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Chapter 674: The Answer
"Lyon's arrival must have been your doing as well, right?"
By now, Shiki knew that the development and growth of the Flying Pirates had Hades' hand in it, and even the backing of many unknown forces in the shadows.
For some things that were unclear in the past, Shiki now had the answers in his heart.
During the Bloody Battle, the appearance of "Death Gun" Leon was beyond his expectation.
It was also extremely crucial, providing immense help to the Pirate Alliance Army.
Based on his understanding of Lyon, if no one had called him, Lyon would not have actively participated in the Bloody Battle.
In fact, retirement itself was equivalent to no longer appearing on The Great Sea.
If Shiki hadn't called them, issued invitations, or used threats or interests to drive them.
"Violence King" Kosa and the others would not have gotten involved.
As Elders of the old era, they no longer had the ambition for hegemony.
Especially Blaze, the King of Hell, who was a Sea Overlord from a much earlier time, had no interest in directly participating in the affairs on The Great Sea.
He preferred to watch the changing tides of the Great Sea from the shadows.
"Heh heh!"
Hades didn't answer, but his attitude said it all.
Some things were absolute secrets.
Perhaps some people knew, but without evidence, Hades wouldn't say anything.
You can just guess for yourself.
Seeing this, Shiki nodded slightly, resolving a doubt in his heart.
"Can you find the specific location of the Heavenly King?"
Shiki knew that Hades must be aware of his objective.
In some matters, those involved are blind, while Hades knew more.
Upon hearing about the existence of the Heavenly King, Shiki already had an idea.
If he could find the Heavenly King and destroy it.
Coupled with the crucial clues about Ancient Weapons he possessed.
The Ancient Weapon located at the Base Camp of the Tyrant Dragon Pirates, Dragon Island, within the former Wano Country.
Based on the existing clues, it was highly likely to be the Super Battleship "Pluto".
As long as he could obtain Pluto, his success rate against the World Government would greatly increase.
"No."
Hades shook his head.
How could finding the Heavenly King be that simple?
Even though the Kronos Kingdom had launched dozens of satellites into the Sky, their main energy was only focused on monitoring their own Territory and the surrounding Sea Area.
That is, the New World and North Blue.
The current and future Sphere of Influence of the Kronos Kingdom.
However, it wasn't impossible either.
If the Kronos Kingdom put their mind to searching, they could definitely find it.
By specifically building a machine to monitor massive energy sources.
By mobilizing satellites to specifically monitor the Area above the Red Line.
Furthermore, there was Mermaid Shirley, a natural Diviner.
Even Pure Gold was found.
In the end, the Heavenly King was just an inanimate object.
Compared to Pure Gold, it had nothing special about it.
Perhaps Hades would tell Shiki about the Heavenly King's location, but definitely not now.
Even if the Heavenly King was dealt with, it wouldn't weaken the World Government's strength too much.
The Flying Pirates alone were not enough to defeat the World Government, even with the Ancient Weapon "Pluto".
The best result would be that "Pluto" might catch the World Government off guard, causing them heavy losses.
Once the World Government reacted, Pluto would lose its role.
Once exposed, the various Faction in the New World would not let the Flying Pirates off the hook.
Something like an "Ancient Weapon" that could destroy the World could not be controlled by other Faction.
What they couldn't obtain, they would destroy.
This situation was bound to happen.
With "Pluto" as an excuse, they wouldn't mind kicking the Flying Pirates while they were down when the Flying Pirates and the World Government were both heavily injured.
In the end, no one truly wanted "Golden Lion" Shiki to become the absolute Overlord, the true Ruler of the New World.
Not even Hades wanted to see that.
Moreover, after the downfall of the Flying Pirates, who would replace the vacant position left by the Flying Pirates?
Marshall D.Teach, whom he was supporting, had not yet grown up.
The Faction he would establish in the future would require over a decade of development.
However, Teach's growth rate might be much faster than imagined, because with each additional Devil Fruit, Teach's combatant strength would surge.
Especially having grown up on Paros Island, he inherently had few weaknesses and was an undeniable Monster.
