Chapter 148 Dancing Fans and White Horses

Crocodile was injured and fled, and the top management of Baroque Works was wiped out. Without the commander-in-chief at the top, the huge organization suddenly turned into a headless snake. Under the attack of the official power of the kingdom, it quickly collapsed and disappeared into thin air, completely becoming a period of time. history.

After Baroque Works completely collapsed and there was no obstacle left, Cobra immediately revealed the truth about Baroque Works' use of dancing powder to prevent rain in the Kingdom of Alabasta.

To explain, the name Dancing Powder was introduced later. The original name of this green powder was "Powder that Calls Rain" because using this thing can attract rain and make people dance and celebrate happily, which extends the name of Dancing Powder. Well-known nickname.

but,

Despite the good meaning of the name, in fact this thing is an out-and-out contraband, and it is not recognized by one or two countries. It is a contraband confirmed by the World Government, and is prohibited from being produced, possessed, and used by all countries that are members of the World Government. Once this thing is used by a country that is not a member of the World Government, it will attract a crusade from the World Government.

The reason for this is that once Dancing Powder is used to rain, the kingdom located downwind will become drought, and all the water vapor will be intercepted by the country located upwind. The country that discovered the truth of the drought brazenly launched a war.

Before dancing fans discovered this flaw, many kingdoms around the world were using this thing to control rainfall.

It’s interesting to say that the truth behind dancing powder was exposed because two neighboring countries used dancing powder to pray for rain at about the same time. As a result, the country in the upwind position received rain, while the country in the downwind position did not get a drop of rain. It felt like The strange king summoned the wise people from all over the country to study the reason.

result,

The truth about dancing fans is exposed.

The whole world was in an uproar. In the next moment, hundreds of kingdoms fell directly into the flames of war. The four seas and the Grand Route were full of gunfire. At first, the world government didn't care about it at all, but when it came to collect the heavenly gold, it was discovered that because of the war Because of this, many world government member countries have no money!

Many countries that joined the World Government were even directly destroyed during the war.

Now the senior officials of the world government can't sit still, thinking that if you fight back, you can't miss the money you should pay!

Because of this matter, they couldn't wait for the World Conference to be held for the kings of all countries to discuss. The World Government directly declared dancing powder to be a contraband, and spent all its efforts to calm down the wars around the world. To this day, dancing powder is still the most popular thing in the world. The top list of contraband declared by the government is second only to historical texts and other items involving a hundred years of blank space.

The truth behind it not raining in Alabasta is revealed.

After a rain, King Kobra issued an acquittal order and pardoned the sins of the rebels. The rebels in the Kingdom of Alabasta collapsed in an instant. The leader of the rebels was Princess Vivi's playmate when she was a child. The young man came to the palace gate and confessed his crime.

This young man is naturally alive and well. Not only did he not go to jail, he was appointed by Kobra to become an official of the kingdom. The reputation of the Neferutali family in Alabasta has reached a new level... In short The Kingdom of Alabasta is now experiencing success after all its hardships, and it feels like everything is going smoothly and everything is going well.

In comparison, the World Government and Navy are extremely depressed here.

You want to ask why?

Of course, the good King Shichibukai system had another setback. After Crocodile's actions in the Kingdom of Alabasta were revealed, King Kobra lost his temper with the World Government and the Navy. In fact, this Fortunately, King Kobra just lost his temper anyway and would not do anything more extreme.

The problem is that Crocodile has done these good things, which has attracted criticism from many opponents who oppose the establishment of the Shichibukai system. They believe that the Shichibukai system should be abolished, or that the seas in the Shichibukai system should be All the thieves were replaced with people like the prince of the Kingdom of Exmundo.

Undercurrents are raging within the World Government and the Navy, and Marshal Sengoku is really troubled.

The system of the King's Shichibukai cannot be abolished. At least it is not the time yet. Even though he does not like this system, but now he has to admit that the system of the King's Shichibukai has indeed helped the navy share the burden of big pirates. The turbulent waves of the times.

If the King's Qibukai were to be abolished now, there would be no replacement pillar.

