Chapter 449: Rapid Development! Set Sail!

Although he appears rough on the outside, he also harbors some private jealousy.

For example, he was well aware that the Rocks Pirates were not united.

The fact that they were able to get together was entirely due to him being alive, as he had chosen them as his partners when he won the Pirate Game.

The Roger Pirates are full of loyal companions who are willing to give their lives to the captain.

He only envied Roger for this, and he would never have this.

The Sea of ​​Marinford——!

Outside the waters of the Navy Headquarters, on an island in the waters of Marinford.

In the Navy News Department, several guys wearing white suits, various masks, and a World Government logo swaggered into the department.

"CP spy?"

"Why would a government agent be here?!"

Someone from the CP intelligence agency strode into the room where the Minister of the Navy's Information Department was.

The door was closed, and several people stood in a row, staring at the Minister of the Navy's Information Department.

"We've been ordered by the higher-ups not to publish news like this anymore." One of the CP agents took out the latest newspaper and pointed to the article about "Non-member countries destroyed by disasters."

The head of the Navy Information Department was sweating profusely. As a high-ranking officer in the civilian department, he was unexpectedly intruded by CP agents without any warning. He asked sternly,

"How rude! You didn't even tell me you were coming? Wouldn't it be better to just use the Den Den Mushi to give the order? Why did you have to send someone here in person?"

As the department head, his subordinates usually treat him with respect when they see him.

He also knew about the CP Intelligence Agency and just wanted some face.

"The top management takes this very seriously. The news department has been releasing everything in recent years, so they sent us here specifically to give you a warning." CP Agent Random explained to him.

He immediately ordered two personnel to grab the head of the Navy Headquarters' News Department from the sofa and tie him up behind his desk.

"High-level officials?" The minister was a little frightened. "Is it the CP intelligence chief? They don't have the power to punish the senior executives of the Navy Headquarters!"

"No!" The agent standing in front of the desk and the Minister of Information replied coldly.

"It's a higher level! Your corruption and bribery can be ignored, but..."

Before the agent could finish his words, he slapped him on the left shoulder.

Boom! In an instant, the minister's entire left arm was knocked away by the hidden power in his palm, and blood splattered on the wall.

"Corruption means taking responsibility, and the price is an arm."

The mission was over, and all the CP agents left the room in a swagger.

The busy navy men in the corridor were all stunned, and could only hear the terrifying and miserable screams coming from the minister's office.

……

Rapeseed Village, the entrance to the forest in the village.

There was a loud "boom, boom, boom" sound in the forest.

Two days have passed since the banquet, and today is July 1481, 7 in the Haiyuan calendar.

It was almost afternoon.

"Master, don't your joints and bones hurt from all this training?"

Arthur used the boulder as a dummy and struck it with all his might using his bones, knees, wrists, and even joints.

Ever since he read the newspaper a few days ago, he has been training even harder, relying on his terrifying recovery ability and not showing any mercy to himself.

After finishing her training, Leia was holding a semi-automatic flintlock rifle and practicing with wine bottles hanging in the forest as targets.

Arthur struck the boulder and replied calmly, "This little pain is nothing."

Compared to the huge gap between the armament color and the flesh during battle, the pain caused by the collision is relatively mild when hitting the stone.

He had his reasons for going to sea, he had obsessions and things he had to make up for.”

The essence of fighting is to consume each other or kill each other with one blow.

If he works harder now, he will suffer less when facing battles in the future.

"That's too... self-destructive... isn't it." Seeing that Arthur didn't care, Leia pulled the trigger to practice her aim.

"Two days later, the slaves who were bought back are still dealing with accommodation and distribution issues.

Although the distribution is not complete, the lecherous village chief has already started to make them do things like farming and fishing. Arthur thought to himself.

He knew very well that he could not make money by relying on these alone.

You will never make money from farming.

Ordinary people can only barely make a living if they join the fishing industry.

"Putting aside my prejudice against this world, perhaps there is another way for me to have money that I can never spend." Arthur thought again.

If you want to have endless money, you should use this village instead of killing them like ants.

He had a flash of inspiration and quickly thought of a perfect, legal way to make money.

"Ugh...!" Arthur let out a dull sound of pain, and his swift striking action immediately stopped.

"I'm not going to practice anymore today. My limbs have reached their limit! If I keep practicing, my bones will shatter!"

Both knees, shin bones, toe bones, finger bones, wrist bones, as well as forearms and elbow joints.

He practiced every part of his body that could be used in combat.

He stopped training at this moment and was shaking all over.

After a short pause, Arthur walked towards home, “Tomorrow, your training will include running around the island once more. Once you’re used to it, you can gradually increase the amount of running.

Come with me, I want to go to the village chief to discuss business matters."

As he spoke, he suddenly turned around and pointed his bloody finger at Leia's nose.

Leia was stunned, she stood there with her eyes wide open, blinking in confusion, not knowing what Arthur was going to do.

But you can see that at this moment his pupils suddenly darkened, and his expression was inexplicably sad, but he was smiling.

"It's great to be young. There's always a kind of silly energy to support you, and there's always an unknown destiny surrounding you." After saying this inexplicably, Arthur continued walking towards the road ahead.

Such words made Leia even more confused.

