The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

Huang refused the whole time, but her hands didn't try to break free at all; her body language betrayed her.

Sabaody Archipelago

This is an archipelago formed by the roots of the world's largest mangrove tree, the Yarlung Tsangpo, which are exposed above the sea surface. The entire island is divided into different functional areas by tree numbering.

Wow! It's an amusement park!

Huang, dressed in a long white dress, stood under the huge mangrove tree number 39, her long orange hair under her straw hat fluttering in the wind, gazing at the amusement park ride surrounded by countless bubbles that refracted colorful light in the sunlight.

Her bright, dark green eyes sparkled.

John stood expressionless to the side, his body covered in shopping bags containing cheap and beautiful dresses that Huang had carefully selected, as well as a few of his own clothes.

His clothes were paid for by Huang, who said it was a matter of reciprocity.

Although I was quite touched, John was exhausted, both physically and mentally; he had shopped way too much!

"Major, let's go ride the Ferris wheel!"

Phoenix took John's hand and ran excitedly toward the place she had always longed to visit but never had the chance to.

However, when the two arrived at the Ferris wheel, they found that there was a long queue and they would have to wait a long time before it was their turn.

Considering that she needed to return to Marineford before sunset, Huang glanced longingly at the dreamlike Ferris wheel surrounded by bubbles, then pulled John along, ready to leave.

Seeing Huang's disappointed expression, John pulled her along and walked towards the beginning of the queue.

"Major?"

"Look at me."

John winked at Huang, then leaned close to the ticket checker and whispered a few words.

The staff member jogged away, and soon returned with a portly man in a suit.

"This distinguished guest..."

The man in the suit rubbed his hands together like a fly, looking at John with a fawning expression.

Before the man could finish speaking, John stepped forward, put his arm around his shoulder, led him to a corner, and then pulled out a stack of peso coins and handed them over.

Before long, the man returned to the entrance, and after a moment of hesitation, exaggeratedly raised both arms and pointed at the phoenix.

"Congratulations to this lady! You've won the park's grand prize, which grants you free access to all the rides without having to wait in line!"

"what?"

Huang quickly looked around and, seeing that there was no one standing next to her, pointed to herself in disbelief.

"me?"

"Yes! Congratulations! Please!"

"Can I bring one person with me?"

Huang was overjoyed, but then she quickly thought of John.

"Sorry, it's just you."

The man shook his head regretfully, and John stepped forward at the opportune moment, giving Huang a slight smile.

"Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."

"But I want to be with you." Huang bit her lip lightly, her face inexplicably flushed.

Seeing her shy and timid appearance, John finally realized that the girl was interested in him, and couldn't help but sigh at his own sins.

"Next time, I'll come with you again on your eighteenth birthday."

"Then it's settled!"

Phoenix took John's hand and made a pinky promise with him, then walked into the Ferris wheel cabin with her hands behind her back, looking back every few steps.

As the Ferris wheel started moving, Phoenix waved to John through the cabin window.

John responded awkwardly, when suddenly the Den Den Mushi in his pocket rang.

He took out his Den Den Mushi and saw that it was Begabank calling.

Chapter 84 The Celestial Dragons' Journey

"Hey, John!"

"What's wrong? Is there an intruder?"

John, looking serious, put down his bag and gestured to the staff to look after it before quickly walking towards the edge of the island.

If there are intruders he can't handle, he'll fly over immediately!

"No, don't be so alarmed."

The Den Den Mushi mimicked Begabank's speechless, eye-rolling expression.

"I'm just asking for your opinion. Currently, the black market can sell the blood of races like the Three-Eyed Clan, the Long-Armed Clan, and the Fish-Men, but we don't have any Lunaria, Bakania, or Giants yet."

"I want to ask you, should we try creating clones using common races like merfolk and life blueprints first, or wait until we have rare races like Lunaria?"

This was something Bergabank had discussed with John beforehand: before finding "SIQ" to create a completely new bloodline, they would first try this path with other excellent bloodlines to see if it was feasible.

