Crocodile's shout made the excited Burgess suddenly widen his eyes. Could it be that the Sand Fruit ability that was almost in his mouth was about to fly away?
"Hey, hey, damn Crocodile! You don't want to surrender now, do you? I advise you not to act like a weakling!"
"Captain, a careerist as prideful as him will definitely not surrender to you sincerely. So it's better for us to kill him quickly now!"
Burgess immediately shouted anxiously, because if Sand Crocodile surrendered, Captain Basire would probably accept him joining the crew.
If that's the case, wouldn't his Sand Fruit ability be lost?
Although it is not his ideal Devil Fruit ability, as the saying goes, a bird in the hand is better than a hundred birds in the forest.
So he would rather get the ability of the Sand Fruit right away than wait for the Flare Fruit.
If Fire Fist Ace is secretly executed by the Marines, his devil fruit will be gone.
"Quiet! Let's see what he says first. Anyway, you won't be missing your Devil Fruit ability."
Basire gently waved his hand to calm Burgess down, and then looked at Crocodile who spoke urgently.
Seeing the crew members of the Big Daddy Pirates looking at him, Crocodile also clenched his fists. It wasn't that he was afraid of death, but he was really unwilling to die like this.
"I heard you're going to take down Whitebeard in half a year, add me!"
When Crocodile thought of taking revenge on Whitebeard for his lost hand and the Pluton design blueprints in Basire's hand. He didn't want to die quietly being deprived of his Devil Fruit's abilities.
"What does this mean? Do you surrender? Are you going to join?"
Basire sneered. This stubborn man still couldn't see his current situation clearly. Does he lack Crocodile's combat power now?
If he gives the Sand Fruit to Burgess, even if he is a bit worse than Crocodile, how many times worse can he be?
He needs loyal subordinates, not guys who make him look bad all day long and refuse to obey orders.
No matter how strong he is, he doesn't need this kind of subordinate.
"I will join the Big Daddy Pirates, but I need the power to act independently. However, I will obey your orders!"
Crocodile's eyes looked at Basire, how could he be so humble to this young man unless he had no choice.
"You are overestimating your value!"
Basire grabbed Crocodile's neck and lifted him up, looking at him with cold eyes.
Apart from being a little bit better at developing the Sand Fruit, this guy has no use value for him.
In terms of strategy, intelligence, and strength, he was confident that he could suppress this so-called king of the desert.
Even if Crocodile resumes the practice of Haki and becomes stronger, Basire really doesn't need such an overly arrogant guy!
After being a Shichibukai for more than twenty years, this guy is indeed not suitable to be a subordinate.
Crocodile's eyes were full of horror when he saw Basire's murderous intent rising sharply.
He has already promised to abide by Basire's orders, what else does he want from him?!
"You missed your chance to live! A waste who lives forever in his own way but cannot awaken Conqueror's Haki doesn't have the qualifications or courage to become a king, but he still dreams of becoming a king!"
The strength in Basire's hand surged, squeezing Crocodile's neck hard and the dark power on his body began to surge and swirl around him.
Burgess immediately moved the box of fruit over excitedly. There was even a prickly pear in it, because the Sand Fruit looked like a cactus.
Crocodile's eyes bulged, his mouth and nose were bleeding, and his whole head began to become congested and red. He could feel his death approaching.
Even if he still wanted to speak, his throat was squeezed too tightly and he had no chance of speaking at all.
The eyes he looked at Basire with were full of desire to live.
Boom~!
Crocodile was hit hard by Basire and hit the seastone cage railing.
"You have one more chance to reorganize your language!"
Basire said coldly, and then the darkness whirlpool in his hand surged, sucking Blueno directly, and stabbed the CP9 spy's heart with his hand, and blood instantly splashed on the faces of Crocodile and Capone Bege.
As Blueno vomited blood, a dark space enveloped him and Basire.
Why did he just take action without even saying a word to persuade him to surrender? Don't spies have any human rights?
Capone Bege was so frightened that he turned extremely pale. At this moment, he finally knew that the more important and special the Devil Fruit's ability, the lower the chance of survival.
"Ah! Why did the Captain let this Crocodile bastard go?!"
Burgess was already itching from waiting so much. He felt like his Sand Fruit ability was really going to fly away.
