Passing through the Oykot Kingdom, the journey was very peaceful.
Soon the Prosperity arrived at Mackerel Port in the Rum Kingdom. Noah went to the family's secret training camp near Mackerel Port to visit the boys and girls who had been selected this year.
These people are all outstanding seeds collected by the Noah Family from all over the world through the Distillery.
For example, the siblings Ulti and Page One who were captured earlier; Marianne, who was born in the Grand Line Paradise (later Goldenweek at Baroque Works ); Mikita, a light-weight girl who wandered in the West Blue (later Valentine at Baroque Works ); Carina, an orphan from the Clockwork Island Kingdom of the East Blue (later the little fox who teamed up with Nami to steal something).
Last year's cohort included the genius mechanical boy Ratchet, brought back from Turtle Island; the five children of the Don Family; Conis, a musical girl from Sky Island; Dellinger, a half- Fish-Man orphan from the Dressrosa Kingdom in the New World (who later became a member of the Donquixote Family ).
Over the years, the Distillery has been sending promising young talents to its training camp.
Although Noah didn't expect them all to be able to stand on their own, the training camp required them to reach at least the rank of Marine Headquarters Colonel to be considered qualified for graduation.
After encouraging the new batch of trainees, Noah secretly went to Rum City and met with his Uncle Joseph.
At this time, the Rum Kingdom appeared unchanged on the surface, but in reality, it had become one of the few powerful nations in the East Blue.
The Rum Kingdom, with a population of only 230,000, has only 8,000 regular royal troops on the surface.
There is also a secret legion of 2,000 people. The members of the secret legion have all mastered the Six Powers and Haki. Through the consumption of large amounts of Origin Blood Potion, these people have become extremely powerful. Among them, dozens of outstanding individuals can already rival the Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral.
In addition, on Black Rock Sky Island near the Rum Kingdom, there is a hidden air cavalry force of 300 men and more than a dozen flying arks.
Given Lilian's permanent presence on Black Rock Island, and with her current strength, Admiral who encounters Lilian is practically doomed.
Barton, the publicly acknowledged commander of the Rum Kingdom, is also incredibly powerful. After all, he is Noah's Apostle and possesses a vast reserve of life force. Apart from lacking Conqueror's Haki, his strength is at the Admiral Candidate.
If Noah lent some of his power to Barton, he could even take on Admiral one-on-one.
This is another reason why Noah assigned Apostle to various governorates and core departments. His Apostle could leverage Noah's power to significantly enhance their strength, which would be beneficial in dealing with emergencies.
With Barton in the Rum Kingdom, Noah felt relatively at ease about Uncle Joseph's safety.
They rested for more than half a month in the Rum Kingdom.
The Prosperity sets sail once again.
The East Blue Sea is very calm, not only because of the stable weather, but also because there are very few pirates.
After all, Garp frequently takes leave to go home and visit his family, and the Noah Family secretly hunts down pirate crews with Devil Fruit abilities, resulting in the East Blue having the lowest number and quality of pirates among all the seas.
It was noon on the seventh day after we left the Rum Kingdom.
A pirate ship appeared on the sea not far away.
" The Krieg Pirates?" Noah glanced at their pirate flag and knew they were the rookie pirates who had risen to fame in the East Blue last year. He had no interest in such small fry.
Kuro also had no intention of making a move.
Soon, the two ships came within 300 meters of each other, and the Saber of the Krieg Pirates immediately opened fire.
Boom boom boom...
Penguin drew his sword and swung it, instantly slicing the cannonballs apart with more than a dozen strikes.
Shachi used Geppo to appear on the deck of the Saber in a moment.
On the deck of the Saber, Krieg, somewhat panicked, brandished his massive rifle and hurled it at Shachi: "Shoot me, you bastard!"
The pirate henchmen fired their guns in a chaotic frenzy.
Balu, Gin, and others also grabbed weapons and prepared to launch a sneak attack.
Shachi casually caught Krieg's giant spear and gently squeezed it.
Crack! The giant spear shattered instantly.
"How is that possible!"
Bang bang bang... The lead bullets struck the steel plate as if hitting a steel plate, sending up sparks.
Gulp! Balu's throat went dry, and his pupils contracted sharply.
"I don't believe you can stop a cannonball!" Krieg roared hysterically, while simultaneously activating the miniature cannon hidden within his breastplate.
*Thud! Shachi appeared behind Krieg, clutching a still-beating heart in his hand.
Krieg snapped out of his daze, a sudden spasm and sharp pain shooting through his chest. "Cough cough... How could I have collapsed here..."
"Captain!"
"Boss Krieg!"
Gin's eyes widened in anger, and he raised his iron crutch to smash Shachi.
Shachi's finger flashed black, and his figure disappeared in a flash.
In an instant, dozens of pirates on the deck had bloody holes appear on their foreheads, including Gin and Balu.
"If you choose to be a pirate, you must be prepared to perish at sea." Shachi went into the cabin, took the treasure, and finally used [ Magic Card: Napalm Bomb ] to completely burn the Saber and the corpse to ashes.
Noah remained lounging on a beach chair on the deck the entire time, showing no intention of reclaiming Krieg and Gin.
The Prosperity continued along its previously planned route.
Two weeks later.
The group arrived at Cocoyasi Village on Conomi Islands.
As the Prosperity docked, the villagers of Cocoyasi Village also rushed over.
After all, every time a merchant ship docks, it represents a very important trade opportunity for a small island village like Cocoyasi Village.
The Prosperity carried a variety of daily necessities and also purchased oranges from the villagers.
Noah picked up a very sour orange and peeled it. This kind of orange was specially prepared for sailors who spent long voyages at sea, to prevent and treat scurvy.
Around the makeshift pier.
Several villagers pushed over sour oranges, including a red-haired woman with a cigarette in her mouth, and two girls, about seven or eight years old, one with orange hair and the other with blue hair.
Kuro was discussing the purchase price with the villagers.
Meanwhile, the little orange cat had already slipped away and arrived at the temporary goods shelves on the merchant ship, its eyes shining as it stared at the little dresses and books on the shelves.
Before long, the red-haired woman finished selling the sour oranges and saw Nami on the deck, so she hurriedly ran over.
" Nami, don't run around!"
"Okay, Bellemere..." Nami was a little scared, then asked softly, " Bellemere, can we buy some books?"
Bellemere calculated the money she would make from selling oranges that day, and seeing Nami's pleading little eyes, she decided to buy her a book. "Just one, but don't you really need a little dress?"
"A little skirt?" Nami longed for it, but ultimately chose the book. "A little skirt next time! I can wear Nojiko's old clothes."
"Don't regret it, you pick one." Bellemere gave Nami a heads-up beforehand, just in case she caused trouble later.
Noah kept watching the sea from a short distance away, showing no intention of communicating with the other party.
Often, taking things one step at a time is a strategy.
Asking someone to join right away not only seems abrupt, but also makes them seem like they have ulterior motives.
I came here just to make myself known to everyone so that it will be easier to contact them in the future.
The Prosperity spent the night in Cocoyasi Village, and set sail early the next morning, disappearing into the waves of the vast ocean.
Five days later.
They arrived at Loguetown, the archipelago where the Noah Family originated, a place Noah hadn't visited for several years.