The sky had completely darkened, looking towards the distant gradually lighting up of thousands of lights, a bright smile blossomed again on the face.
"Great! Even more motivated, I have to work hard again tomorrow!"
As for now, having been busy all afternoon, let's head to the cafeteria for dinner first, pick up my little umbrella, and prepare to depart...
Huh, wait a minute...
Where's my parasol!!!
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The sky.
Shano was flying at full speed towards the direction of Ten Thousand Nations using the Aerial Dance Skill, glancing at the information flow on the system panel along the way.
The biggest gain from this trip to the Deep Sea Prison, naturally, was gathering the souls needed for the Demon Tree Barrier.
Secondly, was the acquisition of Shiryu, who had yet to be blackened and distorted. As long as the right fruit was supplemented in the future, his combat power could also reach the highest cadre level.
Finally, it was collecting a large amount of wool.
Though the Newspaper King and Buggy weren't imprisoned, and the prisoners in Impel Down were merely some background characters.
But, due to generally strong abilities, the accumulated points provided were still quite significant, making his originally hollow pocket suddenly plentiful again—
[You sacrificed Douglas Barrett's giant feeding bowl, gaining 2500 points]
[You sacrificed Lonely Red's braid, gaining 2100 points]
[You sacrificed Mikita's parasol, gaining 85 points]
[You sacrificed Rain of Shiryu's adult magazine collection, gaining 1800 points]
[You sacrificed Magellan's dual horns, gaining 2800 points]
...
In total, 14085 points were gained, and the remaining points increased from 5900 to 19985 in a flash.
Among them, unsurprisingly, Magellan contributed the most.
The so-called dual horns are actually his beloved weapons, capable of being drawn to hack people down, after all, this guy is a pure-blooded human, not the same kind as Kaido.
As for the parasol...
That was simply habitual, alas, this damned occupational hazard, probably won't be overcome for a lifetime.
Last year, there was no psychological pressure taking things from others, now that little girls have turned onto the right path, how can it be done anymore.
Even though he made compensation using magical gadgets from Doraemon World, Shano was still quite embarrassed.
Broo Broo~
Fortunately, at this moment, the Radio Snail rang, alleviating his embarrassment.
"Sir, that matter you previously instructed the intelligence department to fully investigate, has surfaced."
After the Radio Snail connected, Kuina's calm voice was heard.
"Oh?"
Shano's eyes immediately focused, "I'll be right there, have the head of the intelligence department come to see me immediately."
A few days ago, even before coming out of Impel Down.
He had just sensed the scent of the Heavenly Celestial Dragons' hunting game from the news disclosed by Bevony, and quickly contacted Kuina using the Radio Snail.
The intelligence department of the Endgame thus began to function at full capacity, starting to search for clues within the North Sea.
The North Sea is quite extensive.
The intelligence capability of the Endgame is reasonably sufficient in the New World, but extending it over the entire North Sea would be somewhat beyond its capacity, theoretically.
But Shano is a traverser.
He clearly knew, since it's supposedly the "Celestial Dragons' playground", then the place targeted by the World Government must be a non-member country.
And places like the Four Seas are ultimately dominated by member countries.
Especially the North Sea.
In recent decades, it has experienced consecutive conflicts and struggles between the Germa Family and the Donquixote Family, with wars raging continually.
Under such harsh conditions, only four non-member countries remain up to now.
The scope of the search was suddenly greatly narrowed down!
The intelligence department thus focused on the current situation of these four countries, and finally locked in a target amidst a series of clues——
"Lubunier Kingdom."
Inside the meeting room of the Endgame, a figure draped in a gray coat bowed respectfully towards Shano:
"Sir, this is the final deduction of our intelligence department."
A man in his early forties, with a slender build, stern visage, minor scars at the corner of his eyes, and a habitual unlit pipe clenched between his teeth.
Named Victor, personally selected by Shano months ago as the chief head of the intelligence department.
