Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

Chapter 327 The Beginning of the Pirate Era (Please Subscribe)

When Dragon, Garp, and Sengoku confronted the Five Elders of the World Government in Mary Geoise.

The navy has already made significant moves.

One warship after another had completely suppressed the pirates at the Red-Haired Pirates' stronghold.

Raleigh arrived at the front lines of the New World without attracting anyone's attention. At this moment, he is on the Pluto ship, having a face-to-face conversation with Sakazuki.

What are you thinking?

Sakazuki's eyes have undergone many changes.

He remained clear-headed even when the pirates were about to be completely wiped out.

He didn't know why Raleigh came to the New World, but he knew Raleigh wasn't someone without a reason.

Raleigh picked up his cup and quietly watched the tea leaves tumbling in the water.

The two fell silent for a moment.

After a long while, Raleigh finally spoke slowly:

"A long time ago, when I was hanging out with Borsalino, I swore an oath to completely wipe out the pirates."

"I made this wish when I was a lieutenant general, and I also made it when I was a marshal. Now, I am here to put my belief into practice."

"Furthermore, I suspect that Shanks is no longer here, although I don't know where he went at the moment."

The captains kept the news of Shanks' departure a secret.

Although the pirates tacitly kept quiet about the news, the Navy wasn't stupid either.

They've already stormed their lair but haven't seen any members of the Red-Haired Pirates, which means they're no longer here.

"It's strange. Given the Navy's route, the Red-Haired Pirates shouldn't have had any chance of escaping across the sea."

"As far as I know, none of the Red-Haired Pirates have Devil Fruit users who can fly. If I'm not mistaken..."

The Red-Haired Pirates must have left the New World very early, so early that we hadn't even started surrounding it yet.

Based on the intelligence they had, the navy had also guessed the general truth of the matter.

That means there's no trace of the Red-Haired Pirates in the New World, and all the remaining pirates are surrounded by the Navy on this island.

"Since Redhead isn't here, let's get started quickly. It's quite lively over in Mary Geoise."

An expression of interest flashed across Sakazuki's face.

Raleigh was very surprised.

He thought Sakazuki was only interested in things like hunting down pirates.

"Alright, I've given the order. In two hours, launch a full-scale attack on the pirates and utterly crush them."

Raleigh said calmly.

Given the current naval deployment in the New World, even Shanks wouldn't be of much use there.

Unless Shanks can control Uranus to blast the Marines to pieces, the fate of the pirates cannot be changed.

"What do you need me to do?"

Sakassky said after drinking a cup of hot water.

Raleigh took out a nautical chart and marked a location and coordinates on it.

"After flattening Shanks' lair, move Hades to this location, and then wait for the right moment to fire at this coordinate."

Sakazuki took the nautical chart and examined it carefully.

After a long pause, Sakazuki said in a shocked tone:

"Isn't this the coordinate of Mary Geoise?"

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Although Sakazuki was unfamiliar with many coordinates in the New World, he knew the coordinates of Mary Geoise.

Moreover, he had just silently calculated it in his mind.

This distance is just enough to cover all of Mary Geoise.

Raleigh pointed a finger at the top of his head:

"The world has become the way it is because the people above us have done something wrong."

"Piracy is just a lesion on the body; the root cause lies within."

"As long as these people above us are still around, it won't be long before the pirates make a comeback."

Then, Raleigh pulled a secret document from his pocket and handed it to Sakazuki, continuing, "..."

"Reports from intelligence agents planted in Mary Geoise some time ago indicate that the World Government has made several deals with pirates."

"The most recent transaction was before, when the Red-Haired Pirates attacked the Marine transit station."

Sakazuki's face was filled with disbelief.

Although they knew that the Navy and the World Government could only maintain a superficial peace, and that they were already irreconcilable enemies behind the scenes.

However, he wouldn't easily believe that the World Government would cooperate with a group of pirates who are considered marine trash.

"Impossible! Would the World Government do such a thing?"

"Sakazuki asked, puzzled."

Raleigh spread out the documents in his hand and placed them in front of Sakazuki, saying:

"I didn't believe the World Government and the Five Elders would cooperate with pirates."

