The events in the Moon Governorate kept Noah there until October 1508.
Of course, Noah staying on the moon doesn't mean the rest of the Noah Family won't do their jobs.
For example, before Noah went to the moon, he arranged for Shiki to prepare for the Sky Empire in the name of the Golden Lion.
As for why he didn't reorganize the Flying Pirates, Noah said he couldn't afford to lose face. He would rather secretly control the Mafia than start a pirate crew.
The reason is very simple: the Mafia is a gray area, representing the underground order to a certain extent, rather than simply engaging in plunder.
But pirates are purely a dark and evil force.
If Shiki were to rebuild the Flying Pirates now, it would become a stain on Noah's reputation in the future.
As for how the World Government defines the Sky Empire, that's the World Government's business. In any case, Noah would never admit that his subordinates are a pirate force.
This is a matter of stance.
After more than half a year of secret preparation.
Shiki has found a very suitable sea area in the New World - the Bulin Sea.
The Bulin Sea is near Ochoku's Hachinosu, between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates, and also adjacent to the Calm Belt on the West Blue side.
This sea area also has another name: " Sea of Hell ".
It is called the Sea of Hell because the area is dotted with numerous volcanic islands and submarine volcanoes. These volcanoes erupt frequently, and the surrounding waters are perpetually shrouded in a gray haze.
The Sky Empire was established here to utilize the perennial volcanic eruptions to extract Seastone components for the creation of Cumuloregalis Cloud.
The Sky Empire has already created a vast Cumuloregalis Cloud, the size of which is more than ten times that of the Cumuloregalis Cloud over Jaya Island.
Shiki then used the Float-Float Fruit to obtain islands from the Calm Belt and seabed rock formations, directly transporting more than thirty islands there. These islands could accommodate millions of people.
Noah also equipped Shiki with a powerful retinue of subordinates.
This includes Daz, the transformed Beta and Hanover, and Wyper who ate the fruit.
Wyper's Devil Fruit is the Bomb-Bomb Fruit the Distillery found in the South Blue in August; it's the same Devil Fruit that the Booger Man from Baroque Works later possessed.
Daz, Hanover, Wyper are all at the Elite Vice Admiral level in terms of combat strength.
Before his transformation, Beta was already Vice Admiral. After eating the Temperature-Temperature Fruit, receiving life force from Barton, and taking the Origin Blood Potion, his strength reached the level of Admiral Candidate second-in-command for Shiki.
To avoid revealing their identities, Beta and Hanover's public identities will be Blazing Sun and Hermit, with their names completely hidden.
After more than half a year of preparation, the Sky Empire is finally about to bare its sharp fangs.
The Empire's Sky Dome Island.
The fleet consisted of over a dozen improved Ark-class spaceships, along with the flagship Ark Maxim- class spaceship, carrying thousands of elite family members.
Shiki waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
The spaceship sped rapidly toward Hachinosu.
At this moment, Ochoku, who was hiding on Hachinosu, was unaware of the danger that was approaching. He had not had a good time in the past few years, mainly because the expansion of the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates had caused him to lose many of his territories.
If Kaido and Charlotte Linlin hadn't been wary of Ochoku's strength and worried about being dragged down with Ochoku, they would have already made their move on Hachinosu, this lucrative prize.
In less than three days.
The Flying Fleet appeared in the sky east of Hachinosu.
Meanwhile, the members of Ochoku Pirates on Hachinosu immediately noticed these uninvited guests and sounded the alarm.
Boom boom boom!
The Hachinosu trembled, and a gigantic rock giant rose from its center.
This is precisely Ochoku's Island-Island Fruit ability.
He saw the floating Flying Fleet several kilometers away in the sky, a serious look appearing on his face. He then shouted, " Shiki! What are you doing on Hachinosu?"
"Hahaha..."
Amidst his maniacal laughter, Shiki drifted to a spot not far from the rock giant, exhaling a puff of his cigar. "Hmph... Ochoku, you really are getting more and more regressive with age."
"You!" A hint of displeasure appeared on the rock giant's face, but Ochoku quickly noticed the problem, because the Golden Lion in front of him was too young, almost exactly the same as before he went to prison.
No, the boat's hull was gone too, and even the legs had been reattached.
'What's going on? This bastard's body is acting really strange!'
"Phew... Ochoku, that's enough of our reminiscing. I didn't come here today to play pirate games with you."
" Shiki! What do you want to do?"
"Hahaha... What am I going to do? The Golden Lion of the past was too naive, but I, who have returned from Hell, will show this world what true power is."
Noah's will instantly descended upon Shiki, and a crimson Conqueror's Haki surged into the sky.
Boom! The white clouds in the sky Hachinosu were instantly shattered.
Boom! Ochoku also unleashed his Conqueror's Haki.
The two Conqueror's Haki clashed fiercely in mid-air, but Noah's Conqueror's Haki had already resonated with the will of all the members of the Flying Fleet through Heart Resonance.
The dark black Conqueror's Haki was instantly shattered by the crimson Conqueror's Haki.
The rock giant was actually blasted back several hundred meters.
Ochoku was shocked. "How is this possible!"
"This is my newfound power. The Golden Lion of old perished in the Battle of Eidolon. Now I am Emperor Shiki, and I will never fail again!"
Don't underestimate me...
"Hahaha... Mighty Slash!" Terrifying Conqueror's Haki Coating Oto and the twin swords of Kogarashi.
The cleaving wave that pierced the heavens and earth instantly split the rock giant in two, and also carved two ravines more than ten kilometers long into Hachinosu.
"Ah..." The weakness of the Island-Island Fruit is obvious. After fusing with an island, any damage suffered by the island will be reflected back to the user.
"Too weak! Ochoku, you can leave the stage now!"
"Hateful..."
After borrowing a portion of Noah's power, Shiki's strength was even greater than at his peak.
Furthermore, the Island-Island Fruit is Float-Float Fruit- Float Fruit.
Even if Ochoku were to break the island fusion, he still wouldn't be able to fight against Shiki.
In less than half an hour, Ochoku, Admiral Candidate, was beaten to the point of near death and was held in Shiki's hand like a dead dog.
"The rest of you, attack!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Blazing Sun, the Hermit, Daz, and Wyper led their troops into Hachinosu, a pirate island with no civilians and no need to worry about anything.
Unless they are Devil Fruit users or physically strong pirates, they would all be sliced to death with a single blow.
The Battle of Hachinosu ended in just over two hours.
The Sky Empire's first appearance, in such a groundbreaking way, instantly silenced the entire world.
Before their deaths, the spies hidden within Ochoku Pirates also passed on the news of Golden Lion's return to the world.
Joshua, who had secretly come to investigate just in case, was already fully aware of these Den Den Mushi Den Den Mushi, but he did not stop them.
After all, the Sky Empire needed to spread the news of the Hachinosu campaign to deter other forces in the surrounding area.
Charlotte Linlin, in particular, since the Blazing Sun blatantly used the power of the Temperature-Temperature Fruit. Unless the Big Mom Pirates are idiots, they will soon find out who killed Oven.
Noah also wanted to see if Charlotte Linlin dared to come and die.
Compared to the barren and desolate Bulin Sea, Noah actually preferred to acquire Big Mom Pirates's territory.
The bait has already been laid out; now it's just a matter of whether the other side will take the bait.