Chapter 445 Porusalino: Hide Your True Ambition Under the Lion’s Open Mouth!
Of course, despite their heartbeats, the Five Old Stars did not think everything would go as smoothly as Crocodile said. Because even among the Shichibukai, "Nose Song" Brooke, who currently has the closest relationship with the Navy Headquarters and seems to completely obey the orders of the World Government, is actually a notorious and restless great pirate.
After all, when this guy was active as a pirate, Roger was still a newcomer. And now, he is getting involved with the imprisoned Red Earl and the executioner "Hiryu of the Rain" every day... He and other legal pirates in similar situations are expected to pay obediently just because of a word from the World Government. Without manpower, the five old stars might as well hope that Porusalino can become a "model sailor" like Sakaski from tomorrow...
In the final analysis, even if it is a promising cooperation, both parties will take risks before seeing tangible benefits. How much risk you can take and how big of a plan you can work together depends entirely on the trust of both parties, or how reliable the "middleman" is.
"It seems that you are really racking your brains, Crocodile, in order to protect your own interests in today's increasingly fragile world balance."
The blond five old star said.
The bearded five old stars continued: "If this plan is led by the world government, the Shichibukai will not trust it, let alone be interested. Instead, they will think that we are plotting something secretly."
The grandfather of Leandre Palace, the sword-wielding Five Old Stars, said: "To make you people voluntarily join and perform your duties in the subsequent execution of the plan, we not only need to let you see the prospects of the plan, but also make you believe in the plan. It is controlled by you and led by you.”
The bearded five old star continued: "In other words, the intermediary between the World Government and your Shichibukai, the person in charge of this plan, whose identity and ability must be trusted enough by you, may even need to set an example by yourself first, so that The Shichibukai can see the actual progress of the small-scale plan and ensure that their efforts will obtain sufficient benefits and that there are no problems that they worry about."
Bald Five Old Star finally added:
"Only in this way will you be able to join one after another, and the World Government, through intermediaries, will have room to maneuver and will not force you into opposing positions if the negotiations break down."
The five old stars spoke to each other and instantly broke down the key points of the plan proposed by Crocodile one by one and analyzed it very thoroughly.
"This middleman, or host, must have the same identity and status as the Shichibukai - in other words, it is best to be one of the Shichibukai, and unlike others, he must have sufficient organizational skills and He has management capabilities, funds, manpower, and experience, and can preside over large-scale projects, and there is obviously only one such person among the existing Shichibukai."
Crocodile smiled.
"So, Your Excellencies,"
He slowly looked around the Five Old Stars, and his eyes naturally swept over Porusalino, and finally said solemnly, "On behalf of myself, I am the most senior among the seven warriors under the command of the World Government. member, Shah Crocodile, has volunteered to be the person in charge of the Sea Train Network Advancement Plan."
"You should not have any doubts about my ability, because the current business situation of my Baroque Studio speaks for itself, and my sphere of influence, where the Baroque Studio is located, also has very superior conditions, and it has great influence on the sea. To facilitate the advancement of the train network plan,"
Crocodile raised his voice slightly, "I believe that there is no second person in the world who is more suitable for this job than me. After the dangerous organization of the 'Injustice Alliance' with the 'Cross Union' as its core emerged, The World Government and our King Shichibukai should have a closer and stronger relationship of interest, what do you think?"
There was some silence in the room for a moment. The intelligence agencies of the World Government and the Navy Headquarters are undoubtedly extremely powerful. Because of this, the Five Old Stars are very aware of many situations in Crocodile and Baroque Studio. Therefore, they have to admit that in terms of personal strength, Crocodile is not the strongest in the Shichibukai, but in terms of brains and management ability, he is definitely proud of his colleagues and even all pirates. Heroes, this is also the reason why the five people were persuaded by him.
Of course Porusalino also knew this, so he had a conversation with Crocodile, who was captured by Lilith, and made a plan to have him appear here.
After all, if the original plot of One Piece is followed, the real "Cross Union" was established under the initiative of Crocodile. The big cadre Hawkeye accepted his invitation, and the organization's structure and funding sources all came from his previous sponsorship of escaped prisoner Bucky.
The five old stars only communicated with each other with their eyes for a moment. As the representative and core, the blond five old stars got up from the sofa, straightened the hem of his suit, and said to Crocodile:
"In principle, we agree with your plan and self-recommendation."
When Crocodile heard this, he suppressed his excitement and shook his cloak:
"It seems that everyone agrees with my ability. In this case, I think it's time to talk about other conditions."
"What other conditions do you want? Don't you know that the things you can get now are what many people dream of?"
The grandfather of Leander Palace frowned.
Crocodile just smiled: "So are the leaders of the Injustice League."
"Are you threatening us? Sand Crocodile."
Saint Jaygolucia Satan tapped the floor with his staff and looked at Crocodile.
Porusalino also raised his fingers very cooperatively, like a thug ready to take action at any time, aiming the dazzling laser at Crocodile's head, and began to accumulate power with a smile.
"Think about it before you speak, Crocodile~"
(Finally found an opportunity! Activate the ability between powers! It seems that Im-sama doesn’t care about this...)
"I don't think I have any intention of threatening you and the World Government,"
Although it was clear that Porusalino was just showing off, the continuous charging sound of the laser and the dazzling golden light still caused cold sweat to break out on Crocodile's forehead. He tried his best to maintain calm and said in a deep voice. , "I am here this time to achieve new cooperation with the World Government, but at the same time, I think you all know that I am here to recommend myself and to show my sincerity in cooperation and leaning towards the World Government. I am not hoping that you will just Even if the cooperation cannot be carried out, I still have a way out. Can't I continue to be an ordinary and honest Shichibukai like before? "
"what do you want?"
