Zhu Tian: Starting from the Stand User

Chapter 288 Conquering the World
When they were about to approach the Honeycomb Island, Lu Chen realized that the entire ocean was in the calm before the storm.

Before, after Lu Chen learned that his territory was attacked, he made the MADS ship very small and took it with him, then summoned the cursed spirit and began to quickly return to his honeycomb island.

After shrinking, Vegapunk and Quinn continued their experiments. They only sighed once more at Lu Chen's strange ability before being no longer surprised.

They've seen a lot of strange abilities lately, so the two of them have adapted to it.

At this time, Golden Lion Shiki and his fleet were hovering over Beehive Island, looking down at it with a domineering attitude.

He hadn't come here specifically to seize Beehive Island. His purpose was to seek cooperation with Lu Chen, but since Lu Chen wasn't around, he just took over.

Moreover, he needs to gain a dominant position in the subsequent negotiations, and showing strength is his trump card.

On the way, the subordinates also reported to Lu Chen that the Golden Lion did not attack the Honeycomb Island, but wanted to discuss some things with the boss.

Lu Chen looked at his flag still standing on the Honeycomb Island, and in the sky was floating the large fleet of the Golden Lion Shiki.

Before Lu Chen could get close, a blond figure flew down from the fleet.

The Golden Lion said impatiently: "Lu Chen, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Why are you looking for me here? If it's just to say this, then there's no need."

The Golden Lion put away his provocative attitude and said, "Come to my boat first, and then we can discuss why I came to you."

Lu Chen's ability to fly made things much easier for him. His ability couldn't simply affect living people other than himself, which was why he came alone to find Lu Chen.

Then the Golden Lion turned and flew onto the fleet he had come down from.

After taking a look at his territory and confirming that it had indeed not been attacked, Lu Chen also drove the Curse Spirit to fly up to the huge flagship in the sky.

Landing on the deck, Golden Lion's men came to meet him.

"Boss Lu Chen, please follow me."

The Golden Lion sat at the main seat in the banquet hall, with a seat near him reserved for Lu Chen. The other captains of his fleet sat at the bottom.

The waiter continued to guide Lu Chen to sit down: "Please sit here."

The Golden Lion watched Lu Chen sit down peacefully before speaking:
"Have you read the latest newspaper?"

Lu Chen shook his head: "No, I was in a hurry to get on the road. I haven't been paying attention to the recent news. Did anything big happen?"

He remembered that there shouldn't be any major events in the One Piece world in the past few years, and the next major event would probably be Roger finding the Final Island. So when he was cooperating with the research on MADS, he didn't worry about anything happening.

Golden Lion gestured to his subordinates, and a captain sitting below placed a newspaper on the table in front of Lu Chen.

"You can take a look first, and then we can discuss it."

So Lu Chen picked up the newspaper in front of him and glanced at it briefly.

There's been a lot of news lately. I didn't expect the Seven Warlords of the Sea to be established ahead of schedule. Five of the seven people who accepted the title had never heard of it. The World Government still rounded up the Seven Warlords of the Sea to seven.

Then flipping down, I saw the conscription announcement. The navy's movements couldn't be written in the newspaper in advance. However, large-scale actions could not be concealed. These pirates all had their own ways to know the navy's movements.

After briefly reading the newspaper, Lu Chen threw it aside.

"The World Government has gone to great lengths to deal with us, but I'm afraid the Shichibukai won't help maintain order in the ocean as they expect. These people are the source of chaos."

Golden Lion watched Lu Chen put down the newspaper in his hand and said, "The sea is about to start to become turbulent. The person I originally liked the most was Roger. But you successfully replaced his position in my heart. Do you know why?"

At this point, Golden Lion deliberately kept the audience in suspense.

Lu Chen did not answer the question, but picked up the bottle on the table and poured himself a glass of wine. However, because the Golden Lion was insidious and cunning, Lu Chen did not drink it.

The Golden Lion, having received no reply, was not angry. Both sides had witnessed each other's strength in the Valley of Gods. There was really no need to deliberately resort to rhetoric or anything like that.

So he said bluntly, "Because you dared to cause trouble in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, none of us would have imagined that the Celestial Dragons could be so weak."

After saying that, he picked up the bowl of wine in front of him and drank it in one gulp.

"So what do you want from me? Just to flatter me?"

"Ever since you occupied Rocks' Hive Island, I've known you're ambitious. Join forces with me. Together, we can take over the entire world."

Lu Chen was somewhat puzzled by the Golden Lion's blind confidence:

"You've seen the strength of the Five Elders. Do you think you can defeat them? Remember, Rocks died in the Valley of the Gods."

The Golden Lion, who had fought with Saint Macas Maz, was very confident:

"We all saw that if it weren't for Roger Rocks, Captain Rocks would have killed all five world leaders. If this is the World Government's trump card, then why don't we take this position ourselves?"

Rocks' overwhelming performance gave him the illusion that the Five Elders were not strong, or perhaps it was because Rocks was too strong.

Lu Chen silently began to think quickly about what the impact would be if he and the Golden Lion teamed up. Would it be beneficial to what he was going to do next?
"You can take your time to think about it, but you don't have much time left. I received intelligence that Sora and Garp are heading towards the New World. Who do you think their target will be?"

Lu Chen also understood that there was no need to think too much about this problem. Their targets must be himself, Golden Lion and Kaido.

If that's the case, Golden Lion can also invite Kaido. There's no need for him to come directly to me.

"Why don't you invite Kaido? Isn't he in the same pirate group as you?"

The Golden Lion replied with a tone of great pity: "That brat Kaido is now under the protection of Linlin. Linlin has such a powerful power but only has such a pathetic dream. It's really sad."

He despised Big Mom's childish dream of creating a nation where all races and things could live together, regardless of status. It was simply a joke. So, he also despised Whitebeard's dream: if he wanted a family, he shouldn't have come to the sea.

(End of this chapter)