This momentum, spearheaded by Yang Ming, has gradually taken shape.

The Bigo Pirates, of course, wouldn't sit idly by and held a tea party in advance.

The invitation to the tea party was from Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors, who was holding a tea party in the New World. Usually, only prominent figures from various factions were qualified to receive an invitation and attend.

By holding regular tea parties and facilitating various exchanges of benefits, the Bigo Pirates have established strong connections with various forces. Even though they know that the Navy has mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to attack them, many forces still come to pay their respects.

At the international tea party, under the dazzling lights, the magnificent table was filled with all kinds of desserts. Each dessert was carefully made by a master pastry chef. The mere sight, smell, and taste of the desserts were enough to make one's mouth water. Not to mention, every piece of tableware and wine glass on the table was carefully designed by top designers, and each piece exuded an atmosphere of luxury.

Macarons, tiramisu, cheesecake, mousse cake, waffles, Pocky chocolate, banana puff pastry rolls, Opera cake, cheesecake, Black Forest cake, Baumkuchen, Nagasaki honey cake, Christmas bread, golden ice cream, chocolate diamond candies...

The wide variety of desserts was dazzling, allowing every guest to enjoy an ultimate taste experience.

At this tea party hosted by Charlotte Linlin, every guest was a prominent figure in both the high seas and the underworld, and their exchanges and interactions made the entire tea party even more exciting.

King of loan sharks, Ludwig Field!

Shipping King, Umit!

Stussy, the Queen of Pleasure Street!

Bellmer, president of Guangming Daily.

Morgans, deputy editor-in-chief of Guangming Daily.

Morgans was originally the president of the World Economic News Agency, known as the "King of News." After the World Economic News Agency was merged into the Bright News Agency a few years ago, he became the vice president and is now one of Bellumel's trusted right-hand men.

After a round of toasts and conversation, Charlotte Linlin's gaze shifted, landing squarely on Bellumel and Morgans.

At that moment, the tea party fell completely silent.

An invisible pressure emanated from Charlotte Linlin, causing a sudden rise in the air. The tablecloth on the table fluttered, and the tableware on the table shook and rattled.

"For the past few months, Guangming Daily has been publishing numerous reports on the Charlotte family's scandals. I can let bygones be bygones, but I would like to know, what exactly is the meaning behind Guangming Daily's call for various forces to kick me while I'm down?"

Charlotte Linlin's aura was extremely terrifying. Although she did not display Conqueror's Haki, she still carried a sense of oppression that made others feel suffocated.

Now, Bellemere, the president and editor-in-chief of Guangming Daily, stood up gracefully. After years of training in the Akatsuki organization, this former retired marine has once again radiated the charm of an independent woman. Even when faced with Charlotte Linlin's angry questioning, she was still able to remain calm and composed, without falling into any clichés, which impressed many people.

Chapter 400 Auntie, stop! It's all Ah Zu outside!

Now, Bellemere, the president and editor-in-chief of Guangming Daily, stood up gracefully. After years of training in the Akatsuki organization, this former retired marine has once again radiated the charm of an independent woman. Even when faced with Charlotte Linlin's angry questioning, she was still able to remain calm and composed, without falling into any clichés, which impressed many people.

Today, Bellemere was dressed in a black business suit, with short, dark red hair tied up. Her forehead was as white as jade, and her eyebrows were two delicate, arched willow branches. Her eyes, as deep as autumn water and as beautiful as stars, revealed her determination and stubbornness. Her slightly upturned nose, thin, bright red lips, and rounded chin all revealed the extraordinary qualities of this president of the Guangming Daily.

Bellemere, oblivious to everyone else, took out a matchbox, struck a match, and ignited a spark on the tip of the cheap cigarette dangling from his lips.

"call!"

Taking off her cigarette, Bellemere exhaled a ring of smoke before calmly looking at the furious Charlotte Linlin and saying:

"From its inception, Guangming Daily has aimed to pursue justice and fairness. How we report is none of the business of mere pirates!"

quiet!

silence!

Deadly quiet!

When Bellemere finished speaking, the entire tea party fell silent. Everyone looked at this unremarkable woman in shock, wondering where she got the courage to say such things in front of Aunt Charlotte Linlin!

"Gulu!"

Now the deputy director of the Guangming Newspaper, Morgans swallowed hard, his face filled with surprise and uncertainty.

"Oh no! Oh no!"

Morgans was in a terrible mood; why hadn't the company president informed him of this beforehand?

