After leaving the West Sea, Eric went straight through the Calm Belt and entered the second half of the Grand Line, the "New World".
The map is as follows:
West | Grand | North
Sea | Line | Sea
— Red Line —
South | Line | East
Sea | Road | Sea
Wano Country is located in the New World.
The island it is on is quite unique, recognizable at a glance.
The entire island is surrounded by tall walls, with a "Wano Inner Sea" on top.
The waterfall in front of Eric is the seawater flowing down from the inner sea.
There are only two ways for ordinary people to enter Wano Country, besides flying up.
First, take the official Wano Country passage and ride the elevator in the cave up.
Second, climb up the waterfall against the current.
This unique geography makes Wano Country a naturally defensible country.
Today, the island is ruled by Kaido, one of the Three Emperors, and it is the base of the Beasts Pirates.
One of the three ancient weapons, Pluton, is also buried on this island.
Eric had little interest in either Pluton or Kaido.
But for Kaido's daughter, not only did he have interest, but he was very interested.
"Since I've encountered it, I should go to the island."
Eric thought in his heart: "Kaido's daughter, Yamato, must meet the wife requirements, should I try to abduct her?"
Yamato's relationship with her father, Kaido, was not good, it was a good time to take advantage of the situation.
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Wano Country is divided into six regions.
The "Flower Capital" is the royal capital, where the Shogun resides.
It is also the most prosperous city in the country.
A sharp mountain peak outside the Flower Capital.
A dark shadow rose from the rock, quickly forming a human figure.
Eric admired the night view of the Flower Capital, with its bright lights, red lanterns and colorful decorations, and bustling streets, it was very lively.
This city is like a magnified bonsai.
In the center of the bonsai, a Shogun's mansion is built on a huge black pine, with two huge torii on either side, and a slimmer version of Mount Fuji in the distance, which the people of Wano Country call "Fujisan".
祥雲遍布城市，處處散落樱花.
"It's really a peaceful and harmonious city just looking at it."
Eric sighed in his heart, he was amazed by this night view when he first came to Wano Country.
But he, who knew the plot, was very clear that behind this prosperity, there is bloody darkness.
And, the foolish Kozuki family.
"I'm a little tired of using the Shadow of the Offspring to travel continuously, I'll go back to the Shadow Space to rest for a while."
Shaking his head, Eric hid in the shadows, leaving only a small, inconspicuous shadow behind.
…
Shadow Space.
Compared to the past, the Shadow Space today has undergone a drastic transformation.
The area alone is dozens or hundreds of times larger than before, approximately a square with sides of one kilometer.
In the center of the square is a villa, where Robin and the others lived for the past two months.
Besides that, there are many ships.
The more than 30 warships seized at the Shihong Town port, the 8 Heavenly Tribute transport ships robbed in the past, are all piled up here.
There is also an unfinished base, the Navy's 187th Branch, even the foundation has been moved in.
And so on.
It's bustling with activity, like a small town.
Since it's a town, there are naturally people.
The number of slaves rescued from the Heavenly Tribute transport ships has reached thousands, one-third of them are women.
And they are all beautiful, the best of the best.
After all, they are female slaves to be offered to the Celestial Dragons, who would dare to make them ugly? Don't you want to live?
These female slaves are now the Alliance Army's female soldiers!
Of course, the men are too.
There are also Calvin and other veterans who followed him, plus hundreds of new recruits from Shihong Town, as well as three hundred or so construction workers.
"It's almost two thousand people..."
You don't know until you count, and when you count, you're startled.
Eric frowned in thought.
Army soldiers are fine, but those construction workers... after they have completely built the base, I'll send them back to Shihong Town.
These workers have families, and their families are all in the West Sea.
"Almost two thousand people, the daily food consumption is a huge number, the food in the warehouse can only last for a week at most." Eric thought to himself.
This is not a big problem.
Outside is Wano Country, and he has robbed eight Heavenly Tribute ships, now his gold reserves are as high as 10 tons, buying a little food is nothing.
Immediately.
Eric went to the naval base to see his loyal confidant, Calvin, who had arranged everything in an orderly manner, making him very satisfied.
Then, Eric returned to the villa.
The maids in the villa had already prepared dinner and waited for Eric's return, and the entire Proudmoore family began to eat.
It is worth mentioning that these maids are also female slaves, there are a total of thirty-odd people.
