"However, now I see that the Capone Family isn't entirely made up of fools. At least you two have some brains. You recognized my identity at first glance and made the most correct choice."
Nox's tone changed, and even the Haoshoku on his body was reined in.
This immediately made Capone Bege and Capone Remy breathe a sigh of relief. At least for now, it seemed their lives were likely safe.
"Thank you, Mr. Nox, for sparing our lives. We are willing to bear all the sins, and from now on, the Capone Family is willing to pledge allegiance to Mr. Nox!"
After sensing the pressure on his body disappear, Capone Bege immediately began kowtowing in surrender.
He had already understood Nox's implied meaning: the Capone Family could be spared, but it couldn't be as if nothing had happened. The Capone Family had to pay a price.
But if the Capone Family became a part of the Limitless Pirates, then there would be no price to pay.
And Capone Bege, who had always wanted to be the boss of the Capone Family, immediately spotted this opportunity.
"You're very good. What's your name again?"
Seeing such a sensible fellow, Nox couldn't help but be very satisfied. He didn't even need to speak; the man knew to surrender. He was a person with a brain, not a fool.
"I am Capone Bege!"
Capone Bege said somewhat excitedly.
"Capone Bege? Do you have a son named Capone Bege?"
Nox asked with some surprise.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Nox. I do have a son named Capone Bege. He is twenty-five years old this year, and he's the one behind me."
After hearing Nox's words, the string in Capone Bege's heart immediately tightened again, fearing that his son was another fool who had provoked Nox and thus implicated him.
"That's a good name. He'll have a future."
Nox said casually.
He had just found the name a bit familiar, so he asked casually, but he didn't expect this guy to actually be Capone Bege's father.
At the same time, the Supernova from the original story who was like Luffy and dared to disrupt Charlotte Linlin's birthday, Capone Bege, was now unintentionally knocked out by Nox's Haoshoku. Could this be considered being knocked out before even starting?
"Thank you, Mr. Nox, for your praise. This is all that kid's good fortune."
Capone Bege's mood was like a roller coaster now, going up and down, and he was very anxious in his heart, fearing that the chance of survival he had just obtained would disappear!
"Since you are willing to pledge allegiance to the Limitless Pirates, then from now on, you will be the boss of the Capone Family. Later, people from the Limitless Pirates will come to help you reorganize the Capone Family!"
"I don't want the Capone Family to have any voices of dissatisfaction with the Limitless Pirates, nor do I want the Capone Family to refuse or feign compliance with any orders issued by the Limitless Pirates. Do you understand?"
Nox scrutinized the Capone Bege below with piercing eyes.
"No, no problem. I will definitely reorganize the Capone Family well and then wholeheartedly pledge allegiance to the Limitless Pirates. Please rest assured, Mr. Nox!"
After hearing Nox's words, Capone Bege said excitedly.
What did he come here for before? Wasn't it to be the boss of the Capone Family?
Now with the support of the Limitless Pirates, his position as the boss will be firmly secured, and no one will dare to resist him because behind him stands the Limitless Pirates, the World's Greatest Swordsman Nox!
"Alright, then from now on, you are the big boss of the Capone Family. As for the previous boss of the Capone Family and his son, and the batch of military supplies they stole from me, I will leave it all to you to handle. I hope you won't disappoint me!"
Nox nodded with satisfaction.
The best way for him to subdue the Capone Family was to support someone from within the Capone Family to become the boss, and then have this boss submit to him, indirectly controlling the Capone Family.
And the Capone Bege in front of him was a good candidate. He had ambition, a brain, and was sensible.
"Captain, don't worry, I will handle it well!"
After receiving Nox's approval, Capone Bege immediately changed his address.
"There's one more thing. I heard that the Capone Family has a Paramecia-type Castle Fruit. Find it and give it to me. I will stay on this island for two days. I hope you can hand over that Devil Fruit to me before I leave."
Nox continued.
"Yes, Captain, it won't take two days. I can find that Devil Fruit within one day!"
Capone Bege said confidently, because he knew roughly where this Devil Fruit was.
