Pirates: Your Emperor is Back!

The first large merchant ship of the Four Seas Alliance officially set sail.

On such a special day, Wapole, king of the Drum Kingdom, was missing.

Along with them, his two ministers, Jess and Cromarimon, and many guards disappeared.

When Crocodile asked about this, Dalton couldn't help but touch his forehead, wishing he could find a crack in the ground and get in.

"They took a submarine and ran away..."

Dalton frowned, and replied: "The majestic king of a country actually went out to sea to become a pirate because of fear!"

"Hehehe, it's really interesting."

Crocodile glanced at Rowan next to him, "Hey, the king has run away, who do you want to ally with?"

"I don't intend to ally with a big mouth."

Luo Wen replied with a smile. Obviously, he was in a good mood today. "It is enough for the Four Seas Alliance to have the Drum Kingdom itself. Does it matter who the king is?"

On the side, some residents of Magnetic Drum Island also chimed in: "That's right! Wapole is not some kind of king, why don't Dalton be the king!"

As soon as this remark came out, more people immediately began to echo it.

"Let Dalton be king, I'm at ease!"

"I agree!"

"Dalton, you guys, don't refuse!"

"..."

They have suffered from Wapol's rule for a long time, and they all miss the peaceful and stable drum kingdom once ruled by the old king.

In today's Drum Island, Dalton is the only one who can lead the country like the old king.

Dalton waved his hands again and again, but couldn't shirk it at all, and finally could only reluctantly nod in agreement.

After all, the current Magnetic Drum Kingdom has just established a fixed route with Alabasta, and trade such as caravans or academics will be extremely frequent.

If there is no leader, even if Luo Wen himself does not intend to do so, the people of the Magnetic Drum Kingdom will not be able to stand in the Four Seas Alliance with a relatively equal status.

This is Dalton's responsibility as the captain of the Drum Kingdom Guard.

"Understood, then leave it to me for the time being."

Dalton nodded to the surrounding residents and got cheers.

At the same time, some people from Drum Kingdom are ready to board the ship.

Among them are a small number of merchants and soldiers, but most of them are elites in the field of medical research.

These people, led by Dr. Kureha, will be the first users of the fixed route, and will go to Alabasta with Rowan and others.

Among them, even the quack doctor Shiruluke.

Kureha pulled Hiruru aside and said in a low voice, "Hey, you quack, sailing at sea is exhausting!"

Hiluluk laughed and waved his hands, "It's okay, it's not like I haven't been to sea before."

"Stop joking, you know I don't mean that!"

Kuleiha's face was gloomy, and she said seriously: "Your body...can you bear it?"

With excellent medical skills, she already knew the fact that Siruluk was terminally ill. The so-called "healed by the miraculous cherry blossoms" was really just a "miracle", and the so-called miracle would never happen again.

In other words, Hiluluk is still terminally ill, and I don't know when it will happen again!

There was no way this man could have passed away peacefully.

But Hilluluk heard the words with a relaxed and indifferent expression.

"Korea, I want to make a miracle medicine that can cure all diseases than some messy terminal illness!"

He looked at Kureha, grinned and said, "So, let me work harder!"

"Tsk, it's up to you, don't die at sea..."

There was a bit of worry in Kureha's eyes, but he still cursed a few words.

Hiluluk laughed even happier, turned around and shouted to the residents of the Magnetic Drum Kingdom: "Hey, don't worry, it's very convenient if there is a fixed route, we will go back as soon as we go!"

As soon as this remark came out, the residents of the Magnetic Drum Kingdom immediately became excited.

"Don't come back, you quack!"

"Doctor Kureha, go early and come back early!"

"Quack doctor, don't harm people from other countries!"

"..."

Hiruluk laughed and looked at those people, oblivious to the disgusting words.

He believed that sooner or later, he would find that "miracle".

Pushing down the brim of his hat, Hiluluk was the first to board the big ship, followed by all the people from the Magnetic Drum Kingdom.

Weiwei, Crocodile, and part of the Alabasta king's army also boarded the ship.

The other part of the Alabasta King's Army stayed in the Drum Kingdom. Many of them were engineering talents and would help the residents here to expand and maintain the original pier.

