Chapter 160: She Gave Too Much

At this moment.

Sanji instead calmed down, fearing that any improper behavior on his part might offend the beauty before him.

He took a deep breath and began to recall the memories of Queen Guinevere stored in his mind.

"Queen Guinevere is the greatest woman I have ever seen in my life."

As he spoke, images of his long-deceased mother and certain past events he preferred not to recall flashed before Sanji's eyes, and he added:

"A woman as great as my mother."

Sanji extinguished the cigarette holder in his mouth and began to recount the various occasions when he had met Queen Guinevere, as well as the things he had heard and seen during his time in the Goa Kingdom.

Miss Kalifa listened with extreme attentiveness, nodding frequently at Sanji.

This made Sanji even more certain that the Miss Kalifa before him was interested in him.

Otherwise, why wouldn't she go to find Xiang Gaowen?

The exchange between the two continued until noon.

After draining all the information from Sanji's mind, Miss Kalifa turned and returned to the cabin, citing exhaustion as her reason.

Leaving only Sanji alone on the balcony, filled with a sense of loss.

Such a posture from Sanji naturally drew rounds of mockery from the crowd on the deck.

"Hahahaha~"

"What did the Captain say back then?"

Some pirates started clamoring, drawing agreement from the others.

"Simp, simp, you'll end up with nothing!"

Sanji's eyebrows twitched:

"You bastards don't know a damn thing about matters of the heart!"

Xiang Keluo, who knew Miss Kalifa's true purpose, watched Sanji's current state, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably.

He couldn't even figure out whether Sanji would still stand with the pirate crew if Miss Kalifa's identity were exposed.

After all, although this kid had no issues with loyalty and cherished his companions on the ship, and would not even blink an eye if he had to die fighting for Xiang Gaowen,

once women were involved, especially beautiful women, that was a completely different story.

Just thinking about this made Xiang Keluo's teeth ache.

After pondering for several minutes without arriving at an answer, he simply tossed this difficult problem aside, muttering to himself:

"At most, for matters dealing with women later, I'll let Ah Jin..."

"Forget it."

"I'll handle it personally."

"Not a single one of them is reliable."

Time flew by.

Night fell.

A full moon rose over the sea surface, its clear light showering down from the horizon onto the deck, falling upon everyone who had been cultivating all day.

Roubo Luqi, dragging his exhausted body, mutually supported by Ah Jin beside him, walked back into the cabin.

A few minutes later.

Roubo Luqi returned to the room he shared with Miss Kalifa.

This pirate ship, converted from a naval vessel, had an interior capable of accommodating hundreds of people; for Xiang Gaowen's Pirate Crew, which now numbered fewer than forty under Xiang Gaowen, the space was excessively ample.

Consequently, everyone lived in suites with similar layouts.

Roubo Luqi and Miss Kalifa's room was no exception, featuring a living room in the center connected to a bathroom, with separate bedrooms for each of them.

Upon entering, the first thing Roubo Luqi saw was Miss Kalifa sitting in the living room organizing her notes, and he habitually asked:

"How is the plan execution going?"

This was their habit; after ruling out eavesdropping methods, they would exchange intelligence here every night.

Miss Kalifa pushed up her glasses, a confident smile appearing on her face:

"A clear breakthrough has already been found."

"As long as it is executed smoothly, conquering Knight Xiang Gaowen is merely a matter of time; my progress might even be faster than yours."

Roubo Luqi nodded:

"As long as you are confident, that is good."

His expression became slightly Solemn:

"The growth speed of the officers in Xiang Gaowen's Pirate Crew is too astonishing; especially Zoro and Sanji, whose talents would be sufficient to be cultivated as future Admiral seeds even within the Navy."

"Even for me to keep up with their pace is extremely strenuous; now I can only put in more hard work."

"Moreover, during this period of living together with them day and night, I have basically confirmed that Xiang Gaowen's Pirate Crew internally is not using any drugs to stimulate potential."

"These pirates themselves are monster-level rookies that Knight Xiang Gaowen personally selected from the East Blue after much deliberation."

Miss Kalifa nodded, then immediately recalled Ah Jin's sincere help toward Roubo Luqi that she had witnessed during the day, and couldn't help but remind him:

"Remember not to truly develop feelings for the targets."

"They are ultimately just a group of pirates, entities standing on the opposite side of justice."

"And we are undercover agents carrying out a mission."

Roubo Luqi fell silent for a moment, then said coldly:

"I understand. You too—remember not to truly develop feelings for the target."

"How could that happen?"

Miss Kalifa smiled faintly:

"I have experienced similar things far too many times. Knight Xiang Gaowen will not be the exception."

