"Waaah, I can't take any more, Lott. I surrender."
Ling'er now felt as though her whole body was about to fall apart. Her back and waist ached, and she had been utterly defeated by Lott's onslaught.
At last, she understood the unrivaled prowess Robin had spoken of. Now she had no choice but to beg for mercy.
Lott lay on his side, holding Ling'er in his arms and gently stroking her back.
"You jerk, Lott. You don't know how to treat a girl gently. It was my first time!"
As she spoke, Ling'er pounded Lott's chest with her little fists.
Looking at the girl's flushed face, Lott chuckled. "Who was it shouting 'faster' last night?"
At that, Ling'er could only bury her head deeper, her muffled voice drifting out. "Hmph! I'm not talking to you."
Her clear, girlish voice carried a hint of allure.
If it hadn't been Ling'er's first time, Lott would have gone another round.
Over the next two days, Lott finally toured all of his pirate crew's initial territory in the New World.
There were seven islands of varying sizes in total. Apart from one or two inhabited islands, most were deserted wilderness.
After making the rounds, Lott understood why. The climate in this stretch of sea was not particularly suitable for ordinary people.
Some islands had rain all year round, others had never-ending thunderstorms, some were covered in venomous insects and snakes, and others had volcanoes that almost never stopped erupting, among other things.
This was entirely within Lott's expectations. In a place like the New World, nearly all the better islands would have been divided up by the Four Emperors first.
In the New World, where the strong preyed on the weak, a country that wanted to survive in peace either had to be