The first half of the Grand Line.
On an island spanning over a dozen square kilometers stood a military base. The blue exterior of its buildings bore huge black letters: "G-4," proclaiming it as Marine Base G4.
Other than the Marine base, there were no civilian buildings on the island—no villages or towns. The island itself was not located along any of the seven routes through the first half of the Grand Line.
However, the Marine Base G4 on this island oversaw the waters around eighteen islands, including Alabasta, Aito Island, Luluka Island, and Asuka Island.
More than three thousand Marine soldiers were permanently stationed at G-4, ready to reinforce the directly administered Marine branches on the other eighteen islands at any time. If necessary, the base commander could also issue orders and directly mobilize the forces of all eighteen Marine branches.
The more than three thousand troops of Marine Base G4, combined with the three to five hundred personnel stationed at each of the other island branches, brought the total number of Marine soldiers to well over ten thousand!
It could be said that if Marine Base G4 assembled all its forces to attack a small or medium-sized island, it could reduce the entire island to ruins with artillery fire overnight!
Thus, the commanders of all G-series bases wielded considerable real power. They could be regarded as regional lords, and even the king of a nation had to treat them with courtesy.
G-4 military harbor.
The white seagull flags on the warships fluttered in the wind, while the vessels lay quietly moored by the docks.
In the square before G-4's military harbor stood several thousand Marine soldiers, their backs straight as they formed neat rows of square formations.
The thirty people standing at the very front were all senior