At the same time, Whitebeard encountered the same thing.
A CPO appeared in front of him.
" Whitebeard, even if you're not afraid, you should at least think about your sons!" CPO said.
Upon hearing CPO's words, a hint of hesitation appeared on Whitebeard's face.
In order to cope with the raging Great Pirate Era, the Whitebeard Pirates had to recruit members.
But since these people have boarded his Whitebeard ship and call him " Pops Whitebeard," they are his Whitebeard sons.
Tens of thousands of people need the Whitebeard's care.
It was these people who made Whitebeard hesitate.
"As long as you join the World Government's New World Dragon Encirclement Plan, the World Government will grant you a license to privateer, the Navy will no longer arrest you, and you and the Navy will become partners," CPO said.
Upon hearing the CPO's words, Whitebeard raised an eyebrow and coldly replied, "Who do you think I am? I am Whitebeard. If I wanted to rob someone, would I need your privateering license?"
Look, the sky!
"The clouds in the sky were shattered!"
" Pops's angry!"
The crew of the Moby Dick saw the clouds in the sky shattered and immediately knew that their Pops was angry.
" Whitebeard, if your pirate crew were still the same, you wouldn't need this privateering license. But now you have nearly two thousand crew members at your headquarters and more than forty other pirate crews under your command. You don't need it, but your crew members do. The World Government is just having you assist the Navy in countering the Azure Emperor Pirates to maintain the balance of the New World!" CPO said.
"You're just afraid that the Azure Emperor Pirates will grow too powerful and threaten your World Government, so you want us to be your pawns!"
"If we allow the Azure Emperor Pirates to grow stronger, won't they also pose a threat to your Whitebeard Pirates? If we allow the Azure Emperor Pirates to grow even larger, they will inevitably unify the New World. At that time, there will only be one emperor in the New World, instead of the Three Sovereigns."
"You think I'm afraid of that brat Zesi?" the Whitebeard said, raising an eyebrow.
However, there was a hint of worry between the Whitebeard's eyebrows.
Actually, if it were the old Whitebeard Pirates...
Whitebeard had no need to worry about whether the Azure Emperor Pirates would unify the New World.
No matter how the New World changes, the Whitebeard Pirates will always be free.
But things are different now.
The Whitebeard Pirates alone have nearly two thousand crew members at their headquarters.
It also has more than forty pirate crews under its command.
And a sizable territory.
This territory is the lifeblood of the Whitebeard Pirates.
The Whitebeard Pirates generally don't engage in much raiding.
What they did was basically double-crossing each other.
Sometimes they would even share the loot with the poor.
These alone are not enough to support so many people.
The protection money paid in this territory is the foundation for the survival of the pirate crews under Whitebeard's command.
If the Azure Emperor Pirates want to expand and unify the New World...
For the sake of his pirate crews, Whitebeard will inevitably have to fight the Azure Emperor Pirates.
"Although you, Whitebeard, are very strong, it's undeniable that if a battle were to break out, the Azure Emperor would be a notch above you. Furthermore, the Azure Emperor Pirates also have Bullet and the recently risen Red-Haired Shanks. It has to be said that the members of the Azure Emperor Pirates are monsters. Even young Shanks is already comparable to Admiral. If a war were to break out, the Whitebeard Pirates would undoubtedly be defeated," CP0 provoked.
Upon hearing CPO's words, Whitebeard's imposing presence surged forth.
Its terrifying, Haki caused the heavens and earth to change color.
The clouds churned in the sky, turning from white to dark and heavy, as if the heavens were angry.
CP0 broke out in a cold sweat.
A look of terror appeared on the face behind the mask.
This is terrifying! Is this really Whitebeard?
This momentum, this aura, is terrifying.
It was as if his life was in Whitebeard's hands.
I am the CPO.
Moreover, even within CP0, his strength was considered quite formidable.
In the navy, he would definitely be considered a top-tier Vice Admiral.
But in front of Whitebeard, he felt like a baby.
I felt completely defenseless.
Whitebeard possessed such a formidable aura and imposing presence.
How terrifying must the legendary Azure Emperor be?
"Kurarara, who do you think I am? I'm Whitebeard! If the Azure Emperor wants war, let him come at me! I'll be waiting for him!" "Don't even think about making me a lackey of the World Government." "I am Whitebeard!"
At this point, Whitebeard had made up his mind.
Although he had hesitated a little just now.
But now he has completely figured it out.
He's Whitebeard, when has he ever needed to rely on the World Government?
This made Whitebeard's imposing Haki even stronger.
"Did Whitebeard really refuse?" Sengoku said.
"Haha, as expected of Whitebeard!" Garp said.
"It's now confirmed that Big Mom and Kaido of the Beasts are willing to cooperate with us!"
"Although Big Mom agreed to cooperate, the people sent by the World Government were killed by Big Mom. It seems that Big Mom hates us to the core. We must be careful that she doesn't turn around and bite us!"
"If you ask me, cooperating with those guys would be like asking a tiger for its skin. They might not be serious about helping the Navy curb the Azure Emperor Pirates ' development. If they take the bait but don't do anything, the World Government will probably lose both money and manpower."
"Don't worry, the World Government will be on guard against them, and they haven't put all their eggs in one basket!" "Is the World Government World Government doing something stupid again?"
"Recently, someone proposed releasing seven powerful pirates from Impel Down, similar to how the Azure Emperor established the Azure Emperor Palace Shichibukai, to form the Shichibukai our World Government, and sending them into the New World to deal with the Azure Emperor Pirates."
"Are they planning to release those monsters from the sixth underground level?" The navy men's faces all turned grim.
You should know that the monsters on the 6th underground level are the pride of the Navy.
It took the navy a lot of blood and sweat to capture them.
If it's released like this...
That would be a huge negation of the navy's hard work.
"This is an extremely foolish decision!" Xi.