Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

"Charge directly up Reverse Mountain!"

"Aramaki! Issho! Protect the three warships." Kael held his two imperial consorts and looked at the turbulent, upward-flowing current, waving his hand.

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison. Issho applied a slight gravity aura to the three ships, and Aramaki extended numerous vine hands to protect the three warships, preventing them from crashing into the Red Line.

"Exciting!"

"Charge!" Everyone cheered in the rapidly moving current. It was as if entering a highway; the three warships rushed upward with the current, ascending to the top of the Red Line. This upward navigation channel, which spanned half the width of the Red Line, still had to ascend to the top of the Red Line, which was tens of thousands of meters high.

In the rapid current, moving at a speed of 100 to 200 kilometers per hour, it still took several hours to reach the top, then rapidly turn and rush down towards the Grand Line. At such high speeds, a single mistake could truly lead to shipwreck and death. This was also the first life-or-death trial for pirate crews from the Four Seas entering the Grand Line, the pirate graveyard. It was estimated that 20 to 30% of the rookie pirate crews from the Four Seas couldn't even make it past Reverse Mountain.

However, with the protection of Issho and Aramaki, two Admiral-level powerhouses, the three warships of the Goa Empire entered the Grand Line without any mishaps. And Crocus, at Twin Capes, felt the two monstrous auras when the three warships of the Goa Empire rushed down Reverse Mountain. His face changed, and he rushed towards the island whale Laboon without hesitation.

"Laboon, you absolutely cannot block them this time. Quick, dive!" Crocus shouted as he jumped onto Laboon's body and entered Laboon's interior through a modified entrance. The people entering the Grand Line this time were very strong; they were definitely not rookies. He had already seen the warships completely protected by giant vine hands. These were definitely not to be provoked; it was better to avoid their sharp edge. If he offended these formidable individuals, Laboon would turn into whale meat in minutes, and his own strength wouldn't be enough to protect Laboon.

Kael on the Exile Emperor felt the disappearance of Laboon the island whale and Crocus with his Observation Haki.

"They actually ran away?" Kael had wanted Kaya to ask Crocus for medical advice and get some medical books. But he didn't expect the Pirate King's ship doctor to be scared away directly by Issho and Aramaki. Was he feeling guilty? Or was he afraid they would kill the island whale that was blocking their way by hitting the wall? Forget it, forget it, if there's no fate, then so be it. Crocus, that guy, acts profound when facing new pirates. But when facing strong individuals like them, he just strategically disappears, right?

As the three warships safely entered the waters of the Grand Line, everyone breathed a sigh of relief; the dangerous first hurdle had been overcome. It's different when you have a powerful protector.

"The Grand Line's magnetic field is indeed chaotic!" Nami saw her navigation compass, which she used in the Four Seas, spinning wildly, so she put down this ordinary compass and picked up a Log Pose and an Eternal Pose. The Log Pose swayed, pointing in the direction of the next island, but it still wasn't stable, though at least it wasn't spinning 360 degrees randomly. Because there are seven initial islands for the Grand Line's seven routes. The needle of that Eternal Pose, however, was very stable, pointing directly towards Drum Island.

Kael looked at the lighthouses on both sides; this was the famous Twin Capes of this world.

"Let's land. I heard there's a famous doctor at Twin Capes. Maybe we can buy some medical books." Kael suddenly smiled. Since Crocus chose to strategically disappear, he shouldn't be blamed for taking things without asking. Hopefully, Crocus didn't move all his medical books and manuscripts into Laboon the island whale's belly.

"Yes!" Under the command of the two navigators, Nami and Laffitte, the three warships docked at one of the lighthouses. Seeing that the lighthouse was unguarded, Kael, knowing what was going on, directly ordered his men to move all the medical books found inside the lighthouse and politely left some money. Laffitte also flew to the other lighthouse, scoured it, and brought back some things.

"Flight ability, huh." Kael looked at the flying Laffitte, his eyes deep. It seemed he also needed to acquire some flight ability. Otherwise, his status as the East Blue Overlord wouldn't be grand enough, and his prestige would be insufficient.

God's Knights Shamrock has a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit weapon, the Hellhound Cerberus. That weapon was even in its awakened form, which was incredibly hard to believe. This also made Kael long ago decide on his exclusive Emperor's Sword. The Seven Stars Sword paired with an artificial Azure Dragon Devil Fruit. The terrifying sword energy and mind-controlling ability of the Seven Stars Sword, plus the ability to transform into a dragon to carry people and fly, and even unleash terrifying slashes of various elements. This would definitely be stronger than that stinky Shamrock's Hellhound! The more Kael thought about it, the more he yearned for it. When it comes to showing off, he absolutely couldn't be outdone by Shamrock.

