War broke out in the Four Seas first.
The Kronos Kingdom set its sights on Mary Geoise.
The other superpowers also dispatched their own people.
Some mingled with ordinary pirates, while others infiltrated the ranks of other pirate crews.
Disguising themselves as pirates and showing their real faces meant little to them.
They already operated in the shadows. Even if their faces were exposed, no one could trace their origins from their appearances.
Once their missions ended, they would vanish from the seas.
Who would notice them on a chaotic battlefield? The top combatants, in particular, all had enemies of their own to deal with.
No matter what happened, Hades remained unruffled.
Even with the World Government gaining the strength of Mary Geoise's many factions, especially the four top combatants from the Four Great Families.
From the moment war broke out, the World Government had already lost.
There was no need to worry about the war in the Golden Sea.
Once pirates had swept across the entire sea, how many affiliated nations would still be able to pay the heavenly tribute?
The World Government would suffer heavy losses, as would most affiliated nations, apart from a handful of powerful countries.
Besides, those nations would also have to fund this war.
How could the World Government sustain the war for long on its own?
There was no need to wreak havoc for half a year as the World Pirates had, either.
Even two or three months would cause devastating damage.
Besides, the lingering effects would last a long time.
Once most of the wealth among the populace had been plundered and the affiliated nations could no longer pay the heavenly tribute, what could the World Government do?
Even if it insisted on payment, there would be little tax revenue to collect.