However, we overlooked their fear of the expanding naval power and the information passed down by their intelligence agents. Shanks is not a simple pirate.

"According to intelligence sources, the Five Elders did not ask Shanks to make any exchange of benefits for the World Government when they made a deal with Shanks."

Sakazuki frowned:

"If what you say is true, then Shanks is most likely in Mary Geoise right now."

Raleigh nodded slightly:

"Whether the Red-Haired Pirates are in Mary Geoise or not is irrelevant. After we deal with the Celestial Dragons, we'll have plenty of time to play cat and mouse with them."

"But it's even better that he's in Mary Geoise, so he can be taken care of along with the Celestial Dragons."

After saying this, Raleigh finished his hot tea, got up, and left.

Before the New World pirates are wiped out, Raleigh is going to give them a live broadcast to the world.

At this moment, on the sea surface of the New World, hundreds of warships, resembling steel behemoths, are relentlessly pressuring down on the pirates' living space.

Faced with such an offensive, the pirates abandoned all the islands and collectively landed at the Red-Haired Pirates' stronghold, preparing to use the islands to launch a landing operation against the Navy.

After Garp and Sengoku left, Tsuru led the remaining intelligence personnel onto a warship and headed directly to the front line.

"Boss, when do you think the navy will arrive?"

A one-eyed pirate with a scar on his face turned to ask his captain.

At this moment, the pirate captain was extremely anxious and uneasy.

After hearing what the pirate underlings said, he couldn't help but turn around and curse:

"Come on, you big dummy!"

"I wish they would never come!"

"I really hope there's a massive tsunami or a sea king massacre that sweeps all the navy's warships into the ocean."

The one-eyed pirate, who had been insulted by the pirate captain for no reason, dared not say anything more.

Because he had already seen the pirate captain draw his knife.

If he continues to talk too much, the pirate captain's sword might be falling on him in the next second.

After reprimanding his crew and assigning them tasks, the pirate captain sat alone in his cabin, lost in thought.

His table was filled with all sorts of precious ornaments.

Most of them were stolen directly from various villages and towns, while a small portion were obtained by trading his loot with other pirate captains.

In the past, these were the most prized possessions of pirate captains, and no one else would have had the chance to even catch a glimpse of them.

The table was now completely covered with food, and the pirate captain didn't even want to look at it.

He was an old pirate who set sail before the Great Pirate Era began.

Previously, they had only been engaging in small-scale operations across the country.

Until he saw the footage of Roger's execution and heard Roger say "one Plece".

Driven by a thirst for wealth and a yearning for the title of Pirate King, he led a few followers out of the four seas.

They experienced all sorts of desperate situations along the way, and finally arrived in a new world.

Tan Bai said he was quite lucky; at least he was the only one left from all the people who came from all over the world.

However, he now clearly knows that he is destined to die.

"What a pity, if only I hadn't gone to sea back then."

Perhaps, only when death came did he begin to reflect on why he had become a pirate.

However, such scenes are not uncommon; at least most of the pirate captains in Shanks' lair are like him.

The remaining few had long since lost themselves in the killing.

They simply felt that the navy shouldn't have completely eradicated the pirates, without reflecting on why they had ended up in this situation.

On the largest flagship, Raleigh met Tsuru and the other vice admirals.

Inside the meeting room, everyone's face was beaming with smiles, especially veteran naval officer Zephyr.

Most naval soldiers joined the navy because of the harm inflicted upon them by pirates.

Perhaps from the day they enlisted, their lives were dedicated to completely eliminating pirates.

Now, my dream is right in front of me, almost within reach.

Raleigh's arrival at this time was considered normal by them.

After all, for such a grand scene, a naval commander should definitely be on-site to direct the operation.

Before Raleigh could speak, several of the generals below him spoke up:

"Marshal Raleigh, could you give me a chance? I want to be a vanguard!"

"Marshal Raleigh, I'm a brave fighter, choose me to be the first to charge!"

"Admiral Raleigh, they are all young and promising officers. The Navy will need their leadership in the future. Choose me. I am already sixty years old and have no regrets in life."

