One piece: Establishing a Pirate Family

Chapter 513: The Three Emperors Alliance

The three of them drank the wine that symbolized their alliance.

At this moment, to curb the Marines' invasion, the Three Emperors of the New World had reached an alliance. This was unprecedented.

The moment this news broke, it shocked the entire New World. A meeting of the Three Emperors was such a momentous event that it was impossible to hide from anyone. The gathering of the three great pirate crews at the Edd War sea had been monitored by all the major powers from the very beginning.

The conversation between Rockefeller Charlotte, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, and Charlotte Linlin was learned by the spies of countless major factions.

This meeting had been intentionally arranged by Charlotte. It was to make it clear to everyone in the New World that he, Rockefeller Charlotte, was not to be trifled with.

Once this news came out, the ambitious pirate crews lurking in various parts of the New World all settled down. Crews like the Moria Pirates, who had intended to challenge the power of the Emperors and bite off a piece of flesh during the Marines' operation, all fell silent.

The Three Emperors Alliance had officially begun.

Rockefeller Charlotte, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, and Charlotte Linlin began to establish a unified code of conduct for the Three Emperors in the New World, to jointly face the threat of the Marines.

At this time, the three great pirate crews of the New World had completely changed. From pirates who once roamed everywhere, they now ruled over territories across the New World, like emperors.

In the past, the "Three Emperors" was a title spoken by outsiders. Whitebeard Edward Newgate, Rockefeller Charlotte, and Charlotte Linlin had never officially acknowledged it. But after this alliance treaty officially began, the three great pirate crews would formally present themselves to the world under the title of the Three Emperors.

The New World had officially welcomed the era of the Three Emperors.

After this alliance was concluded, the three great pirate crews set aside their past grievances and formally allied to face the threat from Marine Headquarters.

"Charlotte, how far have the Marines invaded?"

After the alliance was completed, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, Charlotte Linlin, and Rockefeller Charlotte sat down together. Rockefeller Charlotte was clearly in a bad mood and didn't give the other two a pleasant look.

"They have already occupied a key military fortress in the first half of the New World, near its center. You could say the first half of the New World is basically lost," Charlotte said, then tilted his head back and downed a cup of wine.

In just one short month, the crew members under his command were simply unable to resist the full-scale invasion of Marine Headquarters. Originally, Charlotte had planned to hold out for three to six months, to make the Marines think the Rockefeller Pirates were too tough a nut to crack and temporarily give up on besieging them to focus on the Big Mom Pirates or the Whitebeard Pirates instead.

But the reality was clear: Charlotte had overestimated the strength of the Rockefeller Pirates and underestimated the Marines' determination to launch an all-out attack on the New World. Without Charlotte making a move himself, the Rockefeller Pirates had only managed to halt the Marines' advance for a month. This gave them no leverage to intimidate the other pirate crews and dashed Charlotte's hopes of taking the leadership position in the alliance.

Whitebeard's expression turned serious upon hearing this. The first half of the New World was lost. This meant their core interests would be directly threatened by the Marines.

"Currently, the Marines are urgently trying to reclaim the first half of the New World. It seems they intend to consolidate it before they fight a battle of life and death with us," Charlotte said, a scornful smile on his face.

The first half of the New World had numerous kingdoms, legacies left behind by the Flying Pirates. They survived by paying protection fees to the various great pirate crews, navigating between them. Back then, Golden Lion Shiki was a terrible administrator and had no idea how to manage his territories. He couldn't be bothered. He simply copied the World Government's Heavenly Tribute system, requiring all the islands under his command to pay a protection fee to maintain the operations of the Flying Pirates.

After the Flying Pirates fell, the Rockefeller Pirates occupied many of their territories and also took over numerous kingdom factions. The dawning of the Great Pirate Era meant the Rockefeller Pirates had no time to deal with those kingdom factions. They had let them be, only putting some thought into collecting taxes. As a result, those kingdoms still existed.

For them, it didn't matter who ruled; they would offer up money and treasures to protect themselves. There was no loyalty to speak of. It was impossible to expect them to unite against the Marines.

Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin both laughed upon hearing this. The Marines' approach was clearly outdated. At a time like this, instead of pressing their advantage, they were fantastically trying to integrate the kingdom factions of the New World. It was truly foolish. The rule of the New World had always been that you listen to whoever has the biggest fist.

While Whitebeard and the others were talking at the Edd War sea, Kong was indeed consolidating the forces in the first half of the New World, especially those kingdom factions.

Kong didn't waste words. He had his Vice Admirals lead fleets to visit them one by one, letting their military might do the talking.

The numerous kingdoms that had been flying the flags of Rockefeller, Whitebeard, and Big Mom, upon seeing so many warships, immediately and decisively switched to the flag of the World Government.

Vice Admiral Momonga arrived in the grand hall of a royal palace.

"Your Majesty the King, this is a conscription order from the World Government, commanding all nations in the New World to cooperate with the Marines' operation to reclaim the New World," Vice Admiral Momonga said with a deadpan expression, his tone laced with a hint of a threat.

The king's face turned bitter, but he nodded. He had no right to refuse. The fleet was parked at his doorstep. He could only agree; he had no right to bargain.

Scenes like this were happening all over the first half of the New World.

The Marines forcibly conscripted the naval forces of the various New World kingdoms, forming a contingent centered around these kingdom forces. The Marines, who had originally been at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, were instantly invigorated as if they had taken a powerful tonic. Their fleet swelled from one hundred ships to a massive naval fleet of five hundred. The total number of personnel exceeded 150,000.

Although most of these new forces were just sent by the kingdoms to make up the numbers and were no match for the Marines' hundred core warships, it was still very good. The fact that those kingdoms were willing to send fleets to help meant their hearts were still with the World Government. The World Government's influence had not waned, despite the New World being lost for twenty years.

Having obtained this massive force, Fleet Admiral Kong dared not delay. He knew that every second wasted meant having to solve the problem of rations for an additional hundred thousand-plus soldiers. He wanted the first battle to be the decisive battle, to settle the universe in one fell swoop and eliminate the Three Emperors Alliance.

At this moment, the news of the Three Emperors Alliance was sitting on his desk.

"Sengoku, how is the integration of the armies sent by those kingdoms coming along?" Kong asked, sitting in the meeting room looking at Sengoku, Zephyr, and Garp.

Grand Staff Officer Tsuru was holding down the fort at Marine Headquarters and did not attend the meeting. This massive wave of tasks had all fallen on the shoulders of Kong and Sengoku.

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