Ian Ke didn't forget the purpose of his coming to Ace this time, so he asked Ace who was supporting him in a low voice, "Ace, have you seen Teach?" ”

Marshall M. at this time D. Titch doesn't seem to have the title of Blackbeard yet, it seems that he got his name after he reversed Whitebeard, so Ian just said his name.

"Titch?" Ace was stunned for a moment when he heard the name, and then said, "Oh, I remember, it's that guy, I've already seen him on the boat, and he seems to be a good guy." ”

Ian nodded, confirming his suspicions, and Titch appeared here with Whitebeard, indicating that Whitebeard had summoned him back after the Clockwork Island incident, so Ace had definitely met him.

It's just that, from Ace's answer, Ian found that Titch seems to be well disguised, Titch has been in the Whitebeard Pirates for a long time, and has always pretended to be honest and heroic, hiding his ambitions deeply, not only deceiving others, but even Ace, a newcomer who has just joined, seems to have a good impression of him.

"Ian, have you seen Titch?" Ace asked Ian as he helped him go.

"Acquaintance, I saw it when I was on Clockwork Island!" Ian said, to the stinging blessing, Ian was supported by Ace, and now he was very close, so he whispered to Ace: "Listen to me, Ace, you have to be careful of Tiqi, he is not as simple as it seems!" ”

Ace frowned and said, "But, I feel that others are good, and I also like the atmosphere inside the Whitebeard Pirates......"

Ian shook his head and said, "Ace, have I hurt you?" ”

"Nope!" Ace smiled: "You and I are brothers, how can you harm me?" By the way, if you have the opportunity to meet Luffy in the future, I will introduce him to you, and I believe he will also like you as a brother! ”

Ian smiled and said, "Let's talk about it, but Ace, you must pay attention to my words!" ”

"Well, well!" Ace nodded, "I'll keep an eye on that guy." ”

Hearing him say this, Ian was also a little relieved, but he calculated carefully, knowing that Ace might have to get along with Titch for two years, and the scheming Blackbeard was afraid that he would use his performance to wear away Ace's vigilance against him little by little during this time, and in the end, Ace would feel that Ian was too careful.

Thinking of this, Ian couldn't help frowning, thinking about how to solve this problem.

It is impossible for him to join the Whitebeard Pirates, and joining the Whitebeard Pirates means that he has to recognize Whitebeard as his father, but Ian has his original parents, even after coming to this world, he also met the two masters of Koshiro and Reilly, he also has Sister Guina, and Zoro is a junior brother, and his relatives are still there, so he is not like Ace who lacks fatherly love, and psychologically Ian can't accept someone else as his father.

Ian admits that Whitebeard is indeed very good, he really treats Ace and them as sons, if Ian is really the kind of person with a poor background, maybe he really follows Whitebeard and treats the brothers of the Pirates as a family member is also a good destination.

But the problem is, Ian is not.

If history hadn't deviated too much, then two years later, when Luffy went to sea, Titch would kill Thatch, the captain of the fourth team, because he wanted to snatch the Dark Fruit, and then betrayed the Whitebeard Pirates.

Two years, since Ian doesn't want to join the Whitebeard Pirates, then it's impossible to stay with Ace for two years.

And when exactly the Dark Fruit appeared, Ian didn't know, so it was impossible for him to return at that point in time.

There was only some other way to think of it, Ian glanced at Whitebeard who was walking in front of him, and felt that this was not the time to talk to Ace in detail, so he could only leave it alone for the time being.

And Ace, the stupid man, he didn't know that Ian was worried about his affairs, and he happily told Ian about what he had encountered during this time.

When everyone had left the harbor and entered the city of the Duchy of Salamis, leaving the site of the previous battle empty, the trainee journalist Pritz stood up tremblingly and ran away.

Today's scene is too exciting for him, a freshly debuted intern reporter, but fortunately, no one will trouble him for a small person like him, and he will soar in the future because of this once-in-a-lifetime report.

Pritz was gone, but what he didn't know was that just after he left, another figure appeared here.

The figure, which looked mysterious, was shrouded in a green cloak, the hood of which covered his head tightly.

He stood where he was, looking at the mess around him that had been destroyed by the fighting, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Bear, it seems that you are worried in vain, this little fellow is more capable than we thought......" The mysterious man whispered to himself, and then took a step and slowly left.

