Harvest and Plans

"After one year of operation, the casino generated a total revenue of 4.8 billion Belly. Of this, 40% (1.92 billion Belly) was used for operating costs, and 80 million Berries were retained in the accounts. Of the remaining 2.8 billion, you will each receive a total of 1.55 billion Belly."

On the island, Vivi sat in the chair in front of Xia Qiu, holding a notebook, and told Xia Qiu about the casino's operations over the past year.

"1.55 billion Belly? That's a bit low."

Xia Qiu felt that this income was not much. According to the calculation of Belly to one hundred Belly for a newspaper, the purchasing power was not high.

Vivi smiled and said, "It's just the beginning, but it's growing every quarter. The casino's revenue was 600 million Belly in the third quarter of last year, 1.1 billion Belly in the fourth quarter, and 1.4 billion Belly in the first quarter of this year, and 1.6 billion Belly in the second quarter. Revenue has been growing steadily, and the revenue in the third and fourth quarters of this year can reach more than 1.8 billion Belly, and the total revenue for this year will reach 7 billion Belly. Reaching 10 billion next year will not be a problem."

"Um."

Xia Qiu nodded. This figure was already quite high for the first year, and the revenue for the second half of the year and next year would be even higher.

Revenue will grow for at least three years, and if there are no problems, it should be able to stabilize at 150 to 200 billion Belly.

If we're talking about Gild Tesoro King of Casinos, not counting other businesses, his annual casino revenue alone would be at least 500 billion Belly.

"Regarding the intelligence organization we've been discussing," Vivi continued, "It currently has 120 members. Eighty of them are Alabasta soldiers or citizens, and forty are from Baroque Works or new members recruited through Baroque Works. This composition gives the intelligence organization two directions. Those selected from Alabasta are mainly responsible for infiltrating hostile forces, gathering information on pirate groups, and collecting intelligence within the country. As for your subordinates, they are responsible for gathering information on naval movements and infiltrating other countries."

The two groups used different methods.

Alabasta is protected by the Navy and is a member of the World Government, so it is not appropriate for them to directly attack the Navy.

They used Alabasta as their base of operations, while simultaneously gathering information on pirate forces and reporting these forces to Xia Qiu.

As for the navy, that can only be handled by Xia Qiu's people.

"We still don't have enough manpower, but we don't need to infiltrate the navy too much. We just need to grasp the general direction of the naval commanders. There's no need to obtain power or more specific information."

Xia Qiu does not require Baroque Works members to become naval officers, such as captains or lieutenants.

All you need is a lieutenant, or even a lower-ranking officer, but enough to know the basic movements of naval commanders.

"I will be careful."

Vivi nodded, placed the notebook on the table beside her, and looked at Xia Qiu, asking, "Why do I feel that the president has changed?"

"Change?"

Xia Qiu looked at her and asked, "What changes?"

Vivi thought for a moment and said, "You look bigger, your body seems to have grown longer, but not by too much. Secondly, your legs have changed when you're with Robin, it's like your crocodile legs have turned into dinosaur legs, they're thicker and allow you to stand up. Also, your body has become more robust, your tail has become longer and has grown spikes."

Xia Qiu is currently about 58 meters long, and has a huge body.

Secondly, its six legs have completely degenerated into those of a dinosaur, which are very thick, capable of standing upright, and are powerful.

The first four legs are like the hind legs of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, strong and powerful, while the last two legs are even taller and thicker, which causes Xia Qiu's body to lean slightly forward and downward.

Secondly, the tail. After eating crocodiles, the tail begins to change, slowly elongating, like a crocodile's tail, about 1.5 meters long. At the end of the tail, the caudal fin begins to degenerate and becomes smaller and smaller.

By eating dinosaurs, Xia Qiu's tail fin completely degenerated, and its tail grew to about four meters long, with thick bony spikes growing on it, inherited from the Stegosaurus.

Furthermore, Stegosaurus bony plates grew between the second and first dorsal fins, as well as between the second dorsal fin and the initial section of the tail, which could protect the spine.

Xia Qiu's head horns were no longer round, but rather the upper sides bulged up slowly, as if something was about to break through the scales.

Finally, there's the neck. Xia Qiu's neck has grown to three meters long, slightly tilted upwards, and incredibly thick.

The Xia Qiu of today no longer resemble a fish or a crocodile, but rather a deformed reptile.

Xia Qiu's attack methods have also become more diverse, including teeth, head, arms, six legs, tail, dorsal fin, and bony plates, which can basically cover the area around the body.

