"His Majesty Zhu Feng is still maintaining a neutral stance. Strictly speaking, we aren't allies of those two powers in the East Blue. At most, we cooperate with them."
"So there's no need for us to take part in the war. The East Blue doesn't need what little strength we can offer right now, either."
"If we just want to use this war as training, we don't have Shiki's strength. We can't come away unscathed from a battlefield of that level."
Robert explained patiently. From his tone, it seemed that, like Zhu Feng, he probably wasn't too keen on taking part in this war.
The way they lived in the West Blue now, free from conflict, farming every day, developing slowly, and building up their strength, felt quite nice too.
"Then could we invite Newgate to help? I think his sons must need this war as training too."
"And we've had peace for too long. It's necessary to send our elite subordinates out for some training."
"There's really no need to send a huge army. It would also burden the people and drain our funds. But perhaps we could put together a super unit like the Navy's Pride Troopers and have them follow Newgate to the East Blue for some training."
Lazuli's cool voice made everyone's eyes light up. Indeed, they had a very good relationship with Whitebeard. Since Zhu Feng didn't want to act, they could simply go with Whitebeard.
With Newgate there, the four of them could even tag along to join the excitement in the East Blue and see how strong those young Navy powerhouses were.
Seeing their reactions, Lazuli felt somewhat helpless. They were already among the sea's strongest, and their combined strength was hardly weak. Why did every one of them still like relying on