Since the big incident, everyone in the world has thought that nothing big will happen again at the end of this era of great pirates.
Everyone spent this period of time quietly, waiting for the Navy to establish the G11 branch in the new world and usher in the true "First Year of the Navy."
After all, even the "strongest" Whitebeard was defeated at the Navy Headquarters and became known as Canglong. In today's sea, there is no force that can compete with the navy and the government.
But who would have thought that less than three months after the big event, a terrible wave would quickly detonate around the world!
Thousands of pirate groups swarmed crazily towards the intersection of the Red Continent, represented by the Shampoo Islands, bringing countless wars and deaths to the islands they passed.
This was a turmoil that amazed the whole world!
Because it is no longer a force or a person challenging the government, but countless pirates and careerists uniting to form a temporary alliance of interests to jointly fight the government.
The pirates who criticized each other rarely united as one, and came to the end of the first half and the starting point of the second half to confront the navy who was waiting for them.
Everything arises from pure gold!
At this moment, several pirates gathered together on a pirate ship on an island near Shampoo Land.
The navy had put up a blockade on the outskirts of Xiangbo Island. Before taking action, most of the pirates set up camp on these islands.
"Tell me, is pure gold real? They say it is worth buying the world, but why haven't we seen the Golden Emperor coming?"
"Maybe it's because he's not short of money..."
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If you don't know how to chat, shut up! !
"Speaking of which, I heard some different news."
"Oh? What is it?"
"Did you notice? The guys who passed by us in the past two days were not pirates... So I went out to inquire about it and found that everyone was actually cheated!"
"What? Pure gold is fake!!"
"Why are you so anxious? I haven't finished speaking yet!"
The man rolled his eyes impatiently and said, "What I want to say is, in fact, the greatest value of pure gold is not whether it is worth money, but that it can make people immortal!"
"Eternal life... immortality?! Real or fake?"
"Of course it is true, otherwise how could those big shots take action? Although they are not as good as the Golden Emperor, they are not short of money either!"
"No wonder I always feel that some guys don't look like pirates, that's it!"
As the turmoil intensified, the "real value" of pure gold gradually spread to the entire pirate group. Although some people suspected that someone was making a mystery and deliberately irritating them, more people believed it was true.
Otherwise, it is unclear why all the famous figures from all over the world sent people here this time.
The world government as the holder knows this very well, and pure gold does have that function.
But there is no way they would compromise just because of the threat of a pack of hyenas.
The two sides remained in a stalemate in the waters surrounding Chambord, relying on Marineford to build a defensive perimeter in preparation for the war.
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New World, near Thunder Island.
"Things are really serious!"
Ron put down the phone bug and said to the lieutenant generals: "The marshal just informed me that more than 13,000 pirates have gathered outside Shampoo, ready to rob."
"Hiss... so many?!"
The flying squirrel and the others widened their eyes.
On the way back, the demon-slaying fleet assumed the most important escort duty. All the pirates who dared to peek along the way were destroyed by naval gunfire.
But compared with the pirate group that gathered in the first half of this moment, the attacks they encountered were just a drop in the bucket and not worth mentioning.
"Not only that, but more than three thousand unknown groups have also joined in, showing vague hostility."
Ron continued.
"This is a huge battle with twice the number of participants in the last New World War and the combined number of participants in the previous war!"
"The entire army has been dispatched to cooperate with Commander Kong to build a defensive circle around Shampoo... You also know that once those guys get jealous, it is not impossible to follow the bubble elevator to the Holy Land."
"Then what do we do? Ron."
The flying squirrel said seriously: "With your ability, you should be able to leave with pure gold, right?"
Never let pure gold fall into the hands of pirates!
This is no longer a simple battle for treasure, but an authority issue related to the face of the government and the navy.
If they choose to compromise this time because of the collective pirate uprising, then all the efforts and sacrifices they have made before will be in vain.
"There is a way to do this, but the key thing... depends on how Wulaoxing and the others decide."
Ron smoked his cigar silently and looked up at the direction of the Red Earth Continent.
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At the same time, "Holy Land" Marie Joa, the room where the Five Old Stars are.
"How dare these bastards threaten us?!!"
The swordsman Wu Laoxing was furious and threw the documents in his hand all over the floor.
It was an agreement jointly written by giants from all sides of the dark world. They were unwilling to fight to the end with the government, but they would not let go of pure gold easily.
So they offered to exchange benefits.
You don’t need all of it, just some of it.
We are willing to offer various benefits in exchange, and it doesn't matter if we surrender, otherwise... Since you want us to die, then don't even think about it!
This is a commonly used intimidation tactic in the dark world.
But this time, their target is the world government that rules the world, the crown that will last for 800 years!
The Five Old Stars were extremely angry.
I can only lament that the temptation of pure gold is too great for those old guys!
They are big enough to dare to take risks and threaten the government, and big enough to make deals with Wulaoxing.
Only when people face death will they discover how much they long to live.
Especially those in high and powerful positions have power, wealth, status, etc. that they cannot let go of.
This is the reason why Rob Luqi gave up the search for pure gold in the original work.
Because he clearly understands that although the World Government is the nominal "world ruler", its authority comes entirely from the unshakable fighting power of the "Holy Land".
Their deterrent power around the world is radiated from the Red Earth Continent by the Navy Headquarters and the Holy Land's huge combat force.
However, with such a large sea area in the world, there is not much of this deterrence left after the Grand Line.
Positions like those in Sihai can only rely on naval branches to maintain stability at best.
For many places, it is beyond our reach.
As a result, the sea is filled with various forces that support their own forces, and the Five Old Stars have nothing to do about it. As long as they don't touch the red line, they can turn a blind eye, which is equivalent to dividing the princes and doing their own thing.
If these giants knew that pure gold was present, the princes would rebel, which would be enough to break the balance of the world!
Same as Lucci.
Outsiders only saw the power of the government and the unprecedented strength of the navy, but Ron saw the most deadly problem of the world government from the era of great pirates caused by Roger.
That means centralized power is unstable!
Their dominance is not recognized by the world, both in non-franchised and franchised countries.
Some fringe areas even know who the king of the island is, but do not know the existence of the world government.
Just like what he knew about the Qin Shihuang period, it seemed that he had great power, but in fact, the binding force on the local area was so small that it could be ignored.
Coupled with the inhuman and harsh government system of Tianshangjin, it increases the chance of popular rebellion.
Otherwise, where would so many pirates go to sea
If the centralization of power is stable and the people live and work in peace and contentment, I am afraid that if someone wants to go to sea, they will be kidnapped by their families and surrendered as soon as possible.
A good hand is played like this.
In this regard, Ron could only say that he deserved it!
The era of great pirates set off by Roger aroused ordinary people's yearning for freedom, allowing ambition to break the shackles of fear that fettered them, and allowing them to dare to face the authority of the government.
Ron only needed to light a fire to make this wave of resistance deep-rooted... and pure gold was the flame he chose.