Although war had broken out in the Golden Sea, it was taking place in Paradise and had little effect on the situation in the New World.
Aside from the pirates who wanted to join the Battle of the Golden Sea and try their luck at winning some gold, everyone else merely watched.
The Six Sea Emperors remained firmly seated, making no moves.
Truthfully, it was the Navy that wanted to stall for time, not the pirates.
The initiative in the war still lay in the pirates' hands.
They could begin the decisive battle whenever they wanted.
However, the World Government would certainly enter the fray then as well.
When that happened, they would gain little from it.
They knew the World Government's strength all too well.
Especially the core members of the Big Mom Pirates, the Flying Pirates, and the Beasts Pirates.
They had personally taken part in the battle that destroyed the Monster Legion.
There was no point in starting a war themselves.
When the time came, all of Jaya Island would be destroyed and sink into the sea, leaving them with nothing.
Without a foothold, they would only hand the World Government an advantage for free.
War would break out sooner or later, but the time had not yet come.
Since the Navy wanted to drag things out, they would let it.
In the meantime, they could still salvage gold in secret, though they would have to be more discreet. They could no longer simply sail salvage ships out onto the sea, so their efficiency would suffer.
That was also why they were willing to keep playing along with the Navy.
Otherwise, even if Jaya Island were destroyed, they had ways to keep the World Government from benefiting.
The Big Mom Pirates could simply use their vast numbers