thefictionvixens Chapter 120 Negotiations Break Down, Post-War Trivial Matters
Chapter 120 Negotiations Break Down, Post-War Trivial Matters
After settling Bakin and Makima in, Kaido arrived at the banquet, where Dragon had been waiting for a long time.
Sunny stepped forward and took the initiative to explain the situation to Kaido.
"Garp's son?"
Kaido looked Dragon up and down with a hint of surprise.
At only 21 years old, Dorag still looks quite young, and there are no so-called slipper print markings on his face.
Moreover, he exudes a vibrant and energetic aura.
To describe it specifically, it feels very similar to those college graduates who had just graduated and started looking for jobs in Kaido's previous life.
While Kaido was sizing up Dragon, Dragon was naturally also observing Kaido.
Standing at 7.1 meters tall, his physique is exaggeratedly large, but his overall body proportions are very harmonious.
His muscles are strong yet aesthetically pleasing, his face is resolute, and he exudes an air of authority even without anger.
He exuded an aura of dominance over the world.
Even though he was clearly inferior to top-tier powerhouses like Shiki, Roger, and Sengoku, Dragon still had a strange feeling.
That is, Kaido in the future may be even more powerful than those people!
"Just say it directly, what does the Warring States period want to discuss by sending you here?"
While observing Dragon, Kaido naturally also used the system's identification function.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this kid's talent ceiling is also 130.
Furthermore, their current strength has already reached the level of nearly one hundred elite lieutenant generals.
However, Kaido has no intention of recruiting Dragon right now.
It's not the right time to recruit this kid yet.
The best time to recruit him will be when he has seen too much of the dark side of the World Government and has awakened to the need to find another way out.
Therefore, Kaido is now completely in a businesslike manner.
Upon hearing this, Dorrag neither became angry nor said anything more.
Sunny had already discussed everything with him, so now it was just business, conveying the message that Sengoku wanted him to convey.
"Admiral Sengoku hopes that, starting today, the Beasts Pirates will cease attacking the World Government member states on the Grand Line!"
"What are the conditions?"
Kaido sat down cross-legged by the campfire, and a pirate came over carrying a huge bone and meat.
Kaido picked up a piece of meat and took a bite, then waved his hand, and tons of wine appeared on the open ground of the plaza.
The pirates cheered and opened the barrels to drink.
Kaido glanced at Dragon standing beside him. "You're not thinking of saying there's no compensation, are you? Sengoku is trying to get something for nothing, and I'm not going to agree to that!"
"Of course there are conditions..."
Upon hearing this, Dorrag was quite helpless.
He had actually considered using some negotiation techniques in this matter.
But Kaido in front of him made him give up the idea.
I have a feeling that once he uses those negotiation techniques, Kaido will never look at him the same way again.
So he directly gave the price that the Warring States period had told him to pay.
"As a price for the Beasts Pirates ceasing their attacks on the member states, the Navy will no longer launch attacks against the Beasts Pirates."
"At the same time, the Beasts Pirates will also gain the power to attack any force, except for attacking the homeland of a member state."
Upon hearing this, Kaido let out a soft chuckle.
"That guy from the Warring States period is using the power that I already possess to make a deal; he has absolutely no sincerity."
"The negotiations have broken down!"
Kaido looked at Dragon and said in a deep voice, "Go back and tell Sengoku."
"If you want me to stop attacking member states, you either have to do what the West Blue did and entrust me with the defense of the first half of the Grand Line."
"Either the member states hand over the celestial gold to me, or there's no point in discussing anything else!!"
Dorrag frowned slightly.
"Kaido, why are you so stubborn? You know perfectly well that Admiral Sengoku would never agree to these conditions."
"Furthermore, the fleets of Admiral Sengoku and Admiral Zephyr are currently anchored in the waters southeast of the island. Aren't you worried at all?!"
"Uro ro ro..."
Kaido responded with a cold laugh, "If the two of them had a chance to arrest me, why would they send you here to negotiate?"
Dragon glanced at Kaido with a complicated expression, then said nothing more, leaping into the air and heading back towards the Navy fleet.
Not long after.
Dragon returned to the Sengoku period.
"How did the negotiations go?" Sengoku asked after waiting all day.
