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Shanks's gaze sharpened... and his heart skipped a beat.
"Among the nineteen Celestial Dragon families, the head of the Figarand family, Figarand Grindelwald, is Shanks' father..."
"You didn't know about this, did you, Kaido!"
The Blood Dragon Loya's eyes held a hint of mockery towards Shanks.
"Is Shanks a Celestial Dragon?" Kaido exclaimed in shock.
"Maybe it's a hybrid..."
Blood Dragon Loya scoffed.
When it comes to scheming, Loya has absolutely nothing to fear!
Chapter 201 For the Celestial Dragon Father
"Ororororo!!"
Hearing Blood Dragon say that Shanks might be a bastard of the Celestial Dragons.
Kaido the Azure Dragon immediately burst into loud laughter.
Although he didn't want to actually go to war with Shanks, because it would cause real losses, Shanks had previously stopped him from going to Marineford.
At that moment, without a second thought, Kaido of the Azure Dragon accepted the unverified information that Loya had given him, and took the opportunity to mock Shanks and vent his anger.
King the Wildfire, Jack the Drought, and the members of the Beast Pirates, seeing that their admiral leader was laughing, all joined in the laughter.
"Hahaha, so the famous Yonko Shanks is actually a bastard born from a Celestial Dragon and a prostitute from who-knows-where!"
"This is truly laughable!"
"I wonder what his crew members who were sunk at sea would think if they found out about this?"
"So he was a son of a bitch!"
"No wonder Shanks came to stop our Admiral, so he's related to the Celestial Dragons by blood?"
"Is he perhaps trying to gain recognition for his bastard status and become a true Celestial Dragon by currying favor with the Navy and the World Government?"
"Hey, a bastard born from a Celestial Dragon getting a prostitute pregnant, does he even deserve to be called a Celestial Dragon? I bet even his own father wouldn't acknowledge him."
"Of course we won't acknowledge him! Otherwise, why would he follow pirates? If he could become a Celestial Dragon, why would he need to be a pirate!"
"Exactly! Exactly! Wouldn't it be better to be a Celestial Dragon? I noticed something strange about Shanks a long time ago!"
The Beast Pirates were a large and diverse group, and they were already quite dissatisfied. Shanks was meddling in their affairs and hindering them.
When Loya casually made a guess, it immediately sparked a chaotic discussion.
The discussion was so detailed and detailed that it seemed Shanks' birth was truly the product of a Celestial Dragon's drunken one-night stand with a prostitute.
Shanks' powerful Observation Haki has become a source of trouble for him at this moment.
Originally, being hundreds of meters apart on a stormy sea, the Beasts Pirates were unaware that Shanks would overhear their conversation.
But at this moment, Shanks had no choice but to pretend he couldn't hear those unpleasant comments.
However, no matter how much you try to be patient, it's inevitable that you'll slip up a bit.
Loya keenly noticed the dark and cold twitching on Shanks' brow, clearly indicating that he was quite angry.
Loya added fuel to the fire, saying:
"Do you think Shanks is stopping your Beast Pirates from going to Marineford because he cares about Whitebeard, or because he cares about his Celestial Dragon father?"
"I'm really confused!"
As soon as Loya spoke.
From the Beastmen's side, another burst of laughter erupted.
They all exclaimed, "That must be for the sake of his Celestial Dragon father!"
Kaido, the Azure Dragon, smiled without saying a word.
It's so satisfying to mock Shanks.
But there's no point in continuing on this matter.
Loya133 also stopped there.
He could see that this level of provocation wouldn't be enough to throw Shanks off balance.
Therefore, Loya then revealed more important intelligence and strategic intentions to Kaido.
"The world government has invested heavily in Vegapunk, and the results have been quite fruitful over the years."
"You saw the imitation Azure Dragon Fruit I ate; apart from the color, it's almost identical to the one you ate, Kaido!"
"Imagine the World Government mass-producing replicas of the Azure Dragon Fruit and feeding them to their loyal subordinates, whom they've brainwashed and trained from childhood. This would allow them to create a vast number of dragons in a short period..."
