Chapter 29 Naval Meeting [VIP]
Drum Island, on the Grand Route where each island has its own climate, is a winter island covered with snow all year round.
This place was once very famous and was known throughout the world as a "medical superpower".
However, with the brutal tyranny of the previous king, Wapol, the doctors on the island were expelled, leaving only 20 doctors who followed him.
As a result, all the doctors in the country became Wapol's exclusive doctors. Whenever someone was sick, they had no choice but to kneel down and beg Wapol for help.
Not long ago, perhaps God finally couldn't stand the king's tyranny anymore, and five pirates suddenly came to this island.
What's funny is that the king's army didn't even think of resisting. When they knew they couldn't defeat the five pirates, they immediately abandoned their country and fled to the sea.
However, in their haste to escape, they forgot to bring the permanent compass, and King Wapol and his high-ranking officials got lost in the magnetically disturbed Grand Line. They could only temporarily fly a fake pirate flag and call themselves the "White Iron Pirates."
Wapol would never be content to be a pirate.
He swore that he would return to Drum Island and become the king of Drum Island again.
With such ambition in mind, Wapol ate pieces of different metals one by one and then used the synthesized new materials on his ships.
He wanted to build a large submersible assault sailboat, which would ensure safety and allow for surprise attacks.
"Wahahaha, I really am a genius!"
Imagining the sudden appearance of a submarine sailboat and the shock of the people, Wapol laughed triumphantly.
But at this moment, a blind subordinate rushed over and shouted anxiously: "No, this is bad! Lord Wapol - there is a bounty, you have a bounty!!"
"It's just a bounty, there's nothing to panic about."
Wapol waved his hand nonchalantly and continued to get the pots and pans next to him.
These were what they looted on the previous island.
As Wapol would eat anything, they removed almost everything that was available from the island.
Maybe that's why there's a bounty.
Wapol said calmly, "The navy has no time to bother with us right now. They're already struggling enough dealing with that devil in the East China Sea."
The devil of the East China Sea is a title that is widely circulated in the Grand Line after the previous "narcissistic psychopath".
The World Economic News is indeed the most popular and best-selling newspaper on the planet, but that does not mean it is the only newspaper on the planet.
Morgans once dominated the tabloids, and other tabloids had no chance to gain popularity.
Now that Morgans's life and death are uncertain and the content of the World Economic Forum is not as good as before, all the tabloids are trying their best to expand their scale, hoping to replace the World Economic Forum and become the new world's number one newspaper.
However, after a period of development and adaptation, the new newspaper "Happy Daily" founded by Stussy, the Queen of Happy Street, finally stood out.
Like Morgans, she is also a flying animal-type fruit ability user, so to a certain extent, she has the same advantages as Morgans.
It's just that her fruit ability is that of a bat, and the amount of newspapers that a bat can carry is far less than Morgans's newspaper bird.
However, this disadvantage was offset by the financial support behind her.
Few people know that Stussy, one of the kings of the underground world, is actually a member of CP0 under the World Government.
She controls the newspapers and public opinion, which is equivalent to the government controlling public opinion.
So this newspaper naturally became a tool for the world government to reassure people.
The above content is full of lies to whitewash the situation and reassure people, as well as praise for the government navy and extreme denigration of the "East China Sea Devil" Yale.
Wapol doesn't look very smart, but as a king, he still understands some of the twists and turns of current politics and public opinion.
He knew very well that although the "Happy Daily" gave the impression that the government was sure of victory, in reality the government was already in a state of great headache.
But this has nothing to do with him. He became a pirate just as a temporary measure.
Once he finds the record pointer and returns to Drum Island, he can become the king of the island again.
As for this pirate bounty order and the pirate's past - he is the king of a government-affiliated country, and he gives so much heavenly gold to the world's nobles every year!
The World Government should even compensate him for his losses and reputation instead of offering a reward to a poor king whose kingdom was invaded by pirates!
The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. Wapol turned his grief and anger into appetite and reached out to pick up the pots and pans on the ground.
However, this time, he grabbed nothing and there was nothing left on the ground.
Wapol was furious. "Hey! You idiots, what are you still standing there for? Go find me some new food!"
However, the previously diligent and loyal subordinates fell silent, and the surroundings were quiet, with only the sound of waves crashing against the rocks not far away.
Wapol turned his head in confusion, thinking about how to punish these subordinates who disobeyed orders.
Did they think that if he left the country, he would no longer be their king?!
