One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

Kuzan shook his head, thinking that the World Government shouldn't be so stupid as to push the Navy, the dominant force at sea, into the Revolutionary Army's camp.

Wait a minute, it seems like world governments have done similar things quite a few times...

"Therefore, the more critical the moment, the more assertive we must be, and tell the World Government that we are not afraid of anything, and that our navy exists for only one purpose: to eliminate pirates!"

"They have to clean up their own mess; don't expect the navy to do it for them."

Kuzan chuckled helplessly, "You make it sound so easy. What if the World Government gets angry?"

"Getting angry? That's great. Under what circumstances would the World Government get angry? Of course, it would get angry when it can't defeat the Revolutionary Army. At that time, if the World Government has even the slightest intention to drag the entire world down with it, the Navy must strike hard and personally sweep the World Government into the grave of history."

"To be honest, I really hope the world government gets angry. After all, I've disliked them for a long time."

Kuzan: ......

"You really dare to say that! So what do you think we should do now?"

Carl confidently stated, "Everything is as usual. The World Conference will proceed as planned, the Revolutionary Army will pursue as planned, and our navy must not intervene in the war between the Revolutionary Army and the World Government."

Kuzan nodded: "Alright, I understand. Let's not talk about that now. There's another issue, which concerns Kaido."

"According to our information, the Straw Hat Pirates went to Kaido's territory after leaving Whole Cake Island, and they are currently engaged in a fierce battle with Kaido. I was originally planning to send someone to get involved, but as you know, the Navy cannot afford to be distracted by the mess in Wano Country."

"Unless, Straw Hat Luffy can defeat Kaido."

Karl's lips curled into a slight smile: "What if Straw Hat Luffy really wins?"

Kuzan was taken aback. Clearly, he had never imagined that the Straw Hat crew would win. After a brief moment of thought, Kuzan replied, "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits."

"If Kaido loses, the Navy will have to take over Wano Country and control its seastone resources."

If we were to ask who has the greatest demand for seastone in the world, it would undoubtedly be the navy.

Seastone handcuffs, seastone prison, seastone bullets, seastone warships...

Seastone is undoubtedly the most important strategic resource besides the Holy Light Shell and Holy Healing Shell. Previously, the Navy could only obtain Seastone through the World Government, as the World Government controlled the Seastone trading channels.

It's kind of funny, actually. The World Government got its supply of Seastone from Kaido precisely because of the protection money collected by the Navy, and then the Navy has to rely on the military budget given by the World Government to buy Seastone from the World Government in return...

This is why Kuzan, contrary to his usual stance, believes that if given the opportunity, the Navy must take over Wano Country.

Carl understood Kuzan's thinking perfectly; if he were in Kuzan's shoes, he would have done the same thing, because he had already done it before Kuzan even thought of it.

However, he controlled not sea stone, but empty shells.

"Kuzan, I have an idea."

"You said."

Carl picked up a piece of white paper from his seat and started drawing.

"Look, this is Mary Geoise, where the World Conference is being held right now. The Navy needs to allocate personnel to handle security during the World Conference, which means that the Navy cannot send troops to intervene in the Wano Country conflict, right!"

"That's right, is there anything else?"

"This is Wano Country. Kaido and the Straw Hat Pirates are currently at war. Of course, Kaido has been entrenched in Wano Country for many years. Given the nature of pirates, there are bound to be forces resisting within Wano Country. In other words, the situation of the Beast Pirates is not optimistic either."

"You mean, the Straw Hat crew actually has a chance of defeating Kaido? Is that right?"

Karl nodded: "Two years ago, it was completely impossible with the Straw Hat, but now, it's hard to say. Stop playing around with the Straw Hat Luffy's Devil Fruit."

Kuzan's pupils contracted: "You mean, the Nika Fruit?"

Now it was Karl's turn to be shocked: "How did you know?"

"I went through files from over a decade ago. Shanks became famous back then because he stole the Nika Fruit."

"Combined with Shanks' performance in the Marineford War, it's not hard to guess that Luffy is so highly regarded by Shanks because he ate the Nika Fruit."

"Did you see it?"

Kuzan smiled mysteriously: "Because when Shanks first debuted, some people also called him Straw Hat Boy..."

Chapter 320 The Death of Cobra

Seeing Carl's shocked expression, Kuzan chuckled unkindly.

Karl couldn't help but roll his eyes: "What are you laughing at?"

"Haha, it's nothing. By the way, are you planning to go to Wano Country now?"

Karl shook his head: "Right now, Straw Hat Luffy and Kaido should have just started their fight. There's no point in me going. Let's wait for Drake's information first."

"That's true. Actually, I really hope that Straw Hat Luffy can defeat Kaido. That would save us a lot of trouble."

"Alright, that's enough. I'm leaving."

The Kingdom of Kamabakka.

