Chapter 797 The Weight of the Name Eight-Armed Demon (5,300 words)
In the princess' bedroom in this palace, there is a bookshelf that has been specially vacated and neatly placed with newspapers.
The wall next to the bookshelf is covered with various bounty notices.
The vast majority of them are for Lynch and Robin. It seems that the bounty orders from various periods have been collected, with bounty amounts ranging from low to high, and the ages and appearances of the two people in the photos are also different. The oldest one has even turned yellow, showing Lynch in his youth and Robin, a girl who looks completely different from now. The names of the two are clearly written as "Giovanna Giorno" and "Kujo Jolyne", and the bounty is 100 million Baileys... This is their "debut work". Of course, next to the "debut work" of "Kujo Jolyne", there is also an original bounty order of "79 million Baileys" for "Devil's Child" in her teenage years.
The newspapers stored on the bookshelf were all related to these two people. Rose did not cut out individual news reports and paste them into the book, but collected every current issue of the newspaper. If there is no more room on the bookshelf in the future, she can just make a special room for it.
"After disappearing for several years, a rookie duo of pirates with a bounty of 100 million are back in the South China Sea. Thousands of swords are flying, and the scene is terrifying!..."
"Giorno Jolyne shows up at the swordsmanship competition..."
"A fight with Hawkeye! Who is stronger, Giorno or Mihawk? I will try to analyze..."
"The JOJO Pirates have landed at the Sabaody Archipelago! Did they cause the chaos at the "Employment Agency"? Admiral Zephyr has been dispatched, and Pluto Rayleigh seems to have appeared!..."
"The JOJO Pirates finally entered the New World, but they came into conflict with Whitebeard?..."
"Kujo Jolyne is crowned as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea! The Jojo Pirates become legal pirates!... Pirate Queen Boa Hancock appears in Marinford, the three of them behave intimately, which makes people imagine!..."
"The newly promoted Shichibukai arrived at the North Sea and annihilated the Donquixote family in a snap..."
"Shock!! The Empress is crazy? Kujo Jolyne is mad? The two women attacked multiple naval bases! It may cause a huge earthquake!!..."
“She is actually the Devil’s Child of the West Sea? Kujo Jolyne’s real name is Nico Robin, and Giovanna Giorno’s real name is Lynch?!…”
"The World Government is furious! With one order, two female Shichibukai are removed from their positions!..."
"The former Shichibukai Nico Robin who disappeared for ten years has appeared on the Never-Sleeping Island of the Grand Line! She is suspected to be captured by the World Government?..."
"The King has returned! After ten years away from the sea, "Giorno" Lynch has come to Marinford, fighting ten thousand alone! He transformed into an eight-armed demon, defeated several of the Navy's top fighters, killed Akainu with a punch, and razed the Marine Headquarters to the ground with one blow!!..."
These newspapers all had obvious signs of being read repeatedly, especially those from around the time of the Battle of Marineford a year ago.
Rose was reading the newspapers of the past few days. The front page news was about the latest situation of Lynch and Robin. They actually killed two sea emperors in one go! Including the scary aunt who had been notorious for decades! It was really their style...
Rose opened the window and couldn't help but think of how those two people saved the country from Laut Heina... These things were never recorded in the newspapers, and the world had no way of knowing them.
She smiled, and every time she read the news about the two of them in the old newspapers, she couldn't help wondering, how much of the descriptions in these reports were true and how much was false? And in places that these reports could not reach, how many countries did Giorno and Jolyne pass through, what kind of people did they meet, and what things did they do? At this time, the maid came over quickly and reported to her in a low voice.
"The World Conference? Isn't it held next year?"
Rose went to find her father with a puzzled look on her face. At the World Conference, the kings of the member countries usually brought their children to attend the conference. The kings came and went, and the princes and princesses could also take this opportunity to communicate in the Holy Land. However, the World Conference was held every four years. The last one was three years ago, so the next one should be next year.
The king seemed a little tired, and reluctantly handed a newspaper to the princess, "This is the latest newspaper I got in advance, take a look."
Rose was surprised, and when she took a look, she saw that it was a double front page! In addition to the shocking news of the two emperors' fall, there was also a shocking news of the three kingdoms forming an alliance.
