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"Yes, they also said that the Navy is not doing a good job of protecting the Celestial Dragons, and they plan to cut military spending in half."

Sengoku clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "This was a complete accident, and our navy has also lost an admiral!"

"Enough, Sengoku. It's no use telling us this. The Celestial Dragons initially planned to abolish the Navy, but now they've cut their military spending in half. That's the result of our discussions! Alright, you can go back now."

Filled with anger, Sengoku returned to Marine Headquarters with a gloomy face.

In the office, Garp, unusually, didn't act up. Looking at Sengoku's gloomy face, Garp laughed and said, "How about I go and arrest Zhang Shan?"

"I was planning the same thing even without you saying it," Sengoku said bluntly to his old friend. "What's really bothering me is the military budget. This time, it's been cut in half, so things aren't going to be easy from now on..."

That afternoon, a news story ignited the entire ocean!

"Shocking! The monstrous Zhang Shan has audaciously killed a Celestial Dragon and severely injured a Marine Admiral before leaving unscathed!"

"The strongest of the Worst Generation? The true strength of the Demon Zhang Shan!"

"The only emperor of the new era, Zhang Shan the Demon, is the most likely person to become the Pirate King."

Looking at the exaggerated headlines in the newspaper and the 5 billion Berry bounty, Zhang Shan burst out laughing.

"All the navy does is engage in these pointless things. If you're so capable, come and fight me one-on-one!"

The Navy's purpose in doing this was simply to create momentum for him, to encourage other pirates to challenge him. It would be best if they could kill Zhang Shan, but it wouldn't matter if they couldn't, because given Zhang Shan's personality, he would definitely not leave any pirates alive who provoked him.

In other words, regardless of whether Zhang Shan wins or loses, the navy will not lose.

Even if Zhang Shan really becomes powerful, it doesn't matter. To become the Pirate King, one must enter the New World. However, the New World has already been divided among the Four Emperors. If a powerful force like Zhang Shan enters the New World, the Four Emperors will definitely not be willing. If a fight breaks out, the Navy might be able to reap the benefits.

Zhang Shan casually tossed aside the newspaper, sat back down in his chair, drank his beverage, and ate meat, enjoying a very pleasant life.

But others don't think so.

The attack killed a Celestial Dragon and severely injured a Marine Admiral, leaving him in a coma.

Such a feat is quite remarkable, even in the world of One Piece.

At this moment, on a small island in Paradise, in the first half of the Grand Line.

Kidd crushed a piece of trash who had mocked him to death with his broken, scrap metal arm. His gaze fell on Zhang Shan's photo in the newspaper in front of him. Looking at the exaggerated bounty on Zhang Shan's head, Kidd grinned maliciously: "The most likely person to become the Pirate King? Only I can become the Pirate King!"

Wow~

The floating metal behind them fell to the ground. Kidd said to his crew, "Full speed ahead to Sabaody Archipelago! I'm going to take Zhang Shan's head there!"

Meanwhile, the other pirates of the Worst Generation disdainfully tossed the newspaper aside, dismissing the incident as a sign of the Navy going mad and not taking it seriously.

At this moment, Luffy and his crew, who had just defeated Crocodile, set sail again. Nami and the others didn't react much to what was written in the newspaper. After all, they had never seen the strength of an Admiral and thought that an Admiral was about the same as Crocodile.

However, Robin, who had just joined the Straw Hat crew, changed her expression drastically, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Robin, what's wrong?" Luffy noticed that Robin was acting strangely and turned around to ask.

Everyone else turned their attention to Robin. Sanji, who had just come out with a glass of juice, rushed over to Robin's side with concern and fawned, "Miss Robin, are you feeling unwell? Would you like Chopper to take a look?"

Then he turned to Chopper and said, "Chopper, quickly get the first aid kit!"

Just as Chopper was about to go get something, Robin finally stopped him and said to everyone, "I'm fine, I'm just really surprised to see this news."

