The Pirates under Nox also watched with interest the ugly appearance of those nobles.
Now they understood why Nox had captured these nobles alive and brought them here; it was for the purpose of managing this country.
Looking at these nobles who turned their faces faster than flipping a book, Nox's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
However, he still used his Kenbunshoku Haki to scan these people; he could tell at a glance who had ill intentions towards him.
"My loyalty is not just talk!"
Nox had already stood up from the throne at this moment. The Seven Star Sword appeared in his hand, and his entire body exuded killing intent. Even the Pirates present felt the murderous aura on Nox and couldn't help but break out in cold sweat.
"Swish swish swish!!!"
Suddenly, Nox's figure disappeared from in front of the throne. The next moment, his figure reappeared in front of the throne.
Those nobles couldn't even see Nox's figure clearly. In fact, in their eyes, Nox hadn't moved from his previous position at all.
"Ah!!!"
However, the next moment, among the more than forty nobles who were kneeling below, the heads of exactly thirty nobles suddenly rolled onto the ground. Blood spurted out, splashing onto the bodies of the nobles who were still alive, dyeing them bright red.
This sudden scene nearly scared the surviving nobles into shock!
"The fact that you are still alive proves that you are loyal to me. From now on, this country will be handed over to you to manage!"
Nox said indifferently, as if he wasn't the one who had just killed those thirty people.
"Yes, yes, yes, we will definitely not fail to meet the expectations of the Lord."
The surviving King, Petri, said hastily.
Just now, he thought he would be killed, but unexpectedly, he survived. However, the minister Afu, who was originally loyal to him, was dead!
"I will give you 10% of the treasures I looted from you as start-up capital. You must pay tribute to me every year from now on."
"Otherwise, I don't mind replacing the managers."
Nox stared at the dozen or so surviving nobles below and said.
It wasn't that Nox didn't want to find others to manage, it was just that among his many subordinates, they were all Pirates, and none of them knew how to manage a Kingdom.
So he could only choose from the original managers of this country.
This is also why many Pirates do not occupy a Kingdom but choose to loot and leave, because those Pirates are illiterate and rough, they don't know how to manage territory, they only know how to loot.
"Yes, yes, yes!!"
Those surviving nobles originally thought they had saved their lives this time, but they didn't expect there was still a risk of being beheaded.
"And you too, don't cause trouble on our own territory. You should know that you also have the right to a share of their tribute next year!"
Then, Nox looked at the Pirate subordinates who were watching the show.
"Captain, don't worry, we will abide by the rules."
Marley and others quickly said.
These nobles paying tribute is just paying tribute to their Pirate Crew. As members of the Pirate Crew, they naturally won't destroy their own cake.
"Kano, Marley, divide into two groups and go occupy all the surrounding islands for me."
"Do it the same way as here!"
Then, Nox ordered them to go to work.
Since the Venus Kingdom had been occupied, the small islands in the surrounding sea area also had to be occupied.
This was a strategy they had already formulated from the beginning.
"Senior Brother, don't worry, we'll go now!"
"Yes, Captain, we will definitely not disappoint you."
Marley and Kano said.
And the Pirates who had received many treasures, upon hearing that they could go and loot other islands, also excitedly followed their Vice Captains.
"Karoo, recruit subordinates in the Venus Kingdom and expand the number of subordinates, striving to reach a thousand people."
"You can first recruit from the defeated Kingdom soldiers and also have those nobles cooperate with you."
"Finally, ask Ruffiel if she is willing to surrender. If she is not willing to surrender, just kill her directly."
Nox looked at Karoo and said.
"Okay, Senior Brother."
Karoo nodded.
After dealing with these trivial matters, Nox left the palace directly, leaving the rest to the nobles and the original King, Petri, who had surrendered to him.
Then Nox found Lesley, who was leading a dozen female doctors to treat the injuries of his subordinates.
As Nox's subordinates expanded, Lesley also recruited a dozen female subordinates, taught them medical skills, and they became the ship's doctors. This way, she didn't have to personally attend to every injury.
Lesley wanted to be Nox's exclusive doctor.
"Lesley, come with me, I'll show you something good."
After finding Lesley, Nox brought her to the King's exclusive room in the palace. Since he occupied the Venus Kingdom, this was his exclusive palace.
"What is it?"
Seeing Nox bring her to this luxurious bedroom, Lesley's face immediately turned red, and her thoughts had flown off somewhere.
"The Devil Fruit you've been looking forward to, the Paramecia-type Medicine-Medicine Fruit!"
Nox took out the Medicine-Medicine Fruit and handed it to Lesley, saying.
As a ship's doctor, Lesley naturally wanted a Devil Fruit that would help her medical skills, but such a Devil Fruit was not easy to find.
Who would have thought that such a Devil Fruit was hidden in the treasury of the Venus Kingdom!
The Paramecia-type Medicine-Medicine Fruit can regulate the proportion and concentration of medicinal properties in herbs, and even make herbs exert effects beyond their own capabilities.
It can also fully activate the effects of medicine by combining different herbs, and even create medicinal materials that do not exist in this World, and so on.
It can be said that the Medicine-Medicine Fruit is very useful for a doctor!
"Medicine-Medicine Fruit? That's great, thank you, Nox!"
Hearing Nox say this, Lesley excitedly held the Devil Fruit in her hand. She didn't expect Nox to actually find a suitable Devil Fruit for her!
Extremely excited, Lesley completely forgot the taste of the Devil Fruit and bit into it directly.
"Ugh!!!"
Only after feeling the nauseating taste in her mouth did she remember how much the taste of a Devil Fruit resembled poop!!
"Venus Kingdom itself is a Kingdom where many different medicinal herbs grow. You can use the herbs here however you want."
