One Piece: From the God Valley Era

Naval Headquarters, Marineford.

"Hello, this is Kong." Kong, who was sitting in his office, answered the phone.

And the moment he answered the phone, he knew it was a call from the Navy, who were monitoring Acnoya and the Dragon Ball Pirates.

At the same time, he had a bad feeling.

"Fleet Admiral, I'll get to the point." The leading Rear Admiral spoke hurriedly, beads of sweat visible on his Den Den Mushi: "Our coordinates are deep within the New World, in the southeast direction. We've found the Dragon Ball Pirates here, and they are..."

call out...

Boom!

An explosion came through the Den Den Mushi, and then the call was disconnected.

Upon hearing this voice, Kong knew that the Marines sent out to monitor Acnoya and the Dragon Ball Pirates had been completely wiped out, with no chance of survival.

He knew very well about the God Valley incident. Even Maz, one of the Five Elders, was killed by Acnoa, let alone a Marine Rear Admiral.

Moreover, this matter is more serious than when Rocks killed a general, and it is also more significant than Rocks's killing of a general.

However, the world government did not disclose this matter, and not many people know about it.

After all, if the news of the Five Elders' deaths were to spread, the whole world would be thrown into panic, especially the member states.

In order to maintain stability among the member states, the World Government acted as if nothing had happened; the Rocks Pirates didn't mention it, and God Valley certainly didn't.

However, the fact that the Rocks Pirates disbanded themselves is truly baffling to the World Government and the Navy.

However, although the Rocks Pirates disbanded, none of the Rocks Pirates' executives died. They still possess great power and are now unsupervised.

They are now like wild horses, and the destructive power they cause may be even more terrifying than that of the Rocks Pirates.

The best among them is Acnoya, and to defeat Acnoya, you need at least a general, and not just one, but at least two.

However, the Navy's internal resources are also stretched thin, making it impossible to send two admirals to cause trouble for Acnoya. Even if they did find him, they might not be able to keep him alive, since that bastard can fly.

As for the world government?

Let's not count on them. The Knights of God suffered heavy losses this time and were scared by the Rocks Pirates and Acnoya. They probably won't leave their stronghold easily.

So forget about killing Acnoya; all we can do is keep him under surveillance. This is a death order from the Five Elders.

Whatever Acnoya is doing must be tracked, even if it's taking a dump, it must be reported in detail.

In response, Steelbone Sky dispatched a large number of naval troops, but none of them survived.

This is already the third wave he has sent out.

If this relentless surveillance continues, the entire younger generation of the navy will be wiped out.

But this was a mission assigned by the Five Elders, and he had to carry it out even if it meant fighting to the last man.

"Eh~~~"

After a long silence, Kong let out a long sigh, slowly put down the phone in his hand, slammed it heavily against the back of the chair behind him, and rubbed his temples: "Damn Acnoya, damn the Five Elders, letting these young people die like this."

If he could, he would never have issued such a death-defying order, but faced with orders from his superiors, even as a naval admiral, he was helpless.

A higher-ranking official can crush you.

After complaining for a moment, Steel Bone Kong's expression returned to normal, and he crossed his arms to start organizing the information he had just received.

"Deep within the new world, he's heading southeast; it seems something there is attracting him."

"Is it a resource-rich island, an enemy, or a certain country?"

Kong had no idea what was attracting Acnoya over there, but he had to find out.

Therefore... we held a meeting to pool our wisdom and efforts.

A little while later...

The officers and soldiers of Naval Headquarters gathered together to begin a meeting about Acnoa.

Meanwhile, a map of the new world was also hung on the blackboard.

The World Government has ruled the world for eight hundred years and has long since drawn up a complete world map, even in the depths of the New World.

Therefore, the navy possesses a map of the entire world.

After the map was posted on the blackboard, Sengoku looked at the southeast direction on the map, stroked his chin thoughtfully, and seemed to have realized something.

Lieutenant General Tsuru, standing to the side, crossed his arms and said softly, "There aren't many countries in the New World, and they're all non-member states."

"But these countries are generally powerful, the most powerful of which are the giant kingdom of Elbaf and the samurai kingdom of Wano Country."

"According to intelligence, the Dragon Ball Pirates are heading southeast. I think their target might be one of these countries, or even..."

Lieutenant General Tsuru didn't say her last sentence. She turned to look at Sengoku beside her, needing to verify her suspicions.

As expected, the Warring States period did not disappoint her; he blurted out the name of that country.

"Wano Country!" Sengoku slowly picked up the thread: "Just as Tsuru said, there are many countries in this direction, but Wano Country is the most likely to be favored by Acnoa."

"Mr. Sengoku, why?" A naval commander asked, looking puzzled.

If he were Acnoya, he would definitely attack weaker nations to gain the greatest benefit.

If we were to proactively attack Wano Country, we might end up losing more than we gain and ending up harming ourselves.

The intelligence on Wano Country is also recorded in the Navy. It is a powerful samurai country with very strong swordsmen.

Therefore, attacking Wano Country might be a very unprofitable plan.

However, the Navy's intelligence on Wano Country is outdated.

While Wano Country is stagnating and closing itself off, so is its navy, which is still using outdated information to view Wano Country in this era.

However, this cannot be blamed on the Navy. The Navy is genuinely unfamiliar with Wano Country and knows very little about it.

The world government knows quite a bit, but they won't say it.

Upon hearing this, Sengoku said in a deep voice, "Because this country is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it has been closed off from the outside world for many years, they can deceive the guards of Wano Country by sending merchant caravans that have encountered shipwrecks or pirates, and then attack Wano Country."

"Moreover, taking over Wano Country would be the best option for the Dragon Ball Pirates. They would have a perfect base and ample time and space to develop."

"However, given Acnoya's personality, he'll probably attack Wano Country directly instead of some disguise, because that guy can fly."

"The natural defenses of Wano Country posed no challenge to him."

"And this man possesses power comparable to an entire nation!"

Finally, the Five Elders, Mazsa, have already verified this with their real names, and no one can refute it.

"My view is the same as Sengoku's," Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded. "Furthermore, the reason Acnoa took so long to act after discovering the surveillance ship is because he was confident in his abilities."

"Wano Country is located deep in the New World, not on the Grand Line. It's a place our Navy can't reach."

"And there's another point, that's seastone, which is an important resource."

"Marshal Kong, what do you think?"

Actually, there's one more thing she didn't mention: Wano Country is doing business with the World Government, and the item they're trading is Seastone.

Many high-ranking naval officers knew about this, but they couldn't say it in public.

That's why she said that.

Me too!

Steel Bone Kong almost blurted out those words, but when he heard the last few sentences, he suddenly felt a headache coming on.

That damned Acnoya, thinking so much, he's really going to cause me trouble.

"I'll inform the Five Elders immediately!"

All he can do now is inform the Five Elders; as for what happens next, he has no say in the matter.