Chapter 14: Kaido's Strategic Gathering

Random Island in the New World

"Is this kind of annoying kid again? Forget it, let someone collect information about that guy, and then we'll settle accounts with him. The matter with Whitebeard is still unresolved." The Golden Lion didn't say much.

He encountered this kind of little pirate seeking trouble from time to time. Usually, others wiped them out before he could make a move.

He just had a little fun and let it go, trying to save face.

And most importantly, now he had to focus on the conflict with Whitebeard.

...

A week later

Dream Blue Waters

With a sloop in hand, Varen soon stopped at a random nearby island.

To be honest, he didn't expect to find Kaido here 100%, as a week had passed, and Kaido might have moved to another location.

But if Kaido stayed here, someone should know some information about his whereabouts.

And maybe Kaido still remained near this sea area and did not leave.

"The gap between reality and imagination can only be felt after actually entering this sea. Without a strong intelligence system, it is almost impossible to find people in this endless sea. This is why the Marines cannot respond to so many pirates effectively!"

Thinking of the advent of the Great Pirate Era in the future, Varen more or less understood why such a powerful Marine was a bit overwhelmed and even needed to establish the Seven Warlords of the Sea to stabilize the situation.

"It seems that the nearby islands are basically Whitebeard's territory. If I were Kaido, I would still choose this place!"

Thinking of this, Varen turned his attention to the island under his feet.

Although there are many sea areas in the New World, there are also many islands and residents on those islands.

However, most of them are ordinary people with no self-protection ability and can only rely on the protection of some powerful forces.

In addition to the Marines, this sea has another strong force that is not so harsh—the Whitebeard Pirates.

At this time, Kaido had not yet reached the level where he could directly challenge Whitebeard, and he probably would not do so.

Although Kaido looks like a reckless man, in fact, he is not. Although he appears not very smart on the surface, Kaido is very scheming, farsighted, and knows how to find the enemy's weakness.

Walking the streets

"Have you heard? Another pirate ship docked yesterday."

"I don't know what will happen. I heard that these pirate groups are under Kaido's command. There have already been four pirate ships that have docked in recent days."

"What this big pirate wants to do is beyond our control. If only we could receive Whitebeard's protection like everyone else."

"Don't even think about it. Our island is small, with a population but no notable features or resources. There is no point in sheltering it."

For this island without anyone's protection, the residents here could only be slaughtered.

Even if Kaido of the Beasts conducted a massacre here, killing everyone on the island, no one would say anything.

"Interesting. Is Kaido of the Beasts gathering his forces here? Could it be that he plans to attack Whitebeard's territory?"

After hearing the words of the residents on the island, Varen slightly raised the corner of his mouth, thinking curiously.

At this time, Kaido was not yet that invincible monster. Facing the three major pirates in their prime, he might not be able to handle a few moves. Take Whitebeard as an example—Whitebeard could probably kill Kaido with one punch.

To be honest, Varen didn't quite believe that Kaido would lay hands on Whitebeard's territory either.

"Forget it. All in all, if Kaido of the Beasts is here, he is easy to deal with, and his followers are probably not to be feared," Varen said with a light smile.

At this time, Kaido's strength was not too great, and the pirates who followed him were not very formidable either.

...

A clearing in the forest

Here, the Kaido of the Beasts pirate group and three pirate groups under its command were gathered.

Nearly 400 pirates were drinking here, and the lively atmosphere permeated the surroundings.

In the center was a slender figure with a black hair shawl, a pair of long horns like those of a horned dragon, a long beard like a dragon's beard on his mouth, and a dragon scale tattoo on his left arm. He was naked from the waist up, with a purple jacket hanging around his waist and two gold chains hanging from the bottom of the jacket. The man in leather pants was sitting in the middle.

That's right, this person was the young Kaido of the Beasts. Although still very young, his aura was already quite extraordinary. Immediately below Kaido were three extremely stout men with an extraordinary aura as well—their bounties likely exceeding 70 million or more.

These men were all Zoan Devil Fruit users, and it was precisely because of this that Kaido let them join him.

"Boss Kaido, are we really going to attack Whitebeard's territory? Guys of that level are not something we can afford to provoke."

The speaker was Bear Green, the captain of the Bear Pirates!

As he said, they still didn't have the strength to clash with someone like Whitebeard.

If they waited twenty years, Kaido might have a chance to reach his peak.

The reason he turned to Kaido was because of Kaido's potential.

Although only in his twenties, Kaido already had a bounty of 240 million. With this potential, Kaido would likely become an overlord in the next era.

But that was for the next era. In this era, the three major pirates were too dazzling.

"Whitebeard is preoccupied with the Golden Lion recently. He won't have time to deal with small places like this. The Golden Lion and Whitebeard have had a lot of friction recently, so Whitebeard can't spare the energy to deal with us."