The entire world was in turmoil.
Slaughter and conflict had become the dominant theme of the world's development.
Faced with the prophecy that the world might be destroyed,
some forces believed it was alarmist nonsense, while others took action proactively.
Of course, amid this massive slaughter and chaos, the kingdoms on high mountains and nations situated at higher elevations became the focus of attention.
Originally, these mountainous kingdoms and highland nations had been extremely poor because of their land, but as the prophecy of a great flood spread throughout the world,
these barren places began to become highly coveted in the eyes of the world.
Thus, invasion descended upon these nations, while resistance began alongside it.
Profit had always been humanity's greatest driving force, without exception.
Just as those upper-middle-tier kingdoms began collectively invading the famous mountain kingdoms,
the true major powers of the Pirate World began turning their attention toward the Red Line Continent.
Apart from Mary Geoise, the vast Red Line Continent was utterly barren everywhere else.
Yet because of their elevation, these barren lands now welcomed an unprecedented wave of development.
Countless major powers secretly transported vast numbers of laborers onto the Red Line Continent through various means.
Although this practice was explicitly forbidden under World Government law, where did the World Government still have its former prestige?
Moreover, the Red Line Continent was a supercontinent that circled the entire world. With such a vast territory, it was impossible for the World Government to manage every corner of it.
This could easily be seen from how the Vinsmoke Family had once used special snail ships to climb the Red Line Continent and travel to the North Blue.
Aside from the area where Mary Geoise was located, which was under strict control, there were no troops stationed elsewhere.