Chapter 912: Abolition of the Seven Warlords
Chapter 912: Abolition of the Shichibukai
After ending the call, Vic began to meditate. He urgently needed to find a way to comprehend the laws of the outside world in the illusion, so that the people he chose could save a lot of time and break through to the realm of God as soon as possible. This was the key to the final battle!
Time quickly came to the next morning. Vic, who had released his emotions, did not torment Olivia again last night, which made her feel a little resentful when she came over with the newspaper!
She had been eating too well and too full during this period, so she was a little uncomfortable suddenly going hungry. But there was nothing she could do. She had always been the weak one and was used to being submissive in front of Vic.
It was only yesterday, when Vic saw that he was in a good mood and teased her again, that she let herself go for once. Moreover, Vic had always respected her and had not done anything excessive or crooked. She could only do what Vic wanted.
"Vic! This is today's newspaper. There's big news again. The Shichibukai were abolished by the World Conference. You really have foresight. You gave up long ago. The World Government has launched a wanted order for them again, and even the bounty has increased a lot!"
Olivia took out the reward notice that was stuck in the newspaper and handed the newspaper to Vic.
In fact, the issue of abolishing the Seven Warlords of the Sea had already been passed on the day Wick invaded Mary Geoise. The reason why it had not been announced was actually in order to plan the capture of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the testing of the Seraphs.
On the day the news was released, many naval forces had already arrived at the designated location, naturally out of fear of alerting the enemy by announcing it in advance.
The Nine Snake Island of Empress Boa Hancock has been surrounded by navy warships, led by Vice Admiral Inferno, Garp's disciple Coby, Hawkeye, and Hancock's Seraph.
The situation is similar for the locations of the other Seven Warlords of the Sea. Either they are led by vice admirals of the Marine Headquarters, or they are young and promising marines and Seraphim working together to carry out missions. They want to get rid of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and they also want to see their quality. This is a crucial battle for them to replace the Seven Warlords of the Sea!
"It's not that I have foresight. Becoming Shichibukai was just a cover from the beginning. You can see how comfortable we lived during those years!
The World Government ignored us, the Navy also turned a blind eye to us, and as for the pirates, they couldn't beat us either, so they gave us so many years to develop. Now that you have grown up, you can all venture out on your own, and this is the most important thing!"
As Vic spoke, he opened the newspaper and started reading. The headline on the front page was about the World Conference abolishing the Shichibukai system. The accompanying photo was of the World Conference's exclusive large round table for fifty people and the fifty kings of the member countries sitting at it, including the wanted Cobra!
The system of abolishing the Seven Warlords of the Sea was first proposed by Kobula, and a bounty was put on his wanted list yesterday. It's really ridiculous. This can no longer be called news. It should be considered old news.
There is more than just this one photo on the front page headline, there are also several much smaller photos below, which are the current Shichibukai who are the subject of the topic!
Of course, there are not so many photos, because it has not been long since Doflamingo and Law were eliminated from the Seven Warlords of the Sea. It is possible that the new Seven Warlords of the Sea have not been selected yet, or the Five Elders have long planned to replace them with Seraphs. Only the Five Elders know this.
Except for one of the Shichibukai who took office in the past two years, Victor is not very familiar with the others.
Hawkeye Mihawk who has never moved from his seat, the only female Shichibukai Boa Hancock, Buggy who relied on his luck to get to the top, and the unlucky Gekko Moriah who can be beaten by anyone.
Moriah is a disgrace among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the Five Elders did want to assassinate him, but that was done in secret. On the surface, he is still one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and he has been in hiding after the War of Marineford, and is still alive now, so there should be a place for his photo in the newspaper.
"The Shichibukai, as an ally of the World Government, have now been abolished. Aren't they cutting off their own hands? Can the issues decided by the World Conference be more important than the decisions of the World Government?"
Olivia was very puzzled. She was not very clear about the operation of the top level of the World Government, and she thought that the decisions made by the World Conference could suppress the decisions of the Five Elders.
She wasn't there when Vic and Vegapunk were talking on the phone, so she didn't know the inside story.
The Five Elders were just going with the flow and pretending to do so. They gave face to the kings of the member states, promoted the importance of the World Conference, and also got what they wanted to do done.
If the Five Elders really didn't want to, this issue wouldn't even be on the table. Fujitora was also naive, thinking that if he put his effort into it, he would increase the possibility of abolishing the Seven Warlords of the Sea. He must be feeling happy that his efforts were rewarded, not knowing that he was just a part of it!
"The Five Elders are not stupid. They are very cunning. You will know the reason in a few days."
Vic did not directly mention that Seraphim would replace the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Since the Five Elders wanted to test Seraphim, the test subject should appear soon. He has decided to take Olivia to rescue Vegapunk.
The news of the abolition of the Shichibukai system was reported in the newspapers. Although it was not as sensational and shocking as Wick's invasion of Marijoa, it also caused a certain impact. Some people were happy and some were worried!
Of course, there are more people who are happy, and only a few are worried. For example, the people of Nine Snakes are very frightened because this is a country of pirates. If Hancock were not bound by the title of Seven Warlords of the Sea, the entire country would be hunted down and killed by the navy.
They were not very worried before, because Nine Snake Island is in the doldrums, and in an era without foreign warships, the doldrums was a natural barrier.
However, because it is located in the doldrums, it is unable to communicate effectively with the outside world. Various resources on the island are extremely scarce, and they have to make a living by plundering at sea.
Now that the navy has foreign warships and the technology of Seastone, it is easy to reach Nine Snake Island!
At this time, the Nine Snakes Island has been surrounded by foreign warships, including the secret weapon Seraph. Except for those who have already gone out to sea, all other citizens on the Nine Snakes Island are very nervous and frightened.
When Coby and Vice Admiral Hirosaka led a large number of navy, S-Eagle and S-Snake into Nine Snake Island, they were attacked by the Blackbeard Pirates, who came to seize the Devil Fruit of Empress Boa Hancock!
And Rayleigh, the God of the Underworld in the Sabaody Archipelago, received the news in advance that the Kingdom of Women was going to be besieged by the Navy. Since it was close to the Navy Headquarters, the news was well-informed, so Rayleigh rushed there without stopping. He knew the level of Hancock, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and he would not feel at ease unless he went to check it out.
If Rayleigh can receive the news, Vic can naturally receive the news as well, but it’s not about Hancock!
"Mr. Vick! Blackbeard's whereabouts have been found. He appeared on the Nine Snake Island in the Calm Belt!"
Not long after Vic finished talking with Olivia, he received a call from Ben. Vic didn't care whether the World Government abolished the system of Seven Warlords of the Sea, nor did he care whether the Navy besieged Nine Snake Island!
What he cared about was Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, the man who had escaped from his hands three times. He had previously asked Ben to keep an eye on Blackbeard's movements and report any trace of him immediately. Now he has finally been found, and he is on Nine Snake Island!