Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
Inside the Fleet Admiral's Office, Sengoku, who had just taken over as Fleet Admiral, was busy handling documents.
"Clack clack clack."
The Transponder Snail suddenly rang. Sengoku put down his papers and picked it up.
"This is Sengoku speaking."
"Sengoku! What the hell is going on with your Marine Headquarters?! Do you even know that the Celestial Gold fleet was annihilated in Wano Country?!"
As soon as Sengoku spoke, a storm of shouting blasted through the Transponder Snail.
Hearing this, Sengoku's face changed drastically.
Celestial Gold was the fleet responsible for transporting tribute from allied nations. Its destruction was a blatant provocation against the Celestial Dragons.
At the same time, Sengoku felt a massive headache. He had just taken office as Fleet Admiral, and such a major incident had already occurred—worse yet, he hadn't heard a word about it until now. Meanwhile, the Five Elders were already fully informed.
Didn't this make it look like he was incompetent?
"Lord of the Five Elders, I've already dispatched personnel to investigate. We should have results soon," Sengoku said in a low voice.
"What's the use of investigating now?! The criminal is already long gone! Do you even know who the attacker is?"
The Five Elders' voice was furious.
"Well…" Sengoku's face shifted between red and green.
Sure, you're my superior, but I'm still the Fleet Admiral—can't you give me a little respect?
Although he was fuming inside, Sengoku didn't dare talk back.
After all, he genuinely didn't know who the culprit was. If the Five Elders hadn't called, he still wouldn't have known.
So Sengoku remained silent, quietly enduring the scolding from the Five Elders.
"Enough. We won't hold you accountable for now.
I'll have someone send you the identity of the perpetrator later.
Attacking the Celestial Gold fleet is a direct offense against the Celestial Dragons—and also an offense against the authority of the World Government.
Once you receive the name, issue a global manhunt.
Spare no cost in capturing this criminal. That is all."
With that, the Five Elders ended the call.
Sengoku set down the Transponder Snail and took a deep breath. He said coldly,
"Guards, come in."
"Fleet Admiral, sir!"
A soldier quickly entered.
With a stern expression and icy eyes, Sengoku ordered,
"Summon the Admirals and Vice Admiral Garp immediately."
"Yes, sir."
The soldier left at once.
As soon as he was gone, Sengoku slammed his fist onto the desk.
Bang!
The desk cracked, a chunk splintered off, and wood shattered across the floor.
"Unbelievable."
…………
Calm Belt, Daughter Country.
In a room, Ye Chen lay on a bed.
Not far from him were two swords and two treasure chests.
One chest contained the three Devil Fruits seized from Celestial Gold,
while the other held the reward Devil Fruit given by Daughter Country for rescuing Hancock and her sisters.
A total of four Devil Fruits.
As for the two swords, they were also taken from the Celestial Gold Armada.
Looking at the four fruits and two swords, Ye Chen's eyes gleamed. A smile curled at his lips.
Although the trip had been exhausting, it had definitely been worth it.
Now, it was time to perform another exchange.
Even though he had Sky Dragon as an ally, it was still far from enough.
Sky Dragon was external power—true strength could only come from within.
"System, didn't you say earlier that this sword meets the criteria for special energy?" Ye Chen asked.
"These two swords possess the power of slaughter and demonic spirits.
They qualify as special energy.
However, the energy within both swords is too faint. Combined, they only add up to one random exchange,"
came the system's cold voice in his mind.
"Exchange them," Ye Chen said without hesitation.
Though the swords were high quality, he didn't practice swordsmanship. Keeping them would be useless. Better to convert them into a valuable chance.
"Exchange successful. One random exchange added."
Ye Chen rubbed his chin. Now that he had an extra chance, all he needed was an item to exchange.
According to the rules of random exchange, value meant nothing—everything was purely luck.
Even if he gambled with all four Devil Fruits, he might end up with junk.
If that happened, he'd suffer a major loss.
There wouldn't be another Celestial Gold for him to plunder next time.
Ye Chen thought for a moment, then took out a sword manual.
He had looted this from the Celestial Gold ship—it supposedly contained the insights of a renowned swordmaster, and one of the kings had offered it as tribute to the Celestial Dragons.
Looking at the manual, Ye Chen made his decision.
"System, use this sword manual. Initiate random exchange."
As soon as the words left his mouth, a white light enveloped the manual.
"Exchange successful. You have received Ultimate Inner Ghost Sword Technique"
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