Subduing the Enemy Without Fighting

"Hahaha, you actually want us to surrender? That's hilarious."

Yongji burst out laughing at Lin Yu's words.

As an emotionless tool, he did not possess emotions like fear at all.

Then he turned to look at Anna and Charloss beside Lin Yu, and his eyes lit up.

The reason Anna and Charloss could stay by Lin Yu's side, aside from being special crew members, was mainly because they were beautiful.

So the moment they appeared, they caught Yongji's attention.

"H-He's that God Slayer..."

When Reiju saw Lin Yu standing by the rail, she recalled the news she had just read in the Newspaper and cried out in shock.

"God Slayer?" Yongji looked at Reiju in confusion.

He had never heard that title before.

Reiju handed the Newspaper in her hand to Yongji and said bitterly:

"This was just reported today. God Slayer Lin Yu killed a World Noble Celestial Dragon and the king of the Kachinobu Kingdom in the North Sea."

"At the same time, he abducted the Celestial Dragon Charloss and Princess Anna of the Kachinobu Kingdom."

"He is suspected to possess the terrifying strength of a Great Swordsman, and his Bounty..."

At the mention of the Bounty, Reiju paused before continuing:

"His Bounty is as high as 1.5 Billion!"

"A Bounty of 1.5 Billion means he has reached the level of a Yonko Pirate Crew's commander."

"Combined with his bizarre Ship Control ability and that giant ship, he is simply not someone we can handle."

After saying that, Reiju looked at the two women standing beside Lin Yu.

That was the Celestial Dragon Charloss, and that was Princess Anna. He really was that God Slayer.

After seeing Charloss and Anna standing beside Lin Yu, looking exactly like they did in the Newspaper, Reiju confirmed her suspicions once more.

"Germa 66, surrender immediately, and no one will be harmed."

"Otherwise, none of you will be left alive."

Hearing Lin Yu's announcement, Yongji, who had finished reading the Newspaper, fell silent and looked at Reiju.

"What do we do now?"

With Lin Yu's Great Swordsman strength comparable to a Yonko commander, even combined, he and Reiju were no match for him.

And with that bizarre giant ship's incredible speed, they clearly could not escape pursuit either.

"Send a message to Old Man first, then surrender."

"The fact that he did not attack directly and chose to persuade us to surrender means he must have some purpose."

"We just need to hold out until Old Man and the others come rescue us."

Reiju had no other options and could only tell Yongji to surrender.

They could not win in a fight, nor could they escape. It seemed surrender was their only remaining path.

More importantly, judging by the other party's posture, if they refused, he would probably fire several rounds of cannon volleys and blast their ship to pieces.

Although she and Yongji could preserve their lives with their scientific transformation devices, without a ship to stand on, it would only be a matter of time before they were captured.

Rather than that, they might as well surrender directly.

"Fine, I'll listen to you."

Yongji shrugged indifferently, then had the soldiers raise a white flag.

On the other side.

"They actually surrendered."

"We didn't even do anything."

When Princess Anna and Charloss saw the white flag raised on the Germa ship, they were instantly stunned.

Even Lin Yu, who was holding the loudspeaker, clearly had not expected the other side to surrender so readily.

Though he had just been persuading them to surrender, he had really only wanted to make the joke that you've already been surrounded by me alone.

Still, it was good that they had surrendered. It saved him a Top Swordsman Experience Card.

Although Lin Yu's vicious reputation now preceded him, he was actually just a weakling with the strength of a lieutenant commander, not much stronger than Tashigi two years later.

Of course, if he was at sea and fighting a naval battle with the God Slave, Lin Yu's strength would be extremely fitting for his Bounty, perhaps even stronger.

If Germa 66 had chosen to resist Lin Yu, then aside from Reiju, everyone else would basically have ended up feeding the fish.

"Bring two sets of Sea Stone Handcuffs and two Special Necklaces. Have them put them on."

As the Snail Ship of Germa 66 drew near, Lin Yu gave Charloss the order.

"Yes." Charloss answered, took two sets of Sea Stone Handcuffs from the God Slave's storage, and threw them onto Germa 66's ship, telling Reiju and Yongji to lock their own hands.

Reiju and Yongji exchanged a glance, both somewhat hesitant.

The handcuffs were one thing, but the Special Necklaces were rather humiliating.

When Reiju and Yongji still did not move, Lin Yu narrowed his eyes and took out the Swordsman Card, ready to activate it at any moment.

"Do it."

Seeing the murderous gleam in Lin Yu's eyes, then glancing at the Celestial Dragon Charloss, who was also wearing a Special Necklace, Reiju was the first to put on the Sea Stone Handcuffs and Special Necklace. Yongji followed immediately afterward.

"You get on board. Everyone else stays on Germa 66."

"Wait for your Old Man to come pay the ransom."

Pointing at Reiju, Lin Yu announced his decision.

"Listen to him."

Seeing that the other party only wanted her as a hostage, Reiju spoke to Yongji and took the initiative to board the God Slave.

In her view, this was the best outcome.

Once Reiju boarded, Lin Yu steered the God Slave away from Germa 66's ship.

With Reiju taken, half his plan had succeeded. All that remained was to wait for Gaji to arrive, then "discuss" matters with him.

"What are you looking at!"

"Keep staring, and I'll gouge your eyes out!"

After Reiju came aboard and kept staring at her, Charloss became somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.

Thinking about how she, a noble World Noble Celestial Dragon, had now become someone else's maid and slave, Charloss was filled with anger and resentment.

However, when Lin Yu's gaze fell on her, Charloss quickly lowered her head. All the resentment and anger in her heart vanished, leaving only fear.

Charloss knew very well that in Lin Yu's eyes, she held the lowest status aboard the ship. Even Anna ranked above her; at least Anna did not have to wear a slave's Special Necklace.

She also knew that Lin Yu deeply despised Celestial Dragons. If she angered him, she would definitely die horribly.

Seeing Lin Yu make the Celestial Dragon Charloss obedient with nothing more than a glance, Reiju would have been lying if she said she was not shocked.

As the eldest princess of the Germa Kingdom, Reiju naturally knew the lofty status of World Noble Celestial Dragons and the consequences of angering them.

Thinking of how Lin Yu was so insane that he even dared to kill Celestial Dragons, Reiju immediately equated him with a madman and decided to comply with his arrangements as much as possible.

It was best not to provoke a madman like this.

Turning his gaze away from Charloss, Lin Yu looked at the pink-haired Reiju and smiled.

"Miss Reiju, do you know where the Germa Kingdom is currently located?"

"Could you point me in the right direction?"

Waiting for Germa to come to him would waste too much time, so he planned to take the initiative.

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Reiju nodded and agreed to his request.

Because his idea happened to coincide with hers.

Pointing in one direction, Reiju said quickly:

"Sail in this direction for half a day, and you'll see it."