From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 289 The Secret of the Virgin Flame, a Sign of World Destruction?
After Bane roughly read the intelligence data, he looked up and said, "Dr. Vegapunk said that each Mother Fire can only support three uses of the Holy Mother Flame. The World Government tested it once in the Calm Belt, and now there are only two times left. Is this answer reliable?"

"There should be no problem. The Egghead Incident was triggered because the Doctor changed the technical data of the Mother Fire and the World Government was unable to produce it on its own, coupled with the leak of information by the traitor. Later, our Revolutionary Army received the Doctor's call for help and participated in it. It is almost certain that the Five Elders and others wanted to obtain the technology of the Mother Fire from Egghead and the traitors, which shows that they did not master this technology. From the beginning, the Doctor only produced two copies of the Mother Fire, and the other one has been destroyed in Egghead." Sabo explained.

"What about the power of the Holy Mother's Flame?" Bane asked again.

"It's very terrifying." Sabo said immediately, "According to Dr. Vegapunk's description, one strike is enough to destroy three islands the size of the Navy Headquarters, and penetrate the mantle, causing an ocean disaster. Before the New World War last year, the world's sea level suddenly rose by one meter. This was caused by the test of the Holy Mother Flame."

Although the sea level has been gradually rising in recent years, it has never risen by one meter in one breath. It is indeed quite terrifying.

Bane didn't feel anything living in a place like Melview, but many of the refugees who were transported to Melview lost their homes because the island was flooded.

Bane can also destroy an island with one blow. It is not impossible to destroy three naval headquarters with some effort.

But being able to raise the sea level by one meter with one strike is something that even Bane couldn't do.

This shows the horror of the Holy Mother's flames.

"If I get hit head-on, I don't know if I can withstand it. But I'm the user of the Dark Dark Fruit, so I should be able to absorb it, right?" Bane thought to himself.

Anyway, as of now, the Holy Mother Flame is a weapon of mass destruction with fire attributes. As long as the natural ability users who are not restrained by it can be transformed into elements, they will not pose any threat. The main threat of this weapon is that it can instantly destroy large troops and islands, shake the foundation of rule, and accelerate the destruction of the world.

After seeing the analysis report, Bane suddenly looked up and asked curiously, "Oh, by the way, I still don't understand something. It's obvious that a huge hole was created in the sea that has not disappeared for several days, causing the backflow of seawater. Normally, it should cause the sea level to drop, right? Why did this blow cause the sea level to rise by one meter?"

When this matter was mentioned, Sabo was silent for a moment, and then said: "This is also an important piece of information I want to report to you this time."

Seeing Sabo's serious expression, Bane raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Through the many ancient materials in our revolutionary army's possession, as well as some documents preserved by Dr. Vegapunk on O'Hara, we have a relatively reliable guess about Uranus and the rising sea level." Sabo said softly.

Bane was still very interested in this.

He knew that the sea level would rise, and within an unknown period of time, perhaps a few years or even decades, it would probably trigger a large-scale apocalyptic disaster, and the sea would swallow everything.

But he didn't know the specific reasons, how it happened, why, or where it came from.

At this time, Sabo mentioned this matter. Of course, he was very interested. Bane raised his hand and touched the stubble on his chin. He asked seriously, "What do you mean? What's your guess?"

"The rising sea level is an 'illusion' for those of us who live on the sea. In fact, it's not the sea level that's rising, but the ground that's sinking!" Sabo said in a deep voice: "The reason why the Holy Mother of Fire, or Uranus, can raise the sea level of the whole world by one meter with one strike seems to be that it has pried the accelerated changes in the earth's crust or mantle. The main manifestation is that it has 'shrunk', and the ground of the whole world has dropped by one meter as a result."

Bane???

If you put it that way, I suddenly understand.

"Then what causes this foundation sinking? What will be the final result?" Bane asked quickly.

"The specific reason is unknown, and Dr. Vegapunk couldn't come up with an answer. There is no description in ancient documents, at least not in those we have. As for what the final result will be, it is not necessary for us to consider at the moment. This level of change may take hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years to get the so-called 'result'. But there is no doubt that the sea swallowing everything is just the beginning." Sabo explained softly.

Hearing this, Bane smacked his lips and said, "It seems that my Dark Gate plan is inevitable."

Although Sabo did not say it explicitly and Dr. Vegapunk did not give any definite results, why did those words just now sound like the planet was about to be destroyed?
Or is it just a matter of time?

Considering that there really are moon people, space people and other messy star life forms in this world, it is possible that this damn world will make everyone wander together.

Although he didn't know exactly when this would happen, Bane wasn't prepared to face such an outcome, so he decided to start a war "for the tribe".

The initiative must be in your own hands!

"The Dark Portal?" Sabo was somewhat confused and puzzled when he heard these words uttered by Bane.

