**Chapter 560: Hidden Pieces Laid Out**
"Alright, how do you plan to develop next? Sorenson, will you continue to stay at the Sky Arena, or return to the kingdom?"
Lubock respected Sorenson's thoughts; Sorenson himself had more potential than him.
The task Hades gave him was to help Teach become the most powerful pirate on the Great Sea.
So, his only task was this.
As for what his father was secretly plotting, it had nothing to do with him; he neither knew nor wanted to know.
He had also developed some feelings for Teach after spending such a long time with him.
Of course, he was very optimistic about Teach's future.
He could use ten Devil Fruit abilities, something unprecedented.
The Dark-Dark Fruit, the Munch-Munch Fruit, and the Yamata no Orochi Fruit.
Three personalities corresponded to three Devil Fruits.
Using the Munch-Munch Fruit to swallow seven Ability Users into his body, combined with the Dark-Dark Fruit to suppress the Ability Users, the seven extra consciousnesses from the Yamata no Orochi Fruit each control one ability.
Thus, a monster capable of using ten abilities simultaneously was born.
Without the Munch-Munch Fruit, he couldn't use the abilities possessed by those Ability Users.
Without the Dark-Dark Fruit, he couldn't suppress the Ability Users and might even face resistance from them.
Without the Yamata no Orochi Fruit, he couldn't simultaneously control those seven extra abilities.
Three crucial puzzle pieces have now appeared on the Great Sea.
The Dark-Dark Fruit is right before him.
The Ability User of the Yamata no Orochi Fruit has already appeared.
The Munch-Munch Fruit is located in the Treasury of the Drum Kingdom, a "Great Medical Nation" on the Grand Line.
Compared to aimlessly searching without a clue, the items already exist.
And what Teach needs to do is collect them one by one.
It must be said that Hades had already completely planned out Teach's future path, and few people would make him so dedicated.
And sent his own children to accompany him for training by his side.
If Teach's appearance didn't completely mismatch the Tartarus Family, Lubock would have even thought Teach was his father's illegitimate child.
"I'll go back and stay for two years before coming out again. Father contacted us before." Sorenson turned the pyramid cube in his hand.
Although he wanted to venture out on the Great Sea, he indeed needed to return to the kingdom for some study.
At the very least, he needed to perfect the method and plan for the Cube Fruit.
Learning and awakening Two-Color Haki was also more convenient within the kingdom.
Although Hades initially decided to send the two children to Paros Island with the idea of having them join Teach's command, ultimately, everything depended on the children's own decisions.
Some children were suited for venturing out on the Great Sea.
Sorenson was like this; even at a young age, he was very combative, possessing an innate coldness and cruelty.
Compared to the Royal Military Academy, the environment of Paros Island was more suitable for his growth.
With the Cube Fruit, he could also carve out his own path on the Great Sea.
Since Sorenson decided to venture out on the Great Sea himself, Hades would also have a certain plan for him.
As for the East Sea of the Kronos Kingdom, Hades was no longer worried.
Whether it was Goenitz or Grado, they were both considered extensions of the kingdom's Faction.
However, the South Sea Area and West Sea didn't have a definite barrier.
Although the Pluto Pirates could take action, if they were to expand territory, it still needed to be under the name of other Factions.
Otherwise, it would arouse the World Government's vigilance.
The Kronos Kingdom was greedy, needing more population and more territory.
Over the years, many islands in the so-called isolation zone were secretly controlled by the kingdom, with the people managing them replaced by those from the Kronos Kingdom.
The territories of Flying Pirates Fleet Captain Goenitz and Grado were also constantly being infiltrated.
With Grado and Goenitz's cover and tacit approval, all of this went very smoothly.
Most pirates wouldn't manage operations, only needing to collect protection fees, and wouldn't care who was managing these islands.
Nominally, they were the territories of the Flying Pirates, but in reality, they already belonged to the Kronos Kingdom.
