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Chapter 638: His Disappearance; The Divine Light Empire Makes a Move
"Interesting, that Child has disappeared."
Looking at a piece of intelligence from the South Blue, Hades smiled in surprise, feeling even more amused internally.
"Looks like Garp is going to miss him."
Throwing the intelligence aside, Hades once again felt the change of the era.
The wheel of destiny had already deviated.
Roger had stayed in the South Blue for about half a year before turning himself in.
On an Island in the South Blue, Roger had a wife and left behind a Child.
This matter was no secret to Hades.
He had even been paying attention in secret.
For a Strongman like that, knowing the approximate location was enough; there was no need for overly deliberate surveillance.
Because it would be detected.
After Roger left, he sent people to investigate, and they quickly found out everything clearly.
Due to the weakening of the World Government's strength, coupled with the bloody battle attracting most of the World Government's attention.
Fortunately, the news that Roger had stayed in the South Blue had not yet been learned by the World Government.
Without the stress brought by the World Government and the Marines.
Roger's wife, Portgas D. Rouge, did not need to take medicine to keep the Child in her belly for twenty months.
So Ace was born safely, and he was now one year old.
What she didn't know was that pregnant women in the Sea Area near the South Blue were thus spared a disaster.
Of course, if the World Government had truly investigated them, those children who had already been born might also face a bloodbath.
Roger was ultimately the culprit who started the Great Pirate Era, and countless people recognized Roger's appearance.
The news that Roger had lived in the South Blue was very likely to be exposed; it couldn't be foolproof, unknown to everyone.
It must be said that Roger's wife was very smart.
After giving birth to Ace, she left the Island where she had lived for a long time.
Using a little treasure left by Roger, she went to a safer Area in the South Blue to live.
However, according to the current intelligence, Ace and Rouge's disappearance seems to be because they were taken away and protected by someone.
This definitely has nothing to do with Roger.
Hades doesn't believe Roger set up a contingency plan.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed Garp to protect his Child.
Most likely, it's a Faction that knew Roger was living in the South Blue, similar to the Kronos Kingdom.
And the Faction is not small, capable of avoiding the Kronos Kingdom's Intelligence Force's attention and taking Ace and Rouge away.
In the South Blue, there is only one Faction with such strength: the Divine Light Empire.
And that was indeed the case.
Soon, You Ming's intelligence confirmed this matter.
People from the Divine Light Empire took the two away.
For the bloodline of Roger, a World Top-tier Expert, a future Monster, a Strongman who could become a pillar of the Kingdom, how could the Divine Light Empire miss out?
As Roger's son, this Child, who was still unaware of things, already possessed a glorious future.
Bloodline, potential – these were the precious wealth Roger left him.
Ace, for the Bright Papal Court, was the future Holy Son, the future Pope.
As for his background, that wasn't really an issue.
In the Divine Light Empire, although there are many bloodline connections internally, the positions of Holy Son and Pope cannot be passed down through bloodline.
This was a rule set by the first Pope of the Divine Light Empire.
This measure prevented the decline of the Bright Papal Court.
Even if one couldn't become the Holy Son, they could become a Chief Inquisitor, serving as one of the Bright Papal Court's top-tier combatants.
The combatant strength of the Divine Light Empire is basically in two parts.
The Chief Inquisitor who commands the Inquisition Knights.
The Pope, the Holy Son, and the Twelve Knights of Light commanded by the Holy Son.
Of course, authority also holds a significant status within the Bright Papal Court.
Within such a massive Faction, there are also various Families.
Among them, the undisputed strongest, is the Immerlais Family.
Over a thousand years, under the unbreakable iron rule that the Holy Son and Pope cannot be passed down through bloodline.
The Immerlais Family has produced six Popes and eight Chief Inquisitors to date.
At their peak, both the Pope and the Chief Inquisitor were members of the Immerlais Family.
As the Immerlais Family, which held high positions from the beginning of the Bright Papal Court's establishment, they have developed over a thousand years and possess incredibly powerful control.
Or rather, the Bright Papal Court officially reached its glory under the leadership of the Immerlais Family and developed to its current state.
The secret hidden by the Bright Papal Court is held in the hands of the Immerlais Family.
Even the World Government and World Nobles are extremely wary of them.
Eight Hundred Years Ago, the Divine Light Empire was also the only Superpower that directly resisted the Great Kingdom.
The existence of "Sun God" Nika, similar to Shirek's Language Fruit ability, had the strength to inspire people's hearts, severely impacting the Bright Papal Court's development and the spread of faith.
