The Great Voyage: I Became Nami's Brother at the Start

Yi Xiao laughed upon hearing this.

Yes, his king was very powerful, but he was surprisingly low-key when dealing with his own people.

Only Yi Xiao, who frequently sparred with the king, truly understood that even he himself couldn't fathom the king's true strength.

Treat your family members with kindness and sincerity.

They are ruthless and decisive towards the enemy, using any means necessary.

Norton didn't understand these things at first, but he was just too eager to learn!

Chapter 216 The Final Battle with the Golden Lion (Part 4)

With so many veteran ministers and important advisors around him, Norton has been constantly correcting and perfecting his own qualities as a king during the years he has been assisting him in his growth.

So even though Norton's strength had truly surpassed his during the final battle against the Golden Lion, he still went all out, even resorting to any means necessary!

Because he was very clear that the essence of "using any means necessary" was actually part of his own strength.

You need to have the capability to match and execute "any means necessary" in order for "any means necessary" to be effective!

Otherwise, the saying "trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead" vividly illustrates that when you lack strength, resorting to "any means necessary" will still lead to failure!

Boom...

In the sky, Norton and his clones were fighting when they suddenly noticed that the flying island began to tremble.

That was a sign that the Golden Lion's Devil Fruit power was weakening before he fell into a coma or lost consciousness and died.

“Uncle Yixiao.” Norton withdrew from the battle and called out into his walkie-talkie.

"Received." Yixiao had been keeping an eye on the battle in the sky.

He was already making preparations when Shiki's Devil Fruit power weakened.

"Even if I die, I'll drag you all down with me!"

Just as Norton stepped back and shouted, Shiki the Golden Lion had a sudden burst of energy. After barely stabilizing himself, he activated his Devil Fruit power, controlling all the flying islands and seawater, and crashed them all into the Kingdom of Oicot.

At the same time, he used his last bit of strength on the fighter jet and launched a slash at Norton's main body.

"Go! Attack, Gundam!"

Norton raised his hand and shouted, and all his clones immediately converged on the clone in front of him.

In the blink of an eye, the clone in front of him transformed into a towering figure.

Gundam, holding a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right, stood guard in front of Norton.

Norton flew over quickly and merged into the Gundam's body from its back.

"Ding--"

The next second, Gundam's white eyes flashed with a golden light and began to move.

"when--"

Norton first used his giant shield to block Shiki's slash, then covered his right-hand greatsword with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, and launched his true full-force attack so far against the teetering Shiki.

"The Sword of Kings!"

With a roar, the dazzling golden greatsword slashed down.

Swah——

A massive, golden, several-meter-long slash quickly took shape and suddenly struck the golden lion in front of him, who looked utterly desperate.

"No! My grand ambitions... my dreams... no..."

Seeing the sword strike that he could not avoid, the Golden Lion roared in despair.

puff...

The next second, the huge golden slash landed on the golden lion, instantly cleaving it in two.

whoosh-

Immediately afterwards, Gundam flew to the ground beneath the Golden Lion's corpse, raised his hand, and released a black paper coffin to catch his body.

Norton then took out some fruit and placed it next to Shiki's body, and waited quietly.

Not long after, one of the fruits changed. Norton nodded in satisfaction, put it away along with Sakura Toki, and then flew down with Shiki's corpse.

Without the control of the fruit's power, the seawater dispersed and fell like rain.

As the island disintegrated, it fell toward the Kingdom of Oycot.

"Leave the island immediately!" Shale swayed and shouted to those around him.

"Yes!"

All the army members shouted and used Moonwalk to leave the flying island, flying towards the airship waiting nearby.

On the crashed flying island, the pirates who hadn't yet been killed all stared at the departing army soldiers as if they'd seen a ghost, their hearts filled with utter shock.

That's just outrageous, okay?

Why is a lowly soldier in the Kingdom of Oicot so powerful?

What exactly did my boss miss out on?

Why didn't you do your intelligence work properly before you came?

Now it's all good!

The mighty Golden Lion launched a high-profile attack on the Kingdom of Oicot, and then... he was gone! Gone!

