"So, these guys are here to discuss with us?" Eric, who was sitting behind the table, frowned.
"That's what the redhead said... Haha~" Egil took a swig of beer and slammed the glass on the table: "Sure enough, after defeating a powerful opponent, drinking wine will be more enjoyable!"
"Where did the Showa people come from..." Eric sighed: "The ingredients of the wine have not changed, but the brain secretes too much dopamine to make you feel happy."
"What a boring man~" Egil grabbed Eric's collar: "Commander, come here."
"What, what are you going to do?" Eric's body tilted, and Egil forced him to her side.
"What do I want to do?" Egil smiled charmingly: "Of course I want you to have a few drinks with me. Don't worry, even if you are drunk and talk nonsense in front of me, I won't mind."
"Drunk?" Eric curled his lips and said, "Are you kidding? I rarely drink, how could I get drunk?"
"I thought you were going to say that you never get drunk after a thousand drinks..." Egil held his forehead: "Indeed, I rarely see you drinking on the ship, but you often secretly drink Happy Fat House Water."
"What's wrong with drinking Coke?" Eric retorted: "Also, what do you mean by drinking it secretly? I obviously took it from the refrigerator openly!"
"Yes, yes." Kuang San, who was the secretary, smiled and pushed Eric: "Everyone is waiting for you now."
Eric was stunned: "Wait for me? Are there any special events today?"
"Are you tired from your recent work?" Kuang San raised his hand and put it on Eric's shoulder and kneaded it: "Everything is on my shoulders and I have been forcing myself. Today's victory can just give you a break. Don’t let the strings in your heart beat so tightly.”
Eric smiled bitterly and said, "Oh, have you seen through it?"
"Of course, you can rely on us more." Kuang San leaned forward, his white forehead gently touching Eric's back, and a warm atmosphere brewed around the two of them.
"Although it is unethical to interrupt the intimate interaction between you, should we set off?" Egil flipped his hair unhappily: "I noticed on the boat that you two are a little too tired? "
"Ara ala~" Kuang San's head left Eric's back, covered his mouth and chuckled: "Does Egil feel lonely? Do you need to build another battleship to keep you company?"
"No need." Egil stretched out his hand to straighten the hair on both sides of his face: "I always feel that the battleships recruited in the future will definitely be women."
"Huh?" Kuang San was immediately startled: "All battleships are female? What is the reason?"
"No, I decided based on Eric's preference."
"How can you blame me for the summoning?" Eric argued righteously: "I don't know anything about the gender of the summoned character in advance."
Kurumi held his right elbow with his left hand and propped up his chin with his right hand: "Listen to what Egil said, Eric can indeed use specific items to summon specific people. It seems that Kisame Kisame was summoned by you using Samehada."
Then Kurumi smiled and said: "Then Eric-san will use special items to summon specific people from now on."
"But if you do this..." Eric scratched the back of his head: "There will be no surprise like opening a blind box."
"Hurry to the banquet hall!" Egil stared at the two people in front of him, like a painter who was too harsh on the work he had just completed, full of anger but unable to find an outlet for him.
The heels of high-heeled shoes made of steel stomped to the ground, spreading an unknown sense of anxiety in all directions.
"Hahaha..." Eric and Kuangsan smiled and left the office, preparing to move to the banquet hall.
Everyone from the Dawn Pirates had arrived at the banquet hall inside Orochi City. The large banquet hall was filled with people and people drinking and drinking.
"As a result, have I also become a party creature?" Eric smiled bitterly and shook his head. In the pirate world, the biggest entertainment activity is having a party, and he has almost been assimilated by them.
"Don't be so formal today." Esdeath grabbed Eric's right hand: "The party has already begun!"
"Didn't you see me standing here?" Kuang San grabbed Eric's left hand: "I am Eric's female companion at today's party!"
Esdeath put her hands on her hips and raised her chest. She was about to reply, but Eric grabbed her waist forcefully and dragged her away.
"It's banquet time, no quarreling."
"Ara ala~" Kuang San leaned on Eric with most of his body: "Eric is really tough today."
"Tough Eric is not bad either." Esdeath also curled up in Eric's arms like a little woman.
In the banquet hall, there were more than a dozen beautiful maids in their prime, dressed in short skirts and maid uniforms. They were busy with their work, serving delicious dishes one after another from the dining cart. Half of the meat automatically slipped into the red pupil. stomach pouch.
