Arriving and Making Their Move

Blue Island, this island of pirates, is now a hub for a large number of pirates, numbering at least tens of thousands.

The crowd was very dense; they were all waiting for the Night Pirates to arrive.

Not all pirates want to join the Night Pirates; many are just there to watch the show.

Since entering the New World, the Night Pirates have been constantly expanding.

On the Night Pirates' side, besides the three Night Pirates, there were a total of thirteen pirate ships on both sides and behind them.

A fleet has been formed, and it looks very impressive.

Over the past two weeks, every time they passed an island, many pirates wanted to join the Night Pirates, including one or two other pirate crews.

Teach accepted all Teach without question, regardless of whether they were agents or spies from other factions, or the quality of these pirates.

These spies from various factions couldn't hide anything from Teach and Rediat. Pito could also sense good and evil, and those with problems were already under close scrutiny, so there was time to deal with them.

Moreover, these malicious pirates are of great use, whether as cannon fodder or to spread false information.

These pirates have absolutely no access to the core of the Night Pirates, so how can they possibly uncover their secrets?

As for the strength of the pirates, he doesn't tolerate idlers. Even if he were to completely conquer the Saguros Sea, it would be impossible to do so in a short period of time.

According to Mostima's intelligence, the number of foreign pirates has increased abnormally in the unconquered islands and seas of the Saguros Sea.

Other forces would never allow Teach and his Night Pirates and delay Night Pirates progress.

Teach could have guessed that.

Therefore, there will be continuous battles, conquests, and wars to conquer a sea area.

Teach with weak abilities will be given time to improve, but those without potential who want to curry favor with the Night Pirates can only be met with apologies from Teach.

Teach doesn't need useless people; only those who survive this great battle will be the true crew members of the Night Pirates.

Nevertheless, some observant individuals have calculated that, excluding the forces in the Saguros Sea, the Night Pirates now number five thousand.

This doesn't even include those they haven't yet subdued along the way. If you add them all up, the Night Pirates' total strength would reach 30,000.

A large portion of them were lone pirates who did not belong to any faction.

This is undoubtedly a very large number. Although their average strength is not high and cannot compare to the elite forces of those overlords and Sea Emperor, it is still enough to make them wary.

The Night Pirates 'Night Pirates power is expanding rapidly, and they need to curb this expansion.

Because of this, amidst the division of the New World, the top pirate crews, while competing, also set their sights on the Saguros Sea.

The involvement of multiple forces has suddenly made the Saghros Sea a bit more complicated.

However, everyone knows that the rise of the Night Pirates is unstoppable. All they want is to slow down the Night Pirates' development and cause Night Pirates some minor trouble.

Those pirates sent to the Sagar Ross Sea were nothing more than cannon fodder to them.

This was exactly what Teach wanted. If they could easily take over the Sagarros Sea, their men might become arrogant, and they wouldn't have the opportunity to train and select the elite troops.

Especially these newly joined pirates, they can't be allowed to be too comfortable. What he needs are warriors with guts, not a bunch of useless trash.

"The Night Pirates are here!" A shout rang out at the port of Blue Island, and everyone's spirits lifted.

Looking closely at the distant sea, more and more people noticed that dark dots appeared where the sea met the sky.

As they drew closer, many pirates, holding binoculars, gazed at the sea and the fluttering three- Skull Flag, their hearts filled with excitement.

Many of them had been waiting for a long time—half a month? A month?

However, all this waiting has been for this moment.

The crew of the Night Pirates gathered on the deck, gazing at the distant island. Through the images, they also received some news about Blue Island.

Recently, the World Economic News lowered the price of its video content to make it more accessible to a wider audience.

In addition, each Transponder Snail can watch one video for free every day.

Furthermore, a VIP service has been launched. By purchasing VIP status, users can unlock higher privileges, and the higher the privilege level, the more videos they can watch for free each day.

Although it costs a considerable amount of money, in the long run, this VIP service is undoubtedly very worthwhile, especially for ordinary residents.

