Chapter 444: Eight Years, Ten Litters

North Blue, Deir Province.

Nine years after arriving in the North Blue, Xia Luote Lingling and Long Bread settled three hundred children in a rural church in Deir Province, operating it as a church orphanage.

Long Bread is the bishop, while Lingling is the nun.

Over the years, the two raised the three hundred children, feeding them and changing their diapers, until they were white and chubby.

Gazing at the children sleeping soundly in the church, Lingling wore a long-lost smile on her face.

Raising children is bitter and tiring, but watching the children grow day by day made Lingling truly feel that she was getting closer to becoming the King of the World.

If not for the vast power of the United Kingdom.

Lingling truly wanted to kidnap Vinsmoke Judge, Vegapunk, and Caesar, and continue breeding offspring in batches using bloodline factors.

After all, facing the United Kingdom, three hundred children are ultimately still somewhat insecure.

If there were three thousand children, why would Lingling need to continue waiting? She could lead three thousand children to charge into the Holy Land, Sky City, right now.

Just as Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen overthrew the World Government back then, she would topple the United Kingdom, then absorb the army, navy, and air force, and be crowned the King of the World.

She could not fail to become Saint Xia Luote Lingling.

Unlike Lingling, who was full of hope for the future.

Compared to nine years ago, Long Bread's height had shrunk severely at this time, and his entire person was filled with a gloomy atmosphere, looking utterly decadent, as if he had lost his dreams.

Having lived most of his life.

Long Bread experienced the Rocks Era, the Great Pirate Era, and the current New Era, and served as the pirate crew's chef during the Rocks Pirates period.

As a senior chef, Long Bread longed for the All Blue, the dream sea that gathers all fish from the four seas.

But due to old bonds, he was forced to be trapped in a rural church, accompanying Lingling to feed the children.

In fact, since Saint Saint Saiwen severed the Red Line and unified the four seas, the legendary sea All Blue was no longer a secret.

There are many sea areas on the Grand Line where fish of different species from the four seas live.

Yet even so,

Long Bread still had no chance to leave; three hundred big eaters, eating four meals a day—breakfast, lunch, dinner, and midnight snack—drained all of Long Bread's spirit and energy.

The only thing worth being thankful for was that Lingling's Food Desire Syndrome had mysteriously cured itself.

This allowed Long Bread to stop worrying about Lingling falling ill and instead cook food non-stop.

On this day, as usual, Long Bread was cooking food in the church square, surrounded by several older children waiting eagerly to be fed.

"Forty-seven, you stole food again."

The three hundred children had no names in the traditional sense; they were all named Xia Luote plus a code number, such as Xia Luote Forty-seven, Two-Two-Eight, and so on.

"Dad... Forty-seven... hungry..."

Long Bread shook his head.

Regarding the three hundred children bred in batches by Lingling using bloodline factors, Long Bread initially did not like them, but after spending time together, he felt increasingly sorrowful for the children.

In Lingling's eyes,

these three hundred children were tools, tools used to realize the so-called dream, exactly the same as those children given to Saint Saint Saint Saiwen back then, tools that could be discarded at any time.

But they were never blood relatives.

"Be good, the rice will be ready soon..."

Just then, several figures suddenly burst in, interrupting Long Bread's comforting words.

A black and fat figure, like an inflated balloon, swaggered in boldly, followed by a group of misfits.

"Third Aunt, it's me, Third Aunt,

I am your eldest nephew, Teach, Rocks' son, Davy D. Teach."

Hearing this, Long Bread finally remembered who this black and fat black fat man in front of him was; it turned out to be Captain Rocks' ugly son.

"Lingling, someone is looking for you."

Having her sleep rudely interrupted, Lingling gritted her teeth, stormed out in a rage, and stared at the newcomer for a long time before finally recognizing who it was.

"How did you get so fat, looking like a bear?"

Blackbeard let out a dry laugh to cover his embarrassment.

"A few years ago, Vegapunk modified me; the fusion of the Mink Tribe bloodline was incomplete, and then I became fatter and fatter."

Hearing "Mink Tribe," Lingling immediately thought of Bartholomew Kuma, a core executive of the Morning Star Group.

The fat appearance of the Blackbeard before her was clearly a Kuma No. 2; the upper body was fat like a pig, while the lower body had short, thin, and long legs.

"Mink Tribe?"

Lingling snorted: "Back then, the Whole Cake Island did not gather the Lunarian Tribe, the Giant Tribe, and the Mink Tribe, yet you were so lucky."

Pity, Blackbeard was simply too black.

Otherwise, she could have found Blackbeard to bear a few Mink Tribe mixed-blood children, making up for past regrets.

"Third Aunt," Blackbeard said frankly.

"Actually, I not only fused the Mink Tribe bloodline, but also fused the Lunarian Tribe and the Ancient Giant Tribe bloodlines..."

Upon speaking, Blackbeard's arm grew huge, while igniting the signature Xiong Xiong flames of the Lunarian Tribe.

This scene made Lingling's mouth water.

Indeed, she, Xia Luote Lingling, was the one destined by heaven; back then, no matter what, she could not find three bloodlines, but now they were voluntarily coming to her door.

The more Lingling thought about it, the more excited she became.

Just imagine, fusing the godly race Lunarian Tribe, the Giant King Ancient Giant Tribe, the mysterious Mink Tribe, and her Xia Luote Lingling's bloodline, it would surely surpass Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen.

Becoming the most terrifying bloodline in the world.

At this moment, Lingling immediately made a decision—

She must detain Blackbeard; while the three hundred children grow up to adulthood, she must bear more children.

Eight years, ten births... is that too much?

Though Blackbeard sensed something was off with Xia Luote Lingling, he didn't take it too seriously and went ahead with his own proposal for cooperation.

"Third Aunt, let's work together."

"Work together?" Xia Luote Lingling first calmed her inner excitement, then retorted:

"Work together on what? And what do you have to offer? Just these misfits behind you?"

Upon hearing this, Lafitte, Lu Bianyi, and the other veteran pirates showed no reaction.

After all, the person before them had once been the Emperor of the Seas in the New World, a top-tier powerhouse on par with the Navy Admirals; describing them as misfits was naturally acceptable.

Facing a top-tier powerhouse of the seas, even the arrogant Arlong dared not speak out against him.

In the end, he chose to yield.

After all, the scene from back then where Kizaru's light-speed kick sent Arlong flying, leaving him severely injured, was still fresh in their minds; one such lesson was enough.

Instead, Kid stepped up to hold the line.

"Captain, leave this fat cow to me."

Hearing the words "fat cow," Blackbeard's eyes widened in shock, looking at Kid in disbelief.

You really are brave, aren't you?

Before Blackbeard could speak to defend himself, Xia Luote Lingling raised her fist, wrapped in dual-colored Haki, and smashed Kid into the plaza ground with a single punch.

"Fat cow?" Xia Luote Lingling sneered: "Compared to your captain, I'm already very thin, okay?"

Having said that, Xia Luote Lingling narrowed her eyes and looked at Blackbeard.

"Spit it out, I'm busy."

Calculating the time, it was almost lunchtime for the three hundred sons; Xia Luote Lingling had no time to chat idly with Blackbeard.

It would be different if it were Rocks.

"Third Aunt," Blackbeard said again, honestly.

"I now represent the old nobility of the Four Seas.

The Blackbeard Pirates have money and people. As long as you join us, we will surely overthrow the United Kingdom and make this sea free once more."