Using the power granted by the Float-Float Fruit, he turned island after island into strategic weapons.
This greatly reduced the difficulty of conquering the islands.
In other words, it massively improved the efficiency of their island conquests.
This led to—
The BIG.MOM Pirates' warships, which had always been able to rush to the scene in time, could no longer keep up with the Maud Pirates' speed in conquering islands.
What was even more troublesome was that every island scattered throughout Totto Land could become ammunition for the Maud Pirates' strategic weapons.
Seeing that the airtight warning network and Brule's Mirror-Mirror Fruit ability could not serve its purpose of locating enemies, the BIG.MOM Pirates, as the passive side, clearly could not continue sitting around waiting for death.
For this reason, Perospero could only brace himself and set his sights on the former Pirate King's right hand, Rayleigh, whom Charlotte Linlin regarded as a collectible.
Since the Maud Pirates had come for Rayleigh, they would use Rayleigh's life as a bargaining chip and force the Maud Pirates to jump onto the stage themselves.
By then, with the Maud Pirates already on the stage, they would have absolutely no chance of victory before Mama, who possessed terrifying strength.
Charlotte Linlin stared silently at Perospero, who had made the proposal. Her eyes were terrifying, making her look like a ferocious beast preparing to choose someone to devour.
This woman, who had stood unshaken in the New World for decades, was filled with obvious contradictions in her personality.
At times, she was blind and foolish. At others, she was incomparably shrewd.
Sometimes, she would not even listen to the words of her own children. At other times, she was willing to hear her subordinates' pleas.
Being capricious was her defining trait.
At that moment,
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