Officer Ran was drenched in cold sweat, shock clear in her eyes. "Lady Snake Princess, Your Highnesses, you had better come out and see this!"
"Hmm?"
Hancock frowned slightly. She rarely saw Ran so nervous. Had she seen something extraordinary?
The three came onto the deck. At the sight of the enormous fortress under construction in the distance, even Hancock, who took little interest in anything, could not help drawing a sharp breath.
"A military fortress?!"
"What are the Beasts Pirates planning?!"
"So many Giants!"
Both her younger sisters were frightened.
On the island directly ahead, a massive war fortress was under construction, its main structure already about halfway complete.
Countless workers were busy at work, with quite a few Giants among them.
To the southeast of the fortress, two parallel strips of land stretched toward the New World, their ends beyond sight. In the river channel between them, numerous transport ships traveled back and forth, carrying supplies such as steel and weapons.
Pirates were actually building a fortress!
On the deck of the warship following behind, Vice Admiral Doll and Vice Admiral Momonga stared at the enormous construction project on the island, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.
As base commanders, both could tell at a glance that the Beasts Pirates were building a fortress, a large one no smaller than a G-series branch base.
Neither could understand it. The Beasts Pirates had no need to maintain order at sea, so why were they building a large fortress, and in the Calm Belt at that?
"Contact headquarters! Hurry!"
Cold sweat poured from both of them as they shouted the order.
The news quickly reached headquarters.
Bang!
Sengoku slammed his fist onto the desk, his face shifting between pale and livid. The Beasts Pirates' actions had clearly gone beyond