I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

The bald man seemed to be deep in thought.

At this time, the discussion between the God-King and the other gods had reached a conclusion.

The God-King seemed to have made a decision. He turned to look at Sig, about to speak.

"Wait a minute."

At that moment, Sig’s voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone turned to look.

The man, who had an ordinary appearance but a charming appearance, still showed no emotional fluctuation on his face.

“God King, I don’t recall ever promising you that I would join forces with the God Kingdom to fight against the World Government,” Sig said calmly.

Everyone was taken aback.

Barrett, who was still rubbing her hands together in anticipation, was stunned for a moment, while the gods almost didn't react at all.

It seems that no one, including the God-King, ever considered that Sieg would reject this possibility.

Upon careful reflection, it's clear that Sieg did not make any statement.

From the beginning, it was all just the God-King trying to show his sincerity by throwing out a lot of old history and dirty secrets about the World Government.

Sieg didn't actually agree.

He shook his head inwardly. He felt that these gods were talking to themselves all along, which meant they were tacitly agreeing to his request.

Why would he be so reckless as to attack the World Government?

Although Sieg has attacked the Holy Land, breached Impel Down, wreaked havoc at Marine Headquarters during the Marineford War, and even breached the Red Line... he has always been a pacifist who yearns for a peaceful life.

"Doesn't Boss Sig want to break through the World Government?" The bald man was also stunned for a moment.

But upon closer reflection, he felt something was amiss.

"Impossible. The Mountain Bandit King should be the king of Mary Geoise, the holy land of the world's highest peak. This should be Boss Sig's long-cherished wish."

The bald man was also a little confused, and he stared blankly at Sig.

"We can discuss the terms of cooperation," the God-King said with a smile, quickly recovering from his surprise.

"Sig, you need to think carefully about your situation. Cooperation would benefit both sides."

"No, why should I join forces with you to fight against the World Government?"

“I think you may have some misunderstanding about me. I am a pacifist. Why would I cooperate with you to start a world war?” Sieg said bluntly.

He refused decisively and directly, and before the God-King and the other gods could react, he turned and left with his men.

Before the bandits left, the bald man slapped his forehead, and his brief moment of confusion vanished once again.

"Yes. Why does Boss Sigurd insist on joining forces with God Kingdom to fight against the World Government?"

The confusion that had been in his eyes had vanished, replaced by a look of deep emotion.

"Boss Sig is really confident."

"He already had the ambition and plan to take over the World Government on his own, so why should he associate with these losers from eight hundred years ago?"

The bald man lagged behind the crowd, a slight smile playing on his lips as he glanced at the gods standing in the magnificent palace.

How could an old god, confined to his own little territory, possibly understand the bandit king's grand plan to spread his influence far and wide?

Barrett lagged behind at the back of the crowd.

His gaze shifted back and forth between Sieg's retreating figure and the gods, as if he were hesitating...

After finally catching a fish, Sig left again.

He should stay here. Although he can satisfy his craving for two minor gods, what if Sieg, like before, takes advantage of his absence to secretly kill three or five Yonko?

"Forget it, I can do it anytime later." He finally suppressed the thought, turned around and followed Sig away.

"...What's going on with this group of Blue Ocean people?" The gods stood on the ground, looking at each other in bewilderment.

The script had already reached this point, just one more twist away, and he just left like that?

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Sigir's goal was not to cooperate with the God King, but to continue building up his armor, ideally until he could face the Heavenly King without taking any damage, thus ensuring his safety.

"Sig, there's a stall in the outer city that sells really delicious Rainbow Cloud Cotton Candy. I'll take you there."

After leaving the Heavenly Palace, Ah Ling pulled Sig towards the outer city.

"I remember there was a circus over there, I think it was called the Blue Sky Circus, it was quite lively."

circus?

The other bandits also showed some interest.

They weren't exactly fans of the circus, but these past few days the gods had been dragging them to see operas, symphonies, and other highbrow art forms, which was getting a bit annoying...

Whether they are mountain bandits or sea pirates, most of them are not so elegant; they are just rough men who live by the sword.

Walking on the streets of the divine kingdom, the wingless bandits immediately attracted the attention of many people.

The inner city was better; the Protoss were indistinguishable from the humans of the Blue Sea in appearance, the only differences being their clothing and subtle accents.

Once they arrived at the outer city where the angels lived, Sig and his wingless people stood out conspicuously.

"The gods here are basically the same as those people from before."

Ah Ling casually bought a skewer of grilled chicken wings from a stall on both sides of the street, and explained as she ate.

"The gods have long lifespans, similar to the giants. They have no external enemies on the floating islands ten thousand meters above the ground, so they fight each other fiercely. Of course, there are also some who don't like fighting and spend most of their energy on their artistic hobbies."

