One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 297 The Restless People! A Situation Taking a Dramatic Turn!
The Western Sea, the Kingdom of Valyria.

"Lord Becky, we surrender! We surrender!"

A group of men dressed in ornate robes bowed and scraped before Becky with fawning smiles, saying, "We represent this country in paying homage to Lord Roya!"

"You guys are pretty sensible."

Becky's short stature seemed incredibly tall in front of these guys. He had a cigar in his mouth, his hands in his pockets, and an arrogant look on his face. "I'm much smarter than those stupid idiots."

"hey-hey,"

The middle-aged man at the head of the group winked at Becky, "We're old friends of Mr. Baby. He asked us to cooperate with you, so of course we're happy to oblige!"

More importantly, who would dare to defy Lord Roya now?

You have destroyed several countries. Even an idiot knows that resistance will only lead to death, right?
"That's right."

Becky nodded knowingly. "Dad really wasn't lying to me, was he?"

"Of course, Baby's popularity in the Western Sea is well-known!"

The middle-aged man quickly replied, "We have all received a lot of care from him, so it is only natural for us to respond to his requests now."

"Lord Becky, many countries in the Western Blue are secretly preparing to pledge allegiance to Lord Roya. We can help make contact with them!"

"Oh?"

Becky raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"

"Of course!"

The group immediately started nodding their heads like Xiao Ji pecking at rice.

"Then I'll have to leave it to you."

Becky smiled.

That's ridiculous. Even if Dad really got rid of these guys, he should have done so before.

But these guys only surrendered when we came knocking on their door.

Ultimately, they are just a group of speculators who will only make their final choice when forced into a corner.

But it doesn't matter, as long as I can help.

The power it has displayed during this period must have terrified most countries in this sea area to the point of being unable to breathe, right?
In this situation, it should become much easier for these guys to win over Dad's acquaintances.

In that case, the progress of conquering the West Sea should be far ahead of that of conquering the North Sea, right?
Becky smiled with delight at the news.

My father has done a great service; perhaps he can get a piece of pure gold for him.

But it went so smoothly!

Even the knights of the gods could not stop their advance.

In that case, it won't be long before we can control both the West Sea and the North Sea.

As expected of the Boss, he's only just returned and is already about to conquer half the world.

It's just a pity that my hometown, this western sea, will soon become what it used to be known as the freest sea in the world.

But what does it matter?

North Sea, Kingdom of Avesta.

Several days have passed since that sudden disaster, and the pirates have left the country, leaving no one behind.

They seem to have abandoned the country outright.

However, the chaos they brought to the country was only just beginning.

This country, ravaged by pirates, is now nothing but ruins.

The city was shattered by artillery fire, and the farmland was crushed into white by tanks; everywhere was a scene of apocalypse.

On the contrary, the country's residents were not harmed. Apart from a very few unlucky individuals who dared to resist but were instead killed, almost all ordinary people survived.

This should have been a cause for celebration, especially when people discovered that the pirates had quickly left the island.

They thought they had been let go at that time.

But soon, when their stomachs growled, they realized the pirates' sinister intentions.

Because there is no food left.

This country is not very large. Like Dresden and Rosário, it has a central city surrounded by farmland.

Now, the city, and almost all the surrounding settlements, have been reduced to ruins by the shelling.

Food – food in people's homes, food sold in stores, food stored in the national granaries – all of it was burned to ashes in the raging gunfire.

In just a few hours, the people who were just overjoyed by the pirates' departure were plunged back into despair.

Driven by their increasingly intense hunger, they rummaged through the ruins like wild dogs, searching for food.

But that's too little.

The pirates' heavy cannons were so powerful that all the bombarded areas were completely destroyed.

The amount of food that survived was extremely limited; feeding an entire country was simply a pipe dream.

And so, chaos ensued.

In a fight for a little food to fill their stomachs, everyone began to fight like mad dogs.

The important figures in this country have long been wiped out by pirates.

Therefore, when people fight over food, no one can step in to stop them.

The scale of the chaos continues to expand.

To make matters worse, the pirates destroyed all the ships in the country when they left.

The entire country became a true island, where all the people could only struggle to survive.

Of course, this blockade is not absolute.

A skilled boatman gathered a group of people and pieced together a dilapidated ship from the ruins of a house. They secretly set sail, hoping to escape.

