Roy gently put down his teacup, looking at Elder Nyon with a mocking expression.
" Elder Nyon!"
"If I wanted to annex Amazon Lily, it wouldn't be that complicated. If I had simply left Hancock on Hachinosu three years ago, regardless of your lives, Amazon Lily would have been destroyed several times over by attacking from both inside and outside."
Elder Nyon's lips twitched.
Although he didn't want to admit it, Roy was telling the truth.
"I need allies, not vassals."
Roy looked intently at Elder Nyon, his tone calm yet unwavering.
" Amazon Lily is Amazon Lily, Hachinosu is Hachinosu. Allies help each other, but each remains independent."
" Hancock is the Pirate Empress of Amazon Lily, that will never change. But she is also an ally of Hachinosu, and I will provide her with ample support—"
Including combat power, resources, intelligence, and training systems --
However, we will not interfere in the internal affairs of Amazon Lily. As long as you do not betray our alliance, Amazon Lily will always belong to the people of Kuja Amazon Lily.
Elder Nyon fell silent.
She looked into Roy's calm eyes, and in them she saw no falsehood or pretense.
Every word spoken to her by this Emperor of the Sea, known as the " Heavenly Dao Emperor," was a genuine promise.
This old woman, who had lived for over a hundred years, finally made up her mind.
She stood up, leaning on her snake staff, and bowed deeply to Roy.
" Captain Roy, from this day forward, Amazon Lily is officially a permanent ally of Hachinosu, and this alliance will never change as long as I live."
Roy reached out to help her up. "Don't bow yet. I have another suggestion."
Elder Nyon sat down again and listened attentively.
"As you saw today, Hancock can hold her own, but Amazon Lily can't rely on her alone."
Her strength is top-tier among the strongest, but if the Marine Headquarters sends Admiral, she can't handle it alone.
I need the warriors of Amazon Lily to be able to defend themselves, instead of having Hachinosu rush over from afar to their aid every time they encounter trouble.
Elder Nyon's eyes lit up. "You mean...?"
Bloodline Transplantation.
Roy said, word by word,
"The basic Bloodline Transplantation technology of Hachinosu has been optimized over the past few years, and its safety has been maximized."
While its potential isn't as great as a perfect port, it can boost an ordinary warrior's physical attributes, defense, stamina, and Haki talent several times over.
I can send scientists to Amazon Lily to transplant this technology onto your soldiers.
Elder Nyon suddenly stood up, nearly dropping her snake staff:
"This... this is real?!"
The condition is--
Roy raised a finger,
"The core raw materials for Bloodline Transplantation must be supplied by Hachinosu."
This isn't about me trying to control you; it's just that the manufacturing technology for these raw materials is a core secret of Hachinosu.
I can leave the equipment and basic technology to Amazon Lily, but the core materials must be transported from Hachinosu.
This is both a guarantee for cooperation and a bottom line for technological security.
Elder Nyon didn't hesitate and immediately agreed, "No problem!"
"In addition to the Bloodline Transplantation, I also need to arrange a group of instructors for Amazon Lily."
Roy continued,
" Savi – You've met him, the physical training instructor from Hachinosu. Charon – Fish-Man Karate master. Kazami – Hawk Eyes's personal disciple. Van Augur – Hachinosu's chief sniper."
These four individuals are respectively responsible for training in Six Powers and physical combat, Fish-Man Karate and close-quarters fighting, swordsmanship and movement techniques, and shooting and Observation Haki accuracy.
Elder Nyon's eyes grew brighter and brighter as she listened, her hands trembling slightly. "This... this..."
"Make your soldiers capable of standing alone in any situation."
Roy stood up and walked towards the door.
"I will contact Hachinosu. Tesoro will be responsible for bringing the equipment and scientists over, and Savi and the others will come along as well."
I told them to depart from Hachinosu immediately and wait until the situation regarding the succession was completely stable before leaving.
Elder Nyon stood in the center of the secret room, watching Roy's figure disappear at the end of the corridor, and remained silent for a long time.
She looked down at her hands, which were covered in age spots, and noticed that they were trembling involuntarily.
It wasn't fear, it was excitement.
For decades, she had fantasized countless times that Amazon Lily would one day be like this.
They don't rely on a powerful force to survive; they truly possess the power to protect themselves.
Torch Lily struggled her whole life, but all she managed was to keep Amazon Lily barely maintaining its independence in the Calm Belt.
And now, this man before them casually presented a gift that could change the fate of Amazon Lily.
Elder Nyon, leaning on her snake-shaped cane, solemnly bowed her head in the direction Roy had left.
The morning on Amazon Lily was quiet the day after the inauguration ceremony.
Hancock sat in the study of the palace, the desk before her piled high with scrolls detailing the affairs of Amazon Lily.
She had to personally review every single document, from the allocation of resources among the various tribes and the adjustments to port defenses to the deployment arrangements for this year's pirate hunting season.
These are all things that Torch Lily had to deal with every day when she was alive, and now they have fallen on her shoulders.
She flipped through the scrolls slowly but very carefully.
Occasionally, he would write a few annotations on the edge of the scroll with a brush. His handwriting wasn't particularly beautiful, but he was extremely careful with each stroke.
Whenever she heard the sound of waves crashing against the rocks outside the window, she would involuntarily look up, her gaze passing through the window and landing on the rocks on the distant beach.
Roy was sitting on the largest rock, holding a simple fishing rod in his hand.
His posture was very relaxed, with one leg dangling on the edge of the reef and the other casually crossed, like a fisherman taking a break on the weekend.
Sunlight bathed him, enveloping his profile in a pale golden halo.
Hancock looked at the figure, and a very faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
He even forgot to continue reading the scroll in his hand that contained information about the allocation of resources for the Cloud Snake Tribe.
"Elder sister."
Sandersonia's voice drifted over from the side, tinged with suppressed laughter.
Marigold leaned in, resting her chin on Sandersonia's shoulder. The two sisters exchanged a glance and spoke at the same time:
"Lord Roy"
Hancock's face instantly turned bright red, and she grabbed the scroll from the table and threw it at the two of them.
"You two, double your training today!"
The two younger sisters ran out of the study laughing loudly, their laughter echoing down the corridor for a long time.
But this rare tranquility did not last long.
Just as Hancock picked up her pen again, a series of urgent bell tolled from the direction of the port.
The bell tolls short and urgent, one long and two short, repeated repeatedly; it is the most urgent alarm signal on Amazon Lily.
This means that unidentified vessels have appeared within the warning area of Amazon Lily.
Hancock's pen paused.
The next moment, she vanished from behind the desk, leaving only the chair creaking and spinning around on the floor.