Commodore Naito! The Time Has Come!

He was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information he received and was completely stunned.

But thankfully, being a ruthless capitalist who had dominated the New World for many years, Du Feld quickly said, "I was wrong, Mr. World, please forgive me!"

Naito slowly nodded. "He admitted his mistake, then begged for forgiveness, and said a couple of things."

"This..."

Du Feld, puzzled, glanced cautiously at Naito. "Mr. World, is there anything else I should say?"

You'll find out soon enough.

Naito snapped his fingers lightly.

Du Feld immediately collapsed.

What a fruitful day!

Stussy goes without saying; as a CP0 member, she has easy access to government secrets that Navy Naito cannot, and can also be used as a hostage to threaten Vegapunk.

Zeus is also very useful. In the original work, when it was about to have its soul extracted by Charlotte Linlin, it forcibly fused with Nami's Clima-Tact. So, of course, it can also fuse with other things.

Naito thought the little Sky Island where Anthony and the others were currently living was pretty good. If Zeus were to merge into it, he could turn that little Sky Island into a real aerial fortress, where they could not only travel anywhere but also transform into aerial weapons at any time.

Furthermore, Zeus can provide energy for Buckingham's experiments; after all, this guy can unleash powerful lightning simply by consuming a little electricity.

As for the conservation of energy, what does that mean? The rules of this world are determined by Devil Fruit!

As for how to subdue this guy, it couldn't be simpler. This cowardly and gluttonous fellow was no match for Naito's threats and inducements.

Then there's Du Feld.

When Stussy told Knight that she had deliberately tricked Du Feld into revealing the information to Charlotte Linlin, Naito didn't hesitate to have Stussy lead the way to him.

According to Stussy, this guy's business spans the entire New World, and even extends to the Four Blues and Paradise.

He has tens of billions of Beli in cash on hand, and his total assets are in the trillions.

A genuine super-rich person.

After subduing this guy, we won't have to worry about funds anymore.

Naito will rule more countries in the future, and to ensure the safety of more Hub, he will need more power.

An army of sufficient size and strength is essential.

And the military needs weapons and supplies.

The Artificial Devil Fruit were created for this purpose, Kozuki Sukiyaki was made to forge weapons for this purpose, and now Du Feld has been subdued for this purpose as well.

Soon, Du Feld, who had collapsed to the ground, opened his eyes in horror.

Naito looked down at him. "Now you know what to say?"

Du Feld's teeth chattered, "My lord, I pledge my allegiance to you!"

"Very good."

Naito nodded in satisfaction.

In this way, this unexpected incident can be considered to have come to a satisfactory conclusion.

Next, Naito made Du Feld fully cooperate with Buckingham's Artificial Devil Fruit experiments.

With such abundant funding, the scale of Artificial Devil Fruit can be expanded significantly.

What could Du Feld say?

All I could do was nod and agree.

Then, Naito led Buckingham and the others back to the Dunas Kingdom, while Stussy, of course, returned to her Pleasure District.

A day later, the battle that took place on Gustav Island was already reported in the newspapers.

Major newspapers, led by the World Economy News Paper, gave prominent coverage to the battle between Bandi World and Charlotte Linlin.

Coincidentally, all the newspapers used the phrase "evenly matched".

The world wasn't too shocked by this, since they already knew that World possessed power comparable to that of the former Admiral Zephyr.

If he can go toe-to-toe with Zephyr, then why can't he fight Charlotte Linlin to a draw?

But for real monsters, it's a different story.

On the Moby Dick, Whitebeard sipped his drink and remarked with interest, "Has World actually achieved something while in jail?"

"That's really strange."

Marco frowned, somewhat suspiciously, and said, "Where did World have such power back then?"

Although he is only in his thirties, Marco is a true veteran. His father was one of the founding members of the Whitebeard Pirates, and he was already a pirate when World roamed the seas.

"Who cares? It's none of our business."

Whitebeard didn't care at all.

On the Queen Mama Chanter.

"World!!"

With a roar, Conqueror's Haki soared into the sky.

"I'll never let you get away with this!!"

On Onigashima.

"Hehehe, that old hag Linlin is getting worse and worse!"

Kaido, holding his gourd of sake, laughed heartily, "Even World can't handle that guy?"

"However, from this perspective,"

Jin, sitting to the left, calmly said, "World and the others are indeed qualified to cooperate with us."

"Hmph, he better not disappoint me!"

Kaido snorted. "By the way, what's going on in the Flower Capital lately? I heard that idiot Orochi has practically turned the place upside down."

"I heard a geisha has gone missing."

Jin replied, "The Orochi wants to find her."

"Geisha?"

Kaido his lip in disdain.

It's only because that brat Yamato is disobedient that she would have killed Orochi long ago.

Speaking of Yamato—

"Has Yamato been a bit quieter these past few days?"

"Indeed, there was no major disturbance."

"Aside from challenging you once," Jin said, "Most of the time you probably don't know where you're hiding and sleeping."

"Snort."

New World Front, Marine Guerrilla Unit.

"Those guys are getting stronger!"

Vice Admiral Simon couldn't help but exclaim, "What's wrong with that World guy? How can he get stronger and stronger at his age?"

Zephyr also fell silent for a while.

His rehabilitation can't keep up with World.

Zephyr could hardly believe it.

But we have no choice but to believe it.

Surely Charlotte Linlin, whose children have died, wasn't just faking a fight with World?

Naito calmly closed his newspaper.

Alright, now all we need to do is wait quietly for the Beasts Pirates to set sail, and then we'll take Yamato with us.

But Naito didn't expect that Kaido would actually stay on Onigashima all this time.

This wait lasted for more than half a year.

The year 1532 of the Sea Circle Calendar has passed; the current time is 1533 of the Sea Circle Calendar.

Chapter Sixty-Eight: Brigadier General Knight! The Time Has Arrived!

New World Front, Rekton Island.

This is an uninhabited, deserted island, as it should be.

But today, this island, which should have been quiet, has become lively.

Pirate ships arrived one after another from all directions and gradually docked at the shore.

Then, one by one, the pirates who were somewhat famous in this sea area disembarked.

The atmosphere was anything but harmonious; the pirates were on the verge of drawing their swords as soon as they met, creating an extremely tense atmosphere.

"Makarov, you were so arrogant last time, you bastard! You dared to steal the prey I had my eye on!"

"Ha, Baron, you're such a useless idiot! Pirates, of course, whoever gets it first gets it!"

"You're asking for it!"

"Come on if you dare!"

They are all pirates active in the frontier of the New World. Many of them have met each other, and there are quite a few pirates with grudges against each other.

For example, right now, two groups of pirates have already drawn their weapons and are ready to fight.

"Alright! Is this the time for infighting?"

An old pirate with a gray beard stepped forward.

"Internal strife?"

The pirate captain named Makarov was a tall, burly man with a full beard. He grinned and said coldly, "What's this talk of infighting among pirates?"

The old pirate glared at him. "Fool! Don't forget why we're gathered here! Do you want to continue living a precarious, anxious life like a frightened bird?"

"..."

Makarov hesitated for a moment, his lips twitched slightly, but he ultimately didn't utter another word.

Baron, who had just been at odds with her, smirked, "How interesting. We hyenas are actually being forced to unite by the government's domestic dogs."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

The old pirate shook his head helplessly. "That monster Naito won't let us live. If we don't do something, he'll wipe out all the pirates in this area."

Upon hearing the name Naito, a flicker of fear flashed in Baron's eyes.

"Where's Aeron? Wasn't it him who called us here?"