During the day, Ah Jin, who had a bruised nose and face after fighting Roaring Gabu, was treated by Wendy, and was munching on the seafood fried rice from the bowl.
The black eyes were also quickly scanning the desserts around him, with a ferocious look that said whoever dares to snatch it from me would be turned into a puppet.
The lights in the hall were bright and the dishes were fragrant. Eric took a deep breath and looked at the scene in the banquet hall. These were the companions who had been gathered together after three years of going to sea. He felt an indescribable sense of pride in his chest.
He successfully captured a great pirate and immediately ascended to the position of Emperor of the Sea. However, this is not enough. The strength and manpower are far from the goals they want to achieve. Now is not the time to relax.
Feeling Eric's breathing and heartbeat, Esdeath and Kuang San turned to look at Eric as if they had a tacit understanding. Unintentionally, they saw the disgusting faces in their hearts, glared at each other, and turned back at the same time. .
Seeing the captain coming to the main seat, everyone in the hall stopped communicating or put down what they were doing. The chaotic and noisy voices gradually subsided, and everyone was waiting for Eric's speech.
"The Dawn Pirates are what they are today, thanks to all of you who are working on it!"
"However, I have one more unkind request, that is, please continue to support me, an incompetent captain!"
Then Eric raised a glass of wine: "I won't talk nonsense anymore. Please enjoy your drink!"
Chi Tong, who has been with Eric the longest, first said: "No matter how long it takes, I will help you, Eric."
Chiron had a gentle smile on his face: "Eric, you are undoubtedly a qualified leader. No matter how many difficulties there are in the future, I firmly believe that you can lead us to overcome them and continue to move forward."
Everyone spoke in turn, and soon it was the turn of several newcomers who had changed jobs.
Yamato scratched his head and scratched his head anxiously, as if he was the last person at the wine table to receive the drink, and the toasts were all finished by the people in front of him. His eloquence was not good, and he opened and closed his mouth, but nothing could be said.
"Hmm~" Runti was about to speak, but Peggy Wan, who had quick eyes and quick hands, covered her mouth.
"Sister, please stop talking!" Of course Peggy Wan knew how harsh her sister's words were, and speaking in dialect on such occasions would definitely shock everyone's jaws.
"Uh-huh!"
Finally, Yamato slapped his chest, grabbed the wine barrel and started drinking. Finally, he wiped the foam from the corner of his mouth and said, "Everything is in the wine!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter, pushing the atmosphere of the banquet to its peak.
After a round of toasts, everyone started eating and drinking, and the sound of dishes, clinking glasses, and laughter filled every corner of the hall.
With Esdeath leading the charge, everyone in the Dawn Pirates began to attack Eric fiercely, drinking without hesitation.
Maybe everyone in the pirate group also wants their captain to get drunk today and not think about any bad things!
Eric hid too much fatigue under the disguise of calm, which made his expression exude a feeling of overwork from the inside out. After more than half a month of accumulation, it seemed that Eric, who was supposed to be immortal, was aging. for several years.
Just one hour later——
Facing a group of people toasting, the nine-and-a-half-year-old Eric couldn't stand it any longer. He held on to the wall and fled, running to the balcony of the castle tower for some fresh air.
"call--"
Leaning against the railing of the castle tower, Eric raised his head and spit out a big mouthful of alcohol, with the bright moon reflected in his eyes.
The moon could not be seen in Wano before. The reason was that the factory built by Orochi and Kaido emitted thick smoke that covered the entire sky in Wano. Only bright sunlight could penetrate the thick fog.
"Sir Eric." Hiyori came to Eric's side at some point and handed him a cup of hangover tea: "Here."
"Thank you." Eric came to his senses, thanked him, took the tea cup, and took a sip of the warm tea.
Hiyori lay on the railing and looked at the distant night scene. Standing at the highest position in Orochi City, Kouzuki Hiyori could clearly overlook the thousands of lights in the Flower City.
The candles in the lanterns are lined up in rows, creating a scene of light and shadow in the Flower City.
The crowds of people on the street flowed like a tide, and the wooden buildings in the distance merged into the dark shadows.
The air no longer had a choking smell, and the visibility was so high that Hiyori's mood brightened.
"The country of Wano is what it is today, thanks to Sir Eric." Hiyori thanked her from the bottom of her heart.
"You're welcome." Eric smiled slightly and replied, "I have received the most precious thank you gift."