If he had known earlier, he would have definitely made an excuse not to come!

as predicted!

The next moment, Charlotte Linlin's eyes narrowed, a terrifying glint flashing in them. She suddenly raised her right hand, her five fingers suddenly spreading out. An invisible force of attraction drew her into the air, causing Bellemere to involuntarily lift her feet off the ground and fly towards her, only to be caught by Charlotte Linlin's large, fan-like hand.

"Ok?"

The moment she touched Bellemere, Charlotte Linlin clearly realized that this was just an ordinary person. Although there were signs of training, he was still no different from an ordinary person. When she held him in her palm, his bones even made an unbearable cracking sound.

Even though the pressure on her bones caused varying degrees of damage to her internal organs, Bellemere remained calm and composed, without even uttering a groan. This immediately caught the attention of Charlotte Linlin, the older woman.

"Say it again if you dare!"

While they were talking, Charlotte Linlin secretly used the power of a soul spell.

Even in this perilous situation, Bellemere remained calm, without even flinching, and said:

"I say, how the Guangming Daily reports is none of the business of mere pirates!"

"You...aren't you afraid of me?"

Seeing that Bellemere was unharmed, Charlotte Linlin seemed somewhat surprised and uncertain.

Charlotte Linlin is a Paramecia-type Soul-Soul Fruit user, capable of manipulating people's souls at will, allowing them to reside in various objects and anthropomorphize them. In addition, she can extract other people's souls and judge their lives by questioning them. Even if the other person feels the slightest fear, their soul will be instantly extracted.

Bellemere was able to emerge unscathed, which clearly shows that she had absolutely no fear of her!

how can that be!

Why should she?

Charlotte Linlin, the older woman, frowned, sensing that things were getting out of her control, and gave a sinister laugh:

"You're currently imprisoned. If I pinch you hard, you'll die on the spot. How dare you spout such nonsense?"

"I'm imprisoned? Ha!"

Upon hearing this, Bellemere, instead of being angry, laughed and said:

"Who is actually imprisoned is still unknown!"

"Let's get started, everyone!"

As Bellemere finished speaking, a beautiful woman slowly walked over.

"Da da da……"

The high heels made a crisp sound as they rubbed and collided with the ground, causing people to subconsciously look in the direction from which the sound came.

This is a woman with a dignified and beautiful face, exuding a charming and alluring aura. She wears a pink dress and a white shawl, with blue high heels decorated with bows. She carries a handbag, and her fingers and toes are painted with bright nail polish. Her skin is crystal clear and snow-white, and her figure is slender and graceful, with well-proportioned bones and beautiful lines, like a carefully sculpted work of art. Below her slender waist, which can be grasped with one hand, the perfect lines extend downwards like a ripe peach.

The alluring blonde woman lifted a strand of hair that had fallen beside her ear with her delicate hand, her azure eyes fixed on Charlotte Linlin, the middle-aged woman facing her with disbelief, and said softly:

"Little Lingling, stop! You're surrounded!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the underworld bosses, represented by the loan shark king Ludwig Field and the shipping magnate Umet, along with other representatives of various forces, all stood up in unison and surrounded Charlotte Linlin.

This tea party didn't bring any helpers; instead, they all silently sided with the navy!

Charlotte Lingling was startled; she didn't even notice that she had let go of Bellemere's hand.

"Why are you all siding with the Navy?"

Aunt Charlotte Linlin stared angrily at Luther Field, the kingpin of the underworld loan sharks, and said:

"Field, I remember that after the Donquixote Family fell into decline, you harbored resentment towards Yang Ming, simply because you lent Doflamingo a large sum of money so that he could build more than a hundred Flamingo ships. But since Doflamingo's death, you have not been able to get that money back. What reason do you have to side with the Navy?"

The loan shark king, Luther Field, pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the spittle that had been sprayed on his face.

With a sigh, the king of loan sharks, Luther Field, shook his head and said:

"Lingling, it seems you don't know what has happened in the underworld over the years. New Hope Factory borrowed hundreds of billions of Berries from me, and the boss behind New Hope Factory is Marshal Shura."

"As the saying goes, before you lend money, the creditor is like a father; after you lend money, the creditor is like a son. I lent New Hope Factory hundreds of billions of dollars. If the Navy suffers a defeat, wouldn't all that money be wasted? That's why when Vice Admiral Jonathan came to my door as an intermediary, I immediately agreed to his request."

Chapter 401 Forgive my bluntness, but everyone here is ( ).

