I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Everyone was speechless.

Even the dragon, who had been quietly listening to the opinions, spoke up in denial:

"It's definitely not feasible."

"Intervening rashly might only anger the bandit king, Sig. It could even be worse..."

At this point, Long's gaze sharpened slightly, and he said in a deep voice:

"Our revolutionary army is not strong enough yet. It would be too dangerous for us to rashly interfere in Sig's affairs."

"If we get caught up in Sieg's grand plan because of this, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"The only thing we can do now is to wait and see; taking any rash action would be the most dangerous thing..."

"Yes... let's just watch this show quietly." The cadres nodded in agreement.

Many people were even secretly laughing to themselves, laughing at the Navy and the Goa Kingdom.

"The Goa Kingdom and the Navy were too careless; they will surely pay a bloody price this time."

"I just don't know if the bandit king Sig's grand plan is to overthrow the country, or if there is some more dangerous possibility?"

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Nestled among the mountains, in a lawless zone.

Having finished his daily 10km run, Sieg was on his way back to the base.

However, in the last two days, Sieg has not been running alone; a child wearing a straw hat has been following him.

"Uncle Sieg, is the training you mentioned that can make you stronger running?"

"Little Luffy, panting heavily, asked."

"Don't underestimate running. What I'm going to teach you is a training method that can help you break through your physical limits."

Sig glanced down at Luffy, feeling a little ashamed.

Although seven-year-old Luffy has not received formal training from Garp, he has experienced being thrown into jungles, cliffs, and wilderness by Garp many times, so he can no longer be considered an ordinary child.

He is only seven years old, and the 10km run is quite strenuous for him, but he can already keep up with Sieg and run the whole course from a great distance.

"Breaking through the limits? Does that mean I can train to be as strong as Uncle Sig in the future?"

Higuma stopped in his tracks at Luffy's words and looked down at him intently.

"No, you will become stronger than me."

He rarely spoke such a truth, but Luffy took it as encouragement, and his mouth practically stretched to his ears.

I casually opened the system panel and glanced at it; the compatibility had increased by about 0.1% again, which was better than nothing.

During the two days he spent with Luffy, Higuma didn't miss any opportunity to improve their compatibility.

It is worth noting that the growth rate of compatibility has slowed down considerably compared to the initial period.

"The system didn't give me any chance to exploit any loopholes. It seems there's no way to repeatedly grind Luffy to the maximum level here."

Sieg was somewhat disappointed.

After chatting for a few minutes, the two had already approached the large wooden house that served as their base.

As soon as he stepped into the wooden house, Sieg frowned and stopped.

He seemed to hear a child's voice coming from inside the wooden house; the voice was still quite childish, sounding like a child who was not yet grown up.

"What's going on? It was one thing when a bunch of subordinates suddenly appeared before, since they were part of the fighting force... But this time they're even targeting children?"

Sieg strode into the cabin with a grim face, but the scene in front of him made him pause.

He certainly didn't mishear.

In front of him, the bald man was holding a child in each hand, who was almost tied up like a dumpling with rope, while several bandits with bruised and swollen faces stood by watching.

Sieg narrowed his eyes, his expression strange.

"Ace? Sabo?"

Chapter 40 Hostility

"We're doomed! We've actually messed with the bandit king of the lawless zone this time!"

The two men, Sabos and Saboais, who were being held by the bald man, exchanged a glance and felt a chill run down their spines.

The tall, imposing Sieg strode up to them, his face expressionless. His cold gaze swept over their faces before he uttered their names.

"He even knows our names? This is really bad."

Sabo's face turned pale; he was nervous.

"I heard that anyone who disobeys this bandit king will have their head forcibly shaved, and then be given a buff on their head until they die. I don't know what that buff is... it's probably some kind of torture..."

Sabo and Ace were both ten years old at the time, and they were both nervous as they faced the most notorious and most wanted criminal in the lawless zone.

