# Chapter 601: Holy Knights Mobilized
Meanwhile, on the Red Line near the Sabaody Archipelago, was the Holy Land Mariejois.
The Celestial Dragon Council convened again.
At this time, the Five Elders had already persuaded nine members of the Holy Knights to support the Five Elders' proposal.
This did not include the Commander-in-Chief, Ferrand Garling Saint.
The Holy Knights would not all take action, especially him, the Commander-in-Chief.
A massive building as solemn as a Church was the venue for the Celestial Dragon Council.
Including two of the Five Elders, the Holy Knights, nine official members of the Holy Knights, and many Celestial Dragons gathered together.
What was more interesting was that the Five Elders themselves were Celestial Dragons and were also key members of the Celestial Dragon Council.
"Everyone, I hope you can support sending out the Holy Knights and the family forces of each family to participate in this war to uphold the dignity of the Holy Land."
"The duty of the Holy Knights is to maintain our ruling status. That damned rabble in the New World have clearly threatened us. We must exhibit absolute strength to defend the dignity of us, the Descendants of God."
"I believe the time has come to send out the Holy Knights."
Saint Warcury's gaze swept over the many Celestial Dragons around him.
He said seriously, taking in the expressions of all his compatriots.
Most of the Celestial Dragons did not object, indicating that the effort during this period had been successful.
What he said was not wrong.
The duty of the Holy Knights is to guard the Holy Land, protect the safety of the Celestial Dragons, and maintain their ruling status.
Facing rebellion and threats, they should also eliminate them without hesitation.
The Holy Knights had indeed reached the time to take action.
Moreover, this was also the decision of many members of the Holy Knights themselves.
If they refused again, it would be somewhat unreasonable.
Holding the second Celestial Dragon Meeting, the two Five Elders already had absolute confidence in success.
It was obvious that some Celestial Dragons who held opposing views had relented.
"If the Holy Knights are sent out, then what about the safety of the Holy Land?"
Some Celestial Dragons still had some concerns.
The Battle of God Valley many years ago had brought them countless losses, and the Celestial Dragons who were sacrificed were also countless.
No one wanted to experience such a thing in the Holy Land.
What if someone invaded the Holy Land? The Holy Knights were clearly the greatest guarantee.
However, wanting them to send out their family's hidden combatants, this was absolutely impossible.
"Therefore, the combat strength of each family is needed to protect the Holy Land and the Descendants of God, so they do not need to be mobilized."
"The Holy Knights also cannot all be sent out. A portion of their strength must be left behind to guard the Holy Land."
Hearing this, the two Five Elders rejoiced inwardly.
Their objective had already been achieved.
Regarding the strength of each family, they originally did not hold much expectation.
The proposal being passed was a victory.
However, the specific number of members of the Holy Knights to be sent out also needed to be discussed.
"Let's hurry up and vote. I'm getting a little sleepy. I haven't even had a good time playing with the new slaves I bought yet?"
A Celestial Dragon wearing a space suit, with snot running down his face, yawned.
His face clearly showed impatience from waiting.
"I also have a few new toys. I wonder if they can beat the wild beasts."
With someone starting it off, many Celestial Dragons did not want to wait any longer.
This Celestial Dragon Meeting itself, in their view, was very boring, or rather, they didn't care at all.
Regarding the attitude of these Celestial Dragons, the normal Celestial Dragons did not pay attention.
Regardless of whether they had strength or not, they all possessed supreme power.
Or rather, they had already gotten used to it all along and did not feel there was anything wrong.
After a few minutes, the Celestial Dragon Meeting officially ended.
After a simple discussion, the Holy Knights were allowed to be sent out from the Holy Land.
A total of five members, which meant that half of them would participate in the bloody battle in the New World.
At the same time, Saint Warcury would also join this war, leaving only Saint Pitt in control of the main rear area.
Six Top Tier Combatants, and none of them were weak among them.
This was the strength that the World Government would send out.
This war would soon usher in the first variable.
As the war continued, it was far from being as intense as when the bloody battle first erupted.
Besides the sacrifice of a large number of personnel, the number of people who were injured, needed treatment, needed to restore their condition, and needed stamina recovery was increasing.
Most of the people with weak strength had already died in battle.
The bloody battle had reached this point, and the casualties each day were greatly reduced.
The war in the first week was the most brutal, with losses as high as 200,000.
In the second week, it sharply decreased to 90,000, and in the third week, it decreased to 60,000.
In just three weeks, the entire battlefield had 350,000 people died in battle.
Even though the vast majority were Army, the losses on both the Marines and Pirate sides were not small either.
Whether it was the Pirate Alliance Army or the Rear Area of the World Government Allied Forces, people constantly retreated from the Battlefield to recuperate, while others joined the Battlefield.
Countless pirates perished in the war.
There were also some pirates who performed well and gained fame in the war.
Even if half their body was wrapped in bandages, some pirates were also heartily drinking fine wine, happily boasting about how many Marines they killed during this operation.
The scars on their bodies, for them, were a kind of glory.
The personnel of each pirate crew were mixed together, and their flags were also placed everywhere, as if they had forgotten their former opposition, the war, and forgotten the grudges of the past.
This was naturally impossible, but now, they were companions from the same faction.
The number of logistics personnel was considerable.
A large number of cooks and doctors were conscripted.
The World Government side had even more; their logistics personnel alone exceeded 100,000.
Many members of the Whitebeard Pirates were not active in the core area of the war.
Except for "Phoenix" Marco, who possessed the ability to nullify received attacks and could participate in high-level battles.
As for the others, even though they had grown considerably over the years, they were still too young.
Possessing a body as hard as diamond, the Shining Fruit User, Jozu, was currently only seventeen years old, still too young.
Even though when he was just a few years old he was already by Whitebeard's side and was a veteran of the Whitebeard Pirates.
However, he had already made quite a name for himself on the Battlefield and was a young strongman.
Also widely spoken of among many pirates were "Moonlight" Moria, "Hawk-Eyes" Mihawk, and "Sand Ghost" Crocodile - these young pirates who arrived in the New World during the war and joined the bloody battle.
They also had splendid performances in the bloody battle, killing a large number of enemies.
Of course, Moria and Crocodile's reputation was clearly greater.
Both of them possessed considerable powerful combatants.
One was a powerful Paramecia Devil Fruit User, one was a Logia-type Devil Fruit User, and both had mastered Armament Haki.
Moria was even called the "Hero of the West Blue".
Crocodile himself also had quite a name on The Great Sea and was once a Bounty Hunter.
During the war, there were also pirates constantly pouring into Blood War Island.
After all, the Pirate Alliance Army did not include all the pirates in the New World.
In the previous era, the number of pirates in the New World had already reached 400,000.
Even though over the years there had been considerable losses in battle, the number of pirates overall was still tending to rise.
There were also a large number of spirited young pirates who had just set sail and joined in, wanting to gain fame in one fell swoop through the war.
(end of chapter)