Chapter 265 Annual Meeting

Thousands of miles of maple and locust trees in the West Sea.

Lex took Gion to the food court of the Kingdom of Flowers. The happiest person was not the Red Earl who had a rare quiet time, but Barrett who finally escaped from Lex's 'clutches'.

It is good to practice with Lex, and the progress is rapid, but it is too frustrating. Although Barrett is not proud, he also knows that his talent is very high. But in Lex's opinion, all this is not enough. Why hasn't he learned the Domineering Haki Entanglement at the age of 15?

Once Lex left, Barrett felt much more relaxed.

Standing on the top of the maple and locust tree, Barrett had never felt that the island was so majestic and so refreshing.

Life is a vast wilderness. Perhaps only when you stand on the top of the maple and locust tree and look down at the maple and locust forests stretching for thousands of miles, can you have this feeling.

I don’t know how nature created such a magical island that is beyond the reach of heaven and earth.

Barrett took a deep breath and turned around. His Insight Haki sensed the Red Earl's arrival:

"Senior Ryder."

"Well."

The Red Earl nodded slightly and came to Barrett:

"Before Lex left, he asked me to tell you that you'd better master the Domineering Haki Entanglement before he comes back."

The Red Earl's eyes were still fixed on the green mountains below him, his tone calm.

Barrett's defense was broken again. Although the Red Earl only told him to "master it best" and didn't mention the consequences of not mastering it, Barrett knew that if he slacked off at all, his next few days would not be easy. No, they would definitely not be easy!

"Um, Senior Ryder, next time when Mr. Lex comes back, will Miss Gion come back?"

Barrett asked with the last glimmer of hope. He still remembered that when Gion was in Fenghuai Qianli, his life had entered the darkest moment of his life.

Gion, who obtained the Fallen Angel Fruit, urgently needs to PK with players of similar strength in order to familiarize himself with the fruit. The two super players, Lex and Red Earl, are naturally not suitable, so the only one left is Barrett, who is not as strong as Gion.

In the four-member group of Fenghuai Qianli, the Red Earl does not participate in anything except cooking, Lex only knows how to pamper his wife, and Gion only knows how to stick with Lex. And the one with the least human rights and the least status is none other than Barrett.

Therefore, with the triple buff of the great swordsman of Gion, the top mythical beast species, and the advantage of age, Barrett was naturally beaten badly. Even Lusca, who dived in the windless belt every day, was frightened and secretly admired Barrett's strong vitality for not being killed.

The problem is, not only can he not beat Gion, but Barrett doesn't dare to fight desperately, for fear that Gion will be hurt in the slightest, and then he will be beaten up by the Red Earl or Lex for all kinds of weird reasons.

The Red Earl seemed to have guessed the purpose of Barrett's question, so he couldn't help but smile evilly:

"Hmmmm, Gion will go to Marinford and won't come back unless something unexpected happens."

"That's fine, that's fine."

But the next moment——

The azure starlight flickered beside the two of them, which was a sign of the arrival of the Lex Space Fruit.

At the same time, a conversation was heard in the void——

"My dear, why are Master and the others so high up? Are they here to see the view? Eh? Little Barrett is here too! That's great!~"

"Uh-huh, you're not going to bully Barrett again, are you?"

"No way~ It's not bullying, it's learning from each other and making progress together."

"as long as you are happy."

"Hum~"

Listening to the two people's sweet talk and flirting, Barrett's face remained calm, but beneath the calmness was endless sadness.

Can a person really be so unlucky?

Barrett didn't believe it in the past, but now life has taught him a hard lesson and he can no longer disbelieve it.

Lex and Gion stepped out from the void——

"Master."

"Well."

"Hey, Barrett, you came back early this time, so I won't make it difficult for you to master the Conqueror's Haki. You should continue to spar with your sister Gion as before... Ahem!~ Don't look at me like that, I'm doing this for your own good. How can you reach the top of Qinghai without going through an unforgettable battle?"

Gion: "Yes, yes, how can you reach the top of Qinghai? Barrett, you are determined to surpass Lex, you must work hard, come, let your sister continue to guide you."

