Seeing Ron's confused face, Flying Squirrel himself felt that the wording was inappropriate and began to explain the reason in detail.
Things have to start with the composition of this world.
As we all know, apart from the densely populated countries and islands on the sea, there are generally only two kinds of people.
The Navy and the World Government as law enforcers.
Pirates as criminals and the dark world.
There has been a long history of clashes between law enforcement and criminals, each accompanied by massive seizures.
In addition to the part that must be turned over as usual, there are also some unowned things that even law enforcement officers will be jealous of.
In this case, whether to strictly turn them in or turn a blind eye has always been a difficult question. The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, and the rabbit kicks its legs in a hurry. Who knows what the people below will do
Haven't the scum of the Navy done enough shit yet
In the end, the government felt that blocking was better than sparing, so it set up a place for these navies to exchange their possessions with unowned items. This was the naval black market.
You can take those unowned things, and the government will not pursue them. As long as they are not taboo ancient knowledge, which is a bottom line that cannot be challenged, you can treat them as nothing.
But if you want to sell it, you have to go to the navy black market.
Preferential treatment can be given in terms of price, but the flow must be completely controlled by the government.
Just like the batch of sea floor stones left after Ron once performed a mission in the West Sea, destroyed the Capone gang and handed over the bulk to the Warring States Period.
Normally, like Ron, Henry could only hide it and sell it on the black market in exchange for what he needed.
But here he can sell things directly to the government without worrying about being held accountable.
As the saying goes, if the water is clear, there will be no fish.
Paying off pirates and pocketing the ill-gotten money that cannot be returned to the owner is almost the basic operation of every naval general.
Although the lieutenant generals of this department have never worried about money issues, it does not mean that they are rich.
No one can have too much money. If you have a family, you need it. If you don’t have a family, you need it if you want to do something.
Otherwise, how could Lieutenant General Jonathan build the base into a steel fortress in the original book just by relying on the military expenditures allocated every year? How could Lieutenant General Kong Ming in the theater version get the money to hollow out an island and trap the Straw Hats? Soldiers remain combat-ready by providing weapons that would make even government troops jealous
Gray is the main theme of the world, and this is also true in the Navy.
As long as the justice in your heart is impartial and there are no mistakes in the general direction, this small matter is within the scope allowed by the government.
So Flying Squirrel was right. No matter how much he explained, it couldn't change the fact that it was a black market... It was just that the identities of the buyers and sellers were special.
“Genius idea!”
Ron admired sincerely.
Who says world government is all about corruption and incompetence
That's just one sided!
Without the harsh heavenly gold system, the world government would be firmly on top of the world!
With this move alone, the lieutenant generals of the headquarters were connected to the interests of the government, almost eliminating the possibility of traitors among the top brass of the navy.
Throughout the history of the navy, there is only one typical example: Dorag.
However, Ron quickly remembered that he had asked Henry to take the sea tower stone to sell on the black market, and specifically looked for suspected naval spies to take action.
At that time, he thought he had tricked Warring States and felt bad about being blackmailed, but now he thought about it.
I'm afraid Warring States was secretly having fun, right? !
After all, in order to get rid of the trouble as soon as possible, the price of that batch of sea floor stones was driven to a low. If it were sold here, according to the government's preferential purchase price, it would end up being at least 20% more!
Twenty percent! ! !
Ron scolded Zeng Guo in his heart.
At the same time, he also put behind him the bad guesses he had made before.
If the Navy really has a mysterious organization that can cover generals and so many lieutenant generals, it will be a huge threat to his plan to rule the world!
Sighing, Ron asked: "So, why did you ask General Aoki to bring me in today? Have I finally passed your approval?"
"You have to ask the Marshal, Ron... He has always disagreed with us telling you the news. As early as the moment you became Lieutenant General, I proposed that you join."
The lieutenant general is the real backbone of the navy. If you are below this level, you can only act honestly and according to the rules. If you do something small, you have to be on tenterhooks all day long, praying that it will not be discovered by the supervisory agency.
Flying Squirrel sold Warring States without hesitation and said, "Commander He has agreed to invite you to join now. In addition, there happens to be an auction today. With your financial resources, you should naturally be taken seriously."
