In the world of One Piece, there has never been a day that is truly peaceful and harmonious.
Unexpected tragedies happen all the time in this world. Whether it is the navy, pirates, or civilians, they will be inexplicably involved in some strange things.
The will of individual human beings seems so insignificant in the face of this turbulent world trend.
Yoshiichi Tsugikuni settled down on Shanks' ship. His life was regular and monotonous. Apart from practicing sword, he spent more time watching the sea on the bow deck.
Yoriichi has very little contact with the crew members of the Red Hair Pirates. He rarely takes the initiative to chat with others. Moreover, the crew members of the Red Hair Pirates are also wary of Yoriichi Tsugakuni and are unlikely to take the initiative to talk to Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
On the entire ship, the person who talked the most with Jiguo Yuanyi was probably the young Uta.
Uta is at the age when she is curious about everything in the world. When the crew of the Red Hair Pirates go to the town of Goa Kingdom to have fun, there are very few people for her to chat with.
The crew members who stay to take care of Uta are often selected by "drawing lots". Obviously, although Shanks' crew members all like Uta, it does not mean that they can take care of children.
Uta was not very interested in these crew members she was familiar with. Her favorite thing to do was to go to the deck and chat with Ji Guoyuan.
When it comes to treating children, Yuichiro Tsuchikuni is a little different from others.
Even though Uta was not as tall as Yunyi's knees, Yunyi treated Uta like an adult and did not treat her like a child when chatting with her.
Uta may not understand some of the things that Yunichiro said now, but when Uta grows up, there will be one or two accidental opportunities that will make her recall what Yunichiro Tsugakuin said to her now.
Shanks had been away from the ship for most of the time, spending most of his time exploring and observing the towns of the Goa Kingdom. Shanks wanted to find a so-called "solution" to change the current situation in the Goa Kingdom.
All member states of the World Government have a high degree of autonomy in domestic affairs. Generally speaking, even the Celestial Dragons find it difficult to interfere in the affairs of a country through conventional channels.
Since Shanks is a pirate, it is even more impossible for him to influence the country's policies through conventional means.
Of course, when Tsugikuni Yoriichi entrusted this matter to Shanks, he certainly did not expect Shanks to be able to handle the affairs of this country through conventional means.
What Tsugikoku Yoshiichi wants is for Shanks to take control of this country through unconventional means!
The pirates of the East Sea are weak, and it's hard to find another pirate group capable of influencing a large country like the Goa Kingdom, except for the Red Hair Pirates. This is exactly why Yoshiichi Tsugakuni has his eyes on Shanks.
The reason he lived on Shanks' ship was, on the one hand, to wait for his companions to return to the East China Sea, as Yoriichi Tsugakuni himself said; on the other hand, Yoriichi wanted to personally monitor Red Hair's every move and keep the development of the situation firmly in his own hands.
What Yoshiichi Tsugikuni didn't expect was that Shanks didn't take any action for several days.
This made Yuan Yi confused about what the other party was doing for a while.
In the evening.
After a day of "wandering", the crew of the Red Hair Pirates returned to their ship one after another. Under the setting sun, Shanks also returned to the deck wearing his straw hat.
"Shanks!" As soon as Shanks came back, Uta ran away from Tsugikuni Yoriichi, rushed towards Shanks cheering and hugged Shanks' calf.
"oh!"
"Uta, I brought you a gift today!"
Shanks picked up Uta with one hand, and then reached behind him and took out a pink headset and handed it to Uta.
"What's this?!"
Uta had never seen anything like this before, and his face was full of curiosity.
"I bought it at the market."
"I heard it's the latest thing. You wear it on your ear and it can pick up the signals from the Den Den Mushi and relay the sounds of the Den Den Mushi in real time."
"This thing also has a recording and storage function, and can play some stored music."
Simply put, this is a Den Den Mushi-connected "MP3" headset. Shanks explained it to Uta and then put the headset on Uta's ears.
Gently pressing a button on the headset, soft music came into Uta's ears.
"oh--"
"Wow, there really is a sound coming out!"
Uta exclaimed softly, with a look of deep curiosity in her eyes. Listening to the music coming from the headphones, she leaned lightly on Shanks' chest, squinting her eyes slightly with some enjoyment.
Although Uta called Shanks by his name, that was actually her naive and stubborn desire to help Shanks establish the "captain's authority" that did not need to be established. In Uta's mind, Shanks was her father, and her favorite thing was to stick to Shanks.
