I'm a big pirate, and you said I just went out to sea?

Chapter 100 Preparations for Departure
Before setting sail, the Millennium Falcon underwent another major overhaul.

The shipwrights of the giants were very skilled.

But no matter how skilled they were, their expertise lay in building ships for giants.

The size difference between ordinary humans and giants.

The difference is a full tenfold!
So upon arriving at the Sphinx, the first thing Monger did was to have the merman shipwright Dean make some minor adjustments to the Millennium Falcon.

During this time, Monger gave his new crew a long vacation.

After a year of development, Sphinx has become very prosperous, not only in terms of entertainment, but also in terms of clothing and food, which have gradually developed their own local characteristics.

Munger regrets that his former cook has not returned, and now he and Lipley prepare all the meals for the Millennium Falcon.

It wasn't bad, but it was just slightly better than the average person's.

There are plenty of entertainment options on this vast sea.

But it's the food and wine that I can't resist!

Monger stayed alone at the White Wolf Pirates' base in Sphinx, eating snacks and drinking wine.

Everyone else has already left.

Lipley, Toki, and Lingling were taken by Lily to buy clothes and cosmetics, while Lox and Newgate were taken out by Roya and Ed.

Monger thought for a moment, then his expression suddenly turned grim.

Those two bastards won't corrupt Rox and Newgate, will they?
But as soon as he straightened up from the recliner, Monger lay back down.

Forget it.

As the future ruler of the seas, how could he be so easily tempted?

Rocks and Newgate are his crew, not his beasts of burden. They'll inevitably come into contact with certain things sooner or later. Rather than being forced into contact later, it's better to let the two old men, Roy and Ed, show them the world.

Monger is looking at Sphinx's financial report.

Sphinx has always been profitable, earning 300 million Berries a year by helping pirates sell stolen goods and through various underground black markets.

This is an extraordinary number for a country with a permanent population of only 300,000 and whose main industry is agriculture.

Before the arrival of the Dukeman-led pirate crew, this number would be lower, and even after deducting the protection fees that need to be paid to their White Wolf Pirates, it would be more than enough to drive industrial transformation.

Unfortunately, the country's previous kings and nobles failed to seize this opportunity.

If they can't do it, then he'll do it himself.

The two billion in heavenly gold is a windfall, and if it is not invested, an ordinary person could not spend it all in several lifetimes.

Even if it's used for investment.

Given the size of the Sphinx, an island nation, it's impossible for them to spend all that money.

But money loses value if it's not spent.

Last year's two billion peggs might only have the purchasing power of nineteen billion this year.

So Monger decided to start a newspaper.

Following the example of Morgans, one of the future emperors of the underworld, they will breed news birds to control news intelligence worldwide.

Of course, Munger would not become the newspaper's apparent controller, but only an investor behind the scenes. The simplest way would be to directly acquire an existing newspaper.

As for the candidates.

Ideally, it should be someone who has no overt connection with the White Wolf Pirates.

"Unexpected!"

After thinking it over, Monger could only sigh helplessly.

We are desperately short of staff.

Moreover, given that the World Government is secretly targeting them, casually putting someone into their core is tantamount to courting death.

It was Kureha who said that.
"Stousy?"

Thinking of what Kureha had told him, Munger's expression turned strange. The future Stussy clone had joined the CP organization, but he was a traitor.

Now the CP organization has approached Stussy himself.

Stussy had long wanted to join the White Wolf Pirates.

As for whether Stussy can be trusted.

That is definitely not possible.

The veteran crew members of the White Wolf Gang are almost all comrades who have gone through life and death together and share common ideals. Even if they only hear news that they need to face a general-level powerhouse, they are willing to travel thousands of miles to come and support him.

If none of them are trustworthy, then Monger has no one he can trust.

Monger can confidently entrust the logistics to them.

Rocks and his men were purely combatants.

Just enjoy the thrill of battle!

Lox was ambitious, but a complete idiot when it came to personnel management.

Lipriy is pure, as is the nature of most giants.

Newgate is a family man.

Lingling still needs his guidance, but after glancing at the favorability rating of 80, it's only a matter of time before it reaches 100.

And Stussy.

Munger didn't know much about it.

However, while Monger doesn't trust Stussy, he certainly trusts Kureha.

Since Kureha said Stusi was fine.

So it's not that he can't give Stussy a chance.

After thinking it over, Monger didn't hesitate for long.

Goat Clinic.

Today was also a busy day for Stusi.

As the most famous clinic in the entire Sphinx, the Goat Clinic charges pirates high prices but charges ordinary people very low prices.

Therefore, the goat clinic sees so many patients every day that it's impossible to count them all. When she was a nurse, it was fine, but now that she's a doctor, she has to rack her brains every time she encounters a difficult or complicated case.

Sometimes Stusi even questions the meaning of life.

Did she study medicine so diligently just to cure these poor people?
She wanted to be the doctor for the White Wolf Pirates, she wanted to get into Monger's bed, become Monger's woman, and live a life of luxury without worrying about food or clothing.

Not here to work hard!
But habit is a terrible thing.

She was looking at a snotty-nosed girl in tattered clothes, and in the past she would have looked at her with disgust.

