Full Harvest, Ryo Wazamono and the Swift Blade
On Chongtu Island.
The people of the Goa Empire were taking stock of the enormous gains from this war.
Besides the treasures of the Happo Navy's Treasure Ice Mountain Iceberg, the huge ransoms and war reparations from the Flower Kingdom and the Mulberry Kingdom also made the Goa Empire a fortune.
"As expected of the two powerful Affiliated Nation of the West Blue, their foundation is truly profound."
Wang Shi watched with a smile as he transported a large amount of ransom and weapons into Capone Bege's inner castle, his smile never fading.
The gains this time were indeed very significant.
The Flower Kingdom, the strongest Affiliated Nation in the West Blue, easily came up with tens of billions of Belly to ransom the people, and did so in just one day, without even a hint of serious damage.
It's worth noting that Riku Dold III of Dressrosa had to mobilize the entire nation to raise funds for 10 billion Belly just to meet the conditions set by Doflamingo.
The weapons and ammunition seized in the two countries this time are enough for the Goa Empire to expand its military strength several times over.
We strive to catch up with the great power Alabasta as soon as possible, and have a standing Royal Army of 600,000.
However, Alabasta, one of the Twenty Kings' descendants, was not required to pay the Heavenly Tribute, which saved them a considerable amount of money to maintain their army.
Of course, having more grunts doesn't seem to make much difference.
It would be a waste of money.
The Whitebeard Pirates, the World's Strongest pirate crew, consisted of 1,600 men in 16 divisions and 43 affiliated pirate crews, with a total force of over 50,000 men.
The Beasts Pirates, one of the Four Emperors, only have a little over 20,000 members.
The World Government mobilized the world's elite naval forces to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates, but it only assembled 100,000 elite troops.
Therefore, it was already quite impressive that the Goa Empire, possessing the lands of eight kingdoms, could cultivate tens of thousands of elite troops.
In this world, top-tier combat power is still the key.
The number of people is not important.
A single Conqueror's Haki is enough to instantly kill tens of thousands of soldiers.
Soldiers who can withstand ordinary Conqueror's Haki are already considered elite.
Those who can withstand the Conqueror's Haki of the Four Emperors have already entered the ranks of the strong.
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Everyone in the Goa Empire was adorned with gold and jewels; even Zoro and Saka wore some precious ornaments.
Like Zoro's golden earrings, and Saka's ornate headband and jeweled scabbard.
These two guys, Aramaki and Eric, are adorned with jeweled rings and necklaces, just like Capone Bege, making them even more nouveau riche than the future Blackbeard Teach.
She simply smiled, maintaining her usual simplicity.
Only the Imperial Marquess Medal on his chest gleamed with a metallic sheen.
The lack of other dazzling gemstone necklaces only made this medal stand out even more.
During the simple promotion ceremony held by the Wang Shi, Aramaki, Issho, and Zoro received new medals for their noble titles.
When we return to the Goa Empire, we'll hold another grand ceremony.
Needless to say, the other women were even more glamorous, with Nami being the most ornately decorated and incredibly beautiful.
Reiju didn't care about these external things, after all, her Raid Suit was her signature treasure.
After organizing all the treasures and supplies, the Exile Emperor and the Snail Warship slowly departed from Chongtu Island.
Because of the corpses on the island, Wang Shi and his group did not hold a banquet on this war-torn island.
Meanwhile, Tashigi's warship, having been notified by Reiju, has arrived to join them for a banquet.
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Half a day later.
The three warships joined together and headed towards the entrance to the Grand Line in the West Blue.
Wang Shi intends to enter the Grand Line and seize what he desires.
Wapol, the Devil Fruit User, is extremely important for improving the overall combat strength and technological development of the Goa Empire.
The Raid Suit allows elite soldiers to instantly reach the combat power of pirates with hundreds of millions of taels of silver, or even stronger.
If the Transformer Metal Suit could be made standard practice, the Goa Empire would elevate the combat capabilities of its Clone Soldier to another level.
All the Wang Shi needs are these Clone Soldiers.
Not many regular Guard Army are needed.
"Uncle Yixiao, I never imagined you were so strong! You're already an Imperial Marquess!"
Captain Tashigi, who had boarded the Exile Emperor, excitedly congratulated Ichisho.
As expected of the owner of the Supreme Grade Swords, Jidao Huoxian, Issho truly lived up to the sword's reputation.
"Hey, little naval girl, I'm also an Imperial Marquess, quickly address me as Your Marquess."
Aramaki stood tall and proud, displaying the imperial medals on his chest.
He had finally obtained the Marquess he had always dreamed of.
In this Flower-Mulberry War, he spread his Daimyo far and wide, earning the fearsome title of "Marquess of Impalement".
Aramaki's next goal is the title of Duke!
To defeat a powerful figure at the level of Three Disasters Four Sweet Commanders.
This needs to be planned carefully.
Moreover, three of the Four Sweet Commanders are incompetent, not even having a bounty of 1 billion.
The Three Division Commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates: Marco the Phoenix, Jozu the Diamond, and Vista the Flower Sword.
The Three Calamities of the Beasts Pirates: King the Conflagration, Queen the Plague, and Jack the Drought.
The Red Hair Pirates' three most formidable executives: Benn Beckman, Yasopp, and Lucky Roux.
The top executives of these Four Emperors all have bounties exceeding 1 billion Belly.
As a result, of the Four Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates, only the leader of the Sweet Commander reached a price of 1 billion Belly.
Therefore, if Aramaki wants to ascend to the throne of Duke, he must defeat Jack the Drought in order to spread his fame throughout the world once again.
After all, if you're going to do something, do it the best possible way—be the most powerful Duke.
He even considered taking action against the royal lieutenants, such as Marco the Phoenix and King the Conflagration.
He wanted to spread the infamous name of the "Grand Duke of Impalement" throughout the world.
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"Marquess Aramaki, you are quite impressive as well, managing to defeat so many pirate Daimyo."
The naturally naive Tashigi didn't hold back her praise and admiration at all, her smile was very sincere.
"Haha! So sensible!"
"This famous Famous Sword, which I stole from that pirate Daimyo, is for you."
"That Mosshead Zoro is so clueless, don't give it to him."
Aramaki tossed a katana with a white scabbard to Tashigi.
"For me? Thank you, Marquess Aramaki."
Tashigi quickly took the long sword, which was still stained with blood.
She quickly identified the knife and even consulted List of Famous Swords to verify its authenticity.
"Thank you! Aramaki Marquess, this is the Ryo Wazamono, Yatetsu!"
Tashigi excitedly shouted her thanks; this was actually a Ryo Wazamono of the same caliber as her own sword, Shigure.
"Tch, I also grabbed a sharp knife!"
Zoro drew a sharp sword with a four-cornered tsuba, the very sword he used to kill the samurai retainer with a bounty of over 100 million.
Zoro didn't even know the name of this sharp sword.
He'll make do with it for now, and he'll get a better knife later.
"A quick knife? Let me take a look."
Tashigi quickly went over to examine the sword in Zoro's hand and then flipped through the List of Famous Swords.
"This is indeed a sharp sword. I think it's called Echizen, and it Daimyo to a retainer of the Asakura in the Mulberry Kingdom."
Tashigi couldn't find the sword in the list of List of Famous Swords, but she quickly found it in other sources.
"Echizen? We'll have to make do with this."
Zoro smiled faintly, but he still glanced at Tashigi's Ryo Wazamono, Shigure and Yatetsu.
If this woman didn't look somewhat like Kuina, he really might have wanted that Yatetsu.