That feeling can give Uta a strong sense of security.
"There is still no action today."
"Shanks, what are you going to do?"
"I can tell you in advance that even after my companions returned to the East Sea, I still haven't seen any changes in the Kingdom of Goa."
"You must go to Judicial Island."
Jiguo Yuanyi sat by the guardrail, glanced at Shanks, and spoke.
"That's really harsh! General Tsugikoku Yoshida."
"If you're so anxious to see so-called change, why not just do it yourself?"
"With your strength and your status as a navy admiral, wouldn't it be easy to do something like this?"
Shanks, holding Uta in his arms, asked with a smile after hearing what Tsugakuko Yoriichi said.
Tsugikoku Yoriichi did not answer Shanks' words, but turned his sight away and looked at the sea.
"Because it's inconvenient?" Shanks grinned and spoke frankly. Seeing that Tsugakuni Yoriichi still had no intention of paying attention to him, he continued:
"Don't you think it's a bit ironic?"
"As an admiral of the navy, you actually cooperate with a pirate?"
"Is the justice you carry on your shoulders such a light thing?"
Shanks pressed down the straw hat on his head, his tone sounding a little heavy.
"I'm looking for you simply because you might share the same values as me, that's all."
"Identity and position are completely meaningless to me. I have my own set of standards for judging people."
“I judge a person’s goodness or evil based solely on what he does.”
"You are a Celestial Dragon, a pirate, and a wanted criminal with a bounty on his head."
"But I only look at what you do."
Tsugikoku Yoriichi looked out at the sea and spoke calmly. Shanks's ridicule didn't bother Tsugikoku Yoriichi at all. Shanks was a good man and was useful to him, and that was enough.
“Hahahahahaha!”
Hearing what Tsugikoku Yoshiichi said, Shanks suddenly burst into laughter, his face full of joy. Uta saw that Shanks seemed very happy, so he silently took off his headphones and grabbed Shanks' collar and asked:
"Shanks, what's so funny?"
"I want to know too!"
Glancing at Uta, who looked innocent, Shanks stopped laughing. He reached out and patted Uta's head, then said with a smile, "Nothing. It's just a gift for you. Do you like it?"
"Yeah! I like it very much!"
Uta's clear and childish voice made Shanks smile even more.
"The sea pirates are attacking!!!"
The next morning, the guards' shrill shouts instantly pierced the entire Goa Kingdom's palace.
The layout of the towns of the Kingdom of Goa is very unique. In the center of the kingdom is the residence of the royal family of the Kingdom of Goa - the royal palace.
The royal palace was a large complex of buildings like a small city. In addition to the powerful Filius family, there were also thousands of guards, as well as a group of maids and slaves.
The urban complex surrounding the palace, known as Gaozhen, covers a vast area and boasts ornate architecture. Its streets are spacious and tidy. Gaozhen is where the nobles of the Kingdom of Goa reside. Every house is owned by a noble, otherwise, even the richest would be unable to settle in Gaozhen.
There is a high wall surrounding the Gaozhen building complex, and at the other end of the wall is called the Central Street, where civilians live.
Most of the buildings here are small houses with one or two floors. The streets are narrow, but there are many shops, which gives it a sense of the bustling city life.
The towering walls completely separated the common people and the nobles, making the people on the same land people from two different worlds.
Outside the central street is the towering city wall. The entire core area of the Kingdom of Goa is firmly surrounded by the city wall.
Places like the Uncertainty Terminal are naturally outside the city walls.
In the eyes of the rulers of the Kingdom of Goa, civilians and the poor are completely two "species", and the latter are not even qualified to be called human beings.
The shouts of the palace guards quickly attracted the attention of the guards guarding the palace.
As a sharp whistle sounded in the palace, a group of guards holding spears and wearing iron armor quickly gathered at the entrance of the palace.
Hundreds of people stood in the square in front of the palace gate, watching the pirates walking into the palace with vigilance.
The leader of this group of pirates was a young man with short red hair, a long sword hanging from his waist, and a straw hat on his head.
Looking at the guards who were gathering quickly, the red-haired young man smiled brightly:
"Hello everyone! Everyone from the Kingdom of Goa!"
"We are the Red Hair Pirates, and we are not here for anything else."
"I hope King Filius Vorhan can provide us with some financial support!"