A closer look reveals that the three allied kingdoms, Dragon Palace, Kingdom of Flowers, and the third one is actually Amazon Lily, the women’s kingdom of Nine Snake Island!
Giorno's other woman, the country where the Pirate Queen lives...
"How could this be?" Rose asked in confusion, "Isn't the Nine Snakes a pirate country? How can the Flower Kingdom and the Dragon Palace be related to... Uh!"
She was somewhat unable to continue speaking.
Since neither Lynch nor Robin had ever expanded their territory or formed a large fleet, even though Lynch was very powerful in the Battle of Marineford and his bounty was already the highest in the world, it was still difficult for the world to have a chance to directly feel his influence. In addition, Lynch and Robin had never bullied others, nor had they used their power to suppress others, nor had they done the traditional pirate art of ordinary civilians. Except for the news of various events, most people didn't know where these two were. It was also difficult to understand the weight of the name "Eight-Armed Devil".
Unless, when you instinctively want to make a decision, you suddenly discover... this matter is very likely to bring the possibility of facing the wrath of that devil.
The king sighed, "You see, this is why the World Conference was brought forward."
"Normally speaking, an alliance like theirs would never be recognized by the World Government," the king said, "not to mention that one of the countries is a non-member country, a pirate nation! The Five Elders might even be so angry that they could directly deprive the Dragon Palace and the Flower Kingdom of their qualifications to participate in the World Conference. But..."
Rose said: "But, for something like this, would we anger the strongest person in the world?"
"The only person who can make the World Government not dare to test him is Giorno." The king sighed, "In this world, there is only one person like him."
"Not to mention today, this kind of person has been rare for hundreds of years." Rose smiled, "Whitebeard is also very powerful, but he has a family to support, and his weakness is obvious. Back then, the World Government didn't dare to touch him easily, but Whitebeard wouldn't easily provoke the World Government. But Brother Lin Qi and Sister Robin are different."
"Don't add brother or sister." The king reminded, "We will go to the Holy Land in two days, so you should be careful."
"Besides, even if we ignore the two of them, the Nine Snakes themselves are not easy to deal with." Rose pretended not to hear and said with a smile, "Ten years ago, there was a rumor that the World Government mobilized twice the 'Demon Slayer Order' forces to enter the Calm Belt and march to the Nine Snake Island... What happened? The Pirate Empress herself is also a world-class strongman, and it is rumored that the Nine Snakes are all warriors. Such a powerful source of troops rooted in the Calm Belt that no one can enter, combined with the Dragon Palace that can gather a large army of fishmen, plus the Kingdom of Flowers..."
Rose smiled and said, "If the World Government wants to veto the alliance of these three countries, it will have to send troops to punish them. If the World Government wins, it will suffer heavy losses, which will not be worth the loss! And if it loses..."
If they lose, the world government will naturally lose its authority and even the foundation of its rule will be shaken.
The younger brothers under his rule need to form an alliance in private and huddle with a pirate country for warmth? As the boss, he wanted to teach his younger brothers a lesson, but he got bitten in return? If he fails to kill the tiger, he will make the tiger famous. What do the other younger brothers think? Do they also want to follow suit, form gangs and form alliances in private? Or even join the alliance camp of "Flower Dragon Snake" one after another?
The king patted his thigh gently and looked at his daughter with satisfaction.
Rose smiled and said, "If I were the Empress or the Lord of the Flower Kingdom, the next step would be to refuse to hand over the 'Heavenly Gold', but resolutely refuse to admit to withdrawing from the 'World Conference'."
The king shook his head and said, "'Heavenly Gold' is the protection fee for 'God', how can they not pay it?"
"We don't need their protection." Rose blinked. "If we don't need the protection of the World Government, why should we pay any 'protection fee'? Besides, the people's livelihood is difficult this year, the treasury is empty, and we really can't pay the Heavenly Gold. If the Five Elders are angry, please forgive me - but I guess if it has come to this, the World Government will not only not be angry, but will be very considerate and generous, and temporarily waive the Heavenly Gold this time."
"Tian Shang Jin is generous, but other parties will take action." The king said slowly, "Restrict other member states to isolate you, strictly restrict maritime trade routes, and even - cut off the circulation of record pointers!"
