New World, part of the territorial waters of the Pirate Emperor "Red-haired" Shanks, Red Island.

When Lilith, who controlled Minister Sain's puppet, docked the ship at the docks of Red Island, it was already evening. At such a point in time, Shanks, the owner of Red Island, will only operate in one place - the tavern.

The tavern is always bustling with people of all shapes and sizes, especially in the evening. However, when Lilith, disguised and her puppet Minister Thein, pushed open the door and entered the tavern, the volume in the room quickly became quieter.

This is not a rural place like the Four Seas, nor is it a pirate paradise like the first half of the Great Voyage, and even if the customers here are not pirates, they can basically be regarded as the top 30% of the pirate world in terms of basic knowledge and conventional force. Therefore, although they didn't know Lilith in disguise, they all recognized Minister Sain's face that blew up the whole world through the newspaper some time ago.

[In view of the general environment,

So, seeing the two of them come in, almost all of them put down the wine glasses in their hands, closed their mouths, and the customers who didn't notice them quickly quieted down under the reminder of their companions.

Several tall men with scars stood up involuntarily, their bodies tense, and looked at the two of them with a look of vigilance.

In the hall on the first floor, there were only two tables of special guests who were still drinking by themselves, and Lilith manipulated Minister Theon, turned her head to look at them, frowned slightly, and then the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

The chubby tavern owner had already trotted out of the backstage by this time, came all the way to the two of them, bowed nervously, and then led them to the second floor of the tavern.

As Lilith and the others walked through the hall on the first floor, the customers on the first floor watched them go upstairs as if they were saluting. Then there was a bang in the hall, and the customers were talking, and the few men who stood up and thought they had shown a tough attitude were even more excited with their scalps tingling and their hearts beating faster.

According to the usual braggart of the pirates, rounding up, they are also strong men who have faced a world-class figure like Minister Sein!

"It's amazing,"

A wine table in the lobby on the first floor by the bar, which was one of the two tables that were still drinking by themselves just now, had been watching their "red-haired" Shanks since Lilith and Minister Thein entered the bar, and after the two figures left, they poured the liquor in the glass, sighed, and said with a little excitement:

"In this world, I'm afraid that even the old man with Whitebeard is not as famous as this Minister of Theon!"

Due to the deliberate arrangement of Polusalino and Lilith, Lilith and her puppet of Minister Sain, who have been disguised, have no intention of hiding their whereabouts from the moment they enter the new world. Therefore, Shanks has long realized through the intelligence network that the man who stirred up the world, as well as his mysterious followers, suddenly appeared in the New World with a very clear goal, that is, to find their red-haired pirates, and even to meet himself.

So, in the past few weeks, Shanks and his red-haired pirates have changed their previous style of wandering around and holding banquets everywhere, and stayed on Red Island for a short time. While drinking every day, he waited for Minister Sein's visit, and actively investigated the information of the "Cross Union" in the dark world to increase his understanding of the uninvited guests.

To be honest, Minister Sein, who has a special status, has a good mouth about the five old stars, formed the "Cross Union" and returned from death, has already become a thorn in the side of the world government more hated by the world than the dragon of the revolutionary army, Colonel Marvin of the "NE Navy", and the three pirate emperors of the new world. The World Government doesn't even mark a clear bounty under his wanted warrant, just a series of question marks that represent that the World Government can grant a wish to arrest or kill his people.

Of course, this wish is certainly not unlimited, but in general, the strong man who can take down Minister Sein will not speak without brains.

In short, according to the normal logic of thinking, Shanks should try his best to avoid this with Minister Sein in the face for quite some time

Originally, everyone thought that Xie Langhua would go to the Summer Palace, and the mother and son were afraid that they would quarrel again, after all, everything in the house is good now, except for the atmosphere in the Summer Palace and Yilanyuan.

According to Qi's temperament, there is a high probability that he will be angry with his son. new

What is surprising is that the conversation between the mother and son was very peaceful, and I don't know what to say, in short, when Xie Langhua came out, his face was relaxed, and then he went to Yilan Garden.

On the second day, Qi took Xie Shuhua to appear in Shou'an Hall to ask for peace, but who knew that he met Xie Songhua on the way.

Although she was very unhappy, Xie Songhua still saluted her according to the rules.

The expression on Xie Shuhua's face was stiff and embarrassed, and she simply turned her head away and didn't give a look.

On the contrary, Qi Shi squeezed a smile and came out, "I haven't been good in the past few days, I haven't come out to walk around, I heard about your exemption from the election that day, I originally wanted to ask you about the specific situation, but I couldn't struggle, don't be surprised in your heart."

It's okay now, without the matter of entering the palace, you should breathe a sigh of relief and live happily for a few days."

When Xie Songhua heard her words, he only felt creepy, and wondered if Qi had taken the wrong medicine.

