"Big brother, the Marines launched a surprise attack on the Rocks Pirates?"
"Gurararara~~~"
"No problem!"
"The Marines did indeed launch a surprise attack."
"However."
"The result of this war was that the Marines suffered even more miserably. One of the three Admirals of Marine Headquarters was killed by Captain Rocks himself."
"Right!"
"Ike, I'm preparing to co ho in a few days."
"You're planning to co back and rest for a while?"
"Ah!"
"I've been sailing on the sea for quite a long ti too. After the Rocks Pirates were attacked by the Marines, things have cald down as well. I plan to go back and rest for so ti."
"Of course, that's fine."
Blu blu~~~
The Den Den Mushi hung up, and the casual chat between the two brothers ended there.
June 3rd, Year 1472 of the Sea Circle Calendar.
"Let look at this intelligence…"
Ike flipped through the intelligence in his hands and thought, "Sure enough! It really is painful that Big News Morgans hasn't appeared yet. If Morgans were around, this news would definitely be exposed."
One month ago, the Marines had secretly launched a sudden attack on the Rocks Pirates.
Mm!
After Ike had encountered Sengoku by chance, although he had not thought it was a major issue, after thinking about it briefly, he had keenly sensed sothing was wrong. Sothing was off! Sengoku's route was far too strange. Under such circumstances, he had notified his big brother and told him the Marines might have so kind of problem.
After Ike gave the warning, the Whitebeard Pirates also made preparations.
Sure enough.
The Marines had secretly mobilized all kinds of forces into the New World, surrounding the Rocks Pirates and preparing to launch an encirclent war.
Led by one of the three Admirals of Marine Headquarters in this generation, and including Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and Tsuru among the new generation, a total of twenty-six Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals and an elite force of fifty thousand Marine soldiers launched the attack.
The final result?
The Marines lost!
During the battle that lasted for twenty full days, nineteen Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals died in battle, thirty thousand Marine soldiers fell, and one Marine Admiral was personally killed by Rocks.
As for the Rocks Pirates?
Needless to say, they had also suffered heavy losses. After all, with battle losses like that, if the Rocks Pirates had suffered no damage at all…
Then Ike would not hesitate. He would imdiately bow his head to Rocks and follow Rocks to conquer the world.
Of course.
That was only a joke.
In short.
This matter had co to an end. Through his big brother, Ike had also learned about the incident.
"Intelligence departnt!"
"Sigh!"
Ike sighed softly and said with a headache, "It still needs to be established! Otherwise, many things won't be easy to handle. On this sea, intelligence is extrely important!"
He could see that in the future sea, intelligence would absolutely be extrely important.
This could be seen from one point.
Among the Yonko pirate crews, the Whitebeard Pirates were the poorest because aside from protection fees, they had no other inco.
Next would be the Red Hair Pirates. The Red Hair Pirates also collected protection fees, and they had a Grand Fleet under them, so normally, Shanks did not need to manage much himself.
The Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates were tied.
Question!
Where did their money co from?
They were very wealthy because the Beasts Pirates sold weapons, while the Big Mom Pirates sold intelligence. This was the core of the problem. In terms of intelligence, the Big Mom Pirates in the original story were one of the best in the industry.
"An intelligence organization…"
"Let's take it slowly."
"Sigh!"
Ike sighed helplessly. There was no other way. He could only slowly build his own intelligence departnt.
Ike shook his head. There was nothing he could do. There were too many things to consider: the developnt of the family, the future developnt of the Whitebeard Pirates, the issue of founding a nation, and the future Wano Country…
Hehehe~~~
There really were a lot of problems!
He would deal with them slowly.
Ike was truly very busy, and under such busyness, many things could only be handled bit by bit.
Ti passed quickly.
More than twenty days went by.
June 27th.
"Gurararara~~~"
Along with bold laughter, Newgate pushed open the door of Ike's study and said carelessly, "Ike! What are you doing?"
"Handling so matters." Ike casually replied. After finishing the matter in his hands, he put down his pen, raised his head, and asked with a smile, "Big brother, now that you're back this ti, how long do you plan to rest at ho?"
"Mm~~~"
"Three to five months!"
Newgate leaned against the sofa and said casually, "The Rocks Pirates also suffered heavy losses in the conflict with the Marines. At the very least, they won't be able to launch any large-scale operations for the next year or two."
"Gurararara~~~"
"Ike!"
