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The simplest way for pirates to gain mutual respect is to fight—strength determines who has the right to speak. Law stared coldly at Crocodile, clearly understanding that he was looking down on him, which was precisely what he found most unbearable. After entering the New World, his strength had increased severalfold, and he had long been looking forward to taking down a heavyweight opponent.
The atmosphere was tense.
"If you want to fight, do it privately!"
Daichi's gaze turned cold, and his almost tangible Conqueror's Haki made the air incredibly heavy, as if one were in the deep sea.
"Crack!"
The wall cracked!
The two arguing figures sagged, as if carrying a mountain, and looked at Daichi with shock.
They had heard of Daichi's power, but experiencing it firsthand was another matter, especially Crocodile, who instinctively recalled the first time he challenged Whitebeard.
Daichi's expression softened slightly.
"I know you don't trust each other, and you don't need to. The pirate alliance I'm asking you to form is essentially just a shell company—what I need is the company's name."
"Providing you with funds and weapons is my reward to you. If you truly want to manage utopia well, I won't interfere—that's your own business."
Money and supplies, with no restrictions.
Undoubtedly, this was a very profitable deal.
With Daichi's support, their forces would rapidly expand, no longer just lone commanders and small pirate crews.
Crocodile was tempted.
After his failure in Arabasta, only Mr. 1 remained with him, making the difficulty of rebuilding utopia self-evident.
But he was unwilling to remain unknown.
He would use the Beast Pirates' resources to achieve his utopia plan!
Law was also very tempted.
According to his original plan, he intended to use this incident to exchange a hundred pirate hearts for a position as one of the Warlords, and then seek revenge on Doflamingo.
But that didn't mean he had to take that path.
Killing Doflamingo was his ultimate goal—the method didn't matter as long as he could achieve it.
Daichi's alliance plan would allow him to quickly establish himself in the New World, an effect no worse than becoming a Warlord. Moreover, his companions were in Daichi's hands, and he needed to agree to Daichi's terms to rescue them.
Very feasible!
But there was still a core issue.
Crocodile and Law spoke simultaneously.
"What do you want to do with the company's name?"
"Put bounties on the Marines."
Daichi spoke calmly.
"Bounties... on the Marines?!"
Both were stunned.
Such a thing was unheard of!
"What, is it strange?"
Daichi explained unhurriedly.
"From ancient times until now, it has always been the Marines capturing us pirates and putting bounties on us, but no one ever stipulated that pirates couldn't put bounties on the Marines!"
"I want to try it."
"We pirates have countless strong individuals, yet we are enemies of each other and too disorganized, which is why the Marines suppress us so much that we can't raise our heads. But if pirates had a common goal, perhaps some interesting sparks could ignite!"
"Gentlemen, times are changing. The roles of the Marines and pirates are about to be reversed—pirates can also hunt the Marines!"
"And even overthrow the World Government!"
Daichi's eyes were sharp.
The Hoenn government was regulating the North Blue, greatly affecting the profits of New World pirates, so he needed to give pirates new points of interest.
Secondly, the Hoenn government was in its developmental stage and would not fight the World Government to the death for now, so he planned to integrate the power of pirates to put pressure on the World Government.
Establishing a pirate alliance and putting bounties on the Marines.
This was undoubtedly a good method. When the bottom-level people who couldn't survive also participated, it could effectively shake the morale of the Marines.
He could also take the lead in bringing in the Emperors of the Underworld to inject capital into the pirate alliance—he believed many forces would be interested in this business.
Most importantly, this would change the comfortable living environment of the World Government and the Marines, giving them some intensity.
Crocodile and Law's eyes were clouded with doubt.
Putting bounties on the Marines was no simple matter—they would become thorns in the Marines' side. Although they were unwilling to admit it, their combined influence alone could not achieve this.
But one thing had to be admitted: if this succeeded, they would instantly become a powerful organization no less than the Yonko!
"Just us won't be enough, right?"
"Of course not."
Daichi nodded slightly.
"You need to find teammates, the more famous, the better!"
"For example, the Warlords!"
Below the Yonko, the Warlords were arguably the strongest pirate force. If they could be united, the World Government would have to take them seriously.
Coincidentally, he also wanted to destroy the Warlord system—the fewer trump cards the World Government had, the better.
"The Warlords..."
Crocodile's mind conjured a comical figure.
"Buggy the Clown"!
That guy still owed him a large sum of money.
If he were to establish utopia, this foreign debt absolutely had to be reclaimed, and Buggy's subordinates also had some decent combat power.
Having money wasn't enough—he needed enough manpower.
Also, although Buggy was useless, his reputation was even higher than his own, and Buggy's Delivery was now a hot commodity in the New World.
Law thought of Doflamingo.
But not to recruit him, but to kill him!
As for other strong individuals, the only ones he could think of were his contemporaries from the Worst Generation.
"For now, that's it. I'm going to drum up some investments for you. You can discuss how to set up the pirate alliance first, and then formulate the specific details of putting bounties on the Marines. I'll also help you scout for teammates."
Daichi stood up and left.
Many Emperors of the Underworld forces had come to this island trade fair, which was a good opportunity to attract investments, not only saving money, but also binding various interests together.
As for whether the two would agree, their expressions already gave the answer.
There was also a small matter to deal with.
Daichi went to another room.
Speed had been waiting for a long time.
"Daichi-sama, we haven't caught the Marine who rescued the people yet, but all the nobles and hostages from Cozia Kingdom have been captured."
The entire Cozia Kingdom ship was hijacked, and between the nobles and civilians on board, there were at least five hundred people. It would be impossible for them to escape with only one Marine officer covering them.
"Still haven't caught him?"
Daichi was a bit surprised, not expecting the other party to escape. "He's quite capable, isn't he? What's that officer's name?"
"Marine Captain, Koby."
Speed replied.
During the search, they had already identified the Marine's identity.
"Hmm? Koby?"
Daichi paused.
Koby?
Garp's beloved disciple?
Daichi's eyes narrowed.
"Speed, tomorrow morning, escort all the hostages to the port, separating the nobles and civilians. Make a public announcement: as long as Koby appears, we will release one of the groups."
He chuckled. He wondered what choice the next generation's Marine "hero" would make when faced with the trolley problem!