SWNOVELXO Chapter 496: Chapter 639:644
Chapter 639: How to Better Exploit the Imperial Arms World!
These sincere words from the Old Divine Dragon.
Naturally, these were clearly heard by the World Government's Military and Political High Command, causing expressions of contemplation to appear on their faces to varying degrees.
Negotiation?
What is there to negotiate? About letting the countries of this Imperial Arms World affiliate with the World Government?
Thinking about it carefully, it seems there's nothing wrong with that.
The World Government has maintained the affiliation system for nearly a thousand years; they are very familiar with this aspect.
However, having a Nation from an Otherworld officially affiliate is truly unprecedented.
Inside the Otherworld Strategy Committee.
Chairman Fernandez interlaced his fingers on the Tabletop and looked at Vice Chairman Burwo Gabriel beside him.
"Didn't that The Empire send a Diplomatic Team before? How were they arranged?"
"Committee Member Safray and Minister O'Connor brought them to the World Government Branch on Paradis Island."
Vice Chairman Burwo Gabriel replied in a deep voice.
"The main purpose is to let them witness the Military Might of the Canberra Continent, the cruelty of the Absolute Freedom Society, and the Suffering of Forced Labor that the Eldians are currently experiencing."
"As for formal Negotiation, without explicit instructions from the Higher-ups, they won't act rashly."
Chairman Fernandez nodded in satisfaction.
"First carry out Intimidation in various aspects? Good. Then let a group of them return first to convey these things to the Higher-ups of The Empire."
"Alright."
Vice Chairman Burwo Gabriel agreed, but didn't immediately get up to handle it, as this Matter wasn't urgent after all.
"Chairman, if the Higher-ups truly make the Decision to proceed with Negotiation, shouldn't we Consider the Process and Content beforehand?"
At this moment, Kong Ming spoke up and presented his idea.
"Indeed, perhaps the World Government's first Otherworld Member Nation might just appear in this Imperial Arms World," Chairman Fernandez agreed.
Next, the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen at the Meeting Table began discussing this as an Agenda Item.
"First of all, I believe the prerequisite for Negotiation is that our side must provide the other party with sufficient Intimidation. Only then can we seize the absolute Initiative."
Lieutenant General Kong Ming, who was always exceptionally resourceful, immediately approached this Negotiation from the Military's perspective.
"And in my opinion, the World Government's Intimidation towards the various factions in the Imperial Arms World is currently insufficient."
As he rapidly worked his Brain to clear his thoughts, he articulated his ideas clearly.
"Although Vice Admiral Barrett's side has achieved successive Great Victories, even killing the opponent's Army General, and Admiral Aokiji's side has also managed to Capture Alive the opponent's Marine Admiral, these can only make The Empire feel shocked, but not much Fear."
"Why?"
"Because they feel they still have the mass-producible Five Paths Revolving Furnace, the Supreme Imperial Arm, Strategic Class Imperial Arms, Stigma Alchemists, and those Super Dangerous Beasts. These things provide them with a great sense of Safety."
"Therefore, we must make them understand that while these things might serve as Bargaining Chips in Negotiation, they cannot be relied upon as Support against the World Government."
Chairman Fernandez processed these words for a moment and asked, "So, specifically, how should we do it?"
"Since we are preparing for them to become the first Otherworld Nation to officially affiliate with the World Government, I believe we should give them ample Display and Treatment."
Lieutenant General Kong Ming continued.
"For example, in addition to the Admirals who have already participated in the war, we could invite the Marshal of the Three Forces, two Honorary Admirals, and most of the Vice Admirals, Rear Admirals, and Commodores from the Army Headquarters to visit the Imperial Arms World and observe the Negotiation process afterward."
"They don't need to do anything; they just need to sit there and watch!"
"Also, we can have the various Influence/Power groups in the Imperial Arms World organize what they consider their Strongest Combat Power and conduct a 'Friendly Sparring' session with our side before the Negotiation!"
His words made the other Chairmen and Vice Chairmen nod repeatedly.
Among them, Vice Chairman Burwo Gabriel, who was in charge of the Administrative Aspect, smiled and said, "In this way, combined with everything that Diplomatic Team saw, it should be enough to form sufficient Intimidation against the entire Imperial Arms World!"
