Pirate: I'm King Luffy!

Chapter 772 Water Company begins to expand!
The next day, everyone had their own things to do. Weiwei had already started work such as selecting a site for the school, and planned to transform the army soldiers into domineering people first.

Ikareem takes Shirahoshi on a political tour. They plan to circle the coastal areas of Alabasta to let Princess Shirahoshi see the customs and habits of the waters near Alabasta, and then film them to show the fish people of the Ryugu Kingdom.

Uta embarked on her own national tour of Alabasta, touring the coastal areas of Alabasta with Shirahoshi.

Luffy originally wanted to follow, but Robin said that the people from Water Company had already arrived in the royal capital by land and water shuttle, and the company's products still needed to be developed, so he stayed in the royal capital and just transformed the original sand boat into a style similar to the Sky Island Viper for royal travel.

Tashigi and Peacock acted as guards for Shirahoshi and Uta and followed them.

There haven't been many changes in the personnel of Water Company, except for two new people.

Original Mr. 1: Daz Bonis, a famous killer from the West Sea, a blade man with the Quick-Cut Fruit.

Former Miss. Two-Finger: Sarah, the thorny person of the thorn fruit.

Marianu, from Beihai, is an incompetent person and a newly recruited company publicist, responsible for posting promotional posters and other tasks.

Gardino, a candle man from the South Sea who possesses the Parahuman Wax-Wax Fruit, was recruited into Water Corporation as a partner with Mariannu.

"Robin, do you think I should hide first and then suddenly appear inside to scare them?" Luffy was heading towards the Spider Bar with the new target document of Water Company.

"I think... there's absolutely no need to do this. After all, there aren't any troublemakers in the company who need to be intimidated." Robin said, following behind Luffy.

The two new recruits are a little girl painter and a plastic artist, neither of whom looks like the fighting type.

Spider Bar is a chain of bars founded by Sara. With the financial support of bounty hunters, this bar can be found in major prosperous cities throughout Alabasta.

Because the bar was booked out, there were no outsiders in the bar, only four core members of Water Company.

"Sara, can we really meet the legendary naval hero today?" The little girl Mariannu asked the boss with a blue afro curiously, holding a picture book.

"Of course, after all, we are subordinates of the navy hero." Sarah handed a glass of whiskey to the monk leader Daz Bonis beside her.

"I think the company's business might be undergoing a transformation recently. Maybe they called us here just to discuss this."

There is a number 3 burning on the head, said the man wearing glasses holding a cup of coffee.

"Eh? I don't want to change jobs." Mariannu slammed the table. "I originally chose this company because the work was easy."

"Indeed, we can get a generous reward without fighting. Although we need to protect water resources, with the relationship with the Alabasta royal family, not many sand bandits and pirates dare to attack the company's property..." said Gardino, shaking the coffee cup in his hand.

Just as they were discussing in the bar, the door was pushed open by Robin, and the dazzling sunlight penetrated from outside, making the core members of Water Company hiding in the dark squint their eyes.

"It's nice to see you guys getting along."

Luffy, dressed in casual clothes, walked in from outside. Robin closed the door and the light in the room dimmed again.

Seeing Luffy coming in from outside, Daz Bonis and Sara adjusted their postures.

Gardino also turned serious. Only the little girl Mariannu had stars in her eyes. "Hero Luffy! So handsome!"

"Can I draw a portrait of you?"

"We'll talk about this next time."

Luffy paid attention to the little girl with dark red twintails who was recruited by Robin remotely. Although she said compliments like "so handsome", her tone was rather flat, but her inner feelings were not fake.

This guy... has three no attributes?
Luffy thought to himself.

Then he opened the files of the two men.

Mariannu and Gardino came in by crossing the Upside-Down Mountain. Theoretically, they are reserve pirates, but no navy cares about them at the moment.

The two entered the Grand Line one after another, and their ship was destroyed by the sea. They then drifted to the bounty hunter town, where they were introduced by local bounty hunters and changed their jobs.

Because of their outstanding performance in hunting pirates, the two were promoted to cadres by the mayor, and then recommended to the company's senior management. Their abilities were noticed by Robin, and they moved from the bounty hunter town to Water Company, taking turns with Daz Bonis and Sarah to protect water resources.

During this period, perhaps because both Gardino and Mariannu had artistic talents and could cooperate in their abilities, they came together and formed a partnership.

"As Alabasta's climate emerges from drought, our Water Company's business will also usher in a new round of adjustments."

With that, Luffy issued the company's new business direction.

"Opening a factory?"

Gardino held the plan in his hand, and then noticed the column for start-up capital. Looking at the long string of zeros, Gardino's eyes immediately turned into the shape of Bailey.

As expected of a naval hero, he is really rich. But is it really okay for military personnel to engage in business?

"These matters will be carried out jointly by you and the royal ministers of Alabasta. Is there a problem?"

"No problem at all. I will execute the factory operation perfectly." Gardino immediately assured Luffy, calculating in his mind how much he could embezzle.

Running a factory is simply his forte. He doesn't need to hire an architect to build it. The wax created by his fruit ability is harder than steel and can be shaped at will. He is also a stylist.

It’s not too much to be greedy for one or two hundred million, right?
"...I have no idea about business." Daz Bonis said silently.

"Don't worry, business is only one part of the company's resource collection. Fighting is also a very important thing. After all, this is a world of the strong." Luffy signaled Daz Bonis not to worry.

There are currently four core members of the company, and factions have gradually been divided. It is obvious that Gardino's group is interested in business. This guy also advocates wisdom in the original book.

Luffy explained the merchandise in detail to Gardino.

"You are solely responsible for the company's merchandise and pricing. As for you, Daz Bonis..."

