"The extra 3000 million is certainly not in vain. We will announce it later that the Vicious Dog Pirates were dealt with by our navy and you together. You just need to stay out of our way." Old Edward said with a smile on his face.
Turning risks into opportunities is the basic entry method that everyone who wants to move up should know.
If an emergency is not handled well, it will be like an unexpected disaster knocking on your door, but if it is handled properly, it will be like wealth falling from the sky, right into your hands!
Although the strength of the Awkward Dog Pirates is just so-so in the North Sea, they are a group of scum who have committed sins and evil deeds no less than those of the powerful pirate groups.
They are either massacring this island or that island every day, which not only reduces the country's tax revenue, but also makes the local navy lose face. This pirate group is a key target for elimination within the navy.
For such a merit, Old Edward actually made no loss by spending 3000 million.
"Is that so..." After hearing old Edward's explanation, Li Zhong drooped his eyelids and pondered for a moment.
"What if this pirate group was wiped out by the navy and has nothing to do with me?" Li Zhong asked old Edward meaningfully.
Old Edward was stunned for half a second, then reacted instantly.
His heart sank slightly, and he hesitated for half a second before he spoke: "1 million, no more!"
Actually, Old Edward was already losing money at this price, but since this strange strong man was short of money, Old Edward simply gave him more, just as if he was paying for safety and making friends at the same time.
The real extra premium is that old Edward is buying the other party’s friendship!
But Li Zhong was not satisfied with Old Edward's bid.
"1 million?" Li Zhong asked tentatively.
This time, old Major Edward really didn't react for a long time.
It took a while for Old Edward to realize what Li Zhong was saying.
This costs money, and you even want to bargain?!
After living for so many years, this is the first time he has seen such a scene!
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Li Zhong looked at Major Edward steadily, and before he could reply, he said decisively: "1 million, if you are willing to do this, then this is the final price."
Old Major Edward opened and closed his mouth, wanting to say something, but instantly held it back.
Because he realized what was happening at that moment.
1 million is almost the real break-even price for him to pay for all the credit.
Li Zhong looks tall and strong, and doesn't look like a good negotiator, so there is only one explanation for his accuracy.
...Shit! Observation Haki mind reading!
Only those who have truly awakened their innate domineering and have cultivated their observation domineering to a higher level can do this!
Based on old Edward's past experience, those who do this are basically halfway into the door of the general class. After that, they just need to work hard to cultivate and consolidate their abilities and wait for the opportunity to make merit.
The two sides negotiated the "business", and old Edward entertained Li Zhong with a smile, but beneath the smile, his mood was extremely complicated. The things he had been seeking but could not get, he saw others getting them at a young age. He had felt this many times decades ago, but he did not expect to feel it again in this world after leaving the Navy Headquarters.
At the hospitality of the navy, Li Zhong left the Corpse and boarded the warship.
Be a good person till the end, and send the Buddha to the west.
Since the deal had been concluded with the other party, Li Zhong simply provided some after-sales service.
Cause some insignificant damage to the Corpse that does not affect navigation.
That is to say, to leave traces of battle for the convenience of archiving and record keeping without revealing any flaws.
But if the whole play is played out like this, the Carrion would be equivalent to being captured by the navy.
Li Zhong has no boat.
But it doesn’t matter, old Edward has already given a solution.
They can directly auction off the seized "stolen goods".
Li Zhong offered 5000 million to auction off the Rotten Corpse. After the auction, the Navy returned the 5000 million that Li Zhong had paid in full. From left hand to right hand, the ship returned to Li Zhong's hands without any cost!
As for the 5000 million deficit of the Navy... For a small branch like us, to be able to defeat the Vicious Dog Pirates, of course, we paid a huge price!
Some weapons were damaged, and there were various expenses, compensation for the wounded, medical treatment and medicine. Isn't it normal to spend tens of millions? !
What? No casualties?
