"Jiehahaha! Furiko, that entire sea area is Fang Huo's territory. What are you afraid of!"
"If Wano Country is destroyed, do you think the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire and the other Moon Kingdoms can escape!"
Golden Lion Shiki grinned and laughed; he could hardly wait to go to Wano Country and get Pluton out.
It would be best if the pluto battleship could be turned into a Flying Battleship; then he, Golden Lion Shiki, would be the primary controller of Pluton.
"Fang Huo, are you sure the only way to release the pluto battleship is to open the Guardian Waterfall?"
"Did you, the great prophet, forget about the Great Hammer Corps, the Giant Race, and the power of your Gravity Fruit and Shiki's Float-Float Fruit!"
"No matter how massive the pluto battleship is, the Giant Race can drag it to the surface!"
"Once it's on the surface, your and Shiki's abilities can take over; there's no need to smash through the Guardian Wall to the seabed."
The elegant Redfield pondered for a moment. He didn't seem to agree with Fang Huo's words, as destroying the Guardian Wall wasn't necessarily required.
"Exactly! Fang Huo! We have the Giant Race! Or is there some mechanism or restriction on the pluto battleship underwater that requires opening the Guardian Wall?"
Rocks had originally intended to follow Fang Huo's plan—regardless of the walls, just open them with brute force.
But after hearing Redfield's words, it seemed it wasn't strictly necessary to destroy Wano Country's Guardian Wall.
"..."
Fang Huo fell silent for a moment. He truly hadn't thought of that; he had simply followed the logic of 'opening the country' from the original plot.
Damn it, Kozuki Oden and that 'Black-hearted Cotton' Yamato must have misled him!
"This... perhaps... should... maybe... probably... could be tried."
"This will require some field research."
Fang Huo suppressed his slight embarrassment; it felt as if his IQ had taken a critical hit from Redfield.
He hadn't expected Kozuki Oden's 'intelligence-lowering halo' to not only turn Yamato into a black-hearted ungrateful wolf but also affect him from a distance.
Yes, everything was Kozuki Oden's fault!
As the great prophet and Chief Strategist, Fang Huo would absolutely not make such a low-level mistake.
"Wahahaha! Then let's go to Wano Country for some field research!!"
"Harald! Carreras! Oz JS! Whether our New World Alliance can face the World Government head-on depends on you!"
"We must get the pluto battleship out!"
Rocks spoke excitedly; his great cause of counterattacking had finally taken another big step forward.
"The massive battleship that our predecessors built alongside humans in Water 7!!"
"Fantastic! I wonder what kind of shipbuilding techniques this legendary battleship possesses!"
"Rocks, rest assured, even if Pluton is damaged from being submerged, our Great Hammer Corps can repair it!"
The high-ranking members of the Great Hammer Corps were all incredibly excited; they might be able to learn even more powerful shipbuilding crafts from Pluton.
Then they could build even more powerful massive battleships for Elbaf and the Great Hammer Corps.
"Rocks, promise me, after getting the pluto battleship, never take action against Affiliated Kingdoms or innocent civilians!"
"Our enemies are only the Celestial Dragons!"
"Even the Marines are not our enemies!"
Harald raised his hand to quiet the excited giants of the Great Hammer Corps and looked seriously at Rocks!
He did not want such an Ancient Weapon to become a nightmare for more lives.
"Wahahaha! Don't worry! I only want to kill Imu and those Celestial Dragons!"
Rocks sensed Harald's seriousness; if he didn't agree, the Giant Race and the Great Hammer Corps probably wouldn't help the Rocks Pirates.
"Harald, with me watching them, you can rest easy!"
"I am a good person dedicated to peace among all races!"
Fang Huo smiled faintly, quickly reassuring Harald, the peace-loving giant.
"Then what are we waiting for?"
"Are we leaving for Wano Country now, or first thing tomorrow morning!"
Guys like Golden Lion Shiki and Silver Axe Fierce even wanted to set off immediately after the banquet ended.
"What can you do if you go to Wano Country? Can you go into the sea? You landlubbers!"
"It still requires the giants to take action."
Whitebeard Newgate glanced at these impulsive fellows; they weren't lacking for a day or two.
"It's a pity I've become a landlubber, otherwise I could certainly contribute a great deal of strength!"
Barbel, with flames rising from his head, spoke in a slightly regretful tone.
He never expected that as a Fishman, he would become a landlubber for the sake of power and Devil Fruit abilities.
"Don't worry, Big Brother Barbel! My Fishman Division and I can help!"
Sanbel patted his chest and spoke loudly; it was finally time for the Fish-Man Race to show their worth.
Their Fish-Man Race and the Giant Race would definitely get the pluto battleship out.
"Then we set off tomorrow!"
"Tonight, let the music play and the dancing continue! Eat, drink, and be merry to your heart's content!"
"Cheers to Pluton!"
"Cheers to Katakuri!"
"Cheers to the New World Alliance!"
"Cheers to the Rocks Pirates and Elbaf!"
The Rocks Pirates and the giants spoke excitedly; today was a day of double blessings.
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Holy Land Mary Geoise
The Four Elders had been waiting for months, and various news on the sea had been spreading like wildfire.
Why hadn't Rocks and Fang Huo fallen out yet?
Fang Huo hadn't sent the red poneglyph to the Holy Land Mary Geoise either!
Everything was so quiet it was almost eerie.
Imu didn't believe that a pirate like Rocks could tolerate a Vice Captain like Gu Yue Fang Huo, whose momentum was even greater than the Captain's.
Nor did they believe that Fang Huo, a multi-powered Haoshoku awakener, would be willing to remain under Rocks forever.
Intelligence from the World Government and Marineford said that most of the Rocks Pirates' Cadres looked up to Fang Huo!
With one word from Fang Huo, most of the Cadres might defect to his side and instantly start a new faction.
Fang Huo didn't even seem to care about the position of the head of the Four Elders.
Recently, he had been using the excuse that 'his son was about to be born' to delay the search for the red poneglyphs.
This guy even kept asking the World Government for Devil Fruits!
This made Imu and the Four Elders wish they could kill this greedy fellow.
They could only promise that as soon as Fang Huo delivered the poneglyphs to the Holy Land, they would immediately give him ten top-tier Devil Fruits.
They hoped to lure Gu Yue Fang Huo to Mary Geoise.
Unfortunately, Fang Huo kept making excuses.
If this continued, the Four Elders were prepared to restart the plan to have Marineford go all out and completely exhaust the Rocks Pirates.
Iron Fist Garp had applied more than once to set out and deal with the Rocks Pirates.
But he was always held back by the Four Elders.
However, now that Rocks and Fang Huo were unaffected by rumors, they might let Kukulkan, Kong, Buddha Sengoku, and Iron Fist Garp go stir up some trouble.
Meanwhile, at the New World G1 Base, Vice Admiral Tsuru was feeling utterly desperate; she was powerless to change her two partners and her superior, whose personalities had drastically altered.
The partners she cherished most were truly being controlled!
What should she do?
Could Garp, Sengoku, and the others truly still escape the control of that King of the World?
Perhaps Gu Yue Fang Huo, who had revealed all the secrets, would have a way.
Vice Admiral Tsuru was already trying everything to contact Gu Yue Fang Huo... while on an island near Wano Country, along with a flash of starlight, a slender figure with green hair emerged... "Eh, why is it night? What year is it now?"
"Has the era that 'That Person' spoke of finally arrived?"