Chapter 825: Chapter 505: Kaido, I Choose You!

There are quite a few beings like Chaton who either see through things clearly or lack interest in this vast sea.

Some amusements are not just about eating, drinking, and having fun.

Even when it comes to feasting, if Sage can’t achieve what he wants under current conditions, what then?

Of course, the answer is to strive to elevate to the level he desires!

Being a chieftain with primitives and being a landlord in a bustling world are essentially the same, yet the enjoyment is worlds apart.

After paying the ransom, these people naturally had no reason to stay, dejectedly sailing their ships away, while Sage allowed the city-like ship to sail forward, heading towards Storm City.

At the same time, a party was held in this city.

Aside from those who came to play, there were also those living here, people with huge debts who had no choice but to work here.

None in Gulan Tesoro willingly came to do business; whether they opened shops or worked, all were deceived and forced to stay here.

No matter how much they earn here, it’s never enough to repay their debts.

For such people, Sage waved his hand broadly; those who want to leave can leave, those who don’t want to go, he is always in need of people and welcomes their joining.

Thus the feast began.

A giant ship on par with some countries at sea, stocked with astonishing supplies to fuel people’s consumption.

Whether they finally could break free or chose to join the Four Emperors, they opted for a celebratory revelry.

And in the former place of Gulan Tesoro’s dwelling, after Sage occupied it, he summoned his subordinates to join the feast here.

Marika personally took charge of cooking, gathering some chefs from here to meet the demands of this group of subordinates.

"It’s too slow, also too big!"

Holding a bone-in meat leg in her hand, Renedia yelled as she ate, "Such a big ship turns out to be just a display, driven by two island turtles at the front. Where’s the power? Where’s the technology? What’s going on here? Both vehicles and ships are just empty shells!"

With the urgency of enemies gone, Renedia was just outside looking around and spotted the problem.

Not only do the vehicles rely on turtles for power, but even this ship itself...is powered by even bigger turtles!

Rather than calling it a ship, it’s better to say it’s just a mobile ’island.’

"Why bother with bicycles here."

Sage sat on a throne made of gold, holding up a wine bottle, he laughed upon hearing her:

"Such a big ship is quite rare, and the facilities haven’t been much damaged. Once repaired, it can be used. If not, you can revamp it then."

"Certainly, if a ship can’t sail by itself, it’s not a ship. It’s heresy, it’s an aberration, it definitely needs modification!"

Sage chuckled, not bothering with the euphoric Renedia, taking a gulp from the bottle, he squinted at the cheering and boisterous subordinates, suddenly saying, "Almost there..."

Lily, who stood nearby, was stunned for a moment, looking at Sage, "So soon?"

"Yes..."

Sage nodded, "The fact that the Five Elders came instead of Kizaru speaks volumes, the World Conference is ongoing, it should be hard for them to extricate themselves...such an opportunity should not be wasted!"

"The money’s already in hand, proceed according to plan with the construction behind us, without any worries, it’s time for the next step!"

"Big Mom is already annexed, front and back are connected, the latter part has cooperation with Teach, the first part now has only one obstacle!"

Listening to Sage’s words made Lily instinctively grip the sword hilt at her waist, even amidst this festive revelry, she felt a bit tense.

Sage’s plans have always been simple, direct, and efficient.

Right from the initial plan to penetrate the New World, then to capture Whitebeard’s territory in the New World, and now...

Whether attacking Big Mom, or due to having no cash snatching Tesoro, the plan always remains constant.

The first half of the New World needs to be completely unified!

"Kaido!"

Sage spread his five fingers, clenched them into a fist, a grim smile revealing on the face behind the fist: "It’s decided it’s him!"

The guy he’s prepared to eliminate later!

Once Kaido is dealt with, nobody in the first half of the New World will be able to stop him!

"Understood."

Lily released her grip on the sword at her waist, saying: "I’ll prepare right away, should we call Katakuri?"

"Um...it’s not necessary, let them guard, Totto Land’s territory hasn’t been fully digested and stabilized, it needs watchers. We shouldn’t defeat Kaido only for Totto Land to be attacked."

Sage contemplated, ultimately abandoning the idea of summoning the Big Mom Pirates.

The larger the territory, the greater the concerns.

He won the territory with difficulty, and it’s not like he cannot accept losses. But if avoidance is possible, why not avoid them?

"Moreover, why would I need numerical superiority to deal with Kaido."

Sage’s bared teeth reflected a chilling grin: "That kind of guy..."

In the past fight with Kaido, Sage knocked him away, but himself was knocked unconscious by a blow.

He instinctively touched the seven scars on his chest, eyes gleaming with ferocity, "I want to kill him with my own hands!!"

...

The enormous sum of five trillion Belly is a huge fortune for the entire O’hara. Sage has seized territories for so long, creating such a large force with welfare so good it’s even dubbed ’Paradise’ among the lower-class civilians outside.

Yet, the taxes collected, and deposits in the gold bank don’t amount to five trillion Belly. Once this money arrived, O’hara became instantly wealthy where previously finances were insufficient.

With the money, comes allocation for usage, but Sage doesn’t handle this, there are designated people for that, and he isn’t worried about causing any inflation.

It’s not the currency from his territory, but of the whole vast sea. Scarce resources in O’hara aren’t scarce outside, they can be bought.

No one’s unwilling to sell to him.

Nobody bears the risk of offending the Four Emperors.

As for Tesoro himself, Sage had someone take him and Link to Hive Island, upon their return, Tesoro was gone, and the ability to control gold was inherited by Link.

"Thief hahahaha, Sage, I almost couldn’t hold back, where did you acquire these good abilities, my subordinates want them too, obviously luck’s not on your side, yet you keep stumbling upon nice abilities."

Inside Storm City’s royal palace, Sage listened to the laughter from the Radio Snail, replied disgruntledly, "Don’t you know the misfortune replacement principle? Whether I’m unlucky doesn’t matter, as long as I make the person unluckier than me, my misfortune gets replaced."

"What do you mean?"

"It means if you tick me off, I’ll come over and eliminate you!"

Sage angrily shouted, "Why did you call, just to argue with me? Teach!"

"Thief hahahaha, calm down, of course, there’s something I need from you, Aibo."

A second laugh echoed from the Radio Snail, "You defeated Big Mom, I haven’t congratulated you yet, lately, Red Hair’s been after me diligently, quite troubling, Sage..."

"Get to the point, can’t stand the detours."

"Road Poneglyphs, and that girl of the Three-Eyed Race, at least give me one." Teach’s voice turned solemn, "We’re allies, aren’t we?"

"I can’t give you the person."

Sage was straightforward, "But you can make an imprint of the Road Poneglyph obtained from Big Mom, provided this time you manage to hold Red Hair at bay."

The Radio Snail clearly paused, then laughed: "Thief hahahaha, starting again, huh, Sage, haven’t you digested it all yet?"

"Well, that’s none of your concern, that’ll be it."

Bang!

Sage hung up the Radio Snail, looking ahead; he was located in a large conference room.

On the left sat the three prominent female officers, to the right were Moria, Hawkins, Urouge, further back Gin, Bellamy, and Pearl, and more, all were long-time subordinates.

"Then, let’s draft the plan."

Sage smiled, "A plan to unify the first half of the New World and eliminate Kaido!"