Pirates: My crew is the heroine of the 3D zone

This resulted in Runti appearing somewhat listless and even developing dark circles under her eyes.

"You can say whatever you want, but if you call me a woman, do you want me to throw you into the sea to feed the koi?"

Chen Yong'an's words startled Runti, who lowered her head and whispered, "I'm sorry."

"Fine, I won't tease you anymore," Chen Yong'an said, leaning against the railing. "Now that the Beast Pirates have been destroyed, if I were to free you and your brother, what are your plans for the future?"

"What's with suddenly acting like a life guru? Do you think this will make me like you and become your woman?!"

"Don't be so sarcastic," Chen Yong'an flicked Runti's forehead. "Let's have a proper conversation. Just answer whatever I ask, okay?"

“Mmm,” Runti nodded with teary eyes—her naturally naive personality always made her forget her current situation, and her straightforward way of speaking made her speak without thinking, which made her seem sharp and mean.

"Then answer my question."

“I don’t know,” Runti said bluntly. “My father and Xiaopei’s father were pirates. We grew up in a pirate crew and never thought about not doing anything outside of being a pirate.”

“Then you have to think about your future,” Chen Yong’an said. “I defeated two of the Four Emperors, and I have an agreement with Shanks. Before long, he will also abandon his identity as a pirate. With three of the Four Emperors gone, only Blackbeard will remain as the Emperor of the Sea in the New World.”

If I can defeat Blackbeard, overthrow the World Government, and create a new world where people lose their reason to become pirates, then the pirate era will truly be over.

In other words, with piracy becoming a sunset industry, you really need to seriously plan your future, not only for yourself but also for your younger brother.

Runti lowered her head and remained silent. After a long while, she gave up and leaned on the railing, shouting, "This is so annoying!!! I was doing just fine as a pirate. If it weren't for you suddenly wanting to end the Great Pirate Era, none of this would have happened!!"

"It's all your fault!" Runti glared at Chen Yong'an, her eyes wide. "You bastard who ruined other people's lives, take responsibility for yourself!!"

"Take responsibility?" Chen Yong'an lifted Runti's chin. "So, have you decided what you're willing to pay?"

Runti's cheeks quickly turned bright red, and then she turned and ran without hesitation.

"I'm going to the kitchen to help prepare lunch!"

Watching Runti's retreating figure, Chen Yong'an felt that the matter was probably half successful.

As long as Runti isn't truly an idiot, she knows what choice to make. Lin, are you busy right now? Lin, are you not available yet...?

This time it wasn't coercion, but rather Runti's choice regarding her own uncertain future!

After finishing his conversation with Runti, Chen Yong'an had some free time again. After thinking for a moment, he walked towards the library located at the stern of the ship to see how Yamato was doing.

Then Chen Yong'an saw Yamato looking at him with suspicion, as if he were a fraudster.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Chen Yong'an pulled out a chair and sat down next to Yamato. "Have you finished reading my nautical log?"

"Are you making a fool of me?!" Yamato shouted. "Transforming a water-scarce, impoverished desert country into a rich and prosperous agricultural power is just too outrageous!"

"Otherwise, why do you think I'm called the Sun God?" Chen Yong'an retorted. "He changes the land and water of a country and saves millions of people from hunger and poverty. That's the god in their hearts."

If you don't believe me, you can look through the old newspapers and magazines there; there are many records about me. If you still don't believe me, you can go back to Onigashima and look in the room where the Beast Pirates store information; there should be quite a few records about me there as well.

Every word in your nautical logbook is true.

"You're really amazing," Yamato said weakly, slumping on the desk and flipping through his nautical logbook.

"You helped Amazon Lily, a pirate nation, to come ashore and clear its name; you stopped the war between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Navy; you took the lead in eliminating the barriers between humans and fish-men; you ended the cruel experiments of the evil scientist; you saved Dressrosa, which had been deceived by the Seven Warlords of the Sea for many years; and you destroyed the Beasts Pirates. You are truly amazing!"

Unable to contain his excitement any longer, Yamato jumped up from his chair, placed his hands on Chen Yong'an's shoulders, and said, "I've made up my mind. From now on, you are the person I, Yamato, and admire the most!"

"Only second?" Chen Yong'an raised an eyebrow. "My experience is not as good as that idiot Kozuki Oden?"

"If you keep insulting Kozuki Oden like that, I'll turn on you!" Yamato threatened, blushing.

"Let me tell you how I felt after reading Kozuki Oden's nautical log... After reading it, I think Kozuki Oden was even more foolish."

Upon hearing Chen Yong'an say that this was his assessment after reading Kozuki Oden's diary, Yamato stopped rushing to say anything about turning against Chen Yong'an and instead cautiously asked, "W-why?"

— Chen Yong'an's heroic deeds have qualified him to comment on Kozuki Oden.

Their nautical logs clearly show who was superior and who was inferior.

Yamato was simply unwilling to admit it due to his pride.

