I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

In the direction he was gazing, an inconspicuous patch of bushes twitched slightly.

Several figures wearing cloaks emerged from among them.

The leader had half of his face covered in dark red tattoos beneath his cloak!

Monkey D. Dragon!

“Mr. Sig, please forgive our earlier probing.”

Hearing the roar of the Emperor's engine, Long felt a sudden pressure and a pang of regret.

“We have no intention of being your enemy. We come with goodwill and simply want to have a good talk with Mr. Sig.”

Sig took a deep breath and looked around carefully.

Monkey D. Dragon, leader of the Revolutionary Army.

Besomir Bear, a revolutionary army cadre and a secret undercover agent.

There was also a transvestite king named Ivankov with a very large face.

It can be said that all the important figures of the revolutionary army in the East China Sea appeared before him.

"I have nothing to talk to you about, it's definitely nothing good, get out!"

Sieg wanted to say that.

But he knew his own limitations.

He had no choice but to accept the personal visit from Long, the leader of the revolutionary army.

But... agree?

Sieg felt a pang of panic... He truly had no idea what the dragon's intentions were or what would happen.

"This isn't the place to chat. Come with me to the mountain stronghold to talk."

That's what Sieg finally said.

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

A moment later, Sig led Long and the others to the gate of his own mountain stronghold.

At this moment, everyone, including Long and Sig, stopped in their tracks, their attention drawn to the scene before them.

Before the mountain stronghold, a group of about a hundred bandits, all wearing headscarves, thronged together.

A bald man with a shiny forehead stood at the very front of all the bandits.

The bald bandit, now resembling an officer inspecting his troops, stood solemnly before the hundred or so bandits and shouted:

"Our king is destined to lead the mountain bandits of the four seas to rise up and correct this erroneous Great Pirate Era!"

"The dawn of the great mountain bandit era is about to arrive! For the glory of the Mountain Bandit King!"

The next second, a hundred or so bandits shouted in unison:

"For the glory of the Mountain Bandit King!"

The sounds were unified and converged into one, echoing through the mountains and forests, the reverberation lasting for a long time.

Sig stared blankly at the scene, unsure of what expression to make.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, illuminating the shiny bald head in the crowd, making it look like a gleaming hard-boiled egg, which was somewhat dazzling to him.

Sieg was almost moved to tears.

"Why do I have such outstanding subordinates?"

For a moment, Sieg thought he had wandered onto the wrong set.

After a long while, he finally came to his senses and asked in a low voice:

"What's going on?"

"Boss! You've come at the perfect time!"

The bald bandit looked delighted:

"Boss, your plan was a great success! We have gathered together the surrounding bandit forces, both large and small!"

"Now, in the entire lawless zone, our Sig Mountain Bandits are truly the uncrowned kings!"

“Some people are even calling you, Boss, the Mountain Bandit King of the Goa Kingdom.”

At this point, the bald bandit's eyes began to well up with tears.

"Boss, I have fulfilled my mission!"

Chapter 16 The Mountain Bandit King's True Goal!

Sig listened blankly as the bald bandit finished recounting his actions over the past few days, his feelings a complex mix.

He's become a bit withdrawn.

How did things develop to this point?

According to the descriptions of Bald Mountain Bandit and his subordinates, the number of people in the Xige Mountain Bandit Group has increased several times over, reaching a scale of more than two hundred.

Moreover, among them are several individuals like Gilman, whose bounties are as high as six or seven million.

The total bounty of the Sig Mountain Bandits has now exceeded 20 million Berries.

"I don't know how they managed to recruit so many people... With a total bounty of 20 million, not to mention this small Goa Kingdom, they're quite famous even in the East Blue."

The East Sea is the weakest sea, and the Goa Kingdom is just one of its island nations.

Sig's bandit gang is now unmatched in the lawless zone.

"I'm so stupid... really."

Sig's eyes gradually lost their sparkle.

"All I know is that once I have the Emperor Engine, no matter what I do, people will imagine all sorts of things."

"What I didn't know was that even if I did nothing, my mind would still fill in the blanks."

Sig was internally devastated at that moment.

To keep a low profile, he has already retreated to the mountains.

As a result, his subordinates managed to stage a dramatic scene of him being forced to wear the imperial robe.

Mountain bandit king? Who the hell wants to be the mountain bandit king?

I just want to be a quiet, shut-in in the mountains!

Ironically, the bald bandit in front of Sieg was so moved that he shed tears.

With everyone watching, especially with Long and the others present, even if Sieg wanted to give the bald guy a buff, he found it difficult to do so.

No matter how turbulent his inner emotions were, Sieg remained expressionless with a poker face.

"You're a real gem, I've hit the jackpot!"

In the end, Sieg simply said this without any expression.

To everyone's surprise, the bald bandit looked extremely pleased upon hearing this, and a smile bloomed on his bald head, which was as smooth as a hard-boiled egg.

"As the boss's subordinate, this is what I should do."

"Boss, actually, I used to be an instructor for naval recruits..."

"What? He actually served in the navy?"

The hundred or so bandits present were all shocked upon hearing this, and looked at the bald man with astonishment.

Long and the others exchanged glances, seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.

"As expected, Sig wasn't just making a small-scale operation; they also have spies within the Navy!"

"The Sig Mountain Pirates have now learned the Navy's training methods; they were just shouting slogans a moment ago!"

Overwhelmed by the attention, the bald man was filled with emotion. He thought of his troubled past and spoke slowly in a low voice:

"A few years ago, I was a naval instructor, and then something happened..."

The words had barely left his mouth when he was immediately interrupted by Sieg with a cold expression.

"Shut up, I don't want to hear your story."

"Also, tell these bandits to find somewhere cool and not to bother me..."

Sig looked at the hundred or so bandits and felt a headache coming on.

"Okay, boss, no problem, boss."

The bald bandit was not discouraged at all and responded with a smile.

"Please excuse my poor appearance, everyone. Please come in with me."

With a sigh, Sieg said this to the people behind him.

These words immediately caught the attention of the hundred or so bandits, who all looked at Long and his group.

"These people are actually the boss's guests?"

"I thought it was some new recruit the boss had brought in..."

"I'm very curious, what kind of person is qualified to be the boss's guest..."

A hundred or so curious eyes were all fixed on Long and his companions.

Just then, a mountain breeze blew by, lifting a corner of the leader's hood and revealing half of his face, where the dark red tattoo was particularly noticeable.

This scene immediately caused a commotion among the bandits.

"This... I know him, I've seen him on the bounty poster!"

"Monkey D. Dragon, this is the world's most dangerous criminal..."

Everyone was immediately startled, their eyes fixed on the dragon behind Sieg!

"Is it really him, Monkey D. Dragon?"

"Isn't that the leader of the revolutionary army?"