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Blake reached out his hand, under the horrified gazes of Sandasonia and Marigold—
He gently stroked Hancock's hair.
"I like both you and Mary Gruud, but I don't like her at all."
What should I do?
Hancock raised her head, biting her lower lip tightly, and after a moment, she spoke:
"Your Highness...please forgive my sister."
Blake placed his hand on Hancock's head like he was petting a cat, stroking her fur as he said:
"Okay, tell Rami later to have your sister go to her parents' place, and don't let me see her again easily."
"So as not to affect my mood."
Hancock breathed a slight sigh of relief, and her previously tense body gradually relaxed.
"Thank you for your mercy, Your Highness!"
She expressed her sincere gratitude.
At least at this moment, Hancock genuinely felt that Black was a good person.
That's right, this is also a type of PUA.
First, use overwhelming fear to destroy the other person's ability to think, then offer them a lifeline.
At this point, the other person won't think about where the fear comes from, but will focus on the lifeline, thus feeling grateful.
After Blake's words, Hancock will have—
Sandasonia was supposed to die, but Blake didn't let her die, so Blake was kind to the sisters.
This is a strange conclusion.
After Hancock and the others left, Black took out a white Den Den Mushi and contacted Aramaki to inquire about the training progress of his subordinates.
Enel and Lafayette made the most progress.
Laffitte has successfully awakened both types of Haki, and his combat skills are becoming increasingly refined.
Enel is no longer the skinny guy he was when we first met. His physical abilities have improved significantly, and he has awakened Observation Haki.
Capone Becky is an ambitious man who will side with the strong, but he will not be truly loyal to them.
This guy has always been a bit dishonest in secret. Huang Mu didn't even teach him the art of dominance; he just used his intelligence network in the West Sea to monitor the Revolutionary Army.
Hawkins is still too young, so for now, the focus should be on improving his physical fitness.
After listening, Blake gave the instructions:
“You handled Becky’s situation very well.”
"Enel is behaving very obediently now because you are much stronger than him."
"If one day his strength surpasses yours, his mindset will change."
"So you need to maintain a high-pressure policy towards him, make him fear you, and make him tremble at the mere mention of your name."
"Lafayette and Hawkins are both intelligent people who can judge the situation, so normal training is fine."
"Yes! Your Highness!"
Aramu wrote them down one by one, and then said:
"Your Highness, I have located the Revolutionary Army's stronghold in the West Sea."
Blake was somewhat surprised.
The Revolutionary Army is really not doing well these days; they've been so easily outmaneuvered by Aramaki.
Immediately afterwards, Aramaki mentioned a location that Blake never expected.
"Your Highness, the Revolutionary Army's stronghold is located in the giant kingdom of Degard, near Reverse Mountain."
Blake was taken aback.
He remembered that he had clearly activated his Observation Haki when he was in Degard, so how could he not have discovered the Revolutionary Army's whereabouts?
Then it dawned on me that they must have abandoned their original base and moved to Degard after being pursued by Akainu.
Mori, the leader of the Revolutionary Army in the West Sea, was originally from Degard, and the nearby whirlpool siphon belt made it a good hiding place.
Just as I was about to have Aramu continue keeping an eye on things, I heard the other person continue speaking:
"Your Highness, while I was personally monitoring their transport ships, I overheard some news."
"The East China Sea leader of the Revolutionary Army is about to arrive in the West China Sea, seemingly intending to help the Revolutionary Army in the West China Sea establish a communication device to prevent eavesdropping."
Upon hearing this news, Blake's eyes narrowed:
"I remember the person in charge of the revolutionary army in the East China Sea was, I think..."
Chapter 93 Snowflakes are falling, the north wind is howling...
After the events in the Kingdom of Sorbet, Bear and Ginny joined the Revolutionary Army.
Not long after, Ginny became the commander of the Revolutionary Army's Eastern Army.
In other words, is Ginny preparing to head to the West Sea?
Blake stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then gave the order:
"In that case, capture her after she enters the Western Sea."
"No need for disguise or concealment, just make a big show of arresting them."
"But Your Highness, perhaps..."
Before Aramu could finish speaking, Blake interrupted him, saying:
"I have my own arrangements."
"Yes! Your Highness!"
Huang Mu had no choice but to agree.
Blake offered him a few more words of encouragement before hanging up the Den Den Mushi.
Destroying only one of the Revolutionary Army's strongholds in the West Sea was not enough to instill hatred in them towards the World Government.
