Setting Out

Compared to the war Beasts Pirates and the Navy, the marriage alliance between the Night Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates has undoubtedly attracted more attention.

The alliance between the two forces makes the Night Pirates' position even more unshakeable.

Now that the news has spread, all the factions that received the invitations have set off to attend this grand wedding in the Night Sea Domain.

Elbaf, the kingdom of Giant race, is known as the strongest kingdom.

Leaving aside the World Government's military strength, there are also Pirate King kingdoms like the Beasts Pirates. No country in the world possesses the strength to rival them.

Giants, once they reach adulthood and their muscles and bones have fully developed, will possess immense strength. With a little training, they are capable of serving as Rear Admiral or Vice Admiral in the navy.

This is a racial talent, and giants have a lifespan three times that of humans, with a longer peak period.

The once mighty Giant Soldier Pirates comprised only a small fraction of the Giant race of Elbaf. The original captains of the Giant Soldier Pirates, Blue Ogre and Red Ogre, were merely among the top-tier Giant race, not the strongest. This gives an idea of just how terrifying the Giant race's strength truly was.

Huge houses, huge trees, huge crops—everything on the land of the Giant race is enormous.

They also farm, and apart from using larger tools due to their size, their lives are no different from those of ordinary people.

This sight was an eye-opener for the members of the Night Pirates. Although some of them had encountered giants before, this was their first time seeing Giant Kingdom.

The marriage alliance between the Big Mom Pirates and the Night Pirates made the Giant race the most important guests. Teach sent members to receive them to prevent accidents and also to strengthen the relationship between the two sides.

In many people's minds, giants are barbaric, backward, unproductive, and savages who eat raw meat and drink blood.

This idea is wrong.

Several enormous pirate ships were anchored on the shore, each two hundred meters long, with the flag of the Giant Soldier Pirates flying high on their masts.

Now that the key figures of the Giant Soldier Pirates, Blue Ogre and Red Ogre, have returned, and some original members of the Giant Soldier Pirates have joined, there is naturally no need to form a New Giant Warrior Pirates.

Although their numbers are small, only a little over fifty, including both old and new members, they are definitely a formidable force.

Elbaf is located in the rear of the New World, and the terrifying reputation of the Giant Soldier Pirates now resounds throughout the surrounding seas.

Now that the Giant Soldier Pirates have been rebuilt and the seas are in turmoil, the Giant Kingdom needs a force to confront the seas, and the Giant Soldier Pirates are the best choice.

More than fifty members of the Giant Soldier Pirates stood quietly on both sides, looking into the distance with respectful expressions.

Ahead, the earth began to tremble. Looking ahead, one could see a giant wearing a crown, followed by a group of giants in armor striding forward.

This kind of spectacle is even more terrifying than a massive army charging into battle.

Some members of the Night Pirates subconsciously swallowed and gripped their weapons.

Ares was in the lead, stood with his arms crossed, watching the scene quietly. Having spent some time in Elbaf, he was not surprised by what he saw.

Besides Ares, there is also Mog Radon, the Dark Lord, and his army of 30,000. The Night Pirates have dozens of warships, each a war machine hundreds of meters long.

This is enough to demonstrate how much the Night Pirates value the Giant race.

"Greetings, Prince Loki." Upon seeing Prince Loki's arrival, the members of the Giant Soldier Pirates knelt on one knee, placed their weapons on the ground, and lowered their heads.

"Arise, warriors of Elbaf," said Loki, the Giant race prince.

This is Loki, the prince of the Giant Kingdom of Elbaf, a man of high status.

His appearance was somewhat ugly, even resembling someone with intellectual disabilities.

In reality, Prince Loki is perfectly intelligent, even quite clever.

Among the Giant race, Loki is somewhat short and stout. He is only recently an adult among the Giant race, but he already possesses astonishing and terrifying strength, far surpassing the physique and monstrous strength of his kind. He is one of the top warriors among the Giant race.

Therefore, aside from his royal bloodline, Loki's status in Elbaf is extremely high, and the only thing that can earn the Giant race' recognition is immense power.

Ares and his companions earned the Giant race's recognition because of their immense strength.

"Ares, it's been a long time, my dear friend." Loki stopped abruptly, grabbed Ares's shoulder, and greeted him warmly.

"Yes, it's been a while since we last met." Ares nodded and smiled. He acknowledged Loki's strength; Loki was the one he fought the most back in Elbaf.

Although he cannot compare to him in terms of strength now, Loki still has great potential, given his current age and the long lifespan of Giant race.