"Work hard, I have high hopes for you. If you do a good job, the future military supplies of the Limitless Pirates can be sold to the Capone Family at 95% of the price."
Nox said with satisfaction. After speaking, he left the place, leaving only Capone Bege and Capone Remy kneeling on the ground.
After confirming that Nox had gone far away, Capone Bege and Capone Remy tremblingly stood up.
"Bege, congratulations, your long-cherished dream has finally come true!"
Capone Remy said enviously, and at the same time, he was full of regret in his heart. Why did he kneel a step late and speak a step late just now!
If he had been the one to kneel first and surrender first, he believed that Nox would have chosen him to be the boss of the Capone Family!
He was practically dying of regret now!
"Hahahahaha, Remi, although I will be the boss of the Capone Family from now on, you also know that my strength is not enough to control the entire Capone Family, and I need your help!"
"Don't worry, from now on, I am the boss of the Capone Family, and you will be the second-in-command of the Capone Family, with a position only below me!"
Capone Bege laughed heartily and patted Capone Remy's shoulder, showing no sign of the cowardly emotions he had just displayed while kneeling and begging for mercy.
"Okay, I'll help you!"
Capone Remy was not a foolish person. He knew that with Nox's support, as long as Capone Bege wasn't stupid enough to betray Nox, the position of Capone Family boss would definitely be stable.
And his status would also rise steadily in the future. With the Limitless Pirates backing him, he could essentially walk sideways in the West Blue.
If he, Capone Remy, didn't agree to Capone Bege now, he might not even know how he died in the future. As a mafia member, he clearly understood the cruelty of the power transition process within a family.
"Hahahahaha, alright, let's wake up these guys on the ground first, and then we'll start reorganizing the Capone Family!"
Capone Bege looked at the subordinates lying on the ground, feeling immense awe towards Nox in his heart.
That kind of existence didn't even need to lift a finger; just relying on his aura, he knocked out their entire Capone Family mafia. This was simply terrifying!
If the other party wanted to act, they could probably wipe out their Capone Family with a single sword strike!
Next, Capone Bege woke up a few subordinates on the ground by splashing water on them, and then had the subordinates wake up the others.
Then he launched a vigorous reorganization operation, and at the same time, he went to search for the Paramecia-type Castle Fruit that Nox needed.
The previous boss of the Capone Family died violently, and the new boss took office. This power transition led to the deaths of many people, and the entire Escobar Island fell into turmoil.
However, this turmoil quickly ended when Nox sent people over.
Although he said he had subdued the Capone Family, he would not completely delegate power. Instead, he would send people to supervise and infiltrate the Capone Family.
Otherwise, he would not be at ease with these people under the Capone Family. If these people deceived him from above and below, it would be truly difficult for Nox to know exactly what was happening here.
Nox and Shakky rarely had time, and the two of them lived a life of solitude on Escobar Island like a honeymooning couple.
"Captain, this is the Paramecia-type Castle Fruit you wanted, and also the batch of military supplies from before. I have already had someone send them back."
Capone Bege's efficiency was good. By the next day, he had already completed the two tasks Nox had assigned.
Bege even specifically handed over the two other Devil Fruits that the Capone Family had to Nox.
"Not bad, not bad. You are indeed suitable to be in charge of the Capone Family."
"From now on, the Capone Family should expand, but the expansion is not for you to annex the other four major mafia families, but for you to annex other scattered mafia families, and also to expand the number of people and the territory. The Limitless Pirates will support you from behind in these matters."
Seeing Capone being so sensible, Nox said with satisfaction, holding the three Devil Fruits.
"Captain, what if the mafia from the other four major families invades our territory?"
Capone Bege asked.
"You don't need to worry about this, because the other four major mafia families are mafia that have pledged allegiance to the Limitless Pirates. Next, I will divide the West Blue into five regions, and the five mafia families will expand within the five regions, keeping to themselves. If anyone dares to cross the line, the Limitless Pirates will chop off their hands!"
