I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"This kind of paper must be a strange object created by a Devil Fruit user, which is why it has some unusual properties."

"Just like the sword spirit wine made from the Brew Fruit, or the Wahlbo alloy made from the Swallow Fruit."

The secrets of Wahlbo alloy are unknown to the world, as Higuma just mentioned.

"I guess so," Higuma nodded.

It would be a waste to use the opportunity to get Vegapunk's help just to repair the gloves.

Japanese bears have a new idea.

The Boruto comic book itself is too small; it can barely be used as a breast protector, and it's not very useful.

While tearing paper into individual sheets might increase surface area, it's too fragile and easily breaks, making it impractical.

“Dr. Vegapunk, I hope you can use this paper as an insulation material. That is, embed it into the combat suit gloves, sandwiched between the Wahlbo alloy materials, to form an insulation layer.”

“That’s not a bad idea,” Vegapunk nodded.

Vegapunk measured the size of the gloves and the thickness of the paper, indicating that 50 comic book pages were needed.

This comic book has about 200 pages, so tearing out fifty pages isn't a big deal.

If it were an official Germa full-body combat suit, a single comic book would definitely not be enough.

"By the way, Dr. Vegapunk, since you've come to see me, surely no one else knows about this, right?" Higuma asked.

"Don't worry, I understand the importance of self-preservation better than you do. No one else knows this except for your family's Ain," Vegapunk replied.

Vegapunk knew Sunkuma's true identity, so he was already mentally prepared for Sunkuma's identity to be exposed.

Over the course of those ten years, he had only met Higuma a handful of times, and the two of them had never spent time together in private.

His caution was solely to avoid suspicion; even if Higuma's identity was exposed and the Navy began its purge, the fire would not reach him.

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

the other side.

After leaving Impel Down, Celestial Dragon Phoenix Palace boarded a ship, preparing to return to the Holy Land as quickly as possible and then enter the Red Line.

"The bandit king Sig... what an annoying man."

Phoenix's face revealed undisguised disgust and aversion.

She wouldn't have said a word to Sieg if it weren't to force him to reveal the location of the treasure.

Phoenix Palace returned to her cabin, sat down in a chair, and reached out to straighten the photo frame that was standing upright on the table.

As she gazed at the photo, her expression of disgust gradually faded, eventually turning gentle.

The photo shows a pale-skinned man with messy black hair and a wild smile.

To be precise... the photo shows a dead person, the body of Rocks, who has retained his appearance after being prepared by an embalmer.

She picked up the photo frame, buried it deep in her arms, and murmured to herself with a slight smile:

"The world doesn't know that Lox was a powerful yet gentle man who, in the final moments of his life at the Valley of the Gods, used his last strength to resist the attack of Uranus, the King of the Gods, who descended from the heavens..."

"Without him, I really don't know how many of the people on the island... including the Rocks Pirates, the Roger Pirates, the Marine fleet, and even us Celestial Dragons... would have survived."

As she read this, the smile on her face vanished, and her eyes gradually turned cold.

"Lox is dead, but his first mate, Wang Sig, who betrayed him, is still alive."

"That shameless scoundrel deserves to be tortured countless times and die in a dark prison like Impel Down. That would be a perfect way for him to die."

Months before the God Valley Massacre, King Higuma, the vice-captain of the Rocks Pirates, fought a duel with Rocks himself on an unnamed island.

Afterwards, Rocks declared King Sieg a traitor and killed him in a duel.

This matter is long ago and few people remember it.

However, if the Celestial Dragons are determined to investigate, it's not impossible to find out.

"However, Wang Sig did not die; it must have been Lox who spared his life."

"Rocks led his pirate crew to instigate the God Valley War, while Wang Xigu secretly went to the Holy Land a few days later and became a great thief."

Phoenix Palace shook her head secretly.

"Although Rocks is powerful and gentle, his judgment is really poor."

"Does a petty thief like Sieg really deserve to be the first mate of this maritime overlord?"

She paced back and forth in the room, lost in thought, analyzing Sieg's intentions.

“If Sieg is not lying, the last of the four treasures of Anotherpiece has also reached the time of its appearance.”

"The last three of the four treasures are the Angel Fruit, the gold mine on the Red Earth Continent, and our family treasure."

"The Angel Fruit fell into the hands of the Golden Lion, creating a Sky Emperor."

"The gold mine was seized by powerful pirates and some mountain bandits who came after hearing the news. They engaged in a protracted battle with the Red Line's garrison army and CP agents, plunging the Red Line into years of turmoil."