"If you hadn't warned in advance about Sengoku's situation, I'm guessing the Whitebeard Pirates would have suffered heavy losses this ti too."
Looking at his big brother's infuriating smile, Ike shook his head and said, "Big brother, don't tell you didn't tell Rocks?"
"Nope!" Newgate spread his hands and said very casually, "What was there to tell Captain Rocks? If the Rocks Pirates kept expanding, that would have beco a huge problem. I estimate that Captain Rocks' ambition would have erupted ahead of ti. How would we continue making money then?"
"Hehehe~~~"
Ike chuckled and teased, "Big brother, you're not actually stupid after all!"
"Hehehe~~~"
The corner of Newgate's mouth twitched as he smiled. He was too lazy to pay attention to Ike and said casually, "After all! Borrowing the na of the Rocks Pirates makes earning money far too fast. In the future, if we do this with our own Whitebeard Pirates, we'll beco the enemy of the whole world. That would be troubleso."
"That is indeed not wrong." Ike nodded in agreent.
That was true!
In the current era of the Rocks Pirates, no matter what happened, Rocks would bear the bla. Once the Rocks Pirates disbanded, what everyone represented would no longer be Rocks, but themselves.
At that ti, if soone acted too crazily and provoked the siege of the entire world, they would truly be waiting to die.
Ike understood very clearly.
Actually!
On this sea, many countries did not reveal much on the surface.
However.
Among many countries, there were Admiral-level powerhouses serving as stabilizing pillars. They might not count as top-tier powerhouses among those at the sa Admiral level, but Admiral level was still Admiral level. Their strength was right there.
As for the number?
This world had thousands upon thousands of countries scattered across it like stars. Even if only one percent of them possessed such powerhouses, that would still be a terrifying number. Even if only one-thousandth possessed them, it would still be extrely terrifying!
If you truly enraged a vast number of countries and were besieged, then you were basically dead for sure. Just look at the World Governnt. It was a massive entity that had ruled the world for eight hundred years, yet it still could not truly control the entire world with ease. Instead, it maintained balance through mber nations and by uniting the powerful among them to restrain the smaller ones.
From this, one could already see that the hidden waters of this sea ran very deep. Truly very deep.
"Right!" Newgate asked curiously, "When I ca back, I saw those three little fellows, Lancelot, Tristan, and Percival, sneaking around and preparing sothing. What are they doing?"
"That matter…"
Ike smiled and explained it to his big brother. After all, tomorrow was Seventh Brother's birthday.
"Gurararara~~~"
Newgate laughed happily, extrely excited as he said, "Good! Good! Good! Well done! Truly well done. As expected of my nieces and nephews. This is family! Family should help one another. No one should look down on anyone!"
"That's right!" Ike also nodded in agreent. "This is family! Family is family. If even familial affection cannot truly be guaranteed, then that would be what truly leads to despair!"
"Exactly!"
The two brothers looked at each other and smiled. Ike suddenly thought of sothing and asked strangely, "Big brother! There were no issues with your recent physical examination, right?"
At this mont.
The doctor had already entered with all kinds of reports and records. Ike flipped through them while looking at Newgate, who wanted to sneak away, then roared loudly, "Big brother! Stop right there!"
The next day.
Ike and Newgate stood on the viewing platform above the banquet hall, looking at everything prepared below.
Ike said silently, "Big brother, rember this. If you dare hide things again next ti, don't even think about going out to sea in the future. I'll have another child replace you as captain of the Whitebeard Pirates."
"Don't!" Newgate smacked his lips and said, "I already said it was just a small injury! It's nothing…"
"Nothing?" Ike's expression was serious as he said, "Even small injuries need treatnt. If they accumulate and form hidden injuries, it will beco troubleso!"
"Alright!"
"Alright!"
Although Newgate looked impatient, he grinned and said, "I know, I know."
"Hehehe~~~"
Standing beside the two brothers, Selina smiled and shook her head, while the other concubines all stood quietly there, each with a smile on their face.
The banquet below quickly began.
"Seventh Brother!"
"Brother Seven!"
"Happy birthday!"
"Happy birthday!"
As the lively banquet began, Ōetsu's tears truly fell uncontrollably. He had always felt rather inferior, believing that he was far worse than his other brothers and sisters. Yet now, looking at the birthday banquet everyone had prepared for him…
Especially!
His eldest sister stood before him, while his father, mother, uncle, and all his aunts stood on the viewing platform above.
Ōetsu truly burst into loud sobs.
