I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

Gradually, I became numb to it all.

Monkey D. Garp, whose body is ablaze with light and who is somewhat troublesome even in Ana's eyes, can be called a mini-Figo in terms of physical and military talent.

Steel Bone Sky and Sengoku, two rare Mythical Zoan fruits, both possess extremely strong potential.

Needless to say, the three admirals are all exceptional in both talent and Devil Fruit abilities.

The younger ones include swordsmen Dracule Mihawk, Marco, and Gion...

There were even two more, supposedly stronger, Locus and Charlotte Linlin, who did not return.

Add to that the mysterious aura of this planet, the unknown splendor of ancient times, and the mastery of its veins. In six months, perhaps I can advance to a higher level and become famous throughout the stars in the battle against the demon race. As for the more distant future…

It is difficult to estimate.

Ana even felt that this was a dominant planet rising in the Eastern Universe.

What is a hegemonic planet? It's much more than just dominating a region. In her lessons on basic cosmology, she had already explained to the people of Qinghai that among the four cosmic seas of the four directions, only the Southern Cosmic Sea has a hegemonic planet. The demon race will not disturb it, and the Celestial Dragons cannot restrain it. It can firmly stand as an independent third party in the cosmos, without having to unite like other races.

Because three kings who lit four lamps emerged from that planet, one of whom was a pirate emperor. Of course, there were also many others with three or two lamps under their command.

She believes Qinghai has such potential.

The more I learn, the more I feel this way!

Being able to witness and participate in all of this, and moreover, hoping that Figo would kill Beelzebub, she didn't care about being tired at all.

Suddenly a gentle breeze arose, and Ana, who was sitting quietly resting, sensed it and raised her head.

A man wearing a heavy cloak with strange patterns printed on his face stood in front of her and greeted her, "Are you Teacher Ana? Lord Figo sent me to find you."

Another adventurer who just returned? Another king? His strength seems considerable, and his demeanor is quite impressive. Wait, this guy seems to be…

The guy who saved so many half-demon children and was wanted by the authorities? He's also from Qinghai? Gaston Figo lied to me.

Ana didn't have any ill feelings towards the half-demon child. She carefully looked at the dragon a few times, but before she could speak, another gust of wind suddenly blew over.

Snapped!

A slipper struck the dragon's cheek with lightning speed, sending it flying!

Ana stared in astonishment as she watched Little Figomonchi D. Karp beat up the dragon: "You little brat, you finally know how to come back!"

"What do you want?! I've already received your arrest warrant! You're a disgrace to the Navy!"

"And where's your wife?! That bastard Roger's already married and about to have a son, when are you going to find a wife so I can hold my grandson?!"

"Father! Father!" The dragon's weak, struggling voice rang out: "Calm down..."

"I'm very calm!"

So they're father and son? Wearing a hood and looking all mysterious, it's quite intimidating. Ana's lips curled into a smile, and she started watching the drama unfold.

……

Meanwhile, Figo has been very busy lately.

Can the demon invasion six months from now be repelled? Given the prophecy, it is highly likely that it can be done; Figo can intercept the demons in the stars ahead of time and independently.

However, the arrival of the demon race means the exposure of Qinghai's coordinates, which is completely different from the arrival of travelers and space pirates from nearby planets in recent years.

We can't stop all of them, so let's just let Qinghai make its debut.

Therefore, some preparations must be made.

One by one, phone calls were made to the kings of the various member states, informing them to come to the Admiralty Headquarters for an urgent world conference.

Coordinate all aspects of defense deployment.

We made arrangements to extend our regards to all naval branches.

He was incredibly busy, and only managed to squeeze out a little free time to light the third lamp, allowing his strength to soar once again.

At this time, he went to the Naval Science Department.

A burly man with long, golden hair and a metal helmet stood before him, his hands cuffed with seastone chains. Looking at Figo, he forced a smile and said, "King of the World, I respect you, but why are you always targeting me?!"

His name is Vinsmoke Judge. In his early years, he established a maritime nation in the North Sea called Germa 66. Later, because the Navy did not recognize this illegal nation, it was disbanded, and he was imprisoned in Impel Down. Due to his scientific research talent and low crime index, he gradually obtained the status of researcher.

Figo remembered him again after buying two suits in the starry sky. In the original work, Germa 66 developed a unique suit, but they just happened to find out that he was secretly conducting illegal experiments, so he was arrested again.

In Judge's eyes, wasn't it as if Figo was targeting him? Figo was too lazy to answer and waited outside the laboratory. Soon, a scientist wearing a white research lab coat came out.

The scientist was slender, with a mustache above his lip and glasses perched on his high nose, exuding an air of intelligence.

He told Figo, "It was discovered relatively quickly. The bloodline factors of the quadruplets in Vincemak Sora's womb have not been completely altered, and I can fix it."

Judge became even angrier: "Vegapunk, as a fellow scientist, don't you think emotional fluctuations are superfluous? They affect our judgment! I just wanted to erase my children's feelings, what did I do wrong?!"

Vegapunk smiled without saying a word.

Figo waved his hand: "Take him away, arrange a cell for him in Impel Down 4."

"Yes!"

Judge roared as he was carried away.

Because of the change in the world line, the fates of each character have changed, such as Doflamingo and Ace who was recently pregnant. They can be considered the same person or different people.