However, this was just as the ship left the country's coastal waters.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the sea instantly split open, and the seawater sank inward!
No, it wasn't a crack, it was a mouth.

A sea king leaps upwards from the ocean below, its jaws wide open.

The next instant, the monster snapped its jaws shut and swallowed the entire small boat whole.

Coastside.

Those who had come to pursue the person who was trying to escape by boat were stunned.

In the sky, someone else was also stunned.

The gale coalesced into the shape of Dorrag, who stared blankly down at the still turbulent sea below.

The entire Kingdom of Avesta has been sealed off!
Sea Kings roam the waters near this country, and any ship that tries to approach or leave will be attacked without hesitation.

This country is finished.

Even Dragon didn't know how to help them.

If ships cannot get close to the country, they cannot deliver supplies to them or take them away.

Roya!!
Roya!!
Having disappeared for over twenty years, is he still as vicious as he was back then?

Even if this country did not choose to surrender, it was only because of the decision of a small number of people in power!
What does this have to do with ordinary people? Is it really necessary to go to such lengths just to make an example of someone?
That monster!!!

Dorrag gritted his teeth, and his body suddenly transformed into a whirlwind as he plummeted downwards.

The next moment, a fierce wind suddenly rose on the sea surrounding the island.

Huge tornadoes swept up the seawater, forming towering waterspouts that stretched to the heavens and the earth.

Just when the people on the island thought the man-made disaster was not over yet and another natural disaster was about to strike, sea fish were flung into the sky by a waterspout and then fell towards the island like rain.

After a brief moment of confusion, cheers erupted across the island.

saved!
Dorag controlled the gale, his expression now extremely serious.

We must stop the pirates' expansion!
Otherwise, the North Sea would have ended up like the freest sea in the world back then!
The revolutionary army's ultimate goal needs to be changed!

Roya is now on par with the World Government, and must be eliminated at all costs! He is the source of chaos in the world!

It could even be said that, between two evils, one should choose the lesser. If forced to choose between Roya and the World Government, then at least the World Government still acts like a human being in front of its member states.

But, as I said before, what should we do?

The Revolutionary Army's strength is far too weak between the World Government and the pirate alliance; they simply lack the power to intervene in this battle.

Putting everything else aside, the Sea Kings controlled by the pirate alliance alone are beyond the Revolutionary Army's ability to deal with.

Is relying solely on the world government?

Dragon pondered that the God Knights, with their strange powers, were definitely capable of repelling the pirates. But how could he incite a true war between them?
A city plagued by natural disasters.

A huge fish tank was placed in the palace of Roya at this time.

Inside the fish tank, beautiful mermaids are dancing gracefully.

"Um,"

Outside the fish tank, Roya leaned back on the soft sofa and nodded slightly in satisfaction. "Now I can finally understand the joy of those fish keepers."

He used to keep only kittens, rabbits, and foxes, but now he's finally getting some seafood.

Behind him, Shirley, a mermaid who hadn't been put into the fish tank because she couldn't dance, sat on the floor with her tail coiled up. She looked at her fellow mermaids dancing gracefully with a strange sadness in her eyes.

Beside her, pink-haired Ginny glanced at her, then turned away.

If nothing unexpected happens, that monster Roya is probably enjoying himself immensely right now because of this woman's suffering.

Roya did indeed have a slight smile on his face. "Shi, how is the little princess?"

The only woman standing beside him, Tian Yueshi, spoke calmly, "Although she still cries secretly all the time, she has generally gotten used to life here."

If Dylan is the head steward of the Disaster Company, then Tianyue Shi is Roya's personal assistant.

It's just a pity that this assistant can no longer provide Luo Ya with dark energy.

Logically speaking, such useless things should be decisively marginalized, but Luo is just too sentimental.

Sigh, this part about loyalty and righteousness.

“Take good care of her,”

Luo Ya said, "Let her hone her abilities as much as possible, because her abilities will be absolutely indispensable in the wars to come."

Although she can now control Aquaman, this is only a basic version of the ability to control Aquaman by using Shirahoshi.

Unable to communicate with the sea kings across the sea, Roya could only have the controlled sea kings come to him one by one to deliver messages, and then more sea kings would obey.

To be honest, it's very inefficient. Not only are there few Sea Kings that can be controlled, but the transmission of information is also very inflexible.

But Shirahoshi is different.

If Aquaman's powers were to truly awaken, then even Sea Kings on the other side of the world would be able to hear Shirahoshi's commands instantly.

