“Talent doesn’t determine everything; what truly determines a person is their environment and mindset,” Wang Han said, shaking his head. He then took a jar of wine from his spatial storage and tossed it to the white-bearded man. “Try this; it’s a very old, strong liquor.”
"Father, what about the other side's reputation?" Marco anxiously advised as he saw the white-bearded man catch the wine jar. Although he didn't finish his sentence, everyone knew that Wang Han's reputation was truly awful.
“You’re Marco, right? Don’t worry, I wouldn’t do that to someone I respect. Besides, I prefer a more direct approach with enemies,” Wang Han said, taking out another jar of wine from his backpack, breaking the seal, and raising the jar to Whitebeard.
“Kurarara, Marco, when did I, your old man, stop daring to drink even a jar of wine? And I trust him.” Whitebeard laughed heartily, unsealing the wine jar and raising it to Wang Han as well. “Kid, just because you managed to get Roger’s ship’s doctor on your ship, I’ll acknowledge you. Besides, I don’t believe someone who dared to storm the Holy Land and liberate slaves is as infamous as the newspapers make him out to be.”
"Cheers," Wang Han said, tilting his head back and pouring the wine from the jar into his mouth.
"Good wine!" The white-bearded man finished the wine in the jar in one gulp, praising it highly. Looking at Wang Han, who was still drinking, he couldn't help but say, "It's a pity there's too little. Not enough! Kid, is there any more?"
“Of course there is, enough for us to drink to our hearts’ content.” Wang Han stopped, took another jar from his backpack and tossed it to the white-bearded man, watching the jar turn slightly as he looked at it.
The wine jar rapidly expanded in mid-air, reaching a size of three meters by the time it reached the white-bearded man.
"Kuralalala... That's the way to go!" After removing the seal from the wine jar, the white-bearded man smelled the aroma of the wine inside, laughed loudly, and like Wang Han, took a big gulp from the jar. Then he said to Wang Han, "Such good wine can't just be drunk by us. My children are drooling just from the aroma."
"That's easy." Wang Han took out another jar of wine from his spatial storage and threw it in the middle of the deck. Then, to everyone's astonishment, one jar multiplied into two, two into four, four into eight, and within seconds, hundreds of jars were produced.
"Zhefu, the snacks to go with the drinks are yours." Wang Han instructed Zhefu, throwing out a large amount of ingredients and cooking utensils from the Divine Might Space.
"Kurarara... Your abilities are really convenient." Whitebeard laughed and said to Marco and the others, who were stunned by Wang Han's use of multiple abilities, "Kids, such good wine is hard to come by if we miss it. It's rare for such an honored guest to bring such good wine, let's have a banquet."
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Night fell, and Wang Han stood by the boat, looking at the silent sea.
The white-bearded man walked up from behind and said to Wang Han with a smile, "Isn't the sea beautiful?"
"It is indeed beautiful, but unfortunately it is fraught with danger. Only a few people can appreciate such beauty for as long as they want," Wang Han remarked.
“Your children are very worried about you,” Wang Han said. “Ever since I boarded the ship, I’ve been careful to keep myself in check, and even when we drink, no one gets drunk.”
“Your crew is the same,” the white-bearded man said with a smile.
“They’re afraid we’ll start a fight,” Wang Han said with a smile. “After all, we’re all people who stand at the pinnacle of the ocean, and my reputation is pretty bad.”
"Kurarara..." Upon hearing this, the white-bearded man burst into laughter. "Your reputation is indeed terrible. Before you came, I even called you a bastard. Because of your arrival, no one dares to visit me. Speaking of which, isn't your bad reputation the work of the World Government?"
“It was indeed the government of the world that did it,” Wang Han said with a smile. “They couldn’t do anything to me, and they were afraid that my fame would become too great and that I would be able to command a large following, so they ruined my reputation and made me an enemy of the world.”
"Wang Han, what brings you here today?" the white-bearded man said with a smile. "You don't want me to clear your name, do you?! Kura-ralalala..."
“I don’t care about reputation. If I really cared about reputation, I would have taken action long ago.” Wang Han shook his head and said, “I came to see you for another reason. After a while, I would like you to look after my team members for me.”
"Wang Han, I've never known your purpose. I doubt many people on the high seas know what your true intentions are. Your actions are unfathomable." The white-bearded man looked at Wang Han very seriously and asked, "What is your purpose? Without knowing your purpose, it's difficult for me to agree to your request."
"My original purpose was to destroy this world," Wang Han said to the white-bearded man, looking at the sea. "However, I found the people in this world to be quite interesting, and I was happy for a long time. So, I want to see what the future of this world will be like, and whether it can be changed."
"How will you change it?" the white-bearded man asked.
"Let all pirates disappear from the seas, let the Celestial Dragons and the World Government vanish, and let the Navy become nothing more than a police force that only needs to maintain order." Wang Han said with a smile, "Let the sea be just a sea for adventurers and ordinary people, a sea without killing. Pretty impressive, right?"
"Kurarara..." Whitebeard laughed again. "Now that you mention it, I'm starting to look forward to it. But why didn't you do anything before, and let the World Government ruin your reputation?"
"The time is not yet ripe," Wang Han said, shaking his head. "I'm just betting the future of this world on other people."
"I see. I'd like to meet the person I think is promising," the white-bearded man said with a smile.
"You'll see them in the future. Don't mind if this infamous devil and my band members stay here for a while," Wang Han said with a smile. "Let my band members get to know your children better first."
“Of course I don’t mind.” Whitebeard chuckled again. “But if you stay here with me, I’m afraid quite a few people will get nervous, kura-ra-ra…”
"Hahaha... Let them be nervous then. There will be even more to make them nervous in the future." Wang Han laughed as well.
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