Chapter 352: She Gave Birth, the Princess Gave Birth

Paradise, Shengtingdao Port.

The port, adorned with lanterns and banners, echoed with gongs and drums, as the Alabasta royal family, led by King Cobra, stood waiting anxiously.

It was because the Thunder General of Wano, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen, was about to arrive at Shengtingdao for a state visit.

Wano was ultimately a superpower stronger than Alabasta, and Saint Saint Saiwen Saint was a Celestial Dragon, a world noble.

In fact, King Cobra's Nefert family was one of the twenty royal lineages that founded the World Government eight hundred years ago.

But his ancestor Nefert D. Lily refused to become a Celestial Dragon, choosing instead to return to Alabasta and continue the Nefert bloodline.

Thus, the Holy Land had only nineteen royal descendants.

As the twelfth king of Alabasta, Cobra guarded the historical record of the ancient weapon Pluton, governing with the principle that the state is the people, and was deeply beloved by his subjects.

Cobra genuinely respected the Thunder General of Wano, Saint Saint Saiwen, for his nation's prosperity and strength.

This was one of the main reasons Cobra had sincerely invited Saint Saint Saiwen to visit; unfortunately, Saint Saint Saiwen was too busy, forcing the visit to be postponed.

Soon after, the Donghai Dihuang Huang, bearing a crimson dragon-headed sail and a flame flag, came into view.

Just as King Cobra's face broke into a smile, he suddenly spotted another vessel approaching from a different direction, flying the Bat Pirate Flag.

"Moria of the Saint Saint Saiwen Warlords..."

"Why is he here?"

The Bat Pirate Flag was the emblem of Moria's Black Pirate Crew; normally, Cobra might have worried Moria had come to cause trouble.

But at this very moment, Cobra wished Moria's pirate crew would cause trouble right before Saint Saint Saiwen Saint's eyes.

The pirates killed by the Morning Star Crew outnumbered those killed by the Marines.

Moria's group, departing from Gaya Island, arrived at Shengtingdao Port at the same time as the Donghai Dihuang Huang, which had left Saint Saint Saiwen Water City.

On deck, Moria grinned.

"As long as the captain is here, the sand crocodile won't dare deny his debt."

Cat Fushe laughed just as happily: "The sand crocodile probably never dreamed we're also members of the Morning Star Crew."

Brook adjusted his hat, blown askew by the sea wind.

"This is what makes it interesting."

Not long after, Moria's group deliberately let the Donghai Dihuang Huang enter the port first, to avoid the captain pulling out his little notebook to record debts.

They still wanted their year-end bonus.

Seeing this, King Cobra exhaled in relief.

"Moria is at least a normal person."

Logically, with the fame of Saint Saint Saiwen and the Morning Star Crew, any normal person would show respect.

Yet, this sea was never short of madmen who defied convention.

Especially pirates, who were a band of outlaws—some driven mad by ambition, some born rebellious, some worshipping brute force, and others who cared nothing for life or death, seeking only fleeting thrills.

To them, fame could not scare away greed.

In the face of absolute desire and obsession, "face" was worthless.

That was precisely why, even as powerful as the Morning Star Crew, they could not make everyone bow their heads.

Someone would always choose to clash head-on, using the dumbest and most direct method to challenge the new order of this sea.

This was why the Morning Star Crew's officer, Yuzhi Xiliu of the Rain, earned the title of "born killer."

As soon as Saint Saint Saiwen stepped ashore, Cobra stepped forward. "Welcome, Saint Saint Saiwen Saint, to Alabasta."

Just as Saint Saint Saiwen was about to reply, a figure rushed from not far behind Cobra, gasping for breath to report:

"Your Majesty, she gave birth—Wang Fei gave birth!"

The anger barely gathered on Cobra's face vanished instantly, replaced by overwhelming joy.

"Saint Saint Saiwen Saint, you truly are a star of fortune."

"You've barely arrived in Alabasta, and Wang Fei has safely delivered an heir—our nation's new life could not wait to come forth and behold your glory."

Saint Saint Saiwen chuckled.

"To be honest, when I visited Fudewei Heaven Island last time, Whitebeard's daughter was just born."

Saint Saint Saiwen didn't need to think—it had to be Princess Vivi, since she was the only child, with no siblings.

With the new generation's seedlings gradually being born, this sea was growing more and more like the one in Saint Saint Saiwen's memory.

Wano's kindergarten was only missing little Nami.

I'll definitely stir up Senior Shi Ji—tell him there's a natural-born navigator in the East Blue.

Hearing this, King Cobra laughed even harder.

"You truly are a man of great fortune."

"Saint Saint Saiwen Saint, this way, please."

"Please."

On the pirate ship at the port, Moria's smile never faded as he watched the captain and King Cobra depart, escorted by officials from both nations.

As Wano grew stronger and wealthier, Moria felt genuine pride.

After all, he was, in a sense, a man of Wano—the name "Kouzuki" bestowed upon him by his hometown elders was the best symbol of that.

Since the captain took charge of Wano, the lives of his hometown elders had improved steadily.

This was why he served the captain faithfully.

"Let's go too."

Though we arrived at Shengtingdao Port at the same time as the captain, our destination is different.

The captain came for a state visit; we came to cheer on the sand crocodile.

Commonly known as standing by to watch the show... shouting "Go!"

Keep going, Cat Fushe.

You can do it.

You're definitely capable of going head-to-head with the Captain.

With subordinates sent by Cat Fushe to meet them, Moria took only Cat Fushe and Brook to the meeting, leaving the rest of the crew to guard the ship.

Almost simultaneously, Cat Fushe received word that Saint Saint Saiwen and Moria had both arrived at Saintine Island.

"Pity they didn't fight."

Cat Fushe understood that Moria, given his nature, would never be like those greenhorn pirates who loudly challenged Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen.

Trying to prove themselves as high-class pirates.

The idea of them fighting was merely his fantasy.

Even he, faced with Moria's situation, would likely choose to give Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen face.

No way—even the Four Emperors together still give Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen face!

In the words of the稻妻 storybooks: Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen is a man who ate the Face Fruit—he who denies him face meets a bad end.

Besides, you can't beat him; only an idiot would think of challenging Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen.

Better to challenge Whitebeard.

Challenging Whitebeard at least gives you a sliver of a chance to win; challenging Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen gives you zero chance!

To conceal his identity, Cat Fushe deliberately chose not to host Moria at Baroque Works, but another safehouse.

This was also something Cat Fushe learned from the稻妻 storybooks: whenever you have spare money, build secret safehouses.

You'll use them someday.

Even if you never use these safehouses, it's like hoarding real estate—given Alabasta's population, property values have enormous potential to rise!

No way you lose.

All these insights, Cat Fushe learned entirely from the稻妻 storybooks, and they led him to one deeper realization.

The稻妻 storybooks are great—you must read them!

You must memorize them thoroughly.