I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

Upon seeing the situation in Doflamingo's office, Lucilia froze, first wary, then bewildered, and then her pupils dilated in shock, just like Doflamingo's.

"...Lord Figo?! When did you arrive at Lanternfire Star?"

Figo laughed and said, "The expanding merchant group needs a meticulous and steady vice president who can help me handle trivial matters. Lucilia, I remember you were a clerical staff officer before you came to Lantern Star. You should be fine as the vice president."

Lucilia: "Huh...?"

"What? I'll be the vice president?" She hadn't recovered from the shock of seeing Figo and was still a little confused. Her eyes glanced at Doflamingo, and when she saw Doflamingo's awkward and stiff expression, she panicked.

"Lord Figo, Doflamingo left the Navy because..."

“No need to explain. After ten years of fishing for lamps, he ended up in the Lamps of Fire. He has indeed suffered some hardships.” Figo interrupted, “The Lynch Merchant Guild is still short of a deputy captain for its transport team. Let him do it.”

Uh, Lynch Merchant Guild?

Lucilia was startled again.

Lynch Merchant Guild?!

Doflamingo remained silent for two seconds. The transport team, or the vice-captain?

"Lord Figo, the captain is..."

"I think Kizaru is a good candidate."

"Admiral Kizaru? He's here too?" Doflamingo was surprised, but Figo's expression gave him a negative answer, which was rather strange.

Didn't you come? Did you agree to come in a while?

and many more?

Could it be... that Lord Figo can get out?

The Flame of Light has been sealed for ten thousand years, only broken free three thousand two hundred years ago by Rilen Torvor. And that was three thousand two hundred years ago; the current seal is several times more terrifying, even for the Holy Demon King…

So, Lord Figo is stronger than him, and even on the planet Lightfire, he's most likely the strongest?!

Doflamingo's thinking speed was very fast, and in an instant he made this exciting guess - since he never naively thought about surpassing Figo, then naturally the stronger Figo was, the better.

He also understood that being the deputy captain of the transport team was a punishment for him. As long as he satisfied Figo, the position of vice president would still be his. Lucilia's abilities were limited, and while there were people with management skills in the Qinghai Navy, none of them had his experience.

This is his luck and advantage.

He calmed himself down and bowed slightly to Figo: "As you command, Lord Figo."

Lucilia hadn't quite grasped the situation yet, but seeing Doflamingo's reaction, she breathed a sigh of relief and bowed in return: "Lady Doflamingo will be very happy to know of your arrival."

Figo nodded: "Make the call."

The Den Den Mushi connected quickly, and before Doouna could speak, Figo said, "This is Figo."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the Den Den Mushi before a strong female voice came through: "Lord Figo, Rear Admiral Donquixote Dowena of the Marine Headquarters, leading 47 Marines, has been ordered to explore Light Mars."

After six years and three months, we have gathered 131 sailors and tourists from Qinghai who were lost in space. Of those lost on other planets, 857 spontaneously came to join the navy. Four were killed or wounded. We hereby report back to you!

"You've worked hard. Change your rank to Vice Admiral, and the rest of the naval officers and soldiers will also be promoted one rank for now. In a few days, I will go to the capital of Capri to reward you all for your merits!"

"Yes!" Dooyuna said, "Lord Figo, the Skeleton Emperor already knows of your arrival and says he wants you to confirm the location so he can come to see you."

“That’s not appropriate. I should be the one to see him. I should have seen him as soon as I arrived at Lantern Star, but then the Serau merchant group wanted to capture me to be a Lantern Fishing Slave. It was quite interesting, so I formed a merchant group. It delayed me for a few more days. Please apologize to him for me.”

"Yes."

"I'll be there in about seven to two weeks after I finish what I'm doing here. I'll contact you via Den Den Mushi before I go. That's all for now."

"Yes!"

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Figo said to Doflamingo, "Let's go, take me to meet the higher-ups of your trading company."

“They are just ordinary members of your merchant guild,” Doflamingo said. “They’re all rather ignorant fellows; if they offend you…”

"I'll kill him."

"..."

On the other side, Doogi, who had just hung up the Den Den Mushi, exchanged glances with the naval officers and soldiers, and laughter and ease appeared on everyone's faces.

……

A few days later, on Longai Island.

At the headquarters of the Hall Merchant Guild, Hall was staring intently at the news on the Internet Bug.

'The Lynch Business Group's innovative approach to promotion, exemplified by its support for the "Lighting Up the City" campaign, is truly ingenious.'

'Free shopping: A battle of reflexes and internet speed?'

'Shocking! The Don Quixote Trading Company announces its merger with the Lynch Trading Company!'

In just a few days, their merchant group had been utterly routed by Lin Qi's merchant group.

They invaded 49 islands of the Lynch Merchant Guild, but the Lynch Merchant Guild did not react. The Lynch Merchant Guild invaded all of their sea areas, but kept taking away users. Even some of the lamp fishing people defected to them—because the Lynch Merchant Guild's interface had already shown many words like "So-and-so consigns lamp wicks".

Damn fishing lantern partner system!

As expected, fishing for lamps is still the most stable!

However, even so, the Lynch Merchant Guild still has a shallow foundation, has been established for too short a time, its inventory is only average compared to theirs, its transportation speed is not fast enough, and it has some shortcomings.

