Nox had to admit that, just as Shakky had said before, there were far too many idiots in this World, so many that they were uncountable, so many that they were everywhere.
"That's true, in this World, only idiots would dare to steal my military supplies. Anyone with a bit of sense wouldn't dare to do such a thing."
Nox's state of mind was much better now than before, otherwise, his Seven Star Sword would have already been unsheathed for blood, instead of just stunning them with Haoshoku Haki.
As he spoke, the blood-red lightning surrounding Nox burst forth, enveloping Capone Sheriff.
Suddenly, Capone Sheriff felt himself being completely crushed by an invisible, terrifying force, his entire body held down tightly.
"Thud!!!"
The next moment, Capone Sheriff's legs knelt on the ground, his whole body unable to move, only his head could lift up, looking up at Nox.
It was then that he realized that the person before him was actually Nox, the Captain of the Limitless Pirates, the man known as the World's Greatest Swordsman!
"Mr. Nox, I was blind and foolish. It was my idiotic son who acted on his own to steal your military supplies. He is right here, please deal with him as you wish!"
Capone Sheriff never expected that Nox would personally come to him just after his idiotic son had stolen the Limitless Pirates' military supplies. This terrifying intelligence capability and speed filled him with dread.
So, he decided to go all out and directly push all the blame onto his idiotic son, hoping to save his own life.
"Damn old man, you were the one who told me to steal it, and now you're blaming everything on me!"
Capone Terronse, who was lying on the ground unable to speak due to the pressure of Nox's Haoshoku Haki, cursed wildly in his heart when he heard his father's words.
"Shakky, are the core members of the Capone Family just these two, father and son?"
In front of Nox's Kenbunshoku Haki, these people held no secrets from him, so once he knew the personalities of these two idiots, he lost all interest in them.
"The Capone Family is a mafia force built on blood ties, so naturally, it's not just this father and son branch."
"However, most of the Capone Family members live on this island, but only the boss like them can live here."
"Presumably, with something like this happening here, those from other Capone Family branches who have courage and ambition should arrive soon."
Shakky said.
"That's good, we'll just wait here, wait for those people to arrive!"
Nox nodded and said, then as the blood-red lightning on his body intensified, the two idiots, Capone Sheriff and Capone Terronse, immediately fainted.
"Husband, are you planning to take control of the Capone Family?"
Nox walked to the boss's seat of the Capone Family and sat down, while Shakky also sat beside Nox.
"Didn't you ask me before what the next step should be after the West Blue trade posts are established and stable?"
"It's simple, that is to control the mafia of the five major families in the West Blue. They are the local powerhouses in the West Blue, and many things in the West Blue cannot escape the eyes of the mafia."
"The mafia is deeply rooted throughout the West Blue, with considerable influence, but not excessively large. Controlling the mafia won't easily alert the World Government or provoke a crackdown, but at the same time, it can influence various aspects of the West Blue."
Nox smiled.
"I see, establishing trade openly while secretly controlling the local powerhouses, and also beginning to infiltrate, win over, and control various countries in the West Blue."
Shakky said.
"Exactly. I don't know how effective this will be, so I'm experimenting in the West Blue first. If it works well, then we can apply this model to the East Blue, North Blue, and South Blue."
Nox nodded.
Currently, the Limitless Pirates have not only established trade islands in the West Blue but also in the other three seas, although these are established secretly and are not as overtly built as Grimore Island in the West Blue.
The World Government might tolerate the Limitless Pirates establishing one Grimore Island in the West Blue, but they would definitely not tolerate the Limitless Pirates establishing trade islands in the other three seas. Nox knew this without even needing to think, so he didn't try to test the World Government's attitude.
At the same time, what he is doing in the West Blue is all an experiment. If it proves successful here, he will use this method in the other three seas and even the first half of the Grand Line.
"Doing this will indeed help us control the West Blue, and it will also greatly contribute to the development of our intelligence network!"
Shakky said.
Time passed slowly as Nox and Shakky chatted. Most of the mafia members at the Capone Family's base were stunned by Nox.
Those who didn't faint were scared of death and didn't dare to charge forward, so they scattered and fled, not daring to approach the area.
"The Capone Family has been invaded by a powerful enemy. We saw blood-red lightning earlier, which should be the power of a Devil Fruit!"
