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Chapter 678: Warning
"Do you know what you've done?"
"Sakazuki!"
"Why did you do this?"
Half of Kuzan's body was wrapped in ice, emitting waves of coldness.
Even with such a cold body, it was difficult to conceal the wrath in his heart.
Facing Sakazuki, Kuzan had always been in disagreement with Sakazuki's style of doing things.
However, he didn't have the qualifications to accuse Sakazuki; there were many Marines with similar styles.
But, a ship full of civilians died right before his eyes, when they clearly didn't need to die.
Such a result was truly difficult for him to accept.
The aura of drawn swords and bent bows spread, as if a great battle was about to erupt.
Three Vice Admirals watched from a distance, not daring to intervene.
This situation was something they didn't want to see.
This also involved the clash of ideologies within the Marines.
"What is a Buster Call?"
Facing Kuzan's questioning, Sakazuki gave Kuzan a deep look, slightly turned around, and counter-questioned.
He didn't want to waste time here.
The mission was complete, and he needed to return to North Blue.
The matter of reporting back would be handled by the other Vice Admirals.
There were also recorders on the warship who would send the mission process back to Headquarters.
"Don't do unnecessary things."
The calm voice entered Kuzan's ears.
Sakazuki boarded his own Marine warship and gradually sailed away.
Whether from personal motives or legal statutes, he had done nothing wrong.
Buster Call, the power to destroy everything!
There shouldn't have been such a thing as an evacuation ship in the first place.
All residents of Ohara, even the small cats and dogs, were targets for destruction.
It was just some people who took it upon themselves to send out an evacuation ship.
Trying to accuse him morally was nothing but making a fuss over nothing.
Sakazuki wouldn't take it to heart, nor did he intend to waste time on foolish internal strife.
Perhaps they would have a battle in the future, but definitely not now.
The Marines were expanding their forces, and their overall strength was steadily recovering.
If news of internal strife spread at this time, what would that look like?
Similarly, this was also a reminder from Sakazuki.
Kuzan let a child go, did he not know about this matter?
He just didn't want to waste time on a child.
The destruction of Ohara was merely a ripple raised in this Great Pirate Era, quickly disappearing without a trace.
Ordinary civilians wouldn't care about such things at all.
Let alone that it was just a relatively well-known island.
Even in West Blue itself, it would soon be forgotten.
The Swordsmanship Tournament, World Conscription, and the continuously increasing number of pirates – there were too many things that could attract attention.
In terms of public opinion, it was also under the control of the World Government.
For such minor matters that couldn't affect the world structure, the World Economic Journal was also cooperating.
The Landis Kingdom behind them was now also in a cooperation relationship with the World Government.
Joining the Trade Route established by the World Government in West Blue.
Even if the economic benefit couldn't compare to the sale of Visual Den Den Mushi, it was still somewhat helpful.
Most importantly, it was to strengthen their connections with the World Government and avoid letting the World Government suspect them as much as possible.
Kingdoms like Hilton Kingdom and Kronos Kingdom were doing the same.
In Hades' eyes, it was an even smaller matter.
From start to finish, it had always been in his sight.
He only paid special attention to it due to the particular nature of the event.
Hades didn't care about Nico Robin who escaped either.
An eight-year-old child, even if she could decipher Poneglyphs, held no value to him.
After all, history held no secrets in Kronos Kingdom, unlike Alabasta Kingdom, which despite thousands of years of inheritance, had become increasingly weak and completely lost its lineage.
The so-called halo didn't cause the slightest ripple in Hades' heart either.
This The Great Sea was just this cruel.
Cultivating her would easily get tangled up with the World Government.
As for appearance, there were plenty of beautiful women on The Great Sea.
Although Hades enjoyed pleasure, he had long since moved past such low-level vile taste as deliberately seeking out a woman.
It would be laughable to say it out loud.
In Kronos Kingdom, what kind of woman wasn't available?
All kinds of races, princesses, nobles – as long as he wanted, he could have anything.
The elimination round of the first stage of the Swordsmanship Tournament had already begun.
The entire Sky Arena was filled with combat, and hundreds of thousands of people started getting busy.
Guests who came to the Sky Arena enthusiastically watched the combat between swordsmen of various different styles.
Swordsmen who didn't pass the test weren't discouraged either, gaining experience and broadening their horizons by watching the combat between other swordsmen.
However, everyone knew that the truly strong swordsmen hadn't made their move yet.
They directly skipped the elimination round and entered the next stage, the main competition process.