They didn't want to be female soldiers in the Alliance Army, they stood out in the competition with other women, and eventually gained access to the villa.
If the female soldiers outside are the best of the best.
Then, these maids are one in a thousand.
It's just that Eric doesn't want to waste bullets on meaningless women, otherwise which man can hold back?
…
The main dining room of the villa.
The food is spread all over the table.
Shengu rushed to the table, holding her stomach and shouting: "Finally dinner! Daddy, you came back so late today?"
The other family members also took their seats one after another.
Eric scanned the crowd.
He had Reiju on his left and Robin on his right.
Besides them, there are their children.
Robin has six children: Shengu (female), Shenwei (male), Shenlan (female), Shenfeng (male), Shenqi (male), and Shenyue (female)!
Reiju has three children: Chi (male), Cheng (female), and Lan (female)!
Unknowingly, there are nine children... Eric thought to himself, the table is almost full.
But, you have to have more, keep having more!
Set a small goal first, have 100 of them!
"There was a little trouble outside, it's already been taken care of, don't worry." Eric picked up his chopsticks and smiled: "Eat up!"
The whole family was happy and harmonious, chatting and laughing.
Eric briefly recounted what happened today, which frightened Robin.
Reiju was surprised: "So, Old... Eric, you beat Kuzan?"
In front of Robin, she didn't dare to call him husband.
Although Robin is not her opponent in terms of strength, she always feels a little scared of this woman in daily life.
The key is that Robin has six children, while she only has three!
"I was able to win because he didn't understand my abilities, next time it won't be so easy." Eric smiled: "Of course, I'll get stronger next time!"
"Yeah, yeah."
Reiju smiled sweetly, she loves powerful men.
Robin looked at her, took the initiative to pick food for Eric: "Eric, you've used so much energy today, eat more meat to replenish your body."
Seeing her gentle gesture, Reiju immediately refused to be outdone and also picked up food.
"It's not healthy to eat only meat, have some vegetables..."
Robin frowned slightly: "Eat some seafood!"
"Don't forget the fruit!"
The two women frantically picked food for Eric's bowl, and in a blink of an eye, it was piled high.
The children lowered their heads to eat, as if they didn't see it.
Eric: "..."
Can I reach the other side?
Will I be torn apart by these women before that?
"You guys eat, I'm full, I'm going out for a walk."
Eric didn't participate in the "war" between his wives, he thought for a moment and left the Shadow Space directly.
…
The sharp mountain peak outside the Flower Capital.
Eric was helpless: "It's all written in the genes, even women like Robin compete for favor..."
Feeling the hunger coming from his stomach, Eric had to go to the Flower Capital for dinner.
In order not to attract attention, he changed into a light gray kimono that suits the style of Wano Country.
He was about to find a restaurant when he was walking on the street, he found that the street next to him was very lively, with a large group of people standing on the side of the street.
It is known that people in the Rabbit Kingdom love to watch the excitement, and Eric is no exception.
"What's going on here? Is it a holiday?"
"Huh? Your accent is weird..."
The man who was asked smiled: "This is the 'Oiran Dōchū'! The oiran of the Ao no Bō, Oiran Kozuki Hiyori, don't you recognize her? Today is her big day of becoming an oiran!"
Oiran Kozuki Hiyori?
Eric thought for a moment, if he remembered correctly, she was Kozuki Oden's daughter.
Counting the time, this year should be her 19th birthday.
"Here she comes! Here she comes!"
"Hiyori-sama!"
"Oiran Kozuki Hiyori!"
"Look over here, look over here!"
"Wow~ so beautiful! She deserves to be the number one beauty in Wano Country! No wonder she became an oiran!"
The people waiting on the side of the street began to cheer excitedly, even the women were screaming.
Eric looked in the direction of the sound, and was slightly stunned when he saw it.
Two numbers appeared above the head of a beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes.
0 and 0!
Oh?
"Zero?" Eric raised an eyebrow in surprise: "A prostitute who is still a virgin? The second number is also 0? So what does the second number mean?"
Seeming to notice Eric's unusual gaze, Kozuki Hiyori, who was walking along the street with the oiran's walk, cast a light glance at him.
A fleeting glimpse.
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ps: Thanks to 【北鄉一刀】 for the 2000 reward, and thanks to 【绝地反击之里表双生】 for the monthly ticket.