"You are too weak to survive in the New World. The Alabasta army will establish a school to cultivate Haki. The company will recommend you to study there. Your mission is to learn Haki there."

"Everything Water Company does is for a better world and to build an ideal country called Dream. This is the ultimate goal of our water company. I hope you will all work hard for your ideals."

"In our lives, besides eating and sleeping, there are more meaningful things worth striving for. I can give you power, wealth, status, and strength..."

When Luffy talked about the ultimate goal of the Utopia, Gardino felt his body tremble and a chill ran through his heart.

He looked up at the young and wealthy man, “Besides eating and sleeping… there are more meaningful things…” When Daz Bones and Sara heard Luffy talk about his ideal world, they suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.

It seems like when I was recruited into a secret criminal company, the previous boss's slogan was the Utopia Project, and he promised to make me a general, prince, or king after the success...

Even though it feels familiar, Vought Corporation is not a secret criminal company hiding in the shadows.

Now even the evidence of Watt being a dancing fan has disappeared without a trace. Even if the agents of the World Government come to investigate, they will not be able to find out anything.

Moreover, the consequence of Baroque Works failing in its mission is that they will be hunted down and killed by the company. At Water Company, the most they will suffer is a deduction of money.

Water Company is richer and more humane than Baroque Works!

"President, is the New World our future strategic goal?"

Gardino caught the message in Luffy's words, "I heard that the sea there is even more brutal than the area we are in. Do we all have to learn the thing called Haki?"

"If you have an inclination towards combat, then it's best to learn everything. If you don't have any combat obligations, there are many positions in logistics," said Luffy.

He used his domineering aura to sense Gardino's voice, and the value was quite high. He was worthy of being the man who could escape from Crocodile.

"Finally, as you officially join the Vought Company, you will need to hand over a drop of blood to create your identity information."

Although he looked down upon the devil fruits of these people, Luffy decided to collect them and create a pokedex.

"Is it about making a life card? I have always been looking forward to having my own life card, but I have never known how to make it." Sarah said excitedly.

She had heard rumors about life cards a long time ago, and they seemed very high-tech, but there was no such thing in Alabasta.

Life Cards are a technology that only circulates in the New World. They are not afraid of water or fire. They are made by mixing one's own fingernails into the material. They are a kind of paper that represents the owner's vitality. People usually tear it up and give it to relatives or friends who are about to be separated, and the torn pieces of paper will point to each other.

Luffy actually doesn't know how to make a life card, but he can just go back and search the punk records.

This should be a bio-mining related technology similar to that of Bei Technology and Mingdao Technology.

"Blood is used to make authority chips. If you want a life card, add another nail." Luffy said as he took out a blood collector.

Luffy has a good reputation here and he is also the president of the company. No one has any doubts and they all take out the collector to hand over a drop of blood and a piece of nail.

Walking out of the bar, Luffy looked up at the round sun in the sky. The refreshing breeze blew through the green trees on both sides of the road, bringing a touch of freshness to people.

"Let's evacuate the people from Bounty Hunter Town to Alabasta. Our Water Company is about to expand and is in urgent need of manpower. Those bounty hunters would be good grassroots cadres."

"Okay, President."

The tall female secretary recorded this incident in a notebook.

The people of Alabasta on the street had already taken off the heavy clothes that covered their skin and put on fresh shirts.

Of course, there are also some people who are used to wearing these thick clothes and still wear coats.

"Aruba is much more refreshing now." Luffy said as he bought two bottles of orange juice and handed one to Robin.

"Congratulations! This way, the side quest to capture Vivi in the Gold Finger is completed." Robin congratulated Luffy while holding an orange juice.

"Don't talk about that anymore! Hand over Robin's blood!"

Luffy felt embarrassed when he heard about the golden finger.

"No, you want the blood to make a special medicine, I won't give it to you." Robin looked at Luffy with disgust.

"So what if you use your ability? Robin developed it into such obscene applications!" Luffy said angrily.

Damn it! If I had known earlier that I wouldn’t have made the green blood in front of Robin, now I can’t get the power of the Flower-Flower Fruit!
"No, just don't."

Robin's face flushed slightly, and she turned her head away while sipping her drink. Although she was a mature adult, there was always a lingering trace of girlish childishness on her face.

"I found a new historical text for Robin!"

"I have already agreed to your wish~" Robin said angrily.

"Okay... so how do we get Robin's blood?"

"Well..."

Robin gently touched Luffy's cheek, "...wait until you've completely conquered me~"

Luffy took a deep breath. He had done all kinds of things, but he still hadn't reached the stage of complete conquest?

As expected of an adult big sister.

Luffy was shocked, but quickly recovered, "Can you please stop using the word 'strategy'? It feels weird."

The female secretary bit the straw and responded with a smile.

Back in the laboratory, Luffy immediately set about cultivating the blood of the ability user into green blood.

As a powerless person, Mariannu was originally just a foil, but when Luffy tested her blood, he unexpectedly discovered that this guy's blood contained a considerable amount of evolutionary fluid.

In terms of concentration, it is much lower than the evolution liquid made by Luffy, but this level of concentration is enough to allow Mariannu to evolve in the direction of devil fruit abilities and acquire some incredible super powers.

“Is paint hypnotic?”

Luffy thought of Mariannu's hypnotic ability, which was not a devil fruit power, but was incredibly strong, and was somewhat close to the level of devil fruit power.

As a painter, Mariannu can use the colors of paint and some symbols to put people into a lucid hypnosis.

If... I give her a bottle of evolution factor, will it boost her strength and make her become like me, a superpower who is not afraid of sea water?
Luffy looked at Mariannu's blood composition and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)