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

Chapter 51 establishes a new organizational program.

Killing a power user and stealing their power is something that no one has ever seen, let alone heard of!

And now, this terrifying thing is unfolding right before their eyes!

At the same time, Galdino saw the Devil Fruit that looked like a cactus on the table and immediately understood that it was Crocodile's ability, the Logia-type Sand-Sand Fruit!

It is clear that Crocodile has truly bequeathed all of his "legacy" to Lord Bain!

Nico Robin accepted the Devil Fruit quite naturally, nodding and saying, "I understand."

Then, Bane returned to his seat, tapping his fingers on the table to draw everyone's attention to him before speaking: "Some of you recognize this corpse on the ground, while others don't. Let me introduce him to you today. He is your former boss, Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

After a slight pause, Bane continued, "I'm now the boss of Baroque Works, and I need you all to know that. However, I hope no one will spread the news of Crocodile's death, at least not until I announce the lifting of this news blockade."

At this point, Bane's gaze swept across the faces of every Baroque Works executive. After a moment, he continued, "If any related information leaks out from here, I won't investigate who leaked it. You don't need to explain anything to me; you're all going to die, understand?"

The crowd listened to this unreasonable order, but no one dared to object.

As for running away, they were high-ranking members of Baroque Works, so they naturally knew how influential and powerful their organization was. Coupled with the terror of their new boss, it was clear that running away was useless.

"Understood!" Everyone quickly agreed.

Bane nodded in satisfaction, a smile playing on his lips. "Very good. I believe you can all do that. Now, the second thing: Nicole Robin is a subordinate I trust very much. From now on, she will continue to serve as the vice president of Baroque Works. However, I want to emphasize that from this day forward, she will act on my behalf. You must obey all orders she gives you, whether reasonable or unreasonable. Anyone who disobeys her orders is defying my will. Understand?"

Those who have made it to this position are no fools. Galdino and the others immediately understood that this big boss would not stay at their Baroque Works for long, nor would he focus all his energy on them. Therefore, from now on, although Nico Robin holds the title of vice president, she will actually exercise the power of the president.

From now on, at Baroque Works, her word is law!

Everyone said they had no problem and would obey the vice president's orders.

Nico Robin once again felt a deep sense of trust, unlike Crocodile or any other organization she had encountered before. Back then, no matter what position she held in the organization, she still had to worry about being betrayed. Only now did she no longer have to worry.

"Very good, the third thing." Bane picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and said, "Completely abandon the plan to seize Alabasta. No matter how far Crocodile had progressed before, stop it now. Don't cause any more trouble for the Nefertari clan. Restore order to Alabasta as soon as possible and end this civil war that should never have happened."

As soon as he finished speaking, Icarum and Princess Vivi's eyes lit up. It seemed they had achieved their goal? Although the method was completely different from what they had imagined, the result was the same!

As for why Bane did this, the reason is quite simple. Crocodile is a pirate, and he may not know much about the secrets of the upper echelons of the World Government, but Bane knows very well that the Nefertari clan is being watched by that mysterious guy Im!

Despite Crocodile's many years of causing trouble in Alabasta without much incident, he is actually walking a tightrope, though he is unaware of it. If Im suddenly becomes interested, he could easily eliminate Crocodile before he goes to Impel Down to seek enlightenment.

Knowing all this, Bane decided to stop everything. He had no intention of being noticed by Im at this time, and whatever the reason, it was not a good thing for him.

At that moment, no one dared to disobey Bane's will, so everyone quickly agreed.

After finalizing this matter, Bane said, "Finally, after concluding the so-called 'Utopia' operation, I want to re-establish a mission for the Baroque Works. From now on, your actions will revolve around this mission."

This time, everyone listened with serious expressions.

After all, this will be their organizational guidelines in the future!

In the past, when Crocodile was in power, everything they did was prioritized in creating the Alabasta utopia, and all resources were directed toward this goal.

Now, this big ship is turning around!

"First, intelligence!" Bane held up one finger. "Our Baroque Works already possesses a strong intelligence network in the first half of the Grand Line. Now, I demand that you continue to expand upon this network, not limiting yourselves to this area. Expand into the four great seas—east, west, north, and south—and the New World!"

Without giving them time to process this, Bane raised another finger and said, "Second, money. We have a big plan to change the world, and we need enough funding for it. The more funding, the better."

Making money is Baroque Works' specialty, and everyone agreed without objection, quickly accepting the new organizational charter.

Develop intelligence capabilities and collect funds.

In fact, Bane's definition of Baroque Works boils down to these two points: this organization is used for intelligence gathering and fundraising. After all, given the strength of these executives, it wouldn't make much sense to ask them to do anything else. Could they even fight against the Four Emperors' crews?

Let alone the Four Emperors, they'd have a hard time even taking over a territory in the New World.

So we should continue to be based in the first half of the Grand Line, this paradise, and then radiate our intelligence outwards while attracting funds.

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

Taking over territory and fighting pirates can be left to the new Navy in the future.

After giving these instructions, Bane pointed to the mole partners, Icarus, Princess Vivi, and the other two, then waved his hand and said, "You stay here, the rest of you can leave."

After being left behind, the mole partner was terrified, wondering if his abilities had been coveted and that he was going to be killed and have his powers taken away.

But it was clear that Bane had no interest in that matter at all, and instead inquired about the gun that had eaten the Dachshund Fruit.

The mole duo breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained that it was a technology that allowed objects to "eat" Devil Fruits. They didn't know who invented it, but such peculiar objects occasionally appeared on the black market. If Boss Bane liked it, they could go and find it.

Of course, Bane didn't ask them to go looking for it; he was just curious. Seeing that they didn't know much, he stopped asking and let them leave.

After all the bystanders had left, Bane looked at Icarus, and after a moment, his gaze fell on Princess Vivi, saying, "Nice to meet you, Princess Nefertari Vivi."

(End of this chapter)