Roubo Luqi nodded, took off his coat, found a seat in the living room, and continued:

"According to this ship's heading, their next stop is likely the Drum Kingdom."

"They should stop at the port of Silver Moon Island midway to replenish fresh water and food on board. Spandam's men will be waiting there; we will transmit the intelligence we have gathered to them."

"Good."

Having said that.

After a simple wash, Roubo Luqi walked into his room on his own, flopped down, and fell asleep, leaving Miss Kalifa alone in the living room.

……

On the other end.

In the captain's cabin.

After finishing his day's cultivation, Xiang Keluo came here to discuss with Xiang Gaowen the problems discovered during the day.

After cross-checking, the two basically confirmed Roubo Luqi and Miss Kalifa's intentions.

"Roubo Luqi infiltrated the team and is striving to enter the top three."

"That woman is approaching you with her beauty, planning to whisper sweet nothings in your ear?"

Xiang Keluo looked at Xiang Gaowen, a hint of mockery appearing in his eyes:

"Speaking of which, that woman is indeed quite good."

"Whether it is her figure or her face, she is a rare beauty; even among the women we have seen, only Jasha can compare."

"Nami… Nami is still too young."

"Are you not tempted at all?"

"Even if it is poison coated in honey, one can eat the honey and throw the poison back."

Xiang Gaowen rolled his eyes.

Knowing that Xiang Keluo was trying to regain face for himself after suffering a major loss last time due to the Shao Si incident, he simply had no desire to argue with him.

"How many women from the CP organization are truly innocent and kind?"

"Life is like a play; it all depends on acting skills."

"I would prefer him to focus on cultivating the Marine Six Powers, just like Roubo Luqi."

Xiang Keluo was stunned and said:

"Back then, you learned Shao Si after just a few glances; does this thing really take so long?"

"The Marines truly have something to them."

Xiang Gaowen nodded:

"Shao Si might be slightly stronger than one of the Six Powers, Geppo, especially after comprehending Observation Haki, but it can only compare to a single technique."

"In terms of comprehensiveness, it is far inferior."

Xiang Keluo fell silent for a moment but did not dwell on this issue.

After all, the Six Powers are secret techniques finally forged through the accumulation and perfection of countless strong men over generations of Marines.

If one person were to completely surpass them, that would be a joke.

"How much longer until you master them?!"

Xiang Gaowen glanced at the system panel, his gaze landing on the Six Powers row:

【Six Powers (All) - LV-1: 1676/2500】

After Roubo Luqi recovered, he devoted all his energy to the Six Powers, so the experience provided naturally rose accordingly.

In less than ten days, Xiang Gaowen's Six Powers had already broken through to level one, and were even not far from level two.

Extrapolating from this timeline, within two or three months, he could reach level five and unlock the first attribute; by then, Xiang Gaowen would be able to organize it and teach it to the pirates on the ship.

Xiang Gaowen closed the system panel and said:

"The basic applications are no longer a problem, but to form combat capability, some time is still needed."

"After all, as you know, although I can deduce the secrets by observing their cultivation, reaching a level sufficient for the crew to use also requires some time."

"…"

Xiang Keluo's mouth twitched:

"How can you still complain about it being slow?!"

"Learning their decades-long secret techniques in just two or three months; if they really knew, I don't know what expression they would wear."

"Moreover, if such a thing were spoken of, I doubt anyone would believe it."

Xiang Keluo shook his head, feeling extremely speechless in his heart.

Although he was already accustomed to Xiang Gaowen's unintentional showing off, he still couldn't help but want to pry open Xiang Gaowen's head to see what exactly made this fellow different from himself.

Shao Si was one thing, after all, that was something he figured out on his own, but the Marine Six Powers are a complete set of secret techniques, skills summarized by Marine strong men over hundreds of years.

The complexity is simply on a different level.

Once spread within the team later on, as long as the crew can master them, even if their strength does not reach the level of officers, they can be considered elites.

"By the way."

"According to our current heading, in seven days we will pass Silver Moon Island and conduct supply replenishment there."

"If Roubo Luqi and the others want to transmit intelligence or anything else to the World Government, aside from the Den Den Mushi, that is the best opportunity."

Xiang Gaowen nodded:

"The problem is not big."

"Since they boarded, we two have personally settled all internal team matters."

"With me here, they cannot install any listening devices."

"Even the intelligence we can obtain is mostly trivial."

"Mm."

Xiang Keluo responded, then immediately began discussing the subsequent route planning with Xiang Gaowen.

The focus was on the final destination of Xiang Gaowen's group; their gazes finally settled on a non-member nation in the New World.