Before the Twenty Kings destroyed the Great Kingdom and the World Government was established, the Bright Papal Court had a fierce conflict with the then-flourishing Great Kingdom.
The final outcome is obvious: the Bright Papal Court lost and suffered significant losses.
In the great battle that destroyed the Great Kingdom, the Bright Papal Court also contributed significantly, promoting it from behind.
In a sense, the higher-ups of the Bright Papal Court also belonged to the Noble class.
The establishment of the Great Kingdom impacted the prevalent noble order in the Great Sea, affecting the Nobles' rule over the Great Sea.
Ultimately, it was naturally the victory of the noble class; the Great Kingdom was destroyed, and the World Government was established.
With the appearance of the Celestial Dragons, the noble system reached its peak, even an extreme.
In the current Divine Light Empire, the Holy Son has already been born, and he happens to be from the Immerlais Family.
If nothing unexpected happens, Ace will most likely be cultivated to become a Chief Inquisitor.
The butterfly effect has occurred and is clearly displayed before Hades.
Even knowing this, Hades has no intention of interfering.
The Divine Light Empire is far away in the South Blue and is not hostile to the Kronos Kingdom.
Merely being Roger's son wouldn't particularly attract his attention.
He doesn't really care what the future holds.
However, since Ace has fallen into the hands of the Divine Light Empire, and one of the future three brothers is gone, he doesn't mind taking one.
Due to the Divine Light Empire's operation, Hades also had some other ideas.
Sabo, the future Revolutionary Army Staff Officer, the second-in-command only after Dragon, is now targeted by Hades.
Since he knows of his existence, it's better to cultivate him himself.
Not only can this add a powerful combatant to the Kronos Kingdom in the future, but it can also weaken the Revolutionary Army's development potential.
However, he hasn't been born yet, so Hades has enough time to prepare.
Originally, Hades had no plan to deliberately interfere, and even intended not to interfere and let things follow their original trajectory.
Since the Divine Light Empire has intervened, he doesn't mind intervening further.
As for how Garp feels, what does that have to do with him?
This is perhaps a good thing for Garp; with one less grandson, he won't have to bear the grief of a Child's death.
If cultivated by Garp, Ace would ultimately not escape the destiny of becoming a Pirate.
Who would cultivate a Child like Garp, throwing the Child to his grandson to take care of?
It's quite miraculous that Dragon didn't turn out crooked.
(end of chapter)
"Interesting, that Child has disappeared."
Looking at a piece of intelligence from the South Blue, Hades smiled in surprise, feeling even more amused internally.
"Looks like Garp is going to miss him."
Throwing the intelligence aside, Hades once again felt the change of the era.
The wheel of destiny had already deviated.
Roger had stayed in the South Blue for about half a year before turning himself in.
On an Island in the South Blue, Roger had a wife and left behind a Child.
This matter was no secret to Hades.
He had even been paying attention in secret.
For a Strongman like that, knowing the approximate location was enough; there was no need for overly deliberate surveillance.
Because it would be detected.
After Roger left, he sent people to investigate, and they quickly found out everything clearly.
Due to the weakening of the World Government's strength, coupled with the bloody battle attracting most of the World Government's attention.
Fortunately, the news that Roger had stayed in the South Blue had not yet been learned by the World Government.
Without the stress brought by the World Government and the Marines.
Roger's wife, Portgas D. Rouge, did not need to take medicine to keep the Child in her belly for twenty months.
So Ace was born safely, and he was now one year old.
What she didn't know was that pregnant women in the Sea Area near the South Blue were thus spared a disaster.
Of course, if the World Government had truly investigated them, those children who had already been born might also face a bloodbath.
Roger was ultimately the culprit who started the Great Pirate Era, and countless people recognized Roger's appearance.
The news that Roger had lived in the South Blue was very likely to be exposed; it couldn't be foolproof, unknown to everyone.
It must be said that Roger's wife was very smart.
After giving birth to Ace, she left the Island where she had lived for a long time.
Using a little treasure left by Roger, she went to a safer Area in the South Blue to live.
However, according to the current intelligence, Ace and Rouge's disappearance seems to be because they were taken away and protected by someone.
This definitely has nothing to do with Roger.
Hades doesn't believe Roger set up a contingency plan.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed Garp to protect his Child.
Most likely, it's a Faction that knew Roger was living in the South Blue, similar to the Kronos Kingdom.
And the Faction is not small, capable of avoiding the Kronos Kingdom's Intelligence Force's attention and taking Ace and Rouge away.
In the South Blue, there is only one Faction with such strength: the Divine Light Empire.
And that was indeed the case.
Soon, You Ming's intelligence confirmed this matter.
