Sky City! Coronation Day!

A certain sea area.

Two ships are engaged in battle on the sea.

One of them was a naval warship, with the navy's iconic image of seagulls grasping at scales painted on its sails.

At this moment, the warship turned sideways on the sea and launched a barrage of cannons from its sides at the pirate ship not far away.

Sharp whistling sounds rang out continuously as heavy shells, propelled by flames, streaked across the sky before crashing into the distant sea, splashing up brilliant jets of water.

However, due to the great distance, it was extremely difficult for the cannonballs to land directly on the pirate ship.

"Tsk,"

Smoker stood on the warship's railing, arms crossed, gazing irritably at the distant pirate ship. He sneered, "What era are we living in? Still pirates? They can't even pick up fresh shit."

Don't they know the era of pirates has come to an end?

A month has passed since the newsbird flew all over the world, announcing the arrival of a new era to people around the globe.

Smoker was quite busy during that month.

The first priority is to stabilize the navy, which has also become somewhat chaotic due to the sudden change in the world situation.

Many of his subordinates and superiors even suffered a collapse of faith due to the Navy's surrender to the Beasts Pirates, and some even went insane.

During this period, the navy encountered quite a few problems.

Fortunately, because we were prepared, the chaos was quickly quelled.

After quelling the chaos in the navy, the sailors immediately set off to maintain order in the surrounding waters.

The sudden change in the world situation has, of course, brought tremendous shocks to these countries.

It wasn't just the King and nobles who were confused; the common people were even more bewildered.

And it is at times like these that Ox Demon emerge.

Those who want to take advantage of the chaos to overthrow the country, those who want to profit from the chaos by burning, killing, and looting, and those who want to amass wealth by spreading the idea that the end of the world is coming.

The various odds and ends of the crew were a constant source of annoyance for the navy.

Smoker himself was thoroughly annoyed by those clueless guys.

However, there is at least one thing that even Smoker, who still harbors deep hatred for Ian now that the Navy has officially surrendered to the Beasts Pirates, has to admit.

After the Beasts Pirates declared their conquest of the world, the number of pirates did indeed decrease.

On one hand, it's because he has already seized the Great Treasure, marking the end of the era of pirates chasing their dreams.

On the other hand...

"A bunch of idiots."

Smoker sneered as he watched the pirate ship gradually move out of their firing range. "If you obediently surrender and are arrested by me, you might actually survive."

Those idiots will soon regret their decision.

The change came very suddenly.

Almost immediately, ripples appeared on the sea beneath the pirate ship.

The ripples instantly transformed into a giant wave.

A huge, dark shadow immediately appeared beneath the azure sea.

Something, something enormous and outrageous, is about to rise from beneath the sea!

Boom!!

The sea suddenly exploded, and a huge head burst out from beneath the surface, opening its abyss-like maw and swallowing the entire pirate ship above it whole.

The pirates on deck didn't even have time to feel excited about escaping from the Navy before they were plunged into eternal darkness.

"Although it's not the first time I've seen it, the shock hasn't diminished at all!"

A colossal creature with a lion-like head and a snake-like long body crashed heavily into the sea, causing Marine warship to rise and fall amidst the raging waves it created.

Smoker stood firmly on the deck, his eyes filled with undisguised solemnity and shock. "Sea King in the world are serving the Beasts Pirates!"

"On the high seas, anyone who dares to oppose the Beasts Pirates will suffer their merciless attacks!"

This is the key reason why pirates have become quite rare on the high seas.

Sea King!

The Beasts Pirates obtained a weapon called Sea King, which gave them the power to control Sea King at will.

What a terrifying force that is on the high seas!

In any sea area, in any corner, as long as an enemy appears, the Sea King will soon arrive.

Because Sea King possess intelligence that is in no way inferior to that of humans, and they also have unique sensory abilities.

Even though they can't communicate with ordinary humans and can't make complete distinctions, everything becomes very simple once they have the assistance of the navy.

That's why Smoker said that being a pirate in this day and age is purely performance art.

The powerful beings of the sea may possess strength comparable to that of the Sea King, but as long as they cannot escape the sea, they can never defeat the endless stream of Sea King.

Not to mention that such powerful individuals are already rare, and nowadays, it's even harder to find someone with the guts to oppose the Beasts Pirates.

These Sea King deserve a great deal of credit for enabling the world to recover from chaos and restore order so quickly.

With them as a deterrent, how dare those Ox Demon act so recklessly?

The nations that had previously harbored resentment towards the Beasts Pirates were now forced to submit.

Smoker couldn't help but sigh softly.

It's all over now.

If the Beasts Pirates only nominally ruled the world a month ago, they now truly have the entire world firmly in their grasp.

They are terrifying enough on their own, but with these Sea King scattered all over the world, which country would dare to say no to them?

Within a month, more than 300 countries and regions around the world, whether former World Government Member States or Affiliated Nation, have all sworn allegiance to the Beasts Pirates.

On every island in the world inhabited by humans, the flag of the Beasts Pirates has now been flown.

Smoker certainly felt it was a very strange experience.

Who could have predicted that?

The Navy's centuries-old dream was achieved by a group of pirates.

"Um?"

Smoker suddenly turned around.

In the distance, a colossal object, obscuring the sky, slowly descended.

It wasn't that he had keen senses; it was simply that the thing was so enormous, practically an island flying in the sky, that no one could ignore it.

" From Alabasta's direction? Are they here yet?"

Smoker stared intently at the colossal creature that was probably hundreds of kilometers away. "Uranus!!"

