Flying Pirates:
"Captain, I found out that the Roger Pirates have been searching for the Road poneglyph all over the New World during this period."
"And in the Road poneglyph, the whereabouts of the Ancient Weapon are recorded. The Roger Pirates might know some clues about the Ancient Weapon."
Reinhardt came before Golden Lion and said.
"Jie hahaha haha, Ancient Weapon? The Ancient Weapon that is rumored to be able to destroy the World?"
"That's truly amazing! If the Flying Pirates can obtain the Ancient Weapon, then..."
Hearing Reinhardt's words, Golden Lion burst into laughter. He was now beginning to fantasize about unifying the New World and the World after obtaining the Ancient Weapon.
Since the Sword Art Tournament, and after winning the last great battle against the World Government, the Flying Pirates began to develop an intelligence organization.
The purpose was to gather all sorts of intelligence, such as what major moves the Limitless Pirates had recently, specifically the non-public and secret ones.
For example, what actions the Marine and World Government were taking.
And in the New World, the Pirate Crew that Shiki could take seriously were only the Limitless Pirates and the Roger Pirates. As for Whitebeard Pirates, they were far behind; apart from Whitebeard himself, no one else was taken seriously by Shiki.
After Golden Lion noticed the Roger Pirates' strange behavior, he increased the intensity of the investigation, and sure enough, he found some clues.
"Have you confirmed that the Roger Pirates have found the Ancient Weapon?"
Golden Lion asked excitedly.
"It's unclear. Only Roger and they themselves know this."
Reinhardt shook his head and said.
"If that's the case, then I'll just have to go and fight them and have Roger tell me himself?"
Golden Lion's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a wild look.
He was clear about the strength of the Roger Pirates. Besides Roger, there were also Rayleigh and Gaban, two top-tier powerhouses.
His Flying Pirates also had Reinhardt, his trusted right-hand man, a Natural-type Wind-Wind Fruit ability user.
There was also Harold William, a Mythical Zoan Griffin Fruit ability user, who was also one of his key figures.
But neither of these two had reached the level of a top-tier powerhouse, and they likely couldn't handle Rayleigh and Gaban.
However, he still had 15 Vice Captains, and the strength of these Vice Captains was quite good, plus the Flying Pirates' current force of two hundred thousand.
If they went all out to fight the Roger Pirates on the Sea, they might have a chance of winning, but the odds weren't high, unless Reinhardt and Harold William could stop Rayleigh and Gaban.
"Captain, if we start a war with the Roger Pirates, won't other Pirate Crew benefit from it?"
Reinhardt reminded him.
There were many Pirate Crew in the New World, especially the Limitless Pirates, who were as famous as the Flying Pirates. Before the two sides had a real fight, no one knew who was stronger.
But judging from the strength displayed by the Limitless Pirates at the previous Sword Art Tournament, at least Reinhardt believed that if the Limitless Pirates and the Flying Pirates went to war, it would be at most a fifty-fifty split.
"No, because in a sense, Nox and I are the same kind of people, and Roger is a different kind of person from us, so he won't make a move!"
Golden Lion said confidently.
He saw things very clearly. Nox wouldn't get up early without profit, and he was deep-minded and far-sighted.
Currently, both the Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates target the World Government. Before the Limitless Pirates grow strong enough to eliminate the World Government alone, the Flying Pirates are potential allies of the Limitless Pirates, allies in fighting against the World Government together.
As long as Golden Lion doesn't actively break ties with Nox or actively attack the Limitless Pirates, the relationship between Nox and Golden Lion won't break, and the Limitless Pirates won't actively attack the Flying Pirates.
"Since Captain is so sure, the remaining question is whether our Flying Pirates can defeat the Roger Pirates."
"Although the Roger Pirates are few in number, they are all elites with many high-level powerhouses."
Reinhardt said. At the Sword Art Tournament, the Rayleigh he saw was very strong. Rayleigh was stronger than him!
"There's no rush for now. Continue to track the Roger Pirates, investigate where they have gone, and then investigate the place after they leave."
"We'll make our move after confirming that they truly possess clues to the Ancient Weapon."
Golden Lion said.
The Flying Pirates have now grown strong again, but the pace of development has also slowed down.
He was thinking about how to continue developing and strengthening the Flying Pirates. The Ancient Weapon was one direction.
Another direction was to recruit more talented crew members, just like the Rocks Pirates back then, recruiting people with monstrous talent from the Sea into the pirate group. Once those monstrously talented crew members grew up, their Flying Pirates could become the next Rocks Pirates!
