One Piece: Building the Roxas Empire

In the combat meeting room, Slit slowly opened his mouth and asked with sharp eyes: "Regarding the current dynamics of the Roxas Pirates, are there any new developments?"

His adjutant Philip responded solemnly: "Our naval spy planted inside the Roxas Pirates has sent urgent intelligence. It is reported that the Roxas Pirates have quietly adjusted their course and are heading straight for Gyro Castle. Their intentions are unclear but their movements are clear."

Upon hearing this, Slit inadvertently showed a contemptuous smile, as if he had everything under control: "Haha, pirates are pirates after all, strong limbs but simple minds. It's ridiculous that they can be easily diverted by just some insignificant baits."

However, Philip was not infected by Slit's confidence. He revealed deep worry between his brows: "Mr. Slit, this matter is probably very serious. Because of the news we have released, other pirate forces in the West Sea will most likely flock to Gyro City after hearing the news, trying to seize the devil fruit as well."

"Beyblade City will gather forces from all sides at once, and the situation will be complicated." Philip continued to analyze, "Although the Roxas Pirates were defeated by us last time, the pirates are growing at the same speed as cockroaches. Now their number has reached more than 12,000, and their warships are as high as 45."

"Humph, they just annexed some pirate groups, and then used coercion and inducement to recruit many small gangsters. What kind of combat effectiveness can they have?" Facing Philip's concerns, Slit not only did not show any fear, but was even more dismissive: "Let them come! The more the better. These ants wandering around in the sea, I will let them know what true despair is. I was worried that I could not find a chance to catch them all in one fell swoop, and now they come to me on their own, which saves me a lot of effort."

After ten days of sailing against the wind and waves, the forty-five warships of the Roxas Pirates finally arrived at the quiet yet extraordinary town of Gyro Castle.

Although the town is not large, the port is bustling with pirate ships of all kinds, as if all greedy eyes are attracted by the news of a mysterious devil fruit. Darius stood at the head of the flagship with a sharp gaze, and the red chain snake beside him whispered: "It seems that the news of the devil fruit has indeed attracted many pirate groups to flock here, and the authenticity of the devil fruit is self-evident."

"Ah God..." Darius' voice was steady and cold.

Upon hearing this, Ah Shen quickly stepped forward and asked respectfully: "Captain..."

"First, we must quickly locate the Iron Hedgehog Pirates and try to buy the Devil Fruit at any price. If they are ungrateful and refuse the deal, we will destroy them with lightning speed. If the fruit has been put up for auction, we must seize it at all costs. Secondly, Beyblade City gathers many pirate groups, which can be used by us. We can try to recruit them first, but if they resist, there is no need to show mercy and we must clear the obstacles directly." Darius' words revealed unquestionable domineering.

Upon hearing this, although Ashen and the others felt that the measures were tough, they also knew that this was the law of survival in the world of pirates, and that this was the method they had been using since they went to sea, so they all nodded in agreement.

Ah Shen still reminded: "Captain, there is a navy stationed in the Kingdom of Sivir. If we make too much of a move, we may get into trouble."

Darius raised a faint smile, his eyes flashing with confidence and desire: "The navy is here, isn't it just right?"

The last time, Darius faced Sleet, and was ultimately defeated. Darius is still unwilling to accept this. Every time he thinks back on it, he feels a little aggrieved at the loss. Now, four months have passed since the war with the navy in Kowloon Town. Except for the more than ten days left for the cooldown of Samsara Despair, the rest of the skills can already be used. Darius now wants to fight Sleet again and defeat him head-on, otherwise the demon in his heart will be hard to get rid of.

After that, Ashen and the others took quick action, each with a clear division of labor. Darius also prepared to go for a stroll. Although he was the freest person on the ship, he had come to Gyro City, so he had to try the local specialties.

At this time, Liuli and several other women ran over and hugged Darius's arm, massaging it again, and said charmingly, "Master, can we ask you for a favor?"

"What's the matter?" Darius said coldly.

Liuli said, "That's right, we want to go shopping."

"Go shopping? Not now." Darius refused immediately. Looking at the pleading eyes of Liuli and the other girls, he explained, "There are several pirate groups in this town right now. It's not safe. After I get rid of all the pirates here, you can go shopping as you like."

As he spoke, Darius also hugged Liuli and the other girls in his arms and said gently, "Besides! You are all my canaries. Your fighting power is almost zero. If you run out casually and encounter some hooligans or gangsters, it will be troublesome. If you want any clothes or jewelry, I can have someone send them to you."

After hearing what Darius said, the girls still acted coquettishly to express their dissatisfaction, "Master, we mainly want to enjoy shopping. It's too boring to be on the boat every day. We finally got to the shore, and we also want to go for a walk. Please."

Seeing Liuli and the others acting like spoiled brats, Darius smiled helplessly and said, "Okay! If you want to go, go ahead! But bring a few more people with you and be careful about your own safety."

