"Sir Eric." Tezzolo led several of his entourage and bowed in salute: "All the transaction payments have been converted into gold."
"Very good." Eric nodded and looked across the crowd to the gold at the back of the team. Then he turned his eyes and scanned everyone in the team, finally settling on one of them.
Wearing a white suit, although he did not wear a recognizable accessory such as a mask, the words "I am CP0" were written all over his body.
"..." The atmosphere immediately cooled down, and Eric was a little dazed. Can you CP agents stop dressing so obviously? I don't even know how to pretend to be stupid!
"Sir Eric." Tezzolo noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere and said respectfully: "I came to the Kingdom of China this time not only to participate in the founding ceremony of the Kingdom of China, but also to discuss the next batch of goods.
Handover time.”
"Oh." Eric came back to his senses, turned around and said, "Tezolo, come with me."
The two came to the empty reception room. Tezzolo first said: "Sir Eric, the World Government sent CP0 personnel to sneak into my team."
"That guy in the white suit, right?" Eric took a sip of water.
"There is another member." Tezzolo reminded: "The World Government sent two CP0 members to sneak into my team. The member wearing a white suit is on the sunny side to attract your attention, and the other one is on the dark side.
Collect information face to face.”
Eric was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "They are not so brainless."
Tezzolo took out a piece of material from his arms and handed it to Eric: "This is the economic plan I have researched. Please take a look at it."
"Very good." Eric asked after taking the materials: "When will your giant ship be built?"
"Only 30% was built, and it was completed around 1516."
"After becoming a Shichibukai, how is your business doing?"
"Thanks to you." Tezzolo said respectfully: "The underground world gradually recognizes my identity, and businesses such as banks, weapons trading, and loan sharking are more popular than before."
"That's good." Eric flipped through the materials in his hand and said casually: "The next batch of weapons will be completed in February."
"Yes, I will send my men to get it when the time comes." Tezzolo stood up and said goodbye: "Sir Eric, I won't disturb your work for now."
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Ulquiorra and Kakuzu arrived inside Orochi City through the portal opened by Porchi.
Ulquiorra stroked his chest and saluted, "Sir Eric."
"No need to be formal." Eric smiled and asked, "How is the sailing life outside?"
"It's not bad." Ulquiorra replied as he stretched his right hand towards his left eye, but was caught by Eric.
"Don't gouge your eyes." Eric had a headache. When could Ulquiorra change this problem?
Ulquiorra said sternly: "But if we don't do this, Sir Eric will not be able to accurately understand our past during this period."
"I feel relieved to see you all safe and sound." Eric said, "You haven't encountered any difficult enemies, right?"
"Yes." Ulquiorra said: "The pirates I encountered in the first half of the Grand Line were basically unable to withstand my blow."
"Kakuzu, your face looks a little ugly." Eric turned to look at Kakuzu aside: "Your eyes are greener."
Without saying a word, he bent down and put a box on the ground: "This is the reward for the pirates caught in the past six months."
Eric teased: "Are you feeling bad because you have to take money out of your pocket?"
Ulquiorra explained from the side: "Kakuzu killed many bounty criminals and went to the Navy Headquarters to collect the money, and then was told by the Navy that the bounty for dead bounty criminals was 30% less than for those caught alive."
"Oh..." Eric looked away. He should have told Kakuzu the news in advance, which caused Kakuzu to lose a lot of income. For the money-grubber, losing money is more uncomfortable than cutting him twice!
Eric coughed twice and said, "Tomorrow is the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China. Kakuto, please don't drool at the golden clock."
"Golden Bell?" As soon as he heard the topic of money, Kakuzu concentrated instantly.
"Well..." Eric continued: "During this period, there is a mixed bag of things. There should be many government agents or spies from other forces sneaking into the Kingdom of China. Be careful not to expose our relationship."
"yes."
The three of them communicated with each other, and then Ulquiorra and Kakuzu left through the portal again.
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"Brother!" Bree, who was on an exploratory mission, pulled Katakuri and others into the mirror world.
"Bree." Katakuri asked calmly: "Have you found the location of Da Vinci?"
