Based on Keynes's words, the imposing army knelt down directly in the street regardless of face.

Under the gaze of many eyes, Matthew bowed his head slightly and did not speak.

But his move was enough to give Keynes an explanation.

"Get out."

Keynes said expressionlessly.

Matthew gave him face, and he wouldn't let Matthew continue to be embarrassed, so he took advantage of the situation to give him a step.

"Yes, Master Keynes."

Matthew got up, smiled at Keynes, and then turned decisively and led the team out of North Street.

Before leaving, he didn't even forget to take the bodies of the three Marlet brothers away.

As for the act of kneeling down just now, it was nothing to him at all.

That Bacardi. Hammond......

To be called a distinguished guest by Keynes, and to attach such importance to it, it is very likely that he placed an overpriced order with Thomas Shipyard.

And a portion of the proceeds from every order made by Thomas's Shipyard were handed over to the king, who valued money above anything else.

In the face of this relationship, if you have a bad relationship with Maude......

He was not worthy of the Maude Pirates, but he was afraid that Keynes would go to the king's side and say a few bad things casually.

At that time, most of them will be sent to the [Hanging Prison].

Even if they commit suicide, they don't want to be tortured by [hanging prison] to the point that life is worse than death.

When he thought of some horrific images, Matthew's heart couldn't help but chill, and he only hoped that Keynes wouldn't trouble him afterwards.

Matthew retreated quickly.

The accompanying soldiers didn't say anything.

They are used to this kind of situation where they pull down their faces because of conflicts of interest.

In that case, if Keynes hadn't come forward, they would inevitably have to run into the Maude Pirates.

But......

The soldiers couldn't help but shudder slightly when they thought of Maude's aura stained with an unknown amount of blood.

To be honest, they didn't want to confront Maude at all.

It may be a blessing to be able to solve this matter by kneeling.

On Cross North Street.

Maud and the others watched the army leave.

The performance of this group of soldiers just now made Maud and the others realize that Keynes's identity may be very unusual.

After intervening to persuade Matthew and the other soldiers to retreat, Keynes smiled apologetically at Maude.

"Mr. Maude, please don't take the unhappiness just now."

"It's fine."

Maud put away the hodori.

If Keynes hadn't intervened, he would have had to do it again.

In Dick City, if you just kill pirates or bounty hunters, there will be basically no trouble in the future.

But if they do it to the army, then they will probably have to build ships somewhere else.

Even if the consequences could be foreseen, in that case, Maud would never give in and hold back.

If the power he pursues can't be used at such a time, then what's the point of him insisting on becoming stronger?

Pirates, they should do what they want to do.

After helping Maude solve the problem, Keynes returned to the shipyard after a few pleasantries.

In the near future, he will devote all his energy to Maude's sky-high new ship.

After Keynes left, Maud and his party walked in the direction of Cross Street.

Around the street, what happened just now made the eyes of the residents look at Maude and the others have changed substantially.

This group of people can make the Cairns of Thomas Shipyard so favorable, and it must be a big deal.

Under the gaze of many eyes, Maud and the others left North Street and came to the center of Cross Street.

Lafayette looked back in the direction of North Street and said softly, "I was very surprised by the actions of that group of soldiers just now. ”

"I didn't expect them to ...... The country is a bit strange. ”

Maud looked at the bustling streets.

Betty, who was walking in front, opened her mouth and hesitated, but finally said nothing.

Money is the most important thing in this country.

Not only can it be used to exempt crimes, but it can also be used to buy lives.

Here, the value of each person can even be measured in terms of the amount of money.

It's like a bounty order to measure the value of a pirate, and it's like a selling price and auction price to measure the value of a slave.

What the king did was nothing more than to make the world as large as possible.

And such a place is precisely a paradise for some people.

Led by Betty, Maude and the group arrived at a large tavern on East Street.

Before coming over, Betty had already given Maud and the others a general introduction to the situation on East Street.

It can be understood that East Street is the only lawless place in Dick City that is not interfered with by the army.

Therefore, even if it is robbed and killed here, it will not happen that the army will come to find fault.

It's just that from the moment Keynes came out for Maude, even if Maude committed the same thing again in other neighborhoods, the army responsible for maintaining order would not trouble Maude again.

Money is power.

This truth was vividly reflected in the kingdom of Ahab.

Knowing that East Street was a lawless place, Maud and Lafayette's minds suddenly came alive.

They pushed open the tavern door and walked straight inside.

The tavern, which had been noisy, gradually quieted down because of their arrival.

All eyes in the tavern were focused on Maude.

But any well-known pirate with a bounty on him, no matter where he goes, as long as there is a companion, he will inevitably attract attention.

These gazes are mostly in awe.

They were afraid of Maude.

And Maude does have the capital to scare them.

Maud glanced around the pirates in the tavern.

Swept away by Maude's gaze, most of the pirates bowed their heads to avoid it.

Maud didn't care about the ostriches of the pirates, and his gaze paused consciously when he saw a man with two chains tied to his body.

Immediately, without a trace, he withdrew his gaze and walked towards the empty seat in the tavern.

The man with the chains on his body was Buffalo.

"Oh, I'm not very lucky, I don't think I'll be able to go to the casino later."

Bafaro quietly glanced at Maude and his party seated, thinking to himself.

If it weren't for a few more glasses of wine, he himself would have been entertaining in the casino ten minutes ago.

Encountering Maud in the tavern because of a thought made Bafaro feel unlucky.

"By the way, he doesn't know me."

Buffalo suddenly thought of something.

"So what am I worried about?"

Buffalo came to his senses and laughed with joy, revealing the mark of Don Quixote's family on his white teeth.

After Maud and the others were seated, the voices in the tavern showed signs of recovery.

Maud didn't pay much attention to Buffalo's side, but he recognized Buffalo's identity.

The hairstyle and beard like the blades of the electric fan are simply the guiding light.

"Could it be that Baby-5, who has the weapon fruit, is also on this island?"

Maude's mind fluctuated.

He remembered that Buffalo and Baby-5 of the Don Quixote family often acted together.

If Baby-5 is also on this island, then ......

Just then, the door to the tavern was pushed open.

A tall man in an overcoat walked in, stopped and glanced around the door, and then went straight to the table where Maud was.

The man looked at Maude and grinned, "Long time no see, Maude." ”

"Arthur, you're not dead, are you?"

Maude looked up at the man in front of her, a little surprised.

Arthur, the former Mad Hat Town mortician, heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he pointed to the last empty seat left next to the wine table.

"That sounds so harsh, do you mind if I sit down?"

"I don't mind."

Maud doesn't give any face.

“……”

Arthur's expression stiffened a little.

After coughing lightly, he sat down cheekily.

In order to avoid being driven away by Maude directly, he took the initiative to find a topic.

"Maud, you're here for the Devil Fruit too?"

"Hmm."

Maude nodded quietly.

Lafayette at the same table had a calm face.

It was as if they had not come to the Leviathan to build a ship, but for the Devil Fruit that Arthur had revealed on his own initiative.

However, this news is no secret in Dick City.

Arthur didn't doubt him, and his face was really like this, and he quickly glanced at Bailey, who occupied a seat, and thought to himself, could this skunk be the fighting beast that Maude brought to compete?

Without much thought, Arthur lowered his voice.

"It is said that the devil fruit was found on an island called Little Garden."