"According to our last conversation with the Revolutionary Army, they've already begun gathering their forces. They've decided to attack Mary Geoise in one month and begin the final battle against the World Government."
"With the strength the Revolutionary Army currently possesses, I believe they should be able to get past the Five Elders and force Imu to make a move."
Facing the gazes of the Straw Hats, Red spoke calmly.
"Although I don't think the Revolutionary Army will be able to force the World Government to reveal every trick it has, they should at least be able to let us see the World Government's final trump card."
"And when that happens, it will be time for us to prepare for the final battle!"
"Right now, I can bring three members into the Pokémon World at the same time. So for the next period of time, I'll draw up a schedule and take turns bringing all of you into the Pokémon World around the clock, twenty-four hours a day, to raise your levels as much as possible and prepare for the final battle."
"Got it!"
The moment Red finished speaking, Luffy and the others immediately nodded in response.
Overthrowing the World Government had never truly been something they wanted to do.
But since the other side had chosen to stand in their way…
Then they would simply have to ask them to go die!
At that moment, Usopp suddenly raised his hand.
"Red, my portion of the time can be shortened a little and given to the others."
"My increase in strength doesn't rely that much on my own base stats, so…"
"Mm. That works too."
Red nodded, agreeing with Usopp's suggestion.
Franky, standing off to the side, also suddenly raised his hand. "Same for me, Red!"
"Recently, I've been learning new technology from Pythagoras… With the power of the Fusion-Fusion Fruit, as long as I keep storing up knowledge and resources, that's enough for me…"
"Base stats can indeed improve the fruit's power, but compared to that, giving the time to the others will have a better effect."
"In that case, I should also…"
Seeing Usopp and Franky successively offer up their chances to enter the Pokémon World for training, Uta, who was currently the relatively weakest member of the Straw Hat Pirates, hesitantly raised her hand as well.
But before she could finish speaking, Red suddenly waved his hand and cut her off.
"Not you, Uta."
"Your ability is extremely useful. Once we reach space in the future, there may even be times when we need your power."
"Your most urgent task right now is to become as strong as possible and catch up in level, so that your strength won't fall short in the future."
"Let's do it this way. The extra time Usopp and Franky are contributing will be given to you."
"Ah… Then thank you, everyone…"
Uta, who was no longer the little girl who knew nothing, had a hint of apology flash through her eyes. But she did not argue any further and cast Usopp and Franky a grateful look.
Red continued:
"Usopp's strength really doesn't have much to do with his own body. Let's do it this way. Usopp's game time will be cut in half."
Just as he had said, Usopp's level truly did not have much to do with his final combat power.
Rather than spending time bringing Usopp along to level up, it would be better to directly train the Four Emperors in his hands, those few freakishly talented ones.
It was just that, at this stage, Red clearly did not intend to waste time on insects, so he could only reduce Usopp's leveling time.
However, that did not mean Usopp would suffer any loss.
One had to know that as new players continuously flooded into Pokémon World, the amount of willpower Red and the others were collecting was also growing larger and larger. On top of that, they had Wano Country, an experimental site specially used to produce targeted willpower…
It was foreseeable that in the coming period of time, the dedicated willpower related to door bugs, Caterpie, and rhinoceros beetles would see an explosive increase.
When that time came, Usopp would be able to use this willpower to cultivate massive numbers of Caterpie and rhinoceros beetles. Then, relying on the characteristic of Bug-type Pokémon being extremely easy to evolve, he could form a Butterfree army and a Beedrill army.
It was foreseeable that with two Bug-type armies whose strength could continuously increase and who would also awaken Pokémon moves on their own, as well as the various Bug-type Pokémon armies that might exist in the future…
Usopp's importance would also reach an unimaginable level!!!
Quantity could make up for quality.
Even with the insects of the pirate world, Usopp could already play so many tricks.
Red was very much looking forward to what kind of miracle Usopp would create once he had enough Bug-type Pokémon armies.
"As for Franky…"
After pondering briefly, Red continued:
"A Devil Fruit ability still ultimately needs a powerful physique as its foundation. Your game time will be shortened by one-third."
Unlike Usopp, Franky still needed sufficient physical ability to trigger even stronger effects from the Fusion-Fusion Fruit.
