The Establishment of Their Future Territory

Now only one Mantis Fruit remained on the table. Teach looked at Mostima Teach threw the Devil Fruit at him.

Mostima reached out and caught it. "You can distribute this Devil Fruit you like," Teach said with a smile.

"This... isn't this a bit much? Such an excellent ability." Mostima was somewhat surprised, but since Teach had already given away two superior Devil Fruit, they were somewhat immune to it.

Teach actually gave them such a powerful ability. The Mantis Fruit was already a very powerful ability in their eyes, and they could say it was the limit of what they could access. However, in Teach's eyes, it was just so-so. Apart from Mythical Zoan, Ancient Species, and the Alien species that Wos ate, other species were hard to catch his eye.

He mostly focuses on Paramecia Devil Fruit. Logia are too rare, and Devil Fruit -Paramecia depend on how well they are developed. As long as they can be developed, they have great potential, and some powerful abilities are even comparable to Logia Devil Fruit. Among them, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit of the Pops, the Float-Float Fruit of Golden Lion, and the Soul-Soul Fruit of Big Mom have all been listed for a high price of 3 billion Beli on the black market, even though these users are still alive.

"What's wrong with that? Roger is going to be executed, and I'm going to the East Blue to witness it with my own eyes. I probably won't be back for the next few years. I'll find some powerful partners on the Grand Line, and when I have enough strength, I'll storm into the New World." Teach looked at them confidently and said, "You all need to continue to improve your strength. I still don't know who to give this Devil Fruit to, so I'll leave it to you to distribute."

Seeing Teach's insistence, Mostima and the others agreed, nodded, and then turned their gaze to the four cadres beside them.

The strongest is undoubtedly Haduno, followed by Hadman, then Ebby and Shuke.

"I'll pass on that. I want a power-type Devil Fruit," Hadman shook his head and stated his thoughts.

"Yes, me too." Although Haduno was more composed Hadman, their fighting styles were the same, relying on physical skills to fight. Although this ability was powerful, what they wanted were beasts of strength.

The two strongest officers declined, turning their attention to the remaining two. Then, Shuke also shook his head, "I'm a navigator, not a primary combatant. This ability would be a waste on me."

Since that's the case, only Ebby is left. Ebby was a little surprised, not expecting to get this ability. She thought it would be chosen from the two strongest brothers Haduno and Hadman.

Before he could recover from his surprise, Mostima patted him on the shoulder, snapping him out of it, and looked at Ebby with a smile, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and Teach Boss Teach." The ownership of this Devil Fruit was settled just like that. Mostima valued Ebby quite a bit. Although she was not as strong as Hardner and Hadman, she had great potential.

Ebby has already Awakening Two types of Haki, and has only just begun to learn Armament Haki. In just two years, this speed is already very fast. Once she adds the Mantis Fruit, she will be even more powerful, and her strength will increase by leaps and bounds. She will surpass Hardner and Haduno in a short period of time.

Seeing that everyone else had agreed, Ebby couldn't contain his excitement. His hands, holding the Devil Fruit, trembled involuntarily. Two people had already eaten Devil Fruit, so he had some experience. He took a bite.

Soon, in everyone's eyes, Ebby, transformed into a mantis, appeared before them. It wasn't very big, only two meters long, but mantises don't need to be big; becoming bigger would actually affect its speed.

Next, we'll discuss what happens afterward.

"What's next for us?" Mostima asked Teach. Teach had already left the Whitebeard Pirates, and now the crew's future development would be led by Teach.

On the table in front of him lay a detailed map of the New World, with text of various sizes, showing that Mostima had done a great deal of preparation.

"I need to go to the first half of the Grand Line to witness Roger's execution. It will take several years, and I'll need to find strong companions." Teach smiled. "But we can start preparing the plan now. I need a kingdom as my base, my headquarters. Mostima, do you have any recommendations?" Teach asked, looking at Mostima.

