His Observation Haki truly had not been able to find this secret treasury, but King of Pano behind him had kept glancing at that wall, deliberately or not, with a trace of smugness in his heart. That was how Li Yuan found it.
He gave it a rough glance and found no famous blades, so he did not even bother looking at the ordinary treasures.
"Devil Fruit!!!"
Only when he reached the very back of the royal treasury and saw an exquisite little box did he realize that such boxes generally contained Devil Fruits.
"Crack!!!"
After opening the box, he found that it indeed contained a Devil Fruit.
"Paramecia: Taste-Taste Fruit!!"
After Li Yuan picked up the Devil Fruit and compared it with the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia in his memories, he confirmed its ability.
"No wonder it was stored here instead of being used. It turns out to be such a worthless Devil Fruit."
Li Yuan spoke speechlessly. This Devil Fruit could alter a person's sense of taste. To Li Yuan, it was an utterly useless ability, but to some chefs, it was a top-tier Devil Fruit.
"Forget it, I'll keep it for now. Maybe I can trade it away someday."
Li Yuan thought of Charlotte Linlin. She particularly liked this type of Devil Fruit.
Holding the Devil Fruit, Li Yuan left the place and summoned Kano and the others to move the treasure.
"Senior Brother, we're rich!!!"
After Kano carried box after box of treasure into the ship's hold, he grinned foolishly.
"Of course we're rich. Count the amount of treasure we seized this time, then set aside thirty percent. Once we return to Hachinosu Island, send it to the Rocks Pirates treasury."
Seeing so much treasure, Li Yuan could not help but smile as well. It was also his first time seeing this much wealth.
The treasures of the entire Pano Kingdom—even though he had only plundered the royal palace and some nobles' treasures, after deducting the thirty percent given to the Rocks Pirates, he still had roughly one billion left. Calling it overnight wealth would not be an exaggeration.
"Let's go. Follow the previous plan and rendezvous with the Rocks Pirates' main force. The Navy and World Government reinforcements should have arrived. If we don't join up, we'll likely be defeated one by one."
Once Pano Kingdom had been nearly stripped clean, Li Yuan gave the order to join up with the Rocks Pirates' main force.
He had not let all that treasure blind him. Instead, he saw things very clearly: the Navy and World Government would never allow them to continue plundering. A great battle was about to begin.
"Yes, Senior Brother!"
Upon hearing Li Yuan's order, none of the pirates dared defy him and immediately returned to their pirate ships. All disobedient pirates had been executed.
Half a day later, Li Yuan led his fleet to rendezvous with the Rocks Pirates' main force.
"Shihahahaha, Li Yuan, it seems you've acquired a fine sword."
After Li Yuan arrived, he saw Golden Lion walking over with a gorgeous longsword in hand. That sword looked even better than the Zhanfeng Li Yuan had obtained.
"Fifty Good Quick Blades Zhanfeng!"
Li Yuan drew Zhanfeng as he spoke.
"Shihahahaha, the new sword I got is one of the Twenty-One Great Grade Swords, Sakura Ten!!!"
Hearing Li Yuan's words, Golden Lion burst into loud laughter.
"."
Fine, Li Yuan now understood why Golden Lion had come over specifically. He had come to show off. As fellow swordsmen, having the superior sword naturally gave one more face.
"The Navy is here!!"
Li Yuan ignored Golden Lion's smug expression and instead looked solemnly into the distance. There, the shadows of warships could vaguely be seen.
On the Navy warships
"Marshal, the Rocks Pirates are on the island ahead!"
Sengoku said, holding a pair of binoculars.
"Move in, land, and destroy the Rocks Pirates!!"
Brac said.
"Yes!"
The Navy immediately carried out Brac's order and sailed the warships forward.
On the island
All the Rocks Pirates Officers had gathered together, waiting for the Navy warships to arrive.
The treasures they had plundered were all on the ships. They would not foolishly fight the Navy at sea; if even one ship sank, it would be a devastating loss for them.
"Wahahahaha, the Navy is here! Everyone, attack!"
Once the Navy warships drew close, Rocks shouted.
"Mad Lion Slash!"
"Air Quake!!"
"Limitless: Void-Breaking Sword Art!!"
"Elbaf Spear: Conqueror's Nation!"
"Furious Slash!!"
"Giant Axe Impact!!"
"Slaughter Slash!!"
"Death Wave!!"
"."
As Rocks's words fell, all the officers attacked at once. Enormous slashes, violent tremors, and extreme killing attacks surged toward the approaching warships at the same time, with every attack targeting a different vessel.
"Damn Rocks Pirates, launching a sneak attack! All Vice Admiral-level and above fighters, intercept them immediately!"
Upon seeing this, Brac spoke before immediately rushing out of the warship. He used Geppo to run through the air and intercepted the attack unleashed by Rocks.
"Bone Fist: Meteor!!"
"Iron Fist: Galaxy Impact!"
"Conqueror's Impact!!"
"Rokushiki Secret Technique: Maximum Wheel: Six King Gun!!"
"."
Seeing this, the Navy's many Vice Admirals used Geppo to rush out of the warships, seeking to block the incoming attacks.
"Boom!!!!"
However, not every Vice Admiral could intercept the attacks of the Rocks Pirates Officers.
Aside from Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, Steel Bone, Qikai, Brac, and Army General Sora Duer, who were able to block them.
The others could not stop the Rocks Pirates Officers' attacks. Instead, they were blasted into the air by the powerful strikes, and the warships behind them were smashed apart as well.
In merely the first exchange, two warships were directly sunk.
"Members at Vice Admiral level and above, advance first and cover the warships behind us as they land!"
Brac said with a livid expression as he looked at the two sunken warships.
"Rocks, come die!!!"
With that, Brac led Steel Bone and Army General Sora Duer toward Rocks. They believed that as long as they took down Rocks, the rest of the Rocks Pirates would be nothing to fear.
"Wahahahaha, Brac, so it's you, old man. You're already this old, yet instead of retiring, you still dare appear before me. Today, I'll send you to the grave for good, so you won't even need to retire."
Even when facing three Admiral-level experts, Rocks remained utterly fearless. He also charged into the sky and clashed head-on with the three Admiral-level experts.
Under Li Yuan's Observation Haki, he could clearly sense that the Navy's three experts were all extremely powerful.
Every one of them was stronger than him. Yet even with three such experts facing Rocks, they still could not suppress him!!
Before you continue