It was only in the main competition that they would have the stage to display their strength.
Similarly, reaching that point was the true gluttonous feast.
This was true for The Great Sea, for swordsmen, and for Kronos Kingdom.
All casinos on The Great Sea would closely follow every battle.
Similarly, the venue of the Swordsmanship Tournament would be broadcast around the world.
The broadcast fees alone, from various islands and areas combined, amounted to hundreds of billions of Beli.
Since the first Swordsmanship Tournament began, twelve years of time were enough for the influence of the Swordsmanship Tournament to infiltrate the entire world.
After all, the Strongmen who could directly enter the main competition were only a minority.
"Nothing Uncut" was the realm of a Great Sword Master.
If you haven't reached it, you haven't reached it.
Even if your strength is greater than some true Great Sword Masters, you still need to follow the rules of the Swordsmanship Tournament and pass the elimination round first.
Even so, many seed competitors were also highly anticipated.
Many powerful swordsmen were also paying attention to the rising stars.
The second Swordsmanship Tournament was undoubtedly stronger than the first.
Even though they lost a few top swordsmen, the overall strength, base number, and average strength of the swordsman group all saw significant improvement.
Especially for the participants and audience who experienced the first Swordsmanship Tournament, the feeling was even more pronounced.
The competition format also saw significant improvement.
It wasn't as chaotic as the first one.
Although the point system was good, it was time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Shortening the competition schedule was necessary.
Winners advance, losers withdraw; there are no second chances.
After all, what the Swordsmanship Tournament needed to filter for was just the World's Strongest Swordsman, the single strongest one.
Even when it reached the main competition, the matches in the four Competition Zones would proceed simultaneously.
The most important point was that most people's wallets were limited.
It was hard to imagine that during the first Swordsmanship Tournament, many people ran out of money early and were eating the free food provided by Paros Island.
And Kronos Kingdom couldn't give them too poor treatment, otherwise, it would affect the experience.
This cost Kronos Kingdom quite a bit of money.
The second Swordsmanship Tournament would definitely satisfy the vast majority of people.
The existence of Paros Island, moreover, boosted the economy by an unknown amount.
Large quantities of specialty goods were transported to Paros Island from the entire Pluto Sea Area, and even North Blue.
(end of chapter)
"Do you know what you've done?"
"Sakazuki!"
"Why did you do this?"
Half of Kuzan's body was wrapped in ice, emitting waves of coldness.
Even with such a cold body, it was difficult to conceal the wrath in his heart.
Facing Sakazuki, Kuzan had always been in disagreement with Sakazuki's style of doing things.
However, he didn't have the qualifications to accuse Sakazuki; there were many Marines with similar styles.
But, a ship full of civilians died right before his eyes, when they clearly didn't need to die.
Such a result was truly difficult for him to accept.
The aura of drawn swords and bent bows spread, as if a great battle was about to erupt.
Three Vice Admirals watched from a distance, not daring to intervene.
This situation was something they didn't want to see.
This also involved the clash of ideologies within the Marines.
"What is a Buster Call?"
Facing Kuzan's questioning, Sakazuki gave Kuzan a deep look, slightly turned around, and counter-questioned.
He didn't want to waste time here.
The mission was complete, and he needed to return to North Blue.
The matter of reporting back would be handled by the other Vice Admirals.
There were also recorders on the warship who would send the mission process back to Headquarters.
"Don't do unnecessary things."
The calm voice entered Kuzan's ears.
Sakazuki boarded his own Marine warship and gradually sailed away.
Whether from personal motives or legal statutes, he had done nothing wrong.
Buster Call, the power to destroy everything!
There shouldn't have been such a thing as an evacuation ship in the first place.
All residents of Ohara, even the small cats and dogs, were targets for destruction.
It was just some people who took it upon themselves to send out an evacuation ship.
Trying to accuse him morally was nothing but making a fuss over nothing.
Sakazuki wouldn't take it to heart, nor did he intend to waste time on foolish internal strife.
Perhaps they would have a battle in the future, but definitely not now.
The Marines were expanding their forces, and their overall strength was steadily recovering.
If news of internal strife spread at this time, what would that look like?
Similarly, this was also a reminder from Sakazuki.
Kuzan let a child go, did he not know about this matter?
He just didn't want to waste time on a child.
The destruction of Ohara was merely a ripple raised in this Great Pirate Era, quickly disappearing without a trace.
Ordinary civilians wouldn't care about such things at all.
Let alone that it was just a relatively well-known island.
