The news that Hua Country had all but conquered the five strongest World Government affiliated nations in the West Blue within two or three days struck like a thunderclap. The halls of power in Mary Geoise trembled, Marine Headquarters mobilized troops and commanders overnight, and a storm that would affect the world order was brewing.
Mary Geoise, the Hall of Power.
The Five Elders stood around a massive round table. The West Blue map spread across it had been riddled with small black flags marking Hua Country's advance. Saint Marcus Mars, the Warrior God of Environment, brushed his fingers over the now-silent territory of the Ilusia Kingdom, his voice low. "Too fast. In just two days, the Ballywood Kingdom, the Saint Poplar Kingdom, the Winsor Kingdom, the Mano Kingdom, the Ilusia Kingdom... Several of the strongest kingdoms in the West Blue proved utterly helpless."
Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, the Warrior God of Agriculture, picked up the conversation, his tone heavy with disbelief. "Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Lü Bu. According to our intelligence, the commander of every force poses an Admiral level threat. Who exactly is this Chen Yu, to gather and command so many monsters?"
Saint Topman Warcury, the Warrior God of Justice, stared at the black front lines still advancing across the map. "Their methods are even more unsettling. They neither plunder nor destroy. Instead, they systematically conquer, pacify, and establish institutions. This is nothing like the work of pirates or ordinary rebels. This is the efficient expansion of a mature regime."
Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, the Warrior God of Finance, said coldly, "The West Blue, a sea the World Government has ruled for eight hundred years, has become a humiliation within a month. This is not merely a loss of territory, but a direct