The subsequent course of events was also within Luo Jie's expectation.
Although "Shirahoshi"'s innocence was taken away, it was ultimately the love potion dropped by the despicable pirates. Now that the culprit has been brought to justice, "Shirahoshi" has regained his freedom. His unauthorized abduction of the princess can be regarded as a balance between merit and demerit.
Now that he has been found not guilty, it is time to talk about his relationship with "Shirahoshi".
If it were an ordinary civilian woman, as long as the person involved kept silent, it could be treated as if nothing had happened.
But "White Star" is the princess of Fish-Man Island after all, and the only precious daughter of "King Neptune". If she wants to eat everything and wipe her butt and leave, forgetting each other in the world will definitely not work.
So there are two paths before Luo Jie.
One is to marry "Shirahoshi", then secretly execute him and announce his death from a sudden illness.
Although "Shirahoshi"'s status will change from "princess to be married" to "widow", her peerless beauty, which is also known as "the most beautiful woman in the world" together with "Empress Hancock", will not affect her subsequent marriage.
The second is to marry "White Star".
Well, there's really only one way.
Even if Luo Jie dares to choose the first option, "King Neptune" will default to the second option.
"Whitebeard Edward" is famous for his protection against shortcomings. The Navy wants to execute "Fire Fist Ace", and then "Marinvando" will be gone. If "King Neptune" really dares to say that he will execute Luo Jie, now
"Whitebeard Edward" who is still repairing ships in the "Champaign Islands" doesn't even have to come in person. An undersea earthquake can immediately turn "Mishman Island" into a historical site.
If a master with his butt hanging on a tree were present, he would definitely give a thumbs up - on Fish-Man Island, you are the king. But in the eyes of the Four Emperors and the World Government, you are just a beggar on your knees. The lives of the people of a country depend on it.
Yes, isn't it just kneeling down and licking, just be patient, don't be shabby. That's it, how many people want to kneel down but don't have this way!
Okay, the above is purely Luo Jie’s imagination.
He couldn't tell whether "King Neptune" knelt voluntarily or was forced to kneel. Anyway, preparations for the engagement ceremony between him and "White Star" had already begun in full swing in Ryugu City.
As for why it was an engagement rather than a formal marriage, the reason is easy to guess.
"Fishman Island" has been able to exist until now because of extreme hedging, paying tribute to the Celestial Dragons as a member of the World Government with "Heavenly Gold", and at the same time paying protection fees to the big pirates within its sphere of influence.
Before the battle between the pirates and the World Government is still unclear, it is impossible for the cunning "King Neptune" to clearly express his tendency to take sides with the "Mish-Man Island".
So this "engagement" operation is very sexy.
This kind of marriage can not only show favor to "Whitebeard Edward", one of the four emperors, but it will not overly stimulate the world government to send troops to attack - after all, it is just a promise to give birth to a princess, in this world still dominated by male dominance.
Among them, at most, it can be considered as a spineless surrender to the pirates' power, and it will not be considered as deliberately wooing the pirates with evil intentions.
Just like the same marriage, the meaning of taking a princess from a vassal state of Nafan as a concubine is completely different from sending your own princess to get married.
Although it is an engagement, after all, Luo Jie and "White Star" have already pierced the window paper, and there is no point in pretending to engage in royal etiquette that couples cannot see each other before marriage. Anyway, the outside world cannot see it after closing the palace door. "
"King Neptune" turned a blind eye to his precious daughter's little behavior of always running to Luo Jing's room whenever she had nothing to do.
Later, they simply stopped installing it and ordered people to renovate the hard-shell tower and let Luo Jie move in directly.
Of course, the renovated hard-shell tower is no longer the dark cage. Countless crystal windows are installed on the tower wall, which looks like a shining crystal tower under the light of "Sun Tree Eve".
Guiding the beautiful mermaid princess to slowly transform into the shape she wanted. Although this process was full of the fun of newlywed life, Luo Jie never forgot the true purpose of coming to Dragon Palace City.
One week after the engagement ceremony, Luo Jie approached "King Neptune" again and formally made a request for cultivation.
"I thought you, my dear nephew, would stay with "White Star" for a few more days... It's okay. You are at this age when you are working hard for your ambitions. If you are really addicted to male love and female love, I can only say that I have mistaken "White Star"
Pay someone.”
An engagement is not a formal marriage, so "King Neptune" still treats Luo Jie as uncle and nephew.
With the royal guards leading the way, Luo Jie accompanied "King Neptune" to a martial arts arena located in the back city of Dragon Palace City.
This martial arts arena is somewhat special. It is not wrapped in a bubble like other areas of Dragon Palace City. Instead, it is made of many rings of unknown materials strung together into a shape similar to a large chimney, which is directly connected to the deep sea outside.
