I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Morgans has fallen out with the World Government because of a news report from two years ago. Only in the New World, ruled by the Four Emperors, can Morgans find a place to live.

In the past, this wouldn't have been a big deal.

Now, the decades-long power struggle among the Four Emperors has collapsed, and there are very few people who can protect Morgans.

But just right... right in front of him is a towering tree.

Morgans waved his hand, signaling his men to assemble and work with the Supernovas to clean up the mess and rescue the wounded, showing great enthusiasm.

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Two or three hours later.

Deep within the New World, atop a sky island above the World Tree.

Sig stood in the air with his eyes closed, and tiny, dense beads of blood began to seep from the pores of his skin all over his body, bursting in all directions and staining the four walls of the enclosed room bright red.

After a long while, he opened his eyes, landed on the ground from the air, and walked out of the room with a slightly tired expression.

Outside the door, Vegapunk was already waiting, holding an empty telekinetic vial and looking sentimental.

"No matter how many times I watch it, I still find it incredible. It's truly a brilliant idea, worthy of being the masterpiece of my parallel universe counterpart," Vegapunk exclaimed.

Sieg took the towel, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and stared blankly at the dozens of empty medicine bottles displayed on the cabinet next to him.

The enhancement of telekinesis began in a parallel world, where Higuma underwent two years of training to lay the foundation. This training was overseen by Vegapunk from the parallel world and cost countless sums of money. It also involved Vegapunk's personal wisdom and the power of the Time-Reversal Fruit, as well as sparring with Aokiji and the Pacifistas. The cost was immeasurable.

The latter half of the telekinetic enhancement project was completed in the One Piece world, also lasting two years. It replaced Sigma's panda bird blood with telekinetic drugs, costing 10 billion Berries, equivalent to two Whitebeards.

Now, all the medicine has been used up, and the entire plan has been successfully completed.

According to Vegapunk from a parallel universe, Higuma now possesses the power of a lion, with a telekinetic strength comparable to that of a Float-Float Fruit.

During the ten years of amnesia, Sigma reached a strength of 1.3-1.5 Lions, which suggests that there may still be potential to tap into Sigma's telekinesis, but he has now reached a bottleneck.

Of course, telekinesis and the Float-Float Fruit are not the same kind of power in essence.

The downside of the Float Fruit is that you have to touch the object beforehand.

Furthermore, maintaining weightlessness does not require any effort, so the Golden Lion can control more than a dozen small floating islands to remain suspended at an altitude of 10,000 meters year-round.

Higuma's telekinesis or Kaido's flame cloud are powerful enough to lift islands into the air, but this is similar to lifting dumbbells with muscles; it will get tiring and cannot be maintained for a long time, but it also has greater explosive power.

Far away, Sig felt a "brubru" sound coming from the Den Den Mushi in his arms.

The caller was Luo, who gave a brief account of what had happened on Whole Cake Island.

"So the person who called me really was Kaido? I thought someone was trying to get me to team up for a boss fight... It really was Kaido himself?" Sig was also a little confused.

He only vaguely sensed being summoned, but before he could travel through the process, Kaido shredded the notebook, halting the summoning process.

The Sun Knight's white wax stone can be used once a week, and the name written on it is also valid for one week.

In other words, if Sieg wants to use the ash stone again to write his name a second time, he will have to wait another week.

As for combined earrings, they also have strong limitations.

This thing is like a wedding ring; it can only be used once and must be paired, so the earrings are currently useless to Sieg.

After seeing Luffy's return to sea in the newspaper, Higuma thought about having Ace and Luffy use each other, hoping they could combine to achieve something, but that didn't happen.

Besides the combined earrings and the summoning notebook, the third thing mentioned on the phone was Morgans and the coffin.

"My coffin has been found? And someone's supposed to auction it off on Scarborough Island in the New World?"

Sieg and Vegapunk listened in silence to Morgans and the coffin lid.

At this moment, the person speaking on the other end of the phone had changed from Law to Morgans. He cherished this opportunity to talk to Sieg very much and flattered Sieg over the phone, as if Sieg had become a wise man who could strategize and win battles from afar and play with the lives of the Four Emperors in the palm of his hand.

“Not bad, Morgans, it seems you have a good eye, actually seeing this layer of my layout.” Sieg was very pleased to hear this.

However, when he heard that the coffin was mysterious and believed to be related to the secret of the bandit king's resurrection, he almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Others, unaware of the details, found the coffin mysterious. However, it was essentially a one-time use prop. After Sieg used it once, it lost its effectiveness and became nothing more than a decorative item, utterly unimportant.

At the end of the battle where the bandit king returned to Sword Mountain Island, the Dynamax Magikarp created a tsunami, which stopped the battle and caused the coffin to sink into the sea.

“Sigurd.” Vegapunk had also overheard the conversation, and his expression was somewhat strange at this moment:

"There's something fishy about the coffin... It's highly likely that the coffin has already fallen into the hands of the World Government, because—"

"Wait, let me analyze this first." Sigurd waved his hand, interrupting Vegapunk. He was a little arrogant, as if he had everything under control.

"Are you saying that because you've worked for the World Government your whole life and are familiar with its way of doing things, based on your experience, this is likely a trap set by the World Government?"

