The Lao Cai of five years ago has not changed much from the Lao Cai of five years later. At most, his face looks a little younger.
Because of his seniority, his position was originally on the edge of the door, but he was the one who wanted to become the Qiwu Hai, so Lord Xiaolong placed him next to Huo Hai.
At this moment, Lao Cai opened his mouth to draw everyone's attention to him. The young Lao Cai looked a little flustered in the face of all kinds of eyes, but he quickly calmed down and continued to talk to Ron.
"Please believe, Lieutenant General Ron, that we have absolutely no intention of despising the Navy."
"Oh? Is this the case?"
Ron turned his head slightly and looked at King Xiaolong.
Seeing that the atmosphere had solidified, the latter knew that the turning point was now, and said with a smile: "It's a bit embarrassing to say it... The Kingdom of Flowers suffered a defeat recently. This small country, which is obviously not very eye-catching, got all kinds of sophisticated weapons from nowhere. We I suffered a big loss by not paying attention. Afterwards, I found out that the enemy's weapons were provided by the Capone family, so I sent Qingjiao there. "
At this point, Lord Xiaolong stopped talking.
After all, discussing the purchase of arms in front of the navy... This is not how you seek death!
Ron didn't speak and was silent for a moment. After receiving a confirming reply from Henry on the warship, his expression relaxed.
"What! So that's what it is! Sorry, sorry, I didn't know, so I'll punish myself with a drink!"
After saying that, Ron drank all the wine in his glass.
The atmosphere finally calmed down, the rest of the people breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere of the banquet was high.
To be honest, if they were asked to fight the now-famous "Immortal Lieutenant General" Ron, they were furious on the surface but still unsure in their hearts.
Fighters like them know how terrifying natural fruits are. As the person with the thunder fruit ability who is known as the "strongest" in the natural system, Ron's threat level can only be higher than lower!
At the same time, the opponent is the famous "Immortal Lieutenant General"!
The huge explosion that occurred in Dressrosa failed to kill him even though it blew the entire country into four pieces.
And rumors spread that the man in front of him was fished out of the sea by soldiers... The navy prepared a funeral for him, but he was resurrected before being buried.
It is a true resurrection from the dead!
"The Four Emperors" Kaido couldn't be killed because he was thick-skinned and thick-skinned.
He experienced 7 failures, was captured 18 times by the Yonko Navy, and was tortured more than a thousand times. He has been sentenced to death 40 times. Even if he is hanged, the chain will be broken. Even if he is put on the guillotine, the guillotine will be shattered. Even if he is stabbed with a spear, the spear will break.
No one has ever been able to kill him, even he himself has tried to commit suicide many times without success.
He has never died!
Ron can be killed, but he can always recover.
Therefore, in the eyes of some people, Ron is now more "immortal" than Kaido.
After all, no matter how scary it is, everyone knows that Kaido will die, but they have never died or found a way to kill him.
And Ron would be fine even if he died...
How to fight this? ! !
"By the way, who are the Capones you were talking about just now? Does it sound familiar?"
After three drinks, Ron suddenly asked.
Wu Jixiang, who was beside him, thought that instead of the Navy causing trouble for Qingjiao, it would be better to divert the trouble to the east, so he quickly replied: "It's normal for Lieutenant General Ron to think it sounds familiar. After all, the opponent is the largest gangster family in the West China Sea!"
The West Sea is different from the other three sea areas. Whether it is the North Sea, known as the "strongest sea", or the East China Sea, the "weakest sea", pirates are the central threat.
Only the West China Sea is different!
In this "most chaotic sea", what troubles the navy is not pirates of all kinds, but the continuous wars caused by various countries that dislike each other.
A group of pirates killing all the residents of a small town is cruel, right
But it’s not a big deal in Xihai!
On average, a large-scale war to destroy the country occurs here every three months, with the death toll starting in the tens of thousands!
The most important task of the West Sea Naval Branch is not so much to prevent the various pirates that emerged in the Great Pirates Era from flooding into the Grand Line, but rather to maintain a balance among the various forces and reduce war.
The case that will attract the Navy Headquarters to investigate here is not that some big pirates are causing trouble, but that a small country that joined the Navy for protection has been destroyed by others.
In front of the West Sea, the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France is not worth mentioning... For hundreds of years, this sea area has never been calm!
A large number of wars have spawned a large number of mercenaries and arms transactions. Everyone is fighting each other to survive and protect food, land, and wealth.
But it is an absolute truth that war will only lead to poverty.
The combined total wealth of the winning side and the losing side is definitely not as much as the total wealth before the war. If you fish like this, one day the entire Western Sea will collapse.
But there is no way, the situation in the West Sea is like this.
Naked cannibalism!
You can't live without eating people.
Therefore, the Kingdom of Flowers formed eight treasure armies to plunder wealth and use it as a foundation and war fund.
Therefore, the Capone family developed rapidly. Under the leadership of a wise "godfather", they made a lot of war fortune and almost dominated the underground arms trading market in the West Sea.
"Kaponbeki, do you remember this name correctly?"
Ron was thoughtful, thinking of a stocky fat man who always had a cigar in his mouth and a protruding mouth like a kappa.
"That's right, it's Kapenbeki!"
Wu Jixiang nodded: "After he came to power a few years ago, he made drastic changes to the Capone family. He used all possible methods of kidnapping, blackmailing, and poisoning. He quickly controlled the Capone family in his own hands, and then immediately began to expand. Now. Today, two-thirds of the arms trade in the West China Sea is done by the Capone family... Ugh! Of course, we in the Kingdom of Flowers have never purchased any arms from him!"
Wu Jixiang quickly assured.
Ron glanced at him and said nothing.
There is no doubt about this, it is indeed the case.
Caponebeki sells arms to the hostile forces of the Flower Country, naturally because the Capone family is interested in the prosperity of the Flower Country.
With the help of the eight treasure water armies, the Kingdom of Flowers has no rivals in the Western Sea. Becky had to take this step to open up trade with the Kingdom of Flowers.
Moreover, Ron also knew that if nothing unexpected happened, in three years, the current "godfather" of the Capone family, Capone Becky, would dominate the underground arms trade in the entire West China Sea.
Then he lost interest in the war on land and established the Flame Tank Pirates. Finally, he became the son-in-law of the Eleven Supernovas and the "Four Emperors" Big Mom, and even tended to gradually clear his name.
“Kaponbeki…”
Slowly touching his chin, Ron raised the corners of his mouth.
"He's an interesting guy."
Beside him, Wu Jixiang trembled all over, and couldn't help but feel chilled in his heart under Ron's smile.
After the dinner, Ron, led by the guards, braved the wind and snow to the place where the navy soldiers were stationed. Henry stayed up most of the night and waited at the camp for Ron to return. When he saw him, he stood up and saluted.
"Lieutenant General Ron!"
"Well, sit down..."
Ron pulled out the chair and sat down, lighting the cigar.
"How's the thing I asked you to do go?"
"It has been found out that the Capone family has connections with at least seven branches. These are the information..."
Henry answered quickly and quickly took out what Ron wanted from his arms. Then, while Ron was flipping through the information, he whispered.
"In addition... the Marshal did not agree to your request. He said that the Kingdom of Flowers would take action as their vote."
Ron paused while flipping through the information and raised his head speechlessly.
"Tsk! Old fox, you don't leave me any chance!!"