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Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately perked up and said while riding his bicycle, "Our Kingdom of Nordis is incredibly wealthy. Not only is its commerce thriving, but it also produces a rare mineral that makes incredibly sharp weapons, so many neighboring countries want to trade with us. However, our king is also a formidable figure, and his army is very powerful."

As they were talking, the car passed a huge building with a long queue outside. Lin Yi asked curiously, "Uncle, what is that place? Why are so many people queuing?"

The middle-aged man glanced at it and said, "That's where we receive relief food. Although our kingdom is wealthy, we also have poor people and refugees. The king is kind and distributes relief food every month."

Lin Yi nodded thoughtfully.

At this moment, the crowd scattered, and a young man with blond hair and a large scar on his face was seen throwing stones at a down-on-his-luck middle-aged man, occasionally cursing at him.

"That kid Bellamy is bullying Tatu again," the uncle said, somewhat indignantly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat. Bellimi, a fan of Doflamingo? Arrogant and conceited, he thought all pirates with dreams were idiots and scum. He hadn't expected him to be so awful at such a young age.

"Uncle, can you tell us what happened?" Lin Yi asked curiously.

"Well, that goes back to three years ago. At that time, the Kingdom of Nordis was still a major agricultural country. Later, a group of citizens discovered a kind of ore while farming. Weapons made from this ore were not only incredibly sharp but also very durable, so many nobles started digging for it like crazy."

But people gradually realized something was wrong. As the mines were being mined, the land used for growing food began to fall into barrenness, and the crops began to wither. Eventually, the land in the entire country could no longer grow food, and many people starved to death as a result.

Later, the king issued a decree requiring young men aged 15 to 30 to work in the national mines in exchange for food. However, the mortality rate in mining was very high. You see, those receiving relief food are the young and able-bodied men in their families who died in the mines.

The uncle pointed to the elderly, women, and children receiving relief food, then pointed to Bellamy and continued, "Bellamy's father and Tatu were originally scientific researchers in the country. They had been searching for the reason why the land could not grow grain, but they had no results. Bellamy's father lost his life because of this, and his mother also died of illness due to poverty. Bellamy was traumatized, so he always mocked Tatu for his wishful thinking. Alas." He then sighed deeply.

In the Kingdom of Nordis, commoners who survive mining become wealthy, but those who die lose their ability to work and can only rely on relief food. Finding food at the docks also requires strength, so Lin Yi only saw strong middle-aged men at the docks.

Lin Yi ignored Bellamy's offer. He had the uncle take them to a tavern, got out of the car, paid 1000 Berries for the ride, and went straight into the tavern.

As soon as they stepped into the tavern, they were greeted by a noisy atmosphere. Lin Yi and his companions found an empty seat and each ordered a drink and some food at the bar.

"Boss, don't you think there's something off about this country?" Da Pan said, taking a sip of his drink.

"How to deal with individual twisting methods?"

"I don't know, it just feels a bit awkward," Da Pan scratched his head, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Philina remarked, "There are no young people here. There aren't any young people like us. Although it's noisy, it lacks vitality. This country seems somewhat lifeless."

“Yes, it’s that lifeless feeling,” Da Pan nodded in agreement.

“Do you think the land issue was caused by this king?” Fiona suddenly asked.

"Oh, how so?" Lin Yi asked curiously.

“I don’t know, it’s just a feeling. The country isn’t trying to solve the land problems, but instead they’re sending young people to mine, while a scientist who studies the land has died. This makes one wonder if there’s something fishy going on,” Fiona calmly analyzed.

"If you're interested, perhaps we can investigate," Lin Yi said with a smile. This was the confidence that came with strength; everything depended on interest, and he could do whatever he wanted without any taboos.

The group's eyes lit up upon hearing this; it sounded like a mystery-solving adventure.

Just as they were discussing how to investigate, a group of people dressed in clothing that was clearly not from the Kingdom of Nordis walked into the tavern.

The group was led by a scrawny man wearing a cloak with circles resembling a quilt, who was actually very thin. He carried a cane with a plum blossom symbol, wore small sunglasses, had half a snot hanging from his nose, had bangs on top and spiky hair hanging down the bottom, was barefoot with shackles on his feet, had a stubble beard on his upper lip, and sparse teeth.

Upon seeing the group arrive, the tavern owner approached them obsequiously and said to the disheveled old man at the head of the group, "Lord Torrebol, welcome!"

Hmm, isn't this one of Doflamingo's subordinates, the Sticky-Sticky Fruit user? What's he doing here? Lin Yi wondered.

"Hehehe, I say, old Dahl, you're as comforting as ever. I asked if the wine and food for us are ready?" Torrepol said, with half a snot hanging from his nose.

"It's all prepared, Lord Torrebol. Please come to the private room in the back to enjoy your meal," Old Dahl said ingratiatingly.

