Chapter 302

Su Xiao and Rob Lucci looked at each other for a few seconds, and both moved their gazes away at the same time.

Su Xiao looked around and saw a wooden house in the open space, which was responsible for registering requests for ship repairs or purchases.

A square table was placed in front of the wooden house, and a Galley-La Company staff member sat behind the square table.

Su Xiao walked up, and the staff member was busy, looking like he was recording something.

"Hello, may I ask if the Galley-La Company is hiring employees?"

Su Xiao tried his best to keep smiling. He did not often take the initiative to communicate with plot characters, and there was a reason for this.

"Hmm?" The staff member looked up at Su Xiao and then continued to record something.

That powerful 5 points of Charisma played a role; the staff member's cold attitude could not be more obvious.

"Wait."

Su Xiao sighed inwardly; he was indeed not good at this kind of negotiation.

After waiting for about a few minutes, the staff member finally finished his work, took off his glasses, rubbed his dry eyes, and looked at Su Xiao.

"Background?"

"East Blue."

"Name."

"Bai Ye."

The Galley-La Company staff member began to learn Su Xiao's basic information.

"Encountered a shipwreck and drifted to Water 7... Let's do this."

The staff member took out a stack of documents, looked through them for a while, and said to Su Xiao: "Dock 3 is still short of a few laborers. You go there to work, 4000 Berries a day, paid daily."

The meaning was obvious: let Su Xiao be a coolie, and a temporary one at that.

Su Xiao pondered for a while, his gaze scanning inadvertently, looking for Rob Lucci, but the other party had already left this shipbuilding site.

Su Xiao pulled an iron rod from a pile of scrap. The iron rod was thinner than an arm, the material density was very high, and it was covered with dried moss, as if it had been dismantled from an old ship.

Under the surprised gaze of the staff member, Su Xiao gripped the iron rod and exerted force with both hands.

Creak, creak...

A harsh sound came, and the iron rod was twisted into a twist by Su Xiao. The staff member's mouth was wide open, with an expression of having seen a ghost.

Soon, the staff member came back to his senses, and his attitude changed drastically.

"Come, sit."

The staff member pulled over a chair and adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"How much of a bounty pirate can you deal with?"

This was the most intuitive way to judge strength in the Pirate World.

"Between 50 million and 100 million."

With Su Xiao's current swordsmanship, he was not afraid of dealing with pirates of this level. Su Xiao's swordsmanship at this time was not much different from Zoro's, or rather, slightly stronger than Zoro's.

But if the two fought, the winner would definitely be Su Xiao. Zoro only knew how to use a sword, while Su Xiao's abilities were comprehensive. After all, Zoro was the swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates and had companions by his side, while Su Xiao was a lone wolf, so his abilities had to be comprehensive.

Hearing the bounty price Su Xiao reported, the staff member obviously did not quite believe it.

"This... I wonder what your main fighting method is?"

The staff member tentatively asked Su Xiao. The previous attitude had long since disappeared; strength could ignore the disadvantages brought by Charisma.

Su Xiao flipped his palm, and Checking Zhan Long Shan appeared at his waist. He lifted Checking Zhan Long Shan up a bit.

"Swordsman?"

In the Pirate World, whether using a saber or a sword, they were collectively referred to as swordsmen. Su Xiao did not popularize the concept of a saber for the staff member, just nodded.

"You come with me. Warner, come replace me for a while."

The staff member signaled Su Xiao to follow him and headed toward the center of Water 7.

"I haven't introduced myself yet, excuse me. My name is Angus, a manager of Dock 1 of the Galley-La Company."

Angus looked at most thirty years old, with a fair face and no beard, wearing bottle-bottom glasses and the same undershirt as the workers.

"Bai Ye, what position are you more interested in?" Angus began to chat with Su Xiao, with probing in his words.

