Chapter 193 Vegapunk's Proposal
Chapter 193 Vegapunk's Proposal
Just a few days after the Red Hair Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates reached a temporary alliance, the vanguard fleet of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates arrived off the coast of Marijoa amid the anticipation or fear of countless people.
Even if you look towards the Red Earth Continent from the deck of the pirate ship, you can vaguely see the holy land of Marijoa that has ruled the world for eight hundred years.
The first to arrive at this sea area were not the direct descendants of the Beasts and Big Mom Pirates, but an unknown small and medium-sized pirate group that had just joined the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates not long ago.
Although this pirate group is unknown in the New World, their flagship is quite special, a top-of-the-line clipper.
The speed of full-speed sailing is almost two or three times that of ordinary sailing ships. Even the navy’s new warships cannot catch up with them.
"Boss, do you want to take this opportunity to try to attack Mary Geoise?"
The pirate who was the vice-captain looked greedily in the direction of Marijoa. It was impossible for them to break through the port's defenses with their strength, not to mention the iron wall defense deployed by Steel Frame Sora in Red Harbor.
But as long as they can become the first pirate group to attack Mary Geoise, such fame will be enough for them to become famous in the New World in the future.
"Idiot, don't do such a meaningless thing! Confirm the port's defense status as soon as possible and report to Lady Esdeath..."
The bearded pirate captain frowned and cursed. His deputy captain was just a low-level fighter and had never seen Esdeath's terrifying strength, otherwise he would never have made such a suicidal suggestion.
They were only carrying out a reconnaissance mission. If they rashly caused trouble, Esdeath might regard it as a violation of military orders, and at that time they would have a hard time even wanting to die.
The Holy Land Guard Corps stationed in Red Harbor also discovered the traces of the pirate ship at the first time and reported it to Steel Bone Sora at the command headquarters in the shortest possible time.
The current command headquarters is no longer as chaotic as it was when Sakaski first arrived. Under the pressure of the Five Elders, the nobles of the member states who were originally divided into two factions had to compromise with each other and jointly elect two representatives to serve as Cyborg Sora's right-hand man.
The representative of the aristocratic faction is the king of the Chelo Kingdom, a king with rich experience in commanding combat; and the representative of the military is the captain of the guard of the Dalvisk Kingdom, an animal-type, Turtle-Turtle Fruit, ancient species, and Earth-Marked Turtle form ability user.
His defense is so strong that he can even withstand a head-on attack from the largest caliber fortress cannon, and the captain of the guard has already developed his devil fruit to the level of awakening its ability. Ignoring his pitifully weak attack power, even a top-level warrior would have to work hard to defeat the captain of the guard.
"Finally here? Notify everyone to raise the coastal defense line to level one alert and prepare to fight off incoming enemy ships!"
Cyborg Sora, who was in charge of the command headquarters, gave orders directly to the Den Den Mushi representing the coastal defense line, and the orders were transmitted to the front line at the first time.
In order to cope with this unprecedented battle to defend the holy land, the wealthy World Government directly took out thousands of Den Den Mushi and built an unprecedented command network for Cyborg Sora.
As long as Steel Bone Sora is willing, he can even convey orders from the command headquarters to any combat unit on the front line, even the coastal defense batteries scattered along the coastline are no exception.
Upon receiving the order, the coastal defense line immediately sounded the alarm, and hundreds of fortress guns turned their muzzles toward the open sea, ready to deliver a head-on blow to the pirate fleet when it attacked.
Thousands of troops from allied nations also took up combat positions, ready to meet the subsequent landing pirate army.
At the same time, the news of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates' impending attack was delivered to the Five Elders of Marijoa at the fastest speed. Compared to the shock, anger and panic when they first received the information, the Five Elders are now mentally prepared.
After all, the World Government is the undisputed ruler and overlord of the ocean. Even if it was stabbed in the back by the Navy, the Five Elders did not think there was any possibility of Marijoa falling.
Even if the Knights of God were defeated, their strength was enough to completely defeat those ignorant and arrogant pirates!