Although a video recording isn't expensive, it's an essential part of daily entertainment for people all over the world. To make a living, some ordinary people can only afford to buy one video recording a day at most.

Some obsessive individuals may spend their entire month's salary in just one or two days, leading to numerous chaotic situations.

Morgans, who was involved in the "Big News Morgans," is now a world-renowned figure. In the past, many people may have known the World Economic News, but not Morgans; only those in the Underworld knew about him.

But things are different now. Morgans has an exceptional vision and stands at the forefront of the trends in the development of the visual age, as if he has transformed from a journalist into an entrepreneur.

With the continuous upgrading and mass production of Transponder Snail, each one is unique and has its own markings. Morgans hopes that everyone in the world can own a Transponder Snail that is exclusively their own.

After all, many people share their Transponder Snail these days.

Therefore, Morgans wanted to create something like an account, where each person could be linked to a Transponder Snail.

This leads to the development of even more functions.

According to Teach, Morgans is already touching on something called a "platform".

In reality, it's all about profit; they can only make more money by selling more Transponder Snail.

However, increasing the production of Transponder Snail, reducing their cost, and lowering their price undoubtedly won the cheers of the public, since Transponder Snail are different from ordinary Den Den Mushi and are still quite expensive.

Morgans, a star figure on the high seas

Countless people are watching this scene, some are even broadcasting it live, and a reporter from the World Economic News is broadcasting it live from the scene.

These live streams are all free and can be watched directly via Transponder Snail). After all, it's free, and nobody likes that.

With the addition of the Night Pirates' name, they attracted even more attention.

"They're here! They're here!" someone exclaimed excitedly, their eyes wide, as the Night Pirates' ship slowly approached.

As the Night Pirates arrived, the distant sky gradually darkened, and the darkness rapidly spread in this direction, like ink splashed onto paper.

The darkness seemed to be constantly devouring the light, bringing them terrifying pressure invisibly, yet this pressure also made them feel excited.

Especially those pirates who were looking forward to the Night Pirates and Teach.

This is the power of "Dark Emperor" Teach, the power of the most vicious Devil Fruit, darkness that can even devour light. Such influence is truly befitting of a man called "Emperor".

Although Teach has not yet become the Sea Emperor, and his strength is still insufficient.

However, the World Economic News Report greatly publicized Teach's reputation, portraying him as the Dark Emperor Teach who had already secured the title of "Sea Emperor."

Some pirates who admire Teach, especially the younger ones, have begun to call Teach "Emperor," which, although not yet widely accepted, demonstrates Teach's strength and prestige.

That's what makes a strong person! Only in this way can they make others submit and willingly follow them.

Teach was very familiar with this kind of thing. Looking into the distance, he stood up from his throne.

The sea breeze blowing from the side caused Teach's pirate coat to sway in the wind. He had already released his Observation Haki to its maximum and "saw" the scene at Blue Island Port.

At the same time, this is also to prevent any unexpected events. If something goes wrong and other forces get involved and cause trouble, it would undoubtedly be a great blow to Teach's reputation and that of the Night Pirates.

Disrupting Teach is something many factions are happy to do.

This is what the Saguros Sea is like now, though Teach sees it as utterly vulnerable.

Sure enough, Teach sensed a malice and a familiar aura.

Among the crowd at Blue Island Port, two men dressed as pirates were speaking in hushed tones. Amid the somewhat noisy crowd, their voices could only be heard by the two of them.

Is it ready?

"Yes, we've already planted bombs in several locations at the port. Once the Night Pirates dock, these bombs will definitely cause massive casualties and chaos, and might even destroy their Night Pirates." Another person said excitedly, "We'll definitely get the commander's reward if we complete this mission."

They are CP0, even if they are not official members of CP0, but only candidates. They are trained by CP0's training institution. Every CP0 member is selected from thousands of candidates, the elite of the elite. Their achievements are not enough, and their strength is also insufficient.

