Summit Farmer
Chapter 1427: Curious Reynard Johnson_1

Chapter 1427: Chapter 1427: Curious Reynard Johnson_1

"What did you say?"

Reynard Johnson was completely baffled on the other end of the phone. Peter Brown had just said he had subjugated Dave Hill’s Pirate Group and was now requesting the establishment of a private army on the island.

"Are you serious?"

Peter replied, "Indeed, it is true. You can send a police officer to learn about the situation. These pirates have been wanting to surrender for a while but never had the chance. After I explained the policy to them, Dave Hill led his men to surrender. I plan to select from them—those who qualify will stay as my private army, and the rest will become islanders."

"Hmm, I will send someone to understand the situation. If it’s really the case, you would have achieved a merit."

Reynard Johnson still couldn’t quite grasp the situation.

Peter went on to say, "Next, I might recruit a large number of surrendering pirates. I wonder how The Higher-Ups would handle this?"

"Normally, they’d be absorbed locally. If you truly manage to get a large number of pirates to surrender, that would be a significant political achievement. Of course, superiors would support that."

The people Reynard Johnson sent arrived quickly, and once on the island, they found Peter Brown.

Taking them to the place where he was selecting individuals, Peter said, "The qualities of pirates vary greatly. I intend to pick fifty people to form my private army."

The visitors swiftly mingled with the pirates, who were all formidable individuals. After some understanding, they confirmed that the pirates had indeed surrendered to Peter and were not inclined toward any violent acts.

To be further convinced, the visiting team asked the pirates to lay down their weapons.

You must understand that pirates are generally very wary and would not put down their weapons, but today they laid down their arms one by one following the command.

Are these the same fierce pirates from before?

The team members were somewhat puzzled.

After various verifications, the team had no choice but to acknowledge that Peter truly had persuaded the pirate gang to surrender, and the pirates were very obedient.

Reynard Johnson was utterly confused after receiving a call from the team.

However, the fact that Peter Brown had persuaded a gang of pirates was a significant matter, and he immediately reported it to The Higher-Ups.

Peter received a response approving the settlement of the surrendering pirates on the island and agreed to a substantial investment of supplies.

At that time, Peter gathered the butler, Dave Hill, and a counsel named Juan Jackson for a meeting.

After a modification to their Divine Sense, Peter felt confident about them. Nothing much had changed, except their loyalty to him was unquestionable.

Looking at the three, Peter asked, "What we need on our island now is development, and everyone needs to improve their living conditions. Do you have any good solutions?"

Juan Jackson smiled and said, "Actually, we don’t really need to ask for help from outsiders. We still have a bit of money; we can send a small team to sell the gold and silver wealth to exchange for the items we need. Besides, there are many talents among the pirates. Not to mention driving Bulldozers and Excavators, we can form an engineering team ourselves. We only need to bring in construction materials from outside, and we can handle construction work on our own."

Peter’s eyes brightened; he had never thought about it this way. If that was the case, then it would be easy. With his 500 million investment, would there be a shortage of materials needed?

"You have a knack for this," Peter expressed his interest in the counsel.

Juan Jackson sighed, "I used to work on construction projects but got ruined by someone, leaving me with nothing and no one."

Peter nodded slightly. The country’s situation was bad, rampant with corruption, and many were pushed into revolt by the children of those in power.

Not wanting to pry into others’ family matters, Peter said, "Leave all the construction work to you then. The transformation of the village, the houses there are not fit for living—as it should be, everyone deserves good housing. Also, plan a city of significant size. Our development will grow even larger in the future."

Juan Jackson replied, "You can rest assured, Town Chief. I will oversee this matter. Nothing will go wrong."

After dismissing them, Peter handed a Sonic device to Dave Hill, "Take this weapon, lead a team, and use it to subdue various pirate dens. Do not underestimate this device; as long as the Sonic Wave is emitted, no one within three miles can avoid it. After knocking people down, raid their dens and bring them back tied up."

Dave Hill at last realized it was this device that had defeated them.

Now, their loyalty to Peter was all that remained, so they didn’t ponder overmuch about it.

The Sonic device operated on solar battery technology, so even on the sea, there was no issue of it being unusable.

In the following days, Peter left the work to his subordinates and found himself with some spare time.

As it turned out, Juan Jackson was highly capable. He not only organized some of the pirates but also gathered villagers to form a construction team. With these individuals operating machinery and equipment with ease, the entire island began construction following Peter’s design.

With an investment of 500 million, Reynard Johnson, too, was supportive, allowing the Johnson Family to continuously supply all the materials Peter’s team required for the island.

A few days later, Dave Hill’s group returned, bringing over five hundred pirates with them. This time, Peter only selected a few robust individuals for transformation, while the rest were handed over to Juan Jackson to be incorporated into his construction crew.

At the same time, the wealth brought back this time had increased.

Now was the time to develop a project!

Peter drew ten men from the pirates to become his bodyguards.

In truth, it wasn’t so much about them being bodyguards; it was more about Peter wanting to further transform them. These ten were among the physically superior in the pirate ranks. After Peter administered a series of injections, their combat abilities were further enhanced.

Reynard Johnson keenly followed the progress of Peter’s island. After the third time Dave Hill returned with hundreds of people and an abundance of wealth, Reynard couldn’t hold back anymore. He made another call to Peter to inquire how he managed to subdue so many pirates.

"You invented a Sonic device?"

Reynard’s eyes lit up as soon as he heard Peter’s explanation.

"Could you contribute it to the nation? Rest assured, the nation will certainly reward you well," Reynard proposed.

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