One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

Judge was confused, but due to the contract, he had no choice but to obey orders completely.

And that's about it. As the snail ship began to climb the red earth, the first toxin was successfully injected into Abel's heart.

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Before we knew it, more than two months had passed since the Battle of Byeong-do.

In the North Sea, the deadly struggle between the Donquixote Family and the Navy is gradually coming to an end.

The result, needless to say, was a lose-lose situation for both sides.

The navy in the North Sea branch suffered countless casualties, multiple bases were destroyed, and everyone lived in fear.

Furthermore, many pirates, out of hatred for the Navy, began to take advantage of the situation, causing the Navy to almost lose control of the North Blue.

The Don Quixote family, who had been seeking revenge for two months, were naturally not having an easy time either.

Their open businesses were being raided almost every day, to the point where they were on the verge of going out of business.

The underground black market was constantly being raided and destroyed, resulting in heavy losses.

Many smuggling ships were also sunk by the navy under various pretexts.

A rough estimate suggests that the losses over the past two months have amounted to no less than several hundred million Berries!

If it weren't for the substantial funds provided by Du Field, they might not have been able to hold on for long.

But even so, it's time to end this.

After all, the Navy cannot allow the North Sea to completely slip out of its control. If things continue to escalate, the likely consequence would be the deployment of a Navy admiral from headquarters to completely wipe out the Donquixote Family.

So even though he was unwilling, Doflamingo, having received word from Vergo, had no choice but to grit his teeth and call a truce.

Of course, this confrontation with the navy caused the family to suffer extremely serious losses and resulted in several officers being seriously injured.

But the gains were also considerable!

First, the bounty on the entire Don Quixote family increased again.

Doflamingo, who led the destruction of four towns and massacred a large number of marines, had his bounty increased again after just over a month, reaching an astonishing 340 million Berries!

In addition, the other officers also received bounties ranging from tens of millions of Berries.

Such an amount is almost unheard of even in the first half of the Grand Line, let alone in the North Blue!

As a result, many people began to regard Doflamingo as an 'idol' and consider him the 'face' of the North Sea!

And the Donquixote family naturally became the undisputed overlords of the North Sea!

No pirate crew or family power dared to challenge the prestige of the Donquixote Family.

The mission that had taken several years to complete was easily accomplished simply by engaging in a two-month-long struggle with the Navy.

This is, to say the least, somewhat ironic.

Indeed, the navy is the best whetstone. Whether someone has real skills or not can be found out by having a real clash with the navy.

Doflamingo was helpless in the face of this.

The only option is to accelerate the integration of family resources. Once the North Sea is completely transformed into an impregnable fortress, we can immediately set sail for the Grand Line.

He was really fed up with spending every day in Beihai dealing with cranes.

Now that he has even awakened his Devil Fruit, his ambition has been further fueled.

Furthermore, Trebol, who had gone to the Grand Line ahead of them, frequently sent back good news, which made him even more determined to implement that high-risk, high-reward plan!

Maybe it's too late this year, but next year... or at the latest the year after, he will have the whole world focused on him.

He wants to use the most sensational news to make his debut on the world's biggest stage!

It's just a bit of a shame that Abel will never see it again.

Chapter 232 Shipwrecked Siblings

"Miss, you're still too kind, sigh."

"Although we didn't find the treasure, we saved two people stranded on a deserted island, isn't that good enough?"

On a small merchant ship, a middle-aged man dressed as a butler is talking to a beautiful young lady.

Their original route did not pass through this area, but they unexpectedly learned that there was a treasure buried on a deserted island.

A nautical chart is like a child's random doodle.

Many people received it, but most people scoffed at it, thinking it was a prank.

After all, such things happen all the time on the high seas.

Distinguishing between genuine and fake treasure maps is a considerable skill.

It is quite obvious that there is a high probability that these nautical charts distributed in bulk are fake.

However, Miss Hannah, who was on her first voyage, was very interested and decided to go and take a look.

Whether it's true or not, it fulfilled her childhood dream of going on an adventure at sea.

