Two Suggestions from Wood

"Rat Plague Dick, bounty 17 million Beli, no abilities, imprisoned on Level 1, Crimson Hell."

"Spring Hand Beb, bounty 30 million Beli, no abilities, imprisoned on Level 2, Beast Hell."

"Plague Bearer Yaou, bounty 130 million Beli, pirate with a bounty over 100 million, extremely brutal and cunning.

Logia-type Devil Fruit, the Sickness-Sickness Fruit user, imprisoned on Level 5, Extreme Cold Hell."

Following the information provided by the Marines, the jail warden began ordering the Blugori, creatures resembling blue gorillas, to bring out ankle chains and shackle the criminals.

For criminals without abilities, ordinary handcuffs were used. However, for Devil Fruit users, shackles made of Seastone were employed.

Seastone was a relatively precious resource on the seas, and even Impel Down couldn't afford to equip every prisoner with Seastone shackles.

"Judging whether someone is an ability user based solely on written information from the Marines seems a bit hasty.

What if... I mean, what if they're hiding the fact that they're an ability user?"

Watching the pirates being systematically shackled and sent into the Impel Down cells, Wood couldn't help but complain from the side.

If he remembered correctly, in the original story, Buggy the Clown was able to wander freely throughout Impel Down precisely because he hid his status as a Devil Fruit user.

In the past, Wood had thought this was just a plot device. But now, he was genuinely surprised that Impel Down's imprisonment ritual was so casual.

"Do you have a different opinion then? Or perhaps you lack confidence in the intelligence gathered by your Marines?"

Hearing Wood's sudden interjection, the Impel Down jail warden, holding a demon trident, flew in front of Wood. He seemed somewhat interested in Wood's words.

To be honest, the Impel Down jail warden, Saldeath, wasn't too fond of Marine Headquarters. The latter had been increasing their workload lately.

Therefore, upon hearing Wood, a Marine, questioning Marine Headquarters' intelligence, Saldeath didn't reprimand him. Instead, he showed a look of keen interest.

"No, I'm not questioning Marine Headquarters' intelligence capabilities... I just think it's never wrong to be cautious.

After all, pirates are cunning, and it's normal for them to hold back. It's not impossible for them to hide the fact that they are ability users."

Hearing Saldeath's implied accusation, Wood quickly waved his hands, indicating a misunderstanding. He still wanted to earn enough experience to become a Captain in a branch office and had no intention of becoming a traitor.

"As everyone knows, the weakness of Devil Fruit users is seawater. So why not prepare a bucket of seawater for each of them before they are imprisoned..."

Saldeath left with a group of Blugori, taking with them a large batch of sorted pirates.

As he was leaving, Saldeath specifically looked back at Wood and mentioned that he would discuss Wood's other suggestion with the warden of Impel Down.

Since Wood's suggestion of dousing with seawater wasn't troublesome, Saldeath ultimately accepted the advice and had the Blugori pour seawater over the prisoners.

Trying it out revealed something unexpected: one of the individuals they had classified as having no abilities suddenly collapsed to the ground as if drained of all strength after being doused with seawater.

Upon realizing his exposure, this ability user glared angrily at Wood in the crowd.

His Devil Fruit ability was actually not suited for escaping prison. Even without the Seastone shackles, he wouldn't have been able to escape Impel Down.

However, as a Devil Fruit user, he naturally detested seawater and Seastone.

Even while imprisoned, he could have been as energetic as an ordinary person. But now, with the Seastone shackles, his condition instantly became sickly, even worse than that of an ordinary person.

As for Wood's second suggestion to Saldeath, it was to consider that for some powerful Devil Fruit users, they should be shackled not only at the ankles but also at the wrists!

Wood remembered that Shiki the Golden Lion had cruelly cut off his own feet to escape his Seastone shackles and then use his Paramecia-type "Float-Float Fruit" ability.

If their wrists were also shackled, even Shiki, in his desperation, probably wouldn't have cut off both his hands, right?

The reason Impel Down later shackled both hands and feet was due to the Golden Lion's escape. Now, Wood was simply suggesting this in advance.

However, Saldeath, as a jail warden, had no authority to make such decisions. The craftsmanship to cut Seastone handcuffs was already extremely difficult, and even adding one pair of handcuffs per prisoner would be a considerable expense.

"You're quite something, kid. How dare you talk to Saldeath like that just now. Don't let his short stature fool you.

Being able to work in Impel Down, dealing with those criminals every day, and commanding those monstrous jail beasts shows he's not someone to be trifled with.

Do you know what those blue gorilla-like creatures are? They're called Blugori, also known as the fighters of the sea. Each one possesses strength comparable to a pirate with a bounty over ten million."

Wood and the other newcomers were led by a senior Marine stationed at Impel Down. During the walk, the veterans reminded the newcomers not to provoke the management staff within Impel Down.

While speaking, they specifically looked at Wood, emphasizing how dangerous Saldeath, who had seemed quite approachable moments ago, actually was.

The Marine office located within Impel Down was a small compartment above Level 1, Crimson Hell. The small room was piled high with various files and documents, mostly pertaining to the pirates within Impel Down.

Although this area was technically inside Impel Down, it was considered an outer perimeter.

Marines were still Marines, and they were not part of the Impel Down system. Even working here, one needed to go through numerous checks to access the prisoner floors of Impel Down.

Of course, the Marines stationed at Impel Down had little interest in the prisoners of Impel Down. Unless the situation was special, they wouldn't even want to go down to the prisoner floors.

Impel Down had a total of six levels, but each level was a hell. The deeper the level, the more severe the environment and the more brutal the punishments for the prisoners.

Even though they were Marines and not the ones being punished, witnessing the screaming prisoners each time sent shivers down their spines.

And then there were the non-human beasts walking around Impel Down; encountering them each time brought an immense sense of dread.