Chapter 510: Láidé Arrives
The Roger Pirates were dealing with the encirclement by the Marines and the World Government.
Meanwhile, in the New World, the Kronos Kingdom.
Hades looked at the figure before him, sitting on a luxurious and comfortable sofa, his eyes filled with curiosity.
"What a rare guest.
I didn't expect you to come, Redfield.
It's been many years since we last met, hasn't it?"
That's right, the person who appeared before Hades was none other than Redfield, "The Lone Red," who roamed The Great Sea, a figure almost no Faction dared to offend.
"Indeed.
We haven't seen each other since the Sword Tournament."
"This fine wine is truly excellent.
I can't find anything like it on The Great Sea."
Redfield elegantly took a sip of the fine wine, a hint of emotion in his eyes as well.
"You're always welcome here, haha!"
"But over the years, I've heard quite a few rumors about you.
They're quite spectacular."
Hades was very happy to see his old friend again.
Beside him stood the young Styx, already three meters tall.
Over the years, although Redfield traveled The Great Sea alone, he had caused quite a stir.
Kaido, Nash, and Wang Zhi, three Top-tier Great Pirates who shook The Great Sea, had all been personally defeated by Redfield.
The first two young Great Pirates were one thing, but Wang Zhi's defeat was truly significant.
The incident occurred about two months after the Five Peaks Pirates were defeated by the Flying Pirates and regained some dignity from the Demon King Pirates.
The cause was likely that the Five Peaks Pirates held a Vampire Race Slave and intended to sell them to the World Government for a huge amount of five hundred million Beli.
To be precise, they didn't know the Vampire Race existed, but they discovered that member's blood was special.
The news spread unintentionally and reached the World Government.
Subsequently, they sent people to trade with the Five Peaks Pirates.
The trade was naturally disrupted.
Both the World Government's people and a certain Cadre of the Five Peaks Pirates were killed by Redfield.
The matter escalated.
At the Base Camp of the Five Peaks Pirates, Redfield single-handedly turned Honeycomb Island upside down.
In just four days, many Cadres of the Five Peaks Pirates, including Wang Zhi, were defeated by Redfield.
His power was formidable from all angles, and his mind reading was unsolvable.
It could be said that Redfield alone defeated the Five Peaks Pirates.
The Five Peaks Pirates, and Great Pirate Wang Zhi, lost all dignity.
This battle alone established Redfield's illustrious reputation.
Ultimately, the Five Peaks Pirates had to pay a huge amount of compensation before Redfield left.
With bonds and clansmen, Redfield wouldn't refuse a huge amount of treasure.
Moreover, Hades was also aware that Redfield hadn't used his full strength in that battle.
At the very least, he hadn't used his Devil Fruit ability.
He could feel the vast vitality within Redfield's body.
As expected, Redfield had eaten a Devil Fruit, specifically the vampire fruit.
Although he gained a weakness, Redfield, having eaten a Devil Fruit, would only become more terrifying.
Especially since it was a top-tier mythical zoan.
"Styx has grown up too."
Looking at Styx, who was three meters tall, Redfield couldn't help but lament how quickly time passed.
Back then, Styx seemed to be only eleven or twelve years old.
"Alright, tell me, what did you come to see me about this time?"
After a simple reunion, Hades knew that Redfield must have something important to discuss.
Under normal circumstances, Redfield wouldn't seek him out without reason.
Hearing Hades' question, Redfield's expression also turned serious.
He leaned forward slightly and put down his wine glass.
"It's like this.
These past few years, I've been searching for news about my clansmen, especially from the World Government's side."
Redfield calmly recounted his secret operation.
Possessing mind reading, he had enough patience.
"Based on the locations of the government and marine secret bases you provided, I've basically searched through all of them."
"Now, I've found traces of my clansmen at a research base.
I want to rescue them.
Breaking through the base is no problem for me, but how to evacuate them is an issue."
"Furthermore, that location is too close to Marine Headquarters.
reinforcements can arrive in just twenty minutes."
Redfield had only confirmed the location and didn't know exactly where his clansmen were hidden.
To avoid alerting them, he hadn't explored too deeply.
"To rescue them before the marine reinforcements arrive, I need your help, Hades."
"I also want to know when is the right time for the operation."
In Redfield's eyes, Hades had the clearest understanding of the situation on the seas.
"In exchange, I will give you the intelligence I've gathered about these research bases during this period."
Perhaps to avoid problems with the research or to prevent polluting the residences of the Celestial Dragons.
The World Government would not establish research bases in the Holy Land Mariejois.
Essentially, all research bases were located on The Great Sea.
There might be secret research bases on the Red Line, but they were very secret.
These research bases had various research directions and held various secrets.
Some were under the protection of the Marines, while some were unknown even to the Marines.
The map Hades had given Redfield was only a small part of the World Government's research bases, a portion that the Kronos Kingdom was aware of.
After all, they couldn't have complete knowledge of the World Government's secret information.
Some research bases had even been abandoned and put under blockade.
Especially during the Rocks Era, without sufficient funds to support research, many research projects had to stop, and research bases were even abandoned.
Searching through all these islands across the vast Great Sea was actually a very difficult undertaking.
But Redfield easily accomplished it, it just took a little more time.
Various classified research data could potentially have a huge role in the development of the kingdom.
After all, it was the World Government's accumulation over many years.
Even if it was just a semi-finished product, it could provide some inspiration for the Kronos Kingdom's many projects.
After Vegapunk's death, the Kronos Kingdom found many blueprints he left behind in his hometown, Karakuri Island.
These contained a large amount of Vegapunk's creativity, and some even had complete designs.
However, due to limitations in resources and funds, the blueprints could not be turned into reality.
Just these alone were a huge amount of wealth.
Knowledge is priceless.
Hades understood this and was very interested in the data about the research bases that Redfield was willing to provide.
Furthermore, his connections with Redfield were good, and the Kronos Kingdom didn't need to directly intervene.
He naturally wouldn't refuse Redfield's request.
(end of chapter)