Chapter 264: Flying

Although he complained that the business in the red light district was not as good as before, Stussy also knew that the scale of the red light district was now several times larger than before.

Before Lex went to sea, there were three equally powerful red-light districts in the New World, and Stussy was just one of them.

Thanks to Lex's support, Stussy is now the only dominant company in the New World's red-light district. Although according to historical inertia, Stussy will eventually become the only dominant company, but with Lex, this process will be accelerated by at least ten years.

In addition, Stussy is now united with Roy, and with the help of Roy, who replaced Lex in charge of the New World, the business is getting bigger and bigger, and even aroused the suspicion of CP. Every period of time, CP will secretly send a group of people to the New World to place them under Stussy.

It was called "supporting Stusi", but in reality it was a surveillance investigation.

Stussy knew it all very well, but they were just flies. Relying on Lex's "mind reading", Roy's illusion fruit dream creation, and the memory fruit of Figni, the vice-captain of the fifth fleet of the Sky Pirates, they directly changed the memories of these CPs sent to the New World, and passed false information to the Five Elders, causing them to lose their actual understanding of the New World.

"Honey, why doesn't Lex come to the New World recently?"

Stussy asked curiously.

The relationship had developed to this point. After the dispute over Vegapunk, Stussy had completely become an absolute member of Lexroy's side, so Roy naturally did not doubt the real purpose of Stussy's question as he did in the past:

"He is in Fenghuai Qianli."

"Maple and Locust Thousand Miles? Is it the island in the West Sea that Lex told me about before?"

"Well, Senior Ryder and Lex have been staying there for a long time. If there is nothing particularly important, Captain Gutt and I usually won't disturb him. Sometimes we have to admit that although Lex doesn't care about anything big or small, the pressure he bears is heavier than any of us."

Stussy stuck to Roy with a fascinated look, frowning slightly:

"That's true, but you can't underestimate yourself. In my opinion, you are also the pillar supporting the new world."

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. In Stussy's opinion, Roy's existence is irreplaceable. Among the top figures in the New World, only Agulhas Gutt and Roy are worthy of important positions and can be responsible for matters big and small.

As for the others, they are useless except for fighting. It is simply a pipe dream to ask them to be responsible for the coordination of taxes in various kingdoms, the operation of the underground world, the establishment of arms channels, the expansion of business blueprints, personnel transfers, and strategic planning.

Roy laughed:

"Everything is created by nature, and each has its own reason for existence. Doing your own thing well is to follow the will of heaven and the times. What I have done is nothing more than assisting Lex to reach the top of Qinghai and clear away the old era."

Hearing Roy's heartfelt sigh, Stussy nodded slightly and stopped talking.

Compared to Gion's tsundere personality who was spoiled by Lex, Stussy, a clone with a rough life and complicated background, is a more intellectual and mature woman.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Gion doesn't feel sorry for Rex's difficulties, it's just that the way he expresses it is different.

……

Turning our attention to another great man who devoted himself to Lex——Agulas Gut——

New World, Flying Sea, Ante Island.

It was now late at night, and after a busy day, all the members of the Flying Pirates had gone to rest. Only Gut's residence was still brightly lit.

Gut seems to be tireless, does not know how to rest, and does not know any form of enjoyment. Only endless work, reports, intelligence, and coordination constitute the background of this man.

Compared to anyone in the Hiku Pirates, only Gutt doesn't look like a pirate. He is a model worker who is more responsible than Vice Admiral Tsuru of Marinford.

Gut's eyes were like water as he calmly checked the financial statements of the Sky Pirates this quarter. The income and expenditure of nearly 100,000 people would all be reported to Gut in the end, and Golden Lion was no exception. This was Gut's authority in the Sky Pirates and even in the New World.

However, behind this seemingly enormous power lies a heavy responsibility that no one wants to bear.

For decades, Gutt has never made any mistakes at work.

Golden Lion can lose any of his subordinates except Gut. Otherwise, Golden Lion will be just a lone ranger with fame and power but unable to effectively organize a large force.

The strength of the Flying Pirates is obviously superior to any other pirate group. Not only do they have an absolute advantage in top combat power (Golden Lion, Rhine, Gut, Hirakawa Torajiro), but they also lead in organizational power.

The Flying Pirates with Gutt in it is more like a small government than a pirate group.

Boom! ~

thump—

thump~

There was a knock on the office door. Although Gutt had already detected who was outside the door, he still stared at the report in his hand:

"come in."

"Yes."

Brianna Rania, the captain of the fourth fleet, held a half-person-high pile of documents and placed them on Gut's desk, making the already piled-up desk even more overwhelmed.

Gut then raised his head slightly:

"Rania, is there anything going on in the Pintesti Sea recently?"

The Pintesti Sea is the sea area where Rania is in charge.

Rania shook her head slightly:

"How could anything happen? No one in the New World dares to go against us."

Gutt was not reassured:

"We can't let our guard down. The young master has been living in seclusion in Fenghuai for more than half a year, and Reid is not in the New World. No one can 'read minds'. Roy and Figni's fruit abilities alone cannot identify spies from all sides very well. We must be more careful and don't let those with ulterior motives take advantage of us."

Hearing Gut's preaching tone again, Rania didn't feel annoyed and just nodded:

"Yes, I understand, Brother Gutt."

"By the way, what is Rhine doing recently?"

When Rania heard her husband's name, her tone naturally changed:

"He went to Fenghuai Qianli once, saying that he wanted to instruct the ghostly young man Barrett under the young master. Then he and Huci ran off to an unknown place, saying that they were looking for folk kendo masters and pursuing some kind of fantasy beast kendo."

Rhine has the mythical beast species, the Black Flame Pterosaur Fruit, and Hirakawa Torajiro has the mythical beast species, the Nue Fruit. Both of them are great swordsmen, so they naturally came together to study something called "Phantom Beast Sword Art" through battles, a sword art derived from the advantages of the mythical beast species.

Gut frowned slightly at first, then relaxed:

"Are you really not doing your job? Oh, never mind. If they really develop some kind of fantasy beast sword art, it will also be helpful to Gion. Let them continue to work on it. But we can't just ignore the affairs of the sea area under our command. Toji is the No. 1 fleet captain and joined our Feikong not long ago. He is a new signboard of our Feikong."

After a pause, Gutt continued:

"Rhine, there's no need to say more. Rania, just tell him that when the admiral asks him what he did this year, you'd better give him an explanation and don't let me take the blame for him again."

Hearing this, Rania covered her mouth and chuckled:

"He is not serious at all. I will remind him."

"Well, it's getting late, Rania should go to bed early."

"Brother Gutt too, the work can be done tomorrow."

"Well."

Gut responded with a word, then lowered his head again to deal with the endless tedious work.