After retiring from the Navy, I became a doting husband.

"Name a number?"

"I think you'd be better off doing charity work."

Martin suggested.

"charitable?"

Jessica was puzzled.

"It's charity. Only by doing charity will I forgive you."

……

The next morning, the assembly bell rang in the town square.

In the presence of Mayor Boodor and many townspeople, Jessica, the manager of the Treasure Weapon Shop, announced an important matter in front of everyone.

On Mr. Martin's advice, she made a personal decision to donate all the weapons, equipment, ammunition, materials, and other assets of the entire Orange Treasure Weapon Shop to Orange Town free of charge, as support for preventing pirates and to give back to the people.

This caused a lot of people to cheer and shout. Anyone could see that Jessica was very unhappy, but she still donated the entire weapons shop.

This move stunned Kim the fat man. No one expected that Jessica would donate the entire store, leaving him, her partner, with nothing.

Heavens above, earth below, this is not in line with the conduct of a cunning merchant!

After the announcement, a large number of weapon crates that had already been packed at the port were immediately opened and inventoried.

The town's security team was overjoyed. Thirty-odd young men arrived fully armed, carrying boxes of guns, knives, and armor.

When the liaison ship arrived at the port, Jessica, with faltering steps, was helped onto the liaison ship of the Treasure Weapon Shop.

"Rest in peace, Jessica, store manager!"

The crowd waved goodbye to her at the port, watching the female philanthropist leave with a resentful expression.

On the liaison ship, Jessica gritted her teeth: "That damned Martin, a mere bladesmith, dares to threaten me!"

The captain of the liaison ship asked curiously, "Boss, where is Eric, the one who's protecting you? With him around, how could you possibly be at a disadvantage?"

"...Leave it to us. Let us bombard Orange Town and kill everyone here. We're experts at this."

"Shut up."

Jessica glared at him: "Don't mention that useless thing. I hired him to protect me, but that good-for-nothing not only ruined my life, but also..."

She suddenly changed the subject: "Orange Town will be destroyed in a week at most. Krieg won't come to this town specifically, but other pirate crews might."

"Two pirate crews have already set their sights on this town. With just one word from me, they're on their way here, and they'll definitely turn everything here into a sea of ​​fire."

Jessica's eyes flashed with a deadly light: "Martin, you just wait, someone will be collecting your corpse in a few days! I'll add fuel to the fire and destroy Orange Town... Give me a Den Den Mushi!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, a week?"

On the surging rocks, Martin withdrew his Observation Haki and peered out, unable to help but smile.

He pulled out the blade:

"Scatter, Senbonzakura!"

Chapter 44 Fully Armed Orange Town

The liaison ship of the Treasure Weapon Shop sailed out, disappeared into the harbor, and entered the East China Sea.

"Hey, is this Gin, the Demon of the Krieg Pirates?"

“Tell your boss I have something I need you to do… I will pay you for it.”

Jessica was holding a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) and contacting the Krieg Pirates.

Indeed, the reason why their treasure weapon shop can operate so freely in the East Blue and almost monopolize half of the weapons trade is partly due to the help of various pirate crews.

In this world, strength reigns supreme and profit is paramount. Only businessmen who can operate in both the legitimate and criminal worlds can reap enormous profits.

Now that she's suffered such a huge loss, how could Jessica, who has been in the underworld for so many years, possibly swallow this insult?

Ugh!

A gentle breeze swept by, and a large expanse of pink petals appeared before her eyes.

These petals drifted in the wind, creating a beautiful and moving scene that was simply breathtaking, enveloping the entire ship.

"Wait a minute, this is the sea, where did the flower petals come from?"

Jessica became alert and looked at a protruding rock not far away, where she saw a familiar figure standing on it.

That man was Martin.

Enveloped in pink petals, Jessica sensed something was wrong. Her expression immediately turned terrified. She tried to escape, but her whole body trembled violently, and a sharp pain shot through her. Then, she silently collapsed among the petals, dying with her eyes wide open.

The entire communication ship was then pierced by flower petals and slowly sank into the deep sea.

As for the crew members, they were obviously vicious pirates, so let them die with them.

The cherry blossoms reassembled into a sword, and Martin turned and disappeared onto the reef.

It was clear that Jessica had some connection with the pirates; otherwise, a mere weapons shop would not have been able to obtain safe passage in the East Blue, where pirates roamed freely.

