Happy New Year

In the New World, the Night Pirates have accelerated their pace of war and expansion. In the coming years, Night Pirates main focus will be on war and expansion.

The navy was once again driven out of the New World, leaving only two lonely Marine Branch, and the remaining few naval fortresses that still had some semblance of their former glory were not even considered for recapture.

They no longer intend to focus their efforts on the New World, at least not for the time being, until the Navy regains its strength.

The Navy's withdrawal has intensified the struggle for territory in the front parts of the New World, as the Navy's return to the New World squeezed out a lot of the pirates' living space.

Now that the Navy has been completely driven out, a large portion of this territory has naturally become vacant, and it was even divided and occupied by various pirate crews during the war.

However, further conflict is inevitable, as the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates, both located near the New World, will also be eyeing these territories.

If the Beasts Pirates want to expand, they can only expand westward, towards the front of the New World. If they go east, they will run into the Night Pirates. If they go north or northeast, it will be the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Therefore, the Whitebeard Pirates were in the most difficult situation, as their territory was located in the central and rear parts of the New World, surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Unlike the Night Pirates, who are backed by the Calm Belt, the Night Pirates' territory borders the Whitebeard Pirates and the Demon Pirates, so their expansion to the east and west faces very little resistance.

Once a certain point is reached, the Night Pirates will stop, leaving an unclaimed buffer zone between themselves and the Beasts Pirates.

To avoid territorial contact and conflict, this buffer zone can be used as the battlefield for both sides, even if war breaks out.

War has broken out again in the Chaos Sea, with various forces beginning their main struggle for control.

The territory in the Chaos Sea has basically been divided up, and this battle is a redistribution of interests. Those with greater capabilities will occupy as much territory as they can, and any excess or indefensible territory will have to be ceded during the war.

What matters is the overall strength of the pirate crews.

The larger the territory a pirate crew occupies, the more taboos they have. This doesn't necessarily mean they occupy more territory. The expansion of the Night Pirates and the return of many forces involved in the Golden Sea Battle to the New World are examples of this.

Although the Night Pirates have not yet launched an attack on the Whitebeard Pirates, the pressure they are putting on the Whitebeard Pirates is growing.

Coupled with the humiliation brought about by the previous war between the two sides, although the war ended afterward, they never forgot it.

A large portion of the Whitebeard Pirates' strength was concentrated in the area bordering the Night Pirates, ready to defend against them and prepare for war.

In addition, Whitebeard also had to send people to patrol and protect this vast territory, which greatly dispersed his forces. There were not many main members of the Whitebeard Pirates who could guard the Chaos Sea.

The main pressure still rests on Whitebeard's shoulders. Therefore, given the current state of the Whitebeard Pirates in the Chaos Sea, they occupy the largest territory compared to the Flying Pirates.

Their next task is not expansion, but defense—to hold onto the territory they currently occupy.

Surrounded by enemies, these pirates were not easy to deal with. Even the Whitebeard Pirates were not to be feared. Many powerful pirate crews, not satisfied with their existing territories, wished they could tear a piece of flesh from the Whitebeard Pirates' territory and were looking for an opportunity.

However, the situation didn't change so quickly. The Golden Sea Battle hadn't ended for long, and after such a long war, they definitely needed a good rest and relaxation.

The Combat Pyramid was extremely prosperous, especially after the victory in the war, when the power of the Night Pirates greatly increased, and it was filled with battle and enjoyment.

The population inside has remained around one million. Many people who enter never come out, forgetting the outside world. The interior of the Combat Pyramid truly deserves to be called another world.

You'll earn Beli as long as you win battles, and the Beli jackpot will grow higher and higher if you win a winning streak.

If you successfully withdraw, you can take these Beli; but if you lose, these Beli will no longer belong to you, but to the other winner.

It also has a gambler's charm that makes it irresistible and thrilling for many.

However, for these powerful individuals, the ultimate goal remains those three rare and powerful abilities: the Snow-Snow Fruit, the Explosive Sound Fruit, Kraken Fruit. Just putting them up for auction would fetch at least a billion Beli.

Or perhaps the Seven Star Sword Demon Sword, or other precious treasures.

During this period, due to the war, a large number of the Night Pirates were dispatched, and naturally there were many with ulterior motives who wanted to seize these treasures.

