February 15, sea calendar 1491.
In the Prince's Tavern in Elbaf's Underworld.
Fang Huo held a grand birthday banquet for Charlotte Linlin.
Even though many middle-aged and elderly giants refused to attend due to the incident with Elder Jorul.
Many giants of the younger generation still happily attended the banquet held by Fang Huo, enjoying a super feast comparable to the Winter Festival.
After all, might as well eat since it's free!
Seeing so many giants attending her birthday banquet, Charlotte Linlin was moved to tears on the spot.
This was even more lively than her sixth birthday party.
Even her female giant companion, Gerth, came.
Hajrudin's friends Rodd and Stansen also came.
However, Hajrudin's other friend, Goldberg, did not come.
After all, Goldberg's father, Nash, was severely wounded by Charlotte Linlin during a battle to suppress her, and died from his injuries after returning to Elbaf.
The soul lifespan extracted from Nash during the battle was used directly by the out-of-control Charlotte Linlin to turn his shield into a Homie.
This was also an important legacy Nash left to his son, Goldberg.
Goldberg directly named this Homie shield after his father's name, Nash, making it his Shield of Protection.
Perhaps this Homie shield was transformed from the soul power of Goldberg's father.
Therefore, Goldberg could control this Homie shield.
The Homie Shield Nash possessed the ability to speak and grow large, easily blocking attacks from fierce beasts.
Although Goldberg's father died of severe wounds after a frontal battle, which was a warrior's glory.
Goldberg still could not forgive Charlotte Linlin in his heart.
However, he was somewhat grateful to Charlotte Linlin for allowing part of his father Nash's soul to survive, becoming his protective shield and partner, Homie Nash.
Although Homie Nash did not possess much of his father's consciousness, Goldberg still cherished it and felt fortunate.
He could continue to fight side by side with a part of his father's soul.
For this birthday banquet, Fang Huo spent a lot of money to purchase supplies and food in Elbaf.
He even personally went out to sea to catch several Sea Kings and over a dozen sea beasts.
Fang Huo, unaffected by seawater, was practically the God of Slaughter for sea beasts.
The giants of Brewers Village and Ida and her son all happily came to process the Sea Kings and sea beasts, joining the feast together.
The Caramel Cake Mountain specially customized by Fang Huo in Elbaf made Charlotte Linlin so excited that she picked him up and kissed him wildly.
"Fang Huo, I will never forget today for the rest of my life!!"
Charlotte Linlin was moved to tears; from now on, Fang Huo would forever be her most important and favorite man.
Thinking that she could receive Fang Huo's guidance and training tonight, she became even more excited.
She wanted to create the strongest batch of offspring with Fang Huo!
After the feast that night.
Fang Huo entered his strongest combat state to battle Charlotte Linlin.
After all, to break the defense of the Steel Balloon, one absolutely could not be casual!
He used his Munch-Munch Fruit ability to fuse with a poneglyph, transforming into a Little Giant and becoming the hardest man.
Lightning abilities activated his muscles, the More-More Fruit ability accelerated him a hundredfold, and the Luck-Luck Fruit ability increased his accuracy and luck rate... Fang Huo wanted to create the strongest offspring with Charlotte Linlin!
Carrying the strongest fortune and inheriting the bloodlines of two strongest mutant physiques... In ancient times, people awaited the descent of the Sun God... and tonight, the Nine-Soul Mutant and the Iron Balloon Mutant awaited the birth of the strongest bloodline... A few days later, Fang Huo and Charlotte Linlin had been intimately inseparable for several days.
Even Stussy and Shimotsuki Furiko were shocked by the combat endurance of these two monsters.
It turned out they were both weaklings!
"I'm sorry I couldn't fully satisfy you, Lord Fang Huo!"
Stussy couldn't even imagine what a terrifying existence it would be if Fang Huo and Charlotte Linlin's offspring could truly inherit Fang Huo's Nine-Soul Mutation and Linlin's Steel Balloon Mutation.
Moreover, both Fang Huo and Linlin were now powerful Haoshoku users.
Their offspring would most likely inherit the kings qualification.
If they could create a monster with innate Haoshoku and innate Busoshoku, the world would sooner or later belong to the Gu Yue Family.
Baccarat Stussy was already considering whether she should officially take her husband's surname like Shimotsuki Furiko.
Previously, Shimotsuki Furiko and Fang Huo had held a simple bride's wedding ceremony in Shimotsuki Castle, witnessed by Shimotsuki Ichiran.
Shimotsuki Ichiran officially entrusted Shimotsuki Furiko to Fang Huo and even took the initiative to have his daughter take her husband's surname, naming her Kogetsu Furiko.
As for whether Fang Huo would hold a grand groom's wedding for Furiko in the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire, Shimotsuki Ichiran could no longer control that.
After all, according to Wano Country traditions and customs, Furiko already belonged to Fang Huo.
His authority was even higher than hers as a father.
However, Shimotsuki Ichiran believed that Fang Huo would not let Furiko down.
"Gu Yue Stussy, does that sound good?"
Stussy muttered softly while holding her son, Kogetsu Kamui.
Although her son was the eldest, she knew his innate talent would most likely not compare to the offspring of that monster Charlotte Linlin.
"Son, your innate talent might be a bit lower, but that doesn't mean your final achievements will be low."
"Your father once said that guys like Rocks and Roger were not as good as monsters like Linlin and Loki before they were in their late teens or twenties."
"But they could all become stronger than Linlin!"
"We must not lose heart; we will surely reach higher positions!"
Stussy looked at her precious son lovingly.
The name Shenwei was so strong, filled with her expectations.
Stussy really liked a story Fang Huo had told her before, about a genius named Wu Wudi who could defeat Di Shitian, who had lived for over a thousand years, after only cultivating for decades.
She believed her son Shenwei would also be able to defeat that thousand-year-old immortal Imu in the future.
Shenwei Wudi!
She suspected this was Fang Huo's true expectation for his son.
Stussy self-righteously began making over-analyzed assumptions.
She didn't believe at all now that he had said the name came from an upgraded version of Weevil, which she had chosen, called Shen Weevil, just to coax her.
Time passed day by day.
March quietly arrived.
In Elbaf, besides battling Harald, Fang Huo spent time with his three women and two sons.
In mid-March, Redfield's call came through to Fang Huo's transponder snail even faster than the calls from underground dark intelligence personnel.
"The Celestial Dragons have set out!!"
Redfield's tone was filled with tension; he had lost his composure regarding this unknown war.
He didn't know if the Rocks Pirates could actually withstand the World Government.
"The more it's like this, the more we need to stay calm. Tell Rocks not to make too many moves; eat and drink as usual. Whatever you do, don't scare the Celestial Dragons back to Mary Geoise."
Fang Huo's eyes were filled with an intense fire. He had prepared the Conquerors Haki Knot and Sea Stone set, waiting all this time for the Celestial Dragons to move.
As more and more intelligence came in, based on the normal sailing speed of the Celestial Dragons' luxury warships, it was estimated that this Native Purge Competition would begin in April.
Wait for them to enter the West Blue first; let the bullets fly for a while.
It would still be in time for the Rocks Pirates to rush to the West Blue from the sky at the right moment... Although he felt a bit sorry for Redfield, this bloody purge competition had to start before the Rocks Pirates could enter the fray.
He wanted Harald, Roger, and the others to see the cruel side of the Celestial Dragons... As the transponder snail was hung up, Fang Huo took a deep breath, a startling glint flashing in his eyes!
"War is about to begin!"