Developments on All Sides

After an unknown amount of time, Vidal emerged from the hotel again.

He exhaled a long breath, glanced at the sky, and chuckled, "It's already afternoon? We've been chatting for quite a while."

However, at this moment, my mood was as if I had been affected by the breath I had just exhaled, feeling many times more relaxed than before.

With some of the burden lifted off my shoulders, I naturally felt much more comfortable.

Now, he finally had a traveler he could trust; before this, he had kept all his secrets buried deep in his heart.

Back in the royal guest hall, Vidal found that Nacil and Rogers had already returned. He went over and asked, "How did it go?"

Rogers glanced at Nacil, whose face lit up with a joyful smile. "The variety of herbs here is excellent; we don't need to go anywhere else!"

"That's good. Where's the stuff?" Vidal asked, seeing that their hands were empty.

"Mr. Igaram said he would send someone to deliver it to the 'Nanohana' warship for us," Lieutenant Rogers replied solemnly.

At that moment, the guest hall door was pushed open, and Cobra rushed in with Igaram. "Colonel Vidal, Neisesi is ready, we can depart immediately!"

"Alright, let's go." Vidal didn't want to waste too much time here, after all, he had other things to do.

When he first arrived here in the morning, he had a conversation with the king Cobra.

The gist of it is that the situation in the capital Alubarna is alright, so they want to go and check out the other side where the Rainbase are located.

Alabasta has an interesting topography; it is almost divided into two roughly equal parts by a strait that lies almost along the center line of the island.

It is said to be "almost" because the strait does not completely cut Alabasta apart; the upper part of the strait is still connected.

However, their destination this time was not the luxurious Rainbase, but the coastal city of Erumalu.

Since the Moving Crabs had been released before entering Alubarna, they had to ride camels westward again this time.

First, they spent half a day arriving at the strait closest to the capital, then boarded a Royal Army warship that had been waiting for them and sailed downstream. They heard that they would arrive in Erumalu in about an hour.

Here Vidal, Nacil, and the other two saw some strange creatures.

The giant Sea Cat, revered by the Alabasta people, thrashes in the sea; the Kung Fu Dugong in groups along both sides of the strait; and the terrifying Banana Crocodiles.

But none of these things were as appealing to Vidal as the latest World Economy News Paper in his hand.

The headline above is about a major event that happened in the New World a few days ago: the infamous Roger Pirates deliberately caused trouble in Totto Land Island, which Charlotte Linlin had just founded.

And then Shiki the Golden Lion, known as the Pirate Admiral, went to join the fun—and his teacher, Sengoku, was there too!

He even managed to stop Shiki the Golden Lion; this must be to prevent him from making the situation even worse, Vidal thought to himself.

After all, a battle between two sides and a three-way melee are completely different levels of warfare.

Vidal was well aware of Roger's purpose in going to Totto Land. What's noteworthy is that the World Economy News Paper referred to Charlotte Linlin as the 'Pirate Emperor'.

Previously, this title was used to describe 'Whitebeard' Edward Newgate and their former captain Rocks.

As for Roger, because he had no territory or power, although everyone knew he was very strong, no one called him the 'Emperor'.

Shiki the Golden Lion is slightly different; he is called an "Admiral" instead of an "Emperor".

Although the Sky-Heaven Pirates are powerful, they don't have a fixed territory; they are a group of forces that move around in the sky.

So it's 'Admiral'!

The newspaper's reasoning was that Charlotte Linlin's ability to hold her own against Roger in a direct confrontation demonstrated that her strength had reached the world's top level.

With the ever-growing 'Totto Land' under his command, his power is no less than that of ' Golden Lion's Sky-Heaven Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates.

Even if he is not as powerful now, he will surely become a dominant force in the New World in the future, and therefore deserves to be called the "Pirate Emperor".

But Vidal knew that the fact that this 36-year-old Big Mom could fight Roger to a standstill was entirely because Roger's goal wasn't to win; he just wanted to get what he wanted and leave.

"It seems he's succeeded in getting the first road sign."

As Vidal looked at the newspaper, he suddenly felt as if the wheels of history were rolling over him.

The second page is about Kaido, the captain of the Beasts Pirates, attacking the G-1 Branch fortress.

Despite being defeated, captured, subjected to countless tortures, and even executed on the spot, he still managed to escape by jumping into the sea thanks to his near-immortal physique.

It doesn't explain how Kaido was defeated or who defeated him; it only briefly mentions that aspect and focuses on describing the details of how strong Kaido's physique was.

It's worth mentioning that Kaido still too young, and his strength and influence haven't reached a certain level yet, so the World Economy News Paper didn't use the term "Pirate Emperor."

They just used some very ordinary words like 'monster', 'immortal', 'terrifying', and 'dragon'.

Vidal is now very curious about who defeated Kaido.

Even if Kaido isn't at his peak, he's not someone anyone can defeat; he's much stronger than the Bondi Byrnndi World he defeated.

At least Kaido was able to establish a foothold in the New World with his Beasts Pirates.

If Fleet Admiral Kong, Zephyr, and Vice Admiral Tsuru don't make a move, it seems like the Marine Headquarters doesn't have any big shots left.

As for the lieutenant Vice Admiral commanded the G-1 Branch, well, he's certainly not weak, but he's not exactly a force to be reckoned with in the New World.

Just as Vidal casually turned to the third page, he raised an eyebrow and saw the title: 'North Blue: The Germa Kingdom goes to war with four other nations including Scarn!'

This immediately reminded him of the time when he had beaten Vinsmoke Judge to his knees, crying and begging for mercy.

Now this guy has become a world-famous figure, the legendary commander of the Germa 66 army.

However, Vidal only glanced at it briefly before turning the page. As long as Judge obeyed, he would let him be and deal with him when needed. In any case, Judge wouldn't cause any trouble.

He just didn't know if the treasure worth 300 million Beli had been delivered to the G-8 Branch. If it hadn't arrived before June, he might have to make a trip to North Blue.

Vidal finished reading the entire newspaper in no time and found that he had not found any information about 'Donquixote'.

After all, he keeps Rosinante at home, so he pays more attention to this aspect. Now it seems that Doflamingo is still too young.

Although they have arrived in the North Blue, they are not taking any action at the moment. Where should they be training their physical skills and Devil Fruit abilities?

This World Economy News Paper is a great thing; the newspaper behind it is even more invaluable. If only I could control it!

Just as Vidal fell into deep thought again, Igaram approached and reminded him, "Colonel, Erumalu has arrived."

This chapter is meant to give you, our handsome readers, a more intuitive understanding of the current situation at sea. There won't be much more description of this topic going forward, at least not within the next year.

Oh, did you guys know? Kaido is a Fish-Fish Devil Fruit User! Hahaha, I just woke up and saw this news all over my feed!