190 Meeting
"Lafitte, I'm leaving this to you," Teach said, looking at Lafitte beside him.
"Don't worry, Captain," Lafitte said with a slight smile, gently pinching the brim of his hat, holding his cane, and bowing slightly.
He knew what his mission was: to go to the Tiresfa Kingdom to obtain detailed information about the Kraken Kingdom, and also to speak with the Tiresfa Kingdom on his behalf regarding the specific details of their cooperation.
In other words, he is the diplomat of the Night Pirates, and the face of the Night Pirates.
"Go ahead then. Contact me anytime if anything happens." Teach nodded.
The next moment, a pair of large bat wings appeared on Lafitte's back. With a slight flap of the wings, Lafitte's figure disappeared from the spot, turning into a blood-red shadow and flying into the sky, heading towards the Tiresfa Kingdom at an extremely fast speed.
Teach and Rediat have already spoken. When Lafitte arrives in the Tiresfa Kingdom, someone will meet him.
The crew members all knew that Teach was going to take action against the Kraken Kingdom, a powerful nation in the West Blue, and without exception, none of them tried to stop him.
Since the captain has given the order, they should just follow it. After all, Teach's decisions have never been wrong before.
Moreover, as pirates, they were even more eager to see how much they would gain after destroying the royal family of the Kraken Kingdom.
The thought of those countless treasures made them excited.
Teach, meanwhile, turned on a Den Den Mushi a type of Den Den Mushi), and after a short while, it rang. "Hey, isn't this Teach? What's the matter that you had to call me personally?"
On the other side of the Den Den Mushi, Doflamingo sat on the sofa with his feet propped up on the table in front of him, looking at the Den Den Mushi and laughing with his peculiar chuckle.
These days, he's been doing quite well, or rather, very well. Vice Admiral Tsuru has been transferred to the New World as a staff officer, so no one is hindering the development of his power anymore, and with sufficient funds, his power is growing rapidly.
In just a few days, he had already absorbed many smaller forces, and the construction of factories and the production of weapons had increased significantly.
"Well, there are two things," Teach replied calmly. "First, I need your help to find Devil Fruit related to technology, weapons, and machinery. These Devil Fruit are rare, but I have faith in your abilities."
This Devil Fruit was naturally prepared for Otto. Although Otto's mechanical arm was powerful, it was still his weakness. Therefore, he needed to be given a suitable and powerful Devil Fruit.
With his scientific intellect, I believe he can certainly develop all sorts of creative uses for these kinds of Devil Fruit.
In the original story, Doflamingo also obtained an Arms-Arms Fruit.
If all else fails, we can only do what Caesar, the Logia Gas-Gas Devil Fruit User, did and give him a Logia Devil Fruit. With the elemental transformation of Logia, his survival ability won't be a problem. With Otto's development of it, it might enhance his combat power.
However, Teach still believes that this kind of technology-based Devil Fruit is most suitable for Otto, and has a higher potential.
"Yes, I know." Doflamingo nodded, his eyes gleaming. This was the first time Teach had asked him for a Devil Fruit, and it was of this type. He wondered what Teach wanted this kind of Devil Fruit for.
Of course, he was aware of the value of these Devil Fruits, but in his eyes, they were only relatively excellent Devil Fruit. With his current perspective, he certainly couldn't see the upper limit of these Devil Fruits.
They are now partners. Since Teach wants it, he can just come to him. After all, Teach is the financial backer behind his current power development. His power has grown rapidly these days, all thanks to the funds Teach gave him.
"How long can the funds I gave you last at the current rate of development?" Teach asked, looking at the Den Den Mushi.
Doflamingo didn't know why Teach asked that question.
Turning his head, he looked at Trebol, who, as a member of the Donquixote Family and also in a steward role, was very clear about the family's current financial situation.
"We can hold on for another two months. With the expansion of our family's influence, the benefits we've gained have also increased significantly."
Teach naturally heard Trebol's words as well.
