One Piece: Hashirama Template

During the half-month or so that Link was finalizing his plans, the New World, now without its uncrowned king, descended into unprecedented chaos and activity.

This "strongest sea" was suddenly filled with unclaimed territories. Everyone, from pirate crews barely surviving at the bottom to the Yonko crews at the top, began to madly scramble for them.

The arrival of the Worst Generation in the New World, led by the Blackbeard Pirates, added more fuel to the fire, with the flames of war engulfing nearly half of the New World.

The islands once under the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates, once so peaceful, were now facing great hardship.

Although the Whitebeard Pirates, led by Marco and Ace, quickly returned to the New World after laying Whitebeard to rest to protect their territories.

But without the super-powerhouse Whitebeard, the Whitebeard Pirates were no longer the world's strongest pirate crew, at best just another major pirate crew.

And there was no shortage of such major pirate crews in the New World.

Despite the Whitebeard Pirates' desperate efforts to defend them, many of their territories were snatched away by various jackals.

Among them, Fish-Man Island was taken over by "The Impaler" Link, who had killed Whitebeard. This news was spread throughout the world by the World Economic Journal.

Since the Summit War had just occurred, no one dared to provoke the man who had killed the World's Strongest Man.

Of course, time would eventually blur people's memories.

After a while, if Link failed to produce another world-shaking piece of news and lacked a sufficiently powerful force to act as a deterrent, those greedy individuals, thinking the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, would resume capturing the mermaids and fish-men who fetched high prices on the black market.

But for now, Fish-Man Island was very peaceful.

Besides Fish-Man Island, Charlotte Linlin also occupied several islands that were skilled in making sweets.

Some other islands were also carved up by other major pirate crews.

Only the islands that the Whitebeard Pirates defended to the death remained untouched, as no power was willing to take them by force, knowing the losses would be too great.

That portion of islands was now being targeted by the monster who had broken the world's rules.

After the Worst Generation entered the New World, Kid and the others were engaged in minor skirmishes, familiarizing themselves with the new sea.

They were unlikely to make any major moves until they had mastered Haki.

Only the Blackbeard Pirates, who were on a different level, immediately showed their ambition to rule the seas upon entering the New World. They began to madly seize territory, either forcibly recruiting or using grand promises to attract pirates from all walks of life, rapidly expanding their crew, which had started with only a few people.

The secret of the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit had already been published by the World Economic Journal.

The ability to steal Devil Fruit powers was, for the weak, a treasure greater than the One Piece itself.

By following and pleasing Teach, one might get a chance to defy fate and change their life.

Even if they couldn't, by sticking with Teach, they would sooner or later enjoy the life of a Yonko crew member, receiving the best treatment.

Therefore, when the news of Teach expanding his crew spread, countless pirates who could barely survive in the New World flocked to join him without him even needing to actively recruit.

In just over half a month, the Blackbeard Pirates grew from a small crew of a few people to a major pirate crew of several thousand.

Although the vast majority of these thousands were fodder, Teach accepted them all.

This cannon fodder was necessary as pawns to bog down the Whitebeard Pirates and their subordinate crews.

After expanding his crew, Teach was immediately eager to go to war with the Whitebeard Pirates and snatch all their remaining territories.

At this moment, a piece of news spread throughout the New World and across the globe, causing a massive sensation.

The headline read: A Giant Dragon Similar to the Yonko Kaido, the Pirate Empress Becomes The Impaler's Subordinate, the Legendary Amazon Lily Enters the New World!

The three hot topics in the headline caused the sales of the World Economic Journal to skyrocket for the day.

Below the headline were two photographs.

The first was of a pink dragon over two hundred meters long. Sitting on its head was a figure, none other than "The Impaler" Link.

The second photo showed a small island with the characters for "Kuja" written on it, flying two flags.

One was the Kuja flag, hung in the lower position. The other, hung above it, was the pirate flag of The Impaler's pirate crew.

This method of hanging flags represents one power becoming a subordinate of another.

Although Amazon Lily was located in the Calm Belt, it was extremely famous throughout the world, known as a holy land for men and a dream island.

Now, this dream island had appeared in the New World, and it had a male master.

In an instant, men all over the world were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred for Link.

In contrast, the major powers of the New World, including Marine Headquarters and the World Government, wore solemn expressions.

Unlike the common people, the major powers could discern the strength and level of The Impaler's pirate crew from just one headline and two photos.

If that pink dragon was of the same species as Kaido, it meant that Link had another powerful top commander under his command.

Including the nine-tailed fox Carina, The Impaler's pirate crew now had two Mythical Zoan ability users.

Now, even one of the Warlords of the Sea, the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, had become Link's subordinate.

The Impaler's pirate crew now has the essential foundation of every major pirate crew—the Three Giants!

A captain and Three Giants are the standard configuration for every major pirate crew.

The more such giants a crew has, the stronger its foundation.

Besides the Three Giants, Link also had the Amazon Lily Kingdom and the Kuja Pirates under his command, a world-renowned nation of Haki masters.

It was no secret that every member of the Kuja Pirates could use two types of Haki, thanks to the leadership of generations of Kuja Empresses.

This meant that Link would have an astonishing number of Haki masters under his command, and a military base that can continuously supply him with Haki masters.

After disappearing for just over half a month, Link reappeared with both high-end and mid-tier combat power fully assembled.

His momentum to rule the seas instantly made Link the most powerful contender for the fourth Emperor of the Sea.

The other most powerful contender was Blackbeard, Marshall D. Teach.

For a time, the two main figures who had stolen the show at the Summit War, the twin stars ranked number one in the Worst Generation, once again became the focus of the world.

Everyone was extremely curious: would these two former allies, who had conspired together, end up in a bloody fight for the emperor's throne?

And in the end, who would replace Whitebeard and become the new Emperor of the Sea?

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