Rescuing Vegapunk

Ganza Island lay near the end of the first half of the Grand Line, close to the Sabaody Archipelago, Marine Headquarters, and Mary Geoise of the World Government. Once an alarm was raised, reinforcements could arrive within half a day by following specific currents.

At the same time, Ganza Island did not exist on any map. Due to the obscure nature of its magnetic field, no route from any of the Four Blues would encounter the island along the way.

The World Government valued this trait. After destroying all information related to the island and ensuring that no one outside knew of its existence, it paid a tremendous price to build a top-tier research base on this island, where spring reigned year-round.

Naturally, the finest research base required the finest scientists. Vegapunk, whom the World Government hailed as possessing knowledge five hundred years beyond the world, worked on this island.

The waves crashed against the rocks along the shore.

More than ten thousand surveillance Den Den Mushi covered the entire island, while countless Marines patrolled its perimeter without pause.

At that moment, Sabo was concealed beneath the sea, looking upward.

Nearly half a month had passed since the negotiations ended.

Through various secret channels, the Revolutionary Army had acquired enormous resources from trading caravans under Nazarick—enough to arm tens of millions for a year. The entire Revolutionary Army had grown far stronger as a result, and its resource shortage had greatly improved.

But while the Revolutionary Army was growing stronger, the government had not fallen behind in the slightest.

The World Military Draft Program had been proposed by Sakazuki, the Navy's current leading figure, and approved by the highest levels of the World Government. It was already underway.

Furthermore, to erase the impact of their previous defeat to the greatest