Golden Lion wanted to recruit him, but why wouldn't Nox want to recruit Golden Lion?
If the two of them joined forces, Nox would definitely be the boss, and Golden Lion could be the second-in-command. Nox was generous enough for that.
"What a joke! What I want is not to be below one person, but above ten thousand people, with no one below me!"
Hearing Nox's words, even Golden Lion was enraged. He had only ever bowed down to Rocks in his life, which was a humiliation!
How could he possibly be subservient to someone else now, even if that person was Nox?
"Hahahaha, Golden Lion, you also said this is impossible, so don't mention it again in the future."
"However, although we can't join forces, our goals are the same, and our enemies are the Marine and the World Government. There are many areas where we can cooperate."
Nox laughed heartily. This Golden Lion guy still hadn't given up on trying to recruit him.
"Kekekekeke, you're right. There are indeed some areas where we can cooperate."
Golden Lion also understood what Nox meant. They were aligned in their stance against the World Government and the Marine.
The Captains of the two great Pirate Crew met on the island located in the middle of the two great Pirate Crew' territories.
No one knew what they discussed specifically, only that no war broke out between the two great Pirate Crew.
Furthermore, a buffer zone was left between the territories of the two great Pirate Crew. The islands and territories in the middle were not claimed by either pirate group, but were left for the scattered Pirate Crew to occupy.
Marineford:
"After half a year of great war in the New World, the victors have emerged: the Limitless Pirates and the Flying Pirates. These two great Pirate Crew each occupy twenty-five percent of the New World's territory."
"Although the Whitebeard Pirates were victorious, they suffered heavy losses and have no outstanding individuals under their command. They rely solely on Whitebeard himself for support and cannot compare to the other two great Pirate Crew."
"As the defeated parties, Brandon, John, Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, and World are now fiercely competing for the remaining scattered territories in the New World. The great war in the New World is still ongoing."
"..."
Vice Admiral Tsuru reported the compiled intelligence to Fleet Admiral Kong.
"Damn Golden Lion and Nox! Those two guys clearly had the ability to kill John, World, Brandon, and Silver Axe, but they didn't!"
"This great war in the New World has made the Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates Legendary Pirates, but none of those monsters in the New World died!"
Kong slammed his fist in anger, shattering the entire desk.
Their plan for the Marine and the World Government had failed!
The original plan was to let the pirates kill each other, but unexpectedly, not a single great pirate died by the end of the war. Instead, the Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates grew stronger, subtly forming a pattern of dominating the New World.
This completely exceeded their expectations. They never thought that Golden Lion and Nox, being pirates, would give up on killing their competitors like Silver Axe.
"The war between the Flying Pirates, Limitless Pirates, and Whitebeard Pirates in the New World has stopped, and they are currently consolidating their territories."
"Other pirates are still fighting. Should we take any action?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru inquired.
"I'll go ask!"
Kong understood the meaning behind Tsuru's words. Since things had gone beyond their plan, they naturally had to ask for the Gorosei's opinion.
"Kong, what do you need?"
From the den den mushi, Scientific Defense Warrior God Saturn Saint's voice came through.
"Lord Saturn Saint, the results of the pirates' war in the New World are roughly..."
Kong briefly explained the war situation in the New World. His meaning was clear: he wanted to inquire if the World Government had any instructions.
"Since things have come to this, when the chaos in the New World subsides, your Marine should head to the New World!"
"The Marine bases that have already been built must not be destroyed by pirates. If necessary, it's best to capture a few great pirates!"
"Also, don't ask us about everything. You are the Fleet Admiral of the Marine. Your main responsibility is to deal with pirates. The rampant pirates in the New World now are precisely because of your Marine's indulgence!"
"..."
After hearing Kong's words, Scientific Defense Warrior God Saturn Saint gave Kong a thorough dressing down.
Even if their previous plan for the World Government had failed, Kong could not escape responsibility.
After all, the growth of pirates was the Marine's fault. Saying this was perfectly reasonable.
