New World, Wano Country, Onigashima
Unsurprisingly, when Beast Kaido saw that Crocodile's bounty had soared to a higher level than his own, and by only 10,000 Belly, he was shocked.
This blatant trampling and insult made the Strongest Creature on land, sea, and air extremely unhappy.
He knew the World Government was using the bounty to annoy him and provoke him into attacking Crocodile, but he still wanted to kill that piece of trash Crocodile.
"Calm down! You must calm down!! Boss Kaido!"
Queen the Plague quickly dissuaded his boss, saying that going to war with the powerful Cross Guild would bring no benefit and might even result in mutual destruction.
Wouldn't this just allow the World Government and Marine Headquarters to succeed in their evil scheme?
Even Queen the Plague was filled with apprehension as he looked at the group of powerful pirates from the Cross Guild.
If war breaks out, Kaido might not lose, but the Beasts Pirates will definitely suffer heavy casualties.
"Boss! Instead of causing trouble for the Cross Guild, why don't you destroy a few Marine Branch and force the World Government to raise your bounty?"
"Boss, haven't you always wanted to surpass Whitebeard?!"
"That would force the World Government to raise your bounty even higher than Whitebeard's."
"We also need to take this opportunity to seize more territory from the Whitebeard Pirates, using a two-pronged approach to make the Beasts Pirates the new world's number one pirate crew!"
Seeing that Beast Kaido was still furious, Queen the Plague quickly used his silver tongue to persuade the brute leader.
Sigh, if the Beasts Pirates didn't have his strategist, they would have been doomed sooner or later.
Beast Kaido, is reckless; King, King the Conflagration leader of the Three Disasters, doesn't care about anything and only obeys his boss; and Jack the Drought is even more reckless...
If he hadn't spoken up and intervened, Kaido had decided to start the war, King the Conflagration and Jack the Drought would definitely have followed suit.
The consequences would be unimaginable!
Moreover, falling for the World Government's trick like this would make the Beasts Pirates look foolish.
The Beasts Pirates are already perceived as a bunch of brutes, and to add the label of idiots to that would be even worse.
How will he, a top scientist and chief strategist, survive in the New World?
"Hmm, not bad. That old bastard Newgate is dead. It's definitely time for my bounty to go up!"
"I'm going to be the next man with a bounty of 5 billion Belly!"
"You continue to lead the expeditionary fleet to seize Whitebeard's territory. The Beasts Pirates will become the pirate crew with the most territory in the New World!"
"I'm going to destroy a few naval fortresses and raise the bounty to over 5 billion!"
After listening to Queen the Plague's analysis, Beast Kaido felt that it made a lot of sense.
Instead of falling for the World Government's provocation to attack Crocodile, they should do the same as the Cross Guild and destroy the Marine Branch.
This would both avenge the humiliation of the World Government's schemes and force the World Government to improve its New World.
"Yes, Boss Kaido!"
Queen the Plague wiped non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, finally managing to fool this brute leader.
It's better to let Beast Kaido cause trouble for the Marine fortress than to start a war with the Cross Guild.
With Beast Kaido a dragon and leaving to destroy the Marine fortress, Queen the Plague immediately arranged for Jack the Drought the Drought to lead the Numbers and the Tobi Roppo to continue their attack on the remnants of Whitebeard's crew.
Strive to expand the Beasts Pirates into the world's number one pirate crew!
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On the seas where the Whitebeard Pirates and the Ochoku Pirates fought.
Battles broke out between the two sides almost daily, with one side seizing territory and the other reclaiming it.
The pirate officers under Ochoku's command, Devil Fruit User Mythical Zoan Pegasus Fruit, Teleportation Devil Fruit User, and Strength- Devil Fruit User, were no less powerful than the division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Ochoku, the pirate patriarch and admiral of Hachinosu, is old but still capable of fighting against Marco the Phoenix and Fire Fist Ace.
However, as Fire Fist Ace grew rapidly, Ochoku, the old guy, found it increasingly difficult to keep up.
Furthermore, the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates were indeed quite formidable, managing to successfully withstand the onslaught of the Ochoku Pirates and even launch a counterattack.
"No wonder he's Roger's son!!"
Ochoku licked the sweat from his face with his forked tongue, his long, green-and-white hair fluttering in the wind.
His chin and neck, comparable to Vice Admiral of Thunder King, swayed precariously as he clashed with the old, frail flesh.
"Fire Fist Ace! The Cross Guild is coming on strong now and has even become one of the new Four Emperors!"
The Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates are also fighting over Whitebeard's territory, so let's call a truce!
"Otherwise, you won't even be able to keep your last bit of territory!"
"Let's establish our own island here today, and we can even cooperate to fight against the Cross Guild."
"Perhaps you can retain your status as one of the Four Emperors, while I can seize the position of the Fifth Emperor!"
Ochoku, this old fox who had lived for seventy or eighty years, had no desire to continue entangled with the remnants of the Whitebeard gang.
Occupying a dozen or so islands now is already quite impressive!
Now Kaido and Linlin will give this 'old partner' face and not interfere with each other.
As for Whitebeard's death, there's no need to give any face to his remnants; they can just divide Whitebeard spoils together.
"They seized our territory and now they want to cooperate with us! No way!"
Fire Fist Ace gasped for breath, his Conqueror's Haki growing stronger as he desperately tried to become stronger in order to uphold Whitebeard's banner.
In just a short period of time, he has advanced from the level of Shichibukai to the level of Admiral Candidate and then to the level of a Yonko's Vice Admiral, which is no less than that of Marco the Phoenix.
Most importantly, his growth is not over yet; he is still in a period of rapid development.
This terrifying talent astonished even the Marco the Phoenix, and even made Ochoku wary, forcing Ochoku to take the initiative to back down and negotiate.
"Hmph! If you continue to entangle with us, all the territory that Whitebeard left you will be divided up by the other three emperors!"
Ochoku snorted coldly, extremely annoyed with Fire Fist Ace, this young and impetuous fool.
This is a complete lack of understanding of the situation!
The Three Emperors are now the real enemies of these two weaker pirate crews.
What's the point of Fire Fist Ace always wanting to fight the Ochoku Pirates to the death?
Even if the Whitebeard Pirates manage to defeat the Ochoku Pirates today, could they withstand the attacks of the other three Emperors?
It would be better for the two weaker pirate crews to join forces; they might be able to protect their respective territories.
"Once I defeat you, I will naturally go and take back the other territories!"
Fire Fist Ace shouted as if it were the most natural thing in the world, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.
Marco the Phoenix and Whitey Bay did indeed somewhat agree with Ochoku's words.
But since Captain Fire Fist Ace had already spoken, they had no choice but to stop trying to persuade Ace.
"You!?"
"Those who are too sharp and outspoken will not live long!"
Ochoku was getting a little frustrated. Since Fire Fist Ace wanted to fight to the death, then they should both perish together.
At worst, he can retreat back to Hachinosu and become the pirate godmother, no longer vying for the positions of the Four Emperors Five Emperors.
However, at that moment, a celestial horse flew swiftly through the sky.
"It's terrible! Pope! The Cross Guild has attacked Hachinosu!!"
Pegasus, Devil Fruit User the Mythical Zoan Pegasus Fruit, shouted in terror at Ochoku from mid-air.