Chapter 135: The wind that drives the arrival of the next era.
"The person recommended by Lafitte, the former West Sea Sheriff, is not some unknown guy. Teach, his real name should be Marshall D. Teach, right?" Reed asked Lafitte.

"I didn't expect that Lord Sid had heard of my captain's name. This is really surprising." Lafitte said with some surprise.

"You said it's a famous name, how could I not know him? But I see from everyone's expressions that it seems like you really don't know. Well, let me introduce you to the life of Captain Teach." Reed said reluctantly.

"I'd like to hear what you have to say!" There was obvious curiosity in Zhan Guo's tone.

"The origin of Teach can be traced back to the original pirate era. After the Rocks era ended, his crew members separated. One day in a certain island port in the New World, a little boy stopped the then famous Whitebeard and wanted to board his ship to become an apprentice pirate. This boy was Teach.

That's right, Marshall D. Teach was from the Whitebeard Pirates. In his early years in the Whitebeard Pirates, he had fought with Red-haired Shanks, an apprentice crew member of Roger's Pirates, and Buggy the Clown. It is said that the three scratches on Red-haired Shanks' eye sockets were left by him.

And anyone who has left a wound on Red Hair has been fought back by Red Hair. The only person who Red Hair has not been able to fight back is Marshall D. Teach. So I am very curious about how such a man suddenly defected from the Whitebeard Pirates. I wonder if Mr. Lafitte can satisfy my curiosity? "

"An old man from the Whitebeard Pirates?!" Sengoku was stunned when he heard that.

Not to mention him, even the Chief of Staff He was quite surprised.

"Hey, is it true that the scars on Red-Hair Shanks' face were left by Teach?" Doflamingo on the side couldn't help but asked in surprise.

"I'm sorry, but I don't know much about my captain's deeds in the Whitebeard Pirates." Lafitte said in a low voice.

"Well, whether you really don't know or not, your captain does have the ability to serve as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. But..." Li De paused here.

"Sir Sid, I don't know what it is?" Lafitte asked quickly.

"But the outside world is not aware of what I said. Even the Navy Admiral who pays attention to the Four Emperors doesn't know the name of your captain, so you can imagine how low-key he was before. Obviously this does not meet the requirements of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, so Teach must build a reputation to prove himself." Reed said slowly.

"Of course. In fact, we have already made a foolproof plan for this, but we still need some time to complete it," Lafitte responded.

"Of course I can give you time, but your plan can't work. You have to follow our plan." Li De answered with a smile.

"Sir Sid, I wonder what your so-called plan is?" Lafitte frowned and asked.

"When I wanted to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the World Government asked me to prove my strength, so I went to hunt down Shiki the Golden Lion. Although I can guarantee your captain's strength, he is from the Whitebeard Pirates and the reason for his defection is unknown. I will not take any risks for your captain, so he needs to prove himself." Reed said with a smile.

"Then how can we prove it?" Lafitte continued to ask.

"Do you have a Den Den Mushi with you?" Reed asked Lafitte.

"I have it with me!" Lafitte reached behind him and a Den Den Mushi came out.

"Call Teach. There are some things you can't decide for him." Reed said to Lafitte.

"Okay!" Lafitte said, then picked up the phone and dialed.

"Hahahaha, Lafitte, is it done?" Teach's hearty laughter was suddenly heard from the other side of the phone.

"Not yet, Marshall D. Teach!" Reed said before Lafitte could speak.

"Who are you?" Tikki asked.

"Sid!" Reed replied.

"Hahahaha, so you are the boss of the Masked Pirates. My apologies." Teach immediately replied with a smile.

"I won't say much for the sake of face, Teach. I know your strength. After all, you are the man who fought with Red-Hair Shanks and left three wounds on his face. But because you are from the Whitebeard Pirates and the reason for your defection is unknown, if you want to replace Crocodile and become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, you must pass our test." Reed said.

"Hahahaha, I wonder what kind of test it is?" After hearing Li De's words, Teach was silent for a brief moment, and then asked again with a hearty laugh.

