The Whitebeard Pirates.
The Finks Archipelago.
Whitebeard was sitting with Charlotte Linlin, who had just returned to the New World.
"Well, well, well... Newgate, we're all next targets for the Kingdom of Dawn's conquest."
"What do you want to say?" Although Whitebeard was arrogant, he wasn't stupid.
The current situation is beyond Whitebeard's ability to resolve alone. Faced with the Kingdom of Dawn, which is even more terrifying than the World Government, Whitebeard truly felt despair.
In fact, Whitebeard was very aware of the World Government's strength, which is why he rarely challenged the World Government.
The reason the World Government didn't eliminate the Whitebeard Pirates, Big Mom Pirates, and Beasts Pirates in the past was because the World Government wanted to maintain its own power by supporting these pirates, not because the World Government couldn't eliminate the great pirates of the New World.
After all, if the World Government were really going to take action, in the original timeline, the Navy wouldn't have stopped Zephyr from destroying the New World.
The Kingdom of Dawn and the World Government have completely different models of governance.
Within the ruling system of the Kingdom of Dawn, pirates are pirates, and they are evil forces that must be completely eradicated.
The Sea King, drinking alone, said, "These past few days, the Kingdom of Dawn has been relocating inhabited islands all over the world. The lower-lying islands have already been mostly moved. I estimate that once they finish this, their next step will be to attack us, the resistance forces."
Charlotte Mont-d'Or also looked grave. " The Kingdom of Dawn isn't attacking us right now, most likely because they're wary of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's ability to trigger tsunamis."
"..." The others looked at each other in bewilderment.
Although they strongly agreed with Mont-d'Or's assessment, what good was knowing it?
Times have changed.
Faced with the Kingdom of Dawn, which is exceptionally powerful in land, sea, and air, and has a large number of top experts, they really didn't know how to deal with it.
This overwhelming and hopeless situation left everyone present feeling powerless and desperate.
Even if we launch an attack now, it will only lead to our demise.
Attacking means death, not attacking also means death.
This made everyone lose their appetite for drinking.
Suddenly, Jozu walked in from outside. " Pops, Jinbe has arrived with the Sun Pirates."
" Jinbe?" Whitebeard's face didn't show much joy. "Why bother coming? He should have surrendered with the Ryugu Kingdom; perhaps then..."
Jinbe pushed open the door and entered. " Pops, I came here voluntarily."
"How's Neptune doing?" Whitebeard asked.
"His Majesty has surrendered. The Kingdom of Dawn has accepted the Fish-Man Race, and His Majesty Neptune and his family are now commoners. However, Shirahoshi is being held captive on the moon by the Kingdom of Dawn."
Whitebeard frowned. " Shirahoshi? Neptune's youngest daughter? Why?"
"Because Shirahoshi is Poseidon in the legends of the Fish-Man Race."
"What?!" Charlotte Linlin's eyes widened. "One of the legendary Ancient Weapon?"
Jinbe nodded. " Shirahoshi possesses the power of Poseidon, and can control Sea Kings, but she hasn't fully Awakening yet."
Charlotte Mont-d'Or clenched her fists in exasperation. "Damn it! Neptune is so stupid! Why didn't he use this power? With the power of the Ancient Weapon Sea King, even the Kingdom of Dawn wouldn't dare to annex the Ryugu Kingdom."
"Heh..." Jinbe chuckled bitterly, "You underestimate the Kingdom of Dawn. Look at the area around Mary Geoise now. Even the Red Line has been destroyed. The Sea Kings are no match for the Kingdom of Dawn."
Even Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin had to admit Jinbe's words.
Sea Kings indeed very powerful, especially the large Sea Kings, which can easily reach several thousand meters in length. To ordinary humans, they are simply beast-like natural disasters.
But in front of Whitebeard and his crew, even large Sea Kings could be easily crushed.
Not to mention the Kingdom of Dawn.
If Poseidon, were truly that powerful, the mermaid princess eight hundred years ago wouldn't have stood by and watched as a coalition of twenty nations destroyed her Great Kingdom.
Jinbe witnessed firsthand the terrifying power, like the Sun, on the Sabaody Archipelago, capable of instantly blasting away a large portion of the Red Line.
Even if Shirahoshi could control Sea Kings, she herself wouldn't be able to defend against such a terrifying attack.
Hiding on the seabed is useless. Lilian's full-force attack can unleash a nuclear fusion sphere with a radius of over 100 kilometers. Although there are trenches with depths of 20,000 to 30,000 meters in the Calm Belt seabed, they are still within Lilian's attack range.
It was precisely in the face of this overwhelming power that Neptune became extremely pragmatic.
Seeing the dejected faces of the group, Jinbe quickly suggested, " Pops, we can't just sit here and wait to die."
"You think we haven't tried anything?" Charlotte Dafu retorted, her temper flaring.
"That is."
"We have absolutely no way to fight against the Kingdom of Dawn."
"Damn it! They won't even give us a chance to surrender."
" Pops, why don't we take the initiative and fight the Kingdom of Dawn!"
The crowd shouted indignantly.
Clearly, they were also driven to the brink of madness by the inhumanity of the Kingdom of Dawn.
If the Kingdom of Dawn were willing to offer amnesty now, the Whitebeard Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates would most likely agree immediately.
Unfortunately, Noah never intended to recruit these pirates in the first place.
This is also a lesson learned from Noah's previous life.
Unifying the country should be done slowly, while expelling foreign enemies should be done quickly. If the opposite is true, it could lead to endless troubles.
Throughout history, those powers that unified the world very quickly were often short-lived dynasties.
For example, the Qin Empire failed to eliminate the nobles of the six former states and perished after only two generations.
For example, the Wang Mang's Xin Dynasty failed to eliminate the nobles and landlords of the Western Han and perished within a single generation.
For example, the Sui Empire, the Yuan Empire, and the First Republic were all in this situation.
Unifying the country too quickly did not deal a serious blow to the existing vested interest groups. These groups will lie in wait, becoming tumors buried deep within the flesh and blood, ready to erupt at any time and shatter the country to pieces.
Noah did not intend to leave problems for his descendants.
Therefore, he did not intend to accept the surrender of those evil forces. Even the Ryugu Kingdom, which had surrendered before, was not accepted by Noah all at once. Instead, he had Mary and Enel conduct a full review.
Those Fish-Man who had committed crimes were all identified and Judgment according to the law based on their crimes.
The Whitebeard Pirates and Big Mom Pirates have very few innocent people; even some of the children are notorious for their evil deeds.
This kind of force is a typical evil force in the Kingdom of Dawn, and there is absolutely no room for leniency.
Jinbe was aware of this, so the moment Neptune chose to surrender, he quickly fled with a portion of the Sun Pirates.
Although Kuro knew about this, he didn't pay much attention to it.
After all, most of Blue Planet Earth is now under the control of the Kingdom of Dawn, with only a small portion of the New World Ocean remaining.
Jinbe had no choice but to join the Whitebeard Pirates.
When the Whitebeard Pirates are dealt with, the Sun Pirates will not escape either.
" Pops, my idea is to go to Elbaf."
" Elbaf?"
" Elbaf!"
Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin exchanged a glance, both understanding the thoughts in each other's eyes.
Whitebeard then nodded. " Elbaf is also one of the targets of the Kingdom of Dawn's campaign. Perhaps we can cooperate to fight against the Kingdom of Dawn together."
"Okay, okay... I agree." Charlotte Linlin nodded in agreement.