boyutpedia Chapter 182: The Gift of Kaido, Toki, and Oden
Chapter 182: The Gift of Kaido, Toki, and Oden
PS: The previous chapter has been expanded to 6000 words.
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Splash...
Newspapers were scattered from the sky, and seagulls trained by Morgans flew between island after island in the New World.
In just a few days, news of their successful defeat of Marine Admiral Sengoku by Kaido and their escape from the combined forces of Garp and Zephyr spread throughout the New World.
Naval Headquarters, Medical Department.
With his body wrapped in bandages, Zhan Guo lay half-reclined on the hospital bed, holding a copy of the World Economic News newspaper, reading it with great interest.
As one of the protagonists in the newspaper story, he is currently very calm.
Defeat is defeat, there's nothing wrong with admitting it.
"This newspaper wrote quite fairly, without any malicious denigration or smear content."
Zhan Guo picked up an apple from the fruit basket by his bedside, wiped it casually, and took a bite.
"But were these photos taken by Kaido himself, or by one of his subordinates?"
"It's not very professional. If it were a professional photographer from our navy, they could definitely take better pictures."
Beside the hospital bed, Lieutenant General Tsuru, who had come to keep watch over the patient, rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"You really have a big heart. The higher-ups have already held countless meetings because of this newspaper."
"And don't you realize how significant the impact of your defeat is?"
"The royal family of the Kingdom of Prodens is still in Kaido's hands."
"Our navy lacks the strength to protect our member states from pirates—this phrase has practically become a common saying in international exchanges!"
After all, you can do it once or twice, but not a third time.
The Dragon Kingdom in the West Blue, Carnival City, Food City, Water Seven in the first half of the Grand Line, and now the Prodens Kingdom in the New World.
Kaido has destroyed more than just one kingdom.
Time and again, the Navy not only failed to arrest Kaido, but also defeated an admiral in a one-on-one duel.
This has inevitably led to a historic low in the trust that countries place in their navies.
Sengoku, who was eating an apple, shrugged helplessly.
"What can we do? We just didn't win."
"Garp and Zeff weren't absent either. It's not my responsibility that he got away."
General Tsuru was truly speechless at Sengoku's utterly indifferent attitude.
The same goes for Garp.
There is only one answer to why Kaido was able to escape from him.
"That kid can fly. If he's unwilling to fight to the death, what can I do?"
He's such a tough nut to crack.
If we include the Warring States period now, then they are two tough guys.
However, although Lieutenant General Tsuru was somewhat angry about this, he was actually not too upset.
After all, Sengoku didn't lose on purpose, and Garp didn't let Kaido escape on purpose. Even if the higher-ups punished them, it was only a minor punishment.
It's impossible to actually remove these two top combatants from the Navy's ranks.
Therefore, compared to Lieutenant General Tsuru, the Five Elders are the ones who are truly agitated now.
Mary Geoise, between powers.
On the table in front of the Five Elders, there was also a copy of the World Economic News newspaper.
"Who owns this newspaper? Why won't they accept our instructions?"
"It is said that a young man named Morgans said he didn't love money, he loved news, and he wanted to be the king of news."
“Send someone to take him out. The government doesn’t need a disobedient newspaper.”
In just a few words, Morgans' fate seemed to have been sealed.
Afterwards, the Five Elders began discussing matters related to Kaido.
"Kaido... what should we do now?"
This is a heavy topic.
Because Kaido now really gives them the feeling that he's too big to handle.
"Send someone to assassinate him?"
"What if we can't kill him? He even defeated the Warring States period."
"Then destroy his territory?"
"Won't the loss be a bit too great?"
Because the interests of the Beasts and the World Government are now truly intertwined.
The Dragon Kingdom of the West Blue saved the World Government a huge amount of military spending. It not only helped them solve the problem of pirates, but also helped the countries of the West Blue take in those refugees who only caused chaos and riots.
Needless to say, the situation in Water Seven is even worse.
The navy's warship orders are already booked for several years, and there's also the construction of a sea-going train.
The islands, apart from the Beast Territory, are mostly connected by the World Government's investment.
Destroying all of these now would mean that all the initial investment would be wasted.
This is not a matter of a few hundred million or a billion, but at least several billion, and in the future it will soar to tens of billions of dollars in investment.
Even if the world government is wealthy and powerful, this amount of money will still be painful for them for a long time.
Of course, more importantly, it's because of Kaido's Devil Fruit ability.
Zoan type, Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Azure Dragon form.
Although it has shown many outrageous abilities, the Five Elders think it's nothing special.
It is far inferior to the legendary Nika Fruit.
