The Name of the Goa Empire

"Clean up the battlefield!"

Wang Shi issued the order with an expressionless face; this war of conquest against the four kingdoms had essentially come to an end.

What followed would be the annexation and assimilation of these four nations, elevating the Goa Kingdom into the Goa Empire and truly establishing the reputation of the Goa Empire!

"Yes!"

All the garrison troops sprang into action, and even Eric went to harvest the heads of Kuroobi and Chew.

Wang Shi might look down on such meager bounties, but he certainly did not!

Not long after, the villagers of Cocoyasi Village, who had been hiding, gradually began to emerge.

Upon learning that the Arlong Pirates had been completely wiped out by the garrison, all the villagers wept with excitement.

They had finally waited for hope to arrive.

The garrison of the Goa Kingdom was actually more reliable than those Marines!

They had truly exterminated these detestable fish-men.

"Send word to all corners, and hoist the flag of the Goa Kingdom!"

Wang Shi continued to issue orders, and the more than twenty villages and towns that had been enslaved by Captain Nezumi and the Arlong Pirates finally returned to the rule of a human empire.

Now, the main force of the Goa Kingdom, having already occupied the Four-Leaf Kingdom, the Moonlight Kingdom, and the Organ Kingdom, entered the Konomi Kingdom one after another, completing the occupation of all four nations.

Even the thugs and hooligans from the chaotic Terminal Town of the Goa Kingdom, summoned by the glorious title of the Goa Empire, were stirred.

Coupled with the fact that Wang Shi was a new king who had risen from Terminal Town, countless thugs and hooligans worshipped him to the extreme.

Wang Shi was simply the pride and idol in their hearts.

One by one, these hooligans and thugs actively enlisted, joining the garrison to serve King Wang Shi and throwing themselves into the war to conquer the four kingdoms.

Under Wang Shi's feat of conquest, the entire citizenry of the Goa Kingdom was united and impassioned to an unprecedented degree.

They were about to witness the historic day when the Goa Kingdom became the Goa Empire.

"After you two have finished handling your own affairs, report to the capital of the Goa Empire."

Wang Shi did not take Nami and Nojiko away immediately, but in the name of the King, he conscripted them both.

Amidst the complex emotions of the two women, Wang Shi led his army and departed from Cocoyasi Village.

Most of the wealth of the 'Arlong Empire' was confiscated, though a portion was left behind for Cocoyasi Village and the surrounding towns.

Now that the Goa Kingdom had occupied four kingdoms, the annual Heavenly Tribute they were required to pay had increased several times over.

Wang Shi also had to consider the finances of the Goa Empire.

However, with the gold reserves from the Sky Island, Wang Shi was not worried about being unable to pay the Heavenly Tribute.

Even if he were to occupy a few more slightly impoverished member or non-member nations, Wang Shi could still afford the Heavenly Tribute.

The next day.

As the Goa Kingdom ceased its war of expansion, the various member nations of the East Blue breathed a sigh of relief.

Who could have known that the historically peaceful Goa Kingdom would transform into a beast and swallow four kingdoms in one fell swoop?

This had indeed frightened quite a few member nations.

Wang Shi, the King of Goa, finally made it onto the front page of the World Economic Journal after conquering the four kingdoms.

The great name of the [King of Exile], Wang Shi, spread throughout the world.

Big News Morgans had actually placed Wang Shi on equal footing with Vinsmoke Judge, the King of Germa.

With this, the member nations of the entire world finally recognized Wang Shi's strength.

Meanwhile, within the East Blue, rumors were circulating about the power of Ba Dodeshinai, the King of the Flaws Kingdom.

Because a single phone call from Ba Dodeshinai had halted the expansion of the Goa Kingdom, the various member nations of the East Blue had begun to vaguely treat the Flaws Kingdom as their leader.

This left Ba Dodeshinai increasingly satisfied.

Three days later.

The Goa Kingdom announced to the world that it was changing its name to the Goa Empire.