Hawkeye, Tenyasha, the Empress, the Tyrant... If these people return to being pirates, the pressure on the Navy will double, and maybe the situation in the new world will be destroyed as a result... ·····Therefore, it is not feasible to abolish the system of the King's Shichibukai at the moment.

Since the abolition proposal is not feasible, then it is necessary to find a person who can replace Crocodile enough to join the Shichibukai and use more pirate heads to reshape the reputation of the Shichibukai... The World Government lacked suitable candidates, so it left the problem to the Navy and asked the Navy to find an available candidate.

This is difficult for Marshal of the Warring States Period.

It's not that everyone can do it to the King's Shichibukai, or that not everyone is willing to accept this 'legal plundering license'. There are still many pirates on the sea scolding the pirates who joined the King's Shichibukai. He is a lackey of the World Government and the Navy, and many powerful pirates disdain the name of the King Shichibukai.

Like the current members of the Shichibukai, Tenyasha and Black Prince saw the benefits brought by this title. The tyrant was a spy planted by the revolutionary army, and the empress was to protect her country from attacks by the world government and navy. , Moonlight Moria and Crocodile were beaten severely by the pirate emperors of the New World, and they licked their wounds hiding under this name.

There is also Hawkeye, this character only meets once in a hundred years. The title of King Shichibukai can save him a lot of trouble, making it easier for him to travel around the world alone, looking for opponents to compete with in swordsmanship.

In short,

After Crocodile left, this candidate was not very easy to choose.

First of all, you must be willing to take the title of king of the Shichibukai; secondly, your reputation must be loud enough to attract many pirates to challenge them; finally, you must have enough strength to at least be able to deal with those weak fish. Pirates, otherwise, if they are easily defeated by challengers, resulting in frequent changes in the members of the King's Shichibukai, not only will they not be able to help stabilize the situation, but they will make the entire system a laughing stock.

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"The Black Prince should not interfere in the affairs of the Kingdom of Alabasta."

"After everything has been done, it is useless to say these words again. Can I still punish him on this basis?"

"There is no need for punishment, but there must still be necessary warnings. He cannot be allowed to continue to act so wantonly. It's okay to wander around in the new world, but in Paradise...his hand is stretched too long. That so-called shipping The Internet has now been extended to paradise.”

"So, the sky gold in the Kingdom of Exmundo will increase by 300% this year?"

"The shipping network also needs to be restricted. He can't be allowed to continue to expand his power."

"Can."

"That's very good."

Holy Land, Marie Gioia.

The scenery outside the window is bright, and the bright sunshine shines into the house through the floor-to-ceiling windows. However, this light cannot dispel the gloom in the room. The five old men sitting here are like demons devouring light, swallowing up the light, leaving only lingering The darkness is entrenched here.

The five old stars discussed the punishment of Elus and came up with the result. In a few words, the sky gold that the Kingdom of Exmundo needed to turn over this year skyrocketed. After discussing this matter, they then started talking about filling the gap. The matter of the King's Shichibukai.

"Are there still no candidates available?"

"I can't find a better candidate than Crocodile for the time being."

"Jinpei..."

"Absolutely not. That fish man voluntarily gave up his identity as King Shichibukai. If he is recruited again, King Shichibukai will become a cheap product that can be exported and entered. This is not in line with our needs."

"In this case... we can only let the Navy find candidates."

"Let the navy look for it first."

"Well, let's do it for now!"

In a quick exchange, we quickly determined a specific countermeasure for one thing. This is the style of the Five Old Stars. As the nominal highest powers of the world government, they do not split the work into several parts and manage one part each. , but sit together like this and make decisions about those big things through conversation.

At the moment, the only so-called big event is the excitement in the Kingdom of Alabasta.

It involves two kings, the Shichibukai, and the Kingdom of Alabasta, a superpower with a long history. The Five Old Stars are not qualified to worry about trivial matters.

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Navy Headquarters.

Large conference room.