"Mainly, the Value of this Imperial Arms World is exceptionally vast. I personally feel it's worth the World Government attaching such Importance to it."
Kong Ming gently waved the white Feather Fan in his hand and smiled slightly.
"Value, indeed..."
Vice Chairman Hobson Samuel, who was in charge of the judicial aspect, nodded.
"The Human Physique in the Imperial Arms World is much better compared to the previous three Otherworlds. The Physical Ability of the general Citizens is only slightly weaker than the Sea Star Populace."
"Those trained Soldiers generally reach the level of healthy Sea Star males, and the so-called Experts are even comparable to our regular Soldiers, or even Officers."
"At least as a Source World for Soldiers, it's very good."
However, Vice Chairman Marron Wifflered, who was in charge of the financial aspect, said, "Compared to people, I'm more concerned about the Danger Beasts in this World."
"Their Military Value, Economic Value, or Experimental Value are all very high. It would be even better if they could be mass-bred."
"Don't forget, those so-called Imperial Arms and Ministerial Arms use the Biological Material of these Danger Beasts."
Chairman Fernandez couldn't help but join in.
"The Value of Alchemy in the Alchemy Kingdom is also considerable. This Imperial Arms World is indeed a rare Treasure World. From this perspective, they certainly have the Qualification to be Affiliated Countries!"
But Lieutenant General Kong Ming spoke again.
"However, The Empire, Shen He, and Alchemy are three Countries. The World Government cannot grant them all Affiliation Qualification."
"Furthermore, given the Scale and Value of the Imperial Arms World, once they affiliate with the World Government, they will most likely be given a World Conference Seat, which would inevitably require a corresponding number of Sea Star Native Member Nations to withdraw."
"Also, the Imperial Arms World seems to have many other Small Countries and various ethnic Influence/Power groups. How should they be treated?"
Chairman Fernandez raised an eyebrow, thinking that this was indeed a not-so-small problem.
Of course.
Those Small Countries and so on can be ignored for now, but The Empire, Shen He, and Alchemy - these three Countries - cannot be overlooked.
Their Scale, Value, and Strength all seem sufficient for them to represent the Imperial Arms World and affiliate with the World Government.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been fighting each other for a thousand years without either side being able to completely overcome the other.
For a moment.
Everyone fell into deep thought because of this problem.
Kong Ming was also slowly fanning his Feather Fan and thinking quietly. They were the Otherworld Strategy Committee, and Matters concerning Otherworlds were originally their responsibility.
After a while, he slowly opened his mouth, attracting the Gaze of the others.
"Is it possible for them to form a single entity themselves?"
"What do you mean?"
Vice Chairman Marron Wifflered asked with Doubt.
And Vice Chairman Burwo Gabriel, who had always been involved in Administration, seemed to have thought of something after silently repeating Kong Ming's words in his mind.
"You mean to have these Countries in the Imperial Arms World form a Joint Organization, and then have that represent them in affiliating with our World Government?"
"Yes!"
A Flash of Inspiration erupted in Kong Ming's Brain, and various ideas flowed out like a spring. His eyes shone brightly during this process.
"This way, the World Government won't need to specifically Dispatch a large number of Officials to handle the Management of the Imperial Arms World. At most, we'll provide some Development Guidelines that are beneficial to us."
"Furthermore, this Joint Organization can efficiently prepare all the necessary Resources, and we only need to send people to receive them."
Chairman Fernandez slapped his Palm and burst into laughter.
"Excellent idea! And with such a large Framework, it will also be convenient for us to control these three Countries through Political Means!"
Kong Ming nodded in agreement.
"Yes, we can even Dispatch our Officials to be stationed within this Organization. Of course, Covert Surveillance by Cipher Pol is also essential!"
For the rest of the Time, these Higher-ups of the Otherworld Strategy Committee began adding various Details to it.
They also discussed what Price the Countries of the Imperial Arms World would need to Pay for affiliating with the World Government, and what Obligations and Responsibilities they would undertake.
To put it bluntly, they were discussing how to better Exploit them.
