I, a Celestial Dragon!

But now, with my old age, I can’t even deal with the enemy that even you take seriously.

I'm afraid I can't even beat this young man with a particularly cruel smile.

What use can I be to you?

Without the vampire fruit to restore my youth, I would be a waste. So, if you want me to serve you, you'd better give me my reward in advance.

What do you think, Gawain?"

At this point, Redfield shrugged, trying to show his innocence.

Now that he has secured his freedom, he is pursuing what he desires more in his own way.

Youth!

Gawain certainly knew Redfield's plan, but even so, he didn't want to give him the vampire fruit so easily.

If a person who is extremely eager is really allowed to obtain what he desires most, that person's fighting spirit will greatly decline.

So, Gawain patted Redfield on the shoulder.

"Do not try to take the fruit of your desire away from me, Lone Red.

I said that I will satisfy your greatest desire after you complete the task, but everything must be done after you complete the task!

My word is an iron rule, never question me.

As for the problem of your old body now, I will solve it for you temporarily."

After saying this, Gawain waved to Redfield, signaling him to follow him.

He took Xi Liu and the other man out of Impel Down and headed towards their ship.

As they walked, Gawain explained to the expectant Redfield.

"The host of the Time Fruit is none other than my subordinate.

That’s right, it’s not the legendary Time Fruit that can travel through the past and the future, but the Time Fruit that can deprive and give time!

You long for a young body, and she can temporarily satisfy your desire, although she is still relatively weak and has not yet awakened her fruit.

But at least he can keep you in peak condition for at least three days.

Before I came here to look for you, I verified his ability in my own way. It turns out that he can indeed help the old man to temporarily restore his peak strength!"

At the same time, on the Xuanniao, Rayleigh, whose hair and beard had returned to golden color, held his waist in pain and sat helplessly on his bed.

In the past, he always thought that the reason why he was just one step away from defeating Xia Qi and the other two was because of this.

If she wasn't old, Xia Qi would have cried out in defeat every night.

But in fact, after verification...

It turned out that what he thought was an even match was actually Xia Qi letting him win because he was old!

Now I have become younger for a short time, but what is the result?

The end result is still that I end up getting soaked...

How many times has this happened? Almost eleven times, right?

If this continues, even Armament Haki won't be able to stop the swelling and bruising.

Just as I was thinking about it, Xia Qi came out of the bathroom with a moist face.

"The bed sheet was really badly torn, hmm, I changed it.

By the way, I also changed my underwear.

Old man, look at this outfit and see if it reminds you of the time when Roger's pirate group just disbanded.

I was wearing this kind of underwear during that time~.

This set of equipment is not enough to deal with you who are old.

But now, you have returned to your youthful appearance.

Devil fruits are really amazing, they seem to have the abilities of that little girl."

As she spoke, Xia Qi straddled Rayleigh, and her closeness made Rayleigh clench his teeth.

Feeling Rayleigh's nervousness, Xia Qi moved slightly, but her lips moved to Rayleigh's neck and began to search regularly.

While happily teasing Rayleigh's sensitive points, Xia Qi looked up and asked seductively.

"Aren't you tired?

No way?

Hasn't it become younger?

It turns out that you are so useless when you are young.

So disappointed... Ugh! "

"How can it be impossible? Haha, men don't complain of being tired, Xia Qi!

I'm afraid you have really forgotten how elegant I was in my past?

If you have any other amazing skills, show them all to me!

For example, I haven’t seen that set in a long time! ”

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Without mentioning Rayleigh and Xia Qi's desperate attempts, Redfield shut his mouth with satisfaction after learning that he could regain youth for a short period of time.

Since one's own combat effectiveness can be guaranteed, it makes sense for one to make achievements first and then be rewarded.

Soon, their ship returned to the Black Bird, and Gawain called Bonnie to briefly restore Redfield to his youthful state.

Feeling the body of 34 years old, feeling the feeling of regaining my strength and vitality.

Redfield was full of excitement and started to learn from Cap and others!

This was also Gawain's request. He wanted to find out how long Redfield could stay young.

After all, Bonnie has not awakened yet, and the Time Fruit that only stays at the surface may not be that stable.

You know, the target that Redfield is going to fight is the leader of the Knights of God, that guy is definitely a big trouble.

As for Redfield, no one knows how long he can last when he goes all out.

Something like Haki can block the effects of devil fruits.

Even if it is a good effect, as long as the battle starts, Redfield who continues to release the armed color will inevitably gradually erode the power of the time fruit remaining in him.

It is very important to grasp the exact time. Once the leader of the Knights of God is suddenly released during the war, he will cause serious chain reactions to Gawain's subordinates.

So, while testing Redfield's endurance, Gawain made a decision in his mind.

Once the average duration of Redfield's endurance is determined, Gawain will gather all his men to raid Marijoa.

And an uncertain time can also maximize the effect of Gawain's surprise attack on Mary Geoise.