"Chief of the General, we have gathered the information. The Kingdom of Lulusia was destroyed by a giant pillar of light that fell from the sky. The whole process took no more than five minutes."

"The Kingdom of Lulusia now has very few survivors."

Dorag frowned. "You mean, a beam of light?"

"That's right, it was the survivors of the Kingdom of Lulusia who told us, there's absolutely no mistake."

Dorrag took a deep breath and sighed to the heavens.

"We just declared war on the World Government, and the Kingdom of Lulucia, one of the rebel kingdoms, was destroyed. This is the World Government's way of showing us what's what!"

"Chief of Staff Dragon, what should we do?"

Dorrag said with unwavering determination, "Revolution! Unleash more revolutions! Now, we have no way out. The victor lives, the vanquished dies. We can only accelerate our strategic deployment, control all the countries that can launch revolutions, and strengthen the revolutionary army."

Dragon's goal is to unleash a revolutionary wave across the world, recruit like-minded individuals, and then storm Mary Geoise to launch a decisive battle against the World Government.

It sounds simple, but it's very difficult to do. If they make a mistake, the revolutionary army will fall into an abyss.

......

Five days later, the World Conference gradually came to a close, and under Cobra's leadership, the Seven Warlords of the Sea system was officially abolished.

At the World Government's suggestion, the reform of the payment method for Celestial Gold was also passed. Most kings agreed with the new method, while only a few tyrants were very dissatisfied, but they didn't say anything.

It's not their money anyway.

between powers.

Cobra and the Five Elders held a secret meeting here.

Cobra looked at the throne high above, his pupils suddenly contracting, because there was a pile of weapons scattered around the throne, but no matter how you counted them, there were only 19.

According to a secret passed down within the Alabasta royal family, there should have been 20 weapons surrounding the throne, originally belonging to the kings of the 20 kingdoms, but one is now missing...

“King Cobra, we invited you a long time ago to return to Mary Geoise and become a member of the world’s nobles, but you have always refused. I would like to hear your thoughts.”

Sitting in his wheelchair, Cobra said solemnly, "I'm sorry, but this is an ancestral rule. The Neferutari family must remain in Alabasta for generations."

"Besides, when the World Government was first established, our ancestor Queen Lily refused to become a member of the World Nobles. I really can't go against the teachings of my ancestors."

At this point, Cobra let out a sound of surprise, as if he had remembered something.

"Queen Lily refused to become a Celestial Dragon, but she disappeared after leaving the country. Do you know where Queen Lily is?"

Upon hearing this, the five elders exchanged bewildered glances. Saturn offered a vague explanation: "I'm sorry, this matter is from a long time ago, and we are not entirely clear about it either."

Cobra immediately pressed, "Then, what does D mean? What exactly does D represent?"

The Five Elders' faces immediately turned extremely ugly: "Why are you asking this?"

Kobra took a deep breath and began to speak slowly and deliberately.

"Within the Arab world royal family, there is a letter that has been passed down through generations. It is a letter left by Queen Lili."

At that moment, Im, who had been hidden in the darkness, suddenly appeared on the throne and murmured, "Lily..."

Upon seeing Im suddenly appear, Cobra almost stood up from his wheelchair. With his graying temples, Cobra pointed at Im on the throne in shock and shouted loudly.

"Who are you?"

On the Void Throne, Im said calmly, "The Poneglyphs were scattered all over the world because of Lily's 'mistake.' I have always suspected that Lily intentionally 'planned' to scatter the Poneglyphs all over the world, and the evidence is in this letter. Tell me, who sent this letter?"

Cobra stared wide-eyed at Im, his mind reeling with disbelief. Who was this person? Why did he know Queen Lily and call her Lily?

Queen Lily was his ancestor! That happened so many years ago, yet this person knows it so clearly. Could it be that he is immortal?

Just as Cobra was too shocked to speak, the Five Elders drew their weapons, ready to kill Cobra, knowing that Lord Im's existence was the greatest taboo in the world, and that Karl was just an accident.

It is precisely because Karl was able to emerge alive from Lord Im's residence, the Flower Garden, that they are so wary of him.

"The sender is... Nefertari D. Lily."

Im's red pupils suddenly contracted, and an arrow made of "dark energy" appeared in front of him, shooting towards Cobra's heart with a whoosh.

Kobra stared wide-eyed at the bloody hole in his chest in disbelief. His lips trembled as if he wanted to say something, but as his consciousness faded, he fell silent.

The Five Elders looked at the dead Cobra, sheathed their weapons, turned to face Im, and knelt down in unison, saying respectfully, "Lord Im, what should we do next?"

"Whoa whoa whoa~"

A photograph slowly flew to the Five Elders; it was a photograph of Vivi.

"Catch her!"

Saturn frowned. Nefertari Vivi, Cobra's daughter. If he remembered correctly, this woman had a good relationship with Karl. Should he remind Lord Im?