I'm a big pirate, and you said I just went out to sea?

Chapter 214 The war begins!
In the year 1490 of the Sea Calendar, an unprecedented war swept the world. To fight against you, the World Government mobilized over two million elite soldiers, including one million elite naval troops, eight hundred thousand elite troops from member states, one hundred thousand Holy Land troops, and fifty thousand CP organization agents.

This battle will determine the world's dominance!

Although this was the system's final announcement, seeing that the system was still sticking to the timeline of 20 years in the future, Munger couldn't help but twitch his lips.

However, seeing that the World Government had even deployed its troops stationed in Mary Geoise, Monger knew that the World Government had already gone all out in this battle.

"I never thought this day would actually come, and so soon."

With a fiery red ponytail swaying behind her, Rona stood on the bow of the Millennium Falcon, side by side with Monger, her tone complex.

"You should have thought this day would come the day you left the Navy."

"Yes, so I don't regret it."

Lorna placed her hand on the long sword at her waist. These years away from the Navy had been the happiest time of her life. She no longer needed to chase after an illusory shadow, nor did she need to go against her own heart to obey orders.

Because the person she was chasing was right beside her.

Because now no one can order her around.

As dawn broke, the sea in the New World shimmered with a golden glow. Monger and Rona stood on the bow of the Millennium Falcon, gazing into the distance.

At the edge of the sea lies a towering continent that divides the world in two.

Red earth continent!

By this time, the navy's warships had already assembled, with more than two million elite soldiers. Among the islands on the frontier of the New World, there was simply no island that could accommodate so many soldiers for combat.

Therefore, if it is to be a decisive battle, it must take place on the open sea!

The ultimate destination of the pirate world is naturally at sea!
More than five hundred massive naval warships stood on the sea, and in addition, thousands of other warships of various sizes were lined up behind them.

It stretches as far as the eye can see.

Opposite these warships, hundreds of other warships stood on the sea, each bearing its own brightly colored pirate flag in the past.

At this moment, all the warships displayed only one flag.

The flag of the White Wolf Pirates.

Even some pirates who joined as temporary helpers were the same.

"Why did you agree to participate in a battle of this scale with that Monger? We'll die! We're all going to die!"

At this moment, on the Roger Pirates' ship, the Orl Jackson, a group of crew members were howling in terror. Just seeing the scene before them made their legs go weak.

They are not yet the future crew members of the famous Pirate King; they are just a group of rookies who have only been at sea for a few years and have not seen much of the world.

It's already something to be proud of that the naval battle on this scale right from the start wasn't so terrifying that you wet your pants on the spot.

"Shut up, everyone!"

Seeing these good-for-nothing crew members, Roger cursed them out.

"This is an exchange, an exchange, do you understand?"

In exchange for Monger guiding them for a period of time, they also need to help Monger once.

Although Roger hadn't expected that this so-called attack would be a decisive battle right from the start, and he was already cursing Monger, that kind-faced but ruthless old man, to the point that it was impossible for him to turn around and run away now.

He can't bear to lose face!

"In the upcoming battle, just focus on ensuring your own safety. Aside from escaping, that guy probably doesn't expect us to contribute much."

Reilly, the first mate, spoke calmly.

In his view, the deal with Monger was not a loss. On the one hand, they themselves had grown greatly under Monger's guidance, and on the other hand, Monger's coordination eased their relationship with the Rocks Pirates.

Although the relationship between the Roger Pirates and the Rocks Pirates was still not good due to the conflict between the two captains, at least the Rocks Pirates returned the crew members they had previously captured.

For this alone, they owed Monger a favor.

This is why Roger, despite his displeasure, still led his crew onto the battlefield.

"That stinky old man!"

Roger's lips twitched at the thought of that old man who, although over eighty, looked about the same age as his uncle.

She already has two biological sons, but when she saw him, she actually asked him in a serious tone if he wanted to be his son.

A real man is born between heaven and earth, how can he be depressed and inferior to others for long?

son?

Even an adopted son won't do!
As soon as he said that, Monger glanced at him.

