Chapter 224

But there was nothing they could do; after all, the captain of the Flying Pirates was Golden Lion Shiki.

In any case, the recruitment fair held by Golden Lion did indeed create a storm in the New World.

A large number of pirates immediately headed towards Blackstone Island.

It wasn't just because of Golden Lion's personal fame; another reason was that Hachinosu was destroyed by World and his gang.

Many pirates who used that pirate port as their base lost their homes, and the seas where they used to be active were now occupied by World. They really didn't know where to go or what to do.

Therefore, changing the leader doesn't seem like a bad idea.

Blackstone Island then became lively.

On Naito's side.

He didn't immediately control World to head towards Blackstone Island; there were still a few days until the official recruitment conference, so there was no need to rush.

I still have some things to take care of.

The World Government has discovered that the Dunas Kingdom is a base of operations for World's group, and they are sending spies to try to infiltrate the country.

That's certainly impossible.

As a non- Affiliated Nation, the Dunas Kingdom is inherently closed off, and hardly any outsiders come throughout the year.

In the past year, Naito has completely sealed off the country to prevent news of the Dream World from leaking out.

The people of this country had long Night King in the highest esteem because of the Dream World, and Naito ordered them to be vigilant against outsiders, which they carried out to the letter.

Therefore, no matter how skilled the agents sent by the World Government were at infiltration, they never had the opportunity to infiltrate.

But that's not enough.

The Dunas Kingdom was impenetrable because it had long been fortified, but the other countries in this sea area were not so vulnerable to infiltration.

Although the World Government has never paid much attention to non- Affiliated Nation, it is unlikely that it would send many intelligence agents to these countries.

However, if even one person is pulled into the Dream World, the news will be exposed.

Although it will be exposed sooner or later, delaying it as much as possible is better than nothing, isn't it?

But it seems there isn't any really good solution.

While the Dream-Dream Fruit's power is terrifying enough, it didn't grant Naito the ability to read minds.

All that can be done, besides adding a plugin to all current dreamers so they can verify each other's identities, seems to be to allow the rulers of those countries to conduct a thorough screening and prioritize eliminating all non-citizens.

But that probably isn't enough. Given the Cipher Pol System's modus operandi, bribing the locals is no problem at all.

Although he had people within the government, and even Stussy was his puppet, it was actually difficult to spy on the list of these low-level personnel.

Otherwise, if these spies are removed one by one, our own people will be suspected.

Therefore, I might need someone who can read minds.

Where can you find someone like that?

Tsk, they said they'd take their time traveling Yamato.

But that girl was traveling along the route of Roger Pirates's last circumnavigation of the world, so it would be at least half a year before she returned to the Grand Line.

We can't wait that long.

Let's go to the Sky Island after that.

There's no one more suitable than Enel.

Redfield's Observation Haki can even read other people's memories; in terms of understanding people's minds, his strength is far superior to Enel's.

However, the combination of Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit and his Mantra allowed him to read brainwaves over a wide area.

An absolute nemesis of spies.

I'll make a trip after this recruitment drive.

While we're at it, we can also get our hands on the blueprints for Pluton.

Yamato Yamato's personality, it's probably unrealistic to expect her to steal it.

Sigh, I'm really busy.

Then, finally, the day of the job fair arrived.

Blackstone Island was already packed with people that day.

This not-so-large island was completely taken over by pirate ships.

In the past few days, more than two hundred pirate crews have gathered on this island, with a total number of more than 50,000 people.

This is only because time is limited; otherwise, this number would have ballooned to an even more staggering level.

That's the appeal of the great pirate Golden Lion!

Of course, the vast majority were insignificant small-time pirates; truly powerful pirates were few and far between.

Moreover, with so many pirates gathered here, conflicts are bound to happen.

In just a few days, several large-scale pirate battles have taken place on the island, with more than two hundred corpses thrown into the sea.

Fortunately, the pirates were generally quite restrained.

After all, the opportunity to reach the pinnacle of piracy by following in the footsteps of Golden Lion is just around the corner. Who would be willing to let everything slip away because of a momentary impulse?

When the appointed day finally arrived, the pirates on the island could hardly contain their excitement.

Everyone was unconsciously gazing at the sky, anticipating the man's appearance.

Then finally, near noon.

A ship slowly descended from the sky.

"Here they come!!"

The pirates on the island instantly became restless.

Cheers, shouts, roars—all the sounds blended together.

Then, the pirates saw the ship hovering in mid-air.

Immediately, a figure flew down from the deck.

Her long golden hair fluttered in the wind, and her kimono danced in the breeze.

"Hehehehe! Have you been waiting long enough, you scum!"

A wild, unrestrained laugh instantly resounded throughout the sky.

"Lord Shiki!!"

"Golden Lion! We love you!"

"Golden Lion, choose me! I'm a pirate with a bounty of 86 million!"

The pirates were incredibly excited.

But of course, there are exceptions.

"Hahaha! Shiki! Your head is mine now!"

A figure leaped into the air, brandishing a long sword and laughing wildly as he charged straight at the Golden Lion.

"I'm going to become famous throughout the world!"

Where there is a sleeping dragon, there will naturally be a phoenix chick.

From another direction, another pirate, grinning wickedly, also flew up, dragging a huge warhammer in his hand.

The pirates were still in the dark about what had happened.

Only a few pirates recognized the two naive young men, saying they were powerful pirates with bounties exceeding fifty million.

The Golden Lion smirked, "Hahahaha! There really are plenty of fools on this sea, no matter the era!"

With a casual flick of his feet, two flying slashes instantly cut the two pirates in half at the waist.

Two piercing screams rang out, and blood splattered across the sky.

The pirates below were shocked.

Is this the power of the Golden Lion?

So effortless!

"Buzz!!"

A ferocious aura emanated from the Golden Lion and swept across the entire island in an instant, leaving all the pirates feeling a jolt in their brains.

The Golden Lion looked down at everyone below, "Listen up, I don't need trash under my command!"

"So, let the fighting begin! The last survivors will be my men!"

The pirates were immediately taken aback.

A bloody battle?

So cruel?

Some people immediately backed out, but after seeing the fate of the two pirates, they became afraid of Golden Lion's sword.

Some hesitated, but they had already begun to be wary of the other pirates around them.

Some of them already had a fierce glint in their eyes, and their hands were already on their weapons.

However, it was at this time...

"Isn't that such a waste?"

Another voice came from the horizon.

The pirates were taken aback and all looked up.

"Hahahaha!"

The Golden Lion burst into laughter, "They've arrived!"

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The pirates saw a figure descending from the sky in the distance, quickly arriving above the island and confronting the Golden Lion across the void.

That's it!!

The pirates instantly erupted in excitement.

Everyone knows this man, because he's the most talked-about person in the world right now.

This entire sea area was his for the taking; even Pirate Patriarch Ochoku who had dominated Hachinosu for decades, had died at his hands.

"Bandi World!!"

In unison, thousands of mouths uttered the name simultaneously, creating a wave of sound that almost filled the sky above the island.

"He's here after all! This man definitely won't ignore this matter!"