The news of Ace's failed challenge against Whitebeard quickly spread throughout the New World.

The Red Hair Pirates, who were holding a banquet on a deserted island, also received the news.

Shanks, who had long guessed that Ace was Roger's son, was not so nervous.

He leaned against a wooden stake, a bottle of wine in his hand, and drunkenly said, "Ace really went to challenge Whitebeard. He's too reckless. He's still a long way from Whitebeard."

Benn Beckman asked, "Aren't you worried about his safety?"

Benn Beckman also guessed Ace's identity.

After all, he was the son of Shanks's former Captain, and Benn Beckman thought Shanks must be very worried about Ace's safety.

Shanks, however, smiled and waved his hand, then took a gulp of wine and said, "That fellow Whitebeard cherishes talent and would never kill Ace. On the contrary, he might even recruit Ace. It just depends on whether Ace is willing to join the Whitebeard Pirates."

Back then, Shanks had originally hoped to give the Nika Fruit to Ace, and he had gone to Foosha Village specifically to find Ace.

However, after searching for a long time, he couldn't find him. Originally, if he really couldn't find him, Shanks planned to eat the Nika Fruit himself, but who knew he would encounter Ye Yu.

Coupled with the unusual behavior of the Nika Fruit, Shanks was certain that Ye Yu should be the one chosen by the Nika Fruit.

Devil Fruit choose their own suitable masters.

But Shanks had never seen a Devil Fruit behave as eagerly and unusually as the Nika Fruit.

So Shanks had always hoped that Ye Yu would eat the Nika Fruit, but who knew Ye Yu would force the Nika Fruit on Luffy.

Both Shanks and the Nika Fruit were very speechless.

When Ace had proactively sought him out and told him some things about Foosha Village, Shanks had already confirmed that Ace's father was his former Captain, Roger.

However, the Nika Fruit had already been given to Luffy by Ye Yu, and Shanks really had nothing to give Ace.

He originally wanted to take care of Ace, but Ace didn't need Shanks's care. The reason he came to Shanks was not because he knew Shanks was Roger's former crew member, but because of Shanks's relationship with Luffy. He came to visit Shanks, who Luffy had always talked about.

After his visit, he went directly to find Whitebeard.

Even though Shanks had analyzed the power gap between him and Whitebeard to Ace before.

But Ace didn't listen.

However, the reason Shanks didn't stop Ace was because he knew Whitebeard's personality; he wouldn't let go of a young man with such excellent talent as Ace.

Listening to Shanks's analysis, Benn Beckman said, "Ace's talent is actually very strong. He mastered Armament Haki and Observation Haki without anyone teaching him, and he even awakened Conqueror's Haki."

"As long as he trains a bit more, he might become a Four Emperors-level strong person in the future."

Benn Beckman was quite optimistic about Ace; Ace's talent was also very strong.

Shanks leaned against the wooden stake, only smiling, but said nothing, his eyes revealing that he was thinking about something at the moment.

After a long time, Shanks finally spoke, "I wonder where that kid Ye Yu is now."

After his last trip to Mary Geoise, Shanks knew that Ye Yu had completely surpassed his control, and he wasn't following his pre-set script at all.

So during this time, he hadn't mentioned Ye Yu much.

But after meeting Ace, he realized that among the three people from Foosha Village, Ye Yu was still the one most likely to realize his ideal.

Benn Beckman was stunned for a moment. Shanks hadn't mentioned Ye Yu much during this time, and he thought Shanks had forgotten.

However, Benn Beckman thought for a moment and replied, "According to the intelligence from Sabaody Archipelago, Ye Yu appeared in Sabaody Archipelago not long ago."

"Now he has already reached Fish-Man Island. With Ye Yu's personality, he will probably stay on Fish-Man Island for a while."

Shanks nodded, "Ever since the World Government revoked his bounty, he has appeared much less frequently in newspapers. This should be a tacit understanding between the World Government and him."

"Now he has truly become a pure adventurer."

Shanks had hoped Ye Yu would be a pirate, but who knew Ye Yu wanted to be an adventurer, and those people in the World Government were also very supportive of Ye Yu's idea.

They even actively cooperated with Ye Yu's idea, which sounded quite absurd.

But the fact happened.

Even the Five Elders, the highest authority of the World Government, said such absurd things.

To this day, Shanks still suspects whether Ye Yu is Imu's illegitimate child. Is it because of Ye Yu's relationship with Imu that those people in the Five Elders said those unimaginable things?

Moreover, this speculation is not Shanks's wild guess, but Ye Yu's origin has indeed not been understood by anyone to this day.

Ye Yu appeared in Foosha Village when he was ten years old. Shanks used many intelligence agencies to search for who he was and where he came from before he was ten, but he couldn't find anything at all.

It's too absurd.

With such a mysterious background, Shanks could only guess that Ye Yu might be related to Imu.

Otherwise, why was there no news or intelligence about Ye Yu for his first ten years?

Now Shanks still finds it absurd when he thinks about it. He had never heard those five arrogant old guys from the Five Elders say such exaggerated words, saying that as long as Ye Yu was willing, they would support Ye Yu to become the King of the World Government.

If Rocks had such support from the Five Elders back then, his wish to become the King of the World would have been realized long ago.

But the Five Elders did say it, and they said it in front of Shanks.

He didn't know what kind of deal Ye Yu made with them, or rather, Ye Yu's strength had already put pressure on the Five Elders and Imu.

Benn Beckman looked at Shanks's complicated expression and said, "You still haven't given up on the idea of Ye Yu changing all of this, have you?"

Benn Beckman felt that Ye Yu would not follow Shanks's predetermined plan.

Benn Beckman was very smart; he could see that with Ye Yu's personality, he could never be controlled by anyone.

Moreover, Ye Yu's strength was too great; when he was ten years old, he could already make them feel great pressure.

The current Ye Yu would probably be even more absurd.

After all, Ye Yu can already defeat an Marine Admiral now.

Benn Beckman doesn't know that Ye Yu defeated Whitebeard yet. If he knew, he would probably be even more shocked.

However, news of defeating Whitebeard could not be reported, and Whitebeard himself would not publicize such an embarrassing thing all over the world.

Shanks was also very conflicted.

He said, "Overthrowing the World Government is not that easy. It requires a powerful person, and only Ye Yu is the most likely, but he doesn't seem willing to do so."

Shanks was very helpless.

He used to think that everything was within his control and planning, but Ye Yu's appearance disrupted all his plans, and Ye Yu himself was not under his control.

He both hoped that Ye Yu could realize his ideal, but also felt a deep sense of powerlessness from not being able to control Ye Yu.