Departure

The minor disturbance at the Hera Palace was easily resolved, and the guests then embarked on their journey to Dream Island.

From a higher vantage point, you can also enjoy a different perspective of Pagila Island's scenery.

At the same time, the guests residing in the Purple Water Palace also set off, the most dazzling of whom was the royal family of Fish-Man Island, King Neptune, with a tall body, human body and fish tail.

The body sits on a circular bubble and can move without touching the ground.

Otohime, a mermaid queen with two legs and a petite body.

Three princes and the four-year-old mermaid Shirahoshi, who, despite her young age, was already quite large and clearly Fish Giant, were curiously observing the surrounding scenery.

I've seen so much these past few days, but I never get tired of it; it's a completely different sight from Fish-Man Island.

This is why the residents of Fish-Man Island who came here understood why the Fish-Man and mermaids in the deep sea longed to come to land.

They had also been to Atlantis. Upon arriving in the Night Sea Domain, they found it to be an exceptionally beautiful place with a pleasant environment. The unique advantage of being on land and constantly in contact with the outside world made it truly enviable.

Due to its unique environment and abundant coral reefs, Atlantis's population capacity is far from saturated. It is estimated that Atlantis can accommodate 1.5 million people, which is a suitable number. If it were more crowded, like Fish-Man Island, the population would naturally be even greater.

However, the Night Pirates have already prepared two other suitable places for Fish-Man to live in. In the Night Sea Domain, there are already a small number of Fish-Man living on those two islands. Once they are full, they will be relocated accordingly.

It must be said that mermaids are world-renowned for their beauty; there are practically none of them who are ugly.

Due to the special nature of mermaids, the vast majority of them are specially protected by the Night Pirates and cannot move around freely. While they have a certain degree of freedom, they can also be assigned to some suitable jobs, such as in the Combat Pyramid or the Purple Water Palace.

Although female mermaids have little combat ability, the Night Pirates treat them with more preferential treatment than ordinary Fish-Man warriors.

This situation did not arouse jealousy from others, because it has always been the case that mermaids are always more precious than Fish-Man, a concept that has been deeply ingrained in people's minds for hundreds of years.

The fact that the mermaids had a good job in the Night Sea Domain was something Neptune and his crew were happy about.

After all, in the past, these female mermaids dared not go out in the face of threats from slave traders and pirates, so naturally they had nothing proper to do.

Even when going out to collect marine products, one must be extremely careful.

Being chosen by the Night Pirates is actually an honor, as it means they are beginning to integrate into the Night Pirates and have a closer connection with them.

At least that's how it seems to them.

In their hearts, Fish-Man Island's stance has become more aligned with the Night Pirates, or rather, it has already leaned towards them, as some of the Fish-Man have now integrated into the Night Pirates Night Sea Domain.

Compared to the Whitebeard Pirates, the Night Pirates brought them much more, and from a racial standpoint, they could not possibly be enemies with the Night Pirates.

Although he felt somewhat sorry for Whitebeard, if he really had to choose between the two pirate crews, from the perspective of Fish-Man Island and their race, he would only choose the Night Pirates.

Compared to the interests of the entire race and the kingdom, personal relationships are insignificant; a king cannot be too self-serving.

Moreover, the Whitebeard Pirates' role could be replaced by the Night Pirates at any time, and the Night Pirates' flag had a greater deterrent effect than the Whitebeard Pirates'.

This is true.

Today, the Night Pirates have over 100,000 Fish-Man warriors, and the relationship between Fish-Man Island and the Night Pirates is simply inseparable.

Even the Whitebeard Pirates had fewer than five hundred Fish-Man.

Besides attending the wedding, the purpose of this trip is also to strengthen cooperation with the Night Pirates. After all Fish-Man Island needs to obtain most of its resources from the Night Pirates, in addition to trading with the pirates and merchants who come here.

Every so often, the Night Pirates would send people to trade, not only for deep-sea specialties from Fish-Man Island, but also to help the residents of Fish-Man Island leave the Fish-Man Island.

Having enjoyed the products and supplies from the outside world for a long time, people become somewhat dependent on them. Moreover, the entire Fish-Man Island kingdom has a great need for these products, and that need will only continue to grow.

