Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

In general, with the cooperation of the two, almost all the countries surrounding Alabasta are under its remote control—the latter instigates rebellions, while the former brings good news, often taking over a country in less than seven days.

Alabasta, combined with the countries that the revolutionaries were instigating rebellions in, was more than capable of supporting the naval resources that would support them!

"You've already found a new partner, what can I say?" Garp said, spreading his hands.

"The only problem is that we have to be wary of that 'Stinky' who came down from Mary Geoise."

When this was mentioned, Zephyr's expression turned serious.

After Akainu's death, one of the three admirals' positions became vacant, but unfortunately, the two admiral candidates, Chaton and Momousagi, were not strong enough to fill the vacancy directly.

Then the World Government parachuted in someone to become an admiral, and this person was no ordinary person, but a Celestial Dragon among Celestial Dragons.

Figarando Shamrock Saint, son of the current commander of the Knights of God, and brother of Shanks.

Unlike their father, who was only fit to be a speed bump in God Valley, Shamrock's strength was quite terrifying.

He is not a Devil Fruit user, but his sword is a weapon that ate the Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Cerberus form, and it has even awakened.

His individual strength is at least comparable to that of an admiral, but most importantly, his arrival represents Im's eyes.

"It seems that the setbacks and defeats suffered in Alabasta have made the World King on the Void Throne completely uneasy, and he even wants to firmly grasp the Navy..."

"Hahaha, why think so much!" Garp picked up a senbei and laughed heartily.

"We'll see when the time comes. More than that, I'm looking forward to seeing Sengoku's expression!"

Guess who wasn't invited to rebel? It's you (referring to the Warring States period)!

Seeing Garp's carefree attitude, Zephyr also smirked, took a deep breath, and wiped his face.

It will definitely succeed... it definitely will.

On the other hand, if the pirates and the navy were experiencing turbulent waves and undercurrents, then the Celestial Dragons were in a state of utter stillness.

Inside Pangu City, the former luxury and pleasure have now been replaced by the endless screams of the Celestial Dragons.

In every castle, in every villa, wherever the Celestial Dragons exist, all you can hear are their wailing, their pain, and even their desperate prayers for death!

966>>>>

Looking at the open door to the flower chamber, Saint Satan asked somewhat anxiously.

"The Emperor forbids anyone from disturbing him," said a Celestial Dragon maid, who was not a soldier, in an androgynous voice.

"Why don't you five lords urge Vegapunk to find out if there is a new way to break these evil curses? The only hope that the Emperor has for you five now is to stop the Celestial Dragons from committing suicide anymore."

The Five Elders said no more and returned to their respective seats. As soon as they sat down, Izambaron V. Nassshuro immediately pressed for an answer.

"Satan! What did Vegapunk say? Is there any way to bypass the new curse?"

Saint Satan silently shook his head, and a tense atmosphere spread between them.

They had finally managed to free the Celestial Dragons from Tsugumi's curse by relying on Bank's record method, but after his return, the curse instantly corrected the previous bug.

Moreover, the soul impact brought about by the death of Kirin Ghom Saint also drove all the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise into madness!

Their severed personalities and original selves frantically fought for control, even resorting to numerous acts of self-harm. If they hadn't all signed contracts with Im, they would likely all have perished long ago.

However, because of this, Im showed them absolutely no kindness—these Celestial Dragons were using his demonic energy to repair themselves!

Even if they recover, what good things await them?

Vegapunk's technology is no longer effective. No matter how they change bodies, as long as their 'self' remains, this curse will follow them like a shadow!

Moreover, not only that, but now they are also facing another deadly problem, in addition to the consequences of being childless and that disgusting effect.

Now, no matter what clones they use or how they operate them, the consciousness within the clones will try to suppress the original's will, at the very least dragging them to their own death!

This effect makes it impossible for them to escape the curse using the Bank Records, but this presents another problem.

Apart from the Five Elders and a few Celestial Dragons with the backbone to endure all this, the vast majority of Celestial Dragons have long been accustomed to using clones.

Their fragile original bodies had been frozen and stored for more than a decade. Most of them faced countless diseases after being forced to leave their clones. What's worse, almost all of the current generation of Celestial Dragons chose to have their clones replaced when they were children.

The Celestial Dragons, unable to use clones, are forced to endure the immense pain of their consciousness not matching their bodies and the backlash of a curse that has accumulated over a decade. The moment they return to their bodies, they are tormented by pain every moment!

These Celestial Dragons, who have ruled with impunity for eight hundred years, are now almost all living lives worse than death.

The five elders fell silent. What they feared now was a terrible choice they least wanted to admit!

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967

686. Speech, incitement, war is about to begin

To be fair, Im is a very competent boss, perhaps even excessively so.

Regarding power, he has almost never interfered with the Five Elders' management of the world in his eight hundred years of life. He only makes requests and never engages in any micromanagement. He can be described as a good leader who knows how to respect the abilities of others.

As for his subordinates, he would try to help anyone who had signed a contract with him, even if they weren't Celestial Dragons. He was even willing to give Harald a chance back then.

As for the Knights of God, while he wouldn't say they're close, he's not arrogant at all. As long as you don't offend him, Im will never get angry or punish you for no reason.

As a fellow 'god,' compared to that Quincy leader next door, he's practically a model of a good boss!

The Five Elders were also aware of this, partly because it was indeed Im's personality, and partly because of the contract.

Im is a man who values ​​contracts highly. He despises freedom, rebellion, and change. He believes that the world is only perfect when a firm order is in place.

