One Piece: World Conquest Begins with Creating a Little Empress

After agonizing over it for an entire afternoon, Ace went to Rouge in person.

"Go ahead and do it! According to what you two brothers want..."

"Remember this: from now on, only you two brothers can support and rely on each other..."

Rouge seemed to have anticipated Ace's purpose in coming. She slightly moved her red lips, smiled gently at Ace, and said softly.

"Thank you for your understanding, Mother!"

Upon hearing this, Ace bowed deeply to Rouge in gratitude.

"Hmm~"

Rouge gave Ace a deep look before slowly withdrawing her gaze. Looking at the sun in the sky, about to be completely swallowed by the boundless darkness, she couldn't help but laugh, "The times have begun to move forward! Alright, my sisters, let me see how much you've improved! Don't disappoint me..."

Ever since.

a week later……

A merchant ship in the East China Sea.

"What on earth is in this barrel?!"

"How can it be so heavy?!"

"There's no mistake, this is definitely a fine, aged wine!"

Several sailors pulled a strange wine barrel from the sea. The sailors circled the barrel in front of them, their expressions full of doubt.

"Buzz!"

Just as the sailors were about to open the barrels, a strange whistle interrupted their thoughts. A tanker powered by oil and billowing black smoke was rushing toward their merchant ship!

"Oh no, we've encountered pirates..."

"Fire quickly!"

Upon hearing the sound, a sailor looked over and saw a pirate flag flying on the warship shrouded in black smoke, and immediately exclaimed in shock.

"It's no use. If I'm not mistaken, their ship belongs to the infamous Nefertari family. Our cannons alone are absolutely insufficient to sink them! Once that warship rams us, we're all doomed..."

However, some experienced sailors' faces fell immediately upon seeing the pirate ship.

Yes, over the years, Stussy has relied on Vegapunk's shipbuilding technology and the oil he discovered in the desert, using Alabasta as his base to sell a large number of brand-new warships. These warships are sold to both the government and pirates; Stussy accepts anyone with money...

It is precisely because of Stussy's methods of accumulating wealth that she has become the world's energy queen, making Alabasta one of the richest countries in the world! Through measures such as opening up immigration and rewarding childbirth, she has transformed Alabasta into a superpower with a population of over 100 million, abundant resources, and a powerful industry in just ten years.

This magnificent sight was something that Kobra, the nominal king of Alabasta and practically its mascot, had never imagined...

However, Stussy's actions also caused suffering to some people around the world...

After all, some naval personnel discovered that their warships were not as fast as the pirates.

Meanwhile, on the pirate ship billowing black smoke...

"My underlings told me..."

"Who is the most beautiful and powerful woman in the world?!"

A woman with a flabby figure, a face full of freckles, wearing a white top hat and a pirate captain's uniform, was carrying a large spiked club and asking a question to her group of underlings.

"Of course it's Lady Alvida!"

Upon hearing this, the pirates spoke loudly without any hesitation.

"Oh ho ho ho..."

Upon hearing this, Alvida laughed happily. Her gaze fell upon a handsome young man with short pink hair parted in the middle, who was diligently cleaning the deck with a mop in hand. She asked, "Coby, tell me, who is the most beautiful and powerful woman in the world?!"

"Huh?! Me?"

Upon hearing this, Koby was taken aback. In this situation, what could an intern like him say?! Of course, he would…

After taking a deep breath, Koby replied, "Of course, it's the esteemed Lady Alvida!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"I'm so glad you're so aware of this, Koby!"

Upon hearing this, Alvida laughed loudly at Koby.

"Men, we only have one task now: rob them all!!"

Alvida said yes, gripping her spiked club and pointing it forward.

"Oh!!!"

As Alvida finished speaking, the entire scene erupted in cheers once again.

"These despicable and damned pirates, I'll catch you one day!"

At this moment, the future Admiral of the Navy, who believed that with two hundred times the effort, he could surpass all the pink-haired girl and the future Admiral of the Navy, secretly made a vow in his heart.

Chapter 172 Ace: I'm here to destroy pirates, not to save people! You need to learn how to save yourselves!

"We don't have what you're looking for on our ship..."