This isn't just losing both the wife and the army; this is losing oneself and being completely wiped out...

The growth of the army of the Kingdom of Oicot has exceeded everyone's expectations.

The growth of the King of the Kingdom of Oicot far exceeded Shiki the Golden Lion's imagination.

In this battle, the Kingdom of Oicot was truly well-prepared.

On the other hand, Shiki the Golden Lion's side was all show and no substance, and had not made any adequate preparations at all.

The Flying Pirates were like a bunch of shrimp soldiers and crab generals, unable to even defeat a mere soldier from the Kingdom of Oicot.

Such a vast difference in strength sealed Shiki's fate.

"Colt, set off victory fireworks! We've won!" Norton returned to the ground and turned to look at Colt.

Colt and everyone around him were watching Norton with bated breath.

"Yes!"

"Brother...you look so handsome right now!"

"King Norton, don't move, let me take a picture!"

"Honey, you're amazing!"

"Your Majesty, how mighty you are!"

bang bang bang...

Amidst a chorus of amazed praise, victory fireworks lit up the entire Kingdom of Oicot and even the entire Free Alliance.

Yixiao controlled the falling flying island and gently placed it on the sea next to the industrial island.

Besides the pirates who are still alive, there are many ferocious wild beasts on the island, so we can't let them get too close.

"Go, finish the last work." Norton waved his hand at the cavalry behind him, who immediately obeyed and headed towards the industrial island.

"Wait a moment, everyone come to the capital for a core meeting. I have something important to announce." After the cavalry left, Norton looked at the surrounding officials.

Those standing here are all key figures in the Kingdom of Oycot.

The allied forces of other countries are not yet capable of participating in this kind of campaign.

Moreover, this is a personal feud between the Kingdom of Oicot and Shiki the Golden Lion, so of course they should resolve it themselves.

Eileen opened a door, and everyone went inside.

In the main conference hall, Norton had Eileen bring Neptune and Hancock over as well, and the core meeting officially began.

"Gentlemen, the reason I chose to convene this core meeting immediately after the great battle is precisely for this purpose." With that, Norton took out the Float-Float Fruit and placed it on the table.

“This is…” Neptune frowned and looked down.

"Is it the Float-Float Fruit?" Hancock exclaimed in surprise.

"Isn't that the Golden Lion's ability?" Neptune asked in astonishment.

“Yes.” Norton nodded and said, “After defeating Shiki, we obtained his Devil Fruit power. This core meeting is for the sake of this Devil Fruit.”

boom!

Norton looked around, then slammed his fist on the table and roared, "With this Floating Fruit, our Free Alliance will have a certain degree of initiative. As long as we get a reliable person to eat it, and then float our entire alliance, we can go anywhere in the world! This is part of my plan!"

Chapter 217 The Complete SS-Rank Island Modification Card

Upon hearing this, everyone's spirits lifted, and their faces lit up with surprise and delight.

Raul slapped his thigh and exclaimed happily, "That's right! With the power of the Float-Float Fruit, we can roam freely all over the world, making it much easier for us to recruit other countries into the Freedom Alliance!"

Eileen chimed in with delight, "That's right! Not only that, we can also launch an overwhelming air strike against the World Government! They have Uranus, right? Our King has special bombs too!"

Wow, this girl has made great progress! Her strategic vision is almost on par with these old ministers!

Norton couldn't help but give it a silent compliment.

Only Yi Xiao calmly said, "So, the problem now comes back to the issue of distribution, just like eating fruit, right?"

“That’s right!” Norton nodded. “Come on, everyone, let’s make recommendations! I think everyone understands the importance of this fruit. This person should ideally be strong enough to make our Free Alliance nation so powerful. And they must be absolutely loyal!”

Upon hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

Beside her, Queen Mother Bellemere, who had been forcibly dragged to listen in, smiled faintly and looked up, saying, "Silly boy, who said we have to let people eat? For you and for the Kingdom of Oycot, isn't there another option for the most loyal?"

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this, and they all looked at Bellemere with astonishment.

Norton suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "That's right! I really was blinded by my own involvement! If we're talking about absolute loyalty, and also the chance to reap the rewards, there's actually another option!"