"Blue Knight, where is Arlong's nose?"
"He tried to resist with his nose, but it wasn't as hard as my body."
Yang Tao nodded slightly, looking at Arlong, who was tied up and kneeling before him. To avoid hearing disgusting words, Arlong's jaw had been removed, and he could only make muffled sounds.
Looking at Arlong, who was nearly two meters tall even while kneeling, Yang Tao once again marveled at how magical the pirate world was.
Arlong, at 2.63 meters, could only be considered a dwarf in this world.
Alvida asked, "Captain, where are we going next?"
Everyone else also looked at him.
Yang Tao pointed at Arlong and said, "He's worth 20 million Berries. That guy over there is worth 8.5 million… all together, it's about 40 million. Plus the shark ship, we can earn at least 50 million from this haul, not counting their treasures."
Hearing 50 million, everyone's eyes lit up with fervor.
Pirates?
As long as they could make money, it didn't matter if they were pirates.
"However, I have a plan to earn 150 million."
Alvida's eyes gleamed as she asked, "Captain, how do we earn it?"
"Find their navigator and head to Fish-Man Paradise."
"Alright, Captain!!"
Alvida's face broke into a bright smile as she walked directly towards the captured Fish-Men. When Arlong heard that Yang Tao was preparing to go to his Fish-Man Paradise, he immediately tried to break free from the ropes.
Yang Tao took Arlong's bounty poster out of his backpack.
Pointing at a line of text on it, he said, "Dead or alive, do you understand what that means?"
He lifted his foot and kicked Arlong directly in the jaw. With a crack, Arlong's jaw shattered.
"If your life wasn't worth extra money, you would have been pickled into dried salted fish long ago."
"Harry, did Professor Snape give you any Veritaserum? Go help Alvida interrogate them."
From the beginning, Harry had been awestruck by the bizarre appearances of the Fish-Men. He was very surprised that such ugly creatures existed in this world. Compared to them, Voldemort even seemed handsome.
"No…"
"Then what about the Cruciatus Curse?"
"Not that either…"
"Legilimency?"
Harry remained silent, clearly not having learned that spell either.
Yang Tao complained with a displeased look, "Snape is so unreliable; he doesn't teach any useful spells."
"Um… Mr. Yang Tao, if Professor Snape taught me the spells you mentioned today, Azkaban would come to pick him up tomorrow."
Azkaban…
That was a good place to study dark magic.
With a wild imagination, Yang Tao also thought of Dementors. These creatures live by absorbing positive emotions from living beings, while Sightless Seer lives by absorbing negative emotions. If these two were together, they could completely make a person lose all emotions…
Alvida and her subordinates worked very efficiently. A Fish-Man quickly couldn't hold out and revealed the location of Fish-Man Paradise.
9527 sailed at full speed towards the island where Fish-Man Paradise was located.
…
Arlong's Fish-Man Paradise was located in the Conomi Islands, which contained dozens of islands. Nami's hometown, Cocoyasi, was not far from Fish-Man Paradise.
Upon seeing the shark ship, the Fish-Men guarding Fish-Man Paradise immediately opened the internal gate.
"Boss Arlong, did you bring back a new ship? What a strange ship, it looks like it's made of steel."
"A steel ship? Won't it sink?"
The two massive ships sailed into the park, and before the Fish-Men could wonder why they didn't see Arlong.
A gunshot.
More than twenty humans wearing identical uniforms poured out from the steel warship.
"Capture Hatchan and that sea cow alive! The rest are fair game!"
Yang Tao's voice echoed throughout Fish-Man Paradise, and chaos began.
Harry, standing beside Yang Tao, had already raised his wand, and streams of Petrificus Totalus flew out.
Even with the Fish-Men's physical prowess, taking one hit would petrify a part of them.
Seeing this, Yang Tao reached out and tapped Harry's head, scolding, "First cast Protego and Impedimenta! You can only deal damage if you survive."
Harry quickly cast Protego on himself.
"I feel very safe by your side…"
"That's no reason to be complacent. You need to develop good habits."
Gazing at his subordinates mixed in battle with the Fish-Men, Yang Tao had no intention of joining. These low-level Fish-Men were perfect for training his subordinates.
Pointing at Hatchan, the octopus with six arms, he patted Harry's head and said, "Harry, he's all yours."
Hatchan was one of the few good Fish-Men in the Arlong Pirates, though it was unclear why an octopus was considered a fish…
"Miss Arya, I apologize, but I've been quite busy these past two days. The matter of returning to Loguetown will have to be delayed a bit longer."
Arya, originally a wealthy young lady from Loguetown, no longer showed the fear and panic she had when witnessing combat a few days ago.
Instead, she was excitedly watching the slaughter. Hearing Yang Tao's words, she belatedly reacted:
"Ah? Um… um, I'm not in a hurry to go back, Mr. Yang Tao. Just being on the ship has already caused you trouble. I will pay you when we return to Loguetown."
Seeing Arya's expression, a phrase Yang Tao had seen online before he transmigrated suddenly came to mind.
"If she's inexperienced, show her the world's splendor; if her heart is weary, take her on a merry-go-round."
It seemed this phrase was very useful no matter what world you were in.
"Miss Arya, are you interested in trying it yourself?"
"Me?" Arya pointed at herself nervously.
"I can't do it, I haven't trained…"
"Don't worry, Blue Bird, go bring a Fish-Man back."
Yang Tao was always generous to clients who paid.
"No problem, Master."
Blue Bird, who had been perched on Yang Tao's shoulder, heard the command and immediately flapped its wings, flying towards the nearest Fish-Man.
Yang Tao took a wooden sword from his backpack and handed it to Arya, smiling as he said, "Don't worry, I'm here!"
Even without level bonuses, Blue Bird now had 10,110 health points, making it a grandfather-level existence compared to these Fish-Men with a few hundred health points.
Soon, a Fish-Man climbed onto the warship by itself.
It stood blankly on the deck.
Yang Tao placed the wooden sword into Arya's hand, then gently pushed her and said with a smile, "Go on."
Blue Knight walked to Yang Tao's side and looked at Arya, who was staggering to stand before the Fish-Man, saying, "Yang Tao, you are very bored."
"I'm idle anyway, might as well find some fun… Also, the potential of people in this world is too high. Who knows, maybe Arya, who is an ordinary person now, will be among the world's top experts in three to five years?"
After checking his exploration value, Yang Tao mused that he should be able to get his first mod when they reached Loguetown.