Whitebeard nodded, agreeing with Rocks' words.
After all, most people now believed the Rocks Pirates had already been destroyed and that Rocks himself was dead.
If they didn't make a move soon, the former officers of the Rocks Pirates would gradually establish their own pirate crews.
And by then—
Getting them to reunite under the Rocks banner again would become extremely difficult.
"Set sail, Edward!"
"Where to?"
"A few days ago, I spotted a group from the news agency stationed on an island," Rocks replied, the corners of his mouth slowly curling upward with excitement already appearing on his face. "Perfect timing. We'll head over and give them the opportunity for a headline. I doubt they'll refuse."
And honestly—
Rocks was absolutely correct.
The news that Rocks was still alive would undoubtedly become headline material.
The moment it was published, the entire world would immediately focus its attention on it.
As dusk approached—
Is and his group successfully arrived at God Valley.
The construction of God Valley was actually quite similar to Mary Geoise.
One could even say—
It was practically a second Mary Geoise.
The moment they stepped off at the harbor, a group of World Government personnel hurried over to greet them.
"You've worked hard, great Saint Aurelius D. Virel Is-sama. From today onward, I will serve as both your advisor and bodyguard, responsible for your safety."
One of the men dressed in a black suit spoke respectfully first.
"Advisor and bodyguard?"
Is paused slightly, finding it somewhat amusing.
Leaving aside his own strength—
With Madara and the others around, as long as he didn't become the enemy of the entire world, who exactly could even harm him at this point?
"Yes, Saint Aurelius D. Virel Is-sama."
"Forget it. With your physique, what exactly could you even do?"
Is directly refused him.
"Please don't underestimate me, Saint Aurelius D. Virel Is-sama. I originally served as a Marine Vice Admiral before being transferred by the World Government due to special circumstances to protect the Celestial Dragons."
The black-suited man spoke rather confidently.
"You don't read newspapers?"
The black-suited man shook his head.
He devoted himself entirely to serving the Celestial Dragons and rarely paid attention to outside affairs.
Furthermore, most Celestial Dragons living on God Valley didn't bother reading newspapers either.
So regarding everything happening in the New World—
He knew absolutely nothing.
"Well, can't blame you for that." Is responded calmly. "Your current task is simply to guide me to where I'll be staying. After that, you're free."
Seeing the slight change in Is's expression, the black-suited man wisely stopped talking further.
"Saint Aurelius D. Virel Is-sama, what would you prefer to ride back?"
As he spoke, he pointed toward the distance.
There stood rows of large, muscular slaves, each carrying a seat strapped to their backs.
Beside them were carts as well.
But naturally—
The ones pulling those carts weren't beasts.
They were humans.
Is glanced over briefly and immediately found the whole thing unnecessarily troublesome.
Honestly speaking—
Sitting on one of those looked far less convenient than simply walking himself.
"No need. Just arrange for people to move my belongings."
"Then… very well. Please follow me. I'll arrange for everything from the ship to be delivered to your castle shortly."
Not long afterward, under the guidance of the black-suited man, Is arrived at his new residence.
This castle was even larger than the one he had back at Mary Geoise.
And in terms of appearance, it looked far grander as well.
After arriving, Is assigned rooms for everyone.
The remaining arrangements were entirely handed over to Roz Minian.
Meanwhile, Is himself went outside to wander around.
Though calling it "wandering" wasn't exactly accurate.
In truth, he simply wanted to see whether he could uncover any secrets hidden within God Valley.
But unfortunately—
After strolling around for quite some time, he discovered absolutely nothing.
Today marked Is's first arrival at God Valley.
Many Celestial Dragons came personally to visit him.
However—
Every single one of them was rejected.
Having just arrived, there were already countless matters to handle.
Is had no interest whatsoever in wasting time chatting about meaningless nonsense with them.
If he had that kind of spare time, sleeping comfortably sounded far more enjoyable.
…
Early the next morning, Is got up very early to train.
After all—
Training was something that could never be neglected.
"Ding! Observation Haki synchronization has reached maximum capacity! Advance?"
Is paused slightly, though he wasn't particularly surprised.
"So it's finally Observation Haki's turn, huh?"
Previously, both Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki had already advanced.
Now, Observation Haki had finally reached its limit as well.
Without hesitation, Is immediately responded:
"Advance."
"Ding! Advancement successful."
As the system's voice fell, a flood of entirely new memories poured into Is's mind.
Without question—
These memories belonged to a higher-level form of Observation Haki.
"So now I can briefly see the future? Not bad at all."
As he spoke, a brand-new status panel appeared before him.
Host: Aurelius D. Virel Is
Excavation Level: 2 (100/500)
Excavation Attempts: 0 (4/15) — The number of attempts increases alongside excavation level.
Physique:
Advanced Taijutsu (100%)
Creation Rebirth (15%) — Increasing progress grants stronger recovery, activated cells, enhanced vitality. Upon reaching 100%, regeneration ability will be obtained.
Characters:
Madara Uchiha (60%)
Tatsumaki (30%)
Acnologia (35%)
Unohana Retsu (25%)
Yoriichi Tsugikuni (25%)
Hashirama Senju (30%)
Old Heavenly Master (25%)
Abilities:
Paper Fruit · Awakening (Attribute Burn) (1668/5000)
Flame-Flame Fruit (1023/2000)
Conqueror's Haki (/2000)
Armament Haki (400/2000)
Observation Haki (0/2000)
Inherited Abilities:
Susanoo
Sage Mode
Wood Release
Excavation Location:
[Unable to locate — insufficient excavation attempts]
Storage: None.
Just as Is was studying the panel intently, the voice of a maid suddenly sounded behind him.
"Master, according to the World Government personnel, God Valley doesn't receive newspapers. If we want them, we'll need to retrieve them from nearby islands."
Is turned around and remained silent for several seconds before finally instructing calmly:
"Have Tatsumaki accompany them and bring the newspapers back."
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