"Others want to be my son but haven't gotten the chance yet. At your age, I would even think you're too young to be my grandson."

After all, Roger was only in his early twenties, while Munger was already eighty.

People of this age usually have great-grandchildren.

But it's a joke.

Given Roger's personality, he would never be someone else's son, and Monger wasn't really interested in having Roger be his son.

"I actually admire that old man quite a bit."

The man, wearing sunglasses and with two axes at his waist, muttered, "If I were his age and could satisfy so many women, I'd be happy even if I couldn't get out of bed every day."

"Don't let your inability to get an erection mean you have to avoid women altogether."

The other crew members burst into laughter upon hearing the man's words.

This immediately eased the tense atmosphere considerably.

Although they were nervous, the Roger Pirates were no longer a crew that had just set sail in their first year. They had entered the New World two years ago, and in those two years, they had experienced the battle on Osko Island and received guidance from Monger. The strength of everyone had undergone tremendous changes.

"That bastard Garp must be on the other side in this battle, right?"

Roger was eager to get started.

"This time, I'm going to show him what I'm capable of!"

"Ah!"

On a naval warship, Garp, who had been promoted to vice admiral, was picking his nose when he suddenly couldn't help but sneeze.

"It must be that kid Roger!"

Garp jumped off his beach chair and looked at the fleet belonging to the White Wolf Pirates in the distance, cursing under his breath.

The World Government's and the White Wolf Pirates' fleets are currently arrayed at opposite ends of the sea, separated by less than twenty kilometers.

War could break out at any time.

In a war of this scale, the concept of surprise attacks is essentially irrelevant, and cutting off supplies is utter nonsense, as each warship has enough water and food for its crew to last a month.

Will this war last for a month?
Although he's usually jovial, when it comes to crucial moments, Garp's smile fades, and he immediately makes a call.

"Warring States Period, don't die!"

"the same as you!"

Both Garp and Sengoku, after being promoted to Vice Admiral, each had their own dedicated warship—a massive vessel capable of accommodating thousands of Marines, its hull crafted from Adamwood. The Battle of Elbaf nine years prior had ultimately brought the World Government enormous war benefits; Adamwood felled from the Adamwood trees of Elbaf, when used to build warships, was far more robust than ordinary vessels.

Of the 500 large warships currently in service with the navy, a full 50 were made of Adam wood.

In fact, the amount of Adamwood that the World Government cut down in Elbaf was more than enough to replace all five hundred giant warships with Adamwood.

However, when the World Government realized it was going to have to fight a naval war with Monger and began to requisition ships forged from Adam Wood, it suddenly discovered something.

Because of the Sabaody Archipelago battle seven years ago, when Monger and Lorna burned down the Holy Land, the World Government suffered a huge financial deficit.

Therefore, in order to make up for the losses and ensure that the Celestial Dragons could enjoy the spoils.

The World Government publicly auctioned off a large quantity of Adam Wood.

The original plan was to use half of the Adam Wood seized during the Battle of Elbaf to build ships, but in the end, less than one-tenth of the Adam Wood could be used to forge ships.

A large portion of these flowed into the market.

Ordinary businessmen don't need such a top-grade manufacturing material as Adam wood.
Therefore, apart from a small portion flowing into the various member states.

Most of them flowed into the black market, or were bought up privately by pirates, or were simply stolen by pirates.

It's important to know that Adam Wood is incredibly expensive on the black market. Even if a large amount of Adam Wood floods the market and causes its value to depreciate, the amount of Adam Wood enough to build an entire ship is still not something that small-time pirates can buy or steal.

And all the powerful pirates will eventually flock to the New World.

Those pirates who bought or stole Adam Wood were either defeated or captured by the White Wolf Pirates after entering the New World, and their ships were basically confiscated.

Then something happened that left the world government's top brass completely bewildered.

Of their thousands of warships, only fifty of the massive vessels were built by Adam Wood.

But among Mongo's hundreds of pirate ships.

Almost half of them are made from Adam wood.

