Chapter 22

Luo Xing's gaze suddenly turned cold, his voice icy: "Queen!"

"Your servant is here!" Queen replied with a cruel grin.

The local gentry trembled with fear.

"Execute all one hundred of Big Snake's subordinates, and wipe out every member of Blackie's clan!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Queen's fat face twisted into a brutal grin as he led a hundred fierce warriors of the Grant-Granted Legion, like wolves among sheep, instantly slaughtering all of Big Snake's men!

Blackie's clan was exterminated!

Blood stained the earth; the entire General's mansion was soaked in pools of blood.

The thick stench of blood hung in the air, sending chills down the spine.

The local gentry could no longer sit still; one by one they fell to their knees, trembling, and said:

"We pay homage to Luo Xing, Imperial Son-in-Law!"

"We pay homage to General Daiwa!"

From this moment on, the nation of Wano changed hands!

24. The Bloodbath Triggered by the Monster Cells

Those in power must balance mercy and authority.

Luo Xing was not a vicious monster, but neither was he a soft-hearted fool.

He had already bestowed benevolence upon the people of Wano, spending his own money to buy dozens of ships of grain from outside.

If these regional gentry still refused to submit, still refused to recognize Daiwa as Wano's new General, then Blackie's clan was their example.

Fortunately,

none among them were stubborn fools; now they knelt obediently, showing submission.

Luo Xing gestured with his eyes for Daiwa to speak.

Daiwa understood—Luo Xing had already taught her what to say at this moment.

"Please rise, all of you."

Daiwa's voice was commanding yet kind.

"Big Snake was utterly wicked; his death was deserved, and has nothing to do with you."

"On the contrary, you are all renowned local gentry of Wano, beloved by the people; in governing Wano, I shall rely heavily on your talents!"

"If you have capable nephews or sons, recommend them to serve in the General's mansion!"

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The gentry kneeling on the ground perked up at once.

Relying on their talents, letting them recommend nephews and sons—wasn't this granting them political power?

The gentry were stunned and delighted.

In the past, though they had minor reputations in their regions, Big Snake treated them with no respect whatsoever, always like slaves, threatening them with death at will.

How different this new General was—his tone was gentle, and he offered them so many benefits.

"Thank you, General Lord!"

No matter how much unease remained in their hearts, this thanks now carried far more joy and loyalty than before.

Luo Xing's lips curled slightly.

He had won the people's hearts with grain resources;

he had tied the gentry's interests to the Beasts' ship with political promises.

Thus, even if Kozuki Oden returned from the dead, he could not easily shake Daiwa's position as General.

Many times, many things cannot be accomplished by brute force alone—you must use your mind.

Kozuki Oden failed to understand this truth, squandering his great advantage and ending up dead and his Dao destroyed.

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……

While Wano was changing hands, the outside world had been plunged into bloody chaos due to Luo Xing's sale of monster cells to Big Mom!

It turned out that

after spending fifty billion berries to buy fifty monster cells, Big Mom grew increasingly pained by the expense.

Though the New World was wealthier than Wano, it was not vastly richer.

Spending fifty billion was a massive hemorrhage.

Especially since Big Mom was an extreme glutton, spending vast sums daily to buy precious sweets from around the world.

As a result, the New World's financial chain had become strained.

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Xia Luote Katakuri, the second son who actually handled the specific affairs of Whole Cake Island, offered Big Mom this advice:

"Mother, we might as well put up ten Mochi Cells for sale at a price of two hundred million each."

Big Mom immediately became very displeased; these were cells she had obtained from that old rascal Kaido only by spending political favors, so how could she sell them to others?

But for some reason she suddenly thought of, Big Mom's anger instantly turned to joy.

"Very well, very well, very well. Sell ten Mochi Cells, spread the word, and force those buyers to come to Whole Cake Island to conduct the transaction!"

Katakuri immediately understood Big Mom's meaning.

It was simply to make those buyers bring their money to Whole Cake Island, leave the money behind, and then the people could get lost; of course, the Mochi Cells would be impossible to obtain.

What?

Are you saying that I, the great Emperor Big Mom, do not keep my word?

Fine then, in that case, this old lady will just drain another fifty years of your lifespan.

To put it plainly, this was Big Mom openly robbing people, no different from the Beast Pirates' widespread plundering a while back.

Although Katakuri believed this act would damage the reputation of the Big Mom Pirates, since Mother had decided, he could only comply.

So he spread the news.

Underground world big shots, who had learned from the Marines that Mochi Cells could rival Devil Fruits, immediately became as restless as cats smelling fishy odors, one after another.

Of course,

among them there were not a few smart people who saw through Big Mom's scheme.

But the temptation of the Mochi Cells was simply too great, causing these underground world big shots to decide to take the risk!

They first created a huge cake to attract Big Mom's attention.

Then they joined forces to create chaos in Whole Cake Island, and sent people to steal the Mochi Cells amidst the confusion!

Believe it or not, they actually succeeded!

If it were not for Katakuri, the head of the Sweet Commanders, possessing the ability to foresee the future, perhaps all fifty of Big Mom's Mochi Cells would have been stolen!

Even so, more than ten were lost and ended up in the outside world.

In an instant, the entire sea was stirred up with wind and clouds.

Underground world big shots all made their moves to fight over these dozen or so Mochi Cells.

Among those who made their moves, three alone were Warlords of the Sea—Tang Jihede Doflamingo, Gecko Moria, and the Sand Crocodile Crocodile who dominated Alabasta!

Furthermore, Stussy, the Queen of Joy Street; Morgans, the president of the World News; the giants of Elbaf Kingdom; and Germa Kingdom all participated.