Saint Topman Warcury picked up the Den Den Mushi again and said, "We agree to your proposal. We'll issue the order to rescind the warrants for CP9 right now."
Liu Qing chuckled, his tone turning polite as well. "Thank you, then. I'll treat you to a meal sometime. That's all for now. I'm hanging up."
After ending the call, he looked at the others. "You're executives of my company from now on. Head to headquarters and report in. You all know where it is. Take this human-shaped teddy along too. I'll let the senior management know."
"Yes, Chief~" Rob Lucci took the human-shaped teddy and called Blueno over. Blueno opened a Spatial Door, and the group stepped through and disappeared.
After settling matters on San Faldo, Liu Qing also left a hundred-meter-tall Buddha statue of Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands standing in the center of Spring Queen City.
He also had Iceburg contact Big News Morgans to announce that the three shipbuilding islands-Water 7, St. Pulu, and San Faldo-would all be under his protection from now on.
Any pirates, Celestial Dragons, Marines, or anyone else who came to these three islands to visit or build new ships would have to follow the rules.
Time passed~ Early the next morning.
Near the waters of Alabasta, a Wood Dragon was rapidly approaching the island.
Meanwhile, Pell, the guardian deity with the Zoan Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Falcon, was flying patrol over the kingdom. He too spotted Liu Qing rapidly approaching the island and hurriedly shouted toward the Royal Palace.
"King Cobra, Princess Vivi! A Wood Dragon is approaching the island at high speed over the sea! It should be Lord Liu Qing~"
As Pell's voice reached the Royal Palace, a pleasantly surprised voice rang out. "Pell~ did you get a