Chapter 700: The Collapse of Faith

"Why……"

Chen Yong'an leaned back in his chair, looked up at the arched ceiling of the library, thought for a moment, and then asked, "How strong do you think Kozuki Oden was?"

"His strength should be about the same as Kaido's twenty years ago," Yamato replied objectively, "at most, maybe a little weaker."

"No, far from it. If Kozuki Oden were to unleash his full power, even Kaido wouldn't be a match for him."

"How is that possible!" Yamato exclaimed in disbelief. "If Kozuki Oden was really that strong, how could he have lost to that guy Kaido!"

“Don’t be so quick to deny it,” Chen Yong’an waved his hand. “A person’s strength is not just the power he can exert, but also all the power he can mobilize.”

For example, besides my own strength, my partners, the tens of thousands of powerful soldiers in Alabasta, the Amazon Lily Kingdom, the Dragon Palace Kingdom, the Navy, the Wool Kingdom... and even individuals or forces including you, are all part of my strength.

"If I so choose, these individuals or forces can all be used to my advantage, forming an invincible and terrifying fighting force. Even the world government, which rules the world, would tremble before such a power."

Yamato swallowed hard and said, "You mean, Oden's crew were also part of his strength? The Roger Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates, the many samurai of Wano Country..."

“That’s right,” Chen Yong’an nodded, looking seriously at Yamato, whose faith was already wavering, and said, “Kozuki Oden had countless ways to kill Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi and save the country, but he chose the most foolish one—to drag several of his retainers to their deaths. What is that if not stupid?”

Yamato shook his head and argued, "What kind of samurai spirit is it to ask outsiders for help..."

"Only those who survive have the right to talk about the samurai spirit. And even if you regard Kozuki Oden as your idol, you didn't offer to cooperate when you saw us fighting the Beast Pirates? Can you still be called a qualified samurai?"

"In short, the reason Wano Country has become like this is because its people believed in a brainless brute. With the help of this brute, Wano Country has been completely pushed into the abyss of despair... This is the Kozuki Oden you believe in."

"Stop talking!"

Yamato shouted, "Kozuki Oden is the person I admire most, and no matter what you say, that won't change!"

After saying that, Yamato strode away from the library with an imposing air.

Chen Yong'an did not stop him. After all, no one could accept that the great hero he had admired for many years was actually a fool who ruined everything.

Let Yamato be quiet and let her think about it herself.

Chen Yong'an believed that Yamato would understand all of this, after all, Yamato was not a complete fool, he just lacked some proper guidance.

There are many people like Yamato in Wano Country who lack proper guidance and blindly worship Kozuki Oden and the Kozuki clan.

They are also part of the group that needs to be corrected.

Thinking of this, Chen Yong'an immediately used the ship's communication channels to ask Laura to come to the library.

"What's the matter?" Laura, wearing a tight-fitting sports vest and sports shorts, asked, her face covered in sweat.

“I want you to help me publish a book,” Chen Yong’an said, placing Kozuki Oden’s nautical log on the table. “Compile Kozuki Oden’s life story into a book, analyze his character, analyze the reasons for his failures, and compare it with my experience, making him as worthless as possible.”

I imagine this shouldn't be too difficult for you, right? You're a top student from the University of London.

“Of course,” Laura said with a confident smile. “Although my major is archaeology, compiling and publishing papers on history and artifacts is also part of an archaeologist’s job.”

"Then I'll trouble you," Chen Yong'an leaned down and kissed Laura's soft lips. "You can call a helper machine to assist you with your work. Having a helper machine to organize data will make your work much easier."

“Following the captain’s orders is a crew member’s duty,” Lau said, putting his arm around Chen Yong’an’s neck. “Speaking of which, you didn’t dislike Kozuki Oden, did you? Why did you suddenly ask me to write a book about him?”

“I want to dispel the mystique surrounding the people of Wano Country,” Chen Yong’an kissed Laura’s neck, “so that the Kozuki surname will be permanently nailed to the pillar of shame.”

“I know what to do,” Laura said, tilting her head back as she enjoyed Chen Yong’an’s greedy possession of her body. She felt him lift up her sports vest, exposing the still-sweaty melons to the air, and then put the stems in his mouth to savor them.

"Don't do it in the library~" Laura said sweetly, "Mona will be angry if she finds out, hmm~"

"Who cares? She's not the one who calls the shots on this ship."

Despite saying that, Chen Yong'an and Laura's final battle took place on the railing outside the library.

Laura was made to lie on the railing, and Chen Yong'an was behind her, holding her and pounding his large drum.

This infused Laura's subsequent creations with an overflowing wealth of inspiration.

While Chen Yong'an was indulging himself on the Lexington, news of Kaido's defeat and the Beasts Pirates' expulsion from the seas spread throughout the world, once again shocking it.

However, given the precedent set by Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, Chen Yong'an's defeat of Kaido this time was somewhat taken for granted.

It even gives people a sense of entitlement.

—If you claim to be ending this Great Pirate Era, how can you change the world if you can't even defeat the Four Emperors?

This explosive news has undoubtedly given a shot in the arm to those around the world who support Chen Yong'an.

