The reason he told Rocks about this matter was simply to cause trouble for the World Government.
Of course, Rector’s greatest pleasure was stirring up trouble for the World Government.
As the child of a great pirate, he had been targeted by the World Government since birth.
In the eyes of the World Government, everyone beneath the Red Line was mere scum.
Since the World Government wanted his life anyway, if he didn’t turn around and cause some trouble in return, wouldn’t his time as a pirate have been wasted?
“Bloop, bloop…”
The Den Den Mushi’s ringing interrupted Rector’s thoughts, the sound coming from inside Perospero’s embrace.
Zeus, Rector, and the others were speeding through the sky at a steady pace.
“Big Brother!
You hold them!”
Perospero directly shoved the two little ones he was holding into Rector’s arms, pulled out a Den Den Mushi from his bosom, and answered it!
“Click!”
“Mr.
Perospero!
There’s news about the Island-Island Fruit!”
“Really!
Where is it?”
Perospero instantly became excited, roaring into the Den Den Mushi.
This Devil Fruit was an important part of Big Brother’s plan!
They had been searching for two years!
Now that there was news, how could they not be excited!
“Sabaody Archipelago!”
“At the upcoming auction, this auction will not only feature the Island-Island Fruit, but also a mermaid!”
“A mermaid!”
Rector muttered to himself.
With a mermaid present, the Celestial Dragons might even come!
He had already told Rocks about the terrifying nature of the World Government, but he wasn’t sure if God Valley would erupt in conflict.
If God Valley truly erupted, the New World would plunge into a massive melee, with Shiki, Whitebeard, and Kaido beginning to build their forces and fight for territory.
Having the Island-Island Fruit could ensure that his base wouldn’t be attacked after he set sail; he certainly didn’t want some despicable scoundrel launching a stealth attack on his base while he was out fighting for territory!
This mermaid could perhaps be cultivated; in the sea, a mermaid’s speed was the fastest, and everyone in the future family would eat Devil Fruits.
The pirate crew needed a salvager!
“I understand!”
“Big Brother!
Can I go?”
Perospero’s eyes glowed with gold.
Mermaids were the most beautiful race in legends.
Having stayed in the New World since birth, he had never seen a mermaid before!
“You can!
Call Katakuri along too!”
“No problem!
Big Brother!”
Rector smiled faintly.
Just having a bounty on himself alone wasn’t enough; good things like this should be shared by everyone.
It was time to show off the strength of the Big Mom Pirates!
“Perospero!
Have your subordinates search for news about Sleepy Town!”
“Sleepy Town?
What is Big Brother looking for a town for?”
Perospero looked at Rector curiously.
This was the first time Big Brother had asked him to find a place; previously, they had always been searching for Devil Fruits.
Even the location of Skypiea was known by Big Brother, but since Big Brother wasn’t even sure of the location of Sleepy Town, there must be good things on it.
“Stop talking nonsense and get to it!”
Rector kicked Perospero in the rear.
The Zoan-type Mythical Species Vampire Fruit was in Sleepy Town.
The most terrifying aspect of the Vampire Fruit was its endurance capability.
It could extract blood and lifeforce by biting necks and sinking sharp claws into skin, absorbing the stolen lifeforce into itself to reverse aging, return the body to its peak physical state, and fully recover from injuries and stamina depletion.
The Vampire Fruit could restore his own injuries and stamina, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit provided the strongest attacks, and the Munch-Munch Fruit could devour all objects to strengthen oneself.
With these three Devil Fruits existing, he would have no weaknesses, directly transforming into a hexagonal warrior.
Perospero picked up the Den Den Mushi to contact the intelligence network they had spread out, setting the mission to find Sleepy Town as top priority!
“Big Brother!
The task of searching for Sleepy Town has already been assigned out!”
“Mhm!
Good!”
Rector placed the sleeping Cracker, Custard, and Angel in his hands onto Zeus’s back, pulling up a cloud to cover their little bellies!
The center of Upper Yard was covered by a dense primeval forest, with giant trees hundreds of meters tall piercing straight into the clouds.
Sunlight filtered through the overlapping branches and leaves, casting mottled light and shadow on the ground.
On the training ground, Katakuri was leading Daifuku and Oven in their daily training; daily strength training was essential.
Not far from them, a total of three hundred people divided into two factions—Shandians and Sky Islanders—were training.
“Katakuri, Oven, Daifuku!!!”
Perospero’s voice echoed in the sky, and everyone currently training stopped and looked up at the sky simultaneously!
Because their emperor had returned!
“Lord Thunder Emperor!”
The Sky Islanders and Shandians immediately knelt on one knee towards Rector, who descended from Zeus, to show their respect.
“All of you, rise!
Are you the people chosen by the chief and Ganford?”
Rector’s gaze swept across the crowd present; they were the first batch of candidates chosen to go to Totto Land.
What the Rocks era needed was powerful combat strength; no matter how many people there were, to the strong, they were just cannon fodder.
“Lord Rector, you have returned!”
Mielle greeted him with a gentle smile on her face while holding Compote’s hand.
“These are our newly born younger siblings—Cracker, Custard, and Angel.
Mielle, I’ll leave them in your care!”
“Leave it to me, Lord Rector!” Mielle said with a smile as the maid corps behind her stepped forward and took Cracker, Custard, and Angel away!
“Big Brother!
How long are you planning to stay this time!”
Compote rushed over and hugged Rector’s waist, her chubby little face full of anticipation.
“Big Brother!
We are ready!”
“Where are Second Brother and Third Brother going!”
Compote looked curiously at Perospero and Katakuri.
As the eldest daughter of the family, she was showered with thousands of doting affections, cherished by her older brothers and respected by her younger brothers.
“Big Brother is taking us to see mermaids!
Do you want to come take a look!”
Perospero looked at Compote with high spirits, while Katakuri on the side acted very calm, holding a donut in one hand and shoving it into his mouth with the look of someone watching a good show!
“Really?
I want to go!”
After speaking, Compote scrambled up onto Zeus using hands and feet.
Rector felt somewhat helpless, but still decided to take them to see what a hellish world was truly like.
Ever since birth, they had lived under Charlotte Linlin’s protection; this was not a good thing!
They were all the backbone of the future family; they couldn’t be spoiled and raised to be useless!
“Then let’s go!”
Rector casually tossed Perospero and Katakuri onto Zeus’s back, then casually threw a ball of lightning to Zeus.
“Let’s go!”
“Lord Thunder Emperor!
Come back early!”
“Don’t forget about us!”
“Lord Thunder Emperor!
I will miss you!”
“Lord Thunder Emperor!
Come back and visit often!”
“Lord Thunder Emperor!
We will never forget you!”
…
Rector, floating in the air, had black lines all over his head.
Why did those words sound like someone sending off a bride in marriage when he was just leaving for a while?