Pirates: Knowledge is power

Back above Hell Island, Shi Ji couldn't help being surprised when he saw the situation on the battlefield.

The originally powerful and majestic Hell Island was now filled with smoke and devastation. Except for the tall castle in the middle of Hell Island, most of the buildings in the rest of the place were destroyed in the war.

Countless corpses and broken limbs fell on the island, and countless broken mechanical parts were also scattered on the battlefield.

The devastated island surprised Shi Ji, who had experienced countless wars.

But he was just surprised. Only this scene could not scare him at all.

He Shiji has seen many big scenes. Even the battle in the Valley of Gods was not as tragic as Hell Island, but he Shiji has already seen bloody scenes and is not afraid at all.

The war on Hell Island is still going on. The two groups are entangled together, and flesh and steel are flying everywhere.

Both sides were already anxious, especially Shi Ji's people. Originally, they were fighting step by step, but now they are starting to lose their lives.

Originally, they could still maintain their sanity, but as the war became more and more intense, and Shi Ji did not have a qualified commander, things had completely developed into an uncontrollable situation.

Just by taking a glance at the battlefield, Shi Ji noticed something was wrong.

There were mostly dead people on the battlefield, but Dram used mechanical products like the Ghost King Soldier.

This also means that these people who fell on the battlefield were all his subordinates!

Although Shi Ji doesn't have much affection for these subordinates, these people are his power to rule the world in the future. No matter how strong he is, his own power is limited and he cannot overthrow the entire world.

If all these subordinates died here, then he would have to spend several more years recruiting them. Then how long would his world domination be delayed?

When Shi Ji thought of this, he didn't care that he didn't have much physical strength anymore.

Throwing several ships into the battlefield killed several weaker Ghost King soldiers and also attracted some people's attention.

"Everyone get on board and retreat, the war is over!"

Letting his voice spread to the entire battlefield, Shiji also swung a few more slashes and began to fight for a chance for his men to retreat.

The Ghost King's soldiers, who were not afraid of death and even wanted to pursue them, wanted to rush forward and kill them again.

This is normal. After all, the original intention of creating Ghost King Soldiers is to be used as weapons and consumables. Death in battle or self-explosion are their only two choices.

Even without consciousness, they are not afraid of death. As soon as an order is given, they will execute it at all costs.

But suddenly they seemed to have received some order. They withdrew their weapons one by one, and their red eyes that were full of fighting spirit turned back to white, and they stood there, watching Shi Ji's men retreat.

Seeing that the Ghost King soldiers no longer came forward to attack, Shi Ji was relieved.

He didn't have much physical strength left, and many of the Ghost King's soldiers were not the kind of beings who could be killed casually.

If he continues to make a fuss regardless of the consequences, he might really be killed by these ghost king soldiers.

Although a large number of elites can join forces to pose a threat to a top powerhouse like him, the threat they can pose is at best a few minor injuries.

Just like what happened to Whitebeard during the war, even if he was old, frail, or even seriously ill, the navy did not dare to underestimate Whitebeard in this situation, and sent a large number of elites to face Whitebeard.

But in the end, after a battle, Whitebeard still stopped because his body couldn't bear it.

During the war, he suffered a lot of knife and gunshot wounds, and even a lot of shells. It seemed serious, but to Whitebeard, these were just minor injuries, and they didn't care at all.

The damage caused by the soldiers did all hit Whitebeard, but the total of these injuries was not as effective as Kizaru's laser.

The serious injuries, even fatal injuries, suffered by Whitebeard in the war were mainly caused by the three navy generals.

What can decide the outcome is still the elite combat power of those at the top.

The main function of those miscellaneous soldiers is to hold back the strong men and serve as cannon fodder.

In fact, in this sea, there has never been a situation where a strong person was killed by soldiers.

If he, Shi Ji, was exhausted and killed by those ghost king soldiers because he was cleaning up the miscellaneous soldiers, he, the golden lion, would definitely be recorded in history.

