One Piece: General Xuanming, Defeat the New World

Chapter 281: Land Capital

As soon as you set foot on the land of the land capital, a strong smell of fighting spirit and hormones hits you in the face.

Like the surrounding islands, the mainland capital has very strict rules to provide maximum convenience and protection for merchants traveling back and forth.

It is for this reason that this place has gradually become a holy place in the hearts of businessmen.

But at the same time, compared to the peace and gentleness towards the outside world, the locals of the Land City are extremely martial, and in the laws of the Land City, the Arena is a lawless place.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you step into the arena, you have arrived in a paradise of barbarism and fighting, where life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are determined by God, and there is no order at all.

Extreme order and extreme chaos, it is precisely the manifestation of this contradiction that makes the land capital extremely attractive. Both the chambers of commerce and the pirates passing by yearn for this place.

Whenever there was a conflict between neighbors, or whenever there was a slight conflict between two strangers on the street, they would choose to go to the arena to resolve the problem.

In the minds of these people, the only mistake is being weak, and a truly strong person should have nothing to fear.

"Lieutenant General Xuanming, the land city is divided into the outer layer, the inner layer and the center."

"The outer layer is mainly for merchants. It has excellent order and rules. As long as you don't actively provoke others, there will be no danger."

"The inner layer is the opposite. The huge lion arena is built on this layer."

"It is no exaggeration to say that only the Lion Arena is where the true spirit of the Golden Lion Pirates lies."

"His Majesty Shiqi once said that blindly emphasizing order will reduce bloodiness."

"But blindly pursuing bloodiness will bring chaos and disorder."

"Therefore, Lord Shiki chose to hide all his blood in the inner layer of the Land City. This is where the Golden Lion Pirates once gathered."

Walking on the outer streets, looking at the polite and well-dressed businessmen around him, Manhattan explained with a chuckle.

"Shiki is right."

Carson nodded, agreeing with that.

It is inevitable that order will reduce bloodiness. How to balance this relationship, or to what extent to limit bloodiness, depends on the external environment.

"Lieutenant General Xuanming, please follow me to the inner city area for a look."

The towering city wall in front separated the inside and outside. Standing at the gate leading to the inner city, Manhart bowed slightly.

The thick khaki-colored city wall has countless iron plates and steel bars interspersed inside to maximize the wall's bearing capacity.

In the center, the huge iron gate dozens of feet high gives people a majestic and heavy feeling. On both sides of the iron gate, four stone lions are standing with their fangs bared and claws, looking murderous.

The gate is like the bloody mouth of a lion, with drops of blood smeared on the entrance, indicating the bloodiness inside the gate.

It was as if the gate sealed a bloody beast, and now, everyone was opening the gate, ready to see the true face of the Lion Kingdom.

"I have met the Prime Minister!"

"Meet Lieutenant General Xuanming!"

Seeing the figures of these people, the soldiers stationed at the inner city gate bowed and saluted, then worked together to slowly open the cast iron gate.

"Boom!"

Along with a deafening roar, a strong smell of blood came to their faces, causing everyone to frown.

"Lieutenant General Xuanming, please come in and see what the real Lion Kingdom looks like!"

Manhart smiled and walked at the front of the team.

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"Hahahaha, there are more people coming from the outer city! Let's see how long these rookies can last."

"That's right. If you ask me, a pirate should act like a pirate. What's the point of playing house with a bunch of businessmen?"

"It's none of your business. We don't have to worry about food and clothing now. Why do we have to live on the edge of a knife?"

"Goudan, you dare to talk to me like that? I will teach you a lesson! If you are a man, accompany me to the arena for a walk."

"Just go, old bastard..."

Seeing the gate open, strong men in the inner city gathered in groups of three or five and laughed loudly, paying no attention to Carsen and his group who were approaching.

Seeing this scene, Carson knew that this was clearly a show of strength from the Lion Kingdom. Although he had to give enough face when visiting a member country on behalf of the navy.

However, since they have been provoked to their faces, there is no reason to back down. Even though the Navy is not an independent country, it represents the face of the World Government after all, and the conversations with the member states of the World Government can be seen as exchanges between countries.

The most important thing in communication between countries is magnanimity! What is magnanimity? It means to beat the opponent to the point of dying and then let him go elegantly, so as to show your broad mind. In short, magnanimity!

"Humph!"

Carsent's face was as gloomy as ice, and with a cold snort, the blood-red overlord color instantly covered most of the inner city. Along with the roar of blood-red thunder, the surroundings seemed to have pressed the still button and fell into silence in an instant.

Beside Carson, Manhart was also shrouded in the range of the Domineering Hide. The moment the dark red Domineering Hide swept over him, Manhart's face turned pale. He took several steps back and barely held on, without falling to the ground instantly like the guys in front of him.

It was like a hurricane passing through, coming and going without a trace. The pervasive domineering aura was retracted into the body in just an instant, but even so, the guys in front of him fell to the ground one after another, without any room for resistance.

Looking at the "corpses" scattered all over the street, Carsent nodded with satisfaction.

Seeing this scene, Manhattan had no intention of stopping it.

On the one hand, he really couldn't beat Carsen. The threat of the Conqueror just now made Manhart clearly aware of the gap in strength between him and Carsen.

Judging from the way he was able to control his strength, it was obvious that he was not using his full strength. Even so, he could hardly bear it.

On the other hand, pirates have their own rules. If they choose to provoke, they must bear the corresponding consequences.

After adjusting his state, Manhattan came to Carsent, smiled and bowed slightly.

"Lieutenant General Xuanming, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you..."

"No problem. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I understand."

Carsen responded with a smile, not at all angry about the provocation.

The gap in strength is there. As long as the Golden Lion himself does not show up, everything is just a small matter for Carsente and there is no need to make a big deal out of it.

"If that's the case, then that's best. Please ask Lieutenant General Xuanming to follow me to the Lion Arena to watch."

After the turmoil just now passed, Manhattan continued to lead Carson forward.

A moment later, the magnificent Lion Arena came into view!