From Pirates to Sweeping the Worlds

However, Xia Jieren still had some concerns in his heart. He was afraid that if his confession failed, he would lose Litte as a friend, so he was hesitant.

Although with his current strength, it doesn't matter even if he forces Litt.

But deeply influenced by the nine years of compulsory education, Xia Jieren has become a good socialist young man with very positive values ​​and would not use such despicable means.

In short, I just can't get over the hurdle in my heart.

Therefore, the relationship between Litte and Xia Jieren was getting closer and farther away in the repeated tugs of war.

Robin, who was standing by, twitched his mouth.

"Are these two guys showing off to me?" Robin thought to himself more than once.

Thinking of Xia Jieren's character, Robin rejected the idea.

Robin did not interfere too much with Litte and Xia Jieren.

Although Robin has now integrated into their lives, she always has a feeling of anxiety in her heart.

This is Robin's shadow, and it will take time to fade away.

Just as Xia Jieren and Litte's relationship was steadily improving, good news came one after another.

The Zerg's various forces in the West Sea and other seas are developing steadily.

The three countries including the Jade Kingdom that went to war with the Kingdom of the Netherlands some time ago have been almost infiltrated.

Today, those in power in the Three Kingdoms are all insect people. In addition, the lower-level managers are also gradually being replaced by insect people.

The lives of the people in the Three Kingdoms region improved at a visible pace.

People are more supportive of the new government that can bring a better life.

After taking over the right to speak of the three countries, the Kingdom of Jade, the Kingdom of Bakkut and the Kingdom of Ridi began to become alienated from the World Government.

There was no formal falling out, and superficial harmony was maintained.

Privately, the World Government gradually reduced its support for the three countries.

Even so, the development of the Three Kingdoms did not stagnate.

Especially after the White Tiger Chamber of Commerce entered the Three Kingdoms with great force, the economy of the Three Kingdoms developed by leaps and bounds.

The surrounding countries were feeling extremely confused at the moment. The two sides that were originally fighting to the death were now as friendly as if they were wearing the same pair of pants.

In the end, they could only sigh helplessly: "Profits move people's hearts!"

Looking at the nobles in the Three Kingdoms who were making a fortune, the nobles in other countries in the West Sea were drooling with envy.

It’s not that they haven’t thought about joining, but the existing interest groups in the country will never agree to it.

As the three countries leaned towards the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the world government's encirclement of the Kingdom of the Netherlands suddenly broke a big hole.

Unless the World Government intervenes directly and uses force to curb the development trend of the Netherlands Kingdom.

Otherwise, it would be an inevitable trend for the Kingdom of the Netherlands to become the overlord of the West Sea.

As for the former overlord, the West Empire, it had suffered severe losses due to more than a year of high-intensity war with the Golden Lion Empire.

The giant kingdom of Elgea in the West Sea only wanted to guard its own piece of land and did not bother to compete with the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the position of overlord.

In fact, Xia Jieren doesn't care about the position of overlord, but he has no choice but to be flattered by people with bad intentions.

The only way to develop is to survive.

Xia Jieren's layout of the underground world has also achieved initial results.

Organizations such as Fiery Eyes and Golden Eyes and Divine Punishment began to expand rapidly.

Among them, the Divine Punishment Organization also brought a surprise to Xia Jieren.

Royal Palace of the Netherlands.

Xia Jieren looked at the devil fruit in front of him and murmured, "Is this the contract fruit?"

That's right! The Divine Punishment Organization sent Xia Jieren a devil fruit.

This devil fruit is recorded in the devil fruit encyclopedia and is called the contract fruit.

When Xia Jieren learned about this fruit, many ideas for developing the contract fruit suddenly popped up in his mind.

Therefore, Xia Jieren decided to let his clone eat this devil fruit.

Before eating it, Xia Jieren asked someone to make a model of the Contract Fruit and put it in his collection room.

So far, there are 13 Devil Fruit figures in the collection room.

In addition to the devil fruits that he had obtained long ago, Xia Jieren's forces also sent four more devil fruits one after another.

They are respectively the Parahuman Salt-Salty Fruit, the Parahuman Storage Fruit, the Parahuman Distortion Fruit, and the Animal-Type Bull-Bull Fruit Yak Form.

Xia Jieren hasn't figured out how to use these devil fruits yet, so he keeps them in the collection room for the time being.

After admiring the neatly arranged devil fruits for a while, Xia Jieren felt very satisfied.

After leaving the collection room, Xia Jieren picked up the contract fruit and ordered: "Kerrigan, block my sense of taste."

"My Lord, don't you want to try the taste of a devil fruit? This is an experience you have never had before." Kerrigan's playful voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

Xia Jieren's mouth twitched, and he refused decisively: "No! I don't have any masochistic tendencies."

At the same time, he thought to himself, "How stupid must I be to want to experience the taste of a devil fruit."

"It is said that devil fruits are more unpalatable than 'Yomeda Kyo'. I wonder if the person who said this has ever eaten 'Yomeda Kyo'."

"Since he said so, he must have eaten it."

Xia Jieren was lost in thought.

Hearing this, Kerrigan said a little disappointedly: "Well...that's a shame."

Xia Jieren ignored Kerrigan and confirmed again: "Is the taste blocked?"

"Blocked!" Kerrigan said decisively.

"Really?" Xia Jieren was a little worried.

"My Lord, you actually doubt me?" Kerrigan said in a tearful voice.

"Uh~" Xia Jieren was a little speechless.

I don't know where Kerrigan learned this from, but she's almost becoming a drama queen.

Xia Jieren decided to ignore her. He returned his gaze to the fruit of the contract and swallowed secretly.

"I hope I don't get to taste the devil fruit." Xia Jieren prayed in his heart, then closed his eyes and took a bite.

"Hmm~, there is no smell." Xia Jieren breathed a sigh of relief.

He swallowed the flesh into his stomach in one gulp, then opened his eyes and looked at the purple-red flesh at the gap of the devil fruit. He had no intention of taking a second bite.

Then he put down the devil fruit and began to sense his own abilities slightly.

After a moment, some uses of the Contract Fruit suddenly appeared in Xia Jieren's mind.

This feeling is very strange.

"Now I am also a devil fruit user." Xia Jieren thought to himself.

He clenched his fists and decided to develop his devil fruit ability well.

For the next period of time, Xia Jieren was immersed in the development of the fruit of the contract.

How to put it, in Xia Jieren's opinion, the development of superhuman devil fruits seems a bit idealistic and unreasonable.

For example, now, Xia Jieren's process of developing the contract fruit is more like playing a game.

He first sets the abilities he wants to develop in his mind, and then mobilizes the strength of his body to achieve the target abilities.

To develop a parahuman devil fruit one must first have a certain understanding of the fruit's abilities, and then one also needs a wealth of imagination and creativity.