"Ikalem, take everyone away first. I'll talk to him." Weiwei was also startled when Guan Liyuan, who was so big, suddenly appeared in front of her, but she immediately calmed down.
"Your Highness..." Ikalem was obviously not at ease.
"Step away first!" Weiwei said firmly.
First, Weiwei really wanted to talk to the high-level leaders of the Revolutionary Army, and second... Weiwei had already seen that Ikalem and several other guards could not stop the other party at all. Continuing to stop them might cause unnecessary casualties.
"A wise decision." Guan Liyuan said.
Ikalem glared at Guan Liyuan hatefully, and then he led the eight guards to disperse to the surroundings, but still stared at the direction of Guan Liyuan and Weiwei.
If Guan Liyuan did anything wrong, Ikalem would let him know how powerful he was, even if he risked his life!
"What do you want to talk to me about?" Weiwei asked.
Even when facing Guan Liyuan, who was powerful and whose stance seemed different from hers, Vivi did not show too much fear or panic. Her long blue hair that reached below her waist shone brightly in the moonlight...
Looking at Vivi like this, Guan Liyuan showed an admiring look and wanted to put another candidate in the "Hero Plan".
But it was too early to say this. After all, Vivi was probably thinking about how to kick all the revolutionary forces out of Alabasta one by one.
"Let's talk about what the Nefertari royal family is most interested in! For example... how to save Alabasta in distress." Guan Liyuan was like an ancient lobbyist, and as soon as they met, he
said in a tone of "I just want to save you." Although Vivi was not so angry that she would directly bring out a cauldron to cook him, she could not help but show some anger and said, "If you leave Alabasta now, everything will be solved, right?"
"No, Princess Vivi's view is too superficial." Guan Liyuan said and shook his head.
"Isn't the civil unrest in this country caused by you?" Vivi questioned.
"'Civil strife' is just a minor problem. We can stop it at any time if we want to. However, the World Government headed by the Celestial Dragons is not something that you can stop just because you want them to not exist." Guan Liyuan said.
"So what? At least the World Government has not harmed Alabasta." Vivi said.
"But it's only for now... If we don't show up, in two years at most, Alabasta and the Nefertari royal family will become existences that are wiped out by the World Government."
"You don't think I would believe that, do you?" Vivi asked back.
"Oh? You should know the Celestial Dragons' style of doing things the best, right? After all, you almost became one of them." Guan Liyuan said.
"Indeed, they... But this is not the reason for Alabasta to go to war with the World Government!" Vivi said hesitantly.
Vivi, who had accompanied Cobra to the World Government Conference when she was a child, naturally knew what those Celestial Dragons were, and she was ashamed of them in her heart.
However, no matter how open-minded the Nefertari royal family is, they only regard the people as the main body of the country, and it is impossible for them to liberate the world as their goal, otherwise Alabasta would have been suppressed by the World Government long ago.
"What if they target Alabasta one day?" Guan Liyuan asked in return.
"This is just your assumption. Do you think you can just do this..."
Vivi was interrupted by Guan Liyuan halfway through her words: "Princess Vivi, please understand one thing. The Celestial Dragons didn't do anything to you before. Half of the reason is because you are not weak but not strong enough, and half of the reason is because you are too poor... As for the so-called comradeship eight hundred years ago and respect for the Nefertari royal family, the proportion is negligible."
Vivi was silent for a while after hearing this, but then she said: "So what? Before this, although Alabasta was poor, it was still a member state of the World Government, and its citizens were gradually becoming prosperous. Until you guys came..."
"Ahem, Princess Vivi, please pay attention to your attitude. Even without us, your country is about to enter the dry season. You know this yourself. And you should know that the water conservancy projects for seawater desalination, sand transformation, and saline-alkali land cultivation... these are actually provided by me." Guan Liyuan interrupted.
Princess Vivi didn't speak for a long time, then bowed to Guan Liyuan and said, "Sorry, I was too excited before. Alabasta is very grateful for your help. If you just want money, or even the territory of Alabasta, as long as you promise not to bring the war to Alabasta..."
"No, no, no, I don't need all of this. I just want Princess Vivi to understand one thing. Guess, if there is no us, after a few years, with the help of these things, Alabasta, which is strong and rich... with nearly 100 million people, millions of regular troops, and gold everywhere, will it become the target of the Celestial Dragons?" Guan Liyuan said.
That's right, in the final analysis, Alabasta wins because it is "not weak", but also "not strong". "Not weak" makes the idiot Celestial Dragons restricted from coming to Alabasta to "touch porcelain", and it is also because of "not strong" that the World Government is not afraid!
"This is just your guess..." Vivi's confidence became less sufficient.
"Oh? Then give an example... Seven Water City, the core of the current sea train transportation network, you should know it?" Guan Liyuan asked.
Weiwei nodded. Even though the news of the Grand Line was a bit blocked, the newspapers were still delivered by news birds. The Seven Waters City was now absolutely "well-known" to any country.
"The reason why the Sea Train is now accessible in the transportation network is because of the generosity of the owner of the Sea Train technology, Iceberg..." Guan Liyuan added silently: Of course, my generosity is also there!
That's right, without Guan Liyuan providing key technologies, the Sea Train would not have been improved to the current level.
"Because of the private ownership of the Sea Train, the islands in the transportation network with the Seven Waters City as the core have all become wealthy, the World Government has also received a lot of taxes, and the Celestial Dragons have received a lot of celestial gold. But... do you want to make a bet? Within three months, the Celestial Dragons and the World Government will start to attack the Sea Train and want to take it into their own pockets." Guan Liyuan asked.
With the Celestial Dragons' style, would they do such a thing? Weiwei thought about it for a while and had a bad answer, but the puzzlement was... why did Guan Liyuan know that it was within three months? Isn't this time a bit too accurate?
However, instinct told Weiwei that this bet could not be made!
But whether or not to make this bet, as long as the Celestial Dragons really attack the sea train, it will prove that Guan Liyuan is right. Even when Vivi thought of this, Guan Liyuan's goal had been achieved.
Some things, once exposed, Vivi herself will also have associations. In the original work, CP0 wanted to openly attack Vivi, who represented Alabasta, and Neptune, who represented the Dragon Palace, because Charlos Saint wanted to kidnap Shirahoshi. This is enough to show the difference between "almost becoming a Celestial Dragon" and "Celestial Dragon".
Although this scene has not happened yet, but Vivi, who has seen the Celestial Dragons, can't she imagine their status?
These are the two most special countries among the many member states. The status of other countries compared to the Celestial Dragons is even more imaginable.
At the same time, near the Seven Water City, on the route of the sea train, in a booked luxury carriage...
"How is it? Saint Charlos, I said this thing is awesome, right? Isn't it cooler than the slave mount trained by the swimming champion among the fishmen that you invited me to ride last time? Hehehe..." A Celestial Dragon with a banana-shaped head and a breathing mask, presumptuously mocked another Celestial Dragon who looked like a "silly son of a landlord".
Saint Charlos was obviously very unhappy. After holding it in for a long time, he said stubbornly: "Saint Musgarud, you are really degenerate... What is there to be proud of? It's just an independent compartment. There are still many untouchables in the compartment behind, right? Tsk tsk, I feel sick when I think of them in the same car. Besides... this is not yours, right?"
Suddenly, Charlos's expression changed. Yes! This is not Saint Musgarud's, but it can be mine!
Unfortunately, Saint Charlos, who was in a low IQ, didn't realize that Saint Musgarud, who "specially" brought him to take the sea train, showed a "successful" smile after seeing his expression change...8)