Chapter 391: Heading to Mary Geoise

In Harald's heart, rescuing the Great Mallet Battalion from its ice prison concerned Alabasta's present and future.

The Great Mallet Battalion, as the maker of Pluto and the Ark Noah, held the peak technology of the ancient kingdom from eight hundred years ago.

In Saint Saint Saiwen's words, technology is the primary productive force.

Alabasta, possessing advanced productive forces, would gain endless wealth.

The shipbuilding techniques held by the Great Mallet Battalion would also allow Alabasta to integrate faster and better into the new regime.

No longer would they have to do countless dirty, exhausting tasks for the World Government and still fail to earn even a member-state status.

This was one of the main reasons Harald was willing to follow Saint Saint Saiwen in rebellion.

The Five Elders and the World Government only promised Alabasta grand illusions, while Saint Saint Saiwen broke those illusions into pieces and fed them straight into Alabasta's mouth.

Two hundred and eighty billion Berries were the best proof.

Moreover, the Great Mallet Battalion possessed many pure-blood ancient giant warriors.

After thawing and breaking the ice, Alabasta's ancient giant bloodline would not wither away.

Know that at this moment, only Harald and Loki possessed ancient giant bloodline; Harald's other son, Haldin, had not inherited it.

From this, one could easily see how rare the ancient giant bloodline was.

As long as the Great Mallet Battalion was freed, Alabasta's two major dilemmas would be resolved at once, and it would stride boldly into the new era alongside Saint Saint Saiwen.

Precisely because of this, Harald deeply appreciated Saint Saint Saiwen's arrangement: entrusting the rescue of the Great Mallet Battalion to him and Loki.

Iron Lei had already followed Saint Saint Saiwen; Saint Saint Saiwen could have come himself and gained the Great Mallet Battalion's friendship and gratitude.

Yet Saint Saint Saiwen deliberately did not arrange it that way—he entrusted this task to him and Loki instead.

Compared to the Five Elders, who only made Alabasta do dirty, exhausting work and gave nothing in return, Saint Saint Saiwen Saint's grace was beyond repayment.

Thinking of this, Harald's face unconsciously showed gratitude, and his resolve to follow Saint Saint Saiwen grew even firmer.

Seeing this, Loki muttered.

"Hey, old man."

"Even if the Great Mallet Battalion is important, you don't need to get this worked up, do you?"

"Loki, some things can't be judged by appearances—you must see through the surface to the essence. In short, the Great Mallet Battalion is vital to Alabasta."

"Alabasta can survive without me, but it cannot survive without the Great Mallet Battalion."

Harald sighed helplessly.

Before twenty-two-year-old Saint Saint Saiwen, forty-six-year-old Loki seemed more like an immature child.

Setting aside the gap in strength, even in mental acuity, Loki was countless Haldins away from Saint Saint Saiwen.

Too bad Saint Saint Saiwen wasn't his son.

Even within the Alabasta royal family, there was no female giant of suitable age; otherwise, they could have forged a closer bond with Saint Saint Saiwen.

To Harald, the size difference between giants and humans was no issue at all.

Given Jaba's friendship with Saint Saint Saiwen, the method of how to sire offspring with a female giant had surely already been told to Saint Saint Saiwen.

At this moment, Yamato suddenly stopped walking.

"Giant King, we've arrived."

Pushing open the heavy alloy door, the group stepped into an icy hell, where every sight was a giant warrior utterly frozen in ice.

Harald knew this was no time for reflection—he turned to Iron Lei sitting on Loki's shoulder.

"Ragnir, we rely on you."

Iron Lei immediately leapt from Loki's shoulder and transformed into a massive iron hammer upon landing in Loki's hands.

Holding the divine weapon Iron Lei, Loki shouted.

"Everyone, step back—don't get frozen!"

The ice created by Iron Lei was not simple freezing—it was a special seal.

Those frozen would not die, only be completely sealed, and the seal was unique: only Iron Lei himself could break the ice he created.

In other words, Iron Lei possessed both lightning and ice, two supreme elemental attributes.

The Logia fruits of Thunder and Ice were complete jokes before Iron Lei.

In the manga, Loki once used Iron Lei's strike to freeze and instantly kill Nightmare Skeletons, and to ice-seal Im's container, the Womb.

Without a single extra word, Loki gripped the massive hammer's handle with both hands.

"Primordial World—"

The moment the words ended, the hammer erupted in brilliant light—not the extreme cold of sealing enemies, but a gentle, redeeming, cool radiance.

The ice that had trapped the Great Mallet Battalion for years began melting at a visible speed upon contact with the light.

As the ice melted, the life force of the Great Mallet Battalion, dormant for years, was slowly awakened.

Soon, the ice vanished completely.

The once-stiff bodies of the Great Mallet Battalion gradually relaxed; their cloudy pupils cleared, and when they saw Loki holding Iron Lei, the giant warriors' eyes flickered with sudden understanding.

The heir of the God of War Alabasta.

Before Harald could speak, Loki was already shouting: "Old man, hurry up, let's go—Bai Mao is waiting for us!"

With that, Loki immediately switched into the form of the Black Dragon Nidhogg.

"Admiral, want a ride?"

Yamato first pulled out a Den Den Mushi to notify Karp, then nodded: "When you pass by New Marineford, pick up Vice Admiral Karp."

If only he, a single Marine, were present at the victory tally, it would be awkward.

Better to bring Karp along—then they'd have each other's backs.

Harald gave brief instructions and quickly climbed onto the black dragon's back; with Dongli, Brokie, and others present, the Great Mallet Battalion wouldn't be lost.

Dongli and Brokie were captains of the Morning Star Battalion's First Division, but they were also citizens of Alabasta—there was no way they'd take the Great Mallet Battalion to Wano.

That shouldn't be the case, right?

The Black Dragon Nidhogg, carrying Harald and Kizaru, soared into the sky on outstretched wings, leaving over a hundred giants standing in place, surrounding Dorry and Brogy.

Meanwhile, at New Marineford.

Garp hung up the Den Den Mushi, left Sengoku's office without a trace of emotion, and then, like a horse unbridled, galloped toward the New Marineford port.

This guy Saint Saint Saiwen, overthrowing the World Government and storming into Mary Geoise—such a good thing, and he didn't even call Garp!?

And that rebellious son Dragon...

Isn't he a good son to his father?

He needs a beating!

Fortunately, Borsalino was there; otherwise, Garp would have regretted it bitterly afterward.

As soon as Garp reached the New Marineford port, not long after, Sengoku came panting in pursuit.

"Where are you off to, you rascal?"

Sengoku had actually realized that Garp must have received news of Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's impending rebellion, which was why he was in such a hurry.

The reason he chased after was to confirm it in person.

Garp waved his hand to disperse the Marines gathering at the port, then put his arm around Sengoku's shoulder and lowered his voice.

"Those bastards arrived at Mary Geoise a day ago; if Borsalino hadn't told me, I'd still be in the dark right now."

"Nani?!" Sengoku stood with his mouth agape.

A day ago... didn't that mean the war to overthrow the World Government had already begun?

The Marines hadn't received a single whisper of it!

This is bad; Saint Saint Saint Saiwen likely never intended to accept the Marines after overthrowing the World Government.

"I'll go with you."

As if fearing Garp would refuse, Sengoku quickly added another sentence.

"The Headquarters has Tsuru and Zephyr, so nothing will go wrong, and Sakazuki and Kuzan are both not in the Grand Line."

Hearing this, Garp nodded.

"Good, we fight side by side!"