Among the many superpowers, the Kronos Kingdom had been the first to become active.
But it had the Pluton Pirates as a cover.
Next came the Eternal Kingdom and the Landis Kingdom.
The Eternal Kingdom's life-mechanical technology had a profound and far-reaching influence across the seas.
It had even won multiple world-class awards.
These included the Peace Prize, the Life Sciences Prize, and more.
It enjoyed immense prestige in scientific circles, and many young scientists and researchers were drawn to this core technology and joined the Eternal Kingdom.
Meanwhile, through Visual Den Den Mushi and the World Economy News Paper, the Landis Kingdom had established absolute dominance over the world's media.
Both kingdoms had reaped enormous profits from this.
As a World Government member state, the Hilton Kingdom held considerable power and status within the World Government.
As the seas grew increasingly chaotic, the price of gold continued to rise.
One could say that over the years, the Hilton Kingdom's wealth had grown even while it sat idle.
Its powerful fighters had also taken action during both the Rocks era and this bloody war at the beginning of the Great Pirate Era.
The most discreet were the Holy Light Empire and the Great Xia Kingdom.
One lay quietly in the South Blue, while the other remained hidden in the East Blue.
Over the past several decades, beginning with their support of the Rocks Pirates against the World Government during the Rocks era.
The superpowers had actually become increasingly active.
They no longer simply huddled within their own little territories as they had in the past.
Sometimes, they had to take the initiative.
Only by taking the initiative could they find opportunities and obtain what they wanted.
Otherwise, even the greatest opportunities would slip away, passing right before their eyes.
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