Reincarnated as Kaido, married Big Mom, and formed a dual-Emperor pirate crew.

Chapter 16 An Era Is About to Change

Due to his advanced age, the former Admiral of the Navy voluntarily resigned from his position, and former Admiral Kong was appointed as the new Admiral of the Navy.

Former Admiral Silver Fang resigned from his position due to family reasons.

Former Admiral Kinkaku resigned from his position due to illness.

Former Vice Admiral Sengoku was promoted to Admiral.

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This news was printed in the corner of the newspaper. At the time when the Rocks Pirates were destroyed and Garp was officially deified, many people saw it, but not many people investigated it in depth.

Thus, what could have been a devastating defeat for both sides was transformed into an absolute victory for the Navy through the manipulation of the World Government.

In particular, Garp's deification was a stroke of genius.

"Forget it, going out to sea is just too dangerous."

"Even a powerful pirate like Rocks was no match for Marine Garp. How much stronger can we be than Rocks when we set sail?"

"Accept your fate. Staying on the island means you'll suffer oppression from the nobles and starve to death sooner or later, but it's still better than being killed by the navy as soon as you go out to sea."

"The golden age of the navy has arrived. They used to need three admirals to suppress the seas, but now one is enough."

"The key point is that there's a hero named Garp! He alone can take on the entire Rocks Pirates, who can beat him?!"

"How about we join the Navy?! Forget about the salary, at least they'll provide meals!"

"Moreover, the next era will be the golden age of the navy, and the risk of death for those who join the navy is the lowest!!"

"If I'm lucky, I might even have a chance to become a member of Hero Garp's crew! Then let's take off!"

"Garp is the pride of the East China Sea! If we join the Navy, we'll definitely have the chance to become Marines on Garp's ships!!"

Around the world, many people who were already hesitant about going to sea abandoned their idea of ​​becoming pirates after seeing the newspapers.

They even turned around and eagerly joined the navy.

It can be said that the World Government's propaganda campaign not only successfully reduced the number of new pirates setting sail, but also successfully avoided the public opinion risks that might have arisen from a large-scale conscription.

After all, if the navy had truly won a complete victory, why would they need to initiate a massive conscription?

Of course, just as there are ordinary people who choose to accept their fate, there are also stubborn individuals who consider themselves extraordinary.

"Hahahaha! The Rocks Pirates have been defeated! So... the New World is now ownerless?!"

"My little ones! Set sail! To the new world!!"

"I'm going to take over Lockes' territory! To become the next maritime overlord!!"

Similar scenes have occurred not only in the first half of the Grand Line, but also around the world.

This group of people are true pirates.

In a world where public opinion is overwhelmingly in favor of the naval age, the next era is poised to be the naval age.

Putting aside everything else, the courage and will of this group are far beyond what ordinary pirates can match.

Courage and willpower are often the hallmarks of the strong.

Therefore, from this perspective, the World Government's overwhelming propaganda campaign can be seen as a way to weed out and refine the pirate community.

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A new world, on an island.

The Roger Pirates are resting here.

Roger sat at the bar counter, his body wrapped in bandages, holding a bottle of liquor in his left hand and a newspaper in his right, reading.

"Puhahaha, the World Government really loves this kind of false propaganda. Garp may not be weak, but if he took on the entire Rocks Pirates by himself, not that I'm looking down on him, but he really would have been killed, puhahahaha..."

Roger laughed so hard that tears streamed down his face.

The rest of Roger's crew burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"Well, that's just how the World Government is. Just treat what they report as a joke."

After saying that, Roger casually tossed the newspaper aside.

In their time, Morgans was still a small Karami, and the newspaper industry was completely dominated by the world government.

Therefore, those who truly know the inside story never rely on newspapers as their primary source of information.

Beside Roger, Rayleigh, whose right eye was bandaged, chuckled and said, "If the World Government doesn't publicize it like this, do you expect the whole world to know how terrifying Rocks was?"

Upon hearing this, Roger's face showed a rare solemn expression.

"Yes, Rocks... His will and his strength, both of them, even I can't help but marvel at them."

"He was so close to succeeding... if we hadn't intervened..."

Upon hearing this, the cheers and laughter of the entire Roger Pirates involuntarily subsided.

After a long while, it was Lei Li who broke the silence first.

He pulled out a stack of newly printed bounty posters from his pocket.

