Year 5 of the Calendar of the Gods.
The spread of a piece of news stirred up the world, which had already settled into peace.
Hohenheim publicly joined the United Navy with several Legendary experts!
The United Navy, which had already begun to fracture, instantly came back together.
The authority that Fleet Admiral Christina had only just acquired was taken back by the Raging Waves Sword Saint!
However, no fighting broke out within the United Navy. After all, both sides had several Legendary experts, and actually fighting would only make them a laughingstock to outsiders.
The transfer of power was limited to adjustments to internal positions.
Christina retained her position as fleet admiral, but she had no real authority and was now merely a symbolic leader.
However, although the Legendary experts at the top had completed a peaceful handover, the divided naval forces below were not so easy to deal with.
After all, by this point in its development, the United Navy had become a behemoth.
It had over ten million registered naval personnel under its command.
With an army of this size, internal divisions were not something that could easily be eliminated or suppressed.
Year 6 of the Calendar of the Gods.
After a year of internal consolidation, the United Navy, which had barely managed to resolve its internal troubles, went to war without a declaration.
It launched an all-out invasion of the other nine sea routes, excluding the one where the Atlantis Empire was located.
The Pirate Kings were caught completely off guard.
Whether in conventional forces or at the Legendary level, the United Navy possessed overwhelming strength across the board.
Moreover, this time the United Navy's offensive applied tremendous pressure, leaving absolutely no room for respite.
Not only did its armies advance in force, they exterminated every