Chapter 180: Intern Crewman Laki

"You killed Kaido?"

As soon as Ma Ma Ma Erke finished speaking, Saint Saint Saiwen descended from the sky, and the massive figure of Buggy appeared right behind him.

Saint Saint Saiwen clasped his hands in a bow of gratitude.

"Brothers, you've worked hard."

"Brother Xiao Ma, Inazuma will be established as a nation in three months; please do us the honor of attending then."

Had it not been for Ma Ma Ma Erke and the others helping to guard, Honeycomb Island might truly have been ambushed by the Big Mom Pirates.

Even if they could retake it afterward, the damage caused would inevitably be unavoidable.

As for going to settle the score with Big Mom, that can wait until the internal administration and military defenses of Inazuma are sorted out.

The longer it drags on, the greater the interest becomes.

"We are all brothers."

Ma Ma Ma Erke spoke casually: "Just let us take some dandelion wine back; Old Man still keeps thinking about that taste."

"No problem, let's start the banquet first."

Ma Ma Ma Erke raised his hand, pointed at the crowd in the Honeycomb Island square, and winked.

"Although I miss the food you make, let's deal with these people first; they all came to join you."

Saint Saint Saiwen immediately felt a headache coming on.

At least three or four hundred people were sitting in the square; interviewing them one by one would take who knows how long.

"Buggy, call Barrett to help."

Barrett, who grew up in the army, was undoubtedly very suitable for interviewing job seekers; you'd know if he was a mule or a horse just by sparring with him.

Would Barrett throw down the job and quit?

What kind of joke is that?

Every day they fed him good food and drink, and Captain Saint Saint Saiwen personally acted as his sparring partner; is there any better treatment on the seas?

If Barrett didn't do it, plenty of others would.

The pirate world lacked nothing in terms of human resources; it was just that no one was as powerful as Barrett.

"Barrett?" Ma Ma Ma Erke exclaimed.

"Did you raid Impel Down to break him out?"

Three years ago, the Navy launched the Buster Call, captured Barrett alive, and imprisoned him in the deepest level of Impel Down; now Barrett has joined the Morning Star Crew.

Besides a prison break, there was no other possibility.

Not only was Ma Ma Ma Erke surprised, but even the black fat man, Teach, who had been leaning in to eavesdrop, felt utterly shocked.

Raiding Impel Down to find powerful partners was the very path he had planned; how had Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen achieved it one step ahead of him?

This guy Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen destroyed the Navy headquarters at Marineford just moments ago, then secretly and silently seized Wano Country.

And he even recruited Barrett under his banner; damn it!

How can someone be this lucky?

Is he the legendary chosen one of fate?

"Keep it secret for now," Saint Saint Saiwen shrugged.

"Brother Xiao Ma, I'll go prepare for the banquet first."

"I haven't seen Big Sister Wadatsumi in a long time; we must have a good drink together later."

Not long after, Buggy returned with Barrett and brought him to the Honeycomb Island square.

Upon truly seeing Barrett's massive figure, Teach swallowed hard, and the expression on his face instantly froze.

First came the legendary pirate Shiki.

Then came the Devil's offspring, Barrett!

What exactly is so good about Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen that great pirates keep flocking to join his crew, working tirelessly without any complaints?

Teach couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought.

Is he a human succubus?

What made it even harder for Teach to understand was this—

Mihawk and Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen met in humble beginnings; Master Tenghu was originally a blind man from the West Sea; Buggy and Jin Ni were wanted criminals from the South Sea.

Yuzhi Xiliu was the Warden of Impel Down.

A group of people from all corners of the world with no connection whatsoever could all be discovered by Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen and invited aboard.

This luck was simply too heaven-defying.

He was truly a person favored by fate.

Shiki and Barrett, who already possessed Conqueror's Haki and were famous pirates across the four seas, were actually willing to serve under someone else?

I really can't understand it.

If only they were Teach's subordinates.

He would absolutely use this foundation to establish a nation, and then become a member of the World Government...

