One Piece: Building the Roxas Empire

'…' After Charlotte Lingling finished speaking, the Red Chain Snake and the other girls of Castard were all stunned. They all looked at Big Mom in disbelief, and Darius immediately cursed, "You old woman, you can say such a thing."

But Charlotte Lingling disagreed and said, "What's the problem?"

Darius' eyes twitched as he listened, and he was too lazy to talk nonsense with Big Mom. He said coldly, "Do you think I can agree to this condition?"

Charlotte Lingling grinned and said, "Don't be in a hurry to refuse! Just think about it, if our bloodlines are combined, how strong will the child born be! Can you imagine it?"

Darius said coldly, "This is impossible. I like young and beautiful women. What about you? None of you meets my standards."

Charlotte Lingling felt somewhat helpless after hearing this and said, "Really? That's really a pity!"

Darius didn't want to talk about this with Charlotte Linlin anymore. After all, it seemed that this old woman only cared about giving birth to babies. In the original work, she gave birth to an entire pirate group by herself. Her fertility was simply abnormal.

Charlotte Lingling looked at Darius, with a smile like a profiteer on her lips: "In that case, let's talk about the bride price!"

"Dowry?" Darius frowned slightly.

Charlotte Lingling continued, "Of course, if you marry my daughter, you must give her some gift! Otherwise, how can it be justified?"

Darius sounded a little unhappy, and realized that Big Mom was going to start making demands, so he asked directly, "Go ahead! Let me hear it first."

Charlotte Lingling said with a gentle motherly look, "Well, well, well, you don't have to be nervous. After all, I'm a mother too, and I naturally hope to see my daughters marry in style. And when I say it's a betrothal gift, I actually just don't want them to be wronged when they marry."

This made Darius impatient, and he said in a cold voice: "Alright, forget about the marriage! Damn it, I'm not interested in watching your performance here. You were the one who wanted to marry my daughter off in the first place, and now you're talking a lot of nonsense. What exactly do you want to say?"

Seeing that Darius was getting impatient, Charlotte Lingling asked directly, "Do you know the red historical stele?"

"Red historical stele?" Darius frowned as he heard this. Although Darius had never seen a red historical stele, he knew about it when he watched One Piece in his previous life. It was a signpost to the final island, Raftel. He said coldly, "I've heard of it, but I've never seen such a thing."

Charlotte Lingling also said seriously: "Although I don't know what this red historical stone tablet is, because it is all ancient text, but in this sea, there has always been such a legend that as long as you collect four red historical stone tablets, you can become the king of the world."

Darius listened and asked, "So, you want me to help you get it?"

"That's right." Charlotte Linlin grinned and said, "Back then, Rocks also collected two red historical stone tablets, one of which is in the hands of Golden Lion Shiki. If I'm not mistaken, you and Silver Axe formed an alliance to deal with the Flying Pirates! I can also help you deal with Shiki, but I want this red historical tablet afterwards."

Darius agreed immediately. He had no interest in these red historical inscriptions. Moreover, even if Big Mom really got the historical inscriptions, it was still unclear whether she could bear it! He agreed, "Okay, I'm not interested in that kind of thing anyway."

"However, I'm afraid I need to inform Silver Axe about this matter."

Charlotte Lingling also grinned: "Yes, yes, of course."

"But, Darius, are you really not going to consider it? You are 28 now! Don't you want to have a child at this age?"

Darius listened and pondered for a moment. As for children, it seemed that he himself had one as well. Eight years ago, he, Sarah, Arya and the other two girls had lived on an isolated island for half a year. All three girls became pregnant. Now, no one knew how they were doing.

Darius grinned and said coldly, "Even if I really want to have a child, I can't have it with you. Give up! Unless you are willing to join the Noxus Pirates."

"Mmmmmm!!!" Charlotte Lingling laughed after hearing this and said, "I can't agree to this condition, but it's a pity that you have such excellent genes. It's exciting to think about our bloodline being combined!"

Darius was not interested in what Charlotte Linling said and was about to say goodbye to Big Mom, but at this moment, the Den Den Mushi in Darius's arms suddenly rang. Darius frowned slightly and answered the call, "Hello..."

A Shen's voice came from Den Den Mushi, "Captain, the Silver Axe Pirates just called for help. They were attacked by the Flying Pirates on Pinball Island and are now surrounded. They requested support from our Noxus Pirates."

Hearing this, Darius' eyes narrowed and he replied, "I see. I'll be right there."