Pancho, you have broken bones now and your arms and legs are in plaster. I will approve you for six months of paid sick leave!
Although the nominal pension is not a penny, the six-month paid vacation is real, and being seriously injured in battle is also a good record in the army.
For a veteran like him, it is not easy to handle such a small matter.
He is the highest commander in this branch. After suffering a loss many years ago and losing his rank of lieutenant colonel, old Edward has learned his lesson. In this new branch, he has already run the internal affairs like an iron barrel!
The benefits are shared equally among everyone according to their military ranks. Everyone gets benefits and everyone is an 'accomplice'. Outsiders want to investigate... unless they also know the Observation Haki and mind-reading skills, they can forget about it!
As for matters concerning the navy, old Major Edward is more than capable of handling them cleanly.
The key is the strange strong man in front of him.
He was the one that really gave old Major Edward a headache.
Through the brief communication, Old Edward could get a general idea of Li Zhong's character.
This is a person who is very straightforward in what he says, and he is also a person who is reasonable and keeps his promises.
Old Edward was not worried at all about whether he would let the secret slip.
Based on his past experience of judging people, he knew that since Li Zhong had agreed, he would not reveal the matter.
The problem lies in another point.
During the chat, because of Li Zhong's frankness, although Old Edward did not know all of Li Zhong's background, he also got to know Li Zhong's general situation.
Simply put, Li Zhong is a "newbie" who has just come into contact with the sea. His domineering attitude was not taught by others, but something he suddenly realized in the past two weeks.
The same goes for the technique that allows you to manipulate hair, similar to Life Return.
As for the Vicious Dog Pirates, they were the ones who provoked Li Zhong first, and Li Zhong just didn't like their behavior, so he killed them all.
Old Edward integrated the above information.
In other words, this is a peerless genius who can awaken the dual-color domineering aura in the four seas and realize the return of life by himself, and his fighting ability is not weak at all.
At the same time, he is also a man with no taboos. He killed hundreds of people from the Vicious Dog Pirates, not because they were villains, nor for the bounty, nor because of any grudge, but simply because they provoked him and he didn't like them.
So I just killed him...just happened!
In his eyes, old Edward saw an indifference to life and death!
It seems that human life and death, even one’s own life and death, are not very important things!
Based on old Edward's many years of experience, this kind of person will sooner or later become a trend-setter in this ocean.
If he hadn't died prematurely, he would even have had the chance to create his own era like Golden Lion, Whitebeard or the Navy Admirals!
Now, old Edward has two choices.
One is to let Li Zhong leave after the transaction is completed.
With Li Zhong's temperament and methods, he will definitely be unhappy with many of the actions of the World Government in the future. And he also has the ability to cause a lot of trouble to the World Government.
Once the bounty on Li Zhong’s wanted order reaches the level of the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates.
The World Government is determined to investigate all matters related to Li Zhong. By then, there might really be a strong person who can use his Observation Haki and read minds and follow the clues to investigate his branch.
What will become of me then?
The second option is to recruit Li Zhong into the navy.
If Li Zhong continues to become stronger in the closed environment within the navy, cycling between fighting pirates and getting promoted, and climbs to a very high position, maybe he can even be recommended.
As for when Li Zhong becomes a real senior figure in the navy and has to deal with matters related to the World Government... I would have retired long ago!
Even if he retires, he can't escape the blame for colluding with pirates to buy and sell military merits!
But if the recommended genius had a conflict with the World Government, it would be inappropriate to trace the issue to a retired navy man who had been catching pirates all his life.
If the higher-ups really do this, who will dare to recommend talents in the future?
You know, geniuses are more or less unruly. If we implement the system of collective responsibility in this regard, the navy’s talent pool may be cut off in the future!
Unless Li Zhong has the guts to risk the world's condemnation and kill the Celestial Dragons, even if the World Government wants to investigate, the Navy will definitely protect itself at all costs!