So Figo didn't pay much attention to the births of some of the younger generation. Unexpectedly, Sanji, a member of the main group, was about to be born, and in such a similar way, which was quite strange.

After visiting and comforting Reiju, Sora and Judge Sora's eldest daughter, Figo turned to Vegapunk to discuss serious matters.

What are some recent technological breakthroughs?

"The technology for synthesizing aragonite is now widely available. Where do you plan to use it?" Vegapunk asked.

The inscription stone is a historical inscription stele. The material it is made of has the property of being indestructible and can withstand multiple attacks from a second-level king of the Light.

It would be a waste to use it only for commemorating history.

“Let’s reinforce Impel Down No. 1 first, so it’s strong enough to imprison a King.” Figo thought for a moment and said, “After a while, a King might appear among the people who come to visit us in Qinghai.”

Vegapunk nodded: "In addition, the purification technology of Seastone is basically perfected. I need a king who can light a lamp with a Devil Fruit to cooperate with me in the experiment."

“Okay, I understand,” Figo said.

"And then there's the upgrade of the spaceship's engine... the hacking of the combat suit you brought back... the extraction of the bloodline factor from that Den Den Mushi that can conduct long-distance interstellar conversations..."

Vegapunk reported on everything, and the more he reported, the more there was. Even the things he had been given to him for only half a month had made initial progress, which gradually surprised Figo.

"Are you going to use scientific research to ignite the flame?"

Vegapunk pushed up his glasses: "Is this even possible? Scientific research ignites a flame?"

"I don't know if I can't," Figo patted him on the shoulder, "but I think you can do it."

Ten years ago, Vegapunk joined the research department as a young man of only 20, just beginning to show his talent. Now, after absorbing ten years of experience and knowledge, he has clearly begun to demonstrate his scientific research ability, which is 500 years ahead of the world.

Figo is eager to see how far he can go.

Chapter 188 Invitation

a few days later.

Figo received the good news: after more than twenty days of hard work, the mermaid prophet Shirley had finally grasped the basics of the pulse-finding technique, and her prophetic abilities had been further enhanced.

Figo immediately sent someone to inform Ana to go find Shirley, and obtained the exact date from the eight-year-old mermaid girl.

"November 1."

They're quite good at picking dates.

It is now August 8th, 1500 of the Haiyuan calendar, and there are still nearly five months to prepare.

Encouraged by Figo, Shirley once again foresaw the battle, and a blurry image faintly appeared in the crystal ball.

Ana leaned closer to look, and after a long while, she finally managed to vaguely make out a person.

“Tistef?” she said. “Sure enough, it’s Beelzebub’s man, Tilleya’s brother, a demon race whose rank is slightly lower than Tilleya’s, with a bounty of 20 billion star coins.”

He was definitely not the leader, but since he was there, the leader must be one or more of the Seven Demons, not Beelzebub's minor progenitor. It was most likely the Star Demon Agu.

"No, Star Demon Agu and Troll Ato are of similar strength. To deal with you, we would need at least two more demon princes to be absolutely certain."

"Where is the enchantress Yana?" Figo asked.

“The possibility is extremely low. If it were the witch Yana, she would have come herself. Bringing her subordinates would only be a hindrance. Of course, the same logic applies to Beelzebub himself,” Ana said. “Neither of them would dare to enter the Eastern Cosmic Sea at will.”

In fact, if it weren't for this prophecy that even included a visual image, I would find it hard to believe that Beelzebub would send his children to their deaths in the Eastern Cosmic Sea.

Figo looked at Shirley, but Ana stopped him, saying, "No, don't continue with the detailed predictions. Beelzebub is also good at predictions. If he catches what's happening, it could lead to more complications. Besides, although this girl has strong predictive abilities, she's still young. Predicting a king who is too powerful could be risky."

Figo nodded, but then little Shirley frowned and began to stroke the crystal ball.

“Someone knew me,” she said.

"Hmm?" Figoana glanced sideways.

Soon, another image appeared in the crystal ball: a mysterious cloaked figure was rubbing a nearby crystal ball with both hands. Inside the crystal ball, there was a picture of Shirley rubbing her own crystal ball, and inside that crystal ball rubbed by Shirley, there was yet another mysterious figure rubbing a crystal ball...

"Who is this?" Figo asked.

Ana recognized it with surprise, and her expression quickly changed drastically as she exclaimed, "It seems to be...King Raibur?!"

"This is impossible!"

Hmm? Figo's expression hardened.

There are only a handful of kings who have lit four lamps in the starry sky. Even if you've never seen one, you've certainly heard of him. King Raibur is such a mysterious fellow.

How could we possibly connect on brainwaves?

"So... you've been found out, right?"

Figo asked Ana.

How is that possible? It's normal for King Raibur to have foreseen this, but how could this girl possibly sense King Raibur's premonition?

Ana was overwhelmed with a thousand thoughts and couldn't make sense of them. After a long while, she nodded heavily and said, "Ah, that's the king with the strongest prophetic ability in the starry sky. He could probably hear our conversation."

“I can’t hear you,” Shirley said.

She pointed to the crystal ball.

In the image, King Raibur extends two hairy arms from his cloak and holds up a sign with some starry script written on it.

"Finally, I've contacted you, girl. Where are you? I mean no harm. I don't know if you're aware, but you likely have the blood of our Raibur tribe. Your ancestors probably had even stronger precognitive abilities than I do."