Teach pressed his lips together, clearly realizing Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen's next plan: to make Inazuma, that is, Wano Country, a member of the World Government.

Transforming from a pirate into a noble.

These were the paths I had planned!

Teach screamed in his heart, feeling as though he had always lived in Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen's shadow.

As a child, that guy knocked out two of his teeth, and Ma Ma Ma Erke searched his whole body but couldn't find them.

Just when Luo Jie's pirate crew disbanded, Luo Jie surrendered and was executed, and Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen no longer had a backer, Teach hadn't even had the chance to take revenge personally.

Yet in two and a half years, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen became an Emperor of the Sea, with crew members under him each more fierce than the last.

They subsequently captured Beehive Island and Wano Country.

One strike annihilated Marineford; his bounty of 5.2 billion Berries surpassed that of the old man Whitebeard, making him the pirate with the highest bounty among the living.

This should have been the life script of his, Teach.

Until the banquet began, Teach was still pondering whether the loss of those two teeth had caused Barzab to obtain a different life script.

Looking at Barzab, who had a little fat boy following him, Teach narrowed his eyes slightly—

No way, did he discover talent again?

Is talent that easy to find?

Beehive Island Square, open-air kitchen.

Saint Saint Saiwen tossed the wok with both hands simultaneously, not forgetting to speak to the unexpected surprise, Laffitte.

"For a person... the most important thing in cooking is heat control."

Laffitte, only fifteen years old, obese, wearing small sunglasses and a green hat, nodded frantically.

"I understand, Captain."

Laffitte hailed from the South Blue; two years ago, he had accidentally seen the Donghai Dihuang pass by, and since then, he had resolved to board the ship.

The Donghai Dihuang was simply too cool.

Later, hearing that the Captain had once been the cook for the Luo Jie Pirates, Laffitte, being a cook himself, became even more moved.

He had absolutely met the right person.

So he followed a cargo ship under the Maritime King, drifting all the way to Beehive Island.

Laffitte never imagined that he would be invited by the Captain to board as an intern, while also studying cooking skills under the Captain.

Of the four hundred-plus people who had flocked to the square, only he was invited by the Captain to board; the rest could only join the Third Division of the Morning Star Grand Fleet.

No wonder rumors on the sea say the Captain has extremely high standards.

Indeed, they are high, and also good.

With the final dish from the large wok served, the banquet began on Beehive Island Square.

Saint Saint Saiwen raised his wine glass.

"Big Sis Whitebeard, Little Ma, Bista brothers, Teach brothers, great kindness needs no thanks."

Whitebeard raised her glass in response.

"Young man Saint Saint Saiwen, don't forget to look after us in the Seastone business in the future, okay?"

"Ma Ma Ma Erke and the others spend heavily; relying solely on my two icebreakers is almost enough to support them."

Wano Country had previously been in a state of seclusion, and it was the sole producer of Seastone, while also mastering the superior Seastone processing craftsmanship.

Smuggling Seastone alone had made the Beasts Pirates earn a fortune.

Now that Wano Country has changed hands and been renamed Inazuma, Whitebeard naturally did not wish to miss the opportunity to get rich; after all, her younger brothers spent heavily and could not earn money.

Saint Saint Saiwen smiled and nodded: "Sister, as long as I have a bite to eat, I won't let the brothers starve."

From the form of address Whitebeard had just used, Saint Saint Saiwen finally confirmed a piece of gossip—

Whitebeard seemed to have feelings for Whitebeard.

According to what Captain Luo Jie said after drinking: Whitebeard's parents were killed by Rocks; when Whitebeard was about to be killed, Whitebeard saved her from Rocks' hands.

After the Rocks Pirates disbanded.

Whitebeard led Whitebeard; Ma Ma Ma Erke's biological father, Pineapple Head, founded the Whitebeard Pirates.

As Whitebeard reached adulthood, the young girl confessed her love to Whitebeard, but was rejected by Whitebeard.

Not long after that,

Whitebeard left the Moby Dick and became one of the captains of the Whitebeard Grand Fleet.

The love stories of the older generation are truly rich.

Garp: *******