The one who was powerful had always been Bullet, not the Fusion-Fusion Fruit itself.
Correspondingly, although Franky would lose some leveling time, for a long period from now on, all kinds of material factories under the Straw Hat Pirates would also center their production around Franky's needs. Everyone would serve him so that he could create even more powerful combat mechs.
In Franky's eyes, trash like Bullet, who had nothing but size and could not even fire a nuke-level missile, was so worthless that even throwing him into a garbage station would be a waste of recycling efficiency.
With just a few words, he decided his companions' training plans for the next stage. Then Red's gaze steadied, and he spoke to his companions seriously.
"Half a year!"
"After half a year, no matter what, we must set foot in space once!"
There were too many uncertainties surrounding the Vivre Card. And there were even more uncertainties surrounding space!
If not for the fact that the mass of Joy Boy's Haki inside the ancient robot Emeth was far too powerful, enough to prove that after entering Gear Fifth, Luffy would still have at least one more massive increase in strength, Red would already have been unable to wait. He would have taken his companions to settle all matters on the Blue Planet, step into the stars, and pursue an even wider world.
"So," Red continued, "within half a year, we must settle everything on the Blue Planet… including the secret of the One Piece, overthrowing the World Government, and making the hidden danger of the world possibly being flooded vanish completely…"
With the serious responses of the Straw Hats, this brief yet extraordinary meeting came to an end.
Everyone hurriedly left, heading off to hand over their current work.
For the next period of time, they would devote themselves entirely to emergency training.
This was not only for the final battle against the World Government, but also so that after stepping into the starry sky, they would not drag their companions down because they were too weak.
In the end, only Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji were actively asked by Red to stay behind.
The three of them were also the first group selected to enter the game world for leveling.
Once decided, they acted immediately, wasting not even a little time.
Red, Luffy, and the other three sat directly in the chairs of the meeting room. After each of them assumed a comfortable posture, they tilted their heads back and entered the Pokémon World.
However, Red did not choose the newly opened world of Pokémon Scarlet/Violet.
The main reason was that the plot of the new game world wasted too much time. Besides, it was not as though he did not have better choices in his hands.
Whoosh—
A flash of dazzling white light passed by, and Red and the others appeared directly on a plain.
In the distance were an unbroken range of mountains and the sea.
And a little closer to them, there was a mysterious gale tearing through the sky, continuously releasing some mysterious energy and interacting with this world.
That's right.
The game world Red and the others had entered this time was precisely Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which had already been cleared before.
Only this time, what Red and the others entered was the second-playthrough world!
In the second playthrough of Arceus, not only were the Pokémon stronger, but the number and respawn times of Alpha Pokémon and frenzied Pokémon would also change. This made the entire world full of powerful Pokémon that offered rich rewards.
In addition, the second playthrough of Arceus also contained large numbers of Legendary Pokémon with fairly high levels.
Shaymin, Darkrai, Heatran, Uxie, Thundurus…
Even Arceus, the strongest existence in the setting of the Pokémon World, would appear in the second-playthrough plot of Arceus.
It could be said that after clearing the second playthrough, Red's reserves of Legendary Pokémon templates would be instantly enriched.
And the final boss, Arceus, might even bring Red some surprises.
However, according to the setting, every Arceus seen in the Pokémon World, regardless of time or space, was merely an avatar of the true Arceus.
Most likely, this was merely an avatar possessing a little of Arceus's energy, but not the ability to create Pokémon.
However, if Red remembered correctly, the Arceus in this world seemed to possess all Pokémon types. Even among the many avatars of Arceus, it could be considered a powerful existence.
It was still worth looking forward to.
Because when he had entered the second playthrough of Arceus with the others before, he had already accepted all the relevant missions, Red did not waste any time after entering the game world. He directly chose several locations for Luffy and the other two, then had them split up and act separately.
They would level up while conveniently defeating the Legendary Pokémon in each region and farming Red's panel for him.
If there was anything regrettable about the world of Arceus…
It was probably that there were no Gyms of any kind, so Red could not become even stronger through them.
