In a certain sea area of the Sasuba Kingdom.

A fleet was sailing leisurely.

"How dare you call yourself Sweetheart Queen? Even the Queen of Spades from a deck of cards wouldn't dare!"

Nami teased Sweetheart Queen, who was now wearing a slave collar.

No, now she could only be called Slave Sweetheart Slurry.

"That's right, the only Queen in the East Blue can only be Empress Sally, King Wang Shi's Empress."

Nojiko and Kaya also echoed Nami's words.

No wonder King Wang Shi personally took down this female pirate.

It turned out that this female pirate's title had offended the noble Empress.

"I didn't want to, we just used poker card names for our nicknames."

Sweetheart Slurry retorted pitifully in a low voice, feeling the cold slave collar on her neck, she felt an immense despair.

Would she be a slave for the rest of her life?

And she couldn't break free from the slave collar by turning into a slurry; she couldn't even activate her Slurry Power, and she felt a sense of powerlessness.

Along with her, Bear King also became a pirate slave.

"Luckily, I surrendered fast enough, otherwise I would have become a slave too."

Edradgo felt a wave of relief as he looked at the slave collar on the neck of Bear King, whom he had defeated.

Wang Shi really had no patience for persuasion.

This Iron Bear was directly fitted with a slave collar because he had refused Wang Shi's persuasion twice.

So what if a few cadres and a bunch of pirate grunts died?

How dare he speak disrespectfully to King Wang Shi? Iron Bear deserved to become a slave.

His Edradgo Pirate Group also had many subordinates die.

Did you see him, Edradgo, get angry?

To survive and protect his gold properly was the truth.

Wang Shi probably didn't expect that Iron Bear, this new slave, would silently increase the loyalty of Eric and Edradgo by a large margin.

After all, the difference in how Wang Shi treated his subordinates and slaves was like heaven and earth.

Eric and Edradgo didn't want to become Wang Shi's slaves.

And Iron Bear, now wearing a slave collar, began to regret it after calming down.

Now, like Zango and the other pirate slaves, he desperately wanted to get rid of the slave collar and become a free man again.

But he seemed to have cursed Wang Shi, which filled him with immense despair.

He might never be able to escape the identity of a slave.

...

In Wang Shi's bedchamber.

Wang Shi was on a call with Empress Sally.

"The King of Sasuba Kingdom hasn't even spoken, what right does their Flaus Kingdom have to condemn the Goa Empire!"

Listening to Empress Sally's report, Wang Shi sneered disdainfully.

"King, if the Sasuba Kingdom is taken by us, then our territories will border the Flaus Kingdom.

The Sasuba Kingdom is the buffer kingdom between our Goa Empire and the Flaus Kingdom."

Empress Sally hadn't expected that Wang Shi, who had only said he was going to tour the four new provinces and intimidate the old officials of the four nations, would end up fighting in the Sasuba Kingdom's territory again.

"Tell King Ba Dodshinei that if he wants to stand up for the Sasuba Kingdom, he should bring his Germa mercenaries.

I'll be waiting for him at the Baratie, the Sea Restaurant, in the Sasuba Kingdom's waters."

Wang Shi chuckled and instructed Empress Sally.

If the Sasuba Kingdom and the Flaus Kingdom could endure it, he wouldn't make trouble so quickly.

He would go to Loguetown as planned for a stroll.

He would buy famous swords like Kitetsu the Third and Snow Stroll, and also recruit or take down Bartolomeo, the Barrier-Barrier Fruit user.

But if Ba Dodshinei couldn't help but make a move now.

He would fight the Flaus Kingdom and the Germa 66 mercenaries at the Baratie, the Sea Restaurant, in the Sasuba Kingdom's waters.

He wanted to use Sanji to lure a few more of his 'good brothers' over; it would be even better if Reiju could be attracted.

However, for a kingdom war of this level in the East Blue, Germa 66 would probably only dispatch one or two modified humans.

After all, before they went to the New World to attend Four Emperors Big Mom's tea party, they also took on a mercenary job.

They only sent Ichiji and Niji, and in 4 hours, they resolved the two-year-long war on Broccoli Island.

They completely annihilated the enemy king's wife, children, and nation.

"King, that's the Germa 66 army, are you really going to do this?"

Empress Sally was a little worried, after all, the evil reputation of the Germa Kingdom in the North Blue was truly notorious.

She was worried that Wang Shi wouldn't be able to handle the Germa mercenaries.

"Don't worry, just reply to him like that. Don't you believe in my strength?"

Wang Shi chuckled softly. The Toki Toki no Mi (Time-Time Fruit) didn't have much offensive power, but its Exile Power was ridiculously strong.

If he weren't worried about things going wrong, he even wanted to test its extreme effect on Iron Fist Garp.

Now, he urgently needed powerhouses below the Admiral level to test the Toki Toki no Mi (Time-Time Fruit)'s Exile Power.

The Vinsmoke quadruplets, who could exchange a few blows with the Three General Stars, were excellent experimental targets.

"Alright."

Empress Sally's tone was full of worry and anticipation.

If Wang Shi could suppress the powerful Germa Kingdom of the North Blue, then the Goa Empire could run rampant in the East Blue, and even bully the Allied Nations in the Four Seas.

As the two hung up the Transponder Snail, Wang Shi's eyes turned sharp, and he then walked out to continue his arduous cultivation.

Meanwhile, Nami was directing the fleet to a certain sea area of the Sasuba Kingdom, searching for the Baratie, the Sea Restaurant.

The Baratie, the Sea Restaurant, was very famous in the East Blue.

Whether it was Marines, pirates, Bounty Hunters, wealthy merchants, tourists... everyone liked to eat at this sea restaurant, which was hailed as the best restaurant in the East Blue.

Sanji, the chef of the Sea Restaurant, subtly held the title of the East Blue's best chef, and many East Blue chefs wanted to challenge him.

...

On the other side.

When King Ba Dodshinei of the Flaus Kingdom received the reply from the Goa Empire, he immediately flew into a rage, smashing many antique vases.

"How dare Wang Shi! How dare he ignore my warning!"

"He even dares to challenge me to a battle?!"

"The Baratie, the Sea Restaurant, is it?!"

"Wang Shi! You just wait for me!"

King Ba Dodshinei was furious, even smashing the Transponder Snail to pieces.

"Royal Guard Commander, immediately assemble the army!"

"Left Minister, immediately summon the Germa liaison officer! I'm raising the price! Tell Judge to send another strongest warrior!"

"Right Minister, prepare for me, I will personally lead the expedition!"

"To hell with Wang Shi! To hell with the Goa Empire!"

"I'm going to slaughter their damn new emperor!"

King Ba Dodshinei was truly enraged, his face filled with murderous intent; he really couldn't tolerate it.

What the Celestial Dragons valued as the most beautiful country, what the hometown of a Marine hero—none of it mattered.

Now he just wanted to kill Wang Shi, this arrogant emperor who didn't give him any face.

With King Ba Dodshinei's furious command, the entire Flaus Kingdom mobilized, fully displaying the execution power and morale of a powerful East Blue nation.

Within the Flaus Kingdom, there were also ambitious nobles and schemers who wanted to elevate the kingdom to an empire.

Now they wanted to properly contend with Wang Shi, this newly ascended emperor.

They wanted to step on the Goa Empire and Wang Shi to rise to power.

...