How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 164: Beasts and the Drum Kingdom

New world.

The country of peace.

The outskirts of Ghost Island.

Quinn's laboratory stands among the mountains.

There are countless sewage pipes around it, which discharge almost purple wastewater into the back of Ghost Island.

In a laboratory.

Quinn looked at the test tube filled with purple mist in his hand and nodded with satisfaction:

"Mxuulu's abilities are perfect for biological and chemical weapons."

"With his assistance, the development of plague bombs will be much faster."

Say it.

Quinn turned around and threw the test tube in his hand into a laboratory, then completely sealed the laboratory.

He stood outside the glass window and watched several death row inmates struggling.

In just a few breaths, these death row prisoners lost their lives.

Mushrooms grew one after another on their bodies, spraying purple spores into the air, soon completely blocking Quinn's vision.

"No!"

"No need to wait any longer!"

"Even with the current version, the lethality is already astonishing!"

Quinn couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Mxuulu's ability is even better than I thought."

"Just ordinary spores are already so outstanding. Then, what level will the spores that have been cultivated in his body for ten or even more than ten years reach?"

"A talent like this should be my right-hand man!"

talking.

Quinn reached out and lit the cigar beside his mouth. After taking a deep breath, he blew out a smoke ring.

Brubru—!
A rapid ring interrupted Quinn's actions.

After he took out the Den Den Mushi and connected it, a familiar voice sounded in his ears.

"Master Quinn, it's me, Mushulu."

"Oh, is that you?"

Quinn showed a rare smile and said:
"What? Have you dealt with the matter in the Drum Kingdom?"

"Only with me can you bring your talents to their limit!"

"No!"

Muxulu shook his head and said:

"I found traces of Gawain and his gang in the Drum Kingdom!"

"The Silvermoon Harbor where we tested the plague spores has been burned down by him, and all the experimental data has been lost."

"Knight Gawain..."

Quinn's tone suddenly turned cold:
"It's just right. I haven't settled the account with Hanafza yet. Now is the perfect time to settle it."

"However, since he is the current Shichibukai, with your limited fighting ability, it is better not to provoke him."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Muxulu's mouth curled up into a smile:
"To kill the enemy, there are more ways than just defeating them head-on."

Quinn frowned slightly.

He could naturally hear what Muxulu was thinking.

But if you have never fought against the real monsters in this sea, how can you know the horror of those existences?
Quinn couldn't help but admonish:

"Be careful or you may lose your life!"

"I'll pay attention."

"Ah."

Quinn responded, but did not try to dissuade him.

In this ocean of capable people, how many would listen to advice?
hang up the phone.

Quinn stopped the experiment at hand, turned around and headed towards the core area of ​​Onigashima.

……

Half an hour later.

The news that Gawain appeared near the Drum Kingdom was passed on to the top leaders of the Beasts Pirates through Quinn.

"The man who killed that Hanafza guy?"

"Hiccup~"

Kaido burped, then grabbed the wine flask in his hand, took another big gulp, and muttered:

"So the fruit that Hanafza was looking for was also eaten by him?"

"It's so infuriating!"

"That's my stuff!"

There was an invisible layer of domineering aura between the words, spreading out in all directions with Kaido as the center, even causing the thunder in the sky.

Scarlet lightning, like a thunder snake, entangled in the sky above Ghost Island.

Countless pirates with low strength were unable to withstand the impact of such a domineering will. They foamed at the mouth and fainted.

Even the real fighters of the Beasts Pirates felt dizzy.

"Brother Kaido!"

Jin frowned slightly and couldn't help but remind him. Kaido then put away his domineering aura, but his face still showed that half-drunk and half-awake look.

call--!
After a long exhalation.

The blush on Kaido's face disappeared instantly.

He stood up slowly. With a stature of over seven meters, even just standing there, he was enough to bring an incomparable sense of oppression.

Not to mention the irrepressible aura of dominance.

"Ah la la la..."

Kaido held his forehead with his hand and said in a deep voice:

"Jin, is it okay for me to leave this to you?"

"Whether it's the potential shown by the knight Gawain or the power of the Red Dragon Fruit, as long as we can subdue it, it will become a great help."

"I want to live!"

Jin looked normal, and said calmly:
"I understand, Brother Kaido."

"Well."

Kaido said:
"Let that little brat Fuzifu come along."

"Yes!"

……

A few minutes later.

Jin transformed into a Pteranodon, holding Fuzufu in one hand, flew over the sky of Wano Country and sped towards the Grand Line.

When countless civilians from Wano Country saw this scene, they gritted their teeth and swallowed the hatred in their hearts. All that was left was unspeakable humiliation.

