Yang Tao, who flew high into the sky, did not leave at all. Instead, he used himself as an anchor point to directly place a fireplace brick above the clouds over the Navy Headquarters.
As soon as he stood on it, Kizaru's figure already appeared before him.
"You want to leave just like that?"
Yang Tao looked at Kizaru, wondering if his aesthetic sense was problematic; no matter how he looked at Kizaru, he felt he was despicable.
"What? Admiral Kizaru, do you still want to keep me? Forget it, I really have no interest in you Navy. Otherwise, what you saw just now wouldn't have been me, but explosions filling the sky…"
Nuclear bombs detonated in the air possess greater power, perhaps in homage to Fat Man and Little Boy.
Hearing his words, Kizaru stopped his intention to act. That kind of explosion just now made him feel dangerous.
If Yang Tao could truly launch such attacks without any restrictions, perhaps it wouldn't pose much threat to the Navy's middle and high ranks, but for the Navy Headquarters and the lower-ranking Navy, it would be a complete disaster.
"Alright, Kizaru, I should go now. I hope we meet again if fate allows."
With that, Yang Tao took out a portion of Floo Powder and silently chanted Fish-Man Island. In the blink of an eye, his figure disappeared high above the Navy Headquarters, leaving only Kizaru alone above the clouds.
Inside the abandoned ship cabin on Fish-Man Street of Fish-Man Island, Yang Tao's figure appeared on the fireplace brick.
"Hehe, now Akainu and the other Navy should have no time to cause trouble on Fish-Man Island."
With the crystal stolen, he didn't believe Akainu could still come to Fish-Man Island.
Just as Yang Tao guessed, Akainu, who was originally preparing to go to Fish-Man Island to verify the news, received news that the Navy Headquarters had been attacked midway, and immediately turned back towards the Navy Headquarters.
The ground inside the decaying ship cabin was a bit muddy, but fortunately, being in the water, there was no strange smell.
At this moment, a Fish-Man, seeing his figure through the broken exit on the ship cabin wall, immediately ran over to report: "Captain, Jinbe's figure hasn't been found. I heard from the Fish-Men on Fish-Man Street that he seems to have gone to the New World to discuss matters with Whitebeard."
"Whitebeard?"
Hearing this, Yang Tao nodded lightly. Currently, the Whitebeard Pirates protect Fish-Man Island, deterring greedy slave traders and lawless pirates.
"You all should train the newcomers well on Fish-Man Street first. I'll come to inspect in a few days. If there are any Fish-Men who don't agree with our ideals…"
"Captain, rest assured, they will definitely understand your greatness."
He patted the three-meter-tall fellow in front of him and said, "Don't worry, I will make all the guys who get my approval just like you. By then, you will be the hope for the future of the entire Fish-Man Island."
"Yes, Captain."
This Fish-Man was very excited. Unlike before in the East Blue, where he only knew how to retaliate against humans and deceive himself, after following Yang Tao, he truly saw hope.
"You go busy yourself first. I'll go see Princess Shirahoshi of the Merfolk tribe…"
She is the legendary being who can summon and command giant Sea Kings. It can be said that if Shirahoshi is appeased, one can become a T0-level existence in the One Piece world.
'All roads lead to Rome, but some people are born in Rome…'
'Is it not good to go to the Dragon Palace empty-handed? Should I go outside and bring Vander Decken IX as a Meeting Gift?'
Vander Decken IX is Shirahoshi's perverted suitor and the owner of the Mark-Mark Fruit.
Anyone he touches will be marked, and any weapon or item he throws will fly towards the marked person. He encountered Shirahoshi when she was a child and was immediately stunned, falling in love at first sight.
For the first week, he would at most send love letters to the Ryugu Kingdom. After that, he escalated from letters to packages, threatening letters, and then various weapons.
His main idea was to destroy completely if he couldn't have her.
Honestly, with how Vander Decken IX looks, if I were Shirahoshi, I wouldn't be willing.
'Oh, right, I seemed to have gotten an incredible mod just now…'
Acceleration Torch.
It's like a gas station for idle mods. With the boost from this mod, some mods that aren't quite idle can beautifully transform into one.
(Some mod items, when combined with Acceleration Torch, can even directly duplicate any item…)
He reached out and opened the wooden door, planning to first craft some Acceleration Torches to boost the speed of IndustrialCraft 2 and the Bonsai mod.
As soon as he returned to the Overworld, he immediately saw Eric standing by the wooden door, looking back and forth. Beside him stood a small boy of about eight or nine years old.
Eric's face was pale at the moment, and with dark circles under his eyes, he looked as if he hadn't rested well for a long time.
Upon seeing him, Eric immediately rushed over and said, "Yang, my wife is gone! She most likely fell into the Backrooms!"
"..."
Hearing Eric's words, Yang Tao's expression became extremely solemn. This was not good news. The Backrooms are so dangerous that even he, at his current level, could only say he was barely able to protect himself.
"Don't worry first, tell me what happened."
After speaking, he shouted to the Tinkers Construct Blacksmith closest to him: "Ring the bell! Gather all Villagers!!"
Bells cannot be crafted, but they generate in Villages and their variants, usually near the gathering point in the center of the Village.
As long as the bell is rung, all Villagers who hear the bell will put down their work and come near the bell.
Eric described with a dejected expression: "Last night, I was searching for information online in the Frontrooms and discovered many strange occurrences."
"Some city buildings disappeared out of thin air, the number of missing persons surged, and even… even someone photographed the figure of a Hound."
"However, the news was quickly suppressed after it appeared, and only fragments of information could be found on the dark web."
"You mean Entities appeared in the Frontrooms?"
This information shocked Yang Tao. If Entities appeared in the Frontrooms, then… would the Frontrooms still be the Frontrooms?
Dong dong dong…
The crisp sound of the bell echoed through the Overworld space. In an instant, dense crowds of Villagers gathered from all directions.
Yang Tao hadn't even imagined that there were so many Villagers in just one Overworld now.
Led by the Tinkers Construct Blacksmith, all the Villagers gathered in a mighty procession towards Yang Tao's location.
"Eric, do you have a photo of your wife? Oh, and her name."
Eric immediately nodded, released his child's hand, and took out a photo from his satchel, handing it to Yang Tao.
The woman in the photo had long brown hair and was slightly chubby, looking like she had the kind of face that would bring good fortune to her husband.
"Hmm, Eric, you go make a copy of the photo first, and also get a few large photos. As for the child, leave him with me for now, I will arrange for someone to take care of him."
Eric nodded, squatted beside the little boy, and said seriously, "Eri, you be good here and listen to your uncle…"
Eri was clearly very sensible. Hearing Eric's words, he made no Rumble, only nodded gently.
Seeing this, Eric left Eri there and turned to walk towards the wooden door of the Frontrooms. He now greatly regretted not being more forceful and bringing his wife and child over.
Seeing Eric leave, Yang Tao said to all the Villagers: "Blacksmith, make Iron Golems with all your might! Each person lead at least 5 Iron Golems to Level 0 and bring back all the Wanderers you can find!"
"Humph~"