The Seven Stars Sword on Asuka Island and the artificial Azure Dragon Devil Fruit on Punk Hazard were both within his grasp. It was just Vegapunk's Devil Fruit weapon technology that needed to be planned for. Watching Laffitte fly back, Kael was already impatient to get his Emperor's exclusive equipment—the Seven Star Dragon Sword! He needed to find a way to get Vegapunk's contact information. Or he could buy this technology from the World Government at a high price.

Actually, this technology was relatively useless. After all, using a precious Devil Fruit to exchange for a Devil Fruit weapon was not as good as cultivating a smarter strong individual. Devil Fruit weapons only possessed the animal instincts of the Devil's will remaining in Zoan Devil Fruits. Their intelligence was even weaker and dumber than those failed awakened Jailer Beasts in Impel Down. The Devil Fruit weapons that came out of Vegapunk's laboratory did not have the function of complete recognition by their master.

Among these Devil Fruit weapons, the cannon that ate the Zoan Dachshund Dog-Dog Fruit was sold to the Shichibukai Crocodile, and is now in the hands of Mr. 4 of Baroque Works. The cannon that ate the Zoan Alpaca-Alpaca Fruit is in the hands of Shuzo, a disciple under Black Arm Zephyr. The longsword, Funkfreed, that ate the Zoan Elephant-Elephant Fruit, is in the hands of CP9 officer Spandam. And there's Shamrock's Hellhound saber. It has to be said that these Celestial Dragons elites are indeed rich; they actually used a precious Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit to forge a saber. The Devil's will and animal instincts of Mythical Zoan types seem to be a bit smarter. Shamrock could control the Hellhound to attack Loki, which was quite powerful.

Speaking of which, even their sabers are Mythical Zoan types. I wonder if Garling and Shamrock, these father and son, have eaten even more precious Mythical Zoan abilities.

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Kael and his group did not stay long at Twin Capes. After obtaining some medical books and manuscripts, they left directly. During this time, Crocus and Laboon never appeared. It wasn't until more than an hour after the Goa Empire's three warships disappeared that Laboon resurfaced.

Crocus returned to his home at Twin Capes and found his books "looted," immediately becoming furious and cursing, even throwing out the money that was left as if it were charity. In the end, the Pirate King's ship doctor could only swallow this bitter loss. After venting his anger, he silently picked up the Berries from the doorway again. However, Crocus had no intention of seeking revenge from Jabba and Rayleigh; he could only admit his bad luck.

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The three departing warships did not choose one of the seven major routes, nor did they head to the initial seven islands. Instead, they directly used the Eternal Pose to go to the great medical nation, Drum Island.

Vivi probably hasn't infiltrated Baroque Works yet, so she's likely not at Whiskey Peak, the Bounty Hunter base on Cactus Island. So Kael was too lazy to go to that island, or even Little Garden. It's better to finish his own business first. First, he'll capture Wapol, the Munch-Munch Fruit user, to produce Memory Metal.

On the Exile Emperor, "Your Majesty, you want to capture the King of Drum Kingdom? But he's a king of an Allied Nation?" Reiju and the others were shocked when they heard Kael was going to attack an Allied Nation again. Kael had dealt with the North Blue Overlord and the West Blue Twin Heroes, and now he was going to attack an Allied Nation in the Grand Line?

"Didn't you say that Memory Metal was insufficient and couldn't be acquired on the market? That King of Drum Kingdom can produce Memory Metal indefinitely, so my Emperor's Battle Suit can be made. By then, everyone will have their own exclusive battle suit. This concerns the future strength of the Goa Empire." Kael spoke softly.

Now, the entire Germa science team and production base had been taken over by Kael. Even without Judge, these Germa scientists could still create Memory Metal battle suits. It's just that without the Vinsmoke modified human bloodline factors, their combat power might be a bit weaker. But it wouldn't be much worse than Judge's [Garuda Ash] suit.

"One exclusive battle suit per person?" Bege and Eric, who were relatively weaker, were instantly surprised, their eyes lighting up.

"So we can also fly like Sister Reiju?" Nami, Nojiko, and Kaya were all very envious of Reiju's pink battle suit. Not only was its defense powerful, ignoring gun and cannon attacks, but it could also fly. They really wanted to get a cool battle suit.