Reaching an Agreement

Luo Ze was not surprised by Yulis's request. He had actually sensed long ago that something was off with Yulis, but since the latter had never brought it up, he could not be bothered to ask.

But now that Yulis had laid it all out, Luo Ze decided to at least hear him out for the sake of that ship.

"So we're finally getting to the point? Go on. What could leave a master shipwright like you helpless enough to painstakingly build a ship just to curry favor with me?"

Luo Ze took a sip of water and spoke indifferently.

"Actually, I want Mr. Luo Ze to kill someone for me." Seeing that Luo Ze was willing to listen, Yulis was delighted and spoke solemnly.

At those words, Monya's eyelid suddenly twitched. She finally understood why Yulis had gone to such lengths to build a ship for Luo Ze. But why had Lord Yulis not told her beforehand?

But if it's this man, he should be able to do it, right?

Monya muttered to herself inwardly. She had witnessed Luo Ze's strength firsthand. If he was willing to agree to Yulis's request, then perhaps they could reclaim their homeland!

"Kill someone? It wouldn't be a Celestial Dragon, would it?"

Luo Ze's brow twitched slightly at the words.

Actually, killing a Celestial Dragon was not impossible. Those so-called nobles were less than nothing in Luo Ze's eyes.

It was just that his current strength was still not particularly great. He had only reached the level of a Marine Commodore. If he killed a Celestial Dragon now, he would have to bear the wrath of the World Government and be hunted by Marine Admirals. That would not be worth it.

After all, he was not yet a match for the three Admirals.

If his strength reached the level of the three Admirals, then world nobles, descendants of kings—none of them would be worth worrying about. When he got bored, Luo Ze could even go to Holy Land Mary Geoise and kill a few for fun.

He pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "A Celestial Dragon probably won't work for now. But if you don't mind waiting a few years, then Celestial Dragon or not, I'll kill them all the same."

Luo Ze was not saying that without reason. He had a Swordmaster System, so he had great confidence in himself. Give him a few more years, and he would definitely grow strong enough. By then, killing a Celestial Dragon would be no harder than playing around.

"Uh, no." Hearing Luo Ze's extreme thoughts, Yulis's mouth twitched.

He finally understood why Monya had kept calling Luo Ze a madman ever since returning last time. Luo Ze's way of thinking truly differed greatly from theirs.

What kind of people were Celestial Dragons?

They were the nobles of this world, descendants of the twenty kings who had established the World Government eight hundred years ago!

They were the most exalted people, enjoying every privilege this world had to offer. Once offended, the Admirals of Marine Headquarters had to mobilize all their military power to protect them!

Could such beings be killed?

Yulis stood there blankly, his brain nearly failing to process it. Normal people would think only of fleeing as quickly as possible when they saw a Celestial Dragon, afraid of provoking one. Yet Luo Ze wanted to kill them? That was far too insane!

"Not them? Then one of the Four Emperors? Or one of the three Admirals?" Luo Ze raised a brow.

Killing a Celestial Dragon would actually be simpler. Killing one of the Four Emperors or the three Admirals, however, would be a little difficult. They were practically the strongest fighting forces in this world. Killing them would not be easy.

"No!" Yulis nearly choked on his own breath from fright.

What exactly was his brain made of? Whenever he casually mentioned killing someone, Luo Ze immediately thought of killing Celestial Dragons or Four Emperors. That was far too abnormal!

Besides, could beings like the Four Emperors and the three Admirals even be killed?

Take Whitebeard, for example. He had developed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to its peak. With just a few casual strikes, mountains would collapse, the earth would split, and the sea would overturn.

Take Kaido—he could fall from a Sky Island and still not die.

Could creatures like that really be expected to be killed?

"Actually, I want you to kill a pirate in the South Blue," Yulis said directly.

He felt that Luo Ze had gotten too immersed in the role. If he did not state his target soon, Luo Ze might decide to go kill Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

"A pirate from the South Blue? Do you have a wanted poster?" Luo Ze froze slightly. He had thought Yulis wanted him to kill some major figure, but it turned out he only wanted him to kill a pirate.

This was his actual job! What was difficult about killing a pirate from the South Blue?

In Luo Ze's eyes, pirates who had not even entered the Grand Line were little more than small fry before his current strength.

Like that Killer from before, the one with a seventy-million-berry bounty—killing him had been like slaughtering a chicken.

"I do. Take a look."

Yulis had not expected Luo Ze to be so straightforward. Upon hearing the request, he immediately asked to see the wanted poster. Before coming here, Yulis had even thought Luo Ze might refuse.

He quickly took out a yellowed wanted poster from behind his back. It looked somewhat old, as though it had been around for quite some time.

Luo Ze's gaze rested on the wanted poster for two seconds before quickly withdrawing.

He glanced at Yulis and asked indifferently, "Fish-man Kashal, a pirate with a bounty of one hundred million berries?"

"Yes! This is the pirate I want Mr. Luo Ze to kill. This pirate—"

Yulis had thought Luo Ze would be afraid to go after Kashal after seeing his bounty, and he was just about to offer more compensation.

But before he could finish, Luo Ze took the wanted poster and said indifferently, "Just this guy? He's worth six hundred million? Anyone could kill a pirate like this, couldn't they?"

Luo Ze asked doubtfully.

In his view, he was merely a fish-man with a hundred-million-berry bounty. Killing him would be easy.

This was not the New World. It was not as though even some random fish-man would know Haki.

Besides, he was a fish-man. Fish-men generally would not eat Devil Fruits unless they had no intention of going underwater again.

So this fish-man should merely be a fish who practiced Fish-Man Karate.

They had not even been to the Grand Line—how strong could they possibly be?

But this time, Luo Ze had been mistaken.

Though this fish-man was not as strong as Luo Ze, he was not someone just anyone could kill.

After all, in the South Blue, there were already few pirates stronger than Luo Ze, and even fewer capable of killing Kashal.

Moreover, Yulis was merely a shipwright. He simply had no way of coming into contact with truly powerful people.

"Did you never consider asking the Marines for help?" Luo Ze asked casually. For something like this, shouldn't those people who wore justice on their backs be able to handle it easily?

"The Marines? Heh. The Marines are all hypocrites." Yulis shook his head.

He had genuinely sought help from the Marines before, and he had paid quite a price. Yet the Marines had never solved his problem; they only kept demanding more.

It was not until Monya uncovered the Marines' ties to that group of pirates that Yulis finally gave up hope.

"True enough." Luo Ze nodded.

He understood what Yulis meant.

Most of those Marines were nothing more than thugs draped in the cloak of justice.

Speaking of fish-men, in the original story, Evil Dragon of Cocoyasi Village had colluded with the Marines and forcibly taken Nami's one hundred million Beli.

So, most Marines were hypocrites.

Of course, Luo Ze also believed there were still good people among the Marines.

He had a living example right in front of him—such as Rear Admiral Luca, who had recently taken office in Dog Town.

Luca was someone who truly held justice in his heart and fought for the people fairly and impartially. Based on Luo Ze's understanding of Luca, if Yulis had gone to him, Luca would certainly have helped Yulis resolve the matter as quickly as possible.

However, Luca had not been in office for long, and he had been constantly occupied with the case left behind by Colonel Yate, leaving him no time to accomplish much. Thus, Yulis did not yet know Luca and assumed he was no different from the previous Colonel Yate.

"Since that's the case, I'll accept this commission."

Luo Ze did not dwell on it any longer and agreed immediately.

Thanks to Yulis not knowing Luca, he had gotten a bargain. Otherwise, he would have had to pay—after all, the new ship Yulis was building for him was far from cheap.