Inside the Wano Country Shogun's residence, Nox and Shakky sat together, watching the young man walking towards them.
"Captain!"
When Elliot Mounis saw Nox, he respectfully performed a noble's bow. The fervor in his eyes could not be concealed.
"Mounis, I remember saving you from a slave ship eight years ago, right? You were just a little kid back then. I didn't expect time to pass so quickly. Six years have gone by in a flash, and you've grown up too."
Nox looked at the young, inexperienced boy in front of him and said with emotion.
"Yes, Captain. At that time, my whole family was murdered, and then I was sold as a slave by the people on the slave ship. It was Captain who saved me and gave me a new life."
Mounis said gratefully. He was only six years old at the time, but he knew clearly that it was the man before him who had given him a new life and allowed him to have a warm family again. His adoptive parents treated him like their own.
After growing up, in order to repay Nox's life-saving grace, he chose to join the Limitless Sword School to study, planning to join the Limitless Pirates in the future.
"Okay, now I have a mission I want to give you. I want you to join the Marine, then work hard to climb up, and become a core high-ranking official in the Marine in the future."
"Of course, you can choose to refuse. I won't force you, but after you leave, you cannot tell anyone what I've told you today."
Nox said.
He had always wanted to plant undercover agents in the Marine and World Government, and he had already trained many people in this regard. Mounis was one of the people he was optimistic about.
Of course, he had trained many such people, but those he trained didn't know it. Therefore, when choosing who would become an undercover agent, Nox would follow their own wishes.
He wouldn't force anyone, because a forced melon isn't sweet and won't grow large. They wouldn't be able to infiltrate the high ranks of the Marine or World Government, and there would even be a risk of exposure.
"Captain, I am willing to accept the mission, and I will never regret it!"
Mounis said firmly.
He had long ago decided in his heart that he would repay Nox's life-saving grace in the future. Now that Nox had personally given him a mission, he had to complete it no matter what he said!
"Very good. Since you have accepted this mission, you should also know that you won't be able to see your adoptive parents for a long time in the future. I'll give you a month to spend time with them."
"Of course, it's not that you can never come back in the future. Once you've established yourself in the Marine, I will arrange for you to come back and reunite with your adoptive parents more often."
"After joining the Marine, I won't ask you to do anything. You just need to be a good Marine, and then work hard to improve your strength and strive to enter the core high ranks of the Marine. Secretly, the Limitless Pirates will also help you."
Nox nodded with satisfaction and said.
For the Marine to be promoted, they need sufficient merit. The quickest way to gain merit is to capture pirates.
With Law Net's intelligence capabilities, as long as Mounis is strong enough, he can gain enough merit to advance.
"Yes, Captain, I will definitely not fail your expectations!"
Mounis said gratefully. As long as he could come back and see his adoptive parents in the future, he would be very satisfied.
After Mounis left, Nox met with twenty more people consecutively. These were all personally selected by him, but not everyone wanted to become an undercover agent.
So, in the end, fifteen people were selected to become undercover agents in the Marine. Although these people's talents weren't exceptional, they were primarily very loyal to Nox.
"Shakky, their identities will be arranged by you."
Nox said.
These fifteen people were all adopted by the Limitless Pirates from a young age and had never appeared in public. Few people within the Limitless Pirates knew them.
Next, Shakky would arrange for them to go to the Four Seas or the Grand Line, forge their identity documents, and then join the Marine under various legitimate reasons.
"I'm a professional in this area, so you can rest assured. In five or six years, they will bear fruit in the Marine."
Shakky smiled.
She knew Nox's plan. This year, fifteen would be sent in, and in the next year, the year after, and the year after that, some people would be sent into the Marine every year from then on.
In the future, at least a portion of the Marine's core force would be people from the Limitless Pirates!
"I'm at ease when you handle things!"
Nox wrapped his arm around Shakky's delicate waist and chuckled softly.
Time flew by, and it was now Sea Calendar 1493.
During this year, Nox diligently developed the power of the newly acquired Devil Fruit. His strength grew rapidly, and he had almost completely assimilated the power of the Devil Fruit.
The rest was like physical strength, slowly developing, slowly training, and gradually progressing bit by bit with the accumulation of time.
"This is truly comfortable!!"
Having finished his training, Nox lay under a sun umbrella, enjoying the afternoon sun and admiring the many mermaid girls nearby playing happily in the water, wearing simple shell outfits. It was truly a sight for sore eyes.
It would have been even better if Shakky wasn't next to him feeding him grapes.
"Husband, want to eat?"
After feeding him a grape, Shakky rubbed his arm and asked softly, her tone full of temptation and charming allure.