"If you want to become a member of the outer circle of the World Government, you must first draw a clear line between yourself and the Whitebeard Pirates. You should be in the first half of the Grand Line now," Reed continued to ask.

"Yes, I am in paradise," Teach replied.

"Then you only have one choice, which is to capture Podocas D. Ace alive and send him to the Navy Headquarters, so that you will be qualified to serve as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. And you don't have to worry. Podocas D. Ace is currently traveling alone in the first half of the Grand Line. I heard that he is looking for you, so don't consider going to the Moby Dick in the New World to capture him." Reed said slowly.

"Hahahahahaha, I see. Then I have a question. If I catch Podocus D. Ace, can I really become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?" asked Teach.

"Sure, since you have been recommended and guaranteed by a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, you can take the position as long as you pass the test." Li De said this expressionlessly after looking at Zhan Guo.

"Hahahaha, thank you so much, Sid." Teach replied with a smile.

"Teacher, don't be happy too soon. You should know very well about Podocas D. Ace. He is the successor trained by Whitebeard. If you catch him, you will be hunted down by the strongest man in the world. Of course, it is precisely because of this that you can clear your suspicion." Reed said slowly.

"Hahaha, dad is so scary!" At this moment, Teach's laughter was not as hearty as before.

"Teach, any gain requires sacrifice. If you were not from the Whitebeard Pirates, we wouldn't have made things so difficult for you. It's up to you whether you want to do it or not. After all, the candidates for the Seven Warlords of the Sea can be other people." Li De said casually.

"Thief hahahaha, give me some time, I will take Captain Ace to the Navy Headquarters." Teach directly told everyone present his choice.

"Then I wish you good luck." Li De said and hung up the phone.

"You can go now, Lafitte!" Reed said after throwing the Den Den Mushi to Lafitte.

"My Lords, I am sorry to bother you today! Please excuse me first!" After saying that, Lafitte turned and walked towards the window.

After a pair of wings extended from his back, Lafitte flew away from Pangu City.

"What do you mean?!" He, who had been silent all this time, asked Li De not far away.

"It's a rare opportunity like this, so I tried to write a prologue about the battle between the Marine Headquarters and the Seven Warlords of the Sea against the Whitebeard Pirates. Are you satisfied with this answer, Vice Admiral Tsuru?" Li De replied.

"Fufufufufufu, Sid, you are really crazy!" Doflamingo's laughter was a little cold at this moment. "Don't be so angry, Doflamingo, this kind of script is not something I can write just because I want to. Who can guarantee whether Teach can catch Ace? After catching Ace, how will the World Government deal with him? Will it be imprisonment or execution? Different choices will lead to different directions of the script.

In order to meet the purpose I mentioned, after Ace is captured, he must at least be publicly executed in the Navy Headquarters to attract the Whitebeard Pirates, and then we can join forces to fight the enemy. If any of these conditions are missing, it will be impossible to achieve the future I need to weave." Li De waved his hand calmly.

"What good will this do you?" Zhan Guo's anger was about to overflow.

After all, once the war breaks out and the battlefield is chosen at the Navy Headquarters, the Navy will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

"Benefits? Hahahaha, Marshal Zhan Guo, you think too much. This is just a temporary performance. I suddenly felt like it and wanted to see if I could be the wind that pushes the times forward. That's all. Although I edited the prologue of the script, it doesn't mean I will care about the sequel. Everything is your choice, or the choice of the times.

It has been 22 years since the Great Pirate Era began, and heroes have emerged in large numbers, which is indeed very exciting. But no one can deny that this era has grown old, Whitebeard has grown old, Marshal Sengoku, Vice Admiral Tsuru and you have also grown old, and it is time to open your arms and welcome the arrival of a new era.

The new era cannot take on the ships of you old men, but it would be too cruel to let you leave the era in obscurity. That is why I want to hold a grand farewell banquet with the theme of Whitebeard's funeral, and let the darlings of the next era ring the sixteen bells at Marinford to bid farewell to the old and usher in the new, and send you off this stage in style."

"Fufufufufu, what a crazy move, but it sounds pretty good! Sid, you wouldn't say that you are the darling of that era, right?" Doflamingo laughed and asked Reed as soon as Reed finished speaking.

