As an ambitious local power in the North Blue, the Germa Kingdom's eyes and ears naturally couldn't miss some of the things happening in the North Blue.
Especially something this big.
Previously, Doflamingo had operated in the North Blue for many years, controlling the arms trade in its underworld.
When Vinsmoke Judge returned to the North Blue to revive the Germa Kingdom, he had also had contact with Doflamingo, mainly to purchase weapons, of course.
Now, someone was targeting and destroying Doflamingo's military factories in the North Blue.
If it weren't for the current negotiations with the World Government, he would probably be paying full attention to this matter.
He was truly curious who had come into conflict with Doflamingo.
Even Judge, who was quite familiar with the Donquixote Family, didn't want to provoke Doflamingo, who had become a Shichibukai.
"Father, it's this person."
Upon hearing the question, Reiju quickly took out a newspaper and presented it to Judge.
"There's very little information about him, but what we could find from before is that he fought against Chinjao, the leader of the Eight Treasure Navy in the West Blue and the Flower Country, and defeated him. We just haven't found out why he's targeting Doflamingo yet."
"Defeated Chinjao?"
Judge's expression was very serious.
He knew a little about Chinjao; he had also been at sea during the era when Chinjao was active.
"Our people can't find him? Where is he now?"
Judge was starting to get some ideas.
After all, a person who could defeat Chinjao was definitely not weak.
If they could recruit him, the Vinsmoke family's strength would surely increase.
"Well, his speed is very fast, and his targets are very clear. The Navy here in the North Blue is also chasing him, but they can't ever catch up."
Reiju sounded a bit speechless as she said this.
She had never seen such a person.
He didn't stop for a single moment; his goal was to destroy, to destroy everything.
After destroying everything, he would immediately leave for the next location.
"Is there a bounty poster for him?"
Judge stroked his chin, looking at the photo in the newspaper, and turned to ask.
"No. Our people have seen him, and he doesn't look very old. Perhaps he just set out to sea."
Reiju said again.
"Defeating Chinjao at such a young age... Although Chinjao is old now, he is not weak."
Hearing Judge say this, Reiju thought for a moment and then spoke, "Father, should we take action? If what you say is true, we need to find him before the Navy does. But looking at the situation now, his grudge with the Donquixote Family is definitely not small. If we really recruit him, it might lead to a conflict between us and Doflamingo."
"Perfect. We'll take over his business."
Judge immediately said upon hearing this, clearly having coveted the lucrative arms business for a long time.
"Then send people to observe. Also, if the Navy issues a bounty for him, tell me immediately."
Judge thought for a moment and decided to observe for now.
Doflamingo would certainly not ignore this situation. He would just wait and see how this flamingo would react.
"Yes, Father!"
Reiju immediately nodded.
As the eldest daughter of the Vinsmoke family, Reiju managed most of its affairs, so this matter naturally fell to her.
All five of Judge's children had been modified with lineage factors while still in the womb.
After being modified, besides their powerful physical constitution and talents, a part of their emotions was also stripped away.
Emotions like compassion and sadness.
As the first subject to be modified, Reiju obtained a powerful modified body and special talents, but the emotions that should have been eliminated were still retained.
After leaving, Reiju's mind was filled with thoughts about Germa's recent affairs.
She was not optimistic about the possibility of Germa becoming a member nation of the World Government.
At best, Germa would become a tool in the hands of the World Government.
And the attitude of the World Government during the recent negotiations proved this.
But she couldn't defy her father; it was a shackle that had existed since birth.
Only after returning to her own room did Reiju dare to let out a sigh.
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"How many is that!"
Cyrus looked at the weary-faced Robin and asked.
"The nineteenth. That's a third of them already!" Robin immediately gave the answer.
"That's quite a lot!"
Now Cyrus finally understood why in the original story, most wars between nations were related to Doflamingo.
This arms business was truly massive.
"The Navy is catching up again!"
Robin raised her finger and pointed to the sea in the distance.
A dozen warships were sailing rapidly towards them.
Cyrus leaped into the air.
Amidst the glow of fire, a huge wall of flame appeared out of thin air on the sea's surface.
The flames burned and spread as Cyrus landed back on the ship.
"Let's go!"
Propelled by the jet of flames, the ship's speed suddenly increased. Robin skillfully extended a dozen arms on the ship to secure herself.
This kind of thing had happened frequently during this period.
...
"Stop!"
A hoarse roar came from the accelerating warship.
The accelerating warship quickly slowed down, coming to a stop just before the wall of fire that spanned the sea.
The spontaneously burning wall of fire completely blocked the warship.
"Again!"
The North Blue branch Rear Admiral leading the team looked at this wall of fire with a face full of helplessness.
"Requesting backup!"
He made his decision.
This situation had already occurred several times.
He could sense that the other party didn't want to attack them.
But he couldn't just sit by and watch this continuous destruction of islands in the North Blue.
Not to mention the orders from the World Government.
But in this situation, they simply couldn't catch up.
Or rather, even if they did catch up and a conflict occurred, their side might suffer heavy casualties.
It was also for this reason.
Despite his fierce pursuit, he just couldn't catch up.
Don't ask, just say the person was too fast, and they were always one step behind.
He took out a Den Den Mushi and routinely requested backup, which was, of course, also an indirect way of shirking his responsibility.
However, this time, he didn't report to the World Government side again but directly used his status as a branch Rear Admiral to contact Marine Headquarters.
And he was granted the opportunity to speak directly with the Fleet Admiral of the Navy.
"Fleet Admiral!"
He instantly stood ramrod straight, his expression serious as he spoke.
"The person who controls flames has destroyed over a dozen islands in the North Blue!"
Sengoku's voice rang out.
"It's Cyrus, right?"
The moment Sengoku spoke, the reporting branch Rear Admiral was stunned.
How did the Fleet Admiral seem to know more than him, even knowing the other party's name?
"Fleet Admiral, I don't know the other party's name, but he has indeed destroyed over a dozen islands in the North Blue!"
"The islands he destroyed are related to Doflamingo?"
When Sengoku asked this, the branch Rear Admiral's heart tightened.
"Yes, Fleet Admiral!"
Since Sengoku had asked, he naturally didn't dare to hide it.
"They are suspected to be Doflamingo's arms factories in the North Blue."
"That's not surprising then. He had a conflict with Doflamingo before. I didn't expect him to go to the North Blue to do this kind of thing."
Sengoku's voice sounded again, and a hint of speechlessness could be heard in his words.
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