Naruto's Journey to Training

Chapter 300 Yu’s Speech After leaving half of the cadres behind, Shanks took the remaining half of the cadres boarded Whitebeard’s fleet.

He was not surprised when he saw the mermaids on the ship. All the pirates in the New World knew that the Mermaid Island was under the protection of Whitebeard.

This time Whitebeard surrendered to the Empire, there must be some movement on Mermaid Island.

The fleet sailed through the waves and soon arrived at the imperial customs, where it underwent a routine inspection.

Garp personally led Whitebeard's fleet towards the core area of ​​the empire.

Garp looked at Whitebeard and sighed in his heart.

"Hahahaha, Whitebeard never thought that one day we would stand on the same side. But why did you come here if you want to? Why did you bring this brat with you?"

Garp pointed at Shanks who was eating meat and drinking with Whitebeard's crew not far away and questioned.

Whitebeard also had a smile on his face. "That kid wants to find Roger's successor. Since he wants to go, let him go. There are always some missions in this sea, and some people will not be satisfied until the end!"

"Hmph! You're still the same as always. What I can't stand the most is your indifferent and generous attitude!" Garp looked at Shanks with sharp eyes.

"It would be best if what he is about to do does not have anything to do with my grandson!"

"Oh ho ho ho!"

"Garp, do you have so little confidence in the Empire? Every era must have its last afterglow. I just want to see how brilliant the afterglow of our era will be!"

"How can a pirate have any afterglow? I will report this matter to His Majesty!" Garp said solemnly.

"Go ahead and report it! With His Majesty's broad mind, I don't think he would care about these things!"

Garp pursed his lips and said nothing more, but his eyes never left Shanks. He always felt that this kid was up to something bad.

If they were not on Whitebeard's ship at this time, he would have arrested the great pirate Shanks long ago.

three days later.

Chambord Islands.

The current headquarters of the Adventurer's Guild.

Yu met with Whitebeard and his group here, and held a grand awarding ceremony for the S-level adventure team on the island.

The ceremony was attended by reporters from almost all news agencies around the world, making it quite a grand occasion.

When hanging the spherical medal with the S symbol on it on the chests of Whitebeard and others, Whitebeard solemnly declared to Xiang Yu his allegiance to the Empire and his loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor.

The ceremony gradually reached its climax.

With Yu's speech under many flashing lights, it was completely pushed to the peak.

“Some people say that the empire is a dictatorship, but it is undeniable that the empire’s system is a centralized model.”

"But in the places ruled by the empire, people have not fallen into oppression because of the empire's autocracy. We can see that all the territories of the empire are open to the people of the empire."

"Freedom! Because of this slogan, the world fell into an absurd era that began with pirates."

"But what I want to say is that freedom is not only for pirates. This world is colorful and beautiful, with vast oceans, islands with different landscapes, and a variety of talented races."

"The combination of all these things gives the world a beautiful picture. This picture never belongs to any one person or any one force."

"The world belongs to the Empire, and also to the people of the Empire. If freedom is gained through crime, then whose freedom is it? Can only the strong have freedom?"

"And where does the freedom of ordinary people come from? Do they deserve to be captured and made into slaves or someone's private property just because of the freedom of others?"

"No! The world should never be like this. Everyone should have the power of freedom. The Empire has restricted the evil in people's hearts through its powerful power!"

“So we should not condone crime. This kind of freedom is always immoral. The real freedom should be to want to see every landscape in the world, to explore the footprints of our ancestors, to understand the customs of all races in the world, to respect them, and to treat them equally.

"This is the meaning of the Adventurer's Guild. While pursuing freedom, we should not harm the freedom of others! The Empire protects the freedom of every kind-hearted citizen with absolute power and strength. I also hope that all adventurers understand that your freedom today is established by the millions of people who support the Empire!"

When Yu finished speaking, there was silence below, and everyone looked at the figure on the podium with excitement or shock.

For the first time, they understood the Empire's interpretation of freedom, and also understood the Empire's determination to fight against pirates.

Yes! Isn’t freedom about being able to see the scenery you want to see, to understand the secrets of the world, and to witness the glory of civilizations created by different races?

