Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 17: Test Island

"Wow~ It's so high!!! Is this the legendary flying in the clouds? It really is worthy of being a dragon!" Osi on the flaming cloud shouted excitedly.

"This cloud feels solid, like cotton. And this support is like a lifebuoy floating on the water. What's the principle behind this?"

At this time, Ou Bei also behaved like a curious baby, pinching and looking at the flame cloud left and right, muttering something about p and nTR from time to time.

"Captain Kaido, could you tell us where our destination is?" La said, sitting elegantly on the flame cloud with a relaxed expression.

"The place we're going to is called Tester Island, in the South China Sea. There's a guy who's been showing up there lately, and I'm going to recruit him into our group."

"Oh? What kind of person is he?" Perhaps realizing that Kaido was a little bored, La continued to ask.

"That guy's called Sean. He's a member of a research organization called MADS. He's very good at making weapons."

"Sean? What kind of person is he? Could he be a mature and sexy big sister with big wavy blonde hair?" Osi, who was eavesdropping on the side, poked Obei, who was still lying on the ground studying Yanyun, with his elbow.

"Boring, Osi, can't you use the little computing power left in your pitifully small head on something meaningful?" Obe pushed Osi away and rolled his eyes.

"Who said I'm not useful? I can already understand the conversation between Sister La and the others." Osi retorted.

I have to say that her and Oubey's learning abilities are also quite terrifying. After La's simple teaching, they have been able to master the most basic spoken English.

However, at this time, the two of them were still accustomed to communicating in Chinese in private.

"You only understand a blonde with big boobs? Aren't you no longer interested in women? If you have this time, you might as well spend more time reminiscing about ONE PIECE."

"No~ I've tried to recall it, but I can't recall any useful information. I just remember the protagonist's name is Luffy, and the Pirate King's name is Roger."

"Hey, red-haired kid, you just mentioned the name Roger! Do you know Roger?" Since the pronunciation of Roger's name is similar in the two languages, Osi's words immediately caught Kaido's attention.

"My name is not Hello, it's Osiris! Of course I know Roger, but he doesn't know me~" Osiris's spoken English was still a little halting, but it was enough for Kaido to understand.

"Woo-lah-lah-lah~ Of course, who in this sea doesn't know Roger? I fought with that guy a few years ago. He is such a strong and terrifying man." When mentioning Roger, Kaido's words were filled with strong excitement and fighting spirit.

"But I will defeat that guy one day!"

"Dream on, you. I'm the Pirate King, what king are you?" Of course, Osi whispered this in Chinese, and Kaido didn't hear it.

[From Kaido's tone, it seems that Pirate King Roger hasn't been executed yet. Is this still before the plot begins?]
From Kaido's words, La keenly grasped the time period they were currently in. After all, even if you haven't watched the anime, you have heard that the pirates are executed at the beginning of each episode of One Piece.

"Can you tell us about the current distribution of power in the world, Captain Kaido?

Since the three of us landed on that uninhabited island, we've known almost nothing about the outside world." La continued to try to gather intelligence.

“It’s okay to tell you, you should know about the Four Seas and the Grand Line.

Now the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line are still controlled by those bastards of the World Government.

As for the second half of the Grand Line, the so-called 'New World', it's basically controlled by us, the remnants of Rocks. Guys like Newgate, Ski, John, and Lingling.

It seemed that in order to ease the boredom of the journey, Kaido was rarely interested in explaining so much.

"Rocks?"

Although he was still not very clear about geographical concepts such as the "Grand Line" and "Four Seas", La still chose to first understand the name that Kaido emphasized.

Hearing that La was interested in Rocks, Kaido said with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes: "Yes, I also stayed on that guy's ship for a while before. He was an ambitious guy who wanted to become the king of the world!"

"It's a pity that we were eventually defeated by Roger and the navy in the Valley of Gods. No, there's nothing to regret. This chaotic ocean is exactly what I wanted."

[So this is the story before the plot happened.]
Before La could continue asking, Kaido suddenly spoke up to remind him.

"Hold on tight, the Red Earth Continent is ahead, I want to fly higher." Kaido said as he broke through the clouds and came to an altitude of ten thousand meters.

“Ohhhhhhh! So exciting~ah~ah~”

…………

Two days later at noon, they finally arrived at their destination, Test Island.

Kaido didn't say any more words and just blew a breath of hot air onto the square in front of the palace, and the entire square disappeared.

"Oh my god, so direct?!"

Osi, who had climbed onto Kaido's back at some point, was surprised to see that the other party started fighting the moment they met.

After spending these two days together, Osi's impression of Kaido has changed. He feels that although this guy has a bad temper, he is a good person.

Kaido is also rarely patient with these little guys.

"Of course. I don't have the patience to look for him slowly, so I'll just force him out."

Inside the palace, the King of the Kingdom of Test was holding a banquet because Sean's weapons had caused heavy casualties to the rebels.

"Haha~ With the plague bomb made by Sean, these rebellious people can't even start to move.

Humph! Just because we levied a little more tax on them, these untouchables actually dared to rebel! "

At the main seat, King Idit III, whose waistline was as tall as his body, said this while stuffing roasted pig into his mouth. His every move lacked the elegance that a royal should have.

"Your Majesty, why not raise the taxes a little more so that these unruly people won't have the money to rebel." A sharp-faced bureaucrat wearing gold-rimmed glasses suggested from the side seats.

"Hmm? Hmm! Haha! As expected of the Finance Minister, you're right!

Just raise the tax rate to 10%. These lowly people’s lives belong to me, yet they ungratefully want my money!

Humph, with Sean's weapons, I wonder who dares to disobey! "

"With our country's current strength, it's more than enough to become a member of the World Government, right? Hahahaha~"

"Your Majesty is right. Why don't we send a ship to the World Government and discuss with them whether our country can become a member state?"

"Why go to so much trouble? Why not just let them come over on their own?"

"Yes, it should be the World Government themselves who comes and asks us to join!"

The nobles in the seats below also echoed, and for a moment the banquet hall was filled with a happy atmosphere.

boom! ! !
(End of this chapter)