This so-called weapons shop is definitely involved in the pirates' arms dealing, and judging from their actions last night, they probably also trafficked in people.

"It's a joke that a shop that secretly colludes with criminal gangs can thrive in the East China Sea and become the number one weapons shop there. They deserve to die!"

Martin's gaze was cold.

If Orange Town really falls into chaos, his married life will be over.

Therefore, the cautious Martin decided that anything or anyone that might infringe upon him and his wife's rights would be eliminated.

And without leaving a trace!

At the port, Bodor was overjoyed, excitedly stroking his beard.

"Mayor, we have roughly counted them. There are a total of 172 sharp knives, 52 of which are high-quality sharp knives, 45 short guns, 35 long guns, and 20 military rifles. There are also five large boxes of ammunition, totaling more than 2,000 rounds."

"Seventy pieces of leather armor and about fifty pieces of bamboo armor."

"In addition, there are three small roller cannons, with eighty-two shells..."

Although the Treasure Weapon Shop doesn't have a good reputation, this time they really suffered a huge loss. That shopkeeper Jessica must have a very good relationship with Martin, maybe even *that* kind of relationship, otherwise why would she… cough cough…

"Mayor Bodor, Master Togo!"

A moment later, Martin reappeared at the port and greeted the two: "Before Jessica left, she told me that a pirate crew would be attacking the town soon, within a week, or maybe a few days."

Both Budor and Togo Sanmao's expressions changed drastically.

"Damn it! Jason and the others should have been keeping watch around the town instead of maintaining the shipping routes."

"Food resources are scarce in the town," Budor said with a headache. "Jason and the others have all gone out to trade."

"If pirates attack, we're afraid we won't be able to resist."

"Or it may come at a considerable cost."

Martin shook his head: "Don't worry, this town should be fine. Orange Town is too small. Only small pirate crews would be interested in it. So the pirate crew we're facing can only be small pirate crews."

"Our current weapons and personnel are sufficient to deal with small pirate crews."

Budor nodded: "That makes sense. Our town's security team has forty-five people. Small pirate groups can't cause much trouble."

"Besides, there's also old man Sanmao and Mr. Martin."

He paused, then bowed respectfully to Martin: "Mr. Martin, I know this is thanks to you. Jessica is just a profit-driven businesswoman; she would never be so kind."

"You have done so much for our town, I don't know how to repay you."

Dongxiang Sanmao, who was standing to the side, nodded repeatedly: "That's right, Mr. Martin has done a great favor for the entire Orange Town, and we have no way to repay him."

Martin smiled and said, "Actually, I can repay you. Old mayor, do you have any red wine? The kind that tastes good."

Bodor nodded: "My family has several barrels of fine red wine. These wines taste very good and have been stored for at least twenty years."

Dongxiang Sanmao added, "My family also has a bucket."

Martin smiled and said, "Then you two can send me a bucket first; I need it."

……

After returning home, Martin went to Joel's room.

"I'd like to grab a drink with you and have a good chat."

Martin found Joel and brought him a bottle of red wine that he had just acquired.

"Ask whatever you want, but there are some things I can't say, really can't say."

Joel's cheeks flushed red with sincerity, as if he knew what the other person was going to ask.

Martin didn't say anything, but simply poured the other person a full glass of wine.

"This wine smells wonderful! It must be at least twenty years old, a vintage from Xiangshan, Donghai!"

Joel merely smelled the aroma of the wine and immediately recognized its origin. He then tilted his head back and took a small sip, revealing an expression of ecstasy.

"The wine is fragrant and mellow, it tastes really good, it's definitely a fine wine!"

Martin poured two glasses of wine for Joel, which the beauty drank clean.

Seeing Joel's beaming face, flushed cheeks, and slightly tipsy eyes, Martin asked:

"Miss Joel, I can refrain from asking about your past, but I just want to know, do you want to spend your life with me?"

Joel was taken aback for a moment, then blushed and did not answer, seemingly not understanding.

"Let me rephrase my question: Can you marry me? My nationality is a bit unusual, so I can have multiple wives."

Martin replied bluntly, "If you're willing, I'll give you a title and a wedding!"

Although Joel's face turned red, he remained silent for a moment, then shook his head slightly without saying a word.

It seems that just having a "like" rating isn't enough to get married.

Then feelings will only develop over time.

Martin knew what was going on, so he didn't say much. He then said, "Jol, I need your help with something."

Joel licked the wine off his lips and asked, "Excuse me, is this murder?"