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Chapter 514: Luxurious Lineup
Perhaps it was bad luck, but fortune still favored the Roger Pirates.
The Marines and the World Government were ultimately one step too late.
With just a five-minute difference, subsequent combat strength would have arrived, and this encirclement would have resulted in a major victory.
Facing the full encirclement by the Marines and the World Government, the inescapable Roger Pirates were destined for destruction.
The final result was disappointing.
Next time, they wouldn't have such a good opportunity.
Coating was a fatal weakness, and it could only restrict them in this Sea Area, preventing the Roger Pirates from leaving even if they wanted to.
"Get ready!"
Upon receiving news of the failed operation, Kong did not feel discouraged.
This was just one operation.
How could people who had persevered through the era when the Rocks Pirates ran rampant give up so easily?
The Roger Pirates merely escaped.
But the Rocks Pirates brought about heavy losses time and time again.
It was almost enough to cause collapse, making people no longer believe in justice.
If they failed this time, they would seize the next opportunity.
This time they were only a step away from success, so next time, they will make even more sufficient preparations.
A small setback was not enough to make them give up, and besides, this wasn't the first time.
"This time, we absolutely cannot let the Roger Pirates escape."
Kong stated firmly.
This time, he had ample confidence.
Just now, news came from the World Government that they had found a Scout-Scout Fruit.
Eating the Scout-Scout Fruit was equivalent to having a built-in map, capable of sensing the location of all life forms within the map's range.
The initial range was about several kilometers.
If the Ability User was stronger, the range could be even wider.
Fish-Man Island was only about ten thousand meters below the Deep Sea, completely within the perception range of the Scout-Scout Fruit user.
Furthermore, there were Intelligence Officers from the Marines and the World Government on Fish-Man Island.
When the Roger Pirates left, they could transmit the information.
By correlating the time with the Ability User's perception, it meant the Roger Pirates' whereabouts were completely under their control.
At that time, they could lead a large force directly to trap them like catching a turtle in a jar.
The Roger Pirates wouldn't be able to escape and would have to engage in a proper great battle.
The Roger Pirates must be destroyed.
Although he hadn't given up, repeated failures were constantly wearing down the Government's patience.
Without interference from other factions, the Marines and the World Government would go all out.
On the Marines' side, there were Garp, Zephyr, Sengoku, and Tsuru.
Dragon, Borsalino, Sakazuki, and Kuzan, four Logia-type Devil Fruit Users.
This included many of the Marines' high-end combat power.
This was not enough.
Relying solely on these would not create absolute suppression against the Roger Pirates.
The World Government will dispatch the Three Great Army Generals.
"The Storm Dragon," "White Ghost," and "Bamboo Python."
And one Army Admiral Candidate.
Over the years, with the World Government's shortage of funds, especially the Army's military budget, which was cut in half, Army soldiers were already not treated as people and had extremely high mortality rates.
It was fine during periods without war, but now there was also the Place of Bloody Battle, a place from which there was no return.
There wasn't much profit to be gained from the Army now.
Compared to the Marines, the gap in treatment was obvious, and they even had to constantly clean up after the Marines.
This was something not felt decades ago when the Marines and Army didn't cooperate much.
At that time, the Army even felt a sense of superiority towards the Marines.
Now, it was clear who the favored child was.
Army officers were naturally a step lower when facing the Marines.
Under these circumstances, competition for high-level positions in the Army within the various factions in Mary Geoise decreased, and investment also decreased.
Thus, the number of Strongmen also decreased.
This was not a good job.
Even though the current Army Generals, "White Ghost" and "The Storm Dragon," were nearing retirement, there was only one candidate to fill the Army General position.
True Monsters had better places to go.
Many who became Army Generals relied on their Devil Fruit ability.
In the past, the Army's casualties were not so great, there were few incidents, and they held considerable power.
However, in the previous era, the Army General "Brown Anaconda" died in battle, directly leading to power turmoil and the division of interests within Mary Geoise.
A large family that held a significant position in Mary Geoise suffered a generational decline, having to abandon countless interests to satisfy the greedy wolves, barely managing to survive.
Most of those who could occupy high positions in the Army had backgrounds.
The death in battle of a large number of Army Vice Admirals also caused many families to suffer heavy losses.
Some were even completely destroyed.
Even in Mary Geoise, strength was still the most important thing.
Power was merely an appendage of strength.
The seemingly decadent World Nobles actually possessed the strongest strength, which ensured their noble status.
Even though some World Noble Families had declined and were surpassed by several large families in Mary Geoise.
However, relying on their powerful faction and the Celestial Dragon code, they could still ensure their own status.
For example, the Sterling Family, which was close to the Tartarus Family, had Top Tier Combatants in every generation.
Hades' friend Victor, Victor's father, the current Minister of Finance, and the Holy Land Steward.
Victor's retired grandfather.
The Sterling Family had at least three Top Tier Combatants.
Moreover, a family that had been passed down for hundreds of years was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
The more families like them, who could threaten the status of World Nobles, the more they needed to conceal their strength.
Otherwise, they would face suppression from the Celestial Dragons at any time.
