Evil Wolf Pirates

Later, Leiyin would learn that the girl who had spoken so harshly to him was named Verdan, the daughter of the village chief on another island. At fifteen years old, she was a true beauty. Despite her young age, her doll-like features and exquisite figure were so alluring that men felt their blood boil. Later, she and Leiyin would have some stories of their own.

But that's a story for another time.

Leiyin learned about the wanted pirates from an old woman.

The old woman was about seventy years old and looked kind and amiable, making Leiyin feel a sense of warmth. She was the only person on the island who hadn't been hostile to him.

The old woman told Leiyin that there were three islands in the vicinity. Two of them were villages inhabited by ordinary people, while the other island was the base of a pirate crew.

The village they were currently in was called Zhenxi Village, and the village on the island only six nautical miles away was Zhendong Village.

A year ago, a pirate crew invaded the area. The people of the two villages united to resist, led by Farmer and Miller.

Farmer was the chief of Zhendong Village, and Verdan's father.

As for Miller, he was nearly forty years old, a retired Navy lieutenant commander with some martial arts skills, and was known as the "Guardian" of the two villages, Zhendong and Zhenxi.

The pirate crew was called the Evil Wolf Pirates. The two leaders were brothers. The younger brother, Andrin, was the vice-captain with a bounty of 5 million Belly. He was over two and a half meters tall and possessed immense strength.

His older brother, Anderson, the captain, was even more formidable, with a bounty of 10 million Belly. He was a Devil Fruit user.

A year ago, when the Evil Wolf Pirates invaded the villages, Farmer and Miller, with their leadership and strength, led the villagers to fight back. The battle was extremely fierce, and they almost fought the Evil Wolf Pirates to a standstill.

Although the villages suffered some damage, neither side gained a clear advantage. Initially, the two sides were in a stalemate, but later, as the Evil Wolf Pirates' power grew, Anderson's actions became increasingly excessive.

At first, they reached a "non-aggression" pact, but as Anderson's forces grew, he began demanding protection money from the two villages, threatening to slaughter them if they didn't pay.

The villagers were, after all, peaceful residents, and even if they resisted as they had a year ago, the villages would suffer great damage again. Moreover, if they fought again, the villagers would likely face dire consequences given Anderson's current strength.

Helpless, the villagers could only obediently pay Anderson protection money: 10,000 Belly per person per month.

Anyone who dared to refuse to pay protection money or resist would be mercilessly executed.

And Miller, the so-called "Guardian," was powerless to do anything about it.

But even so, the villagers said that it was precisely because of Miller's presence that Anderson didn't dare to be too arrogant. Even paying protection money was better than having the village destroyed. So everyone relied on Miller and respected him greatly.

After listening to the old woman, Leiyin was a little puzzled, "If Anderson and his crew are so arrogant, wouldn't the Navy do anything about it?"

Based on what he'd seen in this world, Leiyin guessed that it was still several years before Luffy set sail, so a bounty of 10 million Belly in the East Blue should be very high. After all, Buggy's bounty was only 6 million Belly at this time.

The old woman smiled knowingly, "They have connections with the Navy. It's common knowledge, but no one dares to say it out loud."

Now Leiyin understood. This was very similar to the situation with Arlong in Cocoyasi Village in the original story. Arlong rampaged through more than 20 villages, extorting money and claiming to be the strongest wanted criminal in the East Blue, with a bounty of 20 million Belly. And yet, the Navy turned a blind eye to such arrogance.

Of course, that's a story for later.

Although the old woman said so much, the amount of information was enormous, but Leiyin understood it very well.

This also explained why the villagers had glared at him when he asked about wanted criminals upon arriving on the island. Even a master like Miller couldn't do anything about these pirates. Who did this kid think he was? He should go pee and look at himself in the reflection.

After clarifying some things about the island, Leiyin thanked the old woman and left.

After a period of sea travel and fighting Sea Kings, his stomach had long been growling.

But he didn't have even half a Belly on him. What to do?

And so, a great plan was born in his mind...

Dine and dash.

And so, he found a restaurant that looked decent, went inside, and started ordering food, "Boss, a super-sized plate of fried rice!"

Some of the diners in the restaurant recognized him because Leiyin had asked them earlier where to find wanted criminals.

As soon as the fried rice was served, Leiyin devoured it ravenously.

So Leiyin sat there, attracting a lot of attention again.

"That kid is the one who was asking about wanted criminals earlier."

"How ridiculous, this guy really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth."

A beautiful girl was staring at Leiyin, her face full of disdain as she watched him eat so messily.

The girl was none other than Verdan, who had spoken harshly to him earlier.

She looked at Leiyin and said to her father, Farmer, who was sitting across from her, "Dad, this guy was just asking me where the pirates were. I think he's probably got something wrong in the head."

Hearing his daughter say this, Farmer couldn't help but look at Leiyin, who was eating heartily at the bar.

Leiyin looked somewhat delicate, with a slightly pale complexion and a somewhat thin frame. He looked like a scholar with no strength to even truss a chicken. How could such a small body compete with pirates who licked blood off their blades every day?

People usually judge strangers by their appearance.

Watching Leiyin eat like a Taotie at the bar only attracted more contemptuous glances.

"Really, not only is there something wrong with his head, but he also has no manners. His eating habits are so unsightly."

Leiyin completely ignored the pointing and mocking laughter of the crowd and continued to eat his food.

Suddenly, a loud crash of a door being smashed open echoed, and a huge figure entered the restaurant.

Everyone's gaze shifted from Leiyin to the entrance.

It was the vice-captain of the Evil Wolf Pirates, Anderson's younger brother, Andrin!

He was a full two and a half meters tall and very fat, standing like a small mountain. His face was covered in thick, fleshy wrinkles, and his nose hairs were sticking out more than half a foot long. He carried a Kubikiribōchō and strode in, followed by two skinny lackeys.

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