I didn't expect Teach to go to the Grand Line, but it's normal. Teach is still young, only sixteen years old. He needs a few more years to grow. They've already waited two years, so they can wait a few more. By then, no one will be able to stop their rise.

"What kind of country do we need?" Mostima asked. The New World has all sorts of countries, large and small, with different cultures.

"A rich, vast, and populous country—I don't want to spend time developing it. I'll just take it straight from the ground up, hahaha!" This was naturally Teach's idea. With Kaido's example as a precedent, Teach not wanting to waste time, and in the current New World, Kaido's overnight wealth had set a good precedent, what could be more satisfying than seizing a country and directly occupying it?

Therefore, in the past two years, a saying has become widely circulated among pirates, "Want to get rich overnight? Then rob a country. Want to expand your power quickly? Then rob a country!"

In the past two years, many weak countries have been destroyed and robbed by pirates. Of course, it is very rare to be like Kaido. Most pirates do not know how to manage or operate, and things will only get worse. Kaido used people from the Kate Kingdom to govern the country. However, it has now become the "Kaido Kingdom", the "Beast King", and the "Babarossa Kingdom".

Most pirates still resort to collecting protection money from these countries.

After hearing Teach's words, Mostima knew that Teach's target was the powerful nations of the New World.

"What are the environmental and geographical requirements?" Mostima asked in great detail, having already ruled out most countries in his mind, leaving only a few powerful nations from the New World.

"The more beautiful the environment, the better. Let's make it geographically close to Wano Country, and the climate can't be too harsh," Teach said after thinking for a moment.

This world has many islands with harsh weather, such as the Drum Kingdom of the Grand Line, a famous medical superpower, which is a winter island where it is winter all year round.

"Well, then there are only three kingdoms as candidates: the Christie Kingdom, the Durandom Kingdom, and the Sethi Kingdom." Mostima took out a small notebook, held it in his hand, and said slowly.

"What are their respective characteristics?" Teach asked, somewhat curious, as he had heard of all three countries.

"These three are all countries located in the waters near Wano Country. Among them, the Christie Kingdom and the Durandom Kingdom are Affiliated Nation of the World Government, while the Sethi Kingdom is a military power with a warlike populace and various arenas. Although it is not World Government Member States, it is famous for its strength. Both the royal family and the military respect strength, and even the top Great Pirate dare not provoke it. It would be very difficult to conquer, and the resources in this country are relatively scarce."

Therefore, this country can be ruled out. Its military is too powerful, and conquering it would be too troublesome and would bring huge losses. Just like Kaido, who took several years to conquer Wano Country with the help of an internal traitor. It was not worth it at all.

Seeing Teach shake his head slightly, Mostima continued, explaining that this was his third option, ranking last among the three kingdoms, so it was expected that Teach wouldn't consider it.

Mostima continued, "The Durandom Kingdom has four seasons, and the seas it occupies are teeming with pirates. Although it is protected by Marine Base, it seems to be in some chaos internally, and is frequently attacked by pirates from the outside. In addition, due to the death of the former king, the current king has been succeeded by the eldest prince, and the country has been divided into four parts."

"They are the king, the second prince, the Admiral, and the Earl. Local wars have been going on for almost five years now. In my opinion, it won't be long before this kingdom splits into four countries."

"The reason this kingdom hasn't completely split apart yet is partly due to the World Government's influence. This country pays a large amount of Heavenly Gold every year, currently paid jointly by four powers. If it were to completely split apart, the World Government's membership would cease to exist, and the Heavenly Gold would be greatly reduced even if it didn't disappear. This is not what the World Government wants, so it has maintained this situation." Mostima couldn't help but smile as he spoke.

He could easily see through the World Government's actions. Instead of stabilizing the situation, they had further divided the nations, allowing them to consolidate their territories and power through infighting. If the World Government had used its power to help the newly established kings, whose regimes were not yet stable, eliminate the other die-hard elements, the situation could have been stabilized quickly, and the current chaotic state could not have been created.

