One Piece: Rayquaza of the Beasts Pirates

Kane nodded silently.

Wano Country is truly a treasure trove. It has a lot of Devil Fruits that are rarely seen outside, and their usefulness is off the charts.

As for why they didn't go to Bonney and use her "Year-Year Fruit" ability to directly ripen the Den Den Mushi—

Firstly, she is still young and her control over the Devil Fruit's power is unstable. She could easily make the fragile Den Den Mushi too old or even age to death by accident.

Secondly, the age-changing effect of the fruit that ripens with age has an expiration date.

We can't just throw Bonnie into the Den Den Mushi breeding farm every day and make her touch every single Den Den Mushi, can we?

In comparison, it would be better to leave it to Ah Ren, once and for all.

Denjiro moved very quickly.

In less than an hour, he returned to Kane with a man.

She was a short, chubby female ninja whose figure was severely out of shape and had an exaggerated two-head-tall proportion.

Who would have thought that this middle-aged ninja was once a sexy and hot beauty?

Oda has such a twisted sense of humor.

"You're Kane? What do you want with me?"

Ah Ren's tone was clearly reluctant and resistant.

If Denjiro hadn't repeatedly urged her to be patient and wait for the day of liberation predicted by Lady Kozuki, she wouldn't have come.

Kane didn't take her attitude to heart.

The fact that Oden's loyal retainers did not immediately call for his execution upon seeing him was already an extremely restrained and rational act.

He said directly, "I need your Roast-Roast Fruit ability to ripen Den Den Mushi."

"The power of the Ripe-Ripple Fruit? Do I have such a thing?"

Ah Ren was taken aback, then realized: "You mean, my mature woman seductive technique?"

"That's right. What you ninjas call special ninjutsu is actually what people on the high seas often refer to as Devil Fruit abilities."

Kane offered an explanation, then asked, "And your choice?"

"Ha, do I even have a choice?"

Ah Ren let out a sneer, glancing at Fukurokuju, who had silently appeared at the doorway and was blocking her way.

Fu Lu Shou spoke in a low voice, with a hint of admonition: "Obey Lord Kane's request! This is the atonement you owe for betraying the Imperial Guard back then!"

Shinobu scoffed, "Hmph, Kurozumi Orochi usurped the throne, so he doesn't deserve my loyalty."

"Alright, there's no need to dredge up these old grievances."

Kane waved his hand, stopping Fu Lu Shou from continuing the argument.

He didn't care about past factional disputes.

Kane picked up a pen, quickly wrote a warrant, and handed it to Aren.

"Since you've agreed to work for me, you're one of us now. Take this note and go to the Udon quarry to ransom your brother, Shinobu."

Shinobu's older brother, Shinobu-suke, was captured after a failed operation and has been imprisoned in Udon Prison as an important source of labor.

He is now an excellent worker at Rabbit Bowl.

"Aren't you afraid I'll take the note and run away with my brother?"

Ah Ren stared incredulously at the seemingly light yet incredibly heavy warrant in his hand, blinking unconsciously as if he were seeing things.

Her brother, whom she had longed for and desperately wanted to rescue, was released so easily by Kane?

"Trusting people I employ is my consistent style."

Kane spoke nonchalantly, as if it were a trivial matter.

He was absolutely confident that even if Shinobu really ran away with her brother, as long as they were still on the land of Wano Country, finding them would be nothing more than a matter of issuing an order.

Ah Ren clutched the note tightly. She knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch, and every gift from fate came with a hidden price.

However, she simply couldn't bear to watch her brother continue to work so hard in that awful place called Udon for seven more years.

She took a deep breath, carefully put away the warrant, and looked up at Kane. Her tone was still not exactly enthusiastic, but it had become more serious:

"Thank you, I will work hard."

Ah Ren secretly decided that as long as her bottom line wasn't crossed, she would work diligently for Kane.

"Let's go, let me take you to your future workplace to familiarize you with the environment."

Kane got up, went to the rooftop, and leaped into the air. He transformed into a dragon, grabbed Shinobu, and flew towards Nozomi.

