The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

This also directly led to the Kingdom of Felosé, after being liberated, ceasing to pay Heavenly Gold, thus making it a target for destruction by the World Government every three years.

The above situation naturally occurred.

Fishman Island

Upon Neptune's accession to the throne, he received Fisher-Teg, who had rushed back upon hearing of the riots.

Tiger is a well-known figure in Fishman Street and even the entire Fishman Island. He is currently the only adventurer who can freely roam the sea as a fishman.

Because he was born in Fishman Street and helped many orphans, Tiger had a very high reputation in Fishman Street and was a leader-level figure.

Inside the council chamber

John sat high on his throne, sipping blue wine made from exotic deep-sea fruits, and quietly watched the red-skinned sea bream fish-man sitting at the side of the long table in front of him.

Fisher-Teg, a true hero!

It is far more fitting for him to be called a "hero" than Garp.

But at this moment, this "hero" Tiger seemed somewhat restrained and at a loss.

"King Neptune, you want me to rule alongside you? This..."

"Tiger, please don't refuse!"

Opposite him, Neptune, wearing a crown, had a serious expression.

"I must admit that it was the mismanagement of Ryugu Palace that made Fishman Street so bad."

"You were already the leader of Fishman Island when you were young. If you and I were to govern Fishman Island together, there would be no more barriers between mermaids and fishmen!"

"For the sake of Fishman Island's future, you must agree!"

This is a change that neither the former King Saturn nor even Neptune, who was originally destined to follow this path, would have made.

A king is a king; he can never be on equal footing with commoners. No matter how wise the king is, or how high the prestige of the commoner, that will never change.

But now, with the influence and support of John St., Neptune has decided to break with convention.

As John the Saint said...

Either make the fish-men realize reality like animals do, completely subdue and tame them, establish a class based on the survival of the fittest, and clearly show that merfolk are superior to fish-men, and fish-men should serve merfolk.

Either be an upright person and face "human rights" squarely. Grant equal rights to fishmen and mermaids, ensuring everyone has the same status, treatment, and so on, and also allow fishmen to enter the power decision-making class on Fishman Island.

Otherwise, even though the problem between the two exists, they refuse to face it and instead try to avoid it.

They find themselves in an awkward position between humans and animals, ultimately pleasing neither side and becoming neither human nor ghost.

This problem will only accumulate rapidly over time, and on the day it reaches a critical point, it will suddenly erupt.

After discussing it with his wife, Otohime, Neptune firmly chose the latter, granting equal rights to mermaids and fish-men.

The best representative of the fishmen is naturally Fisher Tiger, the leader of the fishman street!

"Then I'll... do my best."

Seeing King Neptune's earnest request, Tiger gritted his teeth and agreed.

Born in Fishman Street, he harbored a deep-seated inferiority complex, which is why he dared not even give a definite guarantee when he agreed to something.

"From this moment forward, Fishertiger, I hereby appoint you as the Minister of State of the Dragon Palace Kingdom of Fishman Island!"

Neptune stood up and extended his hand to Tiger.

"We have two urgent issues to address: first, to reassure our fellow citizens in Fisherman's Street and make that place a better place."

"Secondly, we need to select personnel, including both fishmen and mermaids, to create a second sun on the seabed under the guidance of scientist Vega!"

“I understand, King Neptune.”

Tiger took a deep breath, his gaze gradually hardening, and reached out to shake hands tightly with Neptune.

He wasn't the type to hesitate; once he'd agreed, he'd do everything in his power to fulfill it!

Just as the two were about to join forces to create a better future for Fishman Island, an untimely voice drifted from the throne.

"Gentlemen, before we proceed, let me first state my requirements."

Upon hearing this, Tiger and Neptune both turned to look at the figure on the throne, with the former lowering his gaze and not daring to meet those eyes.

Having spent years traveling and adventuring on the high seas, Tiger understood all too well the significance of being a "Celestial Dragon."

“Saint John, please speak.” Neptune bowed.

John cleared his throat and slowly began to speak:

"I want to create a third sun after the second sun on the seabed, and establish a secret research institute under the third sun."

"The existence of the research institute is top secret. Mermaids and fish-men who work there receive high pay, but all memories of their time there will be erased upon leaving the institute."

"As assistants, you two are entitled to know of the existence of the research institute, and you must also dispatch all available forces to protect it in the event of any accident until I arrive."

"In exchange, I will open a deep-sea trade route for Fishman Island, allowing food, handicrafts, and other goods from the sea surface to flow to the seabed."

"Do you two agree?"

"I agree!"

Neptune nodded without any hesitation.

John Saint had mentioned the construction of the deep-sea research institute to him before, but at that time there was no requirement to "protect the research institute".

Even if John Saint didn't say it, as the benefactor of Fishman Island, he would do everything in his power to protect the research institute if something happened to it.

