One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 365 An Era of Despair! Poised for Action!

Two years have passed since the Cataclysm Corporation completely conquered the world.

In the past two years, the world has undergone tremendous changes.

A massive, surging wave swept across the world, striking everyone's head with perfect fairness.

The world has entered an era of unprecedented chaos, with all order and rules completely collapsing.

Although the world was originally a dog-eat-dog world, in the past, at least the navy would maintain order, and at least within the member states, peace and tranquility were not just empty words.

But things are different now.

The king who ruled the world, Lord Roya, whom people called the King of Calamities, treated most countries in the world equally.

Apart from the two nations established by the Charlotte family, as well as the Giant Kingdom and Fishman Island, all other nations in the world suffered the same degree of oppression.

Leaving aside the enormous taxes paid each year, the unpaid labor in the mines and factories established by the Disaster Company in various places has already caused immense suffering for the world.

Not to mention the pirates on the high seas, who are as numerous as locusts. Because the Disaster Company treats pirates differently, a large number of people have set sail to survive, making the seas somewhat crowded.

How many pirates are there in this world now?
The answer was so many that even Roya felt it might be affecting his efficiency in acquiring black energy.

There are too many pirates, and instead, there aren't enough civilians to go around harming them.

This won't do. The reason we treat pirates differently is because they can bring more dark energy.

But now the order of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches has been completely reversed.

Pirate ships have become a refuge for many people. Too many people fly pirate flags but do not do what pirates should do. Roya will not allow this.

Therefore, a few months ago, the Disaster Company even set a threshold for pirates to enter the world of pirates.

Yes, now there are entry requirements to becoming a pirate.

You can't just become a bad person if you want to; you need a certain level of expertise to become a bad person recognized by the rulers of this world.

Roya ordered that all pirates must report to the Disaster Company and meet certain destruction targets within a certain period of time.

Those who are still navigating the high seas are probably aware of one thing: the Disaster Company possesses some means of monitoring the ocean.

Even the countless pirates on the high seas would find it difficult to hide once they were targeted by the Disaster Company.

Therefore, after the Disaster Company massacred a group of disobedient pirates a few months ago, all the pirates had no choice but to obediently go to the various branches of the Disaster Company to register their information.

The term "legal pirate," originally reserved for the extinct Seven Warlords of the Sea, now applies to all pirates.

Whether something is legal or illegal doesn't actually have much of an impact.

Even if the pirates gain the approval of the Disaster Company, Roya will not pay them wages.

But the scary thing is that there's no salary, but there are KPIs.

The Disaster Company set different KPIs for each pirate crew based on their strength.

Destruction, looting, and even fighting among themselves.

It doesn't matter what, as long as it causes enough destruction and makes people feel pain, then the Disaster Company won't bother them.

Conversely, if the task cannot be completed, then one can only hope for the best.

The good news is that there are just too many pirates these days. It's not difficult for the Disaster Company to find a group of pirates, but finding all of them is not an easy task.

They can only conduct random checks periodically.

Even so, it was enough to terrify the pirates.

They had no choice but to obediently engage in burning, killing, and looting.

Yes, that's what pirates are supposed to do.

Therefore, naturally, the world is one step closer to complete collapse.

People all over the world are struggling in despair.

East Sea, Goa Kingdom.

This place, once hailed as the most beautiful country in the East China Sea, is now not much different from other countries on the sea.

The once spotless city has now become dilapidated, and the dense forests outside the city have been uprooted and replaced by factories that spew out black smoke.

This country is one of those countries that doesn't have many mineral resources.

However, because the population is still quite large, the Natural Disaster Company has built many factories here, and a large amount of minerals are transported here and then smelted into various metals.

It was early morning, in one of the factories on the island.

Accompanied by a crisp and melodious tune, a group of workers walked out of the factory area, looking extremely tired.

Wearing dirty overalls and a helmet, Dusabo rubbed his eyes and yawned.

Since the Disaster Company conquered the world two years ago, these new revolutionary forces have been in full-scale infiltration.

Because Mr. Dragon was afraid that there were still Roya's people among them, all the cadres went into hiding and only communicated with Dragon.

Besides hiding, Dragon also hopes that everyone will develop more power to lay a solid foundation for the future decisive battle against the Catastrophe Corporation.

After much deliberation, Sabos finally chose to return to his homeland, the Kingdom of Goa.

Although he couldn't directly stand up to protect his homeland when pirates attacked, he could still do something.

After all, the country's nobles abandoned this place long ago, and they shamelessly plundered a large amount of treasure and took it to sea, calling themselves noble pirates.

Although they were wiped out by a group of pirates called the Krik Pirates after only a short time at sea, the country did indeed lose all protection.

So Sabo came back.

After factories were built one after another in the country, he chose to work in one of them.

If you want to hide yourself, the best way is to become a drop of water and merge into the ocean.

However, life wasn't easy for the workers.

Those bastards at the Disaster Company have no intention of paying wages. Moreover, the machines in the factory run day and night, and the workers have to work non-stop, at least sixteen hours a day.

Even Sabo would get tired after a while, let alone the ordinary workers.

Even so, the exploited workers still lived better than ordinary people.

Because the factory area is a place where the Disaster Company strictly forbids all pirate attacks.

Although they are exploited, at least their safety is guaranteed.

Sabo blended in seamlessly among the workers, following the flow of people out of the factory and into a group of dilapidated shacks outside the factory.

The company wasn't kind enough to provide dormitories for the workers; most of them lived in simple shacks built outside the factory.

