Pirate Shadow Guardian

Rogue Town.

Bounty redemption area.

Yangya and Smoker just made a pretty interesting PY deal.

Yang also used the bounty he got from the pirates' heads to exchange for 70% of various materials. 30% went to the navy, which was also the navy's logistics fee.

They offer door-to-door delivery!

Smoker knew why Yang Ye made this request, and Yang Ye also knew why Smoker agreed. It seemed that the two parties reached a cooperation in just a few words, but in fact, it was not the case. They had all considered carefully.

The reason why Yang Ye asked for delivery was naturally very simple, deterrence!

If we can establish long-term cooperation with the navy, it will be a good deterrent to those villains who spy on Yueyin Island. At least, they will no longer attack Yueyin Island so blatantly.

This is really important for Yang Ye who just finished a war!

The reasons why Smoker agreed were relatively complicated.

First of all, the navy is short of money, very short of money.

If military spending had not been strictly controlled by the World Government, the navy would not be restricted in every way.

Of course, Smoker’s cooperation with Yang Ye was not for rebellion, and Yang Ye could not provide the military funds for the entire navy.

Here, we have to mention an interesting setting.

Although the bounty order was issued by the Navy, the actual leader is the World Government!

In other words, all bounty money is paid by the world government, or can be reimbursed.

Thirty percent of five million Baileys, one and a half million Baileys... or the Navy can get a low price from the supply channels, so let's call it a profit of two million Baileys.

These two million are just a small amount of money for the entire navy, even for the Rogue Town Navy Branch.

However, two million can recruit an extra batch of navy personnel and complete a training session!

This is important!

As mentioned before, 10,000 Baileys can cover a normal person's minimum expenses for a month.

Then is it okay to use two million Baileys to recruit fifty new soldiers and train them for a month?

Lack of money is one aspect, and on the other hand, Smoker hopes to clear out the pirates in the East China Sea by cooperating with Yang Ye.

The navy is short of manpower and it is impossible to hunt pirates everywhere, so the bounty order came into being.

He had also heard of Yang Ye's strength. Although he was not as good as him, he was still the best in the East China Sea. In addition, considering Yang Ye's age and potential, it was only a matter of time before he became a powerful force in the future.

The main reason is...

Push Yangya to the opposite side of all pirates!

This is not a conspiracy. He simply hopes to hunt pirates in exchange for bounties, so that Yang can become a good friend of the navy.

Moreover, the more pirates Yang Ye captures, the more money their Rogue Town Navy branch can get, right?

Perhaps there are other considerations as well.

For example, Tsukigakure Island is obviously Yangye's Achilles' heel, or his weakness.

It’s better for people to have weaknesses.

If Tsukigakure Island was gone, who knows what kind of damage crazy Yoya, Yoya without any weaknesses, could cause?

Protecting the people is the navy's duty. Smoker is not at all averse to the fact that Tsukiyomizu relies on the power of the navy. Instead, he is very proud of it.

If one day, all pirates and all bad guys give up doing bad things because of the deterrence of the navy, this will be Smoker’s biggest dream in his life!

To sum up, Smoker readily agreed to Yang Ye's proposal and took the initiative to cooperate with him to make a list of supplies worth 350 million.

The list is long, but they are all daily necessities.

Smoker was very satisfied that Yang did not mention anything that would embarrass him.

Yang was also very satisfied. He only needed to make a list and someone would help with purchasing and delivery.

After the matter was done, the supplies worth 350 million Baileys, escorted by Smoker himself, followed Yang to Yueyin Island.

Of course, Smoker went out to sea under the pretext of patrolling.

It is against discipline to use public ships for private purposes. He is not Cap, who can use a warship for tourism.

The most important thing is that sea patrols are an existing military activity of the navy, which means they can be reimbursed!

However, this reimbursement is not unlimited. The world government is already stuck with normal expenses, let alone those that exceed the limit?

The round trip took nearly a month, and the amount of supplies consumed was not a small amount.

But some accounts cannot be calculated in detail, there are many twists and turns involved.

For example, even if the navy does not go out to sea, it will still consume supplies.

For example, the navy itself has a number of patrol missions.

such as…

In short, we should not look too deeply into many things. If we write down all the microscopic things, it will exceed a million words...

Warships lead the way and the world is at peace.

This is also one of the reasons why the navy can never do anything to pirates.

Seeing a warship, most pirates would definitely turn around and run away. The speed of a warship is fast, but not to an absurd degree. So, pirates...are not easy to catch!

Twelve days later, Yang returned to Yueyin Island again.