Within the kingdom, a specific organization was established to handle the infiltration and control work for these islands.
To be precise, in the sea areas surrounding the territories controlled by the Kronos Kingdom, many islands harbored hidden agents from the Kronos Kingdom.
On these islands, they rapidly developed under the Kronos Kingdom's secret support.
Those with strong abilities could directly control these islands.
Those less capable could also be ready at any time to seize the opportunity and cooperate in controlling the islands.
Sorenson was one of them.
The Plank Pirates, established by Plank, son of David (a current Marine Vice Admiral and former Pluto Pirates Cadre, once a "Marine Rear Admiral"), are active in the South Sea Area of the Pluto Sea Area.
David, in that era when it was difficult for young Marines to be promoted, became a Marine Rear Admiral at just twenty-seven, definitely one of the Marine rising stars at that time.
He could be said to be contemporaries with Garp and others and is only fifty-three years old now.
He was very lucky to be noticed and promoted, emerging early.
However, due to internal corruption issues, he was suppressed, and in a fit of rage, he killed a colleague and betrayed the Marines.
He joined the Rocks Pirates and became a pirate, and subsequently joined Hades' command.
Unlike the choice of most members of the Pluto Pirates, David decided to join the Kingdom Navy.
After all, he was originally a Marine in the past, but was forced to leave.
If he had a choice, he would naturally prefer to be a Marine.
Although he was only a Marine Vice Admiral, he was one of the rare powerful combatants in the Pluto Pirates at that time, though he acted relatively low-key.
Like Bill Russell, the "Ring King" and Core Cadre of the current Pluto Pirates, he possessed terrifying strength as a Top Tier Combatant.
Plank, his son, naturally inherited his potential.
Unlike his father, David, and without David's early experiences, perhaps influenced by the Pluto Pirates, Plank decided to become a pirate.
The Kronos Kingdom's infiltration and expansion plan was the kingdom's overall strategy, and Plank was one part of it.
However, under David's guidance, he was only able to leave the kingdom at eighteen.
He spent a year climbing to the sixteenth floor of the Sky Arena.
After gaining some fame, he recruited companions and established his own Plank Pirates.
On the Great Sea, for every additional Faction, it was equivalent to having an extra chess piece that could be used.
Goenitz was subordinate to Ignis, and Hades wouldn't bypass his son to command his subordinates.
The Tyrant Pirate Group and the Plank Pirates were forces he could fully utilize.
Especially the Plank Pirates, who weren't bound by the Flying Pirates.
The Scorpion Pirates, led by Timothy, Hades' thirty-third son, had also just been established.
As an Ancient Zoan - Bloundo Scorpion Fruit Ability User, he possessed certain development potential.
Perhaps unable to become a Top Tier Great Pirate in the New World, establishing a foothold in a sea area and occupying a place on the Great Sea was completely sufficient.
This Devil Fruit was something the World Government brought out to reconcile with the Kronos Kingdom at that time.
This was naturally not a problem, as many years ago, Hades had prepared a fake one and let it flow into the market through an auction.
Sorenson turned and left.
Harolant followed closely behind, but the place he and Sorenson were going wasn't the same.
Waving goodbye to Lubock, "I'll be leaving first. It's still too early to make contact with that Teach." "I'll find an opportunity then."
After all, he was only eleven years old.
Even if he were to join, it had to be reasonable and without any issues.
Recruiting members was a troublesome matter.
Inviting them over and how to make them sincerely convinced was also a problem.
Without a foundation of trust, they could leave at any time.
However, Lubock and Teach, two rising stars of the Sky Arena, wanted to team up and form a Faction, which was also attracting considerable attention within the Sky Arena.
After all, it was a strong alliance, and there were quite a few people watching.
As long as someone could reach the top, the number of people joining them would definitely not be small.
Currently, Lubock, representing Teach, had also recruited dozens of people, and these were all the future foundation.
(end of chapter)