Unlike Dressrosa, which is known for its "peace", the Kingdom of Prodes is a kingdom of power.

After all, this is a country under the rule of the "King of War".

And this "king of war" is not a tyrant, but a monarch who can take all kinds of risks in order to improve the country's voice on the international stage, can personally participate in bullfighting competitions, and can do many things himself.

Such a king will naturally be loved by the people.

So when Elizabello II's ship returned to the port of Dressrosa, it was already full of enthusiastic citizens who had come to greet the "war king".

"I see, if it was the guy who shot the target just now, it would make sense."

Standing on the watchtower, Jesus looked around with a telescope, and finally saw Carl on a rather oddly shaped ship.

Although they are pirates, in the Kingdom of Prodeens, no one will come to expel them, except for some soldiers in charge of guarding.

The reason why the Four Emperors are called "Emperors" is not just because the title "Emperor" sounds domineering, but because the New World is indeed the territory of the Four Emperors.

Therefore, in the New World, even if it is a member country of the world government, there are very few countries that do not welcome pirates, because in this sea area, pirates are the mainstream profession, and countless people have even formed distorted values - identify with pirates and worship pirates.

Of course, this is limited to the more well-behaved pirates, and as for those who shoot and rob when they meet without saying a word, no matter where they grew up, they will definitely want to be able to take out that kind of guy in the first place.

"Who are you talking about?"

By some point, Vice-Captain Ben Beckman was already sitting on a mast near Jesus.

"It's the same Carl we met in the little garden before."

After observing for a while, Jesus lay down lazily: "I remember that the captain had a very high opinion of him at that time:

It's hard to say anything else, at least the combat talent is top-notch. ”

Beckman stretched out his right hand, and Jesus took notice and threw the telescope in his hand to him.

Over the years, Carl has done many things that have caused the sea to swell more than once, and it is impossible for the red-haired pirates to be unaware.

They had only seen one pirate rise at such a rate before, and that was their captain, "Red-Haired" Shanks.

Everyone on board knows that Shanks was once the "One Piece" Gor. D. Roger's crew is the one who inherited the will of the "Straw Hat" among the countless crew members of One Piece.

Later, Shanks passed the "straw hat" to a little ghost who looked like him in the East China Sea, which seemed to give others a sense of admiration.

Shanks is only 32 years old now, and he was only 27 years old when he gave Luffy the Straw Hat of One Piece.

is so young, with Shanks' potential and strength, he is the most likely candidate to become the next "One Piece".

But Shanks gambled his "future" on the next generation.

It's easy to understand if Shanks was 72 at the time, but he was obviously only 27.

In fact, as the ship's co-captain and military advisor, Beckman knew very well that Shanks was not an ambitious pirate.

Rather than saying that the imp named Luffy is more like Shanks, it is better to believe what Shanks said before: I found the same feeling in him as the captain.

Shanks came to the New World not to compete for supremacy, he was just constantly exterminating those vicious pirates, and at the same time, he was also trying to maintain the peace of various countries with his own strength.

BIGMOM's ideal is "pleasure", Kaido's purpose is "destruction", Whitebeard only cares about "family" and "freedom", but Shanks has been running for "peace".

After all these years, the attentive Beckman has felt it.

All that his captain Shanks did was like wiping the ass of Shanks's former captain Roger.

Roger, who learned a certain truth, wanted to deal with the world government, but his own power was too small, so finally, with a sentence before he died, he started this troubled era called "The Age of Sea Pirates".

As it turned out, what Roger did did create an extremely embarrassing dilemma for the world government and navy.

The navy's military strength in the four seas is stretched, and the New World has completely become a world of pirates, and the navy has to retreat in the sea area of paradise.

It is also because of Roger, in the chaotic times when this world government is busy, the revolutionary army has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and in just a dozen years, it has faintly had a tendency to be able to resist the world government.

The two "Ds", one Roger and one Dorag, seem to be about to overthrow this world government that has ruled the world for more than 800 years.

And the little imp who is favored by the captain is also named "D", and with the energy of that little guy, he may be able to create a more spectacular miracle than the other two "D".

But...... Where did that guy called "Carl" come from?

Like the captain, he rose at incredible speed, and he also came from the Western Sea.

But neither the captain who grew up in the West Sea, nor the companions who had traveled all over the West Sea, had ever heard of this Carl.

He is not a "D", but he is so mysterious, and he has done many things that the world government considers "terribly violent".

Could it be ...... Is he a survivor of O'Hara's legacy?

Beckman, who had a cigarette in his mouth, suddenly laughed because he saw in the telescope that Carl was giving him a friendly smile.

"If he is a foreign aid invited by the king of Prodeens, then it is estimated that there will be a good show to watch next."

Shanks' ship is huge, and the pirate flag is easy to recognize, so Carl naturally noticed the red-haired pirates at the first time.

With the previous communication in the small garden, Carl and the red-haired pirates can be regarded as "old acquaintances".

Although he was surprised to meet the red-haired pirates here, he only smiled politely at Beckman sitting on the mast and didn't pay any further attention to them.

After all, he hadn't come to visit Shanks in the Redhead Territory of the Four Emperors.

But soon, Carl meets the red-haired pirates again.

Because when he learned of the return of the king of the kingdom of Prodeens, Shanks soon came to the royal palace and took the initiative to visit Elizabello II.

"Uh...... That one...... You may be seated ......."

can see the "big man" at the level of the "Four Emperors", even if Elizabello II is a king, he is also a little uneasy in his heart.

In fact, if you compare the world of One Piece to the earth, there are only five real "big powers" in this world.

The only "superpower" is, of course, the world government, an existence that no force or individual can directly contend with.

