"It should be worth a bottle of sake, hahaha." Shanks stroked his chin, looking thoughtful, then said humorously, smiling at the end.
He didn't take Ye Chen and Whitebeard's words to heart at all.
At this moment, Ye Chen's gaze focused on Shanks, who was laughing heartily. He couldn't help but think that perhaps it was this unique charisma of Shanks that made his crew so loyal.
However, Shanks's boldness, freedom, dashing nature, and magnanimity showed Ye Chen another side of pirates, which was what the later protagonist Luffy pursued.
Just then, Whitebeard's eyes flashed, and he grinned, "Ye Chen, do you want to stay overnight on my ship?"
"No need, we're leaving soon. There's still a lot we haven't done," Ye Chen said with a smile, downing the sake in his bowl.
"If you didn't mention it, I would have almost forgotten." Whitebeard looked a little dazed. He suddenly remembered that Sirius's territory, Emperor Descend, hadn't been taken over yet. If he hadn't invited Ye Chen aboard to celebrate, they would probably be taking over Sirius's territory by now.
However, this time, Emperor Descend annihilated Sirius's main force. The pirates affiliated with Sirius were still guarding the territory Sirius owned.
Moreover, as one of the Eight Kings, Sirius's territory was vast. It was estimated that once the news of Sirius's annihilation spread, many factions would prepare to seize it.
They had coveted Sirius's territory for a long time, and now that Sirius was eliminated, they certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity.
"Mmm." Ye Chen simply hummed, not explaining further. He didn't need to worry about Sirius's territory; it had already been fully handed over to Donquixote Doflamingo. He figured Doflamingo had already started taking action.
With his far-reaching influence, he probably already had a lot of territory in his hands. As for the rest, it would likely be occupied by others, such as the great pirates of the New World or the other members of the Eight Kings.
They probably all made their moves, as so much time had passed, and the news about Sirius had long since spread.
Meanwhile,
Marco, who was awakened by Ye Chen and Whitebeard's aura, was immediately dragged off to drink by Benn Beckman. Benn Beckman thought Marco was truly drunk, but he didn't expect the kid to be perfectly sober; he must have been pretending.
Marco was exasperated. He couldn't drink much more, so he thought of pretending to sleep, but he hadn't expected his old man's aura to suddenly erupt, followed closely by an equally powerful aura from the other old man. Marco thought something had happened and quickly woke up.
But upon waking, he didn't expect Whitebeard and Ye Chen Shanks to be drinking peacefully. He felt annoyed.
Sure enough, Benn Beckman soon pulled him to continue drinking and even invited Esdeath along.
At this point, Marco, while drinking, suddenly asked Esdeath, "Esdeath, how many people do you have in Emperor Descend? If you don't mind telling us."
"Yes, if there are others, we can all chat and drink together in the future," Benn Beckman also chuckled from the side.
They were quite curious about the number of people in Emperor Descend, as all the members who had appeared so far had explosively strong combat power, unlike three newly formed pirate crews.
Instead, they resembled a long-hidden power. They had tried to investigate from various angles, hoping to find out where Emperor Descend came from, but surprisingly, they couldn't uncover any details about anyone in Emperor Descend, as if they had appeared out of thin air.
So, they also wanted to use this atmosphere to probe into Emperor Descend's background.
They wanted to know if Emperor Descend only had these members, or if there were other members who hadn't revealed themselves.
"Bang."
Esdeath put down her sake bowl and looked at Benn Beckman and Marco, a smile appearing on her face. "This isn't a secret. There's no harm in telling you."
As her voice fell, Marco and Benn Beckman simultaneously put down their sake bowls, and the Red Hair Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates all put down their items, looking subtly towards Esdeath.
Immediately, the previously noisy scene fell into a deathly silence, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
The synchronicity of both sides surprised Esdeath. She raised an eyebrow, a meaningful smile playing on her lips: "About that, you should ask our captain. Only he knows best..."
At her words, everyone looked bitter. This was no different from saying nothing at all.
Of course, we know Ye Chen knows, but he won't say. If he wouldn't, why would we ask you?
Many thought to themselves, though they dared not speak it aloud.
"Esdeath, what's the difference between that and saying nothing?" Marco complained helplessly.
"Indeed," Benn Beckman echoed.
Esdeath shrugged at their words. "Only our captain truly knows that."
Marco and Benn Beckman exchanged glances, each seeing the other's helplessness. They had hoped to glean something, but they came up empty.
However, from Esdeath's words, they could infer that Emperor Descend had other members.
Moreover, Esdeath's position in Emperor Descend seemed not very high, as she didn't know how many people were in Emperor Descend.
They just weren't sure if Esdeath was bluffing them.
This was something they had to figure out themselves.
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared on the Moby Dick, like a ghost materializing out of thin air.
The figure scanned the surroundings, and upon seeing Esdeath, asked, "Where is Lord Ye Chen?"
Esdeath heard this and pointed at Ye Chen, who was standing by the ship not far away.
Seeing this, the figure walked towards Ye Chen and the others.
"Was that Ulquiorra Cifer, the Black Demon, just now?" A pirate as round as a ball asked with a solemn expression.
"It was him." Esdeath replied.
"When did that person get here?" At this moment, Marco and Benn Beckman felt a surge of shock, as if huge waves had been stirred in their hearts.
They hadn't noticed Ulquiorra Cifer's arrival, not even a trace of his aura. It was as if Ulquiorra Cifer was incorporeal.
Then, Ulquiorra Cifer walked towards Ye Chen and the others, his pale face devoid of emotion as he calmly said, "Lord Ye Chen, Bull Demon has been annihilated."
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