"Whew~~~~~"
A thick cloud of smoke slowly drifted from his mouth.
Roy silently gazed out at the vast, boundless sea below, as well as the towering Tachibana Kingdom, the "Kingdom on the Bridge," which resembled a colossal serpent.
It had been a high-level meeting.
Roy had learned about the situation across all divisions under his command.
After he set the course of prioritizing the development of their own strength, the high-level meeting ended as the screen went black.
He puffed on his cigar.
His mind turned over the direction of future development and the upheavals that might arise across this sea.
Although Roy now possessed power that could crush the entire sea on the surface, the more he developed his own forces, the more something about this sea felt out of place.
Roy knew the reason for that unease.
It was because of the unknown One Piece and that immortal old monster, Imu.
Roy did not know how powerful the contingency Joy Boy had left behind was, nor did he know what kind of strength that old monster Imu truly possessed.
The unknown bred worry and fear.
But in the end, all fear came from insufficient firepower.
That was why Roy had urged Vegapunk to speed up the progress of Pluton during the high-level meeting.
Roy urgently needed to control an Ancient Weapon to strengthen the foundation of his forces and prepare for the unknown events that might come in the future.
After all, the World Government held the complete Uranus, and as for the great treasure mentioned by the Pirate King, One Piece, Roy could not be certain that One Piece would end up completely under his control.
So, in the face of variables beyond his control in the future.
All Roy could do now was constantly build up