One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 282 The Name of [D]

"What an embarrassing posture!"

Whitebeard crossed the portal and entered the sacred place of the World Government - Marinford as a pirate.

When he first entered Marinford, what he saw was the Five Elders and several familiar people kneeling on the ground.

"If I remember correctly, you should be called the Knights of God."

The man with long hair and beard forming a crescent shape is a familiar face.

In the Battle of God Valley decades ago, Whitebeard had clashed with the Rocks Pirates as a member of the Rocks Pirates.

Even after so many years, Whitebeard could still remember the other person's superior face.

That is different from the other celestial dragons, another kind of pride engraved in their bones.

However, at this moment, the other party was kneeling on the ground in embarrassment with the Five Elder Stars.

"Pirates, how dare you set foot in this place!"

Bang!
Rhodes snapped his fingers and the air condensed into bullets and shot out, hitting the head of Ancient Saint Figalando Green. Even though he used the armed color domineering to defend himself in time, his head still made a buzzing sound.

"I'm sparing your lives only because I want you to witness the moment of the demise of the World Government with your own eyes."

After punishing the other party, Rhodes glanced at the people who entered Mary Geoise through the portal one after another.

"They are just a group of guys whose lives are counting down. Don't add drama to yourselves."

"What about you? Are you ready to hand over the power of this world to me, Im?"

Rhodes looked at Im, whose face was livid.

The power of the King of Heaven is indeed amazing, but he is still unable to kill Rhodes.

Not only that, perhaps it was because it was severely damaged in the war that year, or it may be because it has not been well maintained in the past eight hundred years.

All in all, the King can no longer be used frequently.

Every time the Heavenly King is used, the lives of several Heavenly Dragons must be sacrificed.

Not only that, each time it is used, it needs to cool down for several hours before it can be used again.

A few hours was enough for Rhodes to crush Im and the world government he led several times.

"Baquan Rhodes, you must be very proud now, right?"

Im, with a face like Princess Vivi, looked at Rhodes with humiliation, his voice filled with endless resentment.

"You have no idea of ​​the truth about this world, nor the dangers it faces. An ignorant pirate like you will only destroy this world!"

"This is···?"

Dorag, who appeared in Mary Geoise at some point, looked at Im, and several thoughts flashed through his mind.

"As you can see, this person is the true controller of the World Government and the dictator of this world, Im!"

"Im?"

Hearing this name, Dorag's expression changed slightly.

As far as he knew, among the twenty countries that originally established the World Government, the king of one country was named Im.

Could it be that the other party is the same person from before? And he survived to the present through some unknown means?

The fruit of surgery?
"dictator?"

"Who is the real controller of the world government?"

Compared to Dragon, Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru were more concerned about what Rod said about Im's identity.

What a terrible thing it is to entrust the entire world to the hands of one person, and let a flesh-and-blood person decide the future of the world based on his own preferences.

"Let's not talk about the gossip. I'm not very interested in the truth you're talking about. After all, it's just the past."

Rhodes waved his hand, interrupting everyone's thoughts.

"Now, you will give me the power to control this world. I will pretend to refuse. Then you will give it to me again, and I will refuse again. Finally, under everyone's persuasion, I will take over the highest power of this world from you."

"Are you humiliating me?"

"How can it be considered a humiliation? This is called three refusal and three concessions, which is in accordance with ancient etiquette."

Rhodes said something that Im didn't understand.

"You'd better kill me. I will stay in another world and watch you lead this world to destruction!"

There was a sneer on Yim's face.

"Wait, I want to know what exactly the danger that this world is facing is!"

Red-haired Shanks suddenly spoke.

"Yes, I'm curious too!"

Dorag nodded.

Although the four marines on the other side did not speak, except for the yawning Garp, everyone, whether it was Sengoku, Vice Admiral Tsuru, or Kizaru, had a hint of inquiry in their eyes.

"This kind of thing——"

Rhodes was about to refuse.

He is not interested in the past of this world. He only cares about the present he has and the future he is about to create.

However, when his eyes accidentally swept over Robin and the others, Rhodes paused slightly and immediately changed his words.

"I'd like to hear what you have to say."

Im took a deep breath and glanced at the red-haired man, Dragon, and several representatives of the navy.

If we have their support, we might still have a chance of winning.

Then, the blank hundred years that were covered up by the World Government were revealed to everyone through Im's mouth.

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Eight hundred years ago, there was a huge kingdom in the world with highly developed economy, culture, military and technology. This kingdom was a place that all people and countries in the world yearned for. Everything that happened there attracted the attention of the world. The technology there led the world's development, and the culture there swept the world.

Thanks to the selfless sharing of the great kingdom, technology around the world has experienced rapid development, and the living standards of human beings have been improving.

At the same time, thanks to the technology of the huge kingdom, some countries in various oceans around the world have developed rapidly and formed great powers.

But just when the whole world was thriving, something unexpected happened.

During a scientific study, scientists from the giant kingdom accidentally created a technology that even they themselves could not understand.

It is a technology that can absorb human thoughts and turn all kinds of ideas released unconsciously by humans into reality!
Not long after this technology appeared, some fruits that could grant users extraordinary powers suddenly appeared in various corners of the world.

It is a secret treasure from the sea that can transform humans into lightning, fire, magma, light and other natural forces.

It can also turn humans into wild beasts, dinosaurs, or even things that exist in myths and legends.

