Wang Shi's team soon appeared outside the casino.
The casino's bodyguards and gangsters stood ready, sweating profusely as they watched the navy and Clone Soldier.
Damn it!
Neither the notorious clone soldiers of the North Blue nor the naval soldiers representing world justice are opponents they can afford to provoke.
If they dare to take the initiative to attack the navy, it will cause them great trouble, and even the Affiliated Nation Sopegi Kingdom cannot protect them.
Yi Xiao stood among the bodyguards, also considering whether or not to risk his life for the casino and its owner.
After all, he sold himself to the casino just to have a slightly more stable place to live.
With his Observation Haki, would he lose at gambling?
With his abilities, if he wanted to leave, could the casino stop him?
This war criminal, who had lost his country, ended up on this chaotic island where gangsters legalized his livelihood, losing money and selling himself to find a stable place to eat because of his homeless wandering.
I also want to satisfy my little gambling habit.
If he, a war criminal already imprisoned and wandering the streets of a fallen nation, were to dare to attack the navy, a bounty would surely be placed on his head.
That would make his life even more difficult.
This makes his dream even more distant.
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Just as these thugs and bodyguards were extremely nervous...
"Where is your boss? Can't I even come and have a go?"
"Or is it that your casino doesn't want to make money?"
Wang Shi, who was leading the way, stopped at the entrance of the casino and smiled easily.
The clone soldiers and naval soldiers behind him stopped in unison, their expressions solemn.
The casino owner, who was observing the situation from behind and ready to escape at any moment, heard Wang Shi's words and his eyes darted around as he pondered Wang Shi's purpose.
But in the end, he gritted his teeth and walked out.
After all, if Wang Shi wanted to take action, he wouldn't need to be so polite; he could just do it directly.
"Welcome Wang Shi, to our casino. We are confident that we will provide you with the most perfect service."
The casino owner, with a fawning smile, bowed and greeted Wang Shi cautiously.
At the same time, he quickly waved his hand behind him, urging the ignorant thugs and bodyguards to scatter.
To avoid displeasing the Wang Shi.
"I just wanted to try it out on a whim, the owner can just treat me like a regular customer."
Wang Shi's amiable smile was like a gentle breeze, completely devoid of the domineering and dignified air of an imperial emperor.
This gave the casino owner a moment of relief.
Fortunately, there was no armed confrontation; otherwise, we would have been scaring ourselves and suffering an undeserved disaster.
Among the bodyguards who dispersed behind, Yixiao never expected that this King of Exile would be so gentle.
Is this still the demon that people talk about, the one who defeated Germa, the Overlord of the North Blue?
In fact, Wang Shi was also observing Yi Xiao without realizing it.
It seems my move has earned this guy's approval to some extent.
"That won't do. His Majesty is our most honored guest. Please come with me to the VIP room to enjoy yourself."
The casino owner immediately smiled obsequiously and invited Wang Shi to visit the most luxurious and prestigious area of the casino.
Aramaki seemed to have noticed the blind man's smile standing in the bodyguard team as well.
However, he did not intend to take action. Instead, he went to protect Wang Shi and waited for Wang Shi's instructions.
"Hehe, His Majesty tells us to play, so let's go play."
Eric, the seasoned veteran, smiled and walked into the casino with an air of ease, displaying a rather aristocratic demeanor.
Meanwhile, Van Augur, Zoro, and Saka observed their surroundings, searching for hidden dangers and powerful individuals.
"Just trust His Majesty."
Reiju, along with Baby5, Nami, Nojiko, Kaya, walked into the casino with smiles on her face.
Tashigi, on the other hand, looked serious as she led the navy and clone soldiers to set up camp outside the casino, appearing fully prepared and ready for battle.
Yi Xiao overheard the bodyguards whispering amongst themselves and deliberately avoided them.
His strength was enough to make him completely unafraid of these navies, but his adherence to benevolence and justice subconsciously made this war criminal from a fallen nation want to avoid the righteous navy.
There's a feeling that 'fugitives are afraid of encountering soldiers'.
'I never imagined that Goa Emperor, the Overlord of the East Blue, would have the navy protecting him the entire way while he traveled to the West Blue.'
'This emperor wields considerable power.'
Yixiao pondered in his heart, as Wang Shi exiled Vinsmoke Judge, subdued the Germa Evil Legion, and actively fought against pirates in the East Blue.
This caused Wang Shi, the tyrannical emperor who conquered six kingdoms, to suddenly have a much better reputation.
I've heard that the Affiliated Nation of the East Blue are all singing praises to the Wang Shi and vying to form marriage alliances with the Goa Empire.
Even the subjects of those six destroyed kingdoms are very satisfied with the current status of the Goa Empire.
They felt a stronger sense of belonging than in their original kingdom, and their lives were getting better and better.
From a certain perspective, Wang Shi was actually a good emperor.
Moreover, there seems to be an imperial ideology called 'Great Unification' circulating in the East Blue.
Without kingdom boundaries, there would be no war, and people could live more peacefully and securely.
This is somewhat similar to the membership system of World Government, but it also seems different.
After all, Affiliated Nation under the World Government are allowed to wage war, as long as they pay the Heavenly Tribute.
The idea of Great Unification in the East Blue, as a single nation, precludes the outbreak of war within its borders.
This concept of Great Unification is quite in line with Yixiao's vision of the world.
Yixiao's homeland, the Cang Kingdom located on the Grand Line, was also an Affiliated Nation that constantly waged war, but was ultimately destroyed by war.
As a war criminal who lost his country, Yixiao really doesn't want to see another large-scale war break out.
He desperately wanted to change everything from top to bottom and reduce the casualties caused by the war.
But now, as a war criminal from a fallen nation, he can neither become an official of the World Government nor join the navy; he is even on the fugitive list of the World Government and its Affiliated Nation.
It was truly a situation where there was nowhere to turn, neither to heaven nor to hell.
He didn't want to become a pirate despised by the common people, nor did he want to become Revolutionary Army would overthrow the kingdom and start a war.
So he can only wander and give up.
From the day he voluntarily sold himself to the casino, he felt that his life might be spent in this state of confusion until the day he died.
Meanwhile, in a luxurious VIP room at the casino.
The casino owner, whose only goal was to make Wang Shi happy even if he lost money, personally joined in the game with Wang Shi.
It turned out that they hadn't let the money go to their account, and they still lost 800 million Belly.
This gave him a chill down his spine.
He was genuinely afraid that the emperor would bankrupt him.
"Katsu-Shin, I had a lot of fun this time. Here's your 800 million Belly back, and I'll even give you an extra 200 million Belly."
"A total of 1 billion Belly, all you need to do is redeem one of your bodyguards!"
Wang Shi looked at the casino owner, who was forcing a smile, and gave a faint smile, as if everything was under his control.
"Really? I wonder which bodyguard Your Majesty prefers?"
"No, no, no, His Majesty can take any bodyguard he fancy!"
The casino owner's eyes lit up, and he was extremely excited. As long as Wang Shi was happy, he didn't care about bodyguards.
Besides, he can still make a profit of 200 million Belly.
None of his bodyguards are worth that price.
"I only need a blind bodyguard named Yixiao. This 1 billion Belly is his ransom. I hope Boss Katsu-Shin can bring him over for me."
Wang Shi piled the 800 million Belly he won, plus the 200 million Belly he had put out, onto the gambling table.
A pile of money looks rather impressive.