Haiyuan calendar year 1518.
The Kingdom of Alabasta, destroyed by "divine punishment," had long since become a legend passed down through the people. It was rumored that the island had been blockaded by the World Government and the Navy. Over the years, only a few daring pirates, driven by curiosity, had ventured to the island, hoping to verify the legend.
There are news about the Kingdom of Alabasta that are spreading all over the world. These news are true and false, making it impossible for people to distinguish the authenticity of these information sources.
Because the truth of the incident is too sensational, not many people believe it over the years.
Just like the existence of Sky Island to ordinary people, people from different classes have very different channels for collecting information. The rumors about the Kingdom of Alabasta can only be regarded as "unconfirmed legends" to people all over the world.
After Tsugakuni Yoshiichirō disappeared, the direction of the world situation did not develop as Zephyr had expected. The sharp contradiction between the World Government and the New Navy did not completely break out because of Tsugakuni Yoshiichirō's disappearance.
Thanks to Zefa's timely communication, Yixiao's decision was also very resolute and decisive. When the four Five Elders appeared at the Marine Headquarters, Yixiao had already led the "veterans" of the new navy out to sea.
The New Navy, which once extended its tentacles to the headquarters of the Navy, retreated back to the New World due to the death of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
The Five Elders who regained control of the Navy Headquarters did not choose to put further pressure on the New Navy.
Although Tsugakuni Yoshiichi died, the power controlled by the New Navy is not weak. Ichisho and Mihawk both have the strength of admirals. In addition, there are former Admirals Zephyr and Admiral Aokiji who rebelled against the Marine Headquarters. Even if the Marine Headquarters and the World Government unite again and do their best to launch a war against the New Navy, they may not be able to gain any benefits.
Even if the final victory is achieved, the price to be paid is unacceptable to the world government.
In the eyes of the Five Elders, the new navy, without Tsugikuni Yoriichi, would no longer pose any threat to them. Without the power of their leader, they would at best be mere local tyrants, unable to shake the Celestial Dragons' rule.
Instead of wasting energy to wipe out the New Navy, it is better to let these people hide in the New World and fight with those pirates.
This way, they can save a lot of worry.
The impact of the weakening of the Navy Headquarters' power was actually very large, and the World Government's control over the Four Seas was also greatly weakened. After recovering its breath, the World Government chose to strengthen its control over the Four Seas as soon as possible and completely ignored the New Navy.
There is no longer a new navy in the world that attempts to control the world. What exists is a behemoth that occupies the New World and controls hundreds of islands and kingdoms in the New World.
Zephyr is determined to inherit the will of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, but the method he chooses is completely different from Yoriichi. Although the new navy is very strong, Zephyr's expansion path is very stable at every step.
Today, five years after Kuniyoshi's death, the New Navy has completed its infiltration of the entire New World and completely digested the islands and assets left behind by the Whitebeard Pirates and Big Mom Pirates.
In today's world, the New Navy has become the Rocks Pirates of the past, dividing the Red Earth Continent with the World Government.
The sea breeze caresses you.
On the blue sea, two young men sat at the bow and stern of a small wooden boat, rowing hard towards the distant island.
"Hey, Ace, we're almost there!"
At the bow, Sabo, who had been rowing for a long time, grabbed the oar with both hands, threw it onto the small deck, and shouted to Ace at the stern with a smile on his face.
These two young men were Ace and Sabo who left Marinford and headed for Rogue Town.
When Zephyr betrayed the Marine Headquarters and joined the New Navy, he did not bring Ace, Sabona and the other two brothers with him. They were taken back to the Marine Headquarters by Zephyr's crew and taught by Sengoku himself.
Their backgrounds are very "clean", at least in name they are Garp's grandsons.
Garp died in battle on the Island of Origin. To the World Government, these three children are the heirs of a hero. It is precisely because of this that the World Government can tolerate these children continuing to live in the Marine Headquarters.
Sengoku felt guilty towards Garp, and because of this, he was very kind to the three children. He took them back to his home and raised them. Rosinante also often returned to the Navy Headquarters and got along very harmoniously with them.