Therefore, the scale of the trade also needs to be expanded. Ryugu Palace has begun to organize the residents of Fish-Man Island to harvest the abundant and relatively precious specialties of Fish-Man Island in large quantities.

This is a transaction, and transactions are always two-way. To obtain more resources, one must naturally offer more of the special products needed by the Night Pirates in exchange.

Fish-Man Island needs to develop, and the only way for Fish-Man Island, located in the deep sea, to develop is through trade.

Another aspect is to strengthen our own power, deter the pirates who come to Fish-Man Island, and attract their wealth by leveraging the unique characteristics of Fish-Man Island.

However, this is very difficult. Fish-Man Island can be said to be a large country with a population of five million. Many Fish-Man are born with ten times the arm strength of ordinary humans, which is a great innate advantage.

They were undeniably powerful, yet even so, Fish-Man Island continued to be invaded.

The reason why the pirates and slave traders who came to Fish-Man Island were not weak was also because of their own lack of strength.

Fish-Man Island doesn't have a large army; it only has guards from the Ryugu Palace.

Fish-Man Island is not large, so it doesn't need many guards, only about 10,000 at most. Although this seems enough for the small Fish-Man Island, you have to remember that the population of Fish-Man Island is five million.

Some of them also have to guard the Ryugu Palace, so there are too many loopholes to exploit.

Moreover, Fish-Man Island currently lacks high-end combat power, with only Neptune present, as Fisher Tiger and Jinbe have both left Fish-Man Island.

Fish-Man Island is currently in a relatively good state. With the Whitebeard Pirates' flag as a deterrent and its relationship with the Night Pirates, no pirates dare to cause trouble on the surface.

However, there were many underhanded maneuvers. After all, money can move people's hearts. A mermaid costs 50 million Beli, and it wouldn't be a problem to sell it for hundreds of millions of Beli at an auction house.

There are many people who think they can become rich after pulling off this one heist.

If it weren't for the Sun Pirates, the situation on Fish-Man Island would definitely be much worse.

Nowadays, there are far fewer slave traders on Fish-Man Island, and the slave-trapping ships transporting slaves to the Sabaody Archipelago, which have been attacked by the Sun Pirates, are also frequently attacked.

Everyone knows that the Sun Pirates are fighting against slave traders. Fisher Tiger and Jinbe are powerful, and the Sun Pirates they lead are enough to sweep away all the pirates on the Grand Line.

As its prestige soared, the slave traders of the Sabaody Archipelago dared not make a move against Fish-Man Island.

Fisher Tiger's bounty has increased to 550 million Beli in the past two years, and even Jinbe's has increased to 300 million Beli.

Even though Fisher Tiger and his men exercised some restraint, the quantity and quality of the slave trade in the Sabaody Archipelago declined significantly.

The Celestial Dragons are naturally affected. Their huge demand for slaves, especially high-quality slaves, is now decreasing, so they will naturally target the Sun Pirates.

The Sun Pirates have now been pursued three times by the Navy and the World Government, each time with great danger, and even CP0 could target them.

Although nothing is wrong now, Neptune is very worried that if something were to happen, it would also affect Fish-Man Island.

Fish-Man Island is not currently World Government Member States.

He needs to make plans early. Besides expanding trade and deepening ties with the Night Pirates, it would be best if the Night Pirates could send people to garrison Fish-Man Island.

It can enhance the protective power of Fish-Man Island.

Neptune knew that there was a prerequisite: Fish-Man Island had to be planted with the flag of the Night Pirates, which meant abandoning the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Changing the flag before the Whitebeard Pirates' incident would have been seen as opportunistic, which wouldn't have been good for their reputation and would have been somewhat unfair to the Whitebeard Pirates.

This is something that needs to be discussed. He can't just let Fish-Man Island take down the Whitebeard Pirates' flag; after all, that would be a provocation to the Whitebeard Pirates. Even if Whitebeard wouldn't care, what about the members of the Whitebeard Pirates?

If it ultimately succeeds, the extra costs will be worthwhile.

There are quite a few royal families from the kingdoms of the Night Sea Domain who bring their entire families to the wedding, just like those from Fish-Man Island.

Having already submitted to the Night Pirates, the Germa Kingdom's Vinsmoke Judge took off his high-tech combat suit and put on a magnificent noble robe. Behind him followed his five children.

