Chapter 225: Go Fishing in the Deep Sea

Moria was extremely envious of the Morning Star Crew's officers and crew, but he also knew it was nearly impossible.

This was because the World Government and the Navy had no idea he was from the Morning Star Crew.

If nothing unexpected happens, the captain will provide a large sum of startup funds and secretly eliminate threats, but personnel will be tight.

The land of稻妻 is certainly large enough, and there are many places that need people.

"I don't ask for much—let the intern Rosinante and Fours F assist me…"

Mihawk interrupted softly.

"Rosinante is a spy sent by the Navy. Fours F is a spy sent by the Jiezhengfu Sect."

"What?!" Moria exclaimed.

"How come they're all spies?"

"Does that mean I've already been exposed?"

Moria suddenly realized: under these circumstances where his identity was out in the open, this assignment was slightly difficult to handle.

Mihawk explained.

"Fours F has already switched sides, and the captain has become a Celestial Dragon—so the Jiezhengfu Sect doesn't know your identity."

"You don't need to worry about the Navy either—Rosinante is the son of Navy Admiral Sakazuki. With a hostage in hand, Sakazuki won't dare move against you easily."

"Saint Saint Saiwen wants to keep them close."

"What?!" Moria's scalp went numb.

Sakazuki is a ruthless man—he even sent his own son as a spy. Is this how the top-tier players operate?

It felt like he'd accidentally stumbled into the imperial family.

Compared to the covert clashes between the Morning Star Crew and the Navy, his past in the West Blue seemed like child's play.

"This… fine. Since the captain's got my back, I'll go all out."

In the past, Moria was a solo entrepreneur—every decision required him to weigh gains and losses, especially after being defeated by Kaido, when he could only flee in disgrace.

Now that he has the captain and the Morning Star Crew backing him, what is there to fear?

"Remember to give me plenty of startup funds."

With money, Moria was confident he could build a truly worthy crew of the Saint Saint Saiwen Warlords of the Sea—he had no fear with someone backing him.

Mihawk pulled out a Grand Line map and pointed to an island in the central part of the first half of the乐园.

"Gaya Island, located at the center of the乐园, is suitable for establishing a pirate crew base."

Mihawk understood why Saint Saint Saiwen made this arrangement—linking the Skypiea and Gaya Island formed a line, giving the Morning Star Crew a base in the乐园 waters.

On this side of the New World, there are稻妻, Honey Island, and the future island about to be seized.

The three islands form a triangular defensive posture.

And there's the Carley Bali Island at the entrance to the New World… Master Tenghu had complained more than once about insufficient manpower.

"Gaya Island? Fine."

Moria had originally planned to return to the West Blue, bring the Thriller Bark to the乐园, and seize another territory—but the captain had already arranged it in advance.

Then he'd just take the three-masted ship there.

"I'm rested. Let's continue."

With a bright future and the captain's backing, Moria was brimming with energy, regretting only the years he'd wasted in the West Blue.

He had to make up for the wasted time as soon as possible.

From now on, he would be one of the Saint Saint Saiwen Warlords of the Sea: Moonlight Moria, my lord—a man who could walk openly into the Navy Headquarters.

But which king's underling?

Definitely not the World Government.

…

In the New World waters, the Donghai Dihuang.

After three days of pursuit, Saint Saint Saiwen and his crew finally reached the location marked on the radar map for the small lanternfish.

It was deep night; the bright moonlight poured down as Saint Saint Saiwen assigned tasks on deck.

"Barret, Yuzhi Xiliu, stay on the ship and watch out for any possible giant Sea Kings."

"Mr. Teg, Shichibukai, we'll jump from here—the target is in the deep sea."

"Uncle Lei Li, if the target surfaces, be ready to support us at any moment."

"Let's go."

Watching Saint Saint Saiwen leap directly into the deep sea, Lei Li finally realized: Saint Saint Saiwen isn't a Devil Fruit user—how can he move freely in the deep sea?

This kid, surely has countless secrets.

He's consumed two Devil Fruits and is immune to the only drawback of Devil Fruits.

Aside from fearing snakes, he's practically a perfect, flawless super hexagon warrior.

