The bustle on Paros Island did nothing to change the chaos at sea.
With strong support from the affiliated nations and the World Government, the Navy's ranks were rapidly swelling.
Most of that growth was in the Four Seas.
Training recruits took time, making it difficult to reinforce Marine Headquarters and the other fortress bases along the Grand Line.
They would still need time to mature.
Of course, there were also quite a few capable fighters among them who already possessed considerable strength.
Training troops took time, but the situation in the Four Seas would not give them that luxury.
After a brief period of training,
they could be sent straight into battle against pirates under the leadership of veterans.
They needed to purge the Four Seas as quickly as possible and ensure that the Navy's regional forces maintained at least a basic level of stability.
At the same time, they had to curb the eruption of the Great Pirate Era.
The vast Four Seas were the main source of the growing pirate population.
The Four Seas also contained the most affiliated nations and the largest population, which naturally meant they had the most residents suffering under oppression.
If left unchecked, once those pirates grew stronger, there was no telling how much trouble they would cause.
In fact, the bloody war unleashed by the pirates of the New World had already put them several months behind.
The losses suffered in that war, along with those from the wars of previous years, had left them without enough strength to suppress the pirates.
Now, the world military draft would also take time, and it would be a long-term undertaking.
Suppressing piracy throughout the Four Seas was an enormous undertaking, and an ongoing one at that.
Even several years would not be enough