"Yes, Lord Saturn Saint, I understand!"
Kong said helplessly.
Even though he was scolded, as the Fleet Admiral of the Marine, he could only endure it, listen carefully to the Gorosei's reprimand, and then reply politely.
He finally understood why Marshal Black had told him to enjoy his time as an Admiral back then.
He also finally understood why Black was always frowning, his temper getting worse, and why he would get angry at the slightest provocation.
With five superiors like that, not developing a psychological disorder from being scolded could only be considered having a broad mind.
Wano Country:
"Nox, Law Net has already formed a partnership with the World Economic News Agency, but we still haven't found any trace of the Celestial Dragons holding a memorial service."
Shakky said after coming to Nox's side.
"That's about right, then. In the Four Seas, our intelligence network is still too poor. In the future, we'll also try to plant some spies in the Marine."
Nox waved his hand.
Four years had passed since God Valley. He had already asked Shakky to investigate this matter at the beginning of last year, but there was still no result this year. He could only say that the intelligence network was still not quite up to par.
He had previously thought about whether he could steal the Celestial Dragons' treasures again, as their treasures were simply too abundant.
During the battle at God Valley, even though he only managed to steal less than a fifth of the treasures, the harvest was so great. One could imagine how wealthy the Celestial Dragons were.
"Yes, after cooperating with the World Economic News Agency this time, Law Net should develop very quickly. Perhaps we'll be able to find the location of the Celestial Dragons' celebration in three years."
Shakky said.
"Nox, I've been researching some medicines that I want to produce and sell quickly worldwide. I'll need several processing plants. Where do you think would be the best place to build them?"
Lesley inquired.
Over the years, she had also improved many special medicines, especially some for healing, which were much better than ordinary wound medicines.
However, those wound medicines needed to be synthesized, and they were synthesized by the doctors under her. The production efficiency was very slow, at most self-sufficient, and completely unable to be sold.
So she thought that if they could build a medicine processing plant like a weapon processing plant, then they would only need to put in the raw materials to process and synthesize the medicines.
"Venus Island has been transformed into a medicinal herb Training island by you, hasn't it? Just build it there."
"Let Yumazu help you with building the factory."
Nox said after thinking for a moment.
Suddenly, he realized that the Limitless Pirates lacked scientists.
Currently, there was only Scientist Yumazu, and the others were all taught by Yumazu himself, considered his assistants.
Yumazu's research direction was materials engineering, and many things Nox wanted to research were not in Yumazu's field of expertise.
If he forced Yumazu to research them, the final result would likely be not worth the effort, or Yumazu wouldn't be able to research them at all.
After all, scientists are also very dependent on talent. If the talent isn't there, it just isn't there.
"Oh, right, Shakky, help me keep an eye out for an illegal scientific research group called MADS. It's a charity organization founded by the Loan King."
"When you investigate it, make sure to do it in secret. Don't let anyone find out. Once you find something, notify me immediately!"
Nox only thought of this at this time. Many famous scientists in the original story came from this illegal research group.
Vegapunk, who has the world's greatest brain, Caesar and Queen, who love researching killing weapons, and Judge, who created clones, etc., all worked together in this group at one point.
If he could round up all these scientists and bring them to the Limitless Pirates, then the technological power possessed by the Limitless Pirates in the future would be the greatest in the world!
In this world, the top combat power is undoubtedly human powerhouses, but the power of technology can compensate for the strength of the middle and lower ranks.
"No problem, I'll keep a close eye out!"
Hearing Nox's serious tone, Shakky knew that this matter was very important to the Limitless Pirates.
"Nox, I've already found someone to design the blueprints for the colosseum you asked someone to build before. We can start construction at any time!"
"Where are you planning to build it?"
Athena also walked over at this time, holding a pile of documents.
When she first heard Nox say he wanted to build a five-hundred-meter-tall colosseum according to the standards of the Giant Race, Athena was shocked.
Because the construction of this colosseum would require far too much funding, manpower, and material resources.