"Yes." After hearing Darius' agreement, the women were very happy and immediately went to find their bodyguards to follow him.

Although Liuli and the others have no fighting power, their status in the Roxas Pirates is not low, because they are all Darius' women. Not to mention ordinary crew members, even the cadres dare not offend them. After all, everyone is afraid of being talked over. So many pirates are happy to be bodyguards for Liuli and the others. After all, Liuli and the others can be said to be stunning beauties. Usually they serve Darius on the Iron Blood. Ordinary pirates can hardly even see them, let alone be bodyguards. Now that they have the opportunity to get close to them, the pirates have become flower protectors.

Soon, Darius also got off the boat and walked on the street, followed by seven or eight pirates.

"Captain, where are you going next?" The pirate who spoke was called Agui. He was a subordinate of Darius during the Tenho Gang days. Now he is also a cadre, working under the Red Chain Snake. He is considered a subordinate that Darius trusts more. It's a pity that his strength is a little weaker. On the ship, his strength is estimated to be outside the top 100.

"Let's find a tavern and have a drink first. I'll leave the rest to Ashen and the others." Darius said with a smile.

At this moment, on the dock, Youxi saw a gorgeous girl of about seventeen or eighteen walking towards him. He ran over excitedly, hugged her and said, "Sister..."

That’s right, this girl is Yugi’s sister, You Fei, and one of Darius’ favorite women. You Fei gently hugged Yugi and said softly, “Xiaoyou, how are you doing recently?”

"Well, everything is fine, how about you, sister?" Yugi said excitedly.

It has been nearly half a year since Yugi joined the Roxas Pirates. When he first joined, he was indeed arrogant, but over time, his arrogance has been dispelled little by little. After all, there are many people in the Roxas Pirates who are much stronger than him.

Especially a few months ago, when the Roxas Pirates fought against the Navy, he was not even qualified to participate in that battle. If the Navy had not treated him as an innocent child, he would have died in that war.

However, it was after that that Yugi finally had the chance to meet his sister Yuki, but Yugi is still a subordinate of Kuanglong and has no chance to go on the Iron Blood. He only has the chance to meet his sister when the Roxas Pirates dock.

"I'm fine too." You Fei also gave a somewhat far-fetched smile, thinking back to her days on the Iron Blood, with mixed feelings in her heart.

Thinking of the time when she first arrived on board the Iron Blood, she was extremely frightened, because as soon as they got on board, the girls who were captured with her were divided into levels according to their looks. Concubine You was extremely beautiful, young and a little coquettish, and was the most beautiful girl in their group at that time, and she was sent directly to Darius' bed.

She was frightened at first, after all, as the leader of this group of pirates, he must be a very ferocious-looking man.

But the moment she saw Darius, she was surprised. Darius was very young, strong and handsome, more handsome than the boys in their village. This made You Fei feel that it would not be too much of a loss if she devoted herself to this man.

However, You Fei later witnessed Darius's cruelty and ruthlessness. Because a woman disobeyed him, she was abandoned by him and became a ship prostitute.

Concubine You only found out about the ship prostitutes later. After she gradually tried to please Darius, she obtained some permission from Darius to visit some of her former friends. However, when Concubine You actually saw those friends, she was completely frightened.

Because her friends were not as pretty as her, and not as lucky as her, after being sent to the ship, they soon became ship prostitutes, serving dozens or even hundreds of men every day. If they dared to resist, they would be beaten immediately and had no dignity at all. Once they were killed, their bodies would be ruthlessly thrown into the sea. Even if they were alive, it would be a life worse than death. Compared with them, she only had to serve Darius, and she could also have her own free time, and she could also eat delicious food and drink wine that she had never tasted before, so You Fei gradually gave up struggling.

From fear at the beginning, to struggle, to fear again, and then to gradual obedience and flattery.

Because she had been on this ship for such a long time, Concubine You had seen many beautiful women. As long as she gained the favor of Darius, she would step into the hall of glory, and her status would instantly rise to the peak on the ship. Even the cadres would greet her with a smile. But once she fell out of favor, she might lose Darius's protection, and her fate would not be good.

Concubine You once saw a woman named Sister Jin who had fallen out of favor, but she still acted like a big sister. Then she was directly arranged by Liuli to do odd jobs on the Iron Blood. But she was lucky, at least she could stay on the Iron Blood and was not driven off, because the Iron Blood did not need too many maids. Once these women left the Iron Blood and went to its ships, they would basically become ship prostitutes and their end would be very tragic.

In the Roxas Pirates, all the women know their own survival rules, which is to stay on the Iron Blood. They are willing to do even odd jobs because this ship is the main ship of the Roxas Pirates. On this ship, they only need to serve Darius. But if they go to other ships, they will definitely become ship prostitutes.

Concubine You has always been worried about what she would do if one day she fell out of favor!