They believed that only Roy could save them from their misery and lead them onto the path of freedom.
"We must find Roy-sama and follow him with our lives!"
Someone among the slaves shouted, and voices of agreement rang out one after another.
These slaves were just like the prisoners in the Great Prison of Impel Down back then, who had followed Buggy with the same crazed devotion as fanatical followers.
Of course, among these slaves, there were also quite a few who shouted slogans with their mouths while their eyes flickered.
In their view, after breaking free from the Celestial Dragons' enslavement, the Marines would definitely dispatch top-level forces to capture them again. When that happened, what awaited them would be a life worse than death.
And since the person who had rescued them possessed such overwhelming strength, following behind him would surely allow them to withstand countless pursuers.
Aside from the slaves, some guard troops in other areas naturally discovered the corpses scattered all over the ground as well. One by one, with disbelief in their eyes, they pulled out Den Den Mushi and frantically dialed out.
On a Marine warship not far from the Holy Land Mary Geoise, which had rushed over after receiving the news.
Standing at the front of the deck with a Den Den Mushi in hand was a man in his thirties. He wore a boutonniere on his chest, a dark red suit, a Marine cap on his head, and black leather gloves on his hands.
"A massive riot has broken out in Mary Geoise? I said long ago that those sinful pirates should all be killed, instead of being reduced to slaves and allowed to barely drag out an existence in this world. In the end, they were always going to become a hidden danger."
Sakazuki gazed into the distance with eyes like a hawk's and spoke in a deep voice.
The adjutant beside him pretended he had heard nothing. As for Sakazuki's beliefs, he understood them all too well.
"Speed up. It seems those weaklings in the guard troops have been crushed. The unrest is growing bigger and bigger. We absolutely cannot let a single pirate escape!"
"Yes, sir!"
...
Ignoring whatever would happen next, Roy directly used Instant Transmission and arrived deep within Mary Geoise, inside the core warehouse.
"Looks like this is the right place."
Roy looked at the Devil Fruit Radar in his hand. At this moment, a considerable number of yellow light markers were displayed here. He glanced around and confirmed it.
The World Government had existed for over eight hundred years and possessed a profound foundation. Naturally, it had its own unique channels for collecting Devil Fruits.
Combined with comparisons from the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, collection efforts by its subordinate Cipher Pol organizations, and the Heavenly Tribute submitted by various nations, the World Government had already accumulated quite a few Devil Fruits.
After all, aside from powers like Haki, Six Powers, and swordsmanship, which relied entirely on training to grow stronger, Devil Fruits granted powerful destructive abilities the moment they were eaten.
They had an innate advantage, especially Logia-types, Mythical Zoans, and certain unique Paramecia-types. In almost no time at all, they could create top-tier powerhouses.
That was why the World Government had always spared no effort in searching for Devil Fruits.
Some ordinary Devil Fruits were supplied to the Celestial Dragons for amusement, while the powerful ones were placed in the core warehouse to cultivate exceptionally talented, loyal members under the World Government who had rendered great service.
What Roy had set his sights on were the precious fruits in the World Government's inventory.
Sometimes, he even suspected that Doflamingo had been able to obtain Logia fruits like the Goru Goru no Mi and the Flame-Flame Fruit by borrowing some of the World Government's channels. After all, the blood of the Celestial Dragons still flowed in his body, and he had dealings with the Five Elders.
The central area of Mary Geoise should originally have been the most heavily guarded place. The treasure vault, in particular, was the most important location of all.
Countless Den Den Mushi had been placed inside to monitor the situation at all times.
However, the instant Roy appeared, all of those Den Den Mushi were frozen into ice sculptures!
The use and power of Devil Fruits all depended on stamina. As for Roy's stamina, bringing the Hie Hie no Mi directly to the level of absolute zero was still very easy for him.
And after the Den Den Mushi were frozen, Mary Geoise's alarms immediately blared!
Ever since the surveillance snails had been placed inside the core warehouse, the feed had never once gone completely white and stopped working!
Anything that happened inside the core of Mary Geoise was no small matter!
However, even though the alarm had been sounded, many people only instinctively thought that some part of the system might have malfunctioned. After all, this was the very center of Mary Geoise!
The Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armed Forces was stationed here, and the Five Elders-sama were present as well.
Since the establishment of Marine Headquarters, quite a few pirates had invaded it. In the Great Prison of Impel Down, the Golden Lion had successfully escaped two years earlier, and quite a few captured pirates had attempted jailbreaks too, though none had succeeded.
But only the Holy Land Mary Geoise had never once been broken into by anyone!
Of course, from this day onward, the myth of Mary Geoise's inviolability would also shatter.
Inside the core warehouse, Roy glanced around and immediately discovered several Devil Fruits placed on a platform, stored in ancient-looking wooden boxes.
These Devil Fruits were not ordinary Devil Fruits like the Wax-Wax Fruit or the Gum-Gum Fruit, which were merely combinations of color and patterns.
They were all like the Flame-Flame Fruit, the Op-Op Fruit, and the Mythical Zoan Yamata no Orochi fruit in Roy's hand, Devil Fruits with distinct features.
Generally speaking, Devil Fruits with such special appearances were treasures among treasures.
Aside from the Devil Fruits, several treasured blades emitting strange auras hung on the warehouse walls.
Among them, there should have been normal treasured blades such as the Twenty-One Great Grade Blades. However, most of them were cursed blades similar to the Seven Star Sword.
In the corner, there were also books upon books. Recorded in them were all kinds of martial arts.
The complete Six Powers training and body-tempering manuals were placed in a prominent spot. Beside them were training manuals for the three colors of Haki.
Not only did they contain specific training methods, they also recorded derivative abilities of the Six Powers and Haki, such as Rokuogan, Life Return, and Future Vision. They were even packed full of training insights. They could truly be considered treasures!
The World Government mainly relied on the martial art known as the Six Powers, but before the Six Powers existed, the World Government had collected martial arts manuals from all over the world. It borrowed their strengths, filled in their weaknesses, and spent several hundred years researching before finally developing it.
Now that they had the Six Powers, these martial arts manuals were naturally left here to gather dust.
(End of Chapter)
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