The people who broke into the Goa Kingdom's palace early in the morning were none other than the Red Hair Pirates.
Shanks said as he placed a hand on the knife at his waist and a bright smile appeared on his face.
The news of the pirate invasion soon reached the ears of King Filius Vorhan. Filius Vorhan was a little angry when he was woken up by the guards from his sleep, but he immediately broke out in a cold sweat when he heard that his palace had been invaded by pirates.
Pirates!
Why would such a ferocious creature appear in the Kingdom of Goa?
Don’t those pirates know that this is the hometown of the naval hero, Vice Admiral Garp?
Ever since Garp rose to fame in the Battle of God Valley, the Kingdom of Goa hadn't been harassed by pirates. In the early years, there were actually one or two foolish pirates who would plunder the coastal villages and then leave in a hurry.
But not long after that, those pirates were wiped out by Garp who "accidentally" returned.
After one or two similar incidents occurred, the pirates in the East China Sea would not be so foolish as to look for the Kingdom of Goa when looking for targets.
Therefore, when Filius Vorhan heard that the royal palace had been attacked by pirates, he was shocked and then felt fear.
What kind of vicious pirates must be to dare to attack the palace!
Putting aside Garp's reputation, the large number of guards in the palace alone are definitely not something that ordinary pirates can provoke.
Filius Vorhan hurriedly put on some clothes, then quickly walked to the door, opened it, waved to the guards outside, and asked immediately:
"Pirates, what kind of pirates attacked the palace?"
"Who is the other party? What are they going to do?"
"How many people are there? Tell me!"
The guard was also confused by Filius Vorhan's panic. He didn't know why the king had lost his composure like this.
"It's the Red Hair Pirates, the captain is Red Hair Shanks, and the bounty is 30 million berries!"
"There are only more than ten pirates in the group. Your Majesty, you don't need to worry. The guards are already gathering, and the captain of the guards has already gone there."
"These pirates will be driven away soon!"
Compared to Filius Vorhan's panic, the guard was much calmer and went to comfort the king instead.
"Thirty million?"
"More than ten people?"
After hearing the amount of the bounty Shanks put on his head and the number of pirates in the group, Filius Vorhan not only did not calm down, but the panic in his eyes became even more intense.
The fact that only a few people dared to attack the palace clearly told Filius Vorhan that the Red Hair Pirates were fearless!
"Quick, Captain of the Guards, come here! Escort me and my family out of the palace first!"
"They dare to come with just a few people. I'm afraid the guards are no match for them!"
"Notify the navy! Notify the navy quickly!"
Filius Vorhan shouted orders to the guards, turned around, and wanted to go back to the room to ask his wife to leave with him.
But when he turned around, he bumped into a solid chest pain.
The huge recoil caused Filius Vaughan, who was not paying attention for a moment, to sit down on the ground. The guard who was about to leave also heard the noise. When he turned around, he found that in front of Filius Vaughan, there was a young man wearing a straw hat.
"Red-Haired Shanks!" The guard opened his mouth and muttered in disbelief.
"bass!"
A cold light flashed in front of Filius Vorhan. Shanks drew out the long sword from his waist and pointed it at Filius Vorhan who was sitting on the ground. A smile appeared on his face.
"You are the King, aren't you?"
"Where are you going?"
It’s coming too fast!
It took only a few minutes from the guard's report to Shanks' arrival. Filius Vorhan could never have imagined that this pirate would act so quickly!
Filius Vorhan, who was being pointed at by a knife, quickly calmed down. His expression became serious. He slowly stood up, straightened his shirt, and said in a deep voice:
"Are you Shanks, the captain of the Red Hair Pirates?"
"What is the purpose of attacking the palace?"
"If it's just for money, I can satisfy you. If you want a woman, that's not a problem either!"
"30 million Baileys! I'll give you 30 million Baileys, and you retreat from the palace!"
Seeing Filius Vorhan quickly calm down, Shanks' eyes showed some surprise.
The information he had previously investigated about Filius Vorhan was that this guy was a cruel and ruthless king. He thought that such a person would be scared to death when facing a pirate attack, but he didn't expect that
Although Filius Vorhan's performance was somewhat beyond Shanks's expectations, a flash of surprise flashed across his eyes, and then he chuckled and said:
"Thirty million Baileys?"
"Can you please respect my profession?"
"What I want is all the wealth in the palace!"
(End of this chapter)
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