Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

"Hmph!"

Don Chinjao, Boo, and Tokugawa Yasutsuna all snorted coldly; they didn't believe Emperor Kael had specially come to the West Blue to stop their war. Indemnities or other things were Emperor Kael's true goal.

"How dare you!"

Hearing that the two dared to show Emperor Kael a bad attitude, Aramaki directly absorbed the tied Tokugawa Yasutsuna, turning him into a shriveled old man. Vines shot towards the Marine Corps pillars. Don Chinjao and Boo instinctively wanted to resist. As a result, Issho attacked again, using gravity to cooperate with Aramaki, binding these Marine Corps pillars in one fell swoop.

"Wait, Emperor Kael, we surrender, don't drain us dry!"

Chichilisiya and several pillars quickly spoke up; these pillars were truly fed up with Don Chinjao and Boo. They were already in someone else's hands, yet they were still throwing tantrums here. Wasn't this harming them? The deputy pillars who wanted to rescue people later were also ruthlessly suppressed by Aramaki, one by one, forcefully bound by dense vines. They had little power to resist.

"Some people just don't shed tears until they see the coffin!"

"Originally, I only wanted to ask your king for a ransom equal to your bounty. But now it seems you are still a bit unconvinced, so the ransom will be 10 times the amount of your bounty."

"Don't haggle; if you argue again, I'll just kill you directly."

Emperor Kael stood on the Exile Emperor, looking down at these 'disrespectful' captives, and spoke indifferently.

"Wh-…!"

Don Chinjao and Boo instinctively wanted to retort but were directly and roughly stopped by the other pillars, their eyes full of helplessness and anger. Those two guys' 'hmph' had directly cost them billions of Berries. Damn it! These pig teammates were too much!

400 million turned into 4 billion, 500 million turned into 5 billion; they never thought their ransom would one day surpass the Four Emperors' bounties. This time, they were truly going to bleed heavily. And the Eight-Treasure Marine Corps, unable to open the Treasure Jade Ice Mountain and with insufficient funds, instantly blacked out. How could they possibly come up with Don Chinjao's ransom of over 5 billion Berries?

"No money, only my life!" "Just kill me, I only ask you to release my sons of the Eight-Treasure Marine Corps."

Don Chinjao still couldn't help but shout; he knew his grandson Sai definitely couldn't come up with this ransom. This old man was no longer worth this price. It would be better to let Sai save some money and develop the Eight-Treasure Marine Corps.

"Shut up! Don Chinjao!" "The king will help you raise this money, and we will help you too!"

Boo also spoke, shouting angrily.

"General..."

Don Chinjao's eyes were full of helplessness; he never thought that he, a great pirate, would one day be stumped by money.

"It seems you truly aren't afraid of death! But I will make your life worse than death. I heard your Eight-Treasure Marine Corps has an ice mountain treasure; we want this treasure."

Emperor Kael revealed an evil smile. The Treasure Jade Ice Mountain and the drill head were Don Chinjao's lifelong obsessions. Garp had dented Don Chinjao's drill head, and Emperor Kael had stolen his treasure; he wondered if this guy would collapse.

"Impossible, the Treasure Jade Ice Mountain is our family's inherited treasure, you cannot steal it!! Moreover, you cannot open the Treasure Jade Ice Mountain."

Don Chinjao immediately became anxious. The Treasure Jade Ice Mountain concerned the rise of the Eight-Treasure Marine Corps and absolutely could not be lost.

"Whether it can be opened or not is none of your concern." "Bring someone from the Eight-Treasure Marine Corps to lead us to your treasure hiding place." "You, if you don't want Don Chinjao to die, honestly take us there."

Emperor Kael chuckled, directly pointing out Don Sai, a deputy pillar of the Eight-Treasure Marine Corps.

"No, Sai, those treasures are money saved by our clan for hundreds of years, the hope for the Eight-Treasure Marine Corps to return to glory!" "If you dare to take them there, I will die before your eyes."

Don Chinjao was anxious. With the abilities of Emperor Kael and these two powerhouses, it was very possible they could open the Treasure Jade Ice Mountain.

"Grandpa, the Eight-Treasure Marine Corps cannot lose you; please forgive your grandson's unfilialness." "I promise you, I will definitely rebuild the glory of the Eight-Treasure Marine Corps and reclaim more treasures in the future."

Sai could not watch Don Chinjao die; treasures, these external things, simply couldn't compare to his grandfather.

"You, you, you, you..."

Don Chinjao was so angry he didn't want to speak, and just as he was about to say something, his mouth was completely sealed by Aramaki's vines.

"Aramaki, you watch over them here, and have their countries bring the ransom." "Issho, come with me to dig for treasure!"

Emperor Kael immediately began assigning tasks and summoned Bege and some Clone Soldiers back.

"Understood! I will definitely keep a close eye on them for His Majesty."

Aramaki grinned and immediately began absorbing these pillars in turns, thoroughly weakening their combat power. Lest these guys riot after Emperor Kael and Issho leave, causing trouble for Aramaki. Emperor Kael said nothing about Aramaki's action, instead raising his thumb in approval.

Issho grabbed Sai and boarded the Exile Emperor; Bege and a portion of Clone Soldiers also returned to the ship.

"Depart, to dig for treasure."

Emperor Kael left Onigashima Island with a portion of his people, quickly heading to the Eight-Treasure Marine Corps' treasure hiding place. Not even Reiju, the empress, and Eric, the money-loving baron, boarded the ship. Van Augur and Baby 5, who were shooting on the ship, as well as the 3 little ones and Nami, instead left with the ship.

Watching the floating battleship depart, Don Chinjao could only wail. But soon, this old fat man was absorbed into a skinny man by the delighted Aramaki, no longer able to speak.

Aramaki picked a deputy pillar and had him call the king of Kano Country. He also had a shriveled Daimyo call the Shogun of Wano Country, telling these two kings to send the ransom immediately. Otherwise, he would 'eat' all these pillars and Daimyo, and be done with it. Zoro and the others were still fighting fiercely; with Reiju, the modified warrior, watching over them, no one was in mortal danger.

Seeing Emperor Kael leave, a truly reckless war correspondent actually walked tremblingly in front of Aramaki, starting to film and interview. A Marquis of an Empire surely wouldn't make things difficult for a mere reporter, would he?

And Aramaki's eyes instantly lit up at this opportunity for fame. Of course, the most crucial thing was that this sensible reporter actually called him "Marquis Sir"!

"That's right, I am Marquis Aramaki, one of the Double Marquises of the Empire mentioned by Emperor Kael!" "Just call me Marquis Sir."

Aramaki grinned widely, introducing himself grandly, even thoughtfully creating a chair for the reporter. Seeing Aramaki so easy to talk to, the reporter also didn't hold back, and various questions poured out frantically. Aramaki answered actively, describing his encounter with Emperor Kael as a truly moving meeting between a monarch and his subject.

Finally, under the reporter's persistent questioning, Aramaki casually introduced Issho, the other Double Marquis of the Empire. Aramaki also talked about the Goa Empire's path to noble titles, welcoming strong individuals from all over the world to come to the Goa Empire and follow Emperor Kael.

Even Emperor Kael probably didn't expect that Aramaki's big mouth, inadvertently, through the reporter, would prematurely launch a 'World Conscription' for the Goa Empire. When this reporter's news is released the next day, who knows how many unknown strong individuals, who don't want to be pirates and are tired of the slow promotion in the Marines, will flock to the East Blue's Goa Empire, seeking a Hereditary Title. And many wandering strong individuals and Bounty Hunters also yearned to become a Hereditary Title of a nation, to secure a stable noble path for their descendants.