Pirate: Hades! ( One Piece)

Chapter 326: Tyrant Dragon's Westward Journey

Sea Calendar 1489.

Since the Great Battle of God Valley, the entire Great Sea has welcomed four years of peace.

There is one matter worth noting.

That is the "Tyrant Dragon's Westward Journey" incident!

"Tyrant Dragon" Zak and "Demon King" Nash, two young Overlord-tier pirates, seem to have reached some kind of agreement.

The Tyrant Dragon Pirates' faction as a whole relocated westward, including their Affiliated Pirate Groups, moving to the southern Sea Area of the New World's middle section.

Before this, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates carried out a bloody purge of their Affiliated Forces.

Affiliated Pirate Groups unwilling to relocate or harboring disloyal intentions were overthrown by them.

This fully displayed the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' dominance.

This is a major event that will to some extent affect the future structure of the New World.

The Demon King Pirates gained a much wider space for development, with no strong rival opposing him.

However, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' westward relocation had the biggest impact on the Byrnndi Pirates.

However, the Byrnndi Pirates are not keen on expanding their Territory.

If we view the southern Sea Area of the New World's middle section as a whole.

The Byrnndi Pirates' Territory is in the northeast.

Wano Country is located in the southern-central area.

The Tyrant Dragon Pirates' Territory is in the southeast, extending all the way to the Wano Country Sea Area.

For now, there is still a considerable distance before the territories of the two Pirate Crews border each other.

The Tyrant Dragon Pirates have no intention of expanding northward, nor do they intend to expand further westward.

They seemingly do not wish to come into conflict with the Byrnndi Pirates.

Furthermore, the Byrnndi Pirates' Territory expansion is not fast; the Territory they occupy is less than eighty Islands, and there is still a significant gap compared to other top-tier Pirate Crews.

The Pirate Crew has a total of eight thousand pirates.

This kind of military strength has a huge gap compared to the Flying Pirates' fifty thousand Pirate Fleet.

The main reason, it's clear, is that Byrnndi World's mind is not focused on this.

Currently, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' main energy is focused on conquering Wano Country.

A few months ago, Tyrant Dragon Pirates Cadre Amos went to Wano Country.

After truly witnessing the vast resources Wano Country possesses, he was completely captivated.

The value of one Wano Country is equivalent to more than a hundred Islands.

Seastone, rare ore, and even gold mines are rare resources on the Great Sea.

Wano Country has a very superior climate with four seasons, making it completely self-sufficient.

If managed well, foreign trade wouldn't even be an issue.

This island is a perfect foundation for establishment, coupled with its easily defensible and difficult-to-attack terrain.

As long as they obtain Wano Country and possess abundant resources, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates will be able to rapidly develop.

Following this, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' westward relocation was also a natural progression.

And now, their primary target is to completely conquer Wano Country.

Onigashima is now the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' Base Camp.

Zak sat in the head seat, surrounded by powerful cadres and elite members of the Tyrant Dragon Pirates.

Meanwhile, "Tyrant Bear" Morant and "The Blaster" Wendigo had somewhat grim expressions, as did other powerful pirates who had been attracted here.

How could they have imagined that the Tyrant Dragon Pirates would suddenly target Wano Country?

This made them feel as though everything they had done before was merely paving the way for the Tyrant Dragon Pirates.

In terms of overall strength, even combined, they were no match for the Tyrant Dragon Pirates.

"Tyrant Dragon" Zak, a rising star of the Rocks Pirates, a young monster; even the two of them combined were no match.

What's more, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates also have numerous powerful cadres.

Amos and Jose, High-Ranking Cadres of the Rocks Pirates, and other Dragon Race members have also grown up over the years.

So what should they do next?

Leave Wano Country?

Or continue to stay in Wano Country?

To their surprise, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates had no intention of driving them away.

On one hand, they needed to borrow their strength.

On the other hand, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates had the idea of bringing all of them under their command.

Currently, Wano Country has gathered quite a few powerful forces.

Just "Tyrant Bear" Morant and "The Blaster" Wendigo alone are completely independent monsters.

The bounty of other well-known Pirate Crew Captains is at least one or two hundred million Beli.

If they were brought under command, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' overall faction strength would surge.

The Pluto Pirates' exceptional overall strength is built upon Hades bringing numerous terrifyingly powerful High-Ranking Cadres and many young pirates with great potential under his command.

While the Captain's strength is certainly important, it is the cadres' combat power and number that determine a Pirate Crew's upper limit.

For example, the current Whitebeard Pirates are not taken seriously by anyone.

Of course, intimidated by "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate's terrifying strength, no one would provoke them unnecessarily.

These pirates not leaving voluntarily indicates that it is possible for Zak to bring them under his command.

The strongest, Morant and Wendigo, are already close to reaching their peak.

However, there is still a large gap compared to Zak.

Furthermore, Zak is even younger than them.

Just like Hades back then, is it shameful to submit to a monster who is stronger and younger than oneself?

The era of contending heroes has arrived.

If one does not wish to merely survive, then they can only attach themselves to those monsters.

Otherwise, they can only be eliminated by the era.

Because their upper limit is here, they are destined to be unable to become Emperor-level Great Pirates of the New Era.

Currently, the Emperor-level Great Pirate Crews of the New World, excluding the Roger Pirates, were all established by the Core Cadres of the Rocks Pirates.

Pluto Pirates, Flying Pirates, Big Mom Pirates.

John Pirates, Silver Axe Pirates, Five Peaks Pirates.

Tyrant Dragon Pirates, Devil Pirates, Byrnndi Pirates.

These ten Pirate Crews are the recognized Emperor-level Great Pirate Crews on the Great Sea today.

The Whitebeard Pirates are not included; they neither possess the powerful overall strength of the Roger Pirates nor the vast Territories of other Pirate Crews.

Relying solely on Whitebeard alone is not enough to support the title of Sea Overlord.

Wano Country is the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' next core focus.

Aside from the change in their core development focus, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' method of development has also undergone some adjustments.

Although the Tyrant Dragon Pirates still adopt the elite model, they are not opposed to recruiting pirates on a large scale.

To rule a country and defend a sufficiently vast Territory, relying solely on a small number of elites is not enough.

Therefore, a large-scale expansion of military strength is needed.

These pirates are considered members of the Tyrant Dragon Pirates, but only as external members.

Only when their strength is recognized can they become official members.

(end of chapter)