Two Years

On a desolate stretch of land on Saint Louis Island, Saga and Garron joined forces to launch a relentless attack on their enemies.

Their opponent was their father, Dark Emperor Teach.

The spacious environment allowed Saga and Garron to unleash their abilities without restraint.

Lightning and control.

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Float-Float Fruit.

His fist and foot techniques were imbued with lightning, and his sword strikes were sharp and fierce.

Two more years passed, and Saga, now thirteen, and Garron, now twelve, began to make a name for themselves in the Combat Pyramid, no longer relegated to the lower levels where they received little attention.

Those with talent will always be able to stand out from the constant battles in the Combat Pyramid.

Saga and Garron were the shining twin stars among them, establishing themselves in the middle ranks of the Combat Pyramid with their physical and sword skills.

Because of their similar appearance, it's natural for outsiders to group the two together.

Of course, there were others, including the five freaks of the Vinsmoke Family.

They were born with superhuman physical abilities.

It must be said that Judge is a genius. After obtaining the Lightning Potion and the Flame Potion, he underwent special modifications and then obtained some research data from the Night Pirates, as well as the important "IQ" evolution factor.

She specially developed individual power potions for her children. While they weren't particularly outstanding in terms of effect, being similar to ordinary power potions, they were more suitable for her children and didn't exhibit any side effects.

They are cyborgs themselves; Reiju's poison, Ichiji's flames, Niji's electric shocks, Sanji's invisibility, and they even figured out Yonji's air pressure.

It used to require the power of the combat suit, but now it can use this ability on its own.

With the enhancements provided by the combat suits, their abilities will become even more powerful.

Of course, this technology is only suitable for his children, who have already undergone human modification and possess strong adaptability.

Sanji, who wasn't born with superhuman abilities, began to have his potential activated through Judge's continuous experiments.

Only a portion has been activated; it will take quite some time before the full potential of one's Lineage Factor is revealed.

But now, they have begun to gradually catch up, and this is only in part; their physical strength and recovery ability have increased, and they are also showing faster speed.

The effects of the human modification began to show; his potential was greater than that of his other siblings, because he was the most successful modified human.

In addition, the two young swordsmen Zoro and Kuina, are also very eye-catching. Through constant battles, their strength is improving rapidly, especially in swordsmanship. They are only one step away from becoming Swordmaster can cut through steel, but they are still in the accumulation stage.

After Esdeath obtained the Temperature Fruit, another monster emerged from the Combat Pyramid. Although it might not be able to compare with Esdeath, it was still quite formidable.

He had already begun to emerge, but he was constantly suppressed by Esdeath's radiance.

This is Zishas Burgess, a powerful fighter, a master of physical combat, and possesses superhuman strength.

He was only twenty-three years old, two years older than Esdeath.

Shortly after Esdeath obtained the Temperature Fruit and left the Combat Pyramid, he successfully traded it for the Bounce-Bounce Fruit, which, when eaten, allows him to transform into Bounce Human.

It possesses amazing elasticity, can unleash incredible speed and strength, and can also weaken the physical attacks of others, making it an extremely rare ability.

Having been treasured by Dark Emperor Teach for many years, it has finally found its owner.

He was already a top-tier physical fighter in the Combat Pyramid. After obtaining the Bounce Fruit, he cleared the Combat Pyramid in just three months, becoming the new strongest fighter, and successfully graduated from the Combat Pyramid.

Now she has become the new Demon General, replacing "Mantis Man" Ebby with her powerful strength.

At this point, both "Mantis Man" Ebby and "Mad Lion" Miles have been eliminated.

The other Miles was easily replaced by Esdeath.

During this period, "Black Panther" Tekchala was successfully replaced by "The Blade Monk" Bonnies.

Bonnies, now twenty-five years old, has fully matured and, with the power of the Slash-Slash Fruit and his formidable physical skills, is extremely strong.

Of course, the most feared among them is Doc Q, a monster who became a Demon General at the young age of sixteen. With his terrifying Devil Fruit ability alone, no one dares to challenge him.

Known as "The Grim Reaper," he is now twenty-two years old.

His strength is even more terrifying; it's unknown how much destructive power he possesses.

Mijela stood aside watching. At twelve years old, Mijela had grown into a graceful young woman. This was one of the few times she could spend time with Saga and Garron without caring about the outside world.

