MM Racing Page 193
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"As for non-member countries, the Seven Warlords of the Sea will not only not be held accountable for plundering those countries, but will even receive support from the Navy."
"Once this system was introduced, some member states that wanted to secede from the World Government began to waver—"
"Because they need to consider whether their country's strength, under the attack of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, poses a crisis of national subjugation?" (bdfi)
"But the Seven Warlords of the Sea are really just something in name only..."
"The real weapon the Five Elders use to threaten the World Government's member states and prevent them from breaking away from the World Government is... the Emperor of the Sea!"
"Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, set a benchmark... and this benchmark was deliberately set by the Five Elders!"
"As for why Pirate King Roger is a benchmark, and what kind of benchmark is he?"
"Because... Kaido, you understand, right? Rocks' name has been erased from history!!"
"Those who know the story of Rocks and his era all keep silent!"
"You understand what this means, right?"
"If the world government wanted to erase a person's existence, they could absolutely do it!"
"But they erased Rocks, not Roger!"
"why is that?"
The answer is simple—
"The title of Pirate King is actually just an achievement in seafaring,"
"Back in the day, Golden Lion Shiki almost wiped out the Roger Pirates!"
"The Whitebeard Pirates have never truly lost a battle against the Roger Pirates."
"But thanks to the World Government's propaganda machine, Roger became the strongest pirate who reigned supreme over the seas!"
"Perhaps Roger's individual combat strength is indeed the strongest."
"However, thanks to the World Government's propaganda, people perceive Roger as the leader of all pirates!"
"He is like the leader of the pirate alliance in this vast sea."
"But in reality, Whitebeard did not submit to Roger, nor did the other powerful figures on the sea."
"But in the public's mind, Roger was the leader of Whitebeard and other great pirates."
"This impression is deliberately created by world governments through propaganda tools such as newspapers—"
"So why did the Five Elders go to the trouble of portraying Pirate King Roger as the ruler of the seas, an image that represents all pirate leaders?"
"Because at that time, on the one hand, Roger reached the final island, Laugh Tale,"
"Rumor has it that he obtained an invaluable treasure on Laugh Tale, the final island of the world! As a result, his fame has surpassed that of Whitebeard and other powerful figures of the sea."
"But more importantly, Roger secretly surrendered to the Navy!"
Chapter 204 Execution of Roger and Conferment of Titles on the Four Emperors
"The Five Elders believe that an explanation must be given to the member states of the World Government."
"So that the member states can see that the World Government has the ability to take down the strongest pirates and their leader!"
"Roger is a benchmark set up for this very goal!"
"Publicly executing Roger would demonstrate the strength of the navy to the member states."
"So few people know that Roger was not arrested by the Navy, but surrendered himself."
"After the execution of Pirate King Roger, the member states of the World Government felt at ease."
"Because this makes it seem like their offering of heavenly gold is at least useful."
"And the World Government deliberately and vigorously publicized that Roger once destroyed a country for the dignity of his comrades."
"This serves as a warning to the member states."
"Paying protection money like 'Heavenly Gold' is worthwhile."
"Any country that refuses to pay the Heavenly Tribute and wants to break away from the World Government will be destroyed by powerful pirates!"
"Therefore—kings, if you are not afraid of the Seven Warlords of the Sea..."
"Then shouldn't you be afraid, Emperors of the Sea?"
"After Roger set this benchmark, the World Government promoted him extensively and bestowed upon Whitebeard the title of Emperor of the Great Sea!"
"After Roger, the benchmark, although he is slightly inferior to Roger, he is not far behind."
"Kaido...you know very well, don't you? The title of your Sea Emperor isn't something you can just bestow upon yourselves..."
"But it needs the approval of the world government!"
"The World Government bestowed upon you the title and prestige of the Great Sea Emperor through newspapers and other propaganda tools!"
"Even to appease you... and to make an example of you as a warning to other dissenting member states."
"The Navy deliberately withdrew from the New World, handing over most of its territory, almost entirely, to you few sea emperors!"
"The few member states and non-member states that were originally there have since become a paradise for pirates, haven't they?"
"Didn't the Navy deliberately withdraw from the New World entirely?"
"The World Government has reached some verbal agreements with you, the Emperors of the Sea."
"We will give you most of the New World, but you are not allowed to set foot in the first half of the Grand Line or the four seas, and the Navy will not go to war with the Emperor of the Sea."
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"As for the Seven Warlords of the Sea, they are responsible for operating in the first half of the Grand Line, making the member states feel more and more the existence of powerful pirates and the cruelty of their plundering."
"Thus, a new order of 64460 was born."
"No member state dares to break away from the World Government anymore, because once they break away, it means they are not far from being destroyed by pirates."
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"The Five Elders, the World Government, and the Navy, and you, the Emperors of the Sea, are essentially in a symbiotic relationship."
"Because of the threat posed by the Emperor of the Great Sea, no matter how heavy the taxes levied on the Heavenly Gold are, they can only try every means to plunder wealth, whether by oppressing ordinary people or by waging war against neighboring countries to plunder!"
"The World Government will not interfere in the wars between the member states; all they need is for the member states to pay the Heavenly Gold, and that is enough."
Blood Dragon Loya said this.
In fact, Shanks' understanding of Loa the Blood Dragon led him to develop some admiration.
The structure of this world's order is something very few people can truly understand...
Chapter 205 Sun God Nika
Even Kaido, one of the Four Emperors who was one of the creators, may not have fully understood these underlying logics himself.
At this moment, Kaido the Azure Dragon truly felt that what Loya the Blood Dragon had said was quite a wake-up call.
He had initially thought that the Navy withdrew from the New World out of fear of war with Whitebeard, Shiki, and later the Emperors of the Sea…
But Kaido is still very clever.
After listening to Blood Dragon's "147" account, I immediately understood that what Blood Dragon Loya said was the truth of the world.
The world government's member state order, centered on the Celestial Gold, is the greatest source of all crime and wars in the world today.
"But if what you're saying is true... then the Five Elders would be even less necessary, which would be detrimental to us Four Emperors."
Kaido, the Azure Dragon, asked the question that had been puzzling him.
Didn't Blood Dragon previously talk about the "threat of counterfeit Azure Dragon Fruits"?
However, this would eliminate the fundamental basis for such a threat theory.
"Heh, because in the eyes of the Five Elders, the current order has achieved a delicate balance..."
"But everything changes."
"The legend of Nika, the Liberator and Sun God, continues to be stubbornly passed down in some corners, no matter how the Five Elders try to suppress it..."
"There is always the possibility of it resurfacing."
After the Blood Dragon Loya revealed this information.
Shanks stared wide-eyed at the Blood Dragon Loa in disbelief.
"The Five Elders' greatest goal and unresolved issue has always been the prophecy of the Liberator, the Sun God Nika..."
"So they need more powerful weapons, or simply to keep Nika under their control forever..."
"The so-called Sun God Nika is actually a Devil Fruit, but this Devil Fruit seems to possess more [self-awareness] than ordinary Devil Fruits."
"It seems to be able to automatically evade the Five Elders' pursuit."
"Therefore, in the eight hundred years since the death of the previous Sun God Nika, the Five Elders have been unable to achieve their goal of imprisoning this Devil Fruit..."
"And about twelve years ago, the Five Elders almost succeeded! One of the Devil Fruits was among the Celestial Gold being escorted by a CP9 agent!"
"But something unexpected happened en route: a pirate named Shanks and his Red-Haired Pirates hijacked the Heavenly Gold transport ship..."
Blood Dragon Loya chuckled somewhat mockingly as he finished speaking.
"Shanks..."