval Base just paid out several bounties not long ago, and there's not much money in the account at the moment. The bounty for you to wipe out the Dragon Pirates this time is over 30 million. It's not impossible to give it to you, but if I give it to you, the book funds will be even less. It will take some time for the next allocation from the headquarters, and the base needs to keep some money for backup."

"So?"

"How about I give you a physical reward?"

"Uh... I don't quite understand, the physical reward you're talking about is..."

This time it was Remos' turn to look embarrassed.

Physical reward, he doesn't seem to need it. Give him a pair of guns? What kind of guns cost more than 30 million.

Or give him some supplies? But the question is, how much supplies can his boat hold?

It definitely can't be gold. If he could pay with gold, Smoker wouldn't say that.

"Come with me, you'll know when we get there."

Smoker did not give a direct answer, but took Remos, Nami and Tashigi to the port.

On the way, Smoker also explained in detail the funding situation of the Rogue Town Naval Base.

He would not tell the specific figures, he onlyHe explained in detail how the base had spent money recently and why the funds were scarce, mainly to prove that he was not lying, but that he was indeed in trouble.

Explaining these things alone was difficult for Smoker. He had never been such a careful person. It can be seen from this that he really valued Remos and did not want Remos to misunderstand the navy because of a small matter.

"Actually, if you plan to stay in the East China Sea for a while, I can give you all the cash, but you said you want to go to sea now, so I can only use another method."

Smoker finally concluded.

Nami followed behind, gnashing her teeth and looking at Smoker. The 30 million in hand flew away, which was more painful than killing her.

Dashiqi kept comforting Nami beside her, telling her not to worry.

The group soon arrived at the port.

"So what is the plan you mentioned?"

Remos asked.

"Look over there."

Smoker raised his hand and pointed.

Remos and Nami looked over, but saw nothing but a ship... Wait!

"You mean that ship?"

Remos asked in disbelief.

Smoker nodded.

"Yes, it's this ship. It's the spoils of war that I got after I wiped out a pirate group not long ago. It's a fast sailing ship. If you go to the shipyard to buy it yourself, it's worth at least 50 million, and you may not be able to buy it.

I've asked the shipwright to check it. This ship was launched three years ago and has been well maintained. I asked someone to repair it a little. It should be no problem to pay your 30 million bounty, right?"

"No problem, of course!"

Before Remos could answer, Nami had already said it first.

There's no need to think about it. 30 million for 50 million, even a fool would agree. Even if this ship is an old ship, as far as Nami knows, a fast sailing ship of this specification, even if it's a second-hand one, 30 million is not enough to buy it.

So no matter what, they made a lot of money from this deal!