One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 38: The more you publish, the more you earn!
"Suppress!"

Goode's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he grinned maliciously: "A mere band of thieves dares to bully our General! We won't stand for it, we must wipe them out!"

"well said!"

Upon hearing this, the giant snake beamed with joy, its mood instantly improving considerably.

Regardless of who wins or loses this bandit suppression campaign, it will be a good thing for him; it would be even better if both sides suffered heavy losses.

While the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits!
He's the real winner!
A cold glint flashed in Goode's eyes.

Once the matter of suppressing the bandits was settled, his thinking became much more active.

If Ashura Child were easy to deal with, he wouldn't have had the chance to do it. Therefore, whether or not the bandits are successfully suppressed is not important; what is important is to use the name of suppressing bandits to amass wealth.

Moreover, it's not just about accumulating wealth; Ashura Doji's identity is also crucial, and might even play a role in his future plans.

"General, I will certainly do my best to suppress the bandits, but it will not be easy to wipe out the Shutenmaru gang."

Goode picked up his drink, took a sip, and sighed with a hint of melancholy: "With Kaido on an expedition, the forces left in Wano Country are limited. I have neither men nor money, and I want to quell the bandits but don't know where to start!"

"Hehehe, that's true."

The giant snake nodded, a sense of unease creeping into its heart.

Could it be that they're trying to extort him again? He already feels the pinch from those 50,000 gold coins; he absolutely refuses to pay another penny!

Goode deliberately lowered his voice.

"General, I have a suggestion!"

"explain."

The giant snake pretended to listen.

Goode chuckled softly, rubbing his fingers together.

"General, suppressing bandits is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. We should inform the whole country and let the gentry see our determination to suppress bandits!"

“At times like this, as long as you take the lead and contribute money to suppress the bandits, the other gentry will naturally follow suit. The more you contribute, the more they will contribute!”

"Of course, once the matter is settled, you will return all the money you paid, and we will split the money from the gentry 30/70!"

Goode smiled broadly.

"What do you think?"

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The giant snake stared at Goode in shock.

Not only could he suppress the bandits, but he could also take the opportunity to make a fortune. How could he not have thought of such a treacherous way to amass wealth?

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!

This kid is absolutely a genius at making money!
The giant snake's eyes burned brighter, its mind filled with nothing but the word "making money," and it hesitantly extended a finger.

"Then I'll offer 1 gold?"

"Lord General."

Goode's exasperated reminder.

"The more you give, the more you earn!"

"Yes, you are right!"

The giant snake swallowed hard and slapped its thigh.

"I'll offer 10 gold!"

"The General is mighty!"

Goode quickly got up and poured wine for the giant snake.

This is his lucky charm!
On Baiwu's side, although there are many places where money is not needed, no matter how much you save, it is still necessary to build a city.

The cost of material processing alone is a huge expense, not to mention the cost of auxiliary materials and equipment.

He had less than 40,000 gold coins in his pocket, enough to build a small town, but his goal was to build the capital of White Dance.

"By the way, General."

Goode toasted Orochi: "You know I'm short-handed right now. With just me and Yamato, I'm afraid we can't even find a mountain to start. So I'd like to borrow some troops from you."

"Hehehe, no problem!"

The giant snake was intoxicated and in a very good mood.

The thought of plundering the people's wealth filled him with excitement, and borrowing some troops was naturally no problem for him.

Moreover, sending his own men would allow him to secretly monitor Goode and prevent Goode from taking money without doing any work.

"Thank you, General!"

"Hehehe, let's drink!"

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As evening fell, Yamato carried the drunk Goode home on his back, his little face flushed, looking both shy and angry.

"Damn it, what fiancée?!"

"I don't want to get married!"

"They were having such a good time drinking with that giant snake!"

"You're all big bad guys!" "Heh heh, what if I threw you into the river?"

Yamato muttered to himself the whole way, and when they returned to the hot spring resort and Yamato put Good down, the man suddenly opened his eyes.

The girl's eyes bulged out in fright.

"Hey? You're not drunk?!"

"of course not."

Goode stretched.

He has a special space inside his body; as long as he doesn't want to get drunk, he can send the alcohol to the little guy.

I am indeed a little tipsy at this moment, but not much.

Yamato shuddered and quickly bowed, apologizing, "I'm sorry, I... I was lying!"

"."

Good sighed silently.

The girl seized the opportunity and cursed him countless times along the way, even wanting to throw him into the water.

Forget it, why bother arguing with a fool?

Good waved his hand: "Yamato, go and call Qingchong and the others. I have something to tell them."

"Oh!"

Yamato quickly made his escape.

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The next morning, on the streets of Flower Capital.

"Extra number! Extra number!"

Vendors run through the streets, and newspapers flutter above the streets, delivering the latest big news.

"Is General Orochi going to suppress the bandits?"

Soon, news of the giant serpent joining forces with all the beasts to suppress the bandits spread throughout the Flower Capital and rapidly reached all the villages.

National sensation!

Meanwhile, there was another major piece of news in the newspaper.

"White Dance Builds the City!"

Most people cannot participate in bandit suppression, but building a city is different.

News of Baiwu's massive construction project had already spread throughout the villages. Such a large project could not possibly go unnoticed, especially by greedy businessmen.

Building materials, furniture, fine wine
Businessmen in related fields had already flocked to Baiwu to seek cooperation opportunities, and many of them had already made a fortune.

The information published in the newspaper this time gave the merchants a strong boost and made those who were waiting to see what would happen even more eager to get started.

"General Orochi generously donated 50,000 gold coins to support His Highness Yamato's construction of Hakumai!"

Orochi General has joined in!
The mastermind behind the construction of Hakumai is Kaido's daughter, and now with the support of the Shogun, although it is still under construction, it will surely become a prosperous city in the future.

This is a business opportunity for businessmen!

Once the city is built, whoever can seize the opportunity first will make a fortune. Although there are certain risks involved, the alliance between the general and the daughter of the Ming King has minimized those risks.

Three days flew by.

A paradise on earth, a hot spring resort.

In the lounge.

Goode sat in his office chair, flipping through the latest issue of the newspaper.

The Beast Expedition stirred up a huge wave in the New World, causing far more commotion than the small-scale skirmishes on his side.

Soon, the four members of the Green Worm group arrived, and each of them looked very excited.

"Brother Goode!"

"Ah."

Goode closed the newspaper, looked up at the four men, including Qingchong. These underlings weren't very capable, but they had followed him for many years and were considered his confidants, worthy of his trust.

"How's the situation?"

"Brother Goode, the whole city is talking about the construction of Baiwu City!"

The only woman among the four, Redbird, answered first, and the red feathers on her horned hat seemed to flutter.

Red Sparrow chattered excitedly: "These past few days, many businessmen have come to us, vying to cooperate with us!"

"It won't do if it's just merchants; we need to get the people from all the villages involved too, that's what makes it really exciting!"

Goode laughed.

Using the name of the giant snake, they gave Bai Wu's city a super advertisement, and in this not-so-large country, the spread was extremely exaggerated.

Now comes the moment of truth!
"Red Sparrow, and you all, immediately contact the merchants to produce plaster. I need you to cover the entire Wano Country with plaster as quickly as possible!"

"I want to pre-sell White Dance City!"

(End of this chapter)