One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 149: Swallowing Fruit
"Welcome, dear Ross. My name is Vasaka, the current king of the Tietong Kingdom."

"Hello Vasaka, sorry for disturbing you. The scenery of Magnetic Drum Island is very beautiful, especially the high mountain that looks like a magnetic drum. It is lonely and cold, just like your kingdom."

The palace of the Tietong Kingdom is a castle built on the highest mountain on Magnetic Drum Island. It is like a king in the sky looking down at his subjects below. I don't know if it borrowed the living style of the Celestial Dragons.

In front of the gate of the castle, two men of similar height stood facing each other. One was Vasaka, the current king of Tietong Kingdom, and the other was Ross, the lord of Yun Island.

Although both parties are one of the fifty member states of the World Government.

But Vasaka, who often pays attention to outside news, knows very well that he and Ross are completely from different fields.

As long as Ross wanted, his kingdom could be destroyed almost in an instant!
He also has an older son, Wallace Todd, who has his own family, so no matter why Ross comes this time, he will try his best to satisfy him.

After all, although the outside world says that Ross is a good man, Vasaka will not gamble the lives of his family on the kindness of others. This is the responsibility he must have as a king and a father.

Ross's observation Haki enveloped Vasaka, carefully sensing the other's emotions.

Anxiety and anxiety occupy the majority, but there is also some luck and stability.

He vaguely guessed Vasaka's inner thoughts from these emotions, and it seemed that this operation would be very successful.

"Don't worry, King Vasaka. I came here just for a devil fruit passed down from your family. I am willing to exchange it with Bailey, favors, and even some knowledge. You don't have to worry. I am a very easy person to talk to."

Ross got straight to the point and didn't intend to beat around the bush.

After all, Vasaka wanted to get rid of this plague god immediately, just like he was anxious to get rid of Whitebeard.

It’s just that the other party is not like himself and has no means to avoid risks to his family, so he seems particularly nervous and frightened.

"Devil fruit? Could it be that one?"

Vasaka couldn't help but wonder in his heart, why did Ross know about this?

Their family does have a devil fruit that can be said to be passed down from their ancestors, the parahuman-type Swallow-Swallow Fruit, but that fruit does not have much in terms of combat power, so few people eat it.

The most amazing thing is that this fruit will return to their family no matter what. No one knows why, so they can only reluctantly treat it as a family heirloom. Any descendant who likes it can eat it directly. It is not a precious item.

Throughout history, there have been rookie pirates who have managed to steal this fruit, but they all eventually returned to their families.

Vasaka relaxed, sighed, and asked with a smile:
"It's the Swallowing Fruit, right? That fruit is not too expensive for our family. You can buy it at the market price. How about that?"

After saying this, he looked at Ross expectantly, hoping that this answer would satisfy this powerful man.

He didn't want the country to change hands. He had been king for more than ten years, and he enjoyed the feeling of making his people live better and better.

He is one of the few good kings, and the Iron Bucket Kingdom is also one of the few island countries without so-called aristocrats.

In other words, the nobles here are those famous doctors, whose status is much higher than that of the nobles.

Most of the ministers in the palace were recommended by these medical families. Most of them were kind and willing to help the good King Vasaka.

Ross nodded. He could sense the kindness in Vasaka's heart. His father and his future son were two completely opposite people.

It's really weird, and apart from their hair, they don't look like father and son at all. It can't be that Xiaoxiao has been cuckolded, right?
But this is someone else's family affair, Ross couldn't say much, and agreed:
"I won't let you suffer any loss. I will have someone send 500 million Baileys as the purchase fee. I hope you can lead the people of this country to a better life." "Really? Thank you, Ross. You are really as kind-hearted as the rumors say. Your generosity shines like the bright moon among those ugly businessmen."

Vasaka was sincerely grateful to Ross.

This amount of money is actually not much for a kingdom, but it depends on how it is given and who gives it.

There must be something behind Ross's goodwill. This transaction, which is purely transactional in nature, is just a bridge for subsequent communication.

"Dotman, please tell my wife to bring out the fruit.

Mr. Ross, if you don't mind, come in and sit with me. There is a special kind of cherry blossom tea growing deep in the Drum Island, which is no worse than the special supply of the Celestial Dragons!"

While Vasaka ordered the guard knight who followed him to do the work, he invited Ross to visit the castle.

After confirming Ross's purpose, some behaviors and etiquette need to be brought up. On the one hand, it is to show magnanimity and attitude, and on the other hand, it is to deepen the relationship.

"It's an honor. I didn't expect that Vasaka also likes tea. This is the first time I've heard of cherry blossom tea. I'm looking forward to it."

"Hahaha, I won't let you down! If you like it, Ross, you can take some home and enjoy it slowly. You are always welcome to order from me."

"Then I won't be polite."

The two of them chatted as they walked, and seemed to be having a great time, with no trace of the tense atmosphere that had existed before.

The Tietong Kingdom is different from other kingdoms. It is very small in scale, probably only about three times the size of some of the affiliated kings' palaces.

It stands high in the sky, with the cold wind blowing, creating a unique beauty.

...............

"Moria? The bounty is 23 million Baileys! Is there a rookie pirate with such strength in the East Sea?"

On the other side, on the border of the East China Sea, in the naval branch.

The branch base commander, who received a distress call from a nearby member country, was extremely anxious. After all, he was about to face a pirate with a bounty of 23 million!
This is not something that a base commander like him, who got promoted through connections, can control.

But soon, he remembered the group of seven people who had come from headquarters not long ago, although now there were only six young men left and the leader of the team was missing.

However, these six young men are all officers of the headquarters! In a sense, they are his immediate superiors.

So he immediately called them back from wandering around, and informed them of the matter, hoping that they could come up with some ideas.

"Show me his information, and I'll make a judgement on how to deal with this little pirate."

Kenchitru is the captain of their team and the strongest person. He is the user of the Animal-type Brown Bear Fruit.

He had a cruel smile on his face, and had already thought about how to teach this group of pirates a painful lesson.

Go to sleep!
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(End of this chapter)