(Author's Note) Most of the content in this chapter comes from discussions among the Council Members in the Book Friend group 'World Government Supreme Power Council'!
(Author's Note) In fact, much of the content in this book comes about this way; it's not just something I, the Little Author, thought up alone.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 640: Hong Lian's Despair!
Borsalino hadn't expected that his rare full-speed journey would lead him to such a baffling situation.
He had originally thought a tough battle was imminent.
But the Old Divine Dragon, seeing that it couldn't capture Kuzan, had simply decided not to fight anymore.
It even said it wanted to have a good talk with the World Government, and then directly turned around and left with Heimalin.
This put Borsalino in a very pleasant mood, as it saved him a lot of trouble~
However, now another headache-inducing problem lay before the two of them.
"Looks like there's nothing else going on, so I'll head back now, Kuzan~~"
Borsalino glanced at the various Warships around them, either Frozen on the Sea Surface or destroyed by the Battle Aftermath.
Besides that.
Onigumo, Tiger, Giyu Tomioka, and a group of other Marine Officers were also rushing over from a distance.
They were the lucky ones who had survived.
He believed that after counting the numbers later, they would know how many people were lost this time.
It could be said that more than half had died in the previous three-way battle.
The crucial part was that he was also responsible for taking these people back to the Star Gate Base, which would make the process even more troublesome.
So Borsalino quickly said his goodbyes to Kuzan.
He was about to use Photon Transformation to fly towards the sky that had recovered its clear blue color.
But unexpectedly, the latter grabbed his Arm.
"Arararara, don't be in such a hurry. Who knows if they'll come back for another look after you leave?"
The wry-mouthed Borsalino looked speechlessly at Kuzan, who was smiling broadly.
"Kuzan, I think I just saved you, didn't I?"
"I think so..."
Kuzan nodded readily in admission, smiling, "So you should stay and let me thank you."
"Later, you can help us melt this Ice. I'll personally catch you a few Danger Beasts. Their Meat doesn't taste much worse than Sea Kings, and they each have their own Characteristics~"
It turned out he was eyeing the other party's Flash, which had High Temperature and could also cause Explosions.
After all, there were still quite a few Battleships, Cruisers, and other vessels left here that could still be used.
As a Marine Admiral, he naturally had to try his best to bring back the assets belonging to Marine Headquarters.
But the problem was that the Ice-Ice Fruit Ability could only freeze water into Ice, but it couldn't melt Ice back into water.
"So that's how you repay kindness, Kuzan? How terrifying~~"
Borsalino looked surprised, as if he was seeing the other person anew.
But such mockery couldn't make Kuzan's strong hand loosen its grip.
Helpless, he could only stop his Element Transformation and stay, but his mouth didn't stop, continuing to tease.
"Next time, let Sakazuki save you. He's the professional for this kind of Matter~~"
"Arararara, perhaps next time I'll be the one saving you."
A moment later.
Borsalino flew high into the High Altitude again and used 'Yasakani no Magatama' once.
Moreover, he precisely controlled the Explosion range of each Light Bullet, melting most of the Frozen Sea Surface back into Seawater without damaging any Warships.
Only some scattered Ice Cubes remained, slowly drifting around.
Over the next few days, the World Government and the various Influence/Powers in this World did not engage in further Military Conflict.
The Main Combat Division led by Douglas Bullet remained firmly stationed near Mount Famu.
Charlotte Oven in the west also stopped pressuring the Alchemy Unit that had retreated into the Ptolla Region.
The Seas in the east were calm, with both sides' Fleets peacefully anchored in Port.
At the same time.
More than half of the Diplomatic Delegation previously sent by the Imperial Faction to the Star Gate Base had returned from the Titan World.
They were to report their observations and experiences, as well as several Requirements from the World Government, to the Imperial Higher-ups.
Additionally, the Alchemy Kingdom of Alkemi and the Shenhe Island Nation also began forming Diplomatic Teams to send to the Snow Mountain Valley where the Star Gate Base was located.
However.
No one expected that the Shenhe Island Nation had already written a Surrender Document for their Diplomat to take along.
They vowed to be the first Country to surrender to the World Government.
It goes without saying how much Yomi Tsukahara, Sword Saint and the Old Divine Dragon played a part in this.