"Hehehe, I said you did a great job. I'll give you an extra portion of your drinks this month," Torrepol said, patting Old Dahl on the shoulder with satisfaction.

Just then, a boy rushed in from outside. He saw Torrepol and ran over excitedly, but just as he was about to get close to Torrepol, he was grabbed by his men and pinned to the ground.

Seeing that Torrebol hadn't reacted yet, Old Dahl's expression changed drastically. If this brat had offended Lord Torrebol in his tavern, wouldn't he be in deep trouble?

He glared at the boy and said fiercely, "Bellamy, do you want to die? You've offended Lord Torrebol; even nine lives wouldn't be enough for you!"

But Bellamy ignored old Dal, his eyes gleaming with fervor, and said to Torrepol, "Lord Torrepol, please allow me to join the Don Quixote family."

Upon hearing this, Torrepol let out a strange "Hehehehe" sound, pressing his cane against Bellamy's forehead, and said, "Hehehehe, boy, what value do you have that the Don Quixote family would value? If you have nothing, you might lose your life."

"Lord Trebol, I am a user of the Spring-Spring Fruit. I can offer everything I have to Lord Doflamingo, as long as I am allowed to join Lord Doflamingo's ranks," Bellamy said, his words filled with adoration for Doflamingo.

"Hehehe, not enough, not enough." Ordinary Paramecia-type Devil Fruit users are not considered too precious to the Donquixote Family.

"My lord, what must I do to qualify to join?" Bellamy asked anxiously when he heard Torrepol say it wasn't enough.

"Hehehe, kid, kill a hundred people here and I'll give you a chance," Torrebol said evilly.

These words shocked not only Bellamy, but also the patrons in the tavern who were just watching the show. They were so frightened by Torrepol's cold words that they trembled all over.

Seeing Bellamy standing there dumbfounded, Torrepol chuckled again, "The Don Quixote family doesn't need naive children. Go, go and kill them all, then the young master will accept you, accept you as a member of the great Don Quixote family."

After saying that, he led his men into the back room of the tavern, ignoring Bellamy.

At this moment, Bellamy is caught in a mental struggle. After all, he is still just a 12 or 3-year-old boy. Although his mind is somewhat twisted, he has never killed anyone.

He glanced at the people fleeing the tavern in a panic, a fierce look gradually creeping into his eyes.

With a spring-like leap, he slammed a middle-aged man who was about to escape the tavern against the wall. Seeing this, the people in the tavern became even more terrified and began to curse Bellamy. Hearing the curses, Bellamy's eyes began to glow red.

Bellamy gathered power in his hand, about to smash it into the crowd again. At this critical moment, a figure flashed by, and Lin Yi appeared in front of Bellamy, easily catching his attack with one hand.

"Who are you? How dare you block my way!" Bellamy roared.

Lin Yi's expression was cold: "You're so disregardful of human life just to join Doflamingo. You don't deserve this power."

Bellamy scoffed, "That's my business, none of your concern. Don't think you can meddle just because you have some skills." As she spoke, her body sprang up like a spring, launching a variety of tricky attacks.

Lin Yi moved like lightning, easily dodging all the attacks before kicking Bellamy in the stomach. Bellamy crashed through the wall and flew out.

"I will not allow you to harm innocent people again," Lin Yi said coldly.

Bellamy climbed out of the ruins, his eyes filled with resentment and bitterness, but he was wary of Lin Yi's strength and dared not fight again.

At this moment, Torrepol came out from the inner room and saw the scene before him. "Heh heh heh, interesting fellow. But you've ruined the Don Quixote family's plans, kid. You're in big trouble now."

"Troublesome, you? Or is it the Doflamingo you mentioned?" Lin Yi said disdainfully.

"Hehehe, you ignorant brat, daring to disrespect the young master, then you shall die!" As soon as he finished speaking, Torrebol's cloak turned into a brown, slippery slime and shot towards Lin Yi like a machine gun.

With a disdainful laugh, Lin Yi didn't even try to dodge. "You're something else if you can hit me."

While Lin Yi was making his move, Da Pan and the others had already escorted the people from the tavern out, which is why Lin Yi ignored Torrepol's slime attack.

A series of "poof poof poof" sounds rang out, and holes of varying sizes appeared in the walls and floor of the tavern.

Trebol frowned and said in a cold voice, "You're a Devil Fruit user?"

"Guess," Lin Yi said with a smile.

"Hmph, even if you are a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, you will still die here." Although Trebol was surprised that Lin Yi was a Devil Fruit user, he was still confident that he could kill Lin Yi.

Although Lin Yi is 2 meters tall, his face still looks childish, so even if he is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, how strong can he be?

Trebol launched a thick, brownish, slippery mucus secreted from his body from a distance, forming a beaded chain of mucus that attacked Lin Yi. This time, the mucus was infused with Armament Haki, so even if Lin Yi transformed into his elemental form, it would be useless.

