At Marine Headquarters and every branch fortress, all the Marines sprang into action.
Some Marines were bewildered at first, but they soon realized that a major war was approaching.
To prepare for this war, the Marines needed to stockpile vast quantities of arms and supplies.
There simply wasn't enough time.
From the Flying Pirates making their move to the pirates of the New World gathering and then reaching the other Sea Areas, the whole process would take little time.
Twenty days at most.
Where were they supposed to find such an enormous quantity of arms?
Their reserves were nowhere near enough for this war. All they could do was produce as much as possible.
As for buying arms elsewhere on the seas, that was too expensive.
With war breaking out, arms prices skyrocketed.
The enormous demand for weapons sent the entire arms market booming.
To face this disaster, every faction bought weapons in bulk to arm its forces.
Some sought to repel pirates, while others hoped to profit from the chaos.
Even ordinary residents spent everything they had on guns to protect themselves, desperate to stay alive and feel safe.
In this short span of time, arms sales actually matched the total for the previous six months.
That was because far more people were buying weapons.
Both high-end weapons and cheap, low-end arms were in demand.
Some Islands, towns, and villages even formed their own guard units.
Large numbers of mercenaries and guilds received all sorts of security assignments.
Before the war had even broken out, it had already profoundly affected the seas.
Society underwent tremendous changes.
The prices of all kinds of food soared.
Food shortages were inevitable during the chaos. Even maintaining steady food production would be a problem.
Everyone understood how important food was.
Even living off