"I'm really looking forward to this trip." Loki glanced at the sea, his eyes flashing with excitement, after all, this was Loki's first time leaving Elbaf.

Of course, as the prince of the Giant Kingdom, he also had an important mission on this trip: to reconcile with Big Mom on behalf of the Giant race. It was time to resolve the matter from decades ago, for the sake of the Giant race's future.

Strengthen cooperation with the Big Mom Pirates and the Night Pirates.

Finally, they demonstrated the power of the Giant race to the world.

Therefore, the Giant race also sent a strong contingent to participate in the grand marriage ceremony between the Night Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates.

In addition to the members of the Giant Soldier Pirates, there were fifty Giant race warriors, all clad in sturdy armor, making a total of nearly one hundred warriors.

In addition, they brought a batch of gifts, including specialties of the Giant race and even Devil Fruit, as the Giant race were aware of the Night Pirates' fondness for Devil Fruit.

Over eight hundred years, even without deliberate collection, the Giant race's treasury has accumulated a considerable number of Devil Fruit. However, most giants do not have the habit of eating Devil Fruit and are even somewhat averse to them.

"Let's go, we've prepared plenty of good things for you."

"That's something to look forward to!"

"I won't let you down."

Once aboard the warship, the Night Pirates' fleet surrounded the Giant race's ship, protecting it in the center, and gradually moved away from Elbaf.

With its massive fleet and terrifying strength, it was capable of sweeping away any dominant power.

One of the main guests at the wedding Giant race, has set off.

The identity of the prince of the Giant race immediately made it to the front page of the World Economic News, becoming known to the world. The perfectly angled photo perfectly showcased the power of the Night Pirates fleet and the Giant race.

Meanwhile, on Fish-Man Island, in the Ryugu Palace, King Neptune was ready to attend the wedding of the Big Mom Pirates and the Night Pirates.

Also traveling with her were Queen Otohime, her children Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, Manboshi, and Princess Shirahoshi.

They also brought gifts.

The Night Pirates also sent people to meet Fish-Man Island: "Ice Demon" Hersi, one of the Thirteen Demon Generals, two members of the Seventy-two Demon Pillars who were Fish-Man, and their army.

Fish-Man Island is also very important to the Night Pirates. Putting everything else aside, the mere presence of Sea King Shirahoshi is enough to make them send out such a lineup.

At the same time, Fishman Island is also an important source of the Dark Night Pirates' fishman army, allowing them to feel valued by the Dark Night Pirates and maintain their friendship.

The war between the Navy and the Beasts Pirates is about to begin. The situation in the early New World is unstable and will soon descend into chaos, so a powerful force is needed to protect it.

Of course, they didn't travel by sea, but by air. In order not to waste time, the Night Pirates specially dispatched an island warship that now belonged to the Night Pirates. They came to the sea, boarded the island warship, and traveled directly to the Night Sea Domain through the sky.

In addition, there was another group preparing to travel to "Atlantis," known as their second home, an island in the Night Sea Domain belonging to the Fish-Man Race, the Merfolk.

It is said to have a very beautiful environment, with internal tributaries replenishing the water, and most areas being shallow water zones.

Compared to the monotonous life on Fish-Man Island, the Night Sea Domain was much more appealing to them. Fish-Man Island supported this, at least because Fish-Man Island was no longer so crowded, the resources allocated to each person had increased, and their lives had improved considerably.

This group numbered as many as 200,000, including mermaids and Fish-Man, and they also brought their families.

In the past, the Night Pirates could only recruit a limited number of people here, since their pirate ships could only accommodate a small number of people. They prioritized recruiting female mermaids and strong Fish-Man warriors.

Ordinary Fish-Man don't really need it.

Now that the war islands have been sent, we can take this opportunity to recruit more people to the Night Sea Domain.

The royal family provided significant assistance, especially to the female mermaids. These female mermaids were very popular within the Night Pirates, receiving protection from them and many even marrying members of the Night Pirates.

In contrast, Fish-Man Island is much more dangerous. Even though the Whitebeard Pirates' flag is now flying over Fish-Man Island and it has connections with the Night Pirates, the threat of human traffickers has not diminished.

The enormous profits will always attract people willing to take risks and enter this highly lucrative industry.

The large number of Fish-Man warriors recruited by the Night Pirates has significantly weakened Fish-Man Island's power, a fact that Fish-Man Island is unaware of.