There is also a new child named Luo in the small group of three brothers.
But guys like Ace are not the kind of people who can stay still. As they grow older, their strength becomes stronger and stronger.
Their growing strength made them more and more wild, and they often clamored to go out to sea. In this regard, Zhan Guo could only put them off by saying that they were still young.
But this was not a solution after all. Fearing that Ace and the others would cause trouble, Sengoku finally made a decision to let the older Ace and Sabo officially join the navy and be awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel.
The starting point of the two children is the end point of many navy men, but no one in the Navy Headquarters objected to Marshal Sengoku's decision.
After being awarded the titles, Zhan Guo sent the three of them to Rogue Town in the East China Sea, and the two of them became the base chiefs of Rogue Town.
East China Sea
Although the control of the Navy Headquarters over the world is weakening and more and more pirates are emerging in the four seas, the East China Sea is the most peaceful area after all, and the pirates here are the weakest among the four seas.
Although Ace and Sabo were young, their strength was enough to rank among the best even within the Marine Headquarters. It was impossible for Ace and Sabo to have no objections to being sent to such a peaceful and tranquil place by Sengoku.
However, the Warring States Period also had its own explanation for this.
He hoped that the two of them could first familiarize themselves with military affairs in Rogue Town. If the two of them could not even manage a place like Rogue Town, Zhan Guo would definitely not give them the opportunity to go to other sea areas.
This was actually Sengoku's protection for Ace and Sabo, but the young and energetic Ace and Sabo did not understand it.
Return to Rogue Town in the East China Sea from the first half of the Grand Line.
The two brothers relied on this small boat whose end could be seen at a glance.
It wasn't that the Navy Headquarters didn't have a warship to escort them to their posts, it was simply because the two young men were looking for excitement and wanted to travel while heading to Rogue Town to take up their posts.
But along the way, neither of them encountered any pirates.
Maybe they had encountered it on the road, but the pirates obviously had no interest in plundering ships like theirs, which was a disguised way for them to escape.
"Rogue Town—"
As Xiao Zhou approached the Rogue Town harbor, Ace stopped rowing, stood up from the deck, looked towards the island in the distance, and a sigh appeared on his face.
He hasn't seen his mother for many years. Although he misses her often, the strange thing is that Ace is not worried about his mother's safety at all.
Ace has never forgotten that he is the son of Pirate King Roger, and this secret has always been buried in his heart.
As they approached the town of Rogue and were about to arrive at the place where his father was executed, Ace couldn't help but think of his mother who was far away in Wan Guo.
Ace actually has no impression of his father Roger.
Even deep down in his heart, he had no respect for his father. Having received education in the navy, he could not understand his father being a pirate. Sometimes, Ace even felt inferior because of his identity.
He couldn't imagine that as the son of Pirate King Roger, he was actually qualified to become a navy.
This inferiority complex was buried by Ace's cheerful personality. Except for his two closest brothers, no one could possibly know what he felt in his heart.
Ace wants to be a righteous navy from the bottom of his heart. In his mind, only by becoming excellent can he make up for the sins his father once committed against the world.
No matter what the reason was for Pirate King Roger, he was the one who started the great pirate era and was always recorded as a great criminal in the books.
Ace, who was specially trained by the navy, knew deeply how terrible the destruction of the Great Pirate Era was to the people of the world.
"Rogue Town."
"I will definitely take care of this town and capture all the pirates!"
Ace is full of vision for his future and looks forward to his future life as base leader.
Island of the Holy Spirit.
In the basin inside the crater, the small vine that once produced the devil fruit has grown into an ancient paulownia tree nearly 100 meters tall in the past five years.
The basin, which was originally sparsely covered with vegetation, has now become lush and green. Ancient trees are towering, and the dense treetops even block out the sunlight. The bare basin has now become an ancient forest.
If someone had visited this island five years ago and seen the scene inside the crater, they would probably have been stunned by the sight before them.
Only five years passed in the outside world, but it felt like ten thousand years inside the crater.