Although further evolution is still needed, the focus should be on strengthening.

"I am growing up."

Xia Qiu said softly.

"I've never seen a creature like you before."

Vivi shook her head and chuckled, then said with a smile, "But being able to speak and possessing wisdom far surpassing that of ordinary people is already an incredible thing."

"Let's not discuss this anymore."

Xia Qiu said to Vivi, "I need you to investigate two people for me."

"Two people? Who?" Vivi asked curiously.

Xia Qiu said, "The two Vice Admiral in the navy are nicknamed Onigumo and Dalmatia Doma."

Vivi frowned and asked, "What do you want with the Navy? Vice Admiral, no less."

Xia Qiu said softly, "I need to kill them, and I need your help."

"Are you going to kill the Vice Admiral?" Vivi asked hesitantly, "But you promised me..."

"We are talking about ordinary people; they are not included."

Xia Qiu looked at Vivi and said, "Besides, these two people aren't good people. They're the ones who initiated the Buster Call. You should have heard of them, right?"

Vivi nodded and said, "I've heard that it's a kind of indiscriminate, destructive attack on the area that sends the signal, completely wiping out the affairs and people in the target area. It seems that only Fleet Admiral and Admiral can launch such attacks."

"It can also be authorized to certain special people for use."

Xia Qiu said, "But once it's launched, the target will inevitably be reduced to ruins, and no one will survive. Many of their actions are not just. And they have killed too many people and destroyed too many places, including Robin's hometown."

"Robin?"

Vivi was somewhat surprised.

Xia Qiu said, "Nineteen years ago, they attacked Ohara and completely destroyed Ohara. Just because Ohara was investigating the Void Century of History, and they killed so many people in order to hide the past. Robin, who was only eight years old at the time, managed to escape, but was then framed for destroying six naval warships. How could an eight-year-old child have done that?"

"So you did all this for Robin?" Vivi asked curiously.

"That's right. She was only eight years old at the time, and a bounty of 79 million Belly was placed on her head. She suffered too much." Xia Qiu said, "She is my benefactor, so I want to avenge her and kill them. I investigated for a long time and finally found two of them, but they were not Vice Admiral, but rear Rear Admiral who were on the ship."

"So that's how it is."

Vivi looked at Xia Qiu and asked, "You're targeting Marine Vice Admiral the Buster Call?"

"That's right."

Xia Qiu nodded and said, "I need these."

"So this is the plan you mentioned that needs my help? I can't afford to go against the Navy," Vivi couldn't help but say.

"This is certainly not the plan you're helping with."

Xia Qiu replied, "That plan has nothing to do with the navy, but he is still an executioner with hundreds or thousands of lives under his command."

"That's good, but..."

Vivi hesitated. Even after learning what the Vice Admiral had done, she was still unwilling to go to war with the government.

Xia Qiu looked at Vivi and said, "My strength may not be enough to defeat a Vice Admiral, so it's very dangerous. If I die, then Baroque Works will be handed over to you to control."

"But it's too difficult to infiltrate to the Vice Admiral level."

Vivi was somewhat persuaded, but she still thought about the potential hidden dangers involved.

With her intelligence capabilities, she could at most infiltrate some lower-level units and become a sailor.

Xia Qiu said, "We only need to keep track of their movements, such as the branch base they are in, what large-scale mission they are going to, and which country they are going to. Therefore, there is no need to get too close. As long as we grasp the main routes, I will go and attack them myself later."

"That's not difficult, especially considering their location."

Vivi thought for a moment, then looked at Xia Qiu and said, "But it may take some time."

"Thanks."

Xia Qiu said to Vivi, "I will wait for your news."

"Um."

Vivi stood up and said, "Then I'll head back now."

"See you next time."

Xia Qiu said softly, and seeing Vivi turn and leave, she felt relieved.

There are two directions for strengthening Xia Qiu: Reinforcement Energy and Haki.

Haki, in particular, is extremely important. Whether it is Observation Haki or Armament Haki, it can greatly increase one's strength.

Observation Haki allows one to detect their opponent, while Armament Haki enhances one's attack and defense capabilities, and most importantly, it allows one to attack Logia.

In the navy, Vice Admiral almost always possess Haki.

Therefore, Xia Qiu wanted to hunt down Vice Admiral, and the Vice Admiral contained a large amount of Reinforcement Energy, enough for him to evolve.

However, the Vice Admiral admiral is too strong. He possesses Armament Haki, and even with his power slightly reduced underwater, he can easily kill himself.

