Inside the main hall of the General's Residence.
King watched as Ulti, Baby-5, Monet, and the dazed Sukiyaki finally left. He turned to Kaido and congratulated him.
"Congratulations, Big Brother!"
"Worororo... The same to you, King. Didn't you also take in a good disciple?" Kaido asked with a smile.
At this moment, only Kaido and King were in the hall, so King didn't need to hide his curiosity.
"Big Brother Kaido, do you really think highly of that child, Otama?"
Kaido didn't deny it, but he didn't admit it either. Instead, he turned his head and asked, "King, do you think the answer to that question is important? Or rather, do you know why I wanted Ulti and Page One to call me 'father' today? And why I told you to pass on the Lunarian bloodline?"
Without waiting for King to answer, Kaido spoke under his curious gaze.
"Because we are no longer pirates."
"!!!"
King's eyes widened.
"What are pirates?" Kaido continued. "They're a group of people living on the sea with no fixed home, no past, and no future. But now it's different. If our alliance with Linlin succeeds, and the super-nation I envisioned is successfully established, we won't be pirates anymore. We'll be warriors with our own country. At that time, we will no longer live for ourselves, but for our country, do you understand?
"But whether it's me, you, or Ulti and the others, we've all been pirates for too long. They've all lost their pasts and never considered the future. Everyone is too free. So, only I can step forward first and turn our pirate crew into a family. Only then will everyone slowly change."
Kaido's words instantly plunged King into deep thought.
Pirates and a nation?
This was not easy for King, a survivor of the Lunarians, to understand. But after thinking about it, if he really had children, then for their future, he might indeed choose to make a change.
"I think I understand, Big Brother!"
"Worororo, it's good that you understand, King. So, you must set an example. Let Queen and Jack watch, and then they will make a change."
Speaking of this, Kaido also thought of something and sighed slightly.
"It's a pity, time is too short!"
"Too short!?"
King was stunned. Then he remembered what Big Brother Kaido had said about Joy Boy, and he seemed to understand something.
However, Kaido didn't say much more on this issue. Instead, he asked, "Is there any news from Yamato?"
King came back to his senses and shook his head.
"After Blueno sent Young Master Yamato and the others into Impel Down, he couldn't contact them. It's been more than a day now. If Fire Fist Ace hasn't been rescued, there are still twenty hours until his public appearance begins."
"Is that so? Then don't worry about it," Kaido said. "Everything will proceed according to our plan. Once we receive news from Big Mom and she's ready, we'll act together."
"I understand, Big Brother. But how should we arrange for that CP9 agent?"
Hearing this, Kaido also laughed.
"It doesn't matter. Since he made a condition, and we agreed, and he fulfilled it, we have no reason to refuse. Only with clear rewards and punishments will they be willing to work for us. Coincidentally, I think our Beasts Pirates still have too few cadres right now. Although we already have you Four Calamities and the Tobi Roppo, who would complain about having too many useful talents?
"I plan to establish an Oni Squad between the Shinuchi and Tobi Roppo. The Oni Squad will have thirteen divisions, thirteen captains, and thirteen vice-captains. I plan to reserve six of the captain positions for pirates who will join us later, and the remaining seven for those Shinuchi to compete for. We must give them some hope. Each division can have three Shinuchi as subordinates."
King thought about it, and this was indeed the most reasonable choice.
From the current perspective, neither the Four Calamities nor the Tobi Roppo positions could be shaken. Strength was one aspect, and another was that everyone's position was extraordinary.
So, the only option was to re-establish an Oni Squad as a promotion path for ordinary Shinuchi.
"Oh, right..." Kaido said after some thought.
"Next, for all our territories, you should also make a division according to their wealth. Divide them into three levels: Heaven, Earth, and Man.
"For Heaven-level countries, using Doflamingo's Dressrosa Kingdom as the standard, countries of this level only need to agree to fly our pirate flag and become our territory. That's it.
"For World Government member nations, excluding the Heaven-level ones, they will be classified as Earth-level. These countries must be managed by an Oni Squad captain.
"Finally, non-World Government member nations are Man-level. Once these countries are conquered, a Shinuchi must be stationed there."
King understood Kaido's idea. "Good idea. This will also make it easier for us to manage these territories in the future. What about the protection money?"
"Protection money" was the annual protection fee these territories had to pay to the Beasts Pirates.
"No need!" Kaido said directly.
This made King a little surprised, but Kaido's next words made King understand something.
"Not only do they not need to pay us protection money, but we will also give them money. However, this money is not so easy to get."
"I understand, Big Brother!"
After discussing business, Kaido also brought up personal matters.
"How have you been feeling about the cultivation method I taught you recently?"
Hearing this, King's eyes also lit up. He said with some incredulity, "Big Brother, that cultivation method is very mysterious."
King said, raising his hands and clenching his fists. "After cultivating, I had a very strange feeling in my body. I can't quite describe it, but I always feel like my body has undergone some changes. It has caused my strength in all aspects to start increasing."
Kaido nodded. This was also how he felt when he first cultivated.
The first layer of the "Greater and Lesser Heavenly Cycle Self-Rotation Method" is a cultivation technique that enhances the practitioner's life essence through the energy of 'Qi'. This enhancement will improve the practitioner's strength at all levels, including physical body, Haki, vitality, and so on.
"Good. As long as it's useful."
Speaking of this, Kaido also frowned slightly and said, "King, now only you can share the pressure on me."
"Pressure!?"
This word, which Kaido never mentioned and which seemed weak, made King pause. However, thinking of recent events and the existence of Joy Boy, King seemed to understand something and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, Big Brother, I will work hard to cultivate!"
"Hmm!" Kaido nodded. "However, this is still not enough. I said before that our Beasts Pirates must be prepared to challenge the entire world in the future. So, just having you and me as two Emperors is not enough. In my vision, our Beasts Pirates must have at least three Emperors for me to relax."
"Three Emperors!"
This answer also shocked King. One must know that on this sea, especially in the New World, even with those slightly weaker 'silver medalists' than Big Brother, there were no more than ten "Emperors" (Yonko-level individuals) on this sea.
"Alright!" Kaido also knew that thinking about this now was a bit much. Even King, who had just awakened Conqueror's Haki, had only just stepped into the Emperor level.
"Get ready. You and I are going somewhere next..."
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