Chapter 383: New goals, new leadership!

"Wow~"

"Is this the local specialty of the Prince's hometown?"

"The taste is really great!!"

Leone picked up a piece of smoked ham, closed her eyes with a satisfied look.

When fighting outsiders, she was an arrogant and unruly lion.

But among her own people.

When relaxing, she was an out-and-out lively girl, very much like a playful cat.

"Ugh~"

"It's indeed super great!"

Yor also nodded with a look of liking.

These delicious dishes were all unique; even though she had a high background before, she had never tasted these delicacies.

Seemingly simple, not luxurious.

But the taste was much more delicious than many exquisite dishes.

Akame, who was eating quietly, also revealed a bit of satisfaction in her eyes; she clearly liked it very much too.

That was of course!

These were all replicated by Locke in his boredom, imitating the taste in his memory. However, the replication method was that he said it, and the people below did it. No way, a prince of 100,000 people is still a prince.

Having lived for so many years, apart from hard cultivation, in his spare time, he still brought some changes to this country, but because the population was too small before, only around 100,000.

Calling it a kingdom, in reality, it was just the population of a town or county; the slight changes brought were not obvious at all, or rather, it needed a lot of time to brew changes.

But with Locke's continuous growth, and the powerful army trained by Esdeath, the iron cavalry was invincible, greatly expanding the territory of Noxas, and also forming a kind of catalyst, allowing the seeds left by Locke to have enough soil to start growing vigorously.

"Alice..."

"You have put your heart into it."

Locke nodded with satisfaction, his eyes moved slightly.

The feeling of being cared for and kept in mind was really not bad. Apart from the Teigu users who relied entirely on his existence, Alice and her husband were the only two people Locke could trust.

After experiencing the treacherous pirate career, this kind of complete trust became even rarer and more precious.

Before!

He left to go to sea alone.

Sebastian and the others, who managed the kingdom in perfect order, had already proven that his trust had not been misplaced.

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"Prince!"

"Prince!"

Rows of maids pinched their hems and saluted Locke.

In their eyes was sincere admiration and longing.

Many people even took advantage of the short meeting time to try their best to show the most eye-catching parts of themselves, attempting to be noticed by Locke. Even if they couldn't step into the sky and become the kingdom's queen, being able to spend a night with Locke was already a major event that changed their lives.

As for betrayal...

Playing little tricks?

Everyone!

From beginning to end, they never thought about it. The spies who were ruthlessly executed by Esdeath before had already warned them of the consequences with bloody facts. The strength of Noxas would not let them lose their minds and do such things.

"Prince!"

"Your after-dinner wine is here."

Sebastian came in carrying a bottle of aged red wine, his white gloves spotless, gently pulling out the wooden cork, and the sweet wine fragrance permeated the air.

Poured into a glass, it was a rich wine liquid like amber.

After preparing the after-dinner wine, he took out a report from his bosom unhurriedly and handed it to Locke respectfully, "This is the change in the kingdom's migration after you went to sea."

"The general changes are all on it, as for the detailed content, it has been organized and placed in the royal study, waiting for you to go and read it at any time."

One hand placed on his chest.

After saluting meticulously, Sebastian stepped back half a step and moved behind Locke to show respect.

'Prince...'

'Is getting stronger and stronger!!'

'Even the subordinates around him are becoming more and more...'

Sebastian was shocked in his heart.

Looking at the girls and women sitting down one by one beside Locke, although because of his own strength, he couldn't accurately lock onto the specific strength of the other party.

But from them, the sense of oppression like a wild giant beast flowing out was enough to make him terrified; even facing a powerful pirate didn't make him so uneasy.

Clearly, they had restrained their aura and lowered their power to the extreme, but the suppression permeated inadvertently between different levels was already something he, with keen perception, couldn't bear.

If he really had to describe it...

That was! A sense of oppression comparable to Admiral Esdeath!

'This!'

'Is this the power the Prince possesses!!'

Sebastian was shocked in his heart, completely conquered by the power Locke possessed...

Rustle...

The sound of pages turning sounded at the dining table.

Locke sipped red wine while looking at the records on the report, all written clearly and classified, obviously having put a lot of thought into it; as long as one scanned it roughly, one could know the changes.

Noxas!

The current Noxas!

Was far from the weak appearance at the beginning.

While Esdeath led the iron cavalry to conquer and train troops, the prestige of Noxas was also spread out completely by him. Looking at the entire North Blue, it was also a behemoth that could not be ignored.

Especially after Locke's strength became more and more powerful, and the fame he made in the Grand Line and the New World became greater and greater, what was fed back to Noxas was naturally supreme prestige.

Powerful strength and exaggerated battle records were all to a horrifying degree, like a rising sun.

Along with it, Noxas was also dared not be provoked by anyone, and its development was extremely smooth.

"Prince."

"The threat from Germa has been completely lifted."

"The Rocks Pirates also..."

Sebastian was clearly not ignorant of the situation on the sea, or rather, this kind of big news that shocked the world had long been spread all over the world by news birds carrying newspapers.

"Are you... going to sea again?"

Sebastian asked with a look of trepidation, having already overstepped as a butler.

But as someone who watched Locke grow up, he couldn't help but feel concerned; the New World and such were simply too dangerous, full of murderous intent everywhere, even an unparalleled figure like Rocks would die...

He really couldn't help but worry. ### CHAPTER 385