Pirate: Hades! ( One Piece)

# Chapter 281: The Upcoming Sword Tournament

The Sword Tournament is about to begin.

Paros Island is becoming increasingly lively.

Over the past six months, nearly ten thousand people have poured into Paros Island every day.

Currently, the entire Paros Island already has close to three million residents.

Pirates, Underworld Forces, Lone Wolves, Nobles, people of various identities have come to Paros Island during this period.

The Island Turtle also brought hundreds of thousands of people from the Four Seas to the Pluto Sea Area.

Of course, there were also Officials from various Member Nations, preparing to negotiate further trade cooperation with the Kronos Kingdom to quickly restore their economic strength.

The influx of a large population promoted the further prosperity of Paros Island.

The vast Sea Area centered around the Pluto Sea Area rarely became extremely peaceful.

Many residents of the New World seized this peaceful period and came to live in the Pluto Sea Area on various merchant ships.

Naturally, the most important arrivals were powerful Swordsmen from around the World, Great Sword Masters aspiring to the name of the World's Strongest Swordsman.

Most Swordsmen who wanted to broaden their horizons and seek opportunities for breakthrough have already arrived at Paros Island.

According to the calculations of the Pluto Pirates and the released information, the number of Swordsmen who signed up to participate in the Sword Tournament has reached a staggering twenty thousand.

Although the vast majority of them are just making up the numbers, the true elites are only a small portion, possibly less than one-tenth.

But even this number is astonishing enough.

Meanwhile, the major Factions on the Great Sea have successively left their Territories over the past month.

The Five Peaks Pirates led by the Great Pirate Wang Zhi.

Captain John, famous throughout the Great Sea.

Silver Axe also set off.

Charlotte Linlin's Big Mom Pirates, led by Weather Queen.

Edward Newgate Whitebeard brought his Children's Army.

Shiki The Golden Lion is controlling his Island Ship, flying towards the direction of the Pluto Sea Area.

Zak, Captain of the Tyrant Dragon Pirate Crew.

Nash Demon of the Devil Pirates.

Even Lyon 'Death Gun', Violence King Kosa, and Werewolf Quilo, who are said to have retired from the Great Sea, have been spotted on Paros Island.

Except for Destroyer Byrnndi World who is still lingering in the first half of the New World, many Division Captains of the Rocks Pirates were actually able to gather again, taking advantage of this Sword Tournament opportunity!

This news had already spread throughout the entire World.

And the Roger Pirates.

At this time, everyone was surprised to find that two years had passed since the Battle of God Valley.

Except for the Roger Pirates, the Emperor-level Great Pirates dominating the Great Sea today are still those Core Cadres of the Rocks Pirates.

In other words, the New World is still being ruled by the Rocks Pirates.

The closest to these Hegemons is the Apprentice Pirate of the Rocks Pirates, the twenty-three-year-old Kaido Azure Dragon.

This Sword Tournament, Paros Island, is the Eye of the Era's Storm.

Media Reporters from around the World have all gathered here.

Every day, various messages are transmitted back via Den Den Mushi and then spread throughout the entire World via newspaper.

Although the current Visual Den Den Mushi are relatively advanced, in a grand event like the Sword Tournament, relying solely on the current Visual Den Den Mushi cannot fully display the scene on Paros Island.

This is a limitation.

Only at a time like this can one feel the backwardness of the current Visual Den Den Mushi.

The World Telephone Bug Group receives a batch of Razor Blades every day, with Threatening Letters demanding the World Telephone Bug Group quickly research more advanced Visual Den Den Mushi.

The World Telephone Bug Group is already researching, investing a large amount of funds, but results will take one or two years.

Most people can only watch the general scene on Paros Island by switching between the live streaming images of three Den Den Mushi that are currently live streaming.

On Paros Island, there is no sign of the Marines.

The Sword Tournament, as a feast belonging to Swordsmen, allows Swordsmen belonging to any Faction to come and participate.

No Marines came to participate.

This seems to be a rather shameful matter for them.

The vast Marines, is there not a single Top Tier Combatant Swordsman?

Due to the Great Sea becoming rarely peaceful because of the Sword Tournament, the pressure on the various Marine Bases and Branches has greatly reduced.

But they also have to get busy and simply have no free time to participate in the Sword Tournament.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Marine Headquarters is preparing to mobilize military strength from all sides to focus on clearing out some more threatening Pirates and Pirate Islands.

Meanwhile, the Byrnndi Pirates seem to have clashed with the Marines and the World Government, still wandering in the first half of the New World.

It has been nearly half a year.

Sengoku has even clashed with Byrnndi World dozens of times.

The Byrnndi Pirates have been probing the edge of danger, what they are looking for is a certain secret Base of the Marines or the World Government.

In the continuous clashes, through the speed of Sengoku's obstruction, he also judged the approximate location of his target.

With Byrnndi World this threat present, Sengoku simply cannot leave the first half of the New World.

Currently, the Marines in the Grand Line only have two Top Tier Combatants, one is him, the other is Kong, and the rest are stationed in the Four Seas.

There are quite a few Swordsmen in the Marines, and many Marine Vice Admirals are Swordsmen.

However, truly powerful Swordsmen, the Marines currently indeed do not have any.

Under the current situation, the Marines certainly don't have time to send people to participate in the Sword Tournament.

Moreover, if they can't get a good ranking, then it won't have much meaning for the Marines.

The important hall of the Battle Pyramid is located on the seventeenth floor, three thousand five hundred meters high.

Such a spacious hall exists on every floor of the Battle Pyramid, used to connect various important venues, Arenas, and various Areas.

And the hall on the seventeenth floor cannot be entered without ordinary strength and status.

The facilities inside are also much better than below.

Even the Royal Families of many Kingdoms do not have such enjoyment.

Here, it can also be considered the main Base where the Pluto Pirates guard the Battle Pyramid.

Redfield elegantly tasted red wine.

Hades was looking at the message in his hand, a smile appeared on his face.

"Really, these guys, they actually all gathered together."

According to intelligence, don't know if they made an appointment, but those old friends will all arrive tomorrow, which is two days before the Sword Tournament begins.

Saying two days before, one could also say it's the last day.

Because after tomorrow, the Battle Pyramid will be closed for an entire day.

The Pluto Pirates will send people to conduct a comprehensive clearing out of the entire Battle Pyramid.

To welcome the upcoming Sword Tournament.

There are quite a few guests arriving, Kings of various Kingdoms in the New World, even including some variant race kingdoms.

Loki, the prince of the Kingdom of Elbaf Giants, will also come to Paros Island to watch the Sword Tournament after a lapse of over a year.

(end of chapter)