Good nodded.
Besides Hachinosu, he also planned to sell or rent out some of the other islands, most of which were pirate gathering places.
Whitebeard and Red Hair.
More than half the territories of those two Emperor crews had been swallowed up by the Beasts Pirates, whose islands now spanned the New World.
But the tallest tree bore the brunt of the wind.
The Beasts Pirates were far too prominent now, and their nature differed greatly from that of the Hoenn Government. Other powers were bound to grow envious.
Pirates were outlaws who would do anything when pushed too far. Just as Golden Lion wanted Hachinosu, those silver medalists also lacked suitable bases.
They couldn't just hole up on deserted islands!
The islands the Beasts Pirates didn't want were mostly impoverished places that couldn't meet the needs of powerful fighters at all.
They had come to the New World to enjoy themselves, not to survive in the wild.
Once those powerful fighters' pent-up feelings reached a breaking point, they might well join forces to attack. All they lacked was an opportunity.
Totto Land was getting that treatment right now. Its ministers had been beaten into being afraid to leave home, with only Katakuri out there mowing down enemies.
In short, they had to be given a way to survive.
Thus, the Beasts Pirates only needed the territory around Wano Country and a few islands with abundant resources, while also preserving the Hoenn Residential Community's special status.
The Hoenn Residential Community was the true core.
All the other territories could be rented or sold. This was the strategy he had established from the beginning, and it wouldn't change even if the Hoenn Government grew powerful.
The surface and the underworld were two separate worlds to begin with.
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