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

However, the departure of the entire Rocks Pirates crew—aside from some minor pirates—naturally attracted the attention of the Navy.

"What the hell is that bastard Rocks up to?!"

At the time, Fleet Admiral Kong was looking at the intelligence report in his hand with a headache.

He already had intelligence about this intention before Rocks left.

Rocks has stirred up the entire New World. The once loosely connected New World is now being followed by countless great pirates because of Rocks's wave of his arm. And Rocks' disappearance today seems to foreshadow something big about to happen!

"Can you tell me the specific direction?"

"I asked curiously," Zhan Guo asked.

He believes the most important thing to know now is the direction Lockes went.

"They're heading this way on the Grand Line."

Ultimately, based on intelligence, they left the New World, but the Four Seas are still the Grand Line. How could Kong know exactly where they were?

Moreover, and most importantly, all of the Navy's and the World Government's most critical facilities are located in the four seas and the first half of the Grand Line.

"Enies Lobby? Marine Headquarters or Impel Down?"

The crane lowered its head, pondering the purpose of Locke's trip.

"Could it be Mary Geoise?"

Sengoku did not believe that Lox wanted to attack these three places.

First of all, Rocks gathered so many pirates together just to attack these three places.

From a financial perspective, other pirates would not agree.

First, Enies Lobby is merely a place for the World Government to conduct trials. Although it represents the judiciary and the dignity of the World Government, Rocks had no reason, nor did the other pirates in his crew, to destroy Enies Lobby; it would be a thankless task.

As for Impel Down, it holds many powerful pirates, but Rocks has no one he needs to rescue from there. Similarly, other pirates won't follow Rocks unless there's something in it for them.

Similarly, unless the pirates have gone mad, why would they attack Marine Headquarters?

Not only would they not gain any benefits, but they might also die here. In Sengoku's view, unless there were extremely great benefits involved, it would be impossible for this group of pirates to gather in such large numbers.

Mary Geoise is the residence of the Celestial Dragons, so it's not impossible that it could be a target for Rocks' attack.

"Those guys are going to attack Mary Geoise."

Garp ate senbei one after another, disagreeing with Sengoku's guess and even retorting, "Really? I don't believe it!"

"Garp, you bastard, shut the hell up!"

Sengoku punched Garp right in the face. That old bastard was eating his own senbei again!

I've never seen Garp buy it, but he keeps eating it. When did that old bastard steal it? I clearly locked it up!

"It's hard to judge, but if Lockes and the others choose to act, it's probably because there's some significant benefit to it."

Crane also leans towards the Warring States period's viewpoint, and it's highly likely that the other places won't, but we can't be sure. As for what Rocks is really thinking, perhaps only Rocks and a few captains know at this point.

This operation was too sudden, and they were caught off guard to some extent.

"It's a pity we can't infiltrate them. Right now, they know what to do, but there's nothing we can do. I guess only the cadres know!"

Steelbone felt somewhat frustrated; he felt extremely passive in this situation where he couldn't figure out what the other party wanted to do.

Brub brub brub

Just as Kong was feeling troubled, a specially made Den Den Mushi (snail phone) on the table rang.

Holy Land Marie Gioia.

The Five Elders sat at a table, quietly looking at the Den Den Mushi, and announced: "One of the three admirals will go to Impel Down, one to Enies Lobby, and the other will stay at Marine Headquarters!"

Satan Saint gave instructions to Steelbone Sky regarding the arrangements they had agreed upon.

Even their CP couldn't get any intelligence, and the Five Elders didn't expect the Navy to have any intelligence at all.

"What about the Holy Land?"

Steel Bone is actually quite conflicted.

Previous analysis suggests that the attack wasn't aimed at these three locations at all. Wouldn't they need a general to go there?

"unnecessary!"

I don't know if it's because the Celestial Dragons are arrogant, or because they think Rocks wouldn't dare to attack this place, but for eight hundred years no one has dared to cause trouble in this holy land.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Five Elders, the admirals of the Navy only need to protect these three places.

As for the Holy Land, with them here, if Lockes and his men dare to come, they will be sure to make sure they never return!

"I see."

Since the Holy Land didn't need him to send anyone there, Steelbone Kong naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Garp, where are you going?"

"Don't forget it's my vacation time now!"

They had been hunting Roger and his crew for some time, so his warships needed some repairs.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Garp decided to take a break for a while.

