"And the World Government might not be able to withstand that kind of change!"
The current state of the world was something the World Government had painstakingly cultivated over many years.
That balance had resulted from a tacit understanding between the World Government and the Four Emperors Pirates.
For all those years, the World Government and the Four Emperors Pirates had largely stayed out of each other's way.
There might have been minor skirmishes between them, but never any major clashes.
The two sides had constantly tested and kept each other in check.
The most important reason was that the influence of the Four Emperors Pirates extended far too widely.
If they decided to cause trouble, the entire world would know no peace.
Ulti nodded and said calmly, "The emergence of Chris and the Seven Warlords Alliance has dealt us a huge blow."
"And if they want to fight for supremacy, they'll inevitably have to clash with us Four Emperors Pirates."
"No matter which of the Four Emperors Pirates Chris and his people target, once a conflict breaks out..."
"The repercussions will be far more severe than anything we're seeing now!"
"The entire world could end up plunged into utter chaos because of it."
"For us pirates, that outcome wouldn't matter at all."
"But the World Government absolutely couldn't afford it!"
To pirates, there was little difference between a chaotic world and a stable one.
But rulers like the World Government certainly wouldn't want years of work to go up in smoke overnight.
King the Conflagration remained composed as he said quietly, "But this time, the reason the Chris Pirates have managed to cause such a stir..."
"Is largely because of the World Government's strong backing."
"Wasn't Chris supposedly attacking the Pudora Kingdom because the World Government assigned him that