On the ancient sycamore tree, there was a golden fruit. The fruit was several meters in diameter and its surface was covered with cloud patterns. The sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves onto this strange fruit, causing the surface of the fruit to emit a little golden light.
This is not reflected light, but light emitted from the inside out of the fruit.
"Buzz—"
Suddenly, a terrifying domineering aura spread out from the fruit. In an instant, the aura enveloped the entire island. The giants and beasts living on the Holy Spirit Island all sensed this terrifying breath and actually crawled and knelt in the direction of the crater in an anthropomorphic manner.
"boom!!!!"
A terrifying earthquake sounded in the Holy Spirit Island. The next second, a loud explosion resounded through the sky, and a golden light shot up into the sky. Such a dazzling light even overwhelmed the sun's brilliance for a time, and it stung all the creatures on the island so much that they couldn't open their eyes.
The air began to become hot, and the creatures on the island stood up one after another and ran towards the crater like pilgrims.
The large fruit on the ancient Wutong tree suddenly made a slight sound.
The fruit burst open, and a figure fell rapidly from the fruit. At the moment he was about to hit the ground, he transformed into a golden light and quickly went up and landed on the branch above.
"clatter!"
A light sound was heard, and the naked young man stood steadily on the branch, closing his eyes and enjoying the sunlight shining through the gaps in the leaves.
A human being was actually born from the cloud-patterned fruit produced by the ancient Wutong tree!
Calling them human doesn't seem quite accurate.
With long red hair draped over his body, Tsugumi Yoshiichi slowly opened his eyes and looked around. The confusion in his eyes quickly disappeared.
He stretched out his hand, lowered his head to look at his palm, and felt the power emanating from this body. A faint smile appeared on Yunyi's face.
"I'm back!"
A soft murmur sounded above the ancient paulownia tree. At the moment when memory and body merged, the golden flame transformed into a fire coat, enveloping Tsugumi Yoshiichi's body.
A strange body?!
No, this is the body that truly belongs to him.
The domineering aura that was emanating from it began to gather rapidly. With a thought, the breath of all living creatures on the island appeared in Tsugikuni Yoriichi's perception.
Island of the Holy Spirit.
Yoshikazu Tsugakuni knew where he was, and through his perception, he found the cave of Irene who once lived on the island.
Time has not left any trace on Tsugukuni Yoriichi's body. Instead, his memories of the past are clearer after his rebirth.
After learning where he was, Tsugumi Yoshiichi probably guessed why he was there.
The magic of the devil fruit far exceeded his expectations.
This is the awakened ability of the devil fruit he ate - Nirvana!
It was not until this time that Yoriichi Tsugakuni had a clear understanding of the devil fruit he had eaten.
Perhaps it is true that Joyboy, who is regarded as the savior, ate the Nika Fruit, but in fact, the connection between the Nika Fruit and human destiny may not be as deep as people imagine.
Otherwise, the Celestial Dragons would probably not have been able to rule this world for 800 years.
After all, the so-called destiny is determined by people themselves; the so-called devil fruit is just an object to assist humans.
Is it the fruit that controls the fate of humanity? Or does the fruit help humanity control its fate?
Every individual has a different understanding.
For Yoriichi Tsugikuni, after his rebirth, he is obviously the one who can control his destiny!
"call--"
Yunyi exhaled heavily, and the moment the exhaled air came into contact with the air, it turned into a raging golden flame, directly igniting the surrounding bushes.
Under the burning of the golden flames, this ancient dense forest melted rapidly. In just a few seconds, the forest in the basin had turned into a barren land.
The golden flames flowed on the surface of the ground, and the ancient sycamore tree under Yuanyi's feet also melted away.
Ji Guoyuan was suspended in the air, not even needing the help of wings, and he lowered his head slightly to look at his feet.
The action just now was instinctive.
The ancient trees and dense forests melted by the golden flames also turned into nutrients for the earth. Outside the crater, the jungle shrubs on the Holy Spirit Island grew rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The flowers are fragrant and the fruits are abundant.
The entire island exudes vitality.
(End of this chapter)
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