"How did you know?"
When Kurozumi Higurashi saw that Nox was not fooled at all, she immediately panicked.
She rarely used her Imitation Fruit ability when she was in the Rocks Pirates, and some Executive Officers didn't even know her Devil Fruit was the Imitation Fruit!
"Wait, Nox, I—"
Seeing this, Kurozumi Higurashi quickly tried to beg for mercy. She didn't want to die with her younger brother.
"Die!!"
Nox would not let go of any hidden danger. With a flash, he appeared behind the fake Rocks. With a swing of the Seven Star Sword, he easily cut off Rocks' neck.
"General, please spare me. As long as you spare me, I will definitely not let the news of our transaction get out."
"I have arranged quite a few people in various places in Wano Country. As long as I am alive, they will definitely not say anything random!"
Kurozumi Uesugi saw that both of his capable subordinates were dead, and he knew that Nox was definitely going to kill him.
Now, he held one of Nox's weaknesses, and he could only gamble to see if Nox would spare him because of it.
"You want to threaten me?"
"Unfortunately, I, Nox, am never threatened!"
"Where are the backups you arranged?"
Nox looked directly at Kurozumi Uesugi and questioned him loudly.
At the same time, his hand directly crushed Kurozumi Uesugi's shoulder.
"Ah!!!"
As the head of the Kurozumi, Kurozumi Uesugi had never experienced such pain. The pain of his shoulder being crushed made him let out a scream like a pig.
"So they were all here."
Under Mind Reading, Nox clearly saw all the people Kurozumi Uesugi had arranged as backups from Kurozumi Uesugi's inner thoughts.
After knowing what he wanted to know, Nox directly knocked Kurozumi Uesugi unconscious.
Then, holding Kurozumi Uesugi with one hand, he quickly returned to the Flower Capital and locked Kurozumi Uesugi up.
At the same time, while the news of Kurozumi Uesugi's capture had not spread, Nox wiped out all of Kurozumi Uesugi's backups.
From then on, no one in Wano Country knew about his transaction with Kurozumi Uesugi.
When he returned to the Flower Capital, Nox summoned Ashura Doji.
"Captain!!!"
After Ashura Doji arrived, his eyes were sharp and piercing. He was much stronger now compared to two months ago.
The former Ashura Doji could be said to be a Sword Master from a wild background. After receiving many traditional Sword Master's notes and the Training method of Ryuo from Nox during these two months,
just like when Nox first became an Executive Officer of the Rocks Pirates, after two months of accumulation, his strength advanced by leaps and bounds.
The current Ashura Doji's strength is completely comparable to a Marineford Vice Admiral. He can be said to be the strongest person among his many subordinates.
"Gather all the Samurai and take back Shirauo, Ringo, Kibi, and Udon from Kurozumi Uesugi's hands."
"Wano Country, it's time to unify!"
Nox said.
"Yes, Captain!"
Ashura Doji said excitedly upon hearing this.
In Ashura Doji's opinion, Wano Country was originally theirs.
That Kurozumi Uesugi took advantage of the chaos when they defeated the Wano Country Shogun, Kozuki Sukiyaki, and occupied Shirauo, Ringo, Kibi, and Udon.
Now it was time for them to take back the four islands of Shirauo, Ringo, Kibi, and Udon.
The Samurai who had been subdued by Nox were excited when they heard that Nox was going to take back Shirauo, Ringo, Kibi, and Udon from Kurozumi Uesugi.
They all followed Ashura Doji to reclaim Shirauo, Ringo, Kibi, and Udon.
And the people of Shirauo, Ringo, Kibi, and Udon were even more excited when they heard that Nox was going to start reclaiming the lost land, because their good days were about to arrive!
Originally, Kurozumi Uesugi's subordinates, without Kurozumi Uesugi's command, were like a pile of loose sand and could not stop Ashura Doji's advance at all.
The four areas of Shirauo, Ringo, Kibi, and Udon were completely recovered in just one day, it can be said that it took no effort at all.
After recovering Shirauo, Ringo, Kibi, and Udon, just like Kuri,
they lent grain and rented land to the people, allowing them to obtain food through labor and eat their fill every day.
As for those who were originally captured by Kurozumi Uesugi and used as mining slaves, Nox did not set them free, but let them continue mining.
However, as long as they were not people who opposed Nox's rule, Nox gave them certain rewards so that they would not starve or die of exhaustion in the mining area.
As for the craftsmen who were originally taken to the weapon factories to work, although Nox did not let them go home,
he gave them enough freedom, food, and wages, and did not exploit them desperately like Kurozumi Uesugi.
Instead, he let them work eight hours a day, and after that time, they could leave the factory, go home to rest, and could rest one day every seven days.
