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Chapter 1089: Whiskey Peak Headquarters!
"Don't you want to see other worlds?"
Doflamingo's words not only moved Shanks' heart but also the hearts of all the Celestial Dragons present.
Only the Eight-Tails Gyuki remained indifferent.
He was originally from the so-called otherworld and had only recently arrived in this world.
He hadn't even explored this place yet, so he naturally had no interest in other worlds.
"Fufufufufu~"
Doflamingo noticed Shanks' stirred emotions and continued with a grin:
"It seems you are interested, but given your current situation, it's impossible for you to be allowed through any Star Gate, unless you plan to force your way through with brute strength again."
Shanks and the others fell silent, while Gyuki also began to understand a little.
This group of friends he had just met were the legendary Celestial Dragons!
But because they had forced their way into the so-called Holy Land, they had been stripped of this identity?
Gyuki didn't know what to do.
If the two sides started fighting here, who should he help?
Logically, he wanted to help Shanks, but this person named Doflamingo was likely a true Celestial Dragon!
To be honest, Gyuki didn't dare to attack him.
Although he had a hot temper, he wasn't crazy.
Back in Rouran of the Ninja World, Minister Molotov had made it very clear.
Celestial Dragons absolutely, absolutely, absolutely could not be harmed. Not even initiating an attack was allowed.
It was best not to insult them either, otherwise the consequences would be extremely severe.
Just as Gyuki was caught in a dilemma.
Shanks' mood returned to calm.
Since Doflamingo wasn't here to capture them, everything could be discussed.
"Why are you looking for me? Aren't you afraid that person will blame you?"
Shanks walked step by step towards Doflamingo, holding his Griffon, and looked up to stare at him.
"I said, Mihawk mentioned you, and given your current situation, I think you're very suitable to join the Association. As for that person blaming me, fufufufufu, kid, you think too highly of yourself!"
Doflamingo grinned condescendingly:
"If that were the case, I should have already received... an eradication order for you!"
Shanks frowned deeply.
He thought the other party was referring to eradicating them as members of the Holy Knights.
However, Doflamingo was talking about doing so in his identity as a Shichibukai.
Of course, the result was the same.
"Alright, let's talk about this Association of yours."
Shanks shook his head and voluntarily returned his Griffon to its scabbard.
"But I must state first, we don't want to take orders from the World Government. Secondly, I plan to take them on a tour of the world next."
Doflamingo didn't mind at all.
"Fufufufufu~, that doesn't matter. The Association is *my* Association, not the World Government's Association. You only need to listen to my orders. As for the higher-ups, I will be responsible for the communication."
According to Lord Imu, the Adventurer's Association is a private enterprise.
But because he could communicate with the World Government and even had the qualification to 'reach the heavens', it was actually considered a semi-official organization.
Doflamingo liked this point very much.
Shanks naturally understood.
Private companies were not uncommon in this world, especially in the West Blue and North Blue, where they were most prevalent.
"As for the issue of not being able to join immediately, that's not a problem either."
"Because the design blueprint for the Adventurer's Association Headquarters has just been completed. It will take about a year for the infrastructure of the entire island to be built."
Doflamingo here directly contacted Pica from the Construction Department.
He was now the Construction Engineering Division Chief and a Senior Architect.
Less than a week after receiving the island map, he had produced the facility distribution map and construction engineering blueprints for the Adventurer's Association.
He even sent a subordinate construction team to help.
This was a World Government construction team, which included many alchemists and Devil Fruit users skilled in construction.
Civilian construction teams couldn't compare in this regard.
For example, the leader of this construction team was Guyram.
He was once a crewmate of Byrnndi World and also a Paramecia System Cube-Cube Fruit user.
Due to the large number of major projects by the World Government, he was transferred from the Ship Research Institute to the Construction Engineering Division.
Oh, and it is said that the Construction Department will also absorb some ninjas skilled in Earth Release in the future...
At the same time.
Doflamingo brought Diamante and Vergo from the Flamingo Shipping Company to be his deputies.
As for the Flamingo Shipping Company, Trebol continued to serve as General Manager, Lao G as Security Manager, with the assistance of Senior, Machvise, Jora, and others.
This company was very important to him.
For a long time after the Adventurer's Association was established, it would rely on it for funding.
So Doflamingo didn't take too many cadres away.
Diamante and Vergo were enough.
One General Manager, one Security Manager.
"Since that's the case, the rest is easy to discuss. Where is your Association Headquarters located, and what are we supposed to do?"
After careful consideration, Shanks finally agreed.
Firstly, he indeed hoped to visit other worlds.
Secondly, it was to find a retreat for himself and those around him.
Thirdly, it was to observe the changes in the World Government through the Adventurer's Association.
