Chapter 99: Thinking of Recruiting!
"I promised that if I was in a good mood, I would throw the cell keys to you. Right now, I'm in a good mood. However, I have to be about to leave the Infinite Hell before I throw them back to you. After all, I don't want you all causing any trouble for my departure. Just wait," after speaking, Buggy led Marigold and Shiliew of the Rain towards the elevator shaft.
After entering the passage, Buggy threw the keys through the iron bars of the main elevator gate, letting them land in the very center of the path for the prisoners on both sides to see.
"Damn it! How are we supposed to get them like this?" a prisoner shouted in dissatisfaction.
"Fools. If you can't even escape like this, then you might as well not come out at all," after replying, Buggy carried Marigold on his back and climbed up the staircase created by his ability at top speed.
Following behind was the surprised and shocked Shiliew of the Rain, because he had never expected Buggy to have infiltrated the Infinite Hell by using the elevator shaft.
As for the prisoners, they began to fight over the string of keys in the middle of the path. The method of contention was simple: see whose movements were faster in tearing their clothes into strips, twisting them into ropes, and using them to loop around the keys.
As for what would happen after those prisoners escaped, Buggy believed that as long as they weren't complete fools, they would choose to do as he did: quietly use the ascension ladder he left behind to get to the very top before thinking about anything else.
Of course, if there really was some self-righteous madman who wanted to challenge the entire Impel Down prison, that would also be a good thing. At least he would help Buggy attract firepower. As for whether he would turn Impel Down upside down, Buggy couldn't be bothered.
This was also because Buggy had no intention of forming his own fleet. Otherwise, Buggy could have directly selected his own forces from among the prisoners of Impel Down, just like in the original story.
However, if Buggy were to do that, he wouldn't just pick one ship's worth of people. Instead, his entire pirate crew would invade, and after killing all the guards, he would select a force from the hundreds of thousands of prisoners that could control an entire sea region.
Five minutes later, when Buggy successfully emerged from the top passage, the prisoners on the sixth level had finally opened the first cell, and cheers began to echo through hell.
However, by the time the guards of Impel Down discovered the prison break, Buggy, under Marigold's cover, had already been picked up by Sandersonia and had left the now completely chaotic underwater prison.
At the Holy Land Mary Geoise, when the news of the invasion of the underwater prison reached the ears of the Five Elders, the enraged Five Elders smashed everything in their office palace that could be smashed on the spot.
"Do you all still insist on waiting until the struggle for Tianxiang Town is over before drafting a plan to annihilate the Red Nose Pirates? And how do we deal with the aftermath of the Impel Down breakout?" the elder with the eight-shaped mustache roared at the other four.
The other four elders fell silent. After a long while, the elder with the three-pronged beard said in a low voice, "Many criminals escaped during this invasion of the underwater prison. Especially some of the guys from the sixth level, the Infinite Hell, will definitely bring us unexpected trouble. My opinion is to push this matter directly onto Red-Nosed Buggy. He did it anyway."
"This matter should be suppressed. After all, it concerns the credibility and influence of the World Government. The impact of the underwater prison being invaded is too great. And what's the use of pushing it onto Red Nose? Don't forget he's a pirate," the bald man holding a sword did not agree with the three-pronged beard elder's proposal.
"If we don't say it, someone will find out eventually. After all, there's no wall in this world that doesn't have a crack. Rather than letting others find out after the fact, it's better to turn a passive situation into an active one," the blond man offered his own suggestion.
"Absolutely not. The escape of Golden Lion back then already broke the myth of the underwater prison. A few more people escaping now is nothing strange. But if we let the world know that someone invaded, then the underwater prison will never know peace again. This matter must be suppressed. The World Economic Journal must be watched closely. We absolutely cannot have another report like the Northeast Tunnel one suddenly appearing in the papers," the elder with the full beard decided with a final slam.
After the elder with the full beard finished speaking, the blond man and the elder with the three-pronged beard no longer objected.
"Now let's talk about how to deal with the Red Nose Pirates. This matter can no longer be delayed. With Shiliew of the Rain taken by him, the strength of the Red Nose Pirates has been elevated once again. If we hesitate any longer, the price to deal with him will only get higher and higher," the elder with the eight-shaped mustache said with a grave expression.
"Perhaps I think we should think about this from a different angle. You must know, this guy has not recruited troops from beginning to end. Although the individual strength of his crew members is high, there are only a few of them. No matter how much of a threat they pose, it's far less than that of a group like the Four Emperors in the New World. Ever since the secret of Devil Fruits was revealed, the three great balances we managed have long been on the verge of collapse. A while ago, some of the Navy's ability users were also ambushed and killed. The overall situation of the world is probably more chaotic than we imagined. The struggle for Tianxiang Town has dragged some of our strength into a vortex of war. Instead of trying to annihilate the Red Nose Pirates at the cost of losses, I'd like to try recruiting them," the blond man said slowly, staring at the elder with the eight-shaped mustache.
"Hmm, if we connect his proactive hiding with this recent invasion incident, we can see it as him being afraid of us targeting him, thus recklessly increasing his strength to cope with our subsequent annihilation. I think we can give recruitment a try," the elder with the three-pronged beard rarely stroked his beard and then analyzed.
"Just recruit them like that? It's too easy for him. We should at least propose a condition that serves our interests," the bald man holding the sword said this, already agreeing with the proposal of the blond man and the elder with the three-pronged beard.
"Recruiting them with a condition is also good. At least it can show him our sincerity. Why don't we have him excavate a Southwest Tunnel in the name of the World Government? Ever since the Northeast Tunnel opened, many kingdoms in the West Sea and South Sea have made requests to us, asking for the excavation of a Southwest Tunnel," the elder with the full beard also nodded and said.
"The key is whether he will agree to be recruited. We don't even know that yet. It's too early to talk about other things," the eight-shaped mustache elder's anger had subsided a lot, but he still said with a slight frown.
"Send the letter to Boa Sandersonia in Kuja City. I think Red-Nosed Buggy will make the right choice," the bald man holding the sword said with a murderous look in his eyes.
"Let's hope so. If this can be done, it would be a good thing. At least the balance we have painstakingly constructed will be much more stable," looking at the distant scenery outside the window, the blond man said faintly.
(End of Chapter)
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