Lord of the Stars of the Grand Line

Luo Feng's voice was calm, but he didn't dampen his spirits. They were all in the same group now, so there was no need for that.

Not only that, Luo Feng's next words gave him even greater motivation!

"It's not the right time yet. This is just the first step. There's no need to rush. I have my own plans."

"Don't let this kind of thing delay your cultivation now, but the day you're looking forward to isn't far off, so you should work even harder and improve your strength as much as possible."

"I will fulfill my promise to you and give you the opportunity to kill Whitebeard, so you need to keep up with your training and don't hold me back!"

Chapter 117 Blackbeard's whereabouts appear!

Luo Feng's words did not discourage Crocodile; on the contrary, they were very stimulating and only motivated him more!

After all, taking action now is not very realistic; knowing when Blackbeard and Ace left Whitebeard's crew is enough.

Ace's pursuit of Blackbeard spanned a long distance, from the New World all the way to the very front of the first half of the Grand Line, even reaching places like Iron Island and Alabasta, and almost reaching the vicinity of the Red Line!

That shows how far they've run. If they were to start taking action now, that would be utter nonsense!

The Grand Line is so vast that if we followed them, it would take forever, and it would also cost a huge amount of manpower and effort, which is not worth it.

"Go back and transfer the Baroque men to Banaro Island to keep a close watch on the place."

"Then have someone secure every sea route leading to that island. Remember, don't let any sea route that leads there be missed!"

"It's best to assign some people to monitor them every now and then. As for how many, that's up to you, but my suggestion is the more the better, but it has to be done discreetly and never exposed."

"Just do these things, and then focus on your cultivation. You don't need to worry about anything else. Everything is going according to my plan, and nothing will go wrong!"

Luo Feng's lips curled up, exuding a confident air, completely at ease!

Banaro Island is where Ace and Blackbeard had their final battle after Ace caught up with Blackbeard.

From then on, Ace was defeated and captured by Blackbeard, who traded him with the Marines for the title of Shichibukai.

So there's no need to go to so much trouble to chase after them. As long as we know when they left and keep track of when they appeared on Banaro Island, that's enough!

Before coming to the Boeing Islands, Luo Feng had already obtained information about the distance between here and Panaro Island. Under normal circumstances, it would take less than a week, five or six days, to arrive.

With his speed boost activated, Luo Feng estimated he could reach the destination in about four days, so he wasn't in a hurry at all.

Blackbeard would stay on Banaro Island for quite some time, otherwise Ace wouldn't have caught up with him there.

You know, Ace had been chasing him for months and still hadn't won him over!

During this time, it will be enough for Luo Feng and his group to get there from here, since the distance is not very far.

Even to prevent accidents, manpower was deployed along the various shipping routes to Banaro Island to monitor the area. With this double protection, Luo Feng would receive the news before Blackbeard and his crew arrived.

With that, there's absolutely no fear of those two escaping; it's a sure thing!

As for the unpredictable changes that might lead them to deviate from the norm, Luo Feng was even less worried...

That's impossible. In this sea area, even taking the normal shipping lanes is often dangerous. Who would dare to risk sailing out of the shipping lanes?

The only possibility is a pirate crew with a top-tier navigator like Nami...

But how many teams like that are there?

Neither Blackbeard nor Ace possessed that quality!

All of this was within Luo Feng's control, so when he learned of the news, he had little reaction. He had already planned it out and just needed to carry it out step by step!

As expected, upon hearing Luo Feng say that they should continue waiting, Crocodile was not disappointed at all; on the contrary, he became even more excited, his mouth practically stretching to his ears in a wide grin…

"Goo-hoo... Captain, you're really reliable!"

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"Don't worry, Captain, my training won't fall behind, and I certainly won't hold anyone back. If those brats catch up to me easily, it will really annoy me!"

"I'll go back and make the arrangements right away. You old white-bearded man, I'll let you live a little longer. I'll come back for your head, hahaha!"

Crocodile bowed slightly to Luo Feng, then laughed loudly and headed towards his training ground.

Crocodile left, and Luo Feng returned to training mode, frantically consuming the energy within his body.

Capturing Ace and Blackbeard was the craziest plan he ever devised since coming to this world!

Now, it's almost here, and this is just the beginning. Once we start implementing it, it will be like igniting a powder keg in this world, and once we start, there's no turning back!

The forces and figures you'll face are among the most elite and powerful in this world, far superior to a half-baked nobody like Golden Lion.

Although Luo Feng was not afraid, the stronger he was, the greater his chances of success would be!

As a result, Luo Feng's training became even more frenzied. From that day forward, the entire area where he trained became even more turbulent, with all the ferocious beasts fleeing and not daring to approach him at all...

Each person occupied their own cultivation space, and since the Baron of the Stomach was large enough, the others were also far enough apart.

Unless they actively gather together, they have no chance to meet during training.

But this time, Luo Feng completely unleashed a frenzied training mode, scaring away all the ferocious beasts in the large area he occupied, which caused considerable trouble for the surrounding training areas.

Especially in places where high-ranking officials are located, some even felt the urge to curse!