Ginny's appearance is actually not much different from Bonnie's when she grew up, and she is very popular in the Revolutionary Army.
If Black were to brazenly abduct her back to Mary Geoise, would the Revolutionary Army still tolerate it?
Judging from the original plot, the Sweating King and his companions really did put up with it.
But what if Blake deliberately creates an opportunity that looks very good for them?
Moreover, this opportunity was successfully passed on by the communications genius Ginny.
Can this be tolerated?
If the Revolutionary Army can tolerate this, then Blake will accept it.
He won't lose out by gaining a valiant female warrior.
Within a few days, Hancock gradually began to adapt to life at Black Manor.
She discovered that the daily lives of ordinary maids in the manor were governed by strict rules.
Only she and Stella, among others, were allowed relatively free movement.
Perona and Robin even frequently provoked Blake.
On this day, Blake led the women to visit the training grounds in Mary Geoise used to tame slaves.
Yet, they were taken away when they were most terrified:
"Your eyes should be used to see things that are more beautiful."
Blake, who was walking at the front, suddenly said something like this.
Back at the manor, Hancock silently joined Mandy and Koala's training.
Marigold followed Hancock to the training ground as well.
Once the training session was over, she immediately handed Hancock a glass of water:
"Sister, this Celestial Dragon seems to be different from the others."
"Yes, it is indeed different."
This was obviously something Blake deliberately created.
Hancock's situation is different from Mandy's and Stella's; she did not completely accept her fate like the two of them.
As a future powerhouse with Conqueror's Haki, Hancock's conviction is unmatched by the other two.
She is different from Robin, Perona, and others.
At twelve years old, Hancock already possessed a considerable degree of independent thinking ability, and her values were beginning to take shape.
Unlike those younger children, who could be instilled with values by Blake from the very beginning.
In addition, Hancock is currently the most talented woman in the manor. Even without the help of ability cards, she can reach the level of a silver medalist on the high seas in the future.
It's not impossible for him to grow into a general-level powerhouse.
After all, Hancock in the original story was only in her early thirties, and her strength may not have reached the limit of her talent.
He's much better than Enel, whose future is uncertain.
Therefore, Blake had high expectations for her and wanted her to develop a strong sense of belonging to the place.
Blake's current strategy towards Hancock had a specific term in his previous life—
Stockholm syndrome.
Every special action contains a dual mechanism of power display and emotional trap.
Use contradictory behavior to destroy Hancock's cognitive framework.
The most famous Stockholm syndrome patient in his previous life, after being kidnapped for some time, actually joined the kidnapper's team and participated in a bank robbery with a gun.
Even after being rescued, he didn't consider it a rescue and still had a strong sense of belonging to the kidnapper team.
Of course, Black must carefully control the intensity so as not to affect Hancock's future potential.
Blake's silence did not affect the undercurrents on the sea.
After parting ways with Buggy, Shanks began preparing his Red-Haired Pirates, which has now grown to a considerable size.
He still met Uta, the one destined for him.
When Uta was discovered, he looked almost exactly like Shanks when Roger found him in God Valley.
Logically speaking, Shanks shouldn't have started remembering things during the God Valley period, but he felt a resonance and decided to raise Uta.
Cyrus, who should have defeated the invading pirates, become the captain of the guard, married the princess of the kingdom, and reached the pinnacle of his life, has now become a completely numb slave.
The trauma he suffered was far more severe than that suffered by Moria, Crocodile, and the like.
Even if Cyrus's seastone chains were removed now, he would have lost the will to escape.
Following Blake's instructions, Wild Shepherd went to wait near Upside Down Mountain.
Although there are many routes into the West Sea, the Revolutionary Army cannot operate through other routes due to the need to balance strength and secrecy.
Thanks to the relationship between Dragon and Vegapunk, and the research conducted by Lindbergh and others within the Revolutionary Army, the Revolutionary Army has been able to travel upstream from Reverse Mountain and reach the four seas.
Therefore, Ginny will inevitably come down from Upside Down Mountain.
In fact, not only the Revolutionary Army, but also some powerful pirates, are not an obstacle to the Reverse Mountain.
Black's Temple also has the ability to traverse the Upside-Down Mountain.
However, this behavior involves some risks and is far less safe than going to Hong Kong.
The sea fog over Upside Down Mountain had not yet dissipated. Huang Mu sat cross-legged at the bow of the boat, a twig between his teeth, humming an unknown tune.
His green hair swayed in the wind like vines, and his bare upper body muscles were clearly visible.
"What a troublesome job."