A full week has passed, and the island where the Chamber of Commerce headquarters was originally located has been completely replaced. Such a big commotion has not been leaked in the slightest.
In the past few days, the navy's fleet itinerary has been received more than a dozen times a day. Sakazuki and his men did not expect that their information had been thoroughly investigated.
The island had already been modified by the Devil Fruit User, and a huge wall now encircled the entire island.
However, apart from this huge city wall, there were no other buildings inside; all the traces were from Lin Yuan's previous training.
Standing atop the high wall, Lin Yuan gazed silently at the vast sea outside, utterly alone.
A series of gusts of wind blew past. Lin Yuan glanced around and said with a smile.
"Now that you're here, there's no need to hide!"
The wind intensified, and then a figure slowly materialized—it was Dragon.
As Dragon appeared, the raging winds on the sea suddenly stopped, as if they had never existed.
"Heh, you're really taking it easy. The navy is about to attack, and you haven't made a move."
Dragon removed the cloak from his head, revealing his tattooed face.
"Heh, this time it's Grandpa Garp who's here. Aren't you afraid I'll accidentally kill your father?"
Dragon paused, his face turning serious, and then he sighed.
"Alas, there's nothing we can do about it. For our ideals, no one can stop me from overthrowing the dark World Government."
Lin Yuan smiled and looked at the helpless Dragon, teasing him.
"Then why don't you handle Garp when the time comes? That way I won't go too far."
"Haha, forget it then. Although my strength is no less than the old man's, I can't really unleash my full potential in front of him. Do you understand bloodline suppression?!"
Lin Yuan smiled at Dragon's slightly teasing words.
"That's true, but are you sure you're a match for Garp? I've fought him before, and he was the first opponent I faced who almost used his full strength."
Dragon had also heard about the great battle back then, in which Lin Yuan fought Borsalino and his own old man alone, and in the end, the old man was seriously injured and fell into a coma.
Lin Yuan also lost his sight for one or two years due to overuse of his abilities.
"With your current strength, you're not going to end up with both sides severely injured, are you? In that case, why don't I hold the old man back while you deal with the others as soon as possible?"
Even so, Dragon only asked the question tentatively.
Having not seen each other for several years, Dragon couldn't even discern Lin Yuan's strength. Although Lin Yuan looked like an ordinary person, for some reason, he felt a powerful pressure emanating from him.
"Hehe, no need. My strength now is not what it used to be. Since you've come all this way, I just wanted to tell you that Grandpa Garp won't be making it back this time."
Dragon's expression froze, and he looked at Lin Yuan as if trying to see through him.
"Well..."
With a sigh from Dragon, it seemed he had made a decision, which amused Lin Yuan.
"Heh, what are you thinking? This time I plan to leave Garp behind. After I capture him, you can help me persuade him. Anyway, from the outside world, I'll create the illusion that he died in battle!"
"Ahem, are you telling the truth? I know the old man's strength. How confident are you? Don't end up with both of you getting hurt."
Lin Yuan could clearly hear the change in Dragon's tone and couldn't help but laugh.
"Haha, I wonder who was so serious just now. Don't worry, since they dared to say that, I'm absolutely confident that the entire navy and even the world will be shaken."
Dragon nodded. If news of his old man's death were to spread, it would likely shake the Navy. Just thinking about it was quite exciting.
"By the way, I didn't make it clear on the phone. Since you're so confident, what are you going to do with Sakazuki and Kuzan? Kill them too?"
Lin Yuan shook his head and looked into the distance.
"No, I don't intend to take them down this time. Only by annihilating the entire navy on the grand stage of Marineford can I achieve a better result."
Dragon looked at Lin Yuan in surprise, not expecting him to say such crazy things.
" Marineford?! That's quite a good choice."
The two looked at each other, then burst into laughter at the same time.
"Ahem, by the way, Kuma wanted to find Vegapunk to help heal a child named Bonney, but I refused him as you requested."
"However, Bonney's illness is very serious right now, so she might still try to find Vegapunk or become a Revolutionary Army spy. I wanted to ask if you have any ideas?"
Lin Yuan stopped smiling and recalled the information about Bartholomew Kuma and Jewelry Bonney from the original work. Bonney should be around ten years old now and has contracted that Sapphire Scales disease.
"I almost forgot about that. Send a message to Kuma and tell him to bring Bonney over. I have the world's top doctors and researchers here; treating a Sapphire Scales's illness is a piece of cake!"
Lin Yuan now has top-notch doctors like Kureha, Law and Chopper under his command, researchers like Caesar Clown, and Mansherry, Devil Fruit User.
Since Vegapunk was able to heal Bonney, these people should also be able to heal her.
Dragon was overjoyed. If Lin Yuan hadn't told him not to let Kuma go undercover, he might have actually done so.
Ignoring Lin Yuan, Dragon immediately dialed Bartholomew Xiong's number.
"Brubrubrub..."
"..."
The call connected, but no one spoke!
"Bear, bring Bonney to Lin Yuan. He has a way to cure Bonney!"
"..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Dragon Den Den Mushi was hung up. Den Den Mushi, leaving Lin Yuan stunned.
"Is this how you usually communicate?"
"Hehe, only Kuma is like that. He doesn't like to talk much, but he's a very gentle guy. It's just a pity!"
Lin Yuan naturally knew what Dragon was talking about, but there was nothing he could do; he hadn't been able to do anything about Ginny's situation back then either.
"Mr. Dragon, you've arrived! The food is just ready."
Perhaps Lin Yuan had stayed here for too long, Erza came looking for him.
Lin Yuan nodded, and together with Dragon, they descended the city wall and flew inside.
Dragon then noticed the difference in the island; the original buildings were gone, and in the distance were mountains that had been blasted and leveled. He looked at Lin Yuan in surprise.
How did this place become like this?
"Hehe, this place was always like this. I just moved this island here. As for the headquarters island, I put it somewhere else. I'll take you to see it after the war is over."
"They moved away, then moved another one over, and even built that tall city wall!"
Dragon was also shocked by Lin Yuan's extravagant move; an entire island was simply moved away without warning.
After flying for a while, the three of them saw a huge stone house in the middle of the island, which was their temporary residence.
And all the people who participated in this battle are here: Zephyr, Naguri, Enel, Enel, Tesoro Law, Stella, Yamato, Emile, Kuina, Monet, Perona, Robin, and Nojiko.
Including Lin Yuan, Dragon, and Erza, there are a total of sixteen people.
As for the others, Lin Yuan didn't bring them along, and he didn't even allow Pain and the others to participate.
Apart from Admiral strong admirals, Law and Perona, the others are all around the level of elite vice Vice Admiral in the Marine Headquarters. Having followed Lin Yuan for so many years, they have spent most of their time training.
" Dragon, you've come!"
As Lin Yuan and Dragon entered the stone house, a familiar voice rang out. Even though he hadn't heard that voice for decades, Dragon immediately recognized who it was.
"Uncle Zephyr!"