After taking on the epic mission to save the kingdom of Alabastan from Princess Vivi, Galen and Nami are on a whirlwind...

Leaving Princess Vivi aside.

Because there are too many trivia facts after the elimination of the Klick Pirates:

Nami is responsible for verifying the Klick Pirates' ledgers and counting the confiscated property;

The size of the Klick Pirates is not on the same order of magnitude as the Dragon Pirates, and their economy is not much different from that of a small country.

While Nami was counting the money and her hands were cramping, she was also so tired that she was dizzy and her feet didn't touch the ground.

And Galen, as a leader naturally elected by the laborers, is inseparable from him in the handling of large and small affairs in the process of purging.

Galen had never worked as an administrator, but luckily he had an experienced former mayor of Tex in charge of the affairs and took care of a lot of chores for Galen.

But there are some major matters that still need to be decided by Galen himself:

Standing in the wide square in front of Crick's mansion, Tex said to Galen:

"Lord Galen, the clean-up operation is over!"

"According to statistics, the death toll of pirates is more than 550, and the specific number remains to be verified; Some pirates took advantage of the chaos to escape from the island, and it is difficult to count the number of pirates. ”

"The Klick Pirates still have more than a thousand people scattered across 32 territorial islands outside of their main island all year round."

"What are you going to do?"

Galen felt a little troublesome, but with the belief that the beginning and the end were good, he still agreed:

"When the affairs of this island are dealt with, I will take someone to clear all the islands in Klick's territory."

"Yes!"

Tex nodded, then pointed to the large group of pirate captives tied together in the square over there, and said:

"Also, as many as 3,022 pirates have been arrested."

"What should these people do?"

Galen felt even more big:

He used to just cut people and never think about the aftermath.

But now that the number of captives was more than 3,000, Galen's complicated situation did not allow him to be the shopkeeper easily.

"How about leaving it to the Navy?"

Galen suggested.

"Navy?"

Tex shook his head: "The navy can't handle pirates of this size. ”

"For these trivial and troublesome pirate minions, the navy has always been handed over to the local government to deal with."

"Local government?"

Galen was slightly stunned, and said helplessly:

"Where's the local government here?"

This was originally a pirate cave, and the local government was the Klick Pirates.

"Yes."

Tex, however, nodded deeply, and looked at Galen meaningfully:

"What you have in your hands now is the power to rule this sea."

"What?"

Galen said with some surprise:

"I don't plan to stay here and be the Emperor of the Earth."

Tex didn't show any disappointment, but asked with a flat expression, "Are you going to leave directly?" ”

"That's right."

Galen nodded:

"I'm only here to punish Klick, and I don't mean to take over his power."

He pointed to the orderly ranks of laborers over there, and said to Tex:

"Look, isn't it also very orderly for you to organize and manage this land on your own?"

"Order?"

Tex shook his head, and smiled helplessly:

"The order you see is all based on your personal prestige."

"With your power to suppress it, the laborers will show order, and the pirates will obediently be captured."

"As soon as you leave, the sea will soon return to its original appearance."

Galen heard the meaning of Dirks's persuasion, and went around the bend and refused:

"You have to have some confidence in yourself, too!"

"The weapons and manpower are all in your own hands, and it is not difficult to protect the safety of this sea area!"

"Ugh..."

Tex shook his head a little more:

"Lord Galen, you're thinking too simply."

"This sea will always belong to the strong!"

"In your absence, how can those laborers obey the stewardship of me, an old fisherman?"

Galen was silent, and he could understand this simple truth:

The fall of the old forces and the mere conflict of interest in dividing the legacy are enough to tear apart a new power without a strong leader.

"Moreover, it is up to us ordinary people to protect this sea area..."

There was a bit of bitterness on Tex's old cheeks, and he looked up deeply and wrinkled: "Impossible." ”

Galen was about to say something to refute, but Dirks sighed with a long breath:

"You're not the first hero to come to the rescue."

