Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 275 Window Period

"This will be a long and difficult tug-of-war."

"In this process, we may need to confront the Navy and the World Government at times, or even have direct conflicts."

"The beasts lack a reliable foothold outside the new world, and we will be at a significant disadvantage once a war breaks out."

Pirates in the New World generally share a common flaw: they always hold a contemptuous attitude towards 'Paradise' and the four seas.

It's not that they're unaware that pirates from these places are an important source of replenishment for their forces. For example, in strategic locations like the Sabaody Archipelago, even though they are entirely within the Navy's sphere of influence, the traces of pirates on the islands can never be completely erased.

The bigwigs of the New World have always firmly controlled the lawless zone on the island, allowing pirates from all over the world to continuously arrive in their trap, and the Navy can only tacitly accept this situation before deciding to fight to the death.

But if you go further ahead and reach the middle section of 'Paradise', you can hardly see any extension of the New World's influence.

As for this fishpond outside the new world, they only cared about the big fish that could swim to them on their own, while they disdained the rest of the small fish and shrimp.

To put it nicely, it's natural selection, choosing the best from the best; to put it bluntly, it's stubbornness and self-centeredness.

Of all the notable pirate forces in the New World, only Big Mom has some involvement in the Four Seas and 'Paradise' because she wants to collect all races and all kinds of sweets. This was also an important reason why the Beasts allied with her.

Outside of the New World, the only places that the Beasts could claim as their sphere of influence were Sky Island and Shandora.

Both are located at an altitude of 10,000 meters. Although their geographical locations are easy to defend and difficult to attack, they can only be used as secret landing points.

After all, it's too troublesome to send the force up there, and it's impossible for La to go there every time to be a human elevator.

……

La's words forced many cadres with limited vision to calm down from their fervor of about to reach the pinnacle of power.

Looking back at itself, although the beasts now present a vibrant scene of life and competition, their territory is only a dozen or so islands.

This level of power is not even considered top-tier among pirates, let alone compared to the World Government, which controls the four seas and has countless member states.
The other side's eight hundred years of accumulated foundation cannot be caught up with overnight. Moreover, within the framework of the order they have established, this gap will gradually widen over time...

Thinking about it this way, the people who were just up there suddenly felt a sense of despair... Even a powerful force like the Rocks Pirates failed back then, could they really succeed?
Just as everyone fell silent, and some even began to consider giving up, La suddenly changed the subject...

"Of course, we've been preparing for this for so long not to fight a battle we're bound to lose."

After overcoming arrogance and impatience, it was time to boost morale and build confidence. La began to patiently analyze the chances of victory for the beasts.

"Although we are at a significant disadvantage in terms of overall strength, our goal is not to defeat the World Government through head-on confrontation."

"The so-called 'World War Plan' is essentially about dismantling the system of member states of the World Government so that this outdated machine, which has been running for hundreds of years, will collapse on its own."

"Or if you're interested, you can give it a kick when it's about to collapse..."

"Ossie, don't play with the food."

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"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Ossie, who was teasing the blue, frizzy kitten with a Pocky stick, immediately swallowed the chocolate stick in two bites and sat up straight again.

She turned her gaze away, picked up a stack of documents from the table, and distributed them to everyone present.

As for those who couldn't attend in person and could only participate via Den Den Mushi, they could only continue listening.

"In short, our opponents are not top-level players who can calculate everything and make brilliant moves. In this game where the world is the chessboard, they will also make mistakes... such as the move of 'the Seven Warlords of the Sea'."

Reaching out to catch the handwritten document that floated in front of them, titled "An Analysis of the Seven Warlords of the Sea System and Its Advantages and Disadvantages to the Beasts," the literate cadres began to read it silently.

Those who couldn't read could only stare awkwardly, or admire the beautiful handwriting on the paper. The sound of pages turning filled the meeting room again, and those who could read, including Kaido, read very attentively.

Having learned from past mistakes, whenever such important meetings are involved, La always makes it a habit to write down his thoughts by hand on these papers... and these thoughts are always the most correct and perfect.

"..."

"Um……"

A dozen minutes later, people finished reading, and then they all lowered their heads to think and digest the content.

The officials on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, seeing that no one was speaking, naturally didn't dare to utter a sound.

Although La's analysis is clear and not difficult to understand, it involves many aspects and therefore requires some time to sort out.

"So... you think we should seize this window of opportunity and expand outwards with all our might?"

Kaido asked.

When the others saw that it was the captain who had spoken, they wisely suppressed their questions for the time being.

"Ah."

La nodded.

"Due to the losses incurred last time, the navy is currently in a state of contraction."

"Based on the number of pirates that have recently arrived in the New World, it can be inferred that they have drawn troops from all over the world to fill the gaps in their headquarters."

"However, the navy is a large and powerful nation, and it is estimated that it will take one or two years to recover."

Although the World Government rejected the Navy's additional recruitment request, given the Navy's size, it wouldn't take long to restore it to pre-war levels.

For them, as long as the top-level combatants like the generals are safe and the lieutenant generals who are the backbone are not lost too much, the remaining mid-to-low-level combatants can be replenished at any time.

This is the tolerance for mistakes that comes with a strong foundation.

……

"As for the Seven Warlords of the Sea... they are still in their infancy and pose almost no threat. The strength of those selected pirates is indeed not worth mentioning."

Without any regard for anything else, La directly and bluntly denied the current Shichibukai's strength.

Just as Kaido said, they were basically all small fry.

"But as I wrote in my analysis, the weakness of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is only temporary."

"The resources that can be mobilized in this position will inevitably attract those powerful enough replacements. After several rotations, once those who are truly capable take the stage, the Seven Warlords of the Sea will become a powerful force that cannot be ignored."

"Therefore, whether it is the Navy or the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the most appropriate choice is to let Beast Heavy Industries establish a firm foothold in the four seas while they are still at a low point in their strength."

"This period is a golden window of opportunity for our development. If we miss it, we will probably never have another chance."

La said earnestly.

　There have been personnel changes at my workplace recently, and I'm now doing the work of two people, which is really too busy. I don't have time to type during the day at all... Plus, I'm experiencing some writer's block during the transitional plot, so updates are not very stable.

　　It will be back to normal once I've adjusted.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)