Wang Shi was named the Emperor of the Goa Empire, and Sally Nandcarnet was named the Empress of the Goa Empire.

This news also appeared in Morgans' newspaper.

This news immediately sparked heated discussions among all the affiliated nations.

King Ba Dodeshinai of the Flaws Kingdom turned dark the moment he heard that Wang Shi had become an imperial emperor.

Everyone was a king of a kingdom, so by what right was Wang Shi an emperor of an empire?!

Just because the Goa Kingdom had annexed four other kingdoms?

The Flaws Kingdom had annexed the Kokia Kingdom before, too.

King Ba Dodeshinai looked at the liaison officer from Germa 66, a sinister smile creeping across his face.

"Commissioner Smith, even the Germa Kingdom, which once dominated the North Blue as the strongest kingdom, never dared to call itself an empire."

"What qualifications does that hooligan king, Wang Shi, have to be mentioned in the same breath as King Judge?"

"As long as King Judge gives the word, our Flaws Kingdom is willing to cooperate with the Germa Kingdom to teach the Goa Kingdom a lesson."

King Ba Dodeshinai wanted to drag Germa 66 into the fray to dampen the Goa Kingdom's rising momentum.

"That is not for the King to worry about; you only need to settle the payment for this employment contract."

Commissioner Smith ignored King Ba Dodeshinai's provocation, acting as emotionless as a robot.

However, at this very moment.

Far away in the North Blue, Vinsmoke Judge had indeed begun to pay attention to this Wang Shi who dared to stand on equal footing with him.

Especially the fact that the Goa Kingdom dared to style itself the Goa Empire.

This truly displeased Judge.

Even his Germa Kingdom had not become the Germa Empire; how could Wang Shi be so arrogant?

"King of Exile! Emperor Wang Shi!"

Judge burned the newspaper to ashes.

If it weren't for the fact that Wang Shi was all the way in the East Blue, he would have surely taught this ignorant brat a lesson.

Nevertheless, the name of the Goa Empire had indeed spread across the world.

It made everyone reading the papers aware of the Goa Empire and the name of the King of Exile, Wang Shi.

Goa Empire, Imperial Capital.

The entire Goa Empire was submerged in an ocean of celebration.

Even the citizens of the Four-Leaf Kingdom, Moonlight Kingdom, Organ Kingdom, and Konomi Kingdom, which had just been annexed into the Goa Empire, accepted their new identities as subjects of the Goa Empire.

After all, the glory of the Goa Empire now shone upon them.

Being subjects of an empire was far more prestigious than being subjects of a kingdom.

Besides, those former royals and Marine branch officers were no good to begin with.

It was fortunate that King Wang Shi had saved them.

Now that they were part of the Goa Empire, their taxes had even been reduced by twenty percent.

Their lives would surely get better and better from here on out.

At the very least, they could survive and eat their fill.

Inside the Goa Imperial Palace.

"Husband, you are amazing~"

Empress Sally hugged Wang Shi, her face flushed; her man had truly turned her into an imperial empress.

When she attended the Reverie at the Holy Land Mary Geoise in the future, she would certainly stand a head taller than the queens and consorts of those other kingdoms.

"This is only the beginning; there is more to come!"

Wang Shi took up his halberd to do battle once more, conquering four more 'nations' upon Empress Sally.

Empress Sally could fight no more!

"That Flaws Kingdom didn't even send a single congratulatory call."

"It seems they have already chosen a path to their own destruction!"

Wang Shi had no intention of letting King Ba Dodeshinai, who had threatened them, off the hook.

Thinking of using Germa 66 as a backer, were they?

This Emperor shall topple your backer entirely!!

Since the weakling Empress Sally could no longer withstand his crusade, he happened to need a more resilient imperial consort.

Wang Shi felt that Vinsmoke Reiju, the princess of Germa, would be perfectly suited to be his consort.

He wondered how many of the Vinsmoke brothers he would have to exile before Judge would send Reiju over for a marriage alliance.

If Germa 66 dared to interfere, then Reiju, that imperial consort, was as good as his!