"Captain, once my Cone Head is tempered into a Black Cone, I'll also be able to stop an Admiral!"
Chinjao said, touching his Cone Head with a smile.
The dream of a Swordsman is to temper their own Black Blade; his, Chinjao's, dream is to temper his Cone Head into a Black Cone!
"Hahahahaha, I believe you can do it. Come on, let's go to the island to rest!"
Nox said with a smile. These two were crew members he highly regarded, and they were very likely to reach the level of an Admiral in the future. He trusted his own judgment, and he trusted his crew!
"Oh my god, the Limitless Pirates won! Admiral Zephyr and Marine Hero Garp were repelled by the Limitless Pirates!"
"That's great! This means Grimore Island is safe, and this trade won't be disrupted by the Marine anymore!"
"Quick, quick, quick! Inform the King and tell him to quickly send the supplies the Limitless Pirates need for trade! If we're late, I'm afraid the goods the Limitless Pirates brought will be sold out!"
"..."
After seeing the Hades dock and Marine Hero Garp's warship retreat, the people on Grimore Island began to contact their respective forces to strengthen trade with Grimore Island.
The Limitless Pirates also began to continuously move the goods obtained from Grimore Island into spatial scrolls, then transport the spatial scrolls back to the Limitless Sea, where they would be processed into commodities by numerous factories.
Then, the goods to be sold would be transported to Grimore Island for sale, forming a closed-loop trade.
"Oh? I didn't expect Sengoku to attack our Limitless Sea!"
After Nox arrived on the island to rest, he saw the message Shakky had sent him.
"It seems Bullet and the others have grown a lot; they can even stop Sengoku. Not bad, not bad. In a few more years, Bullet will have fully matured."
Seeing the news that Bullet and the others could jointly stop Sengoku, Nox smiled with satisfaction.
Sengoku's strength is not something the current Zephyr can compare to. Today's Zephyr can only barely be considered a top-tier fighter.
But Sengoku, who possesses Haoshoku, is only slightly weaker than Garp. That's an Admiral who can clash head-on with Whitebeard.
It's just that Sengoku's attack power isn't as strong as Whitebeard's. If it were Whitebeard, Bullet and the others wouldn't be able to stop him.
"Morgans, you should know about the Grimore Island matter by now."
Nox took out a den den mushi and called Morgans.
"Ah, it's Mr. World's Greatest Swordsman Nox! Hehehe, Mr. Nox is truly well-informed! I just received the information, and Mr. Nox already knows!"
"This is big news! Mr. Nox, don't worry, I will definitely praise you well and spread the news of you repelling Marine Hero Garp."
Morgans said excitedly.
Hearing Morgans' words, Nox realized what it meant to lie through one's teeth. He had seen a news bird on Grimore Island on the first day. This guy had known seven days ago and still told him he had just received the news.
This guy simply wanted to wait until the outcome of Nox and Garp's battle was decided before publishing it together, so the headline would be even more eye-catching!
"Morgans, regarding the Grimore Island matter, it is absolutely forbidden to appear in the newspapers. Don't report the outcome of the recent battle either."
Nox didn't contact Morgans to promote himself, but to prevent this guy from reporting carelessly.
Grimore Island is, after all, in the West Blue, which is the territory of the World Government. If Morgans' report were published, everyone in the World would know that Nox had occupied Grimore Island in the West Blue.
At that time, the World Government, under pressure, would not allow Grimore Island to continue existing no matter what.
The Limitless Pirates alone cannot withstand the World Government's retaliation. As long as the World Government sends a top-tier fighter, cooperating with the Marine, they can destroy Grimore Island.
This is something Nox doesn't want to see, which is why he doesn't want Morgans to publicize this report. This also gives the World Government some face.
He was betting that the World Government wouldn't start a war with the Limitless Pirates over such a small matter. It was just an island, after all. Moreover, Nox hadn't made it known to everyone, and the World Government hadn't suffered any losses because of it, and could even profit quite a bit from it.
