Although Whitebeard Newgate was surprised, his expression didn't change much, as if he had already guessed something.
Marco and Vista, however, did not hide their shock, staring at Lin Yuan in horror, both of them swallowing hard.
As for Yamato, he seemed not to have heard at all and continued to feed Lin Yuan with great enthusiasm.
Whitebeard Newgate pondered for a moment before suddenly sighing.
"Sigh, this path is too difficult. Even the Rocks Pirates back then, with their captain as strong as he was, didn't succeed. You know, three of the current Four Emperors came from the same ship."
Lin Yuan naturally knew this and wasn't surprised at all. As for how strong the World Government, or rather the Celestial Dragons, were, Lin Yuan had estimated it before.
But so what? I've already transmigrated, and even obtained such powerful fruits and aptitudes. If I don't have the courage to continue, wouldn't I be disgracing transmigrators?
Lin Yuan would never accept the shame of being a transmigrator, and what could be more romantic and dreamlike than fighting a magnificent battle in this world?
"I know, but so what? I'm still young, and I'm confident that I won't be weaker Rocks in the future, and I might even be stronger than him."
Whitebeard Newgate had no doubt about this, after all, he had never seen anyone like Lin Yuan before. To be able to fight him to a draw at this age meant that Lin Yuan had almost reached the pinnacle of the world.
If Lin Yuan knew what Whitebeard Newgate was thinking, he would definitely scoff at it. When the protagonist's crew broke out later, he was only around twenty years old when he defeated Four Emperors.
However, that's because too many people were letting the situation slide, even to the point of blazing a storm, since background is also a form of power.
"Old man, want to go crazy with me? Of course, not like your captain who's so brainless as to go straight to God Valley and take on the Celestial Dragons."
"After all, their foundation is far beyond what you can compare to, not to mention there's Imu, the true master of the Empty Throne."
When Lin Yuan wanted to overthrow the world, Whitebeard Newgate wasn't shocked, but when he heard about Imu and the Empty Throne, he stared at Lin Yuan in horror.
"How do you know about Imu and the Empty Throne?"
Seeing the horrified expression on Whitebeard Newgate, Lin Yuan chuckled and took a leisurely sip of his drink.
"Heh, old man, I know far more than you think. In fact, there's probably not much in the entire pirate world that I don't know."
"For example, what do you need so many supplies for? Who is the leader of the Revolutionary Army? Are the Five Elders just puppets? And are there Celestial Dragons among the Four Emperors?"
"I even know who the next Pirate King will be, believe it or not?"
Marco and Vista's glasses trembled, as if they had faced some great terror; neither of them dared to utter a single word.
Even the usually carefree Yamato stared blankly at Lin Yuan.
Whitebeard Newgate stared intently at Lin Yuan Lin Yuan, even somewhat regretting agreeing to cooperate with him.
Half a day later, Whitebeard Newgate finally let out a heavy sigh and said solemnly.
"Ugh, what a terrifying brat. Seeing you reminds me of my former captain, even more horrifying."
" Lin Yuan, do you think it's too late for me to back out now?"
Lin Yuan smiled but did not answer. Instead, he leisurely drank his wine, showing no intention of replying.
"Ahem, Lin Yuan, whatever you plan to do, there's one thing: you can't touch my hometown, and you can't involve them, otherwise..."
Whitebeard Newgate didn't continue speaking, but he exuded a murderous intent.
Lin Yuan seemed oblivious, slowly sipping his wine.
"From now on, our cooperation with the Whitebeard Pirates will double the amount of supplies we provide each year. Your hometown will become a paradise where no one will want to go."
Upon hearing this, Whitebeard Newgate paused for a moment, then laughed.
"Hahaha, good lad, alright, I promised you, I keep my word, you'll have three more chances to make a move."
"Hmph, old man, that's so insincere. Only three chances? How stingy."
Despite saying this, Lin Yuan had a smile on his face.
"Hmph, you brat, I reckon you'll be dead after I make my move three times. From now on, Marco and the others are in your care!"
" Pops!"
Marco and Vista immediately stood up, staring at their Pops in disbelief.
Although they knew about Whitebeard Newgate and Lin Yuan's collaboration, they hadn't heard that Pops was going to die, so how could they possibly agree to it?
Lin Yuan looked at the three of them and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"What a cunning old fox, setting a trap for me. From now on, you'll have to take care of these idiots yourself; I don't have time for them."
Whitebeard Newgate paused for a moment, then laughed again.
"Hahaha, you little rascal, alright then, let's see what kind of waves you'll stir up in the future."
"I won't let you down!"
The two exchanged a smile and didn't say anything more about the topic. As for Marco and Vista, Lin Yuan didn't have time to explain to them and left it to Whitebeard Newgate, to deal with.
Over the next few days, Whitebeard Newgate seemed to be in a much better mood, spending his days drinking and chatting with Lin Yuan, as if he wasn't afraid of his hidden injuries flaring up.
" Marco, you need to get this old guy to quit drinking from now on, or he'll drink himself to death before you even have a chance to do anything, let alone three times!"
"Uh, okay, I'll keep an eye on things from now on!"
These days, Marco and Vista have been completely amazed by Lin Yuan's incredible abilities.
With just a few simple reminders from Lin Yuan, his and Vista's training became much smoother, and their strength even improved.
Lin Yuan seemed very knowledgeable; indeed, as he said, he seemed to really know about the world of One Piece.
This creature even stopped on an island inhabited by large birds, flew down, and then slaughtered all the birds in a massive frenzy.
Then, to everyone's utter astonishment, they happily found a Logia Devil Fruit.
"This is Logia Fruit, the Flame-Flame Fruit! You just found it by chance?"
Whitebeard Newgate looked at Lin Yuan as if he were a monster.
Lin Yuan chuckled as he played with the Flame-Flame Fruit, which was said to be so delicious even dogs wouldn't eat it, a meaningful smile on his face.
"Alright, it's nothing serious, just a Logia Devil Fruit."
Even so, Lin Yuan emphasized the words "Logia," making Whitebeard Newgate grit his teeth in anger.
Three days later, Lin Yuan, Yamato, Whitebeard Newgate, Marco, and Vista stood on the clouds, quietly watching the two little creatures below.
"Young man Lin, you're not trying to fool me, are you? This is the Roger's son you mentioned? He doesn't seem like it! And his body doesn't seem very strong."
"Hmph, you know what happened to his mother. She sacrificed her life for Ace."
Whitebeard Newgate fell silent. They had heard about Rouge's situation a few days ago and were deeply moved, with Yamato even shedding tears.
"I see, no wonder. Who's that other little guy? He looks a bit silly!"
Seeing the kid following behind Ace, Lin Yuan was seeing him for the first time, and a smile appeared on his lips.
"That's someone on par with Ace, Garp's grandson, the future Pirate King."
" Monkey D. Luffy!"