Clearly, Caesar Kulaun's arrival had used up quite a bit of Kaido's fortune. For the rest of the journey, Kaido encountered no one else who came to join him voluntarily as Caesar Kulaun had.
This left the high-spirited Kaido feeling somewhat disappointed.
But it was only disappointment. With Caesar Kulaun joining him, the Beasts Pirates Kaido envisioned finally had a chance of becoming a reality.
So the first thing Kaido did upon returning to his base was have Queen, who was temporarily serving as the Beasts Pirates' chief administrator, arrange a laboratory for his former colleague.
From then on, Caesar Kulaun's research would be the Beasts Pirates' priority. Everything else could wait. Once Caesar Kulaun completed his research, the Beasts Pirates' rise would be unstoppable.
Of course, certain necessary matters still had to be attended to, such as the defenses of the islands currently within the Beasts Pirates' territory.
As pirates from all over the world poured into the East Blue, the chaos there grew noticeably worse, even though Kizaru and King had already led their fleets in weeding them out at the entrance to Reverse Mountain.
The dragnet jointly set up by several factions then wiped out another large batch of pirates who had slipped into the East Blue. Still, many lucky ones escaped both rounds of encirclement and took root in the East Blue.
Besides, not every pirate was foolish enough to come through Reverse Mountain.
Instead, some chose to abandon their pirate ships, disguise themselves, and board merchant ships bound for the East Blue, then find a suitable place to set sail again.
After all, chaotic as the East Blue was, its trade with the outside world had not stopped, and the factions would not destroy those merchant ships without cause.
Together with the local pirates who