The first top warrior, Golden Lion, was killed by the soldiers. Shi Ji couldn't accept it when he thought about it, but fortunately they didn't surround him.

As Shiji led his people to retreat, the war also came to an end.

For this war, those who benefit the most should be the Navy and the World Government.

Taking advantage of the fact that Shiji's power was damaged due to the war with Dram, the World Government immediately used their secrets hidden in Shiji's flying fleet.

With Shiji's overall loss of a quarter of his troops, the World Government began a mission to occupy the territory occupied by the Feitian Fleet.

By using the secrets hidden on Shiji's side and with the cooperation of the navy, the World Government successfully captured nearly one-tenth of Shiji's territory.

Although it is only one tenth, there are nearly ten islands. There are countless various islands in the New World. Shiji only occupies a small part, but he has more than 110 islands and a population of nearly one billion under his command.

If the world government could acquire these islands, with the resources above, they could quickly obtain the heavenly gold of several countries.

But it is a pity that these territories are in the new world. Even if the navy can occupy them, its position is not that stable.

In addition, there are many powerful people emerging in the new world, and they are constantly fighting for territory in order to expand their power.

The navy occupied those islands for less than half a day when they were beaten back by Whitebeard and Big Mom who followed behind.

The island that the navy took over at a certain cost was originally intended to be built as a naval base to check the pirates in the new world. However, it was only half a day after it was acquired, and it was already snatched back by the pirates before it even started to heat up. .

Afterwards, Shiji had no intention of taking back those islands.

As long as those islands did not fall into the hands of the navy, and since his power was now damaged, he could not send manpower to snatch the islands back, so Shi Ji pretended not to have seen it.

He now needs some time to recuperate, but he can't cause too much trouble, so he can only give up the dozen islands to those "friends" first.

Shiji lost a total of twelve islands, of which Whitebeard occupies five of the richest islands, and BigMom occupies four of them that are relatively good. As for the remaining three islands, they are too barren. Big Mom still didn't pay much attention to it and regarded the three islands as the first target, so they were snatched by several groups of other pirates.

These pirates are quite capable and can snatch the island to themselves from a crowd of people.

But their strength is only average, and they are nothing in front of top experts.

As long as someone can appease their side, they can easily take over the island.

Although there are constant conflicts among pirates, they still have a consensus when it comes to fighting the navy, and they are basically actively participating in it. I am afraid that not many pirates will refuse such a thing.

In the new world, the navy can run rampant without restraint, but in the new world, even vice admirals have to walk with their heads down, and they must at least have the strength of an admiral level before they can hold their heads up.

The new world is, after all, the new world of pirates, not the navy, and not the new world of the world government.

With the navy's limited number, it was eventually defeated by a steady stream of pirate queens.

The navy could only withdraw its large forces from the New World. After leaving only a few naval bases as a guarantee in the New World, the New World gradually returned to peace.

Shiji is busy expanding his power to make up for his losses in the battle with Dram, and Whitebeard has officially entered the stage of accepting his son.

He continued to adopt the young pirates he valued on the sea as his own children, and countless pirates with potential appeared.

They hung up Whitebeard's pirate flag and went to sea again, and under the protection of the name Whitebeard, they made their own reputation.

As for Big Mom, her figure gradually gained weight as she grew older, but her strength became stronger and stronger. She also began to work hard for her dream of all nations, gained a reputation among all nations, and is constantly collecting various races in the world.

As for Dram, he kept a low profile, did not reveal his edge or show off his power, and was just developing his own order in a low-key manner.

It's just that his low profile is not low profile in the eyes of others.

Regarding the forces at sea, the world government is most worried about Dram.

The other pirates were silent and didn't make any big moves, but the World Government knew roughly what they were doing, so they felt relieved.

But there was no movement on Dram's side, and the World Government had no way of infiltrating it. They were completely blind to Dram's side, and they couldn't even understand Dram's whereabouts.