On the way to Wano Country, a marine picked up a roll of newspaper that had fallen on the deck. As soon as he unfolded it, he was stunned by the contents of the front page.

"Kaido has fallen! The sun god has once again created a miracle!"

"what?"

Upon hearing the news, the nearby marines rushed over, and all of them were shocked when they saw the front page content.

"He's defeated another one of the Four Emperors! He truly lives up to his reputation!"

“Yes,” the marine said, picking up the newspaper with a longing look, “if things continue like this, the Sun God might really be able to…”

"Hey, are you crazy!" a marine scolded in a low voice. "You dare to say such things? Don't drag us down with you if you don't value your life!"

"Sorry, sorry," the marine quickly apologized, realizing he had said the wrong thing, and felt a wave of fear wash over him.

After all, discussing anything related to the sun god is strictly forbidden in their military!

This is taboo!

Then, as if struck by a heavy hammer, the marine's head flew backward, spitting blood! Where is Lin? Where is Mei Kong? Where is Lin...?

Unconscious!

"What are you looking at?"

A tall, imposing figure and a dignified voice rang out from behind the group of marines, startling them into bowing their heads and standing at attention, sweat dripping from their foreheads.

"Reporting, Your Excellency Satan, we are reading today's newspaper."

The burly old man named Satan Saint glanced at the newspaper on the ground, and then, just like the marines before him, their heads flew backward as if struck by a heavy hammer, spitting blood.

"This world has no need for a false god who claims to be the sun."

Chapter 701: Saint Satan

Because Chen Yong'an completely rejected Kozuki Oden, causing Yamato's faith to collapse, Yamato ignored Chen Yong'an for two days and even avoided him.

His relationship with Runti didn't progress much. At most, Runti would blush like a young girl when their eyes met, but whenever Chen Yong'an tried to get closer, Runti would run away in panic.

There was still no movement in the Flower Capital. On the surface, it was no different from before Chen Yong'an arrived. No samurai or civilians dared to take up arms to resist and overthrow Kurozumi Orochi's rule.

On the third day after defeating Kaido, at noon, Admiral Green Bull finally led his fleet to the waters near Wano Country.

However, due to the natural barriers of Wano Country that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, they did not launch an attack on Wano Country, but instead chose to set up an encirclement in the waters near Wano Country.

This included fifty ships, including ten massive warships of the Buster Call level, nine vice admirals, nearly 20,000 marines, and fifty pacifists!

What is most noteworthy is that these ships are equipped with the latest weapons developed by Vegapunk, specifically designed to deal with the Lexington and prevent them from escaping—anti-aircraft guns.

And one of the Five Elders, known as the "God of Scientific Defense" Jaigolusia Satan!

All of this intelligence was delivered at great risk by Stusey, a member of CP0, allowing Chen Yong'an to know Green Bull's trump card in advance.

In addition to the naval fleet surrounding Wano Country to prevent Chen Yong'an and his group from escaping, Kurozumi Orochi also began to stir, gathering samurai, ninjas, and ronin from Wano Country under the banner of avenging "Guardian King" Kaido, and was ready to launch an attack on the Lexington docked on the Kuri coast at any time!

At the top of the towering cliffs surrounding Wano Country, Chen Yong'an looked at the naval warships that surrounded Wano Country and said, "I thought only Green Bull was the strongman who came this time, but I didn't expect him to bring so many Pacifistas and anti-aircraft weapons. Even the Five Elders, who have the highest power in the world, are included. They really think highly of me."

“We will win,” Mona said, pulling down the brim of her hat. “We will, and we will make them pay a heavy price.”

“Let’s begin then,” Chen Yong’an said, looking up at the gloomy, ever-changing clouds that surged like ocean waves. “Let us witness the power of the World Government!”

"Yes!"

As Mona's voice faded, Chen Yong'an pulled her into his arms, used Moonwalk and Shave to dash through the air toward the massive warship that exuded a powerful aura, and landed on the stone pillar closest to the warship.

They gazed at the imposing old man with a cane standing atop the bow of the massive warship.

One of the Five Elders, [Scientific Defense God of War] Jaigolusia Satan Saint!

A monster that has been "blessed" by "Im," the mastermind behind the World Government, and possesses an immortal body!

The two stared at each other for a moment, and then Satan spoke first: "As long as you choose to submit and give up your nonsensical ideals, the World Government can forgive your past mistakes and allow you and your woman to enter Mary Geoise and become one of us."

Otherwise, you'll die here!

"You remind me of the first pirate crew I encountered. The squad leader said the same thing to me: either become one of them and collude with them, or die. More than two years later, my answer is still the same."

Chen Yong'an raised his middle finger at Satan Saint as a sign of mockery, and said, "Get lost!"

"How dare you insult the god who rules this world! You're asking for death!"

Green Bull, a general beside Satan Saint, launched the first attack, his vines twisting like living things before shooting towards Chen Yong'an like arrows! Where is Lin? Where is Lin Kong? Where is Lin Zai Zai?