Some of the more powerful Fish-Man, such as Jinbe, who was the captain of the guards of the Ryugu Palace, left long ago and joined the Sun Pirates founded by Fisher Tiger.

Without a strong deterrent, human traffickers will only be emboldened.

Fortunately, the Sun Pirates are dedicated to fighting slave traders. Although they cannot return to Fish-Man Island, they maintain contact with each other. If any slave traders kidnap their people, the Sun Pirates will take action and wait in advance on the route from the seabed to the land.

Although a small number escaped, most of the slave traders were dealt with, and their captured kin were rescued.

After the Mary Geoise incident, most of the slaves were rescued by the Revolutionary Army. Only the Fish-Man followed Fisher Tiger, with some returning to Fish-Man Island and most joining the Sun Pirates.

Since they didn't need to send the slaves back to their hometowns, the Sun Pirates were very free, and the Navy had difficulty tracking them down, allowing them to do whatever they wanted.

The rescued slaves grew increasingly terrified of the slave traders, and through the accounts of these fellow slaves, others also came to know how horrific the slave traders were.

As long as they stay on Fish-Man Island, this fear will not disappear. The best way is to leave Fish-Man Island, and the best place to go is the Night Pirates.

Through images sent by their own kind, they could also see how beautiful Atlantis was. Not only did it have land, but people could also build their own houses in both shallow and deep waters, and they could surface to see the sunlight whenever they wanted.

Perhaps it's an instinct hidden in their blood, especially for young female mermaids who yearn for these things.

As time went by, the number of people heading to the Night Sea Domain was initially small, but it gradually increased until many Fish-Man were waiting for the Night Pirates' ships to come and pick them up.

Even some orphaned Fish-Man were taken to the Night Sea Domain, where they were trained by the Night Pirates to become warriors as they grew up.

The problem is that Fish-Man Island has too many people, limited resources, and uneven distribution of them, leaving many Fish-Man hungry.

Unable to obtain resources from outside, even abundant underwater treasures cannot be converted into cash.

Fish-Man Island is very small; the cross-sectional area of the entire sphere is only thirty square kilometers, part of which is seawater.

However, the population was too large, and the Ryugu Palace's governance was inadequate, making it unable to control the rapidly growing population.

Most residents live underground, where they never see the sun, in vertical dwellings built of coral in coral apartments. The closer to the sun and the higher the floor, the more expensive the apartment, making it unaffordable for most residents of Fish-Man Island.

Moreover, it's difficult to make a fortune in an environment like Fish-Man Island, as most of the resources are controlled by the Ryugu Palace.

Compared to this, the Night Sea Domain is like paradise, where one can see sunlight at any time, is protected, and has no pressure to survive.

Under Queen Otohime's will, the entire Fish-Man Island regarded Atlantis as its second home. This was Otohime's goal, and it also aligned with the goal of the Night Pirates.

Furthermore, Fish-Man Island is currently cooperating with the Night Pirates. Fish-Man Island provides valuable treasures and local specialties, while the Night Pirates only need to provide Fish-Man Island with the simple supplies it requires. According to Fish-Man Island's prices, these supplies are very expensive, but they are not expensive on the high seas.

The Night Pirates would be incredibly grateful if they could just lower the price of the Fish-Man Island deal, Night Pirates would still be extremely profitable for them, yielding more than five times the profit.

The massive exodus of people to the Night Pirates has already exceeded the population increase on Fish-Man Island.

This year, including the current 200,000, the number of people who have left Fish-Man Island has reached 300,000. Every once in a while, members of the Night Pirates will come to pick them up and take them away.

Most of those who left were residents from the lower classes, as well as Fish-Man from Fish-Man District. This pleased Ryugu Palace greatly, as the decrease in the number of people in Fish-Man District significantly reduced the crime rate and made it easier to control the area.

One after another, coated ships carrying the residents of Fish-Man Island left the Fish-Man Island, taking nearly an hour to reach the sea.

An island was floating two hundred meters above the sea, covered by floating clouds. A large area in the center was exposed rock, and the Night Pirates' mark was painted on it through the floating clouds.

This was the island warship of the Night Pirates; they recognized it immediately, as it was the first time they had ever seen it in person.

Some members of the Night Pirates were already waiting on the island warship. Beneath the island warship was a hollow space with a large elevator. Chains could be used to connect the pirate ships and lift them onto the island.

Soon, all the guests from Fish-Man Island, including members of the Night Pirates, boarded the island's warship.

The warships continued to ascend, reaching altitudes of several thousand meters, and flew towards the Night Sea Domain.