At this moment, everyone including Shanks who came with Whitebeard were a little touched by Yu's words, including a figure hidden under a black cloak.

After a moment's silence, the lights suddenly flashed more frequently, and a burst of overwhelming shouts rang out.

"Long live the Empire!"

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

"for freedom!"

Various shouts were transmitted to the whole world through the unique communication equipment of this world.

Everyone couldn't help but start thinking about the meaning of Yu's words.

Freedom has always been the main theme of this world. However, it is precisely because of freedom that it has brought countless pains to the world, the pain of the weak, the pain of weak countries, and the pain of weak races.

However, these pains have brought even stronger pain to the world.

No matter how passionate the pirates in this world are, and how much they love their companions, the ones who hurt the world the most from beginning to end are still the pirates.

But today, in the Sabaody Archipelago, there is a dictatorial emperor who declares that the world belongs to the people of the empire and that freedom is established by the people.

This kind of inclusive and understanding mind almost instantly touched many ordinary people who yearned for freedom but were powerless to change.

After Dang Yu left the ceremony, he went to meet the King and his family of Fishman Island.

At this time, Princess Otohime looked at Yu with a kind of longing in her eyes.

Before coming here, he always believed that the emperor of the empire was overbearing and would not allow others to seize his power.

But after Yu's speech about freedom, she looked at the young emperor in front of her again, and she had a new feeling.

"The King of the Fishmen pays respect to His Majesty!"

"No need to be so polite!" Yu nodded slightly, then spoke bluntly.

"Whitebeard has already reported your purpose to me. In this regard, I can only tell you that the Empire will continue to execute its orders as always."

"The Empire will never allow the existence of another royal family besides me. I hope you understand that this is not because the Empire is so greedy for power, but because there can be no two suns in the sky, and a country cannot have two rulers!"

"But Your Majesty, how can the mermen survive without the royal family?" Yiji asked with some confusion.

"You think that without the royal family, the merfolk will lose their backbone, but I think that if the merfolk really want to integrate into the empire, the royal family will be an obstacle."

"Do you know why the empire does not allow the existence of other royal families? Because if there is another royal family under the empire, then I would like to ask, should the fishmen listen to the empire or the royal family?"

"I know you will say that you will obey the laws of the Empire, but in the eyes of the Empire, having a royal family means that you are a complete country. A complete country means that you and the Empire have different identities in addition to race."

"You guys are talking about integrating into the human race and living in peace with humans! I hope that in the future, you can be called the Imperial Fishmen, not the Fishman Island Mermaids.

The former can allow you to gain identity recognition from the empire, while the latter will only keep you out of the center of the empire! You will not be able to obtain full protection from the laws of the empire. "

As Yu explained, Princess Otohime fell into deep thought, and she gradually understood what Yu meant.

If Fishman Island continues to maintain its royal family, the Empire will treat it as a country, and it will naturally be excluded from the Empire's power center.

But once the royal family is removed, it means that the mermaids will have the same rights as the people of the empire, can participate in everything in the empire, and be fully protected by the imperial laws.

Thinking of this, Otohime couldn't help but look at her husband.

The mermaid king's eyes flickered constantly, and he understood that his choice today was very important to the future of the mermaid clan.

After a moment, the Mermaid King finally made up his mind, "Your Majesty, my mermaids are willing to join the Empire! I sincerely hope that in the future, the mermaids will be able to walk freely in any territory of the Empire just like the people of the Empire!"

The mermaid king suddenly crawled in the tunnel.

"Haha! Mermaid King, I told you that this is not necessary. There is no such thing as kneeling in the Empire. We respect the dignity of everyone."

Yu used his magic power to gently pull up the mermaid king.

"If you can make such a choice, I can also give you a promise from my own mouth. Once the mermaids fully join the empire, they will not be discriminated against in the future as long as they are within the empire!"

Faced with Yu's promise, both the Mermaid King and Otohime were trembling with excitement at this moment. They had learned through the navy that the emperor of the empire's words were binding upon the will of heaven.

Finally, the fishmen no longer have to stay on that tiny fishman island.

At this moment, the door to the world officially opened to them.

And Bai Xing, who was standing aside, showed a hint of longing in his eyes.

This human being is so gentle!