The chains were extremely fast, but Lin Yi still showed no intention of dodging; the slimy chains passed straight through him.

With a loud crash, the wall collapsed.

Trebol's eyes widened in disbelief. "How is this possible? What kind of monster are you? Why can't Armament Haki hurt you?"

Lin Yi sneered, "You think you can kill me with this little skill?"

Lin Yi did not give Torrepol another chance to make a move; this kind of enemy did not even have the right to make him take things seriously.

Torrepol looked around in terror, when suddenly he felt a gust of wind overhead. He looked up and saw Lin Yi descending from the sky.

"The intimidation of Conqueror's Haki is still effective against someone like you? You're really weak," Lin Yi mocked.

Trebol was furious, but powerless to do anything about it. He could only watch helplessly as the fist, imbued with two-colored Haki, fell.

"Bang!" Dust flew up and a large crater was smashed into the ground, where Torrebol was trapped and looked utterly disheveled.

Meanwhile, Fiona and her group swiftly and decisively dealt with the men that Torrebol had brought.

At this moment, Bellamy was covered in blood and pinned to the ground by Da Pan with his dragon-shaped staff, unable to move. It seems that Da Pan really dislikes this person.

Lin Yi dragged the unconscious Torrepol out of the pit like a dead dog, and then took Bellamy from under the big stick.

Lin Yi said to Felina and the others, "Let's go back to the ship first. I need to deal with these two."

They all nodded and followed Lin Yi into the spatial gate.

After returning to the Traveler, Lin Yi greeted the others and then took Torrepol and Bellamy to the warehouse.

Hehe, two more Devil Fruits in hand. As for offending Doflamingo, Lin says, "Who cares?"

Chapter 25 Doflamingo's Plot

Upon arriving at the warehouse where the fruit was stored, Lin Yi threw Torrepol and Bellamy on the ground and simultaneously sealed off the surrounding space.

Bellamy had already regained consciousness. Looking at Lin Yi before him, he forced back his fear and said, "Who are you? Do you know what happens when you offend the Donquixote Family? If you know what's good for you, release me and Lord Trebol, or Lord Doflamingo will not let you off the hook."

"Do you know how your father died?" Lin Yi ignored Bellamy's impotent rage and instead asked about his father.

"Don't mention that good-for-nothing trash in front of me!" Bellamy roared, his expression contorted with rage.

Seeing this, Lin Yi shook his head, no longer wanting to ask any more questions. He also didn't intend to try to reform Bellamy. He didn't need someone who chose to kill innocent people in order to join the Don Quixote family. The people on his ship were all kind-hearted people with dreams, and he didn't need someone with such a twisted personality. After all, this wasn't a detention center for delinquents.

To Bellamy's astonishment, Lin Yi shattered his heart with a single punch. As Bellamy's body slowly collapsed to the ground, a strange energy emanated from him, surging left and right before entering a fruit in the warehouse. Lin Yi smiled; the Spring Fruit was his.

“Get up and talk now that you’re awake. You can’t escape from here.” Lin Yi glanced at Torrepol. He had sensed that Torrepol had woken up while he was talking to Bellamy, but he wasn’t worried at all. Torrepol had no chance to escape from the space he had confined.

"Your Excellency has truly remarkable skills, managing to strip someone of their Devil Fruit," Trebol said with a grim expression.

"Basic procedure. What did Doflamingo send you to the Kingdom of Nordis for?" Lin Yi asked.

"Hmph, do you think I'd tell you?" Torrebol said coldly.

Lin Yi shrugged, indicating that he didn't care, and said, "It's okay if you don't tell me, I was just asking casually anyway."

After a moment of silence, Torrepol said, "I'm just here in the Kingdom of Nordis on business. Our Don Quixote family buys a large amount of ore from the Kingdom of Nordis every year."

"Hehe, so was the land problem in the Kingdom of Nordis caused by you?" Lin Yi asked.

"No," Torrepol said, inwardly shocked but outwardly calmly denying it.

"Is that so? Then you've lost your value."

Just as Lin Yi was about to make his move, Trebol cried out in panic, "Your Excellency, please stop! Let me say a few words! We have no deep-seated hatred between us. If you spare my life, our Don Quixote family will certainly not treat you unfairly. We will reward you with a very tempting sum of money! Moreover, if you are willing to cooperate with us, it will be an excellent opportunity for both of us. With the powerful influence and extensive intelligence network of our Don Quixote family, we can easily help you capture those with special abilities. At that time, you can freely take away their Devil Fruits. In this way, wealth and power will flow to you continuously. Please think carefully before you act, and don't act impulsively."

"Hahaha, Torrepol, I must admit you have a good tongue, but you underestimate me. Wealth and power have never been my pursuits. We are travelers who pursue freedom, so you can die now," Lin Yi laughed.

"No, no, aren't you afraid of Doflamingo's revenge?" Trebol asked anxiously.