Uchiha's personal opinion

When Charlotte Linlin was rescued, she vowed to fully support all decisions of the Great Kingdom—even supporting the Great Kingdom King to become the new world ruler. But now, so short a time later, she has already switched her support to the "Boundary Rule"!

If the war goes smoothly, will the world once again divide up the territory?

Or perhaps we could say, "Those who have the power will occupy the territory and the seas."

However, on the surface, Minato Namikaze still smiled and said, "His Majesty has ordered the Imperial Army to prepare for war with all its might, and two new armies have already arrived at Dong Island, so there's no need to worry about the East Blue."

After all, he couldn't talk about political exchanges with people who didn't even have the most basic logic of ruling and governing.

"That's good……"

Kaido nodded in satisfaction: "However, if the King of the Great Kingdom is willing to provide full support, then could the ironclad ships offer some assistance?"

"I'm sorry, but the completed warships cannot bypass the World Government's blockade to enter the New World."

Minato Namikaze casually replied, "However, there will be no limit to the number of heavy cannons and external armor sold, and the number of shells supplied to each heavy cannon can be increased to seven hundred."

"And the selling price remains unchanged!"

Minato Namikaze added another sentence.

Based on the design lifespan of these monkey-made heavy cannons, they would be scrapped after firing about 700 shells. Moreover, these shells would be used to bombard the navy in the future, so Minato Namikaze was not only offering a benefit but also calculating a bigger advantage.

"All right……"

Although Kaido was somewhat disappointed, he still accepted Minato Namikaze's explanation.

"It is expected that the Whitebeard Pirates and the main fleet of the Totto Land Kingdom will arrive tomorrow. At that time, Paradise will..."

Charlotte Linlin finished the desserts on the table, wiped her mouth, and slowly said, "If possible, I would also appreciate it if the Kingdom's fleet could maneuver towards Marineford, or even bombard the Sabaody Archipelago to deter them..."

"If the battle in the East China Sea goes smoothly and we can defeat the forces under the command of Navy Garp, then we will advance towards the Navy Headquarters."

Minato Namikaze responded flawlessly.

……

"Does Drake have any updated intelligence?"

At this moment, Sakazuki, who was stationed at the G1 branch, was extremely agitated and repeatedly asked Sengoku, who was sitting on the high platform as steady as an old dog, questions.

Zhan Guo continued to rest with his eyes closed, without responding.

If intelligence were to be transmitted, Sengoku wouldn't keep it hidden, so Sakazuki's inquiry was truly unnecessary.

After learning of the setbacks at Impel Down, Kuzan remained silent and ignored the mad Sakazuki.

As for Kizaru, he was fiddling with his newly installed semi-mechanical prosthetic limb, seemingly completely unconcerned about these matters.

Sakazuki, receiving no response, continued pacing back and forth in the operations room, his expression now revealing his barely concealed anxiety.

After a while, the quiet operations room was suddenly filled with the ringing of a Den Den Mushi (snail) 'blur blur~'. Sengoku immediately took out the Den Den Mushi from his pocket and answered it.

During the call, Sengoku didn't say much, but his face grew increasingly dark.

"...What happened?!"

After Sengoku hung up the Den Den Mushi communication, Sakazuki immediately asked.

"The situation in the South China Sea..."

Sengoku closed his eyes again, but his face was full of exhaustion: "The Seven Waters Path was attacked by the Hidden Mist Pirates, and all thirty new warships that were about to complete their keel laying were burned..."

"Isn't Mist Hidden Cave just..."

Sakazuki was taken aback for a moment, but then he realized what he meant: "You mean the first pirate crew to appear in the East Blue?"

"Yes……"

Sengoku's words were filled with exhaustion: "Even the shipyard was burned down, and many of Carrera's shipwrights are missing..."

"This……"

The three generals looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.

This is truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly!

The Four Emperors of the New World, the remnants of the Great Kingdom in the East Blue, and Water Seven in the South Blue, the World Government's shipbuilding base...

Why does it seem like the world government is now surrounded by crises and enemies on all sides?

No one, including those from the Warring States period, could understand it.

Chapter 546 Meeting at Sabaody

Vice Admiral Garp, who was stationed in the World Government's East Blue controlled area centered on Loguetown, clearly felt the suffocating atmosphere of the impending war.

There's also the pressure from the constant, ubiquitous probing attacks of those 'remnant warships'.

In addition, the constant reports from CIPHER POL agents about the 'Giant Kingdom' continuously reinforcing Dong Island made him extremely anxious.

But he was at a loss.

After all, the pressure from the three-sided attack alone is already making it difficult for Vice Admiral Garp to cope.

And he could only continue to leech off others.

Because Fleet Admiral Sengoku of the headquarters has made it clear that no more reinforcements will arrive from the East Blue until the combined forces of the Four Emperors of the New World are defeated.

"Kids, eat more senbei and exercise more!"

At dawn, Vice Admiral Garp arrived at the Marine camp again and began urging the youngsters to start their morning exercises.