The sudden appearance of so many giant beasts, whose strength was no match for the core members, gave me a feeling of having a stroke.

From that day on, the core members continued their rigorous training, while the senior officers were forced into more intense combat training...

Luo Feng, on the other hand, has enough practical experience, having even fought the Golden Lion, so he naturally doesn't need to be trained with such beasts.

Whether it was voluntary or forced, the intensity of training for everyone has increased to a new level compared to when they first arrived on the island two months ago!

Time flies, and more than five months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Just then, the people of Baroque sent back some truly significant news… three…

"Teach, who is suspected of defecting from Whitebeard's crew, has appeared!"

Chapter 118 The day has finally come!

On this day, on Baron Stomach, everyone in Luo Feng's team stopped training.

The island, which had been bustling for more than half a year, became unusually quiet on this day, but most of the giant plants that grew here still hid in the shadows, trembling and not daring to show themselves.

That group of people is too brutal!

Over the past six months, countless giant beasts and sea monsters have been killed. These giant plants have witnessed it all firsthand, as many of them have even fallen victim to this group!

It could be said that ever since their training began, even the Baron of the Stomach has been consuming mostly the corpses of giant beasts every day…

The fact that these people could terrify giant plants that have no independent consciousness and rely solely on instinct shows just how frightening they are.

If the Baron of the Stomach had the same consciousness and ability to speak as humans, he would probably only utter four words at this moment: "Insane and depraved!"

At this moment, Crocodile was also at Luo Feng's training location.

Both of them held a Den Den Mushi in their hands. Luo Feng's was for communicating with the crew. Just now, he had notified everyone to stop training and come to assemble.

The group is on their way, and Crocodile's Den Den Mushi is clearly intended for contacting Baroque's secret agents.

The call hasn't ended yet. The Den Den Mushi's expression is serious, yet also a little nervous and cautious, vividly portraying the emotions on the other end.

"Are you sure that what you saw was Teach, who defected from the Whitebeard Pirates?"

At Luo Feng's prompting, Crocodile confirmed with the surveillance personnel again.

Of course, we have to be careful about this. If the information is wrong and they arrive early with great fanfare, we might alert Blackbeard and he could escape, which would be a disaster!

You know, Blackbeard is an extremely cautious guy. I don't know if it's because he's done too many bad things, but he'll run away at the slightest sign of trouble.

Even in the original pirate world, after becoming one of the Four Emperors and mastering two extremely powerful Devil Fruit abilities, he was still the same old guy, lacking any real aura of a strongman.

"Boss, if the photos in our documents are correct, then I can confirm!"

"However, just to be on the safe side, I've sent you a photo for your review!"

As soon as An-Cheng finished speaking, a few seconds later, Crocodile's Den Den Mushi widened its eyes and suddenly emitted two dazzling beams of light.

Like a diffused beam of light, the beam shone directly onto a boulder not far from Luo Feng, and a scene unfolded...

This is the function of the video Den Den Mushi, which can transmit images. Crocodile's Den Den Mushi is specifically used to contact his undercover agents, so it naturally has the same function.

On the screen was a photograph, clearly taken secretly from somewhere.

From a great distance, a raft could be seen appearing on the vast sea.

That's right, it's a raft, just four logs tied together, with no facilities at all, it's incredibly rudimentary!

However, the four logs that make up the raft are obviously very large, because the five people standing on it are much smaller than the raft.

At first glance, Luo Feng was almost certain that this was Blackbeard's crew!

Because among all the pirates in the world, only Blackbeard would do something like using a raft as a ship to go out to sea and create a pirate crew.

Only the wooden barrel Luffy used when he first set sail can rival him...

But Luffy is in the East Blue, which is the Grand Line! Nobody with a brain full of water would do something like that!

However, to avoid making a mistake, Luo Feng still tried his best to look at the few blurry figures on the ship.

Who knows if there really is someone with similar talent, and it just so happens to appear at this time and in this way? Such a big matter naturally requires rigor!

"No more, no less, five shadows."

Luo Feng muttered to himself until he saw a figure lying on the horse's back, seemingly half-dead, and immediately made a decision!

"That's right, it's them, Teach's gang!"

After Blackbeard defected, he gathered four crew members, including Burgess and Van Augur, over the course of several months. Including himself, there were five people in total, no more and no less.

The half-dead figure lying on the horse's back was their ship's doctor, Doc Q; he was always like this.

No matter how coincidental things are, they can't be this coincidental!

Upon hearing Luo Feng's approval, Crocodile immediately ordered into the phone, "Report your location and distance."

"Yes, Boss, we're on the third shipping route, about 500 nautical miles from Banaro Island, roughly a two-day voyage!"

With all the information in place, Crocodile understood when he saw Luo Feng waving his hand and instructed, "Continue to monitor them and report their movements as needed."

After saying that, the Den Den Mushi was hung up with a click.

"Two days, Captain, is that enough time?" Crocodile asked with some worry. He had been looking forward to this day for a long time and didn't want anything to go wrong at this crucial moment.

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng smiled and said, "Relax, Crocodile."

"That's enough. It will take at least three days to fill the magnetic field on Banaro Island."