After several years of honing their skills, Saga and Garron have both greatly improved their strength, and this battle is no exception.

Teach controlled his power and fought his two sons with his physical skills, but even so, the pressure was immense.

Because of his excellent control over his power, each punch landed on Garron and Saga without injuring them, yet still caused them intense pain.

This wasn't the first or second time; Saga and Garron treated it as a trial and a test.

To test their improved skills, they initially fought Teach one-on-one, but later it became two against one.

Teach seemed completely at ease, always managing to dodge and attack them with the simplest of movements.

During this process, Observation Haki was not used.

What do the strongest fighters rely on most in battle? Is it combat intelligence? Reflexes?

At this point, Teach would tell him about instinct, the powerful fighting instinct.

Instinctive reactions are much faster than the brain's ability to process information.

The immense power Teach displayed pushed Saga and Garron to their limits. If they couldn't fight Teach instinctively, they wouldn't be able to avoid Teach attacks at all.

This method forces them to exert pressure and unleash their fighting potential.

Throughout the entire battle, even in a two-on-one situation, both of them were suppressed by Teach when using their abilities, which is normal.

It would be illogical to suppress Teach.

Two years have passed quickly, and the New World hasn't changed much.

With Shanks becoming queen, the New World order truly stabilized.

Friction among various ambitious individuals is not worth worrying about and will not affect the overall structure of the New World.

The war between the Moonlight Pirates and the Evil Spirit Pirates has also stopped. Although there are still some minor skirmishes, they are not as intense.

It's clear that Moria and Wendigo are exhausted. The two pirate crews have been fighting for six years, and this long war has drained their own funds, manpower, and resources.

Although Wendigo currently holds the advantage, the development of territorial power is more important than the war itself.

Even with the concept of sustainable development in mind, Wendigo will not eliminate Moria.

The zombies created by Moria are important personnel for Wendick.

Everyone knows that this is only a temporary truce, and that a major battle will soon break out again.

"The Evil Spirit" Wendigo wanted to take over the Moonlight Pirates, but "Gecko" Morley, being extremely proud, naturally wouldn't easily submit.

The hatred between the two sides had long since reached an irreconcilable level. Moria didn't know how many of his men had been sacrificed, their corpses turned into undead to haunt him.

After Shanks became Emperor, he lived a peaceful life, without provoking any side, and his entire pirate crew traveled around.

The Clown Pirates don't seem to have any ambitions. They use their connections to collect all sorts of treasure maps and then follow Buggy around searching for treasure.

Their presence is sometimes seen in the territories of other powers, across the seas, or Grand Line, often alarming the navy.

Thanks to Buggy's formidable presence, the Clown Pirates' territory is very stable, and few forces dare to provoke them.

Of course, there were quite a few shocking events, such as the appearance of Artificial Devil Fruit by the Night Pirates.

In just two years, nearly five hundred Artificial Devil Fruit were produced.

This greatly enhanced the internal combat strength of the Night Pirates.

If they can even create Devil Fruit, just how terrifying is the Night Pirates' true strength?

The enhancements provided by Artificial Devil Fruit are highly anticipated by all factions in the ocean, and they also lack the weakness of being vulnerable to seawater.

The shipment of Devil Fruit that flowed into the sea sparked a frenzy among various underground forces.

This is naturally not a perfect Artificial Devil Fruit; it is a finished product before Otto perfected it, and it also has an amplification effect.

Although it's a finished product, it can't compare to a perfect one; it still has some flaws.

This batch of Artificial Devil Fruit is quite large, representing the total production over several years. Apart from some used for experiments, there are approximately one thousand remaining.

The Night Pirates possess a massive Artificial Devil Fruit production base, measured entirely in acres, located on a suitable island in the Calm Belt, surrounded by large reefs for protection.

For the Night Pirates, there are few places safer than the Calm Belt.

The Calm Belt is a restricted area, naturally protected by Sea King. Humans with the ability to fly are already few and Calm Belt between, and the Calm Belt is also monitored by a large number of mechanical eyes. Therefore, it is difficult to hide the so-called warships inlaid with Seastone.

Any abnormalities can be detected quickly within a short period of time.

Moreover, the Night Pirates' current satellite project, once successfully launched, will allow them to monitor a region of sea at any time.