However, if they complete this mission, their superiors might reward them with powerful Devil Fruit to increase their strength. Combined with the merits of the mission, they could then become true CP0 members.

Although they were trained by the World Government, they were not emotionless, aimless assassins or slaves; they also had aspirations.

"Don't even think about it. The Night Pirates' ships are all built with branches of the Adam Tree, along with other precious woods. They're incredibly hard; even explosives can hardly damage their hulls." The CP0 candidate shook his head. He had done his research carefully; relying solely on explosives to deal with the Night Pirates was a pipe dream.

"This is the Night Pirates; we'd better get out of here quickly, or we might be discovered." This agent was very cautious and steady.

After listening to his companion's words, the other agent nodded. Just looking at the approaching darkness, not only the sky but also the sea, which had become completely dark, filled him with fear.

But what they didn't know was that they had been discovered, and every move they made, even the words they spoke, were clearly transmitted to Teach's ears.

Although Teach's Observation Haki didn't reach the level of perceiving good and evil like Pito's, it wasn't far off. The fluctuations in his heart don't lie, and he could clearly sense them.

Teach naturally wouldn't let this happen, but he didn't expect that CP0 agents would target him.

Turning his head slightly and gesturing with his eyes, Rediat nodded. Although his Observation Haki range was also large, he couldn't detect things like Teach, since their focuses were different.

His eyes flashed with purple light, and through Teach's eyes, he gained access to the memories that Teach had revealed to him from his mind.

It's not so much that Teach revealed it to him; Teach simply showed him what he wanted to show Rediat.

The next moment, Rediat's body sank into the shadows and disappeared from the spot.

Soon, on the other side, two disguised CP0 agents mingled among the pirates. On their bodies was a button, which was also the switch to detonate explosives.

They now plan to leave the port and observe from a distance, so they can evacuate as quickly as possible. In reality, they intend to hide and pretend to be uninvolved.

They also knew that Teach possessed an extremely wide range of Observation Haki, and if he tried to escape, they would definitely notice something was amiss.

But the next moment, they felt a chill, as if they were being watched by something. As secret agents, their long-term work had made them extremely cautious and sensitive.

Their muscles tensed instantly, and they stood back to back, wary of any sneak attack, while simultaneously searching for something.

However, they did not notice that the shadows beneath their feet had undergone a strange change. In the next instant, they expanded, and before the two could even react, several shadowy tentacles emerged from the shadows and bound their legs.

Under the overwhelming force, the two fell directly into the shadows without any resistance.

Not long after, Rediat returned to the ship.

Facing Teach's gaze, he shook his head. "CP0 agent candidate. We have no intelligence on CP0, and we can't even get in touch with the core. However, we found a CP0 base for training agents."

"Heh, that's enough." Teach's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but smile. Stephanie provided him with information about CP0, but this base was undoubtedly important intelligence, giving him the opportunity to infiltrate such an important organization as CP0.

On the other side, in a brightly lit office, a man with long blond hair and a cold, stern face sat. This was Alastair, the vice president of CP0.

"Vice Chief, the Vivre Card of Number 8 and Number 12 have been completely burned out," the Den Den Mushi.

"Is that so? Looks like we've been discovered," Alastair muttered to himself. He was the one who issued this mission to test the Night Pirates' capabilities. As for the deaths of the two agents, he didn't care at all; there were plenty of people who could replace them.

"Then let's try another approach; now is the best opportunity."

The expansion of the Night Pirates also gave them the opportunity to plant spies within the Night Pirates, and he was prepared for many agents to die.

The Night Pirates possess top-tier Observation Haki; even the best agents cannot guarantee they won't be detected.

However, it was all worth it.

In front of him was intelligence about the Night Pirates. The rapid rise of the Night Pirates had already made the World Government feel threatened, and the plan to deal with the Night Pirates had begun, with him in charge.

He has another trump card, Stephanie, but Stephanie alone is not enough. Stephanie's arrival in the New World will require several years of planning, and the Night Pirates cannot be allowed to become suspicious.