I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"So I will pass on your sentiments to the real doctor."

He took the money bag and said seriously.

"Is Uncle Sieg getting ready to set sail?"

Little Usopp looked up at Sieg.

Sig nodded slightly.

It's time to say goodbye again.

Should I give this child something as a gift again?

Sieg rummaged in his pocket but only found a small bottle.

This is a spare, wolf fang sword cleaning solution...

Chapter 105 The Pursuit of the Oni Spider

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Chapter 106 The Goal: The Grand Line

"Naval warships...it's naval warships again. How many days has this been going on?"

Sieg stood on the deck, looking through binoculars at the distant horizon where the water met the sky, where a few warships were faintly visible, his brow slightly furrowed.

Shortly after leaving Xirob Village, their boat was already being watched.

These warships never attempted to attack Sieg's ships, always maintaining a cautious distance and hovering at a distance.

"Boss, the latest newspaper!"

The bald man took the newspaper from the news bird, glanced at it briefly, and then ran over excitedly.

Sieg glanced at the newspaper a few times, his heart growing heavier.

"Another pirate crew with a bounty of tens of millions has been wiped out by Onigumo."

The navy made no attempt to conceal its actions, even publishing them in the newspapers. With the help of news birds, the news spread throughout the East China Sea within a few days.

Every day, the newspapers would publish which pirates in the East Blue Onigumo's fleet had captured.

"Did the Navy publicly announce this operation because of pressure from the Celestial Dragons? Or was it simply to intimidate the pirates in the East Blue?"

Sieg no longer had the energy to think about the answer to the question.

In the few minutes he was reading the newspaper, the whole ship erupted in chaos again.

"Boss, when are we going to take down this arrogant Ghost Spider?"

"Boss, shouldn't we head to the Grand Line? This sea is too weak for you."

"Boss Sig, those warships behind us have been following us. Why don't we turn around and blow them up?"

The bandits were all eager to fight, but not flustered at all.

Sieg rubbed his temples, offering no reply, and instead placed his hopes on Chloe, who was known as "the Hundred Strategies".

"Kroo, what do you think?"

Sieg asked tentatively.

Kro pushed up his glasses with his hand, which was wrapped in several layers of gauze, and revealed a confident smile.

"Judging from the naval encirclement, their intention is already very clear: they are trying to lure us into the Grand Line. So we have only three options."

"First, we should turn around and take the initiative to fight the navy, directly defeating the main force of the navy headquarters fleet with hard power."

"Second, we will turn the tables and enter the Grand Line."

"Third..." Kro narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly.

"Ignore the navy's plan and cross the Calm Belt directly."

Sieg glanced at Chloe expressionlessly.

"He's even resorting to tactics like crossing the Calm Belt. Does Kro really think I have that kind of ability, or is he just testing me?"

On the surface, Kro is now subservient to him, but Sieg remains wary of this man with exceptional acting skills and a cunning mind.

Sieg didn't even consider the strategy of crossing the doldrums.

On the surface, Li Jingka's swordsmanship should be able to kill a large sea king without hands.

However, the sea kings in the Calm Belt are diverse, each one more bizarre than the last. If a sea king with pincers or tentacles were to appear, it would probably be Seagull's turn to kneel in defeat.

As for turning back to fight the naval fleet... that would also be extremely dangerous.

Sig currently has only one way to potentially suppress Onigumo: "being caught bare-handed by a blade." Even if he successfully suppresses Onigumo, he will be unable to move.

The navy has plenty of guns and cannons; even a few stray bullets would be enough to bring Sieg down.

"And what's your suggestion?" Sieg asked again.

"For us, entering the Grand Line might be safer than staying in the East China Sea."

Kro's words startled Sieg.

Kuro continued, "The climate of the Grand Line is unpredictable, making it difficult even for the Navy to conduct such large-scale encirclement and suppression operations."

"In most cases, the navy dispatches powerful elite officers to hunt down pirates, rather than a large-scale encirclement and suppression operation like this one that could sweep across half of the East China Sea."

"With Boss Sig's strength, there's no need to worry about the Navy's powerhouses. It's just that there are too many small fry in the East China Sea, which is more of a nuisance."

Kuro's words immediately reminded Sig of the "Battle of Edd War," where Shiki the Golden Lion, who led a large fleet, suffered heavy losses as a result of a sudden storm.

"That seems to make some sense?"

Sig began to have doubts.

Actually, he didn't really want to go to the dangerous Grand Line, at least not right now.

However, the East China Sea was no longer safe for him.

At that moment, a system notification sounded. Simultaneously, a virtual light screen rapidly unfolded in front of him.

"Task triggered".

"Mission: The Beginning of a Legend".

"Mission requirements: Enter the Grand Line."

"Mission Reward: Skin feature unlocked."

Is this ridiculous system trying to trick me into going to the Grand Line?

Are you kidding me? Once I'm in the Grand Line, I'll be given another mission to Laugh Tale. Are you trying to trick me into unifying the world?

Sig instinctively wanted to refuse, but when he saw the reward for the mission, his mind was immediately tempted.

The so-called skin function is that it can transform Sig's appearance into the appearance of the character card in his hand.

When the fit reaches 80% or higher, a perfect simulation can be achieved.

That is, the appearance, voice, etc., are completely identical to the original character.

Sig currently has a total of 3 character cards: KING, Li Jing, and Usopp.

KING's character card has a 78% fit rate, and he is only one step away from a perfect simulation of his appearance.

Seeing this, Sieg couldn't help but touch his own face.

"If I get King's face, wouldn't that finally restore a fraction of my former beauty?"

It's not just a matter of looks. If King's face were paired with the Emperor Engine, Sieg feels it would have been more effective than his current amateurish appearance.

Moreover, by changing his face, he could completely get rid of his current status as a wanted criminal.

This reward is really tempting.

Moreover, now, Sig only has one path left to take: the Grand Line.

"In that case, there's only one answer: let's go to the Grand Line."

Sieg ultimately gave the order to change the ships' destination to Loguetown, which is located next to the entrance to the Grand Line.

"Finally, we're heading to the Grand Line!"

"Has the boss's grand plan finally reached this stage?"

Amidst the cheers of his bandits, Sig's expression subtly shifted.

He walked to the bow deck, leaned on the railing and looked into the distance, already activating the Observation Haki of the Usopp Card.

Sig could see a pirate ship appearing on the distant sea.

Pirate ships are not uncommon. With the tightening of the navy's encirclement, Sig has encountered pirate ships quite frequently these past few days.

However, the pirate ship with the red-nosed skull and crossbones flag flying in front of Sig has piqued his interest.

"Adjust the course again and move closer to that ship."

"Sig gave the order."

Chapter 107 Captain Buggy, the Great Pirate

"The Navy, the Navy, it's the Navy again!"

"Why are we encountering so many marines?!"

Bucky slammed his fist on the table in anger and roared.

These past few days, the Buggy Pirates have been under heavy pressure from the Navy, being chased for several days.

On one occasion, they even encountered the main fleet from the Navy Headquarters, facing various perilous situations.

"The rear admiral from headquarters actually went all the way to the weakest part of the East Blue to capture these weak pirates. What are they planning?"

Bucky has a broad perspective and has always felt that there was something wrong with the Navy's encirclement and suppression.

It appears that this encirclement and suppression operation in the East China Sea has been carried out with great fanfare and yielded significant results.