Chapter 196 Preparation x Argument

After Xia Jieren made the decision, he suddenly asked, "By the way, let the people with sharp eyes gather information about the Tsuda family."

Just in case, Xia Jieren decided to collect intelligence first.

Three hours later.

Xia Jieren obtained general information about the Tsuda family.

"Two large warships, ten small and medium-sized warships, more than twenty merchant ships, and about a thousand combat personnel..."

"The only thing we need to pay attention to is the strength of the head of the Tsuda family. He should be no less powerful than a naval lieutenant commander, otherwise he would not have been able to subdue the entire Fantasy Moon Island."

After reading it, Xia Jieren was somewhat speechless. "With their limited strength, how dare they challenge us? Are they so bold?"

"Maybe he's unwilling to accept this?" Kerrigan guessed.

Xia Jieren shook his head, as if lamenting the irrational behavior of the Tsuda family.

But he thought about it and felt something was wrong. "The Tsuda family must have something to rely on, so they are so unscrupulous."

"Their patriarch should not be a stupid person, otherwise he would not have been able to occupy Huanyue Island."

"What exactly do they rely on?" Xia Jieren pondered.

"Forget it." Xia Jieren thought so hard that his head ached but he still couldn't come up with any idea, so he simply gave up thinking about it.

Anyway, one force can break ten skills. In front of absolute power, they are vulnerable.

However, for safety reasons, Xia Jieren will send enough troops and will not underestimate them in the slightest.

"Kerrigan, give the orders and have the navy prepare for the expedition," Xia Jieren ordered.

"Yes! Lord," Kerrigan responded before asking, "How many warships should we send?"

Xia Jieren thought for a moment and said, "Ten ships, maybe! Bring more Zerglings, Flying Dragons, and Explosive Bugs... Don't give them any chance to turn the tables."

"Uh~" Kerrigan was speechless for a moment, "This lineup is intended to crush them to ashes."

She was a little speechless, but still agreed: "Yes, sir."

Following Xia Jieren's order, the naval base was quickly mobilized.

Various war materials began to be mobilized and transported to various warship warehouses.

The naval officers and soldiers who received the order ended their training and began to adjust their status.

Storm is coming!

However, this war was destined not to affect the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Fantasy Moon Island, Tsuda family estate.

For some reason, the third-generation head of the Tsuda family, Shintaro Tsuda, has been feeling a little uneasy since a while ago.

In the morning, he secretly sent his younger brothers disguised as pirates to cause some trouble to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Although they did not sink the merchant ship of the White Tiger Chamber of Commerce, they delayed them for half a day.

This incident made him happy for a while.

He was self-aware and knew that the Kingdom of the Netherlands was not something he could afford to offend at the moment, but he would always feel unhappy if he did not avenge the loss of his four large warships and hundreds of his men.

Since we can't confront them head-on, we can only use some small tricks to disgust the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

He knew that his methods could not be concealed for too long, but Shintaro Tsuda did not think that the Kingdom of the Netherlands would come all the way to cause trouble for him over such a small matter.

However, this was just Shintaro Tsuda's unilateral idea, and he didn't know what kind of person Xia Jieren was.

Since he can beat him, Xia Jieren will not let him go easily.

"Master, the White Tiger Merchant Guild's merchant ships have very strong guards. Should we continue the attack?" asked Tenasi Lore.

Tenasi Lore was originally the deputy captain of the guard of the Tsuda family, and was promoted to the chief captain of the guard some time ago.

As for the former captain of the guard, he led his team to attack the state men of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Tenasi Lore is now in high spirits and does not take any family members other than the head of the family seriously.

The rest of the family had been unhappy with him for a long time.

When he asked if they wanted to continue the attack, before the head of the family could say anything, someone jumped out and retorted, "I object to continuing the attack!"

"You know how powerful the Netherlands is."

"It will take time to take down the escort forces of the merchant ships alone."

"Now that the family's power has been greatly weakened, what we should do now is to recuperate."

The words of this family member attracted the echoes of the others: "Yes!"

"That's right!"

"We shouldn't make things complicated."

"..."

Tenasi Lore said unconcernedly: "This sea area is our territory. What's wrong with causing some trouble for the Kingdom of the Netherlands?"

"You bunch of cowards, have you forgotten the hatred between us and the Kingdom of the Netherlands?"

Tenasi Lore debated with the crowd, his words were fierce and he did not give in at all.

The other family members were not to be trifled with and started to argue with him.

For a moment, the conference room became busier than a vegetable market.

Shintaro Tsuda sat at the head of the table and said nothing. When he saw the noise was getting more intense, he said, "Alright! Be quiet!"

Seeing the head of the family speak, everyone shut up.

After looking around, Tsuda Shintaro said in a deep voice: "The Kingdom of the Netherlands caused my Tsuda family to lose more than half of their strength. This hatred must be avenged."

A flash of joy flashed across Tenasi Lore's eyes.

"However, we cannot confront them head-on." Tsuda Shintaro tactfully said that revenge is okay, but don't go too far.

After hearing this, everyone put their hearts back in their stomachs.

They were afraid that the head of the family would be blinded by anger and cause the family to fall into irretrievable disaster.

"Master of the family, please reconsider this." Tenasi Lore was very dissatisfied with the master's retreat and spoke in a hurry.

"Okay, I've made up my mind." Tsuda Shintaro's eyes flashed, and he turned to look at Tenasi Lore, with an obvious warning in his eyes.

"Yes!" Seeing this, beads of sweat appeared on Tenasi Lore's forehead. He lowered his head and replied respectfully.

Under the pressure of Tsuda Shintaro's authority, he temporarily lowered his head, but in his heart he became increasingly dissatisfied with the head of the family.

"Damn it, you backed down so easily. What a coward."

"The Tsuda family is weak because of a head like this."

"If it were me..." Tenasi Lore's eyes flickered a few times, and then became firm, as if he had made up his mind.

Because he kept his head down, other family members could not see his expression at the moment.

Tenasi Lore's ancestors were once nobles of the kingdom, which can be seen from his name.

Most civilians in the world of One Piece do not have so-called surnames. If you don’t believe me, look at Nami, Buggy, and even the Navy’s Chief of Staff Tsuru. These people do not have surnames.

Logically speaking, based on the education that Tenasi Lore received, he would look down on the mafia, pirates and the like.

But forced by life, he had no choice but to join the mafia family and become one of its members.

But he still has the pride of being a descendant of nobility.

Tenasi Lore has some ability, but his personality is so incompatible with other members of the Mafia family that he is unwelcome in the Tsuda family.

Tenasi Lore didn't care about this.