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

"Then what do you think I should do?" Figo asked. "Pretend I don't know anything, relegate you to a sinecure, or even leave you as before?"

Aiduwu was speechless.

Figo shook his head and said, "Each serves their own master. Spies like you have no choice. I'm not angry, but that doesn't mean I'll forgive you."

After all, if I hadn't dealt with it, the intelligence you passed on to Ares could have caused immeasurable losses to Qinghai. Therefore, I had to punish you, do you understand?

Aiduwu understood, of course, but recalling the 'rats' he had seen in the same batch of training who were punished by Ares, whose bodies rotted into bones and howled in agony for more than ten minutes before dying, and recalling Ares's eerie smile... sending him back to the Central Star Region was worse than dying right now!

Right, go die now!

He gritted his teeth and said, "You can't do this, King of Qinghai! Lord Ares has told you not to make things difficult for me, so if I die here..."

“Before you, there was another Celestial Dragon who said the same thing.” Figo stood up and said, “I gave you a chance but you didn’t use it. Actually, going to the Central Star Region might not have caused any trouble.”

"You're afraid of Ares, but not me?"

"Do you think Qinghai is easy to bully?"

hum-

An invisible force is spreading!

Like a thunderclap exploding in his mind, the vast and violent power shocked Aiduwu to the point that his mind went blank, his eyes rolled back, saliva spilled out, his body swayed, and he fell to the ground with a thud!

Two marines entered upon hearing the noise and, unsurprisingly, carried away the unconscious Eddow, as this was already the eighth person they had carried away.

Fourteen years later, King Figo of Qinghai has once again left Qinghai. Smaller forces have not heard any news about it, but some larger forces are already aware of it.

In just half a month, Figo uncovered a total of 14 spies from the ever-expanding space navy, spanning nine factions!

The unknown methods and exaggerated eyesight aroused waves of astonishment and suspicion.

As for corrupt and problematic naval officers, there are many more; after all, there are all sorts of birds in a big forest.

Some veteran naval officers recalled that Figo had done something similar 50 years ago and even earned the title of "King of the Navy with keen insight." Suddenly, the naval officers with minor problems became flustered and more cautious in their words and actions, while those with nothing to hide cheered.

When Zhan Guo met Figo, he was very ashamed. Figo simply said, "It's not your fault. Qinghai is currently in an unprecedented period of rapid development. Everyone is feeling their way across the river. No matter how much overtime you work, you can't take the overall situation into account."

However, there's one thing I really need to remind you about: you must balance the relationship between non-Qinghai space naval commanders and those from Qinghai. Try to avoid favoritism and strive for fairness. For those with sufficient merit and ability, don't limit them to the rank of rear admiral; they could be awarded the rank of vice admiral, or even admiral candidate or admiral!

"I understand, Lord Figo."

"Also, contact Newgate and ask him if he's interested in becoming the manager of the Hunter's Guild in the Eastern Universe Sea," Figo added.

Sengoku was taken aback: "Hunter's Guild...that's a direct organization of the Celestial Dragons..."

"You should ask first; it might be necessary."

The Hunter Guild's regional autonomy is unique to the South Universe Sea. This is because the Hairless Clan of the South Universe Sea possesses one of the Four Emperors of Space Pirates and two kings who have lit the Four Lamps, making them arguably the strongest outside of the Celestial Dragons and the Demon Clan!

Is it...

Upon realizing this, Zhan Guo looked at Figo with surprise and delight, and replied in a deep voice, "I understand."

Chapter 212 Found

a few days later.

Flying through the starry sky, Figo's Den Den Mushi, which he always carried with him, was dialed once again.

The one who contacted him this time was the Celestial Dragon's Seventh General, Ryuko, one of only two female generals among the nine generals, and also the general who had been interacting with Qinghai and communicating with Figo.

The two usually communicated quite well, because Figo cooperated by transferring all the demons captured in Qinghai to Tianlong Star in the central star region, and traded the technology for constructing star rings to Tianlong Star.

However, Ryuko's tone wasn't pleasant this time, partly because the Celestial Dragon spy had been captured, but mostly because...

"You should know that the mad scientist Odak is a wanted criminal by Tianlong Star. Why didn't you inform me of his appearance, but instead contacted that guy Ares in private?"

“Ares approached me on his own initiative. He threatened me with the safety of Qinghai. I had no choice. You should know his personality.” Figo said, “If you can warn and scare Ares, then I’ll be happy to relax.”

Warning Ares? If warnings were effective, would Ares still worthy of the title 'Emperor'? It's not that the nine Celestial Dragons are helpless against the Four Emperors, but rather that these guys are extremely destructive and very difficult to kill. If they wanted to escape, even three of them might not be able to surround them.

In any case, occupying a few dozen inhabited planets is just a small matter; they are unwilling to risk pushing Ares toward the demon race and causing the star system to become unbalanced.

“Ignore Ares. Once you find Odak, immediately and secretly send him to East Cyos. If Ares tries to enter the Eastern Cosmic Sea, we will stop him,” she said.

Stop them? That's just empty talk. Do you think I believe there will be one or even two divine generals stationed in the Chaotic Starfield year-round?

Figo casually replied, "I'll try. That scientist is very good at hiding. To this day, my men haven't found any clues."

After saying that, he plunged headfirst into the protective membrane of the planet where Odak was located.

……

Tianlong Star, Divine General Pavilion.

The female deity with short black hair and a heroic demeanor hung up the Den Den Mushi, pondered for a moment, and then turned and headed towards the residence of the Sixth Deity.

Except in special circumstances, such as the Battle of Qinghai 14 years ago, among the nine generals, only Bru Fravo could be found at any time.