After a few seconds of silence, she came to her senses and quickly caught up, "How old are you, Arthur?"

Arthur replied, "Four and a half."

He no longer cares about age; it's just a number to him now.

Leia asked again with a puzzled look on her face, "But why do you not look like you are 4 years old at all?"

"Because I have nothing to rely on, I need to eat when I'm hungry, sleep when I'm tired, and go out to find material things on my own. I don't have the protection and entitlement that other people are born with, so constantly striving for self-improvement has become the only thing I need to do."

Arthur said it indifferently, everything he said came from the heart, but he didn't care at all.

Leia felt very sorry for him after hearing these words. He was only four years old and still playing in the mud. Some weak children couldn't even figure out how to walk. But Arthur was like a monster, fighting with wild beasts in the mountains and engaging in hand-to-hand combat with fish in the sea that were much bigger than him.

"What's with that expression?" Arthur noticed Leia's sympathetic look and stared at her with disgust.

"So pitiful..." Leia covered her mouth and looked at Arthur with an indescribable feeling.

"Shut up! Just walk away!" Arthur yelled at her and walked quickly forward. "You're showing strange emotions without permission. Are you sick?"

Sympathy? He didn't need that at all.

"Cooper." (I've been excluded and bullied since I was born.)

"That's why we share the same fate." Arthur stroked Cooper after hearing his words. "How could the little girl back there possibly understand?"

Cooper also stretched out his right wing and placed it on Arthur's neck, tilting his head and staring at him without saying a word.

"You..." Arthur was stunned and looked at it, "You really are a cute stuffed toy!"

He was moved by Cooper's extremely spiritual behavior, so he grabbed it in front of him and rubbed it with both hands.

While playing like this, the three of them walked to the village chief's house, and Arthur asked Leia to go up and knock on the door.

At this moment, the setting sun in the sky is sinking into the orange sea, and the whole world is bright red.

After about half a minute, the door slowly opened.

The person who opened the door was the same blonde woman who had been there the last time Arthur had been.

"A rare guest." She smiled slightly when she saw Arthur, "Please come in."

"Old man! You brought so many people to the island to serve the people. I have something to discuss with you."

Arthur ignored her and upon entering the room saw the village chief working on documents behind his desk.

"Hehe..." Leia awkwardly greeted the woman in front of her who looked very coquettish at first glance.

"Arthur's little lover?" the blonde asked her teasingly.

"As a servant, I'm not qualified." Leia replied with her head lowered and her face flushed.

Inside the house, the village chief was working hard and said to Arthur who came to the door,

"I'm busy dealing with population and household registration matters, Arthur."

"I don't care whether you are busy or not, I am here to talk to you about how to make money."

"Ah?" The village chief was surprised. "Haven't you made enough money yet? Are you going to go out to sea to rob again? Be quiet. There's been a lot of trouble on the sea recently."

"Big commotion?" Arthur's eyes narrowed seriously. "What do you know?"

"It's on the table, take a look yourself." The village chief pointed to a newspaper on the table and continued to work on the documents.

Latest daily report: "New World pirates are burning, killing, and looting frequently. The Rocks Pirates are sending a dangerous signal to the world!"

Seeing Arthur's intense attention, the village chief looked up at him. "Such a terrifying being fought a fierce battle with the navy in that Demonic Sea, inflicting great suffering on the navy. Now that the news has been released, there will surely be many young pirates and those aspiring to become pirates who will begin to emulate their behavior, hoping to gain his favor, gain fame, and get a piece of the turmoil."

Arthur looked at the newspaper and found an "Emergency Recruitment" notice issued by the Navy.

"The battle for the Valley of God is about to begin." Arthur thought as he stared at the newspaper.

"I'm not here to talk to you about this, but about how to make money through formal channels." Arthur put down the newspaper and continued talking with the village chief.

"Can you make money through legitimate channels?" The village chief laughed. "Stop joking, Arthur. What kind of world is this?"

He smiled, and when he was about to continue processing the documents, Arthur slapped the document in front of him and said,

“Ordinary people may not be able to do it, but you are now the head of a village with over a thousand people, a number that can be considered a town or a village.

Don't you think it's a pity to use so much manpower like this?"

The village chief's eyes turned cold, and Arthur asked about the plan, "What do you want to do, Arthur?"

Arthur shared the plan with him and said,

"This island's resources are untapped. You can distribute them to develop forestry and mining industries, then use the resources to produce goods and sell them around the world. This way, your dream of climbing up the social ladder will gradually come true."

"Unauthorized development of the island violates the laws of the Kingdom of Goa, Arthur. This is not a formal channel." The village chief understood the law and was a little hesitant.

"Haha, they won't even give a damn about this island for decades. Laws?" Arthur shrugged. "You just have to do it. As long as you succeed, even if you're discovered, it will be accepted. Do you understand? Execution and a mindset of acting first and asking for permission later. You've lived for decades, and all you have left is lust?"

The village chief seemed to have been enlightened. After hearing these words, it seemed as if his inner world became clear and he stared at Arthur.

"But an island has limited resources..." The village chief was a little worried and hesitant.

"Start small, then gradually expand, open chains overseas, and expand around the world!" Arthur enlightened him again.