Dragon shook his head slightly. "The negotiations have broken down."
"Kaido said that there are only two conditions for him not to attack the member states."
"One is to entrust the defense of the first half of the Grand Line to him, just like the Dragon Kingdom in the West Blue."
"The second is to get the member states to hand over the Heavenly Gold to him."
Upon hearing this, Sengoku and Zefu both frowned.
"This Kaido... he's far too arrogant!"
Zephyr muttered under his breath, "Just because you have the ability to fly, you think you're so arrogant?!"
The Warring States period remained silent.
There's no way he could agree to Kaido's conditions again.
The matter of entrusting the defense of the West Sea to the Dragon Kingdom back then.
The original intention was to weaken Kaido's strength through the numerous pirates in the West Blue, and then the Navy would take him down in one fell swoop once Kaido's power was weakened!
result……
Sengoku's plan was good, but in reality, Kaido developed the Land of Dragons in a very orderly manner.
Most of the lower-class people in the West Blue who could not survive in their own country, except for a few who were willing to go to sea and become pirates, actively headed towards the Dragon Kingdom, hoping to become citizens of the Dragon Kingdom.
Under these circumstances, the Dragon Kingdom is thriving, while the number of pirates in the West Blue is decreasing day by day.
Sengoku had no idea what would happen if he entrusted the defense of the islands in the first half of the Grand Line to Kaido.
But at the very least, he would never allow another oddity like the Dragon Kingdom to appear.
"General of the Warring States Period, what should we do next?"
"Dorag asked with a hint of anticipation."
Although, in Sunny's description, the Dragon Kingdom of the West Sea is about to become the paradise of the West Sea.
But having never actually seen Dragon in person, he clearly preferred to imprison Kaido in Impel Down.
Upon hearing this, Zhan Guo shook his head slightly.
"Let's go back."
"Huh?! Why?!"
Dorrag was puzzled, Sengoku didn't explain much, and Zephyr had almost no objections.
As for the specific reasons, there are only two.
Firstly, Kaido can fly, and he can fly with his subordinates, making him difficult to capture if they are on guard.
Secondly, Kaido is the son-in-law of a Celestial Dragon.
Therefore, their feelings towards Kaido were quite complex.
According to procedure, there should be no problem for them to capture Kaido, and the Five Elders would be happy to see it happen.
But what happens after you catch them?
Can I kill him?
That's probably not realistic.
Selene's older brother, Garin, has now become the captain of the Knights of God, which has also elevated Selene's status among the Celestial Dragons.
If they really capture Kaido, what will happen if Selene runs back to the Holy Land to cry and make a scene with Garin?
Will Kaido be released again then?
But then, what would be the point of them capturing Kaido?!
Just to highlight their personal achievements and abilities?!
You have to understand, Kaido is no pushover!
Furthermore, it possesses various large-area damage skills and flight capabilities.
Unless Kaido fights to the death, capturing him will inevitably involve huge casualties and costs.
Sengoku and Zephyr were both relatively caring navy personnel, and they really didn't want to do something so pointless.
Including Karp.
His obsession with capturing Roger and his reluctance to deal with Shiki and Kaido is probably partly due to this reason.
Being able to fly gives them an unparalleled advantage in this world!
"Drag, you have to work hard!"
Sengoku patted Dorrag on the shoulder with a meaningful expression.
"To deal with flying pirates, we'll have to rely on people like you with special Devil Fruit abilities in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Dorrag instantly felt a heavy burden pressing down on his shoulders.
He nodded solemnly and said, "Please rest assured, Admiral Sengoku, I will grow stronger as soon as possible! I will strive to cooperate with you as soon as possible to arrest and bring to justice pirates like Shiki and Kaido who can fly!!"
Zhan Guo nodded slightly.
He knew this kid was different from his unreliable father.
Meanwhile, on Kaido's side...
After a lively banquet, he also saw the casualty statistics compiled by Sonny.
With the help of his healing rain, the Beasts Pirates had only a few dozen wounded and a little over 100 dead.
Despite both sides having nearly 15000 troops involved in the battle, such heavy casualties were still inflicted.
"The results are good; we can continue to do this when launching large-scale wars in the future."
Kaido made up his mind.
