One Piece: Establishing a Pirate Family

Charlotte fell silent after hearing this, pondering what the Sea King was doing after he left.

Seeing his boss's silence, Ivan, a veteran who had followed Charlotte for ten years, understood what Charlotte was thinking.

"Boss! I heard that Charlotte Linlin in the Tottoland Sea holds a tea party every year and invites a lot of people from the underworld!"

Ivan looked at Charlotte and suddenly said.

"What does this have to do with Charlotte Linlin?"

Charlotte knew, of course, that Charlotte Linlin had a good relationship with those emperors of the underworld, and that every year at the tea party, those emperors of the underworld would prepare generous gifts for Charlotte Linlin.

"Boss, you don't know this! There are also conflicts in the dark world. Not all those emperors have a good relationship. There are always some conflicts between them. I guess this shipping king actually wants to cooperate with you to resist the pressure from other dark emperors!"

Ivan, acting as the strategist, analyzed the situation.

However, his analysis does make sense.

Over the past year, I've frequently dealt with the underworld and learned quite a bit about it.

“Is that so? Sure! I’m free anytime, I can have him come over. Isn’t this an important transit point for him? We’re practically old acquaintances.”

Charlotte nodded and said to Ivan.

However, Charlotte was right. Before Charlotte even set sail, she had already indirectly dealt with the Sea King. She remembered that the other party even tried to take advantage of her.

But is it that kind of mutually beneficial arrangement where Charlotte doesn't resist being taken advantage of?

When Mayor Chamberlain saw that Charlotte had returned, he voluntarily stepped down from his position and went back to the Sea King's side, which saved Charlotte a lot of trouble, although for Charlotte, this was hardly a problem.

"Okay! I will convey your message, boss!"

Ivan nodded, and then continued to report on other matters in his notebook.

Charlotte came today to check on the camp and find out how things are going this month.

We can't just sit back and do nothing!

He was completely deceived without even realizing it. Although Xia Luo was somewhat indifferent, that was only a part of it. When it came to matters concerning himself, Xia Luo was never careless.

Ivan reported a lot, covering various aspects, and Charlotte would occasionally observe Ivan's expression to see if he was lying to her.

Even after spending ten years with someone, Charlotte could never completely trust a person.

Staying vigilant is the best approach.

"By the way, boss! A group of pirates has been causing a lot of trouble in the central New World for the past year, robbing many kingdoms and our goods!"

After Ivan finished his report, he suddenly remembered something and said it to Charlotte.

"Oh? Who in the New World is so reckless as to dare rob my goods!"

Charlotte frowned, put down her teacup, and looked at Ivan.

"It's the World Pirates who were previously chased by Shiki the Golden Lion, also known as the World Destroyer, Bundy World."

Ivan took an old newspaper out of his pocket, looked at it, and handed it to Charlotte.

Chapter 196 The Movements of the World Pirates

"This guy is reckless. After being crippled by Shiki the Golden Lion, he came to the central part of the New World, and the Flying Pirates stopped paying attention to him. I suspect that this was a scheme by the Flying Pirates to kill him with a borrowed knife."

Ivan reported to Charlotte while reading the newspaper.

The newspapers in Charlotte's hands were all about the deeds of Bondi Wald over the past year, including burning, killing, and looting, which was very much in line with how pirates were viewed in this world.

Seeing that Charlotte remained silent, Ivan continued to recount the story of the Wald Pirates.

"After entering the central part of the New World, Wald remained silent for half a month before he began to expand his power recklessly! He overthrew one country after another, including many member states of the World Government. If the Navy hadn't been unable to enter the New World, I estimate he would have been arrested by the Navy long ago. However, I heard that Admiral Zephyr recently secretly led a group of people to infiltrate the New World."

Ivan recounted everything he had heard.

When Ivan mentioned Zephyr, Charlotte's eyelids lifted slightly, clearly showing that Charlotte was more interested in Zephyr than in this Bondi Wald!

"Zeff is coming to the New World! He's got some nerve!"

Charlotte murmured.

Seeing that his boss was interested in Zephyr, Ivan immediately spoke up.

