Taking Back a Piece of the Cake!

On August 2, 1943 (according to the Sea Calendar), Brigadier General Forrest Vidal, adjutant of the naval base in the Sabaody Archipelago, reached an agreement with the major powers on the island.

First, Vidal agreed to replace the marines with automatic large-scale Image Den Den Mushi for patrols at stations 50-59 and 70-79, but would not remove the watchtowers on the main road, and promised not to arrest the bounty-bearing pirates if they did not cause trouble in the area.

Note: This only applies to pirates with a bounty of 50 million Beli or less. For those with a bounty higher, Vidal will decide whether to arrest them.

Note: The scope of the disturbance is based on the Navy's law enforcement authority.

Note: All factions are allowed to issue warnings to pirates who attempt to land on the island.

Second, remove the warships from the shipyard's sea outlet and cease verifying the identities of ships entering and leaving the area.

Third, the Navy can request intelligence support from various forces, such as informing them of the identity and location of the guests, the pirate crew to which the coated ship belongs, the departure time, or other necessary assistance.

Fourth, Area 0, where GRs 1 through 9 are located, will be placed under the jurisdiction of the Marine Base. All forces in this area must withdraw by the end of September, and the navy will conduct a sweep in October.

Fifth, the signatory forces will pay Vidal 100 million Beli annually as private protection fees, which can be replaced with Devil Fruits.

Sixth, all parties that signed the agreement shall not, directly or indirectly, sabotage any Den Den Mushi deployed by the Navy. Otherwise, regardless of the model, a fine of ten million Beli will be imposed for each Den Den Mushi, and the instigator and the instigator will be arrested. Those who disobey may be executed on the spot.

After the agreement, which Kinoshita and others regarded as the 'August 2 Unequal Treaty,' was formally passed, the Sabaody Archipelago remained calm for nearly three months.

This relieved everyone.

After all, the peak period for pirates from the seven sea routes to arrive at Sabaody is approaching.

For the residents, the only change in the Inn Street and shipyard was the disappearance of the patrolling marine squads.

But there were two large Den Den Mushi, each over a meter tall, slowly moving around on the street. There were also many Image Den Den Mushi pointing at the street from the roof beams. Finally, a large loudspeaker was placed on the naval-style blue and white painted watchtower at the intersection of the main road.

Residents of the Soap Bubble Park and the Tourist Souvenir Area woke up early to find many sailors patrolling the streets and numerous Den Den Mushi) on their heads.

While the people in these four normal areas are relatively stable, the 'residents' of Area 0 are already panicking.

Because of the large number of naval forces that appeared in places like the Inn Street in the previous months, many pirates who did not have time to escape the island or whose ships were seized have flocked to these lawless areas.

Therefore, this place is much, much more chaotic than in previous years!

But now, the mainstream forces in Grove 0 have all packed their bags and left overnight!

This prompted many small groups and individuals to start inquiring around.

"What did you say!"

"The navy will sweep through this area next month?"

"This is no longer a lawless zone, but a naval-controlled area?"

"That's right, so you'd better hurry up and leave, or you'll get arrested!"

"Then, what do we do?"

"What do you mean, what to do? How about we go to District 10 or District 20 together? If you have money, you can stay in the Inn Street. I heard that as long as you don't cause trouble, the navy there won't arrest people randomly anymore."

Just as this petty thug, who belonged to a powerful organization, finished speaking impatiently and was about to turn and leave, he suddenly found a tall man blocking his way.

What are you going to do?

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask you, how's the situation with our detained ship?"

The tall man looked down expressionlessly at the small-time hoodlum who was shrouded in his shadow, while dozens of armed pirates walked up behind him.

"Uh, this..." The thug nervously took two steps back.

"I... I heard that the ships of those foreign pirates have already been sold by the Navy to those shipyards."

"They sold our ship?" The pirates, led by the tall man, stared in disbelief. Then, one of them jumped up and shouted angrily, "Why did they sell our ship?!"

"Shameless!"

"That's outrageous!"

"Are we pirates, or are the marines here pirates?"

"Doesn't this mean that if we want to get the ship back, we'll have to pay those coating shops to buy it back?"

"But our treasure is all on the ship!" a pirate murmured in despair, covering his face.

Previously, when they were doing the coating process, there were always people watching over the ship. But when the navy came, everyone ran away. Who dared to continue watching the ship?

[Bang!]

The tall man angrily grabbed the thug by the neck and lifted him up. The thug could only kick his legs in fear, his face growing redder and redder.

Fortunately, his pain didn't last long; with a snap, his neck was broken and he was thrown aside.

"The navy and the coating shop, how dare they team up to swindle me!" The tall man gritted his teeth, glaring in the direction of the shipyard.

In his view, the whole thing was a joint plan by the two parties!

"A bunch of despicable and shameless bastards!"

At this moment, he wasn't the only one cursing; practically all the pirates had only just heard the news that they could go back to the Inn Street when they heard that their own ships were gone.

Without a boat, there's no money; without money, how can you stay in a hotel, or even buy a boat?

This is a dead end!

Therefore, they actually only had two options: either stay in Sabaody for a while to work and earn money, or go to the shipyard to steal a ship.

What will they choose?

Three days later, Vidal, who was equally interested, summoned Colonel Noel was now also serving as his secretary.

How is the shipyard doing?

Noel Colonel, "You guessed right! Those pirates aren't going to work; they've all gone to rob ships!"

"And the result?" Vidal blew on the steam rising from his cup of green tea.

"The result was that they fell headlong into an encirclement prepared by various powerful forces. Those pirates who are still alive are probably wearing collars and sitting in the human auction jail waiting to be sold."

Vidal was amazed when he heard this; these local bullies were really something else.

You know, they were the ones who asked to buy those pirate ships from him. He originally thought they were just after the ships themselves, but it turns out they were using them as bait to lure out the pirates!

Now they not only got the ship and its treasure, but they also got a sum of money from selling slaves, which somewhat made up for the losses of the previous few months.

However, Vidal knew they would only do this once.

This time, all the pirates who came to the island before, whether or not they tried to steal the ship, will definitely be wiped out.

Otherwise, who knows if they'll tell anyone?

Vidal seems to have already foreseen the countless chases and escapes taking place in Grove 0. He doesn't need to worry about it as long as they keep the situation within Sector 0 and Sector 10.

"I'll give you a future urban planning map of Grove 0 in a couple of days. You can enlarge it into a large map and put it on the main streets of several areas."

"Tell the residents that this place will be free of pirates, human traffickers, and other criminals in the future."

"What do you want?" Colonel Noel asked, puzzled.

"By renting or selling the houses and shops, the navy will have another source of income."

Vidal turned his chair around and looked out the window, his gaze fixed on the blue sky, but also on the future. Even now, he is still tirelessly preparing for the future.

One day, he will make all the revenue of the Sabaody Archipelago belong to the Navy.

I've only managed to snatch a piece of cake.

Not enough!

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