After a series of major events, the world has finally returned to calm, but everyone knows that this may be the last calm before the storm.
In order to consolidate his territory, Eric sent Xiao He and Han Fei to Beihai. The former resumed production and the latter regulated order. Everything was moving in the right direction.
On the local front, Tsunade, who learned from her grandfather and got into the bad habit of gambling, was reprimanded several times by Eric. As a result, her bond level was unable to rise too fast. Currently, she has only become a close friend.
Da Vinci's fusion of Angel embryos and Hashirama cells failed without incident the first two times. After the experience gained from the failure, Da Vinci figured out the correct method of implanting Hashirama cells and successfully fused with the remaining embryos. As one body.
Although it can make one of the arms pale and ugly, but... war weapons do not rely on appearance.
Time soon came to the end of 1518 in the Haiyuan calendar, and it was time to convene the World Conference.
In the holy land of Mariejoia, there are several empty seats in the conference hall where everyone should have gathered. The other kings looked at the empty seats with different eyes. Those seats originally belonged to the countries in the North Sea...
"Ahem" It's useless to wait any longer. No one will come again. A king coughed and opened the topic first:
"Everyone, I believe your country is also troubled by the Dawn Pirates and the Revolutionary Army."
"good."
"Um."
"Many ignorant people listened to the words of the revolutionary army and caused a lot of trouble in some areas."
Several other kings spoke one after another. Although some other kings did not express their opinions, their eyes showed approval.
"I propose here to urge the World Government and the Navy Headquarters to send troops to exterminate these two cancers, the Dawn Pirates and the Revolutionary Army!"
Many kings agreed, and a few were absent-minded.
For example, in Kobra, after the dancing fan incident, the king's credibility dropped drastically, and many rebels emerged in various places. With Crocodile's secret promotion, rebellions in various places could start a prairie fire.
Thanks to Bell and Gaka who led the army to suppress it, the country did not fall apart. However, it is impossible for the two sides to fight without bloodshed and tears. The contradiction and hatred between the king's army and the rebel army are further deepening, which plays into Crocodile's plan.
Cobra was also very worried about the safety of Vivi and Ikarem. In order to ensure that the matter was not leaked, his whereabouts were not told to anyone, and he only said that they were going to complete an important thing.
King Prodence and King Dressrosa in the New World know Eric's behavior and the policies of the Dawn Pirates, so they are not worried at all.
One of them, Altluk III, who is now the king of Goa Kingdom and Sabo's biological father, is sweating profusely and writing down the contents of each king's speech.
As Eric's spy inside the World Conference, he is doing his best to serve Eric.
After all, he had faced Esdeath directly and had a deep understanding of the Dawn Pirates' methods. If he didn't do things according to Eric's words, not only would he not be able to become the king, he would not even be able to save his head.
After a series of votes by the kings, the collective agreed to take the initiative to launch a war against the Dawn Pirates, but——
Will the aloof Celestial Dragons obey the requests of mortals?
Will the Five Elder Stars in charge of the world comply with the king's demands?
During the World Conference, the only issue proposed by the kings that was passed unanimously was rejected by the World Government on the grounds that the navy's military expenditures were insufficient.
'Where have all the heavenly gold we turned in every year gone? ? 'This idea came to many kings' minds, but no one dared to speak it out.
The world government that lost 20% of the source of heavenly gold also lost 20% of its military expenditures. However, the heavenly gold was not only used for military expenditures of the navy, but a large part of it was used to satisfy the arrogant and luxurious life of the Tianlong people.
The Tianlong people don't care so much. With the total amount of gold in the sky reduced, in order to maintain the original living standard, they can only reduce some additional expenses, such as Vegapunk's scientific research funds.
On the other hand, the sharp increase in the number of pirates has led to a simultaneous increase in the number of wanted orders issued by the Navy Headquarters. Kakuzu, who hunts pirates in the Devil's Triangle, has made a fortune and often carries hundreds of bounty criminals to the Navy Headquarters to collect bounties.
"The First Hokage?" The moment Kakuzu saw Hashirama's news photo, the corners of his eyes twitched.
"Do you know him?" Ulquiorra asked expressionlessly.
"...I guess." Kakuzu obviously didn't want to talk more. He didn't want people to know about his embarrassing past.
Ulquiorra was not the type to ask questions to the end, so he did not continue to ask questions.
The duo led a group of younger brothers to roam the first half of the Grand Route, and were hailed as the most qualified King Shichibukai.