Or it could allow humans to use all sorts of incredible superpowers.

As more and more people with various abilities appear, the sea begins to become chaotic!
And in this chaos, a dispute about this secret treasure of the sea began to arise at some point.

Some people believe that this is a gift from God and call it "God's Fruit", while others believe that it is a bait from the devil and call it "Devil's Fruit".

The dispute between the two sides gradually escalated and evolved into a dispute between "humanity must constantly pursue progress and cannot stop moving forward because of fear of risks" and "humanity would rather stop moving forward than arbitrarily step into unknown areas."

On this issue that will determine the future direction of human society, both sides hold their own opinions and neither can convince the other.

As the argument escalated, conflict began to break out between the two sides, and the conflict eventually turned into a huge war that swept the entire world!
In this war, the Giant Kingdom insisted on the view that "human beings must constantly pursue progress and cannot stop moving forward because of fear of risks." In addition to them, there are many people who support the Giant Kingdom.

Some of them supported the great kingdom unconditionally because they had received favors from it.

Some are attracted by the culture of the Great Kingdom and feel that what the Great Kingdom says must be right.

Others believed that the huge kingdom would definitely win the war, and that supporting the other side would bring them sufficient benefits.

In short, the view represented by the huge kingdom that "human beings must constantly pursue progress and cannot stop moving forward because of fear of risks" has been supported by most countries in the world, and they are also called "progressive factions" by the other side.

There are also many conservative countries that insist on the view that "human beings would rather stop moving forward than set foot in unknown areas at will." Although they have also received favors from huge kingdoms, they have insisted on their own views and have never yielded, either because of cultural factors or political systems.

Although the power held by these countries is not as strong as that of the huge kingdoms, it is not too weak either.

This war lasted for decades!

Until, those three weapons that could change the world appeared!

Perhaps it was due to the development of technology, or perhaps it was because of the will of people all over the world, the three weapons [Uranus], [Neptune], and [Pluto] were born in the course of the war!
That is the power that can change the world. Given enough time, any one of these weapons can completely destroy the world.

Among them, Uranus is controlled by the conservatives, Pluto is in the hands of the progressives, and Neptune is in the hands of the neutral fishmen.

With the emergence of the three major weapons, the intensity of the war continued to escalate. Countless islands were destroyed in the war, countless people were displaced, and the whole world fell into great chaos.

At that time, Pluto was in the hands of Queen Lily of Alabasta, who had always been a staunch ally of the giant kingdom.

However, the appearance of [Pluto] made her feel confused and helpless.

There is no doubt that [Pluto] is a product of technology, and it is a product of technology that far exceeds the current level.

However, highly developed technology has not made the world a better place. Instead, it has created such horrific weapons that can turn the entire world into hell.

Is technological advancement really necessary?
Do humans really need to continue to progress?

Perhaps, maintaining the current situation is the best outcome.

Such a thought flashed through Queen Lily's mind.

After Pluto destroyed island after island, Queen Lily became more determined to do so.

The progressives are wrong!
The world shouldn't be like this!
Human beings should not be so arrogant and step into unknown areas so unprepared. These technologies that are beyond our understanding will only bring destruction to the world!
In the end, Queen Lily betrayed the Great Kingdom, betrayed the progressives, and joined the conservatives.

The mermaids, who had originally reached an agreement with the giant kingdom and were ready to join it, ultimately failed to exert their full power.

The conservatives, who possessed both Uranus and Pluto, eventually wiped out the huge kingdom and their allies.

After that, the core group of twenty conservative kings established the current world government together, ruling the world and allowing the world to exist to this day.

Because to them, the huge kingdom was once a beacon that pointed them in the direction of progress and a leader in bringing them civilization and technology, so they kept this part of history secret and did not want others to know about it.

On the other hand, they don't want people today to study the original technology again, and they don't want technology beyond human understanding to emerge again, dragging the world into the abyss of destruction again.

The survivors of the original progressive faction, those who inherited the will to keep moving forward, are called the [D] clan.

The so-called [D] stands for Drive, which means move forward!

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After revealing the story about the blank hundred years in one breath, Im's expression recovered a little. He looked at Rhodes seriously with a sincere tone.

“The technology that the great kingdom accidentally created still exists in this world today.

I still insist that it is the devil's bait and the source of all evil that can drag the entire world into an endless abyss!
For the sake of this world and the future of mankind, the world government has been creating various rules for this world and striving to keep everything running within the rules.

If there is no world government to rule, the thoughts and wills of mankind will bring greater disasters to the world, and perhaps the entire world will be destroyed!"

"The power of thought..."

Dorag whispered.

No one knows the power of thought better than him!
The revolutionary army he founded relied on the power of ideas to enable countless oppressed people to bravely stand up, resist the rule of the authorities, and fight for their own future.

However, if it is true as Im said, as more and more people have the will to resist, the will and ideas they inadvertently release, under the power of that unknown technology, may have a huge impact on the world.

Could it be that what he did was wrong?
Compared to some people, it seems that the survival of this world is more important.

"Are you done?"

Rhodes's calm voice sounded, without any fluctuation in tone.

Yim looked at the other person in surprise.

"Now that I've finished speaking, let's start the process as I said."

Facing Im's surprised eyes, Rhodes looked indifferent.

"The world will face a greater disaster? So what? No matter what happens, we just need to solve it!"

(End of this chapter)