"I will also give you the management rights here. You can build this place into a medicinal herb Kingdom, specifically to provide you with all kinds of medicinal herbs."
After Lesley finished eating the Devil Fruit, Nox smiled and said.
"Okay, I understand. I will develop the Devil Fruit well, then create unique medicines in this World, and then sell them worldwide to help you accumulate wealth!"
Lesley said joyfully.
She had always wanted to help Senior Brother, but she didn't have any ability.
Now with the Medicine-Medicine Fruit, she could show off her skills and help Nox in the field of medicine.
"Well, don't rush into that. First, I'll set a few small goals for you."
"First, you should research how to use some mild herbs to nourish the bodies of child, subtly strengthen their physique and potential. After you research it, Esdeath and the others will benefit greatly."
"Another is to research a medicine that can increase the physique of adults, preferably without side effects. Even if there are side effects, it's okay, it's not for us to use anyway, it's for others. After researching a medicine without side effects, then we can use it for our own people."
"Also, research something that can quickly restore stamina and is easy to carry."
"If you want to make money, you can research a medicine that removes scars. This medicine should be able to be sold worldwide."
"..."
Nox told Lesley some of his ideas. Based on Nox's ideas, Lesley could roughly estimate the time required to realize those ideas and then prioritize them for research.
"You've said so much, haven't you said enough? Don't you know I'm very excited right now?"
Listening to Nox rambling on endlessly, Lesley instantly refused to continue. She directly pushed Nox onto the ground and then aggressively sat on him!
This guy is really something. Didn't he realize that she was already excited in both body and mind? He kept talking non-stop, clearly forcing her to take matters into her own hands!
Nox was also surprised by Lesley's boldness today.
How come after being pushed back by Shakky once, now Lesley also likes this kind of thing?
However, thinking of this, Nox also wanted to experience the feeling of being passively attacked. So, he simply didn't resist and let Lesley do as she pleased.
And he had to admit, that feeling was truly unique.
In this sea area, Nox didn't need to take action. Kano and Marley could conquer all those small islands by themselves.
However, the key was being able to defend them after conquering them.
So Nox decisively recruited subordinates on these islands, although the recruits were all ordinary people, basically cannon fodder.
This recruitment expanded his forces to over ten thousand people, which was half the size of the original Venus Kingdom army.
Even with so much cannon fodder, it was barely enough for him to defend these islands now.
Anyway, there were no other Pirates coming to harass them here, and coupled with the flag of the Rocks Pirates and Nox's reputation, it was enough!
After conquering all the islands, Nox would tour those islands and then release his Haoshoku Haki to awe the people on the entire island.
But he didn't knock those people unconscious. He just wanted to use this method, combined with his subordinates' propaganda, to declare that he was the master of these islands.
At the same time, Nox also used his Kenbunshoku Haki to sense who had strong malice towards him.
Needless to say, those who had strong malice towards him, no matter who they were, were later eliminated by Nox's subordinates.
"Alas, I have too few subordinates now. Otherwise, why would I need to personally go to every island to find those who pose a threat to the territories I rule!"
After touring all the islands, Nox couldn't help but sigh.
There was nothing he could do about it. At the beginning of the development of his power, he had to personally handle many things. Only when his power developed in the future and his subordinates grew up would he not need to work so hard.
Whatever happened, sending his subordinates would perfectly solve it.
"Let's first completely rule this sea area. I won't think about development for now. In this extremely chaotic New World, there is no opportunity for external development at all."
"It's good enough to be able to keep this territory from being occupied by others."
"Next, I will practice in peace. After this place is completely stable, it will be time to return to Beehive Island."
"Rocks doesn't want us Executive Officers to be absent for too long."
Saying that, Nox went back into the sea to practice again.
More than a month passed quickly. The Venus Kingdom and the islands in the surrounding sea area were all occupied by Nox, and basic stability was maintained. It was time for Nox to leave.
"Lesley, you stay here and develop the Medicine-Medicine Fruit well, and also manage the territory here."
"Karoo, protect Lesley well, and also guard our territory here."
When leaving, Nox left Lesley and Karoo behind.
After all, the Rocks Pirates might have a big move next, and bringing Lesley would be somewhat dangerous, so he left her behind.
Karoo, as an ancient species Sword-Winged Tiger that could fly, was left behind to protect Lesley. Even if they encountered an enemy they couldn't defeat, he could take Lesley and escape from the air.
"Okay, Nox, I will research the medicines you mentioned carefully."
Lesley also knew her own strength was insufficient, so she didn't ask Nox to take her back with him.
"Kano, Marley, take the men, let's go!"
Before leaving, Nox took back the people who were willing to return to Beehive Island.
He also took away those who had newly joined his command and had malicious intentions towards him.
These people would serve as cannon fodder on future battlefields.
"Mama Mama, Nox, it seems you had a good harvest from this trip."
As soon as Nox returned to Beehive Island, he met Charlotte Linlin.
Behind her, there were four child around ten years old. It seemed they were Charlotte Linlin's child.
"These four are your child? They look quite good."
Nox asked knowingly.
"Mama Mama, of course they are my child. Perospero, Katakuri, Daifuku, Oven, hurry up and greet the Limitless Great Swordsman."
Charlotte Linlin was still very happy to hear Nox praise her child.
"Hello, Limitless Great Swordsman!" × 4
Perospero, Katakuri, Daifuku, and Oven, the four little guys, obediently greeted Nox after hearing their Mama's words.
"Linlin, I heard you can inject soul power into inanimate objects and turn them into Homies with souls?"
When he saw Charlotte Linlin, Nox suddenly remembered the huge gravity stone on Gravity Island back then.
If that gravity stone could be made into a Homies, could he take that gravity stone with him?
If so, wouldn't he have a portable gravity-altering device?
The more he thought about it, the more Nox felt that it was possible.