"Let's not talk about that guy anymore. Let's see how much everyone's bounty has increased since the God Valley incident."

"The intelligence in the newspapers is nine times false and one time true, but the amount of the bounty is nine times true and one time false!!"

After the names were called out, the Roger Pirates resumed their cheerful laughter.

During the God Valley incident, they joined Kaido in the operation to intercept the Navy's reinforcements.

Not only that, they even robbed an entire transport ship of gold and silver treasures, and a whole box of Devil Fruits.

It was truly a huge embarrassment for everyone in front of the Navy and the World Government.

As a result, the bounty on each of them increased significantly.

For a pirate group that distinguishes the size of their honor by the amount of their bounty, this is a rather happy thing.

However, after Rayleigh finished announcing his own pirate crew's bounty and began broadcasting the bounty for the remnants of the Rocks Pirates, the scene fell silent again.

"Shiki and Newgate both have higher bounties than me! The World Government really has no vision."

Roger burst out laughing on the spot.

"However, why has Kaido's bounty increased so much? It's three times his original bounty!"

Rayleigh shook his head. "I don't know. Maybe he did something after leaving God Valley."

Roger stroked his chin thoughtfully, looked at the wanted poster next to Kaido, and suddenly chuckled.

"Linlin's new nickname is quite interesting. Kaido will probably be very angry when he sees it, right?"

After reading out Charlotte Linlin's name on the wanted poster, Riley couldn't help but chuckle.

"It's hard to say. Given their relationship, it might actually become a reality!"

Roger tilted his head and imagined the scene, and his good mood vanished instantly.

"Tsk! Kaido, that brat, has quite the luck with women!"

Upon hearing this, the Roger Pirates members present immediately gave each other strange looks.

"Hehehe~~ Captain~~ You wouldn't happen to have a crush on that female giant, would you?"

"Toothpick...stirring...a big vat?!"

"Hahahaha..."

"Captain, in my opinion... why don't you change your target?"

"You're not even 3 meters tall! That woman is a pseudo-giant at 8.8 meters! Captain, how are you going to handle her?!"

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Listening to the crew's teasing, even Roger, whose skin was as thick as a city wall, couldn't help but blush.

"Get out of here... You bunch of filthy bastards! Do you think you can just make jokes about me like that?!"

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Beehive Island.

While the Roger Pirates were enjoying their festivities, a violent upheaval had recently occurred here.

In the battle at God Valley, the Rocks Pirates suffered a crushing defeat.

Not to mention those who died, among those who survived...

Kaido and Charlotte Linlin have disappeared.

The remaining members of the group, including Golden Lion, Whitebeard, Wang Zhi, Gloriaosa, and Stussy, returned to Beehive Island through various means.

Subsequently, a fierce battle for the inheritance broke out among the group.

The final outcome of the great war—

Golden Lion was allocated 25% of the treasure and recruited a large group of the most elite pirates from Beehive Island. Together, they left Beehive Island to establish a large air pirate fleet similar to the Rocks Pirates.

"Hehehehe, Rocks! I will use the team you helped me gather to become the King of the World in your place!"

After the Golden Lion led the main force away first.

Whitebeard, also carrying 25% of the treasure, teamed up with Baginam Stussy, who was allocated 15%, and together they embarked on a journey to build the Family Pirates.

Next, Groliosa, who was allocated 15% of the treasure, along with the other pirate crews, large and small, who shared the remaining 10% of the treasure, left Beehive Island and went their separate ways.

In the end, Wang Zhi stayed on Beehive Island with the last 10% of the treasure, took over the island, and started the slave trade that Lox had once despised.

"Hahaha! You're all a bunch of idiots! This island, located at a major transportation hub, is the real treasure trove! Take your money and get out of here! All the money this island earns in the future will be mine alone!!"

And so, the colossal Rocks Pirates, which had dominated an entire era, was completely disbanded today.

The era of Lox was thus completely brought to a close.

Of course, as the saying goes, when a whale falls, all things come to life.

The disbandment and destruction of the Rocks Pirates marked the end of an era, but it also signified the beginning of a new one.

In this new era, the vacancy of the position of maritime hegemon will inevitably trigger a new round of bloodshed and turmoil.

Unfortunately, Kaido, who is currently hiding on an unnamed deserted island in the West Blue, is still completely unaware of all this information.