Of course, the World Government has rules against interfering in the internal affairs of member states, but the World Government has already interfered, leading to the current situation, which is undeniably foolish.

"Dealing with this kingdom is relatively easy, but it will take one or two years to revive its economy. By then, it will be several years from now, and it's unclear how the situation in the Durandom Kingdom will have changed."

"What about the last Christie Kingdom?" Teach curiously. Mostima must have his reasons for putting this country last.

"This is on a super-large island called Saint Louis Island, a famous spring island where ninety percent of the island is springtime scenery with all kinds of beautiful environments. The rest are some other environments. There was only one kingdom on this island, but it was later divided."

"The Christie Kingdom, which occupies more than 60 percent of this island, is a well-known major power in the New World. The remaining part is occupied by three other kingdoms that have formed a military alliance over the years and have been fighting against the Christie Kingdom. The King of the Christie Kingdom has always wanted to reclaim the other three kingdoms and reunify Saint Louis Island, but he has failed every time."

Upon hearing this, Teach's eyes flashed. "They're all World Government Member States, right? The World Government must be involved in some of them." Teach guessed, but he was very certain of it.

"Yes, the World Government did intervene during that split, probably because the Christie Kingdom was too powerful at the time. The World Government intervened and dismantled it. However, there are very few wars on this island. Over the decades, there have only been occasional minor skirmishes on the border, so the kingdom is very wealthy. In addition, the Christie Kingdom has a strong military and has been ruled by wise kings for generations. It is worth mentioning that a slight rift has emerged between the other three allied countries. However, the Christie Kingdom has never taken action, probably because it is worried about the World Government." Mostima smiled.

"Then this country. Keep an eye on news about this island until I return." Teach made his decision directly without hesitation. It was a powerful country, but in the face of absolute power, everything else was meaningless. Besides, no matter how much power the World Government could exert if it wanted to intervene, the Navy would be blocked outside the New World, and the New World would completely become a world of pirates.

"This time, when we go to the first half of the Grand Line, I don't plan to bring many people, just Pito," Teach said, looking at them. As she spoke, Teach stroked Pito's short white hair. For some reason, Teach liked to stroke it like that; it felt very comfortable. Especially the fluffy white cat ears hidden under her hat.

"Alright, I plan to go back to Sess Island first, Sess Island guard team to train, and set sail when I turn eighteen to form a pirate crew. When you, Teach, come to the New World, we'll join your crew directly, or we'll meet you there when you arrive at the Sabaody Archipelago." Mobius already knew about Teach's departure. With such a long journey, Teach couldn't possibly take care of them, so he wasn't surprised that he took Pito.

Mobius was still quite excited. He had never imagined that he would set sail, form a pirate crew, and become a captain. In the past, he thought that it would be enough for him to simply survive and protect the orphans with him.

He also missed Sess Island; the last time he went back was a year ago when Teach took him there.

Wos rarely spoke, "I'll be with Mobius, but I'll become an assassin; that's more suitable for improving my skills." Wos was very clear about his situation.

Teach nodded. Although only thirteen years old, Wos was very mature, didn't talk much, and liked to observe his surroundings. Teach actually trusted Mobius Wos. Wos had joined his team with Mobius, and with Wos there, their partnership would be perfect.

"Am I not going with you, Teach?" Ares said in a deep voice, looking at Teach.

"Yes, your current strength improvement requires constant training and combat. Following me will actually slow down your progress." Teach smiled at Ares. "Besides, your appearance is too eye-catching. I'm not ready to become the Navy's focus right now. If there's an opportunity, I'll have a suit of Ares specially made for Ares, Mostima."

Mostima nodded, and Ares remained silent. "Ares, you stay with Mostima. I'm not worried about your strength; you can ask him for help with anything." Teach smiled. "You should be even stronger when you come back next time."