FVN Chapter 306 The big plan to annex the White Group (big chapter)
Chapter 306 The big plan to annex the White Group (big chapter)
This time, Ananda did not wait for the spherical lightning to absorb the clouds before dragging them down and launching the final attack.
When the spherical thunder and lightning gathered to reach a diameter of ten meters, which was ten times smaller than last time, they couldn't wait to launch it.
Although the spherical thunder and lightning was not as big as last time, the movement that erupted immediately after was no smaller than last time.
Because this time, there was a collision with Whitebeard's attack.
Originally, it was already approaching dark and the sky was getting dark.
The next second, the entire uninhabited island seemed like a sun appeared.
Those who didn’t know thought it was dawn.
The light lasted for a moment before completely dissipating.
During this period, terrifying shock waves swept from the island in all directions, setting off huge waves one after another.
After this time, the fighting finally stopped.
"The battle is over?"
Everyone looked towards the uninhabited desert island not far away. As the smoke and dust dispersed in the sky, they suddenly discovered that the island had disappeared.
I saw that there were still two places left in the middle of the island for Ananda and Whitebeard to stay.
All other places have sunk below the sea level and were quickly submerged by the incoming seawater.
In other words, an island is really gone after a battle.
However, although it felt a bit shocking, no one cared about the island.
It's just an uninhabited desert island, and it's gone when it's gone.
They were more concerned about Whitebeard and Ananda.
Whitebeard's sons didn't even take a breath when they saw that Whitebeard wasn't injured at all. At most, his clothes were a little damaged.
"Kulala, it was a happy battle, God of Thunder Ananda, I look forward to your further growth."
Whitebeard said happily, making Marco and the others breathe a sigh of relief.
Although they felt that their father would definitely win, they were a little worried about whether their father would be injured after seeing Thor Ananda's ultimate move.
Now, Whitebeard tells them with facts that dad is still dad.
Wang Hai also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ananda didn't seem to be injured except that his clothes were a little damaged and his physical strength had been exhausted a lot.
Compared to Marco and the others, although he had some confidence in Ananda, Ananda's opponent was recognized as the strongest in the world.
Therefore, it is inevitable to be a little worried.
"The strongest in the world, I saw it today." Ananda said with conviction.
It was getting late, so everyone picked up Ananda and Whitebeard on the boat, and then returned to the island where they were stationed.
On the way back, Marco specially checked Whitebeard's body.
Fortunately, the result is not bad. Except for a few minor problems, the rest are old problems and have not worsened.
In comparison, Ananda was not injured on the surface, but internally he was still attacked by Whitebeard's fruit ability and suffered some injuries.
Fortunately, these are not injuries that are difficult to heal.
With Ananda's constitution, even without treatment, he could recover by resting for a period of time.
Overall, despite destroying an island in this battle, both of them were actually showing restraint.
"It seems that Marco's contribution to Whitebeard's ability to sit on the position of Pirate Emperor for so long is not small."
Seeing Marco using the fruit's ability, he treated Whitebeard and Ananda.
Ananda's injury healed immediately on the spot, and Wang Hai also realized Marco's importance to the Whitebeard Pirates.
Marco is one of the earliest crew members to follow Whitebeard.
To be able to secure the position of captain of the first team, not only strength, qualifications, but also fruitful abilities are important reasons.
Even though Whitebeard's own physique can be called a monster, over the past few decades, he has experienced countless battles, large and small, plus the burden of the Shock Fruit ability on his body.
If Marco hadn't been helping with meticulous care and treatment, I'm afraid Whitebeard would have fallen from his peak.
Not to mention, he is still firmly positioned as the strongest in the world.
Not only Whitebeard, but the other crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates are also beneficiaries.
Probably because of this, Marco's status on the Whitebeard Pirates' ship could not be shaken even if Kozuki Oden, who was more powerful than Marco, joined.
After all, Kozuki Oden did not join in the name of his son.
He was ranked second among more than a dozen captains, but he was still below Marco.
From Marco, Wang Hai thought of Dr. House who was still on Taoyuan Island.
It's a pity that the old man is old and is not suitable to be taken to Heping Island now, let alone follow the boat.
One Piece's crew member, Kurokas, is also highly skilled in medicine, but it's a pity that even Shanks failed to invite him.
Kuleha, the doctor on Cigu Island, may have even better medical skills. He is already over 100 years old, and his action and fighting ability are still not weak.
When Wang Hai was in the paradise, he was invited, but unfortunately he was not invited.
In addition to having strong medical skills, you can also consider fruit-powered users like Marco.
Surgery Luo should have eaten the fruits of the surgery not long ago and is still hanging around in Beihai. You can try to recruit him. As for the hatred between him and Brother Ming, this is a problem.
In addition, there seems to be a healing fruit ability in the original plot.
Returning to the island where he was stationed, Whitebeard once again asked people to hold a banquet.
Celebrating a great battle today.
Although they are already the overlord of one party and have many countries under their protection, the Whitebeard Pirates still behave like normal pirates, eager to hold banquets every day.
Wang Hai was a little confused about this at first.
