Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 38 The Evil Navy

Luce felt today was an unlucky day.

This is the southern part of the Kingdom of Michael in the East Sea.

Although the Kingdom of Michael is not large, with a total population of only a few hundred thousand, it is still a member of the World Government.

however.

Ever since the Goa Kingdom in the East Blue did something a few years ago about "eliminating and clearing away unnecessary things," which earned them the approval of the Celestial Dragons and the title of the most beautiful country in the East Blue, all the member states in the East Blue have gone crazy, all wanting to learn from the Goa Kingdom and gain the approval of the Celestial Dragons.

The same thing happened in the Kingdom of Michael. After that incident, the nobles and administrators all proposed to learn from the Kingdom of Goa and expel the poor, useless but innocent citizens so that the Kingdom of Michael would become more beautiful and gain the approval of the Celestial Dragons.

But the king refused.

That's right. Don't be fooled by his current emaciated and ragged appearance; he was once the king of this country.

only.

Because he refused the nobles' request, while his younger brother agreed, he was eventually dethroned by his brother and led the group of old people and poor citizens who had been excluded from the Kingdom of Mac to the barren and desolate southern part of the Kingdom of Mac.

In that chaos, his family members all perished, leaving only his young granddaughter to keep him company.

Although heartbroken, he had no regrets as a king!

Perhaps that would make the Kingdom of Michael clean and beautiful, but how could he, as the king of the Kingdom of Michael, abandon his people when they have not made any mistakes?

That's not the demeanor a king should have.

The only thing that tormented him was that in the end he still couldn't protect his people.

But even after being driven to this remote place, he did not give up and continued to lead his abandoned people to survive here.

He originally thought that although everyone had lost everything, perhaps they could still struggle to survive here.

But as long as we're all together, that's fine.

however.

But today, by all accounts...

"Pirates are here!"

It was unclear which scavenger shouted this, but everyone looked up and gazed toward the shore, where they indeed saw a huge pirate ship with a black panther's head.

The southern part of the Kingdom of Michael, near the sea, is a barren land that is completely uncultivable.

Although the place was poor and desolate, and even filling their stomachs was extremely difficult, under the leadership of King Luce, they did not give up hope of survival and lived a hard life there.

They thought that after losing everything and becoming scavengers, they could finally live a peaceful life. Although life was tough and they often went hungry, at least... they were still alive, and King Luce hadn't abandoned them.

Unexpectedly...

They've already fallen so low, they've become scavengers, yet this vast ocean still refuses to spare them.

Just when everyone was in despair.

"Don't give up, everyone! The Kingdom of Michael has probably already received news of the pirates' arrival. Those nobles are even more afraid of the pirates coming to rob them than we are."

Seeing the despair of the crowd, Luce quickly shouted, "The Navy will be here to rescue us soon. Just bear with it a little longer. I heard that the base commander in our area has been replaced. He is a very powerful and righteous Navy officer. He will never let any pirates who dare to attack his area get away with it. Now, kids, hide well. We need to hide well too. Just hold on a little longer."

He held back tears as he looked at the crowd.

"We've held on for so long, are we really going to give up like this? Please, everyone, hang in there a little longer, the navy will be here soon."

Under Luce's infectious words, the previously despairing crowd regained hope in their eyes.

"That's right, King Luce has given up everything for us, are we really going to let him down like this?"

"Although we are tired and hungry, we have persevered for so long. How can we abandon King Luce and die?"

"Listen to King Luce! Let's hold on a little longer! Besides, we don't have much left to steal, do we?"

however.

Just as everyone was regaining their spirits...

The huge pirate ship had already docked, and the pirates had disembarked.

"Hey, everyone's here? Not bad, not bad, quite a lot of people! And everyone looks like they haven't eaten enough, perfect, let's take them all!"

A cheerful voice instantly shattered their newly ignited hope.

Everyone turned their heads to look at the pirates who were right in front of them.

Especially the terrifying bald pirate with a burly physique at the head, who was clearly the pirate captain, and also what this guy had just said...

Take them away?

These guys aren't just here to plunder wealth, they're a slave-hunting gang?!

This immediately reignited the fear in everyone's hearts.

"One Piece..."

"That's right, we are pirates! I am the captain of the Mok Pirates, the overlord of the East Blue."

Moke nodded proudly, but looking at the person staring at him with fear, he put on what he thought was a friendly smile on his honest face. "Don't be afraid. Although we are pirates, we won't do anything to you. We're just here to..."

He scratched his bald head, seemingly unsure how to explain, and simply waved his hand. "Oh well, you'll find out soon enough. Hurry up and get them all out of here. We have a new ship this time, it can hold even more people, so take them all!"