Even if he was the "Hundred Beasts" Kaido, who took the initiative to seek death, he never dared to jump into the Holy Land Marijoya to kill, because then he might really die.

The remaining four powers are the forces under the "Four Emperors" of the New World, which is "one superpower and many powers".

The "country of harmony" in the new world can barely be regarded as one of the "strongest", but many countries such as Dressrosa, Prodians, and the Magnetic Drum Kingdom really do not have the confidence and strength to face these "powers" directly.

However, when he thought that there was still a pirate sitting next to him who had severely damaged the "BIGMOM" pirate group but was still at large, Elizabello II was a little more confident.

"Your Excellency Shanks, do you have any needs for coming to our Kingdom of Prodes? We'll do our best to help you. But after all, this is a member of the World Government, and if it is found that we have negotiated with the Four Emperors, I am afraid that we will be attacked by the World Government. ”

The "War King" is also a king, except for the strong people with absolute strength like Beast Kaido and BIGMOM, it is impossible for others to rule a country without a little brain.

Elizabello II also pointed out to Shanks when he said this: We are a member of the world government, and it is better for you four emperors not to fight for our heads.

At the front end of the New World Seas, the Kingdom of Prodes is not like the countries where pirates are rampant after entering the New World, such as Wano Country.

Unlike the member states that need to curry favor between the World Government and the Four Emperors, and act with their tails between them, Elizabello II does not want to pay two taxes now.

I don't know if it's because of age, or if it's because of the difference in natural personality.

Although Shanks often makes two foreign appearances, unlike Luffy's nonsense regardless of the occasion, at this time, Shanks is still very calm.

"The World Government, I'm afraid it doesn't want to care about the affairs of the new world, does it? I've heard that the country looks like it's about to go to war with the kingdom of Rommel. ”

Rommel was a country controlled by capitalists.

In order to accumulate capital, this country has repeatedly invaded the surrounding small countries and islands, invaded and occupied territories, established colonies, opened various shadow companies, carried out monopoly transactions, and finally gradually took control of the local sovereignty and incorporated it into the territory of Rommel.

When the small countries, small villages, and borderless lands around Rommel were developed, the growing Rommel Kingdom had its sights on the Kingdom of Prodes and the surrounding powers.

The World Government will not interfere in wars between the members of the World Government, just as the World Government will not interfere in the rebellion of Alabastan in the desert country, led by Klockdahl.

Elizabello II was puzzled: "Your Excellency Shanks, do you have any opinion on this matter?" ”

Shanks grinned: "Actually, I passed by your country just to persuade Rommel to be a little more restrained, if you have the same problem here, why don't you tell me, I will help you solve it by the way!" ”

"Forehead ......"

Elizabello II fell into deep thought.

If it was just a mere Rommel country, he naturally didn't pay attention to it.

But if you add the BIGMOM Pirates, it's different.

In fact, it is not bad to be able to cooperate with Shanks, the rumored most kind "red-haired" of the Four Emperors.

However, if you get the protection of one of the Four Emperors, I'm afraid you will never be able to get rid of the control of the Four Emperors in the future, right?

However, this time Elizabello II really misunderstood Shanks, although Shanks had the resourceful deputy captain Ben Beckman by his side, he would not use such opportunistic means to control a country.

Because that wasn't his purpose in the first place.

At this time, Karl suddenly interjected: "Shanks, in fact, you don't have to worry about it this time, I just told the king that I am planning to solve the trouble for them this time." ”

Shanks looked at Carl with a blazing gaze: "Carl, I always thought it was a pity that you didn't leave with me that day." But now I've figured out that there's no way you're going to be a crew member for anyone else.

Are you already targeting the Four Emperors now? Maybe one day, we'll meet on the battlefield, right? ”

Karl also looked at Shanks: "Otherwise, in order to eliminate this potential threat to me, you might as well seize the opportunity from here and kill me directly!" ”

Elizabello II was taken aback, thinking that the powder keg had been ignited between the two sea pirates for some reason.

After a brief eerie silence, Shanks burst out laughing, "...... You guy, you still like to joke as much as you used to! ”

Carl also smiled: "Since you don't plan to do anything to me, then why don't you cooperate with me, let's kill the BIGMOM Pirates together!" ”

Shanks didn't answer this time, and Beckman next to him smiled slightly: "Carl, you imagined BIGMOM too simply, she is not so easy to deal with." ”

"How?"

With a faint smile on his face, Beckman explained unhurriedly: "BIGMOM's strength is different from others. First of all, she was born with divine powers, and it is rumored that she already possessed powers beyond those of adult men of the Giants by the age of five.

Secondly, she has a tough body called 'Iron Skin', which can't hurt her even the slightest bit, and it's innate.

In addition, her 'Soul Fruit' ability is strange and changeable, very tricky, as a Devil Fruit ability, she can even control the sea water, if it is in her own territory, the whole world will fight for her, and others can be said to have no chance of winning.

Otherwise, do you think that with such a retard, who is even more stupid than Kaido, it is possible to become the 'Four Emperors' that everyone talks about? ”

When it comes to BIGMOM, the contempt on Beckman's face is undisguised.

But there is also a hint of helplessness in it, because the strategy he is proud of almost completely fails when he encounters a monster like BIGMOM.

The red-haired pirates can only compete with BIGMOM by relying on Shanks' strong strength.

"Carl, I know BIGMOM can't kill you.

But in order to avoid causing fearless sacrifices, give me face and give up the provocation of the BIGMOM Pirates! ”

Shanks abruptly persuaded Carl.

I don't know if I'm really worried about Carl's safety or if I'm testing Carl's guts.

"Soul Fruit, can you control the soul?"

Karl's eyes showed a confident look:

"But don't forget, I'm a ghost!"