The stunned expression suddenly couldn't be controlled, and it was revealed on his face.

Seeing her reaction, Qi Shi was also a little embarrassed, and even said, "Don't talk about this yet, the days are still long, let's go to your grandmother's place to greet her old man first!"

The old lady was not a little surprised by the Qi family's mother and daughter, but said with a smile: "If you are not feeling well, it is good to rest for two more days, Chengri's family is so busy, don't be tired, and you two concubines can also help you a little."

Everyone else was surprised to look at each other, but they didn't dare to ask.

But obviously, the old lady's words were final, that is to say, in the eyes of the Xie family's high-level officials, the Qi family was not able to come out during this time, just because she was not feeling well.

Her old man said this, who else dared to come out and question?

Yu Shi was very obedient, "I hope that my second sister-in-law can get better as soon as possible, I am not born to do things, and I am not the eldest sister-in-law during this time, and I can't help at all."

An's heart is naturally not angry, she has been proud of being in charge of the house during this time, she thought that Qi was completely out of favor in front of her mother-in-law, who knows how she can feel good in her heart by taking Qi's fault in one sentence.

But the Yu family is so boneless, whatever the old lady says, she can't stand at all, which makes her more and more uncomfortable.

But this Yu family is so powerful that he was obviously patting the old lady's ass, and even praised her, so that she couldn't say a lot of things.

However, An originally thought that the old lady would hand over the power of the middle feed back, and was thinking about what to do.

Who knew that there would be no follow-up later, and the words stopped when they came to Yu's place.

"I heard that Tao Shilang is still sick?"

This was to ask the Yu family, and the Yu family replied very cautiously, "Yes, he is still sick, but Xia Ge Lao is about to return to Beijing now, so the appointment of the saint has not yet come out."

Hearing this, the old lady's face was a little disappointed.

Xie Feiwu is now in the Ministry of Rites and Rites, although there is still a distance to the Ministry of Rites.

However, Tao Shilang of the Ministry of Rites has always been in a bad position, and he once asked Xie Feiwu to replace him as the chief examiner of the examination.

Therefore, when Tao Shilang took sick leave again this year, Mrs. Xie couldn't help but look forward to it again.

This big exam is held once every three years, and these past examinees must be respected as Mr.

Then Xie Feiwu has a lot of protégés, and it is difficult to say what these people can achieve in the future in the court, but there are always more young contacts.

Of course, this kind of thing is hard to come by, and it's just talk.

The old lady no longer continued this topic, but asked about a few sisters, one moment asked about Xie Qionghua's body, and another time talked about the furnishings in Xie Songhua's room, thinking that it was not delicate enough.

Dealing with troublesome people and secretly discussing transactions is the only way to minimize risks and maximize benefits.

But Shanks's whimsical brain, or rather, his willfulness and childishness, which is basically the same as that of Polusalino's eldest nephew, King Luffy, drove him to be iron-headed.

Despite his co-captain Ben. Beckman, after learning more about Minister Thorn and the Crusaders in the Dark World (which Polusalino deliberately leaked), told him that the man was dangerous, and that he had not come here with good intentions......

"Even if you don't have to be domineering to deliberately perceive, just intuitively, you should know that this guy is just as dangerous as our captain......

The long black hair tied into a ponytail hanging down the back of his head, and the bangs hanging down from his left forehead, in the dim light of the bar, brought a little uninhibited temperament to the brain of Ben Beckman, the red-haired pirates.

His fingers holding the cigarette casually pointed to the staircase, and the direction in which Lilith and the two disappeared:

"But this man, I want to know, has a clear goal, strong execution, a cold personality, can do anything for the goal, and will not be ......stupid like our captain most of the time."

The two tables of red-haired pirates didn't give their captain face at all, and they all laughed, and Shanks, who was ridiculed by his subordinates, was not angry, and also laughed at himself.

"So, though I don't know why this guy came to us,"

Ben Beckman took a sip of wine, "But he has malicious intentions, and the probability of conflict with us is very high, we must be prepared in advance."

Ben Beckman looked at Shanks, "As the captain of the ship, remember to calm down for a moment."

Shanks nodded.

However, a crew member of the red-haired pirates at the other table said with some disapproval:

"What are you afraid of in the event of a conflict? This is our territory, can we still let him take advantage?"

"Mary Joya is the territory of the World Government, the sacred land of the Draconians, but he is the biggest beneficiary of that slave*** and deceives the whole world,"

Ben Beckman spat out a smoke ring and squinted at his companion who spoke, "Although I have faith in our pirates, blind faith is better than suicide."

After Ben Beckman finished speaking, he saw Shanks pour two glasses of rum, hold the two glasses firmly in his right hand, and stand up.

"I've said all this, don't you plan to let me come with you?"