The most spectacular of them all is undoubtedly the flagship, the Millennium Falcon, of the White Wolf Pirates, which is over two hundred meters long!

Although the giants of Elbaf had ships that were not small, they were much simpler than the later, more meticulously crafted Millennium Falcon.

One million versus two million.

Despite the apparent disparity in numbers, in Monger's eyes, the only forces truly worthy of attention were the Navy's million elite soldiers and the hundreds of thousands of elite troops recruited from the Holy Land by the CP organization and the World Government.

As for the soldiers from the member states?
They're just cannon fodder.

If the World Government could actually recruit soldiers from all its member states around the world, then the elite troops of some member states might not necessarily be inferior to the elite troops of the navy.

However, due to Monger's intimidation, very few member states ultimately responded to the World Government's call, resulting in a wide range of quality among the soldiers recruited by the World Government.

To put it nicely, they're elite; to put it bluntly, they're just a bunch of rabble.

Upon seeing the scale of the war, many soldiers from the member states wet their pants on the spot.

Is this a battle they can participate in?

On the other hand, while there are also loosely disciplined pirate groups in Monger, every pirate who can roam the New World has some real skills.
Even if we're cannon fodder, we're cannon fodder for the new world.

King versus king, general versus general, soldier versus soldier.

Although they are at a slight disadvantage in numbers, in terms of overall strength, Monger's side may not necessarily be inferior to the World Government's side.

However, everyone knows the answer.

In wars of this magnitude, the final outcome is always determined by the strongest group of people. The most basic soldiers exist to liberate more powerful individuals.

Take a naval admiral as an example.

A naval admiral can kill 100,000 rank-and-file naval soldiers in an instant.

But in reality...

A naval admiral can be restrained by several admiral candidates, while an admiral candidate can be restrained by several elite vice admirals.

And so on.

A strongman at the Admiral level can instantly kill 100,000 junior naval soldiers, but under ideal circumstances, 100,000 junior naval soldiers can free up several Admiral-level candidates.

Then, he exchanged weapons with a general-level expert.

The World Government believed it had the advantage because it had a larger number of troops, while Monger felt it was no worse off because its troops were of higher quality.

The true winner and loser will only be revealed on the battlefield!
“Woo~~~~~~~~”

As the steam horns sounded, the steamships belonging exclusively to the navy began to move, and dozens of iron-clad steamships, along with fifty huge warships made of Adam wood, took the lead in the charge.

Meanwhile, in Munger, the focus is mainly on sailboats.

It appears to be a completely unequal war, but in a world where individual strength trumps all, the technological advancements brought about by the times are not enough to affect the overall trend.

All of Monger's fleet showed no fear whatsoever.

Similarly, hundreds of warships built from Adam wood launched an attack.

Among them, Monge's flagship took the lead.

"here we go!"

At this moment, everyone felt immense pressure; the combined aura of millions of people could even alter the celestial phenomena.

storm?

nonexistent.

When the warships of both sides clashed, dozens of Conqueror's Haki burst into the sky, directly shattering the clouds within a radius of hundreds of kilometers.

You heard that right.

That's dozens of Conqueror's Haki!

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change, not to mention that both Monger's and the World Government's Conqueror's Haki are of terrifyingly high quality.

On the White Wolf Pirates' side.

Munger, Harald, Lockes, Newgate, Linlin, Shiki, Lorna, Roger, Ridley, Jabba.
On the side of the World Government.

Im, Five Elders, Saint Lucas, Saint Claude, Sora, Garp, Sengoku
The absence of Conqueror's Haki does not mean the absence of top-tier strength.

Im also revealed his true appearance to the world for the first time.

Even after eight hundred years, this woman who stands at the pinnacle of the world still maintains the appearance of a young girl.

But Munger dared not underestimate her in the slightest.

A woman who can deceive the world for eight hundred years and control it from the shadows for eight hundred years is qualified in itself.

Upon seeing Im, Monger's fighting spirit surged to its limit.

"Im, I've come to kill you!"

(End of this chapter)