Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 84: Beast Development Plan Suggestions

To be honest, this harvest was beyond La's expectations.

Even most of the Beast Crew members, including Burfat, were unable to fully realize how huge the resources they controlled at the time were.

The mere expansion of their territory made them at a loss as to how to deal with it for a while.

It's like winning the lottery jackpot and not knowing where to spend it. They haven't even discussed how much "protection fee" to collect from the island residents.

La picked up the account book from John's reign and quickly looked through it.

These account books involving the flow of money are recorded in great detail, and it can be seen that the person who recorded them was a very meticulous person.

[Hmm, familiar handwriting, it should have been written by the owner of the room upstairs himself.

However, there is a hint of dissatisfaction and resentment towards John between the lines, and it seems that John's faction is not united internally.]
After reorganizing the account books in light of the trade situation of each island, La had a general understanding of John's ruling policy.

In a nutshell, it means sustainably exhausting all fish.

They completely disregard the development of people's livelihood and environmental planning, and only think about plundering wealth as quickly as possible.

If it weren't for the abundant resources on the island and the frequent assistance from the cadres guarding the island, a famine would have caused a large number of people to starve to death.

In a land where food can grow just by sowing seeds, famine almost broke out...

Huh~
And this is only the situation on Fenrir Island. Some other affiliated islands where the land is less fertile or even unsuitable for growing crops have actually experienced famine several times.

[No wonder the islanders saw our people preparing to welcome the royal army with food and drink. It turned out that the situation could not get any worse for them.

Well, it seems I need to plan carefully. I can't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs like John did.]
If nothing unexpected happens, this island will become the base for all kinds of animals in the future. It must be well developed, just like a bird carefully taking care of its own nest.

And the previous pirate-style development model of "rob, rob, rob" needs to be abandoned. After all, how much money can you get by robbing?
Now it has become a necessary and critical step to formulate a long-term development plan to fully coordinate the use of various resources, so as to transform the island's economic development from short-term interests to long-term interests, from rapid growth to stable growth, and from unsustainable to sustainable.

La quickly constructed a complete economic and industrial development route in his mind.

"From a pirate group to a local warlord, and then to a military state... No, there's no need to go that far."

La felt that Kaido had a vague tendency in this regard.

He has mentioned to himself more than once that he wants to start a huge war that will sweep across the entire world, overthrow the world government and establish a new order.

If Kaido heard the words "military state" now, his eyes would light up and he would be eager to promote it vigorously.

Compared to being a warmongering military state, an out-of-control war machine that cannot be stopped until self-destruction, becoming a world-class behind-the-scenes arms dealer is obviously a more suitable path.

How could a chess player personally take part in the game... He's not the chess master of Han Dynasty.

[At that time, we will need to persuade Captain Kaido not to be overwhelmed by the power in front of him.

Rebellion requires a multitude of forces, not just one person stirring up trouble.]
I briefly organized my thoughts in my mind, pulled out a piece of white paper and started writing a report that might be used in the discussion later.

[I never expected that in my previous life, I, who hadn't graduated yet, would end up experiencing the life of a corporate slave in another world.]
La laughed at herself a little, but she didn't feel dissatisfied about it.

Rather, it is better to say that the feeling of experiencing something new on a whim is exactly what she has always been pursuing.

Although he may seem to be a short-lived person to others, he is actually a very patient and focused person.

This can be seen from the fact that she can use divine silk threads to weave clothes as delicate as silk.

It’s just that because of her current “divine talent”, many skills can be mastered from the beginning to mastery in less than three minutes.

Others were "inspired to start something on a whim, then gave up after getting started", but she was "inspired to start something on a whim, then went from entering the hall to entering the house and then building a new one on her own".

After writing on more than a dozen sheets of white paper, La put down his quill, picked up the paper and blew on it to dry the ink.

La's handwriting is very beautiful and elegant. Even if it is taken to an art exhibition, it will be an excellent piece that can enhance the overall style of the exhibition.

The entire report, tens of thousands of words long, was written in one go, without a single correction.

After carefully checking that there were no typos or omissions, La left the archives with her "Beast Development Plan Suggestions (Informal Version)" and came to the meeting room.

"Is there no one? It seems that Captain Kaido is still not awake."

Several hours had passed since La entered the archives room. It was already after lunch, but Kaido still seemed to be sleeping.

I can only say that the pirates' biological clocks are really arbitrary.

"Let's go to the kitchen and prepare some fruit snacks. I guess Ossi and Oubey will be called over soon."

A report meeting without snacks is as soulless as Syracuse pasta without chocolate sauce, and preparing drinks for them will prevent them from taking out the wine during the meeting and filling the room with the smell of alcohol.

Relying on the records on the map in the archive room in his mind, La came to the pirate restaurant on the island.

I have to say that this place is more than a circle larger than the old cafeteria. It is like the difference between a small shop downstairs and a five-story convenience store in the city center.

I walked into the kitchen. Since it was past lunchtime, there were not many people here. The kitchen utensils and plates had already been washed and hung out to dry. It seemed that everyone had gone for lunch break.

I looked at the food area and saw that there were still a lot of fruits, vegetables and many unknown steaks left. They should be the ingredients for dinner prepared in advance.

La picked up a piece of fruit she had never seen before and took a bite.

