Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 235 Bane: It's all for the Horde, the Dark Portal must be built!

After Sengoku and Kuzan left the office to process their guilt,

Only Bane and Zephyr remained in the room.

Bane picked up his teacup, drank it all in one gulp, and said, "After talking so much, my mouth is dry."

"You mean saying that? You were pointing your finger at Sengoku and cursing him." Zephyr laughed upon hearing this. "Sengoku and I have been comrades-in-arms for a lifetime. In all these years, this is the first time I've ever seen anything like this. Even Steelbone and those five guys on Mary Geoise have never cursed Sengoku like this."

This made Bane a little embarrassed. He rubbed his nose and said, "To be honest, I've imagined many scenarios, but I never thought I'd end up like today, giving the Grand Inspector a good scolding. I hope he won't hold a grudge against me?"

"He asked for it, what is he holding a grudge about?" Zefa said nonchalantly.

Looking back now, Bane thinks it was quite enjoyable; it was even more satisfying than beating up the Sengoku period.

"Sengoku has now made up his mind to join our side. So it seems that when the time comes to 'raise the flag and rebel' in the future, many people in our headquarters will probably choose to stand on our side," Zefa said with some emotion.

He himself is an extremely influential figure in the Navy, and Bane is currently a Navy Admiral, at the height of his prestige, and also possesses considerable influence. Now, even Kuzan and Sengoku have chosen to stand on their side.

Zefa couldn't even imagine what a grand occasion it would be when they officially established the new navy.

"Sakazuki will probably be very upset then," Bane smacked his lips.

Before going to headquarters, he hadn't really considered Sakazuki's feelings, because he felt that he and Sakazuki probably wouldn't get along. Sakazuki had finally managed to get to the position of marshal, so how could he just come and join him, Bane, so easily?

Once he arrives, wouldn't things be reversed? At headquarters, Bane is his little brother, but in Melvure, he's Bane's little brother.

However, on the way back from headquarters, Bane felt that, given Sakazuki's personality, he might not really care about the marshal's position.

However, these are all just Bane's own conjectures, and there's no need to have too high expectations.

"Let's leave the Sakazuki matter for now; the outcome will come naturally in due time." Zeff waved his hand, then his expression turned serious. "Dr. Genus brought back a portion of the Poneglyphs and ancient documents from Eghardt to Melvure, originally intending to use them for reference. However, Robin recently uncovered some crucial information from them. I wonder if she's mentioned it to you?"

Bane paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, I do know. She's been extremely busy lately, arranging for the intake of refugees from the New World. She hasn't even had a chance to sit down since she got back, and Mr. Sengoku has been dragging her around arguing for so long. I haven't even had a chance to see her yet. What happened? What's wrong?"

"Are you aware that sea levels have been rising in recent years?" Zepha asked instead of answering immediately.

Bane instantly understood what Zephyr was going to say, and Zephyr, seeing his expression, immediately realized what he meant, raising an eyebrow and asking, "You've seen a related future?"

"It's just some blurry images," Bane frowned. "A world-ending catastrophe? The ocean is about to swallow everything? Only by standing on high ground can we escape this disaster?"

"That's right." Zephyr nodded. "There have been signs of rising sea levels for some time now, and our navy has received a lot of related intelligence. However, this kind of thing isn't really worth worrying about. Over the past few hundred years, the ocean has risen and fallen, and similar things have happened many times. At its peak, the sea level was much higher than it is now, but it always receded eventually. This is the law and power of nature, and humans cannot interfere with the ocean. But this time is different!"

Before Bane could speak, Zephyr continued, "This time, it might be an unprecedented catastrophe. The sea level will rise to a point that no one can accept. According to ancient documents, more than eight hundred years ago, during the Void Century, ancient civilizations foresaw this devastating crisis. The World Government, which was later established, should also have known about it, so they abandoned everything and transferred their heritage to the Red Line, building Mary Geoise as a sacred site."

"There are also super bridge projects like the Techira Wolf that have been under construction since ancient times. To be honest, I always thought this project was a bit ridiculous. For hundreds of years, they have been building countries with high bridges, trying to connect some countries in this way. What is the point? It's not as good as the sea train. But now I think it is probably to prepare for such a devastating disaster and to preserve some of their own resources, right?" Zefa said again.

"The World Government has covered up this catastrophic information while preparing for it, which means they plan to maintain their rule and rebuild the world's social order after the cataclysmic disaster has passed," Bane said, clicking his tongue. "To be honest, even the World Government cannot completely resist a disaster of this magnitude. Their actions are actually understandable."

