Chapter 237: Work for Me for Ten Years

The three-masted ship had just arrived in the Devil's Triangle when two pieces of news disrupted Saint Saint Saiwen's thoughts.

First, the Five Elders invited the Fish-Man Tiger to become one of the Saint Saint Saiwen Warlords of the Sea.

After negotiations, Tiger and Jinbe agreed based on the principle of protecting Fish-Man Island and reported to Saint Saint Saiwen.

Thinking that two members of the Morning Star Pirates would soon be among the Saint Saint Saiwen Warlords, Saint Saint Saiwen released them without hesitation and told Tiger and Jinbe to consult with King Neptune more often.

Although it looked absurd,

in this great era of undercover agents, especially while the World Government was unaware of Tiger's identity, such a move was not hard to understand.

Consider that the legendary undercover king, Vergo, is now nearly becoming the third top commander of the Beasts Pirates.

Even if Vergo could obtain a powerful Devil Fruit, the title of Calamity would be firmly in his grasp.

Second, Saint Garling, commander of the God Knights, sought help from Saint Saint Saiwen through Saint Vichy: to find his son Shanks, who had fallen into the Lower Realm.

In the anime, Shanks returned to Mary Geoise to go undercover four years later at age twenty-four, signing the Shallow Sea Contract with Imu to become the God's Deep Blade.

After gathering enough information to avoid the Deep Sea Contract's constraints, Shanks returned to the sea.

Saint Saint Saiwen prepared to cause trouble, delaying Shanks' return to Mary Geoise to prevent Shanks from disrupting Saint Saint Saiwen's plans.

Just as he finished replying to the call, he saw—

Cat Fushe was escorting an afro-wearing skeleton with Sea Prism Stone handcuffs, while Moria played with the trophy: a purple cane-shaped rapier.

"Captain."

"We caught a dirty thing."

Describing Brook as a dirty thing was quite fitting.

Even in a pirate world with different races, a talking skeleton was quite chilling.

Saint Saint Saiwen had thought it would take some time to find Brook, but Moria and Cat Fushe not only found him but also captured him.

Unknowingly, the officers and crew of the Morning Star Pirates had already become capable of handling things on their own.

It was time to go cause trouble for the Revolutionary Army.

"Lock him up, let's go."

The Devil's Triangle was gloomy, giving an extremely uncomfortable feeling; Saint Saint Saiwen did not want to stay for another moment.

The terrifying three-masted ship cut through the waves, heading toward Jaya Island.

When Saint Saint Saiwen came alone before Brook.

Perhaps because there were no girls on the ship, Brook could not search for people by looking at panties, so he lay listlessly in the Sea Prism Stone cage.

Brook looked up only when he saw Saint Saint Saiwen and asked, "Mr. Captain, what year is it?"

After a moment's thought, Saint Saint Saiwen replied, "The thirty-first year since the Rumbar Pirates were wiped out."

Thirty-one years ago, the Rumbar Pirates were ambushed in the Devil's Triangle and annihilated; Brook survived as a skeleton due to the Yomi Yomi no Mi ability...

"Thirty-one years..."

Brook was about to sigh, but was shocked by Saint Saint Saiwen's next words and suddenly stood up.

"Mr. Brook, do you want to know where Princess Shuli, the patricide princess, is right now?"

Two ghostly flames seemed to burn in Brook's skeletal eye sockets as he gazed faintly forward.

"Princess Shuli?!"

"Is she still alive?"

"Who exactly are you?"

Before joining the Rumbar Pirates, Brook had been the captain of the guard for the kingdom where Princess Shuli resided.

And Princess Shuli was Manmaia, the long-legged woman in black panties who stood beside Imu.

Saint Saint Saiwen spread his hands.

"Who I am is not important; what matters is that she is still alive, and her appearance has hardly changed, still with her signature blue hair and heterochromatic eyes."

"You? Do you want to know where she is?"

Due to Saint Saint Saiwen's series of moves, although the effect of the God's Eye View was weakening, it was still very effective regarding key intelligence.

Just as Saint Saint Saiwen successfully stunned Brook at this moment.

In fact, Saint Saint Saiwen only knew this much; he was completely unclear about other, more critical intelligence.

But this was enough to fool Brook.

Sure enough, after a long silence, Brook asked, "Mr. Captain, what price must I pay for you to tell me where Princess Shuli is?"

"Ten years." Saint Saint Saiwen held up one finger.

"You just need to work for me for ten years; after ten years, I will personally take you to see Princess Shuli, and you need not worry about her aging."

The contract signed between Manmaia and Imu was likely an Abyss Contract of the same level as the Five Elders.

As long as Manmaia encountered no accidents, her appearance would not change even after hundreds of years.

"How about it?"

"Deal!" Brook did not hesitate.

The Rumbar Pirates were gone, and the former benefactor king was gone; knowing news of Princess Shuli now was already great luck.

And the price was merely working for ten years.

Saint Saint Saiwen opened the Sea Prism Stone cage and returned the cane-shaped rapier to its owner.

"Mr. Brook."

"You assist Moria for a while; we will regroup again in two years."

Although Inazuma lacked talent, Moria's side lacked it even more; after all, Moria was a member of the Morning Star Pirates going solo, so Saint Saint Saiwen naturally would support him.

Otherwise, it would be a disgrace to one's own people.

With Moria, Brook, Cat Fushe, and the zombie army, becoming a Warlord of the Sea was more than enough, and a Warlord of the Sea in the Paradise seas.

"No problem, Mr. Captain."

Brook agreed because he wanted to learn the whereabouts of Princess Shuli; this was a completely different matter from accepting the invitation to join the ship.

That is why he did not address him directly as Captain.

"Pleasant cooperation!"

"Pleasant cooperation!"

After helping Moria secure assistants, Saint Saint Saiwen returned to Inazuma through the spatial door opened by Jin Ni; the remaining work could be left to Moria.

There is also a Warlord of the Sea named Tiger in Inazuma, who is also heading to the Marine Headquarters to attend a meeting soon.

Saint Saint Saiwen increasingly felt that in a few years, most of the World Government and the Marines might be his own people from the Morning Star Group.

"Captain, thank you." Tiger bowed.

Tiger and Jinbe joined the Morning Star Group to rescue their junior brother Arlong; now, to protect Fish-Man Island, they must temporarily leave Inazuma to become Warlords of the Sea.

"Do a good job, and don't embarrass me."

Saint Saint Saiwen patted Tiger's shoulder: "Have you decided where to station yourselves?"

Warlord-level pirates usually occupy a territory on the Grand Line to serve as their headquarters.

For instance, in the anime, Moria occupies the Devil's Triangle, Donquixote Doflamingo occupies Punk Hazard, and Buggy occupies the Karai Bari Islands, and so on.

"Captain, after negotiating with King Neptune, we have decided to place our territory on Fish-Man Island."

"As you know, neither Jinbe nor I intend to consume Devil Fruits; we have a great advantage underwater, and we do not plan to plunder others."

"We simply wish to protect Fish-Man Island."

"Hmm." Saint Saint Saiwen nodded: "With King Neptune's support, it is naturally excellent."

"Safe travels."

After seeing off the two Warlord crew members in succession, Saint Saint Saiwen immediately convened a meeting of the Morning Star Group executives to arrange some matters.

Then, he would change his identity, join the Revolutionary Army to rebel, and have some fun liberating a few non-member countries.