However, they all end up in bad shape. The vaults containing these treasures can only be opened with special keys, and they are all covered with a layer of Seastone, which can prevent special Devil Fruit User from accessing them.

Meanwhile, the Combat Pyramid is also guarded by List plays the piano or guitar in the music hall inside the Combat Pyramid every few days.

However, no one dared to underestimate him.

The news of Teach's departure from the Night Sea Domain had not been revealed, so many people believed that Teach was still on Pagila Island and were wary of him. Therefore, only a few people with exceptional skills and courage dared to act.

First, he bumped into a wall in the treasure vault, then he was captured by List. List's strange abilities made him impossible for most people to resist, and he was easily subdued.

Coupled with the terrifying power of the Night Pirates, this is Night Pirates core territory, naturally guarded by many members. The arrival of the giant Night Pirates only amplifies the awe people feel towards the Night Pirates.

The petty thieves were quickly dealt with, and their bodies were fed directly to the fish. The Combat Pyramid also had aquarium-like areas, some housing beautiful ornamental fish, while others were simply ferocious fish. Their food included not only the regular feedings from the Night Pirates, but also human corpses.

The Combat Pyramid is incredibly lucrative, with staggering daily expenses, yet the funds it acquires are equally abundant. Those who fight within the Combat Pyramid its largest consumer group.

Their money basically comes from the Combat Pyramid, and they spend it within the Combat Pyramid. It's like the Night Pirates give them money, and in the end, that money returns to their own hands.

This cycle continues, with an even greater source of revenue coming from gambling and the constant influx of foreign capital—the "tickets" for spectators.

Meanwhile, the Night Pirates also collaborated with the World Economic News to create a website-like column specifically for Combat Pyramid. This column would only contain Combat Pyramid battle videos, live streams, footage, and discussions.

However, it's not fully established yet; it takes time and is quite complex in many ways, unlike Golden Sea Battle, which can be solved with just a forum in addition to live streaming.

There were also some suggestions from Teach, and it wasn't easy to satisfy Teach.

This involved enormous profits, so Morgans naturally wouldn't refuse.

The profits were distributed among the various Night Pirates took 90%, while the World Economic News took 10%.

Because the operation of this "website" is basically handled by the Night Pirates, with the World Economic News only assisting in its establishment, this "website" belongs to the Night Pirates.

Morgans naturally wouldn't refuse; this 10% profit was only because Teach was giving him face. Even though it was only 10%, it represented an astonishing amount of wealth.

This is something entirely new, with far more comprehensive functions, and it will truly propel this era forward.

However, according to the research results, it will take another two years to realize the function that the Night Pirates want.

Meanwhile, the World Den Den Mushi Group, a global giant that has emerged in recent years, has developed a groundbreaking invention: a "mouse" that connects Den Den Mushi.

Operating the Den Den Mushi will be faster, more convenient, and less cumbersome.

With the Navy gone as a common enemy, the pirates of the New World are about to start a "civil war" again.

This kind of thing has never stopped, and the war in the Chaos Sea will become even more intense. The return of core combat forces and key cadres has boosted their confidence.

So the Chaos Sea had calmed down somewhat due to the Golden Sea Battle, became turbulent again.

The Whitebeard Pirates barely rested before setting sail for the Chaos Sea aboard the Moby Dick.

With Whitebeard absent, those forces naturally wouldn't let this opportunity slip by so easily. During the Golden Sea Battle, they couldn't easily intervene, but now they have no such concerns.

Just days after the New World War ended, chaos erupted in the Chaos Sea as various factions began to take action, targeting the Whitebeard Pirates and the Flying Pirates.

The main forces and top-tier fighters of both pirate crews are mostly either on Gaya Island or in the front part of the New World. The forces left behind in the Chaos Sea are relatively weak and unable to defend such a large territory they have occupied.

As a result, many territories of the two pirate crews were seized by other pirate crews in the Chaos Sea.

After all, the bigger the tree, the more the wind will blow against it. Taking advantage of this opportunity, many territories of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Flying Pirates were raided and occupied.

Upon receiving the news, both pirate crews immediately dispatched their strongest members: Marco the Phoenix of the Whitebeard Pirates and Uranus Rhine, the Flying Pirates. Both possessed great mobility and were able to arrive at the Chaos Sea in the shortest possible time to take charge.