However, the World Government once sent agents to extract their blood, but Kakuzu ripped out their hearts alive. After that, the World Government never made such a request to them again.
Tezoro, Hancock and other Shichibukai who had connections with Eric also rejected the World Government's request. The World Government was unable to withdraw the Shichibukai who had finally gathered together, so it could only hold its nose and endure it.
…
"Really?" Eric asked in a cold tone: "Is there anything else you want to report?"
"No, no more, Your Majesty Eric." Altluk III's voice was full of flattery, which made Eric sound a little sick.
"Okay, you did a good job on this. If you have anything else to do in the future, please report it to me in time." After Eric finished speaking, he hung up the phone coldly.
"Huh..." Altluk III breathed a long sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his head with a handkerchief.
On the other end of the phone, he understood that the World Government had no intention of attacking the Dawn Pirates at the moment. Eric was relieved and prepared to develop the economy with all his strength, vigorously develop sea trains in the North Sea, and use maritime rails to connect the entire North Sea into a network.
Neptune and Otohime, who rarely set foot on land, attended the World Conference for the first time.
"I didn't expect that that boy back then could actually make the World Government helpless..." Neptune said with emotion on his face.
Garp ate senbei and said casually: "That's all you can say in front of me. Don't say that in front of other people."
Princess Otohime asked: "Mr. Garp, why do humans kill each other?"
"Well..." Garp was speechless, thought for a moment, and said, "If your fish-men tribe had such a large population, this would definitely happen."
"How could it be possible?" Otohime immediately retorted: "This kind of thing will never happen to the fish people..."
Otohime's voice gradually lowered as she thought about the assassination she suffered. Doesn't this mean that the fishmen have different ideas?
"It seems you have thought of something." Garp smiled.
"However, I didn't expect you to attend this world conference."
Neptune said: "Such a big thing happened. Although Fish-Man Island receives news slowly, it is not to the extent of being blocked."
Garp laughed loudly: "It's boring, listening to a group of human kings talking nonsense at a meeting."
"Uh..." The two of them were speechless.
Garp returned the two of them safely to Fish-Man Island, and he himself returned to the Navy headquarters on a warship.
After Garp left, Neptune and Otohime returned to Ryugu Castle and discussed quietly.
"Otohime, what do you think of Eric's proposal?"
"He helped us move the Fish-Man Island to the sea?"
"That's right." Neptune nodded. The fishmen all longed for the sun, but they were afraid of discrimination from humans.
"However, once you do this, Fishman Island will be removed from the World Government, and the fishmen may never be able to bathe in the sun..." Otohime said worriedly.
She is not afraid of death. If her own death is exchanged for the opportunity for the fishmen to bathe in the sun, she will give her life without hesitation.
But the choice Eric gave was a bet on the future of Fish-Man Island, and Otohime didn't dare to bet on it.
She followed Eric's advice and improved the security of Fishman Street and the living standards of fishmen. Her reputation grew day by day, and she believed that one day the whole island would be bathed in sunshine...
"Wait a little longer..." Otohime didn't dare to place a bet.
Eric is not worried about this. Princess White Star is still young and has not been discovered by others about Neptune's true identity. If others have discovered it, Eric will directly rob her.
…
In the West Sea, the port mafia arrived at the Baoyu Ice Bed where the Babao Navy's hundreds of years of savings were stored.
"Wow!"
"So much money!"
The mafia under Zhongyuan Zhongya were in high spirits, with golden light shining under the transparent ice. They completely ignored the Babao Navy on the side.
The members of the Babao Navy all held weapons and threatened: "Get away! This is the territory of the Babao Navy!"
"We are the port mafia that dominates the mafia in the West Sea!" The mafia were not afraid at all, holding weapons and confronting the Babao Navy.
"I know who it is." A huge bald old man separated from the crowd and walked out.
"It turns out to be the Port Mafia, which has been on the rise in recent times. No wonder they don't take the Babao Navy seriously."
Ever since Eric robbed the treasure in front of him a few years ago, Qingjiao has often wandered around the Baoyu Ice Bed. As a result, he found many idiots who wanted to break through the ice to get the treasure. He also threw those guys into the sea to feed the fish.
"Qingjiao, it is said that he is a big pirate with a bounty of over 500 million, but he was punched in the head by Garp..."
Before Zhongyuan Zhongya could finish speaking, Qingjiao was furious, and his beard fluttered under his chin like an evil ghost.
"Kid——!"
Qingjiao put his palms together, and his momentum surged.
