"The third Shichibukai has been born, and he is Doflamingo!"
"There are still four Shichibukai positions available. Great Pirates who want to become Shichibukai should work hard to improve their reputation and challenge the Great Pirates of the New World!"
"The Shichibukai only recruit powerful Pirates. As long as you become a Shichibukai, you can possess supreme status!"
"Wealth, power, and fame—as long as you become a Shichibukai, you can obtain all of these!"
"..."
After the World Government completed the transaction with Doflamingo, Doflamingo immediately returned the celestial tribute to the World Government, and the World Government also issued a statement at the first opportunity, confirming Doflamingo's identity.
Furthermore, every time the World Government releases news now, they are praising the Shichibukai and promoting the various benefits of being a Shichibukai. This is all in the hope that more Great Pirates will become Shichibukai and that the Shichibukai organization can be established as soon as possible.
"It seems the World Government and Doflamingo have reached some kind of deal!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru, who was on her way to apprehend Doflamingo, received Sengoku's order to "stop pursuing Doflamingo". Then, seeing the current newspaper, she knew she couldn't continue pursuing Doflamingo!
As a Marine, she naturally cannot defy the orders of the World Government.
"Alas, I don't know how many countries will fall into disaster due to war next. The weapons Doflamingo is selling on behalf of the Limitless Pirates are simply too many. This is just the North Blue alone. If it expands to the other Four Seas and the Grand Line, then..."
Vice Admiral Tsuru sighed helplessly.
It was only after she realized Doflamingo's dangerous behavior that she volunteered to pursue Doflamingo.
The Limitless Pirates selling weapons had already caused huge turmoil in the World. Now, with Doflamingo helping the Limitless Pirates sell weapons, it was undoubtedly adding insult to injury.
She couldn't control the Limitless Pirates, so she chose to pursue Doflamingo. Now Doflamingo has transformed, becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, with a status equal to hers. She had no choice but to abandon the pursuit!
"Fufufufufu, the Shichibukai position is mine. However, the sale of weapons will need to move into the shadows from now on. I can no longer sell them under my name. At the very least, I need to switch identities or sell them under a code name."
After obtaining the Shichibukai position, Doflamingo began planning his future development path.
His most important business now is the weapons trade, which he absolutely cannot give up. However, he doesn't want the World Government to openly find fault with him, so he can only sell them under a different identity or code name.
"North Blue is too small. I need to expand my influence to other seas and, while I'm at it, occupy a territory in the Grand Line to use as a development base!"
"It won't take many years. When my strength improves further, it will be best to move the base to the New World!"
Doflamingo originally wanted to put his base directly in the New World, but recalling the scene where Esdeath instantly killed him with one strike, it immediately brought him back to reality from the joy of becoming a Shichibukai.
The New World is a place where the strong prey on the weak and many Great Pirates are entrenched. With his current strength, entering the New World, he wouldn't even need to encounter those Great Pirates; he couldn't even defeat the Executive Officers under the Great Pirates.
With so much wealth, entering the New World would be like a fat sheep, and he would definitely be slaughtered by the Pirates of the New World!
After eating the Mythical Zoan, Yamata no Orochi form, Atle McLaren, following Nox's instructions, came to the first half of the Grand Line and began to develop his Pirate Crew' influence.
With the covert assistance of the Limitless Pirates, Atle McLaren's Orochi Pirates developed rapidly in a short period, quickly reaching a size of over a thousand people.
Furthermore, in addition to Atle McLaren himself, there were three powerful Executive Officers. Like Atle McLaren, they were all geniuses secretly trained by the Limitless Pirates.
"The fastest way to become a Shichibukai? If that's the case, then let's cause a big commotion!"
After the Shichibukai system was established, the Limitless Pirates, referencing the experiences of Crocodile and Gekko Moriah, devised a plan for Atle McLaren to quickly join the Shichibukai.
That was to increase his bounty as much as possible in the Grand Line, then enter the New World to challenge a Great Pirate, escape from the Great Pirate's grasp, and flee back to the Grand Line.
Because the World Government has two criteria for selecting Shichibukai: the first is being powerful and having a high reputation, and the second is having a grudge against a Great Pirate group in the New World.
As long as these two criteria are met, they will generally be included in the Shichibukai candidate list.
"Hahahaha, boys, we've expanded enough! I'll take you to steal treasure!"
After receiving intelligence from the Limitless Pirates, Atle McLaren immediately gathered his subordinates, ready to start a war with other Pirate Crew, plunder their treasures, and even kill Marines if they encountered them.
To increase his bounty, the fastest way is actually to slaughter civilians, but Atle McLaren didn't use this method. Instead, he chose to go to war with the Marines and other Pirate Crew.