This project was officially launched after the birth of "Shar," and after obtaining intelligent chip technology from the Infinite Earth, "Shar" has evolved further.

At the same time, the discrimination ability of various mechanical creatures and mechanical eyes has been greatly improved, and there are not as many loopholes as before.

After that, the "Dark Star Project" began, which involved the construction of satellites and their testing and launch.

Each satellite costs a staggering one billion Beli. The Night Pirates aim to build sixty-six satellites to form a surveillance network and monitor the entire New World.

After all, for satellite surveillance to be able to see clearly, the monitoring range inevitably needs to be narrowed.

This is also a current technological problem; it would take sixty-six satellites to cover the entire New World.

In addition, there are Weather Weapon, which will be launched after the satellite is launched.

Both technologies originated from the Ancient Weapon "Uranus" and were developed through research by numerous scientists within the Night Pirates.

The Uranus has the ability to control the weather, and this ability was specifically extracted for research, resulting in the creation of Weather Weapon.

The chaotic magnetic field and severe weather in the New World and the Grand Line were likely caused by Uranus many years ago.

While Weather Weapon cannot compare to Uranus, in conjunction with the surveillance network of "Dark Star Project," they can manipulate the weather in a region of the New World's oceans.

In other words, it is entirely possible to monitor and target certain individuals from thousands of miles away.

In extremely harsh weather, if it lasts for too long, even the strongest people will be severely affected.

The most representative example is the once-in-a-century superstorm that occurred during the Battle of Ed Ward many years ago.

If the Flying Pirates hadn't evacuated in time, most of the fleet would have been swallowed up by the storm.

Without anyone else's knowledge, by manipulating the weather, one can create utter chaos and misery; if the ship is damaged, there's a 90% chance of death.

Regarding weather manipulation, the Night Pirates have acquired the research knowledge of various weather conditions from the small Sky Island "Weather Island," and through the precise control of "Shar," they are fully capable of creating natural disasters.

Of course, this is just a plan and it's still in the testing phase, but it will be ready soon.

These Artificial Devil Fruit, which the Night Pirates considered unsuccessful, actually possess astonishing value.

The Night Pirates will also control a portion of that share.

Approximately five hundred were consumed within the Night Sea Domain, sold to pirates within the Night Sea Domain, the so-called "goods" attracting pirates from outside.

Two hundred seeds flowed into the West Blue.

Of the remaining three hundred Artificial Devil Fruit, one hundred flowed into the East Blue, one hundred into the South Blue, and one hundred into the North Blue.

After all, the West Blue is closer to the Night Pirates, so it's understandable that they would have a larger number of Artificial Devil Fruit.

This is also to prevent the World Government and Navy from increasing their power through Artificial Devil Fruit, so no Devil Fruit has flowed into the Grand Line.

These Artificial Devil Fruit were all imperfect and had certain side effects, so they were not left for their own people.

Through various channels, primarily auctions, the average price of each Artificial Devil Fruit reaches 200 million Beli.

Nowadays, Devil Fruit have become increasingly precious, and even the most ordinary Devil Fruit can sell for three or four hundred million Beli.

The price of 200 million Beli for a single Artificial Devil Fruit can be considered an overpayment, but it also represents the sea's pursuit of power, even if it is Artificial Devil Fruit.

Moreover, the fact that Artificial Devil Fruit not have the side effect of being afraid of seawater, and the ocean's curiosity about Artificial Devil Fruit, further increases their value.

Of the Devil Fruit that flowed into the four seas, nearly half were recovered by the Four Seas Alliance, while the rest were either purchased by other forces or fell into the hands of pirates.

Some people resort to violence to steal things, but the Night Pirates don't care.

The Beasts Pirates successfully developed Artificial Devil Fruit, but there were no leaks during production. Even those flawed Artificial Devil Fruit were ones that Kaido was unwilling to sell.

Under such pressure, the World Government and the Navy successfully developed a robot codenamed "Pacifista," but it was not the final stage.

Achieving a rebound is somewhat difficult, so no further additions have been made for the time being.

The Pacifista are now mass-producing them in preparation for the potential emergence of a massive army of Artificial Devil Fruit.

"It will be soon." Teach's expression was inscrutable, his pupils like abysses.

This was all planned in advance; it was a trap to lure the World Government into an attack on the Night Pirates.

A trap that weakens the power of World Government.