Therefore, Xia Qiu selected two targets: Onigumo and Doma. (Onigumo's sword is controlled by his hair, but he is indeed Devil Fruit User; there are manga illustrations showing his buttocks transformed into spider buttocks.)

Both of them are Devil Fruit User. If we take them into the deep sea, attack their warships, and sink them in the ocean, they will have little chance of resisting.

Furthermore, Onigumo has displayed two types of Haki: Observation Haki and Armament Haki.

Xia Qiu planned to kill them, but he couldn't track them down, so he needed a source of intelligence. Now that the intelligence organization was established, they could track their whereabouts, and all he needed to do was persuade Vivi.

Xia Qiu used Robin as an excuse to erase Vivi's sense of justice by pointing out the evil deeds these two had committed. So, the only thing that would stop Vivi was her fear of the Navy.

Next, he tried to persuade Vivi by saying that the opponent was strong and that he might not be able to win, and that he would give Vivi Baroque Works after his death.

Given her willingness to die for her cause and the potential reward, Vivi was unlikely to refuse.

Once I find information about the two men, I can ambush them in the deep sea.

Of course, it will probably take some time to obtain the intelligence, and we need to find a suitable opportunity.

After Vivi left, Xia Qiu called Zala over and said to her, "The close combat expert I asked you to find is currently ranked sixth, right?"

Zala nodded and said, "That's right, his name is Alken, and he's a boxer."

At present, the Baroque Works is still vacant, but all other Senior Agent and Intermediate Agent are in place.

MR2 is Mr. 2 Bon Clay, MR3 is Heckle, and MR4 is Cecilia. They are all users of the Bird-Bird Fruit, an ostrich-like ability, skilled in kicking techniques, and fight using their legs.

Mr. 5 is the Devil Fruit User, also known as the Booger Man in the original work. After being discovered by Baroque Works, he was invited to join them.

Xia Qiu looked at Zala and said, "Then call MR5 over and prepare some fruit."

"What do you want?"

When Zala heard Xia Qiu's words, she recalled how Heckle had obtained the fruit.

Xia Qiu said, "His Devil Fruit is very powerful, but he himself is very weak. Without the Devil Fruit's ability, it's questionable whether he could even defeat Hundred Million Elder. So I want to transfer the Devil Fruit."

Mr. 5 relied too much on his Devil Fruit ability, making his own strength pitifully weak, and he was easily defeated.

Among Doflamingo's subordinates is a Devil Fruit User, who can detonate anything he touches.

The Bomb-Bomb Fruit is the explosion of parts of the body, including boogers, exhaled air, and kicking techniques.

There are differences between the two, and each has its own strengths.

The Devil Fruit User, capable of detonating surrounding objects with tremendous explosive power.

However, it requires close combat and excels in ranged attacks and explosive damage.

As for the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, the best way to use it is in close combat, and the body remains intact after the explosion. For example, if you kick out and cause an explosion, your leg will be fine.

If the Bomb-Bomb Fruit were given to a close-combat expert, and every punch and kick, every breath he exhaled was explosive, then one plus one would be far greater than two.

Therefore, Xia Qiu has been searching for MR5 and a powerful melee fighter. Now MR5 has joined Baroque Works, and that Alken can reach the sixth rank through his own fighting ability, so his strength must be quite good.

If the Bomb-Bomb Fruit were given to Alken, he could even reach the level of MR4, making him stronger than the original two combined.

By then, he could be ranked at the same level as Paula Fonclai Helicia, and he would have five top experts under his command.

"Then I'll go prepare."

Zala nodded, then looked at Xia Qiu and asked, "Is there anything else you need?"

Xia Qiu said, "Next, we will continue to screen agents with strong physical abilities, and at the same time, go to the black market to buy Devil Fruit."

He hopes to create powerful Devil Fruit User. The stronger their physical attributes, the better the effect of their abilities. Speed is crucial in the use of almost all abilities.

Not long ago, he obtained a Devil Fruit and tested its power with the Million Elder. Bird-Bird Fruit, with an ostrich form. So he began to look for a suitable target.

Baroque Works found a woman named Cecilia in the South China Sea who worked as a bounty hunter. She was invited to join Baroque Works and given a fruit.

Before she ate the fruit, she was no match for Alken, but after eating it, she easily defeated Mr. 5. At least in terms of kicking skills, she was no less than Mr. 2 Bon Clay.

Therefore, as long as you have the right people, you can definitely train a strong team of subordinates.

Four thousand words, this is the only update. I've wasted a lot of time, and it's already midnight. I'll see if I can fix it tomorrow.