"How about it? Do you dare to go in and take a look?"
Outside the Capone Family's base, mafia members from two other branches of the Capone Family arrived. They were all ambitious individuals, constantly thinking about getting rid of the current Capone Family boss and taking his place.
Now seeing the Capone Family boss being attacked by a powerful enemy, their first thought was not to run away, but to bring people to rush in, hoping to seize the position of Capone Family boss in the chaos.
"Since we've already come here, how could we back down? If we miss this opportunity, there might not be another one!"
Neither side was afraid of death. After a brief exchange, they decided to bring their men and charge in.
As they continuously entered the Capone Family's base and saw mafia members everywhere lying on the ground, stunned, it did not deter their determination to proceed.
When they arrived at the boss's main hall, they saw a young man sitting in the boss's seat, with an excessively beautiful woman beside him.
Most importantly, their original Capone Family boss had also fainted and was even being stepped on by that man as a footrest!
The two groups from the Capone Family branches saw this scene, and their pupils suddenly constricted, as if they had seen something incredible.
"Thud!!!"
Capone Bege was one of the leaders of the two groups. When he clearly saw Nox's true appearance, his legs immediately knelt down.
"I am Capone Bege. I don't know what mistake the Capone Family has made to cause Mr. Nox to personally descend. Please spare my life, Mr. Nox!"
Capone Bege kowtowed in fear and admitted his mistake, while his entire body trembled.
He never expected that the person who had invaded the Capone Family was the World's Greatest Swordsman. If he had known it was Nox earlier, even with a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to approach here, let alone bring people to charge in!
Now he hated his damn ambition to death, and he hated that idiot Sheriff for provoking the Limitless Pirates, causing Nox to personally come to find trouble with their Capone Family.
If things went wrong, their Capone Family, which had been passed down for hundreds of years, would be destroyed because of this!
"Thud!!!"
Just after Capone Bege knelt down, Capone Remy, who had agreed to advance and retreat together with Capone Bege, also knelt down.
After learning the identity of the person sitting in front, he was so scared that he knelt down on his own!
"Thud, thud!!!"
With the two leading bosses already kneeling, the mafia subordinates following behind them also began to kneel one after another, directly hitting their heads on the ground, not daring to look up.
"It seems the Capone Family still has some smart people, not all of them are idiots!"
Seeing this scene, Nox couldn't help but nod.
Although he wanted to control the Capone Family, if the Capone Family were truly all idiots, he wouldn't want to control them, but rather choose to destroy them!
After all, there's a saying: don't fear a god-like enemy, only fear pig-like subordinates.
At least in his current view, the two guys in front of him were much better than the previous Capone Sheriff and son; they were ambitious, but they also had brains....
Hearing Nox's words, Capone Bege and Capone Remy, who were kneeling on the ground, trembled, not daring to have a single word of complaint.
"Before, your Capone Family stole a batch of my Limitless Pirates' military supplies worth 2.5 billion. In the West Blue, this is the first time someone has dared to steal the military supplies I sell!"
"Upon receiving this news, I immediately came to your Capone Family. It was this idiot under my foot who stole it!"
"Originally, I wanted to directly destroy the entire Capone Family to show the other forces in the West Blue what happens to those who dare to steal things from my Limitless Pirates!"
As Nox spoke, the blood-red lightning on his body surged and erupted, causing the mafia members kneeling on the ground to all be stunned.
Only Capone Bege and Capone Remy were left conscious, but they felt as if a great mountain was pressing down on their entire bodies, unable to move even a finger, only able to remain kneeling on the ground like this.
"Damn Sheriff, you idiot, how dare you steal the Limitless Pirates' military supplies! Why the hell didn't you go steal the World Government's celestial tribute!"
"That idiot Capone Sheriff, not only did he steal the Limitless Pirates' military supplies, but he stole such a large batch! Isn't this clearly asking for death?"...
Hearing Nox's words, Capone Bege and Capone Remy cursed in their hearts, even greeting the other party's ancestors for eighteen generations. They had never seen such an idiotic guy; he was simply beyond idiotic.
At the same time, they became even more terrified, worried that they might be killed by Nox with a single sword strike!
After all, Nox had just said that he wanted to kill a chicken to warn the monkeys, and the Capone Family, as one of the five major mafias in the West Blue, was that chicken!