I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

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Chapter 387 Joining for Three Years

When Figo returned to the inhabited island and used the network bug, he learned that many significant events had occurred during his short ten-odd days of "seclusion."

The information in the news was unclear, so he contacted the Skeleton Emperor again and learned of Uriel's death from him.

This three-eyed duke left a very good impression on Figo; among all the dukes, he was the one who impressed Figo the second best.

First is Bambri, not because she's a woman and has a beautiful face, but because this duchess seems to have a very honest personality. She always charges to the front in battle, and in every second- or third-rank character event, she's always one of the ones who dies in battle...

Closer to home.

When the Fishing Lantern Feast was held and the voyage was made, Figo was on Urik's ship. But fate played a trick on him; he was the only hidden demon general among the six dukes.

When this news was told to the Skeleton King, the Skeleton King also fell into a long silence.

"He probably realized he'd been exposed and chose to die willingly," the Skeleton Emperor said. "It seems that, given the current situation, some demon generals and demons are also pessimistic about the situation after Lucifer's return."

“That’s normal. Anyone who still expects Lucifer to return and lead the demon race back to its peak is either stupid or incompetent,” Figo said.

"What's going on with the merchant guild?"

It's not complicated. It's just that three demon generals who had been lying in wait for a very long time heard that the demon race, which was already in a precarious situation, had suffered another crushing defeat. They couldn't help but expose themselves. Before they were exposed, they also killed their unsuspecting subordinates who followed them, trying to reduce the human race's manpower.

Such situations likely still exist.

Of Lucifer's 72 demon generals, the oldest should already be dead, and the remaining core, Grat, was personally killed by Figo, but there should still be forty or fifty scattered individuals.

The demon generals who have been exposed and killed so far number no more than a dozen.

There may be a few more demon generals lurking in the guise of merchant guild leaders, or they may be hiding as a cross-sea merchant, a low-profile tycoon, or even an old man sweeping the streets on a small island!

If Figo were one of them, he wouldn't have revealed himself all at once. The identity he had cultivated over many years was their greatest weapon. Only by using one or two of them from time to time could they create panic among the human race and boost the morale of the demon race.

Full exposure actually makes things easier to handle.

"So now, the front lines aren't in too bad shape, but there are some minor internal problems?"

"Yes, first it was Hanlerd Urik, then three guild leaders of somewhat well-known merchant groups. It's certainly unsettling for some; many fear that demons are hiding among them. I'm preparing to release information about the Demon General. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Let's announce it."

The reason for not announcing it at first was to secretly investigate the identities of the demon generals. First, it was the group of demon generals from the Mermaid Kingdom, and then it was the two famous figures, Urik and Hanlerd. All of these were the results of the secret investigation.

Now, the demon generals must all know they've been exposed; there's no reason they'd only hide it from their own people.

The rest still need to be investigated, but if anything is missed, Figo can't do anything about it.

These guys have a strong ability to anticipate things; they're connected to too many things.

“Then I’ll head over to the merchant group first,” Figo said after a moment’s thought.

“There’s one more thing,” the Skeleton Emperor interrupted. “The reason we were able to ambush the demons this time is because a demon named Marshall Teach, who originated from your Qinghai, infiltrated the demon race and sent out intelligence. He’s currently in Capri and wants to see you.”

"Teach?" Figo had almost forgotten that Teach, Lucifer's 73rd Demon General, had gone to the Demon Clan's sea area. Was this guy actively acting as a spy?

He doesn't seem like a selfless person.

"Let him come to the merchant guild to find me."

"it is good."

……

Teach moved quickly; in fact, because of the proximity, he was already there when Figo returned to the Lynch Merchant Guild, having waited for Figo for most of the day.

He briefly greeted Lucilia, Nami, and the others, and asked them to inform all the senior members of the Lynch Merchant Guild to gather for a meeting later.

Figo went to see Teach first.

When he met Figo, the gap-toothed guy gave Figo an ugly smile—his body was already on fire and he had an extremely strong self-healing ability, but he didn't know why he couldn't fix his teeth.

"Sit down. You did a good job this time. You saved a human duke and even killed two demon legion commanders. You deserve the credit."

The demons' plan was rather rudimentary, but the target of the attack was Bambri, and Figo wasn't sure if Bambri would survive if the plan succeeded.

"Hahaha..." Hearing Figo's praise, Teach habitually flashed his signature laugh, then quickly added humbly, "It's nothing."

Figo chuckled, "Don't be like that, I'm not used to you being like this. What do you want? By the way, why did you enter the Light Star? Didn't you say you weren't planning on coming?"

Teach said, "Lord Figo, I have naturally awakened a third ability."

"Hmm?" Figo was somewhat surprised.

Those with the bloodline of the Demon Royal Family are said to possess multiple abilities, but in reality, these multiple abilities generally refer to two.

Besides Lucifer, the only ones who possessed all three abilities were Lucifer's first children, all of whom have long since died.

And then there's Figo now.

The demon generals who possess Lucifer's bloodline are also dual-ability users.

Figo roughly knew what Teach was worried about, and he asked, "What is your third awakened ability?"

Teach's face darkened, and he looked utterly unlucky, as if he had been tricked: "It's a Zoan-type Mythical Beast with Human Bloodline - Demon King!"

Upon hearing this ability, Figo frowned slightly. A chain suddenly connected to Teach's wrist, and the prison records updated Teach's information.

I was shocked when I saw it.

In just six years, Teach's strength has increased from R1 to R5! That's the same as those weaker Celestial Dragons who have lived long lives!

