Time quietly slipped into Sea Era 1501.
The Revolutionary Army seemed to have vanished without a trace.
Even rescuing Ginny could not change the suppression the Revolutionary Army faced.
After assuming his position, Saint Herentin, the newest of the Five Elders, quickly consolidated his power and devoted more of the World Government's resources to suppressing the Revolutionary Army in the Four Seas.
This was also retaliation against the Revolutionary Army, which could barely raise its head against a behemoth like the World Government.
An enraged Dragon even attacked the World Government himself, sweeping through Red Port with a terrifying hurricane.
The sudden attack overturned countless ships with fierce winds and swept untold amounts of cargo into the sea.
All of Red Port suffered enormous losses.
Yet the World Government could do nothing about Dragon.
Because Dragon had never shown himself, from beginning to end.
It was the same sort of threat posed by Zack, the "Overlord Dragon."
It left you utterly miserable.
Aside from the heavenly tribute, Red Port was an important source of revenue for the World Government.
Naturally, this enraged the Five Elders.
However, the Revolutionary Army had already suffered enough blows to retreat completely into hiding. Continuing to suppress it would only waste resources.
That year, the Great Pirate Era remained at its peak.
Despite the Marines' crackdowns, large numbers of pirates still emerged every year.
After all, the chaos at sea had never been caused solely by pirates. Many factors contributed to it.
Otherwise, so many people would never have become pirates.
People who hated pirates would not become pirates themselves.
It was a vicious cycle: heavenly tribute, slave trade, war, and pirates.
They created chaos even as they suppressed it.
That made the Marines' job difficult.
Their efforts to restore order at sea had some