As the losing side, Kaido chose to surrender with conditions.
Unlike unconditional surrender, conditional surrender meant he still had a little room for bargaining.
Of course, just a little.
“First, there's the issue of Wano Country's ownership.”
Entering the negotiation phase, Eric immediately spoke up: “Kurozumi Orochi has been killed by me. After this, Wano Country will be ruled by the Proudmoore family. The current position of Shogun will be temporarily held by my daughter, Emerald.”
“Wano Country is yours, but I need the weapons factory.” Kaido had no objections.
He didn't care much about who ruled Wano Country, but the weapons factory was related to his business.
More seriously, it was related to the financial situation and survival of the Beast Pirates.
He had over 20,000 subordinates to support. For a pirate crew of this size, it was impossible to rely on looting merchant ships at sea to survive.
“Is your weaponry from a deal with the Shichibukai, Donquixote Doflamingo?”
“That's right. I provide the weaponry, and through his channels, it's sold to countries in need of weapons.”
“The factory's pollution is too severe. This kind of rule won't last long.”
Eric shook his head.
Wano Country used to be a beautiful place, but now, apart from Flower Capital, the rest of the country is riddled with pollution. Even the water sources of the inland rivers are not clean.
“I want half the profits from the weapons trade to be used for environmental remediation.”
Eric went straight for half the profits.
Kurozumi Orochi's actions were too brutal. He starved and poisoned the people of Wano Country. Who would he rule?
Eric didn't want to exploit the situation.
However, the pollution problem couldn't be solved overnight.
According to his understanding over the past few days, the most effective solution was to relocate the population.
Transfer the people from the polluted areas to Flower Capital.
He could then provide loans to these disaster victims, help them build houses and sell them, allowing them to experience his past world's great inventions, get saddled with mortgages early, and enjoy the life of a "mortgage slave".
They were all excellent "oxen and horses," it would be a waste of manpower to starve and poison them to death.
Faced with Eric's exorbitant demands, Kaido twitched his mouth.
Consider it a dowry!
“Fine.”
Eric continued with his second point: “Secondly, the Beast Pirates are not allowed to enter Wano Country's mainland without permission, except for the quarry in Rabbit Island, and the weapons factories in various locations. But I will send people to oversee them.”
“Suit yourself!”
He had given up half the profits, facing this condition, Kaido agreed without hesitation.
“Regarding the quarry, what do you need all that stone for?” Eric asked, it was something he was quite curious about.
“Oh, lol, lol. You don't know? Wano Country was once known as the Golden Country, famous throughout the world.” Kaido grinned.
“So, it's actually a gold mine?” Eric was surprised, “How many grams can you extract from a ton of rock?”
“10 grams.”
Not bad, a rich mine indeed.
Eric nodded knowingly, “In that case, give me half.”
“…”
Damn it, he really knows how to rob!
But under the eaves, one can't help but bow one's head.
Kaido agreed through gritted teeth.
Eric was very satisfied, “Those who know the times are heroes. It seems that Father-in-law understands this very well.”
Pausing, he added, “The third thing is about my children. Most of my children have mastered Haki, but they aren't proficient. I want you to teach them.”
In the story, Kaido taught Luffy Ryuo with just one hit.
Another hit, and he taught him Conqueror's Haki coating.
Then, with the third hit, hey, he awakened the Sun God Nika.
Truly the world's greatest teacher!
“Your children?” Kaido narrowed his eyes.
“I advise you not to have any other thoughts, what do you see here?”
Eric spread his palm, black energy swirling in his palm, a heart quietly emerged.
Seeing this, Kaido's expression changed drastically. He used Observation Haki, listening to the sounds within his body.
Indeed, he could no longer hear his own heartbeat in his chest!
“This is my heart!?”
“You teach my children Haki properly, especially Hanabi. If she can master Haki coating, maybe I'll return it to you.”
Eric's expression was teasing.
Returning it, that was impossible, it was never going to be returned to Kaido in this lifetime.
“Think about it from another angle. Now that you're without a heart, it means you have one less weakness. It's safe with me.” Eric comforted, “Why not keep your brain and internal organs with me too? Then, no one could kill you.”
“….Should I thank you?”
Kaido's face turned as black as charcoal, he asked in a muffled voice, “How many children do you have? Are they all like my granddaughter?”
“As of now, eleven.” Eric answered directly.
Kaido breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to BIG MOM's eighty-plus children, eleven was not a lot, it wouldn't be too tiring to teach them.
However, if he knew that these children were born within six months, he wouldn't be so optimistic.
“I can help you teach them, but I can't guarantee they'll learn.” Kaido snorted.
“Don't worry, they are all very smart, they learn fast. Don't be scared.”
Eric waved his hand, shadows spread, swallowing the seastone chains that bound Kaido and Queen.
The two regained their freedom but didn't dare to act rashly. After all, their hearts were still in Eric's control.
“Well, let's go stop the war then.”
…
…
Eric used Divine Wind as his coordinates, performing instant teleportation, taking Kaido and Queen to the battlefield.
Their own captain appeared, the Beast Pirates quickly stopped fighting.
Kaido put an end to the war, after ordering everyone to return, he transformed into a blue dragon and left first.
Divine Wind descended from the sky, coming to Eric's side, returning to his human form.
Three days of protracted war, with his young body, it was not easy for him to persist until now.
“Father, if you didn't come back soon, I was going to eat a Senzu bean.”
“You've worked hard.”
Eric patted the child's head and watched the Beast Pirates retreat.
On one of the ships, Eric saw the Six Flying Dragons.
Black Maria, bounty: 480 million!
Sasuki, bounty: 472 million!
Foz the Frog, bounty: 546 million!
Page One, bounty: 290 million!
Uru, bounty: 400 million!
And finally, the man who was later replaced by X Drake, bounty: 250 million!
Leaving aside the other four, Eric paid more attention to the two women, Black Maria and Uru.
Unfortunately, they were too far away, he couldn't see the numbers above their heads.
“I wonder if they meet the requirements….I'll deal with it later.”
Thinking this, Eric turned to Divine Wind and said: “Go back and rest, I'll send you to Kaido's place tomorrow.”
“Huh?” Divine Wind was stunned, “He's Hanabi's grandpa, not mine.”
“I'm letting you go learn Haki. Look at you, with the Black Dragon's blessing, you still couldn't take down these pirates in three days.”
“Yes, Father.”
Divine Wind nodded helplessly. After this battle, he finally realized the importance of Haki.