Axel moved quickly. Not long after reaching an agreement with the World Government, the Oran Empire's construction crews landed at New Marineford to carry out some basic modifications.
Of course, a battlefield hardly needed decorating. The main task was to reinforce New Marineford so it could withstand the shock waves from several top-tier fighters battling at once.
If it kept threatening to collapse as it had during Zhang Liang's fight with Saint Saturn, how could it serve as a long-term battlefield for both sides? At the very least, it needed to last fifteen or twenty years.
As the construction crews moved in, both sides began mobilizing their elites for war. Once the Oran Empire's crews finished the modifications, they would enter the new battlefield and join the bloody fighting!
On the Red Line, the World Government had cleared a vast stretch of land near Mary Geoise specifically to serve as a training ground for the Celestial Dragons' elites.
At that moment, Saint Saturn was giving a speech from the podium in the training ground's central square:
"You are all the finest descendants of the creators, the elite of the Celestial Dragons. You bear the honor of the Celestial Dragons!"
"Years of training prepare soldiers for the moment they are needed. Now, faced with the Oran Empire's provocation, it is time for you to act."
"Show the people of the Oran Empire through your strength that the dignity of the Celestial Dragons cannot be challenged!"
Unlike the spoiled good-for-nothings in Mary Geoise, every Celestial Dragon standing in the square had received an elite education from childhood.
They placed far greater importance on the honor of the Celestial Dragons and their own glory. Saint Saturn's words undoubtedly fired up their fighting spirit.
"Victory! For the honor of the Celestial Dragons!"
Their impassioned