One Piece: Building the Roxas Empire

Kurozumi Chanmaru looked at Darius like this and thought that he had the initiative, so he continued to talk: "Sir Darius, because Wano Country has been closed to the outside world for hundreds of years, it has a strong rejection of overseas people. The position of the general, the highest leader of Wano Country, has always been hereditary. Even if you can defeat the samurai of Wano Country, it is not so easy to sit firmly in the position of general. Even if they will not oppose you openly, there are many forces secretly resisting your rule."

At this point, Kurozumi Chanmaru said more seriously: "General Orochi is the heir of the Kurozumi family and the legitimate general of Wano Country. As long as you allow General Orochi to continue to serve as the general, no matter what you do in Wano Country, General Orochi will not ask, and will even strongly support you."

Darius sneered in his heart when he heard this. As for Wano Country, Darius wanted to completely transform it. Since the geographical environment of this place was very good, Darius wanted to establish the Noxus Empire in Wano Country. Therefore, he never needed a position like general.

As for the opposition from ordinary people, it is even more unimportant. Under the butcher's knife, even if there is opposition, it will soon disappear.

At this time, A Shen also came to Darius' side and whispered, "Captain, our Noxus Pirates suffered heavy losses this time. Let's take a break for a while!"

Darius frowned as he listened, he also knew that the Noxus Pirates suffered a lot of losses this time and were planning to take a temporary rest, but this was suddenly said by A Shen, and the notification-like tone made Darius very unhappy, as if he was being ordered about what to do, and he immediately looked at him with some unfriendly eyes, and A Shen instantly noticed the murderous intent in Darius' eyes, and he panicked for a moment, and the next second, Darius quickly grabbed A Shen's neck and lifted him up.

At this moment, the leaders of the Noxus Pirates were all shocked. The atmosphere around them suddenly became so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. No one dared to breathe.

"What, are you teaching me how to do things?" There was a hint of murderous intent in Darius' eyes.

Instantly, he felt the strength in Darius's hand. As an animal-type ability user, A Shen had a strong recovery ability. Although he was held in Darius's hand, he had no problem speaking, and Darius did not use too much strength in his hand, but A Shen was still very scared. He knew Darius's horror very well. If Darius wanted to kill him, he could not even resist and begged for mercy: "Captain, please don't! It's my fault. I have absolutely no intention of interfering in your affairs. Captain, spare me!"

Darius clenched the Black Cutter in his hand, and the blade of the Black Cutter reflected a chilling cold light. The members of the Noxus Pirates around him swallowed their saliva, and none of them dared to ask for mercy. At this time, Bao Liqiang stood up and shouted, "Captain, please don't! My father just made a slip of the tongue. Please spare his life!"

Darius snorted coldly and put Ah Shen down. After Ah Shen landed, he felt his legs go weak and sat on the ground without any image. At that moment, he also escaped death. He immediately expressed his gratitude: "Thank you, Captain. Thank you, Captain."

Darius raised his lips in a teasing tone and said, "I have heard some rumors that in the Noxus Pirates, I am the captain in public and you are the captain behind the scenes. If you take these rumors as true, you will not live long."

Ah Shen also calmed down at this time and said immediately: "Yes, yes, I know that everything I have is given by the captain, and I will never dare to betray the captain."

Darius said contemptuously: "Of course I know you have no intention of betraying me, otherwise you would not be the second in command of the Noxus Pirates."

"Yes, yes." Ah Shen listened and agreed repeatedly. At this moment, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. At that moment just now, he almost thought he would be killed!

Then, Darius also asked, "How many people were lost this time?"

Liuli came up at this time, gently took Darius's hand, and told him with her ability: "Master, this time our Noxus Pirates lost more than a thousand people. Except for a few cadres who were not injured, most of the others were injured. This is also thanks to Yu Fei who made a lot of healing dandelions in advance, otherwise the number of casualties would be even greater."

Darius was also a little surprised when he heard this. He originally thought that in this war, with the samurai having an overall advantage in numbers, many people from the Noxus Pirates would die! But this time, only more than a thousand people died. Was it because the samurai were too weak, or the Noxus Pirates were too strong, or was it because of the ability of the healing fruit that greatly reduced the death rate? All of these are possible.