This kind of super high treatment, and having wages to support a family, and having extra money to save up to enjoy themselves or buy some luxury items,
was even better than their lives before they were captured by Kurozumi Uesugi.
The craftsmen had no complaints about the treatment given by Nox and were very grateful to Nox.
Now, in Wano Country, countless people envy these craftsmen who can work in the weapon factory.
This job is much better than others who go farming!
Other craftsmen in Wano Country who were not captured by Kurozumi Uesugi, after hearing about this welfare treatment, all wanted to come to the weapon factory to work for Nox.
In response, Nox waved his hand and built three more weapon factories to meet the needs of the craftsmen in Wano Country.
As for the discharged sewage, Nox directly found Scientist Yumazu and asked him to design a simple sewage purification device.
All the sewage was purified once, eliminating the disaster of sewage polluting the environment.
On the seventh day after recovering Shirauo, Ringo, Kibi, and Udon, after all the chaos had subsided and the people's lives had stabilized,
Nox gathered many people in the square in Shirauo, which was the most severely persecuted area by Kurozumi Uesugi.
"Everyone, perhaps many of you know me, and many of you haven't seen me."
"Let me introduce myself here. I am the General of Wano Country, Nox!"
Nox stood on the high platform and looked down at the many people below, speaking loudly.
"General!!!"
"General, we love you!"
"Long live General!!"
"..."
Upon hearing Nox's words, everyone cheered, and many people couldn't help but shed tears.
Before, they were persecuted by Kurozumi Uesugi, their families were broken, and countless people died at Kurozumi Uesugi's hands.
Nox was like a brilliant sun, driving away the darkness and bringing them a bright future.
"All of Kurozumi Uesugi's evil deeds have now been expelled by me."
"Kurozumi Uesugi has been captured by me, and now, he is here."
"I will execute him with the oil pot punishment and kill him completely!!"
Nox had someone bring Kurozumi Uesugi up and place him in front of a large oil pot.
"Mmm!!!"
Kurozumi Uesugi struggled desperately, wanting to say something, but his tongue was cut off, and his mouth was completely sealed, so he couldn't say anything at all.
Nox had even verified that Kurozumi Uesugi had eaten the Mythical Zoan Yamata no Kurozumi Uesugi Devil Fruit.
Therefore, the handcuffs Kurozumi Uesugi was wearing were Sea Stone handcuffs, suppressing his Devil Fruit's resurrection ability.
"Kill him!!"
"Kill him!!"
"Kill him!!"
"..."
When the people of Shirauo saw Kurozumi Uesugi being captured, they shouted in anger. Their shouts were even louder than when they had just praised Nox.
This shows how much the people of Shirauo detested and hated Kurozumi Uesugi.
"Come, execute the oil pot punishment!"
Nox said.
"Splash!!!"
After speaking, the Samurai who were escorting Kurozumi Uesugi directly pushed Kurozumi Uesugi into the oil pot.
"Splash, splash!!"
After Kurozumi Uesugi entered the oil pot, he only struggled for five seconds before completely becoming silent and dying in the oil pot.
"Great, Kurozumi Uesugi is dead!!"
Seeing Kurozumi Uesugi die, the people of Shirauo all smiled.
"Alright, Kurozumi Uesugi is dead!"
"Now I want to announce something important."
"From now on, Ashura Doji will be the daimyo of Kuri and manage Kuri for me."
"The four areas of Shirauo, Ringo, Kibi, and Udon currently have no daimyo and will be temporarily managed by me."
"The Limitless Sword School has now been established in these four areas. I hope everyone will try it out and see if they can become a member of the Sword School."
"And I promise again, whoever joins the Sword School and breaks through to become a Sword Master will be qualified to become a daimyo."
"This condition is only for the four people who become Sword Masters the fastest, they can become daimyos!"
Nox said.
"What? Join the Sword School, become a Sword Master, and you can become a daimyo?"
"This is too good, thank you General!"
"I must join the Limitless Sword School and become a daimyo!!"
"..."
Upon hearing Nox's words, everyone was excited. That was a daimyo, a being second only to one and above tens of thousands.
It was the best way to cross classes and become a superior person.
Now that this opportunity was before them, who wouldn't want to try it? What if they were a rare talent in sword practice?
Seeing the excited expressions of these people, Nox nodded with satisfaction and then left here.
He regarded the Limitless Sword School as a way to Training subordinates. Through this method, he could have a continuous supply of subordinates.
Although the quality was a bit poor, the quantity was large.
When the quantity is large, there will always be one or two geniuses.
Aren't there many geniuses in the Marine because they have many sources of students in the Four Seas?
The Marine selects elites for Marineford through layers of selection in the Four Seas, and only then can they become a major force that suppresses the Sea.