At that moment, in the Calm Belt, Mu Chen lay elegantly on the deck while Kong Ming stood beside him, delivering his report.
"Are you sure you want to go to the Amazon Lily Kingdom?" Mu Chen called out.
"The current empress of Amazon Lily seems to be Boa Hancock, captain of the Kuja Pirates, with a bounty of nearly 80 million Beli!"
"According to reliable intelligence, Boa Hancock is only eighteen this year, and she's also a Devil Fruit user."
Mu Chen thought the timing was about right. He should be able to invite Hancock to become a Shichibukai. After all, there was only one Pirate Empress, and he could not let her slip away.
What surprised him even more was how impressive Hancock was. They had not seen each other for only a few years, yet she had already achieved so much. Back when he was nineteen, he had still been a lieutenant commander in the East Blue. Look at her—eighteen already, an adult now!
"Not bad, not bad. Let's see just how stunning you've become!"
In truth, Mu Chen's biggest goal was to see this Pirate Empress for himself. He had liked this junior sister very much in the past, and this time, he wanted to see her in person.
Kong Ming stood to one side, holding an intelligence report with a slight frown.
"Admiral Mu Chen, the Amazon Lily Kingdom is right ahead."
"However, according to the intelligence, Amazon Lily is extremely hostile toward outsiders, especially men."
Of course, Mu Chen knew that, so he did not feel anything in particular. Instead, he was excited. This was the legendary land of women, after all. Did that not make him Tang Sanzang?
That was why he had not brought Qi Yuan along this time.
A man always