This time, he brought not only an Earth Knight Peak, but also four Earth Knights, as his goal wasn't just the Northern Province, but the entire Northern Territory.
In his consideration, he planned to take root in the Northern Province first, gradually stabilize himself, and then go to the Northern Territory to acquire enough merit points.
However, the first step of his action was obstructed.
Originally, he thought the Dressrosa Family was merely a soft target, easy to handle. Regarding the vast resources that Dressrosa took by cunning, he didn't say much, believing that claiming one-third of it would pose no problem.
But for the sake of caution, he didn't act rashly.
Instead, he commenced with reconnaissance.
Unexpectedly, just when his reconnaissance was near completion and he was ready to act, shocking news swept through.
It left him momentarily baffled.
Laine Walt, that powerful noble descendant not much weaker than him, attacked the resource point of Eagle Territory.
