Jaya.
The arrival of the Baroque Works fleet surprised Daddy Masterson and his daughter.
They had already planned to go to the Silver Island in the New World, or to join the revamped Baroque Works.
If they hadn't overheard Tashigi and Ain saying they were going to find Goa Emperor directly, they probably would have gone to the Baroque Works in the early part of the Grand Line.
The people of the Goa Empire and the Baroque Works are now all on Jaya, which gives them a greater opportunity.
Following Wang Shi's orders, Mr. 1 Daz Bones handed over some wanted criminals he had captured along the way to Captain Tashigi.
Although this resulted in fewer bounty rewards being redeemed, it helped to elevate Tashigi's rank, which would benefit the Baroque Works's future development on the Grand Line.
After all, many captains of the anti-piracy warships on the Grand Line are colonels from the Marine Headquarters.
Colonels like Hina, T-Bone, Shu, and Very Good are active in the middle and later sections of the Grand Line Paradise, patrolling the waters between Alabasta, Water 7, and Enies Lobby.
Hina alone could take down most of the Baroque Works' executives.
After all, the colonel in this unit is comparable to a pirate with a bounty of 100 million.
Pirates with bounties below 100 million are few and far between, and are no match for the Colonel of the Marine Headquarters.
The Rear Admiral in this unit is comparable to Supernovas with a net worth of two or three hundred million.
After Rear Admiral Red Flag Drake 'defected' from the Navy, he became Supernovas.
A typical Headquarters Vice Admiral is comparable to an elite pirate from the New World with a bounty of 400-500 million.
Elite Vice Admiral like Onigumo even dared to fight Marco the Phoenix without the slightest fear.
The base commander of Branch Fortress in the Grand Line generally needs to hold the rank of Vice Admiral.
If Tashigi could be developed into a Branch Fortress base leader, the Baroque Works's development in the later stages of the Grand Line would become much easier.
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"Tsk, your emperor is really good to you."
"Not only will he personally go out to capture pirates for you, but he'll also have his Baroque Works under his command assist you."
Ain's 'arrogance' and 'open' way of 'feeding' Tashigi to the Wang Shi is a sight to behold; is it envy or a lament about the unfairness of fate?
In fact, if the Marine Headquarters were to investigate, they would definitely be able to find out about Tashigi's violations.
But with the Goa Empire, the World's Strongest Affiliated Nation, protecting her, even Sengoku the Buddha turns a blind eye to Tashigi.
He allowed Wang Shi to cultivate his own women within the Marine Headquarters.
This is completely unlike Doflamingo's support of Vergo, which had to be done very carefully, with the 'feeding' of him having to be extremely secretive.
They were terrified that the Marine Headquarters would discover Vergo's undercover identity.
But Wang Shi openly cultivated his own woman, and even the Fleet Admiral didn't bother with Wang Shi's affairs.
Especially after the Five Elders intended to recruit Wang Shi as Holy Knight.
Sengoku the Buddha was naturally aware that Shamrock and Gunko had appeared in the Goa Imperial Capital.
If Wang Shi could really become Holy Knight, his status might suddenly be even higher than that of Sengoku the Buddha.
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Tashigi blushed slightly, adjusted her glasses sheepishly, and then ordered her marines to take over the wanted criminals captured by the Baroque Works.
She neither knew how to refuse nor would she accept gifts from the Wang Shi.
Since I've already been promoted without really understanding what happened, being dramatic now will only make me more annoying.
Whether she's disliked or envied in this situation, she doesn't care.
In short, she has the Wang Shi's guarantee; at the very least, she can return to the Goa Empire's Marine Branch as a base commander.
Now all she wants to do is cultivate and become stronger, striving to catch up to the strength corresponding to her military rank.
In order to repay the Wang Shi's high regard.
Daddy Masterson La stared speechlessly at Tashigi. So this colonel from headquarters was one of Goa Emperor's men.
No wonder he became a colonel at such a young age.
However, this female Commodore general must have a very strong background; at such a young age, Commodore has already surpassed countless others.
Daddy Masterson Masdasson is numb.
He had worked incredibly hard, risking his life many times, before finally being promoted to naval ensign.
That already made him one of the best in his class of naval officers.
But compared to these "golden girls," one's end point is someone else's starting point.
The officers of Baroque were also observing the bounty hunter father and daughter, as well as the two beautiful female marines.
Daz Bones sensed a slight threat from Ain; this Commodore seemed stronger than him.
Could she possibly break through her own steel body?
Is this yet another powerful individual who Awakening dual-color Haki?
In the Grand Line Paradise, there aren't many pirates Awakening Haki, so Daz Bones basically has no rivals except for the Supernovas.
He couldn't help but envy the Marine Headquarters, which possessed orthodox training methods; Awakening Haki so quickly. This female Commodore was far stronger than him, a self-taught assassin.
Fortunately, after he gained the backing of the Goa Empire, he also obtained the method to cultivate Haki.
The previous hidden boss, Crocodile, was a complete jerk.
They receive no benefits whatsoever for becoming stronger, yet they're forced to work themselves to the bone to earn money.
After capturing a wanted criminal, a large portion of the reward money is taken as commission.
If you dare to quit, you'll be threatened with death.
There were even two vultures and sea otters that were always on guard and had the right to execute prisoners.
I don't know if I was out of my mind to join Baroque Works.
Fortunately, the criminal organization Baroque Works has now been upgraded to the Baroque Bounty Hunters Guild, and even their arrest warrants have been withdrawn.
His Wang Shi's power and authority far surpass Crocodile's.
"Shouldn't we hand that pirate over to Tashigi?"
Ain saw Foxy the Foxy the Silver Fox. If that guy Shuzo were here, he would definitely execute these pirates on the spot.
"This is a pirate personally selected by the boss for capture."
Mr3 Gardino responded with a professional smile.
"Does His Wang Shi intend to recruit this pirate?"
Ain was somewhat aloof; after that incident, she, like Zephyr, deeply loathed pirates.
These former bounty hunters of Baroque Works are criminal-type bounty hunters who spare no one, whether it's pirates or nobles and wealthy people on missions.
Their bounties primarily come from assassinating nobles and plundering the wealthy.
Ain managed to suppress her disgust and not so obviously hate these criminals whose warrants had been withdrawn.
But she made no attempt to hide her disgust and murderous intent towards Foxy, a pure pirate.
Crocodile's desire to fund the civil war in Alabasta has driven Baroque Works to stop at nothing to make money.
Cactus Island is a graveyard for pirates; every 'spike' is a tombstone.
Sand Crocodile truly treated the executives of Baroque Works like cattle and horses to make money.
They even had to do rough work like hunting whales.
They were truly the worst of the worst, not only required to be self-sufficient, but also had to earn money and hand it over to the government.
Crocodile even dared to issue missions, sending his officers with bounties of twenty or thirty million to hunt down the leader of the giant race, who had a bounty of hundreds of millions a hundred years ago.
One dared to give the order, and the other actually dared to go. As a result, they almost completed the mission and killed two captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates.
"We don't know about that."
With a forced smile, Gar Dino subtly signaled to the other officers to protect Foxy, lest she be shot dead by the female naval officer.
The atmosphere became somewhat somber.
A massive airship slowly appeared in the sky.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
Tashigi was a little excited; she really missed the Wang Shi's embrace.
"I sensed the presence of many monsters."
Daddy Masterson La's face was unusually serious; the cells in her body were frantically warning her to flee immediately.