"It's finally started. What a shame! They are just a bunch of lowly pirates, but they can make us lose our composure like this..."
The bearded Saint Vochuli snorted coldly, and couldn't help but reflect on their decision to stay away from the front line for a long time.
If they had just become the Five Elders, they would not have taken those low-life pirates seriously.
"Lord Yim has agreed. If necessary, we can use the Holy Mother's Flame to wipe out Red Harbor and those ants..."
The curly-haired Saint Satan spoke slowly, leaning on his cane. When he mentioned Red Harbor, his tone did not change at all, as if the nearly 100,000 Holy Land Guard Corps stationed in Red Harbor were also so-called ants.
"Are we going to use the Holy Mother's Flame? Wouldn't that make too much noise?"
Nasu Shoulang Sheng, holding a long sword, rubbed his forehead. He also didn't care about the life and death of the Holy Land Guard Corps, but wiping out hundreds of thousands of people in one breath, such a big move would probably shock the whole world.
"It doesn't matter. The tide of the times is coming, Nika... Anyway, showing off our strength a little at this time can actually deter some ignorant villains."
Saint Maz stroked his long beard and spoke calmly.
Even in situations where only the Five Elders were present, he was reluctant to mention Nika's existence.
"There should be no problem with Ancient Saint Green, right?"
Saint Pitt, with his shining blond hair, crossed his legs. Since Saint Maz had decided to demonstrate the power of the World Government, his work would be much easier next.
After witnessing the power of the Holy Mother's Flame, I think no king of a member country would dare to resist the will of the World Government.
He would most likely be more proactive when paying the Heavenly Gold, so this battle saved him a lot of trouble.
"Ah, you're still not confident in that guy's work? I heard that he has found an excellent thug. Maybe we don't even need to go out in person for this battle."
Nasu Shouro Sheng said with a smile, as a martial artist among the Five Elder Stars, he has always admired those powerful subordinates and would even go out of his way to distinguish them from ordinary humans like ants.
"Oh? An excellent fighter that could interest Ancient Saint Green? That's really good news."
A smile also appeared on Saint Vochuli's face. Although the "rebellion" of the Navy Headquarters has not yet led to the collapse of the World Government's rule, the lack of military support from the Navy will inevitably cause the World Government's rule to be shaken.
No matter how strong the Five Elders are, they cannot personally hunt down pirates or eliminate a disobedient non-member government. Therefore, rebuilding the navy as soon as possible has become a top priority. In this case, an excellent fighter who can interest the Supreme Commander of the Knights of God, Ancient Saint Green, will undoubtedly greatly speed up the progress of the World Government's reconstruction of the navy.
If Cyborg Sora were to serve as the new navy's admiral again, and if Sakaski and that excellent fighter were to serve as admirals of the navy, the framework of the new navy would be almost rebuilt.
If Ancient Saint Green could come forward and find a way to persuade Shanks to return to Mary Geoise, he would also be a ready-made candidate for admiral.
Coupled with the foundation of the Red Hair Pirates and the support of the World Government, the strength of the New Navy is enough to challenge the traitors of Marinford!
"We should still try to select outstanding members from the Celestial Dragons. Ordinary humans are unreliable after all. Even if we take action ourselves, it is better than relying on those ants..."
Saint Satan shook his head in disapproval. In his opinion, the current situation was caused by the world government's over-reliance on those ants.
It would have been fine if they had done so before in order to avoid disturbing Lord Yim, but now that Lord Yim has allowed them to use the Holy Mother's Flame, they should use the force of thunder and lightning to wipe out all the rebels.
Only in this way can we deter those ambitious people who are ready to make moves, instead of hesitating and thinking about rebuilding a new navy even though we have already witnessed the bad behavior of Borsalino in coercing the navy headquarters to rebel.
"It's not time for us to take the stage yet. If Saint Satan is not satisfied, you might as well let those lowly pirates see your strength first."
Nasujuro Saint said with some dissatisfaction, they are the high and mighty Five Elder Stars, the five most honorable people in the world except for the supreme Lord Im.
