Pirates: The Strongest Justice

Although The Fish Men Island is on the World Summit invitation list every time, due to fear of land, it has never actually appeared in the World Summit seats.

Unexpectedly, he unexpectedly appeared here this time and was the first to come forward to support Marine's side.

This had to remind them of Marine's so-called branch on The Fish Men Island.

It seems... Marine is well prepared.

However, they still maintain a wait-and-see attitude towards this.

After all, they still have questions about whether Marine can stand up to the World Government.

"Haha~"

Taking into account the expressions of everyone present, even though he was not born with the ability to see and hear, nor did he have the ability to read minds, he could roughly guess what these kings were thinking at this moment.

"You must have already made some guesses in your mind, right? There are rumors from the outside that Marine and World Government are now at odds. I want to clarify here - these are not rumors. Marine has broken with World Government." Atlas said with a smile.

boom--! ! !

Although they had been prepared for it for a long time, after the news was confirmed by a Marine Admiral, the kings present were still boiling like a frying pan.

Everyone looked at the Marine in front of them with surprised eyes.

As an agency under the World Government, Marine dared to say these words in front of them, presumably because he had no intention of leaving himself a way out.

Now this situation is equivalent to the fact that their kingdom's army is going to rebel against them.

A natural sense of class discomfort came over me.

However, in this world, strength is still respected.

Classes certainly exist, but class mobility is not solidified and authority is not absolute.

So after discussing for a while, they decided to hear the real purpose of the Marine in front of them.

Do you want them to take sides now?

"The conflict between Marine and World Government has been going on for a long time. Marine has Marine's insistence on justice. What World Government insists on has always been to maintain the rule of Celestial Dragons. Everyone present must have a deep understanding of how bad Celestial Dragons is. You are the king of a country, but you have to be suppressed by a so-called world noble..."

"Have you ever thought that things like Celestial Dragons should never exist on the sea from beginning to end?"

"We at Marine can no longer bear the feeling of powerlessness when this kind of crime happens before our eyes and justice cannot be served, so we decided to take up the banner of resistance and truly bring peace to the sea..."

The kings present were somewhat silent.

yes!

Although strictly speaking, the first twenty kings were the members of the World Government, they were just latecomers.

But this does not mean that they are willing to have a group of so-called world nobles above them.

As for the so-called descendants of the Creator, this kind of nonsense only deceives those ignorant civilians.

Atlas struck while the iron was hot and said: "Moreover, isn't the purpose of joining World Government very simple? Seeking Marine's asylum, but the price is high and overwhelming. All this staggering amount of wealth has been used for The construction of Marine military strength?"

"That's not necessarily true. At least most of it will be used for the enjoyment of the Celestial Dragons. You can imagine how much our national power and wealth will expand if this money is used for the construction of the kingdom."

"We Marine only need one percent of the gold in the sky to maintain the operation of the organization, and we can easily get Marine's protection."

Then, his tone slowed down slightly and said with a little temptation:

"I don't know what the historical truth of that blank hundred years is, but one thing is certain, that is, twenty kingdoms formed the world government, and there are more than twenty people here? How can you compare to those twenty A kingdom?"

"Why don't you all follow the example of the Twenty Kings and build a new world government again!!"

"——?!!"

Everyone present was once again frightened by Atlas's remarks. They looked at the man who spoke so eloquently with burning eyes, and their breathing became heavy involuntarily.

Follow the example of the twenty kings and form a new world government!

What a big ambition!

But it did make them excited.

Do today's Celestial Dragons have anything to contribute to the world? They are obviously just a group of idiots who only want to have fun, but they can be superior to all of them.

Doesn’t the source of all this point to those twenty kings?

And if they succeed, wouldn't they also become the new Celestial Dragons? Then their names will be spread on the sea forever!

Atlas silently observed the restrained expressions of everyone present.

Ambition, once something like this breeds, will expand rapidly.

Of course, he cannot let new Celestial Dragons appear. These are just temporary measures at the moment. The real political system will ultimately have to be explored and verified by time.

A successful system is never copied, but is constantly summarized through practice.

Of course he wouldn't let something like Celestial Dragons appear on the sea again.

However, the boy who slays the dragon will eventually become a dragon.

This seems to be an eternal truth.

Who knows if the Twenty Kings back then were also young men who slayed dragons?

Even if you know about history, there are still many people who repeat the same mistakes.

After a long silence, Cobra from Alabasta coughed lightly and said, "It's too early to say this now. The war between Marine and World Government has not yet concluded. At least, I haven't seen you Marine yet. Hope of victory.”

If there is a king present who is not too interested in the pie drawn by Atlas.

Then Kobra is definitely one of them.

Alabasta himself is one of the twenty kings. He just voluntarily gave up staying in Mariejois, so it is naturally impossible for him to be attracted by this thing now.

On the contrary, what he cares more about is the amount of heavenly gold payment.

It is true that Alabasta is also a superpower among many franchise countries, with a vast territory and strong domestic armed forces.

However, due to the harsh living environment, local resources are not abundant.

The most important thing is the lack of fresh water resources, which limits the development of Alabasta.

Atlas smiled and said: "What His Majesty Cobra said is absolutely true, but we Marine have this confidence and strength. In fact, everyone should have heard that as early as last year's world conscription, there was already a conflict between us and the World government. It won’t be tolerated.”

"Why do you think the two of them have been getting along so well until now?"

Although the World Summit is held every four years, it does not mean that the major participating countries know nothing about the internal trends of the World government.

At least as far as Atlas knows, many kings are happy to seek official positions within the World Government after retirement, treating it as retirement.