With Hades helping him plan his future path and even arranging for his son to assist him, his growth speed would only be faster.
And currently, the Flying Pirates had not reached their true peak yet; they needed a few more years.
"Of course, if there were divination or search-type Devil Fruits, perhaps it could be found."
These words were of no help to Shiki.
Didn't he know that?
Such Devil Fruits were incredibly precious and rare, with only a handful existing.
Even if the Flying Pirates deliberately tried to collect Devil Fruits, it would be difficult to find one.
Furthermore, the influence of the Flying Pirates was mostly confined to the New World.
And the New World was merely one Area of the entire Great Sea.
"Then what other way is there?"
Shiki's meeting with Hades this time was to seek help.
Just the information about the Heavenly King didn't give him much assistance.
"To deal with the World Government, you can only try your best to weaken their strength, preferably by defeating them one by one."
"You should be clear, Shiki, about the maximum combatant strength the World Government can usually deploy."
"Some combatant strength will not be sent out unless truly threatened. That is your opportunity."
Hades felt he had made himself quite clear.
Shiki was also deep in thought.
The Five Elders, the Holy Knights, and the strength controlled by the various Celestial Dragon Family generally wouldn't appear in most situations.
If one didn't consider these forces, the World Government wasn't actually that terrifying.
A single Flying Pirates might find it difficult to deal with them.
But what if they united with many Great Power?
It wasn't impossible to deal with them.
For Shiki, the most troublesome thing was the endless layers of strength.
Even if Shiki hadn't thought of it, after Hades' slight hint, he understood this matter, though not completely clearly.
The World Government was like having several layers of seals.
When facing a certain level of strength, threat, or reaching a specific requirement, the seals would be broken, and more strength would be liberated.
But how strong the World Government specifically was, Shiki still didn't know.
He needed to constantly explore and probe.
Undoubtedly, he had already forced out most of the World Government's strength.
Even if there was more strength, it wouldn't be much.
The only thing he hadn't forced out was the Ancient Weapon "Heavenly King", but Shiki had seen it before and now knew about it.
(end of chapter)
"Lyon's arrival must have been your doing as well, right?"
By now, Shiki knew that the development and growth of the Flying Pirates had Hades' hand in it, and even the backing of many unknown forces in the shadows.
For some things that were unclear in the past, Shiki now had the answers in his heart.
During the Bloody Battle, the appearance of "Death Gun" Leon was beyond his expectation.
It was also extremely crucial, providing immense help to the Pirate Alliance Army.
Based on his understanding of Lyon, if no one had called him, Lyon would not have actively participated in the Bloody Battle.
In fact, retirement itself was equivalent to no longer appearing on The Great Sea.
If Shiki hadn't called them, issued invitations, or used threats or interests to drive them.
"Violence King" Kosa and the others would not have gotten involved.
As Elders of the old era, they no longer had the ambition for hegemony.
Especially Blaze, the King of Hell, who was a Sea Overlord from a much earlier time, had no interest in directly participating in the affairs on The Great Sea.
He preferred to watch the changing tides of the Great Sea from the shadows.
"Heh heh!"
Hades didn't answer, but his attitude said it all.
Some things were absolute secrets.
Perhaps some people knew, but without evidence, Hades wouldn't say anything.
You can just guess for yourself.
Seeing this, Shiki nodded slightly, resolving a doubt in his heart.
"Can you find the specific location of the Heavenly King?"
Shiki knew that Hades must be aware of his objective.
In some matters, those involved are blind, while Hades knew more.
Upon hearing about the existence of the Heavenly King, Shiki already had an idea.
If he could find the Heavenly King and destroy it.
Coupled with the crucial clues about Ancient Weapons he possessed.
The Ancient Weapon located at the Base Camp of the Tyrant Dragon Pirates, Dragon Island, within the former Wano Country.
Based on the existing clues, it was highly likely to be the Super Battleship "Pluto".
As long as he could obtain Pluto, his success rate against the World Government would greatly increase.
"No."
Hades shook his head.
How could finding the Heavenly King be that simple?
