Chapter 43: Kent Island
Titan and Hades finally left Beast Island, where they had stayed for two years.
The Perfume Yagara sailed away from the Calm Belt, bringing them to the New World.
During this process, Shakky consciously told Hades about the New World, especially some intelligence regarding the Rocks Pirates, including individuals to be wary of, complete with names and photos.
There were even descriptions of their personalities and some things they had done.
This prevented Hades from feeling too unfamiliar, as many of these details were unknown even to him.
Under the cover of night, she left Hades and Titan, providing them with Eternal Poses and Maps for the relevant islands to help them determine their route.
They just needed to follow them.
She wasn't worried about whether such a small boat could survive the harsh environment of the New World.
Titan and Hades, one possessing the ability to fly and the other capable of running through the air, wouldn't encounter any problems.
Perhaps Titan's Taotie Space even contained a few warships! A large amount of supplies was stored within his space, and only a small portion had been spent over the past two years.
Early February, Sea Calendar 1471.
Kent Island.
A Trade Island in the New World.
The island was filled with underground black market activities, Pirates, and Illegal Forces, who were frequent visitors.
Because it was backed by numerous Dark Kings, very few people dared to cause trouble on this island.
Walking on the street, Hades and Titan walked one behind the other towards a tall, magnificent building in the distance.
He had received intelligence that there would be an auction on the island, where a Devil Fruit and a Famous Sword would appear.
This piqued Hades' interest, as the Beli and treasure within Titan's space had been gathering dust and had barely been used.
When Hades left the Kronos Kingdom, he had taken away three billion Beli.
Walking forward, he ignored the faint, greedy gazes from all around.
Hades was wearing magnificent attire, a noble purple robe with gold trim.
Titan followed closely behind; his tall physique clearly indicated he was not to be trifled with.
On this island, one could take action at any time, as long as it didn't affect the industries of the Dark Forces.
Ordinary killings were just the norm and weren't considered causing trouble at all.
No one cared who died; afterwards, "cleaners" would naturally cleanse the streets.
Killings between Underworld Forces and Pirates were common on the island.
Walking along, Hades saw two Pirates outside a tavern who had clashed due to a conflict.
The final result was that one of them was stabbed through the heart by a long sword.
The other Pirate, like a victor, held his opponent's head in one hand and a dripping long sword in the other.
He returned to the tavern amidst the cheers of the Pirates inside.
Such scenes were simply commonplace.
Hades saw it but never took it to heart.
Because whether in his past life or this life, they were not the same kind of people.
If there was truly no other way, he wouldn't mind becoming a Celestial Dragon, standing at the very top.
With his methods, he believed he could obtain everything he desired.
Everyone hated Celestial Dragons! Everyone wanted to become a Celestial Dragon!
As they walked, Hades and Titan stopped.
Because a group of Pirates had set their sights on them and gradually surrounded them.
The leading Pirate, wearing a captain's hat, stood at the front, his gaze greedily fixed on the bulging pouch at Titan's waist.
Finally, someone had targeted them.
He wasn't surprised by this matter.
Or rather, this was precisely the scene he had hoped to see.
The pouch on Titan was something he had specifically asked him to wear; otherwise, it could have been kept entirely within the space.
The slightly exposed gold, its shining light extremely dazzling, stirred the heartstrings of others.
Hades was waiting for all of this, to attract the attention of others by displaying his strength and announce his emergence.
The only thing that could quickly attract Pirates was visible wealth.
Not many people knew about them, and even fewer knew what Hades looked like.
The Marines and the World Government didn't even know what Hades looked like.
Hades' existence had always been an absolute secret.
As for the Rocks Pirates, it went without saying, except for his mother Nyx and the members of the Nine Snake Pirates.
If it were people familiar with Jaeger, they might be able to guess Hades' identity after seeing him.
As the saying goes, one reaches the peak upon debut! Hades had become the focus even before his emergence.
Just as Shakky said, having outstanding achievements before reaching Honeycomb Island could avoid a lot of trouble.
He didn't want people constantly coming out to provoke him later.
The Marines would naturally become his target.
Was there anyone more suitable to be a stepping stone than a Marine Vice Admiral?
Perhaps the Marines and the World Government didn't know what Hades looked like, but the family crest representing the Tartarus Family was unique.
Passed down for over a thousand years, it symbolized the Tartarus Family: nine-faced dragons surrounding a solitary throne, with the sun and moon shining behind it.
A family crest was the symbol of a family; no one dared to forge it.
Once discovered, they would face cleansing by the Tartarus Family.
The shoulders of the magnificent robe were embroidered with the Tartarus Family's family crest.
They might be very unfamiliar with the Great Sea, and those Pirates might not care about such things at all.
This was also why those who possessed family crests were often nobles, and the Tartarus Family undoubtedly stood at the pinnacle of nobles.
In the World, they were second only to the Celestial Dragons, who were called "World Nobles".
The World Government and the Marines would definitely immediately determine Hades' identity.
At that time, just as they anticipated, they would send a Marine Vice Admiral to arrest them.
As for a Marine Admiral, that hadn't been considered.
The two Marine Admirals currently in the New World.
Puyol was stationed at the G-1 Fortress, the closest to the Red Line.
Davis was stationed at the G-5 Fortress.
According to intelligence, he had set his sights on a great pirate with a Bounty close to 400 million Beli, who was more than ten Sea Areas away from Hades' location.
It would take at least three days to reach him.
With that much time, Hades would have already left.
The Taotie Fruit also possessed the ability to fly, although the speed wasn't fast.
This way, the Marines would only be able to send personnel from a Navy Fortress located within a few Sea Areas of Hades' Island.
(end of chapter)