After that, Darius hung up the phone and said to Big Mom, "I'm sorry, I can only come to your tea party next time. You heard the call just now. The Silver Axe Pirates were attacked. I have to go rescue them."

Charlotte Linlin also grinned and said, "It's useless. Wan Guo is about three days away from Pinball Island. I estimate that by the time your Noxus Pirates get there, the war over there will have already ended."

Darius stood up and said, "When I formed an alliance with Silver Axe, I promised that no matter who was attacked, if the other party asked for help, we would rescue him as soon as possible. No matter what, we must go and take a look. If he is dead, it only means that he is not strong enough, that's all."

Charlotte Linlin asked curiously, "You actually formed a pirate alliance with Silver Axe, why do you still want to act separately? If you act separately like this, it will be easy for Shiki to defeat you one by one. In the New World, the conflict between Silver Axe and Shiki has basically been made public. Under such circumstances, you still dare to form an alliance with Silver Axe. I really have to admire your courage."

Darius listened and sneered in his heart. Whether he had the Silver Axe or not, Darius would attack Shiki the Golden Lion. Of course, not only Shiki the Golden Lion, but also Roger, Whitebeard, Kaido, and BIG MOM. They were all Darius' enemies. The reason they chose to form an alliance was only because their own strength was relatively weak now.

"The reason is very simple. The reason we have to separate is that I don't want to listen to anyone's orders. He probably doesn't want to listen to my orders either, so the best way is to separate. This alliance has just started and it probably needs to be disbanded."

"I see!" Charlotte Lingling also grinned and said, "If that's the case, then I won't see you off."

Darius looked at Big Mom and asked, "Why, you're not going to send someone along? Don't you really want the stone tablet in Shiki's hand?"

Charlotte Linlin explained: "That's true! However, for now, I haven't formed a pirate alliance with the Silver Axe Pirates, so it's not worth it for me to save him."

Darius spat lightly. BIG MOM did this simply to preserve her strength. However, in Darius's opinion, if one wanted to be the best warrior, one had to go through the trials of blood and fire. Only those who survived countless life and death experiences were truly strong. Therefore, even if he encountered a dangerous situation, Darius would choose to face the challenge head-on.

Darius looked at the Custard girls standing nearby and said, "Hey, you three, you are mine now, come with me!"

The Castard girls hesitated for a moment and looked at Charlotte Lingling, who smiled and said, "Darius is your fiancé now. Although you haven't officially married yet, you must learn to respect your husband. Since Darius is leaving, you should go with him! Remember to call back often."

"I understand, Mom!" The three girls nodded one after another and then left with Darius.

Soon, Darius returned to the Iron Blood, and the Noxus Pirates set sail again. On the Iron Blood, Darius sat on a chair. It was the first time for Castard and the others to come to the Iron Blood, and they were a little reserved. Darius said coldly: "Liuli, Blue Crystal, see if that old woman Big Mom has assigned them any tasks."

"Yes."

The Custerde girls panicked and said, "Wait a minute, Darius, what are you going to let them do to us?"

Darius said coldly: "On my ship, everyone must ensure their loyalty to me. All members who join the Noxus Pirates must be tested to prevent spies from the Navy and the World Government from sneaking in."

"We are not spies of the World Government." Castard glared at Darius and said.

Darius said softly, "Of course I know you are not spies, but I am also very curious whether Big Mom has assigned you any missions or not. After all, I don't quite trust that old woman."

Custard looked even more panicked and immediately said, "Wait a minute, we are your fiancées! How can you treat us like this?"

Blue Crystal smiled charmingly and said, "There's no need to be nervous, little sister. It's just a simple hypnosis."

The next second, circles of light flickered in the pupils of the blue crystal, and the next second the three Castard girls felt dazed and fell backwards. Fortunately, the maids behind them were quick-witted and supported them immediately, allowing the Castard girls to sit on the chairs so that they would not fall to the ground.

Liuli also walked up and held Castard's wrist, nodded to Blue Crystal, and then Blue Crystal asked: "What is BIG MOM's purpose in marrying you to the master?"

After being hypnotized, Custerde also said what he knew: "In order to control the actions of the Noxus Pirates in real time and to win Darius' favor, we need to pass on the intelligence of the Noxus Pirates."

"Is it really like this?" The red-chain snake said as if it was a matter of course. After all, it was such an obvious thing that anyone could see it.

"Is this the only thing?" Blue Crystal asked again.

Custard continued, "Mom has another request. After she gives birth to the baby in her belly, she wants us to act as an insider and send Darius to her bed so that she can give birth to a child with the strongest bloodline."