Pirates: From Vice Captain to Lord of the Dead

Chapter 197 Unshakable Will (6k)

When they arrived at the palace gate, the female warrior who had reported earlier was already standing outside waiting.

Nodding to them, Margaret led Reiner and the other three in.

Walking along the corridor of the front hall, there are mahogany pillars with carved beams and painted buildings on both sides, and several female warriors standing at the end.

Unlike the female warriors who protected the nation at the beginning, although they were slightly curious about Reiner and Zoro, they did not show any surprise as if they had seen something rare.

Margaret kindly reminded, "The ones in front are warriors from the Nine Snakes Pirates. They are all strong warriors who have passed strict selection and are able to follow the Empress. They are heroes of this country."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but reveal longing in her eyes. From Margaret's explanation, the few of them also learned more detailed information.

Amazon Lily is a country that values strength as beauty. All women are trained to be warriors from childhood. People like her are selected through layers of hard work to become a warrior protecting the country.

The selection requirements to join the Nine Snakes Pirates and follow the Queen to sea are even more stringent, and it is also the dream of most citizens.

Reiner couldn't help but think of the foremen of the Water Seven City Shipyard, who were also city idols.

Leading them through the front hall and coming in front of those people, Margaret bowed her head slightly and said respectfully: "Lord Rindou, Lord Ran, Lord Kiku, I have brought the members of the Straw Hat Pirates here."

"Thank you for your hard work, Daisy. Leave the rest to us."

The woman known as Gentian patted Margaret on the shoulder, a cigarette dangling from her lips.

She was only wearing a sexy half-length vest, revealing her tanned skin, with a short bazooka hanging from her waist. She raised her chin slightly towards Reiner and said, "Come with us."

Reiner and the other three followed them inside, while Margaret retreated. The three female warriors seemed to have very cold personalities and remained silent all the way.

When they were about to enter the hall, Long Dan finally couldn't help himself and slowed down his pace until Reiner passed by before he asked in a low voice: "Excuse me, that..."

"Well, what's wrong?" Reiner couldn't help but wonder when he saw that she looked a little embarrassed.

Longdan took a deep breath and looked up at him, suddenly saying something shocking: "Can I see your golden eggs? You have some, right?!"

"are you crazy!!"

boom! !

Nami behind her cursed with gritted teeth, raised her fist and hit her on the back of the head!

What the hell are you looking at?

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A group of black lines appeared above Reiner and Zoro's heads.

"Haven't you been to sea? At least you have seen men." Reiner was speechless.

Forget about the women on the island, but once you go out to sea, there’s nothing special about men. No matter how hungry and thirsty they are, they can be well fed every day, right?

More importantly, don't say this kind of thing so bluntly!

Be more tactful and let's make an appointment. If you show your flesh in front of the tiger, her fangs will affect me!

"Ahem, actually we seldom come into contact with men. Basically, the enemies we encounter are petrified by the charm of the Empress as soon as they meet."

Longdan explained with a big bump on his head, but the expectation in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

As a pirate, you do see men often, but the little contact you have is basically fighting. If you do something secretly and get discovered by the Empress, you will not end well.

Hearing this, Nami couldn't help but look around vigilantly, only to find that there were many women hiding in the corners, staring at the two men in the field.

She glanced at Reiner's strange expression again, and suddenly became furious. She reached out and grabbed his ear tightly!

Fortunately, I followed him into the city, otherwise this bastard would have been lawless!

Reiner grimaced in pain, "Ahhhh! Hashidou sack!"

"I'm still taking advantage of you!" Nami cursed and twisted her hand backhand!

--hiss!

Someone's soul ascended to heaven on the spot.

"Idiot." Zoro glanced at him with disdain.

He really couldn't understand these two golden-haired girls. What's so good about women? Men's pleasure is of course swords and wine!

The palace was not big. Soon, led by Longdan and the other two, they bypassed a martial arts arena and came to a hall with an excellent view.

The aisle in the middle of the hall leads directly to the throne on the steps, and there are low desks on both sides of the aisle.

Hancock usually handles most of her affairs here, and further inside is the back hall where she lives.

Looking at Nami who was dragging Reiner along, Longdan obviously knew who was in charge of this group. With a hint of respect in his tone, he said:

"Everyone, please take a seat. His Majesty will be here soon. We will serve you some snacks first."

"Well, I'm sorry to bother you."

Nami smiled and let go of the ignorant person. She pointed to the rectangular wooden box behind her and said, "This is a gift for your emperor."

Although she didn't know what Reiner had put in it, he said the other party would like it, so it was probably something quite valuable.

"Yes, let's put it aside first. Please take a seat and wait." Longdan nodded respectfully and stepped back, taking the wooden box away.

In this country where strength is considered beautiful, Nami's strength has won their respect.

The four of them split into two teams and took their seats. Besides them, there were many other female warriors on the field.

As members of the pirate group, they are allowed to move around here as long as the Empress does not ask them to leave.

