After ending his communication with the Whitebeard Pirates, Su Xiao began considering his next move. Contacting the Whitebeard Pirates was essential. Not to mention the benefits he might reap, just the state of the Whitebeard Pirates alone made them worth investigating.
Aside from Su Xiao, there were twenty-four other Tier 4 contractors in this world. If some of them had already joined the Marine faction, it was entirely possible that they would attack the Whitebeard Pirates first. That was what contractors were best at. For all he knew, someone might even infiltrate Impel Down and assassinate Ace ahead of time.
In other words, as long as a Tier 5 contractor joined the World Government or the Marine faction, they would become Su Xiao's enemy. Given the World Government's hatred of Su Xiao, contractors who joined the World Government might even trigger a mission to assassinate him. With a bounty of 1.4 billion, such a mission would offer extremely generous rewards. Su Xiao could now be considered a BOSS. His kill reward was higher than those for Donquixote Doflamingo and Charlotte Katakuri, though lower than those for the Four Emperors.
The good news was that Donquixote Doflamingo had already been summoned by the World Government. If anything happened, he might warn Su Xiao. Of course, given Doflamingo's personality, he might just pretend not to know.
Therefore, Su Xiao needed accurate intelligence from the Marines or the World Government. The Whitebeard Pirates were about to go to war with the Marines. As a sea emperor for several decades, if the Whitebeard Pirates did not even have intelligence channels in this regard, they would certainly be wiped out at Marineford.
Having figured this out, Su Xiao became even more determined to contact the Whitebeard Pirates. As for which faction to join, there were