Chapter 32: The Post-War Conference (continued) and the next stop

Looking at the Devil Fruit that fell into his hands, the short young man Victor was a little overwhelmed. Especially feeling the hot eyes next to him, it made this introverted young man a little uncomfortable. Looking at the fruit in his eyes and gritting his teeth, Victor decided that it would be better to return it to Lord Klockdahl. But the hand stretched out, holding the fruit is a little reluctant, and it is not advanced or retreated for a while.

Klockdahl is also an experienced person, and he can see at a glance that Victor is hesitant and reluctant. Obviously I was eager for it, but I was embarrassed to take it. What a stupid boy, so Crocodall had to speak again: "Why, didn't you hear me?"

"Looks like everyone wants to get this Devil Fruit! isn't it, thief haha!" said Klockdahl in a deliberately loud voice.

"No, yes, no! No, we didn't mean that. The Bell brothers, who were standing in front below, were asked by Klockdahl, and Belson, the eldest of them, stammered.

Klockdahl looked around again, and everyone who was seen lowered their heads. Klockdahl knew that the purpose of deterrence had been achieved. He began to say why he gave Victor the fruit: "Hmph, a bunch of guys who only know red-eyed. This battle was able to be resolved so quickly and perfectly, and Victor's performance was recognized by me. Whether it's saving the Draconians or snatching this fruit, Victor's performance is much better than yours. ”。

"Now, I give him the Devil Fruit because he is doing better than you in my eyes. Klockdahl turned his head and said in a magnetic tone, "Of course, if you also have a better performance in the future, just a Devil Fruit, why not give it to you!"

The clatter of chairs falling to the ground, and the sound of noise. It seemed that everyone was mobilized by Crocodall's last words. Sure enough, it's the wealth that touches the most!," Klockdahl thought to himself.

"Quiet!" Crocodall's hand squeezed, and the noise in the conference room began to fade. Klockdahl looked at the crowd, clearly caught up in fantasies about getting a Devil Fruit in the future. Looking at the crowd around the conference table, Klocodahl knew that if he added a fire at this time, then everything before would be ignited.

Smoking a cigar lightly, Klockdahl looked at everyone and said, "Of course, in this battle now, the performance of the Black Flag Army is okay. Hearing this, everyone below was obviously happy. Klockdahl continued, "Well, so I've decided to give bonuses ranging from 100,000 to 10 million to each of the people who participated in the war this time. If you perform well this time, you can choose your favorite weapon or treasure from the loot this time. ”

"The distribution of goods will be distributed uniformly after the statistics of the logistics personnel. After Klockdahl finished speaking, the conference room began to be lively again, you know, where do pirates usually have so much money. And they are all a group of people who hang their heads around their necks, and when they are usually free, they naturally eat and drink, eat, drink, prostitute and gamble. And none of these things need money! So even though the pirate industry is a high-income industry, it will eventually flow out in large quantities. In fact, there is not much pocket money in hand. So even if you get 100,000 Bailey, it's a considerable amount of money, not to mention, with your own merits, there should be millions of Bailey!

"Haha, that's the end of this meeting, let's get to our places! Klockdahl waved his hand and said to the people below.

"Yes. The people at the bottom were obviously subdued by Klockdahl's carrot and stick.

After Klockdahl left, the atmosphere was really much more lively. People who have friendships talk together in twos and threes. There are also senior cadres who instructed the middle-level cadres below, "There are also cannons taken from the pirate coalition, and firearms will be installed on the warship as soon as possible,"

"There is also the calculation of combat exploits, which should also be released soon"

The conference room began to be arranged in an orderly manner, and after a while, the entire conference room was almost gone.

On the other side, Klockdahl, who returned to the captain's room, apparently felt right about his temporary decision. Returning the Devil Fruit to his subordinate Victor can not only inspire his subordinates' eagerness for meritorious service. And although Klockdahl gave the Devil Fruit to Victor, he didn't regret it. There was nothing wrong with Klockdahl's explanation to everyone, but it was in his heart. In fact, he is still selfish, and he also thought about leaving the fruit to the young man Virtue.

However, on the one hand, when the little ghost of Roude taught him the concept of domineering, he was ashamed to say that he wanted to rely on domineering to fight all over the world, and he didn't want to become a capable person. So Klockdahl didn't force him.

On the other hand, Klockdahl was motivated by this decision. First of all, Victor is not very old and has training value. Second, he is capable and loyal. This can be seen from the fact that when he got the Devil Fruit that everyone wanted, he didn't swallow it privately, but took it out and offered it to Klockdahl. When the Devil Fruit was taken by Klokdal, although he was reluctant, he was not angry. For Klockdahl, loyal subordinates are more important than capable subordinates.

And, honestly, a mere Devil Fruit. Even if it is given to subordinates, so what. Will he surpass himself, for his own strength, Klockdahl is absolutely confident. Is it possible to concentrate on subordinates, improve their strength by the way, and at the same time enhance their own power in disguise? After all, this is also part of their own comprehensive strength.

Ignoring the impact of his previous decision, Klockdahl groped for changes in himself while trying to straighten out his thoughts. Also, the recent events have all come together, and Klockdahl's head is messed up.

However, before Klockdahl could calm down. The message from the ship's navigator shocked Klockdahl, is it finally about to reach the next stop?

The message from the navigator was brief, except to report that Klockdahl said that entering the final stretch of the Great Passage of the Sea, the next stop was the "Capital of the Seven Waters".

"The City of the Seven Waters! Even the One Piece ship was built here, I'm really looking forward to seeing you!" Crocodall smiled with interest on his face, "The legendary blueprint design that can fight against the Hades? And it seems that I still lack an exclusive warship!"

To be continued

PS: It's a little late, sorry! I wish you all a happy winter solstice.