However, this World was quite vast.
Coupled with the Efficiency restrictions of Transportation, it would take at least ten days to half a month for personnel from the various sides to travel back and forth once.
Therefore, the entire Imperial Arms World seemed to suddenly become very quiet.
[Roar————————]
However, located in the northernmost part of the Snow Region, completely within the Polar Circle of this Planet, inside a certain Snow Mountain near the Ice Sea,
At this moment, there were continuous Roars and angry shouts.
The entire expanse of white Snow Mountain was enveloped by a violent Blizzard.
The Temperature here was already close to eighty degrees below zero, fully meeting the standard for breath to freeze into frost.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
A giant Nine-Tailed White Fox, sixty meters tall, had scarlet Blood overflowing from the Corner of its Mouth.
With crimson eyes, it struggled to get up from the Frozen Earth covered in Cracks.
"How can there be such a Strong Human? Even stronger than that 'God of Lava' from before..."
Two days ago, it had just transmitted the Intelligence about Sakazuki to the other 'Deities' through its Clansmen, when this man wearing a White Greatcoat came knocking on its door.
Although there was another person with him at the time.
But due to the huge Gap in Aura, and the fact that the other person didn't make a move the entire time, its attention had been focused solely on the man.
Honestly.
Hong Lian was still puzzled about how these two had found it. It was inside a Mountain Cave at the time!
But what was most unbelievable was the other party's terrifying Strength.
He clearly didn't seem to possess any special Supernatural Power, yet its numerous Means were completely ineffective against him.
The fierce Blizzard and extreme Low Temperature seemed to not bother this guy at all, nor did they affect him in any way.
And the various Ice Attacks it created were either easily dodged by him or casually shattered with his Fists and feet.
Even when it was Frozen by its Cold Air a few times, he would directly shatter the Ice on his body and then laugh heartily before smashing a Fist towards it.
What was most infuriating was this.
With its massive body and the Strength of a Super Dangerous Beast, it had actually lost in a head-on Strength comparison!
Could you believe that?
Despite the Human's body being so tiny, he could repeatedly suppress it and give it a beating.
Even getting beaten was one thing, but why did it hurt so much?
It felt just like being constantly pricked by Sharpness needles into its Meat!
Hong Lian was now doubting if the Fur on its body and the Ice Crystals attached to it were fake.
Why did they seem so fragile, like thin snow?
"Ahhhhhhh, what exactly do you want, you bastard Human!!"
The Nine-Tailed White Fox roared hysterically at the figure who was steadily flying amidst the Wind and Snow, seemingly stepping on Air.
"Puhahaha, finally willing to Speaking properly with This Old Man? It would have been better to do this earlier, why bother getting beaten up first?"
Garp picked his nose, then threw his head back and laughed loudly.
This scene caused Muzan Kibutsuji, who was observing the Battle Situation from the peak of a Snow Mountain dozens of kilometers away using his Stare-Stare Fruit Ability, to shake his head with a Bitter Smile.
He truly didn't understand why such an unreliable person could possess such terrifying Combat Power and Talent.
"Listen up, Great Fox!"
"This Old Man is Garp, a Marine Headquarters Admiral under the World Government, ordered by the Command Department to Capture you Alive!"
"So you'd better behave yourself, otherwise This Old Man's Fist will land on you at any moment!"
Hong Lian naturally wouldn't agree upon hearing Garp's words. Angered, it straightened its upper body and roared madly, "Want to Capture This Venerable One Alive? Dream on!"
"Above the Sky, below the Underground, all things in the World, Frozen before This Venerable One, Roar————"
As its voice fell, a dazzling Blue Light bloomed before it, then transformed into a surging torrent that spread in all directions.
Everything swept by this Blue Light, even Snowflakes and Light, instantly Freeze.
Even Muzan Kibutsuji, who was extremely far away, was 'Frozen' in place.
"Puhahaha!"
But despite this, Hong Lian was horrified to find that Garp, whose entire skin had turned dark, laughed heartily again, completely unaffected.
"So this is what that brat Sakazuki called Freeze Time and Space? Seems it's nothing special!"
"Come, Great Fox, eat This Old Man's Fist!"