"Of course, this is not to restrict your territory, at least in the West Blue. But if you can expand to other seas, there will be no such range restriction."
Nox said.
"Yes, Captain, I understand!"
After hearing Nox's words, Capone Bege said excitedly.
Hearing the Captain's words, how could the future expansion of the Capone Family not go smoothly with the Limitless Pirates backing them?
As for the issue of territorial division, he didn't care at all. The West Blue was too big, and even one-fifth of it was large enough for him to expand for several years.
"Husband, are we going to the strongholds of the other four major mafia families next?"
After Capone Bege left, Shakky asked curiously.
"Yes, let's go. Since the matter of the Capone Family has been resolved, let's go visit the other four mafia families."
Nox nodded.
Since it had been decided, the five major mafia families in the West Blue naturally had to be completely subdued.
Shakky's intelligence network had already covered the West Blue. To go to the strongholds of the other four mafia families, they could go directly through the Mirror World, which was very convenient.
After more than half a month, Nox and Shakky leisurely subdued all five major mafia families in the West Blue and then returned to the Limitless Sea.
"The Devil Fruits collected over the years are quite good!"
After returning, Nox inventoried his gains from this trip, as well as the Devil Fruits the Limitless Pirates had collected in the past.
When subduing the five major mafia families, he didn't just subdue them; he also had these mafia families contribute the Devil Fruits they had collected.
Adding the Devil Fruits collected by the Limitless Pirates over the years, there were a total of more than fifty Devil Fruits, but only a few of them caught his eye.
"Zoan-type Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Pterodactyl Form!"
"Paramecia-type Karma Fruit, Castle Fruit, Barrier Fruit, Sharp Fruit, Cold-Cold Fruit..."
"Zoan-type"
Over the years, the most Devil Fruits obtained were Paramecia-type Devil Fruits, after all, Paramecia-type Devil Fruits come in all shapes and sizes.
"If that little fellow Ares had waited a while longer, this Mythical Zoan, Pterodactyl Form would have been his, what a pity!"
"However, the Paramecia-type Comet Fruit is also very good, provided that little fellow can develop it well."
Looking at the Devil Fruits in his hand, Nox couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
"Let's store these Devil Fruits for now and see if there are any excellent subordinates in the future. At least I have prepared the Devil Fruits for the two little fellows, Rhodes and Asuna."
Nox thought of the two-year-old Rhodes and Asuna. These two little fellows would also reach the age to eat Devil Fruits in eight years.
After putting away the Devil Fruits, Nox came to Athena's office and happened to see Koya there as well.
Koya was the daughter of Executive Officer Howard, nineteen years old this year, and she was tall and graceful.
Furthermore, she had followed her father to join the Limitless Pirates since she was ten years old, enjoying the various resources of the Limitless Pirates, and had now become a Vice Captain of the Limitless Pirates.
Three years ago, Nox even gave her a Logia-type Cloud-Cloud Fruit.
"Captain!"
When Koya saw Nox arrive, her eyes immediately lit up and she ran over.
"You, you're not a child anymore, why are you still like you were when you were little!"
Nox said helplessly, looking at Koya who was pulling at his clothes.
This little girl had been raised by Athena since she was a child, almost becoming her goddaughter.
"Captain, I'm always a little girl in front of you!"
Koya smiled.
"Alright, how have you developed the Cloud-Cloud Fruit? Can you create white clouds like those on Sky Island?"
Nox asked.
When he bought the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, he had already thought about how to use it, which was to create white clouds like those on Sky Island, white clouds that could carry the entire island suspended tens of thousands of meters in the sky.
He even planned to build a new Sky Island, or rather, to make pirate ships float in the air and then use white clouds to pull the pirate ships to fly, creating an effect similar to the Flying Pirates.
"I can already create white clouds like those on Sky Island, but my stamina is not enough to support an island to float. Currently, I can only support ten 300-meter steel battleships to float at most."
Koya replied.
"Is that so? Then you have to develop this Devil Fruit well. I am full of expectations for your ability."
Nox smiled.
"Okay, Captain, I will work hard!"
Koya said seriously.