Chapter 883 World Conference
Chapter 883 World Conference
"Ahem! You are a powerful Four Emperors, and you still care about these things with a woman? I am just trying to make Wendy happy so that I can rest for a few days. Look, I have lost weight recently! Sigh!"
Barnett smiled bitterly. He did not have Vic's ability to make flowers bloom from the inside of a human body just by stretching out his fingers, nor did he have the ability to put his consciousness into an illusion to give him spiritual satisfaction. It was so hard for him!
Even if the Bu-Bu Fruit can go back in time after awakening, it is not without cost. The consumption of physical strength is still very great, just like Law's surgery fruit, which is particularly physically demanding. This is the most obvious point perceived after the awakening of the Barnett Fruit. It seems that time is involved, and it becomes like this!
"Well! Wendy really went too far and squeezed you too hard. You really lost a lot of weight. Don't worry! I will help you. I will pull her into the illusion later and find ten or eight strong men for her to eat all at once."
"No, no, no! Wendy is very strong now. She can control herself. I will talk to her when I get back!"
Barnett always felt a green scalp, even if it was just an illusion. He knew how real Vic's illusion was!
"Is it not possible to replace those people's faces with yours? Don't you want to try?"
Vic was just joking at first, but when he saw Barnett's ears turned red, he knew that he must have thought of some too exciting scenes, and then he remembered that the heroine was his wife, and a trace of complexity and self-blame flashed in his eyes. In order to correct Barnett's psychology, Vic quickly replaced the person with himself. He couldn't let his deputy captain go astray!
"Ahem! Forget it, I still hope she can exercise some restraint!"
"Sure! When I have time, I will drag her into the illusion to experience life and death and test her will. By then, she will be able to hold on with her own willpower. Then, she will be the one who is tough, and you will be the one who asks to enter!"
Wendy's current strength is at the bottom of the Thunder God Pirates. She has average talent and is indecisive. When she wanted to ask Wick for help, she hesitated for a long time before making the decision. It was only because she met a cheating player like Wick that she could be able to fly!
It was Wick who helped Wendy awaken the Armament Haki, it was Wick who gave her the Momo Fruit, and it was Wick who provided her with sufficient time to practice in the illusion. For someone like Wendy, who has mediocre talent and a weak will, she wouldn't even have a name in the original work, and she would most likely be just cannon fodder for the navy.
The demand in that aspect is so strong now, which is a manifestation of weak will and inability to suppress one's own desires. So Vic came back this time to help those with weaker willpower to strengthen their will, including Rebecca!
The relatively weak Olivia is much better. She has experienced many tests of life and death and the O'Hara incident. If she was not strong-willed, she would have collapsed long ago. She can now face life and death calmly. Although she also follows physiological needs, she can suppress them at any time.
Rebecca is different. She has had smooth sailing all the way and has rarely been in desperate situations, so she has had almost no chance to strengthen her will, which is a disadvantage in battles with strong opponents.
Just like Doflamingo who just fought with Luffy, he was used to smooth sailing, but when he met Luffy who had a will as strong as iron, he almost broke his hand in the domineering fight. Even though he was born twenty years earlier, the gap was narrowed by Luffy's invincible will. This time, Victor saw the problem with his own eyes and decided to take it seriously!
In the past, Vic thought that using his methods and the practice in the illusion could equalize the level of dominance between him and the older powerful men. Then he would not be afraid of fighting with the older powerful men, so he didn't want to see Rebecca and the others' practice process being too painful.
But after seeing Luffy defeat Doflamingo with one move, he knew that was not the case. Others have improved step by step through crises and battles, and their willpower cannot be bad. Even Mingo is much stronger than Rebecca and the others.
Rebecca and the others were no different from the flowers in the greenhouse. Apart from Vic himself, who had realized the ability to foresee the future between life and death, who else could do it? Fredek's was an innate talent, not something he had realized, which was very telling.
Vic also realized the problem. He had a super auxiliary ability like illusion, and it was not too late for him to change from now on. So when Vic came back and saw Rebecca immersed in desire, he suppressed her directly. It was okay to change it occasionally, but it was definitely not a good thing if she kept indulging in it!
"The Bu Bu Fruit can continue to be developed towards time. The power of time is very strong. You have found a treasure. By the way! Has anything big happened recently?"
After understanding the general state of the Barnett Fruit after awakening and pointing out the way forward again, Vic asked about some major events that had happened recently, so that he could understand the situation.
"Big news! The biggest news is of course the quadrennial World Conference is about to be held. The royal families of the fifty invited countries are already on their way to the holy land of Marijoa. Those who live far away have already set off several months ago. I heard that several royal family members have been kidnapped by pirates for ransom. This kind of thing happens every time, and the navy just can't protect them!"
Vic naturally knew about the World Conference held every four years. It was a major event that had been reported in the newspapers a long time ago. Every time, fifty member countries would go to the holy land of Marijoa to participate. Given the transportation capabilities of the pirate world, coupled with natural and man-made disasters at sea, it was quite difficult to hold such a grand event!
Without naval escort, most countries would probably have to replace their kings, and a few would even have to replace their royal families. The pirates would not take them seriously. Even the nobles and ministers of those countries would want to contact the pirates to kill their kings!
For example, the Neptune family of Fishman Island has sent the navy hero Garp to escort them, so you can imagine how serious the situation is. For the World Government, this major event is just a show to show off their status as the wise leader.
But for the small countries participating in the conference, they had to mobilize their troops and risk their lives to attend the conference, and the outcome of the agenda had already been decided by the World Government. Even the success of the abolishment of the Seven Warlords of the Sea was only cancelled in accordance with public opinion after the Five Elders had a replacement, the Seraphs!
You can also say that it is alms given to these kings by the world government. You are grateful for it, but they are dismissive!
Vic felt that this world conference was a joke. All these efforts were made just to put on a big show, and he was the spectator, the one who could understand the show!