"Ah..." Hancock showed a lost expression, surrounded by a negative aura.
Guluoliosa continued: "To achieve this level in a few years, Eric is already quite remarkable..."
"We defeated the expeditionary forces sent by the Navy Headquarters many times, and our sphere of influence gradually expanded to the North Sea..."
"As expected of Mr. Eric." Hancock clasped his hands together, with countless pink hearts in his eyes.
"But..." Guluoliosa changed the topic and said directly: "I heard that some countries in the North Sea seem to want to marry Eric?"
"Click" Hancock crushed the newspaper in his hand to pieces.
Marigold shouted in a reproachful tone: "Granny New!"
"Sister, have you forgotten? Sir Eric once told you all these things?" Sandasonia comforted the slightly depressed Hancock:
"I specially give you a token of love - a ring. Mr. Eric definitely has a sister's place in his heart!"
"That's right..." At this moment, there was no lofty pirate empress, only an ordinary woman who was worried about gains and losses and fell deeply in love.
Hancock rubbed the ring with his fingers, and a pure smile appeared on his face that captivated all living beings. Under the influence of the sweet fruit's ability, even an old woman like Croliosa couldn't help but feel like "it's so beautiful." .
"Ahem." Guluoliosa cleared her throat to relieve the embarrassment of being obsessed with beauty, and said: "In short, Snake Girl, your relationship with Eric must not be exposed now, and the center must not know... …”
"Humph, you don't need to remind me!" Hancock shook his hair, turned back into the extremely cold pirate empress, and scolded:
"Grandma New, how long do you want to stay in my room!?"
"I can stay as long as I want... Put me down quickly!" Guluoliosa was mentioned by Hancock again.
"Disappear!"
Groliosa's short figure smashed the glass and flew out of the window.
"..." Sandasonia walked to the window, stuck her head out and looked down, and asked, "Will Granny New be okay?"
"I've thrown her away so many times, but I haven't seen any injuries on her."
Hancock clapped his hands, then immediately picked up a newspaper and said, "Ah... Mr. Eric looks so handsome when he transforms into a blue dragon! He is also very handsome in the human-animal state, but as expected, he is still the original His appearance is even more...!"
Sandasonia and Marigold looked at each other helplessly.
After a while, Hancock pointed to the photo of Eric in the newspaper and ordered to the two sisters: "Enlarge all of these photos of Mr. Eric, and the concubine will cover the entire room."
"But, sister..." Sandasonia couldn't help but remind: "Sir Eric's photos have been plastered all over the wall of the dormitory..."
Hancock suddenly woke up and looked around. The three walls were covered with photos of Eric of different sizes.
"Well -" Hancock stared at a wall in a daze, hesitated for a while, and then said: "Replace some of the duplicate photos."
"Yes." The two of them could only accept the order.
…
The end of paradise, Chambord Islands.
"Hahaha..." Riley's hearty laughter spread outside the bar.
"I didn't expect that little Eric would actually pose such a problem to the navy..." Xia Qi took off the cigarette from her mouth and said with a smile, "After living for decades, this is the first time I saw the navy being chased and intercepted by a group of pirates."
"In the past, we were chased all over the world by the navy. Until today, little Eric vented his anger on our behalf."
"Ever since they defeated Kaido and occupied the entire Wano Country..." Rayleigh paused and continued: "Occupying the Kingdom of China, the Dawn Pirates' strength has grown by leaps and bounds."
"Nowadays, the world is dominated by young people..."
"Are you old?" Xia Qi teased.
"You can't accept old age!" Rayleigh waved his hand carelessly: "This era is created by these young people."
The headline on the newspaper read: "The warship escorting Akainu was attacked by several pirate groups."
In one photo, countless magma bombs burning with flames and trailing black smoke were falling in the direction of the pirate ships:
"Although Admiral Akainu was seriously injured, he easily defeated the siege and attack of several pirate ships and captured and killed several pirates with bounties of over 100 million."
"Several pirate groups that participated in the attack on the warship were all wiped out and captured by the navy, and not a single pirate escaped."
Rayleigh curled his lips: "How can an admiral be killed so easily?"
"Now" Xia Qi threw a stack of wanted posters to Rayleigh and said, "The Navy Headquarters has re-set bounties for several members of the Dawn Pirates."
"Oh?" Reilly was stunned and said with a smile: "Is this considered a big event? There is no news in the newspaper?"
"The scenery has been taken up by Eric's bounty on the navy." Xia Qi reached out and knocked off the gray ash on the ashtray, and said casually: "It's always been the cat catching the mouse. Occasionally there will be news about the mouse catching the cat. It’s very eye-catching.”
"That's it..." Reilly picked up the wanted poster and flipped through it one by one:
"'Kui Long' Darren Eric, the bounty is 4.89 billion Baileys."
"I don't know if the Navy intentionally set Eric's bounty to be 10 million less than Eric's bounty for Garp."
"Is this a disguised explanation that Eric is not as powerful as Garp?"
