# Chapter 3: The Rebellion Stirred Up by the World Government
The army had always been firmly controlled by the Tartaros Royal Family, and there had never been any incidents.
The core region of the Kronos Kingdom was not lost.
Facing the Kronos Kingdom, which had reacted and rapidly mobilized its troops, the Rebel Army was defeated repeatedly. The hastily assembled army was simply no match for the Kingdom Army.
To block the Kronos Kingdom's army, the World Government and the rebel forces spent two months and vast resources to build a super defense line that was eighteen kilometers long and averaged twenty meters in height.
Tens of thousands of artillery pieces stood on the defense line, ready to unleash a barrage of firepower upon anyone who approached.
Furthermore, due to the significant disadvantage in military strength, the World Government secretly dispatched three hundred thousand Army troops stationed at the Red Line, led by an army general, to resist the Kronos Kingdom's counterattack and stabilize the occupied territory.
Despite having advantages in geography, resources, and troop numbers, the Kronos Kingdom was unable to break through this formidable defense line due to the World Government's strong support.
In secret, the World Government also specifically sent agents to infiltrate the Kronos Kingdom to assassinate some key figures.
The Tartaros Royal Family had long anticipated that the World Government would employ such tactics and had already dispatched people to protect the kingdom's important personnel.
As a superpower with a thousand years of heritage, the Kronos Kingdom possessed a deep foundation far exceeding that of ordinary kingdoms. Naturally, it had many powerful individuals, including top-tier combatants no weaker than an army general.
In the Holy Land Mariejois, each Celestial Dragon Family had forces they specifically cultivated, which were not controlled by the World Government but belonged solely to the family.
In addition to the kingdom's overt forces, the Tartarus Family also specifically controlled a special organization called Hades, which included an elite unit known as the Dark Guard. As the name suggests, they were a force operating in the shadows.
Every member was strictly screened and tempered, loyal to the Tartaros Royal Family.
They were all orphans collected by the Tartaros Royal Family from within the country, the New World, and all over the world, trained from a young age to become members of "Hades," the force controlled by the Royal Family.
Some were also recruited directly from within the kingdom.
The most outstanding individuals who rose from the numerous Dark Guard were the Hades Guard, totaling twenty-four members.
They protected the Tartaros Royal Family or cleared obstacles for them, specifically countering the World Government's CP0.
Furthermore, the Hades Guard and Dark Guard had an even more powerful commander-in-chief who controlled all the forces of "Hell".
Corresponding to "Hell" was "Netherworld", which controlled Hades's intelligence capabilities.
"Netherworld" and "Hell," one controlling intelligence and the other controlling force, along with the Intelligence Group that both jointly controlled, together formed the vast organization of Hades.
Besides developing intelligence and agents, those not suited to remain in Hades joined the army, entered various industries, and served in different agencies of the kingdom, contributing to the Tartaros Royal Family's control over the Kronos Kingdom.
After all, not everyone possessed such talent. Even so, after training, they could become elite soldiers within the army and have better prospects.
Therefore, the Tartaros Royal Family's political power had always been very stable. Even if something happened, it would be quickly suppressed, and more often, it would be detected as soon as it showed signs of emerging.
The World Government could not dispatch all its forces to deal with the Kronos Kingdom.
Facing this unjust war, actions that could not be brought into the open, the Marines, even if they knew, could not participate.
Unlike the Marines, the Army had little presence on The Great Sea and had always guarded the Red Line. Few people had seen them, allowing them to be whitewashed and disguised as the Rebel Army.
Once the Marines participated, it would be impossible to conceal, signifying the World Government's overt intervention.
The Tartaros Royal Family did not want to expend strength and engage in a major war with the World Government, which would affect domestic stability.
Whether it was transporting supplies, munitions, grain, or maintaining the confrontation between the Klonos Kingdom and the Kronos Kingdom, it required enormous funds, at least eight billion Beli annually.
Because the World Government needed the Klonos Kingdom to establish a foothold under the pressure of the Kronos Kingdom. Only then could they achieve their true objective of dismembering the Kronos Kingdom.
Just the construction of the super defense line was an astronomical sum.
Moreover, the scale of the war between the two kingdoms was immense, far beyond the wars of the small countries in the Four Seas.
The World Government had a strong foundation, but it could not outlast the Kronos Kingdom.
Because this was the New World, the time and cost of transport were far greater for the World Government than for the Kronos Kingdom.
The Kronos Kingdom possessed vast plains and was itself a major grain exporting country, and its connections with the outside world had not been severed.
And the Tartaros Royal Family would frequently send people to cut off the supplies sent by the World Government, whether by looting or sinking the cargo ship.
Therefore, the cost for the World Government was much higher than anticipated.
As long as the stalemate continued, the World Government would eventually be unable to persist. After all, this was the New World, not the Four Seas or the Grand Line where the World Government's control was stronger.
Furthermore, the Kronos Kingdom could afford mistakes because they still had hidden strength and sufficient power and resources to confront the World Government.
But the World Government could not.
At that time, the lost land would naturally return to the embrace of the Kronos Kingdom.
The World Government could no longer stop. Many observing forces and Member Nations were watching in secret. Once they stopped, it would mean their past investments were wasted.
It would also be a huge blow to the World Government's prestige.
Under such circumstances, the World Government and the Kronos Kingdom reached a stalemate.
The World Government wanted to help the Klonos Kingdom expand its territory, as its current land was too small compared to the Kronos Kingdom, not even close in scale.
And the Kronos Kingdom did not want to suffer too many losses and preferred to wear down the World Government in this manner.
Therefore, relying on the Kronos Kingdom's powerful overall strength, they laid out a large number of traps and utilized terrifying firepower.
They firmly locked the Klonos Kingdom and the World Government's Army within the defense line that the World Government had invested heavily in building.
The World Government's defense line, instead, became a cage preventing them from expanding outwards.
This situation continued for over a decade.
It only changed with the return of crown prince Jaeger, who had been out at sea.
Tartarus Jaeger.
Hades's father, king Bane's older brother.
He was also a legendary figure on The Great Sea, whose legends still remained on the sea to this day.
To resolve the kingdom's predicament at the time, when the two sides were in a standoff.
Jaeger, who was then the crown prince, voluntarily went out to sea to train. With his terrifying talent and the top-tier Paramecia Devil Fruit, the Death-Death Fruit, he grew rapidly.
And soon gained the name "Grim Reaper".
(end of chapter)