Sailing: The crew members are all top-notch talents!

Although they won a great victory this time, everyone knew that they had really stirred up a hornet's nest.

With their current strength, they are indeed not afraid of the Navy.

But don't forget, they have masters behind them, the World Government.

This is what Jess fears most.

"Don't worry, the navy has suffered heavy losses, with its mid-to-high-end combat forces either dead or wounded. They will not pose any threat to us in the short term."

"However, we must also be wary. Luo Feng, starting tomorrow, you will take control of the entire island and change its shape. We will leave this sea area."

"Leave?! Young Master, where are we going?!"

Renault's suggestion sparked everyone's interest, but soon, they were conflicted again.

As long as you are in the New World, most of the seas are under the surveillance of the Navy and the World Government.

There was not a single safe place to settle down.

"Let's go to Wano Country, where Linlin forges swords."

Reno thought of this after obtaining the Island-Island Fruit.

After much thought, perhaps Wano Country is the safest place in the entire New World.

Wano Country's advantageous location gives it a natural advantage, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Even naval warships cannot enter it.

Furthermore, Wano Country implements a policy of isolation, so even if they live there, the Navy wouldn't be able to detect them if they were careful.

Most importantly, once he has settled the people of Castor, he can set sail with peace of mind.

No more being held back by Castor, no more being hesitant and timid in doing things!

Moreover, they will deliberately expose themselves to the Navy's sight, and the Navy will only target them.

"Luo Feng, thank you for your hard work during this time. The journey to Wano Country is long and will probably take nearly two months."

The Kingdom of Castor is quite a distance from the Kingdom of Wano.

Even when he was piloting the Golden Ark at full power, it took him a whole week to fly.

Luo Feng himself only has the strength of a Marine Vice Admiral. Although he can use the Island-Island Fruit to control the entire island, it consumes a huge amount of his physical strength.

It won't be much faster either.

Even excluding rest time, Renault conservatively estimates that it will take two months.

"Don't worry, young master."

"You have done so much for the Kingdom of Castor, leave the rest to me."

Luo Feng immediately patted his chest and assured him.

"Alright, everyone go and get some rest."

"Haydin!"

Just as everyone turned to leave, Renault called out to Halding and asked him to stay.

"What's wrong, boss?"

Halding looked at Renault, who was stroking his chin and deep in thought, with a puzzled expression.

What on earth is the boss up to?!

"Hayrding, your Momo Fruit can magnify anything you touch by a hundred times, right?!"

"Yeah, boss, but I just got the Momo Fruit and haven't had time to develop it yet. Right now, it can only grow thirty times bigger."

"Thirty times?! Forget it, let's test if it works first!"

Having made up his mind, Renault waved his hand, and a piece of gold, no bigger than a thumb, appeared in his palm.

"Hayrding, use your Devil Fruit to touch it."

Upon realizing what was happening, Halding's eyes widened, and a rolling sound came from his throat.

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He seemed to know what Renault was planning to do.

If it really succeeds...

Equally eager, Hajrudin activated the Momo-Momo Fruit power, touched the gold with his hand, and the next second, the gold, originally the size of a thumb, instantly grew thirty times larger.

It turned into a huge gold nugget.

"Hayrding, your Devil Fruit power won't suddenly stop working and you'll revert back to your original form, will it?"

Renault circled the enormous piece of gold, puzzled.

"Unless the Devil Fruit user dies, they will not revert to their original form."

Halding shook his head, dismissing Renault's guess.

"That's good!"

Renault was overjoyed after receiving Hajrudin's assurance.

The gold obtained from the Sky Island has been squandered over the years.

Whether it's building the World Ship, the Golden Ark, or using it for other purposes, nearly a third of it has already been consumed.

Although the remaining amount of gold is still considerable, it will eventually run out.

However, if Hajrudin's Devil Fruit ability could amplify all of this gold a hundredfold, then the amount of gold would be...

"Cough cough cough... Halding, although cultivation is not something that can be accomplished overnight, progress is faster by accumulating little by little. I see that you still have some energy left. Come on, I'll take you to cultivate!!"

After what just happened, even if Hajrudin were stupid, he would know what Renault wanted to do.

The boss wants him to develop his Devil Fruit ability to a hundredfold increase as soon as possible.

Halding's face immediately fell, turning into a bitter expression. "Boss, how about tomorrow? Just let me go today!!"

"Alright, starting tomorrow, I'll personally supervise your cultivation!"

