One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

An island in the New World.

This is the private island of Du Field, the underground tycoon of the New World and king of loan sharks.

It is far from the regular routes and can only be reached by using a permanent pointer.

Moreover, the island's coastline is surrounded by a high wall, with coastal defense guns mounted on it, enough to give any seagoing vessel that attacks from the sea a good thrashing.

Inside the high walls, the island's inhabitants consist of half Feld Corporation employees and their families, and the other half of Feld's own armed forces.

There was nothing he could do; after all, Feld, who was in the loan sharking business, had no shortage of cash.

There's a saying that circulates at sea: Feld always keeps 10 billion berries in cash in his safe.

Money can be a powerful motivator, and this vast sea is full of desperate criminals. We must be prepared to defend ourselves.

Therefore, Feld built this impregnable island.

Meanwhile, Feld sat in his custom-made, soft office chair with his back to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, holding a microphone in his hand and a Den Den Mushi on the table.

"Are you kidding me? You mean that Waldo not only easily rescued everyone, but also fought Lingling to a standstill?"

Feld's fleshy face contorted even more, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

"Yes, yes, Lord Feld!"

A panicked voice came from the Den Den Mushi, "Even... Big Mom couldn't do anything to Waldo. She was in a terrible state during the battle. Even though Waldo severely injured Charlotte Cracker, she could only watch helplessly as Waldo led everyone away."

"hiss--"

Feld couldn't help but gasp.

This is terrible!

Morgans wasn't just bragging! Does Waldo really possess that level of power?

Doesn't this mean that he has provoked such a terrible enemy just because of a small favor he did for Lingling?

Feld didn't think that Waldo wouldn't find out who tipped off the Charlotte family.

In the New World, everyone knows that Gustave Island is their territory!

This is bad!

What should we do now?

They wanted to apologize but had no idea where those people were.

Should I ask Lingling for help?

But would Waldo be afraid of Lingling? Or rather, wouldn't he become even angrier because of it?

Feld suddenly felt overwhelmed.

Although he is known as the underground tycoon of the new world, with a terrifying cash flow and connections brought about by various investments, he can be said to have great influence in this vast sea area.

But Feld knew very well that his forces were insignificant compared to true power.

And now it seems that Waldo has mastered such power.

After hanging up the phone, Feld sighed in frustration, "Damn it, who would have thought that Waldo actually possessed power comparable to Lingling!"

Are you talking about me?

A calm voice came from behind.

Feld turned around, somewhat bewildered.

Behind him, the huge floor-to-ceiling window was forcibly torn open by an invisible force, and figures flew into his office.

In that instant, Feld felt as if all the blood in his body was freezing.

"Wa, Waldo..."

How could it be so fast?

Knight looked down and sized up the man.

The nouveau riche attire perfectly matches the image of a wealthy person.

However, that's not the point. The point is that his aura is quite weak. To be able to protect such a large family business with such limited strength, he must be quite something.

But now, Mr. Knight has arrived.

Your child is someone whose money you can't control.

Let your Uncle Knight handle it for you.

"I heard that you leaked information about my people to Charlotte Linlin?"

Knight's voice was flat, but it already made Feld break out in a cold sweat. "You even helped buy time?"

Feld's legs were trembling slightly, but he still tried his best to maintain his composure. "This must be a misunderstanding. Someone is talking nonsense, Mr. Waldo."

"Oh?"

Knight turned his head slightly. "Stusey, what do you say?"

"Hey! Stussy?"

Feld then noticed that his old acquaintance, Stussy, who was on par with her as a new world underground tycoon, was actually following behind Waldo!

What's going on here?

How did this woman get involved with Waldo's gang?

wrong!

Not just Stussy!

Feld's eyes widened. There was a small white cloud floating behind Waldo. Wasn't that Lingling's Zeus?

What on earth is going on?!

Feld has completely overloaded his pig brain.

Stussy's face was expressionless, or rather, deathly still. How could she possibly resist Knight's coercion?

It has now become a hub connecting the dream world and the real world.

Then she learned that Waldo was just a puppet, and behind him was the Night King who controlled everything.

I'm afraid I'll never be able to get rid of it in my lifetime.

And it might even implicate the PhD student in the future.

She simply said calmly, "Lord Night King, I leaked the information to Feld through my people on Gustav Island, and he immediately informed Charlotte Linlin. This is absolutely true."

"What?"

Feld couldn't help but exclaim, "What do you mean, Stussy? You're saying you leaked the information to me?"

What does this mean?

Was Stussy plotting against Waldo and his group? But why is she now standing behind Waldo?

I still trust the people who are on my side more.

Knight looked at Feld again. "Alright, you have at least three things to say now."

Feld stared blankly at Knight.

He was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information he received and was completely stunned.

But thankfully, being a ruthless capitalist who had dominated the New World for many years, Feld quickly said, "I was wrong, Mr. Waldo, please forgive me!"

Knight slowly nodded. "He admitted his mistake, then begged for forgiveness, and said a couple of things."

"this……"

Feld was puzzled. He glanced cautiously at Knight. "Mr. Waldo, is there anything else I should say?"

You'll find out soon enough.

Knight snapped his fingers lightly.

Feld immediately collapsed.

Today's harvest was truly remarkable.