"Does the boss also know about these two brats who became famous at the Uncertainty Terminal?"

The bandits were all slightly taken aback.

Sig remained noncommittal, scanning the entire scene. His gaze swept over the bruised and battered bandits beside him, finally settling on the bald man, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He never expected that this most outstanding bald guy would one day bring him back two experience packs.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"You were beaten up by these two kids?"

Sieg remained calm, but inwardly he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

"Boss, these two kids are notorious thugs near the garbage dump terminal. They specialize in robbing and ambushing lone thugs..."

"A couple of days ago, one of our bandit gang members who was alone had his wallet stolen by these two brats."

"So I brought some men and dealt with those two brats."

The bald man said somewhat awkwardly.

He led a group of bandits to ambush two ten-year-old kids, but several of the bandits ended up getting beaten black and blue.

This is a huge embarrassment no matter how you look at it.

"I see... I was beaten up like this by those two brats."

Sieg nodded thoughtfully.

Ace and Sabo are three years older than Luffy now, but both of them spend their days dealing with thugs and hooligans at the garbage dump terminal. They are much more mature and stronger than Luffy.

However, the bald man led a group of mountain bandits with bounties on their heads, and there were quite a few of them. It's normal that Ace and his companion were defeated in the sneak attack.

Seeing that Sieg didn't speak, the bald man seemed afraid of being scolded by Sieg, so he hurriedly kicked away a box that was placed next to him.

Inside the box, there were more than half a box of various coins, jewelry, and antiques of unknown authenticity.

"But boss, we've had a small haul this time. Those two kids are actually quite wealthy; they must have been treasure hunting in that garbage dump for ages..."

The bandits took out the items from the box one by one, marveling at their discovery.

Exquisitely designed bottles and jars, all kinds of jewelry, and the largest quantity of coins.

"Whether these antique jewels are genuine or not, they're probably worth at least a million Berries..."

Seeing the bandits' actions, Ace and his companion panicked and struggled violently.

"This is our pirate ship's funds, you can't touch it!"

However, the two children were already firmly tied up and could not break free at all.

"Pirates? You want to be pirates too, Ace?"

Luffy, completely ignoring the atmosphere, ran up to Ace, who was tied up.

"you..."

Ace looked coldly at Luffy, who was two or three years younger than him. He recognized the child he had only met once.

"My name is Luffy. I've already let bygones be bygones for the time you spat on me. That's the magnanimity of a great pirate."

"Since you also want to be pirates, let's be friends!"

Luffy smiled at Ace, his smile wide and almost reaching his ears, a stark contrast to Ace's dark expression as he was bound.

"You two brats, planning to become pirates?"

Sig, who had been silent all along, finally spoke. He stepped forward and looked at the bound Essabo and Sig with great interest.

The tall figure walked up to Ace and the other two, casting a shadow over the two children.

Sieg remained expressionless, but a hint of interest flickered in his eyes.

"This is... the Mountain Bandit King..."

Ace felt even more nervous, but he still stubbornly raised his head and met Sieg's gaze directly without flinching.

"So what if it is?" Ace replied coldly.

"Hey...Ace..."

Sabo struggled slightly in the bald man's other hand, seemingly worried that Ace had angered Sig.

Sieg paused for a moment, sensing the obvious hostility from the two brats.

It seems that turning these two kids into experience points will require some effort.

"Untie them," Sig ordered calmly.

Without the slightest hesitation, the bald man immediately used his small knife to cut the rope.

On the contrary, Essabo and the other two were a little stunned. After regaining their senses, they immediately took a few steps back, picked up the long water pipe from the ground again, and stared at Sig and the others.

This wooden hut is the stronghold of the bandit king Sig, with more than two hundred people, and the most dangerous Sig is standing in front of it.

Even after they regained control of the water pipe, they felt no sense of security whatsoever.

"Nothing was done, you can leave now."

Sig glanced at the open box next to him.