Due to the escalating war and the increased pressure on the New World, Vice Admiral Garp's proposed "mass training" could not continue. However, as a commander-in-chief, he still carried out the principles he had always upheld.

"Without rigorous training, you'll only become pirate spoils at sea!"

"The stricter you are with yourself during training, the greater your chances of survival in wartime!"

"Keep going, keep going, keep going! Strive, strive, strive!"

At the Marine Training Grounds, Vice Admiral Garp personally led the Marine training in full swing; at the port of Loguetown, the training fleet that had just finished its night patrol had just returned to port and was beginning to change shifts with the day patrol team.

The residents of Loguetown had long been accustomed to the hustle and bustle of this period—especially after news of the tragic state of the occupied areas such as Dong Island reached them, the residents of Loguetown felt even more terrified. If it weren't for the navy stationed there, they probably would have fled.

Of course, the residents of Loguetown had no idea that the 'truth about the East China Sea', the 'Dongdao massacre' and other shocking 'news' they knew were actually fabricated by CIPHER POL in order to stabilize people's hearts by spreading fear.

After all, compared to appeasement and conciliatory measures, intimidation and fear-mongering are more cost-effective!

Amidst the pollution of various junk information, the Revolutionary Army was slandered as a 'bloodthirsty demon,' while the Republic Alliance became a 'tyrant's lackey.' The only protector of the residents of Loguetown was the Navy around them.

Of course, Lieutenant General Garp couldn't possibly be unaware of Cipher Pol's little scheme.

However, as a Marine, Vice Admiral Garp ultimately turned a blind eye to this 'white lie,' viewing it as a necessary measure to maintain stability in Loguetown.

"Bring me today's newspaper!"

After completing his training for the day, Lieutenant General Garp, shirtless, wiped the sweat from his body and began his breakfast and newspaper reading time.

"...The Kingdom's army invaded Impel Down, and the Hidden Mist Pirates burned down the shipyard?"

The newspaper headline immediately made Lieutenant General Karp frown.

It wasn't because of bad news, but because of the newspaper's choice of words.

"Go and get the newspapers from the past few days!"

Vice Admiral Garp was somewhat worried that his memory was failing due to old age, so he gave orders to his marine squire.

"As ordered!"

The marine attendant immediately saluted and left.

A moment later, a stack of old newspapers was delivered to Lieutenant General Kap.

"The remnants of an ancient tyrant are wreaking havoc in the East China Sea."

This is yesterday's newspaper, which tells the story of how the attack by the 'Remnant Fleet of the Great Kingdom' led to the disruption of the trade route to Loguetown.

"...The villains of Kirigakure ambushed and laid an ambush on Admiral Kizaru's troops, but fortunately the soldiers fought bravely and managed to withdraw successfully."

Garp pulled out another wartime news article related to the East Blue, but the date jumped to the time of Kizaru's defeat.

Going further back, there are compliments like "The great Admiral Kizaru arrives in the loyal East Blue" and "The valiant Vice Admiral Garp leads his troops to defeat the Misty Village thugs."

But what Vice Admiral Garp wanted to see was not these things, but rather the continuation of the change in the name of the Great Kingdom—before this, the newspapers controlled by the World Government essentially confused the 'remnants of the Great Kingdom' with the Republic Alliance, and did not reveal their 'true identity,' let alone use a neutral or even somewhat positive term like 'Kingdom Army.'

Therefore, Vice Admiral Garp immediately picked up a Den Den Mushi and called his friend Sengoku to find out what was going on.

But he received an extremely unexpected reply—

"Did the Five Elders deliberately define the existence of the remnants of the Great Kingdom as a rebellious vassal state?"

Although Vice Admiral Garp is a seasoned veteran, he never expected this.

So this is how the art of keeping the people ignorant can be manipulated!

Just as Lieutenant General Garp was stunned, a cheer suddenly came from the direction of the port.

"What's going on!"

He immediately summoned his attendant, a marine, and asked him questions.

"Supply ship!"

The adjutant marine exclaimed excitedly, "It's a supply ship from the Sabaody Archipelago! The local branch of the navy, disguised as a merchant ship, successfully bypassed the pirates' surveillance and delivered the supplies!"

"Really? That's great!"

Lieutenant General Garp was somewhat surprised, but equally pleased.

Although the naval garrison in Loguetown was not short of supplies, it was in a semi-encircled state. Now that a supply ship has arrived from the rear, regardless of the type of supplies it is carrying, it is a very good positive boost to the morale of the navy.

So Lieutenant General Karp put down his newspaper and prepared to go out and see these brave newcomers.

"boom!"

Just as Vice Admiral Garp stepped out the door, a loud bang came from the direction of the port, followed by a huge mushroom cloud rising into the sky, and a powerful shockwave followed!

"This is……"

Even a seasoned veteran like Vice Admiral Garp was stunned on the spot!

But the explosions that followed immediately brought him to his senses: an enemy attack!

"Those supply ships were disguised by the survivors!"