Mihawk couldn't figure it out either. He just saw a pirate ship on the way here, and then he performed his duty as a Shichibukai and hacked the ship with a knife. The idler from his family went over to clean up the loot. At that time, I discovered this thing.
And the pirate group's flag is different from the bottom logo.
"Such a high-quality product, no matter how niche it is, should be circulated in front of people like me, unless it is new."
Kuro held the cigar between his two fingers and said: "But if it is a new product, it will take a while to spread. What I am afraid of is that it is a test product. People simply don't sell it... This logo is still a pirate. I want to talk about it." There’s no need to talk about it.”
If he has that skill, wouldn't it be better if he just takes over the place?
Then the property will also be his.
Produce and sell by yourself, don’t be too happy.
East China Sea, an island.
"Boss, boss!"
In a wealthy manor, a middle-aged man with curly hair ran in panting and shouted to a young man with brown hair sitting at the head of the long table in the room.
The young man's hair was messy but still textured. Most of it was combed back, but there were a few strands on both sides that fell on his forehead. On top of the long table, there was a large map with daggers inserted in many places on the map.
The young man spoke slowly, "Don't panic, have a drink first."
A subordinate handed him a bottle of rum. The curly-haired middle-aged man picked up the bottle and took a sip. He took another breath and said, "Our merchant ship was robbed on the Grand Line."
"The Grand Line..."
The young man frowned, "You mean the group of merchant ships that went to explore the road last year? Is there any news coming now? I thought they were all wiped out."
"Yes, there is news. The men who organized that batch of merchant ships sold a lot of goods, but they were robbed recently. He only made the call here after recovering from his injuries, and we learned about the news." Curly Hair The middle-aged man said.
"That's all..."
The young man shook his head: "It was originally an experiment. Our primary base is the East China Sea. Operating industries in the East China Sea is what we want to do. After all, the great sea route is too small. Although it has a great influence, it will be a failure if it fails. "
A very elegant-looking man on the side nodded and said: "That's right, in the past two years or so since that navy left the East China Sea, our power has made great progress, and finally we will no longer be tied down."
"But it's still under people's noses, so you still have to be careful."
The young man said calmly: "But pirates are different from pirates. We just want to do business. As long as we don't make too much noise, the navy will not return his eyes to his hometown. That's it. The Grand Line is temporarily Don’t worry about it, let’s lay down the basics of Donghai first.”
"Okay, boss." The curly-haired middle-aged man nodded.
The young man stood up, picked up a dagger on the map, and said: "Nowadays, there is no necessary way to connect the industrial lines. When he was there before, I didn't dare to go there. But now that he is gone, I can go here to see it." After all, this is my hometown too."
puff!
He inserted the dagger into one of the locations on the large map, and the dagger blade was halfway in.
At that location, there was a line of small words on it that read - Gezi Kingdom.
…
Half a month later, the Shichibukai arrived one after another.
In the past half month, the second person to arrive was Bucky, bringing Mr. 3 and Alita, yes, Alita...
The famous fat woman of the East China Sea, Kuro had heard of her name when he was in the East China Sea.
Unexpectedly, after eating the fruit, she turned into such a beautiful woman.
The third one to arrive was Crocodile, and the last one was 'Empress' Boya Hancock.
At this time, they gathered in the conference hall.
Bucky's mouth opened sharply, looking very funny with his special makeup and red nose. His hands separated, holding a knife and fork to eat the food in front of him.
Crocodile leaned back in his chair arrogantly, biting his cigar and raising his head.
Hancock sat far away from them, his face full of arrogance.
As for Mihawk, he was right next to Kuro, with his legs crossed on the table and the brim of his hat drooped down, covering his eyes.
Pirates have no formal shape.
"Button..."
Kuro pointed at the table with his finger and said calmly: "Okay, everyone is here, let's start the meeting."
"snort..."
Crocodile laughed: "I haven't had this kind of meeting for a long time. It was really grand."
Even before he was expelled, this kind of meeting could not accommodate enough people. The only person who could attend the meeting regularly was Xiong.
"Everyone is here?"
Bucky looked around and said, "Hey, forget about Crocodile, there seem to be two missing. Aren't they coming?"
"I'm here when I say I'm going to be."
Crowe said something and snapped his fingers. Crowe stepped forward and placed several documents in front of these Shichibukai.
"Everyone, this is the first meeting since I took charge of the Shichibukai. As the new commander, I should have a new atmosphere, so I will give you a new contract."
Kuro looked at them and said, "If you sign, you will be the new Shichibukai."
Mihawk pointed at the brim of his hat, glanced down, and curled his lips, "It's interesting..."
Bucky's eyes bulged, and the noodles he ate fell out of his mouth subconsciously, "Hey, this contract..."
Crocodile glanced at him and raised his eyebrows, "Hey, Kuro, is this contract wrong?"
Kuro said slowly: "What's wrong? Now that you are the 'New Shichibukai', of course you will follow the new rules."
