The most courageous pirate hunter

"Luckily we didn't go to Dressrosa back then."

Lafitte and others were fortunate.

If they had been there, they would have been purged by Monarch regardless of whether they had made a move or not, and their fate would probably have been similar to that of the Joker King and Hawkeye. It was indeed the right decision to avoid the limelight.

"These newspapers are quite impactful."

"Yes, who would have thought that Borsalino and Enel would be forced to join Monarch, and Boa Hancock would even become a slave? That beast's methods are getting more and more cruel."

"Hehehe~"

"How's the research on the Hades battleship going?"

"There are some difficulties; we lack scientists and some materials."

We have to find a way to get these things.

"By the way, how's the steel sales going in the underworld?"

"They're all sold out. Market demand is even greater than we imagined. It's an incredibly profitable business. It's just a pity that the production of the Big Bear King is too slow."

Everyone looked at the big bear king sitting on the edge of the sofa.

The reason they were so confident in creating Hades was because of the Great Bear King's ability. As long as the Great Bear King could continuously produce steel, they could continuously make money.

It's like stealing it.

"Hehehe~"

"The Great Bear King is a hero, so please don't overwork him."

Blackbeard looked at Bear King as if he were looking at a treasure trove, and in some ways, Bear King really was a treasure trove.

The group continued their discussion.

In short, they will not appear in the outside world during this period, firmly implementing the plan of accumulating grain and delaying the declaration of kingship. Only in this way can they defeat the imperial organization.

boom! ! !

Navy Headquarters.

Sakazuki slammed his hand on the desk, his expressionless face as dark as rain. Below him sat several naval officers, each with several newspapers in front of them.

"Borsalino was definitely forced into it."

"But this is a huge disgrace to the Navy."

One of the generals sighed.

Anyone with half a brain knows that Borsalino joined Monarch to save his own life.

"Perhaps Borsalino joining Monarch isn't a bad thing, if we can get in touch with him..."

"indeed."

“I don’t believe Borsalino is genuinely committed to joining Monarch. If we can make contact, we can find out Monarch’s headquarters and even coordinate with them to launch a pincer attack.”

Many generals' eyes lit up.

"Humph!"

"Jormungandr is not a fool."

Sakazuki wasn't so optimistic. He had experienced firsthand how cunning Jormungandr was many times, and given his unscrupulous and unethical behavior, it was impossible not to consider the possibility that Borsalino might betray the Monarchy.

However, contacting Borsalino is worth a try.

A week later.

Island of Gods.

Hermes and his party returned.

They hadn't made any progress this week, and they didn't know which link had gone wrong. Several targets had vanished without a trace.

I guess they're scared.

I'm avoiding him.

So Hermes got tired of wandering around outside.

The main reason was that Caesar called to say that the Sky Island could now be moved, which meant that they were getting closer to ascension, and Hermes had returned to see it for himself.

I was worried that the Sky Island would be discovered by the outside world.

If it can be moved now, then the last remaining flaw will be gone.

Unfortunately, Hermes is not yet able to shrink the entire sky island. Only when the size of the fruit is fully developed will it be possible to capture mountains and the moon.

Be bolder.

Even planets can be shaped like marbles.

Chapter 459 [A Group of Extremely Patient Old Sixes]

"Boss, it's ready!"

Inside the Golden Palace on the Island of Gods.

Hermes sat on his throne, with the Sky Island projected in the air below, like a distant view overlooking the entire Sky Island, including the Isle of the Gods.

"Bai Baihai was with them too, right?"

Hermes gazed at the magnificent sky island, his base camp, which would later become a spaceship. The sky island could also be seen as a small world with a complete ecosystem in the future.

Because Monarchy has been collecting Devil Fruits, such as the Logia-type Mori-Mori Fruit, as well as individual Devil Fruit abilities, they can form a complete ecosystem.

Moreover, in Hermes's vision, the Sky Island would continue to expand.

Such a vast white sea only has one Angel Island and the topmost God Island, which seems rather small. Therefore, Hermes only needs to shrink a few islands and place them on the white sea to form an archipelago.

If all else fails, you can use the Float Fruit to levitate a few islands in the air.

If conditions permit, they could also take the entire pirate planet with them on their journey. These things are possible in the extraordinary world, not to mention the technology. If Caesar and the others are given a hundred years, who knows how advanced the technology of the pirate world will be.

"Whoosh~"

"of course."

Only Caesar, Queen, and the five who had returned—Hermes, Borsalino, and Enel—were in the main hall. People like Mansherry and Burgess had gone out to help Guyram, Tesoro, Lucci, and the others find the second Devil Fruit.

"Then let's go to the new world."

"I have a feeling that the Sky Island will be discovered sooner or later."

Hermes shifted to a more comfortable position, slumping his upper body on the throne, propping his chin up with his right hand and crossing his legs.

"clear."

Hermes' voice was transmitted to the control room via Den Den Mushi, and Judge began pressing various incomprehensible buttons, causing the entire Sky Island to begin shaking.

The sky islanders living there were not alarmed, because Caesar had already given them notice.

Visible to the naked eye.

The sky island began to move away from its original location, like a large white cloud moving towards a new world. It was a bit bumpy at first, but it quickly returned to normal. You wouldn't even notice the sky island was moving unless you paid close attention.

It's unclear how Caesar and the others figured it out, but an energy shield suddenly rose at the very front of the sky island, blocking all the wind pressure and increasing their speed.

"Jie Jie~"

"Caesar, Judge, Quinn, and the other scientists, you are all great contributors."

Hermes watched the rapidly flying clouds in the projection and roughly estimated that the floating islands were moving quite fast. If they continued to accelerate like this, they would soon reach the sound barrier.

"Whoosh~"

It received Hermes' approval.

Whether it was Caesar and Quinn on the scene, Judge in the control room, or the scientists in the research lab, everyone was proud and joyful.

As expected, there will be many rewards to come.

"Borusalino, you will stay on Skypiea and assist Caesar and his team with their research during this time."

Hermes had already told Caesar about the Light Speed ​​Project. If Borsalino hadn't had a lot of experience with the Glint-Glint Fruit and the fact that living specimens are larger than dead ones, Borsalino might not have been able to join Monarch.

to be honest.

It is very difficult to discover the true speed of light, but that does not prevent us from setting this goal. At least for now, we need to make the Sky Island's movement speed equivalent to Borsalino's current movement speed.

In addition, Caesar and others are also studying Bruno's Door-Door Fruit to see if they can obtain information about space jump. Hermes roughly estimates that it would take at least several hundred years to research the true speed of light or space jump.

In his spare time, Hermes also cooperated with Caesar and others, after all, the teleportation fruit was quite overpowered.

at the same time.

Cake Island.

Guyram and Bages had been waiting for several days. Guyram had originally invited Bruno and Mansherry, but he felt that Bages was somewhat unreliable.

If it weren't for Burgess's repeated assurances that he wouldn't cause trouble, Guyram really wouldn't have dared to bring Burgess along.

"That's strange, Big Mom is being way too cautious!"