Before long, the two arrived above a dense, lush forest.

"Isn't that the mountain god?"

As soon as Ah Ren was put down by the dragon claw and her feet touched the ground, her eyes were drawn to a huge white wild boar in the distance, as big as a small mountain.

She couldn't help but swallow, a flicker of fear crossing her eyes.

She was a witness to the mountain god's rampage in the Flower Capital back then.

"Come with me."

Kane ignored Ah Ren's reaction and led her straight into the forest.

Ah Ren quickly composed herself and hurried to catch up.

In just over ten minutes, the two arrived at the Den Den Mushi breeding base built by the Tontata tribe.

"Kanelando!"

Just then, a group of Dontata appeared from all sorts of unexpected corners, hopping and skipping, and rushed towards Kane with great enthusiasm.

Kane greeted them warmly one by one.

"Kanelando, who is this person?"

"The helper I found for you."

Kane explained, then turned to Shinobu: "Your task is simple: use your abilities to help them accelerate the maturation of Den Den Mushi. They will tell you the specific requirements."

After successfully bringing the person to the destination and explaining the basic tasks, Kane refrained from further interference.

With Shinobu joining the company, he believed that the production of Den Den Mushi would definitely see a surge.

Chapter 125 Finding the Golden Lion

After arranging all matters in Wano Country and taking a short rest, Kane set sail again.

Before searching for the Golden Lion, the most important thing is naturally to gather intelligence.

The vast ocean is boundless. If you search aimlessly like a headless fly, you might never be able to locate a floating archipelago that is constantly moving at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Fortunately, Kane has a good brother.

"Hey, Morgans?"

When it comes to intelligence in the sky, who knows better than Morgans, who commands countless seagulls that deliver newspapers and whose information network spans every corner of the world?

"Are you looking for Sky Island?"

Morgans' somewhat surprised voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi: "The sky above Jaya Island on the Grand Line is where Sky Island is located."

"No, not a sky island. It's an independent archipelago floating in the air."

Kane explained, "That old man, the Golden Lion, stole a very important island from me. I have to go and 'talk' to him and get it back."

"What?! Really?!"

Morgans, on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, instantly raised his voice eight octaves, appearing even more agitated than Kane, the aggrieved party.

That's Shiki the Golden Lion!

The pirate emperor of the previous era, and the only man to date to have successfully escaped from Impel Down!

The Beasts Pirates are going to wage war against him?

This is absolutely amazing news!

"Wait for my good news!"

Morgans hung up the phone before Kane could even reply.

He turned to the newspaper staff and shouted excitedly, "Quick! Quick! Quick! Immediately notify all the mail-keeping seagulls! Search high and low for any islands floating in the air! Report any clues immediately!!"

Big news is coming!

On the other end, Kane looked at the Den Den Mushi that had been hastily disconnected and fallen silent, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

As long as something is associated with big news, Morgans' efficiency and effectiveness are always reliable.

Just as Kane put the matter aside for the time being and was about to order the Rayquaza to set sail for the pre-set search areas on the Grand Line, the Den Den Mushi in his hand suddenly rang again.

As soon as he answered, Morgans's excited, almost distorted voice came through like a barrage of cannon fire:

"Found it! Kane! We've found the Golden Lion's territory!!"

Ok?

It's only been twenty minutes.

Has Morgans' intelligence network become this powerful?

Just as Kane was shocked, Morgans laughed proudly, "Consider yourself lucky. Just three days ago, one of my employees was delivering newspapers when he was spotted by one of Golden Lion's men and bought a copy. The address is..."

As he spoke, Morgans quickly gave out precise sea area coordinates.

But then he cautioned, "However, my seagulls report that those islands are still moving. You need to be quick, or they might slip away to somewhere else!"

"Thanks, Morgans! I'll remember this favor."

Kane smirked: "Get your best photographer and video Den Den Mushi ready. I'm sure you won't want to miss the 'spectacular scenes' to come."

“Of course.” Morgans laughed without any attempt to hide his laughter.

After putting down the Den Den Mushi, Kane couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.