Luo Yan was once again lifted by the strong wind, flying towards his ship, and quickly landed on the deck.
Xia Tali, Luo Ta, and Mite were all waiting on the deck, and when they saw Luo Yan flying over, they immediately greeted him.
"Captain!"
"Captain, are you alright?"
"Congratulations, Captain!"
The three spoke in unison, Luo Yan smiled and nodded, then looked back at the Moby Dick in the distance before turning to Mite.
"Set sail! Let's find an island with unique flora and fauna!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Mite responded, quickly returning to the cockpit, and the ship set off, heading towards the unknown.
Now that he had become a Sequence 4, the time ahead was no longer so urgent, and he could drift at sea for a while.
Firstly, he could collect a wave of extraordinary materials and characteristics to prepare for the promotion of his crew and future crew members; secondly, he was also waiting for news, waiting for the news of Ace's capture.
Previously, Luo Yan had kept a low profile, not wanting to attract the attention of the Marines, because he was still very weak at the time, but now it was different; even if he encountered an Admiral on the New World, he was confident he could protect his ship and leave.
In this situation, there was no need for him to continue maintaining a low profile.
He needed to prepare the anchors required for future promotions; besides following the Revolutionary Army's actions, he could also gain some fame through the Summit War.
Of course, he did not plan to participate in the Summit War's battles, but he could take the opportunity to make a name for himself, for example, by stopping some people or rescuing some people near the end of the war...
"Captain! There's a Pirate Crew ahead, and it looks like they're heading straight for us!"
Potter, the lookout standing on the mast sunbathing, suddenly shouted.
Luo Yan, who was bored and lying in a lounge chair, suddenly sat up, showing no worry about encountering pirates, but rather, his face was full of excitement.
It had been five or six days since they parted ways with the Whitebeard Pirates.
In these past few days, they had passed by several islands, but they were all very ordinary islands.
Although some extraordinary materials rich in spirituality were found on them, they were few in number and scattered, so there was no value in exploring them, and they did not land.
He hadn't encountered a battle since his promotion to Sequence 4 and hadn't tested his abilities.
Now that one was finally delivered to his doorstep, he was naturally very happy.
Luo Yan looked up; it was a ship two or three times larger than his own.
A ship of this size was not considered large, and in the New World, it was relatively small.
The Pirate Crew's flag on the ship was a skull wearing a blue hat, and at the corner of the skull's mouth, there was a mark resembling a ring.
Potter saw the Pirate Crew, and the lookout on the Pirate Crew, equipped with a telescope, naturally also saw Luo Yan's ship.
"Captain! There's a small boat at one o'clock ahead! There seem to be only a few people on board.
Should we get closer?"
"A small boat? Hey! Do you recognize their flag?"
The one who answered was a dark-skinned man wearing a blue hat, a black long coat, and a long-barreled revolver tucked into his waist.
The lookout carefully examined the sails, but found that the opponent's sails were blank, without any pattern.
"Captain, the sails on the other side are blank, and there's no flag.
It doesn't seem to be a pirate, nor is it a Marine."
"Not a pirate and not a Marine? Then what are they doing in the New World?
Get closer! My lads, prepare for the hunt!"
"Oh!"
Upon hearing the Captain's order, the pirates on the ship cheered in unison.
Small Pirate Crews like theirs had a rather stifled existence in the New World.
Now that they finally had a seemingly soft "persimmon," they naturally had to go and take advantage of it.
Luo Yan was about to order Mite to approach when he heard Potter shout again:
"Captain! That Pirate Crew is approaching!"
"Oh? Interesting.
Then we'll just wait here; there's no need to go over proactively."
Luo Yan walked to the bow of the ship, squinting at the approaching Pirate Crew, a smile gradually forming on his lips.
The fact that they were pirates and actively approaching meant they had intentions towards his side.
In this situation, he had no premonition of danger, which meant the opponent was not strong, and could be used to test his abilities.
The Pirate Crew quickly closed to a distance of over ten meters.
A group of fierce-looking pirates stood by the ship's rail, their cannons already aimed at Luo Yan's small ship.
They looked at Luo Yan's ship as if it were a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
"Hahahaha! It's just a kid!
Hey! Kid, hand over all the valuable things on your ship, then come to my ship to be a laborer, and I'll spare your life.
If you do well, I might even let you join my Pirate Crew."
The blue-hatted Pirate Crew Captain did not immediately order an attack, but first made a tentative move to confirm whether the other party was indeed a soft target.
Luo Yan was in a pretty good mood at this time.
Since the other party hadn't directly attacked, he also didn't plan to make the first move.
He smiled and looked up at the blue-hatted Captain.
"What Pirate Crew are you?
Are you very famous?
I don't want to join a Pirate Crew with no reputation."
Upon hearing this, Blue Hat immediately puffed out his chest, and the surrounding pirates also burst into laughter.
"Listen carefully, kid!
We are the Blue Hat Pirate Crew, and I am the Captain of the Blue Hat Pirate Crew, Blue Hat Kaidi, a great pirate with a bounty of eighty-seven million Berries!"
Luo Yan pinched his chin, nodding slightly.
A bounty of over eighty million was not high in the New World, but it wasn't the lowest either.
However, if a Pirate Crew's Captain only had this much bounty, it meant that the overall strength of that Pirate Crew was at the bottom in the New World.
"Eighty-seven million, huh…" Luo Yan quietly repeated the Blue Hat Captain's bounty, then asked again: "So, are you a devil fruit user?"
"Hey! Of course!
I am a Bad Luck-Bad Luck Fruit user.
If you try to resist, you'll become unlucky!"
"Bad luck? Is this also some kind of aggregation?"
Luo Yan smiled, his smile filled with pure joy.
Boom!
Several lightning bolts, as thick as buckets, struck down, instantly shattering the Pirate Crew, killing some pirates on the spot, and sending the rest, including the Captain, into the sea.
Luo Yan did not stop, immediately jumped into the sea, and quickly swam to the Captain's side.
As a devil fruit user, the Captain struggled desperately in the sea, sinking.
Seeing Luo Yan swim over, he struggled even more, reaching out to grab Luo Yan, unsure if he hoped Luo Yan would save him or if he wanted to drag Luo Yan down with him to die.
Luo Yan still maintained a smile on his face.
He didn't open his mouth, yet the surrounding water automatically vibrated, producing sound.
"Too bad.
You didn't get to make me unlucky.
Thank you for specifically delivering this ability to me.
I will make good use of it."
The Blue Hat Captain's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Luo Yan.
He subconsciously opened his mouth to say something, but only exhaled, and seawater flooded into his mouth, further intensifying his suffocation.