Great Pirate Crocodile

Chapter 32 Post-War Conference (Continued) and Next Stop

Chapter 32 Post-war meeting (continued) and the next stop

Seeing the devil fruit falling into his hands, the short young Victor was a little at a loss.Especially feeling the hot gazes from the side, made this restrained young man a little uncomfortable.Glancing at the fruit in his eyes, and gritted his teeth, Victor decided to return it to Lord Crocodile.But the outstretched hand holding the fruit is a bit reluctant, neither advancing nor retreating for a while.

Crocodile is also an experienced person, and he can see Victor's hesitation and reluctance at a glance.Obviously very eager, but embarrassed to take it.What a fool!So Crocodile had to speak again: "Why, didn't you hear what I said?".

"It seems that everyone really wants to get this devil fruit! Don't you, thief haha!" Crocodile said deliberately raising his voice.

"No, yes, no! No, we didn't mean that." The Bell brothers standing in front were asked by Crocodile, and the eldest Bellson stammered.

Crocodile looked around again, and everyone who was seen lowered their heads.Crocodile knew that the purpose of deterrence had been achieved.Then he began to talk about the reason why he gave Victor the fruit: "Huh, a group of guys who only know how to be jealous. This battle can be solved so quickly and perfectly, and Victor's performance is recognized by me. Whether it is saving Tianlong people, if you still win this fruit, Victor's performance is much better than you."

"Now, I give him the devil fruit because in my eyes, he has done better than you." Crocodile turned his head and said in a magnetic tone, "Of course, it would be even better if you have more fruits in the future." Its performance is just a devil fruit, so why not give it to you!"

There was the sound of slamming chairs falling to the ground, and there were noises.It seemed that everyone was mobilized by Crocodile's last words.Sure enough, money is the most attractive thing!Crocodile thought to himself.

"Quiet!" Crocodile pressed his hand weakly, and the noise in the conference room began to decrease.Crocodile looked at everyone, obviously already caught in the fantasy of getting a devil fruit in the future.Looking at the people around the conference table, Crocodile knew that he was adding a fire at this time, and everything before would be ignited.

Lightly smoking a cigar, Crocodile looked at the crowd and said, "Of course, the performance of the Black Banner Army is not bad in this battle." Hearing this sentence, the people below were obviously overjoyed.Crocodile continued, "Well, so I decided to give a bonus ranging from 10 to 1000 million to all the personnel who participated in the battle this time. Those who performed well this time can choose their favorite weapons from the spoils of war this time. , or treasure."

"The distribution of items will be distributed uniformly after the statistics of the logistics staff." After Crocodile finished speaking, the meeting room became lively again. One must know that pirates usually have so much money.And they are all a group of people with their heads hanging around their necks. When they are free, they will naturally eat and drink, and there are many people who eat, drink, prostitute and gamble.And none of these need money!So even though the pirate industry is a high-income industry, a lot of it will flow out in the end.In fact, everyone does not have much pocket money.So even if you get 10 Baileys, it is a considerable amount of money, not to mention, with your own credit, there should be several million Baileys!Almost, everyone below thought of it like this.

"Haha, this meeting is over here, let's get back to our places! Don't make trouble for me until we reach the next stop." Crocodile waved his hand and said to the people below.

"Yes." The people below were obviously subdued by Crocodile's carrot and stick.

After Crocodile left, the atmosphere was indeed much more active.Friendly people talk together in twos and threes.Some senior cadres also asked the middle-level cadres below, "There are also cannons taken from the Pirate Alliance, and the firearms should be installed on the warship as soon as possible,"

"There is also the calculation of military exploits, and it should be released soon."

The conference room began to be scheduled in an orderly manner, and after a while, the entire conference room was almost gone.

On the other side, Crocodile, who returned to the captain's room, obviously felt right for his temporary decision.Returning the devil fruit to his subordinate Victor can not only stimulate his enthusiasm for meritorious service.And although Crocodile gave the devil fruit to Victor, he didn't regret it.There is nothing wrong with Crocodile's explanation to everyone, but it is in his heart.In fact, he still has selfish intentions, and he also thought about leaving the fruit to the young Ruode.

But, on the one hand, when the kid Ruo De taught him the concept of domineering, he boasted that he wanted to rely on domineering to conquer the world, and he didn't want to become a capable person.So Crocodile will not force him.

Another reason is Crocodile's motivation for making this decision.First of all, Victor is young and has training value.Second, capable and loyal.This can be seen from the fact that he did not swallow the devil fruit that everyone wanted, but offered it to Crocodile.After the devil fruit was taken by Crocodile, although he was reluctant to part with it, he did not feel resentful.For Crocodile, subordinates who are loyal to him are more important than capable subordinates.

And, let’s be honest, a mere devil fruit.Even if it is given to a subordinate, so what.Will he still surpass himself? Crocodile is absolutely confident in his own strength.For being able to focus on his subordinates, improve his strength by the way, and at the same time improve his own power in disguise?Why not!After all, this is also part of one's own comprehensive strength.

No longer caring about the impact of previous decisions, Crocodile tried to straighten out his thoughts while groping for his own changes.Also, the recent incidents all came together, making Crocodile's head in a mess.

However, Crocodile has not yet calmed down.The news sent by the navigator on the ship shocked Crocodile, is it finally almost to the next stop?
The message sent by the navigator was very short, just reporting to Crocodile that entering the final sea area of ​​the great waterway, the next stop would be the "Capital of Seven Waters".

"The capital of seven waters! Even the ship of One Piece was built here, I really look forward to meeting you!" Crocodile showed an interested smile on his face, "The blueprint design that is said to be able to fight against Hades? And it seems that I still lack a dedicated battleship!"

To be continued
PS: Posted a bit late, sorry!happy Winter Solstice to everyone.

(End of this chapter)