Sure enough, when she pushed open the door, the Sixth Divine General was lying in a rocking chair, half asleep and half awake, swaying leisurely. When he saw her, he straightened up and smiled happily: "How strange, Xiao Yue, you actually came to find me on your own initiative. Did you miss me?"

Long Huyue, with a cold expression, told Flavo about Audak in a businesslike manner, asking him, "What secrets does that scientist hold? What are the forbidden experiments he conducted? Why can't even I fully unlock his data?"

The Sixth God General scratched his head: "This... I don't know. Although I'm forty years older than you, Xiaoyue, I was just a kid when the mad scientist Odak was active. If you don't have the authority, I'm afraid I can't either. If you want to know, you'll have to ask the boss and the others."

Long Huyue frowned slightly, then turned and left.

Flavor sighed softly, "Leaving already? Xiaoyue, you're really heartless. You're not the little girl who said she wanted to marry her brother when you were little anymore."

Long Huyue turned around: "Boring. Even your smile is borrowed from someone else. I really can't be bothered to tell which of your words are sincere."

Flavor paused, a sad expression on his face: "Is that so? But I have so many things weighing on my mind. Without someone else's smile, I really... can't smile from the bottom of my heart."

Long Huyue's eyes flickered slightly.

"Hahahaha," Flavor suddenly burst into laughter, "How about this borrowed sorrow?"

"...Utterly boring!"

With a bang, the door slammed shut.

Flavor lay back in the rocking chair, his expression completely composed, and murmured, "Odak, what a nostalgic name."

……

In the middle section of the Eastern Cosmic Sea lies Bibi Star, a planet with relatively advanced technology. After Odak moved from the Firethorn Cluster, he arrived here.

After finding a secluded place to settle down, Odak put his eight wives to sleep while keeping one wife by his side, and searched the planet for all kinds of metal materials.

If Audak wanted a peaceful seclusion, he could have easily found a small planet that wasn't yet connected to the stars, or even a desolate planet, but while he could, his wives couldn't.

No matter how human-like they may seem, his wives are still not real people; they need to be replenished with energy regularly and require regular maintenance.

And now, he also has a wife whose life was damaged by Kizaru and needs to be revived.

Why do the strong and powerful races mostly prefer to reside in the Central Star Region rather than dominate the Four Universe Seas? On the one hand, the Central Star Region has enough strong individuals to fight, train, and improve. On the other hand, it's because the Central Star Region has many things that the other four Universe Seas don't.

Technological products that aid in cultivation, rare and exotic beasts, various precious and special metals, and even treasures that can prolong life...

The Eastern Universe Sea is very barren. In the makeshift laboratory, he remodeled his wife Linf's body while having sex with her, cursing inwardly as he did so.

"Damn flashing monkey!"

This lousy material, this feel, it's so much worse than before, Linf, my Linf!

Beside him, his wife Linda, whom he now brings to life, gently and considerately wiped away his sweat, offering him a little warmth.

Suddenly, he noticed a change in Linda's expression out of the corner of his eye. He looked behind him in surprise, and after scanning her with his mental network, his expression darkened.

"Busy? Sorry to bother you."

"You are... the King of Qinghai?" He turned to look at the white-clad figure who had suddenly appeared in his laboratory, his tone questioning but his expression certain.

“Hello, Odak.” Figo nodded, looked at the bespectacled, refined old man, then at the green-haired, wavy-haired girl next to him with a flawless face, and exclaimed, “Your wife is really beautiful.”

Linda blushed: "Thank you."

"Oh, even blushing is allowed?"

Linda lowered her head even more shyly.

"What about your body temperature?" Figo stepped forward.

"You bastard?!" Odak stepped in front of Linda, so angry that he forgot to question Figo about how he had found him.

His chest heaved twice, seemingly unfazed by Figo, and he roared, "Didn't I tell that flashing monkey not to tell anyone he saw me?! And you still come looking for me?! Don't you know that indiscriminate curiosity can kill?! A single misstep could lead to the destruction of a planet! You'd better leave now and forget about seeing me..."

“Moshi moshi, Ares?” Figo pulled a Den Den Mushi from his pocket: “I’ve found Odak.”

Audak paused, his face turning deathly pale, and slowly sat down in the chair.

"That little bastard already knows?"

Chapter 213 Ares' Past

Figo didn't dial the Den Den Mushi, and Odak could naturally tell that, but that one sentence was enough to quiet Odak down and make him speak properly.

With a casual wave of his hand, a metal chair suddenly came to life, its four legs actually transforming into legs. He walked behind Figo and said, "Sit down."

Paramecia-type Devil Fruit - Live-Live Fruit, which can turn inanimate objects into living things, but only physical objects. That's why his ten wives are both mechanical beings and real life forms, which is why they are so incredibly lifelike.

Figo sat down.

The green-haired girl, seeing Audak's unusually pale face, said worriedly, "Husband..."

"It's alright, you go and rest first."

After letting Linda leave, Odak adjusted his glasses and said to Figo, "You were ordered by Ares to capture me for him, weren't you?"

Figo reached out, and a chain suddenly bound Odak, saying, "It's a deal; he'll also help me catch a pirate."

Audak chuckled, seemingly disdainful, then sighed softly, "Fine, after all these years on the run, you've finally been found. If you have any conscience left, don't make things difficult for my wives. I'll leave them plenty of energy for the future..."

He covered his face sadly, and then heard Figo say, "Don't worry, I'll send them to Qinghai and have them taken good care of."

“…You?!” Odak stared wide-eyed.

Figo smiled.

"Aren't you Qinghai supposed to be a navy that prides itself on justice?!" Odak roared.

"Yes, we never forgive criminals."

“…A criminal?” Odak’s expression instantly turned dejected. He lowered his head and sat in the chair without saying a word. After a long while, he looked up again.

"almost."