At this time, under Tesoro's leadership, the " Abyss " Merchant Guild was sending large quantities of supplies to various islands.
At Lin Yuan's insistence, the expedition was a resounding success, and all the affiliated islands had to celebrate.
At the Chamber of Commerce headquarters, all the senior executives gathered. Robin and the others were taking stock of the gains from this trip, and everyone had excited smiles on their faces.
"Boss Lin Yuan, that was truly satisfying! After this battle, I doubt anyone will dare to provoke us again."
Lin Yuan chuckled, but remained noncommittal about Tesoro's words. Instead, he smiled and introduced Zephyr and the others to everyone.
"This is Mr. Zephyr, who will also be a member of our Abyss Chamber of Commerce from now on. Many of you probably don't recognize him, but you've likely heard of Zephyr deeds!"
Everyone turned their attention to Zephyr. They had been wondering who was following Lin Yuan, but it turned out to be Zephyr.
"You're actually Admiral Zephyr, the former Chief Instructor of the Navy! I never expected you to join us, Mr. Zephyr. Is it really you?"
As the official head of the Chamber of Commerce, Tesoro had also heard of Zephyr's reputation.
"Haha, you must be Tesoro! You're so young and promising. I look forward to working with you in the future!"
Zephyr greeted everyone with a smile, and looking at the powerful auras of the merchants, he couldn't help but marvel at the profound foundation of the " Abyss " Merchant Guild.
Just then, a discordant voice rang out.
"Hmph, I didn't expect you, old codger, to join us. I thought you were long gone."
Lin Yuan and the others were taken aback, then looked at the speaker, their faces immediately showing expressions of anticipation.
Because the one speaking was Naguri, currently the second strongest member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Zephyr was also taken aback. Looking at Naguri's noticeably younger face, he hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"You're Naguri?! Holy crap, you're still alive?!"
Everyone:...
"Tch, I wouldn't care if you died, I just didn't expect to see you here."
"Hahaha, it's not that Lin Yuan gave too much, and besides, I've already left the Navy. What, you can come but I can't!"
Zephyr and Naguri glared at each other, then burst into laughter.
Under questioning from Yamato and the others, they learned that Zephyr and Naguri had known each other since they were young and had even fought each other many times.
However, after Naguri retired following his defeat in battle against Roger, they never saw each other again, and the two couldn't help but lament the cruel twist of fate.
Next, Lin Yuan introduced Ain and Binz to everyone. Erza and Emile's eyes lit up and they pulled Ain over to chat.
As for Binz, he was being Genzo by Kensuke and the others.
Suddenly, Robin's excited voice rang out.
"Brother Lin Yuan, we've really struck it rich this time. We never imagined the underground forces had such astonishing wealth."
Lin Yuan also became interested, and not only him, but everyone else also pricked up their ears, wanting to hear about the findings.
"Oh, then tell me, how many are there in total?"
Robin picked up a notebook filled with dense notes, a smile spreading across his face, and began to recount his haul.
"Since we've already destroyed the three major underground forces, I won't go into details. Here, I'll just mention some of our gains from this operation."
"A total of 43.2 billion Beli, 230 tons of gold, Beli 560 tons of silver were acquired."
"Countless gems and pearls were brought back in three separate ships, with an estimated value of no less than 20 billion Beli!"
"In terms of weaponry, we seized 650,000 firearms of various kinds, countless ammunition, over 20,000 artillery pieces of various kinds, and countless shells."
"130,000 standard knives of various types were found, including one Great Grade Sword, five Skillful Grade Swords, and thirty Grade Blades."
"In addition, we harvested fourteen Devil Fruit and captured thirty-five Devil Fruit User."
"In addition, 330,000 tons of grain and various kinds of meat were seized."
"As per your request, half of the Beli, along with food and meat, have been allocated to the various islands, and the distribution is now largely complete!"
"Those civilians whose property was damaged during this operation were also compensated tenfold; this does not include the supplies and financial losses!"
As Robin read out the spoils of the war one by one, everyone was shocked. Although the " Abyss " Merchant Guild was quite powerful, hearing these figures still made their minds race.
Zephyr and Ain stared at Lin Yuan with their mouths agape in disbelief.
"Hmm, not bad. It seems my thinking was correct. These forces are all secretly supported by the World Government, but I didn't expect there to be so many. I guess the Celestial Dragons have received even more."
Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, then spoke.
" Robin, keep a few precious Devil Fruit for me this time. The rest, have Saga take back to Sky Island after the banquet and prioritize supplying the spaceship's combatants!"
"Also, keep the Great Grade Sword and the Skillful Grade Swords, and temporarily store the rest. The same goes for those weapons and cannonballs; I have a use for them."
"Also, regarding the slaves brought back this time, Tesoro, you need to make good arrangements for them. These people will all be ours from now on, so take good care of them."
"As for those pearls, gems, and gold and silver artifacts, give half to Stella and Shadow, and continue to send more to the base commanders. Make sure to bribe everyone involved!"
At this point, Lin Yuan glanced at Zephyr, and only continued when he saw that Zefa didn't react much.
" Genzo, Bellemere, give five times the compensation for the brothers who died in battle, at least enough to ensure their families have no financial worries."
Upon hearing this, it was Zephyr's turn to look at Lin Yuan. Although the Navy also provided compensation, Zephyr knew that the amount was not much at all.
Although it's unclear how much Lin Yuan will give, it seems that the families of those fallen soldiers will at least receive good care.
Although it wasn't a formal meeting, as Lin Yuan issued his orders, everyone nodded solemnly and took notes.
"Sir, just now, the Navy issued a statement saying that this is a strike by the World Government and the Navy against underground forces, and our people are part of their operation."
"Meanwhile, Sakazuki and Kuzan, along with those Marine Base, went to help rebuild the war-torn islands."
Just then, the masked figure suddenly appeared and relayed the Navy's statement to everyone.
"What?! They're so shameless! Brother, I'll go teach them a lesson right now!"
The hot-tempered Enel immediately launched into a tirade of curses, and the others also looked extremely displeased, their excitement at having just acquired a large fortune vanishing completely.
Even Zephyr, who had just joined, looked grim, utterly disillusioned with the Navy.
Enel, come back!
Lin Yuan gave a soft shout and sat down in his chair to begin thinking.
Seeing this, the others also looked at Lin Yuan. Although they were angry, they dared not disobey Lin Yuan's orders.
The entire hall fell silent, with only the sound of Lin Yuan constantly tapping his fingers.
"Heh, it seems there are some wise men within the World Government or the Navy. Knowing they can't do anything to us, they're making trouble for those islands!"
"Ahem, boss, should we do something?"
At this point, only Tesoro dared to ask.
"Hahaha, no need. Since they say so, let them promote it as they please. I have my own plans!"
Seemingly having an idea, Lin Yuan revealed a meaningful smile.