"For example, symphonies, operas, art paintings, architecture, sculptures, and the like."

The buildings in the divine kingdom are mostly exquisite and magnificent. In contrast, the Elbaf giants on the ground, who also have long lifespans, build houses by simply piling up logs, which is very rough.

But Ah Ling is different.

She likes to eat.

“Tell me about the powers of those gods? For example… the god of winter?” Sig asked casually.

"The Goddess of Winter...she is the fifth generation of the Goddess of Winter since the New Era." Ah Ling pondered for a moment:

"Her divine role is cold, winter."

"If we use the classification rules for Devil Fruit users in the terrestrial world, perhaps it should be classified as... a Paramecia-type Cold-Cold Fruit user, which is roughly the same ability as Charlotte Owen, the user of the Heat-Heat Fruit."

"Clergy?" Sig asked thoughtfully.

The divine function of the god of winter is the concepts of winter and cold.

The development of the Cold-Cold Fruit's abilities is also an extension of the concept of "coldness".

For example, Law's Ope no Mi (Operation Fruit).

The basic application of the Op-Op Fruit is the manipulation of the ROOM space. From this perspective, the Op-Op Fruit seems to be a space-type ability similar to the Door-Door Fruit and the Mirror-Mirror Fruit.

However, the Op-Op Fruit can also generate techniques like gamma rays and electric shocks, which are completely unrelated to space.

Therefore, the development of the Op-Op Fruit's abilities is actually an extension of the concept of "op" and cannot be simply categorized as a Space-Space Fruit. This is similar to the concept of the divine duties of the gods.

"You just mentioned the fifth generation of Winter God?" Sig snapped out of his reverie.

"Don't the gods live for three or four hundred years? If we start counting from eight hundred years ago, how could she be the fifth generation of the Winter Goddess?"

"Of course, it's because the gods of previous generations didn't live to be three or four hundred years old; many died in battle," Ah Ling replied simply.

"Among the gods today, the vast majority are fourth-generation ability users, and a few are fifth or sixth generation."

"And there is only one God of the third generation."

"Is the only third generation the current God-King?" Sig guessed.

“He is the guardian deity of the divine kingdom, the gatekeeper of the divine kingdom,” Ah Ling replied.

Sieg recalled the gatekeeper he encountered at the airport immigration checkpoint, somewhat unexpectedly.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The divine kingdom seems to be in the midst of a rebellion and turmoil, although it hasn't been apparent in the past few days... But at a time like this, the person guarding the border must be a fierce general.

“Speaking of which, we actually met a third-generation god several decades ago,” Ah Ling suddenly said.

“Decades ago?” Sig frowned; he had never come into contact with the gods before.

“It’s Lucien, the God of Thunder from Thunder Island. He was defeated by you.” Ah Ling turned her head to look at Sig.

Thunder Island?

Sig realized what was happening.

At that time, he was still Wang Xige, and he went with the Rocks Pirates.

Shiki the Golden Lion once flew high into the sky above Raijin Island, only to be struck by lightning and slammed to the ground.

Lucien is a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and his subordinates are a group of female knights riding Pegasus who call themselves Thor.

At the time, Lockes and the others didn't think much of it, assuming that the so-called Lucien was just an older, delusional person who called himself a god.

In that battle, Shiki the Golden Lion snatched the Cloud-Cloud Fruit from the cockroach bully, while Higuma and Whitebeard had their first child... This happened many years ago.

“Thunder God Lucien is one of the nine Sky Island Lords of the God Kingdom. The Sky Island he rules is called Bika.” As Ah Ling said this, she suddenly remembered that she had killed Enel when she passed by Jaya Sky Island.

"Speaking of which, there's another person named Enel. He's the fourth generation of Thor... If nothing unexpected happens, he's probably in the prison of the gods right now."

"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit is really powerful. No matter which user gets it, they'll become a god of thunder." Sigurd said with a hint of envy.

"By the way, which generation of God-King is the current one? And what are his abilities?" Sig asked curiously.

“The 15th generation,” Ah Ling replied.

Sig paused, somewhat surprised.

"The God-King is so young? He's actually the least senior of all the gods?"

"It's not that they lack experience, but rather that the generational change of God-Kings is extremely rapid," Ah Ling said, shaking her head.

"According to the rules, the strongest among the gods is the God-King of the God Kingdom."

"Because of this rule, the God-King has never lacked challengers... The reign of each God-King has lasted less than 50 years, which is considered very short for a long-lived species."

"However, this generation's God-King is extraordinary. He has been in power for over 300 years, and his position has remained unshakeable for those three hundred years. That's probably why he harbors ambitions to counterattack the World Government..."