Haha, that’s it!
During the Warring States Period, I remembered this Qiu Laozi!
Ron sneered inwardly and nodded to express his understanding.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's officially start today's auction!"
Flying Squirrel is well-known in the navy, he is senior enough, and his connections are wide enough. At the same time, his justice is "fair justice" without any bias, and he is most suitable for the important task of hosting.
Ron noticed that behind the wall in front of the conference table, a man and a woman in white suits and animal masks came out of the secret door.
All the CP0s I had seen had their auras memorized by Ron, but these two were not among them.
"Those are special agents sent by the government. I heard they were selected from CP1-8. If there is a threat to the auction item or it fails to be auctioned, they will buy it on behalf of the government."
The tea dolphin came over at some point, and he used the deceleration fruit to perfection. He whispered to Ron: "Lieutenant General Canglong, are you interested in taking a gamble when the auction is over? It's your first time here!"
Ron had already figured out Tea Pig's character. He neither nodded nor denied, and said slowly: "Let's see and talk... By the way, Lieutenant General Tea Pig, do you know what will be auctioned? When I came in, you guys seemed Are you arguing about the auction items?"
Even if it was fleeting, Ron used his extraordinary knowledge and domineering power to hear those quarrels. Now carefully recalling what he heard, it seemed that it was because of the issue of whether a certain auction item should or should not appear.
"It's just a riddle treasure map..."
Seeing that Ron didn't refuse directly, Cha Dou smashed his mouth and felt that there was a reason for the matter. He bit his cigarette and explained: "It's just that some of the labels above are in ancient characters, but not all. The other characters add up to ten Several, but it seems that the person who left the treasure map kept it secret by mixing various words."
"You know, once the riddle treasure map is solved, the contents are not worth mentioning. The focus is still on the treasure."
However, when it comes to ancient writings, no one knows whether there is anything related to taboo knowledge buried in the treasure location. Are the ancient writings on it a lie or are they true
What if the blind cat bumps into a dead mouse
But if it is not, it is just a pure treasure, then what kind of purchase price should the treasure map offer to satisfy the seller and make up for the loss
Lieutenant General Yi Gan started a heated discussion on whether something that would be confiscated by the government for investigation at a glance could become an auction item.
Ron thought about what Cha Dou didn't say, and looked up. Sure enough, the female agent was holding a phone and reporting in a low voice, as if she was confirming something.
There was no result for the time being, and soon the first auction item was delivered.
The thing that allows the Lieutenant General to intercept is naturally extraordinary. The first auction item is a Devil Fruit!
Ron remembered the incident in the original book where CP9 was directly given the Devil Fruit after returning to Judiciary Island. At that time, he only thought that the World Government was rich and powerful, but now that he thinks about it... the wool comes from the sheep!
"A known devil fruit, animal type - cow fruit - giraffe form."
"Everyone must be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the animal type. The power of the six-type navy is extraordinary! Even if you can't use it yourself, it's good to give it to the juniors you like. The starting price is 100 million beli, and the single increase is no less than 10 million. !”
Flying Squirrel glanced at the information, introduced it in a businesslike manner, and then said.
"Start bidding now."
Come on, I just finished thinking about cp9 in the original novel. This devil fruit is the giraffe fruit eaten by cp9 agent Kaku.
If Ron had not appeared, it would have been inevitable that the fruit would not be sold. In the end, due to his authority, it was obtained by CP9 chief Spangdam and handed over to the CP9 people who completed the task.
There is no way, after all, it is just an animal type with no advantages.
The fighting style of the generals in this department has been finalized. Unless it is a powerful devil fruit, no one will want to add a weakness to themselves, just for the meager physical increase.
Even the promising juniors need to be taken care of...
Nor would he ask for a fruit known as the weakest animal type.
Ron glanced at the lieutenant generals with his peripheral vision and saw that they had their eyes closed and had no intention of speaking, so he raised his hand: "One hundred and fifty million Baileys!"
A single price increase of 50 million
What the hell? !
Uh-huh!
A surprised look came over him.
Ron smiled slightly at this.
I, Ron, am not short of money!