Arrival

The solemn Marine Headquarters has long been rebuilt and is just as magnificent, as if it has been given a new coat.

Compared to the arrival of this West Blue Alliance warship in other kingdoms, its interactions with the navy have attracted the attention of many powers.

Because of their different sizes, both the West Blue Alliance and the Marine Headquarters are world powers.

The World Government is also watching closely to see what the Navy will do, and has dispatched officials to the Marine Headquarters to discuss cooperation with the West Blue Alliance.

In today's world, it's always better to be friends than enemies.

Everything is based on self-interest. Since the die is cast, we must consider future developments.

Therefore, the World Government has the idea of easing relations with the West Blue Alliance, or more accurately, the Four Seas Alliance.

At the naval port, tens of thousands of soldiers stood in neat rows, forming four square formations on either side, with a wide passageway in the center.

A group of high-ranking naval officers stood solemnly at the port, awaiting the arrival of the West Blue Alliance.

The Marine Headquarters also needs to maintain its dignity; it would be somewhat disrespectful for Sengoku to personally go to greet them.

Staff Officer Crane, two Admiral candidates, and even Admiral Kuzan were all present, a treatment that showed the West Blue Alliance considerable respect.

We have no choice but to take this seriously. The West Blue Alliance is a massive organization, and more importantly, the Marine Headquarters has a large naval fortress in the West Blue.

The Four Seas remain an important source of marines, providing thousands of marines each year. The navy still wields considerable influence, and with its protection of a region, the West Blue Alliance has not intervened.

These four naval fortresses are geographically and strategically important. Headquarters has even dispatched admirals to guard the fortresses and combat pirates in the surrounding waters, thus relieving pressure on the Grand Line Navy.

In terms of status, these four naval fortresses were no less important than the Marine Branch of the Grand Line.

If the West Blue Alliance so desires, they can make this naval fortress unsustainable.

Transporting supplies from the Grand Line to the West Blue is not convenient, as pirates are likely to appear along the way, and these supplies have been stolen by pirates before.

With the support of the West Blue Alliance, things will be easier for the Marine Headquarters.

"They're here." Marine Vice Admiral Mole looked into the distance; a black dot could already be seen on the horizon.

As Headquarters Vice Admiral, Mole's status in the Navy is much higher than that of other ordinary Vice Admiral. His title alone shows that he has the potential to become Admiral, and he currently possesses the combat strength of Admiral candidate.

Using the twelve zodiac animals as codenames, each one possesses Admiral- level combat power or has been tested and approved by the Marine Headquarters' high command, demonstrating the potential to become a world-class combat force.

He may still lack some accumulation, but a superior Devil Fruit could help him complete this final step.

It would definitely be a good thing if the Navy could have another top-tier fighter. Although the headquarters also has a few decent Devil Fruit, the Mole didn't choose to eat them because he didn't want to become a landlubber.

How can this not be remarkable? There used to be only one navy in the world, but now there are five, thanks to the establishment of the Four Seas Alliance.

The massive warships flew the flag of the West Blue Alliance.

At the bow, Serizawa, the commander of the warship, gazed at Marineford, the Marine Headquarters. "That's the Marine Headquarters. Let's see it for ourselves."

Along the way, Serizawa's knowledge has expanded countless times. He even went to see the Sky Island. Even if he knew what the Marine Headquarters was like, how could it compare to experiencing it firsthand?

Their arrival this time wasn't to cause trouble, and the specific matters had nothing to do with him.

Some of the negotiations were handled by other people.

In a sense, the West Blue Alliance is also hostile to the Marine Headquarters, since the Navy is the violent institution of the World Government.

Unlike the Navy and the World Government, which sought to ease tensions with the West Blue Alliance and gain friendship.

The West Blue Alliance wishes the Navy and the World Government would continue to weaken, and the constant influx of pirates into the Grand Line over the years has been partly due to their covert efforts.

This is a clash of stances. However, the West Blue Alliance has no worries about the future, while the World Government still has to deal with pirates and the Revolutionary Army in the New World. They wouldn't mind kicking someone when they're down.

It's important to understand that many kingdoms across the world are deeply mired in the pain of the Heavenly Gold, so when they saw that they could break away from the World Government and not have to worry about the threat of pirates, they immediately took action.

The economic pressure on the public is relieved, and at the same time, the accumulated pressure and anger are transferred to the World Government.

With the added pressure from behind the scenes, the World Government has lost much of its influence across the world and has completely fallen to rock bottom.

Moreover, without the suppression of the World Government, the World Government also lost control over public opinion around the world, and many things that the World Government did that the public was unaware of were exposed one by one.

They support internal rebellions within the kingdom and promote the royal family that is close to the World Government.

They instigated pirate invasions and forced some kingdoms to become World Government Member States.

The massacre of pregnant women in the South China Sea many years ago.

There are countless other scandals and accusations, which have been exposed one after another and cannot be hidden. It can be said that they have a completely negative impact on the world.

Even those pirates harbor deep resentment towards the World Government, since most of them come from the four seas and are people from all over the world.

