With the strongest bloodline, it’s not too much to have more children, right?

Although Zel didn't see the man's appearance, he guessed from his vigorous energy that he was a young man.

The man removed the white cloth wrapped around his face and said to Zel, "I am Nandi. Please come with me to the kingdom. Our Majesty is very willing to make friends with a strong man like you."

Nandi is a serious-looking man who looks very steady.

"Well, let's go."

Zell didn't refuse, as he had always wanted to go to the Kingdom to see if he could meet Vegapunk.

Along the way, Nandi also introduced Zel to things about the Kingdom of Iceo.

There are two main churches in the Kingdom of Aesio, the Church of Light and the Church of Darkness.

The members of the Church of Light worship angels, believe that angels will protect them, and advocate gratitude to God. However, the members of the Church of Dark Night believe that God does not exist, the world is dark, and everything is shrouded in darkness.

The two churches have existed for hundreds of years. Most of the people who join the Church of Light are from wealthy families, while most of the people who join the Church of Dark Night are from poor families.

Although the two churches were incompatible, they had never disturbed each other.

But starting ten years ago, people from the two churches became radicalized and have been forcing ordinary people to join their churches, and even bloody incidents have occurred on many occasions.

At first, the royal family was able to suppress it, but as time went on, a group of divinely gifted people appeared in both churches, namely the Knights of Light of the Church of Light and the Hunters of Darkness of the Church of Darkness.

The fighting between the two sides began to frequently affect civilians, and the people of the two churches became incompatible. The Kingdom of Ixio was divided into three parts, namely the Kingdom of Light and the City of Darkness.

Zel's guess was correct. The Knight of Light indeed mistook him for a member of the Church of Darkness, which was why he attacked him.

As Nandy walked, he took off his white coat, revealing the yellow shirt underneath, and walked down the street naturally with Zel and Heli's expressions.

There weren't many people on the street, but Zel could still see disgust in their eyes, probably because of what he and Hurley were wearing.

Nandy took them to a clothing store and bought them some colorful clothes, which made passers-by look at them naturally.

"Do all the outsiders here get mistaken for members of the Church of Light or the Church of Dark Night just because of their clothes?"

Zel was very confused about this. Logically, it should be easy to tell that they were outsiders.

Nandi didn't stop and said, "We haven't had any outsiders here for a long time. Most people who land here pass through Bright City or Dark Night City, and most outsiders become part of them."

Two hours later, Zel and the other two finally arrived at the palace.

The palace is very big, but it looks like an old building. Zel even saw many factories built directly inside the palace.

Nandy went to negotiate with the guard, while Zel and Hurley waited on the side.

"Shhh! What a bunch of boring guys! How long are you going to do such boring things?"

A cloud of purple gas floated out of the palace gate and headed straight towards Zel.

Caesar, who was about to pass by Zell, suddenly felt himself being pulled away. He couldn't help but curse: "Who is stopping me? I am a great scientist invited by your king."

Caesar was planning to go out and have some fun when he was suddenly stopped, which made him very upset. He even forgot that he was a nature student.

"Caesar Kulang, user of the Nature-type Gas Fruit, a member of MADS."

Zel grabbed Caesar with his hand covered in Armament Haki and spoke with a smile.

"Now that you know me, why don't you let me go!"

"You don't know me?"

"Why should I recognize——the blood-stained swordsman Adrian Zell!"

Meeting Zell's scarlet eyes, Caesar suddenly remembered Zell's identity.

Zell's bounty is a whopping 3.3 billion berries, making him a prominent figure. Plus, his distinctive eyes make him easy to spot.

Caesar's arrogant expression changed and he revealed an ugly smile.

"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

Caesar is a coward who loves life and is afraid of death. As a scientist, he knows the gap between himself and the pirate with a bounty of 3.3 billion.

"My lord, you may go and see His Majesty the King."

Nandi hadn't returned to the kingdom for a long time, but he knew that the person who could come out of the palace was not a simple person. He was afraid that Zel would hurt Caesar, so he took the opportunity to interrupt the two of them.

"Is Vegapunk here?"

Zell ignored Nandy. He came here for Vegapunk, not the king.

"Inside the palace, I can lead the way for Master Zell."

A man in butler's clothes ran over. He came here after receiving Nandi's message and knew the people from MADS.

Zell released his grip on Caesar, turned around, and led Heli and the newcomer into the palace.

After Zel walked away, Caesar cursed his bad luck. He just wanted to go out and have some fun, but how could he meet such a ruthless person?

As for reminding Vegapunk, it is even more impossible. In Caesar's cognition, Vegapunk is the world's number one scientist. If Vegapunk dies, he will be the number one scientist.

Thinking of this, Caesar suddenly laughed: "Shoo!"

When Zel entered the palace, he found that the guards were equipped with very advanced equipment. They were not iron swords like the Church of Light, but flint rifles similar to those of the navy.

You have to know that due to the world government's blockade of technology, the technology tree of this world is very distorted. Sometimes lasers can be fired, but there are no automatic submachine guns.

Generally speaking, the kingdoms of the four seas are very backward, and the only place that can afford so many rifles is the naval branch.

Led by the butler, Ze'er and Hurley were taken to a place similar to a laboratory.

"Dr. Vegapunk is inside, everyone please follow me."

The butler had great respect for Zel, probably because he knew his strength from Nandi.

There were many people in the laboratory. Zel even saw Judge researching guns, Quinn eating red bean rice cake soup, and Bakin counting money.

Bakin looked up at Zel and her pupils shrank instantly.

"The bloodstained swordsman, Adrian Zell!"

Bakin had seen Zel in the Valley of Gods. Compared to the naive child back then, Zel now looked more stable and more dangerous.

"Miss Ba Jin, long time no see. Xia Qi asked me to say hello to you on her behalf!"

Ba Jin's face looked grim, but he still managed a smile and replied, "Long time no see, Brother Zel."

Bakin started cursing in her heart. No one knew better than her, a former member of the Rocks Pirates, how terrifying these people with bounties exceeding 3 billion were. If possible, she didn't want to see Zel at all.

Zel wanted to say a few more words, but a tall man in a white coat walked out of the laboratory.

It is indeed "tall", if you count the big head.