Chapter 100: Codename: Xiaomi Guo

The latter half of the Grand Line, the New World.

The Donghai Dihuang of the East Blue.

It was a rare day of fair weather and sunshine; Saint Saint Saiwen lay lazily on the deck sunbathing, yet his mood was far from beautiful.

After purchasing the Conqueror's Haki Defense, the Shangcheng direct-sale page added two new items.

【Giving you a chance: 200,000 points to consume an extra non-Devil Fruit, prerequisite: Awakening of the first Devil Fruit】

【Second Fruit Awakening: 200,000 points】

In short, Saint Saint Saiwen must first develop the Goro Goro no Mi to awakening before he can gain the chance to consume a second Devil Fruit.

How to awaken? Either develop it yourself or purchase the Fruit Awakening worth 100,000 points.

Putting self-development aside, the first Fruit Awakening costs 100,000 points, and the purchase qualification requires 200,000 points, totaling 300,000 points.

If one wishes to develop and awaken the second Fruit, another 200,000 points are needed.

Added together, that is a full 500,000 points!

That is equivalent to Dragon Ball users selling over five hundred Senzu Beans, Green Grass users selling over five hundred flying capes, and Grey Wolf's sewing machine running until it smokes.

For Saint Saint Saiwen, 500,000 points is neither hard nor easy; saying it's not easy is actually very hard.

The difficulty lies in the fact that with the Morning Star Pirates rising powerfully, pirate crews across the seas are frantically fighting over Devil Fruits, making them impossible to buy now.

I heard even the Marines have increased their collection efforts.

Saint Saint Saiwen's own fate with Devil Fruits is shallow; in these years at sea, he has only encountered one Gorilla Fruit.

Following this train of thought, it is simply as difficult as climbing to the sky.

The ease lies in the fact that as long as he kidnaps the Celestial Dragon Saint Elaine a few more times and extorts the World Government a few times, he can almost reach the 500,000-point goal.

But then again, there is a first and a second, but no third.

If he continues to fleece Saint Elaine, it is highly likely to draw Imu's attention.

Saint Saint Saiwen is not afraid of Imu; what he fears is his companions being dominated by Imu's Black Turn.

At that time, how should he choose?

Kill them all?

Or sit by and watch his companions become demons?

But if he kidnaps other Celestial Dragons, the World Government will likely not pay a generous ransom; ordinary Celestial Dragons are no different from pigs before the God Knights and the Five Elders.

Both being Celestial Dragons, Doflamingo compared to Shanks is simply a clown.

At ten years old, Doflamingo, disregarding his brother's pleas, resolutely shot his father in front of him and returned to Mary Geoise with his father's head.

As a result, he was not accepted by the other Celestial Dragons and had to leave Mary Geoise in disgrace.

And what about Shanks?

Although he is a remnant of the Roger Pirates, he still swaggered back to Mary Geoise to become the God's Blade, and to gather information, even acted out a scene with his brother.

【Where can you understand—what it feels like to have wasted a full 24 years of life!】

No wonder I always felt out of place with everyone else; that entire life before was truly disgusting!!!】

Best Actor Shanks.

Young Shanks and Buggy.

As expected of you, Haki Shanks.

Regarding acting skills, I would call you the strongest.

Just as Saint Saint Saiwen was roasting Shanks, the Marine Headquarters was a different scene entirely.

Marineford, the Fleet Admiral's office.

The then Fleet Admiral Sengoku placed several intelligence reports on his desk and sighed with relief.

"G1 Branch reports that since the Morning Star Pirates entered the New World, except for stopping at ports for necessary supplies, they have been sailing most of the time."

"According to their current heading, they are about to encounter the Whitebeard Pirates, who are established in the New World."

At first, Sengoku had a tiny bit of worry that Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen might retaliate against the Marine G1 Branch at the entrance to the New World because the Marines launched the Buster Call.

Now it seems he worried too much.

"At the same time, Whitebeard personally led the Moby Dick to move out, and his subordinate pirate crews are investigating information everywhere; all signs indicate—"

"There is a high probability that both sides will clash over the title of the world's strongest pirate crew."

As the words fell, Akainu snorted coldly.

"This is good for us."

Akainu did not intend to launch another Buster Call; he truly hates pirates, but he is not stupid.

If the Marines recklessly interfere at this moment, it will only cause the Morning Star Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates to cease fire, or even provoke a joint attack from both pirate crews.

Although all pirates deserve to die, they can form a united front in some aspects.

For example, eliminate the Marines first before continuing the fight.

Sengoku was not surprised by Akainu's reaction.

"Additionally, according to informants, Wang Zhi, who is established on Honeycomb Island, and other pirate crews also seem to be searching for Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen's specific location."

Akainu sneered.

"They are afraid."

Why would they be afraid?

The Morning Star Pirates, possessing four Admiral-Emperor level members, are entering New World waters for the first time, and most crucially, they currently have no territory.

Besides plundering, where else would territory come from?

I ask you, can those pirate crews established in the New World not be afraid when facing such a behemoth?

Sengoku nodded slightly, looking at his old partners Garp and Tsuru, as well as the current three Admirals of the Marines.

"I have a plan."

The five senior admirals all turned their gazes toward him, and Warlord continued.

"It is foreseeable that Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen will seize a foothold in the New World; the Morning Star Pirates will undoubtedly grow even larger."

"To gain the initiative in intelligence, I have decided to send several marines to infiltrate the Morning Star Pirates."

Upon hearing this, Garp stood up abruptly.

"Decide this yourself—don't tell me, and don't tell me who you're sending."

Sending marines to infiltrate major pirate crews was routine in the Marines; Garp simply hated seeing marines trade their lives for intelligence.

With that, Garp walked out, slamming the door behind him.

Admiral Kizaru followed closely behind Garp: "The World Government has ordered me to be stationed permanently in Punk Hazard in the near future."

Due to the Morning Star Pirates entering the New World, the World Government feared repercussions to Punk Hazard and ordered Kizaru to personally protect Vegapunk's safety in the coming period.

In the end, only Warlord, Akainu, Aokiji, and Tsuru remained in the Admiral's office.

"01746, come out."

As the words fell, a blond boy dressed in the uniform of a Marine Colonel stepped briskly into the view of Akainu and the others, raising his hand in a sharp salute.

"Admiral, Senior Officers."

Warlord's lips curled into a faint smile.

"I'm sure all of you recognize my adopted son—Rossy, undercover codename Xiao Mi Guo."

He had deliberately revealed this to Akainu and the others, for only the Three Admirals could pose a real threat to the Morning Star Pirates.

Ordinary Marine Vice Admirals could not even get close, and had been explicitly ordered: under non-essential circumstances, avoid conflict with Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen and his crew.

Therefore, if the Three Admirals knew Rossy's identity, they would inevitably hold back in the future—Rossy's safety during his undercover mission would be guaranteed.

And as for the pirates?

Let them first get past Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen.

On the current seas, no pirate crew dares provoke Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen—except those idiots with no brains or sense.

More importantly, through multiple prior encounters, Warlord had naturally come to understand—

Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen was not a killer.

Even if he learned Rossy's true identity, he would most likely turn around and blackmail Warlord; this wasn't a dangerous undercover operation—it was clearly giving his precious son a golden resume.

Seeing this, Akainu gave a slight nod.

"I have no objections. Do well, Rossy. The future is yours."