Ben Beckman said disapprehantly - among all the One Piece Emperors and Emperor Vice-Partners, only the combination of him and Shanks can be comparable to the Hades Reilly and One Piece Roger. In other words, the red-haired pirates did not have only one pirate emperor-level combat power, but two!

Shanks smiled heartily:

"I'm the captain, and I'm on my own turf, and if I'm with you, I'm going to look like a bully."

"Who do you think you are? The Pirate Emperor "Red-haired" Shanks?"

Ben Beckman said amusedly, "Come on, we're all so-called bad guys."

"Hahahahaha!"

"Big Brother Beckman! It's amazing!"

"Hey! Let's do bad things tomorrow!"

"Hahahaha~"

The members of the Red-Haired Pirates burst into laughter.

Shanks raised his glass to his companions:

"Oh, what are you doing...... I just want to have a drink with a man like this~"

Shanks finished speaking, and staggered towards the stairs.

There were few guests on the second floor, and when Shanks went upstairs, he just glanced at Lilith and Minister Thein, who were drinking with their heads down, and strode over.

Although she looks like a normal human girl, Lilith is an artificial person after all, and she is a special doppelganger created by Dr. Vegapunk, a brain-brain-fruit powerhouse, to represent "evil". So, unlike normal people's measurements, Lilith noticed Shanks from the first sight

to something special.

The finger joints are thick, the tiger's mouth is full of calluses, and the special traces of regular dispersion - the perennial use of swords, which is suitable for the development of new sword weapons.

He walks with a steady pace and excellent balance when walking, and although he holds two glasses in one hand and puts one hand in his pocket, the wine in the glasses does not even shake very much - he has a strong control over his body, which is suitable for research on special stimulants.

Superior to Klocodahl's most advanced test subject!

Shanks came to the wine table where Lilith and the two were located, and after gently putting down the two glasses of wine, he grinned:

"The president of the Crucifixion, the man who has returned from death, or should you be called the Minister of Thorn of the world? Would you like to have a glass of wine together?"

When Shanks smiled, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing his snow-white teeth, which seemed sincere and hearty, very infectious—just like when he drew a knife and his face was gloomy, it was hard not to give face.

Seeing this, Lilith controlled Minister Thein's puppet, the corners of her mouth raised an inexplicable arc, and she pointed to the wine glass in front of her:

"Of course."

"I know what you're here for,"

Shanks raised his head, boldly drank one of the two glasses of wine he brought, and then looked at Minister Seine with burning eyes, and said straight to the point: "You are the former head of the CP0 logistics department, directly under St. Jagalcia Satan, with your identity and trust, you must know some of my agreements with them, and even participate in the execution."

St. Jagalsia Satan, the name of the old man with a scar on the left side of his face in the Five Elder Stars, and this name alone is considered one of the top secrets of the World Government.

When Minister Sein was still alive, or rather as a CP0, he didn't know about this secret until he became a senior CP0 at the ministerial level.

Shanks, because of his special status, made some agreement with the Five Elder Stars, and this secret was told to him as the sincerity of the World Government—and as the purpose of Minister Thein as he thought it was today.

So the question is, does Lilith, who is the doppelganger of Dr. Vegapunk, know this information?

Lilith, who lowered her head, was stunned for a moment when she heard this, but her consciousness did not control Minister Theine's puppet without any sluggishness, raised her eyebrows, took a peanut from the table and put it in her mouth, and chewed slowly:

"You guessed it wrong, I'm not very interested in those things, I'm not a CP0 anymore."

Shanks was stunned for a moment, then patted the back of his head, sat down on the sofa opposite Minister Theon and Lilith, and laughed heartily:

"Sorry sorry, oops, what a self-righteous joke...... Are you trying to invite me to join the Cross Guild you created? While I am indeed tempted and even tempted by the way you offer a bounty on the top of the Navy, especially that Admiral Polusalino, I will only follow one man in my life...... It's just that this man is dead, so I'm sorry~."

Shanks is naturally talking about One Piece Roger - after the Battle of the Valley of the Gods that year, Roger found Shanks who was just a baby among the treasures he obtained. Therefore, Roger is not only a charismatic captain for Shanks, but also an irreplaceable adoptive father. Therefore, after Roger's death, Shanks did not plan to follow anyone anymore - you know, his personality charm is not inferior to Roger's Whitebeard, and Shanks actually sent an invitation to be his son back then.

"Really?"

Lilith referred to her impression of Polusalino's way of speaking and demeanor, controlled Minister Thein's puppet, smiled like a conspirator, picked up the wine bottle and poured the empty glass in front of herself and Shanks again, and said meaningfully:

"But what if I told you that the man could come back from the dead like I did, and then become a member of the Crusaders?"

"That's right, conquered ......"