Chapter 16 Spangdine

In the next few days, unlike the chaos in Solbe outside, the church where Giger was located continued to live its previous life, as if nothing had happened.

The only difference is that Ivan, who used to go out and have fun every day, has become more obedient. He stays in the church every day and occasionally helps the bear receive the elderly who come to treat their illnesses.

No one mentioned what happened that night again, and they continued to get along as usual.

Until this day, a naval warship arrived at the port.

A large number of naval soldiers and a naval officer with the rank of major general walked quickly down from the warship.

The nobles and ministers of the country of Solbe had been waiting here for a long time, and as soon as they saw the rear admiral, they immediately surrounded him.

A minister approached the Rear Admiral with great zeal, and said:

"You must be Major General Babs from our headquarters. We have been waiting for you for a long time!"

The major general named Babs nodded and saluted, but then he did not look at the minister again, but turned his gaze towards the direction of the warship.

Following Babs's gaze, I saw a man with a slicked-back hair and a black and gray striped coat, followed by two men in suits, walking slowly down from the warship with arrogant steps.

The naval soldiers on both sides showed awkward expressions on their faces and lowered their heads, obviously not wanting to see this guy.

A trace of disgust flashed across Major General Babs's eyes, but he quickly withdrew. He leaned forward slightly and said respectfully,

"Mr. Spandine, we have arrived at the Kingdom of Solbe."

Spandine ignored Babs. He glanced at the man in a suit beside him. The man in the suit immediately understood and skillfully took out a cigar and handed it to Spandine's mouth, then took out a lighter and lit it.

Taking a deep puff of his cigar, Spandine glanced at the ministers in front of him with contempt, then glanced at the town not far away and exhaled a large puff of smoke.

"This is the country of Solbe? Tsk, this can be called a country, no wonder there is so little gold in the sky every year, haha!"

A mouthful of thick phlegm wiped the collar of a noble and fell to the ground, but this noble who was used to showing off his power didn't even dare to fart.

These ministers and nobles are not stupid. From Spandine's arrogant behavior and his previous words, they vaguely know Spandine's identity. He is a member of the World Government!

The minister who had just been courting Major General Babus immediately changed his target, leaned forward like a shrimp and approached Spandine, and asked in a flattering tone,

"Forgive my poor eyesight, may I ask who you are, sir?"

Spandine was still as arrogant as ever. The man in a suit next to him stepped in front of Spandine and scolded him.

"Why are you getting so close? You're not worthy of knowing the identity of an adult. Stay away!"

The minister was startled and stepped back, saying in panic,

"I'm so sorry for offending you, sir. Please don't be angry!"

Spandine waved his hand impatiently and said,

"Alright, alright. I heard your king is gone? Just let Babs handle this trivial matter. I'm here on an important mission!"

The minister bowed several times again, and Babus saw that he was really pitiful and said,

"Tell me about the current situation. Are there any clues about King Beckley?"

Although he was a minister of a country, whether it was Major General Babus from the headquarters or Spandine from the World Government, each of them was a big shot he could not afford to offend, so he immediately replied,

"His Majesty was fine during the day, but he suddenly disappeared at night. We speculate that this incident is most likely related to that Jiger! This man is not very old, but he has a strange ability. The most important thing is that he has no respect for the law and is an extremely dangerous person!"

Hearing the minister's description, Babs nodded slightly and thought,

"Strange ability? Could he be a Devil Fruit user? No wonder..."

Devil fruits are rare items, especially in a remote small country like this. A slightly stronger person with special abilities is not something that ordinary people can deal with.

Babs wanted to ask more about Jiger, but Spandine's face suddenly changed and the cigar in his mouth fell to the ground.

He suddenly jumped over the two men in suits, grabbed the minister by the collar, and shouted with saliva flying,

"Who did you say just now? Say it again!"

The minister who was spit on his face answered honestly,

"Ji...Jig, King Beckley must have been captured by him!"

"Snapped!"

A loud slap was heard, and in full view of everyone, the minister was knocked to the ground by Spandine with a heavy slap. If he had not been blocked by Babs' legs, it would have been unknown how far he would have rolled.

Babs frowned and said unhappily,

"Mr. Spandine, although you are an official of the World Government, isn't this behavior a bit excessive? After all, Solbe is also one of the member states. You can't treat a minister like this for no reason, right?"

Spandine took a few deep breaths. He didn't have much fighting power to begin with, and he was exhausted by the slap just now.

When his breathing calmed down a bit, he pointed at the trembling minister lying at Babus's feet and cursed.

"Damn it! Don't you see what kind of character you have? You can actually call that adult by his name? I'm fucking..."

As he said this, Spandine pulled out a pistol and was about to shoot the minister. A man in a suit beside him hurriedly stopped him.

"Lord Spandine, don't kill him yet. We still need to find out where that lord is from him!"

These words had an effect. The furious Spandine put down his pistol and ordered two men in suits to drag the minister over like a dead dog.

This time, Babs did not stand up to speak for the minister. He fell into silence. It seemed that this matter was not as simple as he thought.

Not long ago, he received a mission from the Warring States General to investigate the disappearance of the king, but when he was about to set off, Spandine suddenly arrived and asked to go to the country of Solbe together.

Babus wanted to inform Sengoku first, but Spandine took out a document signed by the World Government and did not give him the chance to inform.

With this document, even if Babs was unhappy, he had to let Spandine get on the boat.

Spandine had never revealed his purpose to him, and he was too lazy to ask. He just thought that everyone would be busy with their own things when they arrived in Solbe. But now, it seems that their missions are intertwined.

The key point is the young man mentioned by the minister, Jiger.