Holy Land Mariejois:
"It has been confirmed that the pirates from the New World are mostly heading towards the Calm Belt. They likely intend to enter the Four Seas region directly through the Calm Belt!"
"This scene is exactly the same as over twenty years ago when the Rocks Pirates invaded the Four Seas in this manner, plundering before retreating back to the New World. Now, these New World pirates are doing the same!"
Saint Saturn, Warrior God of Science and Defense, analyzed.
"Since it has been confirmed, let's dispatch the Navy and World Government personnel to start moving. Even if we can't determine which sea area they plan to attack, we should at least send forces from the Grand Line to the junction of the Four Seas. Once we ascertain the pirates' movements, we can set off immediately, saving us a lot of time."
Saint Ju Peter, Warrior God of Agriculture, stated.
"Exactly, the Navy has been nurtured for so long; it's time for them to shine. We should send out the four Admirals and Garp, while Sengoku stays behind at Navy Headquarters."
Saint Nusjuro, Warrior God of Finance, added.
"No, most of the pirates from the New World have already set out. The Navy Headquarters is not in any danger, and Sengoku should also be dispatched. We only have a few top-tier combatants left. If Sengoku doesn't move, we won't be able to stop those pirates."
"And those Shichibukai we recruited a few years ago, we should order them to also go and block those New World pirates. The reason we established the Shichibukai was to use them to counterbalance the major pirates of the New World, right?"
Saint Warcury, Warrior God of Law, said.
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
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As the meeting of the Five Elders concluded, orders were issued from their mouths, causing the entire Red Line to begin to tremble. Many ground forces were dispatched to deal with the New World pirates.
As for why the ground forces were sent to deal with pirates? The Five Elders never considered issues like whether the army would suffer heavy losses due to seasickness or unfamiliarity with naval combat.
In their eyes, the army was merely a slave force, expendable in any quantity. They were maintained for the sake of maintenance, and it was better to use them as cannon fodder during war.
With so many people and slaves on the Red Line, they wouldn't feel any pain over how many died.
Navy Headquarters, Marineford:
After the orders from the Five Elders reached the Navy, Sengoku immediately began to gather the Navy's top combatants and personnel at all levels, preparing a large number of warships, mobilizing seventy percent of the Navy's strength.
The Navy had rested for several years, and the mid to lower ranks had regained considerable vitality, allowing Sengoku to mobilize a hundred thousand Navy personnel in one go! Calm Belt: "Splash splash!!!"
The Calm Belt is the favorite nesting ground of the Sea Kings, home to many massive Sea Kings. Because of this, even though many possess Thomas Dock's Autopilot Power System, they dare not sail here, as those pirate kings would destroy any ships that entered the Calm Belt!
However, over three hundred ships of the Infinite Pirates entered the Calm Belt in a grand procession, while the Sea Kings below either ignored them or were intimidated by the overwhelming Conqueror's Haki, fleeing far away.
After the major pirate crews of the New World entered the Calm Belt, they all headed south, and at the edge of the Calm Belt, they began to gather in unison! "Hahaha, Li Yuan, it's been a long time!"
The massive Flying Fleet of the Golden Lion descended from the sky and landed on the sea, greeting Li Yuan enthusiastically while sizing up the fleet he commanded.
Noticing the sheer number of pirate crews and pirates, Golden Lion was almost shocked; there were at least five to six hundred thousand of them, which was more than the number he had brought along.
"This guy is too wealthy!"
Golden Lion did not believe that all the pirates under Li Yuan were present; there must be many more guarding the New World.
Only a world-class pirate crew like the Infinite Pirates could support such a large number. Their Flying Pirates had far fewer members, and they had recently started running low on funds; otherwise, he wouldn't be so eager to attack the Four Seas.
"Hahahahaha, Golden Lion, it has indeed been several years since we last met."
Li Yuan laughed, also assessing the scale of the Flying Pirates. It must be said that the Flying Pirates were much stronger now than a few years ago, truly worthy of being second only to the Infinite Pirates.
Even with the Roger Pirates reformed and Roger reborn, they would still be crushed under the scale of the Flying Pirates.
"Gulalala, Li Yuan, Shiki, I'm here!"
Whitebeard arrived aboard a massive ship, Moby Dick, resembling a whale, along with several of his subordinate ships.
However, Whitebeard's fleet only consisted of about twenty ships, which was significantly fewer compared to the massive fleets of Li Yuan and Golden Lion.
"Hey, Whitebeard, you've changed your ride! This ship looks pretty good."
Li Yuan remarked, examining Whitebeard's Moby Dick with a smile.
"Gulalala, Li Yuan, your taste is as good as ever! This Moby Dick cost me a fortune to build!"
Hearing Li Yuan's compliment, Whitebeard was very pleased.
"Ugh, I arrived just in time, not late at all!"
"Mahh, mahh, Kaido, you finally made a name for yourself!"
"Hahahahaha, this reminds me of the time when Rocks led us to conquer the West Sea."
"Don't mention that old guy; he's dead now. This is our era!"
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Soon after, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, Wang Zhi, Silver Axe, Brandon, and other major pirate crews gathered one after another.
They all subtly leaned together, as their combined pirate crew scale was still not as large as that of the Infinite Pirates and Flying Pirates.
"Hahahahaha, since everyone is here, let's briefly discuss our next actions. We don't want to end up fighting among ourselves due to various issues or being surrounded and killed by the World Government and Navy!"
Then, Li Yuan and Golden Lion gathered together to discuss their upcoming actions, or rather, Li Yuan had already planned everything out; this was just an announcement.
"First, I want to clarify that this operation is not like the previous one with the Rocks Pirates, where we plundered and then fled back to the New World before the World Government could react."
"This time, we, the Infinite Pirates and Flying Pirates, have decided to join forces to occupy the entire South Sea as our territory!"
"Of course, we can't consume such a large territory in the South Sea alone, so we need the help of other pirate crews. We will plan which territories will be occupied by the Flying Pirates and Infinite Pirates. The territories in the South Sea that you occupy first will belong to you; we won't compete for them!"
"The premise is that you have plans to occupy and station people in those territories. If you only want to plunder and return to the New World, then the territories you plundered will not belong to you, and other pirates can send people to occupy them. If you want them back later, you'll have to take them from others!"
"Now, I ask, is there anyone who does not want to occupy their own territory in the South Sea?"
Li Yuan took out a map of the South
Sea and placed it in front of everyone, then began to seriously state their true purpose for this operation.