I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

The Kingdom of Goa is hailed as the most beautiful country in the East Sea, but this only applies to the city proper.

This is a country that practices a system of segregation, with the noble district, the commoner district, and the lawless zone almost completely isolated from each other.

Urban waste is dumped outside the city walls, forming vast garbage mountains, which are known as the "destinations for indeterminate waste."

It's not just a place for discarded garbage; the uncertain final destination is also the final resting place for many impoverished people.

Windmill Village, where Luffy lives, is a remote, working-class neighborhood.

The uncertain destination, and even the mountains where Sig and the others were, were truly lawless zones.

The Kingdom of Goa has always turned a blind eye to this part of the kingdom, leaving it completely unregulated and building high walls to completely isolate the city from the lawless zone.

For the vast majority of nobles, no matter how much trouble the bandits in the lawless zone caused, they didn't care at all.

The vast majority of nobles never set foot in the lawless zone in their entire lives.

So when someone mentioned the name of the bandit king, Sig, no one paid any attention.

"No...the bandit Sig is a serious threat! According to our intelligence, Sig's goal in gathering forces from the surrounding area is to plunder the capital of our Goa Kingdom!"

"what?"

"These mere mountain bandits dare to set their sights on the capital of our Goa Kingdom?"

"Too arrogant, utterly presumptuous! Completely outrageous!"

The ministers were all deeply shaken, yet also harbored some lingering worries.

They knew the true strength of the Kingdom of Goa's army.

After the high walls were built, Wang Guojun practically became the city's urban management officer, facing mostly local thugs and hooligans, with very few opportunities to shed blood.

The truly heinous criminals were all thrown into lawless zones, isolated behind high walls.

"Moreover, this is a very special time, and our Kingdom of Goa absolutely cannot sit idly by!"

"Otherwise, this bandit group could very well become an obstacle to our upcoming large-scale purge plan!"

When a minister made this suggestion, the other nobles in the council fell silent for a moment before agreeing.

"To be honest, that's true."

"We must completely eliminate this persistent problem in the Goa Kingdom before the Celestial Dragons arrive!"

"The honor of our Goa Kingdom can never be tarnished by a mere bandit!"

The nobles were all indignant and furious.

The visit of the Celestial Dragons was a tremendous opportunity and honor for the Goa Kingdom, a remote country in the East Blue, and it was something that could not be missed.

"Then... let's move out and wipe out this so-called bandit king!"

The king made his decision.

"However... our kingdom's army is mostly used for maintaining order in the city. The bandits are powerful, and it's too difficult to penetrate deep into the lawless zone and wipe out that bandit who dared to call himself king..."

"Then let's apply to the World Government to allow the Navy to intervene. This concerns the Celestial Dragons' visit, and the World Government cannot ignore it."

"agree."

"I second that."

"I second that..."

..............

A small town in the Kingdom of Goa.

"Dragon, why should we waste our precious intelligence resources on mere mountain bandits?"

"Intelligence resources are very valuable. There are still many things in the East China Sea and the Grand Line that deserve our attention!"

Revolutionary Army Commander Emporio Ivankov asked the dragon.

The appearance of Ivankov, the transvestite queen, is quite striking. She has an enormous face, an exaggerated purple afro, long eyelashes, and heavy dark eyeshadow and lip gloss.

The Revolutionary Army originally had an operation plan in the East Blue, but Dragon suddenly made a decision to tilt the East Blue part of the Revolutionary Army's intelligence system toward the Goa Kingdom.

The revolutionary army's power is not yet large, and any intelligence is extremely valuable. Many cadres believe that focusing on the bandits is a waste of effort.

"Sig is no ordinary bandit."

Long responded simply, his face expressionless.

"Indeed extraordinary... According to the intelligence we just received, Sig actually calls himself the Mountain Bandit King and has been extremely active in the mountains of the lawless zone recently, clearly becoming a major force in the lawless zone!"

"The actions of this bandit king, Sig, have already attracted the attention of the Goa Kingdom..."

A revolutionary army cadre placed a stack of documents on Long's desk.

