March, Sea Era 1505.
The Battle of the Golden Sea had lasted a full year.
The Sea Emperors of the New World, numerous top pirate crews, and Great Pirates had sent members to Jaya Island.
The Underground Forces, ordinary pirates, and even independent pirate crews were also drawn by the Golden Sea's treasure.
More and more people headed to Jaya Island.
The Golden Sea was real!
With the Kronos Kingdom controlling public opinion in the New World, it had countless ways to lay out a beautiful vision of the Golden Sea before those pirates.
Which pirate had found a huge chunk of gold and become rich overnight.
Which pirate had retired from piracy.
The stories went on and on.
The narrative controlled by the Kronos Kingdom kept drawing New World pirates into the Golden Sea battlefield.
Many minor pirates and obscure pirate crews entered the Golden Sea directly aboard the Flying Pirates' Island Battleships.
They craved wealth. They craved everything.
So what if the Golden Sea War was incredibly brutal?
Even that could not suppress those pirates' greed.
Who among those who braved the seas lacked the resolve to stake their life?
They had long since stopped caring whether they lived or died.
The seas had never lacked gamblers, even those willing to pay with their lives.
The terrifying power of public opinion was not to be underestimated.
Through the Kronos Kingdom's covert manipulation, huge numbers of pirates sought to enter the Golden Sea every month.
Their numbers even exceeded the Flying Pirates' expectations.
Whatever dreams they had before arriving at Jaya Island, none of it mattered.
Once they reached Jaya Island, many things were beyond their control.
They had no choice but to join the war.
Even salvaging gold required constant vigilance against Navy Warships.
Leaving was not so