"Doflamingo, you think too much. The times will choose the leaders themselves. How can it be decided by someone else? Besides, these are just my wild thoughts and outrageous words. Look at the expression of Marshal Sengoku and you know that he is definitely not willing to set the stage." Li De waved his hand slowly.

"Fufufufufu, that may not be the case. Whitebeard has dominated this era for too long, and eliminating him and the Whitebeard Pirates will be of great significance to the Navy and even the World Government. If the World Government wants to take the initiative in the next era, the stage you mentioned may not be set." Doflamingo replied with a smile.

He was a person who had lived through the early days of the Great Pirate Era, and he understood very well that in this era, because of Roger's words, the World Government and the Navy had always been in a passive situation.

If the Navy can defeat the Whitebeard Pirates, the strongest pirate group in the world, and severely damage the morale of the pirates, then the Navy can indeed lead the next era and turn passivity into initiative.

"Well, it doesn't matter what. Since the substitute has been decided, I'll leave first." Li De stood up and walked outside.

As soon as Li Decai stood up, Mihawk, who was already standing, turned around and walked out.

"Fufufufufu, the wind is blowing. The dull days are finally going to become interesting." Doflamingo laughed and stood up, then walked outside with a swagger.

After Bartholomew Kuma, who had remained silent throughout the entire session, also left, only a few navy officers with gloomy faces were left in the conference room.

In the huge power room not far away from the conference room, the Five Elder Stars had already heard the voice coming from the Den Den Mushi.

"It seems that this era is coming to an end."

"Every era has an end. The Rocks era was like this, the original pirate era was like this, and the Great Pirate Era should be like this too."

"It's time to put an end to this and plan for the next era. Roger's words before his death have put us in a very passive position in this era."

"Then let's announce the beginning of the next era by destroying the Whitebeard Pirates. This will be a good opportunity to publicly execute the sinful descendants of the man who caused us trouble."

"If the man named Teach can capture the sinful bloodline, then let's make it so."

"Marshall D. Teach, another member of the D clan."

"It doesn't matter. Compared to this man, I care more about Sid. He seems to have suddenly appeared from the East China Sea."

"Can one person, or an eight-man pirate group, control the situation?"

"If we really want to start a war, we still need people to keep an eye on it, because the unknown represents variables, but this war does not need variables."

"So be it!"

While the Five Elders were discussing the possibility of a war at the top, Li De quickly left the holy land.

Because here, Li De didn't even dare to use his Observation Haki to sense. After all, once he sensed, all kinds of extreme negative emotions would come to him.

Who could have imagined that the most glamorous holy land would give rise to the most desperate darkness?

It's ironic when I think about it.

Of course, if you consider it from another angle, it doesn't seem to be the case.

Because if this is where darkness gathers from the beginning, then in order to cover it up, don’t we have to create the most glamorous surface?

Of course, this has nothing to do with Li De anymore.

As soon as he got on the bubble cable car going down, Li De jumped out of the bubble cable car and used the Moon Step to shoot towards the direction of the Sabaody Archipelago.

Returning to the Sabaody Archipelago, the Pure White Knight has now completed coating and is docked at the port.

When the women on the boat saw Li De coming back, they immediately came up to him.

"Are you all ready?" When Reed spoke, he mainly looked at Kalina, after all, she was the navigator.

"It's okay, Captain. I have learned how to operate the coated ship." Kalina is still very confident in her navigation skills.

"Then let's set sail! I can't wait to see the stunning scenery under the sea." Li De said immediately.

"Yes, Captain, I will notify the coating craftsmen to inflate and release the buoyancy bag." Kalina immediately began to give orders.

Unlike the Straw Hat Pirates who still need Franky to operate on his own, Reed is currently at the coated port, where there are people waiting to serve the Pure White Knight at any time.

As Kalina gave the command, the buoyancy bags at the bottom of the boat were released and the pre-stored air was filled into the coating.

After the sails were lowered, with the sound of Reed setting sail, the Pure White Knight slowly sank beneath the sea surface and headed towards the deep sea along the ocean current.

(End of this chapter)