Chapter 268: The Whole Family Brought Over

In the Great Hall of Cake Island, Whole Cake Country.

Her most beloved son has now joined the Morning Star Crew, leaving Lingling with a somewhat bitter taste in her heart, but fortunately, she still possesses the Pure Gold Ring.

Immortality!

What a dream so far out of reach, yet it was realized so easily; this fellow Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen is truly a man favored by fate.

Glancing at the ring on the middle finger of Shiki's left hand, Lingling suddenly realized—

It turns out she is not the only one who possesses a Pure Gold Ring.

Since Shiki has one, then Whitebeard must certainly have one in his hands as well,

Lingling knew that the Whitebeard Pirates and the Morning Star Crew had a bond of deep friendship.

Back when Cracker went to Honeycomb Island, Marco and others from the Whitebeard Pirates were on the island helping to guard it.

Lingling rubbed the Pure Gold Ring with her fingers and suddenly reacted: Among the four Emperors of the Sea, she had one, Shiki had one, and Whitebeard also had one.

Only the little brother Kaido remained?

Given the relationship between the Morning Star Crew and the Beasts Pirates, Kaido definitely did not have a Pure Gold Ring in his hands.

After all, Inazuma, which was the original Wano Country, was snatched by the Morning Star Crew from the Beasts Pirates; how could Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen possibly aid the enemy!

He must quickly think of a way to repair the relationship between the little brother Kaido and Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen.

At the very least, obtain a Pure Gold Ring first.

The reason for having such a thought was not because Lingling had such deep feelings for Kaido, but rather a choice made from the perspective of a beneficial alliance.

The four Emperors of the Sea in the New World, seemingly four different forces, were actually only two and a half.

The first was the Morning Star Crew Grand Alliance.

Including Shiki's Flying Pirates and Whitebeard's Whitebeard Pirates.

Now that Whole Cake Country and Inazuma have established a strategic alliance, they barely count as half an ally.

The second was the Beasts Pirates, led by Kaido and stationed in Dressrosa.

If Lingling wished to maintain Whole Cake Country's independence and not gradually become a vassal of the Morning Star Crew and Inazuma, she could only choose to cooperate with the Beasts Pirates.

Even if combining the strength of the Beasts Pirates and Whole Cake Country still made them no match for the Morning Star Crew, at least they would have bargaining chips.

Unless Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen killed them all.

Otherwise, Lingling would ride Kaido and go to the territories under the Morning Star Crew to cause chaos wildly.

Having understood all this, Lingling spoke up voluntarily.

"Shi Ji, we will split our forces into two groups."

"Regarding Kaido, I will go there personally to talk with him; you are responsible for communicating the details with Whitebeard."

To cope with the Navy moving its headquarters to the New World, Lingling finally made up her mind to form the Sihuangtong Alliance, so as not to face the Navy's military might alone.

Shiki, with a cigar in his mouth, said, "No problem."

Shiki was originally too lazy to bother with Kaido, just a little intern, a follower of Lingling.

He could give Whitebeard face, and he could give Lingling face, simply because the three of them were previously officers of the Rocks Pirates.

But Kaido was just a little intern, not worth him appearing in person.

On this great sea, no matter which pirate crew, the hierarchy was strict; the treatment of officers and crew was already different, let alone interns.

This was more conducive to the stability of the pirate crew.

If the captain was gone, there was still a vice-captain to issue orders, preventing the pirate crew from disbanding.

Even in the Morning Star Crew, which was as free and democratic as it was, interns like Foxy and Corazon did not have the qualification to attend officer meetings.

Lingling was willing to go out to negotiate with Kaido; Shi Ji could not have asked for more.

It was just a bit more time spent.

But after obtaining the Pure Gold Ring, the one thing Shi Ji lacked least was time.

The Navy moving its headquarters to the New World was not a decision made in a single day; for such a major event as the Sihuangtong Alliance, spending some time was something Shi Ji was well prepared for.

"Mama~ Mama~"

"In that case, let's hold a banquet." The flesh on Lingling's belly trembled as she laughed.