Therefore, once a contract is signed, he will not resist—unless you break the contract.

The Abyss Contract signed by all the Celestial Dragons and Im contains a clause that allows Im to directly break the contract.

That is, when the Celestial Dragons collectively pose a serious threat to Im's own condition and the maintenance of the contract itself, he can unilaterally break the contract.

And this is the very problem that the Celestial Dragons are facing now!

Unable to use the clone, consciousness returned to the body, but could not remain frozen any longer; the curse's effect caused anything containing moisture to trigger its painful behavior.

Unable to bear the pain and nausea, some of the Celestial Dragons even chose to commit suicide!

This resulted in severe internal strife for Im, forcing him to uphold his contract and resurrect the dead. If they had died in battle, that would have been one thing, but how could Im tolerate such inexplicable suicide?

Even if they don't commit suicide, enduring this pain will still cause physical and mental damage, forcing Im to expend magical energy to repair them due to the contract.

Im is indeed a perfect boss, but even the best boss can't withstand being taken advantage of like this!

The Five Elders are now afraid that one day Im will lose his temper and say "I'm taking it back," and the Celestial Dragons will be collectively condemned!

These descendants of gods who ruled the world did not perish at the hands of their enemies, but instead died at the hands of their own leader!

"Sengoku is currently overseeing the execution of the Pirate King's son," the Environmental War God Marcus Mazsa suddenly said abruptly.

"Is this the time to talk about this? The Navy's plans are irrelevant; just execute that descendant of the Pirate King!" The Financial God of War, Izann V. Nassjuro, said irritably while holding his first generation Kitetsu.

"It will be a grand performance..." Mazsan said quietly.

"It will attract the world's attention, and the CP organization has also received intelligence that the cultists in Alabasta will gather together and head to Marineford."

"They have nothing to do with the Pirate King; they're just looking for revenge against the Marines and us."

"Is the death of a great general not enough to satisfy them?" The Scientific Defense God of War, Jaigolusia Satan, frowned.

"Alabasta is no longer under the control of the Nefertari family. Although Princess Vivi, who is impersonating Queen Lily, is still the country's nominal supreme leader, in reality, the country has been taken over by those two cults."

Legal Martial God Topman Vochuli Saint sneered.

"They are a group of fanatics who are extremely hateful of our rule, so there is no possibility of peace."

"But I remember Lord Im saying that the Devil Fruit power that killed Akainu wasn't as strong after leaving Alabasta." (Shepard X. Pitt Saint, the Agricultural War God, explained meticulously.)

“That’s true, but we still shouldn’t underestimate them. Don’t forget the sorcery of those Axis cultists!” Nassshurou said coldly.

"While ordinary priests are not enough to break the contract between Lord Im and us, they can limit our Devil Fruit abilities and weaken the link between Lord Im and us."

"As long as there are enough of them, even without Conqueror's Haki, we could still die at the hands of those Axis priests!"

"If we had known this would happen, we should have eradicated these evil sparks thirty-eight years ago!" Saint Vocuri said irritably.

The Five Elders fell silent, for although they spoke in hindsight, they knew in their hearts that the leniency towards the Axis cultists came from Im's orders.

Moreover, if we had done this 38 years earlier, who knows if the messenger of God would have appeared earlier?

Ultimately, if they are completely unable to deal with this 'culprit,' then all their arrangements and plans will just be a joke in the end.

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"Therefore, this time, I intend to propose to Lord Im the use of 'Uranus'!" Saint Satan suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, the remaining five elders immediately focused their attention on this, while Saint Satan coldly said...

"Although Vegapunk was somewhat uncooperative, he still managed to recreate the 'Mother Flame' under threat. Using this as an energy source, one Mother Flame is enough for Lord Im to activate Uranus ten times!"

Ten Uranus surges would mean a ten-meter rise in sea level, meaning that a large number of countries in the world today, which are already relatively few compared to the past, would be submerged by the sea!

“Uranus might not necessarily be able to kill that messenger of the gods.” Saint Satan gripped his cane tightly, his gaze chilling.

"But what would he do if he were threatened with the lives of all the believers in the world?"

“The two ‘gods’ behind him love their believers very much, even spoil them! Since he is a messenger, he will also be held accountable if all these believers die.”

Satan's words were actually recognized to some extent by the other five elders, after all, they were also in this middle management position.

After all, if the Celestial Dragons suffered heavy casualties under their management, Im would never let them off the hook.

So put yourself in their shoes, this move could definitely threaten that messenger of God who is in the middle management just like them!

When that time comes, even if someone is a messenger of God, won't they still be at their mercy?

So, it's the same old routine, but that's the valuable skill that works across all versions of the Great Hostage Era!

I'm determined to be the hostage king!

The plan was confirmed, and soon the Five Elders changed their attitude and began to fully support the public execution event planned by Sengoku.

We must eradicate all the sparks of rebellion and force the messenger of God to reveal himself!

......

On the streets of Alabana, at this moment, it seems that little of the former desert city's appearance can be seen.

The wind in the air was no longer dry, but became warmer, and the people on the roadside were no longer wearing desert-style white robes, but were instead dressed in various sky-blue outfits.

Most of the people coming and going are quite normal—provided they don't reveal that they are not Axis believers, otherwise they will end up like the guy next to them.

Ugh, it's funny how he looks being dragged around by a bunch of Axis cultists and driven to the brink of collapse by their frantic proselytizing~~~