The king, who they once had high hopes for, died in a clownish manner.

Those who stayed here had already had their spines broken, because no one could be a match for the giant dragon on Ghost Island.

Rabbit Wan. Quarry Prison.

Hanano Heigoro put down the boulder in his hand, looked at the embers flying through the sky, and murmured:
"Who can be a match for that evil dragon?"

For a while.

A familiar figure flashed through his mind, but eventually disappeared like smoke. He could only say with a hint of joking:
"Another dragon?"

"Ah……"

Snapped!
The sound of a whip hitting the air rang in Heigoro's ears.

"Don't even think about being lazy!"

"Otherwise, the next whip will fall on you!"

A member of the Beasts Pirates looked at Hyogoro with a fierce look in his eyes, which showed that he would not tolerate any arguments.

Bingwulang gritted his teeth, lifted the huge rock in front of him, and slowly walked away.

All around.

There are countless prisoners like him who were captured by the Beasts Pirates and imprisoned here.

The only fate that awaits them is to work here until the day they die.

……

……

……

……

a few days later.

The Grand Route.

paradise.

The territory of the Drum Kingdom is much larger than what is shown in the original book.

It is not just the Winter Island in the center that serves as the capital of the country, but also the countless islands within a thousand nautical miles around it.

A long time had passed since Gawain passed by Silvermoon Harbor.

He thought that by having his men wear masks in time and setting Silvermoon Harbor on fire, he would be able to stop the spread of the plague.

But he didn't expect that his action was one step too slow after all.

now.

In the ship's doctor's room.

One crew member has developed symptoms of fever and difficulty breathing.

Two ship doctors were surrounding him, performing the most basic physical examination.

A few minutes later.

The two men walked out of the ship's doctor's room quickly, looking a little flustered.

"how is the situation?"

Gao Wen couldn't help but ask.

A ship doctor swallowed his saliva, his voice trembling:

"The preliminary diagnosis is that it should be a respiratory infection, and it is most likely caused by fungi. It may be related to our passing by Silver Moon Harbor before."

"The supplies we have on board are not enough to support us in providing them with medical treatment."

"and……"

talking.

The ship's doctor showed an expression of shame and anger on his face:
"Captain, our capabilities are not enough to deal with such a disease."

"What should we do now?"

Gao Wen reached out, patted the two on the shoulders, and comforted them:

“You all did a great job and tried your best.”

"First isolate him to prevent further spread and temporarily control the symptoms of infection. Can you do that?"

The two looked at each other and then nodded heavily.

"can."

"That's good."

Gawain breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if these crew members are not cadres like Clo and Sauron, they are also elites selected by him from Raven Harbor.

They voluntarily followed Gawain.

As a captain.

Gawain naturally wanted to bring them back intact.

"This place is not far from the Winter Island of the Drum Kingdom."

"As long as we get there, we'll win!"

The two ship doctors breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.

They had an inexplicable intuition in their hearts that as long as the man in front of them hadn't fallen, there was still hope.

But at this moment.

A cry of surprise completely shattered the slight sense of security the two had just felt.

"Ms. Nami fainted!"

In the cabin.

Sanji let out a cry of surprise, and the orange juice he had prepared for Nami spilled directly.

At this moment, Nami was lying on the desk, already unconscious, with a half-drawn sea chart next to her.

Gao Wen immediately led two ship doctors to the scene. They examined Nami, but her face became even paler:
"The symptoms are exactly the same as the guy just now. Is this fungal spore so contagious?!"

"wrong!"

"Look over there!"

A ship's doctor cried out in surprise and pointed out the porthole.

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed.

Then an island surrounded by purple mist, just like Silvermoon Harbor, appeared in front of the Raven.

"Another place surrounded by those spores?!"

Gawain frowned.

He had already burned down Silvermoon Harbor, and the other nearby islands were not contaminated. Logically, the spread of the plague should have been contained.

If it spreads from point to point like this now, it is more likely to be man-made.

"Artificially spreading plague and mushroom spores..."

"Wait! Mushrooms!"

Gao Wen's pupils shrank.

Only then did he remember what he had overlooked in Silvermoon Harbor.

"The user of the Fungus-Fungus Fruit, Wapol's elder brother, the former great prince of the Drum Kingdom, Mushulu!"

"Not to mention that this guy is a character from the if line of the movie. Even if he wants to go back to the Drum Kingdom to cause trouble, he will only take action a few years later after the Straw Hat Pirates enter the Grand Line."

"Is history changing again because of my arrival?!"

(End of this chapter)