After Sazir returned, the navy handed over the treasure they had obtained, which was then counted by Kuro and reported to Kuro.
“Mr. Kuro, this time we seized three bags of treasure, including a lot of gold coins from different countries, as well as some gold jewelry. However, the overall purity is not very high. I brought the high-purity gold jewelry with me. As for the rest, the estimated value should be around 50 million Berries.”
As he spoke, Kro put down a small cloth bag, opened it, and inside were several gold ornaments of good quality.
Gold is a hard currency, at least in this world.
Pele is also associated with gold.
"Same as always, we'll exchange it for money and share it with people, although it's not much," Kuro said.
Fifty million Berries, with about three thousand people here, each person gets a little over ten thousand, which is better than nothing.
"Huh? There's a crown."
Lida got off the sofa, rummaged through the bag, picked up a golden crown, put it on her head, turned around in front of Kuro, and said, "Do I look good?"
"You're bringing that dead man's stuff with you? If you want the throne, just have your brother abdicate."
Kuro rolled his eyes and casually touched the gold ornament on his earlobe. This thing had been broken before and had been repaired. Lida didn't know that, and he couldn't let her know.
With a flick of his finger, a gold necklace adorned with jewels floated up from the bag and hovered in front of Lida.
“This is nice, take it and play with it,” Kuro said.
"Hmm, a necklace?"
Lida tossed aside the crown, grabbed the necklace floating in front of her, and said with a grin, "Kuro, is this a gift from you?"
"Take it and play with it for now. When the time comes, I'll find a good jewelry craftsman and give you a nice one," Kuro said.
"oh."
Lida fiddled with the necklace in her hand, seemingly not listening to Kuro at all, her attention entirely focused on the necklace.
"Kroo, take the rest and give them to the other people. See what they like and let them play with it. We won't sell the ones in good condition," Kuro said to Kroo.
As for Bailey, he has a lot of money. He made a lot of money on Pegasus Island, and half of the taxes from Sabaody Archipelago belong to him.
He was supposed to take two-sixths, give one-sixth to Sentomaru, and give the remaining three-sixths to the old man.
But the old man wasn't really interested in the money, so he only took Kuro's share and gave his share to Kuro.
In fact, he wouldn't have asked for the money if Kuro hadn't insisted.
But no matter what, the old man has been so supportive of him, so he should still give back.
He may not care, but he must still be courteous.
Now, the only person I can still take care of while I'm alive is the old man.
The others are burning paper money and incense right now.
After dealing with the pirate ship, the Golden Lion set sail from the Grand Line toward the Calm Belt, preparing to return to the East Blue.
He couldn't possibly let the ship circle around [Paradise]. A trip on the way back would be fine, but right now, he was busy going back to offer incense.
However, even after the defeat at Marineford, the global draft, and the Navy's efforts to maintain stability, the Grand Line is still teeming with pirates.
Especially on the high seas, when there was such a huge golden ship sailing there, any pirates who saw it would inevitably come up to take a look.
Regardless of what those pirates were thinking, they always had to come and see the gold.
Even though some pirates had already seen the pirate ship in front of them sink, they still wanted to give it a try.
As the saying goes, "Try it and you'll die."
Pirates who discovered the golden ship plunged headlong into the sea...
...
boom!
Boom!
In his office, Kuro lay back in his chair, listening to the sounds of gunfire outside, a vein bulging on his forehead.
"What's going on?!"
Kuro sat up and roared, "Can't a person get any sleep?! Kuro, Kuro!!"
Soon, Kuro appeared at the office door. He took a few breaths and said, "You're here, Mr. Kuro."
"What's going on? What's happening?!"
Kuro pointed at the firelight outside the window, his veins bulging as he roared, "Can't a person get any rest? What's going on here? Do these pirates think I'm some kind of demon king? A bunch of warriors? They won't stop until they've destroyed my ship or something?!"
It's only been a few days?
They hadn't even reached the edge of the Calm Belt yet, and in such a short time, whenever they encountered pirates, no pirate would pass by.
From small-time pirates with a few million dollars to big-time pirates with tens of millions, anyone who sees the Golden Lion will come straight for it, only to have their ship sunk by cannon fire or be completely wiped out by the Navy officers led by Cass.
That's actually a pretty good point, but...
It's so annoying!
"Are they blind?! Can't they see that this is a warship?! This ship is the most prestigious of all warships!"
Kuro grinned and said, "Aren't you all afraid? Aren't you afraid I'm right here?! Are you all so tired of living?! Huh?!"
At first, Kuro wanted to simply put the ship back into the air, but then he thought, wouldn't that just be him being afraid of pirates?
As a dignified vice admiral and admiral candidate, how could he be afraid of pirates in Paradise?
If it were one of the Four Emperors, then so be it, as Clow Reed couldn't afford to offend him. But if he backs down on this little pirate, where would he put his face?
I thought with so many people around, picking off some reckless pirates would be a piece of cake, and that's exactly what happened.
But he's annoyed!
From morning till night, the sound of cannons almost never stopped.
He could hear cannon fire when he went to sleep at night.
“Mr. Kuro…”
Kro swallowed hard and said, "The naval flag of the Golden Lion is already quite small, and... our ship is made of gold, so it's normal for it to attract greedy people."
"Normal? Normal my ass!"
Kuro angrily said, "I'm like this when I come to Paradise. If we go to the New World, those pirates will rush forward like dogs seeing shit! Bah, no, they'll be like dogs seeing meat."
The Golden Ship is impressive, but damn it, it's also a pirate magnet.
They've taken so many lives; they're all looking for a naval branch to hand over their heads in exchange for credit.
Colonels like Crowe won't get promoted, but captains like Sazel might get a promotion.
As for Ain, after Kuro spoke with the old man last time, the headquarters agreed to her re-entry as a colonel. It seems she used to be a scientist as well, and after joining the ship, she applied for a research institute and started tinkering with things.
Binz is a lieutenant colonel.
Originally, their NEO Navy had a commodore, but he was captured by the flying squirrel and thrown into Impel Down.
As a former colleague, headquarters certainly wouldn't let him die, but he would have to be taught a lesson. After serving his sentence, it seems that Squirrel mentioned seeing if he could be released.
We all have a bond in the Navy, there's no need to make things so life-or-death. Zephyr's lesson is enough.
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