People from the Divine Light Empire took the two away.
For the bloodline of Roger, a World Top-tier Expert, a future Monster, a Strongman who could become a pillar of the Kingdom, how could the Divine Light Empire miss out?
As Roger's son, this Child, who was still unaware of things, already possessed a glorious future.
Bloodline, potential – these were the precious wealth Roger left him.
Ace, for the Bright Papal Court, was the future Holy Son, the future Pope.
As for his background, that wasn't really an issue.
In the Divine Light Empire, although there are many bloodline connections internally, the positions of Holy Son and Pope cannot be passed down through bloodline.
This was a rule set by the first Pope of the Divine Light Empire.
This measure prevented the decline of the Bright Papal Court.
Even if one couldn't become the Holy Son, they could become a Chief Inquisitor, serving as one of the Bright Papal Court's top-tier combatants.
The combatant strength of the Divine Light Empire is basically in two parts.
The Chief Inquisitor who commands the Inquisition Knights.
The Pope, the Holy Son, and the Twelve Knights of Light commanded by the Holy Son.
Of course, authority also holds a significant status within the Bright Papal Court.
Within such a massive Faction, there are also various Families.
Among them, the undisputed strongest, is the Immerlais Family.
Over a thousand years, under the unbreakable iron rule that the Holy Son and Pope cannot be passed down through bloodline.
The Immerlais Family has produced six Popes and eight Chief Inquisitors to date.
At their peak, both the Pope and the Chief Inquisitor were members of the Immerlais Family.
As the Immerlais Family, which held high positions from the beginning of the Bright Papal Court's establishment, they have developed over a thousand years and possess incredibly powerful control.
Or rather, the Bright Papal Court officially reached its glory under the leadership of the Immerlais Family and developed to its current state.
The secret hidden by the Bright Papal Court is held in the hands of the Immerlais Family.
Even the World Government and World Nobles are extremely wary of them.
Eight Hundred Years Ago, the Divine Light Empire was also the only Superpower that directly resisted the Great Kingdom.
The existence of "Sun God" Nika, similar to Shirek's Language Fruit ability, had the strength to inspire people's hearts, severely impacting the Bright Papal Court's development and the spread of faith.
Before the Twenty Kings destroyed the Great Kingdom and the World Government was established, the Bright Papal Court had a fierce conflict with the then-flourishing Great Kingdom.
The final outcome is obvious: the Bright Papal Court lost and suffered significant losses.
In the great battle that destroyed the Great Kingdom, the Bright Papal Court also contributed significantly, promoting it from behind.
In a sense, the higher-ups of the Bright Papal Court also belonged to the Noble class.
The establishment of the Great Kingdom impacted the prevalent noble order in the Great Sea, affecting the Nobles' rule over the Great Sea.
Ultimately, it was naturally the victory of the noble class; the Great Kingdom was destroyed, and the World Government was established.
With the appearance of the Celestial Dragons, the noble system reached its peak, even an extreme.
In the current Divine Light Empire, the Holy Son has already been born, and he happens to be from the Immerlais Family.
If nothing unexpected happens, Ace will most likely be cultivated to become a Chief Inquisitor.
The butterfly effect has occurred and is clearly displayed before Hades.
Even knowing this, Hades has no intention of interfering.
The Divine Light Empire is far away in the South Blue and is not hostile to the Kronos Kingdom.
Merely being Roger's son wouldn't particularly attract his attention.
He doesn't really care what the future holds.
However, since Ace has fallen into the hands of the Divine Light Empire, and one of the future three brothers is gone, he doesn't mind taking one.
Due to the Divine Light Empire's operation, Hades also had some other ideas.
Sabo, the future Revolutionary Army Staff Officer, the second-in-command only after Dragon, is now targeted by Hades.
Since he knows of his existence, it's better to cultivate him himself.
Not only can this add a powerful combatant to the Kronos Kingdom in the future, but it can also weaken the Revolutionary Army's development potential.
However, he hasn't been born yet, so Hades has enough time to prepare.
Originally, Hades had no plan to deliberately interfere, and even intended not to interfere and let things follow their original trajectory.
Since the Divine Light Empire has intervened, he doesn't mind intervening further.
As for how Garp feels, what does that have to do with him?
This is perhaps a good thing for Garp; with one less grandson, he won't have to bear the grief of a Child's death.
If cultivated by Garp, Ace would ultimately not escape the destiny of becoming a Pirate.
Who would cultivate a Child like Garp, throwing the Child to his grandson to take care of?
It's quite miraculous that Dragon didn't turn out crooked.
(end of chapter)
