The outbreak of the Golden Sea War marked the true beginning of this war.
No matter how fierce the chaos in the Four Seas became, the Golden Sea War was the true heart of the conflict.
Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
Tsuru, along with the many intelligence agents and communications officers, was extremely busy.
They studied the sea charts of the Four Seas, received reports from across the world, and constantly relayed orders to deploy the Marines in the Four Seas remotely.
The situation was even worse than Tsuru had imagined.
The pirates and Underground Forces of the Four Seas had all begun to rise up amid the turmoil at sea.
A struggle to reshuffle the balance of power had erupted, engulfing the entire sea.
Some feared this upheaval, while others welcomed it.
Order might have been a good thing, but in peaceful times, expanding one's power was extremely difficult.
Chaos was different.
The greater the danger, the greater the rewards. Countless people hoped to seize this opportunity and soar to new heights.
With war breaking out across the Four Seas, grain prices had already risen to five times their original level.
In places ravaged by pirates, food prices were even higher.
Yet even those who could afford them found nothing to buy.
Most of the food had already been plundered.
The shipping routes across the sea had been completely severed by rampant piracy.
Who would still dare take that risk? Once pirates set their sights on them, they would suffer devastating losses.
Only the southern waters of the North Blue fared somewhat better, thanks to the combined efforts of the North Blue Navy, the southern affiliated nations, and the forces of other kingdoms.
Together, they had confined the invading pirates to the central and northern waters of the North Blue.
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