Trident of the Sea God was the weapon forged for Rosse by the Holy Land after he consumed the Watatsumi Fruit.
The most famous blacksmiths in the pirate world are in Wano, but the craftsmanship of the Holy Land's blacksmiths is no less, and with the world government possessing the world's most complete materials library, the weapons crafted by the Holy Land's blacksmiths are the most top-tier weapons in the world.
Trident of the Sea God before Rosse is currently the pinnacle of the pirate world's craftsmanship and materials, with strength even surpassing that of the Supreme Grade Great Blades. [T/N: 🙄]
If it's further nurtured with Armament Haki, it could become another Supreme Grade Blade-level weapon.
Rosse took Trident of the Sea God out from the weapon rack, and the hundreds of kilograms of weight felt light as a feather in his hand.
With his current physique, lifting items weighing over a ton was as easy as playing.
Armament Haki surged out and spread across Trident of the Sea God with almost no resistance, instantly covering it completely.
Seeing this scene, Gion's eyes lit up.
Although Trident of the Sea God wasn't a blade or sword, the characteristics of a good weapon were the same.
In the pirate world, Armament Haki is equivalent to external tempering Qi. A weapon that can rapidly conduct Haki can save Qi usage, thereby reducing physical exhaustion.
Weapons that conduct Haki well are also easier to forge into black blades or black tridents.
Just from a glance, Gion knew that Trident of the Sea God surpassed her own Konpira.
After Rosse swung it slightly, under Gion's astonished gaze, he controlled it to shrink continuously until it became the size of a hairpin, which he tucked onto his suit collar.
"What kind of ability is this?", It was Gion's first time seeing a weapon that could stretch and shrink.
"This weapon was made using a special material called Sea Condensation Stone, which has extremely high density. Fist-sized one already weighs several hundreds of kilograms. And, weapons made from it will grow larger as they absorb seawater," Rosse explained.
The sea is vast and boundless. Many materials were discovered long ago, but lacked applicable scenarios.
Weapons made from Sea Condensation Stone were pretty useless unless used by fishmen.
Most pirate world battles take place on land. Weapons made from Sea Condensation Stone swell in seawater, and shrink when away from it too long.
Such an extremely unstable material used for weapons is just courting death.
Only because he has the ability to control seawater can he control Trident of the Sea God's size at will, giving Sea Condensation Stone greater possibilities.
Being surrounded by his seawater at all times, he can ignore the weapon's weight and instantly enter combat mode.
Otherwise, he'd have to carry a giant trident on his back all day or assign a dedicated trident bearer.
Not only troublesome, but also prone to many risks.
After everything was ready, Rosse left the Holy Land with Gion and Stella.
There are no fixed methods for participating in Heavens Hunt. Some Celestial Dragons leave with the Five Elders, others depart on their own, all different.
The CP team in charge, including Zephyr, had already gone to the Senti Island, sealing off the whole island to await the Celestial Dragons' arrival. [T/N: Saint Tea island has been changed to Senti Island]
Rosse's approach differed from the others. He had his ship go to the Marines first to fetch people, then accompany him to Senti Island.
The Marines are nominally managed by the World Government and must obey the Five Elders and world nobles, but in practice, only Saturn Saint, his grandfather, directly oversees them.
Although Saturn Saint couldn't turn the Marine into Jaygarcia's private army,
he still had proximity and influence.
With such good conditions, Rosse of course had to take advantage of it.
The Marines are full of talent.
Anyone who could be recruited, Rosse had no intention of letting them go.
As for those stubborn and unyielding, Rosse also had no intention of letting them go.
By the time Rosse and his group arrived at the port, the Marines had already been waiting for a while.
"Saint Rosse!"
The leading middle-aged Marine officer gave Rosse a slight bow, a formal salute.
The officer wore a pair of frog-eye glasses, a long braided beard tied like a twist, a military cap with the Marine's seagull emblem, and an afro under the hat.
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[Sengoku]
[Comprehensive Rating: S]
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"Admiral Sengoku, thank you for ensuring the safety of Heavens Hunt this time," Rosse nodded slightly to Sengoku.
After Zephyr was transferred away from the Marines, the Marines were responsible for this Heavens Hunt's safety, so another admiral-level strength had to be assigned.
With Sakazuki stationed in the New World, the headquarters could only dispatch Garp or Sengoku.
But Garp had always done things his own way, so tasks like this usually fell to Sengoku.
"Just doing my duty," After greeting, Sengoku stepped aside.
Neither overly friendly nor distant.
He had no particular fondness for the Celestial Dragons, but he didn't hate them that much either.
After all, if he really couldn't stand them, he wouldn't have accepted a promotion like Garp.
Every Marine who could rise to admiral level had more or less tacitly accepted the Celestial Dragons' existence.
"Little Celestial Dragon bro, we meet again, yo~", After Sengoku stepped aside, Borsalino's slightly sleazy uncle face appeared, grinning as he greeted Rosse.
During the Ohara Buster Call, they'd already met once, though they hadn't really spoken.
"Borsalino, long time no see," Rosse replied with a smile, boarded the ship with his people, and under his command the ship set sail toward Senti Island.
This time, to ensure Heavens Hunt proceeded smoothly, Admiral Sengoku led the team, with a total of nine Vice Admirals participating, essentially a Buster Call lineup.
"Kuzan didn't come this time?", As the ship set sail, Rosse didn't return to the cabin but stayed on the deck chatting with Borsalino.
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[Borsalino]
[Comprehensive Rating: S-]
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Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan, these three were the strongest next-generation Marines, and after the story began, were hailed as the Marine's top combat strength.
"Little Celestial Dragon bro, I'm not that close to Kuzan, but I heard he's pretty unhappy with you," Borsalino said with implication.
He wasn't badmouthing his colleague, but boarding Rosse's ship already declared his stance.
Whether something is just or not, he didn't really care.
In this chaotic world, one had to find a reliable backer.
And to find a good backer, a token of allegiance was essential.
"Oh? Vice Admiral Kuzan publicly said something?", Rosse feigned surprise.
The Marines were roughly divided into three factions.
Sakazuki represents the iron-blooded faction, as long as pirates can be wiped out, the world government doesn't matter.
Borsalino represents the neutral faction, doesn't care about the world government or even pirates, treats being a Marine as just a job.
Kuzan represents the kind-hearted faction, can't tolerate injustice, hates both pirates and the world government.
In the future, under his leadership, the Marines would definitely be dominated by the factions of Sakazuki and Borsalino, while suppressing or manipulating Kuzan's faction.
Whether to divert conflict or brainwash, the goal was to keep the kind-hearted faction from thinking about the world government.
Rosse didn't think of himself as some good person, nor did he believe that under his leadership the world government could be clean.
The scariest thing about the kind-hearted faction is that today they might see pirates or slave masters as evil, tomorrow, with higher ideals, they'd see landlords and nobles as evil. The day after, with even higher ideals, they'd think businessmen and administrators are evil.
Eventually, it might evolve into: if you're not good, then you're evil.
The "great harmony" world promoted by saints may sound good, but if that day really comes, what's the difference between living and being a machine?
[T/N: I know Halberd and Trident are two different weapons but in most mythologies, the Sea God has a Trident as a weapon and a Double Halberd has a rough resemblance to a trident so I thought 'Trident of the Sea God' suited the story and used it. Hope you all understand.]
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