In the past, the World Government had also purchased many Limitless Pirates' goods through the underground world, but purchasing through the underground world cost more money. If the World Government sent people directly to Grimore Island to purchase, they could save a lot of money.
"Mr. Nox, I understand. I won't report the big news about Grimore Island."
Morgans said with great regret. This was big news! As a professional paparazzo, not being able to report big news was simply an insult to his profession, but unfortunately, he had to swallow this insult himself.
"Saint Saturn, regarding the Limitless Pirates' invasion of the West Blue..."
After Steel Bone Kong had Boggart order Garp and the others to retreat, he called the Gorosei's den den mushi and reported the matter.
The main point was that the Marine was unable to expel the Limitless Pirates and needed the World Government's support.
"Kong, combating Pirates is the Marine's duty. Don't come asking us for help every time you encounter something like this. Otherwise, what do we give you Marine so much military expenditure for every year?"
"The World Government's losses from last time haven't been recovered yet. The World Government will not provide you with support for this matter. You Marine must resolve this yourselves!"
"..."
Upon hearing Steel Bone Kong's request, Saint Saturn immediately scolded Steel Bone Kong. The message was clear: the Marine should handle it themselves, and they would not intervene.
"Bastard!"
After Steel Bone Kong hung up the phone feeling stifled, he looked around his office to see if anyone was there. His suppressed anger immediately exploded with a roar that echoed for a thousand meters, and he slammed the table in front of him into smithereens.
Being an Admiral was truly frustrating! The old farts of the Gorosei were above him, there weren't many capable soldiers below him, and there were a large group of Pirates outside mocking him. He himself had to stay at Marineford and couldn't act freely. It was simply terrible!
"Someone! Send a message to Garp and the others. Tell them not to wait and to return directly!"
After Steel Bone Kong suppressed the anger in his heart, he sent someone to send a message to Garp and the others.
Originally, Steel Bone Kong thought the World Government would send people to support them, and then have Garp and the others cooperate with the World Government to expel the Limitless Pirates.
Now that the World Government was washing its hands of the matter, he wouldn't bother either. He would let the Limitless Pirates occupy Grimore Island in the West Blue. He hoped the World Government wouldn't regret it later!
"Captain, the results are out. The current strength of the Limitless Pirates is truly beyond our expectations. The three top-tier Marine fighters couldn't do anything against the Limitless Pirates!"
Reinhardt of the Flying Pirates handed the intelligence to Golden Lion and said.
Putting himself in their shoes, if the Flying Pirates were to face the three Marine fighters, they could at most deal with two. They might not be able to hold off the last one!
"Bullet, Ashura Doji, Karoo, Kano..."
Golden Lion looked at the information on the Limitless Pirates' Executive Officers. He was very familiar with some of them; Golden Lion had seen them when they were on Rocks' ship.
At that time, Golden Lion didn't put them in his eyes at all, thinking they were just a few small fry around Nox. He never expected them to have grown to this extent today.
"Gyahahaha, as expected of Nox! After the Rocks Pirates disbanded, the strongest Pirate Crew were the Roger Pirates. Later, the Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates rose simultaneously. By now, the Limitless Pirates have undoubtedly surpassed the Roger Pirates, and our Flying Pirates' strength is completely fearless of the Roger Pirates."
"Soon, our Flying Pirates will also be able to surpass the Roger Pirates. Currently, we are just slightly behind the Limitless Pirates!"
"Reinhardt, go get Aslan Elasti and Harold William. We will personally train you and help you grow as quickly as possible!"
"As long as you can grow, surpassing the Roger Pirates and the Limitless Pirates in the future is completely not a problem!"
Golden Lion said with a laugh.
Nox has core Executive Officers and capable subordinates; Golden Lion also has crew members he values.
Reinhardt, a Logia user with the Air-Air Fruit; Aslan Elasti, a Paramecia user with the Erase-Erase Fruit; Harold William, a Mythical Zoan user with the Lion-Lion Fruit, Griffon form.
The Devil Fruits of these three capable subordinates were all taken out of Golden Lion's treasure vault and given to them. They are also the subordinates he values the most.
"Captain, I'll go get them right away!"
