Chapter 115: Postscript (Part 1) [VIP]

Everything that happened before was like a nightmare shared by everyone in the world.

If the islands did not exist, if the sea water did not drop 200 meters to reveal the ancient ruins buried underneath, and if there was no wide crack in the red earth continent, then the nightmare story might have some truth to it.

Everyone knew in their hearts that it was definitely not a nightmare.

There was an invader from outer space who, with his overwhelming force, told them directly how dangerous the outside world was.

If they don't want to face another massacre-like invasion, they must unite and develop technology to protect themselves.

This time, they were lucky enough to meet Yale.

In his 'dream', Yale took away their fruit abilities, islands, lives, and even the entire world. After waking up from the dream, he returned most of the things he had taken away.

It seemed that the only two things he actually took away were the sea water and the Celestial Dragons who were harmful to the development of the planet.

Next time, it might not be a 'dream', but a real alien enemy coming to invade.

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The World Government has confirmed its relocation to Red Harbor. Mr. Cyborg, the government's top leader, has announced that the government's primary mission will be to safeguard the interests and lives of civilians...

The government has released new standards for member states. The CP0's top commander stated: "Sky gold is a thing of the past. We will levy reasonable government taxes and welcome public oversight."

In a public speech, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Long, stated that the Revolutionary Army will be formally incorporated into the World Government, acting as a supervisory and prosecutorial body to oversee public officials and related personnel, thereby reducing corruption and other such incidents.

Several months have passed since Yale left.

In these few months, the world has changed dramatically.

The biggest change is naturally the drop in sea level.

200 meters may not sound like much, but it actually doubles the world's land area. However, the ocean still occupies an absolute dominant position.

After the Battle of the Islands, the people who woke up from the "nightmare" could not stay on the islands forever.

The well-restored World Trust News headquarters was a great help to them.

With Morgans' assistance, Cyborg launched a global live broadcast, which immediately stabilized the people's hearts.

The pirates left one after another.

The navy and the revolutionary army stayed on the island for a longer time.

As for those who already live on the islands, they will also return home and wait for the government's next arrangements.

They have figured out that the government of their own planet is more trustworthy than mysterious aliens.

Cyborg did not disappoint their trust and quickly finalized the follow-up arrangements with senior government officials.

First appease the civilians, and then gradually change the current situation of class wealth and poverty, and backward technology.

Yale can control the minds of others and make everyone cooperate with the reform in one step.

They need time, need to strike the right balance, and change the world step by step.

The cause of government reform is in full swing.

Whether member states or non-member states, all were affected and underwent changes, large or small, during this period.

When becoming a member state no longer required paying high fees, some non-member states that were struggling with funding issues responded positively to the new conditions for joining.

Those that were originally member states have expressed dissatisfaction with the new government changes.

Why? When they were member states, they paid gold to the sky every year, but these new members don’t even have to pay gold to the sky. This is unfair!

If you want them to agree, you must return all the heavenly gold they previously handed over in full.

Since the member states jointly protested, the government naturally cannot ignore their feelings.

However, it is impossible to return all the previous heavenly gold.

The government cannot come up with that much money and it is impossible to repay the debt.

After a meeting and discussion, the government decided to exempt the old member states from government taxes for the next 10 years, which was the only solution.

The member states were naturally unhappy, but this resentment quickly disappeared after the tough government overthrew several greedy and cruel kings of the member states.

Political turmoil at sea will continue for a long time.

The pirates who were least affected also changed to varying degrees after experiencing the battle of the island groups.

Some pirates who went to the East China Sea to seek refuge with Yale gave up their pirate identities.

They either returned to their hometown to live a peaceful life, or changed their appearance and joined the reform team.

Having experienced life in a truly equal and orderly society, they can hardly accept returning to chaos and killing.

Some pirates who were inspired by Buggy's final speech joined the Buggy Pirates and established Buggy Express under Buggy's leadership.

They not only send mercenaries to places in need around the world, but also work part-time to salvage underwater relics and sell them to various legal and illegal scientific research institutions to make money.

Morgans claims he is the fifth Pirate Emperor of the Sea.

The other four sea emperors did not express their opinions. They were entrenched in the New World and were unusually quiet during the period when the government was carrying out drastic reforms.

Yale's existence is always a thorn in everyone's heart. It appears from time to time, reminding people of the importance of becoming stronger.

"We can cooperate, Kaido." BIGMOM started to think about researching high-tech weapons.

She was previously more interested in devil fruits and giantization research, and even funded a scientist for this purpose.

But after witnessing and experiencing the damage caused by high-tech weapons with her own eyes, she knew that the future would still be dominated by high-tech power.

The government is now openly recruiting scientists to join the Vegapunk Science Class and has even posted assurances that they will set aside past grudges.

She is worried that if no action is taken, scientists from illegal research institutes will be attracted by the generous conditions offered by the government and join the government's science classes.

By then, the government will have mastered sophisticated high-tech, and they will be even less able to compete with the government.

On the other side of the phone, Kaido was silent for a long time.

As one of the Four Emperors, he was the only one to be defeated by Yale before the Battle of the Islands began.

He didn't even know what was happening on the islands, and only learned about the astonishingly huge battleship by collecting intelligence.

After Yale left, the islands were still pieced together.

The moved Wano Country and Onigashima also floated on the surface of the East China Sea.

Although most of the pirates of the Beast Pirates followed Quinn and Jack back to the New World without hesitation after the war.