This made him a little entangled as to whether he should persuade the Captain again, but he still held back.
Everything still depends on what Captain Basire wants. He knows that the Captain will not treat him badly as a loyal veteran cadre!
Maybe he will compensate for it with a better devil fruit ability later.
As the darkness cleared, Basire appeared holding a devil fruit and tossed Blueno aside.
"Paramecia Door Fruit, would you like it Burgess? I need a door guard now!"
Basire held the Door Fruit as he talked, this space-type Devil Fruit is very useful at critical moments.
"Just give it to someone else, I prefer a devil fruit ability for frontal fighting!"
Burgess immediately refused. A Devil Fruit ability that opened doors did not fit his image.
"How about the Twinkle Fruit ability of the Whitebeard Pirates' 3rd Division Commander? It lets him turn into a diamond man. It has a very strong defense and it can make you a real tank!"
Basire thought of Diamond Jozu's devil fruit ability, which was also suitable for a brute like Burgess.
"Weeehahaha! I don't mind eating it if we can get it!"
Burgess' eyes lit up. He had also heard of Diamond Jozu's name. This ability was not much worse than a Logia Devil Fruit in his eyes.
"Gin, I'll give you this door fruit. From now on, you and Foxy will make a team!"
Basire scanned around and could only hand over the Devil Fruit to Gin who was fairly talented. The most important thing was that he, just like Burgess, was very loyal.
"Yes, Captain!"
Gin didn't have any objection and immediately ate the door fruit and started to become familiar with his devil fruit ability.
When Capone Bege saw the look in Basire's eyes, he was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat and became weak all over.
"Captain Basire, I swear that I will surrender to you for the rest of my life and I will never have any thoughts of betrayal!"
Capone Bege shouted quickly. After being targeted by Basire, the hairs all over his body stood up, filling him with the fear of death.
"This ability is a bit important, and I don't want to leave it to you."
Basire expressionlessly used the Dark Fruit to suction the frightened Capone Bege into his hand, and the two famous swords of Shiki drank the blood of the West Blue godfather.
As the darkness dissipated, Capone Bege also died. All the important prisoners in this seastone prison except for Crocodile died.
"Noko, I give you this Castle Fruit! From now on, you will stay with me." (Although Noko has the sleep devil fruit originally, here his memory and hypnotic powers are natural and doesn't have a devil fruit for convenience's sake)
Because it is possible to go to Impel Down once, he wants to use the Memory Seahorse as a troop transportation method, which will not instantly attract the attention of Impel Down guards like Capone Bege who is a wanted criminal.
Moreover, Noko can also be used as a storage space for Basire, allowing him to enter and exit a private space without the need for an ugly man like Capone Bege.
Under Basire's arrangement, the Seahorse also quickly took a bite of the Castle Fruit. After gaining the fruit's power, he stopped eating the disgusting fruit with a look of discomfort on his face.
As each powerful Devil Fruit got an owner, the crew members who did not get a devil fruit were a little disappointed, but they were full of hope for the future.
Because there are not many cadres behind them to compete with them for a devil fruit ability.
Burgess was still looking at the injured Crocodile helplessly. He now hoped that he would act tougher and let his Captain chop this guy to death.
"I only give you one last chance to speak!"
Basire looked at Crocodile with a cold expression. He didn't know why he gave this guy so many chances.
Perhaps it's because of Crocodile's gender mystery, and it's also really incredible that this guy's bounty soared to 1.965 billion beris after the war at Marineford.
Is this guy really stronger than the Four Sweet Commanders and Three Disasters?
Basire was very confused. Oda sometimes gave bounties randomly, causing the entire bounty system to collapse.
"I want to be your first mate!"
The weak Crocodile only said one sentence and then looked at Basire, even if he surrendered, he would still stand on the shoulders of others.
"Bahahaha! There is no deputy captain on my ship, and each of them determines their status based on their strength!"
When Basire heard this, he did not kill Crocodile immediately. Instead, he explained this because he knew that this proud Crocodile had already put down a little dignity in the face of death.
The other crew members of the Big Daddy Pirates immediately looked at the rude prisoner with evil eyes.
"That's fine with me."