More importantly, if it were true, she could use this treasure to weather the crisis in her own business guild.

For this reason, the butler had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

What happened next was simple: all that time and energy was wasted. They searched the island but found nothing.

Instead, they encountered a brother and sister who had been shipwrecked and drifted to the island.

Out of kindness, Miss Hannah disregarded the butler's advice and brought the person onto the ship.

Compared to his young mistress's naiveté, the well-informed butler clearly sensed that something was amiss.

After all, this is too much of a coincidence.

And judging from the appearance of that brother and sister, they don't seem to be ordinary people. How come they are still so energetic after surviving a shipwreck?

Even the clothes he was wearing were only slightly tattered and dirty, which was quite strange.

It's like... it was done on purpose.

This is also why he initially stopped his young mistress from saving people.

However, after boarding the ship, seeing that the two people stayed obediently in the cabin and did not cause them any trouble, he gradually felt relieved.

"Maybe I'm just overthinking it."

"I hope this trade run will go smoothly and I can return safely."

I don't know if it's because the housekeeper's prediction came true so quickly, or if Murphy's Law is at work and what I feared most has come to pass.

They had only been sailing for less than half a day when an unidentified vessel appeared on the sea not far away. Upon spotting them, the vessel immediately accelerated and headed towards them.

"Damn it! Change direction, full speed ahead, and shake them off!"

The captain of this ship was an experienced sailor; he knew things were going to go wrong as soon as he saw the other side coming on menacingly.

The other party is most likely a pirate who roams around this area.

We don't usually hang flags to avoid alerting the enemy.

This was also to evade the navy's pursuit.

Once it spots a worthy prey, it will immediately and quickly bite down, revealing its fierce fangs!

The captain immediately shared his thoughts with the steward.

The housekeeper was also getting anxious and didn't know what to do.

Because he's not usually in charge of these kinds of things.

But now that the boss is seriously ill, many competitors are eyeing their chamber of commerce and waiting for it to fall.

In desperation, it was Ms. Hannah, the boss's daughter, who stepped forward.

Left with no other choice, the housekeeper, who was worried about the situation, also went out to sea.

That's why this trade route came about.

Unexpectedly, the first half of the journey went smoothly, but then a dangerous situation suddenly arose.

What should I do?

"At our speed, can we outrun them?"

The captain wiped the sweat from his brow and shook his head. "I'm afraid not. Our ship is fully loaded with cargo, so it's not very fast to begin with. The other ship looks like it's been specially modified, and it's much faster than ours."

"Then... can we pay them off?"

"Absolutely not! The more you flaunt your wealth at this time, the more dangerous it will be!"

The captain quickly stopped him.

"Then what do you suggest we do? We can't escape, and paying them off won't work either. Are we just supposed to watch them catch up and rob us of everything?"

"It seems that the only option now is to stop and try to negotiate with the other party."

The captain sighed and said, "If we continue to flee, I'm afraid we'll only provoke them further."

"And that's not the worst of it. If the other party is only after money, we might still be able to save our lives."

"If we were to encounter those vicious pirates, I'm afraid none of us would survive."

"So wait a minute, make sure the young lady is well hidden, and no matter what happens, she shouldn't come out, lest the other party suddenly become lustful."

The butler knew the captain was telling the truth, so he took advantage of the moment to rush over and settle the young lady in.

Losing the goods can be remedied, but if the young lady is violated and killed by these pirates, that would be truly despairing.

Because the merchant ship stopped, the unnamed vessel quickly caught up.

And at this moment, they stopped pretending. One by one, the fierce-looking pirates stood on the deck, weapons in hand, grinning as they looked at the little lambs in front of them.

After boarding was completed, a one-legged pirate, leaning on a cane, limped onto the merchant ship with his men.

A wooden stick was stuck in the broken leg, making a clattering sound as he walked on the deck, putting a lot of pressure on the sailors on the ship.

"Let me introduce myself. I am the captain of the Ghost Foot Pirates, and these people are my crew members."