"This child…" Ike shook his head and said, "Seventh Brother is really troubleso too. If sothing is on his mind, he should just say it. Keeping it pressed inside his heart is truly…"
"Gurararara~~~"
Newgate laughed boldly, and everyone happily participated in the banquet.
The lively banquet continued, and amid Ōetsu's emotional tears, he ate the lt-lt Fruit.
The next mont.
Ōetsu truly cried. Devil Fruits were really fucking awful!
The lively banquet ca to an end just like that.
Of course!
After this incident, aside from daily study, Ōetsu spent more of his ti following the craftsn and swordsmiths who had co from Wano Country, learning forging techniques.
And don't even say it!
Ōetsu was only three years old!
This little fellow was clearly only three years old, yet after studying for six months, he had already forged an outstanding treasure sword. According to the swordsmiths, if soone learned normally, they absolutely could not achieve this without five years of effort. Most importantly, Ōetsu was only three years old even if one counted everything!
This was simply too frightening. After learning of this, all the craftsn and swordsmiths from Wano Country, regardless of what work they were responsible for, would co to teach this young master every day after finishing their work.
They would all co to teach this young master.
Wonderful!
It was as though they had already seen this young master becoming a top-tier craftsman capable of forging Supre Grade Blades again. No! No! Perhaps he would surpass top-tier craftsn, surpass Supre Grade Blades, and beco the divine craftsman worshiped by all craftsn and swordsmiths.
December 31st, Year 1472 of the Sea Circle Calendar.
In the blink of an eye!
A year had passed.
Ike stood on the terrace at the very top of the castle, feeling the breeze brush against his face. He looked down at the Totto Land sea area from above, narrowing his eyes slightly as if enjoying this calm.
But more than that…
"What exactly is going on with Snake Princess?"
"She still hasn't given birth?"
"It's already been two or three years!"
"Seriously…"
Ike was thinking about Snake Princess' situation.
That was right.
According to the doctor's estimate, Snake Princess should have given birth around June. Yet good grief, not only did she fail to give birth in June, she had dragged it all the way until December.
Originally, his big brother had planned to wait until his nephew or niece was born before leaving. But now, there was no choice. He could only leave first.
There was nothing that could be done!
He was an officer of the Rocks Pirates and had to return eventually. Besides, making money! Making money! He could not stay here every day!
The current Edward Family did not yet have a very complete channel for earning money. Before that, their main source of inco was still the profits his big brother brought back from making money with the Rocks Pirates.
"This really gives a headache!" Ike rubbed the space between his brows and muttered, "However! Calculating the ti, Sif has already been pregnant for six months."
That was right!
Since returning to the Totto Land sea area in April, Ike's concubines had beco pregnant one after another.
Sif, Remi, Gonlu, Kurozumi Yuka, Amatsuki Toki, and Kiyoyuki.
All six won had beco pregnant one after another.
Among them!
Sif was the earliest to beco pregnant and had already been pregnant for six months by now.
This was exactly why Ike found it strange. What exactly was going on with Snake Princess' situation?!
If this continued, even Sif would give birth, while Snake Princess still would not have given birth.
One had to know!
When Sif had not yet conceived her first child, Bertolt, Snake Princess had already been pregnant. Now, Sif was already pregnant with her second child, yet Snake Princess' child still had not been born!
It was not that Ike thought anything else. Even if Snake Princess never gave birth, he did not care about supporting her.
The main thing was!
Even though every examination showed that Snake Princess' body remained perfectly safe and told him there was no issue at all, Ike was still considering whether Snake Princess' body might develop problems. After being pregnant for several years, the possibility of sothing going wrong was far too high.
This really was not a joke. Ike knew this point very well.
Just look at Ace's mother in the original story. Because she forcefully carried her pregnancy for twenty months, she ended up dying.
This was the main reason Ike was worried.
Otherwise?!
Was Ike afraid of spending money? Get lost! Get lost! If he were afraid of spending money, that would be strange.
"My lord!"
"My lord!"
"Hm?!"
Hearing the maid's call, Ike turned around and asked, "What is it?"
"My lord!" The maid hurriedly said, "News ca from Madam Selina's side. The hospital! The hospital! News ca from the hospital! Madam Snake Princess should be giving birth. She should give birth today!"
"What?!"
Ike's eyes instantly widened. His entire body leapt forward, directly turning into an afterimage as he rushed straight toward the hospital.
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