Simply terrible!
Destroying the world is no joke.

"Yes."

Tian Yue nodded silently.

"Boss!"

Just as Roya was enjoying the song and dance, a figure hurried over.

Roya turned around, then smiled and said, "Judge, judging from your beaming face, you've brought me good news, haven't you!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Judge looked beaming. "It's been thoroughly checked, and the fruit was indeed successfully obtained!"

As he spoke, his expression turned wistful again, "Vegapunk's skills and intellect are indeed beyond our reach. He actually managed to replicate a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit!"

"nice."

Roya nodded slightly. "And then? What did you get from that fruit and those documents?"

"Then we'll reap even greater rewards!!"

Judge couldn't stop smiling. "The information Vegapunk provided regarding the replication of Devil Fruits is very detailed. Although the most important steps are missing, it doesn't matter. Our previous research results can be used as a supplement. In that case, it won't be long before Ancient Zoan fruits can be mass-produced!"

"We could even try to recreate Paramecia and Mythical Zoan types! Especially Paramecia types!"

"Good!"

Luo Ya snapped his fingers lightly.

Old Bei is such an honest and kind man.

"However, regarding energy..."

Judge's high-pitched voice lowered, and a hint of confusion appeared in it. "Vegapunk's research direction seems to be somewhat different from ours. It does help our research to some extent, but not by much."

"Because the data is incomplete, we need to experiment according to his line of thinking first before we can determine which one is more correct."

"Ah."

Roya simply nodded.

Unfortunately, although Luo considers himself a cultured person in this world, he is indeed completely ignorant about scientific research.

Let the professionals handle it.

True leaders must learn to delegate.

Yes, that's the kind of leader Luo is. He basically doesn't manage things much, he just gives orders, and the actual execution depends entirely on his subordinates' self-discipline.

It was at this moment that Dylan arrived in a hurry.

Seeing the undisguised anxiety on his head butler's face, Roya smiled and said, "George just brought me some good news, Dylan, are you already itching to bring some bad news to balance it out?"

"Boss! Something's happened in the West Sea!"

That's what Dylan said.

Time goes back to a while ago.

The Western Sea, the Kingdom of Medkar.

If we take the doldrums as the starting point, this country is already in the central waters of the West Sea.

However, the pirate alliance's fleet, which was unstoppable, arrived here in just over a week.

Without encountering any resistance, the country's leaders simply chose to surrender.

After all, the newspapers clearly state the fate of the northern kingdom of Alvita, which chose to resist.

There's simply no chance of winning, so what's the point of fighting?

"Hahaha! Very good!"

The supreme commander of this fleet, a high-ranking officer of the Flying Pirates, and a Paramecia-type Iron-Iron Fruit user, Iron Man Musk walked through the streets of this country with a hearty laugh.

"In that case, we've conquered another country! Conquering this western sea will be just around the corner!"

He was one of the most notorious criminals that the Golden Lion brought out of Impel Down, and he has been following the Golden Lion ever since, for decades now.

But without a doubt, this period has been the happiest time of his life!
As expected of Lord Roya, he's just as crazy as he was back then!

At this rate, they will soon conquer half of the world!

Who knows, maybe I'll become a king someday!

he thinks.

boom! !

The violent roar suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

"Ok?"

Musk turned his head and saw that from a house not far away, ominous black lightning suddenly shot out in all directions, accompanied by thick black smoke.

Musk's eyes widened, and his face turned deathly pale. "This is!!"

Whoosh whoosh!

One after another, figures leaped out from the shattered house.

"A knight of the gods?!"

shit!
Did they set up a teleportation array on this island beforehand?
Is this the only island, or are the other islands the same?
That would be troublesome!

But, in any case, it seems like I'm already finished.

It's a real shame we won't get to see Lord Roya conquer the world.

"damn it!!"

His body instantly transformed into hard steel. The great pirate, who had roamed the seas for decades, roared at the figures rapidly approaching him.

"Come on, you scum!!"

Later.

In the ruined town, a red-haired man stood with his foot on Musk's unseeing head, speaking to someone in his mind's eye.

"Lord Im, we successfully destroyed one of the fleets, but the news still got out. It won't be easy for them to do the same thing again, but I think that the pirates will never dare to be as arrogant as before."

"The balance of power has shifted!"

(End of this chapter)