The Grand Line inevitably causes some impacts, the most important being the issue of trust between Affiliated Nation and the World Government, as they are unlikely to easily provide the World Government with more Heavenly Gold.

World Government can only seek to gain benefits from other sources.

With the increasing number of pirates, the bounties paid by bounty hunters for killing pirates each year put considerable pressure on the Marine Headquarters and the World Government.

Therefore, they had no choice but to seek help from the Affiliated Nation, who agreed to provide the World Government with annual Heavenly Gold and also with some protection fees for the navy.

This is a considerable sum, totaling at least tens of billions of Beli.

After all, the security of the Affiliated Nation and the stability of the Grand Line require the maintenance of the navy, a point that the Affiliated Nation are well aware of. Supporting the development of the navy, to some extent, also limits the World Government.

This has changed as the importance of the Affiliated Nation has increased. Today, Affiliated Nation can directly influence the decisions of the World Government, and their power has greatly increased.

In contrast, the status of the Celestial Dragons has declined, something I've personally experienced. At least now, the Celestial Dragons rarely leave Mary Geoise to visit other kingdoms or travel to the sea.

There are very few of them; you can only visit the Sabaody Archipelago at most.

At the same time, the slave trade also suffered a blow, since in the past, with the World Government and the Celestial Dragons around, no one restricted it.

The Four Seas Alliance doesn't care anymore; this heinous industry is the first to be targeted. Slave traders are even more despicable than pirates, and the Four Seas Alliance has formulated its own regulations specifically targeting the slave trade.

One of the regulations specifically targets pirates: if a pirate encounters and successfully defeats a slave-trapping ship, he can directly take the evidence to the nearest Sea Guard base to claim 30 million Beli and will be exempt from Sea Guard pursuit for one month, provided he has not committed any serious offenses.

As a result, slave traders across the world suffered a severe blow, their numbers decreased significantly, and they even began to disappear. Without the breeding ground for slave traders, the human trafficking industry chain was directly cut off across the world.

However, this thing cannot be eradicated; it still exists, though on a much smaller scale and hidden more deeply.

Conversely, the vast slave trade market still had enormous demand, so slave traders and slave-catching ships concentrated on the Grand Line.

They specialized in plundering people and enslaving them along the Grand Line.

This would make the Grand Line even more chaotic, and the Affiliated Nation would not be as stable as imagined, with many internal problems.

Doflamingo was even more dedicated to making all of this happen.

On Serizawa's side, Seizer, a top-tier fighter in the West Blue Alliance and Serizawa's adoptive father, was unusually not sunbathing on a deck chair.

With an arrogant expression and long, flowing black hair, he gazed Haki ahead.

"This is really interesting, time to stretch our legs."

"What? Are you going to make a move, Father?" Serizawa was somewhat surprised. He knew how powerful his adoptive father and teacher were. As the top combat force in the West Blue, he was a monster no weaker than Marine Admiral.

"There should be an opportunity, let's go first." Seizer was also a little excited. In the West Blue, there were very few people who would give him a chance to make a move.

I've mostly been on my own these past few years.

His tall figure exuded a powerful aura, and his long black hair seemed to be floating in the air.

Even from afar, the powerful figures standing at the Marine Headquarters had already sensed it.

"What a monster. It seems the rumors are true."

At their level, they can distinguish a person's strength simply by their aura; as for whether someone is outwardly strong but inwardly weak, that's impossible.

The Navy also had intelligence on Seizer's actions; he was indeed a monster, but it wasn't recorded on video.

However, whether it possesses strength comparable to the strongest combatants may still require further testing.

Paramecia Mori- Woods-Woods Fruit, or plant-based fruit, is an extremely terrifying ability. This Devil Fruit is also recorded by the Marine Headquarters, and it once caused quite a stir at sea.

Now that Seizer is unleashing such a powerful aura, I wonder if he's trying to give them a taste of their own medicine.

As the West Blue Alliance warships approached, a fierce confrontation ensued. Seizer alone faced off against the naval high command led by Admiral Kuzan, and even several high-ranking naval officers working together struggled to suppress him.

"Is this a good idea?" Serizawa asked with interest, arms crossed, sensing the conflict between the two sides.

He neither liked nor disliked the navy.

The crew members on the warship were all on high alert, expecting a war to break out.

The civil officials from the West Blue Alliance all looked serious, ready to call back to the West Blue at any moment.

For the time being, they do not know what happened, but in any case, it is related to the Marine Headquarters.

I just hoped this was just a minor incident. After all, these monsters behaved strangely, especially Serizawa and Seizer, who were difficult to control and whose thoughts were even harder to fathom.

There were quite a few incidents along the way, though none of them were major.

Three other alliances are also keeping an eye on the situation. The West Blue has consistently been ahead of them, and they are observing the situation. If things go well, they will also send representatives to the Grand Line to discuss cooperation.

After all, development is the only way forward, and they cannot resort to the path of military plunder.

The Night Pirates are paying attention, but they won't interfere too much. He won't meddle in the affairs of the West Blue Alliance, even though the establishment of the West Blue Alliance is largely his responsibility.

