A few days after Neptune's feast, David Jones and his party set off on their way back to the island of the Ghost of the Terror.

Before that, you have to take care of the arrangements for the guests.

First of all, Reilly and Xia Qi.

Having lost their original shelter, they will recuperate on Fish-Man Island and join the Deep Sea Empire.

They did this, on the one hand, to repay David Jones for coming to the rescue.

On the other hand, it is also the understanding that the world is going to start a huge war.

At that time, no matter where they are, they will not be spared, so it is better to join the side of the Deep Sea Empire.

Xia Qi also has a lot of thoughts, which is to pave the way for the Amazon Lily Kingdom to be merged into the Deep Sea Empire in advance.

She only hoped that Granny New would convince Hancock.

Hancock himself can think about the situation clearly, and this is the best for his daughter's country.

Reilly and Xia Qi are very high in terms of strength and qualifications.

David Jones intends to make Reilly the new "Commander of Bad Omen" and Xia Qi the new "General of Paradox".

Other than that, it's the Straw Hats.

They are now also recuperating on Fish-Man Island.

After actually coming into contact with them, David Jones was surprised to find that most of them had some degree of relationship with members of the Deep Sea Empire.

"Straw Hat Kid" Luffy doesn't need to say much.

"Pirate Hunter" Sauron, although he was born in the East China Sea, his ancestors came from the Frost Moon family in Wano Country.

In other words, the original owner of "Akisui", Ryoma Shizuki, is his ancestor, and the current Wano Country general, Yasuya Shizuki, is his distant relative.

"Blackfoot" Sanji, the abandoned son of the Vince Mock family, has a decent relationship with Lei Jiu, but it is very bad with Gaji and his brothers.

"Little Thief Cat" Nami, Hachi once captured her village with the Aaron Pirates, and David Jones wiped out the Aaron Pirates and took Hachi and the manatee Moo.

Robin, the "Son of the Devil", is the sole survivor of the events of O'Hara's Demon Slayer.

And she was able to get out of the island alive because of Kuzan's deliberate release.

"Sniper King" Usopp, Chloe tried to rob the rich girl's property in his village, but before he could implement the plan, he was taken away by David Jones.

"Transhuman" Frankie, his teacher Tom, has a younger brother, Dan, the minister in charge of shipbuilding on Fish-Man Island.

"Nose Song" Brooke, who had a brief encounter with the Prime Minister of the New Totland Kingdom, Rolla, had previously been victims of the terror three-masted galleon.

The only thing that doesn't have a direct intersection is the "pet" Chopper.

In the past few days of recuperation, after careful consideration and joint discussion, they also decided to temporarily join the Deep Sea Empire.

In addition to repaying David Jones' kindness, it was to try to rescue Luffy.

The Straw Hats were founded in the East China Sea and have miraculously not encountered many strong enemies so far.

But they also fought two of the biggest battles together.

One was the battle between Sky Island and Anilu, and the other was the battle between the Chambord Islands and the "Yellow Ape" Polusalino.

The former won miserably, the latter lost miserably.

However, in general, such a side-by-side battle has condensed the emotions between them to a considerable extent.

There's no way they can just abandon Luffy.

Although after two years of practice, they are in this situation, which makes them quite disappointed and frustrated.

But even if they want to break up, they will have to wait until Luffy is rescued and decide together.

Since you want to join the Deep Sea Empire, you must arrange a job.

David Jones didn't put them together, but put them in different positions according to their respective relationships and abilities.

Since they have been practicing for two years, they have been able to learn and grow with different people.

Then until Luffy is rescued, let them continue to follow different people.

Of course, after Luffy returns, whether this group of people are still willing to follow him is a later story.

Chopper was placed on the side of Trafalgar Rowe, the "surgeon of death".

They should have a lot in common about medicine.

Brooke excels at melody.

David Jones kept him around, and when he played the organ, he could make Brookla violin.

Frankie is a shipwright and knows Dan, so he simply asks him to work with Dan on Fish-Man Island.

Usopp, like Bucky, likes to tinker with strange weapons, so it's good to keep the two of them together.

Kuzan was Robin's benefactor, and more than once mentioned to David Jones the impact of the O'Hara affair on him and Robin.

In that case, let Robin help Kuzan with his affairs.

Nami is articulate and flexible.

Let her follow Morgans, the "news tycoon" who also likes to play tricks, to promote the influence of public opinion in the Deep Sea Empire.

Sanji tosses it to Lei Jiu and lets the Vince Mock family deal with their own internal affairs.

Zoro sent almost the farthest country of Wano to follow the "immortal bird" Marko.

First, it is to separate him, who has a strong leadership temperament, from the rest of the Straw Hats, which is more conducive to division.

The second is to let the Frost Moon Kang family of Wano Country win him over.

Wano Country is the land of famous swords, and I believe Zoro will like it very much.

Reilly, Xia Qi, and the Straw Hats are almost healed from their injuries and will leave for the next few days.

The last thing to deal with is a lifetime.

He was imprisoned in the underground prison of Fangs City in the waters of Fish-Man Island, and his body was wrapped in shackles from the sea tower.

In addition to this, there are many sea beasts patrolling the vicinity of the Fanged City.

A little further away, there is also a giant sea king summoned by the "mermaid princess" Shirahoshi.

It is not an exaggeration to call it the "second great undersea prison".

David Jones kept his life here for the time being, waiting for events to unfold before deciding what to do with him.

After the First World War in the Chambord Islands, ships of the Deep Sea Empire and the Navy exchanged fire more and more frequently.

The rhetoric in the newspapers is no less intense than a hot war.

The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings.

It was as if the world was watching the fuse of a huge barrel of dynamite ignited.

Perhaps one day in the future, the Battle of the Chambord Islands, this black swan, will be considered the fuse of a huge war that will sweep the world in the future.

The Deep Sea Empire also attracted another round of military expansion at this time.

The standing strength has risen from 40,000 at the beginning of the year to 60,000 and then to 100,000 now.

The sheer disparity in strength with the world government is certainly enormous.

After all, in the first war, the Navy Headquarters was able to take out 100,000 elites.

Among the major kingdoms of the world government, the Kingdom of Alabastan alone has a standing army of 600,000.

However, in this world with Devil Fruit ability and domineering, military strength is only one of the indicators of the combat power of a single force.

It is a very important factor, but it is not important enough to directly determine the outcome of a war.

The role of the top powerhouse, the number of the strong, and the blessing of scientific and technological power is more obvious.

The addition of Reilly, Xia Qi and the Straw Hats just increased the number of top powerhouses and powerhouses in the Deep Sea Empire.

Especially Reilly.

Whether he is strong or qualified, he is enough to get the position of "Commander of Bad Omen".

As a result, David Jones mentioned "Hades" Reilly, and "Magnet Demon" Kidd who met the conditions for merit and seniority to be included in the list of "Commander of Bad Omen".

He also arranged for several "Cursed Knights" to be promoted to the rank of "Paradox General".

Xia Qi is also placed in the "General Paradox".

In this way, the latest "Bad Omen Commanders" are Crocodall, Jinping, Reilly, Ace, Marco, Kuzan, Yarrita, Luo, Chloe, Bucky, Hawkins, and Kidd.

The lineup is luxurious.

David Jones was ready for an impending world war.

(End of chapter)