"It's hard to say..." Xia Qi raised her head, looked up at the slowly rising gray thing, and commented: "However, little Eric is the only person with abilities who has eaten two Devil Fruits. According to the information I collected, It can be inferred that Eric is probably the strongest man in the world..." "You actually gave Eric such a high evaluation?"
"I am seeking truth from facts." Xia Qi shrugged.
"Ice Queen" Esdeath has a bounty of 2.5 billion beli.
"According to common sense, Esdeath is not the captain of the pirate group. With her bounty of 1.6 billion, she shouldn't have risen so much..."
"I have an exclusive piece of information here." Xia Qi smiled and said: "A few days ago, before you came back, little Eric specially sold it to me."
"Oh?" Riley raised his eyebrows and asked, "What information is it?"
"The wounds on Akainu's body were basically caused by little Esdeath."
"...How many years has it passed? Has Esdeath become so strong?"
"That's why the Navy Headquarters set such a high bounty amount for her." Xia Qi blinked and said, "If one day, little Esdeath comes to challenge you..."
"forgive me……"
"However, Eric would actually reveal such important information to you."
"After all, little Esdeath likes fighting, especially fighting with strong men, so you want to attract some powerful challengers, right?"
"This will scare away many people..." Reilly lowered his head and continued to look through the wanted posters below:
"The Executioner of Darkness" Chi Tong has a bounty of 900 million beli.
"Fairy Queen" Erza Shukaretto has a bounty of 900 million beli.
"March of the Dead" Black Eyes, 1.7 billion Baileys.
"Nightmare" Kurumi Tokisaki, 900 million Baileys.
"Dragon Witch" Joan of Arc, 950 million Baileys.
"Explosion Artist" Deidara, 500 million Beli.
"Ferocious Shark" Dried Persimmon Kisame, 530 million.
"Devil's Transformer" Genos, 450 million.
"God of the Wild Sea" Egil, 350 million beli.
"Killer Dominator" Olumbus, 130 million.
"Beheading" Slyman, 80 million Baileys.
The "cruel duo" Abdra and Jet, each have 60 million Beli.
Reilly asked: "Are there only these wanted posters? There are many members whose bounties have not changed?"
"This shows that the Dawn Pirates defeated the coalition forces of the Navy Headquarters and the North Sea countries with only such a small number of cadres."
"..." After a long silence, Rayleigh sighed: "The Dawn Pirates are developing so fast!"
Reilly pointed to the wanted posters at the back and asked, "There are a few new faces. Are they all newcomers?"
Xia Qi reached over her head, glanced at it a few times, nodded and said, "Do you still remember the world's best martial arts conference held by the Kingdom of China a year ago?"
"Yes." Reilly nodded and said, "The prize for first place is pure gold. If it were replaced by Bailey, I would never have to worry about money again in this life..."
"Regret not participating?"
"I have old arms and legs, so let's forget it..." Rayleigh smiled wryly and shook his hand.
"These people are all the subordinates that little Eric collected from the contestants in the martial arts competition."
"Is there such a purpose behind holding the world's best martial arts conference?" Lei Li was startled.
Xia Qi rolled her eyes at Lei Li: "Do you think that little Eric will give away rare treasures to others for free?"
"Hahaha..." Rayleigh laughed dryly.
"However, this is what I figured out after the fact." Xia Qi blew out a puff of smoke and said: "The reputation is not as good as the old pirate group, and the power and manpower are not as good as them. So little Eric found another way and used bait to attract a group of pirates. Let the powerful come to your own territory and recruit them."
"He and you have embarked on a completely different path for hegemony..."
"Haha..." Rayleigh chuckled and said, "Everyone's path is different. The journey Roger led us on is definitely not suitable for Eric."
"I hope he won't change..."
"Even if little Eric recruits his subordinates, he still picks people." Xia Qi smiled and said: "Since the Dawn Pirates laid their foundation in the North Sea, many pirate groups from the North Sea have gone to the City of Generosity, planning to join Little Eric. Eric.”
"As a result, little Eric rejected a lot of them. He didn't take in any of those pirate groups that massacred civilians for no reason."
"Those pirate groups were all spared by Eric?" Reilly asked.
"Well, after all, the other party came to take refuge with me. Even if little Eric hates their behavior, he can never kill the other party. Otherwise, the pirate's faith will not stand."
Lei Li nodded and said, "That's the truth."
"I also heard that little Eric once warned the rejected pirate groups that if they continue to kill civilians at will, he will never let them go easily..."
"The intimidation of the four emperors is sometimes more effective than that of the navy. The notorious Barbossa Pirates and Kaimano Pirates in the North Sea have never committed any tragedies that massacred villages and towns since then."
"Eric is becoming more and more majestic as an emperor..."
Then, Reilly whispered: "The person Roger is waiting for is definitely not Eric..."
"Could it be the East China Sea kid that Shanks mentioned, Monkey D. Luffy?"
"Huh?" At this time, Xia Qi took out a clean glass from the bar, poured wine into it, and asked, "Reilly, what did you just say?"
"No, it was just me talking to myself." Reilly picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine.
"Really?" Xia Qi didn't pay attention and continued busy with her work.