"Everyone knows that our fish-men are ten times more powerful than humans. My dear nephew, do you know why?"
"King Neptune"'s question was not a problem at all. Luo Jie answered directly: "Because the resistance of sea water is much greater than that of land, the fish people living and multiplying in the sea will naturally evolve such a natural physique."
"King Neptune" inserted his hand into the sea water at the edge of the martial arts arena, and his bearded face showed a look of reminiscence. After a moment, he said: "My dear nephew, don't look at this open space as inconspicuous. The original "One Piece"
"Roger" and Mr. "Edward" have both practiced here at the risk of their lives..."
Looking up at the deep sea bottom where various luminous fishes floated like a starry sky, Luo Jie already understood the intention of "Whitebeard Edward" in sending him to Dragon Palace City.
Isn't this the "Gravity Room" in "Dragon Ball"...
Although the principle of this thing is simple, the cultivation effect is unambiguous at all. Why didn't I think of a good place for cultivation like the seabed earlier?
"My dear nephew, wait a moment." "King Neptune" stopped Luo Jie who was about to try, and lowered his voice and asked: "My dear nephew, do you have any treasures on your body that can avoid water? I have never seen anything like this.
Human beings who can move freely in the sea like the fish-men... Don't get me wrong, I don't covet my nephew's treasure, but if you practice here, you can't take this trick."
If you don't mention this, you will forget it.
Luo Jie nodded, temporarily removed the [Mosasaurus Skeleton Pendant] from the equipment panel, took the breathing tool [Mangrove Bubble] handed over by "King Neptune" and put it on his head, and walked straight into the room in front of him.
In the glass-walled sea water.
Cold and heavy.
Luo Jie has long been accustomed to the freedom of movement under the effect of the [Mosasaurus Skeleton Pendant], but he never expected that the environment 10,000 meters deep in the sea would be so cruel.
"Armed Color Haki" automatically protected his body, covering his whole body with a layer of steel-hard black. Even so, the terrifying water pressure everywhere still pressed his bones, making a creaking sound like an old chair.
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Not long after, blood began to seep out from Luo Jie's eyes and ear holes. The skill "Dragon Heart" of the [Water Movement·Cloud-turning Sea] was also activated. A small number of scales appeared on his skin, and the crosses in his eyes
The pupils also lit up with a golden shimmer.
"Wait a minute!" "King Neptune" seemed surprised and hurriedly stopped outside the court.
Luo Jie struggled to jump out of the sea area, put his hands on his knees, panted heavily, and asked puzzledly: "Uncle Neptune, is there anything wrong with my cultivation?"
"My dear nephew, do you have dragon blood?"
Luo Jie nodded calmly. Back in the small world of "Oku's Restoration Technique", he already knew that he had been contaminated with a small amount of dragon blood from the flesh and blood of "Super Dangerous Species Tyrande".
"King Neptune" had a look of disbelief on his face and murmured: "There are actually people with dragon blood. I thought the records of the ancient dragon species mermaid were just legends made up by our ancestors..."
After being briefly absent-minded for a few seconds, the fat old man with a big beard pulled Luo Jie up as if he had found a treasure, and said excitedly: "My dear nephew, come with me, and I will take you to see a wonderful treasure!"
"King Neptune" didn't even take the guards with him, and just took Luo Jie and ran all the way to the treasure house in the apse.
This was not the first time Luo Jie came to this room. The eldest prince "Shark Star" had taken him to visit it once before and also gave him 4 remaining [Evil Medicine ES].
After many days, there are obviously many more treasures in the treasure house than last time.
It can only be said that the location of "Fishman Island" belongs to God. Just scraping up new underwater shipwrecks every now and then can make a lot of money, not to mention being stuck between "Paradise" and "New World".
Being able to collect a toll from the pirates would make my life easy.
Of course, Luo Jie had long since broken away from the vulgar taste of pursuing mundane things such as gold, silver and jewelry. To him, the jewels and jewels at the door were worthless light pollution.
The two of them did not stop at the outer treasury until they entered the inner treasury. Only then did "King Neptune" take out a wooden box engraved with the image of an Eastern dragon from the hidden safe.
"Good nephew, come and take a look at this." "King Neptune" placed the copper ball on the table and called to Luo Jie: "This is one of the treasures passed down by the royal family from generation to generation. The ancestors of all generations have tried to open it, but they have never been able to open it.
No one has ever succeeded, so I don’t know what’s inside.”
【Mysterious Brocade Box】
Type: sundries
quality:???
Introduction: The treasures passed down from generation to generation by the royal family of Dragon Palace City can only be opened if conditions are met.
Luo Jie: "..."
System, you are such a fool! What conditions must be met, please give me a hint!