Both Zoro and Saka desired the Ryō Wazamono, Shūsui.
However, when they saw Wang Shi find a demonic blade filled with an ominous aura among some ordinary swords, their attention was immediately drawn to it.
"Kitetsu the Third! Nothing more than that!"
Wang Shi drew Kitetsu the Third, and a faint, ominous demonic aura wrapped around his arm.
But it couldn't affect the current Wang Shi at all.
He was now the Emperor of the Goa Empire!
The East Blue Emperor, on par with the North Sea Overlord!
How could he be affected by a mere Kitetsu the Third?
A powerful aura made Kitetsu the Third's resistance completely vanish.
"What! This is the demonic blade Kitetsu the Third!"
Hearing Wang Shi's voice, not only did Zoro and Saka's eyes light up, but Tashigi, who was at the weapon shop's entrance, also rushed in.
And Smoker was startled by that subtle aura.
"Does he truly possess that potential!"
Smoker frowned and muttered to himself, his eyes filled with extreme solemnity.
Wang Shi, that bastard, truly lived up to his reputation as the Emperor who annihilated six kingdoms and dared to ignore the World Government's warnings.
He indeed possessed the King's aptitude that only one in a million people might have!
It was unknown whether this was a blessing or a curse for East Blue.
Zoro and Saka looked at this Marine, who resembled Kuina somewhat, and fell silent for a moment.
They had already taken a few extra glances at this female Marine at the port earlier.
But this natural airhead with glasses, this Marine, was clearly not of Kuina's competitive personality.
This was just a girl who happened to look like Kuina.
"A single Kitetsu the Third is not worthy of me!"
"It's for you, Zoro!"
"Subdue it."
"Give that Snow Stroll to Saka."
"Later, I'll help you find another famous sword to complete the good blades you need as a Three-Sword Style swordsman."
Kitetsu the Third in Wang Shi's hand trembled uncontrollably under his aura.
Dissatisfied, Wang Shi directly threw Kitetsu the Third to Zoro.
"Thanks, Wang."
Zoro immediately took Kitetsu the Third, instantly feeling an ominous aura swirling around his hand.
Wang Shi didn't mind that Zoro didn't address him as His Majesty.
Calling him Wang was also acceptable, as it was both Wang Shi's surname and the King of the Goa Empire.
Wang Shi would not overly restrict someone with Haoshoku potential like Zoro; he could do as he pleased.
And Zoro was not a man to be constrained by rules.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Saka smiled as he picked up Snow Stroll; that ominous Kitetsu the Third indeed did not suit his righteous sword's temperament.
This Ryō Wazamono, Snow Stroll, was more suitable for him.
Tashigi watched as Zoro directly threw the sharp Kitetsu the Third, betting on the choice of fate with the audacity of one hand, and confidently subdued Kitetsu the Third.
She was immediately infected by Zoro's swordsmanship's spirit.
She knew that the future Zoro would definitely be extraordinary!
Even Ippon-Matsu was conquered by Zoro's charm.
If Wang Shi was a King of an era, then Zoro was a King of swordsmanship.
Ippon-Matsu, who loved swordsmanship, was full of expectations for Zoro.
Perhaps another great swordsman, famous throughout the world, would emerge from this weapon shop.
"Good! I like this wild aura."
Zoro satisfactorily put away Kitetsu the Third and placed one of the ordinary long swords into his sword scabbard.
He was already very satisfied to obtain a beloved sword.
"Let's go."
Everyone, having already paid, directly left Ippon-Matsu's weapon shop.
Meanwhile, Nami and her companions, under the 'protection' and 'surveillance' of a group of Marine soldiers, had already gone shopping at a fashion store in Loguetown.
Even Van Auger went to browse gun shops on his own.
Eric and Edradgo, two ability users who disliked using weapons, followed Wang Shi closely.
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The central street of Loguetown.
This was the road leading to the Pirate King's execution platform.
"Wang Shi, what is your ambition?"
"To dominate an entire sea, like the Germa Kingdom!"
Smoker, with two cigars in his mouth, looked displeased at Wang Shi, this young Emperor.
"Please call me King Wang Shi, Captain Smoker. I am the Emperor in this world who pays the most celestial tribute to the World Government.
Perhaps a portion of your salary comes from the money I pay."
Wang Shi ignored Smoker's question and instead teased this righteous Marine Captain.
His tone was mocking, as if saying, 'I am a taxpayer, please treat me with respect and politeness.'
"You!!"
Facing Wang Shi, who was talking nonsense, Smoker clenched his fists, his eyes filled with helplessness.
Indeed, the Marine's code stipulated rules to maintain respect and politeness towards the kings of Allied Nations.
"Please protect me well, Captain Smoker."
Wang Shi smiled slightly and continued walking towards the Pirate King's execution platform.
"Captain Smoker, calm down~~"
Tashigi quickly pulled back Smoker, who was about to lose his temper.
Captain Smoker was transferred from Marineford to serve in East Blue, the weakest sea, precisely because of his bad temper.
Otherwise, with his Natural type ability, he could easily be promoted to Marineford Rear Admiral.
And every Natural type pirate was at least a Supernova level, with bounties over 100 million.
This was the value of Natural type ability users.
However, in the New World, with the addition of Haki, weak Natural type ability users tended to die faster.
Because Natural type ability users, accustomed to smooth sailing, were prone to capsizing.
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"Lord Wang Shi, I heard that the Germa Kingdom from North Blue is coming to deal with you. Do you have the confidence to defeat them? Do you need our help?"
"I am the boss of the Barto Club, and I have over a thousand subordinates!"
As Wang Shi and his group were walking, they suddenly saw a green-haired, rooster-combed hooligan shouting excitedly at Wang Shi from the roadside.
"Lord Wang Shi, we must beat the Germa from North Blue back, establish the prestige of East Blue, and let our East Blue get rid of the title of the weakest sea!!"
Bartolomeo became even more excited and shouted when he saw Wang Shi stop.
Wang Shi looked at Bartolomeo, and the corners of his mouth curved into a slight smile.
This guy actually came to him on his own initiative?
It wasn't in vain that he had worked so hard to build such a great reputation in East Blue.
The reason he attacked so many kingdoms and built the Goa Empire was precisely to spread his and the Goa Empire's name throughout the world, to attract all kinds of talents.
Otherwise, who would care about an unknown, weak king!
If he had no reputation, when Wang Shi went to other sea areas to recruit strong individuals in the future, they wouldn't even bother with him.
Joining an unknown kingdom was not as good as joining a pirate crew.
At least pirate crews had bounty posters for publicity.
For a kingdom to become famous, that was difficult.
But now, the reputation of the King of Exile, the great name of the East Blue Emperor—these were a banner, a grand signboard.
This was also the reputation and power base that Wang Shi had built to attract those strong individuals.
"With me here, East Blue will not be the weakest sea!"
"My friend, do you want to go and fight the Jerma Evil Corps together and truly establish the prestige of East Blue?"
Wang Shi looked at the young Bartolomeo; this guy was currently in a phase where he loved to show off and admired strong individuals.
It would be easy to fool this underworld boss.
Wang Shi could even support Bartolomeo in unifying the East Blue's underworld, just as Capone Bege unified the West Blue's underworld.
Wang Shi's new idea quickly matured in his mind: he wanted to control both the legal and illegal sides, first unifying the East Blue's underworld, then establishing connections with the underground dark world, and slowly integrating the East Blue's Allied Nations.
By then, recruiting people would be convenient, whether through legal or illegal means!
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