"Oh, boss, let's go quickly! We want treasure!"
Hearing Atle McLaren's words, his subordinates, the Pirates, were all excited. Many Pirates couldn't resist the temptation of treasure, as this was the goal of many Pirates who set sail!
"Hahahaha, let's go! I heard there's a guy nearby called the Pai Gui Pirates. Their Captain's bounty is eighty million. We'll go and take his head, then steal all his treasure!"
Atle McLaren, full of vigor, led over a thousand subordinates on a grand expedition to defeat other Pirates.
Over the next few months, Atle McLaren advanced towards the Sabaody Archipelago. Wherever he went, any Pirate Crew he encountered were plundered by the Orochi Pirates.
Not only Pirates, but even Marines, anyone Atle McLaren saw, he killed. When he encountered Marine branches, he didn't hesitate to lead his men to destroy them.
His style was characterized by brutality, violence, ambition, and greed.
However, Atle McLaren was quite good at managing his subordinates. He distributed a portion of the treasure to them, making them devoted to him, and his pirate group grew even stronger.
"Sengoku, are you really not going to arrest that Atle McLaren? His potential is great. If given time, he might grow into another Great Pirate in the future."
Vice Admiral Tsuru asked as she looked at the intelligence about Atle McLaren in her hand.
In just over a month, Atle McLaren's bounty had continuously risen and was now already 110 million.
"No need. According to his route, the next stop is the Sabaody Archipelago. It's obvious he's going to enter the New World."
"We just need to watch him enter the New World and slaughter each other with those Pirates there. There's no need to waste manpower specifically to deal with him."
Sengoku said.
There was one more thing he didn't say: Marineford no longer had the extra combat power to deal with Atle McLaren.
The four monster Vice Admirals were suppressing Pirates in the Four Seas, Garp was on leave, and the only person who could capture Atle McLaren was him, the Fleet Admiral. Even if Vice Admiral Tsuru personally took action, it wouldn't be guaranteed.
But as the Fleet Admiral, how could he leave Marineford for a mere Atle McLaren?
So, forcing Atle McLaren into the New World was the best solution.
As Sengoku predicted, Atle McLaren led his pirate group into the New World. And as soon as he entered the New World, he robbed three merchant ships belonging to the Limitless Pirates.
When the people of the Limitless Pirates learned of this, they immediately dispatched Marcus of the Mink Tribe, who had just been promoted to Executive Officer, to apprehend Atle McLaren.
However, Atle McLaren later displayed impressive combat ability. Even though he couldn't defeat Marcus, Marcus also couldn't capture Atle McLaren.
Later, core Executive Officer Chinjao took action. Atle McLaren was no match for Chinjao and was defeated by him. Chinjao even killed over five hundred of his crew members.
Atle McLaren escaped from Chinjao with the support of his crew and was then pursued by the fleet led by Chinjao in the New World.
Ultimately, Atle McLaren's Orochi Pirates were reduced from a thousand people to two hundred and were finally forced out of the New World, returning to the first half of the Grand Line.
Not long after, Atle McLaren indeed received a Shichibukai invitation from the World Government and became the fourth Shichibukai!
"Shichibukai, finally! I didn't let the Captain down!"
After becoming a Shichibukai, Atle McLaren immediately informed Nox.
"Atle McLaren, you did well. The next thing you need to do is occupy a place called Velt in the Grand Line as your territory. It's a lawless area, mixed with Pirates, wanted criminals, fallen Marines, and some people from the underground world."
"After occupying it, quickly recruit people and restore the strength of your original pirate group."
"Next is to eliminate a person named Giberson. He is the Warehouse King of Dark World and has great prestige in the underground world. He manages many warehouses around the World and stores goods for many forces."
"I want you to replace his position in Dark World within two years. Of course, the Limitless Pirates will also provide you with assistance during this time."
Nox quickly assigned Atle McLaren new tasks.
Nox had already begun planning for Dark World a long time ago, and there were already Law Net spies placed around Giberson, who could know his whereabouts at any time.
Eliminating Giberson was easy for the Limitless Pirates, but taking over his position and the warehouses and goods he controlled in Dark World was somewhat difficult.
However, Nox had never had a suitable candidate to replace Giberson's position in Dark World. Now, Nox felt that Atle McLaren was very suitable.
"Captain, don't worry, I will definitely get it done!"
Atle McLaren was very excited when he heard the new mission assigned by Nox.
Warehouse King of Dark World, that name sounded very cool. After hearing that he could control so many warehouses and goods, he felt that once he succeeded, he would never lack Berries again!
"Work hard, I look forward to the day you become the Warehouse King of Dark World!"
Nox nodded with satisfaction. He still trusted Atle McLaren very much; otherwise, he wouldn't have given him such an important position.