"No." Bree shook her head, and then said anxiously: "Originally, I could still see the inside of Orochi City from the mirror, but for some reason, the mirrors in Orochi City were destroyed one by one. Now there is no one in Orochi City.
It’s a perfect mirror!”
"The Dawn Pirates are on guard against your abilities." Katakuri said calmly, "We probably won't be able to complete the mission our mother gave us."
"But brother, we can't return without success." Owen spread his hands: "Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain to mother."
Katakuri said solemnly: "...I will explain to mother."
"What, wouldn't the Cookie Knight I created be completely useless?" Cracker, who was huddled in the Cookie Warrior, said angrily.
Katakuri glanced at the hundreds of Cookie Knights in the mirror world, all of which were made by Charlotte Cracker.
Katakuri thought for a while and then said: "Keep these cookie knights for later use."
…
All six kings in the underground world also arrived at Blade Dance Port:
The king of loan sharks and "the God of Fortune" Lou Field;
Queen of Fun Street, Stussy;
Big Hands Mortician, Dorag Piecro;
President of World Economic News, "BIG NEWS" Morgans;
A veteran in the warehousing industry, "The Concealer" Gilbertson;
King of Sea Transport, "Deep Current" Umit.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although Eric is young, his impressive record of destroying the Beast Pirates makes the emperors of these dark worlds have to respect Eric.
With Rick's strength, he rushed to the Kingdom of Hua to attend the founding ceremony and started business with the Kingdom of Hua.
In this world of jungle, only the strong are respected!
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In the early morning of January 1, 1514, in the Hailian calendar, Eric was woken up by Queen Sweetheart and baby-5, and put on the complicated clothes for the ceremony.
When Eric, dressed in gorgeous clothes, appeared in front of everyone, people couldn't help but be impressed.
The main body of the dress is black, embroidered with a blue dragon-shaped pattern. The large belt around the waist is wrapped with a leather belt, and there is a round jade in the middle.
People rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. Eric usually dresses more casually, but after dressing up carefully today, his appearance and temperament have obviously improved to a new level.
Kuang San reached out and brushed the soft fabric: "This is the first time I've seen Eric in Chinese clothes. He's so handsome."
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"Yeah." Chitong nodded in agreement.
"I guess I'll be very busy today." Eric smiled and said, "Sorry to bother you all."
"Leave it to me!" Heitong clenched his fists: "If anyone dares to disrupt the founding ceremony, I will not let him go!"
Esdeath said: "Although the training time is still short and the army is still very immature, there is no problem in maintaining order on the scene."
Chiron reminded: "Your Majesty Eric, it's time for us to set off."
Eric was filled with pride and strode toward the door: "Let's go to the square!"
At this time, the square was crowded with people. All the residents of the Flower City gathered here. Residents from several other areas also came to watch the founding ceremony. The scene looked crowded.
Some visiting guests, such as: the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates; the generals and cadres of the Big Mom Pirates; Tezolo and Jinbe who are the Shichibukai; Cyrus who represents Dressrosa; and the Dark World
The six kings were invited to the stands to watch the ceremony.
There is a high platform in the center of the square, with a golden clock provided by the system placed on the top. The columns on both sides are made of steel mixed with sea floor stone.
The entire golden clock reflected dazzling golden light under the sunlight, making many people salivate secretly, not believing that this was a clock made of gold.
"Oh, this is news." Only Morgans kept snapping: "How much gold is needed to make such a big golden clock?"
No one answered Morgans' question, but no one nearby thought the golden clock was fake.
Eric and his friends boarded the castle, and Jin transformed into a dark gold dragon, carrying all the members of the Dawn Pirates, and slowly flew towards the high platform.
Katakuri narrowed his eyes: "He is the guy who ate the artificial devil fruit."
"Dong dong dong..."
"Woooooooo..."
Suddenly, loud music spread throughout the Flower City, the deafening sound of leather drums stirred everyone's heartbeats, and the deafening horns stimulated the people's minds.
The cowhide drum, which is taller than a human, is shouting heartily, and the cow horn, which is longer than a human, is dancing and singing loudly!
The sound of drums and trumpets focused on the people in mid-air!
The dark gold dragon slowly landed, its head with horns on the ground. Eric slowly walked down from the bridge of Ajin's nose, and the others jumped off the dragon's body.
