After retiring from the Navy, I became a doting husband.

"Mom, don't worry. I'm here with you. There are many benefits to staying here. Look, we've recruited a lot of new people. They all have great potential. If we recruit them, other pirate crews won't be able to recruit them, which means we're strengthening ourselves and weakening the other pirate crews. Secondly, we've also acquired a lot of useful supplies. Mom, look what this is."

Katakuri chuckled and unfolded a drawing in his hand.

"Katakuri, what are you holding in your hand?"

Charlotte Linlin stared at the blueprint with curiosity, feeling as if she had seen it somewhere before.

"Mom, this is a photocopy of the Poneglyph. We just found it in a pirate crew," Katakuri said with a smile.

“Great, great, then let’s wait a little longer. I’m hungry, I want strawberry cake,” Charlotte Linlin exclaimed.

"Mom, Gala's supply ship hasn't arrived yet. It will take another day before we can get the strawberries," Katakuri said cautiously.

"Fine, we'll eat it tomorrow then." Charlotte Linlin said, grabbing the dessert on the table and starting to eat.

A Little Harem!

Martin stared at the pointer and shouted, "Target: Cake Island, advance!"

Chapter 208 Smoothie's Love

After several days of high-speed travel, Martin and his group finally approached the Land of the Boundless, and their destination, Cake Island, was located in the center of the Land of the Boundless.

The Kingdom of Ten Thousand consisted of thirty-four islands, each governed by one of thirty-four ministers.

Within their territory, tarts and sea slugs keep watch, and any non-owned vessels that intrude are to be eliminated.

The surrounding sea began to change color, and Martin knew that after sailing a little further, they would reach the sphere of influence of the World Kingdom.

In order to prevent the people of Whole Cake Island from discovering that they were planning a surprise attack on Whole Cake Island, Martin ordered the Little Harem to dive. That way, even if the sea slugs spotted them underwater, they would only assume that a sea king or sea monster was approaching Whole Cake Island.

"Drip drip!"

The signal transmitters on the sea slugs' bodies were constantly emitting signals, indicating that they had sensed a ship passing by.

Several soldiers emerged from the tart tower and began to gaze at the sea, which was perfectly calm and empty.

The soldiers returned to Rinta Tower as usual and lifted the alarm. Tales of Treasure was located in the New World, where sea kings or sea monsters frequently passed by underwater, and they were used to this situation.

And so the sea slug kept sounding the alarm, while the egg tart kept deactivating it. The soldiers on duty all thought that a sea king or sea monster had invaded the world of Treasure Island, and simply notified the residents of each island to go out to sea to avoid being harmed by the sea king or sea monster.

Of course, what also gave the soldiers on duty this illusion was the speed at which the Little Harem sailed; nothing else could move underwater that fast.

Finally, the Little Harem arrived at Lian Gao Island, and Martin and his group disembarked in a corner.

Whole Cake Island, as the capital island of the Kingdom of Treasures, is extremely vast, and Martin and his companions don't know the way, so they need someone to guide them to Sweet City.

Cake Island appeared perfectly peaceful. Because the sky was undefended, the island's residents were unaware that a group of people had secretly landed on the island.

Many people are captivated by Sweet City, where the buildings are made entirely of large cakes and cream, resembling a multi-layered crepe cake, with vibrant colors and a unique aroma filling the air.

Some sailors had saliva dripping from their mouths, and their eyes were swollen like ripples.

"Captain, are these cakes real? Can we eat them?"

Martin, at a loss with this foodie, replied, "Of course it's true. These cakes are made using Devil Fruit powers, and they're said to taste pretty good."

"Great, great, this is where I belong..."

The gluttonous sailors seemed to have discovered a treasure.

Seeing the group about to rush forward, Martin said, "This shouldn't be a problem. Charlotte Linlin, the owner here, has an ideal: to collect all the races in the world and live together. She also likes to collect exotic animals and turn them into live specimens. I think she would like you very much."

"A live specimen," everyone's teeth started chattering.

"Captain, are you serious? Charlotte Linlin would make rare animals into specimens?"

Martin nodded and said, "Yes, it's true. Charlotte Linlin has a son named Charlotte Montor, a user of the Book-Book Fruit. He can fix animals to the pages of a book, like specimens, and the animals are still alive. All the rare animals that Charlotte Linlin obtained are in her books."

Everyone gasped in shock; no one had expected the woman to be so ferocious.

"Don't worry, everyone. Although being locked inside the book means they have no freedom, it won't endanger their lives. On the contrary, it will prolong their lives because time and space are frozen inside the book. As long as we find that book and release them, they will regain their freedom."

"Don't think too much, let's hurry up and rescue them as soon as possible."

After Martin finished speaking, he headed towards Cake City, located in the middle of Sweet City, which was the core of the Big Mom Pirates.

Whole Cake Island is the royal palace of the Kingdom of Twilight and the most important stronghold of Charlotte Linlin's family. All the secrets and valuables of their pirate crew are kept here. Therefore, Charlotte Linlin usually doesn't leave. This time, going to block the entrance to the New World is the only time she has left Whole Cake Island in recent years.

