This kind of treatment, he felt so envious he could cry.
In contrast, the Heavenly Celestial Dragons... wealthy, sure, no doubt they are, but that wealth isn't really theirs, and earlier they were saying everyone should be executed.
Let's get on with it, he's exhausted.
Might as well make an early decision to go to O'hara, it's much more comfortable over there than here.
"Are you really not going to mention that matter?"
Kalifa thought of another angle, adjusted her glasses, "The Captain means it's okay to tell them."
"Conversely, not telling them is fine too."
Jabra sneered at the Heavenly Celestial Dragons fleeing in panic, saying, "If they were supposed to know, they would have known already. Didn't Sage say it before? A Pirates group either has spies or else it's a small-scale or stale outfit. Those guys who even we don't know about haven't mentioned this matter, so why should we push it? Not saying a thing!"
Sage's forces number nearly eighty thousand, having no spies would be strange, given the Navy's, World Government's, Revolutionary Army's, and other pirate groups' presence everywhere.
Even CP0 doesn't know where the spy agents are, as there are just too many, and they're not part of one single system.
But these people aren't keeping secrets; if we're being honest, they should have known long ago, yet above, they still act all clueless.
That implies everyone's chosen a mutual understanding to keep their mouths shut.
As for why they remain silent...
Besides that weapon, there's also Sage's usual style.
He knows there are spies, so what of it?
They're useful!
Countless times more useful than ordinary Pirates!
Spies too know Sage knows about them, and again, so what?
They're indeed useful!
They board for robbery and disembark for governance, being well-cultured and understanding sailing, they also effectively utilize geographical conditions. Just be careful not to get exposed... no, sometimes even if they get drunk and slip up, no one pursues it. As long as they work peacefully and don't violate rules, no one's going to trouble them.
Instead, their good work allows them to earn significantly more, occasionally even getting a larger share of the loot.
They can even buy a home and settle in O'hara completely paid.
The Governor doesn't care about anything, status doesn't matter, as long as they can work within the rules, come and you're a Disaster Pirate, decide to settle, and you're an O'hara citizen.
And nothing wicked is done within O'hara's borders; aren't those residents people too? Their lives are incredibly better than those in their hometowns.
They're all just ordinary people; pirates and the Navy have never been eradicated since ancient times, so why not live differently?
Those capable of being spies or special agents are all shrewd in mind; none are clueless, the clueless end up in the Navy.
But no matter how shrewd, they are also the lower class, and the lower class has no say; naturally, their heads can't decide for their hearts, and they're not of the type to sacrifice for the World Government.
So what they care about, instead, is only their own interests.
Thus, comparisons can be made.
Under the World Government, before they reached O'hara, sending money each year barely improved lives and sometimes even led to increased taxes if the heavenly funds were insufficient.
After arriving in O'hara, they also pay taxes, but earning more means paying more. There has never been a situation of additional taxes; life improves continuously without worry of sudden pirate raids destroying homes and families.
The Governor is the biggest pirate, who would dare do such a foolish thing? In the first half of the New World, the Governor's infamy is far more useful than the Navy.
Pirates arriving from the Navy's pursuit into the New World encounter the Navy, choosing to either flee or fight, but never with fear.
Yet arriving in the New World, you better behave as you sail from the first half to the latter half, plundering islands unnoticed by Sage might be fine, but you dare touch a flagged island?
The Governor has declared, any territory of his keeps the right to repercussions.
Don't mention robbery, even landing without permission on a barren island with nothing developed, that's his land being invaded, and he's fully within rights to twist your head off.
This results in the Disaster Pirates' members being unbearably arrogant and domineering.
Encounter a pirate group they don't recognize, if in a good mood, they'll let them go, but in a bad mood, they will find any excuse about you stepping on their land to start a fight, still allowing only them to hit you, not you hitting back.
No matter how strong those pirates are, what does it matter if they win?
Loss counts as their misfortune, but if someone seeks to eliminate them… they'll have to endure pursuit and wrath from even higher authority.
World Government agents, Underworld intelligence, Sage's own intelligence, tracing a person is too easy, if one wishes, they can pinpoint when this person set sail, from Shampodi, to arriving in the New World, thus narrowing it down from timing.
Whether they're the true culprit or not... doesn't truly matter, someone must take the fall. This happened just recently, a roaming Pirate Ship ran into a pirates group, intending to cause trouble but was defeated, the other party even killed people and sank the ship.
This matter caught attention once reported back, Jabra personally handled it, ultimately narrowing it to five pirate groups.
Then, complete annihilation.
This kind of thing does not require evidence; if it's hard to resolve, it's better to wipe them out altogether.
If the Sea Emperor isn't domineering, then who is?
After the incident, Disaster Pirates grew even more arrogant, utterly unparalleled.
They already are the strongest Pirates, unlike those worthless Outer Sea pirates, receiving top-notch welfare, and even compensations for injuries or death, benefiting family members, to put it crudely, if they die, someone ensures they're buried.