Chapter 166: Flower Capital, Kurozumi Orochi
Wano Country might be one of the nations with the most expansive territory in the world.
This was the homeland of samurai, maintaining an isolationist policy for the past eight hundred years.
Long ago, this place was called the Land of Gold. People from overseas flocked here in droves. Then the first samurai to shock the entire world appeared.
The samurai's name was Shimotsuki Ryuma, known as the Dragon-Slaying Samurai.
After Ryuma, Wano Country continued to remain outside the world's attention for hundreds of years, until over ten years ago when another powerful samurai, Kozuki Oden, appeared on the seas.
But that was already over ten years ago. Now the only impression people on the seas had of Wano Country was that this nation had become the territory of the Beasts Pirates, with the monster called Hundred Beasts Kaido entrenched here.
Now, Brett had arrived at this country.
Brett didn't know what Wano Country had looked like in the past, but the current Wano Country was indeed very dilapidated.
As Brett passed through the high sky, what he saw was factories belching thick smoke appearing intermittently across the barren land.
In some ways, Brett felt he and Kaido shared certain ideas.
For instance, developing industry.
But the difference was that he focused on developing civilian industry and paid close attention to pollution issues.
Kaido, on the other hand, had completely transformed Wano Country into a massive weapons factory. All the citizens and resources in this country were nothing but consumables for his use.
So the current result was that this country had become a wasteland.
"How tragic."
Brett descended from the sky, landing on a road in the wilderness.
The citizens of this country were truly tragic.
They encountered a naive and foolish ruler.
They encountered two utterly insane madmen.
Brett reminded himself that this world never cared about fairness—this was the fate of the weak.
Fish-Man Island must never be weak. He had to become even stronger.
Brett turned to look toward one end of the road.
From that direction, a convoy was rolling forward, kicking up clouds of dust.
A massive four-wheeled cart was being pulled by two huge lions racing forward, while around the cart, a group of riders on dinosaurs guarded it.
Brett could clearly see that the cart was piled high with various fruits, vegetables, and chunks of meat.
Wano Country's environmental pollution was severe. Most areas had become wasteland unable to produce food. What happened to ordinary people naturally didn't matter—the current shogun, Kurozumi Orochi, ruled here with the intent of destroying this country.
But he himself and the Beasts Pirates still needed to eat.
So between the heavily polluted lands, the Beasts Pirates and Orochi's shogunate had carved out various paradises—plantations specifically for growing food and raising animals.
And this cart was obviously a vehicle transporting supplies.
The riders surrounding the cart also noticed Brett standing by the roadside. Several of them slapped their dinosaurs' rumps and quickly charged toward Brett.
"That outfit—are you an outsider?"
The leading rider had already aimed his firearm at Brett, loudly demanding answers.
The attire of Wano Country's native inhabitants was completely different from overseas—it could be recognized at a glance.
Brett's eyes focused.
BUZZ!
The air began to vibrate as invisible presence instantly roared forth.
In just an instant, fierce wind swept over the approaching riders and the entire convoy.
Whether the riders, the dinosaurs serving as mounts, or the lions pulling the cart—all rolled their eyes back white and collapsed on the ground, foaming at the mouth.
My Conqueror's Haki has become much stronger than before.
Brett actively walked toward the convoy while thinking to himself.
The strength of Conqueror's Haki couldn't be improved through training—only after the user became stronger would their Conqueror's Haki grow stronger accordingly.
He had naturally become stronger, much stronger. His Armament Haki had undergone qualitative leaps, even twice.
So naturally, his Conqueror's Haki's intensity had also reached a new level.
Not all the riders had fainted—one guy was looking at him with terror as he gradually approached.
He needed to leave someone to ask for directions.
The precise control of Conqueror's Haki had also become increasingly proficient.
"Can you tell me which direction the Flower Capital is?"
Brett came before this guy and asked calmly.
"..."
The rider was stunned, then nodded his head like a pecking chicken.
Anyone could see this was someone he absolutely couldn't afford to provoke.
Shortly after, Brett once again shot skyward with lightning, racing straight toward the horizon.
Wano Country was large, but only relative to other nations on the seas. Its actual area was just so-so.
Brett's speed was lightning-fast. Before long, a city appeared at the edge of his vision.
This was Wano Country's capital, the Flower Capital.
As he drew closer, Brett immediately spotted the great tree winding upward in the city's center.
A building was constructed on the tree trunk—that was Orochi's castle tower.
If he remembered correctly, there was a passage leading underground in the castle tower. Going down would reveal the eight-hundred-year-old, now-submerged towns of Wano Country.
Then he could find the signpost.
Finally arrived.
Brett's mouth curved upward. He accelerated again, passing through the sky with thunderous roars. Soon he had crossed above the Flower Capital under the surprised gazes of Wano Country residents, then plummeted directly toward that castle tower.
At the castle tower's top floor, a short, wretched-looking man wearing a crooked crown was pacing back and forth with a grave expression.
"Big Mom! That bastard Kaido really attracted a formidable enemy!"
Bad news had come from the Beasts Pirates.
The man—the nominal supreme ruler of this country, Shogun Kurozumi Orochi—felt somewhat worried.
Kaido was his greatest support. If that guy had problems, he himself would be finished—
CRASH!
Suddenly there was a tremendous noise above. The roof exploded and a dark shadow crashed down.
Kurozumi Orochi was stunned.
Through the smoke, Brett stepped forward.
He immediately spotted the dumbfounded Kurozumi Orochi.
"Oh, it's you."
Brett nodded slightly.
The shame of Mythical Zoan users.
The sit-up king of Onigashima, Kurozumi Orochi.
"Fukurokuju!!"
Kurozumi Orochi screamed as he scrambled backward, looking quite pathetic.
Swish, swish, swish.
Several consecutive light sounds rang out as oddly-shaped figures blocked Brett's path.
They were Orochi's ninjas.
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