Lingling is currently only at R5.

Akainu and Kizaru are only R4!

"So... you're worried that you'll become Lucifer or something?"

Teach nodded. He was indeed worried that Lucifer might possess some strange ability to be reborn through possession. He hadn't gone directly to Figo before because he was afraid that Figo would choose to kill him once he learned the situation. Although, based on what he knew of Figo, the possibility of that was extremely small, he naturally didn't want to gamble his life on any probability.

Now, the extremely slim possibility of him coming to Figo with credit for his service should be gone.

Figo saw right through Teach's little schemes and paid them no mind.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "I have a task for you to complete. If you do it well, even in the worst-case scenario, I will protect you and do everything in my power to help you find yourself again!"

It sounded rather heartless, requiring a mission to be completed before helping, but Teach was immediately relieved and chuckled mischievously, "Lord Figo, what is the mission? It's not going to the Demon Clan's sea area again, is it? Those three legion commanders probably really want to kill me now."

That's what he said, but you could tell from his expression that he wasn't too afraid of being hunted down.

With Figo's promise, he was finally able to put his mind at ease about his situation.

...valley jam

After seeing Teach off, Figo was still reflecting on the changes that had occurred in Teach.

The possibility of Lucifer being reborn through a body is extremely small. If he really wanted to borrow a body, why would he choose to painstakingly cultivate Teach, the youngest among so many long-established demon generals?

Moreover, Teach and Lucifer coexisted in those scenes and events, so it would be far-fetched to say that it was because he changed his mind.

'Marshall D. Teach.'

Figo mentally emphasized the letter 'd'.

The "d" represents the will of Pluto, the only non-light star, Mars, and ship spirit!

As Figo walked into the conference room, a group of senior executives from the Lynch Business Group were already waiting for him.

Vice President of the Merchant Guild: Lucilia; Treasurer: Nami; Information Manager: Lynch; Lighting Manager: Chewba; Transport Manager: Kizaru; Vice Transport Manager: Doflamingo; Vice Security Manager: Yana.

They were all there, except for Lingling, who had gone to the front lines of the war to gain experience.

Responding to the greetings, Figo noticed that Chuba's face was radiant, a far cry from his previous dejected state, and asked him, "Has something good happened lately, Chuba?"

Chuba grinned foolishly: "Loulan is pregnant."

"...Congratulations."

Princess Loulan, the mermaid princess, has only been out of the mermaid kingdom for less than two months since Figo sent her away. After their previous son was turned into a demon general and ruined, the two long-separated lovers have already started using alternate accounts very quickly.

"Now the two of you can accompany the child as he grows up together."

"Thank you again." Chuba thanked Figo sincerely for the nth time.

“I’ll prepare a gift for the baby after he’s born.” Figo waved his hand, then turned to Lucilia: “How’s the merchant guild doing lately? Is everything going smoothly?”

“Very good, everything went smoothly.” Lucilia stood up to report, then sat down again at Figo’s prompting and continued to tell Figo.

It's not that the Lynch Merchant Guild is doing well, but rather that other merchant guilds haven't been doing so well lately. In addition, Nami's unique ability to light things up has made the Lynch Merchant Guild thrive.

Behind the scenes is Figo's Lynch Merchant Guild, the only merchant guild that is absolutely impossible for demons to infiltrate, which is naturally very attractive!

"...Many people join, but some leave as well. In addition, our merchant group is constantly expanding, so it will not become bloated."

Those who left went to the front lines.

After Lucilia finished her report, Chewba continued, "I have several capable lantern-fishing partners who have suggested that we organize a lantern-fishing operation in the Demon Clan's waters, providing the lanterns we catch to the Lantern Army free of charge. We won't participate in the battle, but we can still provide some support to the Lantern Army in our own way."

“That’s a good suggestion. We’ll confirm the details later. I can lead the team myself.” Figo nodded and said, “Let’s get down to business first. The reason we’ve gathered everyone here is to prepare to usher in a new phase in the development of the merchant guild.”

Lucilia took out a pen and paper to take notes, Nami listened attentively, and Doflamingo, who was sitting at the end of the table, also straightened his posture slightly.

Changes in the merchant guild create opportunities. Lucilia's abilities aren't sufficient for big things. If it weren't for that little girl Nami, he would have already...

He has been waiting for the position of vice president of the chamber of commerce for a long time!

"The merchant groups are developing very quickly now, but not fast enough. I discussed with the Skeleton Emperor that after the merchant groups were attacked by the Light Army, they have become much more restrained in all aspects. The problem of the Light Slave has been largely solved, but for the remaining part, the exploitation of the Light Slave and the Core Finder, it is best not to deal with it with violent means."

Force can solve most problems, but not all. As fellow human beings, we cannot afford to create internal discord. Therefore, we have temporarily devised a plan—to use merchant groups to govern other merchant groups. We, the Lynch Merchant Guild, will establish new rules for all merchant groups across the entire Sea of ​​Light!

The group of people were shocked.

Doflamingo became excited.

Is this to show trust or even submission? The Skeleton Emperor would actually allow the merchant group under Lord Figo's control to do such a thing? Setting new rules for the entire human merchant group, doesn't that mean the Lynch Merchant Group is going to become the uncrowned king of the six seas?

No, it's not just the six seas! The demon race's six seas could also be annexed at any time!

"The specific direction..."

Figo continued to explain things to them.

……

Soon, the Linqi Merchant Guild went into full swing, and the previously halted expansion began again.

The first thing to do was to change the name.