The Iron Fist of Tyranny

He suddenly woke up. In this world, no one could correct his mistakes. He was the source of all thoughts. He had to constantly be vigilant, remind himself, and discover his own errors.

He decisively abandoned his previous approach and began to leverage his advantages—the Kuja Pirates and the Shichibukai.

He himself had previously stated this issue: the pirate world is a world where strength reigns supreme, and he needed high-end combat power.

The deterrence of high-end combat power would be enough to silence ordinary pirates, make ordinary citizens blindly obey, and make ordinary revolutionaries blindly follow.

He originally thought this method of suppressing others with force was incorrect and could not win their genuine approval.

But now, he had awakened.

Revolution wasn't about what you said, but what you did. Whether they approved of you, and whether they approved after seeing what you did. Assimilating others through thought would only make you a giant in thought but a dwarf in action.

The unity of knowledge and action advocated by Wang Yangming was precisely to deal with this situation, a next-stage learning prepared for most scholars.

Modern people, baptized by the flow of information, had caused him to briefly lose himself, but he quickly corrected his problem.

Fighting alongside them was important, but it was a means, not an end. If he confused the distinction between the two, he would never achieve his goal.

It would take anywhere from three to five days to leave the Calm Belt. Within this period, he had to win them over. This was Leo's objective: for them to recognize Leo's ideals and thoughts was the ultimate outcome.

As for how to do it, that depended on Leo's methods.

That night, Leo returned to the Perfume Sea Serpent with Rindou to rest, but his entire demeanor was already filled with a grim, murderous aura.

"Ssss..." Unfortunately, as soon as he returned to the Empress's chambers, this grim aura instantly dissipated. Leo impatiently took off his clothes and, looking at the various bruises on his body, could only gasp.

"Rindou has already told me everything," the Empress said, holding medicinal ointment. With her jade-white feet, she walked across the chamber's carpet to Leo's side. She used her slender hands to apply the ointment to Leo's back. Leo's body trembled, and he straightened his back a little.

"Do you need me to teach them a lesson?" she asked, a hint of worry in her voice.

She knew Leo wanted to train his combat abilities, but the Amazon warrior women were on too high a level. It was like the Straw Hat Pirates facing Bartholomew Kuma with no ability to resist. Leo fighting the Amazon warrior women would only result in him being beaten without any growth.

But to be beaten to this extent was truly too much. As the Empress applied the ointment, her eyebrows furrowed.

"No need," Leo said with a wry smile. "This time it's my fault. I misjudged the situation. Tomorrow, I will approach them in a different way."

"I've already given them a warning today. Tomorrow, I hope to have two or three Amazon warrior women help me." Leo didn't reveal his plan, but Hancock still trusted him wholeheartedly.

Everything he did was in preparation to overthrow the Celestial Dragons' rule. Those pirates who should have been killed by the Kuja Pirates, if they became Leo's soldiers, their strength would grow.

Although Hancock looked down on the Cutlass Pirates, Leo's actions were undoubtedly correct, and even good.

Although the method had some issues, it wasn't a big deal. As long as he could continue like this, their troop numbers would eventually increase.

"Sorry, that's all for today. I'm going to sleep now," Leo said, stretching and apologizing to Hancock after she bandaged him up.

"Goodnight." Hancock's face flushed slightly, and she shyly watched Leo enter his room. Suddenly, she became annoyed: Today, she missed the opportunity to sleep with Leo again!

The next morning.

Rindou, Ran, and Sandersonia followed Leo onto the Cutlass Pirates' ship. In fact, others were supposed to come, but that would be too many, so Leo didn't let them. Rindou was scheduled for duty today but insisted on taking today's position by leveraging her better understanding of the situation from yesterday, which caused many to resent her.

Let alone Rindou, even Hancock was curious about what Leo would do.

William, the leader of the Cutlass Pirates, kept glancing at Sandersonia. Sandersonia was only half a head shorter than him. Both were of giant stature among humans. He was very fond of her, but the vast difference in their strength made him dare not harbor any improper thoughts.

Leo paid him no mind and called all the pirates to the deck.

"Today, I've brought bread, rum, and bacon again, along with the fish you caught yesterday. These are all your food. However, this time, if you don't achieve the goal I set, you won't eat today," Leo said, standing on the ship's railing and grinning at the densely packed crowd.

"By what right! We caught those fish ourselves," someone shouted defiantly from within the crowd.

If it were yesterday, Leo would have relented and said, "You can eat the fish freely, but you can't drink my rum."

--That would be too petty.

Today's Leo was completely different from yesterday. Since he had given up on integrating with the masses, he had to let these pirates know what an autocratic iron fist was.

He laughed heartily, "You are already our prisoners. Your food is our property, your ship is our property, and the fish you caught are also our property."

"When I stand here, you can only obey my orders unconditionally."

"For what happens next, only those I point to by raising my hand can speak. Do you understand?!"

Ps: My friend I Just Want to Be a Master Quietly's new book by Jiawu was reported and banned, a book of only 100,000 characters. I feel a sense of shared misfortune... My book is also a high-risk category. Thinking back to previous ban experiences...

Recommending my friend Lanyijian Shao's new book:

Book Title: I'm Not an Onmyoji Anymore

A normal young man, Guan Junyan, transmigrated and became the head of a Japanese onmyoji family. However, he didn't inherit the original owner's memories. To avoid being exposed, he had to nervously play the role of the family head while desperately trying to get rid of both the family head and onmyoji identities.

This book is also known as I'm Not the Family Head AnymoreBrother, Hurry Up and Take OverPhysical Onmyoji.

From the author of What Do You Mean, I'm Shinji?. A guarantee of character.