One should know that the Sterling Family was always prepared to replace a World Noble Family.
However, their faction and foundation were insufficient, limiting them only to Mary Geoise.
Unlike the Tartarus Family, which controlled a Superpower like the Kingdom of Kronos.
It was precisely because they saw that the opportunity was not great.
And with the decline of the World Government and the changes in the world situation, the Sterling Family drew closer to the Tartarus Family.
Before the World Government took action against the Kronos Kingdom, the Sterling Family had already suffered multiple suppressions within the Government.
However, they strongly resolved this through marriage alliances with World Nobles, and two generations married into a certain World Noble Family, ensuring stable development for at least the next few decades.
Due to the turmoil in the Army, many families within Mary Geoise no longer saw a future in developing within the Army.
Compared to the Marines, the Army was inherently more fragile.
With many Mary Geoise families giving up on the Army, this was actually a good thing, allowing more Army soldiers from Civilian and Slave backgrounds, without backgrounds, to rise.
They barely filled the vacant positions.
In the past, without a background, climbing the ranks in the Army was practically impossible.
No matter how outstanding one's talent or how much effort one put in, they could not become a Vice Admiral level General.
Even for Commodore and Rear Admiral, someone needed to recommend them.
Bogujia, Garp's current Adjutant, was actually from the Army.
He was noticed by Garp during a mission and subsequently left the sea of suffering that was the Army.
For Garp, a Marine Vice Admiral, transferring someone from the Army to the Marines was simply a matter of a single sentence.
Including all Army Vice Admirals, the Army could be said to have been sent out in full force.
The Marines were actually the same, only limited to Headquarters, where Fleet Admiral Kong, a powerful combatant, did not take action.
Besides that, there's also CP0 Agent.
Including the CP0 Director-General and the CP0 Deputy Director, as well as multiple CP0 Agents.
There were also four God's Guard Candidates.
Bringing out the Scout-Scout Fruit this time was under a strict order.
The God's Guard Candidates had taken action many times, but several operations had completely failed, as if they were being played like monkeys.
This was also an embarrassing matter for the Five Elders, especially with the stress from the various Celestial Dragon Families.
For this operation, the World Government and the Marines dispatched at least ten Top Tier Combatants, and the high-end combat power was countless.
This was a luxurious lineup that had not been assembled for at least ten years.
It was equivalent to adopting the attitude of facing a great battle against the Rocks Pirates.
And this was merely to deal with the Roger Pirates.
The World Government's patience had run out; this was also the last opportunity.
The Family of "D" was like a thorn, making the World Government feel extremely troubled.
(end of chapter)
Perhaps it was bad luck, but fortune still favored the Roger Pirates.
The Marines and the World Government were ultimately one step too late.
With just a five-minute difference, subsequent combat strength would have arrived, and this encirclement would have resulted in a major victory.
Facing the full encirclement by the Marines and the World Government, the inescapable Roger Pirates were destined for destruction.
The final result was disappointing.
Next time, they wouldn't have such a good opportunity.
Coating was a fatal weakness, and it could only restrict them in this Sea Area, preventing the Roger Pirates from leaving even if they wanted to.
"Get ready!"
Upon receiving news of the failed operation, Kong did not feel discouraged.
This was just one operation.
How could people who had persevered through the era when the Rocks Pirates ran rampant give up so easily?
The Roger Pirates merely escaped.
But the Rocks Pirates brought about heavy losses time and time again.
It was almost enough to cause collapse, making people no longer believe in justice.
If they failed this time, they would seize the next opportunity.
This time they were only a step away from success, so next time, they will make even more sufficient preparations.
A small setback was not enough to make them give up, and besides, this wasn't the first time.
"This time, we absolutely cannot let the Roger Pirates escape."
Kong stated firmly.
This time, he had ample confidence.
Just now, news came from the World Government that they had found a Scout-Scout Fruit.
Eating the Scout-Scout Fruit was equivalent to having a built-in map, capable of sensing the location of all life forms within the map's range.
The initial range was about several kilometers.
If the Ability User was stronger, the range could be even wider.
Fish-Man Island was only about ten thousand meters below the Deep Sea, completely within the perception range of the Scout-Scout Fruit user.
Furthermore, there were Intelligence Officers from the Marines and the World Government on Fish-Man Island.
When the Roger Pirates left, they could transmit the information.
By correlating the time with the Ability User's perception, it meant the Roger Pirates' whereabouts were completely under their control.
At that time, they could lead a large force directly to trap them like catching a turtle in a jar.
The Roger Pirates wouldn't be able to escape and would have to engage in a proper great battle.
The Roger Pirates must be destroyed.
Although he hadn't given up, repeated failures were constantly wearing down the Government's patience.
Without interference from other factions, the Marines and the World Government would go all out.
On the Marines' side, there were Garp, Zephyr, Sengoku, and Tsuru.
Dragon, Borsalino, Sakazuki, and Kuzan, four Logia-type Devil Fruit Users.
This included many of the Marines' high-end combat power.
This was not enough.
Relying solely on these would not create absolute suppression against the Roger Pirates.
The World Government will dispatch the Three Great Army Generals.