"As the saying goes, before you lend money, the creditor is like a father; after you lend money, the creditor is like a son. I lent New Hope Factory hundreds of billions of dollars. If the Navy suffers a defeat, wouldn't all that money be wasted? That's why when Vice Admiral Jonathan came to my door as an intermediary, I immediately agreed to his request."

A little-known secret is revealed by the loan shark king, Ludwig Field. With each word he speaks, Charlotte Linlin's face grows increasingly grim. When he finishes speaking, Charlotte Linlin's face becomes terrifyingly ugly, like a volcano about to erupt with pent-up anger.

As if deeply feeling Charlotte Linlin's anger, the two Homies surrounding her, Zeus the thundercloud, was surrounded by arcs of electricity, emitting a series of crackling sounds, while Prometheus the sun glared, radiating a scorching heat.

Charlotte Linlin suppressed her anger, turned to look at the shipping magnate Umit, and said angrily:

"Then why did you betray me?"

The burly, sleazy-looking middle-aged man sighed, spread his hands, and said helplessly:

"Now that things have come to this, I'm coming clean."

"As you all know, I control the New World maritime transport industry. However, Carrera Company now has advanced technology and a large number of skilled craftsmen to build a sea-railway shipping route. Although the construction of the sea-railway takes a long time and costs a lot in the early stages, once it is completed, the sea-railway can not only carry more goods, but also the unit cost is far lower than that of cargo ship transportation. In recent years, my business has been affected and has been declining."

"If Carrera Company were an ordinary company, I could use some underhanded methods to trip them up. But its boss is Marshal Shura. Even if I had the guts of a bear and the courage of a leopard, I wouldn't dare to provoke Marshal Shura!"

"If we follow the development trend of Carrera Company in the past few years, within ten years, the market share of my shipping company will be completely swallowed up by Carrera Company, and I will lose the title of shipping king. I guess everyone knows what will happen to us if we lose our wealth and status in the underworld."

"That's why when Vice Admiral Jonathan approached me, offering to invest in the Carrera Company and become a shareholder, with the only condition being that I would betray them at a crucial moment and join forces with other powers to target the Big Pirates, of course I chose to agree!"

Umit's words were sincere, but they also revealed a terrifying glimpse of the extent of Yang Ming's companies.

If the Carrera Company were merely a private enterprise, as it is in the original story, it would be impossible for them to lay sea railway tracks in various sea areas. They would not have enough funds and manpower, nor would they have enough people to protect the route from interference by other pirates.

But nowadays, the Carrera Company is a military-run enterprise with a very powerful background. The naval branches in various regions are also aware of this situation. The fleets that are sent out to patrol on a regular basis will give priority to the Carrera Company's sea railway tracks to ensure that the transport routes are not interfered with by pirates.

In addition, since Yang Ming issued the order to suppress bandits, the number of pirates in the East China Sea, West China Sea, North China Sea and South China Sea has decreased dramatically, which has also helped the development of the Carrera Company's sea train.

Moreover, Carrera's large-scale investment in the construction of sea trains and sea railway tracks in various places requires the recruitment of a large number of local people, providing a huge number of jobs for ordinary people and eliminating their need to risk going out to sea to become pirates. It can be said that its achievements are far-reaching.

None of you here are fools. Those who can achieve remarkable success in the underworld are all shrewd and clever. Just from the words of the loan shark king Lu-Field and the shipping king Umit, they suddenly realized that the Shura Marshal had already begun to plan many years ago!

Now that Marshal Shura's power has grown to its full potential, these so-called kings of the underworld are nothing more than fish on a chopping board. If they do not choose to side with the Navy, they will face Marshal Shura's ruthless purge.

No wonder they all chose to betray their country at the aunties' tea party!

Charlotte Lingling gasped, feeling a chill run down her spine.

She originally thought that no matter how strong or skillful the Shura Marshal was, he was just a second Sengoku Marshal. He had only managed to defeat Shiki the Golden Lion and Kaido the Beasts because they were careless and underestimated him. She believed that as long as she could form an alliance with the Whitebeard Pirates, she could rest easy.

But now it seems that the Asura Marshal has truly surpassed his master. His plans seem casual and unrestrained, but as these plans gradually ferment and mature, they connect and eventually encompass all the forces in the world!

This is no joke!

It's important to understand that the ocean covers more than 70% of the world's surface. Maritime transport and trade are the lifelines of the major kingdoms and the world government. Whoever controls maritime transport and trade controls the economic lifeline of the major kingdoms and the world government!

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