This is the limit of Yangye's ship.

But it is not the limit of warships.

If a warship sails at full speed, the time can be reduced by about one third on this basis.

In other words, it would take about eight to nine days for the warship to reach Yueyin Island from Rogue Town.

Smoker placed Yangye's supplies on the shore, met with Zoro again, and after getting to know each other, he left.

The two parties agreed that the navy would deliver the goods in the future, with a minimum amount of 10 million Baileys.

After all, Smoker also has to consider the cost of going to sea, right?

Yang naturally had no objection to this.

He even planned to let Zoro stay in Rogue Town and work as a pirate hunter for a while.

Firstly, Zoro prefers fighting and is suitable for growing up in fighting. Letting him stay in the Hidden Moon Village all the time, even if he didn't say it, doesn't mean he is really happy.

Secondly, the development of the Hidden Moon Village is indeed inseparable from supplies. It would be nice to let Zoro help Yang earn some money besides fighting.

That’s right…

Yang can also make selfless contributions to the Hidden Moon Village, after all, he was born in the Hidden Moon Village.

But Sauron...

He was in no position to do so.

Again, Zoro can say nothing, but Yang can't do nothing.

All the demands that are taken for granted will eventually make the relationship weak.

The only thing that interested Zoro was the sword.

He just happened to know where there were good swords, but by the same token, Shimotsuki Village had good swords, but why would they give them to Yang Ye?

From the beginning to the end, the relationship between Shimotsuki Village and Yangye was that Shimotsuki Village gave Yangye various benefits, not that Shimotsuki Village owed Yangye anything!

On the contrary, it was because of Yang Ye that Shimotsuki Village had brought some trouble. Of course, the powerful Shimotsuki Village was not afraid of this level of trouble.

So...what is Shimotsuki Village missing?

Lack of money!

Maybe there is still a shortage of people...

Yang also kidnapped the two most promising people in Shimotsuki Village...

Looking at the Den Den Mushi given by Smoker, Yang began to think about the problem seriously.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I was thinking about how to compensate you and Shimotsuki Village."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"You have been helping me all along, and now you have to make money for the development of the Hidden Moon Village, but I don't seem to have given you anything... Then, I wanted to get you a few good swords, and I thought of Shimotsuki Village. But I found that Shimotsuki Village gave me a lot, but I only brought trouble to Shimotsuki Village..."

"Yang Ye, there is something I have been holding in my heart for a long time."

"what?"

"Do you really consider me as your own?!"

Zoro almost shouted this.

"Zoro, what's wrong with you? Of course I treat you as one of my own! I treat you as a brother!"

Yang Ye said this naturally and sincerely.

“This is what makes me most angry!”

"Huh? Are you still angry when I treat you as a brother?"

Yang was also confused.

"Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey?"

Zoro was almost laughing at Yangye's anger.

"Shut up! Listen to me!"

"........."

Seeing that Yang stopped talking, Zoro nodded in satisfaction.

"Yang Ye, I know you are very smart, much smarter than me, and you think more deeply than I do. However, after staying with you for a long time, I gradually discovered that this is not only your advantage, but also your disadvantage."

"........."

"In your heart, there is always this scale, constantly weighing gains and losses, measuring relationships between people, and measuring all kinds of things."

"........."

"But do you have to calculate so meticulously? Can feelings be measured and compared? Don't you realize that the more meticulously you calculate, the more alienated you become from others?"

"!!!"

"I'm not as smart as you, and there are many things I don't understand. But I can feel that you seem to be out of tune with this world, as if you have never thought about integrating into this world. In your eyes, except Xingye and your parents, the relationship between you and everyone else is like an equal exchange. It is this indifference, this alienation, that makes me feel... you are really lonely..."

Zoro's voice was filled with deep sorrow.

It is hard to imagine that such emotions would appear in Zoro.

"!!!"

"Try to accept me, accept the Hidden Moon Village, accept the Shimotsuki Village, and accept this world, okay? Don't let yourself be alone anymore, okay?"

"!!!"

I don't know when, Yang Ye's face was already in tears. He didn't want to cry, but the tears just flowed down uncontrollably...

"say…"

Looking at Yang with tears streaming down his face and opening his mouth to speak, but then looking at him nervously and then closing his mouth stupidly, Zoro slapped his forehead and said speechlessly.

"I will change. From now on...can I still be your brother?"

"You idiot! You have always been my brother! And you will always be my brother!"

"Yeah! I'm the idiot! You're the idiot brother!"

"Grass!"