Crocodile finally surrendered. Whether it was fighting the Whitebeard Pirates or witnessing the appearance of Pluton, he had to survive.
"On my ship, obeying my orders is the first rule, so I hope you won't make any mistakes."
Basire smiled lightly and said, after thinking about it for a moment, he chose not to ask Trafalgar Law to take out Crocodile's heart, but directly untied all the seastone chains on his body.
If this guy really dares to run away, then the whole sea will search for him, just a lonely man.
And without Basire's approval, he couldn't even leave the Groseade.
What's more, Basire has already reached in-depth cooperation with several underworld organizations, and all kinds of information can be easily obtained.
If Crocodile dares to escape to the sea, he will soon be wanted by the forces led by the Marine and Basire.
It's better if he doesn't show any signs of defecting, otherwise he will face real death if he is spotted by Lily Carnation on the island ship.
After this Devil Fruit plundering experiment, Burgess was the only one with a bitter face. This time, he got nothing, which was really annoying!
"Don't make such a bitter face, I won't forget your devil fruit ability."
Basire comforted this loyal crew member, handed the wanted notices of Urouge, Diamond Jozu, and Juli Piot to Burgess, and told him about the advantages and disadvantages of the Karma Fruit, Twinkle Fruit, and Strong Fruit.
Finally, Fire Fist Ace's Flare Fruit ability was used as a guarantee, which made Burgess look forward to it again.
Basire promised that even if Ace dies and his devil fruit is reborn elsewhere, the Big Daddy Pirates will take it back.
…
Inside the laboratory of the Groseade.
The consciousness of the three Teach who lost their memory has returned to their original state, and the three children have returned to their bodies, but their memories of this day have also been swallowed by the memory seahorse, forgetting everything that happened today.
Basire returned to his body again, and the familiar feeling was soothing. Although he did not have the ability of the Dark Fruit, the powerful Conqueror's Haki and Barrier Fruit abilities made him feel more comfortable and at ease.
As for his Dark body, Basire put seastone handcuffs on him and asked people to take good care of this body.
He can use him next time to rob the next Devil Fruit ability.
Law, Noko, Gin, and Foxy have been organized into a guard team by Basire, ready to use their Devil Fruit abilities at any time.
Dark Basire's body has been placed inside of Noko who now has the Castle Fruit, and is being taken care of by Gin, Foxy, and Basire's women in turn.
The various officers and crew members of the Groseade have once again entered into a high intensity training, because a war is about to come.
This island ship was speeding towards Gum Island. The Big Daddy Pirates are still in contact with Naval Headquarters and the underworld, constantly obtaining information about the Kid Pirates, and are ready to hunt down the Supernova Pirates at any time.
And Eustass Kid seems to also be looking for information about the Big Daddy Pirates, trying to cause trouble for the Shichibukai, and wants to use Basire's reputation to rise to power.
What kind of battle will break out when the two groups actually meet?
Basire didn't pay much attention to Kid. He was now planning to send Fire Fist Ace to Naval Headquarters.
'Give this guy a big credit! This guy can definitely push Ace into Impel down quickly and won't give Garp a chance to intervene! And with this rat shit around, CP elites like Rob Lucci will always be suppressed.'
Basire chuckled and was ready to give the Ace to the stupid villain Spandam to attract a wave of firepower.
If he leaves it to a Marine, there is a slight possibility that Garp will intercept him and let him go secretly.
You should know that Garp, this old bastard, dared to blatantly let Straw Hat Luffy and his crew go.
In the original story, after Lafitte broke into the Marine's meeting, the Blackbeard Pirates personally escorted Fire Fist Ace to Marineford in exchange for the position of Shichibukai, so Garp had no chance to intervene.
'After picking up Ratchet and dealing with Kid, it will be time to send Ace to Enies Lobby. By the way, where is Straw Hat Luffy? No matter what, this war will also drag him into it.'
Basire thought that if Straw Hat Luffy appeared on the battlefield, Garp, Shanks, and Dragon would have a similar reaction.
In short, the more chaotic the Summit War, the better, so that he can fish in troubled waters, plunder Impel down, and seize the Tremor Fruit ability.
There are also various devil fruit users that will be in the Summit War and Basire wants to use the chance to catch them.