Hong Lian watched in Despair as Garp's Fist got closer and closer, its trembling Pupils already shrunk to pinpricks...
"Why?!"
Thanks to the 3000 Qidian Coin Tip from the Steward of the [Rank F] section! Bow! Thank you for your Support and Encouragement!
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 641: Shiki, Otohime, and Kuma!
Imperial Arms World.
Just as Garp and Muzan Kibutsuji teamed up to capture the Super Dangerous Beast, 'Nine-Tailed White Fox' Hong Lian.
Back on the Sea Star Mainland.
In the deepest level of Impel Down, the 'Infinite Hell', within a Prison Cell forged from Fine Steel.
An old man, full of decay and reeking of stench, looking extremely filthy, could be seen.
He was wearing a Ring around his neck and looking at a clean Document he had just received.
Although there was no light in the Prison Cell, making it very dark.
However, with the eerie Green Light emitted from the Ring and his eyes far sharper than ordinary people's, he could still clearly see the Writing on it.
He read very seriously.
Actually, there weren't many words on it, but Shiki's Gaze moved back and forth between the names Monkey D. Garp and Edward Newgate.
Yes.
This slovenly old man was none other than the former Grand Admiral of the Flying Pirates, 'Golden Lion' Shiki, who had once dominated the outside World and sailed the Four Seas!
It had been three years since he single-handedly stormed Marine Headquarters Marineford and was then arrested by Garp and Sengoku working together.
Beside Shiki, a Den Den Mushi could be seen sleeping with its eyes closed.
It was sent by Kong from the Command Department through someone.
Through it, Shiki had actually been following the War Situation between the World Government and the Otherworlds.
Initially, the Kabaneri World and the Demon Slayer World didn't pique his interest much.
However, from the Titan World onwards,
Perhaps it was because he had stayed in this dark place for too long and finally felt lonely.
Or perhaps he was touched by the death of Byrnndi World.
Or perhaps he was shocked by the Scene of continuous sixty-meter Steam Giants surging like a tide and attacking the Red Line.
Shiki... began to grow restless.
It wasn't until the Imperial Arms World.
Seeing Kaido severely injured by the 'Five Paths Revolving Furnace', seeing Bullet manifest as a Thousand-Meter Giant punching and collapsing Mountain Peaks, seeing the earth-shattering War between Sakazuki and Hong Lian.
Finally, upon seeing the magnificent Doomsday-like Scene stirred up by Divine Dragon, Heimalin, and Aokiji on The Seas of Another World.
He finally, finally, finally couldn't suppress the burning impulse and Hot Blood in his Heart.
He grabbed the Den Den Mushi and contacted Kong 'The Iron Fist' of the Command Department.
However, to preserve some of his pride, he simply demanded to become the Fleet Admiral of the Air Force.
In Shiki's view, as the dignified Grand Admiral of the Flying Pirates, being the Fleet Admiral of the Air Force for the World Government was more than sufficient.
The current Fleet Admiral of the Air Force, Zephyr 'Black Arm'.
Although his Strength was decent, he was no match for him back then. As for the current Air Force Admiral, 'Azure Dragon' Kaido...
Heh heh.
When he was a High-Ranking Cadre in the Rocks Pirates, that Kid was just a Trainee!
So how could he be on equal footing with Kaido?
He definitely had to be the Fleet Admiral!
But Shiki truly didn't expect the World Government to unceremoniously reject this Requirement.
They even told him to choose one person between Garp and Newgate as his Opponent for the Position of Air Force Admiral.
If he won, he would be an Admiral he looked down upon, but if he lost, he would only be an Admiral Candidate with a Vice Admiral Rank?
This made Shiki very angry. He felt that the World Government underestimated him.
But the Temptation of free air and Otherworld Conquest forced him to suppress this dissatisfaction and carefully Consider his Opponent.
"The World Government promised to help this old man remove the Ship Rudder from his head, so once this old man's Body is fully Recovered, his Strength should return to its peak soon..."
Shiki didn't think a mere three years would have much of an Effect on him.
"That guy Newgate, this old man probably can't beat him. Looking at it this way, there's actually not much room for Choice..."