...Today is really my lucky day. I defeated the evil dog and recruited Li Zhong. Two huge fortunes are falling on my face.
Old Edward felt that he was stable!
Chapter 265: Choice of Power System
Li Zhong has been in this world for more than half a month.
Although he spent most of his time practicing alone at the bottom of the cabin of the Corpse, in addition to tempering his body and spirit, Li Zhong was also thinking about how he could ascend to the status of the Supreme God in this world.
He now wields three supernatural powers.
One of them is the power of life sublimation called Armament Haki.
The second is the power of spiritual sublimation called Observation Haki.
The third is self-hypnosis.
Li Zhong did not stay in vain in the past few days after coming to the Navy branch. Old Edward was trying to get information from Li Zhong, and Li Zhong was also trying to get information from Old Edward.
From old Edward, Li Zhong learned the general situation of this world.
Of course, Li Zhong would not believe in one person's words. He also asked the marines in the branch for a lot of old newspapers.
Although you can't trust everything in the newspaper, it still contains a lot of useful information.
Combining the information from both sides, Li Zhong confirmed that there are two common power systems in this world.
They are the Devil Fruit system and the Haki system respectively.
He already possesses the domineering system, so he can be sure that it is too difficult to achieve supremacy by relying on the domineering system.
Although it is said that there is a kind of domineering Haki that Li Zhong has not obtained, but according to the intelligence, it is also the sublimation of a certain quality... The strength of Haki is determined by a person's physical and mental strength.
The stronger the spirit, the stronger the ability to see and hear.
The stronger the body, the stronger the armament color.
And if you want to enhance it to the point where it can dominate the underlying rules of a secondary world.
According to conservative estimates, Li Zhong would have to at least strengthen his body to the point where the mass of tens of thousands of galaxies is equal to the sum of their parts before he could use his domineering power to move the universe and control everything.
A world that not only has the material layer, but also cause and effect, destiny, time and space, and super-dimension... It is impossible to control everything without such a great power as a fulcrum.
Compared to domineering, Li Zhong feels that the path of devil fruit may be easier.
But there are some problems with devil fruits.
Li Zhong could get some idea of the problems by reading the news in the newspaper.
Simply put, it has a name: biscuit fruit.
Biscuits are a kind of food created by life. There are no natural biscuits in the world. They are not like wind, fire, thunder and lightning. They must be made by animals or even plants through processing other substances.
Just from the name, it is revealed that the devil fruit is a man-made creation!
It has been said before that a power system like this is built from scratch by someone with a purpose, rather than something like domineering aura that everyone possesses naturally. Later generations simply construct a power system to exert and train skills.
As the founder of the Tao, the Taoist ancestors usually leave some backdoor programs and various backup plans.
These back-up plans are like the highest instructions. As long as the Taoist uses them, later practitioners will be at the mercy of others!
If Li Zhong was just an ordinary person, it wouldn't matter to him whether the devil fruit had a backup plan or not.
Anyway, normal people eat devil fruits just to gain a certain amount of power and make their lives better.
To reach the top means to become a strong person who creates an era, just like the Golden Lion Whitebeard and the generals.
They will never be able to reach the level of being able to use the backup plan of the being who created the Devil Fruit.
But he wants to become the Supreme God and dominate everything. As long as the being who created the Devil Fruit is still alive, the two sides will definitely collide and have a fierce conflict!
This is not groundless worry, but a reality with a high probability of happening.
"Devil fruits can be used, but they cannot be used directly like that." Li Zhong made up his mind that if he had the chance, he would get a few devil fruits and a few devil fruit users to study carefully how devil fruits turn normal people into users with special abilities.
When people with special abilities activate their abilities, what medium do they use to interfere with reality?
Li Zhong wanted to find out if there was any way to bypass the theorem that one must eat a devil fruit in order to use any ability, and find a way to use the fruit's ability without eating the fruit.
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