Since the main base of the Flying Pirates is located at an altitude of 10,000 meters, the Whitebeard Pirates bear more pressure.

The Flying Pirates, possessing the technology to create floating clouds, can already avoid most of the battles on the sea, giving them a natural advantage in being invincible.

The reason they still have to fight with other pirates in the Chaos Sea is to abide by the rules of pirates at sea, which is also the unspoken rule: these islands do not belong to them. They will only belong to them completely after the war ends.

Otherwise, Shiki could easily become a porter of the ocean, using his abilities and the technology to create floating clouds to move all the islands he sets his sights on into the sky.

However, doing so would offend the entire world and make him the enemy of countless people, not only the Night Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates, but also Great Pirate, and even the Navy and the World Government.

Even if Shiki possessed the ability to fly, he wouldn't be able to survive against so many powerful individuals. Now, the Flying Pirates' original territory has turned a large area of the sea into a vast, empty expanse.

Islands are scarce; they are all uninhabited islands that Flying Pirates wouldn't even consider, lacking resources, and all located in the sky.

This sea area is gradually being called the Dead Sea, a desolate sea where you might not encounter a single person for a whole year.

Shiki, single-handedly, directly altered the map of an entire sea area.

Nowadays, this sea area is extremely sparsely populated, and has been replaced by the "Sky Kingdom" of the Flying Pirates.

The Sky Kingdom, a vast archipelago of islands stretching as far as the eye can see, floats above this Dead Sea.

Of course, the Sky Kingdom also has some problems in its operation. In terms of fish, the White Sea has replaced the Great Sea. The White Sea is inhabited by marine life from the Cloud Sea, and its meat is even more delicious.

Although the Sky Kingdom was well-established, being located tens of thousands of meters above the ground also meant losing access to the outside world, which gradually made people feel bored.

A lack of certain marine resources can lead to production delays or even stagnation.

Many things needed to be replanned, which was much more difficult than running a kingdom. Therefore, Rhine also found people to form a think tank for the Flying Pirates to help with the planning of the Sky Kingdom.

Ordinary News Bird, Reporter Bird, cannot live at altitudes of 10,000 meters, so they cannot directly obtain Beli. Although they devised another method, it was very troublesome and increased the workload of the World Economic News.

Moreover, without contact with the outside world, Beli will continuously flow out of the world through the Transponder Snail, eventually becoming poorer and poorer.

Beli is a universal currency; they don't have the power to print money to create Beli.

This power is in the hands of the World Government and Affiliated Nation, and the money is not printed on the Red Line.

It was precisely for this reason that these Affiliated Nation immediately restricted and obstructed the World Government's power to print money.

Without the permission of the Affiliated Nation, money cannot be printed; even if it is printed, it will be counterfeit. This is a right that the World Government promised to the Affiliated Nation at the very beginning of its establishment.

Even though the kingdoms of the four seas have now broken away from the World Government, they can still limit the World Government's money printing.

Money cannot be printed arbitrarily; doing so would affect global stability.

Otherwise, World Government could simply print massive amounts of money to overcome this crisis, even if it leads to inflation.

If the World Government persists in its course of action, the Affiliated Nation of the world can issue a new currency to replace Beli and fight against the World Government.

Such resistance would undoubtedly give the new currency a greater advantage in the face of Beli's inflation.

As long as the new currency is exchanged one-to-one with the Beli, and one Beli is burned for every new currency printed, gradually the new currency will be able to replace the Beli.

However, this will take a long time and cause huge losses to all parties involved.

This is something that World Government are wary of.

This is not a sustainable solution, so we need channels for communication with the outside world.

Therefore, the Flying Pirates found some islands on their original territory, which served as an important link between the sea and the Sky Kingdom.

On these islands, they will build cloud tunnels connecting to altitudes of 10,000 meters, allowing people to reach and descend from those altitudes.

The Sky Kingdom arrives at these "outposts" at fixed times each day, connecting the sea and the Sky Kingdom, allowing entry and exit, and even trade.

The Sky Kingdom will roam the skies above this sea area according to a fixed trajectory, and will enjoy the same world-class treatment as the Celestial Dragons, or even better.