An unnamed island.
It was the island where the citizens of the Bass Kingdom were imprisoned.
In fact, this island had a name in the hands of the World Government: "Ore Island."
This was because when the island was discovered, its underground was filled with a large amount of iron ore.
Therefore, it became a mining site for the World Government, extracting iron ore raw materials for weapons and various military industries.
The citizens of the Bass Kingdom were scattered and distributed beneath the various small and large mines on the island.
Of course, it was impossible for only people from the Bass Kingdom to be on this island; there were also a large number of slaves bought by the World Government.
These slaves had been living in the mines on the island for a considerable time before the people of the Bass Kingdom arrived.
Since this island was not on any of the seven navigation routes, it was impossible for ordinary people to discover it.
Except, of course, for those who were lucky.
However, once they landed on the island, it couldn't be said to be good luck.
This was because there were a large number of World Government guards on the island, and even a small team of CP organization members was stationed there long-term.
Although these stationed personnel did not have the strength of CP0 members, they were not to be underestimated by ordinary pirates.
It took Bada over two years to obtain the island's Eternal Pose.
Although it was only half a day's voyage from Bass Island, it was practically impossible to reach this island without an Eternal Pose.
This was the Grand Line, where the magnetic forces were chaotic, and there was no sense of direction.
At this moment, on a large rock by the shore of Ore Island.
Four CP0 members stood on it. On the beach in front of the rock, two groups of people, clearly distinct, were distributed.
The white faction on the left was obviously the Marines.
The Marines' ships were not docked here but were anchored in the deep water on the other side of the island.
As for this place, it was merely a temporary shelling zone they had set up.
This position directly faced the direction of Bass Island.
Since Ore Island was a summer island, it not only had a long coastline but also a large beach.
The Marines were currently setting up cannons behind the beach.
Because there was no dock here and the sea outside the beach was shallow, ships could not enter, making this a natural location for an ambush.
Merasen stood in front of the Marines, a cigar clamped in his hand, his justice cape rustling in the sea breeze.
He was informed upon arriving at Ore Island that they were not facing the King of the Bass Kingdom but the recently renowned Silver Hair Pirates.
Crushing pirates.
This brought him a sigh of relief.
He didn't know why the World Government wanted to guard this uninhabited island.
But as long as it was about fighting pirates and not attacking civilians, he was very willing.
It was clear that even the Marines did not know what darkness lay hidden on this island.
"They're here!"
Merasen looked at the two small black dots rising from the horizon, his eyes narrowing.
He saw them, and the four CP0 members standing higher up naturally saw them too.
One of them, at the forefront, wearing a black and white split suit and a black and white mask, a slender figure, spoke, "Black Spear, is that ship with the windmill flag the Silver Hair Pirates?"
Black Spear, one of the three CP0 members behind him, who was covered entirely in a black cloak and carried a large sniper rifle, replied, "Yes, Officer Corus."
"I didn't expect them to be so fast. It seems the pirates and bounty hunters on Bass Island were useless, not contributing anything."
Based on the timing, Silver Hair and his crew set sail in the morning and arrived at this time.
To deal with Silver Hair, this CP0 team had gathered together for the first time in many years.
Three years ago, when dealing with Bada of Bass, only three of them had acted, and Corus had not come.
Their team primarily consisted of four people.
Officer: "Corus."
Member: "Black Spear," who had ambushed and severely wounded Bada three years ago.
Members: "Sada" and "Kuru."
These two were both masters of close combat, so they were tall and burly, both wearing black and white suits.
Looking at their uniform attire, it was likely that Black Spear, beneath his black robe, also wore a black and white suit!
On the sea, Kong Tai and his crew stood on the deck, gazing at the coastline, at the two distinct lines of people by the shore.
The ones in white uniforms were presumably the Marines, and those in black uniforms should be the CP organization.
"Kukuku!!"
"The Navy and the World Government have quite the defenses!"
Indigo looked ahead and smiled slightly, "It looks like they were specifically waiting for us here."
"Their response is indeed not slow."
Kong Tai's eyes flickered with starlight, a red glow flashing, "It seems the Marines acted overnight. They must have moved last night."
"Which means, these guys should have notified the Marines to act the moment Bada released his abilities."
"Huh!"
Kong Tai's gaze fell on the few CP0 members standing on a rock by the shore, finally stopping at Black Spear. This guy was the person he had sensed last night, and he turned out to be quite important! He had thought this guy was just a minor figure relaying information last night.
CP0, the organization directly serving the "World Nobles" and Celestial Dragons, was known as the "Celestial Dragons' Strongest Shield" and the "World's Strongest Intelligence Agency."
Its primary duty was to protect the Celestial Dragons, and it would unconditionally shield them regardless of their actions.
When not tasked with protecting Celestial Dragons, CP0 usually engaged in secret activities, such as investigating arms smuggling, conducting secret assassinations, and engaging in covert arms deals with non-World Government member states.
These individuals could be considered unquestioning fanatics of the Celestial Dragons.
They were required to absolutely obey the orders of the Five Elders, even if it meant committing suicide.
Joining CP0 was not easy; not only did one have to be completely loyal to the Celestial Dragons and the World Government, but every member was also required to master the Six Powers.
Therefore, each of these individuals was a master of close combat, no less than a Marine Rear Admiral.
Their officers, or squad leaders, could even rival a Marine Vice Admiral or a candidate for Admiral.
Of course, as a direct subordinate force of the Celestial Dragons, their privileges far surpassed those of the Marines.
They had the right to kill anyone who obstructed their mission, be it a Marine officer or a royal noble, they could kill them at will.
This allowed these individuals to act without restraint and do as they pleased.
Rob Lucci, a former CP9 member four years later, even dared to challenge Fleet Admiral Sakazuki and ordered him to send him 10 warships.
From this, one could see the arrogance and audacity of these individuals.
There was no other way; behind them stood the World Government and the Celestial Dragons themselves.
If the Navy was the World Government's military system against the seas and pirates, then the CP organization was the World Government's dark organization against the entire world.
For the ruling class, CP0 was naturally more important.
This led to a situation where:
The CP handled matters the Navy didn't, and killed those the Navy wouldn't.
In a word, CP0 could manage what the Navy could, and even more so what the Navy couldn't, acting with summary judgment, as permitted by the Celestial Dragons!
This was the world's strongest intelligence agency, "CP0."