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

The dragon, who had never felt fear before, spat out blood as it gave orders.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a flash of white light appeared without warning.

The group of merfolk watched helplessly as the head of their leader, the evil dragon, flew into the air, while the headless merfolk body stood on the deck, spitting blood.

The evil dragon is dead!

Nami and Nojiko were shocked that their small mouths could swallow swords... What just happened?

How did the dragon's head suddenly fly away?

Martin sheathed his musket and watched the dragon's ship speed away, then could only shrug: "Damn it, I killed one of the East China Sea Bounty Hunters who couldn't resist."

"Now I'm going to be famous!"

Chapter 60 No one will sleep tonight

Donghai, Windmill Village.

Luffy's hometown.

Shanks led the way in digging the grave, buried Alvida, and planted flowers on her grave.

Shanks wouldn't usually be so kind as to waste his face on a notorious pirate, but Alvida had met him once before. Apart from being a bit fat and fierce, he hadn't done anything particularly evil. He died a few years after his debut, what a pity for such a little... chubby girl.

Yasopp and Lazio stood before the grave to mourn the young female pirate; after all, they were in the same profession, though it is said that those in the same profession are often enemies.

Despite her appearance as a plump middle-aged woman, Alvida is actually only ten years old, in the prime of her youth.

"That swordsmith has a terrible temper; he kills pirates without hesitation."

"Alvida is really unlucky. She ran into such a jinx not long after her debut."

“Beckman, that man is very strong and mysterious. He should also be a Devil Fruit user. You should go and see him. I'd even consider giving him the position of first mate.”

Shanks looked at Beckman beside him.

Is it really that amazing?

Beckman raised an eyebrow: "I trust your intuition, and I'll go see it when I have the chance."

"I'm going to beat that vicious old man up and give him a good spanking. As a man who's going to become the Pirate King, I, Luffy, will definitely avenge this."

Beside the grave, little Luffy raised his little fist, as if he intended to take revenge on his opponent.

Shanks shook his head and said seriously, "Luffy, if you ever meet Mr. Martin again, you must be extremely respectful to him, just as you would to me... otherwise you might encounter some misfortune."

"Do you understand?"

Luffy seemed to understand, but he nodded nonetheless; he still listened to Shanks.

From a very young age, Luffy lived with Shanks and was fascinated by Shanks's righteousness. He wanted to become a great pirate like Shanks, and you could even say he idolized him.

"Shanks, are you leaving?"

Luffy watched Shanks leave for the port and couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, to the Grand Line!"

"I will be away for a long time."

Shanks grinned and said, "You'll hardly see me again, Luffy!"

"Shanks, take me away."

Luffy shouted loudly.

"No, I don't want to take a little kid on the road, you little brat."

Shanks gave Luffy a strange laugh.

This infuriated Luffy: "Fine, if you don't want to take me, then I'll go by myself from now on. In the future, I won't just be a pirate, I'll be the Pirate King!"

As he spoke, Luffy's eyes filled with tears, and he cried his heart out: "Shanks, I will definitely go find him! I'm going to be the Pirate King!"

"Oh? Luffy, then it's a deal."

Shanks removed the straw hat from his forehead: "This straw hat is something I cherish. Keep it safe; it's a farewell gift from me."

As he spoke, he placed the straw hat on Luffy's head, causing Luffy to burst into tears.

One day in November 1510, the Red Voss set sail, and Shanks officially waved goodbye to Luffy.

Many things happened in 1510, and the wheels of history were turning in the right direction.

The future Pirate King, Luffy, is putting in all his effort to adapt to the Gum-Gum Fruit.

……

Orange Town.

In Martin's small villa, two women were bored. Robin sat by the window with her legs crossed, holding a pen and organizing a handwritten book called "History of China".

She was draped in a white nightgown, and the wind blew through the curtains, opening the nightgown to reveal a large expanse of snow-white skin. Robin didn't care at all, because her husband wasn't home, and she didn't have to worry about anyone rushing up to kiss her feet and making her lose her mind to read.

Joel lay half-reclined on the sofa, slowly savoring the red wine in his hand.

She wore a pink rose-scented fitted robe with sleeves, over which was a light green gauze skirt with scattered flowers. A silk bow was tied at her waist, and her hair was loosely tied with a gold hairpin. She looked slender, alluring, and captivating.