John's plan involves first creating a powerful clone, and then using the Brain-Brain Fruit to implant his personality and consciousness into the clone.

His purpose was to see if the Devil Fruit ability would still exist after he changed bodies.

In addition, he can first improve his strength to say goodbye to being a "glass cannon" and reach the same level of fighting power as Garp, Newgate and others.

"Of course, it'll be using Lunaria's bloodline. I think I know somewhere I can get some. Wait for my news."

John remembered that Jhin was currently being held in a research institute of the World Government.

Kaido will rescue King within the next year or two.

He wanted to climb to the Navy's high command and access the research institute before Kaido, so he could take the initiative and extract a vial of blood.

"By the way, I don't want the naturally dark skin of the Lunaria race. My new body must be fair and clean!"

"How about I change the size of a certain part for you?" Bergabank couldn't help but tease.

"No need for that. I'm very satisfied with it. Everyone who has used it raves about it."

"Tch! What a narcissistic guy!"

"..."

at the same time

Phoenix walked out of the Ferris wheel cabin, looking around but couldn't find John. The Telephone Bug was still busy.

"Has something happened?"

Huang secretly blamed herself, blaming herself for being so attracted by the scenery above that she had overlooked John's movements below.

She couldn't just sit there doing nothing, so after thinking for a moment, she walked towards the crowd.

A large number of people means that something is bound to happen!

Island No. 24, shopping district.

In a world where most people can't even get enough to eat, those who can afford to travel and shop here are people who have a certain status and wealth in their own kingdoms.

The place is bustling with people and filled with laughter, as if the world is so beautiful and carefree.

Clang

The sudden tolling of bells echoed through the bustling city, as if a death sentence had brought the joyful crowd to an abrupt halt.

People's faces turned serious, and they quickly dispersed from the center of the street, squatting and kneeling on both sides.

Before long, accompanied by the clanging of chains, a procession slowly walked from the end of the street.

At the head were two overlapping figures, while the strong man below crawled on all fours with a collar around his neck.

Behind the man was a luxurious single sofa, on which sat an ugly man wearing a bulky white robe and a mangrove bubble headdress.

Celestial Dragons!

Topman Jonathan Saint, with snot running down his face, picked up an ice cream and licked it, also licking the snot that was running down his philtrum into his mouth.

As he swallowed the sweet, sticky pill, Jonathan blew his nose and complained in a muffled voice:

"I'm really looking forward to the next hunting game. God Valley was disturbed by those nasty pirates, which made me lose a lot of money."

"Jonathan Saint, this...this cannot be said here!"

The CP8 man in the black suit who was guarding behind him quickly lowered his voice to remind him.

Jonathan Saint snorted in dissatisfaction, lowered his head and turned his gaze to the slave beneath him, then suddenly kicked him in the back of the head.

"You damned slave, can't you just crawl properly! You're making me want to throw up!"

The slave silently endured kick after kick, even though the pain was unbearable and he was about to faint, he held on with all his might.

If the great Celestial Dragon were to fall because of his fainting, his family, who are also slaves in the Holy Land, would be implicated.

He has to hold on!

The blatant atrocities silenced the people kneeling on both sides of the street, who all wished they could bury their heads in their chests and pray not to be targeted by the enraged Celestial Dragons.

This is an absurd scene. The World Government clearly prohibits the capture and sale of slaves, yet the Celestial Dragons openly ride on slaves.

Despite the World Government's rule that assaulting others is illegal, the Celestial Dragons openly commit violence.

The people kneeling here took this for granted, simply because the Celestial Dragons were descendants of the Creator, and the whole world belonged to them.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, a figure rushed out of the alley and into the middle of the street, catching Jonathan Saint's attention.

He suddenly flew into a rage!

"Hey! You mere human, who gave you permission to walk in front of me?!"

Why don't you kneel down!

Phoenix stopped in her tracks and turned around to look, only to realize that she had disturbed the Celestial Dragons' journey.

The alleyway was completely deserted, and she didn't see anything unusual. After rushing out, she was already in the middle of the street.