Now, the strength of Gachi's five children has changed dramatically. Although they are still young, they already possess considerable strength. After nearly a year and a half of training in the Combat Pyramid, four of the children have made a name for themselves in the lower levels of the Combat Pyramid.

His strength is improving at an astonishing rate. Although Sanji is currently a little behind, he still possesses strength that many children his age cannot match.

This effect greatly satisfied Jia Zhi; the training in the Combat Pyramid was far more effective than the scientific training methods he had devised.

The main reason is that his elite warriors are loyal to the Vinsmoke Family and wouldn't actually kill his children, so the training effect is naturally not as strong as inside the Combat Pyramid.

After all, in the Combat Pyramid, no one cares about your status; in battle and competition, strength reigns supreme.

They are now the young force of the Night Pirates, but they still need a considerable amount of time to fully mature and become capable of standing on their own.

After all, the eldest daughter was only twelve years old, and the other four were only nine.

Besides the kingdom's forces, there are also many large merchant guild presidents and world-renowned billionaires who are all backed by the Night Pirates and can be considered subordinate forces of the Night Pirates.

Through them, the Night Pirates were able to accomplish many things silently, their influence spreading outwards like tentacles, reaching the Grand Line and the entire world.

Compared to the Hera Palace, the Purple Water Palace was much calmer, with no assassination attempts taking place.

Although the assassination attempt was easily thwarted, it doesn't mean the Night Pirates are unconcerned. In front of the user of the Memory-Memory Fruit and Rediat, no secret can be kept hidden.

This assassination attempt was a provocation against the Night Pirates, and they will definitely need to be dealt with after the wedding.

By uniting with close underground forces and eliminating them all, the Night Pirates can also expand their influence and power in the Underworld.

The destruction of these forces meant that the spoils would naturally be divided among those allied with them, indirectly strengthening the Night Pirates and reinforcing their Night Pirates over the New World's underground forces.

Under the protection of the Night Pirates, they ascended the Cloud Path one by one.

On the other side, towering giants emerged from the Combat Pyramid, attracting the attention of countless people.

The ground trembled slightly as fully armed giant warriors and wildly dressed members of the Giant Soldier Pirates appeared.

More importantly, Loki, the giant prince who was relatively short, was protected in the very center.

Unlike other giants, he wore a crown and a cloak, making him instantly recognizable.

As for his appearance, it didn't offend anyone; there are just too many strange and ugly people on the high seas.

Moreover, Prince Loki is backed by the entire Giant race, which is dozens of times more terrifying than the Giant Soldier Pirates were famous throughout the world a hundred years ago.

No one dares to offend the Giant race, especially since they are important guests of both the Night Pirates Giant race the Big Mom Pirates.

"Let's go, the wine and food are ready."

Mog Radon and the members of the Night Pirates were already waiting at the entrance of the Combat Pyramid.

"Really? I'd also like to witness a wedding on the sea." Loki looked at Mog Radon with some curiosity.

Loki is now very curious about many things on the high seas.

Although images have spread throughout the world, this does not include the Giant race. The Giant race has only been exposed to images for a short time, and the tiny Transponder Snail is simply not suitable for the Giant race to use.

It looked very difficult for the Giant race.

The World Den Den Mushi Group is currently researching larger Transponder Snail that can project images over greater distances while maintaining clarity; these are specifically designed for the Giant race.

Since the Giant race made a request, they naturally had to research it, since their influence had no effect on the Giant race.

Moreover, Elbaf is an untapped market for them, representing a significant untapped potential.

"Don't worry, Your Highness Loki," Mog Radon said respectfully. Loki was an important guest of the Night Pirates, so the proper etiquette had to be observed.

Mog Radon walked alongside Loki, the Giant race prince, followed by pirates affiliated with the Night Pirates.

On both sides of the road were members of the Night Pirates and Giant race warriors, who continued to move forward, widening the already prepared path for Mog Radon and his men.

Because of the Giant race's enormous size, they can only travel by walking. Prince Loki doesn't mind; this way, he can effectively deter the forces on the sea and demonstrate the power of the Giant race.

As for the other pirates, they set off via a pre-prepared cloud path.