"You cannot rob ships from franchised countries. I don't care if you rob them privately or publicly. Don't try to trick me in this regard. Likewise, if you have a pirate group under your banner, the same principle applies. , don’t grab the franchise countries, be optimistic about your pirate group.”
"Then what do you do if you want a concubine!" Hancock had a hint of gloom in his eyes.
Amazon Lily's geographical environment in the windless zone means that they have no source of income other than robbing. If they rely solely on the output of their own island, they may not even be able to feed their stomachs.
If the Qibukai only had this power, she could refuse.
"Let's talk about it after watching it."
Kuro sighed, "Forget it, I'll do it myself. Although you can't rob it, you can't do it in vain. This is unrealistic. So I allow you to impose tariffs, but only on merchant ships. As for what a merchant ship is, you are The heroes of the sea have their own limits, so they won't use this to trick me."
"The tariff is 20%. Except for the ships of the Navy, well, and the ships of Laozi Industry, you are allowed to levy the others. You four, you choose one of the seven routes of the Grand Route. You are no longer crowded with several Shichibukai. On a route, but you yourself must be in the New World, and the time in the first half of the Grand Route cannot exceed half of the time in the New World.”
"Hey, hey, hey, isn't that right!" Bucky shouted, pointing to the contract and saying, "The share of your contract is wrong, isn't it? 20% of one year's income is given to the World Government, and 15% is given to the World Government. Navy, 15% is still given to G-3? Why do you still want a share?!"
The previous regulations of the Shichibukai were very loose. Apart from the duties of the Shichibukai, they were basically free to do anything. Even if they were privately plundering the participating countries, nothing would happen if they were not discovered. If they were discovered, they would just pay a sum of money and be done with it. How different? Now, half of the income is gone.
Kuro blew out the smoke and said calmly: "This is the way I do things. You are no longer wanted. If you don't get troubled by the navy, what's the matter?"
"My territory is in the windless zone." Hancock said.
Kuro nodded: "Of course, special circumstances have also been taken into consideration. Hancock, given the special circumstances of being in the windless zone, you can trade with Dressrosa and other industries. The food you produce is similar to We purchase specialty products at a 5% premium to ensure that you have enough products to meet your daily needs."
"Let me tell you, you can't bring anything by robbing. It's not like I haven't been to your Nine Snakes Island. Everyone wears hair and drinks blood, and some wear animal skins. What's the use of robbing so much money? If you can't exchange it for something in time, then It’s like waste paper.”
"My country doesn't need other forces to get close to me!" Hancock frowned.
"Times are changing, Hancock, but I respect your idea. You can organize your own merchant ships to trade. And..."
Kuro looked at them, "The rules of the Shichibukai have to change. I don't care if you have failed before, but here, don't be defeated by the newcomers. Once defeated by the newcomers, the newcomers will automatically inherit your seven weapons as long as they are willing. Wu Hai goes all out. Of course, in the new world, I won’t care how many times you fail."
"Correspondingly, for the seven routes in the first half of the Grand Route, I allow you to choose an island among the routes under your jurisdiction as your base. There is no problem even with commercial thoroughfares. I guarantee that you will have enough to eat without having to rob it."
Kuro continued: "I am now the commander in charge of you. I set the rules. Within the scope of the world government, I have given you security, wealth, power and fame, but you must fulfill your obligations."
"I don't care whether you want to be the Pirate King, the King, or the Four Emperors. Your ambitions are not within the scope of the World Government, and are not under my nose. You here know me more or less. You know who I am, and if you play tricks under my nose, you will bear the consequences."
"Of course, I allow you to unleash your ambitions in the new world. In the new world, outside the sphere of influence of the world government, you can do whatever you want, and I won't interfere. Everything you do in the new world, I don't care about. We won’t accept you, and we don’t need to hand them over to the World Government.”
Creatures like the Shichibukai were born in this chaotic era of pirates. It would be troublesome for these people to release their fighting power, but if they want to use it for their own use, they can't be as stupid as before, giving so much power, but the result is shit. Nothing can help.
In the second half of the New World, the place where the Four Emperors gather is also a criminal area where a large number of pirates gather. Almost every island has pirate forces, whether it is the Four Emperors or those silver medal players who covet the position of the Four Emperors. There is a foundation there.
Kuro's strategy is very simple. The tariffs will be collected for you, and wealth, power and reputation can be developed freely within the scope of his approval.
After all, putting one on each route, even if they have to pay half of them, is enough to make them full of money.
But if you want to develop your power, you can only go to the New World.
Kuro made so many treaties to force them to develop into the New World, or in other words, to let these Shichibukai declare war on the New World.
It’s okay not to go, as long as he doesn’t fail in the Grand Line, that way he can maintain stability, but once he relaxes, such as being defeated by a newcomer who suddenly comes out, Kuro cannot accept it, then... this position will be Let it go.
Kuro leaned forward and said to everyone: "Everyone, I have given you face enough, and I hope you will give me face and stop doing some shitty things, and don't be defeated by newcomers. That will only make people lose. My face is dull!"