Alabasta, Royal Palace. Cobra walked out of the palace gates with his daughter.

At this moment, the area in front of the palace was filled with exclamations.

The soldiers who were supposed to be guarding the palace had forgotten their duties and were now staring up at the sky, their faces filled with undisguised shock.

A huge shadow shrouded the palace, or rather, most of the ancient city of Alabarna was covered in shadow.

Because an island was slowly descending from the sky.

"Wow, it's huge!!"

Princess Vivi's eyes were filled with shock. "Is this the legendary Ancient Weapon? Is it the Uranus who brought the Bikans from the moon to the Blue Sea?"

The concept of Ancient Weapon is now widely known.

The great Lord Ian made no attempt to conceal this, openly declaring in the newspaper that he had obtained all Three Ancient Weapons, and briefly introducing their origins and abilities.

However, seeing something in a newspaper and witnessing it in person are two completely different things.

Even though I had prepared myself mentally, the shock I felt when I saw this behemoth in person was still indescribable.

"Father, are we going to go inside this Ancient Weapon next?"

Princess Vivi's tone held a hint of excitement.

The girl was not a conventionally well-behaved and weak princess.

On the contrary, she was very adventurous and had been running around the capital of Alabasta with a group of friends since childhood.

In the original work, after realizing that the country was facing a crisis, he even infiltrated the Baroque Works.

"Um."

Cobra nodded slightly. "Next, we are about to witness the arrival of a new era."

Sky King in the sky had descended to such a height that the flames he emitted below made the entire Alabarna scorching hot, and a fierce wind was now blowing through the ancient city, sending sand and stones flying.

If it continues to drop, it will definitely cause damage to the city.

Fortunately, there was no need to continue the descent.

The spherical, semi-transparent space unfolded instantly, descending directly from inside the Sky King's palace, covering the entire palace within it.

"Oh?"

Just as the father and daughter were marveling at what had happened, they suddenly found that the scenery in front of them had changed.

The old buildings of Alabarna, with their yellow hues, have disappeared, replaced by metal walls and ceilings that exude a high-tech feel.

"Welcome!"

A smiling man stood before them, welcoming them with gentle words, "King Cobra, Princess Vivi."

"I know you!"

Looking at the man before her, the little princess's voice trembled with excitement, "Trafalgar D. Water Law! The chief doctor of the Beasts Pirates!"

By now, which of the Beasts Pirates' officers isn't renowned?

Some consider them villains who plundered the world, while others see them as heroes who changed the world.

Luo's smile faded slightly, but his tone remained enthusiastic. "Now I'm the chief receptionist on Uranus."

Because he lacked Im's teleportation abilities, that bastard Ian arranged for him to transport people to and from Uranus.

"Can we have a look at the Sky King?"

The little princess asked almost impatiently.

Who wouldn't be interested in these Ancient Weapon that have come from legend to reality?

"Sure,"

Luo nodded slightly. "Except for certain classified areas, most of this flying fortress is open to the public. If you are interested, we can arrange for someone to give you a tour right now."

"Oh!"

The little princess's eyes lit up.

"In addition, quite a few King have already arrived; they are in the rooms behind you."

Luo pointed behind the two of them.

Cobra turned around and saw a huge door.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and several men came out.

"I knew you guys should have arrived by now!"

The speaker was Neptune, who was unusually large. Although he still relied on the bubbles around his waist to move around on land, his movements were by no means slow.

"Long time no see, King Cobra!"

"Haven't seen you for a long time!"

Cobra couldn't help but smile, "King Neptune, King Riku, King Elizabello!"

The group that formed the alliance years ago has finally met again.

"Let's go! I'll take you to see the Sky King!"

"We arrived a while before you and had a good look around this Ancient Weapon! Now we can act as your guides!" Elizabello said with a grin.

"Thank you so much!"

Cobra naturally wouldn't refuse.

Luo watched the group walk away calmly, then stretched leisurely.

During this month, Uranus, has been fully repaired.

This is really not a difficult thing, since we have the design drawings.

Vegapunk, Bullet, and Wapol, Munch-Munch Fruit, also assisted from the sidelines.

In just a few days, the Sky King, which had been severely damaged by Ian, was completely repaired.

Then, Vegapunk even took the time to create another Holy Mother's Flame to serve as the Sky King's energy source.

It will certainly take a lot of time to make the first one, but if you want to replicate it, it's much simpler.

At the same time, almost every country in the world has pledged allegiance to the Beasts Pirates.

Having already become the King of the World, it would be somewhat inappropriate to keep his base in Wano Country.

After all, apart from the fact that Pluton was once buried there, that country didn't have anything particularly special about it.

Therefore, Ian decided to make this Sky King his palace.

There is no more suitable place than a moving island that can fly in the sky.

Perched high in the heavens, its exceptional mobility allows it to travel to any part of the world at any time.

This Ancient Weapon even already contained numerous habitable structures, requiring only minor modifications.

After the headquarters relocation was completed, another matter was put on the agenda.

The Sky King began his operation.

This Ancient Weapon will travel to every country in the world, whether they are Affiliated Nation or Affiliated Nation, and the next step is to bring every King to this flying city.

Although all nations have pledged allegiance, it is ultimately just a verbal declaration and requires a real ceremony.

A coronation ceremony to officially crown the great Lord Ian as the King of the World.

Life needs a little ritual.

Besides the sense of ceremony, we also need to discuss with those three hundred-plus King the rules for how this world will operate from now on.