Chapter 191: Heading into the New World
After completing some business collaborations, Kael's commercial fleet quickly dismissed Doflamingo's fleet. The fleet departed the Silver Fortress in shock. They truly hadn't expected that the Goa Empire would establish such a magnificent war fortress on Silver Island so quickly. The dense array of muzzles was even more terrifying than the G-1 Fortress. They also saw exceptionally massive giant turrets. All this intelligence needed to be reported back to Doflamingo.
After Maya ate the Bottle-Bottle Fruit, she quickly began developing its spatial abilities. Kaya, Nami, and Nojiko seemed unwilling to eat the Dragonfly Fruit. Kael then let Van Augur and Burgess choose, but neither of them were interested in this common Zoan-type Devil Fruit. Kael even asked White-haired Saga, but his Swordsman's heart was as firm as Zoro's, and he explicitly stated he would not eat a Devil Fruit. Kael could only temporarily keep this Devil Fruit in his possession. Meanwhile, Pesseta, the squad leader of the Silver Guards, really wanted to ask, "Why didn't His Majesty ask me?"
As Kael announced his intention to travel discreetly to Namakura Island in the latter half of the New World, all the Hereditary Titles became serious. The latter half of the New World was the territory of the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates. Venturing deep into a Four Emperors' territory was somewhat dangerous. The Whitebeard Pirates' territory and flags almost dominated the middle section of the New World, and even had a portion of the front and latter sections. Fish-Man Island was also Whitebeard's territory.
Pirate Holy Land, Hive Island, was in the middle section of the New World, almost at its very center. Fortunately, Whitebeard had no interest in the title of Pirate King. Otherwise, the latter half of the New World would certainly have been occupied by him first. Totto Land, Wano Country, Elbaf, Egghead Island, Winner Island, and the Final Island of the Log Pose, Mercury Island, were all in the latter half of the New World.
Big Mom's and Kaido's territories were not very far apart. After the Straw Hat Pirates escaped Whole Cake Island and entered Wano Country, the Big Mom Pirates quickly pursued them. After Straw Hat Luffy, Law, and Kid defeated Kaido and Big Mom, the three Log Poses split in three different directions. The Straw Hat Pirates went to Egghead Island, Law went to Winner Island, and Kid went to Elbaf. When the Straw Hat Pirates escaped Egghead Island, one of the three Log Poses again pointed to Elbaf. This indicated that both Wano Country and Egghead Island could directly reach Elbaf. The giant warriors of Elbaf could also directly reach Egghead Island to rescue the Straw Hat Pirates and confront the Gorosei.
Speaking of which, the Beasts Pirates had undergone multiple grand expeditions, but it was unknown which islands they had conquered. Egghead Island was near Wano Country, yet Kaido never invaded this technological island belonging to the World Government. It should be noted that the giant head 'Punk Records' floating on the artificial island cloud of Egghead Island was very conspicuous. It seemed the Beasts Pirates were truly blind; they couldn't even discover the existence of Egghead Island. Otherwise, Kaido and King the Conflagration, two experimental subjects who escaped from a laboratory, would certainly not have allowed Egghead Island to exist. Even the giants of Elbaf knew of its existence, but Kaido and Big Mom somehow didn't. This was ridiculous. It should be known that Kizaru's warships had been to Egghead Island countless times. Even Fujitora, the newly appointed Admiral, went there and met Vegapunk. The intelligence of the two Four Emperors was still a bit lacking.
"This time, it's mainly to find a Devil Fruit for Duke Spartan, so let's keep a low profile on this trip."
Kael officially set the tone; before finding the Devil Fruit, he did not want to create complications and start a war with the Four Emperors. Currently, the Goa Empire had no grudges or conflicts with the Red Hair Pirates, and they had a trade agreement with the Whitebeard Pirates. So, there was no need to worry about these two. Big Mom Charlotte Linlin usually stayed on Whole Cake Island and didn't come out. Therefore, only the Beasts Pirates were a bit dangerous. After all, Namakura Island was an island within their territory. If they found that Mythical Zoan Fruit for Spartan, a small skirmish with the Beasts Pirates wouldn't be out of the question.
However, as long as they kept a low profile, they should not be discovered. Even if they were discovered, it was impossible for the entire Beasts Pirates to mobilize so quickly. Kael and his group would have plenty of time to retreat easily. If Kaido attacked alone, then they would beat him. One Kaido could not deal with the Goa Empire. Moreover, with Issho present, Kael and his group had higher mobility. Now with Maya's Bottle-Bottle Fruit ability, sealing the Exile Emperor into a bottle, coupled with Bege's Big Father ability, the Goa Empire's mobility was further enhanced by another level.
Kael, Issho, Aramaki, and others could all fly, and if Spartan obtained the Mythical Zoan Nue ability, he would also be able to fly. Therefore, Kael was not worried about being surrounded by the Beasts Pirates.
"Your Majesty…"
Spartan looked at Kael with emotion, not expecting that he would venture deep into the Four Emperors' territory just to find a Devil Fruit for him. How could he repay such a kindness? His life, in this lifetime, was only for His Majesty!
"Alright, we'll leave the Silver Fortress tonight under the cover of darkness."
Kael quickly made a decision and finalized the plan. He originally wanted to leave Bill to guard the Silver Fortress. But how could Bill miss such an opportunity to potentially participate in battle? If they really clashed with the Beasts Pirates, wouldn't he have a chance to fight a great pirate with a bounty of 500,000,000? He aimed to be promoted to Imperial Marquis as soon as possible.
Kael looked at the serious Bill, then shifted his gaze to Eldoraggo and Eric. But both of them were also unwilling to stay behind. Finally, Kael had no choice but to leave all the Clone Soldiers at the Silver Fortress, letting Pesseta and Abelon command the entire fortress. He assumed other forces would not dare to invade. Kael had these Viscounts work as sailors and do odd jobs. Among an elite crew, Viscounts were at the bottom. However, these guys didn't mind; it wasn't hard work anyway.
At night, the Exile Emperor quietly left the Silver Fortress under the cover of darkness, heading straight for Namakura Island in the latter half of the New World. Who would have thought Kael was so daring, venturing deep into the latter half of the New World, into the territory of the Four Emperors Pirates? If not handled properly, a fierce super war could truly break out.
"Ahaha, how exciting!" "I just love how His Majesty does whatever he pleases."
Aramaki looked at the dark sea, and for some reason, he felt a surge of excitement. He seemed to genuinely want to go to war with the Beasts Pirates and test his limits.
"Just how strong are the legendary Four Emperors?"
Issho had never encountered a Four Emperor, nor had he encountered an Admiral. The strongest people he had met were Aramaki and Kael. Issho felt somewhat uncertain about the unknown terrifying monsters.
"Very strong! I once encountered Kaido from afar; at that time, he transformed into a terrifying giant blue dragon. That terrifying aura made my body tense up, and I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. If even Kaido is that strong, I can't imagine how strong Whitebeard, the 'World's Strongest Man,' is."
Spartan deduced the terrifying strength of the other Four Emperors based on his personal encounter with Kaido and the high bounty amounts.
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