He hadn't considered forming a pirate crew with these people but had been hesitating.
On the way to the West Blue, they had seen Marine warships transporting island citizens to the Red Line several times.
At that time, he knew that the quantity of pirates would drastically decrease in the future.
The remaining ones could only plunder each other, or brace themselves to attack the great countries and large islands with police officers or even Marines stationed, and they would constantly face the hunting of bounty hunters.
Coupled with the fact that great pirates like 'Whitebeard', 'Beasts', 'BIG MOM', and 'Golden Lion' all accepted recruitment.
The Great Pirate Era had long ended.
The pirate group would also become increasingly decadent, and it was uncertain if the so-called 'Yonko' would even be born in the future.
But Doflamingo's Adventurer's Association made Shanks see a group similar to pirates, about to flourish.
Adventurers!
An identity officially recognized by the World Government!
Of course, criminal adventurers would have wanted posters issued by the Ministry of Police Affairs and become pirates, becoming prey for other adventurers looking to earn extra money...
It was just that he still couldn't let go of the words "pirate" in his heart.
"Fufufufufu~"
"The headquarters is located on Whiskey Peak Island in the First Half of the Grand Line."
Doflamingo introduced it with a face full of pleasure.
Because this was a place he had carefully chosen.
It was the first island on Route 4, only fifty nautical miles from the G-0 Marine Branch at the foot of Reverse Mountain.
Furthermore, the island already gathered a large number of bounty hunters, and these people could directly serve as the first batch of registered adventurers for the Association.
"Whiskey Peak, a truly nostalgic place, but it is indeed suitable..."
Shanks nodded thoughtfully.
In his mind, the spherical mountain bodies that looked like cacti but actually had a large number of tombstones stuck on their surface had already appeared.
That was a spectacular sight formed by a rule that bounty hunters had conventionally followed for hundreds of years.
Every time they hunted a pirate, they would erect a tombstone on it and engrave the pirate's name, identity, and bounty amount. Some more particular ones would even engrave their life experiences.
"Besides that, I plan to establish four Vice Presidents under the President, responsible for creating branches in the Four Seas."
Doflamingo raised his finger and pointed at Shanks.
"And you, are the one I have chosen... the West Blue Branch President!"
"Fufufufufu~, Fufufufufu~"
Doflamingo's smug laughter gradually resounded throughout the entire Eight-Tails Island.
(End of Chapter)
"Don't you want to see other worlds?"
Doflamingo's words not only moved Shanks' heart but also the hearts of all the Celestial Dragons present.
Only the Eight-Tails Gyuki remained indifferent.
He was originally from the so-called otherworld and had only recently arrived in this world.
He hadn't even explored this place yet, so he naturally had no interest in other worlds.
"Fufufufufu~"
Doflamingo noticed Shanks' stirred emotions and continued with a grin:
"It seems you are interested, but given your current situation, it's impossible for you to be allowed through any Star Gate, unless you plan to force your way through with brute strength again."
Shanks and the others fell silent, while Gyuki also began to understand a little.
This group of friends he had just met were the legendary Celestial Dragons!
But because they had forced their way into the so-called Holy Land, they had been stripped of this identity?
Gyuki didn't know what to do.
If the two sides started fighting here, who should he help?
Logically, he wanted to help Shanks, but this person named Doflamingo was likely a true Celestial Dragon!
To be honest, Gyuki didn't dare to attack him.
Although he had a hot temper, he wasn't crazy.
Back in Rouran of the Ninja World, Minister Molotov had made it very clear.
Celestial Dragons absolutely, absolutely, absolutely could not be harmed. Not even initiating an attack was allowed.
It was best not to insult them either, otherwise the consequences would be extremely severe.
Just as Gyuki was caught in a dilemma.
Shanks' mood returned to calm.
Since Doflamingo wasn't here to capture them, everything could be discussed.
"Why are you looking for me? Aren't you afraid that person will blame you?"
Shanks walked step by step towards Doflamingo, holding his Griffon, and looked up to stare at him.
"I said, Mihawk mentioned you, and given your current situation, I think you're very suitable to join the Association. As for that person blaming me, fufufufufu, kid, you think too highly of yourself!"
Doflamingo grinned condescendingly:
"If that were the case, I should have already received... an eradication order for you!"
Shanks frowned deeply.
He thought the other party was referring to eradicating them as members of the Holy Knights.
However, Doflamingo was talking about doing so in his identity as a Shichibukai.
Of course, the result was the same.
"Alright, let's talk about this Association of yours."
Shanks shook his head and voluntarily returned his Griffon to its scabbard.
"But I must state first, we don't want to take orders from the World Government. Secondly, I plan to take them on a tour of the world next."