Stussy goes without saying; as a CP0 member, she has easy access to government secrets that Navy Knight cannot, and can also be used as a hostage to threaten Vegapunk.

Zeus is also very useful. In the original work, when it was about to have its soul extracted by Charlotte Linlin, it forcibly fused with Nami's Clima-Tact. So, of course, it can also fuse with other things.

Knight thought the little sky island where Anthony and the others were currently living was pretty good. If Zeus were to merge into it, he could turn that little sky island into a real aerial fortress, where they could not only travel around but also transform into aerial weapons at any time.

Furthermore, Zeus can provide energy for Bagingom's experiments; after all, this guy can unleash powerful lightning simply by consuming a little electricity.

As for the conservation of energy, what does that mean? In this world, the Devil Fruit rules dictate it!

As for the process of subduing this guy, it couldn't be simpler. This cowardly and greedy fellow was no match for Knight's coercion and enticement.

Then there's Feld.

When Stussy told Knight that she had deliberately tricked Feld into revealing the information to Charlotte Linlin, Knight didn't hesitate to have Stussy lead the way to him.

According to Stussy, this guy's business spans the entire New World, and even extends to the Four Seas and Paradise.

He has tens of billions of dollars in cash on hand, and his total assets are in the trillions.

A genuine super-rich person.

After subduing this guy, I won't have to worry about funds anymore.

Knight will rule more countries in the future, and to ensure the safety of more hubs, he will need more power.

An army of sufficient size and strength is essential.

And the military needs weapons and supplies.

The artificial Devil Fruits were created for this purpose, Sukiyaki Kozuki was made to forge weapons for this purpose, and now Feld is being subdued for this purpose as well.

Soon, Feld, who had collapsed to the ground, opened his eyes in horror.

Knight looked down at him. "Now you know what to say?"

Feld's teeth chattered. "My lord, I pledge my allegiance to you!"

"very good."

Knight nodded in satisfaction.

In this way, this unexpected incident can be considered to have come to a satisfactory conclusion.

Next, Knight instructed Feld to fully cooperate with Baggins's artificial Devil Fruit experiments.

With such abundant funding, the scale of artificial Devil Fruit production can be expanded significantly.

What could Feld say?

All I could do was nod and agree.

Then, Knight led Baggingom and the others back to the Kingdom of Dunas, while Stussy, of course, returned to her pleasure district.

A day later, the battle that took place on Gustav Island was already reported in the newspapers.

Major newspapers, led by the World Economic News Agency, gave prominent coverage to the battle between Bandi Waldo and Charlotte Linlin.

Coincidentally, all the newspapers used the phrase "evenly matched".

The world wasn't too shocked by this, since they already knew that Waldo possessed power comparable to that of the former Admiral Zephyr.

If he can go toe-to-toe with Zephyr, then why can't he fight Charlotte Linlin to a draw?

But for real monsters, it's a different story.

On the Moby Dick, Whitebeard sipped his drink and remarked with interest, "Did Waldo actually achieve something while in jail?"

"That's really strange."

Marco frowned, somewhat suspiciously, and said, "Where did Waldo have such power back then?"

Although he is only in his thirties, Marco is a true veteran. His father was one of the founding members of the Whitebeard Pirates, and he was already a pirate when Waldo was roaming the seas.

"Who cares? It's none of our business."

The white-bearded man didn't care at all.

On the Queen Mother Hymn.

"Waldo!!"

With a roar, a surge of ferocious Conqueror's Haki erupted into the sky.

"I'll never let you get away with this!!"

On Ghost Island.

"Hehehe, that old hag Lingling is really getting worse and worse!"

Kaido laughed heartily, holding his gourd of sake. "Even that guy Waldo can't handle it?"

"However, from this perspective..."

Jin, sitting to the left, calmly said, "Waldo and the others are indeed qualified to cooperate with us."

"Hmph, he better not disappoint me!"

Kaido snorted. "By the way, what's been going on in the Flower Capital lately? I heard that idiot Orochi has practically turned the place upside down."

"I heard it was a geisha who went missing."

Jin replied, "The serpent wants to find her."

"Geisha?"

Kaido curled his lip in disdain.

It's only because that brat Yamato is disobedient that she would have killed Orochi long ago.

Speaking of Yamato—

"Has Yamato been a bit quieter these past few days?"

"There was indeed no major disturbance."

Jin said, "Aside from challenging you once, I guess you've mostly been hiding somewhere to sleep."

"snort."

New World Front, Naval Guerrilla Force.

"Those guys are getting stronger!"

Lieutenant General Simon couldn't help but exclaim, "What's wrong with that Waldo guy? How can he get stronger so quickly at his age?"

Zefa also fell silent for a while.

His rehabilitation can't keep up with Waldo's rate of improvement.

Zefa could hardly believe it.

But we have no choice but to believe it.

Surely Charlotte Linlin, who lost her children, wasn't just faking a fight with Waldo?

Knight calmly closed his newspaper.

Alright, now all we need to do is wait quietly for the Beasts Pirates to set sail, and then we'll take Yamato with us.

But Knight didn't expect that Kaido would actually stay on Onigashima all this time.

This wait lasted for more than half a year.

The year 1532 of the Haiyuan Calendar has passed, and the current time is 1533 of the Haiyuan Calendar.