"Besides that..." Lin Ye continued.
"I've already sent people to find out the specifics of the Seven Warlords Plan."
"Only by mastering the intelligence can we respond more effectively."
At the same time, Lin Ye ordered stricter intelligence control within the alliance.
To prevent confidential information from leaking to the World Government.
What they did not know was that
the World Government had also secretly laid down many contingency plans.
Mary Geoise.
The Five Elders were secretly mobilizing vast resources.
"The Seven Warlords Plan is only the move on the surface," one of the Five Elders said.
"The key is to make moves on other fronts."
"Cipher Pol 0 has already begun investigating the secret of the Golden Blade," another of the Five Elders said.
"That weapon is far too unusual..."
"We must uncover its origins!"
At the same time, the World Government had planted informants within the alliance.
They were attempting to turn certain key members against it.
"By the way..." one of the Five Elders suddenly asked.
"Has there been any progress on the Science Force's end?"
"They are studying the possibility of people wielding two Devil Fruit abilities."
"And..."
"The development of new weapons of war is also being accelerated."
The Five Elders exchanged smiles.
These hidden moves were like a vast net.
Slowly closing in around the Pirate Alliance.
Yet what gave them an even greater headache was
the extreme dissatisfaction of the Celestial Dragons with the Pirate Alliance's emergence.
"How dare these lowborn rabble act so brazenly!"
"They must be suppressed immediately!"
Facing pressure from the Celestial Dragons,
the World Government had no choice but to accelerate its actions.
Meanwhile,
Impel Down.
Doflamingo had officially become the first Shichibukai.
"Fufufufu..."
"Interesting..."
"This game is getting more and more interesting."
He had already begun plotting how