The impending Summit War, and its impact on this world, was undoubtedly the largest since the beginning of the Great Age of Pirates, a battle that made countless people tremble with fear.
Unlike the War of the Era that Karl had created, which was just to challenge the other four highest peaks of the New World and become the one to name the new era.
Strictly speaking, it was just an internal struggle between the Sea Emperors to decide who was the strongest in the world.
But the Summit War between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Marine Headquarters, which was very likely to break out, was related to the entire sea and would be a battle that would decide the new structure.
If the Whitebeard Pirates were to win, then it would deal a huge blow to the Navy, which maintained the order of the sea, and also to the justice in the eyes of the world. It could be said that justice had been defeated.
If the Marine Headquarters were to be victorious, then it would deal a huge blow to the Great Age of Pirates, which had been started by the Pirate King, Roger.
Because the world's strongest pirate crew had fallen in front of justice, the morale of all pirates would be severely weakened, and they would subconsciously feel fear towards the Navy.
Who knows, people might think that the Navy was finally going to start clearing out the pirates. Those pirates who had not been wanted would quickly whitewash themselves and go ashore.
The number of people who became pirates would also be drastically reduced.
And... this great battle, which was called the Summit War, would be a battle that would decide whether justice would triumph over evil, or whether evil would triumph over justice.
Therefore... after the World Economic Journal had been spread all over the world, the whole world had been divided into two factions.
The people of the world and the affiliated countries, as well as the kings and nobles of the non-affiliated countries, were all on the side of the Navy, hoping that justice would triumph over evil.
The ordinary pirates, and the island residents who were protected by the Whitebeard Pirates, as well as the criminal groups of the dark world, hoped that the Whitebeard Pirates would win.
After seeing in the newspaper that the Marine Headquarters would publicly execute Fire Fist Ace through a world live broadcast, the people and pirates of the world who lived in prosperous towns all crowded into the squares, waiting for the screen to light up.
Doflamingo, who had experienced this before, was in Mary Geoise, commanding the Donquixote family to sell the merchandise of the various big shots of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Marine Headquarters all over the world.
The idea of selling merchandise was provided to Doflamingo by Karl.
Those shops that sold merchandise also had a part of Karl's shares.
Not only that, but the world live broadcast imaging equipment and other things that had been used before had not been dismantled for more than half a year. They all had Karl's and Doflamingo's shares.
So apart from the split of the merchandise, Karl also had a small share of the subsequent live broadcast income.
So before this Summit War had even started, Karl, Doflamingo, and Morgans, the three of them, had already made a fortune from the war.
The Golden Country, the city of Amazon Lily.
"A chaotic world is coming. In the next half a month, I will have a chance to accumulate my foundation."
In the palace, Karl looked at Marguerite and Aphelandra, who were in front of him, dressed in maid outfits and with a very large height difference. He handed them a wanted poster and said, "It's time for a test. This person is on the Sabaody Archipelago. Lead a small team, follow Nami and Baccarat, and capture him."
"Yes, Lord Karl!"
Taking the wanted poster that Karl had handed them, Marguerite and Aphelandra knelt on one knee and said respectfully.
Then Marguerite glanced at the wanted poster in her hand and found that the person on it was one of the ten Supernovas of the current generation, who she had just learned about in class not long ago, the eighth-ranked "Gang" Capone Bege.
"Go. Nami and Baccarat will tell you the intelligence about this person."
Karl rubbed Marguerite's head, and then looked at Aphelandra, who was also kneeling on one knee and was taller than him, and smiled, "I'll be waiting for your good news. Remember not to waste the ability of the Door-Door Fruit and the Munch-Munch Fruit. At the same time, don't underestimate anyone."
"Yes!"
Marguerite and Aphelandra once again respectfully lowered their heads, and then opened an air door and disappeared.
"Karl, are you planning to let them hunt the Supernovas?"
After Marguerite and Aphelandra had left, Nami floated over from the balcony and asked with doubt.
"Ah..."
Karl nodded and said, "You and Baccarat will follow them, but don't expose yourselves to others."
"You are now a big shot with a bounty of 700 million Berries, and Baccarat is also an existence with a bounty of 50 million Berries."
"At a time like this, every move you make will alert Mary Geoise and the Marine Headquarters, and it might ruin my subsequent plans."
"So, the matter of hunting Capone Bege and taking the Paramecia Castle-Castle Fruit will be left to Marguerite and Aphelandra."
"With their strength, and leading a small team that is good at Haki, it is more than enough to deal with a mere 138,000,000 Berries Supernova."
Hearing this, Nami nodded in agreement, "You're right. Then I'll go and find Baccarat now."
"...By the way, when will my plan start, and where will we meet?"
Just as she was about to fly out from the balcony, Nami suddenly turned around and looked at Karl, asking.
"When you get back, or I'll call you then." Karl smiled.
"OK!"
After watching Nami disappear, Karl did not go to find Hancock, but opened the treasure chest that Marguerite had just sent.
Inside the treasure chest was a Devil Fruit with a special spiral pattern and in the shape of a red heart.
This Devil Fruit was the Paramecia Op-Op Fruit, which was wanted by Mary Geoise for 5 billion Berries and was known as the ultimate Devil Fruit.
Including the Op-Op Fruit, Karl had taken a total of five Devil Fruits this year.
They were: the Paramecia Door-Door Fruit, the Paramecia Slow-Slow Fruit, the Paramecia Munch-Munch Fruit, the Paramecia Op-Op Fruit, and the Paramecia Clear-Clear Fruit.
Apart from the Slow-Slow Fruit, which had no owner, the other four fruits all had new owners.
The new owner of the Door-Door Fruit was Marguerite, who had mastered the two types of Haki.
The new owner of the Munch-Munch Fruit was Aphelandra, who had mastered the two types of Haki.
The new owner of the Clear-Clear Fruit was the former sniper of the Kuja Pirates, Rindou, who had mastered the two types of Haki.
As for the Op-Op Fruit, because it was too precious, even the ship's doctor of the Kuja Pirates could not be matched with it. So, in order not to waste the Op-Op Fruit, Karl had fed it to a female swindler who was afraid of death and had lied about having real estate, and had taken a loan from the Golden City and owed Karl a large sum of money.
After she could use the ability of the Op-Op Fruit and had cleared the Hoof of the Soaring Dragon for the three Boa sisters, Karl had ordered that this female swindler, who was outwardly afraid but in fact was full of contempt for the three Boa sisters, be dealt with, and the Op-Op Fruit be taken back.
Before he could find a suitable candidate, this ultimate Devil Fruit might have to be sealed in a treasure chest.
Or... he could keep recycling it
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