Luo Chen laughed. "You are of no value to the World Government anymore."
"Intelligence plays no role right now."
"The final victory depends on whether I can defeat Imu and the God of Darkness."
"I'll give you a suggestion: continue staying in the Jinghai Army and work for me."
"Treat the past as if it never happened."
"Except for Robin, Aokiji, and Kizaru, no one knows you were a spy for the World Government."
Hearing this, a look of wavering appeared on Kalifa's cool and elegant face.
Having stayed by Luo Chen's side for so long, it would be impossible to say she had no feelings at all.
Today, these magnanimous words truly moved her.
"Okay..." Kalifa nodded gently.
She sat down close to Luo Chen, took off her glasses and placed them on the tea table, then tied her loose blonde hair into a ponytail.
"You're going to Gran Tesoro tomorrow, so stay at my place tonight."
Kalifa took the initiative to take off her suit jacket, revealing the alluring curves under her white shirt.
She knew clearly what men liked.
She didn't believe that Luo Chen forgiving her had absolutely nothing to do with her beauty.
...
The next day, morning.
Luo Chen, Nami, and Boa Hancock boarded the ship at the North Port.
This time, they were taking a newly built standard warship of the Jinghai Army to head to Gran Tesoro.
The accompanying personnel were more than thirty female Jinghai Army soldiers formed from the former Kuja Pirates.
Nico Robin and Kalifa saw them off at the shore.
"Go back. Contact me anytime if anything happens."
Luo Chen stood on the deck and smiled at the two women.
The current Sea-Suppressing Star Hub was surrounded and guarded by numerous islands.
Anyone who wanted to break in would have to pass through the layers of defense put up by the Jinghai Army's Vice Admirals, Admiral Candidates, and Admirals.
It could be said that apart from Imu and the God of Darkness, whose strength was unclear, there would be no danger.
Even if Imu and the God of Darkness came, given the Jinghai Army's current strength, they could hold them off for a moment.
Luo Chen could then use the Kamui dimension to rush back.
He had left a Wood Release Clone in the seclusion room of the Heaven Meteor Pavilion.
It would only appear in times of crisis.
The warship gradually sailed away from the port, and the deep blue flag with the character "Jing" (Pacify) fluttered above the deck.
Nami felt the sea breeze as she looked through the newspaper in her hand.
She smiled. "The news of the Jinghai Army's establishment has probably spread across the entire sea."
This newspaper was sent to everyone in the Sea-Suppressing Star Hub by Morgans this morning.
According to him, in the early hours of the morning, he had started distributing it to the sea via News Coo.
The execution of the Celestial Dragons and the establishment of the Jinghai Army were the headlines of this newspaper.
Except for some uninhabited islands with harsh climates, the news could basically be seen everywhere.
Luo Chen took the newspaper, and after reading Morgans' propaganda, he sighed with emotion:
"Robin is going to be busy. There must be no small number of people willing to join the Jinghai Army."
On the Marine side, Momousagi took the lead in uprising.
The latest news was that two-thirds of the Marines from Headquarters were following her to Totto Land.
A rough estimate put it at thirty-four thousand people.
This morning, Nico Robin had already sent Sengoku, Monkey D. Garp, Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji, and Tsuru to receive them.
Over thirty thousand people from Marine Headquarters defected.
On Whitebeard's side, all fifty thousand of his subordinates were willing to join the Jinghai Army.
Counting the original ten thousand-plus people, the scale of the Jinghai Army was approaching one hundred thousand.
And these were just the currently known personnel.
Exactly how many people in the Four Blues, the first half of the Grand Line, and the New World were willing to join the Jinghai Army remained an unknown number.
"Settling the personnel, and the islands of Totto Land also need re-planning and construction... Next time we travel, let's bring Robin along."
Luo Chen had long wanted to give Nico Robin a vacation.
However, things came one after another.
Only when the Jinghai Army got on the right track and stabilized could Nico Robin get away.