A slight sea breeze blew and stroked his hood, revealing part of the mysterious man's face, only to see a strange scaly tattoo on the left side of his face......

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After entering the city, Ian realized how prestigious the Whitebeard Pirates really were in this country.

In Navy propaganda, Whitebeard is a terrible pirate, the strongest man, often used by some mothers to scare crying children, telling them that if they cry again, Whitebeard is coming!

However, this is a situation that only occurs in some member countries of the world government, and in Salamis, the situation is reversed.

Whitebeard has been crisscrossing the sea for decades in his life, and has met all kinds of people, and he is not a short-tempered person himself, so he has also made a lot of friends in his life, the king of Fish-Man Island, the great knight Neptune is not the only example.

Of course, almost all of Whitebeard's friends are now old men like him.

When Whitebeard, escorted by the Principality of Salamis, appeared on the streets of the city, and was spotted by people hiding in their homes, the crowd poured out like a tide.

"Daddy!? Look, it's really a daddy! ”

"Whitebeard Pirates! It's the Whitebeard Pirates here! ”

"Oh my God, Salamis is really saved!"

"Marko, and Marco the Undead Bird!"

"That person is Fire Fist Ace, right? He's also a member of the Whitebeard Pirates now, which is great! ”

The people of the Principality of Salamis, although they were still in awe of Whitebeard, were also warmly welcoming the arrival of the Whitebeard Pirates, shouting Whitebeard, shouting the names of the captains of the various teams that followed him, and the noise soared into the sky.

Ian looked at this scene with some amazement, he really couldn't believe that this was welcoming a sea thief, looking at the smiles of the old people around the street, and the excited screaming expressions of the young girls, this looked like welcoming the arrival of a hero!

"Weird?" Marco noticed Ian's expression and said with a smile: "Don't doubt it, for this country, Daddy is a hero!" ”

"What's going on?" Ace is new to joining, so he doesn't know the country's past, so he's also a little curious.

"The Principality of Salamis, which was originally also a member of the World Government!" Marco explained: "But as the amount of heavenly gold demanded by the Celestial Dragons is getting higher and higher, this country is also a little overwhelmed, you know, the Celestial Gold is different from taxes, that is to say, the country that pays the Celestial Draco people will generally collect additional taxes on the Celestial Gold in addition to the normal taxes, His Majesty Juan Carlos, the king of the Principality of Salamis, is a good king, and after seeing that the country has become increasingly impoverished because of the Celestial Gold system, he resolutely decided to withdraw from the member country, After missing this heavenly golden tax, he also reduced other taxes at the same time, which slowly brought the country back to life. ”

"So, there are other member states that continue to collect taxes despite this effect?" Ian asked.

"Of course!" Marco nodded and said: "And there are a lot, for some kings, although the heavenly gold is paid to the Tianlong people, but it is not from them, the heavenly gold tax is handed over to the Tianlong people, and the normal taxes are handed over to them, and they are all squeezed from the people, so whether there is heavenly gold or not, it has nothing to do with them, and even some countries, in turn, in the name of the heavenly gold, levied and extorted violently." ”

Ian shook his head when he heard this, no wonder at the World Conference, many countries repeatedly proposed to abolish the heavenly gold system, and it seems that wise people have realized that if this continues, it will lead to national turmoil.

Excessive taxation has always been a source of unrest......

"And then?" Ace asked.

"After withdrawing from the union country, Salamis also had a dark period!" "At that time, the navy withdrew the defense troops stationed in this country, which caused some pirates to discover the emptiness of this country, so they took the opportunity to plunder the Duchy of Salamis, and the army of this country was unable to resist the endless pirates, so in the end, His Majesty Carlos could only find his father and ask him to come out and take refuge in Salamis." ”

"Your Majesty Carlos met his father many years ago when he was traveling abroad, but he hasn't seen him again for many years!" Marco smiled and said: "But when he came up, Daddy still recognized him at a glance, so he came to this island without hesitation and hung his banner, and since then, no pirates on this island have dared to mess around, which is why the people of the Principality of Salamis welcome Daddy so much." ”

After hearing this, Ian couldn't help but feel a little excited, although Whitebeard was old, but the pirates had reached their peak when they reached his point.

When will you be able to reach this point and be able to shelter a country with just one banner of the Dragon Hunter Pirates?