Beneath the ocean surface, Teg and Shichibukai followed Saint Saint Saiwen as they descended into the deep sea.

More precisely, the giant lanternfish belongs to the anglerfish species, its body so massive it far exceeds an island, possessing three enormous stomachs capable of swallowing an entire small island whole.

And the giant lanternfish surfaces only rarely; most of the time, it lives in the deep sea.

This is precisely why, despite the World Government's vigorous search for years, the pure gold has never been found.

If not for Capone's underwater hunt for a juvenile lanternfish a few months ago, Saint Saint Saiwen might have spent countless more days searching for it.

That's the value of the protagonist's grandfather.

After descending countless meters,

Around Saint Saint Saiwen, it wasn't merely darkness—it was absolute, thick, ink-like blackness.

Because no natural light could reach the deep sea region, fortunately, all three of them possessed Observation Haki, allowing them to sense their surroundings.

Moreover, the giant anglerfish placed all the pure gold it collected inside the lantern on its head.

As long as one could see the light, it meant the location of the giant anglerfish had been found.

Finally, after an unknown duration.

On top of the mountain-sized giant anglerfish's head, a sun seemed to hang, illuminating the deep sea while guiding Saint Saint Saiwen and the other two forward.

【Tiger, Jinbe, we will drive it to the surface; be careful not to get swallowed.】

Although able to move freely in the deep sea, Saint Saint Saiwen still felt somewhat unaccustomed to the deep-sea environment, especially since the deep-sea water pressure restricted the exertion of his power.

And the Fish-Man race are the favorites of the sea.

Jinbe and Tiger were not affected in the slightest; on the contrary, they were like fish in water.

Tiger nodded; he was already accustomed to the captain's various godlike techniques.

One must know that even for the Fish-Man race, once they consume a Devil Fruit, they are just as finished in seawater.

The sea's hatred for Devil Fruit users is an iron law of the seas, never broken by anyone for many years.

Yet the captain, clearly a Devil Fruit user, ignores the influence of seawater; he can move freely in the deep sea, and his swimming speed is even faster than that of the Fish-Men.

It truly defies common sense.

As the distance grew shorter, Saint Saint Saiwen finally saw the massive creature resting with its eyes closed, surrounded by a group of small anglerfish larvae.

Fortunately, Saint Saint Saiwen did not have a fear of large objects; he only possessed the gaze of a chef inspecting ingredients.

The giant anglerfish, immersed in pure gold for many years, might have some strange taste in its flesh.

It is indeed worth a try.

While Saint Saint Saiwen was sizing up the giant anglerfish, those giant eyes slowly opened, gazing with slight confusion at the direction where Saint Saint Saiwen was located.

Perhaps the colossal difference in size gave the giant anglerfish confidence, or perhaps it was anger at the intruder.

The giant anglerfish directly opened its huge mouth, thrashing its body as it rushed forward in a sudden attack.

Yet Saint Saint Saiwen casually drew Mengxiang Yixin, covered the blade with dual-colored Haki, dodged the anglerfish's huge mouth at extreme speed, and then slashed down at that giant lantern.

Blood instantly dyed the seawater red; the giant lantern, severed, fell to the seabed.

"Beautiful."

With an excited heart and trembling hands, Saint Saint Saiwen stored the giant lantern filled with pure gold into the System Space at an unprecedented speed.

We're rich; we're truly rich now.

Finding a giant anglerfish is harder than climbing to the sky, yet Saint Saint Saiwen never expected obtaining pure gold to be so easy: one strike to sever the giant lantern.

Directly free to spend points.

Perhaps the only thing not so perfect was that Tiger and Jinbe, on whom Saint Saint Saiwen had pinned high hopes... were swallowed into the giant anglerfish's belly.

Thinking of the doctor manufacturing pure gold inside the anglerfish, Saint Saint Saiwen did not continue to dodge; instead, he actively charged into the anglerfish's mouth.

Although all the pure gold was in hand, the doctor manufacturing the pure gold must absolutely not be missed.

The significance of the doctor is even above the pure gold; this is the weight of holding the exclusive manufacturing formula.