"When Sig stole the family treasure, his initial purpose was definitely not to return it to its rightful owner... If the treasure had fallen into the hands of someone else, he might have been able to use it to become a new Celestial Dragon... or die."

"The true nature of the first treasure remains unknown, but it should be a treasure comparable to the Angel Fruit, the Super Gold Mine, and the Family Treasure."

"Unfortunately, it fell into Doflamingo's hands. This man is cunning and extremely shrewd; even after ten years, he hasn't revealed what treasure he has obtained..."

Phoenix Palace analyzed the situation carefully and finally came to a conclusion:

"This person is cunning and treacherous. His purpose in burying the Another Piece treasure is likely to deliberately create widespread chaos and disrupt world order."

Half a day later.

Stussy, holding a Den Den Mushi, knocked on Phoenix Palace's door.

"Phoenix Palace, news of the treasure hunt team has arrived."

“Sig wasn’t lying; the treasure hunting team really did find treasure at the location he pointed out!”

Chapter 1102 The Secrets Behind God Valley

"Oh? Have the treasure hunting team inventory the treasures in the cache immediately, make a list, and let me know as soon as possible."

Phoenix Palace pushed open the door, her spirits lifting.

"Sig wasn't lying after all? It's a bit of a shame that he missed a chance to get revenge."

She felt a little regretful.

About half an hour later, the treasure hunting team from the Red Earth Continent compiled a list of treasures, which were indeed items lost from the treasure vault more than 30 years ago.

There are two things on the list that caught her attention.

The first is a Seastone safe with a damaged outer shell, and the second is a Celestial Dragon badge on the safe.

"Was that safe opened?" Phoenix Palace, the female Celestial Dragon, asked, her voice becoming tense.

"No, but the outer shell shows signs of damage. It wasn't opened, and there's a Celestial Dragon badge next to it."

"Very good. Take everything out of the treasure and seal it up. Send it to the Holy Land immediately." She visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

After hanging up the phone, another thought popped into her head.

Badge?

"The essence of the badge is actually the Celestial Dragon's identity chip, which is a unique identity key corresponding to each Celestial Dragon, and also the key to unlock their respective family's treasure vault."

"But having an identity chip alone is not enough to open the safe."

“Sig left the badge in the treasure, probably hoping that someone who found the treasure would open the safe... It was clearly not his intention for the treasure to be returned to its rightful owner and reclaimed by our family.”

The identity chip is also quite important to the Celestial Dragons, and it is a symbol of the world's nobility.

When Doflamingo's family relinquished their Celestial Dragon status and left the Holy Land, they were immediately asked by other Celestial Dragons to leave behind their identity chips, thus ceasing to be Celestial Dragons.

"The stolen identity chip might be a breakthrough... If we find out which member of the family this identity chip belongs to, we might be able to find out the details of the theft of the Holy Land back then. I have to go to the Red Earth Continent immediately."

Phoenix Palace turned to look at Stussy beside her.

Before leaving, there are still a few things to take care of.

"Now that things are settled, Stussy, please inform the Navy and Impel Down that you have learned about the location of the treasure."

“Okay.” Stussy nodded, but then added a reminder:

"In addition, there's the matter of the bounty for capturing Sig."

"Admirals Higuma and Kizaru, as heroes, will receive a bounty of five billion..."

Phoenix Palace nodded.

"You've reminded me that since they are meritorious, they should be rewarded, especially that Admiral Higuma."

Fifty billion is undoubtedly a huge sum of money, even for the Celestial Dragons, but it is nothing compared to the family treasure.

The Celestial Dragons' long-lost treasure trove, which they searched for ten years with all their resources, was still missing...

In the end, it was Admiral Higuma who captured Sig, which helped them find the treasure.

Therefore, Phoenix Palace also considered trying to win over Higuma.

"Go to Marine Headquarters then. If the bonus allocated by CP0 and the Navy is insufficient, round it up and make up the difference in my name to 5 billion Berries. If the money is not enough, deduct it from my account."

".....good."

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

After the Celestial Dragon Phoenix Palace left, the news quickly spread to Impel Down and Marine Headquarters.

a few days later.

In the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, the Celestial Dragon Phoenix Palace looked at the piles of gold and silver jewelry in her mansion... as well as the Seastone safe with damaged exterior.

In her hand she held a glittering gold badge, her face showing undisguised shock.

This Celestial Dragon badge is a pale gold color, with the design of the Celestial Dragon's hoof on it, only slightly larger than a button.

She had found out that the small badge belonged to her uncle, a family elder... Saint Charles!

"If I remember correctly, Uncle Charmaco's badge was indeed lost once... on the day of the Battle of God Valley."

Phoenix Palace squinted, recalling events from many years ago.