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Chapter 48: The Unconvinced Steel Bone Kong! That Lord
Marine Headquarters.
The recent contact between the Rocks Pirates and Roger Pirates ultimately ended without result.
This made Steel Bone Kong breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, if the Roger Pirates had really joined Rocks, it would have significantly boosted the overall strength of the Rocks Pirates.
So for Steel Bone Kong, this was undoubtedly good news.
In the following period,
Steel Bone Kong naturally didn't idle.
From time to time, he would make time to train Garp, Zephyr, and others, urging them to improve their strength as quickly as possible.
After all, these young people were the true future of the Marines.
Just as he was about to take a proper rest, the familiar knocking came from outside the door again.
This made Steel Bone Kong raise an eyebrow.
Lately, every report that came through that door had been bad news.
He hoped this time would bring some good luck.
Steel Bone Kong sighed.
Then he looked up at the door and said calmly,
"Come in."
With a bang,
A white-robed CP0 member walked in calmly.
Steel Bone Kong's brow furrowed instantly.
"We haven't even settled accounts for your intelligence failure last time, and now you're here—what do you want?"
During the previous operation targeting Tree Demon Lotte,
If not for the major error in the opponent's strength assessment,
He would never have sent only Admiral Night Leopard and Black Arm Zephyr.
If he had sent one or two more people,
There would have been no accident.
Thinking of this,
Steel Bone Kong felt even more impatient toward CP0.
The white-robed man seemed to understand what Steel Bone Kong was thinking. He gave a slight bow and spoke calmly.
"Last time was merely a small accident. In the upcoming operations, such errors will absolutely not happen again."
"Moreover, this time we have obtained useful intelligence."
"It may be able to make up for the Fleet Admiral's losses."
As the words fell,
Steel Bone Kong narrowed his eyes.
"Oh? Let's hear it."
For CP0 to describe it this way, the intelligence must be extraordinary.
The white-robed man nodded slightly and smiled.
"According to information provided by an anonymous source, Whitebeard and Lotte from the Rocks Pirates have set out alone on a small ship."
"The direction they are heading is toward the waters near Marine Headquarters."
"Perhaps we can take action at this opportunity?"
Hearing this,
Steel Bone Kong looked at the white-robed man with some suspicion.
"This operation won't have any more problems, right? Your last two intelligence failures nearly ruined me. Tree Demon Lotte's strength is no longer ordinary."
This was indeed good news for him.
As long as they could once again track Whitebeard and Lotte's movements,
Marine Headquarters would still have a chance.
The white-robed man said calmly,
"Rest assured, Fleet Admiral. Third time's the charm."
"This time's intelligence will absolutely not be wrong."
Steel Bone Kong nodded slightly.
"In that case, I understand. We'll prepare thoroughly this time."
"You continue monitoring the Rocks Pirates. Don't let him pull any more tricks."
The value of this intelligence was very high.
But that didn't mean Steel Bone Kong fully trusted CP0.
To be safe,
He still needed to verify it through Marine Headquarters' own intelligence network.
The white-robed CP0 member didn't argue. After delivering the report, he turned and left directly.
Watching the door close,
Steel Bone Kong sat back down and began formulating a new operation plan.
He refused to believe
That Tree Demon Lotte could be so lucky every single time!
.....
Holy Land Mary Geoise.
As Rocks continued his investigation, the Five Elders also became aware.
They gathered once again for a routine meeting.
The blond-haired Elder among the Five Elders frowned slightly.
"That Rocks seems to have almost located God Valley."
"Though we don't know how he did it, based on current intelligence, he's only one step away from finding it."
"If he really discovers it, things will become troublesome."
The long-bearded Elder at the head nodded lightly.
"But there is also something worth celebrating. It seems Rocks and Roger don't get along, even though both are members of the D clan."
"This time Roger rejected the recruitment. Rocks probably won't let it go."
"But the most important thing is still God Valley."
At this point,
The expressions of the Five Elders all tightened.
The reason they said this was because the thing buried in God Valley, in a certain sense, could only be used by members of the D clan.
If it were an ordinary pirate, it might be manageable.
But this Rocks was precisely one of those damned D clan members!
The scar-headed Elder sneered coldly.
"Even if he finds God Valley, he won't be able to activate that thing."
"Worst case, we blow up the entire island before letting Rocks get it!"
"We've researched it for so long anyway."
The others also agreed with the scar-headed Elder's decision.
In their view, rather than letting Rocks obtain it, it would be better to find an opportunity to destroy it completely.
The long-bearded Elder pondered for a moment and said somewhat hesitantly,
"What do you think... should we inform Lord Im?"
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