Faced with Alvida, who proclaims herself the strongest and most beautiful woman in the world, and the attack of her pirate crew, the merchant ship offered almost no resistance and was defeated in the blink of an eye…

It wasn't that their defenses were inadequate! It was simply that no one could have imagined that a pirate with a bounty of five million would appear in the East Blue, a sea known as the weakest...

Well, in recent years, under the strong suppression of Char's pacifists, only two pirates with bounties over ten million remain in the East Blue: Krieg and Buggy!

A bounty exceeding one million is enough to earn the title of a great pirate. (Arlong, misled by Kawamatsu, went with Madam Toki to start a business in the New World.)

Meanwhile, due to the World Government's aggressive actions in recent years, Buggy has become more cautious than before, so much so that his current bounty is only 11 million, and it hasn't increased for a long time! As a result, Krieg, with a bounty of 17 million, has become the undisputed highest-bounty and most powerful pirate in the East Blue!

In the original storyline, the East Blue also possessed Arlong, a fishman whose strength clearly exceeded his bounty of 20 million. He was the third-in-command of the Fishman Pirates, the younger brother of Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and who was doing well even in the New World. He was the mainstay of the fighting force...

However, ever since Arlong was tricked by Kawamatsu and took a group of skilled fish-men from the original Fishman Pirates to accompany Lady Toki to start a business in the New World!

Furthermore, even Char, the leader of the fishmen, couldn't distinguish between a sea bream and a tiger fish-man, as his name suggests. Fisher Tiger died far too young...

Therefore, the subsequent tragic death of Tiger did not occur, which would have been the catalyst for Arlong's intense hatred of humanity, leading to his exile to the weakest region, the East Blue, by Jinbe!

Therefore, the East China Sea is now truly the weakest sea in the world...

There isn't a single one of the pirates who can fight...

In addition, Crocodile has been declaring in recent years that he will go to the Grand Line and do great things, so the East China Sea is even safer!

These merchant ships believed that as long as they purchased the sonar invented by the World Government specifically to scare away sea kings and giant fish, they would be completely safe...

Who would have thought we'd encounter such a ruthless character as Alvida...

Well, Alvida is like a monkey ruling the mountain when there's no tiger in the mountains. With her bounty of five million, she's definitely a small fry in the West Blue, South Blue, or North Blue!

But this is the East Blue, the East Blue where pirate power is weakest...

For a moment, the captain, sailors, and passengers of the merchant ship all wore expressions of despair. Having not encountered pirates for a long time, they were completely at a loss when they suddenly encountered Alvida, a notorious criminal wanted by the World Government.

"Don't worry! The reason I've been able to roam freely in the East Blue, a place known as the graveyard of pirates, for over ten years, and still look youthful and beautiful when I return, is all thanks to my ruthless style of robbing money without regard for my life..."

Alvida shouted shamelessly at this moment.

Alvida was born so beautiful and charming that she roamed the seas for many years without being coveted by anyone. Besides her own strength, she relied on her keen eyesight!

As long as she doesn't harm anyone or cause any serious violence, she should pay taxes properly to the mayors of the surrounding towns and the naval base every year!

Even if these merchant ships later go to the World Government to accuse them, they will have their own backers defending them...

"Hehehe..."

Alvida couldn't help but laugh at this thought. So this is what they call the rules of the game for adults?

"boom!!"

Just as Alvida was feeling pleased with herself for her cleverness...

With a piercing roar, a figure engulfed in flames landed steadily on the merchant ship.

"You? You are..."

Alvida's expression changed drastically as she looked at the person who had suddenly descended from the sky.

"There's no mistake! Luffy's underlings should be around here..."

The person who descended from the sky was naked from the waist up, with a lifelike griffin tattooed on his back, roaring towards the sky!

In addition, the man was wearing a sun hat, under which he had short, dark red hair parted in the middle, revealing a handsome face. He was a good-looking young man with a slightly immature appearance...

"There's no mistake, Brother Luffy should be around here!"

The young man held a white card in his hand, seemingly searching for something on his own.

"Hey! Our boss is calling you, can't you hear him?!"

Just as the young man was talking to himself, his arrogant behavior stung the hearts of Alvida's men, who rushed forward and questioned him.

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, the young man tilted his head helplessly, looked at the armed figures all around him, and asked, "Who are you people?!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"This guy actually asked us who we are?!"