The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

However, considering that Rayleigh only reached that level after two years of teaching in the original future, I felt relieved.

In terms of strength, Dragon might be slightly better right now, but when it comes to teaching ability, it's hard to say who is stronger.

What Rayleigh can't do, Dragon can't do either.

If Luffy is truly to grow, he needs to fight constantly.

Luther also wanted to know how Luffy would escape danger when top-tier combatants were dispatched directly.

"Drag and Shanks share similar ideas with us; they also want Luffy to grow through this experience. However, that's why they sent a lot of people."

Robin smiled calmly and said:

"Teach and Marco from the Blackbeard Pirates, Dragon, Luffy, Usopp, Sanji, Sabo from the Straw Hat Pirates, Shanks, Beckman, and Doflamingo will all be coming. Among them, only Hiyori is from our crew; she will participate as Moria's representative. That's pretty much their entire fighting force. The Straw Hat Pirates will be responsible for stealing the Road Poneglyphs, while the rest will be responsible for dealing with any potential ambushes."

These were the exact words spoken at that meeting; she simply copied them verbatim.

Both Moria and Katakuri gave her almost identical meeting reports.

"Three top-tier combatants and six second-tier combatants... Didn't the angels participate this time?"

When angels were mentioned, a playful glint appeared in Luther's eyes.

This plan, which should have been the World Government's, was ultimately realized in Vegapunk's hands.

With the power of almost half of the new world, the other side is already able to mass-produce second-tier powerhouses.

To be fair, this world-leading scientist is quite something.

Unfortunately, the two sides have different positions.

If his World Government is lawful and neutral, then the other side is chaotic and benevolent.

She likes to do things her own way, but she has a kind heart.

If the other party cannot accept their adherence to fairness, let alone their superior attitude, then there's nothing more to say.

Having reached the very top step by step, does he expect to declare that everyone is equal and should be kind to others?

If that were the case, he would be truly insane, and at least half of his subordinates would become disloyal.

Whether it's the Navy, Skyblade, or Satangarin, they would all be willing to accept his rule. To put it bluntly, they can only protect their own interests under his rule.

This benefit might be an ideal, or it might simply be a status, or it might be something ethereal and intangible.

But no matter what, the fact that he can provide these things to his subordinates is the reason he can stay in this position.

"Angels...they're keeping this as their last trump card, and they won't reveal it now."

Robin smiled; she had never been optimistic about the Angels' Salvation Plan from the beginning.

Dragon lost the Revolutionary Army, Shanks had no fixed territory, Whitebeard's territory lacked good resources, and Fishman Island and Elbaf were even more different – ​​one was underwater, and the other was still in a primitive tribal state.

Even Doflamingo only had Tezog's golden ship as a base; he didn't have any fixed territory.

Vegapunk himself merely modified the previously uninhabited Warhead Island, using it as his new experimental site.

Under such circumstances, the only people the coalition forces could truly spare resources from were Moria and Katakuri.

Unfortunately, both of them work for the World Government.

In other words, how many angels Vegapunk can create depends solely on how many they are willing to let him create.

Clones of near-top-tier powerhouses are not so easy to create; the cost of cultivating them is astronomical.

It's no exaggeration to say that if Wano Country sold all of its Seastone production at market price, it could only produce 2-3 top-tier angels in a year.

Without Luther's private assistance, which provided Moria with additional resources, the Allied Forces wouldn't have been able to gather even five top-tier angels.

"If they want to hide, let them hide. With only this much fighting force, have you decided who to send?" Luther asked with interest.

Olvia is in charge of the World Government's operations, while Robin is in charge of overseeing Luffy and the Allied Forces' operations. He, on the other hand, watches from the sidelines, enjoying the show or coming up with a couple of new suggestions.

"I've made up my mind. I'll bring Ace and Uta with me. I'll also bring Reiju, Kuina, and Stella; they haven't seen Sanji and the others in a long time."

“You’ve thought of everything, but this combat strength alone isn’t enough, is it?” Luther smiled.

"But since there will be something about Fishman Island later, and you, Queen Otohime, and Shirahoshi will be going there too, then we don't have anything to worry about."

Robin looked at Luther with a grin.

In comparison, the combat strength she reported was only comparable to that of the Allied forces, but it would still be difficult to leave anyone behind.

But their goal wasn't to kill anyone; eliminating some of the enemy's people would only make the final battle less interesting.

Since that's the case, let's maintain the status quo.

Chapter 396: The Operation Begins

"Fufufufu, Alabasta is just ahead, everyone get ready."

Doflamingo let out a strange laugh, pointing towards the edge of the continent in the distance.