Bane smiled, raised his hand and patted Sabo on the shoulder and said, "After this war is over and the evil world government is destroyed, when we really want to form a new world government and establish a new order on this sea, you will naturally know."

Speaking of which, the current situation of world destruction is indeed more favorable to Bane. As we all know, when external threats are resolved, internal strife often begins.

If there is not enough external pressure, the so-called New World Government will probably have internal conflicts quickly. After all, Bane's pace is too fast. He did not use decades of cultivation to lay a solid foundation for this road, but chose to speed up as much as possible and use powerful violence to force all forces to integrate. Therefore, many internal conflicts have not been eliminated. For example, the Revolutionary Army is now in a honeymoon period, but no one can say whether there will be disagreements in the future.

Without the world government, the biggest enemy, and with its weak internal foundation, it is almost an obvious problem that internal conflicts will arise.

However, in this situation, with a world-destroying crisis in front of us, the situation is completely different. With this kind of external pressure, and Bane's personal strength and the most powerful and violent army under his control, this kind of internal problem should not arise in the short term.

At least we have to reach another world to take a breather and escape from this survival competition.

However, once everyone enters the other world, there will be more external conflicts. This goes without saying. By then, the internal situation will definitely continue to be rapidly integrated and truly become one.

Thinking of this, Bane was very grateful for the gift from 'nature'.

After discussing these topics, Bane planned to board the warship and go to meet up with Teacher Zefa and the others.

"Aren't Dorag and the others over there? It's on the way anyway, do you want to come with me?" Bane invited Sabo.

Sabo seemed to have something to say to Bane, and wanted to further establish a good relationship with the future leader of the entire world. There was no reason to refuse, so he nodded and said, "Then I will be honored to refuse."

Seeing that their conversation was over, Ian and Weber also lifted their guard.

Everyone walked towards the port dock. Bane seemed to see that Sabo wanted to say something several times, but he was hesitant and wavering.

After smiling, Bane raised his hand and patted Sabo on the back and said, "Just say whatever you want to say. Why are you hesitating? Do you have something to trouble me with? Since we got along well this time, if it's not too much trouble, I can help you."

Hearing this, Sabo's eyes lit up, and he said with a little excitement: "Thank you very much!"

After a pause, he said with a bit of embarrassment: "Actually, what I want to say is still related to my sworn brother Ace. He is currently imprisoned in the Deep Sea Prison, Impel Down, Impel Down. Impel Down has not made any statement to the public yet, but given their nature, they really don't need to. I'm wondering, what should I do to atone for Ace? Reduce his sentence? Let him get out of prison as soon as possible?"

Sabo is a very sensible guy, worthy of being the new generation promoted by Dragon to the 'second in command' of the Revolutionary Army.

He never asked Bane to find a way to get Ace out. Instead, he talked about what he should do to help Ace reduce his crime.

Perhaps he was worried about whether there was still some conflict between Bane and Ace? After all, Ace was sent to Impelton by Bane himself. Ace had chased Bane in the sea.
But no matter what the reason was, Bane felt very comfortable after hearing these words, and felt that this kid knew his limits.

"In theory, there is no such arrangement for outsiders to redeem the sins of certain people in Impelton." Bane said this softly at first.

When Sabo heard this, his expression lit up with joy. After all, he was not a fool. Usually, when someone starts something with "theoretically speaking", the meaning of the subsequent expression is not just theoretically speaking!
"But considering that every time a new regime is established, it is often necessary to pardon some minor crimes, giving those who are about to make mistakes a chance to reform and turn back. This is also a common practice. Ace's crime is not serious, but it is not light either." Bane said slowly.

You say Ace is extremely vicious, right? He is not the kind of pirate who burns, kills and robs ordinary people. The most outrageous thing he does is to eat a free meal or something, and he specifically chooses to eat in the luxurious restaurants of the rich. He doesn't bully ordinary people.

You say he has no unforgivable sins, but he is also a senior executive of a former Four Emperors-level pirate group, with a bounty of 550 million Baileys.

This situation is very complicated, and the main factor that generally defines this situation, to be more realistic, is whether the background is strong enough.

If Ace was really just an orphan pirate, why would anyone mention him now? Not to mention being imprisoned in Impelton, Bane would have killed him long ago and extracted the Flame-Flame Fruit, although that thing is said to be something even dogs wouldn't eat.

But Ace happened to have a background. His grandfather Garp was a big shot in the navy. It was because of this relationship that he was able to stay alive and be imprisoned in Impelton until today.

Now Sabo, the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army, has remembered their brotherhood and wants to plead for Ace. This is also a background.

In this case, the definition of his crime becomes very clear.

Who determined Ace's crime? The World Government, the Navy Headquarters.

But now, Bane and his men want to attack the world government and destroy the old navy.

I'm doing all this, so why should I follow the rules you set and approve of the criminals you catch?

Before he finished speaking, Bane smiled meaningfully at Sabo, patted him on the shoulder, and quickly boarded the warship.

(End of this chapter)