If we really follow Saint Satan's proposal and take action personally, then what is the difference between the Five Elders and the Knights of God?
Saints Pito and Vochuli nodded in agreement. Even Saint Nasujuro, who was a militant person, was more inclined to use violence to solve problems rather than personally demonstrating his own strength.
Saint Maz, on the other hand, did not express his opinion. In fact, he did not agree with Saint Satan's proposal to let the Five Elders take action. However, if Saint Satan was willing to take action himself, Saint Maz would be happy to see it happen.
"Humph, if necessary, I will certainly take action..."
Saint Satan sneered with disdain. He didn't think there was any pirate who could survive the annihilation of the Holy Mother's flame and break through the defense of the Knights of God to come to him.
If that time really comes, Saint Satan wouldn't mind taking action himself and letting those ants experience what despair is!
But at this time, Saint Satan could never have imagined that when he was preparing to let the Universe Dark Matter Pirates and even the "traitors" of the Navy experience despair, Borsalino, who had already returned to Marinford, was also thinking about how to make the Five Elders feel despair.
"Is it too late? The battle in Marijoa is about to start. Isn't it too late to transform the robot army now?"
Borsalino said to Vegapunk, scratching his head.
As early as when he occupied the Sky Island, Borsalino went to the moon and activated the underground city on the moon, and built his own secret base on it.
After getting to know Vegapunk, he used the other party's technology to produce a huge robot army in the lunar base.
If he hadn't joined the dimensional chat group and met Boros, the ones who were about to attack Marijoa would not be the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates, but the 'Ancient Moon People's Robot Army'.
The problem is that the ancient moon people's robot soldiers are too weak in combat. Even if Borsalino spends many years accumulating a large robot army, it is not enough to pose a real threat to the world government.
But now Vegapunk claims that he has a way to transform those robot soldiers and greatly improve their combat effectiveness, which makes Borsalino a little conflicted.
"It's still in time. I got an idea from the wreckage of the machine you sent me before. We don't need to modify the robot soldiers directly. Instead, we can produce corresponding accessories to enhance the combat capabilities of the robot soldiers. Even the accessories can be assembled using ready-made parts. It will only take three days!"
Vegapunk spoke very seriously. Although he was forced to invent many weapons under the control of the World Government, what Vegapunk really wanted to do was to use his inventions to make more people happy.
Therefore, when it comes to overthrowing the World Government, Vegapunk's position is always on Borsalino's side.
"I understand. Then the lunar base is in your hands. I'll have someone send you to the moon as soon as possible!"
Borsalino agreed immediately. Although he was confident that he could defeat the Five Elders, the more trump cards he had, the better.
Besides, the 'hatred' between him and the Five Elders was recorded in several boxes of small notebooks. Of course, he had to do everything he could to let those five old men feel what despair was!
"Leave it to me! We will definitely overthrow the World Government this time!"
Vegapunk took a deep breath. The last time he felt so motivated was when he was researching the land heating system.
Unfortunately, due to lack of funds and resources at that time, he was unable to truly change the environment of his hometown.
However, this time he secretly vowed to do his best. As long as he could defeat the World Government, he would no longer have to study those killing weapons and could devote himself to the cause of saving more people and making mankind happy.
"This is the first time I've seen Vegapunk so excited..."
Looking at Vegapunk who had already started writing and drawing on the blueprint, constantly coming up with new ideas and overturning the original design, the Warring States Inspector at the side could not help but sigh.
"Aren't you looking forward to it now? The moment when you completely overthrow the World Government and kill those Celestial Dragons..."
Borsalino glanced at Grand Inspector Sengoku with a half-smile. It was obvious that after knowing his real purpose, this man chose to stab the World Government without any hesitation.
Although nominally Zhan Guo was for the navy, anyone who was not blind could see the relief he felt.
"Knowing too much will make people hate you. Now the time is almost up. When are you going to call Garp and the others back?"
Zhan Guo turned his head away in disgust, not wanting to give Borsalino the chance to laugh at him.
(End of this chapter)