Chapter 1199 - 702: The Master Is Kindhearted, Can’t Bear to See His People Suffer

In some countries back home where people lack humanity, no matter how notorious they are, there is at least one point that doesn’t change.

They really were powerful once.

The sun never set in the 19th century, it was magnificent in the 20th century, and now in the 21st century, it is about to become the ’most powerful country,’ his hometown, a certain East University.

The last one is impossible to learn, but the previous inhumane ones, he fits right in!

Can landlords be good people?

This privateering license was created just like that.

With this stamped credential, they are qualified to trade!

"You’re robbing me!"

A pirate worth ten billion couldn’t take it anymore and asked, "Catastrophe! I know you’re powerful, and know your influence is immense, but if you want to bully me, no way! O’hara’s rules are that free trade is allowed! Why should we pay again, I’m selling my goods to you, it’s already very..."

Bam!

Before he could finish, Sage reached out and slapped him, even from a distance, the Haki wasn’t far. Under Externalized Haki, his face looked like it had been hammered flat, visibly compressed, and he flew out, sliding a dozen meters on the ground.

"When I finish speaking, you may agree but cannot oppose! You can remain silent, but every word you say is bloody disrespectful to me! Are you looking for death!!"

Sage opened his eyes, scarlet light blossoming in his eyes, overwhelming the crowd, pressing them down to lower their heads, their backs hunched over.

The pressure was too great!

Sage glanced at the people with their heads down, then looked at the pirate who had gotten up, covering his face, and gestured for him to sit back down.

"This money definitely won’t be spent in vain. You must understand, I’m also taking a risk."

Sage said, "Usually when you fence stolen goods to me, it looks like large-scale, but it’s all one pirate group at a time, mostly robbing non-aligned nations, because you lack the channels to sell them, that’s why you come to me, right?"

"In this scope, of course, there’s no charge. What O’hara advocates is free trade. Why are you willing to sell stolen goods to me? It’s obviously because I offer fair prices and never undercut you."

"You say you look for a black market outside, can their prices be higher than mine? I’m more familiar with black market prices than you are. Except for some rare items, the things you bring are usually priced about thirty percent above black market rates."

Sage extended two fingers, and Lily took out a cigar box, handing him a cigar.

With a snap, the flame from the lighter sparked, lighting the cigar.

Sage exhaled smoke, saying, "Even now, those black market merchants are adjusting their prices to meet mine, yet why do you still come to me? Obviously, it’s because of my reputation! When your goods reach me, I never deceive you, it’s always seriously evaluated. That’s why you come to me, isn’t it?"

The crowd couldn’t help but nod, relaxed under the relief from his Supreme King.

Indeed, what Sage said was quite right.

Fencing and smuggling through Sage is truly different from other black market merchants. Pirates need to sell the things they plunder; otherwise, why rob them? They’re not consumable goods.

But with typical black market merchants, prices are heavily suppressed, and except for selling to them, there’s no other way to sell.

Since the pirate profession started, black market merchants have always been there, until Sage’s emergence.

For pirates dedicated to trade, Sage is like the new sun!

The bright light shining on them is so warm, in tangible terms, it means their sold goods get unified three percent more revenue.

It’s also because of Sage that black market merchants have raised prices universally; otherwise, they can’t compete with Sage.

But there’s still one point those black market merchants can’t achieve.

That is, pirates operating in the New World are no longer swindled.

Many black market merchants treat good cannons as defective ones to lower prices, high-quality iron turns into inferior pig iron.

This is something Sage won’t do; whatever you bring is exactly what it is.

Morally, Catastrophe has nothing to criticize.

Otherwise, those silver players active in the first half of the New World wouldn’t have respected Sage so much; they would’ve all moved to the second half just because he aims to dominate the first half.

Of course, there are benefits, after all, Catastrophe attracted Red Hair and Blackbeard’s attention, those aiming to become the next Four Emperors definitely wouldn’t target Sage, because the closer they get to his forces, the clearer the gap.

The second half is a good entry point, so many have gone there, especially now that those two roadblocks are gone, the second half is filled with pirates engaging in mutual deceit.

The only one who can earn their trust, whether it’s from strength or reputation, is Sage.

Even evil needs a standard of trust; among evil of the same level, there’s no trust to speak of.

Although Sage is called the savior among pirates, ultimately that’s an internal title, not widely recognized externally. But among pirates who talk about ethics, he is definitely included.

Many have heard that Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, was pulled from prison and returned to Dressrosa.