Rose flicked the double-headed newspaper in her hand and smiled, "With the Calm Belt at their backs, and the circular ocean currents imitating the Judicial Island, Water City, and the Great Prison, the three countries are helping each other, with a large army of fishmen in the water and the Nine Snake Arrow Formation on land. Even if we surround the entire navy of the West Sea and forcefully attack an island in the Kingdom of Flowers, we may not have a chance of winning. If the World Government dares to block the sea trade route to the Kingdom of Flowers, the 100,000 fishmen in the Dragon Palace are not idle either."
"And, to be honest," Rose said in amazement, "It is said that fishmen and mermaids can communicate with fish. With such an ally in hand, how can the World Government isolate the Kingdom of Flowers? The Dragon Palace has been moved to the surface of the Calm Belt, and only the circular current behind the Kingdom of Flowers can reach it. When Fishman Island was 10,000 meters under the sea, it was already the world's most famous scenic spot. Now that it has been moved to the sea surface under the sun, I don't know how many people in the world want to go and explore it. Merchants, ordinary people, and even kings and nobles will all rush to visit. Is the World Government going to stop them one by one?"
The princess seemed to be getting more excited as she read the descriptions of the relocation of Fishman Island, the relocation of the Kingdom of Flowers, and the creation of the Three Kingdoms' Circular Ocean Current line by line. She couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "The less said, the bigger the matter. The Three Kingdoms' alliance is certainly a big deal, but I'm afraid that in the eyes of the World Government, their feat of quietly relocating Fishman Island and the Kingdom of Flowers and creating a circular ocean current in the Calm Belt is the key to their horror and fear!"
What kind of mighty power was needed to move both countries in just a few days or half a month? What kind of power was needed to create such a circular ocean current in the doldrums? It's terrifying to think about it.
And all of this doesn't even take into account Lynch and Robin.
A pirate with the highest bounty in the world, who shot the Four Emperors Big Mom in the head with an arrow, can probably defeat an entire country alone! The power of the Devil's Son is also not weak. A bounty of more than one billion is also a pillar level in any of the Four Emperors' pirate groups, and can be said to be the right-hand man of the Four Emperors.
When discussing the "Flower, Dragon, Snake" alliance, it is simply dizzying to consider the influence of these two people behind the scenes. Looking back at the "Flower, Dragon, Snake" alliance, it is a bit difficult to make a decision.
Rose was so excited that she went back to her room to look for the pile of newspapers on the bookshelf. She quickly came back and spread them out in front of the king.
"Cavendish, Marian defeated Drought Jack..."
"Look here!" Rose placed her finger under a line of news reports and slowly slid across it, "'Similar to Lynch's special domineering aura'!"
The king was a little confused, but Rose's eyes sparkled as she said, "After the Battle of Marineford, Brother Lynch and Sister Robin disappeared again, along with the Straw Hats and this handsome pirate group!"
She put a few newspapers together and sighed, "Similar to Lynch's domineering? The Straw Hat Kid, who was only a supporting role in the Battle of Marineford a year ago, and Cavendish, who was almost written in the "wait", have now defeated the Four Emperors Blackbeard and one of the pillars of the Beasts Pirates! What Lynch and his men have done in this missing year is self-evident."
In just one year, Lynch trained two former supernovas into strong men comparable to the Four Emperors and Three Disasters.
The energy represented by the name Eight-Armed Demon is no longer limited to him personally.
If he, who is standing behind the Nine Snakes, is determined to support the Empress, how many powerful monsters can he cultivate if he spends ten or twenty years?
In this matter, Lynch and Nicole Robin did not really speak out through any channel.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
However, they killed two of the Four Emperors of the Sea overnight and formed an alliance with the three countries of "Flower, Dragon and Snake" almost at the same time.
Who can believe that there is no connection between them?
Counting back with fingers, this is really... That is to say, when the Straw Hat ship left Fishman Island, Fishman Island also left "Fishman Island". Who would believe that this three-nation alliance did not involve Lynch? The king laughed and said, "It's just a piece of news, and you can think of so many things?"
"The World Government is in a hurry to convene a World Conference ahead of schedule. I'm afraid they know more than I thought." Rose also laughed, "They have more information than us, and I'm afraid they are much more cautious and fearful!"
"Fear?" The king shook his head. "That's it."
"Who knows?" Rose said nonchalantly, "It all depends on whether the Flower Kingdom and the Dragon Palace will go to this World Conference. The Five Elders probably want to see it too!"
