A major event!
What was a major event?
Something capable of reshaping the balance of the seas and being forever recorded in history—that was a major event.
The Summit War, where Whitebeard, the "World's Strongest" man and one of the Four Emperors of the New World, the backbone of the pirates, died in battle, was one such major event!
Marine Headquarters launching a long-distance assault on Whole Cake Island, with the Azure Dragon Admiral "Thor" using terrifying heavenly lightning to forcefully kill BIG MOM and shatter the infamous BIG Pirates, was likewise a major event.
The emergence of Pure Gold, the Marines' army pressing in, blood flowing like rivers and staining both sea and sky—this was unquestionably a major event as well.
But!
Compared to the past, this incident was undoubtedly even more shocking, with even farther-reaching consequences!
They were not ambitious schemers, nor butchers fighting for profit, much less thugs who glorified infamy...
A full eight hundred years!
At last, someone had stepped forward to challenge that unreachable throne!
The World Government was enraged and, without question, issued a blood-soaked wanted order that very day.
At the same time, it warned both Affiliated Nations and Non-Affiliated Nations that any connection to the Revolutionary Army would not be forgiven!
It was "would not be forgiven," not "would be punished lightly."
That meant that once the evidence was conclusive, the two sides would fight to the death. Especially the Non-Affiliated Nations—whether they knew about it or not, as long as they had provided assistance to the Revolutionary Army, they would all be deemed guilty of rebellion!
Put simply, the Government was forcing every power across the seas to choose a side!
Either stand with the World Government and continue preserving the superficial peace, or join the Revolutionary Army and bear the