The next day, Lloyd, who had just finished breakfast, received a call from Stussy. After connecting the Den Den Mushi, Lloyd asked, "Stussy, did you find that Mini-Mini Fruit so quickly?"
"My apologies, Saint Lloyd, the Mini-Mini Fruit is still being searched for. I am calling to report something important," Stussy replied. Unlike her usual charm, her voice today was serious.
Lloyd slightly narrowed his eyes and asked, "What is it?"
"Saint Lloyd, yesterday our personnel followed the clues you provided and located the homeland of the Giant Tribe, Elbaph. The situation there is highly suspicious."
"Elbaph? The country of Giants, known as the strongest nation?"
"That is correct. According to the personnel on site, all adult Giants with fighting capability have disappeared from Elbaph. Even Prince Loki, who was imprisoned by them, is gone, leaving only some elderly, weak, women, and children of the Giant Tribe."
"Then control these elderly, weak, women, and children first, and interrogate them about the whereabouts of the others."
"Saint Lloyd, although the remaining Giants are classified as elderly, weak, women, and children, their number is not small, and they possess a certain level of fighting strength. Our intelligence personnel there were transferred from nearby areas only yesterday, so it will likely be difficult to control all of them. However, they did capture a few isolated Giants. These few are incredibly stubborn and refuse to reveal the whereabouts of the missing population. I believe there must be something fishy going on."
"Stubborn?" Lloyd chuckled, his voice laced with cold indifference. "If that is the case, then it means they definitely have not been up to anything good. The so-called strongest nation is, in the end, just a bunch of frogs in a well. They still have not requested to become an allied nation. If so, there is no need for such a country to exist."
"Saint Lloyd, what do you mean?"
"Transfer CP0 there, and order them to leave a few Giants with the worst attitudes. As for the rest, regardless of age or gender, execute them on the spot. As for Elbaph, burn it down completely. No country claiming to be the strongest nation is allowed to exist in this world."
"I understand, Saint Lloyd. Following your orders, the extermination plan for Elbaph will be carried out after the required personnel have assembled."
The Den Den Mushi's eyes drooped down again. Lloyd hung up the call and sat on the sofa, remaining aloof as he contemplated the matter of Elbaph.
Wanda and Carrot, who had heard the entire conversation between Lloyd and Stussy, stared blankly at Lloyd's profile until he spoke.
"The Giant Tribe... Heh, I really did forget about those giants. They have probably already joined Joy Boy's faction by now, a bunch of fools who do not know their place."
Wanda could not help but call out, "Master..."
"Hmm?"
"Did you just say you were going to exterminate the entire Giant Tribe?"
"Yes, they are a bunch of individuals who refuse to be disciplined, and now they are highly likely to become my enemies. If I do not exterminate them, should I keep them around?"
The Giant Tribe had not even confirmed they would rebel against the World Government with Joy Boy yet, but they were already going to be directly exterminated as a whole. This naturally made Wanda and Carrot think of their own race, the Mink Tribe. If they had not gone to Marineford, the Mink Tribe would certainly have been listed for extermination just like the Giant Tribe.
Thinking of this, both Wanda and Carrot could not help but shiver. Wanda looked at Lloyd with a tense expression and said, "Master, then the Mink Tribe..."
Wanda did not dare to continue, but Lloyd quickly understood her meaning. The matter of the Giant Tribe must have made Wanda start worrying about the future of the Mink Tribe again. Lloyd reached out and gently pulled Wanda into his arms. Carrot also immediately moved onto Lloyd's lap, curling up obediently into a fluffy ball. Wanda tightly clutched the front of Lloyd's clothes, her fear and unease growing stronger.
Lloyd raised his hand and gently stroked the fur on Wanda's head, saying, "Wanda, what are you afraid of? Haven't I already told you that only the stubborn individuals among the Mink Tribe, led by Pedro, will be punished? Do you think I am lying to you?"
Wanda quickly replied, "No! A man like you has no need to lie to me. I am just a little scared..."
Carrot also nodded vigorously, then snuggled further into Lloyd's arms and whispered, "Master, I am scared too..."
Lloyd sat up straight, holding the chins of the two girls in his arms, one in each hand, and slightly lifting them. He looked at them seriously and said, "What is there to be afraid of when you are by my side? When the war is over, I will formally list your Mokomo Dukedom as one of the allied nations, and it will also be protected by the World Government from now on."
After speaking, Lloyd's tone shifted, and he smiled. "However, you, Wanda, will have to be the King of the Mokomo Dukedom. Carrot can be something like a Right Minister or Left Minister. I would not feel at ease letting someone else lead."
Wanda was so moved by Lloyd's words that she was on the verge of tears, while Carrot had already burst into tears. She hugged Lloyd's neck tightly, pressed her face against Lloyd's face, and said through tears, "Master is the best! I was so stupid before! I always talked back to you, please forgive me, boo hoo hoo..."
While crying, Carrot rubbed her little face hard against Lloyd's face. Being rubbed by the layer of fine, soft fur on her face, Lloyd only felt a little ticklish. He immediately raised his hand and pushed Carrot's face aside, pretending to be disgusted and saying, "Alright! You have wiped all your tears and snot on my face. Is there any pet like you? I think you need a good spanking!"
Carrot rubbed the tears from her face hard and burst into laughter through her tears. "I just love sticking close to Master! Even if you scold me, I will still stick!"
Saying that, Carrot leaned in again, but this time she didn't rub with the side of her face, but directly pressed her face against his from the front, getting entangled with Lloyd, and didn't give Wanda, who wanted to join in, any chance.
After Carrot separated from Lloyd, Lloyd looked at Carrot's slightly swollen lips and teased, "What were you doing just now so forcefully? Were you trying to eat me? You are really not obedient at all!"
Carrot knelt beautifully on Lloyd's lap and hummed and whimpered. "I am clearly very obedient! I just lack some experience compared to that Sugar!"
Lloyd heard this and asked with interest, "Oh? What kind of experience are you referring to?"
Carrot's pretty face turned red, she lowered her head, and said in a voice like a mosquito's buzz, "Just, just on, on the bed... Mm, like that!"
After saying that, Carrot immediately curled herself into a ball of white fur and shrank into Lloyd's arms. From the looks of it, she did not dare to show her head.
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