Chapter 433

"It's finished!"

Locke held a knife and fork in his hands, whispering softly to Esdeath.

The tone was faint.

It was not a questioning tone, but a concise~ affirmation.

Locke had absolute confidence in the Grand General he had personally appointed!

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Everything has been handled, and the valuable items on the battlefield have been scavenged."

"Once the glaciers melt, the ruins of the battlefield, along with the traces of the battle, will be hidden beneath the sea."

"The seized wealth is still being tallied, but the treasures on Fingri's ship have already been sorted out: two Devil Fruits, one Zoan, one Paramecia..."

Esdeath respectfully handed over two fruits, a banana and a pineapple, both covered in complex patterns.

These were the Devil Fruits Locke needed.

Without needing to be told, the meticulous Esdeath had sorted them out in advance.

"Very good—"

Locke nodded with satisfaction.

He didn't ask too much; he had complete and total trust in Esdeath's capabilities.

For a Grand General who could command a nation's army and maneuver millions of soldiers with ease, handling such 'small matters' for Noxas was naturally a piece of cake, a task that required no doubt whatsoever.

"However..."

"Are there only two?"

Locke took the Devil Fruits and transferred them into his Teigu space.

His brows furrowed slightly.

He felt a faint dissatisfaction.

A dignified Emperor-level pirate, with a momentum comparable to an Emperor's crew, yet the harvest on the pirate ship was so pathetic that it wasn't even enough to gather energy for half a summoning or transformation.

It was truly disappointing.

Compared to the wealth of Rocks, which was enough to make one green with envy, the difference was simply too vast.

"It should be that Fingri's Moon Shadow Pirate Crew is currently expanding."

"The accumulated family fortune has all been invested in the officers to improve their strength."

Najenda's mature voice sounded from beside his ear.

Her grasp of the big picture was not bad.

She had guessed most of it very quickly.

After the fall of Rocks, Fingri wanted to venture out to sea and make a name for himself; the resources consumed by the hastily assembled Moon Shadow Pirate Crew were certainly not small. It was just that Locke had chosen the perfect timing to strike; if it had been any later...

By the time he found two or three more capable officers, he might not have even been able to keep this little harvest.

"Forget it!"