Marshal of the Warring States Period personally presided over this meeting. There were a general, a former general, and more than ten lieutenant generals participating in the meeting... So many people gathered here, and for no other reason, the center of the meeting was naturally King Shichibukai new candidates.

The World Government searched around and found no better candidate than Crocodile to fill this vacancy, so they simply kicked the ball to the Navy if it was too troublesome.

The navy looked at it and was also troubled.

But the Warring States Marshal couldn't follow the example of the World Government and kick the ball out. He consulted with people in private and found that there was no good candidate. In desperation, he had no choice but to convene a meeting with senior officials to try to brainstorm and see if he could find a good candidate. Two suitable candidates are contacted.

"Jinbei? Find him back?"

Kuzan also brought up this unavoidable name.

As the former king of the Shichibukai, Jinbe's reputation and strength meet the requirements, especially his identity as a fishman can play some additional roles.

Unfortunately--

"Jinbei voluntarily quit the Shichibukai. If we invite him again, people will think that the Shichibukai is nothing more than that. The most important thing for those pirates is reputation. If the Shichibukai loses its prestige, this system will It is equivalent to abolishing it." General Hezhong rejected Kuzan's proposal.

Pirates value reputation very much.

Especially the largest number of young pirates who are not very strong. There is a saying that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. For these brave newbie pirates, they have no idea how powerful the Yonko is. Someone who is not afraid of heaven and earth dares to bare his teeth at the four emperors.

For the sake of fame and profit, they will challenge the famous pirates without fear.

If the system of the King's Shichibukai loses its reputation, those brats will no longer challenge the members of the King's Shichibukai. Without them throwing themselves into a trap, relying solely on the navy to pursue them on the sea would be exhausting. Even these millions of navies cannot really clear the sea.

"What about this year's so-called supernova? Are there any that can be used?"

A senior lieutenant general asked.

After his words fell, there was silence in the room. Everyone looked at each other. Finally, a lieutenant general next to him said: "The most famous supernova this year was captured alive by General Sakaski just two weeks ago. Now everyone has been sent to prison." Off to Impel Down."

The veteran lieutenant general had been recovering from an injury some time ago and had just returned to his post recently. Because he didn't like reading newspapers, he had fallen behind on intelligence for several days.

After hearing such an answer, he was stunned for a moment, shook his head helplessly, and closed his mouth.

"Are there no other candidates?"

Warring States looked at the silent crowd and had a headache. Wasn't it the era of great pirates? Why can't we find a useful pirate?

"That black prince killed many famous pirates this year."

Lieutenant General He sighed.

During the expansion of Alvus's shipping network, friction and conflicts occurred with many forces. Some people were afraid of Alvus's evil reputation and chose to give in. Others were very stubborn and refused to give in. As a result, they were defeated by Alvus. Us's attendants lost their lives.

In addition, Zefa's pirate guerrillas are making trouble in the new world.

The four emperors have never reduced their recruitment of new pirates.

A combination of various reasons has led to the current dilemma. Many pirates who the Warring States thought could be recruited have already ascended to heaven, and no one is available.

"Ahem."

Zefa, who was sitting on the left hand seat of the Warring States Period, listened for a long time and coughed lightly, "I have a candidate here. You can refer to it for details." As he said this, he took out a stack of documents from under the table and asked the recorder to Helped distribute the documents to everyone.

"White horse..."

"Cavendish...a supernova?"

The lieutenant generals opened the documents in their hands, and low voices echoed in the room.

"Zefa, if I remember correctly, have you ever hunted down this white horse?" Lieutenant General He looked at the photo in the file, raised his head and asked.

"Yes."

Zefa nodded, "I almost caught this guy several times in the New World, but unfortunately he escaped in the end. This guy was lucky. When I hunted him, his strength also improved rapidly, and his face was so long. Yes, he’s very popular in the newspaper, so I think he’s a good candidate.”

"You are still exploring the new world...haven't you joined the Yonko's pirate group?" Sengoku looked through the documents in his hand and asked his old friend sitting next to him.

"As far as I know, no." Zefa shook his head.

"That being said... he is indeed a good candidate."

Warring States frowned slightly and murmured.