Chapter 12: Shenhao, I'm determined to be your friend

"No need. The pirate ship will come over soon. When we get to the shore, we will take them all to the naval base to exchange for the bounty." Dick calculated in his mind, thinking about how much money he could make this time.

It's already good enough for the East China Sea to produce a pirate with a bounty of 3000 million, plus Bailey's purchasing power.

Never mind, consider it as pocket money.

“You mean…” The first mate covered his mouth with his hands.

"Ah, including that pirate ship, all of them are my spoils. Is there a problem?"

"No problem, no problem."

In the lifeboat, Corey stood on tiptoe anxiously. He had already talked to his wife and daughter.

There is no other way. If you encounter pirate robbery, contact your family.

If it's safe, then everything is fine. If not, then this is the last call.

Save yourself the regret in hell.

"Wait another 10 minutes. If there is still nothing in 10 minutes..."

Corey and other passengers waited for news.

If the crew can stop it, then everything will be safe, but if they can't, the passengers will naturally have to run away as soon as possible.

As a result, I waited and waited.

After waiting for a long time, there was no news.

Not only that, even the sound of fighting disappeared.

So should they evacuate?

Mr. Corey, are your subordinates reliable? They are retired marines?

At least give me a reply whether you are leaving or staying.

Corey looked embarrassed and didn't dare to make a phone call. What if it affected the battle at the front?
Another 10 minutes passed, and the huge roar scared many passengers so much that they shivered and even opened the gates to release the water.

"Wow," screams and cries came one after another.

What a mess.

Corey couldn't help but decide to run first.

result--

Safe.

The news I received seemed like a fantasy.

Corey felt that it was a challenge to his own IQ.

"A young boy defeated a pirate ship?" Corey looked at the first mate with a bad look.

"Yes, I swear on my honor. It is absolutely true."

The first mate's legs went weak as he thought of Dick's performance.

I felt a sense of pride in my heart.

The young man in the future will surely be a great man with a great reputation, the kind that will leave a legend. If I can fight alongside him and resolve the battle together, even after many years, I will be able to leave my name in history.

"Sir, my name is John Gary, John Gary. A former naval lieutenant, skilled in swordsmanship." John Gary emphasized that whether his name would become popular in the future depended on this incident.

Dick: ???
After repeated confirmation, Corey had to admit that perhaps his world was too narrow.

The gap between people is greater than the gap between people and dogs.

"Oh my, what a young hero, a young hero." Corey was so enthusiastic that he wanted to give him a hug.

Dick stepped back calmly.

Looking at the pirate ship and then at the young Dick, Corey was full of enthusiasm.

He also sincerely hoped that Dick would visit his home when he had time so that he could express his gratitude and say that he would never forget Dick's kindness.

If Dick needs help in the future, he will do his best to help.

Dick's heart moved.

"Keya Freight Company? Why is it called this name?"

"Oh, this is my daughter's name, Kaya," Corey's face was tender when talking about Kaya.

"To commemorate her birth, I changed the names of all my companies to Keya."

“Do you have other companies?”

"Yes, these days, you can't just do one business. There are too many pirates. I just opened a freight company, and I have to show up when the company opens."

Well, this kind of heroism, yes, should belong to that Kaya.

Usopp's childhood sweetheart.

"If I have time, I'll go."

"Haha, you're welcome anytime." Corey responded with a smile.

"Mr. Dick, the next stop is the Navy E12 Base, which is a good place for the pirates to deal with. I also need a ship to replenish supplies. How about this, I want this pirate ship, and the price is 3 million Baileys, how about it?"

Wow, 3 million berries. This is considered a big pirate among pirates.

At least if a vice admiral defected, the reward would probably be just this much.

Generally speaking, an old ship larger than the Merry costs about 1 million berries.

Creek's pirate ship had been burned by fire and had experienced a great war. Although it was much larger than the Merry, its price was at most 1 million berries.

It's still an overestimate.

You, Kore, gave me 3 million Baileys with just one sentence. Although it was to repay a favor and win me over.

This kind of attitude of not treating money as money.

No wonder Clo has set his sights on you.

Not unjust.

"Sure." Of course I should get in touch with such a wealthy friend more often.

No one can stop our friendship.

Corey smiled and nodded.

The Kingdom of Goa, a famous country in the East China Sea, is also well-known in the world.

Not only because it is the hometown of the naval hero Garp, but also because the Kingdom of Goa is known as the most beautiful and clean country in the East China Sea.

It is the pearl of the East China Sea.

Windmill Village, a quiet and peaceful little village, is the starting point of everything.

It is also the place where the Red Hair Pirates and King Luffy met.

Dick arrived here exhausted.

The Windmill Village is not big, with only a few hundred people. You can see the iconic bar if you just stroll around.

The bar was clearly not open yet.

The floor was covered with water, stools were placed on the table, two waiters were working hard, and a beautiful woman in a rough shirt was wiping the wine glasses.

"Sorry, it's not open yet. You can come back later." Makino said.

Seeing Dick's face clearly, he quickly added.

"You're still underage, right? We don't sell alcohol to minors here."

"Minors really aren't sold?" Dick wondered.

He remembered that when Luffy was a child, he often came to the bar to drink.

"of course."

"..." Dick didn't care.

"Let me ask you something. Where is the destination station?"

“Oh, in the Northeast…”

"Are there any bandits or pirates nearby?"

"Yes, the bigger ones are Dadan and Hixiong..."

Soon, guests arrived one after another.

Although Windmill Village is small, Makino's bar is doing pretty good business.

Dick also saw someone strangely familiar.

That's right, we are talking about Luffy, the king who is yelling and clamoring to become the Pirate King.

At this time, Wang Luffy had no scars on his face, looked extremely immature, and his eyes were filled with clear stupidity.

Eh? It seems that Wang Luffy is like this when he grows up.

The difference is that children in their childhood are innocent.

The grown-up Wang Luffy is called...

Forget it, we should give face to Oda’s own son.

Finally, the Red Hair Pirates that Dick had been longing for arrived.

The lazy movements, gentle temperament, and friendly expressions, if Dick didn't know, he really wouldn't be able to connect the people in front of him with the Red Hair Pirates.

and--

Dick turned his gaze towards the smaller figure.

A cute little girl with half red and half white hair.

The red-haired singer, Uta.

Dick was shocked.

I didn’t expect that characters from the movie were also here.

(End of this chapter)