Hmm, it’s a taste that I don’t remember.

Looking at the ingredients on the table that I couldn’t name, my heart moved a little.

For her, who enjoys trying new things, the joy of using these ingredients to create unknown dishes is no less than the joy of a card player using a set of sudden inspiration to put together a structure that makes the opponent question it.

[Well~ Considering the time, let’s make it into afternoon tea pastries.

If you don’t have tea, try using juice instead, it’s perfect for sobering up…]
.........

"Hey, Jin, have you seen Big Sister?"

The two little ones who had nothing to do were wandering around the island. They happened to see the Lunalia tribe passing by, so they started to ask.

"Yeah, it seems like Sister La hasn't come back since she went out this morning. I didn't even see her at lunch."

Ossi realized he hadn't seen La in a while. "Her words should be in the archives now."

Jhin paused and replied.

"Mr. Kaido will probably call us together to discuss the next steps of the pirate group when he wakes up. You will all go with us then."

Even though the two little ones are not as tall as Jin's thighs now, their strength is enough to participate in the high-level meetings within the Beasts.

If they were not so young and not yet proficient in domineering skills, Baishou would probably have to add two new cadres.

"Hey—you have a meeting? But I don't want to go at all~"

Osi is now like a college student who is suddenly called by his counselor to attend a meeting during the holidays.

Shouldn't we enjoy life when we come to another world?
I had to have a meeting before traveling through time, and I have to have a meeting after traveling through time. Then all my travels through time were in vain!
"This is also what Mr. Kaido and Burfat meant. You two will come into contact with these sooner or later."

"When and where?"

Compared to Osi's reluctance, Obei didn't say much nonsense.

Rather than being dragged outside by Ossi, she would rather find a place to sit quietly.

[I don’t know if the conference will provide snacks and small cakes…]
"The time has not been decided yet. We have to wait until Mr. Kaido wakes up. The location should be in the meeting hall.

You two can go ahead. I estimate that Mr. Kaido will wake up soon."

Jin is worthy of being the first old man to follow Kaido. At such a young age, he knows Kaido's habits very well.

Sure enough, Kaido called just as Jin finished saying the above words.

Kaido on the other end of the Den Den Mushi must have just woken up, and his voice was a little unclear.

"Ah~~~ Um~——Jin, call Burfat and the others to gather in the meeting room now. We need to discuss our next move.

Oh, and don’t forget to bring those two little devils with you.”

"Okay, Mr. Kaido."

After the other party hung up the Den Den Mushi, Jinshou pointed in a direction and said to the two of them:
"You guys go ahead, I'll go inform Burfat and La and the others."

……

Half an hour later, the meeting room——

"Mmm! Sister La, this little cake is so delicious!"

Ossie babbled as he dazzled the fruitcake in front of him, looking like a squirrel with its cheeks stuffed with nuts.

Ou Bei on the side was also eating with gusto, but his manners were much more dignified, and he didn't shout like Osi.

"As long as you like it. Also, don't talk while eating."

La looked at Ossi, who had no image at all, with some helplessness, then cut off a small piece of cake with a fork and put it into his mouth.

[Hmm, the taste is a little different than when it was freshly baked. Is it because the fruit slices have cooled down...?]
The plates in front of Burfat and Jhin were empty.

Considering their body sizes, this small cake is really a "small" cake. Although it was specially made into a larger size, for them it is just the difference between one bite and two bites.

"Haha, Ossi kid is right, your skills are really amazing!

Even Jin, who usually doesn't eat sweets, couldn't resist picking up his fork. It seems like he'll have a treat in the future meetings."

Burfat picked up the juice beside him with great interest, but did not taste it immediately. Instead, he looked at it carefully.

The juice looked as colorful and distinct as a rainbow, reminding him of a cocktail he once saw an aristocrat order in a very high-end bar.

Out of curiosity, he glanced at the price and almost popped his eyes out.

Burfat took a small sip with anticipation, and suddenly felt as if he had fallen into a fairyland, and all his fatigue disappeared.

"La, you're really not a cook who ate some cooking fruit?"

To be honest, Burfat felt that even the power of the devil fruit could not make such delicious juice.

"Unfortunately, I'm not a user of the Cooking Fruit ability, and making these snacks was just a spur of the moment decision.

If you like it, I'll bring some more to the next meeting."

"Hmm... I think our Beasts Pirates still don't have enough daily meetings.
How about changing it to once a week... no, once every three days, Jhin?"

Burfat suddenly spoke seriously.

"Wow, wow, wow! I don't have the patience to sit in meetings every day."

Judging from the voice, Kaido, the organizer of the meeting, finally arrived.

"Hahaha, Boss Kaido, why did you just wake up? Come try this juice, it's stronger than any alcohol I've ever drunk!"

"Oh? Since you can say such a thing, I must have a taste of it."

After saying that, Kaido picked up the rainbow-colored juice placed in front of his seat and drank it all in one gulp.

"Well, I didn't lie to you, Boss Kaido."

"Tsk~sour and sweet are boring, I still prefer wine."

[Why is he kissing her when he’s still touching her secretly…] Burfat complained in his heart.

"Alright, I'm sure you all know why I called you all here. Tell me what you think."

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(End of this chapter)