"Then, during this time, there's no need for communications or to come looking for us. We're about to do something important." Teach smiled faintly, not minding revealing a little bit to Doflamingo.
"Oh, then I wish you success." Doflamingo raised an eyebrow but didn't ask any further questions.
The Den Den Mushi hung up. "Doflamingo, what are the Night Pirates doing?" Trebol asked curiously, leaning closer to Doflamingo.
"Weiwei, you're too close." Doflamingo frowned, looking disgusted as he watched the snotty-nosed man waving his nose in front of his eyes.
"Our intelligence shouldn't be able to find any trace of the Night Pirates now, right?" Doflamingo seemed to be asking a question, but he had actually already confirmed the answer.
"That's right. These past few days, the Night Pirates have disappeared somewhere. It seems they've vanished at sea." Trebol nodded.
"Then we don't need to worry about it. This matter will definitely appear in the newspapers eventually, and then we'll know for sure. The most important thing now is to continue expanding." Doflamingo knew that he couldn't interfere in the affairs of the Night Pirates; it had nothing to do with him. He also understood the saying that curiosity can kill, and that he might end up making things worse and damaging his relationship with the Night Pirates.
"Baboon, baboon, let's just wait and see what the Night Pirates do. I'm really looking forward to it." Doflamingo laughed heartily, radiating deep malice and putting even more pressure on those around him.
On the other side, after hanging up on Doflamingo's Den Den Mushi, Teach turned on another Den Den Mushi.
"Teach, what brings you here this time?" Far away in the Sabaody Archipelago, Shakky held a cigarette between two fingers, took two deep drags, then took it out, slowly exhaled the smoke, and smiled at the Den Den Mushi.
"Keep an eye on the movements of the major naval forces in the West Blue for the next two months," Teach said into the Den Den Mushi. He couldn't allow any unexpected events to occur in the war with the Kraken Kingdom.
"Yes, I understand. I will inform you if any powerful figures from the Navy arrive in the West Blue." Shakky nodded and smiled. "The situation in the New World will likely remain stable for several more months, so you can rest assured."
Teach seemed to be about to do something big, Shakky's intuition told her.
Teach was well aware that this was merely to prevent unforeseen circumstances, and that nothing was absolute anymore.
The last Den Den Mushi, on the other side of the Den Den Mushi, in a dimly lit, luxuriously decorated room, even through the curtains, reveals the dazzling light outside.
"Oh my! He finally called me on his own initiative!" Stephanie said with a smile, seemingly quite happy. Since they separated from Scorpion Island, they had spoken on the phone several times, but each time it was she who initiated the call. More importantly, Teach hadn't answered many times because he was training, making her wait so long that she was so angry she wanted to smash the Den Den Mushi.
After all, the fragile body of Den Den Mushi) simply cannot survive in deep water.
However, the purpose of each call was to obtain some information about Teach. Stephanie knew about Teach's abilities and strength, and secretly kept it in mind. At the appropriate time, she would pass on this information.
"Don't contact me these days, I have things to do." However, the first words Teach said made Stephanie's face stiffen. All the words she had prepared to say got stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them.
"Could you tell me what I need to do?" Stephanie asked with a smile, having composed herself.
"I'm very sorry, no, we can't. Let's contact each other again after that." With that, Teach hung up.
Stephanie was left standing there, stunned. Stephanie stared at the now-silent Den Den Mushi), and after a while, Stephanie clenched her fists tightly, gritted her teeth, and crushed the delicate wine glass in her hand with a "crack."
"You bastard, I'm going to kill you! How dare you hang up on me!" All her charm seemed to vanish around Teach; she felt utterly defeated.
Teach, of course, knew nothing of all this.
He is now waiting, waiting for intelligence to be transmitted, waiting for a plan.
A blood-red shadow streaked across the sky. Because it flew thousands of meters in the air, no one could see it. At its speed, it would arrive at the Tiresfa Kingdom very quickly.
