Chapter 359 Negotiation Failed

An invisible pressure spread over this small sea area. The pirates with lower mental strength foamed at the mouth and lost consciousness. Shanks came to Whitebeard with a huge wine bottle in his intact right hand and said, "Excuse me, this is also an enemy ship. I'll scare them a little!"

Although Shanks frightened a large number of Whitebeard's men, he remained calm. He pointed to the huge wine bottle next to him and said in the tone of an old acquaintance: "I brought you healing water, not here to fight. I have something to discuss with you."

"Look at your domineering look, and you said you are not here to fight, hahahaha——" Whitebeard laughed strangely and looked down at Shanks with the majesty of an emperor.

"Hey, Red Hair, what do you want to do?" Marco, the godson who was watching Shanks being particularly arrogant towards his father, questioned him directly.

Shanks looked at him with interest and smiled, "It's Captain Marco, do you want to join us?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Marco refused decisively.

"Old man--" Another godson with a white beard looked at him worriedly.

Whitebeard knew their concerns. Red Hair, one of the Four Emperors, was a big threat. But who was he? He was a sea overlord who became famous earlier than Roger. Even though he was sick, he was not afraid of any challenge. He waved away the worried pirates around him and said, "Let us two be alone for a while."

After everyone left, the two most powerful people in the sea were drinking and chatting harmoniously.

"Gudong gudong——" Whitebeard held the bottle in one hand and gushed the wine into his stomach, smacking his lips and commenting: "This wine from the West Sea doesn't seem to be that good!"

Shanks laughed, extremely proud of his hometown's wine, "I've traveled all over the world's oceans, and there's no better wine than this. Try the bar from my hometown!"

Whitebeard drank it again out of respect. This time he tasted the flavor: "Not bad."

He glanced at Shanks' empty left arm and said, "Roger, Garp, Sengoku, fewer and fewer people know about that era. It's no wonder that it's been 22 years. You've climbed up fast. You were just an apprentice on Roger's ship back then. I've fought with Roger for so long. Where's the red-nosed kid who was always by your side? Is he dead?"

"Baki? I really miss those days. On the day the captain was executed, we parted ways in Rogue Town. I heard that he is still a pirate." Shanks said with nostalgia.

"To me, it was just a blink of an eye. There are many people who continue to write legends. The day you dueled with Hawkeye seems like yesterday to me. How could someone like you lose an arm in the East China Sea? Everyone is stunned!"

"What kind of enemy took away your left arm?..."

"This——" Shanks pressed the wound on his left arm and recalled the confident kid with amusement: "I bet it on the [New Era]!!"

"As long as you don't regret it." Whitebeard didn't care about Shanks's plan and drank silently. After a moment of silence, Shanks got to the point: "Whitebeard, I've been through hundreds of battles and received countless injuries, but the only wound that hurts me now is this one!"

Shanks pointed at the three scars on his face and said, "This wound was not caused by an adventure, nor by Hawkeye. The one who left this wound on me was your subordinate Blackbeard Teach! I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but, Whitebeard, do you know what I mean?"

Whitebeard's eyes darkened slightly.

Shanks continued, "He has been waiting for the right opportunity. He has neither fought for the captain position nor improved his reputation. Instead, he has been hiding under the banner of Whitebeard. When he gets the power, he will take action. His ultimate goal is to gain the upper hand. With his own will, he will come and take your position one day!"

"So what do you want me to do? This is your purpose, right?"

"Call Ace back!!"

"!?"

"He is very young, and he is the captain of your second team. I know very well that Ace is very strong, but his reputation and your dependence on him will make this matter very tricky! Now is not the time for them to showdown!! Don't provoke Blackbeard Teach, this is the only request I have!" Shanks said these words very seriously. You and I both know that Ace has a special identity. Blackbeard has been enduring for so long, and when he breaks out, he will seize every opportunity to rise. This kind of person is the most terrifying. Ace is still young, and he has great potential!

Whitebeard laughed loudly, the sound shook the whole ship. He did not agree with Shanks' words: "You little snotty-nosed brat really knows how to talk. His crime is the most intolerable crime on a pirate ship! He killed his companions, he committed a big taboo! As long as he is on my ship, even if he is a fool, he is still my child! How can the crew members he killed rest in peace!"

This is the rule of pirates. Whitebeard's face darkened, and veins popped out on his forehead: "People who are unkind and unjust don't deserve to live in this world. Isn't it my responsibility to teach Teach this truth?!"

"Get it, idiot! If you want to tell me what to do, wait a hundred years!" Whitebeard finished drinking the wine in the bottle and threw it aside. Shanks knew his attitude, picked up the huge bowl in front of him and drank it in one breath, threw it aside, took out the sword at his waist and drew it out of its sheath: "This crazy era will become uncontrollable!!"

Whitebeard grabbed his weapon, the great sword, and stood up. Facing Shanks's concerns, he was confident and proud: "What is there to be afraid of? I am Whitebeard!"

With a loud thunder, the two powerful forces started fighting each other.