"The Storm Dragon," "White Ghost," and "Bamboo Python."
And one Army Admiral Candidate.
Over the years, with the World Government's shortage of funds, especially the Army's military budget, which was cut in half, Army soldiers were already not treated as people and had extremely high mortality rates.
It was fine during periods without war, but now there was also the Place of Bloody Battle, a place from which there was no return.
There wasn't much profit to be gained from the Army now.
Compared to the Marines, the gap in treatment was obvious, and they even had to constantly clean up after the Marines.
This was something not felt decades ago when the Marines and Army didn't cooperate much.
At that time, the Army even felt a sense of superiority towards the Marines.
Now, it was clear who the favored child was.
Army officers were naturally a step lower when facing the Marines.
Under these circumstances, competition for high-level positions in the Army within the various factions in Mary Geoise decreased, and investment also decreased.
Thus, the number of Strongmen also decreased.
This was not a good job.
Even though the current Army Generals, "White Ghost" and "The Storm Dragon," were nearing retirement, there was only one candidate to fill the Army General position.
True Monsters had better places to go.
Many who became Army Generals relied on their Devil Fruit ability.
In the past, the Army's casualties were not so great, there were few incidents, and they held considerable power.
However, in the previous era, the Army General "Brown Anaconda" died in battle, directly leading to power turmoil and the division of interests within Mary Geoise.
A large family that held a significant position in Mary Geoise suffered a generational decline, having to abandon countless interests to satisfy the greedy wolves, barely managing to survive.
Most of those who could occupy high positions in the Army had backgrounds.
The death in battle of a large number of Army Vice Admirals also caused many families to suffer heavy losses.
Some were even completely destroyed.
Even in Mary Geoise, strength was still the most important thing.
Power was merely an appendage of strength.
The seemingly decadent World Nobles actually possessed the strongest strength, which ensured their noble status.
Even though some World Noble Families had declined and were surpassed by several large families in Mary Geoise.
However, relying on their powerful faction and the Celestial Dragon code, they could still ensure their own status.
For example, the Sterling Family, which was close to the Tartarus Family, had Top Tier Combatants in every generation.
Hades' friend Victor, Victor's father, the current Minister of Finance, and the Holy Land Steward.
Victor's retired grandfather.
The Sterling Family had at least three Top Tier Combatants.
Moreover, a family that had been passed down for hundreds of years was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
The more families like them, who could threaten the status of World Nobles, the more they needed to conceal their strength.
Otherwise, they would face suppression from the Celestial Dragons at any time.
One should know that the Sterling Family was always prepared to replace a World Noble Family.
However, their faction and foundation were insufficient, limiting them only to Mary Geoise.
Unlike the Tartarus Family, which controlled a Superpower like the Kingdom of Kronos.
It was precisely because they saw that the opportunity was not great.
And with the decline of the World Government and the changes in the world situation, the Sterling Family drew closer to the Tartarus Family.
Before the World Government took action against the Kronos Kingdom, the Sterling Family had already suffered multiple suppressions within the Government.
However, they strongly resolved this through marriage alliances with World Nobles, and two generations married into a certain World Noble Family, ensuring stable development for at least the next few decades.
Due to the turmoil in the Army, many families within Mary Geoise no longer saw a future in developing within the Army.
Compared to the Marines, the Army was inherently more fragile.
With many Mary Geoise families giving up on the Army, this was actually a good thing, allowing more Army soldiers from Civilian and Slave backgrounds, without backgrounds, to rise.
They barely filled the vacant positions.
In the past, without a background, climbing the ranks in the Army was practically impossible.
No matter how outstanding one's talent or how much effort one put in, they could not become a Vice Admiral level General.
Even for Commodore and Rear Admiral, someone needed to recommend them.
Bogujia, Garp's current Adjutant, was actually from the Army.
He was noticed by Garp during a mission and subsequently left the sea of suffering that was the Army.
For Garp, a Marine Vice Admiral, transferring someone from the Army to the Marines was simply a matter of a single sentence.
Including all Army Vice Admirals, the Army could be said to have been sent out in full force.
The Marines were actually the same, only limited to Headquarters, where Fleet Admiral Kong, a powerful combatant, did not take action.
Besides that, there's also CP0 Agent.
Including the CP0 Director-General and the CP0 Deputy Director, as well as multiple CP0 Agents.
There were also four God's Guard Candidates.
Bringing out the Scout-Scout Fruit this time was under a strict order.
The God's Guard Candidates had taken action many times, but several operations had completely failed, as if they were being played like monkeys.
This was also an embarrassing matter for the Five Elders, especially with the stress from the various Celestial Dragon Families.
For this operation, the World Government and the Marines dispatched at least ten Top Tier Combatants, and the high-end combat power was countless.
This was a luxurious lineup that had not been assembled for at least ten years.
It was equivalent to adopting the attitude of facing a great battle against the Rocks Pirates.
And this was merely to deal with the Roger Pirates.
The World Government's patience had run out; this was also the last opportunity.
The Family of "D" was like a thorn, making the World Government feel extremely troubled.
(end of chapter)
