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Wearing a crown, with a build more robust than ordinary merfolk, he had a thick, fluffy orange-red hair and beard, flame-like tattoos on his arms, dense body hair, and a finely carved trident as his weapon.
This person was King Neptune of Fish-Man Island.
"Let's go up to your Ryugu Kingdom to talk first; this isn't the place to speak," Ye Chen said with a light chuckle as he scanned his surroundings.
Although there were only fish-men present, Ye Chen wasn't sure if there were any World Government spies among them. He didn't want the World Government to know about Shirahoshi's matter yet.
"Oh-ho-ho." Neptune let out his unique laugh. "Alright then, please come this way."
He didn't want to offend Emperor Descend for now. If they were to anger them, Fish-Man Island truly had no one who could stop them.
Hadn't Fisher Tiger already been lying on the ground?
"137" ......
Inside the Ryugu Kingdom.
Neptune spoke to the merfolk present, "You all may leave first."
"But Your Majesty..."
"Go out first. I believe Emperor Descend won't do anything to me," Neptune said.
The merfolk ministers could only leave reluctantly. Watching them depart, Neptune turned to Ye Chen and said in a deep voice, "Now it's just me and your Emperor Descend group. Please speak frankly about whatever matters you have."
Seeing this, Ye Chen looked calmly at Neptune and said, "This time, we are inviting your young daughter, Shirahoshi, to become our companion."
Neptune was stunned by these words. He had initially thought Emperor Descend was here for treasures, and he had even prepared to give most of the national treasury's riches to Emperor Descend. However, he never expected Ye Chen to open his mouth and ask for his daughter, Shirahoshi, to join them as a pirate.
The problem was that his daughter was only two years old.
What exactly did Emperor Descend want to do? Neptune's expression became thoughtful, and Ye Chen's figure seemed increasingly unfathomable to him.
"Shirahoshi is only two years old; it seems a bit early for her to be your companion," Neptune said cautiously, looking at Ye Chen.
Honestly, Neptune was a thousand times unwilling to let Shirahoshi become Emperor Descend's companion. After all, Emperor Descend was a notorious criminal heavily pursued by the World Government. If the World Government knew that Shirahoshi had become a pirate, Fish-Man Island would suffer a devastating blow.
As if he had anticipated Neptune's words, Ye Chen smiled, "Of course, not now. But I'm talking about the future. Shirahoshi must become our companion, and as our companion, Fish-Man Island will also receive our protection."
It was certainly impossible for Shirahoshi to join the ship now. After all, she was only two years old, and he was about to conquer the New World. It would indeed be difficult to take Shirahoshi with them.
"What exactly do they value about Shirahoshi?" Neptune's face was furrowed like the Chinese character 'ĺ·ť' (river). Letting Shirahoshi become a pirate was something Neptune couldn't agree to, neither emotionally nor logically.
After all, a pirate's life was too dangerous. He might one day receive news of Shirahoshi's death, and by then, he would be a white-haired person mourning a black-haired one.
At the thought of this, Neptune sighed and said in a deep voice, "Thank you for Emperor Descend's kindness, but I cannot agree to let Shirahoshi become a pirate."
"After all, she has no abilities and would be of no use to you. If she joins you, she might even cause you trouble."
After speaking, Neptune cautiously watched Ye Chen, seemingly trying to read something from his expression.
Although he was a king, Fish-Man Island was weak. If Ye Chen and his group were to cause a ruckus here, no one on Fish-Man Island could stop them.
At this moment, Ye Chen's lips curved into a smile, looking at Neptune with a half-smile. Neptune's long speech essentially boiled down to one sentence: he disagreed.
However, he had already anticipated Neptune's answer. After all, if someone suddenly ran up to you and said your daughter must become my companion, and there's no other choice, Ye Chen would probably slap them to death first.
If Neptune hadn't been wary of Ye Chen's strength, anyone else would have probably already called the Fish-Man Army to apprehend him and throw him into prison.
Why would they still be treating him so cordially here?
Ye Chen looked at Neptune and said, "You don't have to rush to refuse. As long as you agree to Shirahoshi joining us, no one will dare to capture your citizens on Fish-Man Island."
"Oh-ho-ho." Neptune let out his unique laugh, then looked at Ye Chen with displeasure, "Whitebeard wouldn't even dare to say that. Why should I believe you?"
Guarantee no human traffickers? What a joke. As the king of Fish-Man Island, Neptune was well aware of the human trafficking situation, and it was all with the Celestial Dragons' tacit approval.
If not for the Celestial Dragons' tacit approval, human traffickers wouldn't try every possible means to enter Fish-Man Island and capture fish-men.
"If Whitebeard doesn't dare to guarantee it, that's his business; it doesn't prove that I don't dare."
"What if the Celestial Dragons themselves come?" Neptune scoffed.
"Kill." Ye Chen looked calmly at Neptune, his voice filled with killing intent.
Upon hearing this, Neptune's pupils suddenly constricted. He hadn't expected Ye Chen to be so decisive, saying "kill" and meaning it.
Although shocked, Neptune could not immediately believe it, as anyone could make such a claim.
"Why should I believe you when you say that?" Neptune said coldly.
"Hahaha, how laughable. Mere Celestial Dragons make you so afraid? You're too timid!"
At this, Esdeath looked at Neptune with disdain.
Neptune snorted, remaining silent, but his gaze grew more and more unfriendly.
"What are Celestial Dragons? We've even attacked the Holy Land. Do you think we'd be afraid of Celestial Dragons? Celestial Dragons are nothing but small bugs," Esdeath said with contempt.
"Attacked the Holy Land... you guys..." Neptune's initial scoff turned into shock as he suddenly remembered a recent news report. He looked at Ye Chen and his companion with profound astonishment, "Could it be that the Holy Land incident recently was done by you?"
"You're not so foolish after all, are you, 5.9?" Esdeath glanced at Neptune and said coldly.
At this moment, Ye Chen looked at Neptune and asked, "Now, what do you think of my previous proposal?"
"They actually dared to attack the Holy Land." Neptune was beyond shocked. That was the Holy Land, the core of the World Government, a place even the Four Emperors didn't dare to attack.
Yet, Emperor Descend went, and the World Government even covered up the incident. This meant the World Government had no way to deal with Emperor Descend.
If that weren't the case, they wouldn't act like this, given their usual temperament.
Thinking about this, Neptune suddenly felt that what Ye Chen said might actually succeed.
P.S.: The Fish-Man Island arc is almost over. Next up is the New World conquest...
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