Grand Line, Drum Island.
In just one month, the Straw Hat Pirates have already reached the Grand Line from East Blue and landed on this medical island. Luffy once again tricked the little reindeer ship doctor onto the ship and gained his fifth crew member.
With the strong assistance of Dr. Kureha, the little guy Chopper was finally sent to the happy pirate ship of the D family.
After Luffy went to sea, he met Johnny and Yosaku at a bar on an island in the East Blue. They were bragging about their exaggerated stories about following the Big Daddy Pirates, which instantly attracted the curious Straw Hat boy.
Luffy immediately succeeded in inviting these two "swordmasters" on board through all kinds of persuasion and tricks, coupled with his unique charisma.
Since then, Sword Master Johnny and Sword God Yosaku have become the combatants and navigators of the Straw Hat Pirates.
Later, in Syrup Village, the Straw Hat Pirates defeated the big fat Alvida, got the sniper Usopp to join them, and also obtained the Going Merry.
At the sea restaurant Baratie, by chance, they helped Zeff and Sanji defeat the Buggy pirates, and successfully lured Sanji, who had dreams of finding the All Blue, onto the ship.
The five people formed a team to rush through the Reverse Mountain and the bounty hunter island of Whisky Peak, happily taking risks and becoming stronger along the way.
…
On the Going Merry on the shore of Drum Island.
"Chopper, have you actually met Basire Aniki and the others?"
Johnny and Yosaku said excitedly that they had also been with the Big Daddy Pirates back then, and were even among the first group of people like Zoro, but they were 'driven' off the ship for their safety.
Basire has now become a world-famous Shichibukai, and has even defeated the legendary pirate Golden Lion Shiki.
Both Basire and Zoro are their two big idols.
It was also because of these two idols that they abandoned their fear and decided to set out to explore the sea with determination.
"So strong! The bounty for Basire is actually 100 million beris! But your brother Zoro, how come his bounty is lower than mine? Shishishishi~"
Luffy looked at several wanted posters, grinned widely, and shouted with a little star in his eyes. He really wanted to have a bounty as high as Basire's.
"Idiot! Basire Aniki became a Shichibukai, which caused everyone in the Big Daddy Pirates to have their bounties frozen."
"That's why Basire Aniki and Zoro Aniki's bounties are so low! Otherwise, I think that Basire Aniki's bounty would be no less than 500 million beris, and Zoro Aniki's would definitely not be less than 100 million beris!"
Yosaku slapped the idiot captain in the head and cursed, saying that they would never allow anyone to look down upon their idols or slander them.
Even facing the world's greatest swordsman, Mihawk, they would dare to draw their swords to defend their idols' dignity!
"Your guess is still too low. I feel like this guy Basire should have a bounty of 700 to 800 million beris."
Sanji blew out a smoke ring and said calmly that according to his analysis, the terrifying man who could defeat the ex Shichibukai Sand Crocodile and Golden Lion Shiki wouldn't have a bounty as low as 500 million beris.
At least it should be comparable to a Yonkō's cadre.
"It turns out that Brother Basire is so strong~"
Chopper's eyes widened and he was full of shock. He unconsciously touched his backpack, where there was a den den mushi left for him by Basire, so that he could contact him at any time.
"Basire is really scary! When he was in Syrup Village, he defeated Captain Kuro easily and forced him to join his Big Daddy Pirates!"
Usopp said with a frightened look on his face. He had watched Basire beat Kuro until he vomited blood, and he had subdued him with force.
As for Kuro, this guy seems to be sick and prone to masochism. The more Basire beat him, the happier and more submissive he became.
"Yosh~! Basire actually forced others to join his crew, it seems he is a bad guy! Let's go and beat him up!"
Luffy grabbed Basire's bounty order and suddenly shouted loudly with his hands raised to the sky, his eyes full of fighting spirit and excitement!
"Idiot! Shut up!"
The expressions of Johnny, Yosaku and Usopp changed greatly. They all raised their fists and punched their idiot captain into the ground. When he fell onto the deck they started to kick him as well.
"I didn't expect four of our crew to have met Basire. What a fate!"
Sanji, the yellow-haired chef, ignored the other crew members beating up the idiot captain, and just sighed at the coincidence of fate.
