During these days when the Goa Empire was digesting its enormous spoils and the Wang Shi enjoying himself immensely.
Wang Shi established a temporary Expeditionary Army within the Guard Army, operating under the name of the Goa Empire but functioning as a navy, to sweep away pirates in the East Blue and spread the Daimyo of the Goa Empire.
Pirate crews that the Marine Branch can't handle will be wiped out by the Goa Empire.
Eric, Van Augur, Zoro, and Saka, the four meritorious Baron, were all sent out by the Wang Shi to enhance their strength and reputation.
Meanwhile, Baron Bartolomeo, Dezaya, and Gambia led Steel Bear and Jango back to Loguetown to continue their journey to unify the underworld.
El Drago, the Sonic Baron, is more compatible with Bartolomeo in temperament.
Instead of joining Eric and his group to wipe out pirates, he went with Bartolomeo and the others to subdue the underworld forces.
In his eyes, unifying the East Blue underworld was more challenging than wiping out those weak pirate crews.
After all, the more notorious Arlong Pirates, Krieg Pirates, and Black Cat Pirates of the East Blue have already been eliminated.
El Drago himself and the Bear King of the Poker Pirates have now been brought under the control of the Goa Empire.
Of the remaining pirate crews, there weren't many wanted criminals they considered.
The Expeditionary Army of the Goa Empire immediately won unanimous praise from all the Affiliated Nation of the East Blue.
After all, these Marine Branch in the East Blue are indeed somewhat useless.
Due to the Navy's regional jurisdiction system and the low level of cooperation between various branches, many pirate crews roam between different kingdoms and Navy territories, resulting in a relatively low capture rate.
Most importantly, if the highest-ranking officers of these Marine Branch become corrupt parasites and local tyrants, doing nothing but eating and not working.
Even the kings of the Affiliated Nation were helpless.
The expeditionary force of the Goa Empire, the new overlord of the East Blue, now disregards national borders and naval jurisdictions, sailing freely in the East Blue and hunting down pirate crews everywhere, with its efficiency skyrocketing.
An excellent warship, along with Nami, the navigator, went out on the same journey.
In an instant, the pirates of the East Blue scattered like pigs in panic, fleeing in disarray...
Some hid, while others were forced to rush prematurely into the dangerous pirate graveyard, the Grand Line.
The peaceful environment in the East Blue is becoming increasingly peaceful, and commercial exchanges are becoming more and more frequent.
The Buggy Pirates, who were roaming the Glass Kingdom, were so frightened by the Goa Empire's Expeditionary Army that they didn't know where to hide.
After all, with the demise of Arlong, Krieg, and other great pirates of the East Blue...
He, Buggy the Clown, unexpectedly became the 'strongest pirate' with the highest bounty in the East Blue.
This attracted waves of defeated pirates to seek refuge with them.
Buggy's luck is truly unbelievable; even when he's just lying around, some inexplicable title ends up on his head.
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For nearly a month, Wang Shi had been living a carefree life, indulging in the affections of three women.
They achieved initial control over the Germa Legion and forged friendly alliances with major Affiliated Nation of the East Blue, thus completely stabilizing the situation in the East Blue.
Through friendly communication via Wang Shi Den Den Mushi, the kings of the various Affiliated Nation reduced their fear and vigilance towards the Goa Empire.
There were even more than a dozen Affiliated Nation that wanted to send their princesses to the Wang Shi, whether they became imperial concubines or noble consorts.
All they wanted was peace of mind.
Wang Shi he recalled the scene with the Den Den Mushi.
"Your Majesty, do you still wish to have a concubine? Just give the word, and I will send the princess over immediately."
In response, Wang Shi could only reply, just like Lao Xu, "Then send it over."
Finally, he added, "It has to be pretty."
It was just a political marriage; Wang Shi was merely trying to reassure these kings.
Really, he didn't have a penchant for collecting beautiful princesses.
Even if he were to marry a princess, weren't there Princess Vivi from the great nation of Alabasta, and Shirahoshi from the Ryugu Kingdom?
These princesses from the Affiliated Nation, hehe... never mind...
And so, more than a dozen Affiliated Nation hurriedly sent their princess and her lavish dowry to the Goa Imperial Capital.
They did not expect to have a grand marriage ceremony like those of Princess Germa and Princess Dressrosa.
All that's needed is for Wang Shi to accept these princesses and complete the formation of the national alliance.
Then these kings can sleep soundly and enjoy life, and even show off Wang Shi son-in-law, the Overlord of the East Blue.
In addition to stabilizing the Affiliated Nation of the East Blue, Wang Shi reached a series of cooperation agreements with the Donquixote Family.
The main business is still the procurement of precious items such as Devil Fruit, famous Famous Sword and guns, and rare metals.
Even Doflamingo is in short supply of this strategic resource, and can only wait for it to arrive or auction it off for years.
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"The situation in the Goa Empire and the East Blue has stabilized; it's time to launch the Four Blues Plan and the Grand Line Plan."
In the palace, Wang Shi looked at maps of shipping routes around the world, as well as various intelligence he had purchased from Morgans.
"Taya Kingdom, since you don't recognize its value, then I'll take Aramaki."
When Wang Shi saw the news that Huang Mu of the South Sea Taya Kingdom had been imprisoned, a wicked smile appeared on his face.
A powerful Logia expert at the level of an Admiral was imprisoned for offending the Duke's daughter.
Aramaki, a police officer who came from the Guard Army, harbored a certain degree of obedience to power and nobility in his mind.
This is perhaps a kind of ideological imprint left on one's mind since childhood.
This reminded Wang Shi of the character Lin Chong, the Leopard Head; unless pushed to the limit, he would never rebel.
Aramaki is a man who constantly strives to climb to a higher position.
Deep down, they want to become superior beings, gain greater power and status, and even want to trample more 'inferior beings' under their feet.
If it weren't for Aramaki's background in the Guard Army, where he was instilled with loyalty to the monarch and influenced by the power system, but instead came from a non- Affiliated Nation and a chaotic region...
He will definitely become a wicked and powerful pirate, devouring countless enemies in his path.
Kaido and Bullet, both from military backgrounds, overcame their fear and obedience to royalty and the World Government, Awakening Conqueror's Haki, and became super pirates.
However, Aramaki and Yi Xiao were ultimately unable to break through the 'ideological imprint' in their hearts and possess the disciplined qualities of soldiers.
Aramaki acknowledged and obeyed the existing aristocratic and power systems in this world.
He simply wanted to climb to the top step by step within this system that had been running for hundreds of years.
I don't want to become a pirate that everyone hates.
Wang Shi had no right to despise this kind of obedience to the existing order and the lack of resistance.
Everyone has their own choices.
It was precisely this philosophy of Aramaki that gave Wang Shi the opportunity to bring him under his command.
Otherwise, if Aramaki, who is currently imprisoned, were to suddenly break out of the Taya Kingdom and become a great pirate...
It was no longer Wang Shi's place to recruit them.
From the perspective of the main characters Straw Hat Luffy and his crew, becoming a pirate is exhilarating, liberating, and carefree.
But most people in this world despise pirates and don't want to become like them—lawless, ruthless scum.
It's worth noting that Crocodile, Shichibukai, became a 'hero' of the kingdom by eliminating pirates for Alabasta.
It is clear that disorderly pirates are disliked by most people, and are hated by both gods and ghosts.