Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 174 Impelton's Specialty: Imported Pirates!

In Magellan's office, both Ian and Tina were already wearing gas masks.

As for Karp and Bane, neither of them wore them.

Bane can absorb such minute toxins directly with darkness, but Garp, seeing that Bane wasn't wearing a mask, also had to force himself to wear one. As a senior, he couldn't lose face! He had to stay focused!

"Chief Magellan, this is the order that Marshal Sengoku gave us. We hope that Impelton Prison can cooperate with us." Ian stepped forward, placed a document on Magellan's desk, and then quickly withdrew, putting some distance between them again.

Her hesitant gesture seemed to hurt Magellan, who said with a somewhat melancholy expression, "As expected, someone like me could never be favored by girls."

His melancholy demeanor made Ain feel embarrassed.

Fortunately, Magellan's remark was just a casual remark and he didn't remain depressed. He opened the document and began to read.

Meanwhile, Bane looked around the office, observing everything.

The office was actually quite simple. Apart from the desk and bookshelf, there was only a coffee table and a sofa.

The most conspicuous thing was a small, separate room marked with a poisonous skull on the door. Seemingly noticing Bane's curious gaze, Karp quickly reminded him, "That's the most terrifying place in all of Impel Down. Don't be curious."

"The most terrifying place?" Bane paused, surprised. "Isn't the most terrifying place the legendary sixth level of infinite hell? What kind of room is this? Is it the laboratory where Director Magellan concocted the toxins?"

"No," Garp said, shaking his head with a serious expression.

Then, under Bane's gaze, Karp said in a very low voice, "That's Magellan's private bathroom."

"Ah, this..." Bane was at a loss for words, and his expression stiffened.

If that's what you mean, then it is indeed terrifying, after all, it's full of highly toxic excrement!

If a riot were to break out in Impel Down, Magellan would only need to take out a mop, dip it in the toilet, and then he would be invincible!

"That's truly terrifying. If we were to fight here, even Kaido would probably surrender," Bane said seriously, nodding after regaining his composure.

Bane and Karp were talking incoherently. Magellan was outwardly looking at the documents, but he had actually overheard their conversation. A faint blush appeared on his devilish face, but he didn't want to show it, so he quietly pretended not to hear.

A few minutes later, Magellan finished reading the documents in his hand. Then, he casually raised his head and looked at Bane, saying, "Lieutenant General Bane, I understand the Marshal's orders. The cells in the sixth level of Infinite Hell are getting a bit crowded. I was just considering whether to do some cleaning."

Magellan, as the chief warden of Impel Down, wielded immense power there.

How powerful was he? Powerful enough that he had the authority to purge all the prisoners in Impel Down!

That's right. From the first to the sixth level, Magellan had the power of life and death over tens of thousands of prisoners in Impel Down!

"Is the prison overcrowded these days?" Bane asked, seemingly showing some interest.

"Yes." Magellan rubbed his temples, a slight headache on his face, and said, "Since the Great Pirate Era began, the number of villains on the seas has increased dramatically, placing a heavy burden on the prisons. To be honest, Impel Down receives at least three hundred prisoners every week, and if any major event occurs, it can exceed a thousand. Especially recently, after the war at Marineford, the number of remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates that Impel Down received reached over thirteen thousand. For this reason, I had to harden my heart and clear out some of the prisoners who had become irrelevant here."

Deputy Commissioner Hannibal, who was standing nearby, added, "In fact, we have already adjusted the survival difficulty of the entire prison to the highest level. A large number of prisoners die 'naturally' every day, but even so, it is still not enough."

As Bane listened to these words, he recalled his impression of Impeldown. Indeed, the living conditions here were extremely harsh, with various forms of torture and severe environments, making it as if many prisoners were already on their death countdown as soon as they entered.

Even so, Impelton's burden was still heavy, which shows just how large the number of these villains on the high seas was.

This also reflects the Navy's high efficiency in this regard, and its success in suppressing the Great Pirate Era.

"Aside from prisoners receiving special treatment, the vast majority of prisoners here probably won't even survive a month," Magellan said in a somewhat somber tone.

