People are pirates, this navy is not very fair!

Chambord Islands, Island 13, Rip-off Bar.

"The Demon King of Song...?"

Uta looked at Sephiroth's leaving back, she couldn't help but tilted her head, and question marks appeared on her forehead.

"The Kingdom of Music Elegia...the Demon King of Song..."

Xia Qi frowned slightly, with a thoughtful look on her face. She casually put out the nearly burned out cigarette in the ashtray.

"In my memory, I seem to have heard fairy tales similar to the legend of the Demon King, which are related to the Kingdom of Song..."

"So... that big brother is lying to me?"

“I can’t say for sure, I don’t think he is lying.

After all, that guy is still very reliable. "Xia Qi said with a chuckle.

"Who is he?" Uta asked curiously.

“His identity is somewhat sensitive unless he tells you in person.

Otherwise...I won't say it. "

"whispering sound!"

Hearing this, Uta curled her lips, raised her head and said "Tons, tons, tons!" and drank the orange juice in the glass in one breath.

On the other side, Shanks took out a bottle of whiskey and two wine glasses from the bar's refrigerator. He sat next to Rayleigh and started pouring wine into the glasses.

"Shanks, where have you been on adventures this time?

Have you encountered any interesting experiences? "

“While I was wandering around the West Sea, I went to a country called Marino, which was overthrown by the revolutionary army.

There I learned some very interesting things.

The revolutionary army advocated freedom and democracy, and also established a people's representative assembly to jointly decide on national affairs..."

When red-haired Shanks was an infant and a teenager, he was taken around by Roger on the Grand Line. Except for Raff Drew, he had visited almost all the islands on the Grand Line.

Therefore, he has long lost interest in the great waterway. Instead, the ordinary world in the eyes of the world is more attractive to him.

Ever since the Pirate King Roger was executed nine years ago, he has been wandering the seas to see the wider world, make friends, and recruit like-minded crew members.

Raleigh raised his head and drank the whiskey in the glass in one gulp. He smiled casually and asked:

"Shanks, don't you plan to develop on the Grand Line?

The new world is full of turmoil now!

Whitebeard, Big Mom, Kaido, they caused quite a fight.

Now, the three of them are called the Emperors of the Sea..."

Hearing this, Shanks immediately raised his left hand and pressed it on the straw hat on his head. He laughed and said:

"Hahaha! Indeed!

When I ventured around the world, I often heard rumors about them.

But! The Emperor of the Sea or something... is really too troublesome!

Compared with those, I prefer to explore the sea freely!"

………………

The first half of the Great Line, the Kingdom of Saldor.

Three years ago, this country was still a poor and resource-scarce non-World Government country. The people worked hard for a year, but they were just struggling to survive. When the harvest was not good, there would even be famine.

Although it is not on the seven record pointer routes in the first half of the Grand Line.

but……

Occasionally, some pirate groups would deviate from their original routes and pass by this island in order to avoid storms and special currents.

This is the last thing the island residents want to encounter!

Since the Kingdom of Saldo is not a member of the World Government and is not protected by the navy, and the country is too poor, even though it has a population of more than [-], the national army is not very powerful, with only [-] standing troops. People around...

If the king's army encounters those small pirate groups or human traffickers, they can deal with it a little bit, but if they encounter those powerful pirates, they will have no choice but to let the mermaids eat their flesh!

After the Great Pirate Age began, due to the frequent appearance of pirates, the king's army also continued to suffer casualties, making its regular army fewer and fewer...

In desperation, the Kingdom of Saldo could only start issuing weapons to farmers and let them serve as soldiers of the king's army.

As a result, the overall strength of the King's Army declined again...

So much so that more than five years ago, the tragedy occurred that the royal family was killed and robbed by pirates.

However, the country ushered in a turn of events three years ago. Princess Stella, the orthodox heir to the royal family, returned and took over the throne from the previous king and became the queen of the country. The country also began to change. It’s getting better and better…

With the investment and support of the Umbrella Company, in order to revitalize the island, the Kingdom of Saldo also built a sea train to connect the three islands.

It imports minerals from Santa Falte Island, imports grain from Hannabal Island, and conducts commercial trade with Santa Pobla Island.

Following the plans of the Umbrella Company, factories appeared one after another on the island, and commercial buildings, entertainment casinos, and various other buildings quickly rose from the ground.

Due to the Umbrella Company's arms, special alloy raw materials, and shellfish products, it was almost a monopoly industry in the first half of the Great Waterway, with extremely high profits. A large amount of wealth flowed into Sardo Island, and the citizens began to become more and more wealthy... …

Even the standing strength of the King's Army has doubled, expanded to [-], and it is still a professional army equipped with various sophisticated weapons!