A world-destroying ocean is a disaster; the merciless sea will devour everything. Only a very few places on high ground can provide refuge. However, even those high places cannot accommodate everyone in the world. They can only select their true "own people" to be preserved. The world's government's approach is indeed understandable.

If it were Bane, he would have done the same in a desperate situation, giving himself, those around him, and the team he could trust the chance to survive.

We will rebuild the world after the disaster has passed.

"If it were just literature, it wouldn't need to be taken so seriously. But unfortunately, sea levels have indeed been rising steadily in recent years, just as the literature predicted. This can't be treated as a story to be heard and forgotten. We in Melvure are at a high altitude, so we can protect ourselves. At the same time, the Sky Tree Project is constantly expanding, but even so, it's powerless to save us from this terrible situation. Ninety-nine percent of life on the sea will be destroyed because of this. Do you have any ideas?" Zepha asked.

"There's only one way, isn't there?" Bane said softly.

"To escape this world that's about to devour everything, is that it?" Zephyr said in a somewhat complicated tone.

"That's right. Judging from the current situation, such a cataclysmic disaster shouldn't completely erupt within a year or two, right? We still have some time to prepare. After we defeat the world's ruling government and establish a new rule, we'll need to consider going to another world to fight for living space," Bane said in a heavy tone.

"Although I haven't seen it yet, isn't your door supposed to be unable to carry too many people? If an entire world can't be efficiently integrated, it would be better to focus on building the Sky Tree project," Zephyr said, frowning in thought.

"I can't do it on my own, but we can assemble an elite force to go to another world first and try to acquire the technology to build a 'gateway'. Once we can build a sustainable gate that spans worlds, all the problems will be solved," Bane said.

"In the end, it's still unknown," Zephyr sighed, but quickly smiled optimistically and said, "But in the face of a disaster of this magnitude, having a way that at least offers some hope is already a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."

Bane thought to himself, "This is all for the Horde. I have to build the Dark Portal."

Discussing such a world-destroying catastrophe at this point seemed too far off, and Bane and Zephyr quickly moved on to other matters.

Before they could chat for long, Ain walked in somewhat helplessly and said, "Teacher, Young Master, a mission has arrived."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"I knew it. Those damn royals would just add to my workload for no reason. The New World only has six slots for the World Conference, right? Why are the rest of us getting involved? Why do we have to escort them to Mary Geoise?" Bane didn't even need to hear Ain's report to guess what had happened.

"Given the situation in the New World, this outcome was not unexpected. These parasites of the kingdoms have always been like this. When Frevans was about to perish, the nobles and royalty within the kingdom were the first to flee, burying the entire nation's people in the North Sea," Zepha said with a cold snort, full of disdain.

"Make me a list, write down all their names. These bastards, I'm going to take care of them all later!" Bane cursed.

Ain seemed to have anticipated what Bane would think, and smiled, saying, "I've recorded everything that needed to be recorded."

"You understand me best." Bane nodded with a smile, then said, "If it weren't for seeing Mr. Sengoku, I wouldn't have rushed back. I would have just rested at headquarters and attended the World Conference. Tsk, I haven't even had a chance to sit down properly before I have to leave again. Godfather, I'll leave things here in your care."

"Go ahead and don't worry, I'll take care of things here," Zefa nodded in response.

"There's one more thing, young master. The intelligence department just reported that the Revolutionary Army's activity in the New World has increased at a visible rate recently. This is probably related to the flight of nobles from these kingdoms. Many countries have already begun to experience unrest," Ain said.

"The Revolutionary Army?" Bane frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said, "Forget it, let's not worry about them. These nobles of the kingdom have run away, leaving behind only a chaotic and disorderly country. If the Revolutionary Army can make a little effort to maintain some order during this time, they can probably save countless lives, which would be doing a good deed."

In the New World, a large number of royal nobles fled, leaving behind empty shells and chaotic, unstable countries. In such times, if the revolutionary army were to step in and take over, even if it were just to maintain the basic operation and order of these countries, it would be far better than complete chaos.

Bane had no reason to hinder the revolutionary army at this time.

Seeing that Bane had no intention of giving any instructions to the Revolutionary Army, Ain didn't bring up the follow-up matters. After making some preparations, he didn't even have time to stay overnight before General Bane boarded the warship again.

As Bane said, it seemed as if he came back just to give Sengoku a piece of his mind.

(End of this chapter)