The blond Five Old Star frowned.
"Qualification for the World Conference!"
Crocodile said with a big mouth like a lion.
"This is impossible!"
The bald Five Old Stars categorically rejected, "The World Conference is the highest-level World Government event. Only the monarchs of the World Government's participating countries can participate. We cannot allow you pirates to have such status!"
Crocodile rubbed his smooth chin, hiding a hint of cunning in his eyes, and said:
"I think you have misunderstood. I do not want to become the monarch of the participating countries of the World Government. After all, except for the empress of Nine Snakes, none of us is the real king. I just want to participate in or observe the World Conference. It’s just a qualification—there are quite a few kings participating in the World Conference, right?”
The five old stars were silent for a moment, and then the five old stars with beards said in a deep voice:
"What are you trying to do to qualify for the World Conference? If the cooperation plan advances, as agreed, you will focus on solving the troubles of constructing the maritime network, and together with your Shichibukai colleagues, bring us the absolute paradise. order!"
The blond Five Old Star also said in a deep voice:
"We don't want to see you just like you did in the past when you were performing your duties of hunting pirates in the Shichibukai. After receiving hints or even orders, you don't respond, pretend to be stupid, and procrastinate!"
"If we want to achieve the expected goal of advancing the maritime train network, we need to deal with a large number of kings from the participating countries. I hope we can get the qualification to participate in the world conference, also to better implement this plan,"
Crocodile glanced at the blond Five Old Stars and said, "Furthermore, everyone knows that if this plan is implemented, we will undoubtedly be completely tied to the World Government. Pirates like us who are not in your eyes need to have Enough confidence to confirm that we can become our true selves, rather than just tools that can be thrown away after use. Personally, I definitely don’t want to be simply dismissed by the world after I put in a lot of hard work. He was removed from the meeting and excluded from the plan. After all, even the abolition of the entire Shichibukai does not require our consent, right?"
After nearly five seconds of silence, the grandfather of Leander Palace slowly spoke:
"We need to discuss this."
Crocodile was led away by the Holy Land guards created by Germac cloning technology, while Porusalino stayed. Soon, another person came into the room.
He was dressed in a pure white military uniform, covered with medals, and his long beard was braided. His strong body still showed the outline of his muscles under the military uniform, but his face had a pair of elegant and easy-going round-rimmed glasses - he was none other than Navy Marshal Sengoku.
"Are you really going to agree to Sand Crocodile's proposal?! Are you old? What are you thinking?!"
As soon as the Warring States Marshal entered the door, he directly asked loudly and "elegantly and easy-going" - he and Porusalino had discussed that he must show enough excitement, or even change his past style of excitement, so that it is reasonable and reasonable.
After all, the Navy has developed very well over the years and has done a good job. As the marshal of the Navy Headquarters, Warring States has already taken advantage of the trend and gradually showed a strong and proactive attitude from the original moderate. Even after Dr. Vegapunk's pacifist was successfully developed and secretly deployed, Marshal Sengoku pretended to ask the five old stars if they could consider fully deploying the navy to take advantage of the death of the pirate emperors of the new world. The death and destruction brought an end to the era of great pirates in one fell swoop.
But there is no doubt that this idea was severely refuted by the Five Old Stars - they are the most extreme politicians and the highest power of the world government. They play for balance rather than peace, not to mention that peace requires risks. It's a big risk.
Only with a balance between pirates and navy, with the navy having a slight advantage, can the World Government have an unshakable position among the participating countries.
"Sengoku, you are too excited. This is a bad gaffe."
The bald Five Old Star didn't like Sengoku's tone and said with a frown.
"Shouldn't I be excited? If the establishment of the Shichibukai is a forced compromise and a wise move, then does today's navy, with our current strength, still need to continue to cooperate with pirates like this? ? Even allowing these legal pirates to be qualified to participate in the World Conference? Where is the face of justice!? Where is the face of the Navy?!"
The Warring States Marshal frantically demonstrated his actor-level acting skills, and did not slow down the intensity of his tone at all because of the unhappy attitude of the five old stars. On the contrary, his voice became louder and louder, and became more and more urgent, with undisguised questioning,
"And the reason why the so-called sea train network plan has been progressing slowly and is in a quagmire is not because you categorically rejected the participation of the Navy Headquarters at the beginning? You said that the Navy only needs to consider dealing with pirates and does not need to participate in these things, so We only relied on the power of Fish-Man Island and the Capital of Seven Waters, but each one of the plan-responsible personnel dispatched from within the World Government, are they fulfilling their duties properly?"
"You should understand one thing, Warring States Period, the Navy's reputation is not worth mentioning compared to the interests of the World Government! How we do things does not need to follow the Navy's command. Even if there are omissions, the Navy is not qualified to do it. Accuse!”
Grandpa Leander Palace’s eyes turned sharp.
"But the World Government's omissions are often left to the Navy to take care of them!"
The Warring States Marshal showed no concessions.
"This is your job!"
The bald five-year-old star said sternly, "Why do you think we want you to become a navy marshal? Do we want you to continue to think about those little sailors like you did when you were an admiral before? Wake up, Sengoku! Pay attention to your identity!"
ps: The World Government used too many words, plus some special words, so I blocked the last chapter. I asked the editor to remove it, but it was blocked again for the second time. It was not released until the afternoon. A lot of content was deleted qwq
ps: If there are "typos" with the same pronunciation in this chapter, please forgive me. If you don't type them like that, I will directly block them qwq