"What do you mean?"

Galen didn't quite understand what Tex was saying.

"Because of its location, this has always been a paradise for pirates."

"One pirate group has fallen, and when the limelight passes, more pirates will swarm in."

The old man of Tex said with deep feeling:

"I've lived for so many years, and I'm used to seeing the changes."

"Pirates come one after another to occupy the land as kings, and heroes come one after another to do chivalrous deeds, and every few years is a reincarnation."

"Klick isn't the first pirate to be defeated, and you're not the first hero to come from experience."

"But..."

Tex sighed helplessly:

"You heroes fly too high and too far to stop on our little branch."

"But we, ordinary people, are small trees that can't fly high."

"And as long as the tree is around, there will never be a shortage of bugs to eat its flesh."

Galen was tempted to refute Dirks's words with theories such as "mobilizing the power of the masses", but he couldn't say it—

Because in this world with extraordinary powers, no matter how great the power of ordinary people is, they are no more than an extraordinary powerhouse.

If there are too many ants to bite the elephant, they will only be trampled by the elephant and flee.

The unscientific record of Galen's previous one-man and one-sword extermination of the 5,000-strong Klick Pirates is the best proof of this.

Tex glanced deeply at Galen again, and said with some heaviness:

"After so many years, I can't afford to wait for the next hero..."

Galen looked at Tex's old and vicissitudes of life, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

No wonder this old man of Tex was overly calm from the start...

He is the NPC who leads people to the next copy of the profession, repeating the familiar work of leading the brave to slay the evil dragon year after year.

This kind of work is naturally no problem for an NPC without a mind, but it is for a living person...

Like other adventurers, heroes, and knights, Galen thought only about how to punish evil, but never thought about what would become of the land when he was gone.

This is not his responsibility, but once he mentions it, it will become a lingering question in his heart.

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After the fall of the Klick Domain, the first collective meeting of the leadership of the new labor force.

Among the participants were the interim leader Galen, the temporary cadres Dirks, Nami, and Wallace, as well as ten representatives who were spontaneously elected by the workers during the riots.

"Everyone!"

Galen said with a serious expression: "After careful consideration, I have made a difficult decision. ”

"What?"

Hearing Galen's serious tone, everyone took it very seriously.

Galen looked around, and finally his eyes stayed on Nami and Wallace's companions:

"I'm ready to take over the power of the Klick Pirates and become the leader of this sea."

"What do you guys think?"

As soon as he said this, Tex smiled, and the ten labor representatives who worshipped Galen as a hero gladly agreed.

Wallace didn't say anything, but took out a pen and paper to record the news.

It's just that Nami is a little hesitant.

"You're going to..."

Nami pursed her lips and asked the question she was very concerned about, "Are you going to be a pirate?" ”

"To be a pirate?"

Galen retorted categorically:

"How is that possible?!"

"Establishing an organization doesn't necessarily mean establishing a pirate group!"

"I'm going to do a legitimate business!"

"This organization will also become a righteous group in my hands!"

"That's right..."

Nami muttered to herself, but her expression was still a little unhappy.

Because of her years of dark experiences, Nami has a faint resistance to all rulers.

Take power, become a leader, rule the seas...

One more crooked step, and it's no different from the kind of Klick and the dragon.

"Trust me."

Galen saw through Nami's thoughts, and said seriously:

"I'm not going to be blinded by power..."

"In fact, the power of this acre and three points of land is far from blocking my vision."

These words are indeed Galen's true thoughts, in his opinion, he stayed basically to help the poor...

"And..."

Galen changed his words to Nami:

"Thirty-three islands, 150,000 people, more than 50 large warships, more than 500 cargo ships of all kinds, tens of thousands of weapons and equipment, and hundreds of millions of cash treasures left by Klick..."

"These assets can't be handled without a professional financial officer!"

"Say no more!"

Nami's pink cheeks had long been suffocated from overexcitement: "I'm in!" ”