"The frequent deaths of prisoners, coupled with the isolated environment and high-pressure atmosphere here, have caused a large number of mental illnesses among the prison guards and even the management. Right now, Warden Shiryu has been imprisoned by Commissioner Magellan for wantonly killing and abusing prisoners," Hannibal added.

Hearing this, Bane couldn't help but nod. Thinking about it this way, it wasn't hard to understand why Shiryu had gradually become abnormal here. After all, this place was indeed quite terrifying, and it was simply not an environment that a normal person could stay in for a long time.

With frequent and extensive contact with death, and prisoners here having virtually no human rights—no one cares when they die—and with various forms of torture, it's only natural that over time, they would gradually lose respect for life and become abnormal.

"Speaking of which, are all the prisoners held here death row inmates?" Bane asked after thinking for a moment.

"Of course not." Magellan shook his head and then said, "In fact, the proportion of death row inmates and other serious offenders here is not high. Only the fifth level and the sixth level, which is not open to the public, are where these people are held. The vast majority of the other prison levels, including the fourth level, are ordinary prisoners who have been tried by Enies Lobby and have a clear term of imprisonment, usually three to five years, and in more serious cases, it can be more than ten years."

That's right, that makes sense. It's impossible for all pirates on the high seas to be caught and sentenced to death. Many pirates are coerced, and some have only just set sail, raised a flag, and haven't even committed any crimes yet, before they are arrested.

Many more are part-time. They might be fishermen or merchant ships at sea during the week, but when the opportunity arises, they become "pirates." Some of these people are extreme; in order to avoid revealing their identities, they are often more ruthless than real pirates, and it is common for them to kill all the targets they rob.

However, there are also many people who only rob people of money and do not harm or kill them.

In short, the profile of pirate groups is very complex, and it's impossible to say that they are all death row inmates.

"However, as I just said, the survival rate here is very low. Even if you are only sentenced to one year, basically no one can live to be 'free.' This is one of the reasons why Impelton is so notorious for his horror and brutality," Magellan clicked his tongue.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

What's truly terrifying about Impel Down is that if you're sentenced to a year in prison on Enies Lobby, theoretically you can regain your freedom as long as you dutifully serve that year. But what actually happens?

If you come to Impelton, you might not survive a week!

This creates a vicious cycle: the more powerful and ruthless the pirate, the more serious the crime, the better they can withstand the survival pressure here, while ordinary pirates, despite having short sentences, die very quickly.

If you die, how will you get out of prison?

They can only be thrown out and used as bait for sea monsters.

Perhaps it is because the mortality rate in Impel Down is so high, with a large number of bodies being "buried at sea" every day, that it attracts a large number of sea monsters to nest here, which indirectly increases the safety factor of Impel Down.

After learning about these circumstances, Bane thought of his 'G-6' naval base, which was still under construction and required a large number of laborers!

His initial plan was to capture pirates directly from the New World and enslave them, forcing them to work and reform them to help him build a just cause.

However, capturing pirates is quite troublesome and involves many steps. Now look at Impel Down. If we could directly "import" pirates from Impel Down, wouldn't that be much more convenient?

Wouldn't it be a win-win situation to both lighten Impelton's heavy prisoner burden and allow those pirates who don't deserve to die to create value for justice?

Thinking of this, Bane couldn't help but ask, "Commander Magellan, have you considered outsourcing the pirates here to relieve the pressure on Impelton?"

"Huh?" Magellan looked surprised and confused upon hearing this.

Contracted out? Pirates?

I can understand it when it's read separately, but what does it mean when they're put together?!

"Well, Lieutenant General Bane, I don't quite understand what you mean," Magellan said, somewhat puzzled.

"Well, recently, headquarters has been preparing to build some new naval bases in the New World. I don't know if you've heard about this. I happen to be in charge of leading the work on one of the naval bases. However, due to the large-scale construction, our navy is short of enough manpower. So I was thinking, if conditions permit, could we use pirates to replace these laborers? For example, I could import some pirates from our Impel Down to work as laborers in the New World." Bane grinned and explained to Magellan.

"Huh? Imported pirates!?" Magellan was even more confused.

Are there any imported One Piece movies?

(End of this chapter)