At Moke's command, the scavengers, who were already skeptical, were immediately terrified. But how could a group of emaciated refugees be a match for the Moke Pirates?

You can't even outrun someone when you try to escape?!

"Run! Run! Everyone, run!"

Luce roared furiously, trying to get everyone to run, but looking at the chaotic scene before him, he knew it was too late.

These despicable slave-hunting pirates will definitely not let them go.

The only saving grace was that he had hidden his granddaughter away, so she wouldn't be caught by the pirates.

As a former king of a constituent republic, Luce knew very well how those nobles treated slaves.

Looking at everything before him, Luce was still angry and desperate, shouting for everyone to run. Even if there was no hope, perhaps someone could still escape?

He clenched his fists, about to urge everyone to run faster.

"Hey, judging by your appearance, you seem to be their leader?" The burly pirate walked right up to him and grabbed him like a chick. "Get them to stop already, this is too much trouble!"

"Pah! You despicable pirate, don't even dream about it!" Faced with the pirate's 'threat,' Roosevelt angrily spat water in his face. "Even if I die, I will never submit to you!"

He's doomed.

But he wasn't afraid!

The only regret is that my young granddaughter is gone.

really.

"Why are you spitting on people like that, old man?" Moke wiped his face and said to Luce with a dark expression, "And how long has it been since you washed your face? Tell everyone to stop right now, or don't blame me for being impolite. If you get hurt, don't blame me."

"..."

Seeing the pirate captain in front of him, his face darkened by the spit, and threatening him again, Roose's heart suddenly calmed down. [I'm sorry, Lena, Grandpa can no longer protect you!]

Just as he was about to close his eyes and show the pirate in front of him that he would never compromise, even if it meant death, he was about to give in.

"The navy is here! The navy is here!"

I don't know who shouted that.

Having resigned himself to his fate, Luce slowly opened his eyes again. Sure enough, he saw the naval warships slowly approaching the shore. His face immediately lit up with excitement and renewed hope. He said excitedly and tremblingly, "The Navy... is here!"

I've heard that the new naval base commander is a righteous and righteous naval officer who hates evil and comes from the Navy Headquarters. He's someone who will arrest any pirates he sees.

They... still have hope!

He looked up at the pirates who had stopped and were now serious-looking, and a smile immediately appeared on his lips. "Damn pirates, the Navy is coming. You're all going to be caught..."

however.

Before he could finish speaking...

The previously serious pirate captain suddenly seemed to have noticed something, but a smile appeared on his face. He waved to the other pirates, "It's alright, it's alright, they're our own people! Our own people! Just do what you're supposed to do! Quickly capture them all."

"???"

own people?

What does this mean?

Luston, who had been excited, was suddenly dumbfounded. He looked up in disbelief, and an incredible idea popped into his mind.

That's the righteous navy.

But no matter how much he denies it in his heart...

All I saw was...

in front of you.

The burly pirate captain simply tucked him under his arm, and without any fear of the nearby marines, he waved and walked over with a smile, "Hey, Smoker, you're here too!"

really.

Do they really know each other?

Just then, tears of despair fell from Luce's eyes once more.

But then, suddenly.

"snort!"

The Marine, whom he considered to be colluding with pirates, snorted coldly. Roose's body trembled again. He looked up at the Marine in front of him. Looking at the cold-faced Marine, hope was rekindled in his heart.

That look of disgust.

And that dark expression.

Do not!

Perhaps he misunderstood; these pirates are not with the righteous Marines!

There's no mistake in those eyes and that expression.

however.

Just as Luce's hope was rekindled and he was preparing to call for help.

"You're arresting people again?" The dark-faced marine removed the cigar from his mouth, looked at the pirate captain, frowned, and said, "Don't you already have a lot of people this time?"

The pirate captain chuckled and scratched his head. "Oh dear, aren't there too many pirates? This isn't good, so the boss told me to capture a few more along the way if I had the chance. We just happened to see these guys, so we decided to bring them back!"

"Pay attention!" The cigar-smoking marine glanced indifferently at the thin old man under Moke's arm, nodded slightly, and then ignored him. He looked up at the pirate captain again and said impatiently, "And hurry up!"

This scene, this moment.

This moment stunned Luce, whose hope had been rekindled, leaving him completely dumbfounded as he stared in disbelief at the harmonious scene before him.

Pirates, Marines?!

Then his body trembled again, and he glared angrily and desperately at the marine who had ignored the tragic scene right before his eyes. As if using all his strength, he roared, "You...you...you evil marines! You've actually colluded with pirates! Do you have any respect for the justice you uphold?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)