With the presence of healing rain, the survival rate of veterans can be largely guaranteed.
As long as veterans live long enough, even if they are at the upper limit of ordinary people's growth and their growth is slow, they will eventually be able to approach the theoretical limit.
With a comprehensive combat strength score of over 70, he could be considered an elite officer at the level of a colonel in the Navy.
Being able to mass-produce elites of this caliber, the skill "Healing Rain" is practically a strategic-level ability.
Not to mention, the Beast Pirates have a total of 6000 members, and their numbers will continue to increase in the future. How could each of them possibly have the potential of an ordinary person!
It's not entirely impossible to mass-produce backbone forces like major generals and lieutenant generals of the headquarters with the help of the Healing Rain.
Then, Kaido began to look at the specific list of the dead.
As a veteran brought from the West Blue, Kaido can name everyone. The only ones he is relatively unfamiliar with are the 1500 female slave traders who recently joined his pirate crew.
This is the most basic way to win people's hearts.
Even when distributing compensation to his fallen subordinates in the West Blue, Kaido would personally visit them whenever he had time.
Under such circumstances, the loyalty of the Beast Pirates, if not all of them, would be above 90, but at least in the range of 88 or 89.
After reviewing the list of casualties compiled by Sunny, Kaido sighed softly.
"Another 36 veterans are gone, including several with a talent ceiling of 90..."
But there's nothing we can do about it; war means death.
If you want your subordinates to grow, you can't keep them in an ivory tower.
The reason why a strong person becomes strong is not often because their talent is much higher than that of the dead, but simply because they are lucky enough to survive.
For example, almost every year one or two supernovae appear on the ocean.
In terms of talent, they are all god-level geniuses who could grow into Yonko, if not all of them. At the very least, they have the upper limit of Yonko Vice-Yonko.
result……
In this world, there are only a handful of experts at the level of general candidate or vice-president of the emperor.
Even if the number is greater than that of true generals, it probably wouldn't reach three digits on a global scale.
Compared to the 36 veterans of the Western Sea who died in battle, the newly joined female human traffickers were the majority of those killed in this battle.
More than 70 people died.
This result wasn't too surprising.
On the one hand, few of the female human traffickers had experienced large-scale warfare, and their individual combat capabilities were also somewhat lacking.
On the other hand, there are the rules on Kaido's ship.
For prisoners to become official members, they either have to serve their sentences obediently for 5 years and then be automatically promoted, or they have to prove themselves on the battlefield.
The requirements aren't high.
Killing one enemy will reduce your sentence by one year.
Once you kill a total of 5 enemies, you can instantly upgrade from a convict to a full member of a pirate crew.
Most of the female human traffickers who died in the line of duty were people who wanted to prove themselves as quickly as possible.
After all, no one knows better than human traffickers just how miserable the existence of slaves truly is.
Moreover, there is another benefit to becoming a formal member of a pirate crew.
Those women who were assigned to be sex traffickers would automatically be promoted to concubines in their respective men's eyes.
Although she was still not a free woman and was not yet a legal wife, a concubine could already be considered a formal family member.
With her own efforts, she may have the opportunity to become the true mistress of the house or regain her freedom in the future.
After looking at the list of the dead, Kaido then looked at the list of those who had contributed.
The main group of female human traffickers who killed five or more enemies in this battle and successfully escaped their status as criminals and slaves.
Tonight's banquet is largely dedicated to them.
In addition, there is a list of the treasures looted from this island raid.
The number of casualties was similar to that of a small number.
Because this was a battlefield deliberately arranged by Luigi Arno, the treasure gains were only a few tens of millions of Berries.
If divided equally among everyone, it would be around 1 Berries.
If the distribution were based on merit, those with the least merit would probably not even receive 5000 Berries.
Even so, the lower-ranking pirates had virtually no complaints.
Because they had already made the corresponding psychological preparations before the war started.
The main gains from this battle were the merit of killing enemies and the reputation gained; the treasure was secondary.
After Kaido finished understanding all the post-war matters and named several Beast Pirates at the banquet, promoting them to squad leaders and ordinary officers.
The next day.
The Beast Fleet set sail again, slowly making its way towards the fourth island on their route—Carnival City.