"Is this information true?"
Teach came back to his senses, no longer able to let out his unique laugh. He stared intently into Link's eyes, using his Observation Haki to sense his emotions, wanting to know if Link was lying.
"Of course."
Link nodded and said, "Even if he isn't Roger's son, his importance is enough for the Marines to use him as bait. After all, everyone in the world knows that Whitebeard is the most protective of his sons. Whoever dares to harm his sons is declaring war on the Whitebeard Pirates."
"If Fire Fist Ace falls into the hands of the Marines, it's either a public execution or imprisonment in Impel Down."
"So, which one do you think the Marines will choose?"
With this last sentence, Link tested Teach.
Teach replied without hesitation, "Of course, a public execution. After all, Impel Down holds so many criminals. If they wanted to lure Pops there, that underwater prison might really sink to the bottom of the sea."
Link spread his hands and said, "That's right. I think so too."
"So, what's the plan?"
Teach asked again, a look of excitement appearing on his face.
"Simple..."
Link laid out a slightly modified version of Teach's plan from the original story: "From now on, deliberately leave a trail on your voyage to lure Fire Fist Ace to a specific place to fight. I will assist from the shadows to ensure he can be dealt with."
"After defeating him, hand him over to the Marines and the World Government. By the way, reveal the information that Fire Fist Ace might be Roger's son. At that time, the all-pervasive CP organization will naturally launch an investigation."
"Regardless of whether it's for capturing Roger's son or the achievement of defeating the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, it will be enough to make you one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
"If Fire Fist Ace is the Pirate King's son, then the World Government and the Marines will definitely hold a public execution to crush the pirates' morale by eliminating the most evil bloodline."
"Even if Fire Fist Ace isn't the son of the Pirate King, the World Government and the Marines won't let go of this opportunity to potentially lure the Whitebeard Pirates out of the New World."
"Even if the Whitebeard Pirates don't show up, they will still use a public execution to damage the Whitebeard Pirates' reputation, cause internal conflict, and give all the pirates in the New World a reason to target the Whitebeard Pirates."
"At that time, to deal with the possible appearance of the Whitebeard Pirates, the World Government will definitely forcibly summon the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
"Then, I will take down a second Warlord, and we will both participate in the war as third parties."
"After the war starts, I will sneak away to Impel Down. We can completely catch them off guard."
Listening to Link's incredibly detailed plan, Teach's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
After Link finished, an irrepressible ecstasy appeared on his face.
Because he had thought of even more than Link!
Link's plan was completely feasible. With Pops' personality, he would definitely come to save Ace.
At that time, perhaps he could use the Marines' hands to heavily injure or even kill Pops. Then, he could enter the scene with the powerful subordinates recruited from Impel Down, have them hold off the Marines for a while, while he seized Pops' Devil Fruit.
If he could obtain the strongest Paramecia, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, in addition to the Dark-Dark Fruit which could seal abilities and allow for fruit rebirth, then regardless of personal combat power or influence, he would be at the pinnacle of the seas.
At this thought, Teach trembled all over with excitement and couldn't help but laugh maniacally at Link, "Zehahaha... A genius idea, a genius plan! Compared to you, Benn Beckman is practically a moron! Link, you have the greatest intellect on the seas!"
Nonsense, I'm a transmigrator!
No matter how brilliant an intellect, they can't see the future.
Link thought to himself, but on the surface, he smiled, "So, want to join forces and pull off a big one?"
"Of course, it would be my honor!"
Teach said hurriedly, "I don't want the Devil Fruits from Infinite Hell. I just want to recruit a few powerful criminals as my comrades."
"No problem."
Link nodded, then untied the restraints on Teach and extended his hand, "A pleasure working with you!"
"A pleasure working with you!"
Teach gripped Link's hand firmly. While he appeared joyful on the surface, his heart was filled with apprehension, and even... fear!
He recalled Link's words from the beginning.
This guy had been targeting him from the moment he killed Thatch and defected from the Whitebeard Pirates.
He had just entered the first half of the Grand Line and was ambushed by Link.
If he remembered correctly, Link had also just entered the first half of the Grand Line from the East Blue a few months ago.
He even knew a world-shaking secret like Captain Ace possibly being the Pirate King's son, and had planned everything in advance.
Such intelligence capabilities were more terrifying than the all-pervasive CP organization, enough to make one's blood run cold.
What was even more terrifying was that besides his fearsome intelligence and intellect, he also possessed incomparably powerful strength.
That water dragon that wiped out his crew... Teach still didn't understand how Link did it.
Could the Logia-type Forest-Forest Fruit do that? Absolutely not!
Or perhaps, the other party had other comrades!
At this thought, Teach didn't dare to harbor any clever ideas.
Fortunately, Link didn't know his biggest secret.
As long as he could endure and seize Pops' Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then he would have nothing to fear!
Link, naturally, didn't know he had scared Teach.
But as for Teach's little schemes, Link was very clear.
It all depended on who he was dealing with.
The Clan of D. are the natural enemies of the gods. Anyone with D. in their name who rises to prominence will be taken seriously and suppressed by the World Government.
The reason Link had his wood clone wait for Teach in the Sabaody Archipelago and Drum Kingdom for several months, and didn't enter the New World to intercept Teach's Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit, was not only because the Dark-Dark Fruit itself might be sentient, but also to cultivate Teach and have him act as a shield.
Before his own strength was unrivaled on the seas, both Luffy and Teach were Link's chess pieces, specifically used to draw out Imu from the shadows, to see how many hidden cards the World Government truly had, and whether they possessed interdimensional weapons and combat power like the Six Paths level in the world of Naruto
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