Boa Hancock wore a red cheongsam, hugged Luo Chen's arm, and said shyly, "How long will our honeymoon be this time?"
Beside them, Nami was stunned for a moment, then covered her mouth and laughed.
She had long discovered that Boa Hancock was love-struck.
Many times, Boa Hancock could associate Luo Chen's ordinary actions with marriage, honeymoons, and romance.
Moreover, even if she later found out it wasn't what she thought, Boa Hancock didn't feel the slightest bit of disappointment.
She could always comfort herself.
Now, Boa Hancock thought of the trip as a honeymoon again.
Luo Chen laughed. "We haven't even gotten married yet, how can we have a honeymoon?"
"This time is purely a trip to see the world's largest entertainment city, Gran Tesoro."
"On the way back, we'll go to the Dressrosa Kingdom to fulfill the deal with the Tontatta Tribe."
Mansherry was also on the ship.
After meeting the Golden Emperor Gild Tesoro, he would head to Dressrosa to help the Tontatta Tribe break free from Donquixote Doflamingo's control.
When these two things were done, Luo Chen would return to the Sea-Suppressing Star Hub and focus on improving his strength.
Waiting for the first batch of Jinghai Army soldiers to complete their training, he would use Totto Land as a starting point to sweep away the pirates of the New World.
The magnificent goal of the Jinghai Army had already been released.
If there was no action for a long time, he would inevitably be ridiculed by the world.
Luo Chen prepared to clear the New World first.
Then the Four Blues.
Finally, it would be Mary Geoise atop the Red Line.
After learning about the God of Darkness, it was necessary to be more cautious and careful, ensuring not to capsize in the final moments.
"The God of Darkness actually makes me think of the Dark-Dark Fruit..." Luo Chen pondered silently.
Yesterday, after listening to Roger, the first thing he associated it with was the Dark-Dark Fruit.
This was a very special Logia Devil Fruit.
Through contact, it could nullify the abilities of other Devil Fruit users.
Moreover, the consumer could not turn into an element to avoid attacks.
"Dark-Dark Fruit, God of Darkness, Blackbeard."
"If they symbolize darkness, then the Nika Fruit, the Sun God, and Luffy symbolize light."
"What is the relationship between Imu and the God of Darkness? Allies? Or a relationship like a Destined Child and a Spirit Grandpa in a ring?"
"Rocks and Blackbeard were father and son. These two were users of the Dark-Dark Fruit, yet their stance was hostile to Imu."
"Perhaps, Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit is a part of the authority stripped from the God of Darkness..."
Luo Chen's thinking gradually expanded, giving birth to a conjecture.
Imu and the God of Darkness belonged to one camp.
Blackbeard wanted to become the Pirate King, which was something explicitly forbidden by the World Government.
And his father, Rocks, died at Imu's hands.
Therefore, Blackbeard must be hostile to Imu and the God of Darkness.
There was a high probability that the Dark-Dark Fruit was not actively created by the God of Darkness.
It had no need to cultivate a powerful enemy for itself.
"It might be due to some reason that the God of Darkness lost a part of its authority, forming the Dark-Dark Fruit."
"If the guess is true, the specific ability of the God of Darkness would be a further enhancement of the Dark-Dark Fruit."
Luo Chen rubbed his chin. There was too little information regarding the God of Darkness.
There was no detailed explanation in the records of Laugh Tale or Joy Boy either.
From the current perspective, the God of Darkness could not take action.
Either it was healing and accumulating strength, or it was sealed.
Its enemy could basically be confirmed as the Sun God Nika.
Like the God of Darkness, the Sun God had existed since ancient times, with myths and legends handed down to this day.
"The fated battle between light and darkness."
"Fortunately, I am neither light nor darkness."
"Your powers cannot constrain me."
His power lay in swordsmanship, Haki, and Ninjutsu.
Especially Ninjutsu, which could be said to have "jumped out of the Three Realms and be not in the Five Elements."
The Dark-Dark Fruit, the God of Darkness, and the Sun God Nika shouldn't even think about countering his power.
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