"Boss! This Zephyr is quite interesting! As an admiral, killing pirates should be normal, but he just doesn't. He knocks out or maims all the pirates he encounters and locks them up in Impel Down. I heard that Impel Down is full after all these years. This has made many people and World Government personnel very dissatisfied with Zephyr. Even some officers in the Marine Headquarters often say that Zephyr doesn't kill admirals!"

Upon hearing this, Charlotte realized that even if the general wasn't killed, the change that was about to happen for Zephyr was about to begin.

He remembered that Zephyr's family was killed by pirates around this time.

Charlotte was powerless to do anything about it. What could he do? Was he supposed to just watch over Zeff's family and wait to rescue them, hoping to gain Zeff's favor?

All of this is impossible.

However, after Zephyr's family was killed, Zephyr seemed to have resigned, but was persuaded by his superiors to stay and retain his rank of general as an instructor at the recruit training camp.

That means the Navy will be one less admiral-level fighter, which will cause turmoil in the New World that had just calmed down.

Throughout the year, all the great pirates in the New World remained calm, a fact even Shiki the Golden Lion understood.

Because the battle a year ago taught Shiki a lesson.

That means we can't just start a major war with the other three, otherwise the navy might take advantage of the situation.

But if the Navy loses one member, Shiki's actions will not stop.

It is estimated that the next few years will see the new world descend into chaos and bloodshed.

It would be difficult to sustain the war effort with only one general from the Warring States period, who was the only one in the open.

As for Garp! He's probably off somewhere again, running around with Roger.

It seems we need to prepare for what's to come.

The lack of high-end naval combat power means they will absolutely not dare to easily enter the New World again, otherwise the New World will definitely turn into infighting.

Charlotte began to worry.

He wasn't afraid of fighting, but he was afraid that once the fighting started, he wouldn't be able to take care of his family.

Edward Newgate, with his white beard, is a case in point.

Only a few kids were left after the navy killed them all.

I heard that he spent the whole year taking in sons from all over the place, which barely allowed the Whitebeard Pirates to recover a little bit of their strength.

Charlotte didn't want to make the same mistake as Whitebeard. She had to survive until her children grew up so that they could protect themselves.

Thinking of this, Charlotte's gaze fell on Caesar, who had already completed a lap.

"Keep running! Run one more lap!"

Caesar had barely caught his breath when he heard the devil's voice, which sounded like it came from the abyss.

Seeing his father sitting in a big chair, he glared at him and shouted.

Caesar was startled and dared not say anything more, continuing to run around the camp.

Charlotte wasn't the sadist type.

Charlotte could clearly feel Caesar's vitality; although running was tiring, it wouldn't kill him.

Train until you drop dead, train until you drop dead.

This is what Charlotte has always firmly believed.

Compared to his other eldest sons, his daughter Esdeath was much less of a worry for him.

He practiced swordsmanship by the sea before dawn every day.

In the morning, I practiced swordsmanship; in the afternoon, I trained my Devil Fruit abilities.

He's very self-disciplined, unlike Caesar who only works sporadically.

"What did you just say?"

Charlotte snapped out of her daze and looked at Ivan, asking a question.

"We've got to talk about the world destroyer Bundy Wald and the non-killing admiral Zeff!"

After hearing Charlotte's words, Ivan leaned down and spoke.

"Okay! Continue!"

Charlotte gestured for Ivan to continue.

Ivan took a moment to formulate his thoughts.

"After invading several kingdoms, the Wald Pirates obtained a lot of treasure. They expanded their pirate crew and the number of pirates all over the central New World. Now they have seven pirate ships and more than four hundred pirates. They wait for their prey on the sea every day. They even robbed the Rockefeller Pirates' cargo!"

Carter and his team went to sea several times, only to find themselves stranded. It seems the other side doesn't want a direct confrontation. Each time Carter and his men went out to sea, the other side avoided them. It seems they don't want to completely offend us!

Ivan continued to report on the recent movements of the Wald Pirates.

"The Wald Pirates are something else! They've amassed such a large force in just one year! And this force has been lurking around our territory; they seem to have some grand ambitions!"

Charlotte listened to Ivan's words and looked at the news in the newspaper. She had a feeling that Bondi Wald was targeting her.

He always operates within his own sphere of influence. Doesn't that clearly tell him that he has his eye on this place?

It seems we need to make some preparations; we can't wait until they attack before we react.