Pirate: Hades! ( One Piece)

Chapter 318: Three-Party Cooperation

Seven days later.

G-1 Fortress.

At the port, a young man with short golden hair wore a suit and had a playful smile on his face.

Behind him stood a man four meters tall, wearing a military uniform.

His long arms were bulging with muscle, filled with explosive strength, and he carried a greatsword on his back.

Long golden hair, cold eyes, and a long scar extending from the corner of his eye to his neck gave off a sense of terror.

Behind them stood two masked Agents.

Admiral Sengoku, who had originally returned to Marine Headquarters, was transferred back.

Beneath his calm gaze, he secretly observed the Envoys from the World Government.

Whether it was the leading golden-haired youth or the strong man behind him, both were Monsters with terrifying strength, and they were still very young.

As for the two Agents behind them, although they possessed Commodore-level combatant strength, they were just there to make up the numbers.

The Sterling Family.

Thinking of this, he felt uneasy.

Regarding the Sterling Family, he had only known Sterling Langman before.

As a Marine Admiral, he had dealt with Minister of Finance Sterling Langman.

That was an Important Figure who could control the distribution of Marine military funds.

The Marines' military budget was never given to them all at once, but in batches.

Maintaining good relations with the Minister of Finance was relatively important; otherwise, what if he delayed it for a few days?

And this person was Langman's son, whose mother and wife were both Celestial Dragons.

This time, the World Government was using G-1 Fortress to discuss some matters with two other Factions.

The Marines were not clear on the specifics.

However, he would also participate in the upcoming meeting.

After all, the upcoming trade would definitely require Marine involvement.

Two massive warships were approaching.

They were completely different in style from large Marine warships, and even possessed greater destructive power.

The flying flags represented their identities.

Kronos Kingdom, Eternal Kingdom.

The warships docked, and the Envoy from the Kronos Kingdom and the Envoy from the Eternal Kingdom disembarked from their warships almost simultaneously.

The Envoy from the Kronos Kingdom was Murphy, the son of the Kingdom Grand Advisor and also Hades's brother-in-law.

And the Envoy from the Eternal Kingdom was a member of the Reinhardt Family named Heydrich, with blue hair.

Both sides were concealing powerful combatants, and the Envoys themselves possessed considerable combatant strength.

They greeted each other and confirmed their identities and names.

"Then let's go.

The Reception Area is ready.

We can eat and talk," Victor said courteously, turning around and walking in front.

This meeting was actually a small matter, very relaxed, but it could bring him great merit.

After this, his position might even jump multiple ranks.

Regarding the intelligence on Wano Country, it needed to be provided by the Kronos Kingdom.

Both sides needed to participate in the support for the Kurozumi Clan.

Understanding the internal situation of Wano Country, how to provide support, help the Kurozumi Clan with their development, and conduct stable trade were the matters they needed to discuss.

Leaving aside other ore for now, when it comes to seastone, the more the better.

Only by helping the Kurozumi Clan, without interference from Wano Country's internal factions, could more ore be mined.

Unlike now, where it was all done secretly.

Soon, the three sides confirmed the specific cooperation plan, the Ore Transportation Route, and the infiltration work into Wano Country.

Sengoku, sitting in a corner, remained silent, watching as two Superpowers and the World Government casually decided the future of a Kingdom.

It was then that he truly realized the terrifying nature of Superpowers, who were entities capable of completely equal dialogue with the World Government.

Some issues regarding the safety of certain Transportation Routes would require the Marines' intervention.

There was no need to elaborate on this; the existence of seastone meant the Marines would definitely need to use it.

As for the matter of the Kurozumi Clan inviting "Tyrant Bear" Morant, Hades hadn't even told his subordinates.

Who knew if Morant would refuse?

"Then, happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

The meeting only lasted two hours, which was not long.

The final result brought joy to all parties.

This meant that the Kronos Kingdom would lose its monopoly over the trade with Wano Country.

However, facing Wano Country's counterattack, both the World Government and the Eternal Kingdom would need to contribute strength.

To be precise, this share was yielded to them by the Kronos Kingdom.

Meanwhile, "Tyrant Bear" Morant, who did not want to survive in the cracks between Top-tier Great Pirates, was persuaded by Kurozumi Semimaru.

He was preparing to make Wano Country his Core Base.

Its vast area, rich resources, mineral deposits, and easily defensible terrain all attracted him.

As long as he could occupy Wano Country, he would gain a continuous stream of abundant wealth.

Wano Country was located in the southern part of the New World's middle section.

The powerful Byrnndi Pirates were not keen on territorial expansion, which allowed him to see an opportunity to occupy a place in this vast Sea Area.

Kurozumi Semimaru's efficiency could be said to be very high.

As the current helmsman of the Kurozumi Family, he urgently hoped for the Kurozumi Clan to return to their peak.

And to destroy Wano Country, which was ruled by the Kozuki Clan.

Having once stayed on the Rocks Pirates' ship, Kurozumi Semimaru had extensive knowledge.

He was very clear about the intelligence regarding the various Daimyo and the Shogun of Wano Country.

It possessed many swordsmen with powerful strength, as well as tens of thousands of Samurai.

Such strength was not something the Tyrant Bear Pirate Group alone could deal with.

After all, aside from "Tyrant Bear" Morant, the other members of the Tyrant Bear Pirate Group would find it difficult to resist Wano Country's elite Samurai.

Therefore, in addition to the Tyrant Bear Pirate Group, Kurozumi Semimaru also planned to find other pirate crews to come to Wano Country.

Using interests to drive these fierce pirates to resist Wano Country, constantly depleting Wano Country's strength.

At the very least, before Wano Country's strength was depleted to a certain degree, the Kurozumi Clan did not want to reveal themselves.

In just two months' time.

Besides the Tyrant Bear Pirate Group, Kurozumi Semimaru also contacted the Explosion Pirate Group, as well as several pirate crews established by Mid-High Ranking Cadres of the Rocks Pirates that had some fame in the New World.

These were all people Kurozumi Semimaru had known before.

Adding these pirate crews together, the total number of pirates exceeded five thousand.

This was already a very large strength.

Even if they couldn't resolve Wano Country completely, they could still severely damage Wano Country.

Under Kurozumi Semimaru's instigation, attracted by the huge interests, these pirate crews were heading towards Wano Country one by one.

Due to concerns that "Tyrant Bear" Morant alone might not be enough powerful combatant, the Explosion Pirate Group was specifically sought out by Kurozumi Semimaru.

"The Blaster" Wendigo, whose right arm had self-destructed before his capture, had recovered and was replaced with a mechanical arm.

While it looked real on the surface, it was actually covered with simulated arm skin.

Although Kurozumi Semimaru knew many strongmen from the former Rocks Pirates, he ultimately chose these two.

Because they had both been imprisoned in Impel Down, and after getting out, they were alone and needed to rebuild their pirate crews.

Therefore, their factions were somewhat weak.

Having only powerful strength was not enough; if their faction was too weak, they couldn't occupy much Territory at all.

Territory like Wano Country, rich in resources, was what they craved, enough to allow them to develop quickly.

Kurozumi Semimaru truly understood people's hearts.

Or rather, it was precisely because of this that the Kurozumi Clan was able to develop to this extent with Hades's support.

And Wano Country was able to fall into this situation in such a short time.