" Five billion Bailey, two Devil Fruits…"
Hearing this.
Prince Sierna, who was being grabbed by Ares, struggled with all his might. His face turned red and he looked desperate.
He almost fainted.
The Kingdom of Sierna, which had just handed over the "heavenly gold" that was specially provided for the enjoyment of the world nobles, and now had an empty treasury, had to give five billion Bailey?
Moreover, he wanted two Demon Fruits, which were treasures of the sea?
Even if his father agreed.
Those ministers probably wanted to eat him up!
Even if he could survive, there was basically no hope for him to succeed the throne in the future.
Sierna Kingdom.
King Ikris III almost fainted when he heard that the cruise ship that his son had organized for the noble ladies of the kingdom had been hijacked by the Giant pirates.
However, when he heard the report that the escorting warships were instantly destroyed by those giants, he was shocked.
He already knew that the strength of these pirates far exceeded the capabilities of the navy of the Sierna Kingdom.
With the limited naval power of the Sierna Kingdom alone, it was impossible to suppress these pirates of the Giant Tribe.
"Five billion Bailey, definitely not…"
Ikri III rubbed his forehead and said in frustration,""It's impossible for two Demon Fruits. The royal family has only collected one Demon Fruit over the years!”
"This group of pirates is really too evil. They actually dared to kidnap the royal family so brazenly!”
The aged Duke Orloff leaned on his walking stick, his face filled with anger.
However, all the ministers present knew that the duke was only so angry because his daughter and son-in-law were on the cruise ship.
" Your Majesty, don't worry. I've already asked the World Government for help in your name…"
"I believe that the navy will be mobilized soon!" the Home Secretary said in a deep voice.”
The Sierna Kingdom was one of the countries under the World Government.
He had just handed over a huge amount of heavenly gold for the enjoyment of the Heavenly Dragon people.
The World Government's attitude was not too bad.
Normally, if they were attacked by pirates, they could ask the world government for help, and the world government would usually not ignore them.
Otherwise, which country would be willing to join the World Government? They also had to pay a huge "joining fee" every year, as well as the "heavenly gold" that the world's nobles squandered and enjoyed.
"They only gave us a week!”
"For the safety of His Highness and the nobles, even if the world government orders the navy to send out a fleet to encircle and annihilate them, they must wait until we rescue the hostages.”
"Minister of Finance, how much money is left in the national treasury?”
King Ikris III asked a white-bearded minister.
If only his son had been captured, it would have been fine.
He was just a good-for-nothing prince. At most, he could just give up. He had more than one son.
However, there were quite a number of nobles among them. If they directly refused to pay the ransom, who knew if those stupid, violent, and barbaric giant pirates would be so angry that they would kill everyone else?
If he really ignored it, there would definitely be chaos within the Sierna Kingdom.
"Less than one billion Bailey…"
" Because the Sierna Kingdom has just handed over a heavy amount of gold to the World Government," the Chancellor said with a bitter smile." Most of the citizens have to starve and have no money left. We must not continue to levy taxes. Otherwise, it will cause unrest…"
" How about this, let Count Goomark negotiate with the giants on the ship. The Sierna Kingdom can only offer a ransom of two billion at most, and only one demon fruit…"
"Directly transfer one billion Bailey from the royal family's palace treasury. The remaining one billion Bailey will be paid by the families of the kidnapped nobles.”
He calculated for a moment.
King Ikri stood up and looked around at the ministers in the palace. He could not refuse.
This time, it was impossible for the royal family not to bleed.
Since that was the case, he had to make those nobles bleed.
"Don't be in a hurry to argue…"
Without giving these ministers a chance to speak, Iris III said loudly,""Tell those misers that if the navy headquarters successfully exterminate these pirates, they will still be able to get back the huge ransom.”
"Ask them. For the sake of the country, I, as the king, can abandon this prince, but are they prepared to lose their loved ones?”
……
In the new world.
In the Sake Linan Sea.
A huge turtle was carrying the tall castle slowly.
In a corner, a gorgeous cruise ship was being pulled.
Above them, a group of nobles dressed in luxurious clothes had their faces covered in dust and were panicking.
"Balalala ~ Asking for ransom from the Kingdom of Silna? Isn't this too despicable, Ares!”
On Apollo, Heldin's voice was like a great bell.
His huge body and rough face frightened the noble ladies who were hiding in the cabins of the cruise ship.
"But these guys are really rich…"
Carrying a long axe on his back, Galz's beautiful eyes blinked as he 'overlooked' the pile of treasures that were about a meter tall."After all, they are all nobles!"
Just this amount of gold and jewelry, coupled with a large amount of paper money.
It should be no less than 200 million Bailey.
This was already a considerable amount of income.
Not to mention, there was also a large sum of ransom.
" We're pirates. Pirates should act like pirates…"
Andre Ares knocked on Heldin's head and said,""Do you think we're playing house with the pirate flag? If I can't do whatever I want, I won't be a pirate anymore!”
If he wanted to be the King of Adventurers.
It would be better to directly become a navy or be a loner.
Why revive the Giant Soldier Pirates?
Pirates should act like pirates.
If they didn't burn, kill, pillage, and plunder, how could they be called pirates?
" However, although the strength of the Giants is satisfactory, I have to admit that sometimes, this huge body is really inconvenient…" Andre Ares muttered as he looked at his 20-meter-tall body.
He wasn't a saint.
If not for the giant's huge body.
He might have already "communicated" with those beautiful ladies.
Even though he felt helpless, Ares was not disappointed.
In the end, in this world filled with strange powers, he believed that as long as he was strong enough, it was not impossible to make the giants smaller in the future.
Moreover, the existence of the Devil's Fruit itself surpassed human wisdom and understanding.
At most, it would take time.
The Giant Tribe had three times the lifespan of ordinary humans, and they might even have a longer lifespan, so they had no lack of time.
If he couldn't do it, it would only prove that he wasn't strong enough!
" Respected Giant Warrior, His Majesty the King said that our country has just handed over the 'heavenly gold', so we can't afford that much money. At most, we can only pay two billion Bailey's ransom and a demon fruit…"
A trembling noble elder braced himself and said.
Prince Sierna, who had been " educated " by Andre Ares, lowered his head and did not dare to speak again.
Where was the arrogance from before?
"Two billion Bailey for a Devil's Fruit?”
Andre Ares frowned, but he did not refuse."Alright!"
This was because it was originally a Sudden Inspiration extortion, and it was already not bad to have such a harvest.
He did not have the patience to argue with those people.
" That's good…" Count Goomek heaved a sigh of relief and quickly said,""I hope you can abide by the agreement and not make things difficult for the others on the ship!”
"Of course, don't worry. We, the Giant Soldier Pirates, are very particular about integrity…"
Andre Ares patted his chest and said,"Pirates are also benevolent!"
Count Goomark was speechless.
What was a benevolent pirate like?
He had lived for most of his life, but he had never seen one.
However, in the new world, there were countless greedy, vicious, and treacherous pirates.
He could only hope that after the Giant pirates received the ransom, they would keep their promise and let them go.
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