With the arrival of the Great Age of Pirates, many World Government member nations could no longer afford the exorbitant Heavenly Gold. Some kings of member nations wanted to sell off their Devil Fruits, while others immediately intensified their exploitation of their civilians' savings. Many people, unable to pay the Heavenly Gold,
chose to set sail and find somewhere else to live. They set their sights on the Flame Dragon Kingdom. Everyone knew that the Land of Flame Dragons was not only powerful, but also famously peaceful and safe. The island not only did not collect Heavenly Gold, but often helped struggling households or newly relocated families receive living assistance. It was practically giving money away to the poor, and for a time, countless people went mad with migration.
Pablo was greatly shocked as he held this month's immigration figures. More than fifty thousand civilians had migrated over this month alone. Many of the immigrants came as entire families. As they neared the waters around Jaya Island, they were spotted by Dragon One and Passat, and all declared that they were civilians relocating here.
They could no longer survive in their former kingdoms. They worked under intense conditions every day, yet still went hungry and cold, so they had fled.
Many of them traveled in small fishing boats. Dragon One organized his members to escort these civilians along the way. Then, during another patrol of Jaya Island with the First Dragon Guard Squad, Dragon One saw a massive ship heading straight toward Jaya Island. Dragon One and Passat immediately brought their ship alongside it. A middle-aged man in a purple robe stood on the deck. His eyes were blind, yet his presence was overwhelming.
Dragon One asked seriously, "Who are you?" The blind man calmly replied, "We are merely a