Chapter 449 Goenitz Ignis
A relatively central Island, an ancient castle belonging solely to Goenitz.
Goenitz wore a mask, one hand behind his back, the other holding a book, like a Priest.
Apart from the gentle breeze, the surroundings were very quiet.
The other Pirate under his command wouldn't disturb him; they were either guarding various Island or off somewhere having fun.
Those further away had all gone to Paros Island.
And some would gather together to watch the battle footage from the Sky Arena.
Cheering on their supporters, they had basically placed bets at the Casino.
The Sky Arena's match schedule would be arranged two weeks in advance.
They could place bets before the official start of the war.
Compared to ordinary gambling, this kind of thing was clearly much more interesting.
This Sea Area was not stable; they had to go out on patrol every so often.
There were too many Pirate in the New World.
There were also Pirate with various intentions, Pirate whom the name of the Flying Pirates couldn't deter.
Even more numerous were the Pirate who planned to plunder a wave and run, believing the Flying Pirates couldn't do anything about them.
Regardless, plunder was not allowed within the Territory ruled by the Flying Pirates.
This was the case under the rule of every Great Power.
There were few places available for plunder: the Isolation Zone, Area not yet occupied.
The more frequent the plunder, the less profit could be squeezed out.
In this situation, naturally, some people would set their sights on places that had already been occupied.
Therefore, even though the Flying Pirates were renowned, they still needed to take action frequently, especially given their vast Territory, which had many loopholes to exploit.
Many times, they would plunder and run, and others wouldn't be able to find them.
If they silenced witnesses, no one would even know who did the plunder.
Even the Pluto Pirates were no exception; they took action quite often.
Overall, this era was still very friendly to the Resident of the New World.
One Overlord-level Force after another occupied pieces of Territory, covering more than half of the New World.
Numerous Factions kept each other in check.
As long as it wasn't a time of war, the situation was very stable and wouldn't be affected.
When it truly reached a certain degree, wealth was merely a number to those Top-tier Great Pirate.
Moreover, the entire New World had basically been plundered.
Apart from those Kingdoms and Merchant, there wasn't much worth plundering from ordinary Resident.
These were just minor Pirate.
A figure appeared behind Goenitz.
With long golden hair, the one who arrived was Ignis.
"Looks like you've been doing well lately."
Ignis chuckled softly.
He could see Goenitz's changes: an incredibly restrained aura, capable of erupting with astonishing combatant strength at any moment.
In about two years, Goenitz's combatant strength had further improved.
"The things are here." Goenitz glanced towards the box on the side.
An invisible Wind opened the box upwards, revealing five Devil Fruits to Ignis's eyes.
"That's quite a good gain."
Ignis waved his hand, and an invisible vortex sucked the Devil Fruits along with the box into the Void World.
Although he said that, there wasn't much sparkle in Ignis's eyes.
He had seen too many Devil Fruits.
However, they could play a huge role in the development of Sound Nest.
These were the Devil Fruits Goenitz had gained during the war period, having come through it well.
Two Paramecia Devil Fruits, and three ordinary Zoan Devil Fruits.
Among the Paramecia type, one Wave-Wave Fruit, and one Tentacle-Tentacle Fruit.
The Wave-Wave Fruit was a good ability.
If developed to its peak, it possessed destructive power close to that of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
There was also a Tentacle-Tentacle Fruit, which made him think of his third brother, Möbius.
The ability of the Tentacle-Tentacle Fruit had similar effects to the development direction of Möbius's Muscle-Muscle Fruit.
Thinking of this, Ignis's eye twitched slightly.
However, this was also a Devil Fruit that could be called powerful.
Ignis already had a plan for how to handle them.
Then he looked at Goenitz.
"I heard the Merchant Guild's development in this Sea Area encountered obstacles? What exactly happened?"
Hearing Meisty say there was a slight problem with the Merchant Guild's trade, and also to pick up the Devil Fruits, Ignis rushed over immediately.
"Specifically, it's not this Sea Area. The Merchant Guild's development is already on the right track. No one will stop them in my Territory, and trade in the surrounding other Area will also give me face; they won't deliberately cause interference."
"However, crossing the Isolation Zone might be a bit troublesome. A batch of goods was previously plundered by a Pirate Crew."
"My current identity also makes it inconvenient to take action."
"If we want to avoid this problem, we must occupy a piece of Territory in the Isolation Zone to completely connect with the Kingdom side. Otherwise, problems will continue to arise."
Goenitz explained simply.
Ignis couldn't help but narrow his eyes, a cold glint flashing within them.
Someone actually dared to plunder his things.
Truly courting death.
"Then we need to send someone to be stationed in the Isolation Zone."
Ignis was thinking about who in Sound Nest would be suitable now.
The final candidate could only be Yashiro.
"Then it's Yashiro. This Wave-Wave Fruit can be given to him."
Ignis was still very optimistic about Yashiro.
He had also spent four years in the Sky Arena and had already reached the sixteenth floor of the Sky Arena.
Such strength was already enough to establish a foothold in a small Sea Area.
Those who reached the top could establish a powerful Pirate Crew as soon as they left.
With the ability of the Wave-Wave Fruit, Yashiro could occupy a considerable piece of Territory in this Isolation Zone.
Ignis didn't need too much; as long as it didn't interfere with the Merchant Guild's trade, it was fine.
He was also afraid that the Flying Pirates might suddenly target Yashiro again, and then he would have to arrange another person.
It made even him a little apprehensive.
The current Flying Pirates were truly invincible.
Their record of defeating three opponents alone and winning was still unimaginable to countless people.
With Goenitz's support, the Merchant Guild's trade scale could be further expanded.
Just transporting the tobacco and alcohol produced by the Kronos Kingdom to the Flying Pirates' Territory for sale, even with slightly increased prices, many Pirate would scramble for it.
Many Merchant profited from this.
Moreover, Goenitz himself could also provide Ignis with some funds.
As for the protection fee from his Territory, Goenitz could keep a portion for himself and the Pirate under his command, and hand over another portion to the Flying Pirates' Base Camp.
Raising so many Pirate required money; it was impossible to not pay anything.
After all, Pirate also needed enjoyment.
How could they do that without money?
Even Shiki, if he couldn't produce money, his massive Pirate Fleet would be reduced by at least half.
"Rugal's development over there is going well now. I wonder if he's drunk the Monster Blood yet?"
Ignis couldn't help but mutter curiously to himself.
Just a year ago, he had obtained a portion of Monster Blood and sent it to Rugal.
He didn't know what kind of changes Rugal's strength would undergo.
After leaving the Sky Arena, Rugal spent half a year ruling that Island of Chaos, renaming it Deathmatch Island and establishing the massive Deathmatch Arena.
In a short time, the Death Fighting Arena had already become famous.
Even war couldn't affect the operation of the Death Fighting Arena.
Originally, Deathmatch Island was within the Territory of the John Pirates.
With the end of the war, Deathmatch Island became part of the Flying Pirates' sphere of influence.
"Is that so?"
Hearing Ignis's words, Goenitz's calm gaze became serious and cold.
He shook his head slightly.
"He won't!"
(end of chapter)