This is a huge problem that the world has inherently solved for Sage since he became a landlord!
No racial divide.
"Black hair and black eyes, blonde hair and blue eyes, black skin and brown skin... all belong to humanity, no distinction whatsoever! Even Fishmen and other races can live together under a strong leader!"
"There will be no discrimination, understand! The biggest problem has long been over! Hahaha, hohoho! Lily, this is why I've developed so rapidly!"
Big Mom is a perfect example!
"Discrimination..."
Lily frowned, "Like the discrimination against Fishmen and Mermaids? No, they only cost a bit more at the slave market, that hardly counts as discrimination. Would humans also discriminate against each other, aside from the Heavenly Celestial Dragons?"
Oppression is already tragic enough, but adding racial discrimination...
"Heh heh heh heh, Lily, sometimes two different things can become one, it's not about good or bad, it's just different environments. Conflicts between nations, racial discrimination, all have historical reasons. But not here, because I equally discriminate against everyone."
"As for the Heavenly Celestial Dragons... let's just say they're foolish, foolish enough to isolate themselves in Mary Geoise, leaving behind only pure enslavement and hatred."
So foolish that Sage wanted to laugh.
"If I were a Heavenly Celestial Dragon, I would keep Mary Geoise, but there would also be Heavenly Celestial Dragon Cities in various places. In my hometown, there are examples of the few ruling over the majority." Sage laughed.
"Does O'hara have such a history?" Lily furrowed her brows, but if Sage says so, it must be true...
"In any case, the lack of discrimination is the greatest advantage, allowing diverse populations to be integrated without barriers... If our hands are full in the first half, let Umit and Jibson handle it. They're well-versed in this line of work."
"It's best to have conversations with those we can speak with," Sage said.
"Understood, I'll get on it right away." Lily nodded and left Sage's room.
Sage sat down again, swirling his wine glass, the deep red wine reflecting the sky outside the window and the bustling street below, captivating anyone who came here with a desire to integrate or conquer...
"Hmph."
Sage chuckled softly and drank the wine in one gulp.
The world belongs to him!
...
In the first half of the New World, near a certain sea area of O'hara, a pirate ship flying the Flag of Disaster sliced through the waves, sailing slowly.
Bellamy crossed his arms, standing at the bow, his captain's cloak fluttering in the sea breeze behind him.
This was the pirate ship he led.
After defeating Big Mom and Kaido, they weren't free at all, in fact, they were even busier.
Defeating them only cleared the obstacles for Sage's unification of the first half, but the task of unification still required manpower.
The Governor currently openly rules 108 islands, which seems like a lot, but in the entire first half, it's really not considered much, with many places yet to be conquered.
Even around O'hara, originally controlled by Sage, hasn't been fully conquered.
After all, they've only been here for a bit over two years, and with inherent industry issues, development can't proceed that quickly.
Now, Bellamy is searching for islands and helping Lady Lily map the sea.
The magnetic fields and weather of the entire New World, and this more perilous ocean than Paradise, make the separation between islands completely abnormal.
Otherwise, there'd be no need for three Log Poses for navigation.
Even for Kaido and Big Mom, who've been at sea for decades, their sea maps only cover around their own strongholds.
One allied with Wano Country, while the other found an archipelago...
They were just content with a small corner.
They're different; whenever they reach a sea area, it's great if there are islands, and even if there aren't, they still map out the currents and region to ensure every place they reach falls under their domain.
Of course, it's not purely reliant on them; some nearby joined pirates possess sea maps of regions others haven't reached, combining these together and slowly sorting them out will gradually unveil this mysterious New World to them.
"Lord Bellamy..."
A navigator came running over, handing him a telescope, saying, "Looks like there's a pirate ship ahead."
"Oh?"
Bellamy took the telescope, looked ahead, and on the wide ocean where only occasional waves broke the surface, he saw a mast through the telescope, with a black flag fluttering on top.
The emblem was unclear, but it didn't matter; aside from pirates, no one would hoist a black flag.
"It really is pirates..."
Bellamy put down the telescope, stuck out his tongue with a feral grin, "Perfect, I'm bored. Let's go see who they are!"
Sailing on the sea is inherently tedious, facing nothing but the ocean and a small ship every day, hence the occasional feasts.
Bang!
As the ship gradually approached, they could all see the outline of the other ship; as they drew nearer, Bellamy also saw the other flag. At this moment, that pirate ship directly opened its main guns, firing cannonballs.
Bellamy grinned fiercely, his wrist turning into a spring, Haki covering his fist, he punched the incoming cannonball, the spring extending at this moment, rebounding the cannonball back at a faster speed than before, exploding beside the other ship and raising a massive spray of water.
"Lord Bellamy, that's an unknown pirate flag," at this moment, the navigator beside him finally spoke.
"Oh? A small Pirates, huh? Seeing our flag, not running, but instead firing at us..."
Bellamy crouched down, his legs turning into springs, a fist pressing down on the bow, staring directly at the opposite pirate ship.
"Then let it be destroyed!"
Bang!
A gust of air surged from his feet as Bellamy sprung out, heading straight for the enemy pirate ship.
Boom!
The mast of that ship broke first, followed by a loud crash, the whole ship breaking apart as the Disaster Warship got closer, half submerging into the sea.
Once the ship had fully approached, the people on board had lost all will to resist.
"It's all yours."
Bellamy kicked a guy in a captain's hat lying on the ground, then jumped back to the deck, "Ask them where they came from."
"Yes!"
The pirates preparing to raid shouted, rushing into the damaged pirate ship to capture prisoners and loot.
The result was quite fruitful.
They found a considerable amount of material here, and the captain, under duress, revealed the information they wanted.
They were pirates operating in this area, having just discovered an island and plundered the coast, leaving before the local guards arrived.
"Is there an island?"
Bellamy's eyes lit up, "How far from here?"
"Very close, they left only two hours ago," the navigator replied.
"Sarquiss! Sarquiss!" Bellamy shouted.
"Heard ya, Bellamy."
Wearing a fur coat with a Great Scimitar hanging on his back, Sarquiss took off his sunglasses, smiling, "Two hours, huh? Seems like it's a new island, let's go settle it!"
"Exactly, just like that!"
Bellamy grinned fiercely, "Leave the supplies, robbing the coast must mean robbing the weak. We'll go, return the supplies to them, and then... we'll plunder the strong there! Conquer it!"
This is the Disaster Pirates' rule.
Return everything to the weak, fifty-fifty share with the strong!
Rob, decapitate, accept, and unite!
This method works every time, no one would dare resist.