Furthermore, since the Azure Dragon has absolutely no connection to the legend of Nika, they paid even less attention to it.
Because no matter how amazing Kaido's performance was, it was ultimately just a flash in the pan.
There is absolutely no way anyone but Nika can overthrow their world government!
It is precisely because of this underlying thinking that many of the excessive things Kaido did were within the tolerance range in the eyes of the Five Elders.
"Why don't we just let it go?"
The bearded old Saturn suggested, "The spheres of influence in the New World have basically stabilized after years of fighting."
"Golden Lion, Whitebeard, Roger, the three powers stand in a tripartite balance."
"If Kaido wants to establish himself in the New World, he will inevitably have to fight with one of them."
"At that time, we only need to sit on the sidelines and watch the tigers fight. After they decide the winner, we can send troops to kill the loser."
"Eliminate the losers, and the new world will still be a three-way balance of power."
"Even if Kaido successfully replaces one of them, the essence remains unchanged."
The other four elders, upon hearing this, felt that there was indeed some truth to it.
Based on their experience over the past few centuries, they believe that extraordinary talents like Kaido will frequently appear in this world.
But no matter how glorious their peak was, in the end they will all return to dust.
Isn't Rocks the best example?
He has brought almost all of the current kings of the seas under his command, making him even more impressive than Kaido.
Therefore, the Five Elders concluded that Kaido, at best, was just a second Rocks.
If the World Government has the ability to kill one Rocks, it naturally has the ability to kill a second one.
Now, there's no longer God Valley to exploit as their weakness.
"Letting Kaido continue fighting against Shiki, Whitebeard, and Roger is fine, but what about the royal family of the Kingdom of Prodense under his control?"
The world government is essentially superior to the individual member states.
But it's just a vanity project.
If it weren't for saving face, Im wouldn't have remained hidden for 800 years and still dared not publicly declare himself king.
Therefore, the Prodian royal family must be saved.
The Warring States period had already lost the trust of some of its allied states through its defeats.
Moreover, the major member states are currently focusing their attention on this matter.
If they really dare to ignore the Prodines royal family, countries might completely lose trust in the world government.
At that time, countries around the world will no longer hand over the celestial gold, but instead begin to develop their own military power and seek ways to protect themselves. That would be an even bigger problem for world governments.
"Contact Machima and have her ask Kaido what his conditions are."
Before long, after several transfers, the Five Elders successfully established direct Den Den Mushi communication with Kaito.
"Hmm, Five Elders?"
"Kaido, tell me, how do you intend to spare the Prodins royal family?"
“It’s simple, just give me back Bundy Wald.”
"That's negotiable, but how do you expect us to discuss your destruction of the Kingdom of Prodense?"
"Isn't this Sengoku's fault? If he hadn't insisted on fighting me, would the island have been so badly damaged?!"
So you think you bear no responsibility at all?
"Of course not!!"
Kaido answered confidently, which made the Five Elders so angry that their faces turned red.
But unfortunately, their weakness was exploited by Kaido.
At this moment, the old Mercury with the mustache said coldly, "Kaido, don't forget that you have a family. We haven't touched your family all this time because we're giving you face, do you understand?"
"Hmph, hmph, are you really giving me face by not moving, or are you afraid of my retaliation and dare not make a move? You probably know this better than I do, don't you?"
The threat from Old Mercury made Kaido's tone turn cold.
"I'm putting my words here today."
"I really can't be with my family 24 hours a day."
"Therefore, if anything happens to any of them, I will destroy all your naval bases in any sea area!"
"Don't think I can't do it, and don't think you can stop me."
"When an angry husband and father seeks revenge for his family, he will stop at nothing and use any despicable and shameless means!"
"I may not be able to storm the Holy Land and wipe out all of you Celestial Dragons, but I can definitely destroy all your naval bases around the world!"
"Without the deterrent effect of naval bases, how many of the world's major member states will continue to obey your orders?"
"How long can you maintain the prestige you've accumulated over 700 years of world domination after you lose your army?"
"Guess again, how many countries in the world would like to try sitting in your spot?"
Threats failed, and the person being threatened instead was threatened.
The Five Elders were truly in a bind at this moment.
When a powerhouse at the level of a Four Emperors truly abandons all pretense of dignity, they finally realize just how troublesome it is to deal with such a person.
Seeing that the other four remained silent, the bearded old Saturn had no choice but to speak first: "Kaido, a lose-lose situation will not benefit either you or us."
“Let’s renegotiate the price. What are you willing to pay for the destruction of the Prodian royal family and the Kingdom of Prodian, and for the exchange of Bondi Wald?”