“Hurry up! Stop dawdling over there, and load all these stones!”
War is all about logistics. Even pirates need to prepare the necessary supplies before a battle. They aren’t just ordinary pirates who randomly attack ships on the sea. Their target is the active fleet of the Standing Kingdom.
Standing Kingdom is one of the nations on the Grand Line and is also an affiliated nation. Being able to maintain a stable regime on the Grand Line, apart from the Marine’s protection, they also have their own means of self-defense, and these means are varied.
Ultimately, they all have a powerful royal army. In this world dominated by the sea, the importance of the land army is far less than that of the Marines. However, Standing Kingdom is unexpectedly poor at sea battles. Hence, they chose a somewhat middle-ground approach—outsourcing.
The Standing Kingdom used its national power to build dozens of large warships, which formed the Yonta Maria Grand Fleet. This fleet not only protected the kingdom like the Marines but was also composed of pirates, pirates with official plundering rights granted by the Standing Kingdom.
This isn’t unusual in this Great Pirate Era. Many nations’ armies also double as pirates. The style of the army depends entirely on the king’s preference, with different customs on different islands.
Moreover, World Government’s laws only protect affiliated nations. As long as they don’t plunder the resources of an affiliated nation, their actions are legally sound.
Relations between nations on the Grand Line are complex. Some coexist peacefully, while others are sworn enemies. On the vast sea, it’s very difficult to trace the disappearance of a ship.
To be precise, if the World Government intentionally wants to erase the existence of an island, even if it disappears completely, no one would be able to find any trace of it.
The Yonta Maria Grand Fleet now has a total of fifty-six large warships, with a regular crew of 4,300 people skilled in naval combat. Additionally, the ships can accommodate a significant number of the kingdom’s soldiers for transportation.
These ships are large enough to accommodate Giants. Kaido once noticed this nation’s fleet while wandering aimlessly, and it left an impression on him.
“Boss, we can’t fit any more. Isn’t this enough?”
“It’s not enough. Dismantle the cannons, and take the shells off too. This ship doesn’t need those.”
“Huh? No cannons??”
Hearing the order to remove the cannons, the subordinate pirates hesitated.
“What nonsense! What cannon can compare to the pet of Oni Princess? As long as it’s well-fed, there’s no need for cannons. Where do you think that huge crater at the outer island’s shooting range came from?”
“Oni Princess’ pet is really something…”
“Cut the crap and quickly remove them! If it’s not fed enough, you’ll have to dive down into the water and fetch the rocks yourself!”
Due to the enormous size of Emboar and Tyranitar, they were bringing along very unconventional supplies this time, reducing the amount of conventional gunpowder and relying on the firepower of Tyranitar and Emboar instead.
They could be considered mobile flamethrowers and heavy artillery, far surpassing the main cannons of conventional warships.
While they were busy loading supplies, Tyranitar and Emboar had already boarded the ship. At this moment, Emboar was sharing his experience as a senior.
“Emboarrrr【Don’t worry. Just use a few moves to scare them off, and they’ll run away in fear. While their attacks won’t even hurt.】”
“Emboarrrr【Yeah, they probably won’t be able to hurt you either.】”
Emboar patted Tyranitar on the shoulder, reaffirming its judgment. Tyranitar was the second enormous Pokémon native to Wano Country, and as a rare “same kind,” Emboar enjoyed talking with it.
“Tyranitarrrr…【Will the ship sink? I can’t swim…】”
“Emboarrrr【No, it’s very sturdy, and even if it sinks, there’s an emergency plan.】”
Compared to fighting, Tyranitar is a bit afraid of water. Some Tyranitar are exceptionally gifted and can learn the move Surf, but that’s an extremely rare exception, similar to Rhydon learning Surf—not every Pokémon can learn it, even in the game.
But the size of this Tyranitar makes it so heavy that it can’t walk on water.
The ability to swim varies among Pokémon, with even a Rhydon, which is four times weak to water, potentially being able to swim. The Groudon Protection Association has always had some objections to this. [*It’s an author on Qidian who writes Pokemon fanfiction.]
“Emboarrrr【The outside world is quite fascinating; this is a rare opportunity.】”
“Tyranitarrrr…【I understand.】”
“Emboarrrr【Don’t be afraid. If worst comes to worst, you can just stand behind Big Sister.】”
Seeing that Tyranitar wasn’t very interested, Emboar comforted it again. Although they looked fierce and terrifying, both of these behemoths were females. Emboar was modified from the Mountain God boar, which was originally female, and even had a few piglets.
As for Tyranitar, it belonged to Yamato, and the same choice was made regarding its gender, leading to this situation.
Of course, at first, Tyranitar didn’t acknowledge this, and there were some physical conflicts between them. Tyranitar’s combat experience was far inferior to Emboar’s, who had once served as Kaido’s sparring partner for a while.
With its Fighting-type and honed Fighting moves, Tyranitar didn’t have the upper hand in battle against it, thus establishing their sibling order.
Led by Jack, several pirate ships sailed out of Onigashima, heading towards the sea area indicated on the intel, but they encountered a small incident along the way.
“Steady! Where’s the icebreaker? Get an icebreaker to clear the way!”
In the outer seas of Wano, Jack and his crew’s ships were disrupted by an inexplicable ice layer that had appeared on the surface of the sea. The weather outside Wano Country was highly unpredictable, and the recent weather had been quite cold, but this was the first time they had encountered ice.
It was left behind by Yamato, who, for safety reasons, had frozen the sea surface to create a safe path, leaving only one passage open.
Moreover, with the turbulent waves around Wano Country, to create a safe route, a larger area of the sea surface needed to be frozen. Yamato herself couldn’t even clearly say how vast an area of the sea had been frozen by her Namuji Glacier Fang or how thick the layer of ice was.
As a result of the recent extreme low temperatures, the ice has not completely melted, but has instead formed an obstacle that hinders the departure of subsequent ships.
If the Beasts Pirates didn’t occasionally travel to polar regions, they wouldn’t have had an icebreaker in their fleet.
“No need for such trouble. Let’s have a little warm-up first. Emboar, take care of the ice.”
There were some newcomers on board who hadn’t seen Emboar in action before. To give them an idea of their “war machine’s” capabilities, Jack decided to let Emboar show off a bit. This was also more time and energy-efficient than searching for an icebreaker, costing only a bit of food.
On the deck, there was a specially made metal disk, which was Emboar’s designated cannon position. Once Emboar reached the predetermined position, it unleashed a fierce column of fire, melting the ice layer while simultaneously igniting the fighting intent of the other pirates…
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