In the upper echelons of the West Blue, everyone knows that the Dark Council of the West Blue is controlled by the Night Pirates. Although they don't interfere much in the development of the Dark Council, the influence of the Night Pirates cannot be ignored.

Moreover, the Night Pirates have various collaborations with the West Blue Alliance and the Dark Council, with trade volume reaching hundreds of billions of Beli.

Over the years, the Dark Council has continued to grow and expand rapidly. It has suffered some losses due to the establishment of the West Blue Alliance, but these losses are worthwhile for the development of the West Blue.

The vast ocean and the limitations of the era destined the existence of darkness beneath the West Blue Alliance, providing fertile ground for the survival of underground forces—these were deeply entrenched.

The dark forces of the West Sea Guard do not interfere too much with the many islands that are outside the territory of the Alliance member states, as there are also underground forces within these kingdoms.

The West Blue Alliance is still in its early stages of development, so it has no time to deal with underground forces, unless it wants the entire West Blue to descend into chaos.

This is also a compromise with the Dark Council.

The order of the West Blue is of utmost importance. To the West Blue Council, the Dark Council is one of their own, managing the entire underground forces of the West Blue and appropriately restraining their behavior.

Once conflict arises, everything that exists in the entire West Blue will collapse.

The West Blue Alliance was established under the witness of the Dark Council.

"Haha! I'm so sorry, that was a bit rude of me."

After the warship docked, Seizer stepped off and looked at the navy that was coming to greet him.

Wearing a magnificent overcoat, he possessed the status of a nobleman as the son of a general, yet as a hero of the West Blue, he appeared unpretentious, with the collar of his overcoat open, revealing his broad chest.

The Mole and his companions looked at Seizer with serious and wary eyes.

Seizer was undoubtedly a monster, possessing absolute power. The aura emanating from him confirmed that he was a being with Conqueror's Haki.

Next to Seizer was Serizawa, dressed casually, quietly observing the Marine Headquarters Serizawa.

Serizawa wasn't that surprised by the Marine Headquarters; to be honest, the headquarters of the West Sea Guard was no less impressive.

"Not bad." He nodded slightly, not taking the other navy personnel seriously.

While not to the point of contempt, it was certainly indifferent.

No one can ignore him; he is the future king of the West Blue and the strongest fighter.

His undisguised, beast-like aura spoke of his power, making him the center of attention.

Looking at him, one can almost see the shadow of Kaido, Golden Lion, and other sea tyrants; his arrogance and Haki are etched into his very bones.

If Serizawa were a pirate, he would be a huge threat to the Navy.

Serizawa is a born monster, with an innately powerful physique. As he ages and his abilities are further developed, his abilities will only become stronger.

His strength, physique, and vitality are all extraordinary.

Serizawa didn't care about any of that; in fact, he would be more interested in fighting a strong opponent.

Serizawa is here at headquarters for sightseeing.

Other matters are none of his concern; those are handled by professionals.

"Welcome! We've arranged a reception area. You must be tired from your journey. Please rest at the reception area first. Please follow me."

"Thank you very much, Ms. Tsuru." Seizer maintained a certain level of respect for Tsuru, his gaze openly observing the other marines, inwardly marveling at the strength of the navy.

This is a foundation built up over many years, something that West Sea Guard cannot compare to today.

However, it's only a matter of time before they catch up, as there are still quite a few promising talents in the West Blue.

"We will send someone to inform you of the specific time for the meeting. In the meantime, you can also take a stroll around the headquarters; we will arrange a guide." As she spoke, Crane's gaze fell on Mole.

The Mole knew that this was his mission, but he was the leader, and there were others besides him, after all, the West Blue Alliance's team had quite a few people.

The most important thing is to keep an eye on them and prevent them from causing trouble.

They knew that the group of young people led by Serizawa were not going to be too peaceful, and the events along the way proved it all.

This is naval territory, and as guests, their time is naturally arranged by the navy. The discussions are not simply about making decisions; when necessary, they also need to contact West Blue Council for approval.

The accompanying civil officials also needed some time to organize the materials and prepare themselves.

In the Night Sea Domain, the initial work on the collaboration with the Beasts Pirates to make a movie has been completed, and it's time to bring Peter into the public eye.

"Ares."

"What is it, Teach?"

On a wild island, Ares sat on a giant rock, with two tall figures standing on either side of him.

Besides Sarika, there was another bald, muscular man, somewhat obese, who was also eight meters tall.

This is the ferocious beast that ate the Great Monk form of the Yokai species; its true form is unknown.

"Hehe, Kaido challenges you to a duel at the usual place," Teach said with a smile, personally delivering the message.

"Really? I agree." For Ares, there weren't many things to do for amusement, except fighting Kaido, getting infected by Kaido, and causing trouble for the Navy.

Little did Teach know that behind this challenge lay a clandestine filming operation; they only learned of it when the news broke.

The melodramatic plot and somewhat silly voice acting enraged Ares, making him want to demolish Kaido's Demon Palace.

However, they also achieved considerable success, allowing Kaido make a fortune, but that's another story.