Martin looked at the towering castle and considered how to get in. The entire Whole Cake Island was heavily fortified, and the only entrance was accessible only to important members of the pirate crew and important guests.

"Who goes there? Who are you? Submit for inspection!" Just as Martin was thinking, the patrolling soldiers spotted Martin and his group.

"Never mind, everyone's free to do as you please. Since we've been discovered, let's cause a huge ruckus." Martin charged straight toward the gates of Cake City.

"Iron Fist, Smash the Mountain!"

"Oh!"

Martin delivered a powerful punch to the gate of Cake City, shattering it into pieces under the immense impact and knocking over the guards at the entrance.

"Let's go, charge in!" Martin shouted, rushing straight into Lian Gao City, and the others followed suit.

"Waaaaaah!"

The alarm sounded throughout Whole Cake Island, and all the residents rushed into their homes when the sound rang out; they dared not linger outside at that moment.

Charlotte Smoothie frowned when she heard the alarm sound. It was not a good thing for someone to come and cause trouble on the island at this time. Her mother had taken most of the fighting force with her, and there weren't many people left to guard the island.

What's even more terrifying is that the enemy has already reached Cake Island. We should know that there are thirty-four islands surrounding Cake Island, and no matter which direction the enemy comes from, they will pass through several of them.

"What's going on? Why is the alarm going off?" Smoothie asked, picking up the Den Den Mushi.

"Lord Smoothie, someone has just attacked Cake City. No, no, the enemy has already stormed into Cake City."

Charlotte Smoothie could hardly believe her ears when she heard what was on the other end of the phone. The enemy had already reached Sweet City and even stormed into Cake City. Were Cake City's defenses just for show?

Smoothie stood up, intending to open the door and go out, but after thinking for a moment, she sat down again. This warehouse was the family's most important asset; as long as it was protected, nothing else mattered.

"Mom, this is Smoothie. Cake Island has been attacked by an unknown force, and the enemy has already invaded Cake City." Smoothie, who had just sat down, first called Charlotte Linlin.

“Smoothie, this is Katakuri. My mother’s food cravings have flared up again. I know that Whole Cake Island has been attacked. I will try to comfort my mother and go back as soon as possible.”

"Understood, Katakuri-nii-san."

Smoothie reluctantly hung up the Den Den Mushi. Now she couldn't rely on anyone but herself and could only hope that the enemy wasn't too strong.

Smoothie thought for a moment, then picked up the Den Den Mushi again, along with her brothers, sisters, and a few cadres who remained in the country.

"Grab them, they ran off that way!" the soldier shouted as he charged forward.

Although Cake City was very large, when Martin and his group rushed into it, it was like a drop of water melting into a pot of oil, and the entire Cake City boiled over.

"Where are they going? Arrest them!"

Suddenly, a group of guards appeared in front of Martin and his companions, blocking their path.

After unleashing a burst of Conqueror's Haki, all the guards collapsed to the ground.

"Split up and search, I'll go this way." Martin rushed off in one direction.

These sailors are actually quite capable, and they are expected to be able to cause a stir on this island.

"Oh!"

Martin kicked open a door, peeked inside, and found the room empty. He walked out of the room and continued on to the next one, opening room after room, but found nothing.

"Clap clap clap!"

Martin suddenly heard footsteps approaching and quickly hid in the room. Although these soldiers could not harm him, being bothered by them was still very annoying.

Then Martin heard someone loudly ordering, "All of you, come with me. Lord Smoothie has ordered the warehouse to be heavily guarded."

"It's Lord Bobin!"

Martin opened the door a crack and, seeing the soldiers rushing in one direction, secretly followed them.

Bobin led his soldiers to the doorway of a room, and then stood there looking around.

"Stay alert, everyone, and don't give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage."

"It's Lord Bobin!" The soldiers began patrolling back and forth at the gate.

Dezel received Smoothie's order to return and defend the warehouse, when he suddenly saw someone hiding in a corner.

Who are you?

Hearing the shout, the guards at the warehouse entrance all looked over.

"What's going on with Dizzel?" Bobin shouted.

“Bobbin has someone hiding here!” Dizer replied.

Martin stepped out from the corner; now that he had been discovered, he had no intention of hiding anymore.

"He's the enemy! Arrest him!" Bobin shouted.

"So this is the enemy! Great! I've got the credit this time!" Dizzel rushed forward.

"Roulette Charge!"

Dezel used the spinning wheel on his body to move at high speed, combined with his special equipment, and rammed directly into Martin.

Martin looked at Bobin, then kicked out behind him without turning his head.

"Oh!"

Martin kicked Deezer directly in the chest.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Dezel kept backing away, rolling and crashing into the ground and walls, finally stopping in a dead corner of the aisle, blood streaming from his mouth, his eyes bulging out, and his tongue sticking out long.

"Whoosh!"

Martin darted through the crowd and finally stopped in front of Bobin.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

Not long after Martin stood in front of Bobin, all the soldiers on the road had fallen to the ground unconscious.

Hypnotic sound waves!

Bobin also realized what was happening. He released hypnotic sound waves while raising his longsword and slashing at Martin.

"Humph!"