Unfathomable Depths

Simon led them to the outskirts of Mock Town. The Black Market was right here. Three ships were moored by the shore. These dozen or so vessels were cargo ships carrying all kinds of goods. They did not stay at a single Black Market, but continued sailing onward, setting up a Black Market whenever they reached a city, selling their wares for several hours before leaving for the next island.

It was like a maritime trading company. Whenever they encountered a ship at sea, they would start selling goods, and they never stayed for very long.

Where did pirates get their weapons? The weapons produced by the World Government and most countries were not even enough for their own consumption. Pirates needed a great many weapons, especially ammunition, which they used up even faster.

There was another very important thing that many countries and pirates lacked: ore. Metal ore was needed to manufacture weapons. Not everyone could use gold to make weapons like the Celestial Dragons.

There were many islands in this world, but metal ore was definitely scarce. Why did Kaido establish his factory in Wano Country? Had no one considered how much ore Udon possessed? It was also the only place in the world that could produce Seastone.

Even the World Government needed to purchase weapons from the Beasts Pirates, so everyone else needed them even more.

Most pirates obtained their weapons through the Black Market, which was retail sales. A pirate crew had, at most, a few thousand people, so there was only so much weaponry they could buy. That was why Donquixote Doflamingo had come up with such a vicious plan—he had actually incited conflicts between countries, causing them to wage war against one another.

What would happen when two countries went to war? Take the