The events that happened in just half a day were nothing short of tortuous and bizarre.

But the result was extremely good.

Whole Cake Country no longer had to face the risk of invasion by Inazuma; instead, they reached a strategic alliance with Inazuma to jointly open various types of food processing factories.

It was equivalent to gaining a large sum of foreign trade revenue.

This matter must be implemented as soon as possible.

"Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen, the food factories..."

Saint Saint Saiwen was holding a small cake and examining it.

"Senior Lingling, I generally do not handle such matters; Mr. Tenghu will send someone over to implement the details."

After the Morning Star Crew reclaimed Inazuma, the changes that occurred in Inazuma within just a few years made the internal affairs officer Tenghu see hope in promoting the Inazuma model.

There was no need for Saint Saint Saiwen to supervise at all.

Tenghu, who always upheld a heart of benevolence and righteousness, worked with enthusiasm like a nuclear-powered workhorse.

Saint Saint Saiwen suspected: Compared to being a Navy Admiral, Tenghu's passion for being an internal affairs officer might be even more intense.

Even if offered the position of Navy Fleet Admiral now, Tenghu would most likely refuse without a second thought.

The Navy Fleet Admiral still had to obey the commands of the Celestial Dragons, while the Inazuma internal affairs officer only needed to negotiate with partners; this was called internal drive.

"Nani?!" Lingling asked in confusion.

"Aren't you the Raiden Shogun of Inazuma?"

"Yes," Saint Saint Saiwen shrugged with both hands.

"Only major decisions require the Raiden Shogun; the rest of the time, I am just the mascot of Inazuma."

"Senior, you must give your partners a chance; only then can they grow through practice."

High EQ: Giving partners a chance to train.

Low EQ: Basically acting as a hands-off boss.

"Interesting, interesting."

Lingling felt her heart stir at this and decided to test this method on a small scale on one of the islands of the Whole Cake Island to see if it truly worked.

If it worked, she would free up more time to do other things.

Like losing weight.

Like finding more husbands and having more children...

No, Lingling cried out internally: The Pure Gold Ring puts the body into a state of stagnation; in other words, she won't be able to have children anymore?!

The foundation of the Whole Cake Island, or rather the Big Mom Pirates, is precisely family bonds.

Except for a very few non-Charlotte family members, almost all the crew members of the pirate crew are Lingling's children.

If Lingling can no longer bear children, it would be a major weakening for the Big Mom Pirates.

What on earth should be done?

Looking at Saint Saint Saiwen, who was admiring Long Bread cooking food, Lingling's eyes lit up.

"Barzab... help me think of a way."

Hearing this, Saint Saint Saiwen fell silent.

Could it be that giving birth is addictive?

Even if it is addictive, it should be addictive to the... process, such as a lone man and a lone woman embracing each other naked, enjoying the process of childbirth.

"Senior, if you insist on continuing to have children, you can try the Genetic Factor."

"There is a guy named Caesar who, along with Vegapunk, Vinsmoke Judge, and Queen, was formerly a member of the MADS organization."

"They are experts at this."

The MADS organization was an illegal research group led by Vegapunk, with members including Caesar Clown, Vinsmoke Judge, and others.

On the surface, the organization claimed to be a Peace Research Institute.

In reality, it engaged in highly controversial biological and mechanical technology projects, including Genetic Factor research, human modification, and the development of artificial Devil Fruits.

"Eh?!" Lingling suddenly realized.

She had a good friend, Stussy, who was the first artificial human created by the MADS organization.

Truly Barzab; his mind turns so fast, thinking of a solution almost instantly.

"Kata..."

Lingling suddenly changed her mid-sentence: "Snickers, I'll give you a chance to make amends. Take people and kidnap Caesar and the entire Vinsmoke Judge family."

Xia Luote Snickers breathed a sigh of relief.

Because of the mistake he made previously, his older brother Katakuri had to sell himself to join the Morning Star Crew to repay his debt for him.

This time, he absolutely must not fail; he must bring all his older brothers along to help.

"Yes, Mother."