Alliance of Two Emperors

Ten years ago, the Five Elders had tried several times to threaten Xia Le over this scientist, hoping to gain control of him.

But in the end, the matter had been dropped after Xia Le entered Impel Down.

Sengoku also suspected that the great scientist Vegapunk was indeed in Xia Le's hands.

"I do have a Science Unit at my disposal that should prove useful."

Rather than answering directly, Xia Le spoke with a smile.

"Oh?"

Sengoku's eyes flashed, and then he smiled.

"Could it participate in this war?"

Xia Le smiled. "They'll arrive at Marine Headquarters along with Bullet."

"When the time comes, we can also test this Science Unit's combat capabilities!"

Sengoku drew a deep breath. "That would be ideal!"

With war imminent, he was wholly focused on strengthening Marine Headquarters' defenses. Ideally, they would overwhelm the Whitebeard Pirates on every front and win the war at the lowest possible cost.

The meeting did not end until dusk.

During the meeting, Sengoku and Xia Le discussed many matters.

These included the Science Unit's establishment, deployment, and leadership, how headquarters should respond to unexpected incidents in the near future, and the decision to let Xia Le's subordinates continue managing the Marine branches in the West Blue.

They were all tedious matters, but necessary ones.

In the blink of an eye, another five days passed.

As time went on, news of the arrest of Fire Fist Ace of the Whitebeard Pirates began spreading across the world.

Some were shocked, while others paid little attention. An arrest did not necessarily mean much; most prisoners were simply locked away.

Over the years, many Great Pirates had been captured without causing any major upheaval.

Some pirate crews had not even received the news.

After all, amid the overwhelming flood of newspapers and information