"Very good. Those who are willing to surrender may come out directly. Those who are unwilling to surrender can stay in the cells."
"After one day, someone will come and ask again. At that time, you will have another chance to choose!"
Seeing so many Samurai willing to surrender, Nox said with satisfaction.
"Since you are willing to follow me, I naturally won't mistreat you."
"You must be hungry. Come, I'll take you to eat first!"
Saying that, Nox led the newly surrendered Samurai to eat. He had already prepared a feast.
Immediately after, Nox used the same trick again, going to Cell No. 2 and Cell No. 3.
Within one day, he went through all the cells, and there were over six thousand Samurai willing to surrender.
By the second day, Nox went through these cells again, and nearly two thousand more Samurai were willing to surrender.
The remaining over seven thousand Samurai were unwilling to surrender.
Nox didn't say much and directly sent them all to the mine to dig for Sea Stone ore.
Not just anyone can dig Sea Stone ore. The incredibly hard ore cannot be dug by ordinary people; it requires powerful Samurai to excavate it.
He had instantly subdued eight thousand Samurai. Adding the original over one thousand, that made over nine thousand Samurai, which made Nox very happy.
Of course, among these many Samurai, there were definitely some who harbored ill will towards him. He had already noted them down.
When the next war comes, these Samurai who harbor ill will towards him will all be sent to the battlefield and placed in the most dangerous positions.
After subduing the Samurai, the rest was simple.
For governance matters, Nox directly had Lesley send over some administrative talents. He didn't need to handle these trivia himself.
"Captain, these are the fruits with strange patterns that you asked me to find before."
"Several of these fruits were tributes to Shimotsuki Ryuma, and two were found in other places."
Two more days passed, and Ashura Doji came with five Devil Fruits.
In Wano Country, there are many top-tier Devil Fruits, and Nox would not forget this point.
So after subduing Kuri, he started having Ashura Doji look for them.
However, no Devil Fruits were found in Kuri. It was only after killing the various daimyos and searching in other parts of Wano Country that the Devil Fruits were found.
"Ashura Doji, do you want to eat a Devil Fruit?"
Nox asked.
During this time, Nox had already explained to Ashura Doji what a Devil Fruit is, its uses, and its drawbacks.
"Captain, I feel that my strength is still increasing rapidly, so I don't want to eat a Devil Fruit right now."
"If my strength stops increasing in the future, perhaps I will consider eating a suitable Devil Fruit."
As a person of Wano Country, Ashura Doji inherently rejected eating something called sorcery like Devil Fruits.
But Ashura Doji, who pursues great power, would not mind eating a Devil Fruit if it could greatly increase his strength after consumption.
"Okay, I understand. I will collect a Devil Fruit suitable for you."
"If you want to eat it, tell me, and I will give you a powerful Devil Fruit then."
Nox nodded.
Ashura Doji's strength is currently the strongest among his many subordinates.
He naturally wouldn't be stingy with a powerful Devil Fruit for Ashura Doji's development.
Ashura Doji has great potential, even without eating a Devil Fruit, he has the potential of a Great Commander candidate.
"Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Okuchi no Makami Form!"
"Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, O-Nyudo Form!!"
"Paramecia, Roll-Roll Fruit!"
"Paramecia, Clothes-Clothes Fruit!"
"Paramecia, Brush-Brush Fruit!"
"Two Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits are all here!!"
Looking at the five Devil Fruits in his hand, Nox's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
Two Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits! One must know that even when he plundered so many Devil Fruits at God Valley, he only obtained one Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
Now, by taking over Wano Country, he obtained two Mythical Zoans. It could be said he was too lucky.
"I wonder if Kurozumi Uesugi has eaten the Mythical Zoan Yamata no Kurozumi Uesugi form Devil Fruit yet."
There is still one Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit in Wano Country that hasn't been found, which is the Mythical Zoan Yamata no Kurozumi Uesugi form. In the original story, Kurozumi Uesugi ate it, which was simply a waste of this Devil Fruit.
"Nox, we've spotted a Wano Country ship. They are sailing outside our sea area, currently at Moss Island."
At this moment, Shakky's message came through the mirror on Nox's body.
"Shakky, I want to go directly to Moss Island through Wano Country's mirror. Can you guide me?"
Saying that, Nox reached out and touched a large mirror in the room. After confirming he could enter, he immediately entered the mirror world.
Shakky used her Devil Fruit ability to remotely guide Nox to the location of the mirror on Moss Island.
