I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

He was about to speak when he saw Sieg lean back slightly. Before he could fall, he was caught by a pair of hands and fell into Stussy's arms.

Stussy has become increasingly skilled at using the Door-Door Fruit, appearing and disappearing somewhat unpredictably.

In the recently concluded war, she did not defeat any powerful enemy on the main battlefield, but simply stayed by Sig's side in the alternate dimension.

The Door-Door Fruit's impact on this war was subtle and gradual, not dazzling or outstanding; it simply provided support through large-scale spatial movement and the creation of alternate-dimensional shelters.

The wounded can take refuge in the alternate dimension, and the giant army, whose strength was exhausted by the "Wei Kingdom", can also recover in this way.

"This pillow is huge..." Sig muttered softly with his eyes closed.

A few seconds later, soft snoring gradually began.

His brows relaxed, and his usually tense face softened. The intimidating aura seemed to have vanished from him at this moment, and he looked like an ordinary, unremarkable person in his sleep.

Wild animals rarely sleep soundly; the slightest disturbance will wake them, and they are always ready to face unexpected crises.

Sieg, who has spent almost his entire life walking a tightrope, is no exception.

Although he kept saying he wanted to live a peaceful life, Sieg had long been accustomed to being as sensitive as a wild animal and to living like one.

Uranus, the Heavenly King, and the World Government have always been a Damocles' sword hanging over Sigurd's head.

But after a long and winding road, he was finally able to sleep soundly like a domestic pig.

...........................

Sig slept for two days.

During this period, the big news fabricated by Morgans and Gilman has already caused a sensation around the world.

The existence of Im, the Lord of the Void Throne, has been confirmed, and he should be the mastermind behind the entire world.

But as the evidence became clear, a new name replaced him and ascended to godhood.

Hig, the bandit king.

The breach in the Red Earth continent is a testament to his power. Already renowned throughout the world, his prestige has now reached an unprecedented level.

Those few who didn't believe in the supernatural fell silent after seeing the huge gap in the Red Earth.

Just like Uranus, the king of the gods, who hangs high in the sky, after witnessing the breach in the Red Line, no one would want to be an enemy of such a figure.

Day three.

Sig woke up slowly aboard the Dokuzan, which was anchored around Marineford Island, the headquarters of the Navy.

"You..." A familiar voice came from beside my ear.

"I'm awake." Sig, who had just woken up, immediately interrupted Stussy's spellcasting and stretched.

This time it wasn't a hangover; Sieg was full of energy.

Stussy found a chair and sat down, facing Sieg's bed, his sapphire-like eyes fixed on him.

"What is it now?" Sig asked.

“You said it before. I said you don’t have to keep everything to yourself, I can listen,” Stussy said earnestly.

"And you said, 'Next time for sure.'"

"Now that the World Government no longer exists, everything has settled down, is that alright?"

“Uh…” Sig instinctively looked away.

"Actually, next time it will definitely mean getting something for free."

"Freebie?"

"No, no, no, it's wrong to take something for free, of course I can't take something for free... It's nothing, I have something to do, I'll be going now."

Sieg was a little incoherent. He shook his head, pushed open the door, and walked out of the room.

Stussy remained seated in his chair, propping his head up with one hand, lost in thought.

"So that's what he likes?"

"Can't get something for free? That means..."

"Do I have to pay first?" Stusi fell into deep thought.

............................

Stepping out of the room, Sieg flew into the air and surveyed the distance.

The Dushan was anchored around Marineford, the headquarters of the Navy, while the Kronos spaceship, not far away, was also anchored on the ocean surface, transforming into a large floating island.

Besides these three islands, Sig also saw giant sea monsters occasionally popping their heads out of the sea, guarding Fishman Island.

"While I was sleeping, were Fishman Island in the Calm Belt also moved here by the Sea Kings?"

With a thought in mind, Sieg quickly flew to Fishman Island.

Before long, he had found Vegapunk in Vegapunk's laboratory on Fishman Island.

Vegapunk did not go on the expedition; he stayed on Calm Belt Fishman Island with Shirahoshi and the others.

"Is this another one of mine... the Tinderbox?" Vegapunk fiddled with the black box in his hand, his eyes lighting up.

"So what exactly is this?" Sieg pressed, also a little curious.

“Of course it’s my inheritance.” Vegapunk’s tone grew increasingly excited, his eyebrows dancing with excitement:

"Over the years, as the chief scientist of the world government, my research findings over decades are all contained in this little thing, a small device for storing data."

"The torch is passed on, and now I can take over the flame left by another one of me."

Inspired by Siegfried, Vegapunk devised a "Torch Project".

As a user of the Time Reversal Fruit, he can freely travel back to the past, and the Torch Project is... to send only memories, not the body.

