Whiskey Peak is a large island with giant saguaro-like peaks. The spikes on top are actually tombstones of hunters.
Near the coast, a river flows deep into the island, converging between the two largest saguaro peaks.
Houses have been built on both sides of the river, near the coast and outside the saguaro peaks.
The island is desolate, with bare rock walls everywhere.
On one side of the riverbank, a cluster of white buildings stands, resembling stacked blocks, with the tallest reaching six stories.
Inside one of the buildings, a tavern is filled with people.
At the head of the table sits a man in green, with a sturdy build, and a massive club beside him. The end of the club has pressed a dent into the ground.
Nearby, many people sit, eagerly watching the man.
"Mr. 8, what are the orders from above?" a sturdy woman dressed as a nun asks, sitting not far away from the man in green.
The man in green wipes sweat from his brow and slowly says, "We just received an order. Baroque Works has gained a Vice President, codenamed Miss All Sunday."
"Vice President?"
A man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and carrying a long sword at his waist raises an eyebrow. "Someone above Senior Agents (Agents) who can coordinate with the President must be very strong. It seems our Baroque Works has become much stronger."
"That's right."
Mr. 8 nods and adds, "Furthermore, Miss All Sunday is also the Supreme Commander of Baroque Works."
"Supreme Commander? If the President doesn't appear before us, then the Vice President will be the highest-ranking person we can contact from now on," a woman in a tight-fitting suit says with a frown.
"We aren't even Senior Agents, so it's uncertain if we'll even get to meet her," a man holding a yellow gun says nonchalantly from nearby. "My current goal is to rank as high as possible within Baroque Works. That way, when the President's 'Utopia' is established, we'll receive higher positions."
The benefit promised to Baroque Works members is Utopia, proposed by Crocodile. The higher one's rank within the organization, the higher their position will be once the nation is established.
"You're lucky, already being Mr. 11. We don't even have a rank," the swordsman with the wide-brimmed hat sighs.
"That's because you're not strong enough," Mr. 11 says with a smile, fiddling with his gun.
"You..." The swordsman's face stiffens.
"Alright."
The woman in the tight-fitting suit waves her hand. "We'll wait for Miss All Sunday to contact us about the Vice President. For now, let's discuss other matters."
She looks at the man in green, whose forehead sweats even more. "Miss Monday, you, you do it."
Monday nods and slowly says, "The most pressing issue now is food. Whiskey Peak Town is still experiencing a food shortage, and we can only guarantee our minimum needs. Therefore, we still need a large amount of food. Mr. 11, you and your partner will lead other Bounty Hunters out to sea to fish and bring back supplies."
"Leave it to me," Mr. 11 says with a wide grin.
Mr. 8 nods. "Then that's all for today. Send people to scout the coast and be ready for Pirate Ships at all times."
"Yes."
Everyone replies, stands up, and files out.
"Miss Wednesday, get ready, we're going out to sea," Mr. 11 says slowly, walking at the back of the group.
"Understood."
Miss Father's Day, dressed in a frog suit, nods, grips the firearm in her hand, and swaggeringly leaves.
(Note: Due to time constraints, the current ranking numbers will not necessarily be the same as future ones. For example, there was a Mr. 7 who went to the East Blue to invite Zoro, but was killed when he failed, and was replaced by someone else later. The current Mr. 11 is the later Mr. 7, and Wednesday is the later Father's Day. The current Mr. 8 is the later Mr. 4.)
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Two days later, at the entrance to the island's waterway, Xia Qiu hides in the seawater, gnawing on a sea fish.
His habitat is at the entrance to the island's river channel, beneath the seabed on the right side of the coast. No one can leave without passing through Xia Qiu's surveillance.
The water here is only about forty meters deep, with a white sandy bottom inhabited by various mollusks and crustaceans, as well as some small fish.
These creatures are much larger than those in the East Blue. The crabs and shrimp are over a meter long, and the fish are about a meter long as well.
However, for Xia Qiu, he needs to eat a lot to fill his stomach.
So Xia Qiu doesn't eat them. When Xia Qiu arrived, these creatures fled in panic, but soon realized Xia Qiu had no intention of harming them, and after a few days, they no longer feared him.
Some small fish even eat food scraps from between Xia Qiu's teeth while he has his mouth open.
Xia Qiu has been here for five days. For five days, no Bounty Hunter has gone out to sea, nor have any Pirate Ships arrived.
Currently, the town mayor of Whiskey Peak cannot be Captain Igaram of the Royal Guard, but at least he is an Intermediate Agent.
Intermediate Agents have limited strength. Even Mr. 5, a Senior Agent four years later, was instantly defeated by Zoro.
The number of Intermediate Agents, including their partners, is at most four.
It is estimated that the Reinforcement Energy provided by the four combined would not be comparable to Arlong, though perhaps slightly more than Kuroobi.
However, considering all the Bounty Hunters in Whiskey Peak, their combined strength is considerable.
But these Bounty Hunters generally do not go out to sea, so how can they be hunted?
Xia Qiu thought of a method.
The environment of Whiskey Peak is extremely harsh. Most areas are occupied by giant saguaros, and the remaining areas are rocky cliffs.
It is impossible to grow crops here, so food must be obtained from the outside, mostly consisting of sea fish.
Vivi and her partner had intended to hunt Laboon because Whiskey Peak Town was experiencing a food shortage at the time. They planned to use Laboon as food, as his carcass could provide the town with three months' worth of provisions.
Therefore, they would definitely go out hunting or contact others to transport food.
Regardless of which method they chose, Xia Qiu intended to sever their food supply line and prevent any food from entering Whiskey Peak.
This way, once Whiskey Peak Town's food reserves ran low, they would be forced to sail out to sea or contact others.
As soon as they left, he would be able to catch them all in one net and obtain more Reinforcement Energy.
So, Xia Qiu had been waiting.
Now, Xia Qiu returned from hunting and hid beneath the coast, his large mouth opening to let small fish swim in and feed on scraps of Sea Fish.
Xia Qiu, meanwhile, lay there lazily, quite at ease.
But at this moment, the sea surface began to vibrate.
Dada da.
Xia Qiu released ultrasonic waves and discovered a ship slowly starting up, moving along the river channel and entering the ocean.
Xia Qiu quickly surfaced, chasing after the ship from behind while also bobbing his head out to observe closely.
The ship wasn't large, about forty meters long, not comparable to many Pirate Ships that sailed the Grand Line.
This ship had no cannons, but on the deck, in the recessed areas midship on both sides, a giant Harpoon Crossbow was placed.
Besides that, fishing nets and ropes were hung along the sides of the ship.
It looked more like a Fishing Boat than a Pirate Ship.
The letters "B.W." were also painted on the hull, the abbreviation for Baroque Works.
A Fishing Boat?
Xia Qiu looked at the Sea Ship and increased his speed, following along.
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