What is most precious in the Grand Line? Berries? Gold? None of them; it is talent and strong people. Su Xiao obviously belonged to the latter. The move he showed earlier was something few people in the first half of the Grand Line could do. The density of that iron rod was very high; it was side timber used to make ship rams.

"What position... bodyguard, I once served as a bodyguard for a king of a small country in the East Blue, but later that country was occupied by the Revolutionary Army."

Although Su Xiao had never actually served as one, he had assassinated kings and was very familiar with the kings of the Pirate World.

He killed a king in the East Blue, but he did not choose to hide his name. The reason was simple: there were no witnesses at the time, and the Krieg Pirates were attacking the king's castle, so everyone would suspect that the king was killed by Krieg.

A pirate rushed into the palace, and the king died; that was really like yellow mud falling into one's pants—if it wasn't shit, it was still shit.

What's more, even if his identity was exposed, so what? The Galley-La Company was not the Navy; they would not delve into the background of their employees. This was also the reason why Su Xiao did not join the World Government.

Angus took Su Xiao on a medium-sized Yagara, and Xiang Bubu Wang followed along the whole time.

"Is this your dog?"

Angus looked at Xiang Bubu Wang in surprise, seeming to want to touch Xiang Bubu Wang's head, but after seeing Xiang Bubu Wang's bared sharp teeth, he retracted his hand in embarrassment.

"Yes, raised it a few years ago. A 'crossbreed' of a wolf and a dog."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, Angus nodded. No wonder it was so fierce. Xiang Bubu Wang rolled its eyes.

Age around twenty, uses a saber, named Bai Ye, carries a dog with a special appearance, king's bodyguard, shipwrecked at sea.

Angus organized Su Xiao's information, trying his best to recall bounty criminals who fit the description.

After recalling for a long time, Angus could not think of anything. Finally, the definition he gave Su Xiao was that his background was half-clean, at least he had not been put on a bounty.

Thinking of this, Angus was even more satisfied. He decided to introduce Su Xiao to someone.

The medium-sized Yagara swam very fast. Not long after, Su Xiao arrived at a position near the center of Water 7.

Entering here no longer required a Yagara. This was a rare land area in Water 7. Of course, this piece of land was man-made.

Those who could live here were all dignitaries of Water 7. The destination of Su Xiao's trip was the municipal office building.

Sure enough, strong people would be valued wherever they went. If the Galley-La Company really let Su Xiao be a coolie, he would have a way to climb up within two days.

Although exposing some strength would bring risks, the benefits were also obvious.

The municipal building of Water 7 had five floors, clean exterior walls, glass windows wiped to complete transparency, and staff in suits and leather shoes, all showing the prosperity of Water 7.

Walking into the municipal building, Angus took Su Xiao directly to the door of an office on the fourth floor.

Knock, knock, knock.

Angus knocked lightly on the door, and a male voice came from inside: "Come in."

After tidying up his appearance, Angus pushed open the door. The office was not small, bright, and fully equipped with various furniture.

A man with short blue hair, sparse stubble on his chin, and wearing a striped suit was taking a nap on a rocking chair.

Su Xiao recognized the identity of this person: Iceburg, the president of the Galley-La Company.

From the anime, Iceburg was a decent character, at least in the eyes of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Is that really the case? It's impossible.

Iceburg might have a good character, but the business he did was definitely not clean. He was openly selling ships to pirates or helping pirates repair ships.

For the Pirate World where the sea area exceeded 90%, ships were the most common means of transportation. With such great benefits, it was impossible for no one to be jealous.

Not to mention that Iceburg was also the apprentice of Tang Mu the Fish-Man. Tang Mu the Fish-Man built ships for the Pirate King Roger and had been semi-imprisoned by the World Government ever since. If it weren't for Tang Mu's excellent shipbuilding craftsmanship, Tang Mu would have died long ago.

As a direct disciple of Tang Mu the Fish-Man, Iceburg could actually control Water 7, and the World Government even allowed it. This problem could not help but make people think deeply.