"That woman is dangerous. We can't let her fall into the Beasts Pirates' hands!"
"CP0 has finished investigating the suspicious intelligence about the Empress. We can use this opportunity to test the waters."
"Send CP0!"
"If we let this continue, I'm afraid even we won't be able to stay out of it."
The Five Elders held their foreheads in frustration.
The Beasts Pirates' rapid development left even them alarmed. The problem was that they could neither declare war openly nor stand by and watch.
They were caught between a rock and a hard place.
The best approach now was to wait until the Earth Calamity was alone, then eliminate him with overwhelming force. But such opportunities were few and far between.
They were truly at their wits' end!
The only good news was that development of the Pacifistas was going smoothly. They would be ready for deployment in a year at most.
The New World, Beasts Fortress.
The two large characters for "Hoenn" were written on the front wall of the fortress's main structure, and the fortress had also been named Hoenn Fortress.
This would be the Groudon Group's headquarters.
"It's finally finished."
Good gazed at the enormous fortress, particularly the gun emplacements everywhere. His fear of insufficient firepower had finally eased considerably.
He had two fortresses like this!
Not only were they fully equipped, they were also located within the hard-to-access Calm Belt. Their defenses were second only to Wano Country's.
The only flaw was the lack of troops.
Including logistics personnel, a G-series Marine fortress required at least ten thousand people, but the Beasts Pirates currently had no such numbers to spare for him.
He needed to recruit!
There weren't enough warships either. They needed to keep building!
Speed appeared behind him.
"Good, the various factions have arrived