The main cause of these wars came from the surrounding countries.
Such a major incident in the North Sea had shaken the entire region. The neighboring countries, flying pirate flags, all wanted to take a share before King Koltar could stabilize his position.
The enemies provided by those surrounding nations were the reason Dawn had grown stronger.
Though this was mainly thanks to the power Ouroboros fed back to him, one key factor was the sheer number of enemies. Even if they were weaker, there would always be some gifted foes who could provide him with feedback.
Moreover, this was the kind of growth that came from nothing. It was unlike the usual method, where he had to kill a sea beast, eat it, and then train hard to gain its strength.
Though the power gained this way was limited, it skipped all those steps and fed directly into Dawn's body, continuously making him stronger.
Their greed had fulfilled Dawn's ambitions.
The kings of the neighboring nations were surely regretting that decision beyond measure now.
But that was inevitable. It was part of human nature.
Even if their domestic iron supplies were already saturated and they no longer wanted to barter goods, that did not mean iron was no longer tempting. When both sides were equal, they merely wanted to drive down the price or get enough hard cash in Beli.
But now, it was as tempting as a delicious free cake. How many people could resist such temptation?
Unfortunately, Dawn and Enel beat them bloody. Even with Enel concealing his abilities and using only Observation Haki, it was more than enough to deal with them.
Yes, Enel was now following Dawn into real combat as well. The two operated independently as a team.
This was also so Enel could