Lying Low

In the year 1510 of the Naval Calendar, eleven years have passed since the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, and now we are in the twelfth year. The conflict between the World Government and the Flying Pirates continues unabated.

Golden Lion Shiki's rogue guerrilla tactics forced the World Government to withdraw most of its agents planted in the Sky Kingdom.

They knew they couldn't do anything to the Flying Pirates, or rather, they couldn't do anything to Golden Lion Shiki.

The Flying Pirates quickly returned to the Sky Kingdom, and with their overwhelming power, they restored the Sky Kingdom Flying Pirates their rule.

The struggle between the two sides has shifted from the open to the covert, but the intense tension can be felt by all the factions in the New World.

The Sky Kingdom's unique environment originally attracted many pirates and residents, but now that the Sky Kingdom is no longer safe, people are gradually leaving.

The Sky Kingdom still harbors World Government spies, a fact the Flying Pirates are well aware of, and they periodically conduct checks or restrict entry.

Every few days, a great battle would break out in the Sky Kingdom, affecting many residents.

These are turbulent times, especially as time goes by, the conflict between the Flying Pirates and the World Government intensifies.

The Flying Pirates are also accumulating strength, issuing powerful appeals to recruit pirates on the sea, absorbing many pirates to enhance their power and expand their influence.

Golden Lion Shiki's ambitions are well-known, and now he is openly in conflict with the World Government.

Although they didn't know the "Pirate Admiral's" trump card or what his confidence was, many pirates who had faith in Golden Lion Shiki Shiki his ranks, believing that Shiki could accomplish great things.

In terms of reputation, Teach cannot compare to Golden Lion Shiki.

In many people's eyes, Teach has always been a rising star, lacking the decades of hard work that Golden Lion Shiki in.

You must know that Golden Lion Shiki is a man capable of becoming the King of the World! Whether it's his enormous ambition or his terrifying strength, he is the benchmark among pirates.

With his unique personal charm, he attracted a large number of pirates who firmly believed that Shiki could achieve his goal.

If it weren't for that once-in-a-century super-massive storm, the Flying Pirates could have either wiped out or defeated the Roger Pirates then recruited them during the Battle of Edd War.

In the eyes of many in the Flying Pirates, the Roger Pirates were just lucky to have escaped a bit of trouble. Otherwise, Golden Lion Shiki would have become the King of the World long ago, and there would have been no question of Roger becoming the "Pirate King," let alone ushering in the Great Pirate Era.

The title of "Pirate King" can only be held by "Pirate Admiral" Golden Lion Shiki.

The Flying Pirates were building up their strength for the upcoming battle. Relying on their reputation and influence, they rapidly expanded and quickly recovered from the losses caused by the World Government's surprise attack, becoming even stronger.

In addition, the Flying Pirates are actively rallying allies to gain a stronger force capable of waging war against the World Government.

After all, besides their terrifying strength, the World Government is hiding some other hidden power.

But there's also the Navy! The Navy has many top-tier fighters, including four Marine Admiral, veterans from the previous era, Marshal Sengoku, Iron Fist Garp, and Black Arm Zephyr.

Below them are numerous powerful naval forces, as well as a large number of elite officers and captains who possess Two types of Haki.

With terrifying overall strength, no force in the New World can compare to the Navy, and the number of top-tier experts is the highest in the world, second only to the World Government.

Currently, the Navy is targeting the Revolutionary Army and pirates on the Grand Line.

But they knew that once that time came, the Navy would inevitably take action, targeting their Flying Pirates just like the World Government.

The Flying Pirates want to unite the strength of other pirate crews to form an alliance led by the Flying Pirates to fight against the World Government.

After all, the World Government is interconnected; if the Flying Pirates are destroyed, other forces will suffer the consequences.

Some pirate crews were persuaded by the Flying Pirates, and although they did not join the Flying Pirates, they agreed to fight alongside Flying Pirates.

Of course, the main reason was the benefits promised by the Flying Pirates; after destroying the World Government, they would divide up its wealth together.

After all, only profit can attract these pirates.

