Elmos, a weapons dealer on the sea, has gained some notoriety in the underworld because of his connection with Doflamingo.
His signature feature was a large, bumpy nose on his face, resembling that of a toad, which earned him the nickname "Toad Merchant" Elmos.
At this moment, he was looking at the Den Den Mushi, whose eyes were already closed, with an uncertain expression.
He never imagined that this greedy yaksha would actually make him stop.
The man named Lucilfer was even compared to a white-bearded man by Doflamingo.
He didn't watch the live broadcast; during the Marineford War, he was busy selling weapons everywhere.
With the navy arriving at headquarters from all over the world and local forces being weak, it was a perfect opportunity to sell weapons. Why would he have time to watch the live stream? Wasn't making money more appealing?
He only learned from the newspaper that the navy had won the Marineford War.
But so what? He fought Whitebeard and even clashed with Red. Now that the seas are gradually going berserk and the Navy is becoming increasingly powerless, he is not afraid of the Navy at all.
"I won't give up Moe Island. That idiot Doflamingo doesn't want to offend the Navy, but I won't give up that island. It concerns the weapons business of two kingdoms, as well as dozens of shipping lanes. Just wait, once I take over that island, Doflamingo, you'll look at me in a completely different light."
Elmos hardened his heart; he was not without power.
However, before that, he took Doflamingo's words to heart. In any case, he still needed to investigate the navy's background before deciding on the scale of force to use.
...
The azure seawater crashed against the beach, and the sunlight on Meng Island was dazzling.
On the beach, Kuro lay shirtless, the gold beaded earrings on his earlobes gleaming in the sunlight. He lay on a deck chair, one hand supporting the back of his head, the other holding a drink.
Beside him, Lida, dressed in a children's swimsuit with her hair tied in two buns, knelt below Kuro, holding something in her hands and playing with it up and down, looking very focused.
As she moved, a fine layer of sweat appeared on the tip of her fair nose, and her small mouth was slightly open, from which she could faintly exhale a few breaths.
"hiss..."
Kuro felt a sudden weight below him, gasped, and looked over. "Lida, slow down."
Lida looked up, some dirt around her mouth, and said angrily, "Don't move around, Kuro, you've splashed it all over my face."
Kuro was covered with a layer of sand, which stretched from his feet to his waist, and Lida used her hands to make various shapes on the sand.
She was obviously playing in the sand.
"Can't you find somewhere else to play? Why are you doing this to me? Do you know you're getting in the way of my posing? What if a photographer comes along and wants to take a picture of my heroic self? You'll ruin my whole look!" Kuro said irritably.
Lida rolled her eyes. "Come on, you think you can get photographed? Don't you hate this the most? I told you not to touch anything! I worked so hard to build this castle!"
So why are you building castles on me?!
boom!
Kuro twitched his lips, about to say something, when he heard the sound of cannon fire from the sea not far away.
On the shore, several cannons fired cannonballs, which hurtled towards the pirate ship on the sea.
Kuro is stationed here, so of course he needs some supplies. Coastal defense requires cannons, but the cannons on the warships are definitely not enough. As for the cannons that were originally in the upper city, he smashed them into scrap metal and they are no longer usable.
Fortunately, there were still a few pirate ships on the sea, so he simply removed the cannons from them and used them for shore defense. As for the ships, he naturally sent them into the sky.
How many times has this happened?
Kuro looked at the pirate ship approaching from the sea and asked.
Ever since he announced a few days ago that Moe Island had been used as a naval base, there have been those reckless pirates who want to try their luck here.
"I don't know," Lida shook her head.
"All you ever think about is eating!" Kuro glared at him.
"Hmph, being able to eat is a blessing, you said it yourself," Lida retorted defiantly.
"Did I say such a thing?" Kuro asked, surprised.
"Yes, I have."
Lida rubbed her head; "What did you say back then? It was quite complicated. The gist of it was that strong people see food and think that's enough, while weak people are picky and refuse to eat this or that. However, when they have such thoughts, they are already weak."
"By the way, you said this is the language of your hometown, spoken by a guy named Tree Man Xun. Who is Tree Man? Is he someone who ate a Devil Fruit?"
Kuro: "..."
What does the tree man have to do with Lao Tzu? I don't have a Moon Well anyway.
A dark figure leaped from the shore into the air, and after a few maneuvers, landed on a ship in the sea. Amidst screams, the ship fell silent.
The dark shadow flew out again and landed on the beach.
Kuro pulled a hand towel from his pocket and gentlemanly wiped the blood off his hands before walking over and saying, "Mr. Kuro, it's all taken care of. It was a small-time pirate with a bounty of 33 million Berries; he's already sunk at sea."
"Same as always, leave the supplies behind, divide the spoils among everyone, dismantle the cannons, and keep the ship for me."
Kuro handed her the cup. "We're out of drinks, get me another one. Lida, do you want one?"
"Yes!" Lida's voice was clear and crisp.
Praise me!
Why the hell don't you praise me?!
I've been working so hard, directing, doing logistics, and even going to the front lines myself, and you're just sitting here in the sun, and then you want me to refill your drinks?
“Yes, Mr. Kuro.”
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