Hiyori clasped her lower lip with her teeth, but still asked softly: "I wonder what Eric-sama wants to do after the founding of the country?"
"..." Eric did not answer immediately, and turned to look at Hiyori Kozuki: "Are you afraid that my decision will destroy the entire Wano Country?"
"..." Hiyori nodded silently.
"I have spent so much effort to build the country of Wano, and I will not let it be destroyed easily." Eric's words made Hiyori feel at ease.
The two of them looked at each other at the railing, half of their bodies illuminated by the lights in the room, while the other half was soaked in the darkness outside the city. Kozuki Rihe lightly opened her lips and was about to speak, but was interrupted by a sudden voice:
"Captain! Something bad has happened!"
The person who came was Perona, and her almost transparent spirit passed through the building: "Esdeath and Kuang San got into a fight!"
"Ah?" Eric was stunned: "Why did they two quarrel again?"
"It seems that it was because of a drinking competition!" Perona quickly explained: "Because you were not here, captain, so the two of them started to compete for drinks. Kuang San secretly used his ability to switch clones to join the battle, but was discovered by Esdeath, so the two had a big quarrel. "
"Alas..." Eric pressed his painful temples and stood up to act as a mediator.
Kozuki Hiyori stayed where he was, turned around and continued to look at the scenery in the distance, sighing leisurely.
Eric also tried to mediate the dispute between the two when the war broke out, but he ended up getting drunk by the two.
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"Ah..." Eric felt the headache caused by the hangover and hit his head with his hand: "Alcohol is really not a good thing."
"But it will make it easier for you, right?" The female voice next to him startled Eric.
"It's Esdeath..." Eric looked at the clothes on his body. Except for some extra wrinkles caused by sleeping, they were still the same clothes he wore yesterday.
Esdeath noticed Eric's gaze and said playfully: "You can't do anything when you're drunk, right?"
"Haha..." Eric laughed dryly.
"But..." Esdeath, who was wearing a white shirt, pushed Eric down and sat on his waist: "You can do anything when you wake up!"
"wait--"
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With the persuasion and help of other members, Eric also decided to rely more on them and leave many things to them.
In the next half month, sewage treatment plants and air purification plants were quickly established, and several factories gradually began to produce goods.
At the beginning, due to the past tyranny of Black Carbon Orochi, Eric encountered some obstacles in recruiting workers. However, there were also some people who were willing to believe in the Dawn Pirates and took the initiative to sign up to become factory workers. Thanks to their word of mouth, they finally Recruit enough factory workers.
The Dontata tribe and Mr. Tom who had been contacted before also arrived in the country of Wano. After learning about the sufferings suffered by the country of Wano, the leader of the small human tribe beat his thin chest loudly: "We dontata tribe The tribe will definitely help Eric cultivate good plants, increase food production, and let the people here have enough to eat!"
Tom, the shipbuilder, also immediately conducted an on-site inspection, thinking about how to set up a sea train to connect to the outside islands. After all, Wano Country is surrounded by waterfalls with high and low levels.
Infrastructure construction, plant planting, and pollution control are all in progress, and the time soon comes for the debut of the idol group Mijiu, Wendy, and Bolki.
That night, a large stage was set up at the spot where Kozuki Oden was tortured by the Kamabe.
"What should I do?" Wendy felt uneasy, with her hands nowhere to place, and her performance clothes were almost soaked in cold sweat: "I'm a little scared now..."
"Don't worry." Mijiu used her hands wearing white silk gloves to hold Wendy's hands together: "As long as we use the skills we practiced, we will definitely succeed!"
"Disgusting~!" Bolqi opened the curtain behind the curtain a little and was frightened by the huge crowd of people: "Why are there so many people?!"
"These people are not that many." Meijiu gave them some information: "The number of people at my previous concerts was at least thirty or forty thousand."
"Sister Mijiu is so amazing!" Wendy's eyes sparkled.
"That's it~" Meijiu nodded with seriousness: "At that time, I was obviously afraid of men, but in the end, almost all my fans were male!"
"So, Wendy and Bolqi, don't worry." Mijiu took their hands and stacked them together: "The audience will cheer for us!"
"Yeah!" Wendy and Porchi nodded heavily, and unconsciously, their nervousness slowly relaxed.
Meijiu was like a big sister, leading the way: "Let's go to our battlefield and let Darling see our style!"