Although these pirates were famous in the New World, they were not top-tier forces. The top-tier forces were not swayed by the Flying Pirates' arguments.

Even Kaido, who loves war, refused, not wanting to get involved. The Flying Pirates wouldn't reveal their trump cards; who knows if they would kill him after dealing with the World Government, thus deterring pirates in the New World.

Of course, he didn't think the Flying Pirates would succeed.

However, the Flying Pirates' trump card is quite mysterious; it might actually be very powerful.

The World Government's previous large-scale actions were likely due to receiving some information and sensing a significant threat.

This suggests that the Flying Pirates may indeed possess a trump card that terrifies the World Government, one that they haven't been able to see but have been able to deduce.

Therefore, they were still very wary of the Flying Pirates.

They won't get involved until they know the Flying Pirates' true trump card.

After all, what we don't know is what we have to offer; what we reveal is no longer our trump card. Only when we know what our trump card is can we make a decision with peace of mind.

Moreover, regardless of whether the Flying Pirates or the World Government ultimately win, the outcome they want to see will not change: mutual destruction.

This is exactly what they wanted to see.

Although they did not agree to help the Flying Pirates, Teach Flying Pirates did not stop their expansion; in fact, they secretly encouraged it.

Since the Flying Pirates want to cause trouble, let them cause trouble; the bigger the better.

They were already secretly planning this, waiting for the Flying Pirates' trump card to be revealed. Once the battle was nearing its end, they were ready to take advantage of the situation or seize the Flying Pirates' trump card.

This is what pirates are all about!

The Flying Pirates have now truly cemented their reputation as the strongest pirate crew. The entire Sky Kingdom is now teeming with pirates, especially the number of ordinary pirates belonging to the Flying Pirates, which is twice what it used to be.

Under these various influences, the Flying Pirates' influence reached its peak, while the other Sea Emperor became very low-key.

Kaido disappeared without a trace, Big Mom has not left Whole Cake Island Totto Land, Teach's whereabouts are uncertain and he has fallen into silence, Whitebeard is indifferent to such matters and is holding a birthday party for his child.

Furthermore, other maritime powers have no influence on this matter.

The New World remains the same as usual. After all, the lower-level pirates haven't reached that level and can't touch it; at most, they can only watch it through images.

The Flying Pirates have reached their peak in every aspect, and it seems that only their voices Flying Pirates in the New World. Shiki now seems to have become the Pirate King.

The strongest power, the greatest prestige, the greatest influence—all awaiting the final act: to destroy the World Government and become the King of the World.

Although this is just a superficial illusion, many people only believe what they see; they cannot see through it and gradually come to believe it.

Among them was "Big News Morgans" that Morgans relentlessly promoted, claiming that as the world's second most important figure after the Sea Emperor, he had broken free from the control of the World Government.

With his mastery of the key to the visual age, Morgans was one of the trendsetters of this era, on par with Teach, but the influence of the World Economic News was beyond imagination.

Although it's a bit lacking, after all, what the World Economic News lacks is strength.

But as long as he remains neutral, no force will dare to offend him.

It is because of Morgans that the World Government and the Flying Pirates are now in a state of absolute opposition, and everyone knows that these two forces will eventually clash.

The Flying Pirates aim to defeat the World Government and protect Golden Lion Shiki as the King of the World.

The World Government, on the other hand, aims to eliminate the Flying Pirates to combat pirate forces.

Some even speculated that Golden Lion Shiki would be publicly executed, since executing Roger had not achieved its intended effect but instead ushered in the Great Pirate Era and caused chaos on the seas.

With the Flying Pirates wiped out and fellow "Legendary Pirate" Golden Lion Shiki executed, the World Government will absolutely not allow any further accidents.

Some say that the World Government covets Pure Gold, which represents immortality.

The world is somewhat quiet now, with neither the World Government nor the Flying Pirates making any overt moves, but their covert struggles continue.

World Government are building up their strength.

The same goes for the Flying Pirates. Their research on "SIQ" is progressing steadily and is almost complete. More importantly, they have figured out how to use Uranus, this broken Ancient Weapon, even though they haven't been able to research it Uranus.

