Pirates: Your Emperor is Back!

"Huh, let's go too, Luo."

Rosinindi took a long breath, took the hand of the boy beside him, and boarded the ship.

"I will definitely let you survive..."

...

A group of four large ships set sail for the North Sea!

Although there were nearly a thousand people accompanying Rowan, for Alabasta, which had a standing army of 600,000, it was a drop in the bucket.

And for a "war", the number of these thousands of people is naturally even less.

But the key to this team lies in the quality.

After all, even if the Red Earth Continent goes smoothly, the trip to the North Sea will take at least a month.

If a large army is dispatched, whether it is the rear defense plan or the establishment of the front supply line, it will be a thorny problem that needs to be solved.

If you act rashly, the three-dimensional defense line that the Universal Alliance has finally built will soon be found by those all-pervasive pirates.

So Rowan chose to take away part of the elite forces within the Universal Alliance, and at the same time let the Navy of the Universal Alliance continue to stand in place, deterring those with evil intentions around them.

More importantly, the more than a thousand people on this voyage are all top players!

Alabasta elite king army headed by Bell;

Murloc warriors headed by Huoka;

Elite fighters of the Sky Island Sandia guerrillas headed by [War Ghost] Weipa;

Drum Island Guard led by Dalton;

Drum Island Medical Unit headed by Kuleha and Shiruluk;

Plus Shichibukai himself—[Sand Crocodile] Crocodile.

Even without Luo Wen's own strength, this team is enough to conquer the capital of a country in a very short period of time!

...

Time flies, and half a month has passed.

The Four Seas Alliance fleet successfully arrived at the scheduled area of ​​the Red Earth Continent.

After crossing this red land, you can reach the North Sea!

And if the people on a ship want to cross the Red Earth Continent and travel between the great route and the four seas, there are usually three ways:

One is to abandon the ship, land on the Red Earth Continent, buy a new ship at the other end of the Red Earth Continent, and continue sailing;

The second is to coat the ship and take a special channel under the seabed, such as the Murloc Island under the Chambord Islands, or simply pass through the red earth continent from the seabed;

The latter is too dangerous, and is usually suitable for adventurers who are unwilling to give up their ships, or pirates who dare not land on the Red Earth Continent to change ships.

The former has fast commuting and transportation, and as long as you pay money, you can safely complete the crossing, which is suitable for long-term navigation.

The third option is also Rowan's current choice.

Many special "dams" were built on some specific locations on the red earth continent.

By intercepting and releasing water several times, the dam can create an effect similar to an "elevator", transporting large ships to the red earth continent.

Afterwards, you only need to pay a certain amount of money to transport your ship directly to the other side of the Red Earth Continent.

This method is very suitable for royal nobles who are unwilling to choose civilian ships, or naval warships.

Among the three methods, this method costs the most money, but the former doesn't care, and the latter is free, so it doesn't matter.

But at the same time, there are also a very small number of people who are not wanted, and for various reasons, choose to spend this large sum of money.

Rowan chose the third option.

He has no intention of changing ships.

At the same time, assuming that there will be trade with the North Sea in the future, a large number of merchant ships will not be able to take the risk of taking the undersea channel, and can only communicate through the red earth continent.

When the air route is completely opened up, the third method can be abandoned, and the first method, which is the most efficient, cheap and long-lasting, can be chosen instead.

...

Under the Red Earth Continent.

rumbling rumbling...

After the initial contact, the huge elevator gate of the dam in front of him slowly opened.

The helmsman steered the ship into it, and then there was a long wait.

Several gates opened and closed, and the incoming water made the four ships rise higher and higher. This process took about an hour.

...

on the main ship.

Rowan stroked his chin, and observed with great interest the working elevator gate of the dam in front of him.

This is... the technology of the capital of seven waters?

It seems that the reputation of "the world's shipyard" is well-deserved, and not only shipbuilding, but even such complex projects can be done.

While Luo Wen was continuing to observe, he suddenly caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye.

There, the murloc Huoka was greeting his murloc brothers, covering his body with the robes he had prepared in advance to cover their bodies and faces.

Luo Wen was a little curious, so he leaned over.

"What is this doing?"

"Mr. Rowan."

Huoka nodded slightly, approached and said in a low voice:

"You know our identity, it's quite special, if people from the world government find out, it will cause you trouble."

In an instant, Luo Wen understood the meaning of Huo Ka's words.

They were originally captured by slave traders and sold as slaves in the holy land of Mary Joa.

The holy land of Mary Gioia is located on the red earth continent.

Because of the "Marie Joa Incident" triggered by the fisherman hero Fisher Tiger, Huoka and the others found a chance to escape from that hell on earth.

In other words, the identities of Huoka and other murlocs are fugitive slaves of the Tianlong people and wanted criminals by the world government.

Now that they have returned to the Red Earth Continent, once they are discovered by the people of the world government, and coupled with the conflict between Luo Wen himself and the Tianlong people, the world government is very likely to use this as an excuse to obstruct Luo Wen's actions!

Huoka didn't want the emperor who took him in to have his plan blocked because of them.

Hence, Huoka gritted his teeth and asked all the fighters in the Murloc village to prepare a robe, planning to put on the robe when passing through the Red Earth Continent, and then hide in the cabin.

As long as it is not discovered by the world government.

But what Huoka didn't expect was that after Luo Wen listened to his words, those pupils stared at his eyes, which made him feel a little scared.

Huoka shivered unconsciously.

"Mr. Rowan..."

boom!

Rowan punched Huoka in the chest.

That was where the heart was, and the blow was extremely heavy. Even the tough body of the murlocs still caused Huoka a dull pain.

But Huoka didn't take even half a step back, because he felt the emotion contained in Rowan's fist.

That is a kind of "indisputable".

"Listen up, Hoka."

Rowan's voice came slowly and spread all over the deck.

"I can't do this kind of sneaky thing, and I don't want to do it."

"Now you are not slaves on this red land, but members of the Universal Alliance."

"No one should be humbled by who they are."

"Because—we are creating the future."

boom!

Rowan punched Huoka again in the chest.

Hoka didn't move.

"Look, what a body!"

Rowan raised his head, looked at the murlocs behind Huoka, and said in a deep voice, "Stand up, stand up your chests!"

...

that day.

The World Government staff in charge of the dam elevator saw such a scene.

The four Alabasta ships slowly rose, passed through the artificial river, and headed for the North Sea on the other side of the red earth continent.

All kinds of people stand on the deck of the ship.

On one of the ships, a group of tall murlocs can be seen.

Murlocs - Not uncommon for people in the World Government, as they are the most beloved slave race of the Draconians.

But this group of people from the World Government has never seen such a "murloc".

They looked down on this red land.

In the eyes, there is no anger that should appear, nor the fear caused by the past.

Among them, there is only calm.

It's like an ordinary person looking at an ordinary land.

Only one thing is different——

They straightened their bodies and puffed out their chests.

Oh, and maybe a little more.

In the eyes of those murlocs, a few drops of water floated faintly like waves.