Saldo Kingdom, East District, Commercial District.

Sephiroth was carrying a box in his hand and wearing a black hooded cloak. He was walking on the crowded streets, looking at the surrounding buildings from time to time.

I saw that on the streets lined with shops, there were Royal Army soldiers armed with weapons patrolling back and forth from time to time, watching out for unexpected incidents.

Pedestrians on the road have long been accustomed to this and are not surprised.

Sephiroth glanced past the newly built buildings and looked into the distance. He saw that many buildings were being demolished or under construction, and they looked like they were booming.

It has to be said that Tezzolo's business acumen is really great. He used the unique resources of the Umbrella Company as an introduction. While the company obtained a large amount of funds, he also helped the Kingdom of Saldo carry out a large amount of infrastructure construction, making it a The poor agricultural country is rapidly transforming into an industrial and commercial country.

After wandering around the business district for a while, he walked into an alley. Through the sensor positioning of the bloody bat, he locked the center of Sardo Island, a majestic golden palace.

Immediately, he opened a space door with a butcher knife and appeared in a magnificent room.

Tezzolo, Stella, Jim, and Erha were all waiting in the room.

"Boss" x3

"Ow~!"

Facing the three people and one wolf who stood up and bowed, Sephiroth just nodded slightly in response and sat down on a single sofa, with his suitcase placed on the table.

Compared with three years ago, Jim's body shape has changed greatly. He has changed from a thin man with a height of [-] meters to a fat man. Under the transformation of the fruit's ability, his height has experienced a secondary growth, becoming a The fat man, who was more than four meters tall, had expanded again.

In fact, it is easy for Jim to gain weight, and it is also easy to lose weight. He can eat himself, completely digest the excess, and lose weight in an instant.

Since the various special alloys made by Jim are basically priced at a high price, he himself has also attracted the attention and covetation of many forces.

For this reason, Sephiroth can only let the gray wolf Erha serve as Jim's personal bodyguard to protect his safety.

In the past three years, for the sake of his own personal safety, Jim has been using his abilities to improve the strength of Gray Wolf Erha.

Erha's body has undergone various modifications. Special alloys have replaced many parts of its body, allowing it to gradually transform into a semi-mechanical creature. Its close combat effectiveness has also been greatly improved, and with the addition of other With powerful long-range artillery fire output, ordinary enemies are no match for it.

Sephiroth, who was sitting on the single sofa with his legs crossed, reached out to take the black tea handed over by Stella and took a sip before turning his head to look at Jim.

"Where are the research materials I want?"

"it's here."

As he spoke, Jim stretched out his hand and pressed on his stomach, opened a small door, took out a pile of documents and placed them on the table in front of Sephiroth.

"Next, let the researchers in the biology laboratory try to study cloned animals. Once the results are available, they will give me the detailed experimental data..."

Sephiroth did not read through the documents carefully. He planned to go back and read them slowly to conduct experimental demonstrations.

In the past three years, with the help of the biological laboratory, he has omitted many troublesome research processes.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to find time to study life-enhancing potions while studying bloodline factors...

Sephiroth opened the suitcase, put the documents in, and then took out a colorful fruit with spiral patterns and a white spray bottle.

"Jim, help me combine these two things."

"Eh!?...Boss, what kind of fruit is this?" Tezzolo asked curiously.

"Superman type, color fruit, what are the specific abilities? We won't know until Jim synthesizes them..."

Sephiroth raised his right hand and gently rubbed his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face.

After all, the ability of Devil Fruit requires an intelligent life form to exert its maximum effect.

Take the Door Fruit for example. In the original plot, Bruno only needs to imagine the shape of the door in his mind to open the door, and he can open and close the door at will, with extremely high flexibility.

but……

After Butcher's Knife was fused with the Gate Fruit, the difficulty of opening the door became much more difficult, and it became much more rigid.

Every time Sephiroth opens the door with the butcher knife, he has to think ahead, and there is a very short delay when he activates it, making it impossible for him to maximize the door fruit.

The shortcomings of this short delay are not a big deal when dealing with ordinary enemies, but when facing top experts, it will become obvious. There is no way to hide the perception of those powerful people...

Currently, Sephiroth's ability to use a butcher's knife to instantly open doors for long-range attacks, and use space folding doors to move over long distances and create a temporary space is already the limit.

After all, in the final analysis, the Gate Fruit is not his ability. There are many subtle operations that he cannot perform even if he thinks of it...