One Piece: The Celestial Dragons' Self-Cultivation

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Meanwhile, between powers.

Spandine, with a fawning expression, stood bowing before the Five Elders:

"My lords, a year ago, I noticed that the archaeological team from Ohara was acting strangely."

"Their route is very similar to the whereabouts of Roger's pirate crew back then."

"Through the tireless efforts of my subordinates day and night, and under the leadership of you gentlemen..."

Satan frowned and tapped the floor:

"Tell the important point!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Spandam dared not boast of his achievements any further and immediately said:

"My lords! The archaeological team of Ohara is exploring the secrets of the Poneglyphs and the Void Century!"

"According to my subordinates' investigation, they've come very close to uncovering the truth! This...this is blasphemy!"

Spandam's tone grew increasingly agitated, and Nassshurou let out a cold laugh:

"Ha! You're certainly doing your duty."

"Is a mere group of scholars worth bothering us?"

Maz, however, did not agree with Nasujiro's view:

"The history books... have been blank for a hundred years. What they want to uncover is a truth that could overturn the world."

"In that case, let's send CP to arrest them first. If they resist, then we'll consider more severe measures."

Seeing that no one had any objections, Satan turned to look at Spandam:

"I'll leave this matter to you!"

"Yes! Your subordinate will do his utmost and will not let you down! Your subordinate..."

"Alright! Get out of here right now!"

Pitt impatiently tapped the table, and Spandam hurriedly prostrated himself in a gesture of respect.

Then he shrunk his body into a ball and physically rolled out of the space between the powers.

"Ugh...where on earth is Nicole Olvia?"

Covinas Island, port.

A pirate ship was slowly sailing in, its flag tattered and worn. Sailors on deck were repairing the ship's hull, which had been damaged in battle.

Huang Mu sat in the captain's cabin, several chests of treasure at his feet, sighing repeatedly.

He has been away from the holy site for some time now.

The main mission this time is to establish an organization similar to CP.

But before leaving the Holy Land, Black gave him a temporary side quest—to find Olvia and secretly bring her back to Mary Geoise.

After drifting at sea for a long time, they finally managed to find out news about the Ohara archaeological team.

Their last known location was Kovinas.

Huang Mu randomly selected a lucky pirate ship on the road, killed their captain, recruited the crew who dared not resist, and arrived in Corvinias.

"If there are no leads here, go to Ohara and tie up that old man with the three leaves for interrogation!"

Just as Aramaki was secretly making up his mind, a pirate who had been recruited rushed in:

"Captain, something's not right on this island."

Huang Mu's high eyebrows furrowed slightly, making him look particularly comical.

If the person in front of me were Perona, I would definitely burst out laughing.

The little pirate dared not laugh. Having witnessed the destructive power of Logia-type Devil Fruits, which was like a natural disaster, his fear of Aramu had reached its limit. He quickly spoke up:

"Captain, there are other people on this island besides us who are trying to find out the whereabouts of the Ohara archaeological team."

Huang Mu was somewhat surprised.

He pondered the task Blake had assigned him.

But it doesn't matter. Since he has already decided to follow Blake, Aramu intends to continue to play dumb.

He stood up, gave the order "Wait for me here," and hurriedly went ashore on the island of Covinas.

Blake appeared to be dozing.

Actually too.

However, when he is in the Holy Land, he will occasionally use his Observation Haki, which covers an extremely large area, to observe the power dynamics.

Since the essence of Observation Haki is the speed of nerve reflexes and the sensitivity of perception, it belongs to non-contact detection.

Although it becomes increasingly fantastical in the later stages, it is not like the divine sense in a fantasy world that can be detected by the other party.

So when Spandane entered the Hall of Power, Black took notice of him.

This guy looks a lot like the character "Big Fool" from Hong Kong movies, making it easy for people to mistake him for a ruthless character.

In reality, he and his son Spandam were similar in that they both rose to become commanders of CP9 through flattery and sycophancy.

When he saw this guy appear in the Hall of Power, Black glanced at Robin, who was handing Kerr a water pouch.

He knew that the Ohara Buster Call was about to begin.

"I wonder if Robin can handle it."

With a sigh, Blake hardened his heart and did not change his original plan.

"Robin in the original story had a much worse life than she does now. Even though she was hunted down by almost the entire West Blue, she still managed to survive until her twenties. I believe she is definitely fine now."

