Above the sea, three battleships belonging to the Beasts Pirates were sailing on the sea: Kaido’s King of Beasts’ ship, the newly constructed Arceus’ Genesis ship, and finally, Queen’s Brachiosaurus ship.
Pirate ships are also an important source of firepower, and over the three years, each officer obtained their own ships. However, King and Shayna left their ships in other Beasts Pirates’ territories, stationed with the crew who were left behind on the islands.
After making a name for themselves, pirates don’t necessarily need to stay within their territories. Even now, Whitebeard is still in a phase of roaming around, but there are not many pirates daring to attack his territory.
So, as long as there are enough basic forces to maintain daily order and deal with general problems, it is enough. They don’t need to be able to win against all opponents, just sending out intelligence is sufficient.
The reason Queen’s Brachiosaurus was brought out is that Queen’s ship has the largest tonnage and could carry more crew members. Shayna’s ship is mainly used for searching for plates outside, so it has a smaller tonnage and focuses more on speed and convenience. King’s ship, on the other hand, is relatively more versatile.
Only Queen deliberately increased the size of his ship to accommodate more cargo. At the same time, his Brachiosaurus has dual use in both trading and warfare. When delivering goods to the Big Mom Pirates, he uses his Brachiosaurus ship.
He came up with the name himself, reasoning that it would allow him to hide his true abilities and catch his opponents off guard in unexpected ways, although it never really had any effect.
After sailing for some time, following the Eternal Pose left behind by Kurozumi Higurashi, the Beasts Pirates’ ships arrived in the waters near Wano Country and could feel the changes here.
The waves surged and the wind whipped fiercely. Compared to the relatively calm waters just a moment ago, the environment here could only be described as harsh. Several pillars jutted out from the sea, and the broken hulls of ships could be seen protruding above the surface of the water.
The artificially created terrain of Wano Country and the treacherous external waters were one of the reasons why it was easy to defend and difficult to attack this place, and also why the people of Wano Country rarely ventured outside.
The people of Wano Country mostly travel by punt in the inland sea and rivers, and they had never experienced rough storms. With their navigation skills, if they ventured outside into the open sea, the biggest possibility is that they might simply capsize.
In the past, even Whitebeard got into an accident here, which led to his ship needing repairs in Wano Country.
The Navigators on his ship were much better than those of Wano Country.
The clouds in the sky were distorted, and it seems like there could be a downpour at any moment. The Navigator on the ship looked nervous as they ordered the sailors to adjust the ship’s position accordingly.
During navigation, they were the masters of the ship, and even the captain had to consider their opinions.
However, not everyone was as nervous. Yamato was getting more and more proficient in crawling. She wasn’t nervous as the other pirates outside and found the swaying of the ship to be quite amusing.
She had been crawling around the deck earlier, with four Chansey following her. As for Jack?
He was just picked up along the way. It’s fine as long as he didn’t die from starvation. Chanseys would mainly take care of Yamato, and Jack was just an afterthought.
As the ship approached Wano Country, the swaying of the ship became stronger, so Yamato was forcefully brought back to the cabin by the four Chansey.
“Kaido, are we almost there?”
To prevent collisions between the ships, King of Beasts’ ship and Genesis maintained some distance. However, Kaido was not on his ship; he and his daughter were currently on Genesis.
To be precise, except for Queen, who was on Brachiosaurus, keeping an eye on his newly cultivated seedlings, the other officers were all here.
“We’re almost there. I’ve already contacted that old woman. The people of Wano Country are just ahead.”
Unidentified creatures would occasionally leap out of the sea on both sides of the ship. At first, the people on the ship didn’t pay much attention to them, but as the ship sailed along the sea current, the creatures increased in number. They were actually giant carps.
“How can carps live in this sea area?”
“Who knows, maybe they’re a new species. Ordinary carps are not that big. Hey, Mandrell, take a look, aren’t these your people?”
The other pirates joked without any restraint, after all, Mandrell’s ability was Magikarp, and it makes sense that ordinary carps would listen to Magikarp.
They didn’t pay too much attention to the carps, but Arceus was different. When he saw these carps, he suddenly had some ideas.
The sea currents here were very turbulent, and even sea fish couldn’t survive in such water currents, but the carps, which are originally freshwater fish, have evolved into huge creatures with powerful physical strength.
First it was Zeraora, then Chansey, and now Arceus has enough power to support small-scale creation, but it was not suitable for mass creation. If he wanted to mass-create a certain species, modification would be more appropriate.
He needs more scouts, and they don’t necessarily have to be human. The Millennial Dragons are an example of this, but their numbers are too few, and even though their leader has said that it will ask for help from its companions, it would take another twenty years or so.
But these resilient carps were different.
Which Pokémon has incredibly tenacious vitality and can survive in saltwater, freshwater, polluted water, and even puddles? It’s Magikarp.
Which fish can be found in various regions, and gives countless fishermen a headache? It’s Magikarp.
Which Pokémon has powerful breeding ability, and can rapidly increase their population? It’s still Magikarp.
These carps, which can live in torrential currents, fill the biggest weakness of ordinary Magikarp, which is their frail bodies. So, Arceus began observing the carp in the ocean currents, and finally, he chose several of the most active ones.
Streams of power surged out of Arceus and entered the bodies of these carps.
There are two types of animal modification: one is like Millennial Dragon’s ability bestowal, where they can choose to revert back after acquiring the ability. Otherwise, after a few decades, other Millennial Dragons may not recognize them anymore.
In this case, their children are still Millennial Dragons, and the ability is not hereditary.
However, this modification is permanent, just like the two cows before. Thereafter, they will always be Miltank and cannot revert back to ordinary cows.
Arceus used the same principle in the modification of these carp, and after the modification, their offspring will also directly become Magikarp and will be inherently influenced by Arceus.
After a period of time, these Magikarp will start laying eggs, and given the fast growth cycle of carps, Magikarps will then spread to the surrounding oceans with their robust vitality, large numbers, and strong physique inherited from the local species.
They will search for the traces of the plates in the deep sea, and like Millennial Dragons, they will return here periodically to report on their findings, solving the problem of the Beasts Pirates not being able to explore the deep sea on a large scale.