"If we don't go, we'll be at loggerheads." The king shook his head again, "How can I not go?"
Rose flipped through the old newspapers and said with a smile, "The Five Elders must be regretting now why they removed the title of Seven Warlords of the Sea from the Empress and Sister Robin ten years ago. If they had this title, at least it would have been much more impressive..."
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〖Marijoa, Hall of Power——〗
The old man in kimono rubbed his brows and sighed, "I was too impatient at the beginning. I shouldn't have dismissed the Empress from the position of Shichibukai..."
"What's the point of saying this now?" The Five Elders wearing the judge's hat said in a deep voice, "We must convene a world conference while their alliance is still unstable, call them over to question them, and put pressure on them..."
The Five Elders with loose blond hair and wearing a neat black suit stood by the window and said calmly: "There are fifty seats in the World Conference and one hundred and seventy-nine member states of the World Government. What are two tiny countries and a pirate nest?" He flicked the sleeves of his suit. "They are few in number, but we are powerful. They have Lynch, and we also have Lord Im. If they come, they will have to bow their heads. It's that simple."
"Lord Yimu likes quietness, how can we disturb him?" The other two Five Elders shook their heads, "It would make us look incompetent."
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"This world conference is also a good opportunity to see which side has more friends and which side has fewer friends."
Rose put on her princess costume, slapped the wall, and made a passage as tall as a person. She turned around and said with a sweet smile, "It's just right. I want to take advantage of this meeting to talk about how Brother Lin Qi and his people saved our country, as well as the nearby Real Gold and Silver Kingdom, and the even more distant Medical Snow Kingdom. I have been holding it in for so many years, and I want to get it out!"
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〖The Grand Route, the Kingdom of Medicine Snow——〗
"You want to come too?"
King Dalton looked at the old demon doctor Kuleha in silence. In the snowy weather, she was wearing only a cool leather coat, revealing her charming waist. She held a bottle of liquor in one hand and the latest newspaper in the other, and said with a grin, "Don't be so reserved! Lin Qi has caused such a big incident, I also want to see how the kings will react!"
"I am also a king." Dalton was even more speechless. "Besides, this matter is about the alliance between the Kingdom of Flowers, the Kingdom of Dragon Palace and the Nine Snakes. It has nothing to do with Lynch directly, right?"
“Just talking casually, hehe.” Kuleha waved her hands and took out a few latest bounties from the newspaper. She couldn’t help but laugh, “The navy is really stingy. A dignified eight-armed demon killed the Four Emperors Big Mom with one arrow, and the bounty only increased so little? Tsk tsk tsk…”
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[New World, Dressrosa——]
At the seaside, the warships were moored. Admiral Aokiji looked up and gazed into the depths of the island.
More than ten years ago, I came here alone to find Lynch and Nico Robin, handed them the invitation letter from Marshal Sengoku, and dragged Lynch to fight Katakuri together. It was still vivid in my mind. But things have changed. Marshal Sengoku died, and Lynch is no longer the Lynch who could be ambushed and captured on Crown Island, but the world-famous "Eight-Armed Devil"... As for myself? "..." Aokiji pushed his sunglasses and continued to look at the palace of Dressrosa silently.
In the palace, the little princess Rebecca, who came running over from Hanada's house, asked excitedly, "Can I go too?"
King Liku held his forehead, and Princess Violet smiled and said, "Of course, just pretend to be my maid, right?"
"Great!" The dwarf princess Manshirley emerged from Rebecca's long pink hair.
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[West Sea, edge of the doldrums]
[The Kingdom of Flowers——]
A beam of golden light shot out from the direction of the Grand Line, and in an instant, before countless people on the Flower Kingdom Island were aware of it, it penetrated directly into the Purple Gold Mountains deep within the Flower City.
Bang! The golden light exploded in the air, and turned into a golden figure hovering above the palace halfway up the mountain.
"How scary~~ Don't be so scary." Kizaru's brown sunglasses appeared in the gradually dissipating golden light, and he still had that unreserved tone, "Calm down, okay? I'm not here to fight~~"
In the open space in front of the palace, countless navy soldiers pointed their powerful bows at him.
Leading the battle were Qing Jiao, Tian Jiu, Lao Cai, Xiang Yun, and Xiang Chun...
(End of this chapter)