Chapter 14: Mutual Appreciation Between the Masterminds Behind the Scenes

Long narrowed his eyes and quickly browsed the documents on the desktop, his usually cold and stern face showing a hint of emotion.

"Not only did it alarm the Goa Kingdom, but it even prompted them to send their navy?"

"Sig's actions were too aggressive. Was he being too impulsive?"

Dragon was somewhat confused, as this differed from his understanding of Sig.

Although he only met Sig once from afar, after conducting an in-depth investigation into Sig, Long was very impressed with him.

According to his intelligence, Sieg is an extremely low-key and reserved person who always operates quietly behind the scenes.

His strength was unbelievable; it is said that he once personally defeated a total of 56 legendary pirates...

"Sigu is a cunning and powerful man who has been hiding in the Goa Kingdom for many years. He must have a great scheme in mind!"

"But why has he become so active recently, no longer holding back, and even alarming the Goa Kingdom and the Navy?"

The dragon was utterly baffled.

Just then, another official pushed open the door and entered.

"Chief! Important intelligence regarding Sig!"

The official was panting, his face flushed with excitement, clearly very excited.

"Oh? Let me see."

The dragon began to browse carefully.

Not only him, but also Ivankov, the transvestite king, leaned closer, also curious.

The intelligence report was brief, but the amount of information it contained caused both Long and Ivankov to change color drastically.

"Haha! I see!"

Ivankov twirled on one foot in his red high heels, and it looked like he might have started ballet on the spot if the room hadn't been so small.

"Dragon, I have to admit, Sigboy is definitely worth watching! Just look at his ambition!"

"His goal is the same as ours: to attack the Holy Land Mary Geoise and overthrow the rule of the Celestial Dragons and the World Government!"

Ivankov exclaimed excitedly.

"Yes... everything is connected now, that makes sense!"

The usually calm dragon now seemed to have a gleam in his eyes.

This is the brilliance of ideals.

Learning of Sieg's ideals resonated with him, and he said emotionally:

"Sig's recent actions are not reckless or impulsive; rather, this man is finally preparing to bare his fangs!"

"The attention of the Goa Kingdom and the Navy? This is a man who wants to overturn the world. This level of attention is just a starting point for a true mountain bandit king!"

Long took a deep breath; he was a little excited.

Monkey D. Dragon, the world's most notorious criminal, seemed to see his own kind in him.

In the world of One Piece, the Celestial Dragons are supreme. Not to mention ordinary people, even the vast majority of pirates, villains, and criminals who dare to disregard the law do not dare to have any thoughts of resistance against the Celestial Dragons!

Dragons understand this deeply.

Therefore, over the years, he has traveled the world, working behind the scenes, building a revolutionary army, and quietly weaving a giant network that covers the world. He is also regarded as the most vicious criminal in the world.

And what about Sieg?

What he does is actually very similar to what a dragon does.

While both work behind the scenes, Siegfried is even more deeply hidden!

Like a hidden thread in the grass, its influence extends for miles.

This man lived through the Rocks era, the Roger era, and now the Great Pirate Era.

He once stood shoulder to shoulder with the Pirate King, personally sending countless legendary pirates to Impel Down, but he remained hidden behind the curtain of history, unknown to anyone.

And now, is it finally time for this man to make his official debut?

"Sig... I really want to have a good talk with this man."

"His target is also the Celestial Dragons. If we can recruit him into our Revolutionary Army or form an alliance with him, it will be a great help to our Revolutionary Army!"

"I'm even more interested in Sig," Long said in a low voice.

This is a mutual appreciation between the big bosses behind the scenes.

"Dragon, you really need to think this through..."

Ivankov said seriously:

"What he wants to be is the bandit king, maybe even the Celestial Dragons, and he'll become king himself. That's not the same as our Revolutionary Army's goals."

Long pondered for a moment.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

"Whether or not we turn against each other, we'll talk about that after we overthrow the World Government."

"Sig is indeed someone we should try to make contact with..."

Long stood up from his chair, casually picked up the paper document on the table, and a smirk appeared on his lips: