Arceus’ Pirate Journey - Chapter 1431

Chapter 1413 King of the World? It sounds terrible

Chapter 1413 King of the World? Just listening to
it is very deadly. “Red Hair, your memory is not very good. Don’t you think this uncle looks familiar?”

“Look familiar? That’s true, but…”

“He built Roger’s ship. If that’s the case, you should remember it, right?”

Things have come to this point. If Shanks still can’t recognize who this is, then his brain can really be donated. Then Shanks rubbed his eyes, and the Tom in front of him gradually overlapped with the Tom in his impression.

“Mr. Tom?! Why did you change color?”

“Hahaha, did you recognize me? After all, I’m a murloc, and this is a characteristic of my race.”

Today, Tom has trimmed his beard and combed his hair, which is very different from the Tom a long time ago. In this sea where face blindness is quite serious, this change is comparable to plastic surgery.

The most important thing is that Tom is a murloc, and some murlocs will possess the characteristics of that type of fish based on the fish bloodline inherited in their bodies.

The blue-ringed octopus fish-man can use highly toxic poison, the shark-man has the protection of camouflage color, and Tom’s species is a kind of boxfish. This kind of fish will change its color depending on the living waters and age.

With the beard and hair, Tom had changed a lot, and Shanks was not very familiar with him, so it was not easy for him to react.

“Mercemen are really a magical race”

The heritage of the merfolk is quite special. Even the parents don’t know what species their children will be. After all, the genes of their ancestors will appear randomly in this race.

Of course, the original characteristics of fish will change in fishmen. Some will be strengthened, while others will fade and disappear. It depends on the specific situation.

“What do you think, Shanks? Isn’t this a great plan? If the sea train can connect the whole world closely, the exchanges between different islands will be closer in the future, and people’s lives will not be limited to one island.”

Tom told Shanks about his sea train plan and the future it would bring.

“As long as the schedule can be properly arranged, it will provide countless jobs and boost the economy of the entire ocean. The floating rails can withstand the waves and can sink into the water to allow ships to pass normally.

Unfortunately, I don’t know if I can complete this huge project in my lifetime.”

“Sir Tom, this matter is not that simple. At least the personnel in the dispatching room need to be trained for a period of time, and the other pirates on the sea must be dealt with. Otherwise, you have to equip the locomotive with cannons.”

Tezoro analyzed the feasibility of this matter from a more practical perspective. It would take a very long time for such a project to make a profit.

At least until people around the world become familiar with this mode of travel and have enough time and money to travel, this will definitely be a losing business, and a lot of money will have to be spent on annual maintenance.

According to Tezoro’s calculations, it is impossible to build railways accurately on every island. Even if it is for the four seas, in the initial stage, only one road can be built between the prosperous islands for trial operation.

“That’s true. This matter is also quite complicated. It took so much time just to build the sea train to the Seven Water City.”

“You don’t have to be so negative, Sir Tom. Maybe when the time comes, you will need to build railways on land instead of in the sea.”

Tesoro casually mentioned a real possibility. From what he knew, the changes in the ocean in the future would not only affect the system, but also the ecological environment and island structure.

The area of Rabbit Bowl is not small. Tesoro and Shanks are quite fast, but Tom is not so fast. Finally, with the help of Steelix taxi, they arrived here in a short time.

This was the moment when the defense force of Rabbit Bowl was weak. Most people had gone to the banquet together, but it was quite quiet here. What happened in the previous prison break had frightened the remaining people.

Even though the guards became weaker, they did not try to do anything dangerous, after all, that would directly cost them their lives.

Soon, Shanks saw Luffy who was sleeping soundly. Judging from his attitude, he had no self-awareness of going to jail.

“Why do I suddenly feel that what Kaido said is right? It would be good to let this kid stay in jail for a few more days.”

If it weren’t for the fact that there were still many things to deal with after returning to his own territory and he probably wouldn’t come to Onigashima for a while, Red Hair would really have kept Luffy locked up for a few more days. As for now,
Shanks picked up a stone from the ground, aimed at Luffy’s head and threw it out.

“Ah! It hurts!”

With a snap, a big bump appeared on Luffy’s forehead, successfully waking him up from his sleep.

“Hehe, what are you doing? There were firecrackers and fireworks all night long, and I finally fell asleep.”

Luffy, who was half asleep, seemed to have not realized what had happened and subconsciously complained to Hercule. However, when he opened his eyes, he saw Shanks squatting outside the prison with an expressionless face.

“It seems that you are quite used to the life here. Am I a little redundant here?”

“Shanks? Were you captured by Kaido as well?”

Boom!
A club hit Luffy on the head from behind, and Heka’s expression turned a little unfriendly.

“Hehe! [Did you read all those newspapers and live broadcasts in vain? Did you swallow them all?]”

“Oh, I remember now. They have already established a pirate alliance.
But Heke, can you please stop hitting my head next time? I feel like you’ve been hitting me too much lately, which is why my memory is failing.”

After listening to Luffy’s explanation, Hero was already thinking about whether to change from the bone stick to a hammer. Even at this point, he still wanted to do it next time.

Fortunately, Shanks’ next move completely put Hercule at ease. He took the guard’s key and directly opened the door of the cage.

“Okay, according to the agreement between Kaido and I, I can take you away from here. By the way, there are some acquaintances here. I think your partners should have recognized their identities.”

“Well, who is it?”

Luffy stretched his neck to look back, but unfortunately, with his brain capacity, he didn’t recognize who the other person was.

But it doesn’t matter whether Luffy can recognize them or not, because the others have already confirmed each other’s identity.

“Teacher Tom!”

Franky is different from Red Hair. Even though Tom’s skin color changed due to racial reasons, Franky still recognized the other person’s identity from his eyes.

Brook also naturally noticed Tezulo, his former boss.

“Boss Tezoro, yo ho ho, it’s been a long time.”

However, Nami’s reaction to Tesoro was even greater than that of Brook. The reason was simple: Tesoro was a rich man, and judging from the gossip section in the newspaper published by Morgans, Tesoro’s wealth even exceeded that of some countries.

According to the definition of this ocean, many individual islands are a country, and the wealth of such a country cannot be compared with Tezoro, which gathers the wealth of the entire underground world.

As a money-lover, Nami naturally knew this person.

Soon, the restraints of the handcuffs were removed, but the Straw Hats didn’t seem to know what to do next. Not long ago, their goal was to sail to Raftel and realize their dreams on the way.

Due to its location, Raftelu has given people endless fantasies, all blue, panacea, the last unknown sea, all these seem to be answered there.

But now Kaido has destroyed this path. Although the dream is still there, people can’t find the way forward for a while.

“Franky, you said two years ago that you wanted to be with me, do you still remember that?”

Tom patted Franky’s body that had been transformed many times, and there was a sense of sadness in his eyes. He used to think that he was the target of the World Government, and it would be particularly dangerous for Franky to follow him.

But now everything has settled down, and there will be no chance for other pirates to indulge in the sea in the future, so he wants Franky to move to a safer place to avoid using his talent in a dangerous place.

“I remember, Mr. Tom.”

“Now is the time. Do you want to come with me? If this is accomplished, our names will probably be passed down forever.”

“Well, Mr. Tom, I am still a shipwright now.”

If it were two years ago, Franky would have followed Tom without a second thought, but now the situation is different and he has a new bond.

“Oh, right, Sunshine.”

“Don’t worry, your ship is still fine, Mr. Tom. It’s too early for you to take him away now. Let these little guys follow me first. We need to let them understand the changes in this world.”

Shanks stated his decision. It was easy to rescue them, but he planned to rescue them thoroughly. Specifically, he wanted to wait until the new World Conference was over and then let them leave.

His face-saving fruit seemed to work at this moment, and even without the need for exclusive lines, Tom agreed to this idea. After all, Shanks’ idea would be beneficial for the future.

However, when making this decision, Shanks did not ask for their opinions, but chose to act on his own and directly grabbed Luffy’s neck and took him away from here.

As for the rest of the people, they followed under the urging of Heluo, the brain.

Time passed quickly. As the lively celebration in Wano Country began to come to an end, the date set by Kaido was gradually approaching. Other countries had no idea what Kaido was trying to do and could only anxiously wait for the future.

But on Ghost Island, some people protested against the future.

“I don’t want it! What the hell is the King of the World? I’m not interested in that kind of thing!”

This time, Kaido only drank for two days and two nights, and used the life return technique to directly decompose the alcohol, and then threw it to Yamato, a position that seemed unimaginable to her.

