I will traverse countless worlds and become a god entirely on my own!

Once the Heavenly Gold cannot be paid, this place will no longer be under the protection of the Navy, and the Navy will simply ignore it, eventually turning it into a lawless zone.

"So what exactly is the Navy doing?"

Gion murmured to herself, pondering what the Navy truly wanted to do and what they were capable of doing.

If the system of celestial gold continues, it will undoubtedly only lead to more pirates. If people can't survive, what else can they do but go to sea?

In this process, the evil in human nature will be aroused. The nobles will want to plunder more and more after they have plundered wealth, and the pirates will be more likely to go down this path after obtaining everything through burning, killing and looting without working.

In order to become stronger and to plunder others, they began to fight and compete for various resources, while those in high positions watched as a group of insects fought, deriving pleasure from the spectacle.

"So, our navy is just a toy for the Celestial Dragons to amuse themselves?"

Gion took a deep breath and looked at Byakuya with a serious expression, clearly realizing the problem at this moment.

She once believed that if all the pirates were captured, the world would be at peace.

So she kept catching and catching, only to find that there were never enough pirates to catch; there would always be pirates. And she never thought about why pirates existed in the first place.

"That's right. Whether it's the Navy or pirates, they're just tools for the World Government to maintain balance. Your existence is only to deal with pirates. When there are no more pirates, then you will have no reason to exist."

Ultimately, wasn't the purpose of establishing the Navy to maintain the rule of the World Government?

Judging from Gion's current state, he seems to have realized that Gion is unlikely to return to the Navy, although she couldn't return in the first place anyway.

Bai Ye has to give a thumbs up to the person who came up with this plan. The difference between Gion and Drake is that Gion is a woman, so you've given her a reason to be interested in a Celestial Dragon.

very good!

She actually caught the eye of the Celestial Dragons. She was originally a Marine, so even if they did take a liking to her, they probably wouldn't go too far. After all, the Five Elders wouldn't let them do whatever they wanted.

Although everyone knows that Gion is an undercover agent in secret, it's not clear on the surface. It's reasonable for us Celestial Dragons to want a female pirate who betrayed the Navy, right?

So even if Gion were to return to the Navy in the future, she would have to die as Gion and return in some other way.

This gave Bai Ye an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

"And what about you? You're not going to try and fool me with theories about the entire continent, are you?"

Gion had been following Byakuya all along, so she was naturally aware of Byakuya's theory of a single continent.

However, she didn't actually believe in this theory.

In her opinion, Bai Ye was probably a fraud; how could he possibly piece together all the islands?

"Is it possible that the world was originally one piece, and based on history from eight hundred years ago, that country was a huge kingdom, and it was the world government that destroyed them?"

A vast kingdom.

Gion lowered her head, feeling as if she had overheard something incredible, something that was strictly forbidden to be known internally.

"It seems O'Hara has learned a lot for you."

Gion gave Byakuya a deep look, clearly realizing that Byakuya probably learned all of this from Ohara.

The scholars of Ohara were all taken away by Byakuya back then, no wonder the World Government has been relentlessly hunting him down. It would be strange if the World Government let him go after what Byakuya has done.

"The Great Kingdom does exist. Lord Baiye has no reason to deceive you. We all know this. Moreover, the country ruled by Lord Baiye has no pirates at all, and everyone can live a happy life!"

Although Kaido is nominally a pirate, he was merely pushed out by Byakuya.

In Wano Country, everyone accepts the notion that they are not pirates. Even Yamato doesn't consider herself a pirate; she is a female warrior of the sea, not a pirate!

They are only classified as pirates because they oppose the World Government.

There was no looting there, everyone could live by their own efforts, and crimes were punished by law. Compared to the other countries on the sea that Yamato had seen, she thought Lord Byakuya was the greatest!

"Bai Ye, you're really putting me in a difficult position."

A bitter smile flashed across Gion's face. She had been so determined, and even if she couldn't return to the Navy, she would still stick to her duty. But facing Byakuya, Gion felt like she couldn't make a decision at all.

She is in a very difficult position now. After experiencing the world with Byakuya, Gion realized that if she continues like this, she will eventually be unable to forgive herself for having protected the darkness.

"If it's too difficult, then don't do anything. Just watch how I change the world."

Byakuya didn't ask Gion to do anything; she just wanted Gion to stay.

