The Great Voyage: I Became Nami's Brother at the Start

If he gets the chance, he plans to go and fight the Joker!

Since there was no sea chart for the North Sea, Norton had no choice but to choose a direction and fly there first, and then buy one when he came across a town.

……

Mignon Island.

As the Don Quixote family's underground trading place in the North Sea, the island of Mignon was very lively.

Especially in the last few days, there have been more visitors to Mignon Island.

Because two Devil Fruits will be traded at the underground auction house soon.

One is the Golden Fruit, which is about to be auctioned off, and the other is the Surgery Fruit, which is prepared for underground trading.

These two fruits are being eyed by many people, especially the Op-Op Fruit, which is to be secretly traded with the Navy in a few days.

The person stationed here is Dean Barrelz, a former Navy lieutenant commander.

He's here to act as a middleman, making shady deals between pirates and the Navy with Doflamingo underground.

The only problem is that there's no guarantee of safety; otherwise, Doflamingo wouldn't have had all his Devil Fruit auctions snatched away...

"Sir, the goods have been delivered."

In the office, Dion was having an intimate conversation with a voluptuous and alluring woman when she heard her subordinate's report coming from the doorway.

"Very good, send someone to keep a close watch on her." Di Ai'en picked up the beauty, changed her position, and growled.

"Yes!"

The subordinate outside the door responded and immediately withdrew.

He knew very well that his boss was busy with important business and should not be disturbed.

“Darling…oh…is this another chance to make a fortune…ah…”

The beautiful woman squinted slightly and asked in a charming tone.

With reddened eyes, Deain said forcefully, "That's right! Definitely! Once this deal is done, I'll buy you something nice!"

"That's wonderful, darling, I love you... ah..." The beautiful woman smiled happily.

……

Blue blue blue...

While Norton was still in flight, he suddenly received a phone call.

Norton reached into his hand, pulled out a Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter), picked up the receiver, and the Den Den Mushi transformed into Colt's appearance.

Norton asked casually, "Colter, what is it?"

Colt respectfully replied, “Your Majesty, the reply from the World Conquest has arrived. They have recognized you and the Kingdom of Oycot, on the condition that the Heavenly Gold be secured.”

Norton said with satisfaction, "Excellent! Now we can officially begin full-scale development! Get all departments up and running. It's time for our Kingdom of Oicot to properly greet the world!"

Colt's expression also became extremely excited as he said, "Yes! Mission accomplished!"

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have officially acquired an island and become the ruler of a nation! New system features are now available!]

[Ding! Check-in function activated. This is a special hidden function that can only be activated if the host actually owns an island or a country!]

"Wow... it has such a powerful function? If I had chosen a different path and hadn't gone to restore my country and seek revenge, would this function have never been activated?"

[Ding! Yes, host. If you wander this world like a rootless duckweed, this hidden function will not be activated! I'm glad to see you've chosen the right path; this system hasn't misjudged you!]

"I understand, thank you, please sign in!"

[Ding! Sign-in successful. Congratulations, host, you have received an A-grade water purification card!]

Grade A Water Purification Card: When used in the water sources of a country, the country will possess a Grade A water quality waterway.

Grade A water quality: Significantly improves and enhances human physical health; the highest level of water quality.

"Grade A water quality and physical condition, system, what level is my current physical condition?"

[Ding! Rank B.]

"I'm already this strong, and I'm only B-rank? What about Whitebeard and Kaido? Are they S-rank?"

[Ding! Unclear, needs the host to see it to confirm.]

"Saw them? I've seen Garp, Shanks, and Kuzan. What level are they?"

[Ding! Vice Admiral Garp, S-rank; Kuzan, Shanks, A+ rank.]

"Holy crap... I'm dumbfounded... I'm only a B, a B! No, I have to train... train hard... Oh right, I can also drink A-grade water!"

After catching his breath, Norton finally calmed himself down.

Swah——

Suddenly, Norton felt as if there was something extra on his finger.

"What's this?" Norton looked up and noticed a dark purple ring on his thumb that matched his hair color.

[Ding! Island Nation Management Ring. This ring can only be obtained if both of these conditions are met. The host can directly attach the water purification card to the ring and freely drink the water.]

