"The World Government has actually been defeated by Pirates once again. Is this the decay of the World, or the decline of the Marine?"
"The Pirate Alliance achieved a great victory. The new weapon developed by the Limitless Pirates destroyed hundreds of warships in one strike. What kind of weapon is that?"
"Nox, the strongest man in the World, unleashed his power again. One sword, instant kill; two swords, enemy slain. What kind of sword is that? Is there no one in this World who can block his sword?"
"The World Government was defeated, and the South Blue has completely fallen. Will the South Blue become a Pirate territory that the Marine cannot enter and the World Government cannot reach, just like the New World?"
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The day after the Pirate Alliance achieved victory, Morgans immediately published newspapers.
There were pictures, truth, and even videos circulating, forcing everyone in the World to believe it was true. The Pirate Alliance had indeed defeated the World Government once again, and the World Government had fled in defeat after suffering heavy losses.
"Damn the World Government! They actually abandoned us Allied Nations in the South Blue. All these years of celestial tribute were paid in vain!"
"I think we should quickly surrender to the Pirates. Anyway, the Pirates don't rule our countries. It's just like paying the celestial tribute before, just pay it to the Pirates."
"That's right, that's right. For us Allied Nations, it doesn't matter who we pay the celestial tribute to. Now that the Pirates rule the South Blue, we'll pay it to the Pirates. If the World Government takes back the South Blue in the future, we'll pay it to the World Government."
"Damn it! If I had known, I would have surrendered earlier. I wouldn't have let those Pirates destroy my palace!"
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Many Allied Nations in the South Blue held a meeting using den den mushi. After complaining about their own situations, they began to tacitly cooperate with the Pirates in ruling the South Blue.
After all, the entire South Blue is truly vast, and the population is countless. The Pirates' limited manpower cannot possibly rule all the Kings, so they only require the Kings to express submission, and then the Pirates collect protection fees.
It was also after this meeting that the great Pirate Crew discovered that occupying territories seemed much easier. Many kingdoms had already raised Pirate flags by the time they arrived, which put the Pirates in a very good mood, even making them abandon the idea of killing to establish dominance.
Of course, this does not include the Limitless Pirates. Any kingdom and territory occupied by the Limitless Pirates were completely taken over and then handed over to people they had trained to manage.
As a result, the territories occupied by the Limitless Pirates saw the most killings. Those who did not surrender to the Limitless Pirates, the secret agents of the World Government, and spies from other forces were all subjected to the full force of the Limitless Pirates' extermination.
At the beginning of occupying territory, the most brutal means must be used to stabilize the territory as quickly as possible, so that development can proceed slowly in the future.
"The Pirates have won again. In this World-wide war, it seems only our Revolutionary Army lost!"
Dragon looked at the newspaper in his hand and the intelligence provided by the Revolutionary Army from all over the World. After analyzing it, he arrived at an unacceptable truth.
All over the World, groups rose up amidst the chaos caused by the Pirate Alliance attacking the South Blue. Powerful kingdoms expanded their territories, ambitious individuals seized large amounts of profit, the Quicksand Guild eliminated the Hunter Guild as an opponent and also swept through the Marine's bases in the Four Seas, and the Pirates defeated the World Government.
It seemed that most of the forces he knew of had won.
That is, the Revolutionary Army confronted Mary Geoise on the Red Line, encountered a joint encirclement and slaughter by the Gorosei, and then the vast Revolutionary Army was almost completely annihilated in defeat.
"Top-tier combat power, this is the biggest reason why our Revolutionary Army lost. Our Revolutionary Army couldn't withstand the Gorosei's joint extermination. It was precisely because no one could block the Gorosei that the Revolutionary Army ultimately collapsed!"
Dragon clearly knew that the biggest weakness of his Revolutionary Army was the lack of top-tier combat power. If the higher-ups of their Revolutionary Army could block the Gorosei, their Revolutionary Army might not have been defeated!
"Whether by recruiting or training ourselves, next time we fight, we must have enough top-tier combat power!"
"In addition, we must continue to strengthen ties with the Limitless Pirates to restore the Revolutionary Army's huge losses in the shortest possible time."
Dragon quickly decided on the Revolutionary Army's development policy going forward.
After the many Pirates finished their banquet on the Golden Lion's floating island, they left immediately. They still had many territories in the South Blue that they hadn't occupied yet, and those were glittering treasures waiting for them to collect.
They had long coveted the celestial tribute that the World Government received every year. Now they could finally replace the World Government and collect the annual celestial tribute, which made these Pirates feel a great sense of accomplishment.
After possessing such vast territories, as long as they can hold onto them, they will be able to obtain immense wealth they never dared to imagine before, even if they only collect the celestial tribute annually!
The Limitless Pirates also left the battlefield. The Hades sailed to a nearby kingdom already occupied by the Limitless Pirates for resupply.
Nox accompanied his foodie daughter Rhea to the most bustling street in this kingdom for a stroll. However, as they walked, Rhea completely ignored Nox and ran towards the delicious snack stalls.
"What a foodie!"
Seeing Rhea's reckless appearance when she saw food, just like when she was a child, Nox shook his head helplessly.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Nox saw a little girl about eight or nine years old. In his eyes, this little girl was very different.
So much so that Nox followed behind her the entire way.
Baccarat didn't know there was a strange uncle following behind her. She was still skipping and happily walking down the street in her favorite clothes.
"The pastries are delicious!"
Baccarat casually took Beri out of her small purse and bought pastries, eating as she walked.
Someone walking ahead dropped the Beri from their pocket without realizing it and just kept walking. And even though such a stack of Beri fell to the ground, the people passing by didn't even see it, leaving the stack of Beri on the roadside.
Only when Baccarat walked nearby did she see the Beri on the ground. Baccarat naturally walked up, bent down, and picked up the Beri.
Baccarat wasn't surprised at all; in fact, she was already used to it. After putting the Beri in her small purse, she continued walking as if nothing happened. Nox saw that there was even a pickpocket nearby who didn't target this little girl, Baccarat.
Not only that, but Nox also saw that Baccarat picked up quite a few things along the way. Although they weren't valuable, they were indeed things she could pick up for free.
This is simply a European Emperor (referring to someone with extreme luck)!
At least Nox has never picked up Beri or diamonds from the ground in all these years!
Before long, Baccarat saw the crowded people ahead and walked straight towards them. In the crowd, she casually touched the bodies of three people.
Afterwards, Nox saw that among those three people, one stepped on a banana peel after walking a short distance, slipped, and injured his leg. One stepped on a watermelon rind, slipped, and directly fainted. The last one wasn't looking where he was going and crashed into a wall, and then a brick happened to fall from the wall and hit him on the head, knocking him unconscious.
"Isn't this the power of the Fortune Fruit?"
Seeing this scene, Nox finally confirmed what was different about this little girl. Isn't this the power of Baccarat's Fortune Fruit from the original story?
She can absorb others' luck to enhance her own luck. The person whose luck is absorbed becomes very unlucky, possibly even choking to death on water, while the person who gains the luck becomes invincible in fortune; finding gold while walking is child's play.
After Baccarat had touched over a dozen people, she directly squeezed out of the dense crowd.
Then, her big round eyes curiously scanned her surroundings. When she saw Nox not far away, her eyes immediately lit up, and she directly trotted over.