Unless Im can see every second of the future, Gawain doesn't have to worry even if there are high-profile traitors among his subordinates or the navy.

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Soon, a week passed quietly.

In the past week, Gawain did not take any action. All his subordinates surrounded the Xuanniao in an orderly manner, training as usual.

This situation made the Five Elders, who were paying close attention to everything, feel a little relieved.

It seems that although Gawain's subordinates have ill intentions towards Marijoa, Gawain does not seem to plan to take action in the near future.

A week ago, the scene of all of Gawain's subordinates gathering together was really a bit down to the Five Elders.

That night, the Five Elders watched for a long time at the edge of Marijoa, and only returned to their rooms when the lights on the Xuanniao gradually went out.

They had been worried for more than a week, fearing that the forces gathered under Gawain would suddenly attack Mary Geoise.

In addition to worrying about Gawain, the Five Elders are particularly worried about Lord Im.

You have to know that Lady Yim is not a dead thing. She is an old senior who has been at the top for eight hundred years. She is a great figure who has already comprehended wisdom unprecedented in history.

If Gawain hadn't taken action yet, the Five Elders would have received an order from Lord Im to eliminate Gawain...

if that is the case……

It seemed that all five of the Five Elder Stars were thinking about this question, so they looked at each other instinctively.

You look at me, I look at you, and everyone feels that they have seen something special.

The Five Elders are not a monolithic group; even they themselves may not know what they really think.

There is no doubt that some of them would support Gawain, and more than one person has expressed his support and favor for Gawain on different occasions.

But at the same time, perhaps more of them will support Im, after all, Im is the tradition and core of the Celestial Dragons.

So, who supports Gawain and who supports Yim?

Can they really understand each other thoroughly?

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At the same time, in the Knights of God, several members of the Knights gathered together and discussed Gawain's problem seriously.

After the war a year ago, the Knights of God knew more than the people on the sea.

They even knew more than the Five Elders. They knew that the god they served, Lord Im, had actually had a real confrontation with Gawain!

After Lord Yim transformed into a black dragon and soared into the sky, Heikong had apparently communicated with the God of Thunder who was holding the lightning tightly. The result of that communication was definitely not very good, otherwise, after Lord Yim came back, he would not have only given them the order to split the Xuanniao!

Logically speaking, anyone who resists Lord Im's existence should be destroyed immediately.

But facing the rising power of Gawain, Lord Im retreated a little bit, which was rare. This situation made the Knights of God very afraid.

Even their leader, Ancient Saint Fegaland Green, was terrified by this.

Therefore, Feigaland immediately launched a conspiracy against the Xuanniao.

They actively promoted the reward action of Admiral Sengoku behind the scenes, and deepened the conflict between Sakaski and Kuzan through constant small actions.

For example, give Sakaski an order to clean up a group of escaped pirates and the island where the pirates are hiding.

At the same time, other orders were given, and Kuzan happened to pass by those waters.

With just a few actions that couldn't be simpler, Ancient Saint Green had completely caused Kuzan and Sakaski to break up.

At the same time, relying on their selection of various types of news, they successfully leveraged Gao Wen's Xuanniao TV station through the continuous release of the World Economic News.

Although Xuanniao TV's propaganda methods are powerful, no matter how actively it cultivates Den Den Mushi, the number of video Den Den Mushi is still far from enough. Most people still use newspapers as their main way to understand the world.

It only slightly reduces the influence of pirates, while emphasizing the benefits that peace and stability bring to all parts of the world.

At the same time, the damage and impact of war are occasionally mentioned in the news.

Just because of this, the doves in the Xuanniao have begun to look forward to peace and reject war.

It happened that the dispute between Kuzan and Sakaski became more and more serious, so Ancient Saint Green took advantage of the navy's own conflicts and spread the turmoil to the Xuanniao Alliance as a whole.

At the same time, they even slightly lowered their requirements for heavenly gold from the countries in the four seas, and this behavior made the situation in the countries in the four seas look much better.

Faced with countries around the world that are becoming increasingly stable and constantly avoiding the harm of war, the doves' aggressiveness will naturally continue to rise.

At the same time, the hawks' pursuit of war and hatred of pirates will naturally make the conflict between the hawks and doves more severe!

If nothing unexpected happens, Ancient Saint Green believes that he can completely detonate the conflicting policies between the Xuanniao Alliance and the Navy in half a year at the latest.

As long as a war breaks out between Sakaski and Kuzan, the war will inevitably cause the strength of the Xuanniao Alliance to decline.

The losers who emerge from any confrontation will no longer be able to treat the force they belong to wholeheartedly.

Not only the losers, but even the neutrals will be affected by the consequences of the war and gradually lose their motivation.

The Knights of God have carried out similar operations many times in the past eight hundred years, and they are extremely experienced.

Unexpectedly, just one year later, Gao Wen was no longer involved in the affairs of the Xuanniao.