However, the Tiresfa Kingdom has a vast territory, and Lafitte's target is the capital city of the Tiresfa Kingdom.
This is the oldest, most historic, and largest city in the Tiresfa Kingdom.
The royal city was very prosperous, bustling with people.
Lafitte quietly appeared inside the royal city, his bat wings already concealed within his body.
Raising his head, Lafitte looked towards the royal palace, tapping the ground with his cane as he swayed from side to side as he walked towards the palace.
Lafitte wore a smile, and along the way, everyone seemed to ignore him, not even glancing at him.
Only a few children would focus their attention on him; they were not affected by Lafitte's hypnosis.
Unbeknownst to them, passersby had already been affected by Lafitte's hypnotic techniques.
Human hearts are complex, but children's hearts are not. So hypnosis may fail, or rather, it may not be a complete failure, but its effectiveness may be somewhat limited.
The western entrance to the palace is a place inaccessible to ordinary people, but Lafitte possesses Rediat's token. As long as he presents the token, he can enter without hindrance.
At this moment, someone was already waiting in front of the entrance gate, dressed in court attire. Upon seeing Lafitte slowly approaching, he took two steps forward and stood in front of Lafitte.
"You must be Mr. Lafitte. The King is waiting for you at Sanssouci Palace." He said respectfully, bowing slightly to Lafitte. Looking at Lafitte, he seemed somewhat surprised. He was also a confidant of the King, and he wondered what kind of background this guy had that made the King and his entourage wait for him.
However, he dared not slacken his efforts and had to quickly bring Lafitte to the king.
Seeing his friendly attitude, Lafitte smiled, Gentleman removed his hat, and returned the gesture.
By this time, news of Lafitte's arrival had already arrived. In the Sanssouci Palace, in the conference room, besides the members of the Carterotge family and the five Rediat, there were other ministers and high-ranking officials of the kingdom present. The only difference between the meeting a few days ago and the one with Rediat was that there was no other change.
Lafitte followed the person who greeted him and walked all the way to Sanssouci Palace. He was not in a hurry, so although he walked relatively quickly, he appeared very leisurely.
"Mr. Lafitte, this is enough. You can go up by yourself," the Lafitte said with a smile.
This is an important moment for the kingdom's meeting; he is not qualified to go up there.
"Okay." Lafitte smiled and walked forward. In front of the Sanssouci Palace gate, there was a staircase with ninety-nine steps, each half a meter wide. The tall and magnificent Sanssouci Palace, standing like a sharp sword, fully demonstrated the majesty of the kingdom.
The leather shoes on his feet made light footsteps on the steps, and there was also the light sound of his cane on the ground. Some people inside the palace could hear the approaching footsteps outside.
Not long after the meeting began, they all turned their heads and looked at the closed door.
"Open the gate," King William's voice rang out. The ten strong guards outside the gate received the order. The gate was large and heavy, and it would take great strength to push it open.
The gate slowly opened, and ten guards stood on either side, pushing the gate with all their might. "Gurgle!" The gate slowly opened, and the light from outside shone in, making the already well-lit palace even brighter.
At the top of the stairs outside the main gate, a man in a black Gentleman hat appeared and slowly rose, revealing Lafitte's face. His young, fair complexion and gloomy eyes gave them a sense that Lafitte was somewhat dangerous.
With a smile on his face, Lafitte slowly walked into the palace, and the door behind him slowly closed after Lafitte entered.
"So you're the brat sent by the Night Pirates? What's your name? Why didn't your captain come in person?" A minister looked at Lafitte and said in a deep voice, seemingly a little angry. He believed that if a pirate wanted to cooperate with them, at the very least the captain of the Night Pirates would come in person to discuss the matter, or at the very least a well-known officer of the Night Pirates. Instead, this unknown guy came.
Although they knew the strength of the Night Pirates and how Night Pirates they helped with their plans, they still harbored some arrogance.