This is why the world government handles many things in such a way that they are old and dim. This is the current situation of some officials.

"Risk and reward are always proportional, aren't they? Everyone?"

Atlas was actually right, but for the vast majority of kings present.

The so-called high amount of heavenly gold was not taken seriously by them. Anyway, in the end, it was the civilians under their rule who paid the bill. They were only responsible for the exploitation.

Except for a few people like Kobra and Cyrus who really cared about the people, and a small number of relatively poor kings.

Soon, doubts appeared again, "I heard that your Marine has colluded with the Revolutionary Army. It's really hard for me to believe that Marine is really on the same side as us."

As he spoke, he stood up suddenly, looked around, and sneered: "I believe everyone knows what happened to our Kingdom of Goa before, right? The people in the Kingdom are still impetuous. If it weren't for the help of the government, Goa The kingdom may be overthrown by the revolutionary army forever and cease to exist!”

In fact, he didn't like Marine from the bottom of his heart.

If his angrily denounced Marine's behavior at the meeting reached the ears of the Five Elders, he might even get the opportunity to settle in Mariejois and become a member of the world's nobility.

This has been his dream all along!

Atlas looked at this idiot, his eyes narrowed slightly, murderous intent quietly surging in his heart.

However, the faces of the kings present changed drastically, and they all asked Atlas.

"Is what he said true? Bai Jian Admiral!"

"If you have any connection with the Revolutionary Army, please forgive us for the difficulty in cooperating with Marine."

Although the word class may not exist in this world, they are instinctively disgusted with the theories of the revolutionary army.

Replacing world government is just a contradiction within the same class, which is acceptable to them.

However, the class contradiction with the revolutionary army is difficult to reconcile.

That's why I had such a huge reaction when I heard that Marine had contact with the Revolutionary Army.

Atlas smiled and said: "Do you believe this kind of nonsense? Marine has always been just Marine. What capital does the Revolutionary Army have that makes it worthwhile for us to collude with them?"

"Just because the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Long, is the son of Marine hero Garp!" Staley retorted sharply.

Bang——! ! !

Before the kings present could react, the door to the conference room was slammed open.

Garp strode in and laughed loudly: "What's going on with Dolag, the son of the revolutionary Mr. Longguan?"

"..."

Looking at Garp making a fool of himself, the kings could only respond in silence.

"Okay, this kind of entanglement has absolutely no meaning at the moment. I just want to know what attitude you have towards Marine's idea."

Atlas was too lazy to talk nonsense and skipped Staley directly to enter the voting session.

"I agree!"

Cyrus was the first to raise his hand in agreement.

It's like dropping a stone on calm water, causing ripples.

"I agree!"

Atlas heard the call and saw that this was a man with short blond hair, a crown on his head decorated with multiple crosses, a muscular body, and a red and blue cloak on his back.

Elizabeth II of the Proteus Kingdom.

This country has always had a very good relationship with Dressrosa, and he still remembered that he seemed to have paid a special visit last time.

Sensing Atlas's attention, Elizabello II nodded as a greeting.

Neptune from The Fish Men Island and Kobra from Alabasta also expressed support.

People follow the trend. When one or two people take the lead in breaking the silence in a group, and these people's views are surprisingly consistent, others will gradually deviate from the wavering phenomenon.

so--

Soon someone followed and raised their hands in agreement.

For a long time, the voices of support came one after another, and finally those who originally planned to be neutral could no longer sit still, and they all raised their hands in agreement.

Looking around, I saw that half of the people had already agreed.

After the dust falls to the ground.

"At this meeting, I also have a proposal that I want to propose -" Neptune said with a heavy expression: "Although the world government has already clearly stated that slave trade is prohibited, there are already an endless stream of slave traders. The fish Men Island has suffered even more, and I would like to propose that all countries unite to severely crack down on this bad behavior."

As soon as these words came out, someone was ready to take action.

"Even we can't prevent this kind of thing, right? It's completely driven by interests that make these untouchables choose to take risks and fight against the laws of the world government."

The king, who had not raised his hand just now, objected.

"Yes, the World Government also banned it before. Not only did it not suppress the slave trade, but it became more and more rampant."

Someone pretended to be confused and said.

Basically, most of the nobles had bought and sold slaves in the past, and they just treated each other as a matter of fun.

Especially the mermaids of The fish men island, they are very popular.

When they are accustomed to a certain thing, and someone suddenly jumps out and tells them to abolish these things, they will naturally be unhappy as vested interests.

Atlas glanced up and said, "It's very well said. If there is no trade, there will be no harm. So I suggest that if you want to ban the slave trade, you must do it with both hands."

"On the one hand, we must crack down hard. Once discovered, we must suppress them with thunderous means. On the other hand, nobles are not allowed to keep slaves and can only hire long-term workers legally."

"In the past, because of the Celestial Dragons, this decree was only on paper. Now that we are determined to push it back, something must change!"

He said in a decisive tone.

In his opinion, this matter is completely non-negotiable and there is no need to vote at all.

Slavery fundamentally embodies the regression of social civilization.

This is also what Atlas disliked the most when he came to this world.

Sometimes, human traffickers are to a certain extent more hateful than pirates.

As the saying goes, what goes up leads to what follows. Perhaps the culture and roots of keeping slaves are in the Celestial Dragons, but these nobles are also participants.

Of course, this kind of thing cannot be restricted by words alone, it must be rectified with thunderous means!

PS. Yesterday’s patch has been replenished. It seems I still overestimated myself. It’s too uncomfortable to ride in the car. I’ll patch today’s patch tomorrow.