Chapter 26 So another question arises

How powerful is the world government?

It's hard to say, but it's definitely not weak.

By the time of the Elbaf arc, almost everyone on the ocean except for Beehive Island, where Teach lived, was Luffy's friend.

Even the Blackbeard Pirates share a common stance with Luffy on the issue of confronting the World Government.

If you think about it carefully, the people who faced the World Government during the final battle included at least the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, the Elbaf Giants, the Red-Haired Pirates, the Crusaders, the Revolutionary Army, the Navy's doves, and a group of Supernovas...

Perhaps we should also include the Blackbeard Pirates, the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates, the remnants of Roger's crew, and the remnants of Wano Country...

It can be said that, apart from the Navy hawks led by Akainu and Green Bull, almost everyone in the final round is an enemy of the World Government.

Then the problem comes again.

What kind of powerful world government could withstand such turmoil?

Im could even execute one of the Five Elders at the drop of a hat in such a situation.

Admittedly, the protagonist's team will ultimately surpass the World Government in combat power.

At the very least, the main characters cannot die, and too many members of the other teams that come to help cannot die either.

Otherwise, One Piece would become a healing manga like Akame ga Kill!

Most of the battles will be similar to the previous ones, with one-on-one fights.

Or perhaps Im, like Kaido, shouldered everything alone.

In short, there is not much difference in the hard power of the two sides.

The O'Hara incident played a very important role in subsequent developments.

The agreement between Dragon and Vegapunk was formed at this time.

The subsequent encounters with Kuma, Kizaru, and others were all related to this meeting.

If Black sabotages this meeting, it will weaken the Revolutionary Army.

The more serious problem lies in Elbaf.

The original agreement between Harald and the World Government was to train warriors in Elbaf to serve as mercenaries for the World Government.

The title "Giant Vice Admiral" in the Navy originated from this.

Meanwhile, the Knights of God arrived in Elbaf and kidnapped more than a dozen children, including Jabba's son, Kolón.

Somaz broadcast the message to the entire territory of Elbaf.

They not only demanded that the giants swear eternal allegiance to the World Government, but also demanded the destruction of all schools and libraries in Elbaf.

This is because it violates the agreement between Harald and the World Government.

You should be training warriors! Mercenaries! You should be focusing on training.

Stop thinking about researching those weird and strange things all the time.

This is also one of the core conflicts between Elbaf and the World Government.

Where did the school and library come from?

A large portion of them still belong to Ohara!

If Black becomes too active in the O'Hara affair, it could seriously influence Elbaf's choice of stance.

If the Knights of God and the Giants don't fight, and without Elbaf's powerful support, Luffy might be overwhelmed by a relentless barrage of Knights of God before he even reaches Im.

Luffy, who enjoys the same treatment as Kai, might ask Im, "What is your dream world like?"

For Blake, who aspires to the throne, he needs to carefully balance the strength of both sides and try to bring the battle to a point where both sides are severely weakened.

Ideally, we should eliminate all the remaining girls, just like in the novel "Slay the Sisters".

By the afternoon, Kera had finally found the balance of power.

The skin deformed slightly in her hands.

Ripples appeared on the water's surface, but they never overflowed.

Perona, who was standing to the side, was so tired that she sat on the ground with her tongue sticking out.

Robin tried her best to maintain her elegance, but the large beads of sweat on her forehead completely ruined it.

Stella looked at everyone with a doting gaze.

Mandy remained expressionless, standing to the side like a stone statue.

Blake got up and walked over to Kella:

"Remember how you feel right now, that's control."

Kerla nodded vigorously.

The water bladder burst open, nearly splashing Blake.

Blake's face darkened:

"Continue tomorrow!"

After that, he turned around and left.

Kella scratched his head awkwardly and whispered:

"Um...I didn't mean to..."

This is a significant improvement compared to his previous behavior of kneeling down to clean the floor at the slightest disagreement.

Stella quickly stepped forward to comfort her:

"It's okay, keep training tomorrow. I believe you'll soon be able to control your strength."

Touched by Stella's gentle smile, Kerr couldn't help but smile as well.

It was no longer the fake smile that Blake called a "survival smile," but a genuine, heartfelt joy.

On the other side, Covinas Island.

Huang Mu had already quietly followed another group of people who were spying on the archaeological team.

Just like Black's actions, Aramaki chose to use Observation Haki to observe the opponent's movements.