**Chapter 466: Shiki's Progress**
To become the King of the World, one must have the Ability to unite all Pirate.
Although Shiki possessed the Ambition to develop the Flying Pirates into the Rocks Pirates, constantly expanding his Faction and recruiting young Monster to bring them under his wing.
However, Shiki knew clearly that no matter how the Flying Pirates developed, they could never reach the Degree of the Rocks Pirates.
Hades, Titan, Linlin, Newgate, and others were all Monster rarely seen on The Great Sea for many years.
And the Peak of the Rocks Pirates gathered the top Monster from two Eras of the Great Sea.
This was something the Flying Pirates were Unable to Do.
Merely the Monster from the same Era, Shiki was Unable to completely subdue them, and could only set his Target on the Monster of the Next Generation.
But even among the Next Generation, Shiki could only Subdue a portion.
Linlin's Son, "King of Monsters" Typhon, and Hades's offspring, like "Bone Demon" Bone, ignored the Flying Pirates' recruitment.
Bone's Territory was located in the Former Half of the New World, and it was impossible for the Flying Pirates to travel all that way just to deal with him.
Furthermore, it was impossible for Shiki to bully the younger generation by personally acting against this junior.
If he were to truly do that, it would cause considerable negative Influence on Shiki's reputation.
Moreover, the Flying Pirates were ultimately unable to dominate alone.
Ultimately, the Era was different.
The more the Flying Pirates developed, the vaster the World Shiki saw, and the more he knew.
Many things were beyond what he could have imagined in the past.
The waters of this World were much deeper than he imagined.
This made Shiki recall the scenes that unfolded during the second World Expo.
The sky-high price of billions, even tens of billions of Beli, represented colossi he was unaware of.
Just like the Kronos Kingdom represented by Hades, it was an unfathomable Colossus.
In the North of the central part of the New World, in the Vast Sea Area from the North of the Kronos Kingdom to the Calm Belt.
Quite a few Faction were entrenched there.
Many people considered the North of the Pluto Sea Area as the Territory of the Pluto Pirates, but seeing that the Pluto Pirates did not Expand, they couldn't help but harbor ill intentions.
The News was completely Blockaded, and the World Economic Journal didn't dare to publish any News about that Sea Area.
An unknown powerful Military, in a near-sweeping manner, occupied Island after Island.
The Faction on the Island were either expelled or killed.
There was simply no option to surrender; one could say it was utter Dominance.
Warship sailed and patrolled on The Great Sea, and all approaching Pirate would be expelled and destroyed.
Although no related News circulated on The Great Sea, the Flying Pirates knew some things.
As Neighbors, the Pluto Pirates represented by Hades blocked the Flying Pirates' path for further Expansion towards the West.
Naturally, they paid Attention to the Pluto Pirates and the Kronos Kingdom behind them, collecting relevant Intelligence.
According to Calculation, the member of the Pluto Pirates located in the Pluto Sea Area numbered at least 300,000.
Only after truly recognizing this World did Shiki realize his past thoughts were somewhat simple, and he also noticed things he had overlooked in the past.
The Development of the Flying Pirates was being Promoted by a hidden Strength.
Without the help of this Strength, the Flying Pirates might not have developed so smoothly.
However, Shiki would not refuse this Strength; it was beneficial to his Ambition, and he didn't have to pay anything.
Shiki was also Unable to Refuse, because he couldn't grasp this Strength.
Perhaps having Realized something, Shiki was already Unable to retreat.
Just like the Rocks Pirates of the past, the Flying Pirates would become completely hostile to the World Government.
Even for his own Ambition, Shiki would lead the Flying Pirates in a life-and-death struggle against the World Government.
If he couldn't stand at the Peak, then he would die in glory.
If he failed, there would still be successors to inherit his Ambition.
Shiki had already possessed this resolve very early on.
Regardless, Shiki was making Effort towards this direction.
This represented a huge Breakthrough.
Unable to achieve the absolute Ruling Power like the Rocks Pirates, the Flying Pirates could nonetheless choose a method suitable for the current Situation.
Shiki's actions this time would completely solidify his Identity as the Alliance Leader of this extremely loose "Pirate Alliance".
His Influence would surge unprecedentedly, completely surpassing "Demon" Roger, who was on par with Shiki recently.
Because, whether in Overall Strength or Influence among Pirate and even the World, Shiki had achieved Suppression over Roger.
This was a fact; Roger did not possess the Ability to command numerous Great Pirate.
And Shiki, even if only in name, had indeed achieved this point.
At the very least, the Great Pirate who appeared on the Path of Blood War did not object.
In terms of Structure, Shiki had also completely opened up, leveraging the power of numerous Great Pirate from the perspective of the overall Interests of Pirate.
Without the support of these Great Pirate, the Marines would absolutely not compromise with just the Flying Pirates led by Shiki.
Shiki's Strength and Deterrence were certainly important, but without the support of numerous Great Pirate, this Bloody Battle would also be difficult to start.
The War between the Flying Pirates and the Marines.
The War between Pirate and the Marines.
These two are completely different Concept, and the Influence they bring is also entirely different.
In just the past month, the entire Great Sea began to stir, and countless people paid Attention to the News about the "Bloody Battle".
There wasn't much News on The Great Sea worth paying Attention to; everyone was attracted by the Bloody Battle initiated by the Pirate, represented by Golden Lion Shiki, against the Marines.
The day after initiating the Bloody Battle, the Flying Pirates put forth a Huge Amount of Wealth, 12 billion Beli, as the initial Prize Pool for the Bloody Battle.
And all the Hegemon-level Pirate Group in the New World who had discussed with Shiki, as well as Faction hostile to the Marines, all contributed a portion of Wealth into the Prize Pool.
At the very least, it was 500 million Beli.
This included the Five Peaks Pirates, Tyrant Dragon Pirates, Demon King Pirates, and Whitebeard Pirates, who did not participate.
This was a threshold, one of the threshold for Overlord-level Force; they must contribute to the collective Interests of Pirate.
It also symbolized a certain Responsibility.
Although not Explicitly stated, it Undoubtedly became a Consensus.
If one Possessed Hegemon-level Strength and Faction but did not participate, they would Certainly not gain the Recognition of Other Great Pirate.
The more Fund Contributed, To Some Extent it symbolized status and Strength.
Even the Whitebeard Pirates, who currently seemed the poorest, did not miss out.
This was not only an Open Scheme targeting the Marines and the World Government, but also one targeting the Pirate side, wasn't it?
There weren't many with the Strength to Contribute so much Beli; Various Faction Combined Gathered over 20 billion Beli.
(end of chapter)