Even in West Blue itself, it would soon be forgotten.
The Swordsmanship Tournament, World Conscription, and the continuously increasing number of pirates – there were too many things that could attract attention.
In terms of public opinion, it was also under the control of the World Government.
For such minor matters that couldn't affect the world structure, the World Economic Journal was also cooperating.
The Landis Kingdom behind them was now also in a cooperation relationship with the World Government.
Joining the Trade Route established by the World Government in West Blue.
Even if the economic benefit couldn't compare to the sale of Visual Den Den Mushi, it was still somewhat helpful.
Most importantly, it was to strengthen their connections with the World Government and avoid letting the World Government suspect them as much as possible.
Kingdoms like Hilton Kingdom and Kronos Kingdom were doing the same.
In Hades' eyes, it was an even smaller matter.
From start to finish, it had always been in his sight.
He only paid special attention to it due to the particular nature of the event.
Hades didn't care about Nico Robin who escaped either.
An eight-year-old child, even if she could decipher Poneglyphs, held no value to him.
After all, history held no secrets in Kronos Kingdom, unlike Alabasta Kingdom, which despite thousands of years of inheritance, had become increasingly weak and completely lost its lineage.
The so-called halo didn't cause the slightest ripple in Hades' heart either.
This The Great Sea was just this cruel.
Cultivating her would easily get tangled up with the World Government.
As for appearance, there were plenty of beautiful women on The Great Sea.
Although Hades enjoyed pleasure, he had long since moved past such low-level vile taste as deliberately seeking out a woman.
It would be laughable to say it out loud.
In Kronos Kingdom, what kind of woman wasn't available?
All kinds of races, princesses, nobles – as long as he wanted, he could have anything.
The elimination round of the first stage of the Swordsmanship Tournament had already begun.
The entire Sky Arena was filled with combat, and hundreds of thousands of people started getting busy.
Guests who came to the Sky Arena enthusiastically watched the combat between swordsmen of various different styles.
Swordsmen who didn't pass the test weren't discouraged either, gaining experience and broadening their horizons by watching the combat between other swordsmen.
However, everyone knew that the truly strong swordsmen hadn't made their move yet.
They directly skipped the elimination round and entered the next stage, the main competition process.
It was only in the main competition that they would have the stage to display their strength.
Similarly, reaching that point was the true gluttonous feast.
This was true for The Great Sea, for swordsmen, and for Kronos Kingdom.
All casinos on The Great Sea would closely follow every battle.
Similarly, the venue of the Swordsmanship Tournament would be broadcast around the world.
The broadcast fees alone, from various islands and areas combined, amounted to hundreds of billions of Beli.
Since the first Swordsmanship Tournament began, twelve years of time were enough for the influence of the Swordsmanship Tournament to infiltrate the entire world.
After all, the Strongmen who could directly enter the main competition were only a minority.
"Nothing Uncut" was the realm of a Great Sword Master.
If you haven't reached it, you haven't reached it.
Even if your strength is greater than some true Great Sword Masters, you still need to follow the rules of the Swordsmanship Tournament and pass the elimination round first.
Even so, many seed competitors were also highly anticipated.
Many powerful swordsmen were also paying attention to the rising stars.
The second Swordsmanship Tournament was undoubtedly stronger than the first.
Even though they lost a few top swordsmen, the overall strength, base number, and average strength of the swordsman group all saw significant improvement.
Especially for the participants and audience who experienced the first Swordsmanship Tournament, the feeling was even more pronounced.
The competition format also saw significant improvement.
It wasn't as chaotic as the first one.
Although the point system was good, it was time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Shortening the competition schedule was necessary.
Winners advance, losers withdraw; there are no second chances.
After all, what the Swordsmanship Tournament needed to filter for was just the World's Strongest Swordsman, the single strongest one.
Even when it reached the main competition, the matches in the four Competition Zones would proceed simultaneously.
The most important point was that most people's wallets were limited.
It was hard to imagine that during the first Swordsmanship Tournament, many people ran out of money early and were eating the free food provided by Paros Island.
And Kronos Kingdom couldn't give them too poor treatment, otherwise, it would affect the experience.
This cost Kronos Kingdom quite a bit of money.
The second Swordsmanship Tournament would definitely satisfy the vast majority of people.
The existence of Paros Island, moreover, boosted the economy by an unknown amount.
Large quantities of specialty goods were transported to Paros Island from the entire Pluto Sea Area, and even North Blue.
(end of chapter)
