After leaving the Land of Extreme Evil with the 'Giant Warship' Evil Wolf, the two arrived at an uninhabited island.
Evil Wolf's body was too large.
Even after deactivating his Devil Fruit ability and reducing himself to just over a hundred meters tall, he was still immense.
His weight was not a concern for Benedict.
However, moving the giant with Flying Thunder God Technique would be troublesome.
Fortunately, Benedict possessed ample chakra.
Thus, after allowing Evil Wolf to somewhat familiarize himself with the outside world, he brought the giant warship Evil Wolf back to the East Blue.
Evil Wolf's appearance immediately triggered alarms and attention.
If Benedict had not been present, Evil Wolf would have already been bombarded by artillery fire.
The current Xuanwu Navy Headquarters was deployed with a large number of troops and artillery, including photon energy cannons.
"You shall live on this island."
"You can move freely, but you must not cause destruction."
"As for food, it will be delivered to you, or you can hunt for it yourself."
Benedict would not restrict Evil Wolf.
Nor did he worry about the creature causing any slaughter.
In the East Blue, this was undoubtedly the territory of the Xuanwu Navy.
At the Xuanwu Navy Headquarters, the most abundant resource was powerful fighters.
Furthermore, he himself would be stationed at the headquarters.
After giving some instructions, Benedict departed.
His original intention was to kill Evil Wolf and obtain the Giant-Giant Fruit.
However, after a brief conversation with Evil Wolf, he changed his mind.
"Marshal, there's news from the atomic bomb base."
"Five atomic bombs have been successfully manufactured and are ready for use."
Bai Qi found Benedict as soon as he returned to his office and delivered the good news.
Benedict smiled upon hearing this and said, "That is good news."
"Contact Yasuo and have him relocate to the floating island."
"In five days, we will attack Future Kingdom."
Bai Qi nodded solemnly in assent and then added, "Marshal, we have a lead on Rocks."
Benedict's smile faded slightly as he said coldly, "Speak."
Bai Qi's expression turned grave as he stated, "According to intelligence, Buggy is Rocks."
"More accurately, Buggy currently possesses a dual personality."
"One is Buggy, and the other is Rocks."
"Is the information accurate?" Benedict inquired.
"There are soldiers currently following Buggy's squad who heard Buggy speaking."
"And they made a recording."
"After the intelligence team obtained the recording and combined it with the soldiers' testimonies, the final analysis indicated a dual personality."
"However, there are exceptions, such as possessing dual souls."
"Like Blackbeard, our intelligence team speculates that Blackbeard should have three souls within his body."
Benedict was quite surprised by this.
He knew Buggy was problematic.
He had also discovered that Buggy was the one who opened the prison and helped Shanks and the others escape.
However, Benedict had not dealt with him yet.
He wanted to know what exactly happened to Buggy after entering the Land of Extreme Evil, and what secrets he was hiding.
Now, not only did he learn that Rocks was not dead,
but he was also within Buggy.
This was completely beyond Benedict's expectations.
Subsequently, Benedict understood why Noxus Saint had said that Rocks was hidden within the Xuanwu Navy, and why their secret investigations had yielded nothing.
"This outcome is quite surprising."
"Where is Buggy now?"
"He is in the first half of the Grand Line, on a place called Snowball Island."
"Furthermore, Shanks's exploration team arrived at Snowball Island today, and they should encounter Buggy."
After learning of Buggy's problematic identity, Bai Qi immediately had him monitored.
Therefore, he was fully aware of Buggy's current whereabouts.
"Is there still no news on Blackbeard?"
Mentioning Blackbeard, Benedict was also somewhat surprised.
Ever since his major battle with Shanks, Blackbeard had seemingly vanished without a trace.
"No news."
"But intelligence speculates that he may have been captured by the World Government."
Captured, does that also mean sacrificed?
This outcome was indeed possible.
However, Benedict felt that Blackbeard's cunning would not allow him to be captured so easily.
"Continue to gather information on Blackbeard."
Bai Qi left, and not long after, Yasuo arrived.
"Follow me!"
Benedict took Yasuo and flew directly to the atomic bomb research base.
The dozens of meters high atomic bombs were very large and extremely dangerous.
Currently, the five atomic bombs were standing neatly in the base, each secured by specialized equipment to prevent accidents.
As per prior arrangements, a launch platform and securing devices were specially built on a dedicated island.
Therefore, under Yasuo's touch, as the securing devices released control, the five atomic bombs began to slowly float into the air.
Subsequently, escorted by Benedict and Yasuo, they were brought to a massive floating island thousands of meters high.
After placing these five atomic bombs, two of the shells were directly placed on the fixed launch platform. Once confirmed to be in order, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Any one of these five atomic bombs detonating would be terrifying.
They could easily obliterate a massive island.
If all five detonated simultaneously, even with the Xuanwu Navy's energy shields fully activated, it would be useless.
The Pirate Era is vast; its true scale cannot be ascertained yet.
The plan to attack Future Kingdom commenced.
Upon receiving the news, Monkey D. Dragon also began his operations and would rendezvous with Benedict in the latter half of the Grand Line in a few days.
Benedict then instructed Yasuo to lead the other members, along with Edward Newgate and Marco, to pilot the floating island towards the latter half of the Grand Line.
For this operation, Benedict dispatched a total of 80 SS-class powerhouses.
The remaining personnel, including Bai Qi and Saitama, would continue to guard various sea areas and stationed at different branches and the headquarters.
Benedict himself, however, arrived at Snowball Island.
According to intelligence.
Shanks and Buggy had met.
Not only that, but Shanks and Buggy had engaged in a fierce battle.
This time, Benedict came to see if Buggy was indeed Rocks.
If he was, then Buggy would have to be taken down.
Snowball Island, constantly buffeted by blizzards, was covered in ice and snow year-round.
Currently, above an ice lake, Shanks and Buggy were locked in combat, their powerful auras awe-inspiring the residents of Snowball Island.
Upon Benedict's arrival, he observed their battlefield and frowned.
The area of destruction was vast.
And looking at Shanks, this fellow was being suppressed.