Everything had happened too suddenly for them to accept.
Hayes sighed softly and said, "The people here are very different from those outside."
"They only acknowledge the strong."
"Chris killed King Yuriton with a single move."
"On top of that, Isaac and Hu Ci both submitted to Chris, which made the people of the Pudora Kingdom see him as even stronger."
"Once some of them wavered, the rest followed!"
Hearing this, Vice Admiral Ronse curled his lip and clicked his tongue. "How could that happen?"
"If we'd known, we could have just sent someone to kill King Yuriton and taken over this place."
"We handed that bastard Chris a windfall for nothing!"
Vice Admiral Ronse felt rather bitter about it.
Kizaru Borsalino remained perfectly calm.
He said casually, "Simply killing King Yuriton wouldn't have worked without a major battle first."
"The people here may be strange, but they aren't stupid!"
Kizaru Borsalino looked at Hayes and asked, "Since you escaped from the Royal City..."
"Did you see what condition the Chris Pirates were in?"
"What were their casualties?"
Chapter 1065
Under normal circumstances, Hayes's behavior could easily have been classified as desertion.
But considering that he had entered the Pudora Kingdom alone to negotiate between the two sides, Kizaru did not give him a hard time.
Hayes naturally knew that Kizaru Borsalino was deliberately letting him off.
He could not help feeling deeply grateful.
He hurriedly nodded and answered, "When the Chris Pirates attacked the city, I blended into the crowd."
"Although I was quite far away, I could still get a clear sense of their strength."
"From what I could see, the Chris Pirates' numbers were almost exactly what our intelligence reported!"
"Most importantly, not a single one of their main Division Commanders died."
"Only one or two looked