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Before Raleigh could even speak, the meeting room had already turned into a scene resembling a marketplace, with everyone vying to highlight their own strengths.

Some people even wanted to leave their seats and run to Raleigh to volunteer for the fight.

Looking around at the generals who had volunteered, Zefa couldn't help but sigh: It's good to be young.

He had long wanted to die on the battlefield fighting pirates, but unfortunately, he didn't make it.

After he revealed some of his ideas, both Raleigh and Crane reassigned his tasks.

Although it was also about capturing pirates, they were facing an island that had already been ravaged by Enel, Bullet, and others.

There are hardly any strong opponents.

Zephyr instinctively felt that dying alongside such pirates would undoubtedly be a very low-class thing.

It would be more likely if his opponent were Shanks.

Unable to find an opportunity, Zephyr simply let go completely; if the navy lacked commanders capable of leading offensive operations, he would take the field.

Right now, there's no need for him to take action.

He found the scene quite pleasant, and after a moment's thought, she spoke:

"Marshal Raleigh, since everyone wants to be the vanguard, how about we skip the supporting attacks and have everyone take the lead this time?"

Hearing He's words, even the generals who hadn't spoken before were somewhat tempted.

Who wouldn't want to shine in the end?

If I successfully lead the naval soldiers into the pirates' defenses, I'll have something to brag about to everyone in the future.

So they all agreed.

"Marshal Raleigh, I think Lieutenant General Tsuru is right. We can consider it."

"Marshal Raleigh, our forces far outnumber the pirates, so we really don't need any backup."

They all tend to prefer a more widespread, all-encompassing playing style.

This is undoubtedly the best option for naval commanders who want to earn merit; whether or not they can achieve military merit depends entirely on their own abilities.

After listening to everyone else, Raleigh finally spoke his first sentence.

However, his first sentence was a bucket of cold water for everyone.

"In this final battle, no one's warships can dock."

"We are the navy, we have plenty of firepower and supplies, there is no need to risk our lives with swords against those pirates. I know you want to make a name for yourselves, but now we no longer need to rely on the sacrifice of our soldiers to achieve results against the pirates."

Raleigh pulled out a document, placed it on the table, and began:

"Half a month ago, the Rat secretly sent all the ammunition from across the land to the New World."

They're on their way right now.

"Next, I want you to blow the island to smithereens."

"This will be a massive Buster Call!"

Raleigh's words were quite clear.

He did not intend to send the naval soldiers to continue the charge; he wanted to use all the ammunition in the world to replace the naval soldiers.

"Now that we've come this far, I hope most people can return to their hometowns."

After Raleigh finished speaking, the naval officers immediately lost their enthusiasm.

They naturally felt regretful about the loss of their war merits.

However, after hearing Raleigh's words, they understood perfectly.

Rather than pursuing military achievements that haven't yet been realized, it's better to exchange artillery shells for the safety of one's soldiers.

Seeing that everyone was still processing his words, Raleigh tapped the table:

"At ten o'clock sharp, the shelling will begin."

"This time I don't care how much ammunition you use. As long as the gun barrel doesn't explode, fire hard!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Yes, sir!"

A chorus of "Yes, sir!" echoed through the conference room. They then left the flagship and returned to their own ship to begin making arrangements according to Raleigh's instructions.

On the island, some pirates have already spotted the movements of the naval warships.

"Boss, are they planning to bombard us?"

The one-eyed man asked again.

The pirate captain said nonchalantly:

"Then let them bomb it. Tell the younger ones to hide well and stay underground until the bombing is over."

In his view, the navy's tactics were nothing more than bombarding the enemy with artillery shells a few times before launching a landing operation.

The tunnels they dug were twenty or thirty meters underground, so they weren't afraid of being shelled.

Before the pirate captain could finish speaking, the roar of naval cannons echoed across the sea! Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, countless shells fell on the island, washing every inch of land with artillery fire.

"Retreat immediately!"

The pirate captain ran into the underground passage without looking back.

On the warship, a young general said with a helpless expression:

"There's no need to waste so many cannonballs. Just charge in and kill those pirates as I said."

The adjutant beside him spoke up:

"Marshal Raleigh has his reasons, we'll just listen."