Originally, he had wanted to see whether his subordinates would lose their nerve when faced with the combined forces of three powerful factions, but he happened to catch the strange look in Wally's eyes.
Ronglin quietly kept it to himself without saying anything.
"If Kaido is determined to go to war with us at all costs, the consequences will be terrifying!" Jinbe spoke up at this moment. "We have to face the World Government on one side and the Kaido Pirate Grand Alliance on the other. With our current strength, fighting on two fronts is far too difficult!"
Jinbe's words made everyone's expressions turn solemn. This problem truly was far too grave.
Ronglin smiled at Jinbe before saying, "Did you leave out an opponent? If the Marines abandon their duty of maintaining peace at sea and launch an all-out assault on the Star Alliance, then the Star Alliance will be facing three enemies!"
Major Operation!
As soon as Ronglin spoke, nearly everyone in the conference hall changed expression. They had never noticed this issue. They always counted the major powers as one, yet forgot that the Marines were the strongest fighting force on these seas.
Even if Fujitora and Momousagi had defected from the Marines and joined the Star Alliance, even if Chaton had been imprisoned, Marine Headquarters' current combat strength was still terrifying. The headquarters housed one hundred thousand elite Marines; veteran powerhouses Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru; the three Admirals, Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru, the steadfast souls of the Marines' will; Green Bull, recruited through the World Military Draft; and dozens of elite Vice Admirals. That fighting force alone was enough to make anyone tremble, not to mention the countless lower-ranking officers, among whom there were no shortage of capable people.
Pirates merely had the fiercest reputation on these