When I was in the park, I met a pirate group who happened to be having a party, so I asked this question specifically.
Then the answer came.
There are many reasons to have a party.
On the one hand, most of the people who became pirates were oppressed in the past.
Now that I have grabbed the money, I also want to experience the luxurious life like a noble.
Of course, most of them don't know what the life of a noble is really like.
So, there was a banquet, big chunks of meat, and big bowls of wine.
On the other hand, being a pirate is a profession that risks losing your head.
Who doesn't know, he will die one day.
Therefore, when you have money, you basically don’t save it and don’t spend it, but try to eat and drink as much as you can.
Only when they are drunk can they sleep peacefully when night comes.
Of course, the Whitebeard Pirates are obviously different from ordinary pirates.
With Whitebeard's sea-fixing needle, although they still need to maintain their territory and fight some other pirates, most of the time, their lives can still be guaranteed.
The reason why I celebrate when I'm happy is because I'm used to it, and at the same time I'm not short of money.
No, it should be said that there is no shortage of supplies for the banquet.
Every time you have a banquet, it doesn’t mean that you have to prepare exquisite food, fine wine, and spend a lot of money.
As long as you have strong strength, a chef with good cooking skills, and basic cooking tools.
For a pirate group, even if they have no money, they can still hold banquets every day.
Because if they want ingredients, they can easily get them from the sea.
Even the Neptune type is just a meal on the plate for the strong.
When he came to the island where the Whitebeard Pirates were stationed, Wang Hai also observed it. He found that the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates did not live a very wealthy life.
At least it has nothing to do with rich people.
Then he used the intelligence he collected, combined with what he learned from Marco, to settle an account for the Whitebeard Pirates.
He discovered that the Whitebeard Pirates charged a certain amount of protection fees within their territory, but basically did not do much business in person, and did not collect much in protection fees.
however.
These protection fees are almost enough to support the entire Whitebeard Pirates and the families behind them.
The Whitebeard Pirates have over a thousand crew members.
At the same time, there are dozens of pirate groups under its banner.
Although the pirate groups under his banner do not need payment from Whitebeard, they can even receive protection fees from them for handing over their respective territories.
But the more than 1000 crew members, plus the families behind them, add up to only tens of thousands.
And they can't all rely on Whitebeard to support them. Instead, they have their own jobs in the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates.
For its more than 1000 crew members, each battle includes medical expenses, weapon maintenance expenses, food and drink, etc.
It costs at least one billion Baileys every year.
Even if it is 50 billion, the protection fee collected by the Whitebeard Pirates should be more than this amount based on their territory.
But that's it, the Whitebeard Pirates don't look rich.
Although there are no worries about food and drink, life has little to do with the rich.
Compared with Big Mom and Kaido, Whitebeard is really incomparable.
Big Mom and Kaido rely more on force to suppress the ruled in their respective territories.
Whitebeard is unwilling to do this and is not good at business development.
So, the source of money.
In addition to part of it coming from protection fees, most of it comes from robbing fellow pirates.
Knowing this situation, Wang Hai felt very speechless.
Although he could also see that Whitebeard and the others were really only good at fighting and killing, and it was too difficult for them to operate and develop.
Moreover, they are not willing to forcibly interfere with the management and development of various countries in their territories.
Therefore, this has led to the current situation.
"So, this is the situation. Brother Wang Hai, I know that you are good at business development, so I will leave it to you in the future. If you have anything to say, please let me know."
On the morning of the third day after arriving at the island where the Whitebeard Pirates were stationed, Marco found Wang Hai and confessed the situation.
The reason why he asked Wang Hai to cooperate and worked so hard was because Ananda and Qiaozi became friends.
At the same time, he and Ananda helped Fishman Island resolve the crisis.
Neptune and Whitebeard were good friends, friends of friends, and of course friends.
Beyond that, and most importantly, Marco saw his business capabilities.
A clothing business actually worked hard and cooperated with Nine Snake Island to turn a desert island into a prosperous island, earning tens of billions of dollars every year.
This is still just a few years after its development.
The combined annual income of the Whitebeard Pirates is only about this much under normal circumstances.
Of course, making money is just one thing.
Marco has always been aware of the various problems existing in Whitebeard's territory and wants to develop it.
However, I don’t know how to start.
He also wants to have islands in the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates, like Little Nine Snake Island.
Even if it is only one-tenth or even a few-tenth of the prosperity of Little Nine Snake Island, ordinary people in the territory will be able to live a good life.
It turns out that Whitebeard has been sending his share of the money to his hometown through various methods over the years to help them.
Whitebeard's hometown couldn't become a member of the World Government because it couldn't afford the heavenly gold.
It became a place where pirates and slave traders were rampant, and many people, like Whitebeard, became orphans.
Marco didn't know what to do at first, until he noticed Ananda and Little Nine Snake Island, and then he started to pay attention.
period.
He also tried to imitate the Little Nine Snake Island and transform it in Whitebeard's territory.
They all failed, and it turned out that neither he nor the other crew members were suitable for such a thing.
After listening to Marco's candid words, Wang Hai was silent for a while.
