But in contrast, the Shichibukai must accept the forced convening of the World Government and pay a portion of the proceeds, including privateering, to the government.
This is the obligation that comes with obtaining privileges.
Therefore, the Shichibukai are generally considered by pirates to be the lackeys of the World Government.
But in fact, it is not easy to become a Shichibukai. Only those who are well-known or powerful enough to intimidate ordinary pirates are eligible to be selected as a Shichibukai.
Take Fire Fist Ace, who has become famous in recent years. Before joining the Whitebeard Pirates, he was once invited by the World Government to join the King's Shichibukai.
And the many privileges of the Shichibukai can indeed be used efficiently in Hunter's Notes.
For example, he made an offer that the navy could not refuse, and then made a request as a Shichibukai to go to Impel Castle Prison to execute some prisoners who did not have Devil Fruit abilities.
Perhaps, the Navy will agree and even give information about the prisoners.
Most of the prisoners in the Impel Down City Prison have to endure torture every day. Prisoners who can endure it are certainly not too weak physically and are quite suitable prey.
Another example would be to ask the navy for intelligence support based on the premise of hunting pirates, and the navy would be happy to agree.
After all, from the perspective of the navy, the most happy thing is to see pirates killing each other.
These are among the potential benefits that the position of Shichibukai may bring.
Before raising this question to Lafayette, Maude had also thought about the position of Shichibukai.
However, the reason why Mod wanted to take the position of Shichibukai was to face the great war two years later as a Shichibukai.
For him, it was an opportunity he couldn't miss!
Moreover, if you participate as a Shichibukai, you can work without any effort, so you don't have to face the pressure brought by the war head-on, and at the same time, you can gain experience crazily in the chaos.
But these are all assumptions.
It seems to be something very simple just by thinking about it in your head.
What is really difficult is the process of leading to the position of Shichibukai.
"Shichibukai..."
Maude looked at Lafayette and said calmly:
"Unless the World Government creates an additional position, if you want to take the position of Shichibukai, you will not only need fame and strength, but you must also pull down one of the Shichibukai."
"It's natural."
Lafayette's face was full of excitement and smile.
Maud pushed the Chidori handle upwards with her thumb, and then released it, letting the Chidori handle fall back down.
With the sound of falling one after another, Mod said: "The Shichibukai who can be recognized by the government are not ordinary people. If you want to pull one of them down, you can imagine the difficulty."
"Hoho, that's why it's worth trying to steal."
The excitement on Lafayette's face became more and more obvious, and he said: "But no matter how difficult it is, I will do my best to pave the way for you!"
"I believe in your ability."
Maud nodded solemnly and said: "However, there is no need to rush this matter. You can plan slowly. For now, the primary purpose is to strengthen your own strength."
If the strength is not enough, any idea will only become a fantasy in the end.
This is a very real problem.
"Indeed, but reputation is also very important."
Lafayette's eyes flashed, trying to calm down his excitement, and pointedly said: "Before the foundation is solid, you must not miss any opportunity to increase your reputation."
After hearing this, Mod glanced out the window and said calmly: "Are you referring to the destruction of the Dragon Pirates?"
Lafayette nodded and said: "Yes, although the bounty for the leader of the Dragon Pirates is only 20 million, he is also the pirate with the highest bounty in the East China Sea, which is barely a qualified stepping stone."
Maude was silent.
Lafayette could guess the reason for Maud's silence and hesitation.
"Mode, there is no need to worry too much about this matter, because the world conference happens to be held every four years recently. In order to ensure the safety of the kings of the participating countries who come to attend the conference, the Navy Headquarters will inevitably send a large number of troops to perform security duties."
"oh?"
Mod was slightly surprised. In his impression, there really was no such information.
If it is true as Lafayette said, this period of time is simply the perfect time for pirates to do whatever they want.
Thinking of this, Maude looked at Lafayette, her eyes flashed, and she grinned: "This means..."
"Yes."
Lafayette understood and nodded tacitly.
Now is the time when the Navy is running out of resources. No matter what you do, you will have a lot less worries than usual.
However, Mod is still worried that this kind of thing will affect Sol Jaba and his friends who are recuperating on Mengmen Island.
But now that I think about it carefully, if Sol were present, he would definitely convey a truth to him on the spot.
That is: one word, do.
Maud was soon relieved.
Half an hour later.
Maude put all the Baileys into a huge, good quality cloth bag.
During the process of loading the money, Maude made a rough estimate.
The money in this bag should be between 600 million and 700 million, which is a huge sum of money.