Eric was in front, and the other members followed Eric, slowly stepping onto the high platform. The music played rose again, the drums accompanied Eric's footsteps, and the trumpets led Eric forward.
Ajin did not return to his human form, but took the form of a giant dragon, with his long body hovering on the high platform, and the dragon's head was always located below Eric.
The loud music ended, and all members of the Dawn Pirates climbed to the top of the high platform. Everyone pulled up the rope and rang the golden bell together.
"Dang~dang~"
After eight sounds in total, everyone stopped what they were doing.
Eric walked to the front of the platform, looked at the countless people looking up below, took a deep breath, and raised the loudspeaker to his mouth.
"My name is Darren Eric! After arriving here, I will lead the Dawn Pirates to destroy the Beast Pirates, kill the Black Carbon Orochi and his troops, and rescue you from the dark rule of the Black Carbon Orochi.
!”
"Oh——!" the people in the audience began to shout loudly.
"In the past three months, I have cracked down on corrupt officials, enforced the law, arrested pirates and criminals, and given you an equal and just living environment."
"I distribute money and clothing, do my best to control the polluted environment, increase workers' wages, and provide all people with adequate living conditions!"
"Now, I have decided to officially change the name of the country of Wano to the country of Hua! Let this country that has been closed to the outside world for hundreds of years be founded!"
Eric looked at the excited crowd and declared loudly: "I will become the first emperor of the Kingdom of Hua and protect my people from foreign enemies! Make the Kingdom of Hua more prosperous and stronger!"
"I hereby declare that the Kingdom of Hua is officially established!"
"Oh oh oh——!"
The people in the audience were excited. After more than three months of ever-changing and prosperous life, the people had already recognized the existence of the Dawn Pirates. Even the old people just missed the name of Wano Country.
"Long live the Kingdom of Flowers! Long live His Majesty Eric!"
The cheers of hundreds of thousands of people were like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, resounding through the sky!
The Mianqi, which contains pure gold, slowly descended from the sky with shining golden light, and was finally placed on Eric's head. There were twelve colorful silk ropes on the front and back of the Mianqi, and each silk rope had twelve pieces of multicolored jade hanging down.
The couplet half covered Eric's face.
"I will lead the Kingdom of Hua and start a new era!"
Eric returned to the crowd and pulled up the rope tied to the golden clock.
"You?" Eric was stunned and found that no one else was holding the rope, but took a step back.
"Leave the rest to Eric." Esdeath smiled slightly and knelt down on one knee: "My Emperor."
The other members also followed Esdeath's actions and knelt on the ground.
"..." Eric gritted his teeth and said, "You guys, remember it for me!"
Perona pouted: "I'll leave you the brightest position, so don't be dissatisfied, you bastard!"
After being glared at by Esdeath, Perona immediately became quiet.
Eric held the rope alone and rang the golden bell slowly and heavily:
"Dang~dang~"
The melodious bells once again spread throughout the audience, and were then drowned out by the loud shouts of "Your Majesty the Emperor."
"play music!"
As Eric released the rope, the ensemble immediately began to play, and a majestic accompaniment sounded.
The drum sounds are louder and louder, and the bugle sounds are higher and higher. The two sounds are intertwined with each other, and together they compose a magnificent national song.
"Raise the flag!"
In the center of the high platform, the Thunder Dragon Flag of the Kingdom of Hua slowly rose. There was no Western sword or flintlock gun, only a giant blue dragon with fangs and claws swimming on the red flag.
"Oh, the founding ceremony is really interesting!" Shanks, who was sitting in the stands, opened his mouth and said, "I also want to try to build a country!"
"Boss, your personality can't stay in one place for a long time, right?" Ben Beckman looked sideways at Shanks.
"Who said that!" Shanks counted on his fingers: "I stayed in Windmill Village for a year!"
"This is the longest stay." Jesus pouted: "And it's not just for Mackino..."
"Ahem!" Shanks coughed heavily.
"Once the country is founded, you will definitely leave all the work to me." Ben Beckman bit his toothpick: "I have heard before that Kui Long works harder than the members of the Dawn Pirates."
"Ugh... let's forget it then." Shanks lowered his head in despair.