One Piece:Becoming the King of the World from the Rocks Era

"Mamamama, Li Yuan, you know I'm not as wealthy as you. Could you offer a discount?" Charlotte Linlin paused at Li Yuan's words. If the half-price was already expensive, the full price would be even more so. Yet, given the firepower, the cost seemed justified, as everyone understood you get what you pay for.

It wouldn't make sense for superior weaponry to be cheaper than outdated ones. If it were, they'd suspect potential flaws or ulterior motives from Li Yuan.

"Hahaha, while I can't offer a discount, you, Linlin, can trade something else. If you make a simple Homie for me, I'll give you 50 million Berries worth of weapons," Li Yuan proposed with a smile.

"Mamamama, Li Yuan, are you serious?" Charlotte Linlin asked excitedly. Creating Homies was easy for her, given enough souls. The recent war had provided ample souls, allowing her to create tens of thousands of Homies if needed.

The other pirates quietly drank, observing the trade between Li Yuan and Charlotte Linlin, all coveting Li Yuan's weapons.

"Barrett, come over here!" Li Yuan called.

The gathered pirates recognized Barrett, one of Li Yuan's strongest officers, a Mythical Titan user, whose young age and extraordinary strength suggested he'd soon reach their level.

"Barrett, condense your gravity into a tangible form in your hand," Li Yuan instructed.

Uncertain of Li Yuan's intent, Barrett complied, forming a dense, tangible sphere of gravity in his hand.

"Linlin, create a Homie using Barrett's gravity. Make ten, and I'll give you 500 million in weapons before you leave tomorrow. How's that?" Li Yuan offered.

"Mamamama, no problem at all, even a hundred wouldn't be an issue," Charlotte Linlin agreed, grabbing a white soul orb and embedding it into Barrett's gravity, creating a small gravity snake that wrapped around Barrett's wrist.

Barrett repeated the process ten times, allowing Charlotte Linlin to create ten gravity Homies.

"Li Yuan, you plan to use these gravity-controlling Homies to help train your crew, right?" Rayleigh suddenly asked.

True to his teaching nature, Rayleigh saw through Li Yuan's strategy.

"Hahaha, it's no secret. I trained under gravity for a while, progressing rapidly, so I thought of providing my crew with gravity-controlling tools to aid their training," Li Yuan admitted, acknowledging Rayleigh's insight.

"Gurarara, Li Yuan, sell me a few gravity Homies. My kids need more than playtime; they need training too," Whitebeard remarked, seeing the potential for his crew.

"No problem. Once I have enough from Linlin, I'll sell you some," Li Yuan promised, smiling.

"Jihahaha, Li Yuan, I want your weapons too."

"Yohahaha, Li Yuan, don't forget me. I need weapons as well."

"I want a few gravity Homies."

"You all have plenty of minerals on your territories, right? Those are materials for making weapons. Trade them for my weapons," Li Yuan suggested.

At the feast, the pirates discussed trading amidst their drinking, all desiring Li Yuan's weapons, medicines, and gravity Homies.

Li Yuan welcomed the interest, seeing trade as mutually beneficial. He agreed to their requests, effectively opening his desired trading market.

While the pirates celebrated, the World Government was somber, the air heavy with loss.

Though their top-tier fighters survived, their mid to low-level forces suffered greatly. The Navy, once 150,000 strong, was reduced to under 40,000, losing two-thirds of its officers, leaving them unable to maintain order.

The Army fared worse, losing two generals, two candidates, and over 800,000 troops, bearing the heaviest losses.

The World Government's new CP0 Deputy Director was killed, with only a fifth of their CP members surviving.

Though the Celestial Dragons' top fighters remained unscathed, their mid-level forces were significantly depleted.

The losses exceeded those from the Rocks Pirates' assault on the naval fortress.

In the Fleet Admiral's flagship, the Five Elders, Fleet Admiral Kong, and Army Marshal Geno Bolton convened.

"Why retreat?" Financial God Nasushiro Saint asked.

"Death Gun Leondona, a Rocks Pirate remnant, used seastone bullets to aid Li Yuan, enabling the swift killing of three top-tier fighters," Science Defense God Saturn Saint explained, placing a seastone bullet from CP0 Deputy Director Robertson's body on the table.

"That damned remnant reappeared despite retiring, and with seastone bullets, unexpectedly, Li Yuan could kill Robertson and others," Agricultural God Pitt Saint noted, understanding the threat posed by a hidden sniper with seastone bullets.

"How did the Infinity Pirates make seastone bullets? Our government's bullets never leaked," Legal God Vaucherie Saint questioned.

They had seastone bullets but lacked top-tier snipers, rendering them ineffective against elite fighters.

Yet, the Infinity Pirates created seastone bullets, using them to defeat the government.

"Not just seastone bullets, but weapons. Their firepower surpasses ours," Environmental God Maz Saint added.

"This Infinity Pirates is too dangerous. Send CP to infiltrate them, find their production data and sites," Saturn Saint ordered.

"Our defeat has severe consequences. The Navy can't maintain order. We must expand," Pitt Saint declared.

Hearing this, Kong's eyes lit up, anticipating naval expansion.

"Yes, after receiving the Heavenly Tribute, we'll expand. For now, focus on defending G1 Fortress and avoid pirate conflicts. Deploy the Navy mainly in the Four Seas," Nasushiro Saint concluded.

The meeting ended quickly, mainly the Elders speaking, with Kong and Bolton listening.

"Shocking, the World Government lost to pirates. Is this their fall or pirates' rise?"

"New World pirates won again. Is this the Pirate Era?"

"New weapons emerged, crushing old ones' firepower. Is the Infinity Pirates the new arms dealer?"

As the pirates triumphed, newspapers worldwide spread the news via the World Economic News Agency.

This globally-watched war ended in pirate victory, stunning many who hadn't expected another government defeat.

Because this wasn't the first time; many remembered the Rocks Pirates' victory.

"Hahaha, pirates won, I'm going to sea!"

"This world belongs to pirates. The Navy and Government are weak!"

"My God, New World pirates are terrifying. The Four Seas are safer."

"Damn government, we paid tribute. Why not destroy pirates? New World pirates can cross the Calm Belt. Will they conquer the Four Seas?"

News spread, shocking many, prompting some to become pirates, others to question the government, while some shrugged, continuing their lives.

Many nations, through the underworld, sent arms orders to the Infinity Pirates, eager to buy their superior weapons.

Aware of the Infinity Pirates' dominance over government arsenals, they craved such powerful weaponry but dared not attack, opting to purchase instead.

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