After Maud finished loading the money, Bailey, who couldn't stop eating, went to the measuring room to call Lafayette down.
During this half hour, Lafayette had been browsing the charts in the survey room.
It was impossible for him to take these charts with him, so he could only try to memorize them in case he needed them in case of emergencies.
The money has been packed up, so there is no reason to stay any longer.
Maude walked towards the window and suddenly kicked the wall next to the window.
"Bang!"
With a loud noise, the entire wall cracked open, and chunks of debris scattered toward the ground.
The bag containing the money was too big and it was obviously unrealistic to walk through the door, so we had to start from the wall.
The huge movement of kicking down the wall immediately attracted the attention of the villagers.
They came to thank Maud.
In order to wait for Maud to come out, they waited on the plain outside for dozens of minutes.
Hearing the sound at this time, the villagers were startled and looked at the tower-like building in the evil dragon's territory. They saw smoke and dust filling the place where the sound came from.
Suddenly, the villagers saw Maud and Lafayette jumping down from the smoke.
After a few seconds, loud noises came from the evil dragon's territory.
After a while, the tall tower-like building collapsed into ruins, causing a large amount of smoke and dust.
Seeing this scene, the villagers realized that the frequent noises just now were Maude and Lafayette demolishing the house.
They looked nervously at the spreading smoke.
After a moment, two figures walked out of the smoke.
Maud walked in front, Bailey crouching on his shoulders.
Lafayette was carrying a huge and bulging bag. Fortunately, he was taller and could barely let the heavy bag drag on the ground.
After glancing at the silent villagers, Maude ignored them and walked straight to the shore.
He planned to walk along the coastline and then reach the spot where the small sailboat was anchored.
The villagers watched in silence as Maud and Lafayette walked toward the shore.
The momentum like a demolition team blocked their words of thanks that had reached their throats.
Under the silent gaze of the villagers with a hint of fear, Maude came to the shore.
He suddenly stopped and looked back at the villagers.
"Oh, by the way, I am a pirate, and my name is... Sneaky Spear Mord."
"If the navy comes to clean up the mess, you can tell me my name."
After leaving her name, Maude simply left.
The villagers headed by Nami and others watched the two retreating figures in shock.
"Mod is... a pirate!?"
Chapter 16 Two things
Take a brisk walk along the shoreline.
Along the way, Bailey couldn't forget Moo Moo.
Maude couldn't bear it anymore, so she threw Bailey down and let him walk on his own.
It didn't take long for Maud and the others to arrive at the location where the small sailboat was docked.
In order to load the money bag onto the ship, Maude and Lafayette first cleared the ship of navigation supplies.
In the end, only two days' worth of food and four days' worth of fresh water were left, so they reluctantly loaded the big money bag onto the boat and fixed it with several ropes.
After finishing it, it is time to set sail and leave here.
Four days later.
The small sailboat came to the offshore area of Lonca Island.
"Finally we're here."
After four days of sailing, Maud stood on the bow of the ship and looked at the dock of Lonca Island.
Fishing boats are moored in an orderly manner at the pier. Not far away are several merchant ships that are several times larger in size, as well as a warship that can act as a deterrent to pirates just by docking here.
Mod ignored the warship and took a closer look at the situation on the dock.
Although the place is small, the flow of people is quite dense, making it very lively.
Several hundred meters away, Maude could even hear the voices coming from there.
"Lafayette, if something happens later, the safety of the purse will be left to you."
Maud glanced back at Lafayette.
"good."
Lafayette nodded.
The combined bounty of the two has exceeded 100 million. As pirates wanted with high bounties, ordinary people may not recognize Maud and Lafayette immediately, but the navy is different.
Remembering the target of each bounty order is something every navy must do.
Not to mention that pirates with high bounties like Maude and Lafayette might be able to recognize them at a glance.
The result was just as Mod expected, the navy stationed on the dock noticed their small sailboat.
Out of habit, the navy on the warship's observation deck picked up the telescope and carefully examined the situation on the small sailboat.
After seeing the looks of Maud and Lafayette, the navy paled in horror.
"Crack."
The telescope fell from my hand and fell to the ground.
"Lafayette has a bounty of 42.2 million, and... Maude has a bounty of 68 million!!!"
"Why are they in the East China Sea?!"
The navy murmured to himself, and two seconds later, he was so nervous that he opened his voice.
"Pirates are attacking!!!"
"The enemy is...!!!"
The dock was quiet for a while.
Immediately afterwards, riots broke out.