Main Goal

While Spandam was in thoughts, the office door was violently pushed open.

Bang!

Spandine walked in slowly, leaning on a cane.

His steps were not fast, but both his posture and expression were filled with an attitude that he should not be disobeyed.

"How's the thing you were asked to do going?"

Spandam raised his head, his eyes becoming more sinister, but he suppressed his anger, threw the document in his hand to Spandine, and said: "White Knight Gawain is more troublesome than we thought, and Gin the Man-Demon is stronger than we expected. Even if Rob Lucci takes action, it will take time."

"And if something unexpected happens and he's exposed, the consequences won't be something I can bear."

As he spoke, Spandam could not help but sigh and said: "Dad, do you know what you are doing? You will lose everything we have gained over the years, power, wealth, and even our life!"

Spandine looked down at Spandam with an indifferent look, even with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes: "I have been a dog all my life, and now I want to stand up and be a human being. It's that simple."

"Accomplish it as soon as possible."

"If I don't hear the news of Gin's death within two months, all the things you have done behind the scenes over the years will appear on the table of those people."

Spandam's body trembled, and he was extremely angry: "I am your son!"

As the sound fell to the ground, the office suddenly became quiet.

Spandine glanced at Spandam with a look of contempt. He turned and left but stopped at the door of the office and said: "You don't have much time left."

Bang!

The office door closed instantly.

Spandam reached out and put his fingers into his hair, with his eyes red.

After a few minutes, he grabbed the Den Den Mushi on the table, dialed a mysterious number, gritted his teeth, and said: "Jabra!"

"There's a new mission for you!"

"Go to Alabasta and investigate Crocodile's motives!"

There was a pause on the other end of the line, and then a voice with some doubt came.

"Alabasta is part of the World Government's affiliated country; it's not even an ordinary member, but one of the twenty countries that created the World Government!"

"If we act rashly against them, the people above us…"

"This is an order!"

Spandam shouted angrily, then calmed down and said: "Someone in the CP organization is trading with Crocodile. Your goal is to find out the content of the transaction and why Crocodile stayed in Alabasta."

After a moment of silence on the other end of the receiver, Jabra's solemn voice came: "I see."

A few days later.

Somewhere in Paradise, the wind and waves were calm, and a few birds flew over the sea, but the next moment, they were swallowed by a sea beast who jumped out of the water.

The people on the Raven were already used to this, so no one even paid much attention to it.

In the captain's cabin, Gawain and Kuro sat opposite each other, discussing the future sailing plan.

"According to our route, the next stop should be Alabasta."

Kuro said calmly: "It is part of the affiliated country of the World Government and even one of the twenty founding countries of the World Government. If there is trouble there, the Marines will not be able to sit still."

"Besides, according to the information we received, Crocodiles are also in Alabasta."

Gawain nodded, stretched out his fingers, and tapped the table lightly.

For a moment, there was no other sound in the captain's room.

Gawain couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He did not forget that during the previous Martial Arts Tournament, Crocodile had sent people to disrupt the event.

Gawain was furious at the time, but then he thought again and realized that he didn't suffer much loss in that matter.

After all, Bon Clay was the third-ranked figure in the Baroque Works and the most important pawn in Crocodile's plan to steal the country, so Bon Clay was directly detained by himself.

Bon Clay is now doing very well in the Martial Arts Tournament, winning the quarterly championship and even ranking ahead of the Nyaban Brothers.

Because of his weird appearance and powerful strength, he has attracted a large number of loyal fans, especially the Okama in the Kamabakka Kingdom.

He's definitely a cash cow.

Now that Gawain has calmed down, he is not very interested in going to Alabasta to cause trouble for Crocodile.

After all, this is the time when Crocodile is most popular in Alabasta, and it is also related to one of the twenty countries that created the World Government.

It's easy to get into trouble if he's not careful.

After a long time, Gawain said: "If he doesn't take the initiative to cause trouble, we can just ignore him, restock some supplies there, and then head straight to the New World."

"After all, our main goal is the location of Britannia, is in the New World, not Paradise."

"Understood."

Kuro nodded, which was basically consistent with his idea.

There is no point in wasting so much time here without a necessary reason.

After that, the two verbally agreed on some matters concerning the subsequent voyage, and Kuro pushed the door and left, leaving Gawain alone in the captain's room, lost in deep thought for a long time.

At this time, he skillfully opened the system panel, and his eyes fell on the Conqueror Haki column:

> Conqueror Haki: Level 2 (101/12,000)

Half a month ago, after the battle with King on Drum Island, Gawain's Conqueror's Haki had grown by more than a thousand experience points.

Almost half as good as Gawain's previous long sparring session with Fujitora.

His Conqueror's Haki has also been further improved to Level 2, with obvious improvements in both quality and deterrence.

"Is the gap between sparring and actual combat so huge?"

"Is it because the opponent is really fighting with the intention of defeating or even killing me, and it is not like the previous battle with Fujitora, which was a sparring match that would never temper my will so strongly?"

Gawain had the answer in his mind, and he thought of the Straw Hat and speculated: "Perhaps it has something to do with the strength comparison between myself and my opponent. The stronger the opponent is and the weaker I am, the stronger the tempering effect on my will would be."

"Looking at the Straw Hat's journey, since leaving the East Blue, he has basically been at a disadvantage the entire time."

"Whether it's Crocodile, Enel, Lucci, Katakuri, or Kaido, they are all stronger than the Straw Hats at the time and even crush him."

"It was also during these battles that he refined the Conqueror's Haki, and finally, under the pressure of Kaido in Wano Country, he realized the Conqueror's Haki entanglement, which represents the pinnacle of Conqueror's Haki."

"But high returns also mean high risks."

Now, Gawain's combat power has reached a critical point.

The record of defeating King head-on was enough to prove that he was already one of the top people below the emperor level.

The next level opponent is the emperor, who represents the top combat power in this world.

To be honest, at their peak, the strong men at this level are either all-around players with a versatile panel and no obvious flaws, or they are extremely outstanding in one aspect, so outstanding that they can make up for other flaws.

The most typical example of the former is Kaido, and the latter is represented by people like Kizaru and Hawk Eyes.

Once the emperor-level person starts fighting, it is not easy to determine the winner in a short period of time unless they are completely mutually exclusive.

To gain a foothold at this level, high-level Conqueror Haki is almost a must.

This is also the biggest gap between Gawain today and these people.

"However, the leek that is proficient in the Conqueror Haki…"

Several young faces suddenly appeared in Gawain's mind: "Eustace Kid, Ace, and Boa Hancock… none of them are easy to deal with."

Gawain smiled bitterly: "But trying to make subordinates awaken on their own is even more of a matter of probability. It would be more practical to find a ready-made leek."

"Among these three people, the one with the greatest hope…"