Troop Mobilization

"Men! Are you ready?"

"Ready, Captain!"

"I can't hear you!"

"Ready, Captain!!!" (voice cracking)

On Cross Guild territory, Buggy looked at the subordinates below who had long since finished preparing, a trace of satisfaction appearing in his eyes—this was the entirety of Cross Guild's strength: forty thousand pirates cultivated with vast sums of money!

During this period, all of Cross Guild's profit-making operations had been halted. Buggy had even paid out of his own pocket to hire a large number of mercenaries!

With so many people, the supplies consumed each day alone were an astronomical expense! Not to mention the money spent on weapons, the mercenaries' wages, ship repairs, maintenance costs...

The money Buggy had invested in this war was likely no less than three billion Beli! That was already more than half the savings of the greedy and stingy Buggy! Only because something had happened to Shanks would he go this far; if it were someone else, he probably wouldn't give a damn!

"All right! Men! The next battle will be a tough one! Stay completely focused! If anyone dares to flee in the middle of battle, don't blame me for showing no mercy!" Buggy drew the finely crafted long sword at his waist, his icy expression making everyone shudder!

"However! Where there are punishments, there are naturally rewards!" Buggy returned the decorative long sword to its sheath, and his expression softened. "After this war is over, I'll give every one of you three days off. Three days—there'll be feasts for all three days! You can relax properly! And that's not all. I'll also reward those who fight bravely and kill enemies on the battlefield! The top ten in enemy kills will receive a bonus of one million Beli each! Whoever kills the most can even become a