Within the mirror space, without the owner's guidance, it was quite troublesome to find the mirror corresponding to a specific location.
Unless each mirror was marked with its location, but Shakky wouldn't do that.
If she did, if an enemy entered, they would quickly find the corresponding location, which would be very disadvantageous for Shakky.
"General, did Wano Country really lose?"
Tenguyama Hitetsu sat on the ship and couldn't help but ask.
Although he was also a Sword Master, his strength was not great, so this time he was escorting Kozuki Sukiyaki and the many hopes of Wano Country to leave Wano Country.
"We lost. Oden himself said that they could not win against that Nox no matter what."
Kozuki Sukiyaki said helplessly.
Nox was too strong, so strong that Wano Country, with all its power combined, had no chance of winning. Otherwise, as the General, why would he abandon his country and flee?
"But, since you knew the final outcome, why still fight?"
Tenguyama Hitetsu couldn't understand at all. Since they couldn't win, why insist on fighting?
Why not escape from Wano Country together and wait until they had strength in the future to restore the country?
Based on his view of Kozuki Oden's potential, Kozuki Oden might surpass the current Nox in the future. Wouldn't there be hope for restoring the country then?
"This is the sword road of Wano Country's Samurai. Only death in battle is allowed, no retreat!"
Kozuki Sukiyaki said with emotion.
He was not a pure Samurai like the various daimyos and Kozuki Oden, but he knew that the sword road of Samurai did not allow them to retreat in any way when facing an enemy invading their country.
"Alas, I hope we will have a day to return."
Tenguyama Hitetsu sighed.
"You will never have a day to return, because you cannot escape."
In the sky, Nox quickly arrived at the location where Tenguyama Hitetsu and their ship were anchored, using Moonwalk.
"How is that possible? We are already far away from Wano Country. How could Nox still be chasing us!"
Kozuki Sukiyaki looked in horror at Nox, who was stepping through the sky.
Even though he had never met Nox, Nox's image had already been deeply imprinted in his mind.
"General, hurry and leave! I will hold him off!"
When Tenguyama Hitetsu saw Nox flying over, he didn't say anything and jumped out of the ship, wanting to buy time for Kozuki Sukiyaki to escape.
"Tenguyama Hitetsu, be careful!"
"Let's go quickly!!"
After saying a word, Kozuki Sukiyaki immediately ordered the boatman to sail away from here.
"Want to run? How could I let you run!"
"Bloodlust · Abi Three Blades!"
Nox, descending from the sky, struck down fiercely with his Seven Star Sword.
Nine blood-green slashes, seven hundred meters long, plunged down instantly.
"One Sword Style · Flying Sky Flowing Water!!!"
Tenguyama Hitetsu poured all his strength into his sword.
When the slashes arrived, he struck out fiercely.
However, he couldn't even block the foremost slash, let alone the three slashes flying from different directions behind it!
The moment Tenguyama Hitetsu was sent flying by the foremost slash, the other three slashes struck him from the side. Unable to resist, he could only protect his body with Ryuo.
"Swish swish swish!!"
However, his Ryuo was simply no match for Nox's slashes, being easily cut down. The three slashes instantly ended his life.
"How is this possible? There are such slashes!!!"
Tenguyama Hitetsu thought he could stop Nox and buy some time for Kozuki Sukiyaki to sail away.
But he didn't expect that he couldn't even block one of Nox's swords.
In the end, he could only die with a heart full of unwillingness.
Four slashes killed Tenguyama Hitetsu, and the remaining five slashes directly killed everyone standing on the deck of the ship, including Kozuki Sukiyaki.
"Did I ultimately fail to escape?"
This General of Wano Country died silently on this ship.
"Yo, even when escaping, they took a lot of treasures."
"But unfortunately, these are my treasures, and I won't allow you to take them."
"It's better for Wano Country to be completely wiped out. The Kozuki family ends here."
After Nox arrived on this ship, he saw that there were many treasures in the ship.
He also killed everyone else on the ship and then called others to clean up the mess.
After dealing with the last hidden danger of Wano Country, Nox could rest assured and take over Wano Country.
After returning to Wano Country, Nox first came to the study. Here, he had collected all the inheritances of Wano Country's sword road and Ryuo.
Knowledge is experience. Although Nox didn't completely agree with this statement, he agreed with most of it.
Many times, knowledge can indeed be transformed into one's own strength.
Although he had previously received many sword road and Haki training notes from Rocks.
Compared to the Ryuo training notes inherited for countless years in Wano Country, there was still a significant gap.