Liuli continued, "However, after a day and night of fighting, the crew's physical strength has been almost exhausted, and everyone is injured, so Ah Shen does not recommend continuing the fight."

Darius listened and nodded slightly. Although he still had plenty of physical strength, the other crew members did not have a monstrous physique like him. Even if they could rely on healing dandelions to recover from their injuries, the mental and physical consumption was real.

He took a quick look at the crew members of the Noxus Pirates and found that they were all wrapped in bandages and covered in blood. He then looked at Kurozumi Chanmaru and said coldly, "You are very good at picking the time! You chose to show up after my subordinates had a big battle. But I don't think you have enough troops to be afraid of me. What's more, no matter how many people come, the outcome will not change for me."

The Noxian pirates were relieved to see that Darius was finally done with the matter of Ashin. However, Darius seemed not ready to compromise. Of course, this was already expected by the pirates. Their captain was invincible, so how could he compromise with others? They were all ready for another battle.

The red-chained snake said jokingly, "Ah Shen, I told you a long time ago not to be so arrogant, but you still didn't believe me. Now you know!"

Ashen snorted coldly after hearing this. After all, many people had seen his embarrassing appearance just now, which seriously damaged his image in the Noxus Pirates.

Bao Liqiang looked at his father's gloomy face and tried to comfort him. After all, his father did nothing wrong in this matter. However, Bao Liqiang did not dare to go to Darius to argue.

Darius continued, "For me, it doesn't matter who becomes the general, as long as Wano Country is under my control. As for the xenophobia of the people, that's easier to deal with. If they resist, then it depends on which one is harder, his head or the knife in my hand. If we need help from others to stand firm as a country, then it only means that we are not strong enough."

Kurozumi Chanmaru also knew Darius's character at this time, and said seriously: "I know that your Excellency is amazingly powerful and is known as the 'strongest' overseas. I am Kurozumi Chanmaru, a humble man, and I would like to learn from him."

"Hahahahahahaha..." After hearing what Kurozumi Chanmaru said, the pirates couldn't help but burst into laughter: "This old man must be crazy!" "Since he wants to challenge Lord Darius, he is simply courting death!" "He must have lost his mind!"

Kurozumi Chanmaru ignored the others' ridicule and looked at Darius seriously and said, "I know I am no match for you, Lord Darius, but I want to make a bet with you."

Darius sneered and asked, "Bet? Do you think you have the ability to do it?"

Kurozumi Chanmaru said confidently: "I am not confident that I can defeat you, but even if you are very strong, it will be difficult for you to kill me."

"This old immortal, Lord Darius, let me go over and kill him with one sword." "Damn it! Too arrogant, kill him." "It's not easy to kill you, let alone Lord Darius. Even if we kill you, this old immortal, we won't need a second sword." All of a sudden, the pirates behind were angry.

A Shen was also a little annoyed. He just wanted to persuade Darius to temporarily accept Kurozumi Orochi. After all, Kurozumi Orochi is still the general of Wano Country. As long as he is in control, it will be easier to control Wano Country. Then, when the Noxus Pirates have established a foothold in Wano Country, they can kick Kurozumi Orochi away. Who knew that this guy is a complete idiot! And he almost lost his life because of this idiot, which made A Shen even more annoyed.

"Captain, let me go! I will go and get rid of this old man." Ashen volunteered at this time, wanting to change Darius's bad impression of him.

"Okay, then go ahead!" Darius agreed.

Looking at Kurozumi Chanmaru, anyone who dares to say such words should have some strength. Although Darius's strength is already very strong, seeing Kurozumi Chanmaru so confident reminds Darius of a saying, 'There are always people better than you, and there are always things better than you'. Maybe this old man is some master who has been hiding from the world!

Maybe, it will be a master!

With this idea in mind, Darius became somewhat interested in the mysterious old man in front of him. If he really had the ability, then it would not be impossible for him to cooperate with Kurozumi Orochi.

He looked at Kurozumi Chanmaru and asked, "Tell me! How do you want to bet?"