“What are you talking about? You have no interest in ruling the world?”

“No! When did I ever say I was interested?”

In the original timeline, Kaido, who occupied Wano Country, wanted Yamato to be the general. He didn’t care what she did to Wano Country as long as it could guarantee Kaido’s war needs.

Things have changed now. Kaido in this timeline no longer looks down on the generals of Wano Country. Compared with the world, Wano Country is really too small.

With Wano Country as his logistics, he can look to the sea. Now that he wants to conquer the starry sky, he naturally needs the entire ocean as his logistics. Just like in the past, he still needs a stable rear.

So this daughter became the legitimate king in his eyes.

“Uh, heh, heh, you’re not interested? Then how can you ensure that the development of this world is in line with the beauty in your mind?

It is force. When you use force to defend this order, whether you accept the throne or not, your position as the uncrowned king has been determined.

I will not be limited by this position, and your godfather will not be interested in this kind of secular kingship. So if you don’t take this position, who do you want to take it?
Give it to others, maybe a new Tianlong will be born.

Besides, Zekrom and Reshiram already supported a king, so if you become the new king, you might be able to gain their approval better.”

Coercion and inducement. Obviously, coercion is no longer suitable now, so Kaido changed it to inducement and explained the interests involved to Yamato truthfully.

“Stop it, you’re trying to fool me again! It doesn’t matter who sits on the throne. After my godfather’s order is established, even if there’s a stranger on the throne, the order can still be maintained under the law.

If this order always relies on oppression by force rather than people’s conscious maintenance, then it is a failure!

You just want to use that position to tie me down and make me work for you obediently!”

“It’s getting harder and harder to fool people.”

“What did you say?! I heard it!”

Kaido’s muttering did not escape Yamato’s ears, but Kaido seemed to have learned Red Hair’s inherent skills during this period. He pretended to be stupid and changed the subject directly.

“That’s fine. Anyway, according to your adoptive father, this is all in name only. A throne that can really be left vacant is also a good thing, but don’t even think about missing this world conference.

I’m actually looking forward to it. I don’t know how that old guy is doing now, but I’m really looking forward to seeing his expression when he sees me in a place like this.”

The old guy Kaido was referring to was none other than the king of the Woka Kingdom, the king who originally wanted to sell him to the navy in exchange for the right to participate in the World Conference.

According to Maria’s father, the kingdom fell into great chaos shortly after he left, and the old man fled, but later seemed to have restored power.

After calculating the time, Kaido felt that he should still be alive and well and have the energy to attend the meeting. If he unfortunately died, he had also met the prince of that country. In short, it would definitely be very interesting.

At this moment, the Red Earth Continent was still bare. There was no second building complex near Mary Geoise. All the buildings there were built to serve the Celestial Dragons.

The previous battle completely destroyed these things and left a dent that pierced the entire red earth continent. The remaining time is not enough to rebuild here, unless a wood escape technique user who is capable of infrastructure construction is found.

But now there are quite a lot of people gathered here. The time given by Kaido was very tight. Those who could not get here at all had long given up the idea of rushing on, because they had no possibility of arriving within the specified time and could only wait for Kaido’s subsequent arrangements.

However, some countries closer to the Red Earth Continent have started to take action in private, and some have even reached the ruins of Chigang under the Red Earth Continent. Originally, they wanted to wait in advance.

It was because the destructive power that Arceus displayed in the end was too shocking. They didn’t think their country could withstand it. Even if the country could withstand it, they themselves could not.

But after arriving here, they found that they could not go up at all. With the bubble elevator destroyed, they did not have the ability to climb to the red earth continent. Even for Tiger at that time, the climbing road was full of dangers, not to mention these ordinary royals.

Finally they had to gather here, at least they were here.

There were several tents temporarily built in the ruined place, one of which was very special, because it was not a gathering place for the royal family, but a news branch of Morgans, where they were always waiting to receive first-hand information.

“There is only one day left. What kind of order does that pirate want to establish?”

“I don’t know, but what difference does it make what order it is? As long as this order does not undermine our rule, it doesn’t matter who is on top. Anyway, I don’t think the Celestial Dragons are good people.

That year, a celestial dragon came to my country and spent several years’ worth of our country’s savings in that one month.”