Amidst the puzzled looks of the crowd, Robin warned earnestly, "If you encounter the evil spirit Zhang Shan in the future, be sure to avoid him!"

Seeing this, Luffy said somewhat discontentedly, "Why? I don't want to run away!"

"Luffy!" Robin looked at them seriously: "Don't think that defeating a Shichibukai makes you so great. To be honest, Crocodile is the weakest of the Shichibukai. Even ten Crocodiles combined wouldn't be a match for an Admiral. And this Zhang Shan was able to leave after severely injuring an Admiral, which means his strength is even above that of an Admiral! So, if you encounter them, you must run!"

Seeing Robin's serious expression, Luffy and the others also became serious. Nami nodded and said, "Don't worry, Robin, if we run into Zhang Shan again, we'll definitely turn tail and run!"

Then, Nami glared at Luffy, who nodded, but still looked displeased.

Seeing this, Robin could only sigh and pray that he wouldn't run into Zhang Shan.

She didn't want to have to change ships as soon as she got on one.

Meanwhile, the new world.

Whitebeard listened to Marco finish reading the newspaper and laughed heartily: "Gurararara! He actually killed a Celestial Dragon and severely injured that brat Aokiji. That brat's strength is truly terrifying!"

Ace and his group surrounded Whitebeard, and upon seeing this, they all smiled.

“However, no matter how strong he is, the position of Pirate King will definitely belong to my father!” Ace said.

Whitebeard simply laughed it off, showing no interest whatsoever in the title of Pirate King.

IWC.

While enjoying her dessert, the Fourth Empress heard about Zhang Shan's situation and decided to send one of her daughters to marry him...

The country of peace.

Ghost Island.

Kaido looked excited as he stared at Zhang Shan's bounty poster and said, "Kid, come to the New World and fight me!"

In the final part of the New World arc, Shanks, the Red-Haired, clutches his head in exasperation: "The world is becoming even more chaotic."

Meanwhile, Zhang Shan and his group finally arrived at the next island by boat.

After landing on the island, the group split up. Gray took Blue, the laborer, to buy ingredients, while Klin glanced at the two guys next to him who were already hugging, then turned around and wandered off on his own.

"Don't get lost!" Zhang Shan reminded everyone.

"I won't get lost!"

The island doesn't have any extreme weather, and the people coming and going on the street have smiles on their faces, so they seem to be doing quite well.

Zhang Shan and his group disguised themselves slightly and successfully infiltrated the country.

"The Kingdom of Neriel has no special products, nor any extreme weather. On this strange Grand Line, this country is strangely normal," Hill whispered in Zhang Shan's ear.

Touching his slightly itchy earlobe, Zhang Shan said, "Based on my years of experience, islands like these usually hide secrets that cannot be revealed to others. Should we search them?"

Seeing Zhang Shan's eager expression, Hill sighed.

Chapter 90 Why don't you just draw a vial of his blood?

Neriel Palace.

Zhang Shan and Hill sneaked into the depths of the palace, evading the patrolling guards. The two explored their way and finally found the king's location.

At this moment, King Sibro sat on his throne with a kind expression, with his two children before him: his eldest son Miral with blue hair and his second son Giovanni with black hair.

King Sibro smiled at the two men and said, "In recent years, our country's development has been inseparable from your efforts. Miral is in charge of foreign conquests, and Giovanni is in charge of foreign trade. With your joint efforts, our Kingdom of Neriel has been able to develop to its current level in just five years, and even become a member state, no longer having to live in fear."

Five years ago, this place was an inaccessible place that was easily plundered by pirates. Whether it was pirates or marines, they would come here when they were short of money, squeeze out what little money they had left, and then leave without caring about the lives of the people here.

However, this situation improved a few years ago because his family fought to the death and killed a group of pirates. Since then, the people on the island have found their leader and have rallied around them as their kings.

