At this point, the entire Pirdax Island knew that the Navy had landed, and that a very peculiar officer had arrived—one who loved to clean up trash. On the first day, he had already cleaned their main street.
Unlike other naval officers, this one didn't have an air of superiority. In fact, even though it was already night, he was still cleaning up trash in some of the local bars.
Three days later, every house in the town had been swept by Yeyin.
The entire town looked brand new.
Even the King of the Pirdax Kingdom, Kakajelo, came to meet this officer. However, in the end, it was only by offering him the task of cleaning the palace that they managed to invite the colonel over.
Despite this, their impression of Yeyin was very favorable.
"Have you ever been attacked by pirates?"
After cleaning the palace, Yeyin asked Kakajelo directly.
"Only small-time pirates come here. The big pirates don't even bother robbing us."
"And then there are the bandits in the mountains. Navy officer, will you…"
"Don't worry. My men are already dealing with the bandits."
"We'll be staying here for two more days. In the meantime, can you attract some pirates?"
Yeyin directly asked the question that had been on his mind.
Indeed, large pirates wouldn't come here.
But Yeyin believed there had to be a way.
He just didn't know what it was yet.
"There is a way. If we acquire a huge fortune, it will definitely draw the attention of big pirates."
Kakajelo replied directly.
"A huge fortune, huh?"
"I have 30 million here. Is that enough?"
As he spoke, Yeyin tossed out a bag filled with wads of 10,000 Berry notes.
"That's more than enough! This will definitely attract pirates with bounties in the tens of millions."
Kakajelo was excited.
Since becoming king, he hadn't even dreamed of such wealth. He could barely keep the country running.
If not for the fact that the people here were still living in peace, the nation would have already fallen.
This was the reality for many small countries.
Unable to pay the Heavenly Tribute and lacking the strength to fend off pirates, they were like floating driftwood on the vast ocean—always at risk of being wiped out by the next wave.
Seeing this, Yeyin felt a little emotional.
There were countless such nations in the world.
If he wanted to save them, he would have to change the policy of the Celestial Dragons' protection fees.
But changing those people wasn't going to be easy.
"Go ahead and attract them. Before I leave, I'll make sure you can live in peace."
After saying this, Yeyin left.
As time passed, the next day Yeyin continued with his cleaning tasks.
On the third day, which was the second day after Kakajelo agreed to attract pirates, pirate ships began to appear off the coast of Pirdax Island.
"Boys, there's only one Navy colonel here. With the three of us combined, we can crush them all."
"This is the West Blue. Once we grab the loot, we can escape and the Navy won't be able to do a thing."
"Prepare to fire!"
On one of the pirate ships, the captain began to rally his crew.
"Hey, are you Ulroc, the leader of the Beheading Pirate Crew with a 12 million bounty?"
Just as Ulroc was about to launch his attack, a voice reached his ears.
(End of the chapter)