The operation of Uranus requires a large amount of energy, so the Flying Pirates are researching energy devices to provide Uranus with enough energy to unleash its terrifying power.

It has already shown initial success, and we even tested it out; with just one shot, it easily pierced through more than ten mountains.

Its range isn't large enough to compare to Pluton, who is rumored to destroy an island with a single shot.

However, this power was enough to satisfy Shiki. This shot was capable of threatening even top-tier experts, and with a diameter exceeding one kilometer, it was difficult to dodge.

They need to develop better power supply devices; the more energy they provide, the greater Uranus's power will be, and these power supply devices will break down after each test.

Such a single shot is not enough for Shiki. As a weapon, what's the point if it can only be used once? How can it have any deterrent effect?

After dealing with the World Government and the Navy, how will they deter other forces?

Shiki understood the intentions of the other forces perfectly well. He also knew that if the Uranus couldn't be used, he would be the one targeted.

This rendered all his previous efforts futile.

Moreover, if it can only be used once or twice, it won't be enough to deal with the World Government. The World Government and the Navy have too many top-tier fighters. Besides, the World Government knows about Uranus's existence and will definitely have made preparations in advance.

Therefore, once the research on "SIQ" is fully successful, all the scientists under his protection will devote their energy to the research on how to utilize Uranus.

Once Shiki's demands are met, Shiki will begin to act.

While they lacked sufficient power supply technology, the Flying Pirates employed a quantity-based approach, utilizing a large number of power supply devices to provide energy, which contained considerable amounts of power.

Although the Uranus's power is only one percent, one-thousandth of its original strength.

After all, the Uranus can shoot down from hundreds of kilometers in the sky, causing a destructive range with a maximum diameter of more than ten kilometers. This is absolute destruction, capable of even piercing the earth.

If it could truly unleash even one or two tenths of the original power of the Uranus, even Teach wouldn't be at ease.

As Teach predicted, the Flying Pirates were not capable of fully developing Uranus; in a short period of time, they could only manage to use it in a basic way.

If it were to deal with Teach, the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit would be enough to absorb the energy emitted by Uranus.

Unbeknownst to Shiki, his Weil had been infiltrated, with several mechanical eyes hidden on Weil island, observing events Weil there.

To avoid detection, the mechanical eyes were few in number, with only about twenty scattered across Weil Island, far from the Flying Pirates' base on the island.

Their role is to locate and collect the IQ plants on the island, and then transport them back to the Night Sea Domain using special methods.

Although the island had already been targeted by the Night Pirates and was considered by Teach to be his for the taking, along with the scientists brought to the island by the Flying Pirates in various ways.

However, research on the IQ plant can begin earlier, since the Night Pirates employ a large number of scientists and cannot afford to let them be idle.

Meanwhile, various forces were also developing, after all, the World Government had demonstrated terrifying power, and the Flying Pirates were constantly expanding, putting enormous pressure on others.

Many of Big Mom's children drank the Growth Potion and are getting used to their new bodies.

During this period, Big Mom's overall strength was relatively weak, so even if she wanted to, she was powerless and was happy to keep a low profile and develop her strength in secret.

Meanwhile, the Big Mom Pirates and the Night Pirates gradually began to cooperate, which attracted attention but did not cause any major incidents.

The scope of cooperation between the two parties is not large, and although it is somewhat surprising that they have established a cooperative relationship, it is not difficult to understand.

They had no conflict; their territories were far apart, and each sought what they needed.

As for Amande and her companions, who were the marriage partners, they were ostensibly members of the Big Mom Pirates Night Pirates, receiving goods and guarding the Night Sea Domain.

In fact, they had already settled on Pagila Island, where they met Mobius and his group, and began to develop feelings for each other.

When neither party is opposed to the relationship, the relationship can progress very quickly, especially since they are both quite good-looking and capable.

Especially since the Night Pirates are all powerful members, in the dog-eat-dog world of the New World, being able to rely on someone stronger than oneself is a rather happy thing.

Everyone is secretly developing their strength, waiting for the storm to truly sweep through.