One Piece My Partner is Too Crooked - Chapter 37
After finishing Icey’s lesson, Aqua eventually hung that free sign of Acusis followers back on the gate.
From the pirate Smophis, he saw the feasibility of this method.
In general, most pirates are cunning people only interested in profit.
The temptation of a “free meal” can greatly stimulate their inner greed, thereby increasing the probability of eating a free meal.
In this way, one can also harvest more bounties.
Moreover, considering Aqua’s divine power and faith, although the effect is minimal, it is also a means of promoting the Acusis religion.
At least among the normal merchants who come for meals, there will always be a few with faulty brains, more or less, right?
Harvesting pirate bounties also enhances the power of Aqua, a companion, killing two birds with one stone!
“Could it be that Aqua had already considered such a long-term perspective when making the sign?”
Sitting at the front desk, Icey suddenly had such a misconception and looked up at Aqua with several large packs on her head.
Because a large amount of floodwater was released, causing the tables and chairs to be messed up, she was currently responsible for her actions, putting the tables and chairs back in place.
“A bunch of bastards who don’t deserve to die even a hundred times dare to impersonate Acusis followers and deceive for food and drink!”
“The sea is so big, there must be a lot of believers in the Water Goddess. I didn’t expect to encounter counterfeit goods just after leaving!”
The more Aqua thought about it, the more annoyed she became. Sophie, who was unconscious, happened to be nearby, and she kicked him as she pleased.
Watching the revengeful idiot goddess, Icey held her forehead with one hand, feeling extremely embarrassed about the unrealistic idea that had just popped into her mind.
This guy is hopeless…
In the next three days, the Infinite Dream followed its planned route normally.
During this period, Icey and Aqua “warmly received” five pirate groups, large and small.
With the “free meal” sign for followers, the “fish” accustomed to plundering without exception took the bait and were caught by Icey to fill the small treasury.
Among the five pirate groups, three pirate captains were wanted criminals.
Their strength was not strong, similar to Smophis, with bounties of around two million.
The other two pirate groups, without bounties, voluntarily paid for their meals, adding up to about one million berries.
At first, Icey was unwilling to accept the huge difference in prices from the selling price of the dishes. Still, those two pirate groups were too enthusiastic, claiming they had never eaten such delicious food and insisted on giving more gratitude fees.
Helplessly, he could only accept it with tears.
At the same time, let Aqua put away the flintlock pistols aimed at them.
It is worth noting that in addition to bounties and berries, Icey and Aqua also confiscated several gold and silver jewels, firearms, a yellowed East Blue treasure map, and about a dozen civilian slaves forcibly taken away to be sold.
In just three days, the total assets in Icey’s hands exceeded twenty million berries!
This made him, who had worked tirelessly for a year to save one million at his restaurant, couldn’t help but feel a thousand emotions: making money at sea is damn easy!
Such gains have far exceeded Icey’s initial expectations.
He underestimated the chaos and brutality of the mid-early Great Age of Navigation.
Not to mention those top-tier powerhouses, countless pirates, are living at the bottom of society alone.
The ten million berries needed for the wishing pool have been met, and normally, it is only necessary to go smoothly to the Windmill Islands, where the Buggy Pirate Group is active.
These attacks on pirates have brought him many benefits but also created a lot of trouble.
There are too many people in the Infinite Dream now, and it is difficult to manage Icey and Aqua alone.
If they encounter pirates coming to dine again, the situation could become quite complicated.
Moreover, food distribution has become an inevitable key issue.
The warehouse of the Infinite Dream is where miscellaneous items are stored.
“Speaking of which, Icey, if you want to change the bounty, only the head is enough, right? Why do we still keep them?”
Aqua reluctantly put down the leftovers in her hand and looked at Smophis and other pirate captains tied up with disdain.
The dozen slaves rescued by them were mostly beautiful women or cute children.
After learning that they had been rescued from the endless darkness by the Water Goddess Aqua, they immediately bowed down sincerely and joined the Acusis religion with firm determination.
Compared to the villagers of the Windmill Village who believed out of kindness and pity, it is obvious that these civilians who have experienced hell truly regard Aqua as a “god” bringing light!
Thinking of these devout new believers insisting on sweeping and wiping the tables for the sea restaurant despite their weak and tired bodies, Aqua became even more displeased with the pirates before her.
She didn’t care about the miserable lives of ordinary people, but devout followers who believed in her from the bottom of their hearts were quite important to her!
The pirate captains, whose mouths were gagged, heard this delicate and cute beauty speak so cruelly, and they were suddenly frightened, struggling to make whimpering sounds.
“So Aqua, your thinking is still too conservative.”
Icey calmly looked at the pirate captains and said slowly, “Their good pirate life has been interrupted, and they must now be very resentful, desperately looking for opportunities to retaliate against us.”
Brother! We dare not retaliate against you!
The pirates shook their heads frantically, completely devoid of the arrogance they had when they were captains.
If they had the chance to start over, they swore that they would obediently pay for their meals even if beaten to death!
No, in advance, but when entering the store!
“Icey, you’re really stupid. That’s why they should be dealt with!”
Aqua blinked her aquamarine eyes and looked at Icey with disdain.
“…Like you, where does the confidence to talk about others come from?”
“If they don’t come to retaliate in the future, where do we have the chance to collect the bounty again!”
Being called stupid by the idiot goddess, Icey felt offended.
“So that’s it!” Aqua suddenly realized, making a sly smirk.
The pirate captains crouching in the corner heard it clearly—they would be treated as sheep!
This man’s thoughts are even scarier than the blue-haired beauty’s!
For a while, they didn’t know who was a pirate and who was a law-abiding citizen running a sea restaurant…
This is only one of the reasons why Icey doesn’t kill them.
By the time they are released or escape from the Navy’s custody, he estimates they will have entered the Grand Line, and the chance of meeting again is very slim.
The main reason is that the Infinite Dream carries the pure sailing dreams of three carpenters?
If bloodshed can be avoided on this ship, it should be avoided.
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