One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

After swallowing the cake, Lingling wiped the cream from the corner of her mouth, smacked her lips, and said with some disdain,

"It doesn't taste very good. Go get me something else!"

Chapter 198 Lingling: You are very strong!

(In the original timeline, the woman was 68 years old in 1522. If we consider 1497, she would be 43 years old. She had given birth to ten children in a row, and her figure had changed. Here's what she looked like. I'll post a picture.)

Longbread knew how serious the consequences would be if Lingling went hungry.

He hurriedly gave orders to have food prepared for Lingling, and he, as the head chef, rushed to the kitchen immediately.

After the long bread left, the restless Lingling suddenly quieted down. She looked down at Roger and chuckled strangely.

"Mamama... Roger, I heard you and Newgate got utterly defeated by the Navy. You're not thinking of coming to join me this time, are you?"

These words were tantamount to reopening the wounds of the entire Roger Pirates. Roger's expression changed, but thinking of the Poneglyphs, he chose to endure it.

However, Shanks immediately lost his temper and yelled at Linlin.

"Hey! What nonsense are you spouting?! How could our Roger Pirates possibly join your crew? Do you think you're stronger than Shiki?"

This time, Rayleigh stood right next to Shanks, but made no attempt to stop him, letting him finish speaking.

A chilling glint flashed in Lingling's lantern-sized eyes!

She looked down at the red-haired brat below, who was looking up at her, her eyes filled with disdain and indifference.

As she watched, her eyebrows suddenly twitched, and she thought to herself:

"Why does this kid look so familiar?"

Gradually, the image of that boy from the Valley of Gods appeared in Lingling's mind.

Shanks's face was quite similar to that of the boy, especially his fearless expression, which gave Lingling the illusion that the images of the two brats were gradually overlapping.

She narrowed her eyes, ignoring Shanks, and instead asked Roger,

"Roger, where did you get this kid from?"

Roger was stunned for a moment. Based on his understanding of Lingling, if anyone dared to talk back to her like that, she would definitely fly into a rage on the spot and tear them to shreds.

He was even prepared to step in and protect Shanks, but Big Mom's performance was completely unexpected.

However, this is also a good thing, because Roger really didn't want to fight Big Mom's crew unless absolutely necessary.

This woman isn't just some white-bearded woman; she can be incredibly reckless when she goes crazy.

After a pause, Roger responded,

“He is an orphan, I found him.”

This wasn't exactly a secret within Roger's crew, and Shanks himself had long since accepted it.

Lingling turned her head, stared at Shanks below, and asked in a low voice,

"Kid, what's your name?"

Her voice was unsettling, and Bucky shuddered, unable to look the old woman in the eye.

Shanks seemed unfazed. He raised his head even higher and said, neither humble nor arrogant,

"My name is Shanks!"

Lingling's eyes flashed; she wasn't just asking a simple question, but was using the power of her Soul-Soul Fruit, a soul incantation.

If Shanks had felt fear when he answered, his soul would have been instantly stripped away by her.

But clearly, Shanks wasn't afraid of her at all, which meant he had perfectly countered her abilities.

Undeterred, she tried to ask further, but Roger suddenly interrupted her.

"Enough, Lingling! With your status, there's no need for you to bother with a brat. Put away your abilities!"

Lingling's eyes darted around, and she gave a cold snort, saying,

"Roger, keep this brat in check. If there's a next time, I won't be so gentle."

Faced with Lingling's threat, Roger simply smiled and said,

"No problem, I'll keep him in check!"

After saying that, he turned around and glared at Shanks, gesturing for him to step back.

Shanks' face was full of dissatisfaction. He snorted twice, wanting to say something, but Buggy pulled him away and made him retreat behind Rayleigh.

Roger turned around and said with a smile,

"Lingling, I'm a guest this time, aren't I? Are you just going to let a guest stand here and talk to you?"

Lingling pursed her lips and said indifferently,

"I don't recall inviting you."

Roger wasn't embarrassed at all, and shamelessly continued speaking.

"Don't say that. We fought side by side, so there's bound to be some camaraderie between us, don't you think?"

“Mamama… what kind of 'fighting side by side' is that? You should say that to Rocks.”

"Hahaha, I heard from Newgate that you've been wanting to leave the Rocks for a long time. If he hadn't died, it wouldn't have been so easy for you to get away, would it?"

Lingling spat disdainfully, and Roger quickly dodged, avoiding the spittle that could have drowned him.

"That Newgate guy is such a blabbermouth. It's none of his business to comment on my affairs. Tch, speaking of which, he actually rejected me back then. Am I any less than that bitch? Does he even know how powerful our child would be if he were with me?"

Roger wiped the cold sweat from his brow. He knew who the "slut" Lingling was talking about was. Newgate had also mentioned her to him; she was the woman named Miss. Bakkin.

However, Newgate didn't seem to have a very good impression of Miss Bakkin, and he never admitted that Miss Bakkin was his woman.

Of course, neither Barking nor Linlin were exactly easy to deal with in Roger's eyes, and it's normal for Newgate, with his personality, not to like them.

However, the thought of having children made Roger begin to ponder.

His time is running out; shouldn't he start thinking about leaving himself an heir?

Just then, Lingling's voice rang out again.

"Mamama... Roger, would you like to have a child with me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh and the others stared wide-eyed. Roger was especially startled and instinctively took two steps back, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

He looked up at Lingling, and Lingling was looking at him too, her eyes seeming to want to devour him.

Roger swallowed hard and forced a smile.

"Let's forget it, we're not a good match..."

Lingling bent down, bringing her face close to Roger's, and asked,

"What's wrong with you? You're very strong; I'm sure you'll satisfy me."

Roger cried out in his heart,

"But I'm not satisfied!!!"

He suppressed the urge to punch the big face in front of him, and stepped back to Rayleigh's side, startling Rayleigh, who was afraid that Roger would push him away.

Fortunately, Roger didn't mean it that way. He said with a serious expression,

"Lingling, let's put this matter aside for now. I've come to talk to you about something important."

Chapter 199 Owen Makes His Move!

Lingling's face showed anger, and she said with dissatisfaction,

"A serious matter? What could be more serious than having a baby?"

Roger was truly helpless at this moment. Newgate was going around claiming sons everywhere, while Linlin was thinking about having children all day long. What was going on? Was playing house the end goal of being a pirate?

He sighed and said,

"Lingling, the navy is developing too fast. If this continues, there will be no place for us to stay on the high seas."

Lingling frowned slightly, slowly straightened up, and said in a deep voice,

"Roger, can a man like you really be so easily defeated and lose all your spirit?"

Roger paused for a moment, then said,

"No, I'm just worried about the future of this world."

Lingling rolled her eyes and said sarcastically.

"Here we go again. I remember you helped the Navy defeat Rocks for the same reason back then. You were really close with the Navy back then, especially with that guy Garp."

"Karp has been assigned to a prison post. I don't know if I'll ever see him again."

"From what you're saying, it sounds like a real shame."

“That’s right, Garp is a great opponent. To be honest, if the Navy were all like him, the world might not be the way it is now.”

"Mamama... Yes, that will be our pirate paradise!"

Roger's expression froze. That wasn't what he really meant. To be fair, he knew the character of most of his colleagues. If it really became the "paradise" that Lingling talked about, then this world would truly be doomed.