Upon hearing this, Hancock bit her thumb and pondered.
Crocodile's face darkened; he felt that Kuro's words were somewhat directed at him.
Mihawk still smiled, his eyes filled with interest.
Only Buggy was carefully studying the contract. The contract was the same as what Kuro had said, except for the clause that 'if you fail, the position of Shichibukai will be inherited by a newcomer' was not written in it.
That was a private rule set by Kuro himself.
Honestly, there's no need to be so rigid about the rules when it comes to managing just seven people. The World Government learned its lesson from this, and it doesn't even have seven people yet.
"Sign it, stop looking," Kuro urged.
Crocodile knew exactly what Kuro was up to and asked directly, "Hmph, Kuro, aren't you afraid the World Government will hold you accountable for forcing us into the New World? Aren't you shrinking your sphere of influence now?"
"That's your own business as pirates," Kuro said calmly. "You don't need to be responsible to those above you. That's my business. You only need to be responsible to me."
"I have no objection."
Mihawk put his legs down from the table, picked up a quill pen, and quickly signed his name on the contract—Joraker Mihawk.
"I will believe you for now."
Hancock also picked up a pen and signed her name.
That bastard is right about one thing: it would be good if Amazon Lily could engage in trade. Since she has a shipping route, she could set up a base there to trade, and she wouldn't even need to build her own merchant ships. She could just get the goods at the base and bring them back directly, which would be much faster than robbing.
Amazon Lily's accumulated wealth, passed down through generations, means they have no shortage of money, but what they lack are products.
And didn't you hear what Kuro said? They can choose any base they want, as long as it's a major commercial route. With the tariffs they receive, it's like they're getting all those goods for free.
"Um, um, what's wrong with me..."
Bucky panicked for a moment, but eventually picked up the quill pen and signed his name.
They've all signed, so he can't not sign either; he can't afford to lose his position as a Shichibukai.
As for failure... with such a group of subordinates, how could he possibly fail? He just needs to be cautious.
Moreover, choosing a key route within a flight path would be a great thing!
He loves wealth and treasure the most!
"Very good, the next step is to choose the route."
Kuro, with a cigar in his mouth, said, "Since you're here, and you're the first four Shichibukai, I'll give you the freedom to choose your own route."
As he spoke, Kro took out a drawing and spread it out on the table.
The shipping routes on the high seas have always been chaotic, with some routes even passing the same island along the way. However, overall, they can still be divided into seven routes.
Hancock looked around and pointed to the route closest to her kingdom. "This one will do. I want this one."
This is the easternmost route of the Grand Line, and also the most dangerous for pirates, because it leads directly to Enies Lobby. It is also relatively close to the largest station in the first half of the Grand Line, 'Hitof Station,' making transportation very convenient. You can go anywhere through this station, including Water Seven.
"Whatever."
Mihawk randomly pointed to a route that landed next to Hancock's.
He was alone, had no power, and didn't need money, so he always said that these contracts wouldn't be of much use to him.
"Kuro, I can give up all of these, how about you fight me instead?" Mihawk was still up to his old tricks.
"I refuse!" Kuro declared, "Refusing is my greatest skill."
“Go back and raise a flag yourself. Don’t you have that ghost girl and a bunch of baboons under your command? Get those people to help you. If all else fails, recruit some underlings,” Kuro said.
"I want it here!"
Crocodile pointed to the middle of the flight path, his tone somewhat resentful.
Get up where you fell down.
The Straw Hat Boy defeated his route, and he's going to start over here.
"Then I'll take this one."
Bucky's hand flew off and landed on the leftmost flight path on the map, looking comical.
This route is quite extensive, including some well-known islands such as 'Carnival City', 'Food City', and 'Spring Queen City'.
"Are you sure?" Kuro raised an eyebrow.
"Of course! This one is the one!"
Bucky said, "Don't you admit what you said?! I want this route!"
Compared to other shipping routes, this route is much more prosperous, with a large number of merchant ships coming and going.
"Okay, this one will do."
Kuro glanced at him. "Your task is going to be a bit more important, Bucky."
What's the meaning?
Bucky was stunned.
"Oh? This route, I remember there are quite a few pirates on this route," Crocodile said.
“Indeed, there seem to be quite a few pirates on this route.” Mihawk nodded and said, “Some newcomers with bounties over 100 million are often here.”
The Grand Line also produces pirates, even more than the Four Seas. After all, pirates from the Four Seas need to enter the Reverse Mountain, but pirates from the Grand Line don't; they are born here.
Therefore, they also know which route is the most profitable.
The route Buggy chose is one that the Navy pays close attention to because it often produces some powerful newcomers and has a particularly high rate of pirates.
Hearing their words, Buggy's eyes widened, snot dripped from his red nose, and he stammered, "Are there many pirates?"
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