Sabo returned to his dwelling, which was really just a simple shed with a few newspapers spread on the ground. It was extremely rudimentary and didn't even have a door, since there really wasn't anything worth stealing.

Sabo picked up a tattered water bottle from the corner, took a sip of water, and then pulled a small bag from his pocket.

He poured a pill out of the bag and swallowed it with water. "Phew—"

After taking the pill, Sabo's complexion improved considerably.

It should be said that the Disaster Company did not really intend to kill everyone in the world.

Roya also gave an order.

If pirates are attacking civilians, they should try not to kill them.

Destruction or looting is enough.

The great king of the world said that population is the most precious asset in the world.

It's a contradiction: on one hand, they're ravaging the world, and on the other hand, they hope that people can thrive and multiply.

In order to help people who have nothing to survive, the Disaster Company did do something.

They are distributing something called soldier pills, which are the same pills that Sabo just ate.

It is said that those were the rations eaten by the clone soldiers of the Scourge back then.

It is a miraculous drug created by a pharmacist within the Natural Disaster Company.

This pill provides a large amount of energy; just one pill can provide an adult's daily energy needs.

It is said that in order to produce enough military rations, the Cataclysm Corporation even terraformed the Red Earth.

They carved out planting areas on the barren red soil continent, specifically for growing various crops that could be used to make military rations.

As for why crops could be grown on the incredibly barren Red Earth continent, Sabo wasn't quite sure. Anyway, the newspapers said that Roya had transformed the Red Earth continent.

Nowadays, almost every country has factories that produce military rations.

Many ordinary people on the high seas haven't eaten fresh food in a long time.

However, while soldier pills can provide enough energy, they have a major drawback: they cannot completely eliminate hunger.

In other words, although eating soldier's ration pills would not cause starvation, one would still suffer from the pain of hunger.

Sabo even suspected that this flaw might have been intentionally left behind by Roya, simply to torment the people of the world.

Even so, only factory and mine workers could receive one soldier's ration pill a day. Ordinary people did not have this privilege at all; they had to spend money to buy it.

Although the price of military ration pills was very low, it was still a huge burden for the impoverished people.

After finishing his meal, Sabo was about to lie down and rest when a suppressed voice suddenly came from the shack next door, "Mr. Sabo, when are we finally going to start our operation?"

Saboteur paused for a moment, then whispered, "Wait a little longer, Rudy, it's not time yet."

Honestly, developing power in this country is a really easy thing.

Everyone in the world now hates Roya to the core.

Even their fear of Roya couldn't suppress this hatred.

Sabo easily established a branch of the revolutionary army in the country.

Although he doesn't have a large number of people, he can guarantee that as long as the time is right, he will stand up and call to action, and the entire country will surely respond.

"Should we wait any longer?"

The voice from next door was tinged with suppressed sobs, "Finch is dead. He was worked to death at his workstation—"

"Three days ago it was Damm, last week it was Carl, and I don't know how much longer I can hold on."

“Sometimes I even think that death might be a relief, Mr. Sabo, but I’m not willing to die like this!”

"I have nothing left. Even if I die, I want to die with some value, at least to cause some damage to the Disaster Company!"

"..."

Sabo clenched his fists silently, his teeth grinding together.

Roya, you monster, just how far will you ravage this world?
What kind of hell would you want to plunge the people of this world into before you are satisfied?
"It won't be long..."

But at this moment, Sabo could only slowly say, "Rudy, wait a little longer! Wait a little longer!"

Mr. Dragon, we can't delay any longer.

With each day of delay, countless people die in despair under Roya's atrocities!
Also in the East China Sea, on a certain uninhabited deserted island.

This is an island without any mineral resources, so even now, it is completely ignored.

But no one knows that there is actually a fairly spacious area underground on this island.

"Dang-dang-dang!"

A series of crisp collision sounds echoed in the empty space.

"Three Swordsman Style: Purgatory Ghost Slash!"

The three blades were simultaneously wrapped in jet-black Armament Haki, and as they pierced through the air, they left three dazzling streaks of light in the air.

The next instant, the three swords crashed into a blade that was also wrapped in Armament Haki.

The ground was instantly torn apart with deep cracks, and the two figures were quickly separated in the violent collision.

The bespectacled man staggered to his feet, looked up at the green-haired man not far ahead who was already poised to attack again, and said with some admiration, "You've completely surpassed me, Zoro."

"But this power is far from enough, isn't it, teacher!"

Roronoa Zoro, a three-sword style swordsman, took the sword out of his mouth and said seriously, "I'm still far behind those monsters from the Calamity Corporation!"

The bespectacled man, Koushirou, had a complicated look in his eyes. "Zoro, you don't need to be with us. You don't need to be enemies with the Disaster Company at all."

This disciple's strength would be enough to be considered a powerhouse even within the Natural Disaster Company.

He can live a comfortable life no matter where he is.

"I have no interest in what kind of company the Disaster Company is."

The green-haired swordsman merely raised the corners of his mouth, "However, Kuina and I have already made a promise! I will become the world's greatest swordsman!"

"And to achieve this goal, I absolutely must defeat Roya!"

Everyone knows that the King of Calamity possesses the world's number one physical skills, the world's number one domineering aura, the world's number one ability, the world's number one black blade, and the world's number one swordsmanship!
What else could Koushirou say?

“However, you may no longer have time to grow stronger, Zoro,”

He said, "Dr. Lilith's research has yielded results, and Dragon received a call from Shanks and rushed off, supposedly because Luffy's training has been successful."

"That is to say!"

Zoro's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The final battle is about to begin!"

(End of this chapter)