Johnny, Yosaku, Usopp, and Chopper all have something to do with Basire, and they all respect and admire him, or fear in Ussop's case.
This is a bad thing for the Straw Hat Pirates.
If the Straw Hat Pirates and the Big Daddy Pirates start a war, let's not say whether they can defeat them.
Once the war really starts, won't these guys rebel?
Sanji blew out a puff of smoke and shook his head helplessly. It was better for Luffy, the captain, to worry about these matters. He is just a chef.
Amidst the noise of the fight, the sheep-head pirate ship left Drum Island and continued their adventure under Dr. Kureha's smiling farewell.
···
The Big Daddy Pirates' Groseade has already appeared on Mecha Island.
Ratchet, with a desire for revenge against Kid, officially joined Basire's staff as a mechanical scientist.
At Lily Carnation's request, Basire led the crew to transplant the flower of life and death to Mecha Island, so that it could begin to parasitize the sleeping island turtle and become the second base of the Big Daddy Pirates.
Lily Carnation left Baron Omatsuri as a parasite and began to grow crazily on the island turtle. It wanted to control it as soon as possible before Basire's plan started.
The Paramecia Arrow Fruit on the Baron has also been plundered by Dark Basire and handed over to their new archer Dayi.
From now on, he will be able to create all kinds of sharp arrows out of thin air, even all kinds of explosive long arrows that can explode and even work as a homing missile.
Dayi will also become a top sniper like Van Augur, and the Big Daddy Pirates will now have two powerful snipers.
The medical department led by Doc Q injected a large amount of anesthetics into the island turtle to help Lily Carnation parasitize it.
After the flower of life and death entered a stable parasitic period, the Big Daddy Pirates set out again at the request of Ratchet in order to hunt down the Kid Pirates.
And Basire's plan is already in full swing. Spandam's itinerary information has been delivered to Basire's desk, and Fire Fist Ace can be safely delivered to him at any time!
While chasing the Kid Pirates, the Groseade passed by the ruins of Merveille again, and Van Augur, who now possesses the ability of the Float Fruit, began to test his skills.
Several incomplete islands were raised back into the sky, allowing the IQ plants on them to continue growing. All the surviving monsters were gathered on the islands, leaving Dr. Indigo and some of his men to restart their research.
For the past few days the Groseade has been very busy. In addition to chasing the Kid Pirates, the crew was also making various plans and dealing with tedious chores.
Their quiet days are numbered now, because Basire's Shichibukai position will not last long. The Grand Line's territory should be put away, and those materials and wealth should be taken away.
Naval Headquarters has also been urging Basire to go to Marineford. It seems that they want to do a full body examination, draw some blood, and register the Devil Fruit ability.
However, Basire won't go. Do they really think that he doesn't know about Vegapunk's Seraphim plan?
He has also refused Marineford's summons many times on the grounds of hunting pirates.
Somewhere along the Grand Line, a battle fortress was floating in the air. The Groseade has successfully ascended to the sky.
The genius mechanic Ratchet is still undergoing a comprehensive transformation, while the navigators Nami and Lafitte were controlling the navigation of the island ship together.
At this time, in the battle field of this island ship Zoro was in his serious three-sword style mode. All three swords had been unsheathed, and he was fighting back and forth with a sand man on the field.
The golden hook and the swords continued to clash, sparks flew everywhere, and the sand blades and sword energy collided, bursting out waves of air.
Crocodile has already been turned back into a man by Doc Q.
After he only partially recovered from his injuries, he immediately participated eagerly in the Big Daddy Pirates' monthly ranking battle competition to show off his strength.
He wants to seize the No.2 position on the Big Daddy Pirates' ship and suppress the others.
Of course, the green algae head Roronoa Zoro would not give up this position so easily, and that's why this fierce battle was taking place.
"Weehahaha! Zoro's Armament Haki has gotten stronger again! Damn it! Originally, this Sand Fruit ability should have belonged to me!"
Burgess said it without scruple, not caring whether Crocodile heard it or not.
"This guy is still a little conceited. He's still thinking about fighting before his injury has completely healed."
Basire stood on the viewing platform, watching the battle between the two, and frowned slightly. This guy was really too arrogant.
