The nobles are bursting with gold coins, not resources.
Of course using work relief is good, but the premise is that supplies must keep up.
Sage doesn't know how much material there is, he doesn't care about this, it's basically Lily running between both sides, killing nobles on one side while still keeping accounts.
Since she says it's not enough, then it's definitely not enough.
If it's not enough, then just go out and plunder, sell it once you've looted it.
But robbery... sometimes isn't easy.
"What? You don't know?"
At that moment, Sage frowned into the receiver, "There's something you don't know as well?"
The Radio Snail in front of the receiver mimicked a face wearing sunglasses and revealing a sinister smile.
"Fufufufu, the sea is very vast, and the islands on the Grand Line are numerous too. You asked me for the Eternal Pose to Magnetic Field Island, I can do that, but if you ask me about the surrounding islands' conditions... you'd better ask the locals."
The Radio Snail representing Doflamingo replied.
Since there's going to be robbery, there obviously needs to be a target, but the problem now is, Sage doesn't have a target. Getting the pointer to the next Magnetic Field Island is easy, but finding nearby locations is difficult.
The New World is a more dangerous place, with more unstable magnetic fields. In Paradise, you only need one Log Pose, but here you need three Log Poses, pointing in three directions from the logged Magnetic Field Island.
The more stable the needle is, the safer the direction it represents.
A normal voyage would certainly choose the direction pointed by the stable needle. For instance, Gares Kingdom, in relation to the previous Magnetic Field Island, belongs to a standard magnetic field.
But this also represents some stability. Magnetic Field Islands are Magnetic Field Islands, and the islands along the way are those along the way. The more dangerous, the harder they are to discover.
Doflamingo's territory is not far from the New World entrance. Despite the big power of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Underworld, even in Paradise, he won't know every island, though he does know the Magnetic Field Islands.
And in the New World, the further back, the less reach he has. Sage's location is in the middle of Kaido and Whitebeard's territories. Although still in the first half, for Doflamingo, it's already quite far back. At most, his reach extends to Kaido.
Now that Sage occupies Gares, because they are partners, it might allow his reach to move a step forward.
After hanging up the phone, Sage shrugged at Lily, "Looks like our Dora A-brother doesn't know either, time to find another way."
"Directly target Whitebeard's territory?"
Lily thought for a moment, then said, "We lack sufficient manpower now; a large battle may not be manageable, and we don't have the people to stabilize the territory. Should we wait a bit more..."
Recruitment is ongoing, but after all, time is short. Even if pirates come seeking, it takes time, and not all pirates will join Sage's side. There are always some who can't stand the rules on Sage's side.
"Whitebeard's territory certainly needs to be stabilized. I'm not talking about Whitebeard himself, but these outsiders... they will have their channels."
Sage said, "Let's do it this way, tell those outsiders that as long as they provide intelligence on nearby islands, I will issue a reward."
With so many outsiders, they can't just respawn at 12 o'clock in the sea, right?
They must have some background; they roam the New World, and some must have a few Eternal Poses.
"Eh? Why not ask Jabra? Don't we have the World Government's Special Agent here? They should know, right?"
Renedia couldn't help asking from the side.
Lily said, "I asked before, and Jabra doesn't have any intelligence for now. Lucci is still in 'Paradise', reportedly on a mission involving an escaped inmate from the sixth level of Impel Down, which is related to their former superior's father, Spandine, seemingly seeking revenge."
Sage definitely approached the World Government first. Having Special Agents here means he could acquire intelligence without any hindrance.
It's just that Lucci currently has a mission.
The unknown sixth level, after Teach's disruption, saw many prisoners escape. Some of these criminals have gathered together, seemingly with ties to former CP9 officer, the so-called useless Spandam, and his father, Spandine.
They seem to be planning some kind of invasion, and this is being investigated.
For now, we can't rely on them.
The next day.
Bang!
Bang bang bang!
In the Royal Palace's training room, Sage was shirtless, as usual, training against the Poneglyph.
Compared to the initial training, now his whole body is tougher. Before, every full-force attack would injure him, but now, after five or six hits, only then would wounds appear on his body, which would then quickly heal under Life Return.
His physique has become stronger than before.
"Double."
Bam!!
After a series of punches, Sage suddenly threw a fierce punch, directly aiming at the center of the Poneglyph, making the stone, which was already pushed back by attacks, slide a distance backwards, leaving a mark on the steel floor.
After hitting once, Sage clenched his fingers; there were visible wounds on the back of his fist, bleeding, but soon a mist of smoke emerged and regenerated the wounds.
Sage lowered his eyes slightly, taking a deep breath, and with a step, his form flickered instantly.
"Triple!"
Bam!!
This time, he struck the Poneglyph with his knee, causing an explosion-like intense sound. The struck Poneglyph moved straight back, creating a sharp screeching sound on the steel floor.