The World Government's reinforcements advanced with overwhelming force.
Two of the Five Elders served as their top combatants, while ten members of God's Knights Reserve formed their upper-tier fighting force, alongside numerous CP0 and CP9 agents.
There were hidden forces from the various Celestial Dragon families.
Elite combatants from the Army.
And powerful figures whose identities were unknown.
Countless people had fought tooth and nail just for a place in this relief operation.
Whether they were members of the Five Elders or God's Knights Reserve, they all shared one identity: Celestial Dragons.
But to the people and powers who truly understood the Celestial Dragons as a group,
They were the elite among Celestial Dragons, the Celestial Dragons among Celestial Dragons.
Their numbers were exceedingly small, fewer than fifty in total.
The entire Celestial Dragon population, after all, numbered over three thousand.
Among the Celestial Dragons of the present day, this minority was, in a sense, the true outlier.
Once they possessed absolute power, very few Celestial Dragons could endure the solitude and grueling training, even if they had tremendous potential.
After all, they already had everything.
Growing stronger served little purpose. Agents, family forces, and the Navy would protect them, eliminating every problem before it could threaten them.
As this situation persisted, fewer and fewer Celestial Dragons were willing to become stronger.
Every one of them was invaluable.
And every one belonged to God's Knights Reserve.
Of the heads of the World Government's nineteen Celestial Dragon families, more than half were ordinary people without any fighting strength.
But they relied on intelligence rather than strength, and were likewise elites among the Celestial Dragons.
Even without sufficient potential, as long as they were willing to grow stronger, the World Government would provide them with a top-tier Devil Fruit.
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