A satisfied Renault left with his hands behind his back, happy as ever.

A hundredfold increase in gold value, wow, just thinking about it is wonderful!

No, we need to invest a large amount of diamonds; these are a form of hard currency even in the world of One Piece!

It's even more beautiful now.

.........

........

Some are happy and some are sad!

Navy Headquarters.

When the Marines saw Kong and his three companions, including Garp who was barely clinging to life, returning in their pirate ship, the entire Marine Headquarters was instantly shaken.

It turned out that when Kong and his crew were halfway there, they encountered a pirate crew.

Without saying a word, Kong annihilated the entire pirate crew with overwhelming force, venting all his anger on them.

Then they rushed back to Marine Headquarters as quickly as possible.

Upon returning to Marine Headquarters, Sengoku and Bogart quickly took the seriously injured Garp to the Marine Hospital for emergency treatment.

Steel Bone Sky returned to his office with a gloomy face.

And they contacted the Five Elders immediately.

Steel Bone Sky recounted the entire story to the Five Elders.

This includes the abilities and strength of Reno, the captain of the Reno Pirates, and the remaining members.

Of course, there were also naval losses.

Apart from him, Sengoku, Bogart, and the seriously injured Garp, everyone else remained forever in the Kingdom of Caster.

After reporting everything, Kong lowered his head, awaiting the Five Elders' punishment.

He was well aware of the seriousness of the matter, having caused such a great loss to the navy. A scolding would be nothing compared to being stripped of his admiral position.

However, after waiting for a long time, the Five Elders did not respond.

"we know."

After a cold voice came from the other end, the Den Den Mushi was disconnected.

Hearing the beeping sound, Steel Bone Hollow became even more uneasy.

........

Holy Land.

Mariejoia.

"asshole!!!"

"These useless pieces of trash, I don't know what's the point of keeping them around!"

"So many navy soldiers have died, and this time even Zephyr has died!"

The hottest-tempered of the five elders, with his blond hair, swung his cane, unleashing a powerful burst of Armament Haki that shattered a wall.

"The navy's repeated defeats are truly disappointing!!"

"We give them so much money every year, and this is how they repay us?! We've truly lost face this time!!"

"I don't think it's necessary for Steelbone Kong to be promoted to the rank of General anymore!"

The five long-haired elders sat with their legs crossed, their faces extremely unpleasant.

"Calm down, all of you!!"

Clang

With a crisp sound, the blade was drawn.

A powerful aura instantly swept through the entire room, and the five elders, who had been furious, calmed down.

"This matter is of great importance, but we all know the scale of the operation involving the four members of Steelbone Sky and twenty naval warships."

"While Kong certainly made a mistake, we also underestimated Renault's strength."

"He possesses the power of thunder, swordsmanship at the level of a great swordsman, and has cultivated all three types of Haki to an extremely high level. In a full-force battle with Garp, Garp was severely injured and on the verge of death, while he was merely exhausted."

"If I'm not mistaken, with Renault's current strength, he's probably comparable to Roger!!"

Comparable to Roger?!

Upon hearing these four words, the expressions of the other five elders changed slightly.

The New World is now in turmoil, with powerful pirates emerging one after another.

But the most powerful and the most threatening to the World Government's rule is undoubtedly Rocks.

Besides Rocks, Roger was the next best candidate.

They hadn't expected the Five Elders of Longsword to have such a high opinion of Renault.

Everyone remained silent, awaiting the next installment.

The Five Elders of Longsword continued:

"If we take into account the strength of the entire pirate crew, the Reno Pirates are probably already stronger than the Roger Pirates."

"Among the Roger Pirates, besides Captain Roger, the strongest were the first mate Rayleigh and crew member Jabba, but there were only two of them."

"On the other hand, the Reno Pirates, apart from Captain Reno, have four members whose strength is comparable to that of a Marine Admiral's crew: Linlin with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Hajrudin with the Momo-Momo Fruit, Jess with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and Flame-Flower with the Soul-Soul Fruit."

“And Lingling wasn’t even present during this battle.”

"If she were here, even Steelbone Kong probably wouldn't have been able to come back."

"We underestimated this suddenly appearing pirate crew from the very beginning, thinking we could easily subdue them, which led to the current situation!"

The analysis by the Five Elders with the longsword completely calmed down the originally furious blond Five Elders.

Although he was still very angry, the five elders of the Longsword had a point.