“I say, you should change your name. If you still call him a pirate, then we are the pirates’ lackeys. My country doesn’t have any records of the history of the past 100 years. What do you think the 20 kings were called before the establishment of the World Government?”

“I don’t know. My country has only been established for less than a hundred years.”

These people are all kings. Although they have different ideas, they have an inexplicable sense of identity. They feel that they are all in the same boat, so they discuss the future outcomes together.

“The organization called the Cult of Arceus has come to my country before and helped a lot in the slums. To be honest, the organization is pretty good overall. If it is that kind of order, I can accept it.”

Boom!
Before he could finish his words, several bear paw-shaped marks appeared on the ground. Wrapped in the bear paw bubbles, several people emerged from inside.

Ivankov, Kuma, Long, Sabo and other high-ranking members of the Revolutionary Army appeared here.

Sabo and Long are representatives of the Revolutionary Army. Kuma and Ivankov are the kings of two countries themselves, and the target of this meeting actually includes them.

“Long, it looks like someone is more anxious than us. Judging from the situation, they probably set up camp here not long after Kaido announced the news.”

“When it comes to the future of a country, tension is inevitable.”

“Hmm? Then you are really naive. I think these people are not worried about the country, but only about themselves.”

Ivankov did not agree with Long’s words. In fact, Ivankov’s words were to some extent the real mainstream. Kings are all human beings and have their own selfish desires. An emperor who does not mess around is worthy of praise.

Most people are now panicking about their own future, but some people are particularly excessive.

In the East China Sea, in the Kingdom of Goa, the current king, Sterling, seemed very panicked. There was a newspaper on his table.

[New World Conference, where is the future world heading? ]

The eye-catching title reminded Staley that the day was approaching. In Staley’s eyes, this meeting was a death notice, and he didn’t want to go at all.

At this time, he had already begun to quietly pack up his treasures, planning to slip away quietly.

“Damn the navy, damn Garp, and useless World Government. They were actually defeated by a bunch of dirty pirates.”

Stelly complained as he cleaned up. For him who once dreamed of becoming a celestial dragon, the current world situation was like a heavy hammer on his chest.

“Steley? What’s going on?”

At this time, Princess Nandkanet of the Kingdom of Goa also came in. Looking at Stelly who was secretly packing up the treasures, she seemed to realize something.

“Ahem, Nandkanet, this.”

“The new World Conference is about to begin. Are you secretly packing up your things in order to escape?”

Nandkanet was very angry at Stelly’s cowardly behavior, and what made her even more angry was that Stelly didn’t even think of taking her with him.

“Isn’t that natural? Who wants to go to a meeting held by pirates? Who knows what those lunatics are going to do? They killed all the Celestial Dragons! I don’t want to commit suicide!”

“What should we do if you don’t go and their anger spreads to the whole country?”

“What does that have to do with me?”

“Very good, it seems the Duke is right to worry. You are a character that will definitely make you run away from the battlefield.”

Stelly was not originally the heir to the throne, but not long after he married Nandkanet, the original king and prince died, which made him the king. Although he had long been a member of the aristocracy, Stelly’s move also helped him to rise in status.

But the original royal faction did not trust him very much. With a burst of applause, several nobles came in and directly held down Stelly who wanted to escape.

“King Sterly, you have to go to this matter, whether you want to or not!”

If a person appears indifferent to this matter, then it is highly likely that this matter does not involve the other party’s vital interests. If Sterling runs away, no one will confront Kaido directly to test the other party’s attitude.

So the nobles of the entire country reached a consensus at this moment.

And in a corner of the ocean, from a sealed door, excited laughter was heard.

“I figured it out! I’ve been hallucinating for two months in seclusion, and I finally found the most suitable song. This time, the headlines will definitely be mine!”

He is an artist who ranks high on the popularity list, but he just can’t get the first place.

Uta, Tezoro, and the suddenly appearing Brook, as well as Cavendish and Xinduoli who were promoted by Tezoro, have all hit him hard. The Hundred Beasts Fruit Performance Department seems to be a threshold that he will never be able to cross in his lifetime.

But no one responded to his excitement, and some even looked at him with a slightly sympathetic look.

“Is there a possibility that what you saw was not an illusion?”

Along with these words, a newspaper was handed to him, and the words “New World Conference” seemed unusually conspicuous.
(End of this chapter)