Doflamingo didn't mind at all.
"Fufufufufu~, that doesn't matter. The Association is *my* Association, not the World Government's Association. You only need to listen to my orders. As for the higher-ups, I will be responsible for the communication."
According to Lord Imu, the Adventurer's Association is a private enterprise.
But because he could communicate with the World Government and even had the qualification to 'reach the heavens', it was actually considered a semi-official organization.
Doflamingo liked this point very much.
Shanks naturally understood.
Private companies were not uncommon in this world, especially in the West Blue and North Blue, where they were most prevalent.
"As for the issue of not being able to join immediately, that's not a problem either."
"Because the design blueprint for the Adventurer's Association Headquarters has just been completed. It will take about a year for the infrastructure of the entire island to be built."
Doflamingo here directly contacted Pica from the Construction Department.
He was now the Construction Engineering Division Chief and a Senior Architect.
Less than a week after receiving the island map, he had produced the facility distribution map and construction engineering blueprints for the Adventurer's Association.
He even sent a subordinate construction team to help.
This was a World Government construction team, which included many alchemists and Devil Fruit users skilled in construction.
Civilian construction teams couldn't compare in this regard.
For example, the leader of this construction team was Guyram.
He was once a crewmate of Byrnndi World and also a Paramecia System Cube-Cube Fruit user.
Due to the large number of major projects by the World Government, he was transferred from the Ship Research Institute to the Construction Engineering Division.
Oh, and it is said that the Construction Department will also absorb some ninjas skilled in Earth Release in the future...
At the same time.
Doflamingo brought Diamante and Vergo from the Flamingo Shipping Company to be his deputies.
As for the Flamingo Shipping Company, Trebol continued to serve as General Manager, Lao G as Security Manager, with the assistance of Senior, Machvise, Jora, and others.
This company was very important to him.
For a long time after the Adventurer's Association was established, it would rely on it for funding.
So Doflamingo didn't take too many cadres away.
Diamante and Vergo were enough.
One General Manager, one Security Manager.
"Since that's the case, the rest is easy to discuss. Where is your Association Headquarters located, and what are we supposed to do?"
After careful consideration, Shanks finally agreed.
Firstly, he indeed hoped to visit other worlds.
Secondly, it was to find a retreat for himself and those around him.
Thirdly, it was to observe the changes in the World Government through the Adventurer's Association.
He hadn't considered forming a pirate crew with these people but had been hesitating.
On the way to the West Blue, they had seen Marine warships transporting island citizens to the Red Line several times.
At that time, he knew that the quantity of pirates would drastically decrease in the future.
The remaining ones could only plunder each other, or brace themselves to attack the great countries and large islands with police officers or even Marines stationed, and they would constantly face the hunting of bounty hunters.
Coupled with the fact that great pirates like 'Whitebeard', 'Beasts', 'BIG MOM', and 'Golden Lion' all accepted recruitment.
The Great Pirate Era had long ended.
The pirate group would also become increasingly decadent, and it was uncertain if the so-called 'Yonko' would even be born in the future.
But Doflamingo's Adventurer's Association made Shanks see a group similar to pirates, about to flourish.
Adventurers!
An identity officially recognized by the World Government!
Of course, criminal adventurers would have wanted posters issued by the Ministry of Police Affairs and become pirates, becoming prey for other adventurers looking to earn extra money...
It was just that he still couldn't let go of the words "pirate" in his heart.
"Fufufufufu~"
"The headquarters is located on Whiskey Peak Island in the First Half of the Grand Line."
Doflamingo introduced it with a face full of pleasure.
Because this was a place he had carefully chosen.
It was the first island on Route 4, only fifty nautical miles from the G-0 Marine Branch at the foot of Reverse Mountain.
Furthermore, the island already gathered a large number of bounty hunters, and these people could directly serve as the first batch of registered adventurers for the Association.
"Whiskey Peak, a truly nostalgic place, but it is indeed suitable..."
Shanks nodded thoughtfully.
In his mind, the spherical mountain bodies that looked like cacti but actually had a large number of tombstones stuck on their surface had already appeared.
That was a spectacular sight formed by a rule that bounty hunters had conventionally followed for hundreds of years.
Every time they hunted a pirate, they would erect a tombstone on it and engrave the pirate's name, identity, and bounty amount. Some more particular ones would even engrave their life experiences.
"Besides that, I plan to establish four Vice Presidents under the President, responsible for creating branches in the Four Seas."
Doflamingo raised his finger and pointed at Shanks.
"And you, are the one I have chosen... the West Blue Branch President!"
"Fufufufufu~, Fufufufufu~"
Doflamingo's smug laughter gradually resounded throughout the entire Eight-Tails Island.
(End of Chapter)