Why do I feel like I'm a simp?

"I'll keep an eye on you!"

Gion looked at Byakuya intently, neither saying that she wanted to go back nor that she wanted to join Byakuya's group.

[Ding! You've changed the fate of Gion! You've been rewarded with a chance to win a prize.]

Oh?!

Mouth and body integrity?

While saying they'll keep an eye on you, do you actually already agree in your heart?

use.

Bai Ye muttered to himself.

It seems that Gion is determined not to go back, which is why she gave herself a reward.

[Ding! Congratulations on using one lottery chance: Yearly Fruit.]

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Bai Ye thought it was something else entirely.

However, considering that he didn't seem to have much left to draw, he wasn't too surprised. He had basically drawn all the various physical abilities in the One Piece world. The only things he could get in return were famous swords, Devil Fruits, and some other races' talents.

It would be hilarious if I could pull the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Just as Bai Ye was about to leave for his next destination after putting the yearly fruit into his spatial storage, an unexpected person appeared on the ship.

"How come this ship has no treasure at all!"

Nami strolled around the ship. It was the first time she had ever seen a ship like this in the East Blue, and she was initially a little scared, since such a large ship must have many guards on board.

But she couldn't resist the thought that there might be 70 million Berries up there, and if there were, she could save the village all at once.

If there were many people on the boat, she could just say she had gone to the wrong place. With her quick wit, she believed she could escape.

But when Nami boarded the ship, she was surprised to find that there wasn't a single guard on board.

Just as she was overjoyed, thinking she could quickly raise the money, she searched for a long time before discovering that there was absolutely nothing on the ship!

Unwilling to give up, she searched for a long time, leaving no corner unchecked, and finally Nami came to a conclusion: this ship was poor!

Just as she was about to leave, she turned around and saw that smiling face looking at her. She thought to herself, "This is bad."

"Um... would you believe me if I said I got separated from my family and came here to look for them?"

Nami asked uncertainly, feeling that the way this person was looking at her was rather meaningful.

"What do you think, Miss Thief?"

I knew I wouldn't believe it!

Nami didn't expect the other person to believe her; she only said that to give them a false impression.

In fact, she had already planned her escape route, and just as she was running towards her predetermined route...

Byakuya gave Yamato a look, and Yamato quickly approached and grabbed her.

"Huh?! Didn't I already jump?"

Nami just felt herself jump off and then return to the deck?

"I've heard there's a group of fish-man pirates in the East Blue?"

Fish-Man Pirates?!

Nami's eyelids twitched involuntarily after hearing Byakuya's words.

It seems like there's only one group of fish-man pirates in Cocoyasi Village in the East Blue, right?

What did he want with Ah Long and the others?

"I don't know what you're talking about. Can you let me go back? I really didn't take anything."

After hesitating for a moment, Nami ultimately decided not to tell Bai Ye and the others, as she was unsure of their purpose.

"You're lying, you know that."

If it weren't for Nami's navigation skills and the opportunity to change her, Byakuya would have really left already.

Bai Ye didn't plan to take anyone else with him, but Nami was the only one he needed to go to Laugh Tale. There really weren't many truly skilled navigators on the high seas.

"What do you want with him? He's a notorious pirate from the Grand Line with a bounty of 2000 million Berries!"

Nami looked into Byakuya's eyes and always felt like he could see right through her. She subconsciously wanted to lie, but when the words came out, she told Byakuya what was on her mind.

However, in Nami's view, their search for Arlong was simply to make a deal with him or something else, not to cause trouble.

Please!

He's a great pirate from the Grand Line!

No one in the entire East China Sea dared to cause him trouble.

"The Great Pirate?"

Gion, Robin, and Yamato all had a strange look on their faces. Does a bounty of 20 million really qualify someone as a great pirate?

That guy in front of me.

Who is he?

"What's wrong? Don't you believe me?"

Nami was getting anxious. Why wouldn't they believe her when she told the truth?

"Then why did he offer a bounty of 6.8 billion?"

"what?"

Nami's mind went completely blank. She subconsciously took the bounty poster from Yamato's hand, and after seeing the numbers on the poster—ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions, big brother, big father, grandfather, great-grandfather—she was stunned.

Are you kidding me? !

Is this really a bounty posted by a human?

His bounty alone could buy sixty-eight Cocoyasi villages.