Even though the Kronos Kingdom had launched dozens of satellites into the Sky, their main energy was only focused on monitoring their own Territory and the surrounding Sea Area.
That is, the New World and North Blue.
The current and future Sphere of Influence of the Kronos Kingdom.
However, it wasn't impossible either.
If the Kronos Kingdom put their mind to searching, they could definitely find it.
By specifically building a machine to monitor massive energy sources.
By mobilizing satellites to specifically monitor the Area above the Red Line.
Furthermore, there was Mermaid Shirley, a natural Diviner.
Even Pure Gold was found.
In the end, the Heavenly King was just an inanimate object.
Compared to Pure Gold, it had nothing special about it.
Perhaps Hades would tell Shiki about the Heavenly King's location, but definitely not now.
Even if the Heavenly King was dealt with, it wouldn't weaken the World Government's strength too much.
The Flying Pirates alone were not enough to defeat the World Government, even with the Ancient Weapon "Pluto".
The best result would be that "Pluto" might catch the World Government off guard, causing them heavy losses.
Once the World Government reacted, Pluto would lose its role.
Once exposed, the various Faction in the New World would not let the Flying Pirates off the hook.
Something like an "Ancient Weapon" that could destroy the World could not be controlled by other Faction.
What they couldn't obtain, they would destroy.
This situation was bound to happen.
With "Pluto" as an excuse, they wouldn't mind kicking the Flying Pirates while they were down when the Flying Pirates and the World Government were both heavily injured.
In the end, no one truly wanted "Golden Lion" Shiki to become the absolute Overlord, the true Ruler of the New World.
Not even Hades wanted to see that.
Moreover, after the downfall of the Flying Pirates, who would replace the vacant position left by the Flying Pirates?
Marshall D.Teach, whom he was supporting, had not yet grown up.
The Faction he would establish in the future would require over a decade of development.
However, Teach's growth rate might be much faster than imagined, because with each additional Devil Fruit, Teach's combatant strength would surge.
Especially having grown up on Paros Island, he inherently had few weaknesses and was an undeniable Monster.
With Hades helping him plan his future path and even arranging for his son to assist him, his growth speed would only be faster.
And currently, the Flying Pirates had not reached their true peak yet; they needed a few more years.
"Of course, if there were divination or search-type Devil Fruits, perhaps it could be found."
These words were of no help to Shiki.
Didn't he know that?
Such Devil Fruits were incredibly precious and rare, with only a handful existing.
Even if the Flying Pirates deliberately tried to collect Devil Fruits, it would be difficult to find one.
Furthermore, the influence of the Flying Pirates was mostly confined to the New World.
And the New World was merely one Area of the entire Great Sea.
"Then what other way is there?"
Shiki's meeting with Hades this time was to seek help.
Just the information about the Heavenly King didn't give him much assistance.
"To deal with the World Government, you can only try your best to weaken their strength, preferably by defeating them one by one."
"You should be clear, Shiki, about the maximum combatant strength the World Government can usually deploy."
"Some combatant strength will not be sent out unless truly threatened. That is your opportunity."
Hades felt he had made himself quite clear.
Shiki was also deep in thought.
The Five Elders, the Holy Knights, and the strength controlled by the various Celestial Dragon Family generally wouldn't appear in most situations.
If one didn't consider these forces, the World Government wasn't actually that terrifying.
A single Flying Pirates might find it difficult to deal with them.
But what if they united with many Great Power?
It wasn't impossible to deal with them.
For Shiki, the most troublesome thing was the endless layers of strength.
Even if Shiki hadn't thought of it, after Hades' slight hint, he understood this matter, though not completely clearly.
The World Government was like having several layers of seals.
When facing a certain level of strength, threat, or reaching a specific requirement, the seals would be broken, and more strength would be liberated.
But how strong the World Government specifically was, Shiki still didn't know.
He needed to constantly explore and probe.
Undoubtedly, he had already forced out most of the World Government's strength.
Even if there was more strength, it wouldn't be much.
The only thing he hadn't forced out was the Ancient Weapon "Heavenly King", but Shiki had seen it before and now knew about it.
(end of chapter)