"Hey!! You bastard, get the hell back here!"

As soon as Kong finished speaking, Garp slammed the door shut with a loud bang, showing no intention of listening to him at all.

That old bastard!

Now that the navy desperately needs manpower, they've just run away?

"What exactly is that bastard Rocks trying to do?"

Worchley scratched his forehead in frustration and looked at the world map, where he couldn't see the destination of Operation Lockes at all.

"He couldn't have gathered so many pirates just to plunder, could he? The Holy Land probably won't come either, right? That guy isn't stupid, would he really dare to come to the Holy Land to die?"

Nasujiro wiped the hilt of his sword, his glasses gleaming. He was actually looking forward to the arrival of Rocks and his crew, as it would be the perfect opportunity to wipe out the Rocks Pirates in one fell swoop.

However, before that, the Celestial Dragons need to hide and intercept them before they reach the Holy Land to prevent the Holy Land from being destroyed, and then kill Rocks and the others.

"But there's no suitable place on the entire map!"

If it were any other pirates, there wouldn't seem to be anything to worry about, but this is Rocks, the Rocks Pirates!

"That place wasn't exposed, was it?"

Satan suddenly thought of a place, and his gaze settled on a small island in the Western Sea.

That's where the Celestial Dragons have always enjoyed their hunting games.

This time, not only did members of the Knights of God go, but also many Celestial Dragons who weren't very powerful.

If that's where Rocks' destination is, that's definitely not good news.

That place is quite a distance from the Navy Headquarters and the Holy Land, so getting reinforcements there won't be a simple matter.

"Impossible! That place hasn't been discovered for hundreds of years. Every time someone lives on that island, we've silenced them. God Valley Island isn't even on the map, how could Rocks and the others possibly know about it?!"

Saint Pitt immediately interrupted Saint Satan, saying that it was impossible, since that location was top secret and only the World Government and the Navy's high-ranking officials knew about it; no one else knew anything about it.

Not to mention the Rocks Pirates, this is just a small island under normal circumstances, and it is actually under CP0 surveillance to prevent leaks from coming out.

In addition, because God Valley is located in the West Blue, the pirates there are not strong. Once a pirate gets close, CP0 will not hesitate to kill him.

That would naturally be unknown to others.

"There's nowhere else to go!"

Satan Saint said calmly, "If it weren't for the Valley of the Gods, I can't think of any place that would be worth Lox coming to."

It can't possibly really be the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, can it?

"In short, let's all stay here and see. If Rocks and the others really are coming to the Holy Land, then we'll take care of these pirates!"

"can!"

After discussing it, the group finally made a decision. Since the other places were guarded by the Navy and the Holy Land was under their watch, there would be no major accidents. The secret of God Valley would not be known to the pirates. So, it was up to Rocks to decide what to do.

The Rocks Pirates only have this one chance. Each member is ambitious and can't possibly stay in one pirate crew forever. If they fail this time, the Rocks Pirates will fall apart.

"No matter what, Rocks must die."

"What about the rest?"

"There's no need to deliberately kill them. Just let them run away and let them fight each other like dogs in the new world!"

What they need is balance.

The world government has seen too many geniuses in the past eight hundred years.

In the end?

None of them could shake the rule of the world government.

And everything right now is entirely their deliberate act.

What they want is a new world without peace, where great pirates will fight each other, not a new world ruled by Rocks. Once the new world is unified, they will be the targets of all attacks.

They can create contradictions if there are none; otherwise, they are the contradictions themselves.

Moreover, this world cannot be peaceful.

If things are peaceful, what's the point of having a world government?

If everything were peaceful, there would be no pirates.

Without pirates, these countries would not need the protection of the navy, nor would they join the World Government as its member states. When all countries are free of conflict, the Celestial Gold will no longer exist, and the spearhead will be directed at them.

Therefore, the world needs pirates, but it doesn't need someone who can unite most of them.

The world needs chaos; chaos serves their interests.

"Rocks is no threat. The most important thing is to find that fruit. If we find that fruit, then we can let them cause as much trouble as they want in the world, as long as we keep control of the four seas and the first half of the Grand Line!"

Satan Saint said calmly that no matter how much trouble the pirates caused, they didn't care, but there was one thing that the World Government feared.

For the past eight hundred years, they have been searching for it, but it seems to be hiding, and it is simply not something they can find.

"That fruit has its own thoughts, or rather, that's how all Zoan-type fruits are."