But those pirates who ate the failed SMILE fruit were unable to regain their abilities after Yale left.

The strength of the Beasts Pirates suffered a heavy blow, and their base camps, Wano Country and Onigashima, became areas under the jurisdiction of the government.

Given the current situation of the Beasts Pirates, cooperating with BIG MOM is indeed the best choice.

*

The sea was turbulent, and something big and small was happening within the Whitebeard Pirates.

Ace left again, leaving a note saying he was going to track down Blackbeard Teach.

After Yale returned the power of the fruit to the user, Blackbeard Teach emerged as a rising star and became a very famous pirate in the first half of the world in just a few months.

Ace was naturally furious, and the very night she saw the news about Teach and the bounty, she set off with Yamato—she didn't want to return to the Beasts Pirates and had nowhere else to go.

If Yale hadn't gotten involved, Ace felt that he would have caught Blackbeard and brought him back to atone for his father's sins long ago, so how could he have allowed the other party to be so active.

Whitebeard sighed when he learned about this, but he was not surprised by Ace's behavior.

"Should we go and bring him back?" Marco asked with a headache.

The information gathered from the intelligence network showed that the current Teach was completely different from the honest and simple companion they had in mind.

The opponent's Dark-Dark Fruit ability is very strange and he is also very thoughtful.

Ace and Yamato, two simple-minded guys, are likely to be killed by the other side.

"You should lead the team there yourself, Marco."

Ever since he lost all his family members on the islands, Whitebeard didn't want to experience that feeling again.

And recently, he has been thinking about abdication.

For the same reason, after losing his family once, he realized that he could not always be a big umbrella to protect them from wind and rain.

He needs to train the next generation of captains in advance and let the children adapt to life without him as a support.

Otherwise, if he suddenly dies one day, these children who are accustomed to relying on him will definitely be confused.

He was not worried that they would fight among themselves for the position of captain, but he was worried that the internal chaos would give outsiders an opportunity to take advantage.

The pirates were busy on the deck, and no one knew what the old man sitting on the deck was thinking at this moment.

By the time they found out, it was already the day Ace and Yamato were brought back tied up.

The night sky is dotted with stars. In the past, when Shanks saw this scene, he would just think "there are so many stars", but now he has a different feeling.

When they look up at the sky, they wonder if there is one or even several spaceships passing by nearby.

Did Yale, who suddenly arrived and left, arrive at another planet?

Various questions have been lingering in my mind since the moment I looked up at the sky.

Shanks took a deep breath, then sighed with a smile when he noticed approaching footsteps.

"I really want to go beyond the starry sky~"

"Maybe there will be a chance in the future." Beckman stopped not far from him and lit a cigarette.

"The new government has invested a lot of money in scientific research. With Vegapunk's abilities, it's only a matter of time before they develop a spaceship capable of flying into outer space."

"Do you think Yale is gone for good?"

Shanks asked again.

Beckman: "You mean, he might have spies here."

Shanks: "Perhaps, he has done this before."

Only aliens with unique tastes would like to spy on the Straw Hat Pirates' daily life and make a movie for them to watch.

Shaking off the urge to complain, Shanks changed the subject.

"Did you buy tickets for UTA's concert?"

A few months passed, and Uta, who had once only sung within the island group, not only became the publicity ambassador of the new government, but also sang her songs to the whole world.

Now, in order to promote the rebuilt Music Island and to recruit students for the music school, she has begun preparing for her first world concert.

Shanks went to see her again and told her the whole truth about what happened that year.

Uta was very calm at the time, she had known the truth for a long time.

When Bucky entered the World Economic Headquarters and she faced Yale alone, Yale clearly presented everything that happened at that time in the form of a holographic projection.

She saw with her own eyes that her childhood self was confused and controlled by the music score, and because of physical exhaustion, she allowed the demon king to return to the seal.

She saw the Red Hair Pirates desperately resisting, saw people screaming and running away in panic, and saw Shanks handing her over to Gordon in the ruins.

To be honest, when seeing this scene, Uta wanted to forgive the Red Hair Pirates.

She wanted to go back and become a musician in the pirate group again.

But then she saw herself again.

She saw her younger self stumbling out of the room in her pajamas, crying and rushing to the seashore, and she despairingly watched the pirates sitting on the treasure and laughing happily on the ship that was gradually sailing away.

She suddenly felt bored.

The poor child was left on a deserted island forever.

So, Uta chose to accept Shanks' apology, but that was all he accepted.

She has her own new life and fans who love and support her. Her world is no longer limited to the Red Hair Pirates.

Recalling the conversation with Uta at that time, Shanks lowered his head. In addition to feeling relieved and emotional, he also felt an indescribable regret.

However, it is also very good to see Uta working hard in the career she loves.

I became even happier when I heard Beckman say that he had gotten the tickets.

Beckman didn't give him much time to be happy.

"The two missing ancient weapons still haven't been found."

Shanks suppressed his smile, "Yale didn't take the Celestial Dragons with him."

Although there is such news from the outside world, they all know that this is just a statement to appease the people.

In fact, according to Vegapunk, the Celestial Dragons had already been released, but the nuclear explosion at that time scattered everyone.

Many stupid and ignorant Celestial Dragons were captured by the Navy and the Revolutionary Army.

However, York and the members of the Knights of God, who were carrying ancient weapons, are nowhere to be found.

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The next chapter will officially conclude.

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