Pirates: Your emperor has returned!

As the text on the sign changed, the expressions of the two doctors gradually became serious.

Regardless of the subsequent concept that only existed in theory, the mere establishment of a fixed air route between Drum Island and Alabasta was enough to pique the interest of both Hiruluk and Kureha.

"If a fixed air route is really established, wouldn't that mean we could travel freely between the two countries?"

"I've heard that there are many rare medicinal herbs in the desert!" Hiluluk exclaimed excitedly.

"You have the medicinal herbs, but you don't know how to use them!"

Kureha restrained the agitated Hiruluk, turned her gaze to the gravel soldier, and asked, "So, you should be negotiating with Wapol right now, why are you fighting with the World Government?"

The gravel soldier held up a sign that read: "Participating in negotiations with a predetermined outcome is far too boring, so I delegated it to someone else."

"As for why they fought with the World Government—"

The gravel soldier reached out and pointed to the distant battlefield.

The man in the white suit was locked in a fierce battle with Luo Wen himself, and his expression grew increasingly excited.

He felt that he had a chance of winning against this emperor from eight hundred years ago!

The gravel soldiers held up a sign:

"Waiting time is the most boring time, so it's perfect for killing time."

"This way, I kill time, they don't have to go to great lengths to lure me over, and everyone will be happy."

……

A cold smile appeared on the CP0 officer's face.

The advantage is in my hands, the advantage is in my hands!

As he thought this, a strange feeling arose in his heart.

The intelligence provided by the Navy doesn't match up.

Although the guy in front of them is strong, he is only at the level of an ordinary expert, far from being someone the Navy cannot touch.

Tsk, it seems the Navy misjudged the situation!

CP0 swung his twin swords even faster, forcing Rowan to retreat repeatedly.

The advantage is now in my hands; I have a chance to defeat him!

……

The gravel soldiers guided Hiruluk and Kureha to watch this scene, raising their signs.

The sign reads:

"Look how happy he is playing!"

[Chapter 43. The Distant Roar]

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding...

The blade struck the gun barrel, producing a series of crisp sounds.

Rowan and the CP0 agent retreated while Rowan advanced, their figures swiftly traversing the snowfield, leaving a deep trench in the ground.

CP0 got more and more excited as the game progressed.

For this mission, the World Government deployed a total of three CP0 agents and twenty CP9 special combatants.

There weren't many people, but everyone involved in the operation was an elite member of the CP organization.

Such a lineup is even capable of carrying out an assassination of a country's leader under the premise of a secret operation!

So, was their mission really to assassinate Ryan Rowan?

of course not.

The Celestial Dragons may be stupid, but CP0 is well aware of just how important the Navy's investigation report is.

[Golden Dawn] Ryan Rowan is no less threatening than [Whitebeard] Edward Newgate!

what does this mean?

This means that once Ryan Rowan goes completely mad and starts running rampant at sea, the World Government will have to pay an extremely heavy price to withstand his terrible retaliation!

In order to maintain the stable rule of the World Government, this is the last thing the World Government wants to see.

So they never intended to "kill" Rowan.

This mission has only one simple objective.

...No, to be precise, there are two.

The first is mutual deterrence.

The World Government has two common contingency plans for dealing with combat power of Rowan's caliber.

They mutually deter each other, and then maintain a fragile peaceful coexistence.

And, concentrate an enormous amount of military force, at all costs, to erase its "existence" in the world!

These two contingency plans are not two "options," but rather they are working simultaneously, either one before the other.

Two people are good examples.

Edward Newgate, the Whitebeard Pirates, is a fearsome character who has been famous on the seas since the last era. With his amazing fighting power and the Whitebeard Pirates with countless skilled members under his command, the World Government is aware of his existence but dares not take action against him easily.

However, the Whitebeard Pirates also lacked the strength and ambition to completely break ties with the World Government.

Thus, a delicate balance was reached between the two sides at their respective bottom lines.

I won't oppose you, and you won't interfere with my life.

Maintaining the status quo is best.

This is the first contingency plan that is working.

As for the second contingency plan...

Once upon a time, there was a man nicknamed "The Devil's Heir" named Douglas Barrett.

This man was once a member of the crew of the Pirate King Roger, but later broke away from Roger and started his own crew.

After Roger's death, Barrett suddenly went mad. Having lost all restraint and purpose, he began to roam the seas.

Such people are the most troublesome for world governments.

Unrestrained, without any attachments, all things and existence are meaningless.

Therefore, Barrett cannot be "stopped".

As a result, the World Government paid a huge price, and with the help of one of the Navy's most terrifying weapons—the Buster Call—they finally arrested Douglas Barrett, imprisoned him in the lowest level of Impel Down, and almost completely erased all traces of his existence at sea.

In this way, Douglas Barrett can be considered "dead".

This is the second contingency plan, and it is clearly not applicable to Ryan Rowan now.

After all, according to Crane's report, Rowan cares a lot about his homeland Alabasta, and he is by no means a war fanatic like Barrett; in fact, he is quite politically astute.

In some ways, such people are actually easier to get along with.

Ultimately, the World Government decided to demonstrate a certain level of force to Lane Rowan in order to foster a situation of "mutual deterrence."

That is why CP0 chose to welcome Rooney in a straightforward manner.

It doesn't involve other people, and it doesn't involve anything sneaky.

It would be best for everyone if they could demonstrate their strength to each other and then maintain the status quo. They believed Rowan could see this as well.

As for how the World Government will demonstrate its "military power"?

This is their second objective for this mission.

Test the latest weapon created by the Navy's top scientist, Vegapunk, in real combat!

This is killing two birds with one stone, which is really great.

……

That's how it was originally.

But now, the CP0 member who is currently fighting Rowan is experiencing a subtle change in his mind.

Because he discovered that he was actually fighting back and forth with Ryan Rowan, whom the higher-ups were paying close attention to, and even forced him to retreat repeatedly!

There is a chance...

There's definitely a chance to win!

The eyes behind the CP0 mask gleamed with excitement.

If I could defeat or even arrest Ryan Rowan here, that would be a great achievement!

Keep pushing, we can win!

CP0 roared and increased the speed at which he swung his twin swords once again.

His CP0 comrade, who was watching from a distance, had noticed something was wrong and tried to speak up to stop him, but he wouldn't listen at all.

"Damn it, we shouldn't have sent that impulsive guy!"

The steady-minded colleague gritted his teeth and asked the third CP0 on the other end of the walkie-talkie, "Is the prototype fully charged?"

"It will take a little longer!"

"quick!"

His companion looked at the battlefield between the two. Although his side had a clear and enormous advantage, a strange feeling that lingered in his mind always lingered.

Something's not right...

……

In the distance, beside a dense forest.

Rowan's sand soldiers, along with Hiruluk and Kureha, were watching "theirse" battle with great interest.

When the CP0 soldier swung his blade beautifully, the gravel soldier raised his sign and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Wow!"

The sand on the sign coalesced into the words: "Well done!"