Chapter 456: Dare not turn against
Even a wise man like Zhan Guo would not be unaware that Lu Kai has ulterior motives.
However, having watched Lu Kai grow up, he is willing to believe in Lu Kai's justice, and believes from the bottom of his heart that it would be better for Lu Kai to control the navy.
The Warring States period has always believed in balanced justice. If it is really good for the majority, sacrificing a minority is not a bad idea.
He never changed this point, but Zhan Guo had new thoughts about who were the minority who needed to be sacrificed.
If it can really make the world a better place, why not sacrifice the Celestial Dragons?
The Five Elders in the Hall of Power were so furious when they got the news. They really wanted to target Luke again and even planned to take action themselves with the Seraphim.
But this time they were really just thinking about it and hadn't taken any action yet.
Because they are afraid!
The fighting power that Luke displayed in the battle with Zefa was so strong that even the Five Elders could not even think of confronting him. It was a battle far beyond the norm.
It is no exaggeration to say that even the energy released during their battle can easily crush the Four Emperors.
What's more, all the high-end combat forces of the Navy Headquarters are Lu Kai's people. Even if they are not his direct subordinates, they are now grateful to him.
It was only at this moment that the Five Elders realized that Lu Kai had been hiding a lot of his strength and had ulterior motives, but what could they do?
Tough?
Stop it. What Zefa can do, Luke can do too. Attacking Marijoa will only make it more convenient, and no one will jump out to stop Luke.
After ruling the world for 800 years, the Five Elder Stars felt so powerless for the first time. They were grabbed by the neck and slapped in the face, but they could only swallow their anger.
In the eyes of the Five Elder Stars, Lu Kai was even more hateful than Zefa who humiliated them on the phone, because this meant that Lu Kai had been deceiving and exploiting them from beginning to end for more than a decade.
When the Five Elders thought of Lu Kai's past loyalty, they trembled with anger.
But Lu Kai's situation was already set, and he didn't care whether the Five Elders knew about it or not. He dared to turn against them, but the Five Elders didn't.
A world government without a navy is like a tiger without teeth. When the time comes, everyone will push the wall down, and it is not impossible for Lu Kai to shout and change the government.
After reporting the matter to Im, Im was extremely calm this time. He did not say a word for a full half hour on the Void Throne because he really did not know how to start.
This time, they were truly defeated.
The hegemony of public opinion is gone, the navy is gone, and only the empty shell of the world government remains.
Lu Kai had grown to this point right under their noses.
This time they designed to let Luke return to stop Zefa, and also pushed his prestige to an unprecedented height. No one can shake his position.
The strength displayed by Lu Kai's Iron Army far exceeds that of any navy in history, and there are more than a dozen Four Emperors-level fighters under his command.
Moreover, all these people are loyal to Luke, and they only know that Luke does not know the World Government.
Im, who fools the world, has always been a supporter of conspiracy theories. He does not believe that Luke only has the navy as his force. He even feels that the divine punishment was also created by Luke.
Because if he were in Lu Kai's position, once the relationship was publicly torn apart, it would mean that the situation had become foolproof.
The one who knows you best is always your enemy. At this moment, Im realized how terrifying Lu Kai was, but it seemed too late.
"Give the position of Admiral of the Navy Headquarters to Luke!" Im finally said, "On the surface, you guys just pretend you know nothing. It's still the same as before.
"Lu Kai's intentions are now clear, but judging from his past performance, he does not seem to want to violently overthrow the World Government. He probably wants to ensure a smooth transition of power.
"If we turn hostile right now, it will probably force him to do something desperate.
"This is the moment when he is most proud, so let him be proud for a while, and it will also give us a world to plan for.
"Although he won the game, his arrogance and conceit left us with an opportunity to fight back. I will make him understand that this world is not as simple as he thinks."
On the same day, the appointment was made by the Hall of Power, officially announcing that Lu Kai would replace Zhan Guo as the new marshal of the Navy Headquarters.
This report was once again published in newspapers and spread all over the world.
For a moment, the whole world was excited. Ordinary people in many places even spontaneously organized celebrations and believed from the bottom of their hearts that there was hope for the world.
Although Lu Kai has been silent for three years, in everyone's mind, Lu Kai is still the strongest navy who is extremely just and cares about the people wholeheartedly.
Even the pirates and many dark leaders were happy, because the Marshal of the Marine Headquarters must guard the Marine Headquarters, and Luke becoming the Marshal of the Marine Headquarters meant that they would not have to live under Luke's shadow.
The Navy Headquarters was no exception. After experiencing the previous three dark months, smiles appeared on everyone's face involuntarily, and they saw hope just like ordinary people.
Many people in the Navy Headquarters have actually figured it out and realized that the Five Elders’ fear of Lu Kai is not without reason.
I also realized that Lu Kai had been consciously improving his power and influence and seizing naval power.
But they don't care anymore!
Under the influence of public opinion in recent years, the world's perception of the world government has become extremely negative, and even the navy is no exception.
After tens of thousands of people from the Marine Headquarters left Marinford under Zephyr's frame-up or coercion, many of them had already considered leaving the Navy completely.
With a navy like this, it’s better not to wait for it.
If it weren't for Lu Kai, they would never have returned to this place.
In other words, they are not working for the world government now.
Now, most naval officers and soldiers prefer to regard the navy as a just law enforcement agency independent of the World Government, and Luke is their actual supreme commander.
"Sister!" After seeing the appointment letter, Lu Kai handed it to Fu Ya and said, "Imu and the Five Elders have indeed compromised. The second phase of the mission is considered completed."
Fu Ya took the letter of appointment, glanced at it casually, and smiled: "Yim and the Five Elders will never sit still and wait for death. What do you think they will do next?"
Lu Kai also laughed and said, "They can't afford to take the risk now. They dare not act rashly before they are absolutely sure, nor do they dare to admit that the navy is no longer under their control.
"So they will do three things next. First, they will maintain a relationship with me on the surface, and even try every means to make the relationship better and satisfy everything I want in order to paralyze me.
"Secondly, they will unite all the forces they can to strengthen cooperation but not to take action.
“Third, now they think that the only threat to me is the Devil Fruit or the Devil Fruit user, so they will try every possible means to find this non-existent Devil Fruit.
"If I can't find the Devil Fruit, I'll do the next best thing, which is to find a new Devil Fruit user and cooperate with them, so that they can continue to cause trouble for me.
"While reducing my power, they created a situation in which I could no longer control the situation, suppressed me through public opinion, and tried every possible means to regain control of the navy.
"And then once the time is right..."
Fu Ya gave Lu Kai a thumbs up and said, "My silly brother is getting smarter and smarter."
Lu Kai scratched his head and smiled: "It's all because of your good teaching, sister."
"So what we have to do is to do everything we should do while your reputation is at its highest." Fu Ya said with a cold look in her eyes.
"If those bastards are willing to live a peaceful life for two days, that's fine. But if they are not honest, then let them behave themselves in advance."
There are many reasons why Fuya does not recommend immediately cleaning up the World Government.