No, it's because------

"No?" Sieg thought for a moment, then spoke again:

"That's because the World Government is the ruling power of the world and possesses the best salvage equipment and technology. No other power can do this."

“No.” Vegapunk’s expression was a little strange.

"Actually, the order to retrieve the coffin was given by me personally."

Sig: ..........

He coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness, looking at Vegapunk with some confusion:

Why did you hire someone to dig up my coffin?

Upon hearing this, Vegapunk's expression became even more peculiar.

During the Sword Mountain Island incident, he unexpectedly observed seven dark figures carrying a coffin across the void of space through a privately launched artificial satellite.

At the time, he didn't know "Time Traveler King Sig," so he was greatly shocked by Sig's coffin, even thinking that Sig came from deep outer space and that the coffin was actually an interstellar spacecraft...

Since then, Vegapunk has taken a great interest in Sig and once ordered the retrieval of Sig's coffin. However, he never expected that the coffin would reappear 12 years later.

“Let’s leave that aside for now…” Vegapunk said.

"It is true that I once ordered the retrieval of your coffin, but after several years of searching, the World Government has basically given up on the project."

"If even the World Government can't get it, then other pirates certainly can't either."

"Therefore, the most likely possibility is that... within the World Government, there is someone with authority and status no less than mine, or even higher than mine, who has restarted the project."

"So, this could indeed be a trap set by the world government."

“Classic fishing.” Sig looked at the Den Den Mushi in his hand, his gaze unfriendly.

"Mr. Sig, I don't know anything about this..." The Den Den Mushi mimicked Morgans' voice, looking extremely aggrieved, as if he were protesting.

“I have long since fallen out with the World Government. Not to mention that I would never allow the World Government to interfere with the content of my newspaper... even if I were to switch sides to the World Government under pressure, I would still have no chance of survival.”

Sieg thought about it and agreed.

Morgans is a media mogul and intelligence chief. He can receive all kinds of information, but that doesn't mean he can accurately distinguish the authenticity and source of the information, or whether someone is setting a trap. That's beyond the capabilities of an intelligence chief.

Of course, his suspicions have not been completely cleared.

“How about we make a deal?” Sieg suggested.

"You will find some unusual animals or plants in the sea for me. In return, you can fly my flag and I will take you under my protection. I can even take you to a refuge far away from the control of the World Government."

Morgans was overjoyed, as he was still hoping to clear his name, so he naturally did not refuse.

“I need some special trees…” Sieg said;

"For example, Adam the Tree."

There are many special kinds of trees in the world of One Piece.

The Adam Tree, the Eve Tree, the Elbaf World Tree, and the mangroves of the Sabaody Archipelago each have their own unique characteristics.

Adam Tree, on the other hand, is the most durable shipbuilding timber.

The Roger Pirates' original ships, as well as the Straw Hat Pirates' Thousand Sunny, were all built using Adam Wood.

Of course, times have changed.

The current Dushan, though also built by shipwright Tom, has had its main hull material replaced with high-performance Wahlbo alloy. While it is heavier, it also has stronger protective capabilities and is powered by a modified Hades engine.

"Mr. Sieg, you want to build a ship?" Morgans nodded:

"The wood of the Adam Tree is indeed very precious. It is a rare tree with only a handful of trees in the world. But if you want the wood, I do have some."

“No, I want a living tree, not timber,” Sieg said.

"After you find the precious tree Adam, take it with you and give it to me along with its roots."

"A living tree?" Morgans was surprised, but he agreed, saying that it would take some time.

After hanging up the phone, Sieg fell into deep thought.

Someone dug up their own coffin, which is suspected to be a trap set by the World Government... They may want to force the person to show themselves and compete for the seemingly high-class coffin.

In that case, Sieg is even less likely to go.

"Keep hiding until Luffy becomes the Pirate King." Higuma still has no intention of setting sail.

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The next day, news of Kaido's death spread rapidly throughout the New World.

Whole Cake Island was partially destroyed by that cannon shot, with a hole punched in the center of the island. However, there were still many survivors, including Big Mom, Kaido's former subordinates, and some of the residents of Whole Cake Island.

Ace, Luffy, Law, and Bege became famous in the New World, far surpassing other supernovas of their time.

However, Law is still regarded by the world as a member of the Higuma Mountain Pirates, and in the eyes of many, Kaido's death was inseparable from Higuma's secret involvement.

"Breaking news! Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, has been defeated by a team of Supernovas including Portgas D. Ace, Luffy, Bege, and Law!"

"I heard from the survivors of Whole Cake Island that the truth is actually quite different!"

"Before his death, Kaido shouted out Higuma's name, indicating that Higuma had been secretly watching the battle but had not intervened, allowing the younger generation to kill Kaido!"

"What? Could it be that Sieg is the mastermind behind all this?"

"Even if he wasn't the mastermind, it's still terrifying... Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, was actually driven to that state by Higuma before his death..."

"The order is out of balance, this era is completely out of control! Kaido is outdated, he has been eliminated by the times, and he actually died at the hands of a Supernova!"

There were even conspiracy theorists like Morgans who drew parallels to Big Mom's death, which Kaido had kept secret for a year.

If you connect these two incidents, the truth behind them is truly chilling...

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