One Piece: Building the Roxas Empire

In a very short time, the Roxas Pirates completed the looting of the village. After loading all the food and treasures onto the ship, they set sail again.

Standing on the huge fleet of Roxas, Yugi saw the densely packed pirate ships all around him. Each one was more majestic and spectacular than the pirate ships of the Roger Pirates that he was familiar with. He could not help but stare in amazement and asked in disbelief: "Are all these huge pirate ships from your Roxas Pirates?"

Hearing this, Kuanglong raised a proud smile on his face. He nodded, with a bit of majesty in his tone: "That's right. Well, now that we are on this ship, let's get to work! Xiaowei, this new kid is called Youxi, take him to the laundry room."

"Understood, Brother Long." A young pirate named Xiao Wei came over. He glanced at Yugi with disdain and indifference in his eyes, and said stiffly: "Little ghost, come with me, don't dawdle."

Yugi was extremely anxious and shouted eagerly, "Wait! Where is my sister? I want to see her!" He turned to Kuanglong, his eyes flashing with persistence and desire.

Kuang Long glanced at Yugi lightly, and said in a cold and indifferent tone: "She should be on the Iron Blood right now. That is Lord Darius's flagship and the heart of the Roxas Pirates."

"Iron Blood?" Yugi frowned, feeling unfamiliar and curious about the name.

Seeing this, Kuang Long briefly explained: "The Iron Blood is the captain's flagship."

After hearing this, Yugi became even more determined to see his sister: "Please take me to see her, I must see my sister!"

Kuanglong's face darkened, and his tone revealed obvious displeasure: "Don't joke, kid. You can't see the captain just because you want to. If you want to see your sister, you must first prove that you are qualified to stay here, and then you must be alive. Now, go to work immediately, otherwise, you will bear the consequences. Xiaowei, take him down."

"As you command, Brother Long." Xiao Wei sneered and urged again, "Let's go, kid, don't waste time."

Yugi still didn't give up, he shouted, "So what am I going to do to see my sister?"

Kuanglong spread his hands, his expression was extremely cold: "Who can tell? You should worry about how to survive on this ship. Since you have chosen this path, you have no way out except death. Now, go to work, this is your only way to survive."

Yugi wanted to continue asking questions, but Xiaowei grabbed his arm and took him to the laundry room. Xiaowei's voice was as cold as iron: "Enough, kid, you're already on the ship, it's time to face reality. Here, except for the captain, everyone else has to work."

An uncontrollable rage suddenly ignited in Yugi's heart. He turned around abruptly and swung his fist towards Xiaowei like an arrow, confident that this blow would definitely hit the target.

However, Xiao Wei seemed to have anticipated this, and easily used his hands as a shield to neutralize Yugi's attack. Yugi's eyes flashed with surprise, and then, he tensed his leg muscles, ready to launch a fierce kick. But Xiao Wei's reaction was even faster. Instead of giving in, he took advantage of the situation to counterattack and kicked Yugi hard in the face. The powerful force made Yugi lose his balance instantly, and he flew out like a kite with a broken string, and fell heavily to the ground.

"Don't be so arrogant, you little brat!" Xiaowei's voice was cold. He slowly walked towards the game that fell to the ground with a disdainful smile on his lips.

Yugi covered his bleeding nose and curled up in pain. Xiaowei continued in a cold tone: "Now, stand up immediately and go to the laundry room to start your work today. Otherwise, I don't mind letting you know what real pain is."

The surrounding pirates laughed at the scene, mocking and gloating over Yugi's misfortune. "Haha, this kid really doesn't know what he can do!" "Yeah, Lao Wu and the others all fell into his hands, it's time to teach him a lesson, otherwise he won't know how much he can handle."

Xiaowei's face became even gloomier. He stared at Yugi with a fierce light flashing in his eyes: "Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because Brother Long has a favorable opinion of you. Here, newcomers must have the awareness of newcomers and learn to respect their predecessors. This is the most basic rule!" After that, he swung his fist again. Although Yugi tried to resist this time, due to the disparity in strength, he was knocked away again and hit the wall heavily.

Xiaowei spat, his face full of disdain: "A country boy, relying on a few tricks of Kung Fu and daring to be arrogant. You have no idea how cruel and vast this world is. How could Brother Long be so blind to fall for you." After saying that, he picked up the game, walked towards the laundry room, and then threw him into the laundry room like throwing away garbage.

In the laundry room, an indescribable sour smell hit his nose, and several baskets of smelly socks piled up like mountains came into view. Yugi's face had just come into close contact with these filth, and now he was so disgusted that he almost vomited. Xiaowei stood outside the door and coldly ordered: "Your task is to wash all these socks. If you don't finish it, don't think about eating today."

Although Yugi was furious, he also realized the cruelty of reality. He tried to calm down, as the place was filled with a disgusting sour smell.

Xiaowei took off his dirty socks and threw them to Youxi without hesitation: "I'll give you this pair of mine as well." After that, he turned and left, leaving Youxi with an angry face.

For several days in a row, Yugi had no chance to meet his sister, let alone the cadre Kuanglong. Every day, he had endless work to do for the group. If he wanted to quit, he would soon be beaten up. Moreover, here, he couldn't even complain because the law of the jungle was followed on the ship.

In the past, people of his age in the village were no match for him, and even the adults in the village could not beat him. However, after coming to the Roxas Pirates, even his direct superior Xiao Wei was able to crush him. Xiao Wei's strength was not even ranked among the top on this ship. This feeling of powerlessness, instead, aroused his extreme desire for power deep in his heart.

At the same time, Xiao Wei and several pirates were sitting on the side of the ship, chatting and laughing. "It's strange, after being a pirate for so long, it feels like the old days are no different! I've been at sea for almost two months, and I haven't even seen the shadow of the navy. I was expecting an exciting chase, but it's really disappointing." There was a bit of self-mockery in his words.

The pirates on the side sneered when they heard this: "If those navy officers really dare to come and cause trouble for us, they are really crazy! Our captain is Lord Darius, a pirate with a bounty of 500 million berries, which is unmatched in the West Sea. I heard that the bounty for the captain of the former 'West Sea Overlord', the highest bounty pirate group - the Iron Pirates, is only 95 million berries. Compared with our captain, it is nothing compared to the light of a firefly and the brilliance of the bright moon. The Iron Pirates have been rampant in the West Sea for many years without any harm, which shows how incompetent those navy officers are. How dare they provoke us?"

Just then, a pirate's voice interrupted their chat: "Hey, Xiaowei, the new kid is looking for you."

Hearing this, Xiao Wei turned his gaze towards Youxi who was walking towards him, with a playful smile on his face: "Hey, kid, you finished today's work so quickly? It seems you worked really hard."

Yugi looked at Xiaowei seriously, with a determined light in his eyes: "You said you would teach me to become stronger."

Xiao Wei chuckled, his tone was full of joking and helplessness: "You are so serious that it gives me a headache, kid. It was obviously your brother Long who brought you on board, but you left it to me to take care of you. I am not a babysitter."

Despite his complaints, Xiaowei still led Yugi to the training room on the ship.

There are also some pirates training here. Xiao Wei looked around and sighed: "As for me, I used to be a boxer. What I can teach you is nothing more than some fighting skills and swordsmanship. However, my swordsmanship is just some experience I have gained from chopping people over the years."

After that, he threw a set of protective gear to Yugi: "Come on, let's have a competition. Let me see how good you are."