Rowan also boarded the big ship and gave the order to sail.

Dalton stood on the pier and waved goodbye to the people on the big ship.

The first route of the Four Seas Alliance is hereby announced!

...

After half a day.

The ships of the Four Seas Alliance sailed on the sea.

Crocodile sat on a box below the mast, enjoying the sea breeze and smoking a cigar.

After Luo Wen settled Weiwei, she also walked onto the deck.

"……Is it possible?"

Crocodile suddenly asked an endless question.

Luo Wen smiled and said, "What is feasible?"

"The establishment of this fixed route, and the protection measures you have planned."

Crocodile lit a cigarette and explained: "A merchant ship on a fixed route—for pirates, this is simply a piece of fat that smells so delicious that it drives them crazy. It is impossible not to be indifferent."

He looked at the sea and gestured: "Although you have set up garrisons on every road section, this is the sea after all, and you can't guarantee safety at all times. Pirates will always find loopholes to attack."

"A behemoth like the world government may fear you, but those small groups of pirates won't."

Crocodile said with a dark smile: "Maybe one day, the people on the boat will be robbed by pirates while smoking in the sea breeze. What are you going to do?"

Rowan replied: "I'll let Bell, Jaca, or Huoka follow the boat a few more times later."

"The strong can protect for a while, but not forever."

Crocodile retorted: "There are not so many masters, let you send them to protect every ship."

Luo Wen shook his head, "You don't need to protect a lot, just a few times is enough."

He stretched out his hand, pointed to the flag of the Universal Alliance flying on the ship, and said:

"As long as the flag of the Universal Alliance is remembered by the pirates, that's enough."

"Huh?" Crocodile raised his eyebrows, "What are you going to do?"

Rowan asked back, "Why don't the pirates rob the ships of the World Government?"

Crocodile couldn't help laughing, "They're not stupid, robbing the world government's ship? Are they courting death..."

Having said that, Crocodile suddenly realized that he seemed to know what Rowan was going to do.

At this moment, the watchman's whistle came from the watchtower.

"At six o'clock, a pirate ship appears!"

Everyone looked, and they saw a medium-sized sailing ship. No one recognized the black flag on it. It was probably an ordinary pirate group that was not popular.

The pirates on the deck were cheering, as if they were excited to find a merchant ship they had never seen before.

Rowan patted Crocodile on the shoulder.

"Take it lightly."

Crocodile got up and exhaled a puff of smoke, "How light?"

Luo Wen thought for a while, "Leave 10%?"

Crocodile frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart, and said casually: "I will try my best."

He understood what Rowan had to consider to maintain the long-term safety of the route.

The method is very simple:

Just like the status of the world government in the hearts of the world, Rowan wants all the pirates in this sea area to remember the flag of the Universal Alliance.

Remember the fact that "once you attack the Universal Alliance, you will have an extremely tragic end"!

...

The pirate captain approached the ship excitedly, beckoning his younger brothers to throw hooks and locks, intending to pull a ship that looked very valuable.

He picked up the speakerphone, and was about to shout, when suddenly there seemed to be a small black spot in front of his eyes.

Looking carefully, the pirate captain found that it was a grain of sand.

"Um?"

"What the hell?"

...

Three minutes later.

The four surviving pirates rowed the lifeboat and fled desperately.

It was also at that moment that the name "Four Seas Alliance" and the flag representing the Four Seas Alliance began to spread in this sea!

Crocodile returned to the ship, raised a sandstorm, and beat the pirate ship to pieces.

But the pirate ship did not remain silent, but maintained a precarious feeling and drifted into the distance.

Rowan nodded slightly to Crocodile, "Thank you, little crocodile."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just very upset!"

Crocodile frowned, and suddenly smiled darkly: "But if you really thank me, answer me a question?"

Rowan nodded, "Ask."

"Medicine - can be applied in daily life, but it is also an essential part of war."

Crocodile raised some interest, "I don't think you invited a large number of medical elites here just to build a medical research institute in Alabasta, so what are you going to do next?"

"So you're curious about this."

Luo Wen didn't mean to hide anything, he pointed to the sky directly, and said with a smile:

"The next step, let's go to heaven."