Seven Hundred and Forty-Five. Im in the Shadows

"White Beard and the son of One Piece did not return to the New World alive." Warring States retorted.

"But you didn't complete the task we personally entrusted to you to bring the Black Duke back to the New World." Another old man said while looking at Warring States.

"The red-haired pirates intervened halfway. In order to avoid casualties caused by the continuation of the war, I think this is the best result." Sengoku continued.

"You don't understand the threat Reinhardt poses to the World Government."

"At the beginning, you all contributed to Reinhard's becoming Shichibukai. Before the war, I personally reported Reinhard's threat to you, but you were unwilling to cancel Reinhard's status as Shichibukai. Now that his power has formed, the next step must be to attack the remnants of Whitebeard."

"Warring States, pay attention to your identity." The old man with short blond hair said coldly, "Do we have to report to you when we make any decisions?"

"Hmph, is it the hateful political balance again?" Zhan Guo glanced at the five old people indifferently.

"Are you questioning our decision?"

"I suggest taking immediate measures against the Black Duke Pirates. If he waits until he becomes the Four Emperors, he will be in trouble." Sengoku expressed his thoughts.

"What to do, we will decide." The five old stars were silent for a while, and one of the old men said, "Reinhardt's true identity, your navy, must be kept secret, and it cannot be leaked out after it is cut."

The old man with a samurai sword stood up and said in a deep voice, "No matter what, Reinhardt cannot be made the Four Emperors."

"I have a hunch that everything he does is aimed at the World Government, Ankahet Remnants, just this one is enough to be a death penalty."

"I know what you did in Ankhet back then, but that was the first time I felt that the word 'justice' was tainted."

"Warring States, watch your tone!"

"Hmph, I know you won't be happy if I don't hand over the position of marshal, but before I hand it over, I have a marshal candidate to recommend." Zhan Guo continued with anger in his eyes.

"Marshal, we already have someone selected."

"No, according to the rules of the navy, the marshal can recommend the next marshal after leaving the post. Even the five of you can't refuse the marshal's recommendation."

"The rules of the navy are not important, your navy is only serving the world government."

However, Warring States did not back down, and still insisted on his decision, and the scene was somewhat stalemate.

"Who do you recommend?" one of them broke the standoff.

"Kuzan!"

"I knew it, but the best candidate for Admiral is Sakalski."

"I insist!" Zhan Guo looked directly at Wu Laoxing.

"Then let them solve it by themselves, and the position of the marshal must be determined as soon as possible."

After a while, the Warring States Marshal left.

Wu Laoxing got up and walked towards a heavily guarded castle.

In the depths of Pangu City, among the flowers.

Squeak... The door opened, and sunlight shot in through the gap. In front of it was an increasing staircase surrounded by walls full of weird portraits. In the middle of the staircase appeared a spacious step filled with various weapons. On a high platform a few meters above this, there appeared an empty throne with more than a dozen weapons inserted in front of it.

"You are here."

A calm voice sounded, and a man wrapped in shadows appeared in front of the throne, and his appearance could not be seen clearly.

"Participate in the Supreme Im Lord!"

"We have something urgent to report to you."

"According to CP's intelligence,

The only remnant of Ankhut appears, the Black Duke Reinhardt. "

"The full name is Reinhardt Dawn Polkin. Two years ago, he discovered the underground space in Ankahet, North Sea. We suspect that the underground space may contain secrets about the blank history."

"So the five of us ask Lord Im to rule."

Wu Laoxing lowered his head.

The shadow on Im's body trembled for a while, and a dull voice came after a while.

"He is not the lamp of fate, but an unexpected visitor."

"An unexpected visitor?" Wu Laoxing froze for a moment, not understanding the meaning of Master Im's words.

"Master Im..."

"There is no light about the Black Duke within the trajectory of fate."

"Then..." Wu Laoxing's heart was shaken, and he felt a deep and mysterious aura swaying around the throne in vain. It felt as if his whole heart had been thrown into the long river of history, which was very strange.

"Although it is not the lamp of fate, it cannot be ignored, otherwise it will cause irreparable mistakes."

"knew."

Im wrapped in shadows seemed to have turned into an illusory shadow. Wulaoxing whispered mysteriously in his ears, and then the five people stared slightly. After a long time, Wulaoxing slowly retreated.

On the vacant throne, Im, who was covered by shadows, was holding a weapon in his hand. With a snort, the blade was pulled out, and a burst of transparent luster flashed on the blade. The arc of the blade was very shallow, so shallow that if you didn't pay attention, you would not find that it was a weapon with a similar shape to Nodachi. Although the shape was very similar, there was still a big difference between the two.

The Nodachi has an obvious arc, but this knife has a shallow arc, more like a straight-edged knife, and the blade is also very different. The blade of the Nodachi has a smooth arc link, but the blade of this knife has obvious turning marks.

Im seemed to be looking at the blade for a long time, then inserted it back into the scabbard, and threw it directly into the steps ahead where more than a dozen weapons were inserted.

An island in the New World.

"Gotat-tat-tat..."

A strange smile sounded out.

"Captain Diamond."

A subordinate shouted loudly, and the gigantic pirate who was laughing looked at the subordinate and asked, "What happened?"

"The Blackbeard Pirates have landed on the island." The subordinate said nervously.

"Blackbeard... is that the traitor of the Whitebeard Pirates?"

"Yes."

"How dare you step into my sphere of influence without permission, and take me there immediately." Diamond stood up with a body nearly eight meters away, and a fierce aura spread.

"You don't need to make a trip, I'm here in person, thief hahaha." At this time, Blackbeard's laughter came from a distance.

Diamond glanced at Blackbeard indifferently.

"Tell me what you want from me."

"Let's join hands with you."

"I'm not interested." Diamond said disdainfully. He naturally knew what Blackbeard was doing in LV6 at that time, but with his arrogance, he had no interest in joining the Blackbeard Pirates at all.

"After you were defeated by the red-haired Shanks, you went directly to the submarine prison LV6. Don't you want to seek revenge from the red-haired?"

"Believe me, without me, you would have no chance of getting close to the redhead alone." Blackbeard continued.

"Do you think you can do it?" Diamond laughed disdainfully, "You were defeated by the Black Duke in Marlin Fandor. What qualifications does a guy who fled in embarrassment have to be the captain of my uncle?"