They were currently at a depth of 100 meters underwater, having rushed all the way from Fishman Island.

"Prepare to land. The Poneglyphs are in the Alabasta Royal Palace, where at least two Skyblades are guarding them."

As Shanks spoke, he took a deep breath and glanced at the somewhat sullen Straw Hat Pirates on the other side.

Besides Dragon, the Straw Hat Pirates brought a total of six people this time.

Sanji, Zoro, Usopp, Luffy, Nami who pilots the ship, and Vivi, the princess of Alabasta.

"This time, I will definitely defeat those people!"

Luffy stood tall and proud, his face still radiating unparalleled youthful energy.

He fell in Alabasta back then, which left a deep impression on him.

This time, having returned, he will absolutely not lose, even if he faces a different enemy.

Vivi, sensing the subtle gazes around her, forced a smile.

I believe in you all!

From the moment the Roadmark History was placed in Alabasta, she had no other choice.

Not long ago, a group of coalition forces made a blunt threat to her.

If she doesn't decipher the Poneglyphs and find the final island, Laugh Tale, then regardless of whether Alabasta suffers any losses today, they will return and wipe this place out completely.

Having spent some time in the new world, she had no doubt that these people possessed such strength.

Because of this, she began to feel a little regretful.

It was just a seemingly ordinary journey, and even if she became a pirate, she believed that with her relationship with the Donquixote Family, she wouldn't encounter anything bad.

However, he never expected that his relationship with the Don Quixote family would ultimately bring him trouble.

Both sides knew that she was the only person in the Allied Forces who could translate the Poneglyphs.

The World Government placed the Poneglyphs in Alabasta to force her to make a statement.

Perhaps, if she hadn't translated, Alabasta would have suffered only minor trauma at most.

But if it were to be translated, the World Government might actually wipe out Alabasta.

Having grown up listening to Luther's stories, she knew perfectly well that Olvia and Robin's hometown was destroyed in the Buster Call commanded by Luther.

Even the hometowns of those two people were not spared, let alone her, an enemy she was only slightly acquainted with.

Therefore, no matter what she chooses, Alabasta seems to be doomed in the end, a result that drives her almost to madness.

She had absolutely no idea what to do.

"set off!"

At the sound of Dorrag's solemn words, the submarine they were on rose to the surface.

Apart from Nami, who stayed behind, and Hiyori, who was responsible for protecting the ships, everyone else set off for the capital of Alabasta.

Are we just going to wait here?

Once everyone had gone far away, Nami looked at Hiyori, who seemed like a gentle beauty, with a strange expression and a hint of respect in her voice.

She had heard this person's name from Uta; he was said to be the second-highest level being in the family, only after the Heavenly Blade.

So, how exactly are the allied forces going to win?

Her family's spies had infiltrated the coalition forces so thoroughly that she suspected that some of the coalition leaders were from her family.

"Just wait here. This is an operation with a predetermined outcome. All we need to do is provide Shanks and the others with a way out."

Hiyori smiled gently. No one could have imagined that she would become the person Shanks trusted most in the Allied Forces, besides his own pirate crew and Dragon and his son.

If there's any reason to give, it's simply that she's the daughter of Kozuki Oden—an utterly ridiculous excuse.

Of course, the fact that he had met the other party a few times back when he was in Roger's pirate crew was also a reason.

After hearing that Kozuki Oden was killed by Kaido, and that she followed Moria to destroy him, and then succeeded him as the Shogun of Wano Country and was willing to serve Moria, Shanks expressed sympathy for her experience.

That nice guy act actually bored her a bit.

She was actually quite looking forward to seeing if those people would be able to keep her after she was discovered.

Of course, nothing could possibly happen. Moria's shadow mage was crouching in her shadow, and Reiju's war fortress was suspended thousands of meters above their submarine, with Moria's true form inside.

Controlling shadows across half the world is something even Moria couldn't do.

But if it's only tens of thousands of meters, it's still a very easy thing.

Therefore, from the moment these people gathered, they were always under the noses of Luther and others, and it was ultimately a struggle with a predetermined outcome.

Nami, seeing Hiyori's bored expression, couldn't help but chuckle awkwardly.

Although she didn't know much, she knew that the coalition forces had no chance at all.

The fact that those people were still pinning their hopes on Luffy made her feel even more absurd.

If Luffy can take on such a great responsibility, that would truly be a miracle.

Meanwhile, Shanks and the others, after landing, headed towards the capital as fast as they could.

Even Vivi, the weakest among them, was being carried along by the wind controlled by Dorrag, and her speed was by no means slow.

However, they encountered their first obstacle only after arriving in the capital.