Reinhardt said excitedly.
In the past, their Captain was so arrogant that he would at most give verbal guidance and would not personally act as a sparring partner for them.
Now that Golden Lion was going to personally teach them, it was a rare opportunity for Reinhardt and the others!
"It seems the World Government really doesn't plan to intervene..."
Nox had been on Grimore Island for half a month and hadn't found any Marine or World Government personnel there. A satisfied smile appeared on his face; it seemed his gamble had paid off.
The Limitless Pirates didn't publicly slap the World Government in the face, and the World Government also ignored the Limitless Pirates' actions and took the opportunity to profit.
"Chinjao, Marcus, you two stay here and guard for a while. Someone will come to replace you later."
After confirming that the World Government would not attack Grimore Island, Nox didn't stay there any longer. He left Chinjao and Marcus to guard the place and returned with Ashura Doji.
The situation is not stable yet, so there must be an Executive Officer guarding here. After a while, when the situation stabilizes, someone else can take over.
"Captain, don't worry. We'll guard here. If anyone dares to cause trouble, my Cone Head definitely won't spare them!"
Chinjao said confidently.
After arranging the matters on Grimore Island, Nox returned on the Hades.
"Husband, Sea Transport King Umit wants to see you."
As soon as Nox returned to the Limitless Sea, Athena came to find him.
"What does he want?"
Nox asked.
Since Athena took over the various affairs of the Limitless Pirates, she has been the one dealing with Umit. Now that Umit is coming to see him, it's not a normal matter.
"He said he wants to completely pledge allegiance to our Limitless Pirates, rather than just cooperating with us as a partner."
A smile appeared on Athena's face.
She had already begun to reduce cooperation with Umit several years ago and vigorously Training the Limitless Pirates' own merchant fleet.
As the Limitless Pirates continued to grow stronger, the merchant fleet naturally grew larger, and in the New World, no one dared to disrespect the Limitless Pirates.
Although Umit's business also continued to grow due to the Limitless Pirates, in fact, if things continued, his business in the New World would be impacted by the Limitless Pirates' merchant fleet.
Now that Nox had also opened up a trade route and trade island directly from the Calm Belt to the West Blue, Umit's business in the Four Seas would also be affected in the future.
Athena did this to force Umit to pledge allegiance to the Limitless Pirates and tie himself to them. Otherwise, she would never trust outsiders.
"Oh? If that's the case, then let him come see me."
Hearing Athena say this, and seeing the unconcealed sly smile on her face, Nox roughly guessed what was going on.
Over the years, Athena had experienced many things and met all kinds of people. She was no longer the pure-hearted witch she once was, but had become the mistress of the vast Limitless Pirates, a mistress with strategy, wisdom, and a broad mind.
Soon, Umit came before Nox. Looking at Umit, Nox felt a little unfamiliar, because since Umit started cooperating with the Limitless Pirates, he had only met Umit twice, and this was the second time. The first time was when Umit agreed to cooperate with the Limitless Pirates.
"Umit, what do you want to see me about?"
Nox sat in the main seat, casually asking while holding Athena.
"Mr. Nox, I have come to pledge allegiance to the Limitless Pirates. From now on, all of my sea transport forces will belong to the Limitless Pirates."
Umit said firmly.
As one of the Dark Kings of the underground world, he was very aware of the importance of a backer.
Every Dark King in the underground world has a massive backer, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to sustain such a huge dark trade in the underground world.
In the past, his cooperation with the Limitless Pirates was to attach himself to Nox as a backer. Now, sensing the Limitless Pirates' distancing and the Limitless Pirates opening up a trade island in the West Blue, he panicked and was afraid.
Afraid that the Limitless Pirates would kick him out, and even more afraid that the Limitless Pirates would actively swallow up his forces.
Under the premise of being unable to resist, Umit chose not to resist but to proactively surrender. This was better than being swallowed up.
He hadn't considered pledging allegiance to other forces, but in the New World, no one would risk offending the Limitless Pirates to take him in. Pledging allegiance to the World Government was a slow death, so he had no other choice.