Upon hearing Lin Yuan's words, everyone sat up straight, waiting for Lin Yuan to continue.
However, Lin Yuan did not immediately get to the point, but instead turned his gaze to Pain.
" Pain, I heard about Fisher Tiger's situation. I didn't expect he couldn't escape this fate after all. I sent someone to tell him, but why is that guy so stubborn!"
Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Pain's face was also filled with sadness.
After Lin Yuan and Fisher Tiger separated, Fisher Tiger first returned to Fish-Man Island, and then, under the pursuit of the Navy, formed the Sun Pirates.
Similar to the original story, but the only difference is that when Lin Yuan gave Fisher Tiger some advice, Fisher Tiger didn't take in the humans, but instead sent them all away.
Therefore, the entire Sun Pirates are Fish-Man, so when faced with pursuit by pirates, they simply dive into the sea, and the Marines have no way to catch them.
It's because they are Fish-Man; those Fish-Man who ate Devil Fruit won't die immediately. (In the original work, Jack fell into the sea several times and was fine, so please don't criticize!)
However, Fisher Tiger did not do as Lin Yuan suggested. Although he did not hate all humans, he would never back down in the face of the World Government and the Navy.
Therefore, every time Fisher Tiger faced pursuit by the Navy, he would fight until he was injured before retreating. In this way, Fisher Tiger and the Navy fought countless times.
But as the saying goes, "He who walks by the river will eventually get his shoes wet." One day, when they went to the island for drinks, they found themselves surrounded by the navy.
Fisher Tiger held off the Pain to buy time for the other Fish-Man to escape, but he was surrounded and killed in battle.
Not only Fisher Tiger, Sun Pirates practically defunct, with more than half of them killed or wounded.
Eventually, Pain and the other Fish-Man went into hiding. By chance, they met Erza, and with her help, they made their way to the Gourmet City and joined the city.
"Sir, I have tried to dissuade Fisher Tiger many times, but Fisher Tiger hates the Navy and the World Government too much. It's not just him; we all feel the same way."
At this point, Pain made no attempt to hide his hatred for the World Government and the Navy.
Lin Yuan couldn't help but sigh for a while. To be honest, he still had a good impression of Fisher Tiger.
Not only Fisher Tiger, but also Pain in front of him. Back on the Red Line, Pain left a very deep impression on Lin Yuan. He was not only quite strong, but also had excellent organizational skills.
"Yes, I heard it from Erza. You can live here without worry from now on. However, although your strength is not bad now, it's still not enough."
"Later, I will have someone teach you the methods of cultivating Haki. Since we're having this meeting, let's start with that."
" Pain, I'm giving you three years. I hope everyone can master both types of Haki, but I'm not making it a strict requirement."
Just then, Pain suddenly stood up, performed a special Fish-Man salute, his face full of determination, and loudly promised.
"Yes, sir. I guarantee that within three years, all thirty-six of us will have mastered both types of Haki, and we will never disgrace you."
"Uh, no need. You guys just focus on your training. Besides, it's not so easy to Awakening Haki."
"My lord, you saved our lives. It's not just my idea that we brothers would go crazy cultivating."
"But sir, could you grant me a request?"
Hearing this, Lin Yuan had no objection, but the others frowned and stared at Pain with some dissatisfaction.
" Pain, what's your request?"
"We just hope that you could find some time to meet with the brothers. We haven't heard from you in all these years, and we all miss you terribly."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan couldn't help but laugh, and the others' dissatisfaction turned into good-natured smiles.
"Okay, after the meeting, tell everyone that there's a banquet tonight, and I'll have a drink with them then."
"Yes, sir!"
Pain sat down with satisfaction, his face full of excitement. Since Fisher Tiger's death, the others had been constantly on the run with him, and none of them had a leader to rely on.
Now that he could live on land and see his benefactor, Pain was very satisfied.
After this little incident, Lin Yuan resumed his serious expression.
"Welcome Fish-Man friends, to the team. Once their strength increases, we won't have to worry about ability users falling into the sea. These people will all be your future brothers."
Hearing Lin Yuan's words, everyone's eyes lit up. Indeed, Pain and his group were Fish-Man, and ability users who fell into the sea basically couldn't survive. Now, their safety was guaranteed once again.
"Now let's talk about the second thing. As I just mentioned, the New World's power structure is almost set, and the situation of the Four Emperors vying for supremacy is likely to remain stable for the next ten years or so."
" The New World is now completely in the hands of the Four Emperors. Those great pirates are terrified; they've either died, been subdued, or escaped."
"Therefore, the New World will enter a relatively stable period, and our business can gradually expand into the New World and conduct trade with these forces."
"Although the New World is much more stable now, it's still not comparable to the Grand Line, so we still need to be careful. The cargo doesn't matter, the key is that people don't get hurt!"
"As for how to conduct trade and what industries to develop subsequently, that will be Tesoro's responsibility!"
Tesoro had no problem with it, and was even a little excited, finally able to make a big splash.
Seeing Tesoro's excited expression, Lin Yuan smiled.
"Thirdly, Enel, during the years Tom spent on Sky Island, he also built quite a few arks. Although not all of them were made of gold, they could fly."
"Your mission is to have Gan Fall and Saga select a group of people on the Sky Island to quickly familiarize themselves with the Ark Maxim and train a space battleship fleet."
"Although sixteen Ark Maxim have been created, their combat strength is lacking. I will also give you three years to make this force a powerful fighting force."
Enel's eyes lit up, and he was incredibly excited.
"Don't worry, boss, I'll definitely build you an invincible fleet and aerial weapons. Who can fight us on this ocean? Hahahaha..."
Hearing this, not only Enel was excited, but everyone else was also thrilled. Those who had only recently joined and were still unaware of the situation, such as Pain, Yuewu, and Kuina, were all shocked.
"Flying warships, sixteen more! We have such powerful weapons!"
However, after the initial shock, everyone joined in the excitement. After all, they were all on Lin Yuan's side now, and the stronger they became, the happier they were.
Lin Yuan didn't stop them, letting them get excited for a while before speaking again.
"Alright, this matter is top secret and must not be revealed to anyone other than you."
"Yes!"
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, and then solemnly agreed.
"Yes, there's one more thing. Stella, Erza, and Emile, release all the Shadow Secret Guard and gather information on those who lost the battle for the Four Emperors."
Everyone was taken aback, Tesoro asked in confusion.
"Boss, these guys all failed, why are we looking for them?"
A glint of light flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes as he smiled and said.
"I have a great use for them. Although these people failed, there are quite a few powerful individuals among them, some even comparable to you."
Everyone was taken aback, not expecting Lin Yuan to say that. However, as the three leaders of the Shadow Secret Guard, Stella and the others had no problem at all and immediately nodded to accept the mission.
"By the way, you should focus your investigation on a few people: Crocodile, Gecko Moria, and Pain. Jinbe still on Fish-Man Island?"