Achieving Nothing, I Can Only Be the Pirate King

When they reached the village chief’s doorstep, even before the elderly chief could speak, Lex exclaimed:

"Village, village chief, it’s a natural disaster!"

"What?!"

Seeing so many people showing signs of panic, the village chief got flustered, "Has the natural disaster struck? It will bring destruction, we... we’re doomed!"

The alliance between the natural disaster and Blackbeard was not exactly a secret, but the truth is that not many knew, as their only intersection was the ’End Battle’ of the past; otherwise, things remained peaceful.

Many assumed it was merely a temporary collaboration to split Whitebeard’s territory, considering pirates rarely have lasting allies, even temporary alliances often end in betrayal, like the recent destruction of Hive Island.

The Navy disclosed this incident, and Morgans’ newspapers widely propagated this rare sensation, letting the whole world know that two of the Four Emperors had begun to clash.

Living under Blackbeard’s protection, they of course knew about this, and were well aware of the dreaded reputation of the natural disaster across the seas.

When other pirates arrive, they just rob and kill a few people, but the natural disaster...

That’s pure destruction!

"Run! We must find a way to hide... huh? Wait a second."

The village chief anxiously tried to organize an evacuation, but as soon as he started talking, he paused, "Why would the natural disaster come here? We... have no money."

Sedberpis couldn’t be described as entirely impoverished, but it was so poor one could only watch a shark baring its teeth; the natural disaster never targeted the poor.

"Village chief, look!"

Lex handed the paper to the village chief, excitedly exclaimed, "Good days are coming for us! It’s the natural disaster! The place he rules is heaven; he’s not here to destroy us, he’s here to rule over us!"

The village chief instinctively looked at the paper, his eyes gradually widening.

...

"To all the world, and all those within the New World receiving this information..."

The Royal Palace, in Sage’s bedchamber.

Lily was reading aloud the information they had just disseminated to Sage.

...

"No need for geography, regardless of size, no matter the identity. Once discovered, consider it destroyed. Withdraw timely, and we will bypass this location, if you hoist our flag, then this place will fall under our dominion."

"Additionally, people of the world, this is what Blackbeard and Red Hair desire, to find the information on the Grand Treasure ’One Piece’, go decipher it, go search for it, go fight for it, go pursue your dreams."

"Natural disaster, Norton Sage sends his regards."

Lily finished reading the information on the paper and glanced at the reproduced ancient text, which through imitation had been made able to be recorded on newspaper-sized sheets.

This was the method they were employing now.

The raid on them at O’hara was nothing more than a search for road markers, right?

Since one more person obtained it, they simply decided not to be private anymore, what’s the point if two or three people have it; they might as well let the whole world have a look, enjoy it.

Sage had selflessly shared it now, after all, most people set sail for One Piece, now it’s more convenient; find the burned man, and gather the four great markers, then the final Grand Treasure can be found.

"Still want to rule?"

Lily said, "Now our territory has already exceeded its limits, not yet absorbed, we are completely understaffed, O’hara has even lost fifty thousand people, all batch by batch sent to other islands."

There truly aren’t enough people, even though the islands haven’t been completely conquered or fully counted, but the numbers are still there.

Five routes, reaching the location of O’hara, each route has four or five Magnetic Field Islands, if reaching the frontline, the front and back halves, the ’five-three center’ of five routes and three routes, then each route ranges from six to eight islands.

The length of the routes is certainly the same, but the Magnetic Field Islands differ.

This doesn’t even include the islands encountered along the way, regions of islands spreading around the Magnetic Field Island as the center.

A route is a route, it’s a line, but it’s divided according to sailing, not really only a few lines, it’s a huge channel, all water!

Now, what they’ve counted is already two or three hundred islands, naturally, this isn’t like carefully selecting spots having towns, rather it encompasses any discovered island.

This is different from other forces, others rule where there are people, at least in slightly more prosperous places, the islands should have at least a few hundred inhabitants.

If there’s no one, would a pirate go to an uninhabited island to drink the northwest wind?

Pirates’ power ranges are generally based on places with people, even places with a large number of people, to be counted as territory, so it might seem less, but truly discussing islands, there are actually many.

But theirs is different.

They are pirates indeed, but Sage is also a landlord; as long as it’s land he wants it, regardless of inhabitants, that’s still land, even the harsh islands have resources, depends on development methods.

Based on this forecast, only the front half conservatively estimated might have five hundred to a thousand islands.

Perhaps even more.

An area with the most chaotic magnetic field, can’t possibly be only a tiny fraction of the vast seas.

Through continual trading and intelligence gathering globally, along with information from so many of their subordinates, and the knowledge Lily herself possesses about the seas, it’s at least ten million islands.

As for exactly how many, no one really knows.

The World Government reportedly holds half the world’s kingdoms, but whether it’s truly half, can’t be figured out.

Simultaneously, kingdoms are not equated to islands.

The sea is vast.

In this state, they’re already overwhelmed, now Sage still wants to conquer along the way, they don’t have enough people to allocate to those places, to increase prosperity and vitality.

"Just occupy a place first, speak of the future later, like before."

Sage doesn’t mind, he doesn’t have compulsive disorder needing to develop an island completely before transforming.

A vast territory has vast handling methods.

If it doesn’t work, plant a flag first, then slowly manage.

Claim the title first, with declaration comes future.

"Since it’s out there, let them begin, a troop for each route, Weevil will serve as reinforcement, where it’s hard to fight, provide support there. Just force through this way, eventually force Black Mouse and Red Mouse out together."

Sage grinned, "They’re both Four Emperors, Teach can abandon dignity, but I don’t believe Red Hair also can. Isn’t he the Face King; if his prestige is damaged, will he come looking for me!"

Fighting against anyone is still fighting!

If they both come, it’s no problem.

Even if they come to O’hara again, not having this place is fine, would just develop somewhere else, but those two must be dealt with!

...

Paradise, Shampodi Islands.

In Shakky’s Theft Bar, Shaqi, the former Empress of Kuja Island, was reading the newly released information while also watching Rayleigh focus on the ancient text displayed on another large piece of paper.

After reading, she sighed softly, put down the paper, and picked up the one full of ancient text, "The world is about to be thrown into chaos again."

"I didn’t expect this either..."

Rayleigh drank a glass of wine, shook his head and chuckled wearily, "That little brat, the natural disaster, is really bold."

"This also means he truly isn’t interested in the Grand Treasure."

Shakky remarked, "Though it’s unclear if this is foolish or insane, the natural disaster might just be the hardest pirate to handle ever, much tougher than Rocks."

She retired earlier than Gloriosa, even forty-two years ago she started being hunted by Garp, whereas the Divine Valley incident was thirty-eight years ago.

She lived through the Rocks era.

Even Rocks, then the strongest pirate power, was indeed interested in the Grand Treasure.

But this natural disaster fellow fully released the information.

This influence is no less than Roger’s and Whitebeard’s dying words.

As they indirectly validated those two’s statements, truly released the evidence.

Nevertheless, it will also plunge the sea into new chaos.

The World Government, even if it acts, cannot seal off the disaster’s side.

He’s too strong.

The truth proves, when one is powerful enough, they can indeed do whatever they want.