But now, she can manage a smile. "It's just a common cold. I'll keep warm while sleeping these next couple of days. I'll take this medicine three times a day, after eating."

"This is three days' worth of medicine, a total of ten Berries."

After seeing off the little brat with a cold, Stusi sighed inwardly.

"Next person!"

Then Stussy saw a pirate, as big as a small mountain, with a scar on his face, and who looked fierce at a glance, appear in front of her.

"Miss Stussy, are you free today? I've reserved a private room at the restaurant with the best view in town. Would you like to have dinner with me?"

As he spoke, ignoring Stussy's twitching lips, the burly pirate pulled a crumpled rose from his pocket and looked at Stussy with expectant eyes.

You fat pig, stay away from me!
Despite his inner rage, Stussy maintained a professional smile on his face.

"Sorry, I have other patients."

"Hmm, patient, do you have one?"

Upon hearing Stussy's words, the burly pirate's expression turned stern and fierce. He looked around, his menacing gaze scaring away a group of patients who were about to see a doctor.

Some patients looked indignant and tried to stop it, but were stopped by others.

"Are you out of your mind? That's the Demon Clint, a pirate with an 80 million bounty, the bad things he's done are countless!"

Upon hearing this, the pirate's face immediately broke into a smug smile.

"Miss Stussy, are you free now?"

Even though the Sphinx is currently under Mongo's protection, with more people coming to the island, there will always be a few who are not afraid of death.

Moreover, the big pirate didn't think there was anything wrong with what he was doing.

He neither killed anyone nor caused any damage.

He just wanted to invite a pretty female doctor to dinner.

What did he do wrong?
As a pirate with a bounty of 80 million, Clint felt that it was a blessing for a small clinic doctor to be noticed by him.

Fortunately, his pirate crew doesn't have a doctor. They can just kidnap him and bring him onto the ship. Once they're on the high seas, what can the White Wolf Pirates do to him?
Seeing Clint's expression, Stussy knew what he was thinking.

Nine out of ten pirates are like this.

He couldn't resist the sight of treasure and beautiful women, so a woman as beautiful as her, once she amassed a great deal of wealth, would certainly not survive without someone protecting her.

"Feel sorry."

But Stussy still shook his head and refused.

"I have a job, and this is a clinic under the White Wolf Pirates. If you are not a patient, please leave and do not disturb me while I am treating other patients."

With the increasing number of pirates coming to the island, Goat Clinic has long been affiliated with the White Wolf Pirates, making it one of the few businesses in Sphinx that is truly related to the White Wolf Pirates.

Any pirate with even a modicum of inside information would never consider causing trouble at the Goat Clinic.

Even if I don't know.

She would slink away after mentioning the "White Wolf Pirates".

However, as a ruthless pirate, Clint was already at his limit to honestly invite Stussy. Now that Stussy had actually refused him in front of a group of people, he was furious.

"Shut up, you bitch!"

Clint reached out to grab Stusi behind the examination table.

"What White Wolf Pirates? They're just a bunch of old geezers. Even if White Wolf Mongols appeared in front of me, I wouldn't be afraid of him!"

Aside from the pirates native to the New World, which foreign pirate didn't risk their life to enter the New World before encountering a true powerhouse and being taught the rules of the New World?

They are fearless!

Stussy never expected that Clint would actually dare to lay a hand on her.

Otherwise, it would be fine.

But right now, Monger is on this island!
"is it?"

A soft laugh came from afar. Just as Monger was looking for Stussy, he didn't expect to witness such a good show as soon as he arrived.

Monge walked over from a distance.

His pace wasn't fast, but even though they were hundreds of meters apart, Clint's body froze in place, unable to move at all.

Cold sweat poured from his forehead, like an animal encountering its natural enemy. Even though Clint roared inwardly, his body seemed to have lost all feeling and wouldn't obey his commands.

Until Monge came to his side.

Aren't you afraid?

The moment Monger's voice rang out, Clint seemed to snap as a string broke, suddenly letting out a roar and attacking Monger.

"Go to hell!"

But Monger didn't even need to raise his hand.

With just a calm glance at Clint, Clint remained in his charging, punching stance, turning into an ice sculpture.

The surrounding crowd erupted in an uproar.

This is a pirate with a bounty of 80 million, yet he was turned into an ice sculpture after just one look, without any ability to resist.

"Monge, he is the White King, Monge!"

Until a voice whispered, everything was explained.

Monger is a terrifying figure with a bounty of 600 million.

What difference is there between 80 million Berries and 10 million Berries in front of him?

They're all rotten fish and shrimp!

"I just heard that this guy's bounty is around 80 million, right?"

Monger looked at Stussy and smiled.

"Then how about we consider this 80 million Berries as compensation for Miss Stussy?"

"real!??"

Upon hearing Monger's words, Stussy almost cried out in surprise, nearly losing the persona he had been maintaining recently.

What is an old man?
This is the old man; he just gives away 80 million Berries like it's nothing.

"Haha, of course it's true, but I've come here to talk to you about something else, Miss Stussy. Would Miss Stussy do me the honor of having dinner with me?"

"of course."

"It's after you finish work."

(End of this chapter)