After all, Fishman Island is now completely and inextricably linked to John Saint.

Now that he has the added benefit of "deep-sea trade," he certainly won't hesitate at all.

Chapter 143 The Chain Reaction of Fate

"I agree."

Seeing that King Neptune had agreed, Tiger naturally had no reason to object.

With this, the future of Fishman Island was officially decided.

This change has caused many people's lives to take a significant turn for the worse.

As the Minister of State, Tiger could no longer freely explore and travel the seas as before. He had to stay on Fishman Island to avoid falling into the slave trader's trap and being sent to Mary Geoise as a slave.

Without those three years of imprisonment and torture, Tiger wouldn't have returned to Fishman Island after his lucky escape, expressed his determination to Neptune, and then resolutely climbed the Red Line with his bare hands.

If Tiger hadn't climbed the Red Line, he wouldn't have been able to free thousands of slaves of various races with Shanks's secret assistance upon returning to Mary Geoise, and he wouldn't have been wanted by the World Government.

Without a bounty on his head, Tiger wouldn't have been reported by the girl's parents while escorting a human slave girl home, leading to the Navy's attack, his severe injuries, and his death after refusing a blood transfusion.

If Tiger hadn't died, his subordinate Arlong wouldn't have come to truly hate humans, thus influencing Arlong's devoted follower Hody Jones.

Hody Jones, who was unaffected, would not shoot and kill Otohime when she asked the residents of Fishman Island to sign a petition for "friendly relations between humans and Fishman Island".

Arlong would not go to Cocoyasi Village in the East Blue to enslave its inhabitants and kill Nami's foster mother, Bellemere.

Furthermore, because of Tiger's existence, Vander Decken IX, the Target-Target Fruit user and the tiger shark man with broad stripes, would not dare to threaten Princess Shirahoshi into marrying him with throwing weapons.

Without the constant threat of weapons flying in at any time, Shirahoshi wouldn't have to spend the first half of her life hiding inside the Shell Tower to avoid attacks...

Tiger's value to Fishman Island is exactly the same as Rocks' value to the Rocks Pirates. Only with such an important person present would many things not have happened.

The chain reaction of fate can affect many, many people.

In the days that followed, thanks to Tiger's mediation, the conflict between the fish-men and the mermaids eased considerably.

To the fishmen, nothing Neptune could say could compare to a single sentence from Tiger.

This is the power of trust!

In a sense, Tiger was indeed better than everyone in the royal family of Ryugu City and more suitable to be a leader.

The construction of the second and third suns also began in full swing, with both choosing locations near underwater volcanoes to provide energy for the "suns" using magma.

The Third Sun was built in a location far from Fishman Island, almost in the Devil's Triangle, a sea area perpetually shrouded in dense fog.

Without the pointer to guide you, the research institute under the Third Sun would be even harder to find than Laugh Tale.

As numerous bubble corals expel bubbles, the bubbles devour and merge with each other, forming a semi-circular canopy on the seabed with a diameter of up to five kilometers.

There is no seawater inside the bubble, and because it is built on an underwater volcano, the icy temperature rises rapidly, becoming warm or even hot.

But after John used Begabank's design to extract materials from seabed veins to create an alloy machine, and inserted thick pipes into the seabed volcano to draw energy and release cold air, the temperature inside the bubble quickly became suitable for life.

With the supply of enormous energy, a giant sun rose within the bubble, illuminating the dark seabed as if it were daytime.

The specially selected fish-men and mermaids cheered and danced under the "sunlight," filled with boundless longing for the future.

Among the cheering crowd, a tall, blue, chubby figure caught John's attention.

That was a whale shark human, only twelve or thirteen years old but nearly two meters tall, whose name was Jinbe.

Tiger specially recommended him, saying that Jinbe is the most talented child in Fishman City, and has a very, very good personality.

“Let him be your security captain.” John raised his chin and pointed at Jinbe.

Beside him, Begabank frowned and questioned:

"Are you kidding me? Don't let his tall stature fool you, he's still just a kid!"

"What can a child do? Do you think he's a born monster like Charlotte Linlin?"

"That's not true, but he's very loyal and knows who is in the best interest of Fishman Island."

John smiled slightly.

"For us, loyalty and righteousness are rare and precious qualities, and are more important than strength."

"He has no power, so we will give him power!"

These selected fish-men and mermaids will be completely cut off from the outside world during their work period, and their whereabouts cannot even be told to their families.

Only after submitting their resignation or retirement and erasing their memories can they return to Fishman Island and reunite with their families.

Therefore, John was worried that some people might not be able to stand the loneliness and would sneak out to reveal the existence of this "Atlantis".

Therefore, it is very important to have someone with a loyal and righteous character who can distinguish right from wrong watching over them!

"Then you have to ask them if they're willing, since the power we grant can turn people into monsters."