Originally, the deputy director of the secret agency CP-5 directly affiliated with the World Government.
Once partnered with Spandam, traveled to Water Capital to investigate the whereabouts of Pluton.
Yet moved by the extraordinary creation of a sea train by Fishman Tom, he couldn't bear to watch this legendary shipwright be framed and secretly helped.
Resulting in Spandam harboring resentment, and after a skillful framing, he was expelled from CP department, hunted and pursued, living incognito and anonymously for years.
Until a few months ago.
After watching the live broadcast from Shampodi, deeply inspired, he actively came to the New World to seek refuge.
Using years of espionage experience, he swiftly helped the Endgame form an efficient intelligence network from scratch, gaining Shano's trust.
Steady in character, exceptionally capable, he's a very reliable man.
His ability is the Zoan-type Chameleon Fruit, able to restrain his aura according to the surrounding environment, blending into the environment as much as possible, a naturally born spy ability.
Also, thanks to this, he survived unharmed under the pursuit of the CP department.
"Lubunier Kingdom?"
Shano recalled, "Seems familiar, it's the homeland of that King of Lie Noland who was executed four hundred years ago?"
"Yes, Sir, the legend of the Golden Land is still scoffed at there."
Victor nodded slightly, taking out a stack of photos from his bosom, "This country was actually a member state under the World Government for a long time, but decades ago, due to two consecutive delays in paying Celestial Gold, it was fully delisted by the World Government, and the king of that term was beheaded by the army of the Germa Kingdom."
"According to our informant reports, over the past half-month, the country seems calm, with no differences from usual, even the routes weren't blocked, and prices remained normal."
"Still, CP0 agents, after camouflage, frequently go in and out around royal capital areas, with vast amounts of supplies secretly transported to the mountaintop at the North Coast."
"Supplies?"
Shano looked at the photos.
In the gaps of the Thorny Jungle in the photos, figures in white coats are vaguely shown unloading goods at the cave entrance, those wooden boxes are stunningly imprinted with the World Government's emblem.
"More than a hundred wooden boxes, after these CP department personnel retreated, our people checked inside and found them fully stocked with various supplies, food, weapons, ammunition, etc."
"In addition, Sir."
Victor spoke in a deep voice, "In the jungles outside the royal capital, we also discovered numerous surveillance Radio Snails, arranged extremely discreetly, evidently planning to transform the whole nation into a huge hunting ground under control."
"Time?"
"The exact date is yet to be determined, but according to the activity frequency of CP0, it should be within this week."
"A week..."
Shano stood up, walked to the window, and looked north, his gaze turning cold, "Such insane creatures."
The North Sea Lubunier Kingdom isn't some tiny country, the population exceeds three hundred thousand!
To please those bubble-headed pigs to have a gratifying hunt, the World Government dares to treat this entire country as a hunting ground, it's truly insane to the utmost degree!
"These beasts!"
Kuina, standing behind him, gripped the hilt at her waist, with her eyes flashing with cold light, "Sir, shall we act immediately?"
"Of course."
Shano turned his head, and ordered in a stern tone:
"Pass my order, Combat Corps divisions one to twelve, begin gathering immediately! Also, have the informants in the North Sea enhance surveillance of the surrounding sea areas, especially keeping an eye on Mary Geoise direction, report any anomaly immediately!"
"Yes, Sir!"
Kuina and Victor responded simultaneously, taking their orders and leaving.
Shano finally looked once more towards the North Sea direction, his gaze icy.
Seems killing those four Celestial Dragons in Shampodi was ultimately not enough! The deterrence is still far from sufficient!
Compared to the huge group cultivated over eight hundred years by the Celestial Dragons, it's insignificant!
No worries, this time it'll be supplemented...
Hunting game?
Ha, with him here, with the increasingly robust and well-formed Endgame, just show these pigs clearly...
Who exactly is the hunter in this hunting game!
Who, is the prey!