To be honest, what Marco said was no different to him than pie in the sky.
It is a good thing for him to help the Whitebeard Pirates' territory develop.
On the surface, the people who ultimately benefited the most were the Whitebeard Pirates and most of the people in the territory.
But in his opinion, it’s actually a win-win situation.
after all.
According to the current situation, if the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates is not transformed and developed, he can even use the relationship of the Whitebeard Pirates to launch commercial activities here.
In fact, you can’t make much money.
Because the rich people here are only the rich and nobles, but these people are only a minority after all.
and the entire territory will become richer, and the difference in the amount of money they can eventually earn will be huge.
What Wang Hai is not sure about is whether Goldfinger will also reward him with lawful points if he helps the Whitebeard Pirates develop their territory.
Of course, even if there is no reward for Goldfinger, he will still do it, just as making money, deepening the relationship with the Whitebeard Pirates, and cultivating a larger market at the same time.
and.
Wang Hai had a bolder idea.
"Marco, I have no reason to refuse this matter, because it can also make money for me, and I can also help you as a friend."
Wang Hai considered his words and said under Marco's expectant gaze.
"I knew you wouldn't refuse. From today on, you are the best friend of our Whitebeard Pirates."
Marco said happily.
Wang Hai thought to himself, hoping that Marco would know his thoughts in the future and would not break up with him.
"Marco, since you have already tried and failed, let me tell you frankly that if you want me to change, I need more permission from you, and even Captain Whitebeard..."
Wang Hai started to fool Marco and said.
He felt that there was something wrong with his previous attempts to recruit or poach the Whitebeard Pirates.
He had always felt that it was impossible for the Whitebeard Pirates to join his command.
At least, before Whitebeard died, there was basically no possibility of this.
But now, he saw a possibility.
He discovered that the Whitebeard Pirates' position in the territory was only to provide military protection.
Because they were unwilling to exploit the civilians in the territory, they did not even touch the nobles and rich people who were not bad.
Therefore, the Whitebeard Pirates nominally occupied this territory.
But in fact, in Wang Hai's view, it is more like a caretaker for everyone in this territory.
That's right.
Although it sounds awkward to say, it is actually true.
Wang Hai's idea is not complicated. He feels that this territory is too loose and needs to be twisted into a rope if it wants to develop.
In this way, he can completely occupy the magpie's nest as a dove and seize this territory quietly.
At that time, he will become the ruler and manager of this territory, and the Whitebeard Pirates will still provide military protection for this territory.
In other words, under his control, the Whitebeard Pirates were transformed into the army of this territory.
This requires a subtle process. Don't wait for Whitebeard to react and get angry with him.
However, Wang Hai felt that once he made this territory prosperous, peaceful and stable, Whitebeard would probably just accept his fate.
Just thinking about it made Wang Hai feel a little excited.
After all, if this plan is successful, it can directly make him fatter and save him ten years of hard work.
Almost, no less than a snake swallowing an elephant.
You know, although the territory occupied by the Whitebeard Pirates in the New World is not as exaggerated as one-third, it is still one-tenth.
Moreover, there are many habitable and valuable islands and countries with a population of at least tens of millions.
As long as such a territory is collected in the end, the benefits it can bring to him will probably exceed those of Taoyuan Island as originally planned.
Of course, he only made adjustments to the plan, rather than directly changing the plan.
It is safer to be prepared for everything. The development plan of Taoyuan Island will still continue.
It can be used as a backup to develop in secret.
The territory of the Whitebeard Pirates is on the table.
Even if the development of the Whitebeard Pirates' territory ultimately fails or is unsatisfactory, Taoyuan Island can still serve as a backup.
Of course, if both succeed, it will be double surprise and double happiness.
This also allows him to take a big bite out of the big fat meat of the World Government when the protagonist Wang Lufei appears on the scene and officially stirs up the storm more than ten years later.
By then, even if it cannot sweep the entire sea, there is basically no problem in taking over most of the New World.
Just thinking about it made Wang Hai a little excited and impatient. He wanted to call Chuan Pu over immediately to discuss a plan for the development of the Whitebeard Pirates' territory.
"There's nothing wrong with what you said. I think Dad will agree."
After being fooled by Wang Hai for a while, even though Marco was smart and calm, he was still fooled by Wang Hai in an area that he was not good at.
Mainly because Wang Hai, in addition to his big plan of taking the Whitebeard Pirates and their territory into his pocket in a different way.
He didn't lie at all about how the territory would develop and what its prospects were.
Although Whitebeard is the strongest in the world, he obviously doesn't see anything wrong with this kind of thing.
When Wang Hai and Marco found him, he hardly thought about it. He just asked Wang Hai to give him a guarantee that civilians would not be exploited during the development process.
In the end, civilians along with them will also benefit and live a better life.
Of course Wang Hai agreed without hesitation. This was also the result he really wanted.
For him, only in this way is the greatest benefit.
After receiving his guarantee, Whitebeard agreed and expressed that he would fully support him.
Wang Hai could also see that Whitebeard was not worried about what happened to him because he had absolute confidence in his own strength.