Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

"Is it the story of that liar Christopher Noland?"

Gion sat upright on the sofa, holding a crystal-clear grape and putting it into her mouth.

After hearing Raleigh's words, he chewed on a grape and said slowly.

When I heard the name Jiaji, it sounded quite familiar.

His mouth was full of food, and he wanted to speak but couldn't.

Raleigh continued, picking up where Gion left off:

"Yes, this story is most widely circulated in Beihai."

"It is said that four hundred years ago, there was a traveler in the North Sea named Montblanc Nolando. During his travels, he recorded a place that was full of gold, which he called the Land of Gold."

The existence of the Golden Land has inspired many treasure-hunting adventurers, who have set sail to find this place.

Even the king of a kingdom in the North Sea was very interested in it, so he contacted Noland.

He was promised a large sum of money and a Kingdom Medal as a reward for finding the Golden City.

However, when Noland set off again with the king's army, he found no trace of the so-called golden land.

Even the islands that should have existed on Noland's nautical charts have disappeared.

This led the military commanders and the king to suspect that Noland was fabricating a hoax about the Golden City in order to gain fame.

The enraged king felt deceived and ordered Noland to be executed in the capital.

This story was later turned into a fairy tale for children in Beihai to read and enjoy.

In this fairy tale, Noland, who was originally full of adventurous spirit, becomes a foolish liar who firmly believes that the Land of Gold really exists.

After Raleigh finished telling the story, Bello Betty raised her little head and blinked her big, watery eyes curiously, saying:

"Master, does the Golden Land really exist?"

"Of course it doesn't exist. The Navy has heard this rumor before and later organized a team to try to find it, but they didn't find any trace of it."

He finally swallowed the food in his mouth and hurriedly spoke up.

These anecdotes and secrets are frequently discussed at the Navy Headquarters, and the Navy itself has attempted to uncover classified information about the matter.

However, this is nothing new; people tried it two or three hundred years ago.

Even now, some people still believe that the Golden Land exists, albeit in some unknown corner.

But Raleigh knows about this.

The Golden City is not a fictional story; it was simply recorded by Noland before it was swept into the sky by the rising ocean currents.

The reason why later generations did not discover it is because the timing of upwelling currents is very irregular.

It may erupt in succession in a short period of time, or it may not erupt for several years or decades.

Moreover, such a spectacle is only observed from afar by unsuspecting adventurers and pirates, who have no idea that it is being propelled into the sky by this powerful ocean current.

They were completely unaware that the golden land they had been searching for had actually been hanging right above their heads all along.

Raleigh didn't have much to say either.

He didn't want to reveal the location of Golden Township until he figured out how to get there.

What if he's mistaken for the next Noland?

Despite his somewhat lazy personality, Raleigh has been in the Navy for many years and has a good reputation.

He didn't want to ruin such a good reputation.

"When I was a child, I also wondered, if the Golden Land really existed, where would it be located?"

"This sea area is full of unknowns. Perhaps the Golden Land has always been in the North Sea, but no one has discovered it."

Gion gracefully placed the teacup on the table and remarked with a sigh.

Raleigh didn't speak; he was pondering how to find the Golden City.

You should know that there is a Devil Fruit there that is no less powerful than his older brother Borsalino's Glint-Glint Fruit.

Logia-type Devil Fruit - Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

However, Enel is still just a kid right now.

He wasn't worried that Enel would eat the Rumble-Rumble Fruit; even if he did, he could still train Enel to become a Marine.

Anyway, you won't lose money.

"Report!"

There was a knock at the door, and a messenger called out loudly.

"Come in."

Raleigh sat up straight, and Bello Betty climbed off his lap to go find Gion for fruit.

"Admiral, there is a piece of intelligence that I need your review."

The messenger held a piece of intelligence, signed Borsalino.

"Oh, Borsalino actually sent me some intelligence."

"He actually took the initiative to assign me tasks, that's interesting. Let's put it down."

Raleigh took the intelligence, placed it on the table, and opened it.

The New Force of the North Sea Mafia—The Don Quixote Family

Upon seeing the headline, Raleigh raised an eyebrow.

When he arrived in the North Sea, Raleigh had already thought of Doflamingo.

This guy made his fortune in Beihai, but we've never been able to find his exact location.

Moreover, Raleigh was rather lazy, so he felt it was better to painstakingly search for traces of the Don Quixote family.

It would be easier to let Doflamingo establish Don Quixote's reputation before searching for him.

After all, that guy is no pushover; he possesses Conqueror's Haki, which is worthy of being called a king, and is a former Celestial Dragon.

Moreover, I don't recall that guy experiencing any setbacks in the early stages of his business.

Aside from his brother being adopted by Sengoku and going undercover in the Don Quixote family, it was a betrayal of him.

Gion and Kake were also itching to see the intelligence when it was sent over.

However, they were soldiers, so they naturally knew the rules.

If Raleigh didn't call them, they could only sit obediently on the sofa and watch Raleigh flip through the intelligence files.

The intelligence report was short, and Raleigh finished reading it quickly.

Just as Raleigh had predicted, Doflamingo, who possessed both a Devil Fruit and Conqueror's Haki, almost swept through the Mafia.

Within almost a month of emerging in the North Sea, Don Quixote had already expanded to more than a hundred men and occupied two islands as his territory.

Although he lost his Celestial Dragon identity, he still has Celestial Dragon blood in his body.

The World Government will not actively help him, but it will not allow anyone to arrest him either.

Therefore, the Navy has not yet taken action against this newly emerging mafia force.

When Borsalino delivered the information, he also emphasized that Borsalino was a former Celestial Dragon.

He knew that Raleigh was a smart man and could understand what he meant.

Unfortunately, he knew that Raleigh could understand what he meant, but he didn't know how Raleigh would react.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Raleigh's reaction made everyone in the room feel that something was wrong.

"I've finally waited for you, Doflamingo."

The unfamiliar name came out of Raleigh's mouth, but Gion and Kake couldn't figure out who the name belonged to.

It's not really their fault, after all, Doflamingo is completely different from the circles they usually interact with.

Besides, no one cares about a little boy who has just murdered his father until he achieves something.

Even if he was once a noble Celestial Dragon.