Chapter 974 – One Monkey, One Strap (1)
At this moment, there are three Battleships sailing on the sea in a triangular formation.
After eating and drinking and resting for a day, Kuro and the old man left and flew towards the headquarters in the direction pointed by the permanent pointer.
However, they could not reach the headquarters. After arriving at a nearby Marine base, they landed and let the Battleship carry them to the headquarters and treat them at the base.
On the frontmost Battleship, Kizaru and Kuro were recuperating in the largest room.
Kizaru was still wearing the traditional clothes of the Country of Peace, but bandages could be seen under his collar. He was sitting on a chair with a cup of tea in front of him.
Opposite him, the bandage on Kuro’s head covered half of his face and most of his body was also wrapped in bandages. He leaned back in his chair with a cigar in his mouth and a bottle of red wine in front of him and a glass full of wine.
In terms of injuries, Kuro was more seriously injured than the old man.
Although the move ‘Life Return’ allowed him to recover a little by eating a lot, his fruit ability could not change his entire physique like some ‘Superhuman’.
Not only is that straw hat kid resistant to beatings, but because of his ‘Rubber’ physique, as long as he doesn’t lose an arm or a leg, he can recover from any serious injuries by eating and resting.
And it won’t take long.
But not Kuro. He needed treatment.
Just eating is already the limit. If I want to go faster, I have to find Leda.
But even for Leda, he had to rest for a while.
He had to rest even without rest. It was not easy for him to fish openly, so how could he let himself appear normal?
Kizaru picked up the teacup and slowly took a sip. He said to Kuro, “Have you found the Shichibukai under your jurisdiction?”
“How can it be so fast.”
Kuro exhaled the smoke and said, “Hawkeye, Empress, Joker, Crocodile, four people, plus Joe Rudolph, who recently caught Pizarro, there are only five of them. That person caught Pizarro and helped deal with Tich in G-3. It should be no problem, but we still have to draw up the bounty.”
Looking at the smoke lingering in front of his face, Kuro continued, “This thing is a reputation for some people, but it is a burden for some people. That catfish-man needs a bounty to show his face in front of the world and give him some fame, but he also needs to be warned that he can’t quit.”
Shichibukai enjoys great power. Although this power will be reduced in Kuro’s hands, it is Shichibukai after all. For the world, this name represents great power and reputation.
They can recruit a large number of forces and will also have a lot of wealth, so they need a shackle.
In addition to the treaty for Shichibukai, he also has his own methods for individuals.
After all, there are only seven of them. Can’t they be specially managed?
The World Government was too general before. There were only seven people, and they needed to make a deal with them to achieve something.
When Doflamingo was around, the World Government made a deal with him. Apart from the fact that Doflamingo sold the weapons of the Country of Peace, the other dirty work that was inconvenient for the World Government to do was done by Shichibukai.
But the price paid was not small.
Kuro doesn’t do this kind of thing. One monkey and one embolism method, which is seven monkeys.
When it comes to Hawkeye, Kuro is particular about face. They have a good relationship. As long as it’s not about Akagami (Red Hair), Hawkeye has no objections.
However, fencing is impossible. It is impossible to fence in this life!
The empress is in the Calm Belt and has her own territory. For this kind of person, Kuro is easy to deal with. As long as she doesn’t lose her mind, she won’t take the risk of Nine Snakes Island sinking.
Besides, Kuro did not insult her, nor would it involve her proud dignity.
As for the straw hat…
It is natural for Marines to catch pirates. Hancock is not so stupid. She is also a heroine of the sea and will not do that kind of particularly ignorant and shameful thing.
Krokodar has a black spot, but because of this black spot, his reputation in the country is very bad. Except for Shichibukai, he can only compete with other pirates in the New World.
He was not stupid. He knew whether it would be faster for Shichibukai to gather his forces or it would be more convenient for him to bring a group of hippopotamus on the sea and continue to become famous with pirates.
Bucky was even less panicked. Without Shichibukai, he was really a simple pirate. His subordinates might be a problem, but they were just a problem.
Rudolf must be Shichibukai for the sake of his clan, and the arrival of the bounty also means that once he fails, not only will he lose the privileges of Shichibukai and the protection of his clan, but he will also be hunted for the bounty.
He definitely did not want such a thing.
Kuro didn’t want to deal with him like that, but he had to hold back. Even if Rudolf really failed, Kuro would still let him continue to be Shichibukai, unless he was corrupted to the point of weakness.
If it is really corrupted by Shichibukai’s power, then no one can be blamed for this.
In Kuro’s eyes, Shichibukai must be strong, at least in one aspect. The best thing is that he is strong, which is not bad except for Bucky, or he is powerful. In this regard, Bucky’s subordinates are much better than the other four.
Most of Bucky’s subordinates are escaped prisoners, and they are also escaped prisoners with bad brains. Basically, those with good brains have run away.
Kuro did not have the time to capture a group of retards. It would be too troublesome to capture them one by one. If there were too many of them, it would be easy for them to escape and fly away. Coupled with their level of retards, if they did anything to take revenge, it would be a mess. It would be better to just leave them with Bucky.
Kizaru opened his mouth and said, “Oh, drawing up a bounty, how scary. How much should I give?”
“The preliminary draft of 300 million is almost there. In the New World, it is neither high nor low. Those with low rewards look up to him, but their combat power is not high and will not cause any trouble. Those with high rewards will not be convinced. Those who will fight with Rudolf will be Rudolf’s own business.”
Shichibukai’s bounty should not be too high. If it is too high, maybe those with more than 100 million won’t dare to go up. Only by making the weak afraid and the strong unconvinced can they actively mobilize Shichibukai’s enthusiasm.
“As for the remaining two spots, I haven’t thought about it yet.”
Kuro said, “It’s better to find Shichibukai slowly. It’s better to have nothing than to have nothing. It took a lot of time to invite Shichibukai in the hands of the World Government, but it definitely won’t be too fast in my hands. It’s not like any Tom, Dick, or Harry can be invited.”