Without realizing it, the White Wolf Pirates now had the luxury of splitting their forces for separate operations.
Lily and Stussy would stay behind.
As long as Silas and the others attracted the Marines' attention at Mariejois and Sabaody Archipelago, with Lily's strength, she could easily rescue the enslaved giants at Acropolis Port.
For insurance, Silas also contacted Harald.
Learning that Silas had found the captured giants, Harald immediately promised reinforcements would arrive at Acropolis Port within a month to help Lily rescue the giants.
Moreover, he brought good news.
The giants he had sent to Little Garden half a year ago to find the two Giant Warrior Pirates captains had news. They were now heading toward Sabaody Archipelago.
If luck was on their side, Silas might even receive help from the two Giant Warrior Pirates captains during the operation!
This was undoubtedly good news.
Though the two captains did not have Admiral-level strength, they could still engage Admiral-level fighters.
Working together, even Admiral-level fighters could not easily defeat them.
The only one unhappy was probably Stussy.
She had thought this would be an easy journey, but now the main forces were all going to Sabaody Archipelago, while she could only stay at Acropolis Port with Lily.
Though there was still risk, it was definitely less than what Silas and the others faced.
"Haha, come on, do not look so unhappy. The battles we are about to face are still too early for you."
Silas looked at Stussy with a smile.
Before boarding, Stussy had never received systematic training. She was far behind even those who had just boarded three years ago. She was just an ordinary person.
These past two months, Silas had only had her train her body.
After all, Stussy's talent was not like Rocks's.
With step-by-step training, learning the Six Powers would probably take a full year, which was already beyond most people's capabilities.
But Silas's requirements for Stussy were not high. Her primary role was doctor. As long as she mastered the Six Powers, she could participate in many future operations.
"If you can help Lily rescue those enslaved giants and escape unharmed, I can give you a small reward."
"Reward?"
Hearing Silas mention this, Stussy's eyes immediately lit up.
Given Silas's generosity, she definitely did not believe his reward would be some common garbage.
Now Stussy was not sad anymore.
"Then hurry back!"
Though she wanted to see the legendary Fish-Man Island, she believed there would be plenty of such opportunities later.
Compared to touring Fish-Man Island, Silas's reward was definitely more substantial!
As for Lily, Silas did not need to say much.
"Go on, the reason I came along was to handle these unexpected situations."
Lily waved her hand.
"Do not be too reckless. Though you have become stronger than before, do not underestimate the Marines and World Government's fighters. They are organizations that have existed for eight hundred years. Defeating them will not happen overnight."
Previously, the White Wolf Pirates had no Admiral-level fighters, so facing Marines and CP organizations, they could only avoid direct confrontation. Many things were at most minor skirmishes.
Now it was different.
Silas had reached Admiral-level strength. Among the current three Marine Admirals, only the last one could pose some threat. The remaining Rona and Kong had just reached Admiral-level.
So Silas could act with much more freedom.
But as the saying goes, those who drown are usually good swimmers.
If Silas thought having Admiral-level strength meant he could act recklessly, he would eventually suffer greatly.
"Do not worry, we have powerful backup this time!"
"Giants hardly count as backup."
Lily muttered, thinking Silas meant the two Giant Warrior Pirates captains, but they could spend decades dueling. Who knew how long their "soon arriving at Sabaody Archipelago" actually meant?
Silas could only smile awkwardly. He could not exactly say he had made arrangements with a Marine Admiral, could he?
After waiting two days, the White Wolf Pirates finally received the Yarukiman mangrove resin. After coating the Millennium Falcon, the entire ship looked wrapped in a bubble membrane.
Most pirates wanting to use the underwater caves beneath the Red Line to travel between the Grand Line's halves had to risk tremendous danger.
But the White Wolf Pirates were different.
They had a fish-man veteran crew member!
Dean's strength on land might not match ordinary great pirates, but in water, even Lily and Ed would not dare claim they could beat him.
Ships entering deep waters feared getting lost most.
But with Dean leading the way, the route to Fish-Man Island was smooth sailing.
Along the way, newcomers like Rocks saw many novel sights. Giant Sea Kings, usually hard to encounter, were everywhere in such deep waters.
So-called Sea Kings were creatures much larger than ordinary marine life, sitting at the top of oceanic food chains.
Ordinary Sea Kings exceeded a hundred meters in size, while Giant Sea Kings could exceed a thousand meters. The largest Giant Sea Kings were over five thousand meters long.
Such monsters could swallow ordinary pirate ships with just one bite.
And the lanternfish they were searching for was a Giant Sea King.
Its stomach could swallow three entire islands.
"We are almost there."
Returning to the ship's interior through the bubble membrane, the dripping wet Dean spoke. "Before departure, I had trustworthy fish-men near Acropolis Port send word back. We can enter through Fish-Man Island's front entrance."
Fish-Man Island was wrapped in huge double-layered semicircular bubble barriers with an air layer between them. If coated ships entered from incorrect paths, the island's bubble barrier would strip away their coating, causing them to crash.
Initially, the White Wolf Pirates had risked crashing to forcibly enter Fish-Man Island. Only after establishing good relations could they use proper channels.
But they still had to stay hidden.
Now it was different.
They had sufficient strength to openly enter through Fish-Man Island's front gate.
Silas's title as the White King was enough to intimidate the entire island!
Even if World Government agents knew the White Wolf Pirates had appeared at Fish-Man Island, they could not do much about Silas. Even Marines could not risk sending troops to Fish-Man Island to capture him.
With strength at Silas's level, on these seas, except for the Celestial Dragons' Holy Land Mariejois and Marine Headquarters Marineford, he could act without restraint.
In the deep sea, a massive light source appeared before the White Wolf Pirates' group. Seeing this light meant Fish-Man Island was within reach!