"..."

Barrett now just wanted to get away from Fenghuai Qianli. Looking at the vast and magnificent mountains and endless woods in front of him, he suddenly felt not happy at all.

Time passed quickly, and when Lex didn't want to cause trouble, the whole sea returned to calm.

Of course, beneath this false and short-lived stability lies a wave that has been accumulating for 800 years and is about to sweep the world.

The end of the year 1492 in the Haiyuan calendar.

In the New World, Ante Island, above the Flying Palace.

"Little Lord!"

……

Lex stepped into the hall, with the high-ranking officers of the Flying Pirates lined up on both sides. Those who could stand in the hall at this moment were the captains and deputy captains who had the strength of at least vice admirals of the navy.

"Ah."

Lex nodded slightly and greeted everyone.

Today is the Flying Pirates' annual 'Annual Commendation and Summary Conference', commonly known as the annual meeting.

All who attended were the Feikong Pirates' absolute confidants. At this moment, Golden Lion was sitting in the main hall, looking dignified and full of high spirits. This was the moment in Golden Lion's life when his power, strength, and spirit were at their peak, and he was the proudest.

This man named Leon Shiki, relying on his nephew and his own mighty power, completed in another sense the feat and last wish that Rocks had not accomplished - unifying the new world!

The Flying Admiral is dominating this sea of freedom from the sky with power that even Rocks has never possessed.

The lion roars across the world, and its power shakes all nations!

The golden lion was leaning on the main throne in the hall, holding his chin with one hand, with long golden hair almost reaching the ground. On his left and right were the 'King of Heaven' Rhine and the 'Flying Knight' Agulas Gut.

They are the Golden Lion’s right-hand men and the other two of the Three Flying Giants.

Below are a series of fleet captains headed by Fleet Captain No. 1 Hirakawa Toratsugu.

"Pei!~"

When Monlala Pepe saw Lex, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, she clapped her hands excitedly and waved the new toy kitchen knife she got at the Expo.

Lex touched Pepe's head, smiled slightly, and continued walking forward.

At the end of the corridor were the fleet captains with higher numbers, and Lex nodded to them one by one.

'The first wandering swordsman in Qinghai'——Hirakawa Torashi

'Jelly Queen' - Lily.

'Man-eating monster' - Monlala Pepe.

'Queen of the Night' - Brianna Rania.

'Muscle maniac' - Pitlis.

And the 'twin stars' - Zuofist, It.

Although in front of Lex, these people seem ordinary and just insignificant characters.

But for the New World, and even for the entire Qinghai, these people are the heroes standing at the highest point in Qinghai. They are great pirates who can follow the Golden Lion to conquer Qinghai internally and bear the name of Feitian externally!

The bounties of these people are now around 1520 billion. If it were placed in the year 20 of the Haiyuan calendar when the story begins, it would be over billion Baileys. Each of them is as powerful as the top Seven Warlords of the Sea.

And the ones above them, such as the King Rhine, the Flying Knight Gutt, and even the legendary pirate Golden Lion, are no longer measurable by bounties of billions.

And ever since Lex reached the top of the New World, entered the Holy Land, and served as the Executive Prime Minister of the World Government, no one has dared to set a bounty for these people.

There is a very strange phenomenon in the New World today, that is, the bounties of emperor-level and even king-level pirates such as Golden Lion, Whitebeard, Red Earl, Shanuo, Roy, Wang Zhi, Silver Axe, etc. have been quietly revoked, leaving only the bounties of the pirates under their command.

This is a phenomenon worth pondering.

Who defines a pirate? Generally speaking, it is the government, but if the government does not issue a bounty on you, is it still a pirate?

Doesn't count.

They are local separatist forces and warlords!

Thanks to Lex's efforts, the dilemma faced by the government now is that "government orders cannot leave the Red Earth Continent", which means that on the Red Earth Continent, the World Government still has some face, but on the Grand Line, few people care about the government.

Not to mention the New World, which is almost an absolute forbidden zone for government forces, the kind where anyone who comes will die.

PS: I will update as much as possible starting tomorrow, so as not to waste everyone's time.

Please update more, please