After the blueprints were designed, she roughly estimated that it would cost at least one hundred billion Berries to build, and that was a conservative estimate.
If it were actually built, it might even reach one hundred and fifty billion or even two hundred billion Berries.
"Venus Island, I guess. It's pretty much the center of all our current territory, and the island is big enough with many scattered islands around it. It's very suitable."
Nox said after thinking for a moment.
Venus Island was previously a peripheral island of the Limitless Pirates, but now, after expansion, it had become an island that was roughly in the central area.
"Okay, I understand. I'll arrange for people to start building it right away."
Although she didn't know why Nox wanted to build such an island, since Nox said so, there must be a deeper meaning to it.
Athena had never doubted Nox's decisions, because Nox's decisions had always been correct.
"There's one more thing. Ever since our Hades appeared, various forces in the New World, and even many forces in the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line."
"They all want to buy ironclad warships like the Hades. Should we agree to them?"
Athena suddenly remembered another matter.
As soon as the Hades appeared, it blinded the eyes of the whole world.
That five-hundred-meter-long massive ironclad warship sailing on the Sea was like a colossal war behemoth.
Coupled with its iron-like hull, it was clear at a glance that its tonnage was extremely heavy. Such a ship could sail on the Sea, and its sailing speed was so much faster than wooden ships.
Those with discerning eyes could easily guess that this was a breakthrough in shipbuilding technology.
Most importantly, such a heavy ship could not be propelled by wind power; it must be driven by other means.
If that were the case, didn't that mean that this ship could sail in the Calm Belt?
Not only pirates and Allied Nations, but even the Marine and the World Government were extremely eager to obtain the technology Nox used to build the Hades.
"Tell them that the shipbuilding technology is not yet mature. We will sell it after two years when the technology is mature."
"In the meantime, we will start building ironclad warships and build a fleet of ironclad ships for the Limitless Pirates."
Nox refused without even thinking. He didn't want to make this technology public so soon.
Anyway, his Limitless Pirates didn't need to rely on selling ships for profit right now.
"However, even though we won't sell ironclad warships, we can let them pay a deposit to reserve them first."
"The largest island next to Venice Island is Thomas Island, right? We'll turn Thomas into a shipyard island, accept shipbuilding orders from all over the world, and develop it into the largest shipyard in the New World."
Nox rubbed his beardless chin and said.
"That's a great idea!"
Hearing Nox's words, Athena excitedly kissed Nox. This plan had a high success rate and could bring huge profits to the Limitless Pirates in the future.
"There's something even better, Athena. This is the Paramecia-type Wisdom Fruit. I prepared it especially for you."
"The Wisdom Fruit can make you smarter. If developed well, it can allow you to see into people's hearts, and even hypnotize and control the minds of others..."
"This will be of great benefit to you in handling affairs, identifying and employing talent, and it can even help Shakky's Law Net develop..."
Nox took out the Devil Fruit he had prepared and also explained the development direction of the Wisdom Fruit.
This Devil Fruit, logically speaking, would be best for a scientist to eat. Although its amplification degree is not as good as the Brain-Brain Fruit, it is still a Devil Fruit that can greatly improve a scientist's intelligence.
However, Nox still planned to give it to his woman, Athena, because Athena would handle many affairs of the entire Limitless Pirates for Nox in the future.
As the territory of the Limitless Pirates continues to expand, there will be more and more matters to handle. After all, the development model of the Limitless Pirates is different from other Pirate Crew.
Other Pirate Crew don't need to consider how to develop; they just need to occupy territory and collect protection fees.
The Limitless Pirates' development of territory is more like the development model of a kingdom, handling the government affairs, finances, development plans, etc., of each island.
Although Athena has many people under her to share the burden, Athena needs to handle the overall direction and major events herself.
Especially after the expansion of the Limitless Pirates this time, Athena has been working hard all day, even spending less time with him and the child.
Seeing this made Nox feel very distressed, so he thought of giving Athena some help.
The Wisdom Fruit could allow Athena to handle various matters with ease and make her much less stressed.