Her two long, white, and dazzlingly beautiful legs were almost entirely exposed.

"It smells so good. The wine Martin gives you is always good, so fragrant and mellow..."

As her red lips touched the wine glass, she couldn't help but exhale a fragrant aroma of wine.

Life without Martin is a bit boring, but the red wine he left behind is a good thing.

"Sister Joel, what kind of man do you think Martin is?"

Robin suddenly asked a question.

"What kind of man? I think he's a man who can make me happy, and he's sincere towards me."

Joel put down his wine glass.

"So, are you sincere towards Martin as well?"

"of course."

"Then why not marry Martin?"

"I...I don't know how to say it."

Somewhat embarrassed, Joel simply asked in return, "Lorna, what do you like about Martin?"

Robin thought for a moment: "I admire his erudition and his storytelling ability."

"I have never seen anyone tell an alternate history story so well. It even made me feel like I was transported to another country called China, experiencing the rise and fall of dynasties and reliving history with those emperors and generals. This feeling is just amazing."

"Don't you think that this ancient China with a history of five thousand years is a real country?"

“I even plan to write a book about the history of China and then publish it.”

Joel rolled his eyes and took a sip of red wine: "After saying so much, can you tell me the truth?"

Robin sighed softly, "Well, to be honest, the only reason I like Martin is because he's awesome."

Joel and Robin chuckled. Women, after all, are often dirtier than men when they're behind someone's back.

Just then, a bell rang from the direction of the port.

Joel, with her slender waist, spun around to the window and looked towards the harbor through the binoculars in the living room. After only a few glances, she exclaimed with delight, "A new ship has arrived... and the person on board is Martin! He's back!"

"I waited for him for a full ten days!"

Robin closed the book, went to the wardrobe, took off her pajamas, and started looking for clothes, trying them on one by one: "Yoel, you should change your clothes too, something really alluring, a short skirt, or the kind with stockings, and preferably high heels too."

Joel: "Why?"

Robin grinned mischievously, revealing a knowing look in her eyes: "We haven't seen Martin for ten days. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and he won't let us off the hook today."

Joel asked in surprise, "Why short skirts, stockings, and high heels?"

Robin sighed softly, "Didn't you notice that he has a thing for this?"

"You'll have to work hard today, you know... I don't have your stamina."

Joseph immediately understood, his face flushed crimson, he nodded and walked toward the wardrobe.

No one is destined to sleep tonight!

Chapter 61 The Sky Collapses and the Earth Sinks: The Purple-Gold Hammer

"Wow, is this Orange Town?"

"It's a bit like Cocoyasi Village, but I didn't expect it to be so prosperous."

Nami and Nojiko looked around Orange Town and couldn't help but show expressions of surprise.

This town was more prosperous than they had imagined, far more prosperous than Cocoyasi Village.

Cocoyasi Village has a decent population, but it feels lifeless, while Orange Town's port is bustling with people and ships, though no pirate ships dock there.

This means that the town and the surrounding waters are very safe and have not been attacked by pirates, which is quite rare in the entire East China Sea.

Martin, Jason, and the others returned to a warm welcome from the townspeople. This confirmed for Nojiko and Nami that Martin and his crew were not pirates, but respectable people with a certain reputation.

After thanking the townspeople for their offer to welcome them, Martin led Nami and Nojiko to the fields behind their house.

After several days at sea, the orange trees on the ship, though dug out along with the soil, were still somewhat wilted. Let's plant the trees first.

The land here is fertile and lush, with flowers in full bloom and wild fruit trees in the distance.

“The land and climate in Orange Town are excellent, even better than those in Cocosia Village. It is very suitable for growing orange trees, and we can even transplant our orange trees directly.”

Noki bent down, picked up a handful of soil, and quickly identified its properties.

"Of course, Orange Town's biggest specialty is oranges and other fruits."

Martin smiled and instructed Jason and the others, "We can talk about the victory celebration later. You take some men and plant these orange trees first."

Jason and the others nodded repeatedly. After this sea voyage, they had witnessed Martin's power. Even a notorious pirate from the East China Sea like Evil Dragon had been defeated by him. They were already awestruck and followed Martin's lead. They would obey his every word.

While everyone was planting trees, Martin led Nami and Nojiko to the house where Yoel lived.