Chương 1919: Battle of the North Sea (65)

Unable to compete with the powerful Rockefeller Kingdom, these pirates face two difficult choices: either stay in the New World or go to the paradise in the first half of the Grand Line.

If they choose to stay in the New World, they will either be completely wiped out by the Rockefeller Kingdom, or they will have no choice but to join the Buggy Pirates and rely on the name of the Buggy Pirates to barely survive in the New World.

If they choose to go to the paradise in the first half of the Grand Line, although they can start over, they will face the joint suppression of the navy and the Four Emperors, and the living environment will also be extremely difficult.

This phenomenon has led to more and more New World pirates preferring to join the Buggy Pirates rather than risk entering the first half of the Grand Line.

The role played by the world government is crucial in this regard.

The Buggy Pirates actually became a buffer zone between the Rockefeller Kingdom and the World Government.

Over the years, the World Government has been intent on training the Buggy Pirates into a force capable of resisting the expansion of the Rockefeller Kingdom.

Therefore, the World Government chose to turn a blind eye to the Buggy Pirates' long-term behavior of secretly smuggling World Government goods to the Rockefeller Kingdom.

After all, the Buggy Pirates are relatively compliant.

Ever since the Buggy Pirates joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea plan, they have never refused any call from the World Government.

Not only that, every time they carry out a mission, the Buggy Pirates always appear to have suffered heavy losses and suffered heavy losses.

However, when compared with the other Seven Warlords of the Sea, this gap is immediately apparent.

The other Shichibukai may have reservations about the World Government's orders, or may not be proactive enough in carrying out their missions.

But the Buggy Pirates always obey the instructions of the World Government, which undoubtedly makes the World Government trust and rely on them more.

Among the Seven Warlords of the Sea established by the Five Elders, Gekko Moriah is simply a complete otaku.

He hid in the mysterious and strange Devil's Triangle all day long and refused to come out.

However, what is unexpected is that he can eliminate a certain number of pirates on time, and he looks like a regular worker.

As for Bartholomew Kuma, although he is indeed loyal to the World Government, if the World Government had not firmly grasped Kuma's weakness, I am afraid no one would believe that his title of "tyrant" is just a facade.

Therefore, the Five Elders are actually very wary of bears.

Look at the Empress Boa Hancock, she is an even more powerful character.

She is the kind of person who only follows orders and not declarations, and she blatantly defies the orders of the World Government, and the Five Elders can do nothing about it.

She is so willful and reckless that she simply doesn't take the World Government seriously.

Not to mention Doflamingo, he is simply an ambitious guy.

Without sufficient benefits, Doflamingo would not do anything at all. Even if he was forced to do so, he would just work without putting in any effort.

As for the remaining Law and Kidd, they had just joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea for a few months, but they did not look submissive at all.

These two people are both unruly and do not take the World Government seriously at all.

To be honest, if these people were not still of some use, the Five Elders would have lost their patience with them long ago.

The Five Elders had actually long planned to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but there had never been a suitable opportunity.

And now, Vegapunk's experiments have made a major breakthrough, which means that the future world government may no longer need low- and medium-level combat forces.

The Five Elders had two main purposes in establishing the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Firstly, it was to divide the pirate forces and let them check and balance each other, thereby reducing the pressure on the World Government; secondly, it was because they saw the strength of these people and hoped to use their power to maintain the rule of the World Government.

However, among these Seven Warlords of the Sea, there are not many who are truly outstanding.

The great swordsman Mihawk, Crocodile, Tyrant Bear, Boa Hancock and Doflamingo, these people are quite strong, but there is still a certain gap between them and the top powerhouses.

As for the others, they are basically just there to make up the numbers.

For the Five Elders today, the Seven Warlords of the Sea have become dispensable.

Their existence has little strategic significance to the world government and may even bring some potential risks.

However, there is an exception among these people, and that is the Buggy Pirates.

The Buggy Pirates have 100, 000 pirates under their command, which is not a small number.

Being able to support such a large team is enough to prove that Bucky is very capable.

It is also because of this that the Five Elders look at the Buggy Pirates differently and are willing to give them certain support.

"Have you finished your investigation? Is there really a piece missing from the Red Earth Continent?"

Bucky sat in the simple tent, staring sharply at his men in front of him, his voice revealing a hint of urgency and anxiety.

Outside the tent, it was a mess, with ruins all around.

The originally flat ground is now covered with dust falling from the sky, as if the entire island has been raised several meters.

The dust accumulated into a pile of loose red soil, making it difficult to gain a foothold.

"Sir, it's absolutely true! I personally flew up and saw it. A massive gap, five thousand meters deep, appeared on the red earth continent we were approaching! The scene was simply astonishing, as if it had been blown up by tens of millions of kilograms of dynamite!"

The man danced with excitement, trying to describe what he saw.

"Is it really that serious?"

Bucky frowned, thinking to himself.

He knew the importance of the Red Earth Continent. If such a huge gap really appeared, it would probably cause a series of chain reactions.

"Sir, I took some photos here, please take a look!"

The subordinate seemed to suddenly remember something, and quickly took out a photo from his pocket and handed it over carefully.

"Why don't you take out the photos sooner?"

Bucky slapped his subordinate's head in dissatisfaction, but still took the photo.

He looked closely and saw that the photo clearly showed the gap in the red earth continent. The deep ravines and the surrounding heat waves made him shudder.

"This... what the hell is going on?"

Bucky's expression grew serious as he realized the severity of this problem was beyond his imagination.

Hearing this, Mihawk and Crocodile looked at each other, then quickly walked towards where Buggy was.

After all, such an earth-shattering event could not be ignored by the two of them, no matter how indifferent they were.