Crocodile was still seriously injured and his weak attacks no longer posed much of a threat to Zoro.
After Lily Carnation was transplanted to the island, Basire began to personally pay attention to Crocodile's situation to prevent him from running away shamelessly.
Nami's Thunder Fruit ability is also getting better and better. The heart net observation haki has already been developed, and she has also begun to help monitor Crocodile and train this ability at the same time.
However, although Crocodile was arrogant, he still kept his word and had no intention of leaving.
Especially knowing that the Big Daddy Pirates had begun to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates, he didn't want to leave even more.
What's more, there is the Pluton design drawing he wants to get.
One more thing, now that the Groseade is in the air. Although the Logia Sand Fruit ability can fly a certain distance, it cannot fly between islands.
Therefore, Crocodile has no chance to escape Basire's grasp at all.
The only way out for him is to be honest in the Big Daddy Pirates and position himself correctly.
After a fierce collision between Zoro and Crocodile, the two could only end the battle in a draw.
Later, the shameless guys like Burgess and Eldoraggo rushed up and had a fight with Crocodile as well.
In the end, the Big Daddy Pirates temporarily acquiesced to Crocodile's position as the No.3, while Zoro barely retained his No.2 position.
However, it's difficult to say whether next month's ranking battles will have the same results.
Because Thunder Fruit Nami, Float Fruit Van Augur, and Sand Crocodile who has recovered from his injuries, all of them may go after the No.2 position.
So Zoro needs to work harder if he wants to retain his current position in the crew. After all, others are blessed with powerful Devil Fruit abilities, while he can only continue to enhance his swordsmanship and Haki.
Basire was very satisfied with these crew members. He only needs to help them set a direction, give them some guidance, and let them work hard. There is no need to take care of these guys like a nanny.
Although Crocodile is not a gregarious guy, he still begins to contact smart people such as Kuro and Lafitte and learn about the various plans of the Big Daddy Pirates.
In the following days, Crocodile was extremely shocked by the crazy training atmosphere of the Big Daddy Pirates.
When did pirates become more disciplined than marines?
The various training plans were way more exaggerated than the Marine's training camps.
Even Crocodile couldn't bear the intensity of the training. He still prefers to smoke cigars and drink red wine while he makes plans.
However, he was often forced to be a sparring partner by Basire, who claimed to be helping him to train his haki, but in reality he was just having fun beating him.
…
A few days later.
In the captain's office, Basire had just finished practicing martial arts with Robin.
Robin snuggled against his body and began to report the recent important information.
"Spandam has gone to the Capital of Water Seven and seems to be preparing to forcibly arrest Mayor Iceburg. The CP9 agents are still lurking there."
"The Straw Hat Pirates you have been following have passed Drum Island and kidnapped the cute little reindeer we all love. Now they have already landed in Arabasta."
"It seems that the Kid Pirates are also going to Water Seven to renovate their ship. So maybe we can deal with all our enemies there in one go."
She had heard that Basire wanted to deal with Spandine and Spandam, the father and son, and she became much more serious about her work.
Back then, it was CP9 Commander Spandine who launched the Buster Call with the golden den den mushi, making the Marines destroy her home island Ohara.
Now his son Spandam has become the head of CP9. Not only is he looking for Pluton's design, but he is also hunting for her, the orphan of Ohara who can decipher ancient texts.
"That weird monk Urouge is indeed from Sky Island, but this guy has now left the fourth route and gone to some other route."
"Basil Hawkins is on Route 7, very far away from us."
"Marine Admiral Aokiji was most recently seen in Ukkari Hot-Spring Island."
"Admiral Akainu is stationed in the New World, while Admiral Kizaru and Vice Admiral Garp are both at Naval Headquarters."
"There is no news about Miss Buckin, Edward Weevil, and the wandering blind swordsman Issho you asked me to inquire about."
···
Robin continued to report various information pieces while Basire played with one of her breasts in his hand almost absentmindedly.
"Straw Hat Luffy has arrived at Alabasta? It's almost time then. So let's deal with these two things first, Eustass Kid and Fire Fist Ace."
Basire calculated the time, and it should be almost the same. Now that Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates have been out of contact for so many days, the leader of the Four Emperors has begun to become restless in the New World.