"I'll do it." Ah Jin, who was wearing a mask, said calmly, holding a walking stick and rushing over regardless.
His figure drew a simple straight line, the round iron ball hit the space, set off a sonic boom cloud, and high-pressure air waves hit his face.
"What?!"
Qingjiao's expression changed, and he quickly covered his bald head with a layer of armed domineering, and used a Tianling Cap that was as hard as steel poured into iron to face A Jin's walking stick.
"clang!"
There was a dull sound of metal collision, and the scattered sound waves caused pain in the eardrums of everyone nearby. A huge shock wave spread from the intersection of the two attacks, overturning all the Eight Treasure Marines.
Qingjiao felt her head buzzing, and the iron head skill she had practiced for many years was almost broken by the kid in front of her with a stick.
"Kid——!"
Qingjiao kicked the ground with her legs, trying to hit Ah Jin with her head, but she didn't expect that the opponent wouldn't move at all.
"This guy is so strong..."
The two separated, and Qingjiao's face became extremely solemn. This person was obviously not the leader.
"Compared with before, your strength has not improved at all." A Jin said lightly: "I don't know what you have been doing in the past few years."
"You——" Qingjiao narrowed her eyes and asked, "Who is it!?"
"A few years ago, I was far from your opponent, but now..."
Ah Jin did not answer and continued: "I am much stronger than you."
"You brat who talks shamelessly!" Qingjiao was extremely angry. He kicked his legs and jumped up. A thick layer of armed domineering appeared on his shiny bald head.
"The Secret of the Eight-Chong Fist, the Coneless Dragon, the Coneless Nail!"
With a huge body like Qingjiao, the momentum he brought was quite strong. Ah Jin was not careless, his arm suddenly expanded in a circle, the crutch in his hand drew an arc, and hit Qingjiao's head with a "woo woo" sound.
"boom!"
The air vibrated, the storm rolled, Qingjiao's charge slowed down, and Ajin was pushed back by Qingjiao for dozens of meters.
When the attack failed, Qingjiao bent her waist and pressed down on Ah Jin.
"Wutou!"
Ajin's figure suddenly grew, with features that were clearly not human, and he transformed into a human-animal form.
"Oh, animal type?" Qingjiao sneered and continued to fall downwards.
Ah Jin's strength increased significantly after he transformed into a human-animal form. He gathered all his strength to swing up his walking stick and hit the falling green pepper.
This seemingly ordinary stick knocked away the green pepper, which was pressing down with the force of Mount Tai, and fell into the nearby bulging glacier.
"leader!"
The Eight Treasure Marines under Qingjiao were shocked. The last time their leader suffered a defeat was at the hands of the Dawn Pirates. After all, that was the current Four Emperors, and it was not a shame to lose to them.
But now, the Port Mafia has only been established for a year, and it has beaten the twelfth generation pillar of the Babao Navy to this?
Qingjiao felt a roar in her head, Tianling Gai was in excruciating pain, and her head that was already dented by Garp seemed to be dented a few centimeters further.
This spell of dizziness made him feel dazed, but the cold air gradually made Qingjiao wake up.
"Chief, be careful!"
Qingjiao raised her head and looked at the sky. A figure coincided with the position of the sun. Qingjiao squinted her eyes, but could not see the other person's appearance clearly.
"go to hell!"
Ah Jin, who had already leaped into the sky, seized the opportunity to charge up his energy, descended from the sky like an eagle spreading its wings, and hit Qingjiao's belly with a stick from top to bottom.
"boom!"
There was a loud roar of thunder, and the fat belly obviously had the effect of slowing down the impact, but it was unable to prevent it from Ah Jin's attack. The Baoyu ice bed seemed to shake, Qingjiao's fat body sank into the glacier for a while, and cracks appeared around it. Tiny cracks.
"This, this...!" The Eight Treasure Marines were surprised: "There are actually people who can destroy the Baoyu Ice Bed!"
"Poof...!" Qingjiao, whose ribs were shattered, spat out a large mouthful of blood. He tried to get up tremblingly, but he was greeted by a violent attack.
The iron rods hit Qingjiao's face, chest, and belly mercilessly, causing her skull to deform and blood and flesh to fly. Ajin's crazy offensive frightened the Babao Navy who were preparing to rescue Qingjiao.
In the end, the leader of the Babao Navy became the flesh and blood of A Jin's subordinates.
An old lion that has lost its tusks will eventually be defeated by a young challenger.
Some people died, but not completely...
