Chapter 436

"Unless we stay in Noxas and don't move, otherwise, we will be forced into the vortex."

Leone's brows were tightly locked.

Directly twisted into a bitter melon face.

Politics, strategy, and such were never her strengths.

Encountering problems.

Directly relying on her tankiness to brute-force a future, that is her consistent approach.

"Ah—"

"So annoying!"

The bristling lion couldn't help but shake her head.

Her claws were a bit itchy; she wanted to find someone to fight to vent, feeling incredibly stifled.

She had finally increased her strength.

Did she have to be blocked at her own doorstep and not go out?

Too stifling...

"Of course not!"

Locke's resolute voice sounded.

The table knife fell onto the ceramic plate.

Making a clear, crisp sound, indicating his inclination and determination to everyone.

With an army pressing on the border, letting Esdeath lead the army to sweep the North Blue is falling into a trap and being a dog. But if we do nothing and let time pass, that is truly chronic suicide.

The former can still fight for a chance of survival, just like Rocks; while raising Gu, he was also backlashing against the World Government. As long as he developed fast enough, relying on the sweeping torrent of the era, he could snatch chestnuts from the fire and counter-kill.

One force overcomes ten techniques!!

Using absolute power to break all calculations; a fishing line can catch a carp, but it can never catch a true dragon!

But the latter?

Abandoning the fast track of strength improvement, abandoned by the torrent of the era, those who cannot get on the train of the era are remnants of the old era, sooner or later dying under the impact of the era, just like Fingri in Locke's hands!

Regardless of conspiracies or tricks...

Strength is always the hard truth; what you eat into your stomach is absolute!

"Noxas cannot move casually; it's easy to be set up as a target for attack, but... I can!"

Locke's expression was subtle.

He cast his gaze on Sheele, who had been sitting at the long dining table, eating quietly without saying a word.

Must say!

Among the forty-eight Teigu summonings, the manifested 【Five Sights Universal · Observer】 is truly a brilliant move.

The auxiliary effect is maxed out!

More importantly.

Locke's unique way of getting stronger.

Regardless of his own strength or the forces under his command that he cares about most, getting stronger does not require him to deliberately sweep the sea like other forces, build a huge foundation, and spread a net across the sea as a base camp to improve.

He...

Only needs Devil Fruits!

The composition of his forces is ninety percent Teigu users!

Territory... army... population...

Have always been just icing on the cake for Locke, definitely not indispensable!

Only Teigu users!

Are his core!

This is also the most fundamental difference between Noxas and other forces.........

"Want to set up a target..."

"Then let me see if you can withstand the target I've set up!"

"I hope your firepower won't disappoint me..."

Locke smiled at the corner of his mouth.

Endless killing intent emerged in his black-and-white eyes.

The suppressed anger had long since turned into soaring killing intent. The ambition he had plotted countless times in his heart could finally be released slightly, even if it was in another direction.

"You must... withstand it..."

Locke whispered at the corner of his mouth.

The meaningful taste made one's heart cold.

It was as if some terrifying existence had been released from its cage by his own hands.

——

North Blue!

The strongest of the four seas!

The sea area near the western part of the ocean is very close to the Grand Line, and not far away, there happens to be a Calm Belt exit. The geographical location is quite good, making it very easy to embark on the New World voyage.

The vast ocean currents, sweeping here, would quietly stagnate for a bit.

In other words!

This!

Is adjacent to the Calm Belt entrance and exit!

Not far away, there are a large number of Navy stationed!

And compared to this point.

Beneath this vast sea area, there is another piece of information that few people know.

Totonia!

The Land of Fresh Water, also known as the Land of Life, one of the dozens of countries that have formed an alliance with the World Government, stretching for thousands of years, an ancient country with a length comparable to Noxas, is also located here!

Although equally ancient, the national power of the Land of Fresh Water is far from what Noxas can compare to.

On the surface, it doesn't show its mountains or dew.

But in secret, it monopolizes more than seventy percent of the fresh water resources on the sea. The country possesses unique secret methods for manufacturing fresh water, and it is unknown how much capital it has gathered from the sea.

Want to sail on the sea.

Ships! Fresh water! Food!

The three are indispensable existences; regardless of whether one is strong or not, one cannot escape these three things.

Especially fresh water.

Food can still be obtained as a 'gift' from the sea, but fresh water cannot be extracted from the sea with bare hands. Eating too much salty seawater will kill you directly!

Dying of thirst is obviously faster than dying of hunger.

On the sea, controlling such an absolute pillar industry, one doesn't need to think to know it's a cash cow.

And the kind that stretches in a continuous line.