Fortunately, he had already obtained Eternamax Eternatus Form, and somehow, without noticing, had once again become the strongest existence among the Straw Hats beneath Luffy.
In fact, if not for Luffy's body full of bug-level abilities, along with the boosts brought by Mega Evolution and Dynamax, dealing with an Eternamax Eternatus really would have been quite a bit of trouble.
And from that point onward, the entire Straw Hat Pirates entered a quiet stage of diligent improvement.
The Going Merry also quietly left Wano Country without anyone noticing, heading toward the Straw Hats' base camp in the Pokémon Sea.
Half a month ago, the Buggy Pirates had already followed Red's instructions and arrived in Wano Country. They had already come to understand what their main work would be from now on.
Furthermore, Vegapunk's satellite, Pythagoras, had also been left by Red at Buggy's side to help him complete Wano Country's "Infinite Tsukuyomi" plan, as well as the subsequent series of matters such as absorbing willpower.
Wano Country, this golden country from a thousand years ago, now seemed to have become a gigantic mine. It welcomed wave after wave of Straw Hat members, who continuously squeezed out every bit of value it could provide.
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...
The Straw Hats' period of lying low did not affect the world's attention on them in the slightest.
After receiving Red's permission, Moria directly contacted Morgans and had him publicize the fact that he was preparing to subdue Elbaf in place of the Straw Hat Pirates.
And this time, he was not only going to subdue Elbaf.
He was going to livestream himself subduing Elbaf in front of the entire world!
For a time, Moria's name became unmatched in the pirate world, drawing the attention of the entire world.
Livestreaming while conquering territory…
Although Moria's behavior was like one of those idiot streamers who livestreamed themselves going to an internet café and turning off other people's computers, he was, after all, the first person who dared to do something like this. Naturally, the attention he attracted was no small amount.
Just like that, under the attention of the whole world, Moria set the time for the livestream to begin…
Ten days later, he would officially lead the Moonlight Pirates on the Straw Hats' behalf, march to war, and subdue Elbaf, the world's strongest country!
Once this news came out, it naturally threw the whole world into an uproar.
For most people, whether it was Moria or Elbaf, neither had much to do with them.
They were simply veteran spectators here for the entertainment. Whoever gave them entertainment to watch, they would sing that person's praises!
This also allowed Moria and his Moonlight Pirates to gain a massive number of fans in an extremely short period of time.
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...
"…What in the world is going on?"
At the same time, in Elbaf's Sun World, inside a village filled with large numbers of Nordic-style buildings…
A giant wearing an Ushi-Oni helmet suddenly slapped the giant-sized newspaper in his hand onto the table. His face revealed a trace of fear, but even more than that, anger.
"The Straw Hat Pirates are really going to become Elbaf's enemies!?"
"Aren't they friends of Boss Dorry and Boss Brogy!?"
"Exactly! I originally thought Moria was just casually making some big talk, but now even the livestream channel has been printed in the newspaper… and the livestream time has been set too…"
"This… shouldn't be fake anymore, right?!"
"No, we have to let Captains Dorry and Brogy know about this right away. If the Straw Hats really do attack, we need to prepare as soon as possible."
"..."
"..."
A group of giants panicked and hurriedly began walking out of the tavern as they spoke, wanting to head to another place to find the two giant captains they had mentioned.
Although the buildings of Elbaf were all extremely enormous, it was still impossible to cram every giant into a single building.
So apart from banquets, they were generally scattered among different taverns.
They were called taverns, but in truth, even the person in charge of each tavern was simply one of the giants who drank there daily.
Hearing everyone noisily discuss how to deal with the Straw Hats, the tavern keeper also directly abandoned his own tavern and followed the group of giants outside.
However, they had only just stepped out when they immediately saw giants from several other taverns also shouting noisily as they pushed open their doors and came out.
There were not that many giants who liked reading the newspaper, but averaged out, it was still enough to ensure that there was one in every tavern.
On top of that, all newspapers were delivered to the Owl Library at the same time every day, then enlarged by the owls before being sent to the hands of every subscriber…
So they had all learned of the news that Elbaf was about to be attacked at almost the exact same time.
For a while, almost every giant in the entire village gathered in the plaza.
The scene was as lively as lively could be!
(End of Chapter)