Half a year later.
The changes in the New World were not particularly great. Compared to the turbulent times of the past, the New World had become considerably more peaceful.
Ever since the Quincy declared war atop the Holy Land, the development of the entire world seemed to have come to a standstill.
Few people dared make any major moves.
The first half of the Grand Line was the same. Under the World Government and Marines' purge, very few new pirates had appeared.
There was no other reason—they were scared.
Those with greater strength might have been lucky enough to escape the Marines' pursuit and flee to the New World for refuge. The weaker ones... well, they went to prison to pick up soap.
It was worth mentioning that although Vegapunk had already left the World Government, Pacifista technology had been perfected.
Even without him, there was no major problem with manufacturing Pacifistas.
Aside from the top-tier Seraphim series created using human test subjects, which could not be replicated, the number of Pacifistas had already reached a terrifying level!
No one could underestimate an army that feared neither death nor injury, especially when every member of that army possessed formidable combat power!
Their uniform appearance as Admiral Ryokugyu was enough to make anyone flee at the mere sight of them...
The World Government had another reason for producing Pacifistas on such a massive scale: these robots were unaffected by the restrictions of Conqueror's Haki.
The Quincy's Conqueror's Haki could even affect powerhouses at the admiral level. Anyone weaker simply could not endure it.
For this reason, the World Government spared no effort in manufacturing the Pacifista army!
Of course, they had other contingencies to deal with the Quincy's Conqueror's Haki...
The World Government's many affiliated nations were now basically led