This situation, which is completely out of their control, will only make the world's governments feel extremely uneasy...

Five years after the sea was calm, although there have been many events, large and small, in the world during these five years, the pattern of the world has basically been determined.

The Hell Island led by Dram occupies nearly 30% of the New World. The Golden Lion and Whitebeard occupy similar territories. Their Flying Fleet and the Whitebeard Pirates both occupy nearly 20% of the New World. .

In the current new world, most of the fertile islands have been occupied by three people.

Facing their power, even the world government and navy have to avoid the edge for the time being, because once the war starts, it will be unbearable losses for both sides.

In addition, the weaker Big Mom occupies more than 10% of the territory, and the remaining barren islands are occupied by a group of small pirate groups and some powerful pirates.

Although there is little oil and water to squeeze out of these islands, they can still squeeze out some oil and water. They are hungry and want to eat as long as they can grab it. Caring about how much oil and water there is is not something they will consider.

The four seas and the first half of the great sea route outside the New World are still the territory of the navy and the world government.

Unless something extremely shocking happens, this pattern will continue for decades.

Facing increasingly powerful enemies, the situation on the Navy's side is not that troublesome. Although after suffering losses in the New World, only Garp, the Navy's top combat power, remains intact, and the remaining two generals are more or less intact. With some injuries, it is inevitable that their strength will decline as time goes by.

However, the navy has been recuperating in recent years, and a lot of fresh blood has been injected into it, and its influence has become stronger and stronger.

Moreover, the training camp established by Zefa as an instructor has also cultivated a group of outstanding talents for the Navy over the years. After graduation, they became famous in just a few years and became the new generation of generals in the Navy. I believe that they have In just a few years, the navy will be able to take over from the older generation and become the new generation of backbone pillars of the navy.

Especially those three guys called monsters, Kuzan, Sakaski and Porusalino.

They are all rookies in the navy who have risen in recent years. Each of them is a monster-level figure. The three of them are also powerful natural devil fruit users, and they have already become the default figures of the next three navy generals.

With the addition of the new generation and the older generation, the current strength of the Navy can be said to be the most powerful it has been in the past three hundred years.

Originally, no matter which side it was, the stalemate would continue. For them, the later the war came, the more time they would have to develop.

But something happened that caused the sea to boil again.

After the sea was calm for several years, a newspaper suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Especially the content above made the sea boil.

Countless people held newspapers and discussed the contents.

"Pirate King Roger has been arrested and will be executed in Bayrog Town a week later! Is this true! The navy actually captured Pirate King Roger."

"It must be true. Look, there is a photo of the Pirate King in prison in the newspaper. The photo can't be fake!"

"The photos must not be fake, but this incident is really shocking. The Pirate King was actually caught by the navy. Who caught him?"

"The one who can catch the Pirate King must be the "hero" of the Navy, Lieutenant General Garp! Lieutenant General Garp was able to chase the Pirate King and escape around the sea. Apart from him, who else has the strength to catch the Pirate King Roger!"

"Yes, it must be Lieutenant General Garp. Only Lieutenant General Garp has the strength to capture the Pirate King. Let us toast to Lieutenant General Garp and celebrate Lieutenant General Garp for catching the Pirate King. The execution of the Pirate King will definitely be A heavy blow has been dealt to the pirates, let’s drink to Lieutenant General Garp, and to the Navy!”

"Cheers to Lieutenant General Garp, cheers to the Navy!" xn

For the arrest of Roger, the current Pirate King, countless ordinary people living in the world celebrated happily. After all, they have no strength and are often afraid that they will be killed by pirates. Even some countries that are members of the World Government, There will also be situations where ordinary people are oppressed by pirates.

The execution of Roger from One Piece is equivalent to the Navy giving them a reassurance. At least for the time being, they will no longer be so afraid and have more trust in the Navy...