CHAPTER 163: CHAPTER 163: A WAR CAUSED BY A SINGLE SENTENCE FROM KARL

As Karl’s words fell, the first battle of the War of the Era officially came to an end.

The impact of this battle stirred up a huge storm all over the world.

First, in the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line, Paradise, who knows how many pirates’ dreams of becoming the Pirate King and finding the legendary great treasure were shattered by this battle that lasted less than an hour.

For the first time, the weak, especially the pirates, had witnessed the power of the sea’s overlords through a live broadcast. For a long time to come, they would be awakened from their dreams by the vision of the sky splitting and the island-destroying power.

The number of people who gave up being pirates would also increase.

The live broadcast that Karl had specially prepared for his ascent to the top had unintentionally helped Mary Geoise and the Navy to suppress evil.

Of course... in this chaotic era, these people would only be afraid for a period of time.

When they had no money for food, they would eventually take up their weapons and, like hyenas, burn, kill, and plunder.

Pirates were a mainstream profession in this world.

Unlike the pirates in the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line, and the ordinary people who were not involved, who were simply scared by this peak duel.

The people of the New World were used to living in a sea area ruled by the Pirate Emperors and the affiliated countries.

Apart from marveling at the power of the two great overlords, they would do what they had to do.

However, after defeating Kaido, Karl’s achievement of defeating another sea overlord had brought another wave of traffic to the Gran Tesoro.

Countless rich people and nobles, for the sake of a so-called sense of security, all chose to go on vacation to the world’s largest entertainment city, which had allowed Karl’s treasury of five hundred billion Berries, accumulated over two years, to soar again.

In addition, with the cooperation of Morgans and Doflamingo, he had authorized the sale of pre-release newspapers and the sale of merchandise all over the world.

The total revenue from a single world live broadcast, just from the split, had earned Karl several billion Berries.

This was not even including the subsequent revenue of the Gran Tesoro.

Popularity reflected value.

The current Karl, as if he had returned to the year 1517 of the Sea Circle Calendar, had once again become the darling of the world, this year’s biggest superstar.

The other four sea overlords could not be compared to Karl.

After all, no one was better at using the tool of public opinion than Karl, Morgans, and Doflamingo.

If Whitebeard had Karl’s mind, where would he need to be so stingy as to not even be willing to treat his sons to a drink?

Unlike the pirates in the first half of the Grand Line and the ordinary people who were not involved.

In front of the whole world, Karl had not only defeated Charlotte Linlin, but had also knocked her into the sea, her life and death unknown.

His last sentence had a huge impact on the pirate world of the New World.

Those pirate alliances, which had been forced to unite or huddle together for warmth under the pressure of the Four Emperors’ structure, seemed to have found an opportunity.

For a time, countless hungry wolves’ gazes were cast on the Totto Land, which was composed of 35 islands.

A stormy atmosphere instantly enveloped the entire New World.

Karl was not a pirate, and his challenge was an open and aboveboard challenge.

So, in order not to offend the two sea overlords, neither the Mary Geoise Marine Headquarters nor the New World’s sea overlords and pirates had any intention of interfering.

Even the biggest troublemaker, Kaido, was the same.

However... the premise was that there were no casualties on either side, and no opportunity was given to those hungry wolves to take a bite.

Although the world live broadcast would bring great benefits to Karl.

But if Karl had failed in the challenge and had been seriously injured by Charlotte Linlin, and had even been on the verge of death.

Then, the Gran Tesoro would have faced a great challenge no less than the largest-scale Buster Call.

Those major forces that had long been eyeing the Golden City but had been unable to act for various reasons would all have pounced and taken a bite while Karl was at his weakest.

Similarly, Charlotte Linlin’s life and death being unknown had given the pirates of the New World a chance to overthrow a world’s highest peak.

So... a war caused by a single sentence from Karl soon broke out in the sea area of Totto Land.

The first to be unable to resist making a move was a small alliance of captains with bounties of only three or four hundred million Berries, who were preparing to launch an attack on Totto Land’s Cake Island.

Then, before they could even get close to the outermost island of Totto Land, they were defeated by a team led by a minister of the Charlotte family.

It didn’t even require the four Sweet Commanders to make a move.

With the small pirate alliance making a move, some large pirate crews with a total bounty of several billion Berries also couldn’t help but declare war on Totto Land.

Facing those large pirate crews whose captains all had bounties of over 500 million, and who had several cadres with bounties of several hundred million, and even a group of elite subordinates, the four Sweet Commanders also began to make a move.

Under the joint efforts of more than thirty brothers and sisters leading more than ten thousand troops, those pirate alliances and large pirate crews were all blocked outside Totto Land.

The comprehensive strength of the Big Mom Pirates was second only to the Whitebeard Pirates, and their influence was the first among the Four Emperors.

Although Charlotte Linlin’s personal strength was the weakest among the Four Emperors and the five great sea overlords.

But she was too fertile.

After decades of development, the archipelago formed by thirty-five islands had given her the largest miscellaneous army among the Four Emperors, more than thirty children, and all kinds of mixed-race children, as well as all kinds of Devil Fruit users.

If they really fought, the Big Mom Pirates would not be afraid of any force.

Especially in a war in their home base, Totto Land, even a Four Emperors pirate crew would find it difficult to break through the defense of more than thirty islands and invade the central Cake Island.

But two fists are no match for four hands.

The New World was not short of ambitious and powerful pirates.

Since Shanks had ascended to the top, the four largest cakes in this strongest sea had been snatched away by the four Pirate Emperors.

The remaining cakes, because of the affiliated countries that were protected by Mary Geoise and the Navy, apart from a little leftover soup, they didn’t even have a single bite of meat.

There were usually no opportunities.

Now that a sea overlord’s life and death was unknown, and she was suspected to have fallen.

Those with ambition were naturally unwilling to live in the shadow of these emperors.

Facing more and more pirate alliances and large pirate crews, the Big Mom Pirates soon went from being able to deal with it easily to having a challenge, and finally to being under great pressure.

This war was because of a single sentence from that youth who had just come of age not long ago.

For a time, the various major forces’ evaluation and threat level of Karl had once again risen by several times.

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