"Wow... This is amazing, System! You really do love me! Mwah!"

"Come on, let me see how to do it!"

After hovering the airship, Norton opened his management ring, and a management interface immediately appeared in front of him!

Official appointments and removals, architectural planning, building management, commercial development, demographics, public satisfaction...

Several country management options appeared, making Norton's eyes light up more and more.

Norton opened the building management options and found the drinking water facility construction management option, and used the water purification card.

After a "ding!" sound, an A-grade water source and a golden A-grade drinking water faucet immediately appeared in the options.

The gold-colored faucet labeled "A" indicates that the current water quality rating is A.

The other silver faucet indicates that it is for ordinary daily drinking water.

This means that the people of the Kingdom of Oycot will be able to extract both regular water and Grade A drinking water as needed.

Next to the drinking water management section, there is a small button labeled "Fetch Drinking".

This option is exclusive to Norton; he can extract and drink it anytime, anywhere, no matter where he is.

Chapter 38 A Capable Assistant

Each extraction yields one 500 ml bottle.

"Extract it! Let's taste this Grade A drinking water first and see what it tastes like!" Norton took out a bottle of drinking water and gulped it down.

"Ah—it's so delicious! Incredibly sweet! After drinking it, there's a warm feeling flowing through my body! Oh right... I should call Eileen and let her know about this."

This is no small matter, and we must inform Eileen as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if the public discovers the secret of Grade A drinking water, it could very likely cause unnecessary friction or even domestic unrest.

The call was quickly connected, and Norton solemnly told Eileen about the Grade A drinking water, instructing her to immediately notify Colt to send someone to guard the golden faucet.

His idea is that, starting immediately, in addition to regular drinking water, Grade A drinking water will be paid to the public along with compensation based on the public's contribution.

In this way, the effects of Grade A drinking water can greatly mobilize national cohesion and enthusiasm for building the country.

To facilitate management, Norton even tried to build a separate water room for the gold faucet in terms of building management.

From now on, this place will be managed by the military.

At the same time, Grade A drinking water will be given priority to the defense forces and security personnel.

Only when they become strong can they ensure the security and stability of the country.

This matter was left to Colt to handle, and he was tasked with finding the most loyal soldier to the country to take over.

Upon receiving the notification, Colt immediately went to check on the situation, finding it hard to believe.

When he drank a glass of water, the feeling of his body being strengthened convinced him instantly.

At the same time, this place was designated as the highest level of secrecy.

Norton was inexperienced when he first became king, but he had already served in the royal army for many years despite being only in his early thirties.

He knew better than Norton that if people outside the country found out about this water that could improve physical fitness, the Kingdom of Oycott would probably face its second demise!

To seize this miraculous water, not only other countries, but even world governments might directly intervene.

So after sending his trusted men to guard the place to the death, he immediately called Norton to explain the situation.

"I see... It seems I lack experience in certain areas as king. Thank goodness for you, Colt! Then let's do as you say and try not to leak it! Let the water be given only to those who are absolutely loyal to the country."

"Also! You must be wary of the World Government. They are very interested in these heavily guarded areas! So, try to be as relaxed on the outside as possible but tight on the inside."

"Yes! For the sake of the kingdom, this is what I should do! I hope everything goes well for the king."

Hearing Norton's words, Colt felt a warm glow in his heart and agreed.

It was a great blessing for these ministers to have such a young and wise ruler who was willing to accept their advice.

After hanging up the phone, Norton broke out in a cold sweat.

Damn, I was careless!

We need to make other arrangements quickly; we can't let the World Government find out anything.

After stroking his chin and thinking for a while, Norton tried to move the golden faucet in the management interface.

"Wow! That's amazing! You actually did it!"

He tried to move the faucet to a secret underground chamber in the palace, and surprisingly, it went smoothly.

However, when the renovation was completed, a message appeared on the management page: "[Consumed 1000 units of stone and 600 units of wood]".

Only then did he notice that there was a resource bar at the top of the management page that displayed the kingdom's resources.

"It looks like a game interface! System, you really understand me! This makes managing it much easier for me!"

Norton mentally gave the system a thumbs up and then called Eileen again.

After the golden faucet was moved, the entire Class A waterway was connected to the area beneath the palace.