"This must be a powerful dragon legion!"
Chapter 202 The Formation of the World Order 3
Upon hearing Blood Dragon Loa's "threat of the counterfeit Azure Dragon Fruit," Kaido, while showing some apprehension, 7
But in Kaido's understanding, he felt that this "threat of counterfeit Azure Dragon Fruits" was somewhat sensationalist and untenable... Part 1
It's a very simple principle. 7
If a batch of counterfeit Azure Dragon Fruit users were indeed mass-produced, their combined power might be enough to destroy the World Government itself.
Are the Five Elders truly confident they can maintain firm control over this powerful weapon and prevent any unrest? 9
But are those who possess the powerful, counterfeit Azure Dragon Fruit abilities truly content to remain subservient to others?
Given Kaido's understanding of the Five Elders, the leaders of the World Government, he felt that such a potentially dangerous approach was unlikely to be taken.
Perhaps two or three imitation Azure Dragons could be cultivated, but mass production would only lead to excessively high risks!
Roger, who died many years ago, once said, "Only dominance reigns supreme over everything."
If it's just a couple of users with counterfeit Azure Dragon Fruit abilities, rather than users with Conqueror's Haki...
The threat they posed to the Great Sea Emperors did not actually reach the level of threatening the Four Emperors' control over the New World.
Not to mention posing a life-or-death threat to the emperors of the sea.
Because if the World Government makes any moves, the Great Sea Emperors can quickly form an alliance.
That's what Kaido originally thought.
However, Loya's subsequent analysis and revelations began to shake Kaido's preconceived notions—
“Kaido! I know that you, the Emperor of the Sea, have reached some unwritten agreements with the Five Elders—”
Loya's Observation Haki allows him to see through human nature, so of course he can see through Kaido's thoughts.
"Simply put, the current world order is largely shaped by these unwritten agreements..."
"Starting thirty or forty years ago, pirates gradually rose to prominence, creating a significant force that posed a huge threat to the World Government's rule. As a result, the Five Elders expanded the size of the Navy."
"Originally, the heavy tax levied on the Heavenly Gold was an unbearable burden for some member states of the World Government."
"As a result, some countries can only pay their taxes on the gold and resources they have to obtain by waging war against and plundering neighboring countries."
"Kaido, you spent your childhood and adolescence on the battlefield, so you should be familiar with all of this, right?"
That's all for Blood Dragon Loya's words.
Kaido, the Azure Dragon, was visibly moved, and his teeth began to grind.
Of course, Kaido's emotional reaction was mainly due to a complex emotion stemming from his childhood experiences.
Blood Dragon Loya continued:
"After the era of Locus, the overlord of the sea, ended, the era of the emperors of the sea gradually began..."
"In other words, although the great villain Rocks was eliminated, the overall strength of the pirates did not decline significantly."
"On the contrary, due to the plunder of the Celestial Dragons' property during the God Valley incident, the strength of the various captains and officers formerly under Rocks' command has developed rapidly!"
"Under these circumstances, the navy had no choice but to expand its size again... As a result, the tax burden on the navy became even heavier."
"Against this backdrop, an increasing number of member states of the World Government, unable to pay the Heavenly Gold, are preparing to unite and withdraw from the World Government." - Father
Chapter 203 Roger is a benchmark
"After all, once you withdraw from the World Government, you won't have to pay any more Heavenly Gold!"
"Under those circumstances."
"The Celestial Dragons, the Five Elders, and the World Government executives will certainly not allow such a thing to happen."
"However, there were far too many countries that wanted to withdraw from the World Government at that time."
"And among those countries, there are quite a few powerful ones. If we were to forcibly suppress the rebellious republics by force,"
"For the world government itself, this would be a huge disaster."
"So the Five Elders came up with a method—"
"On the surface, the Seven Warlords of the Sea system will be implemented, recruiting a group of powerful pirates and granting them the legal right to plunder."
"As long as the targets of the looting are not member states of the World Government or caravans that they deem legitimate."