But damn it, damn it... why was the Don Quixote Merchant Guild merged into the past?!

Doflamingo, you bastard!

Hall smashed the table, creating a dent, which startled the web crawler so much that it shrank back.

We can't just sit here and wait to die!

He quickly contacted those business groups to help launch the lighting event and the zero-yuan purchase event!

Can I at least learn from you?

At this point, they couldn't be stingy with money. They hadn't gained anything through force, so they didn't dare to act rashly for the time being, but they also couldn't just stand by and watch the merchant group shrink.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out outside. Hall frowned in displeasure and was about to go out when the door was suddenly kicked open with a loud bang!

Two tall men dressed in fiery red robes stood at the entrance, followed by a group of merchant guards who looked terrified and none dared to stop them.

Hall's face also turned panicked.

"You are... the Lights Army?!"

"Hall, you colluded with pirates to attack the Lynch Merchant Guild's transport convoy. The Hall Merchant Guild is to be shut down immediately. Come with us."

Hall was horrified: "No, I didn't, I'm not, I've never colluded with pirates!"

"Are you going to resist?"

Hall remained silent for a moment, then gave a desperate smile.

Despite being a powerhouse close to the fourth level of the Light Realm, he had no desire to resist. It wasn't that the two people in front of him were stronger than him, but rather that the Light Realm Army represented the will of the Skeleton Emperor.

You won't die if you're taken away.

To resist is certain death!

"Why did this happen..."

Has Pompeo really been captured? That bastard betrayed me? But why the Lights Army? There wasn't even a hint of explanation!

He was unaware that Pompeo's body had long since sunk to the bottom of the sea, and that the Lynch Merchant Guild had never reported him.

But at the same time, not only him, but also the other six business association leaders were all arrested!

After the attack on the Lynch Merchant Guild, they had reached a dead end. Others needed reports and evidence, but Figo didn't need them.

Capri wouldn't cause Figo any trouble; that would be asking for trouble.

Upon receiving this news, Figo arranged the Lynch Merchant Guild's mission for the next period of time and prepared to set off for Capri!

Chapter 308 Welcoming

The navy uniforms of Qinghai have always been a unique sight for the residents of the royal capital of Capri.

The blue and white clothing contrasts sharply with the fiery red of the Light Army. The wide cloak of justice makes them look dashing as they walk, and it looks even better on someone with a certain air about them.

After Doowena led the team to arrive, some people suggested that the Light Army should also be given such an outfit, but this was not implemented in the end.

On this day, Dowena walked through the streets in front, followed by two male sailors, heading towards the coastline, immediately attracting the attention of many people.

What are we supposed to do?

A few people, having vaguely heard a piece of news these past few days, showed slight changes in expression; some were curious, others were worried.

Many people chose to put down what they were doing and followed the three naval officers toward the shore from a distance.

Humans have a herd mentality, and as the three walked by, more and more people gathered, gradually numbering in the hundreds and thousands, forming a torrent that swept through the wide streets like a rally or parade. They gradually learned why the crowd had gathered.

Munger is one of them.

He was a young man who had just turned 20. His father was a high-ranking member of a top business group, and his mother's surname was Sawuti, meaning she was related to the Skeleton Emperor by an unknown distance.

He has lived in the capital since childhood, and lit his first lamp at the age of 17, which was a body lamp. He is now steadily advancing towards the second level lamp.

Born into privilege and possessing exceptional talent, such a young man usually has high aspirations, and Mungol has a goal he has never told anyone—to become another Skeleton Emperor.

Of course, teenagers in their late teens don't realize that this is the goal of many, many of their peers.

In short, he was particularly concerned about Figo because of this. Six years ago, after news spread that Figo had single-handedly defeated five Celestial Dragons—the Five Immortals of the Star Realm—and killed one of them, the Skeleton Emperor himself admitted that he was no match for Figo.

Monger didn't believe it. He thought that the Skeleton Emperor was just being modest... What kind of five-lamp powerhouse is a five-lamp powerhouse in the starry sky?

Due to the different circumstances of the Lamp and Fire Stars and their important auxiliary functions, the composition of the strong individuals on the Lamp and Fire Stars is different from that in the starry sky.

星空中一般会呈阶梯式，五灯强者，五盏灯火的等级就是5、4、3、2、1，了不起是54322。

However, among the five-lamp powerhouses who have accumulated some experience, the lamp level is at least 54333, 544xx, or even 555xx!

The reason why the Skeleton Emperor is recognized as the strongest human is because all five of his lamps reached level five as early as six hundred years ago!

Of course, even among level 5, there are differences in brightness.

For this reason, a powerful figure named Deng Huoxing once analyzed that, among the five-lamp experts, Deng Huoxing experts could hold an absolute advantage in a one-on-one situation with a star-sky expert, and could even generally hold their own against two opponents without being defeated.

The Star Realm experts are not without their advantages. After descending upon the Star of Light, they can catch up with the gap at the fastest speed, and even surpass it with their outstanding talents.

But you at least need to have a process of overtaking, right?

Munger's idea is also the idea of ​​many people. They grew up on the planet Lampfire, and Lampfire is their everything. They are unwilling to believe that there is anyone in the starry sky who is stronger than the strong people of Lampfire.