"Britannias!"

"The Land of Knights?"

Xiang Keluo murmured, then turned to look at Xiang Gaowen, a smile playing on his lips:

"It suits your title quite well."

"Do not be too careless."

A trace of Solemnity flashed in Xiang Gaowen's eyes:

"To stand firm in the New World, even establishing a nation for centuries without being besieged by the World Government."

"There are only two possibilities."

"Either the country is too barren internally, or its martial spirit is too abundant. Given the vegetation coverage here, it is likely the latter."

"Perhaps our current strength is not enough to fight them."

The next day, Miss Kalifa began asking around on the ship about the past of Xiang Gaowen and Wang Fei Ginevra; she even found Nami to ask for the movie based on Xiang Gaowen.

Nami immediately became interested, only then remembering that these newcomers who had boarded not long ago had not yet seen the movie based on Xiang Gaowen.

How could this be allowed?

This is a required course for every crewmate!

"You want to watch Captain Xiang Gaowen's... I mean, do you want to watch 'The Charming Wang Fei Falls for the Loyal Knight'?"

"This is a banned film on the ship."

Nami's expression was serious, even revealing a trace of Solemnity, but the spark of eagerness she could not suppress:

"Once Captain Xiang Gaowen discovers it, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Miss Kalifa raised her hand and adjusted her glasses:

"What consequences?"

"Washing everyone's socks on the ship... for a month!"

"That is too vicious!"

Miss Kalifa's pupils contracted.

For a normal person's socks, one could endure it for a month.

But do not forget, there is a group of men on this ship who sweat profusely every day.

The socks under their feet are simply not something a normal person can accept.

"What?"

"Miss Kalifa, are you backing down?"

"Is your love for Captain Xiang Gaowen only to this extent?"

Nami glanced sideways at Miss Kalifa, using the provocation method directly; the latter hesitated slightly, then gritted her teeth and said:

"Watch it!"

Two hours later.

In the Navigator's room, the two women embraced and wept, looking as if they had been moved to pieces.

Nami wiped her tears and said:

"No matter how many times I watch it, it is still so moving; Mr. Xiang Gaowen has shouldered too much."

Speaking.

Nami looked at Miss Kalifa, whose eyes were red and who was wiping away tears; her eyes rolled, and she spoke:

"Miss Kalifa, if you truly want to get close to the Captain, then please, you must help him heal the wounds in his heart."

"Speaking of which, Sister Jia Sha also wants to be that person~"

"But now she has to stay over at Raven Port, operating the Martial Arts Tournament together with the Cat Brothers, Zango, and the others."

"Once she frees up her hands, the situation will likely be unfavorable for you..."

Miss Kalifa's movement paused; where was she not clear on Nami's meaning?

Although the previous twenty million had already made her heart ache immensely, since so much money had already been thrown in, if she gave up now, would it not be giving up halfway?

She gritted her teeth, returned to her room, took out another of her gold cards, and stuffed it into Nami's hand.

The smile on the latter's lips could not be suppressed at all:

"I understand; I will keep your affairs secret, and I will also do my best to create opportunities for you."

The corners of Miss Kalifa's mouth curved up; she nodded repeatedly, looking as if she had been moved to pieces, yet a trace of pride rose in her heart.

Indeed, for dealing with such a money-loving woman, there is no more effective method than throwing money.

Afterwards, Miss Kalifa bid farewell to Nami and asked each person on the ship one by one about Wang Fei Ginevra.

She compiled all the intelligence, gradually organizing the information on Wang Fei Guinevere, and began attempting to imitate her every move.

From clothing to demeanor, and then to speech, every tiny detail was polished by her to perfection.

She ensured that with just one glance, Xiang Gaowen would associate her with Wang Fei Guinevere.

Even if Xiang Gaowen saw through her, Miss Kalifa was not worried.

After all, I love you, so I want to become the kind of person you like; what is wrong with that?

In fact, at certain times, it is even a bonus!

Recalling the two gold cards she had used to bribe Nami, Miss Kalifa felt a pang of heartache, but one cannot catch a wolf without sacrificing a child; only with expenditure comes reward.

Thinking of this.

She subconsciously picked up the eavesdropping Den Den Mushi; the instant sound came from the receiver, Miss Kalifa's face turned green.

"Sister Gaza, you should know this, right? Distance often strangles a relationship."

"Especially now, with Captain Xiang Gaowen having Miss Kalifa eyeing him like a tiger watching its prey, the situation is not favorable for you~"

"Sigh, that is not what I meant..."

"Sigh, you, sigh... Alright, alright, I will keep an eye on things for you."

(End of Chapter)