The Kingdom of the Bridge, also known as the Kingdom of Workers, whose full name is Trachiwolf, was ordered to be built seven hundred years ago with the intention of connecting all the islands in the East China Sea. To date, the bridge is still under construction.
Most of the people on this bridge are from non-World Government member countries, and there are also criminals sent from all over the world.
This bridge is very large, and over the past few hundred years, the former "laborers" settled here and formed a new kingdom with the people who kept coming here, so it was called the Kingdom on the Bridge.
After being reminded by Marika, Sager thought it was a good idea to find subordinates in the Bridge Kingdom.
After two days of storm, it finally stopped. The men were now sweeping the deck with mops, and soap bubbles were rising on the wide deck.
"Everyone, please eat something to replenish your energy."
Marika held a huge dinner plate in one hand and spoke softly to the pirates who were working.
A group of pirates came running over quickly, picked up the toasted bread and meat from the plates, and after eating in a few bites, they became excited.
"Ms. Marika's cooking is delicious!"
"Being able to eat Marika-sama's cooking means that my life is not lived in vain!"
"It's so great to be a pirate!"
Some even cried out of excitement.
"Just eat enough." Marika responded with a gentle smile: "Then please continue to work hard."
"Yes! Lady Marika!"
The pirates picked up the mops again and moved quickly back and forth on the deck three times faster than before.
After boarding the ship, Marika quickly gained a foothold and became very popular among the pirates.
Exquisite cooking skills soothe people's hearts with delicious food.
Her gentle personality allows her to always listen to the pirates patiently and even give them advice, just like an intimate older sister.
After all, who doesn't like a big sister who cooks delicious food and has long black hair and is caring?
Renetia didn't curse Marika when she saw her. As long as she didn't curse, she would definitely have a status on this ship.
Seeing the pirates start working again, Marika walked to the third floor of the deck building with a smile.
The space on the third floor, except for the control room at the top where one can overlook the entire situation, the area a little below is also used as a meeting room.
In the conference room, Palu was busy setting food on every table.
Marika cooked the food, but it was not her turn to arrange the dishes, so that job was given to Palu.
Sager didn't go to the meeting room until the dishes were laid out. He found a chair and sat down. He moved his butt and said, "It's not that the throne is uncomfortable. Let's get another throne in the next meeting room."
It doesn't feel as comfortable as the throne in his captain's cabin.
"Then why don't you bring the stone throne from the Deep Forest Kingdom?"
Renetia found a seat and sat down. She picked up a piece of fish with her chopsticks and put it into her mouth. She showed a happy expression, "Delicious!"
"What's so good about a broken stone? I kicked it to pieces. Don't even mention artwork. Any stone you pick up on the island is something that has been around for thousands of years. I don't need that kind of stuff, especially when I'm poor. I only want gold, silver, and jewelry now. Of course, the throne must be luxurious."
Sager poured a glass of wine from a small porcelain bottle, drank it by himself, and continued: "Okay, let's have a meeting."
The layout of the conference room was not so formal. Everyone sat casually with Sag as the center. The closest one was Lily, followed by Leticia and Marika, and the last ones were Ajin and Palu.
"There are not many landing points in the Bridge Kingdom, so it's a bit difficult to get up there. So my plan is... I'll go up there first, then recruit subordinates. As long as someone agrees, I'll destroy the bridge and let people get down to the ship from the collapsed bridge. How do you think?"
"Is this a plan?"
Renetia was stunned. "Isn't this what you do when you rush around?"
"What can we do about it?"
Sager spread his hands and said, "I'm not the kind of person who likes to plot in the gutter. Being straightforward is the simplest and most direct way, and it has the strongest effect."
There is a way to enter the kingdom on the bridge.
Their ship hasn't even hoisted the pirate flag yet, mainly because there are too few people on it and Sag hasn't made up his mind yet.
But in order to show that they were pirates, they also hoisted black sails. Otherwise, a ship without any symbols on it would easily be misunderstood.
By pretending to be a merchant ship or a slave ship, approaching the Bridge Kingdom, and then launching a surprise attack?
Wouldn't that make him Click?
Sager was not impressed by this behavior.
"What can we do?" Lily asked.
"Learn the Moon Step first. If you are not strong enough, you can't do anything."
Sager picked up a piece of fish and said, "Once we have enough men, we can move around the East China Sea at full speed. We can rob some and accumulate wealth. You guys should also train hard. When everything is ready, we can march to the Grand Line!"
Sage stuffed the fish into his mouth, chewed it, and poured himself another glass of wine, raising his glass to everyone, "Let's grab it all the way to the New World!"
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In the East China Sea, on a warship with a dog head logo.
"30 million"
Coby was holding a mop in the corridor of the warship, looking at Luffy's wanted poster, and said firmly: "Luffy, you are moving towards your dream, and I am about to enter the Grand Line. Next time we meet, I will definitely become a naval officer!"
"Coby! Come and help, don't be lazy!" Bellemeber shouted from the side.
"Here it comes!"
Coby startled and ran forward.
On the deck, at the bow, a burly man in a white suit, a navy cloak and a dog-head hat on his head stood with his hands in his pockets, staring at the sea.
"Lieutenant General."
A hook-nosed man dressed like a mafia member approached and said, "The Straw Hat Kid has entered the Grand Line."
"Have you already entered? Then I'm afraid you won't be able to meet him! Hahaha!" The man in the dog-head hat laughed loudly.
"Yes, it's very hard to encounter it if you enter the Grand Line, but..."
He picked up a bounty warrant and said, "This person is still in the East China Sea."
The man in the dog hat glanced at the bounty notice and said, "He was the one who killed that idiot Ennio?"
"Yes, Norton Sager. He has robbed many towns and destroyed two. No, three countries. The latest news is that he broke into the Deep Forest Kingdom, killed the king, burned the palace to ashes, and captured the 'king' of the Shallow Sand Kingdom."
The hook-nosed man said, "There are rumors in the sea that if this man shows up, he will definitely bring a 'natural disaster' to the local area."
"Hahahahaha, does the Shallow Sand Kingdom actually have a king? I've also heard rumors about the Deep Forest Kingdom. This guy called Sager is doing a great job!" said the Dog Head Hat laughing.
"Lieutenant General, this cannot be said." The hook-nosed man reminded.
"Um"
The dog-headed man looked at the photo on the wanted poster again. "If he's still in the East China Sea, then let's go catch him! Bogart, where will he go?"
"It is reported that his pirate group has very few members and he will definitely recruit pirate subordinates. The nearest places are the Kingdom on the Bridge and the Kingdom of Asagao. He has a connection with the Kingdom on the Bridge. If he 'captures' the king of Asagao, he will most likely go there." said the hook-nosed man.
The half face under the dog-head hat bared its teeth and smiled, "Let's go there!"
(end of this chapter)