Chapter 771

Lao Qi Lu, holding a chicken leg, suddenly asked curiously: "Do you think, since Windmill Village is the hometown of that Fist Demon Lu En, we might just happen to meet him here today?"

These words

stirred a flicker of curiosity among the Red-Haired Pirates' crew.

"If we really run into him,"

"it might be a big trouble!"

Ben Beike Man's eyes narrowed sharply.

"Captain Kapu…"

"Fist Demon Lu En!"

Red-Haired's eyes half-closed as he fell into thought.

The reason he had traveled thousands of miles from the New World to this tiny corner of the East Blue

was, in fact,

somehow tied to these two men!

Of course,

the person he was seeking

was only connected to them, nothing more.

His main goal was not to find Kapu or Lu En.

It was…

a little brat!

"Undeniably, the Fist Demon Lu En, this monster, is an incredibly terrifying genius."

"But unfortunately…"

"he is not my target on this journey."

Red-Haired shook his head.

The sudden emergence of the Fist Demon Lu En had completely taken him by surprise.

Subtly,

he had begun to doubt.

Had he chosen the wrong person?

Was it actually the Fist Demon Lu En who met the criteria?

But seeing the boy become the new standard-bearer of the Navy, Red-Haired had no choice but to suppress this absurd thought.

There was no way around it.

This monster, the Fist Demon, was too outstanding!

Too exceptional!

At just five years old, he had become one of the ocean's top powerhouses.

Such innate talent, in all of the ocean's centuries, had no second example.

This alone was enough to make Red-Haired question whether his decision had been right.

"Strong enough at five years old…"

"In a few more years, even I might not be able to hold him back."

"Even,"

"Kaido, Xia Luote Liling, Bai Huzi—those types might also fail to contain the Fist Demon Lu En."

"His talent is truly astonishing!"

"No doubt even the old captain never imagined the Navy would produce such a terrifying monster prodigy."

Red-Haired sighed inwardly.

A genius like the Fist Demon Lu En was a once-in-a-century rarity!

Too bad he had joined the Navy.

Otherwise, Red-Haired would have seriously reconsidered.

Who should he choose as his successor?

The Fist Demon Lu En had become so exceptional that he had shaken Red-Haired's original conviction.

It goes without saying.

In Red-Haired's mind,

this boy, the Fist Demon Lu En, possessed an incredibly terrifying influence.

"Enough thinking about it."

"Let's go."

Soon, Red-Haired suppressed all those thoughts in his mind.

Next,

he led the group into the Windmill Village ahead.

In fact,

he had already visited Windmill Village many years ago.

He knew the village chief and the tavern owner, Ma Qino.

No one knew

that Red-Haired and Ma Qino had a very close relationship!

Therefore.

When Red-Hair led a group of pirates into Windmill Village, although it drew the villagers' excessive attention and notice, not a single villager felt panic or fear.

After all.

Many years ago, Red-Hair had already come to Windmill Village.

Regarding Red-Hair's group of pirates, although the villagers of Windmill Village couldn't be called familiar with them, they could be considered acquainted by face, and wouldn't arouse the kind of resistance they'd show toward vicious pirates.

Red-Hair's arrival caused a slight stir in Windmill Village.

A group of villagers wore smiles on their faces, greeting them in a friendly manner.

They didn't feel much aversion toward pirates.

Only toward extremely vicious and evil pirates would they develop resistance and aversion.

Obviously.

In their perception.

All members of the Red-Hair Pirates did not belong to the category of extremely vicious and evil pirates.

"Old village chief, we meet again."

"Many years unseen, you're still as full of vigor as ever, old man."

Seeing the old village chief approaching, Red-Hair greeted him with a smile.

"Shanks, you've come again?"

The old village chief's eyes lit up, and he walked up to Red-Hair with a chuckle.

The short-statured old village chief had to tilt his head up to look Red-Hair in the eye.

"Yes, it's been many years since I returned to Windmill Village. This time I came back to the East Sea to handle some matters, so I stopped by Windmill Village along the way."

Red-Hair said.

"It's good that you're back."

"The sea out there is far too dangerous."

"You all must keep your wits about you."

The old village chief reminded him with a face full of concern.

He didn't know.

That the Red-Hair standing before him, and the pirates behind Red-Hair, were all great pirates of illustrious fame in the New World!

Colossal figures who possessed incomparably illustrious fame even in the crisis upon crisis of the New World!

Regarding the old village chief's concern, Red-Hair responded with a smile: "The sea, well, it's dangerous in the end. But old village chief, you needn't worry about our personal safety."

He didn't elaborate too much with the old village chief about the terrifying influence their Red-Hair Pirates wielded across this sea.

There was simply no need.

Elaborating too much might instead cause panic among the villagers of the entire village.

And this, was clearly not what Red-Hair wanted to see.

"Come, I'll take you to find Makino."

"Let her entertain you all properly."

"You've all come such a long way, naturally I can't let you return disappointed."

The old village chief led Red-Hair toward the tavern.

Half a quarter-hour later,

the group arrived at the tavern's door in grand procession.

Creak!

Pushing open the door,

the old village chief stepped into the tavern, and said with a smile to Makino at the counter: "Makino, your good friend Shanks is back!"

"Shanks?"

Makino's face brightened with joy, a smile surfacing on her gentle cheeks.

Then,

she immediately instructed the people beside her: "Bring out all the wine from the cellar."

Not long after.

Red-Hair led the entire crew into the tavern.

Suddenly,

over two hundred people immediately surrounded the small tavern, blocking it up so tightly it was nearly impassable.

As the Red-Hair Pirates, illustrious and renowned in the New World, they didn't put on any strongman's airs or attitude at all, sitting one after another without any decorum in every corner of the tavern.

The once-spacious tavern instantly became extremely crowded.

"Everyone, my apologies."

"The tavern will be closing early today."

"We have guests to entertain, so today's drinks for everyone here are on the house."

Makino said apologetically to some of the customers in the tavern.

Most customers could show understanding.

"Oh, isn't this Shanks?"

"Shanks is back?"

The customers seated in the tavern were mostly villagers of Windmill Village.

Therefore,