"What do you want to say?" Sage looked at Shaka.
"I wanted to say that this is a 'reverse voyage.' If the World Government, or even earlier, like the kingdom that became the World Government, conquered and plundered all the way from the northwest to the southeast, then this voyage is a reversal, a resistance. Perhaps only by reaching the most standard location and guided by the magnetic fields can we reach the Final Island again. Maybe Mary Geoise is a very critical node; if we don't come here, even reaching the islands may be of no use."
Shaka paused, then said, "This time, they might be slow, but eventually they'll reach there, like in the painting from the Harley Divine Scripture, to fight against the World Government."
Hawkins directly took out the Tarot Cards for divination, skillfully shuffling them, and laid the cards on the table one by one.
"The Hanged Man, reversed Devil, the Fool..."
He looked at the three cards at the top and said, "Through arduous struggles, slow but correct actions, eventually reborn from the fire, escaping the constraints of the Devil, bidding farewell to historical past, embracing the miracle of victory."
"Captain, Shaka's analysis should be correct."
He pointed to the inverted Devil Tarot card, "Especially this one. If we follow the final part of the Harley Divine Scripture trilogy, we will encounter a Devil at the end of the journey, and it's a reversed Devil, meaning breaking free from constraints. Barring any surprises, the Straw Hat may win, and defeat the Devil to influence the world."
As he spoke, his finger pointed at the Devil card suddenly shifted upward, "But if nothing goes wrong, there is already an unexpected event. There should be another position there."
With his other hand, he quickly drew the top card from the deck and placed it at the top of the main three cards.
Upright, the Emperor!
"Power, victory, achieving goals."
Hawkins looked at Sage, "Ultimately everything belongs to this 'Emperor'!"
In today's world, who else can be called 'Emperor'?
Sage leaned back in a tactical manner and smiled, "No wonder you died in Wano Country; this ability is envied by the heavens."
"?"
A question mark appeared on Hawkins' head, "When I was in Wano Country, everything went smoothly, and I didn't encounter any death crises."
"It's nothing, it's nothing."
Sage waved his hand and chuckled, "Indeed, the world is becoming more lively. Very well, just keep doing this; these things won't affect us. But we also need to speed up progress. Hawkins... approximately how much time do we have?"
This guy's divination ability is ridiculously accurate; what is divined will happen. As for the outcome, that's a miracle triggered by personal will overturning fate.
But overturning or not, what is divined will happen.
"Three years."
Hawkins said, "Three years at most, this matter will happen."
"Lily." Sage glanced at Lily.
"It's enough."
A strange gleam appeared in Lily's eyes, "Three years is enough for us to substantively occupy half of the world and rule the other half through business."
As she said this, she paused and continued, "In a way, we are also sailing from the northwest to the southeast, exactly matching Straw Hat's voyage from southeast to northwest. If the Harley Divine Scripture's painting can really be reproduced, then who we need to deal with..."
"Robots, perhaps from your side."
Sage glanced at Shaka, "That Lilith can be considered a new generation of Artificial Human, reproducing ancient machines shouldn't be a problem."
"Fishmen and Mermaids, Fur Race, Sea Kings, and even the Mermaid Princess, ancient weapon Poseidon."
"Wano Country's remaining folks, although there are no more members of the Kozuki Family, who knows where they will emerge from."
"Giants of Elbaf, surely there is a batch over there."
"Even in Sky Island that we rarely contact, and the Lunarians who live on the Red Earth Continent, that race isn't left with only King."
"But, these various folks..."
Sage grinned fiercely, "They're not just under his banner; there will be more under my banner! No matter what prophecy or divine scripture, the scene depicted in the prophecy was one person against a group, but now it's different!"
"Should we stop it in advance?" Lily asked with a frown.
"No need!"
Sage bared his teeth, "A battle to decide the ownership of the world, a straightforward battle to settle everything! Lily, suppression can't hold forever; one day it will explode again! The impact will be worse then; the will of fate is at play, it must accept a straightforward and thorough defeat to realize reality and thus completely dissipate!"
If it could be suppressed, Nika wouldn't cycle through so many times.
This is the choice of will.
Only by fighting openly, without using any deceit or trickery to bring it down, can we finally establish dominion!
As for who will lead, whether it's the World Government, Revolutionary Army, or the Straw Hat who rocks the seas...
It's irrelevant.
"Our plan will ultimately achieve our goal!"
Sage clenched his fist, "The plan to shock the world is already in place; the next step is to expand this influence, our business, as much as possible! First rule the North Sea and West Sea, don't worry about the others, achieve our goals and then discuss!"
"Yes!"
Everyone in the meeting responded in unison, and after the meeting ended, they went back to their own business.
The larger the territory, the more things to handle, they are indeed very busy.
But now the busy affairs are no longer confined to small places in the New World, beginning to stretch across the Calm Belt, influencing half of the world.
...
The West Sea is considered the central location of the seas.
Pirates from the New World set sail, shouting fiercely as they headed towards a bustling port city, and after dodging numerous shore defenses gunfire, breached into it.
Just as they jumped off and didn't have time to plunder, a laser shot from afar, piercing through several people and destroying the pirate ship docked at the port.
About ten tall figures took steps, extending their palms and approaching.
These figures had the most rudimentary mechanical bodies, without any skin, and were not humans, but pure human-shaped machines, with red light emanating from their eye sockets, and lasers emitted from their palms, causing explosions in the pirate crowds.
Although they were different from the familiar Thing, the lasers are unmistakable; this is...
"It's the Peacekeepers!!"
Facing the threat of pirates, even the impoverished version of Peacekeepers finally settled the price, selling them to the rich and vast kingdoms of the West Sea and North Sea, with some islands even gritting their teeth to buy one for defense.
With Peacekeepers, they officially ushered in a battle against the invading pirates.
Meanwhile, on the North Sea side.
A group of Fur Race sailed, along with fishmen alongside the ship, landing on a certain island.
"Is this the place?"
Leading the Fur Race was a wolf Fur Race member who glanced at the sea map and confirmed the position, without regarding the incoming impoverished Peacekeepers, and when those robots prepared to attack, a crew member beside them activated a switch, making those robots halt their attack.
Joking, their self-made things, how could they let this thing attack.
With backing, no one worries about selling them.
"Don't use it and be plundered by pirates."
In comparison, no one knows what disasters are doing, under the dual concealment of the clients and disasters, no one cares about this.
"Kill all resistance forces on the island, leave none of the bloodlines of the local nobility and rulers. Pay attention to ordinary people, ask if they want to come with us or be left behind. Remember, we need population, also to clear this land for the client to take over."
The Fur Race leader said, then waved to make everyone take collective action, toward the inhabited places of the island.
Ocean real estate business, this business is done simultaneously.
Those who don't move, it's nothing, after being overwhelmed with oppression, they naturally will move, to head to O'hara.