Although the Marines and World Government do not have a large number of troops stationed in the New World, they have always had a considerable number of intelligence personnel, including bounty hunters, black market merchants, and even some pirates disguised as World Government and Marine personnel.
Their only task is to collect relevant information. Arceus often appears in the Beasts Pirates’ territory, and it’s not difficult to investigate information about him, but the intelligence collected by secret agents was limited when it comes to his abilities.
At that time, the elite were all already taken to Wano Country, leaving behind only small leaders, who had witnessed Arceus’ abilities. In order to avoid exposing themselves while gathering information, they rarely had direct contact with these leaders.
In addition, although the Beasts Pirates now have many devil fruit users, the Marine personnel do not find this unusual. They only sent people because Arceus has the power to injure Sengoku.
Under this facade, they did not discover his true power.
Referred to as the “Sacred Beast” by the crew members and has a close relationship with Kaido, Arceus is suspected to be the second in command or holds an equal position. This is the conclusion they have drawn after a brief investigation.
Although it is still not very comprehensive, compared to the vague term “unknown creature,” the outrageous title Beasts Pirates’ pet is much more detailed.
After the Intelligence Branch collects information, it will be sent back to their superiors, and then the Analysis Branch will analyze the specific situation based on the intelligence.
Based on the information they have collected, the Analysis Branch will re-evaluate the bounty and title.
However, the Analysis Branch shares the same view as Sengoku, believing that Arceus is just a Mythical Zoan user with a special ability, and not some strange creature. How could Kaido be on equal footing with a strange creature?
However, the opponent’s devil fruit ability is unknown. According to the past information, he can control plants and flames, and also has the ability to fly. According to unconfirmed reports, he also has the ability to give others strength.
From this, Analysis Branch came up with two conclusions. One is that the collected intelligence is correct, and Arceus does indeed have these abilities.
The other is that Kaido is deliberately mystifying it, and the so-called ‘granting ability’ is just because of Beasts Pirates’ technological breakthrough. When this information was mentioned, Queen’s information was also sent up.
“Queen the Plague, a member of the Beasts Pirates and a former member of the MADS research group, is good at human modification and has done some research on Lineage Factor. We believe that he may have achieved even greater accomplishments in this field. Perhaps we underestimated him initially and should have included him in our scientific research team.”
However, neither conclusion was convincing, and the two conclusions were ultimately sent to Kong’s table. The specific results can only be determined by waiting for more detailed information from the secret agents.
But this also did not cause a big reaction from the Marines. There are many people who can injure a Marine Admiral, some of whom are now in the underwater prison Impel Down, and some are still outside.
Golden Lion, Whitebeard, Roger and Red Count Patrick Redfield, now have been joined by Arceus, so they only increased the bounty as usual.
Even before Rocks exposed his ambition, the Marines did not make any big moves against him. So now, the actions of the Beasts Pirates were just child’s play in their eyes.
As for Zeraora, information about him is even less than Arceus’. At least Arceus often moves within the territory, but they did not find any information about Zeraora except for his status as an officer and his name.
And so, the news of the new bounty and the Battle of Edd War spread throughout the world. As for Sengoku’s inquiry regarding accountability, it was just raised and then put down.
Cipher Pol Branch is directly under the World Government, and they are completely independent from the Marines. If they were to take action against their own subordinates due to any random complaint from the Marines, it would damage the reputation of Cipher Pol’s chief.
The most important point is that the Cipher Pol do not think this is a big deal. It is inevitable that there will be mistakes in the intelligence of even the best agents. Even if they are ace agents, they cannot guarantee 100% success in their missions.
And Marines did not make a big fuss either, and after the complaint was raised, they did not continue to pursue anything.
Thus, in response to the complaint lodged by the Marines, the only actions taken against the agent in question were minor disciplinary measures, such as a written reprimand and confinement, and this was also the view of the World Government. Both parties were able to save face, and there were no significant consequences.
Marines are the enforcers of the World Government, while the Cipher Pol’s are their spies. Friction between the two branches often occurs, but they are used to it.
Whether it is the Cipher Pol or the Marines, most of the time, they will resolve any conflicts between them, unless the matter involves the Celestial Dragons, in which case the World Government will put in more effort.
However, this incident has also spurred changes within the Marine system. They need more of their own spies, and under Sengoku’s leadership, a secret force called SWORD appeared within the Marines.
After collecting and analyzing intelligence, and holding meetings to discuss, the new bounty was confirmed.
Meanwhile, the Genesis ship had already returned to Wano Country, which has two more towering chimneys, indicating that two new factories have been added.
“Lord Sacred Beast and others have returned. Pull over the Genesis!”
In Mogura Port, the rotating gears moved the chains, and the primitive elevator carried the Genesis into the inland sea of Wano Country. Shortly after their return, Shayna appeared on the Genesis ship holding a stack of documents documenting recent events in Wano Country.
Overall, the development was going quite well. The weapon factory has begun production, and the planted berries have also started to sprout.
Shortly after Arceus returned, Kaido transformed into a blue dragon and left again. Wano Country is still in development, and it is necessary to always leave behind someone with enough combat power to achieve absolute dominance in order to prevent any unexpected incidents from occurring.
On the way back, Arceus borrowed Yamato’s luck and selected a few more places, but her luck wasn’t always on her side, and she did not find the target this time.
He planned to go back to Onigashima first and deal with other things. Mogura Port is some distance away from Onigashima and requires crossing the inland sea of Wano Country. However, a little accident happened on the way back; Yamato’s “Takeru” fell into the water.
Unlike other children who love to sleep, Yamato has already shown the talent of being Kaido’s daughter, with vigorous energy that can even make Chansey feel tired.
And the kanabo has become her favorite toy, but this time she threw it with too much force and it didn’t bounce back to her; instead, it shot into the water.
A loud cry echoed throughout the cabin. Seeing this, Mandrell rushed over before anyone else could react and jumped into the water. As Kaido’s daughter and the adopted daughter of Arceus, she is the future successor of the Beasts Pirates, and it’s definitely a good idea to please her early on.
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