After several more years of development and through their family's hard work, they finally earned enough money to pay tribute to the Celestial Dragons, and thus became one of the member states of the World Government, free from the invasion of the Navy.

As for the pirates, ordinary small-time pirates wouldn't dare to rob them, but for the big pirates, they would make arrangements in advance to ask the other side to show mercy.

Moreover, as the eldest son Miral grows stronger, those newcomers to the Grand Line are no match for him. Anyone who dares to cause trouble is just asking to die, which is a good way to share some of the burden of the Celestial Gold.

Miral and his brother Giovanni proudly puffed out their chests after receiving their father's praise.

Although they have now surpassed their father in strength, the image of their father standing up for them back then is still vivid in their minds. Even though they have grown up and become stronger, their admiration for their father has never wavered.

Listening to the conversation between the father and his two sons, Zhang Shan and his companion learned about their path to power. The king had summoned his two sons today to further strengthen the eldest son's military strength.

"This is a cultivation method for Haki that I bought at great expense when I went to the World Conference. You can use it to cultivate!"

The two happily took their things and left, promising to supervise each other's cultivation together. Watching their figures disappear, the king finally breathed a sigh of relief, stood up from his throne, stretched lazily, and looked up at the sky with a languid expression: "Being a king is exhausting, I really want to retire..."

After watching for a while, Zhang Shan and his companion began to get bored.

“Let’s go, this country has no secrets.” Zhang Shan pulled his wife away from the palace. On the way, Hill remarked, “This island is really lucky to have developed into a member state of the World Government in just a few years.”

"It's the result of their family's hard work."

As the two were talking, a figure blocked their way.

The newcomer was not tall, had a full head of white hair, and stood there with his arms crossed, yet he attracted a large crowd of onlookers.

"Lieutenant General Garp!"

"Ahhh! Vice Admiral Garp has come to our island!"

"Vice Admiral Garp is so cool! Can I have his autograph?"

The residents surrounded Kap, making it impossible for him to move.

Zhang Shan and his companion walked past Garp. Looking at Garp's smiling face, Zhang Shan remarked, "I didn't expect the Navy to catch up so quickly. I hope they don't cause trouble, or we'll have to fight again."

"Are you worried about getting into a fight?"

"It's not that I'm worried about fighting, it's just that I don't want to fight now, and I don't want to fight Garp either," Zhang Shan sighed.

"What? You've met Garp before?" Hill asked curiously.

"No, this is our first meeting," Zhang Shan said with a smile. "However, I've seen you in the newspapers quite often before!"

Garp and Sengoku are top-tier celebrities in this world. Ten years ago, the World Government promoted their heroic deeds everywhere and even created a manga about them, portraying them as embodiments of justice, and that any evil would be brought to justice by them.

This is why the two remain so popular, and they're both over seventy and still haven't retired...

The two strolled around for a while longer and then ran into Gray and Blue, who were carrying large and small bags, on the street.

Both men were somewhat serious at this moment. Upon seeing Zhang Shan, they subtly approached him. Gray whispered, "Captain, it seems we're surrounded!"

"Don't worry, Garp only has one warship, it can't surround us!" Zhang Shan said calmly, reassuring his companions.

When they returned to where the ship was hidden, Law had already used his powers to move the ship to a secluded location, evading the navy's search.

Seeing Zhang Shan and the others return, General Luo finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to them, "Hurry up and get on. I never expected to run into the legendary Marines here. If I hadn't reacted quickly, I'd probably be captured by now..."

Zhang Shan laughed and said, "Don't worry, I just met with Garp, and he doesn't seem to want to fight us."

With the others on board, only Klin hadn't returned yet.

Where did that guy run off to?

“I don’t know, but there’s no need to rush. Our record here isn’t finished yet, so even if Klin comes back, we can’t leave,” Hill said.

Helpless, everyone had no choice but to continue waiting.

When evening came, Klin returned, dragging two large wild boars behind him. He casually tossed them onto the boat and laughed at the group, "Have you finished recording?"