Listening to what Kuro and the others said, Aquitaine bowed his back and showed a flattering smile:
"Everything is easy to discuss, everything is easy to discuss. Let's move to the castle first, and be sure to let me entertain you."
Kuro asked: "Really? I have about a thousand people here, you can't treat one with favoritism. I still have a thousand people on board, and you care about the food of two thousand people? It's not okay if the food is poor, can't you? Simple food put us off.”
"this..."
Cold sweat appeared on Aquitaine's forehead, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Of course, you are guests. As the king, I will definitely entertain you!"
Kuro stared at him for a while, shook his head and smiled, walked over and reached out to pat his shoulder, "Just treat a few of us to dinner. There's no need to be extravagant. Let's just do it."
With that said, he walked towards the castle ahead without waiting for Aquitaine to agree or disagree.
"I..."
Aquitaine pursed his lips, stared at Kuro's back for a while, and shouted gratefully: "Don't worry, the food for a few people will definitely be abundant!"
The food in Stone King City is indeed not enough.
This town is located in the middle, and the surrounding area has been occupied by pirates. Let alone trade, it is now difficult for them to even leave the city.
Especially after Aquitaine tried to clear out the nearby pirates but failed, the remaining troops could only defend Stone King City.
Entering the castle, Clow asked the remaining navy to camp and rest nearby, and they were led by Aquitaine to a banquet hall.
Aquitaine smiled as he pulled away the main seat and smiled at Kuro: "Lieutenant General Jin Yang, please take a seat."
Qrow bit his cigar and glanced at him, then sat directly on the first seat on the right under the main seat, "No need, you take your seat."
After Crowe sat down, the others sat down one by one. Lida sat below Crowe, followed by Crowe, and then Sazil.
There were only so many people coming this time. Moore, the lazy guy, and Kikyo, the kitchen geek, were definitely not willing to come out, so they were put on guard duty on the ship.
If something unexpected happens like this, with Moore's ability, he can come here instantly to notify and take him back.
On the left, Lucci, Stacy, and Kaku are lined up in order.
After a few people sat down, Aquitaine froze for a moment, but finally sat at the main seat and said: "Please wait a moment, I have already asked the chef to start cooking, and I haven't asked you for advice yet..."
He set his sights on the Navy and the CP. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that they did not belong to the same faction.
After all, the uniforms are different.
"Clo, let me introduce you," Qrow said.
"Yes, Mr. Clow."
Crowe said at this time: "The colonel of our naval headquarters, the 'Black Wolf' Crowe, who followed Lieutenant General Jin Yang on his expeditions to the east and west, and witnessed the disappearance of countless big pirates, will introduce it. First, sit on the second chair The person on board is the captain of the Navy Headquarters, known as Bai... No, Flo Lida, known as 'Hao Die', the most dazzling pearl of our G-3 branch, is very powerful, and once single-handedly dealt with the Whitebeard Pirates. Several captains of the regiment, including Marco. And the one sitting under me is my subordinate, Captain of the Navy Headquarters, Sazil, and his strength is pretty good."
As he said that, he paused and looked at the CP organization opposite.
Kaku straightened his body and cleared his throat, preparing to receive the praise from the navy.
Maybe he doesn't know much about their CP. It doesn't matter. I will add to what he said.
"The opposite side is the CP organization under the World Government."
After Crowe finished saying this, he stopped talking.
Kaku waited for a long time, but did not wait for the man wearing glasses opposite to continue speaking.
"Well, we are..."
"That's it anyway."
Just when Kaku was about to speak, Kuro said directly to Aquitaine, "You also know the identity. Regarding the joining of the World Government, there is no need to rush. Regarding the pirates, we can eliminate them, but after the pirates are eliminated, Your actions affect whether you can join the World Government."
Kaku: "..."
What about the introduction? !
The introduction was promised.
Just leave them there?
Of course, Kuro didn't care what Kaku thought. This was really what he thought. Although he had a good impression of him, the specifics could not be determined by just looking at one impression. This was the joining of a country, but it was preliminary. Looking at it, he was willing to send a small number of soldiers in order to protect the civilians, resulting in the town's defense force being weakened. It was obvious that he was not the kind of person who put his own throne first.
"I see."
Aquitaine said: "Honestly, I have to admit that joining the world government is to be able to protect my country and protect my citizens. I am willing to pay any price for this. I know you want 'Bomb Rock'. As the king, I can make the decision, as long as the Kingdom of Korff joins, I will pay you 30% of the mineral veins, and you will be responsible for mining them yourself, and the gold in the sky will not be less every year."
These words made Stacey nod slightly, this price is not low.
You must know that other joining countries only pay heavenly gold. For the world government, it is a good thing for the world government to allow countries to join, especially countries that stand in the new world.
The above plan can be said to be very low. They only need to pay the sky gold. As for Bomb Rock, they only need to have trading rights and not sell it to pirates.
It can be said that the conditions mentioned by Aquitaine made them very satisfied.
Stacy wanted to agree immediately. As for the eradication of pirates, that was the navy's business. If the government ordered it, they would definitely do it.
pity...
The control is not in their hands.
"That's the deal between you and the boss, that's not what I'm looking at."
Kuro shook his head and said: "I heard that you are a country of pirates, but you seem to be different. We are responsible for eradicating pirates, but after the eradication is completed, first of all, we cannot keep slaves. This is expressly prohibited. Secondly, you It’s best to control the number of pirates in your kingdom.”
Expecting people not to go to sea and become pirates is something even gods in this era can't do, let alone a mere kingdom. After all, other people won't tell you if their citizens want to become pirates.
"The country of pirates..."
Aquitaine murmured this word, shook his head and said: "That was a long time ago, now it is more appropriate to call it the country of mining slaves."
"Lord Noadi, you can't do this!"
Suddenly, there was a cry outside the door.
With a few crunching sounds, the door was violently pushed open, and an elderly man walked in tall and straight. Behind him, some servants showed panicked faces, and a dining cart on the ground fell sideways. The plates were broken and the food was scattered all over the floor.
"Hey, food..." Lida turned around and looked at so much food lying on the ground, stunned for a moment.
"There is nothing to welcome you here, Navy, and the World Government."
The old man was missing his left hand, and the injuries all over his body didn't seem to be healed yet. There were bandages everywhere, but his words were decisive and full of momentum.
"You are not welcome here, so go out."