When he saw the appearance of his subordinates behind him, Wapol, who was angry, was stunned.
The subordinates formed a neat square formation, looking ahead with serious expressions. Their posture was more serious than when they suppressed the resistance forces in the kingdom before.
"You...you guys?" Wapol blinked in confusion, his bewildered expression having faded a lot.
A bad premonition began to grow in my heart, "What do you want to do? I am your king!"
At the front of the line, his two most loyal subordinates, Jace and Kromarimon, retorted in unison: "Lord Wapol, our allegiance now belongs to the respected Captain Yale!"
"Zun-what?!"
Wapol took a few steps back in disbelief, his jaw almost dropping to the ground with his mouth wide open in shock.
A sense of support came from behind, with an irresistible force that prevented Wapol from retreating.
Everyone knelt on one knee enthusiastically and shouted in unison: "Respected Captain Yale!"
"Yes, you sound very motivated."
A playful and easygoing voice came from behind.
Wapol turned his heavy body and looked in shock at the red-haired man who suddenly appeared behind him.
'Pirate Captain Yale' has been a hot topic on the ocean lately.
His photos went viral on the Internet. He was initially treated as a joke as a "narcissistic psychopath", but now he has gradually transformed into a real "demon".
Wapol heard himself swallowing loudly.
The man obviously heard it, and the smile on his face became more obvious.
"What are you afraid of?" Wapol heard him say. "I just want to take you away and put you to work."
*
Naval Headquarters, inside the conference room.
A meeting is underway, chaired by Navy Marshal Sengoku and attended by Admirals Aokiji and Akainu, as well as many heavyweight vice admirals.
Strictly speaking, there was only one topic for this meeting - how to deal with the pirate captain Yale.
Unlike any adversary the Navy had faced before, Yale was an outsider who might not even belong to their world.
The other party possesses many incredible abilities.
I won’t mention the two points of making the island disappear and the metal ball releasing energy beams.
After discussion, everyone agreed that the opponent's most difficult point was the elementalization similar to that of a natural ability user.
Let's call it 'elementalization'. Before they figure out what ability he is using, they need a description that is easy to understand.
This special elemental transformation cannot be resolved using conventional means - that is, Haki or Seastone.
In other words, if this problem is not solved, they will not even be able to touch each other, let alone defeat each other and take back the East China Sea islands.
The only good news is that the survivors of the Goa Kingdom rescued by Garp and Kuzan proved that Yale did not destroy the island, but used some means to hide the island.
However, this is currently only known within the navy. In their external propaganda - even Yale's own propaganda - they all claim that it was Yale who destroyed those islands.
This is very strange. Since Yale wants to rule the world, the best way is to publicize his kindness and publicize that his ruling philosophy is better than the world government, rather than spreading fear.
...Perhaps he doesn't realize this, or perhaps his true goal isn't to rule the world at all?
Everyone has this doubt in their mind to a greater or lesser extent.
However, this is not the topic to be discussed today. When the other party refuses to communicate with them, all they can do is go to war with the other party.
"Vegapunk offers us a possible reason as to why we can't encounter this person."
Due to the risk of Den Den Mushi being monitored, no Den Den Mushi were used during the entire meeting, and all documents required for the meeting were printed in several copies in advance.
Seeing that everyone had turned to the corresponding page, Zhan Guo continued, "Holographic projection is a three-dimensional projection created by light and shadow. You can take a look at the introduction to this part first."
Everyone present knew who Vegapunk was, the world's number one scientist.
However, not many people know much about his research results.
The admiral Kizaru, who knew the most, did not attend this meeting.
Before the meeting began, Sengoku explained that he went to Future Island to pick up some weapons that might be useful.
As soon as Karp saw the words, he got a headache and felt sleepy.
But thinking of the disappeared islands in the East China Sea, he forced himself to continue reading...
"Huh..." The next second after the snoring sound came, Zhan Guo slammed the table.
"Garp! It's already this late and you're still thinking about sleeping!"
"I didn't sleep!" Karp woke up suddenly, wiped the suspicious water stains from the corner of his mouth, and used actual words to prove that he really didn't sleep.
"I don't understand what this projection is, but I know very well that man is definitely not a projection. We can't reach him, but he can reach us!"
"I agree with Mr. Karp." Kuzan also spoke.
"We also saw the footage from Rogue Town earlier. At the beginning, the leader of the revolutionary army was able to touch the opponent, but the opponent broke free. This ability is more like elementalization, rather than a... shadow."
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