"That must be Black Snake Reiner, the great pirate with a bounty of 520 million berries."

"And Roronoa, the powerful swordsman with a bounty of 200 million berries."

"The incident of them causing a big disturbance on Judicial Island a while ago caused a lot of controversy."

"You are out of date. I heard they caused a big fight in the Sabaody Archipelago, overwhelming this year's supernova."

No one came up to talk to them, but just looked at Reiner and Zoro curiously out of the corner of their eyes, and whispered to each other.

Everyone was surprised that His Majesty, who had always disliked men, would meet with them.

Several maids brought up food, fruit plates and wine and placed them one by one, also secretly looking at them with curious eyes.

"What a weird atmosphere." After the maid left, Reiner lowered his eyelids and spoke without hesitation. He picked a grape and put it into his mouth, looking a little dissatisfied.

It’s quite difficult to meet someone.

On the contrary, Zoro on the opposite side picked up the bowl, tilted his head back and took a sip of the wine, then put the bowl down heavily with a thud, grinning and saying happily: "What a strong wine, I've never drunk it before, I like it."

"That is the liquor popular in the Land of Daughters. It is rarely seen outside. Although they are all girls, you must have felt the toughness of the people here. If you like it, I'll give you some before you leave."

A short, white-haired old lady suddenly spoke up. She had a big square face and thick lips and walked up with a cane.

Zoro raised the corner of his mouth, "Then I won't be polite."

"It's okay, just a little wine. You can call me Granny Niu. I'm the national teacher of this country. Xia Qi has already written to me about your affairs."

Granny New spoke up, "Before Hancock comes, I want to ask you for a favor. Can you help this country?"

"There is no such thing as a free lunch."

Hearing her words, Nami turned her face away immediately and said dissatisfiedly: "We just met for the first time, and you want us to help you for no reason. You can't do it with just a little wine."

"That's right."

Seeing the other person's expression, Granny New lowered her head and sighed, "Forget it, just treat me as..."

"No, no, no, I mean."

Nami winked at her, rubbing her thumb and index finger together, and said, "It'll cost extra."

Since the other party is acquainted with Xia Qireli, they should not be bad people. If you want to ask them for help, just give them money. Then business will come, right?

"As the ruler of a country and one of the Shichibukai with the legal right to plunder, your emperor should be able to have money."

Nami curled her lips and pointed her index finger at the other party, "Tell me how you can help first, and then we'll consider whether to accept the job and the specific compensation."

Reiner rolled his eyes and said, "Nami, you came here specially, not because you want to make money here, right?"

I thought you were here to target me, but it turns out you were targeting someone else's treasury.

"Hehe." Nami smiled, confirming his statement.

Seeing that she did not refuse directly, Granny New took the opportunity to speak:

"You already know the identity of Snake Princess Shichibukai. Due to Ace's public execution, the World Government forcibly summoned the Shichibukai to deal with the war with the Four Emperors Whitebeard, but Snake Princess refused."

Refusing compulsory conscription means being stripped of the title of Shichibukai. The pirate nation of Nine Snake Island will lose its privileges and will inevitably become a target of the navy and be caught in endless fire.

As Granny New slowly unfolded the story, everyone understood the whole story.

She had been trying to persuade Hancock with all her heart and soul for several days, but the other party simply wouldn't listen.

The warship that came to greet Hancock returned to the headquarters last night after waiting for several days in vain. I am afraid that after the war, the navy will begin to settle the matter of Nine Snake Island.

Grandma New hopes that Reiner and others can help persuade her. After all, no one in this country can convince Hancock.

"So that's it."

Robin nodded slightly, then asked doubtfully, "Unfortunately, I'm afraid we can't help with this matter. Although we still have time to rush to the headquarters, there is no reason for her to listen to us."

"At least she will be willing to listen to you. Although I may not be able to persuade her, I still hope you can try your best to persuade her." Grandma New bowed her head and requested sincerely.

Granny New has lobbied everyone on the island who can talk to Hancock, and she will try any opportunity she can.

"That's not good. I don't really understand your emperor's strength, but..."

Nami looked hesitant, "That's the Navy Headquarters versus the Four Emperors Whitebeard. I can't persuade a woman to participate in that kind of war.

“If someone voluntarily sacrifices himself to protect the country, I will definitely only admire him, just like Weiwei did;

"But everyone is afraid of death. Even if it is to protect the country, we cannot force the king to take risks, after all."

Nami smiled and said to her: "Life cannot be measured by numbers. One person's life and ten thousand lives are both worth cherishing, aren't they?"

Reiner was stunned. How could Nami play such a cool game? !

Oh, this damn woman! I am completely lost!

After she finished speaking, everyone looked at her in shock.

Granny New opened her mouth slightly but was speechless. As the former emperor before the former emperor, and someone who had been in the Rocks Pirates, she naturally knew Hancock's strength better than Nami.