Therefore, the Vegapunk clones around Sig retained the memories of a previous Vegapunk executor of the Torch Project, but were unaware of the memories of other Vegapunks.

As for the original Vegapunk, he had already died long ago due to the excessive use of his abilities, which exhausted his lifespan in a long time loop.

Sending memories is a skill in itself, and not every Vegapunk has developed his abilities to that extent.

However, the human brain can only remember so much, so the tinderbox came into being.

"Wait, there's another video recording..." Vegapunk's heart stirred slightly, and he pressed a button.

The projector lights came on, revealing a Vegapunk projection with bloodshot eyes and an exhausted appearance.

He glanced down at his watch and rubbed his temples wearily—a muscle memory habit that every Vegapunk was forced to develop, representing a past experience that was extremely unpleasant.

"This is the 108th time loop." Vegapunk looked up at the camera:

"If this also fails, then we'll have to try the last resort..."

................

"So that's what happened?"

When Sieg arrived at the spaceship, Vegapunk had already been obliterated by a series of self-destructions, and Sieg didn't recognize him.

Sig only knew that the Uranus ship had suddenly malfunctioned and slowed down, and later learned that Phoenix and Vegapunk were behind it, but only now did he know what had really happened.

“I died again…” Vegapunk’s reaction was much calmer than Sig’s.

Sig looked at him and felt that Vegapunk was unusually calm.

“That’s normal.” Vegapunk understood what Sig meant.

"From the moment I first used the Devil Fruit's power to travel 500 years into the future, I have already disregarded my own life and death." Vegapunk took a sip of coffee, his expression calm and composed.

"To reverse the trajectory of the future and allow our civilization to survive from a great enemy five hundred years from now... This has always been my ultimate goal. If I didn't have this ambition and was just a half-baked scientist with personal desires, I wouldn't have been chosen to become the user of the Time Reversal Fruit."

Sig paused for a moment.

Speaking of Vegapunk's long-cherished enemy 500 years in the future, he recalled another matter: the past of Sigmar in a parallel world.

Sigmar once used the power of the Infinite Gate to suppress the fifty-six emperors in the Infinite Land.

On the infinite land, which is the moon, Sigma also encountered space pirates living on the lunar ruins. After an encounter, Sigma stole the space pirates' interstellar ship and decided to explore the deeper reaches of space.

Sigma's later years were fraught with misfortune. He was often in a daze and his mind was half-mad. During a brief moment of lucidity, he left a note for Sigma.

After reading the note together, Vegapunk from the parallel world and Sigmund speculated that Sigma might have encountered the great enemy that would destroy human civilization 500 years in advance in the deeper part of the starry sea—information that Sigmund already knew in the parallel world.

“This story teaches us not to change maps,” Sieg muttered to himself.

"What picture?" Vegapunk ignored Sieg's words, busied himself for a while, his expression gradually becoming excited, his eyes gleaming:

"Sig, conjure up a few more transforming leaves for me. And conjure up that thing you've seen before... that creation of another technological civilization... called a laptop? Let me take a look."

"I already possess technology from 500 years in the future, as well as some technology from an ancient kingdom 800 years ago. If I add your third technology tree, even without in-depth research, it will still provide some valuable insights."

"The world government has collapsed. If we just focus on development for 500 years, let alone reversing the future, we might even be able to expand our territory into the depths of space."

Sig readily took out the Transformer Leaf and tinkered with it for a while with Vegapunk.

Not long after, there was a knock on the laboratory door, and Saab walked in.

“Mr. Sig, you’re finally awake.” Sabo’s eyes lit up.

After Sieg woke up, he did not conceal his whereabouts, so the Revolutionary Army tracked him down to Vegapunk's laboratory.

"The Dragon Leader sent me to invite you. There's an important meeting... about where the new world should go after the overthrow of the World Government."

Chapter 1293 The Symbol of Peace (4k)

Inside the meeting room.

Long sat at the head of the conference room, with many leaders of Liangshan Marsh and various factions in front of him.

This includes Pirate King Roger, Whitebeard Newgate, Zeff and Fujitora of the NEO Marines, the Fifty-Six Emperors, former Fleet Admiral Akainu who surrendered, and Shanks who arrived late for the final battle.

Dragon had not anticipated that Sieg would wake up, so the meeting had already begun.

If Xige sat in the first seat of Liangshan Marsh, then Long was the second seat.

Whitebeard or Roger were stronger, but most of the forces were local warlords, while only Dragon's Revolutionary Army was a world-class force spread across the globe.

The main speakers were Dragon, along with Ivankov and other Revolutionary Army officers; the pirates and Marines spoke very little.

Pirates and the navy are laymen when it comes to participating in politics and policy-making; most of the time they can only listen.