A moment later, he made his Decision.
He immediately shouted loudly at the two Men in Black guarding outside the Prison Cell: "Hey, you Kids outside, hurry up and get in here! This old man has made up his mind!"
--- Transition Line ---
Titan World, inside Noah's Ark.
Im sat calmly in the Study Room, looking at the Government Documents on the table one by one.
This was a Mission he had to perform as the Supreme Ruler of the World Government.
Otherwise, if he only occasionally listened to the Reports from the Five Elders like his Previous Life, it would be difficult to understand the Situation and changes within the World Government.
According to the Content of these Documents.
Im learned that Queen Otohime of Fish-Man Island had completed her Tour Speech in the Capitals and major Cities of various Countries on the Asia Continent in the Demon Slayer World, accompanied by a group of Attendants.
Next, she was preparing to travel to the Capitals of various Countries on the European Continent.
Clearly, Queen Otohime had completely fallen in love with her current work.
However, because her Speeches often contained Content like letting go of the painful Hatred of the Past and working together with the people of the World and Other Worlds towards a beautiful Future.
Coupled with the influence of her Observation Haki, which could be called a brainwashing-like Ability.
It indeed caused a large number of 'Demon Slayer People' to gradually stop dwelling on the War between the two sides that had only occurred two years ago.
This caused the atmosphere of Hatred towards the World Government in the various Countries on the Asia Continent to melt away like Accumulated Snow under Sunlight.
Furthermore, according to the observations of Cipher Pol Personnel, they discovered that many 'Demon Slayer People' had begun to become infatuated with Queen Otohime.
They were like ardent fans.
They even started following the team's itinerary, traveling to city after city where Queen Otohime was scheduled to give Speeches, and even to Other Countries.
"It seems I still underestimated Queen Otohime's role. Once the Situation in the Imperial Arms World stabilizes, I'll have her give Speeches there..." Im thought to himself.
However, Queen Otohime refused the speech drafts provided by others, always thinking, writing, and then reciting them herself.
Clearly, she did not want to be excessively controlled by the World Government.
Im didn't mind.
Because he knew that Queen Otohime's Observation Haki Ability only had an Effect if the Content came from her Heart, so forcing her was useless.
"Hmm?"
"Did Bartholomew Kuma finally agree to Dragon joining the Ministry of Police Affairs?"
Im raised an eyebrow as he looked at the Report Content on a new Document.
He knew about the Matter of Dragon inviting Kuma before and being refused. At that time, Kuma's reason was that the Sorbet Kingdom was too poor and couldn't do without him.
But this reason no longer held water as the World Government's support efforts for the Sorbet Kingdom increased year by year.
Although the current Sorbet Kingdom couldn't be said to have everyone comparable to Nobility, it was certainly true that they lived and worked in peace and contentment, free from worry about food and clothing.
They had even been fully equipped with the 'World Hospital', 'Government Public School', and 'Police Station', the New Policy Trio.
This filled Bartholomew Kuma with gratitude towards the World Government. After repeated careful Consideration, he decided to yield the Position of King to his younger brother.
Then he said goodbye to his three-year-old Daughter Bonny and entrusted her to the care of his Mother, who was still in good health.
This was because Bartholomew Kuma, through the 'Myriad Worlds Combat Power Tournament' previously held by the World Government, noticed that the Sea Star Mainland would definitely see more and more Otherworlders in the Future.
Perhaps one day the World Government might even completely open the passage through several Star Gates.
At that time, Otherworlders would surely flood in like a tide, and this would inevitably bring a certain amount of Chaos to the Sea Star Mainland.
In this Situation.
The existence of the Ministry of Police Affairs would be a very important Strength. Therefore, Bartholomew Kuma hoped to use his Ability to help maintain the Order of the Sea Star Mainland...
Thus, Dragon was about to gain a reliable helper!
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 642: The Empire Seeks Peace!
Imperial Arms World, Imperial Capital.
Within the Imperial Palace, located in the Imperial Arm: Eight Gates Golden Lock Other Space.
The Emperor and the Civil and Military Officials were once again gathered in Zichen Hall.
This was because the Diplomatic Team previously dispatched to the Star Gate Base had returned.
However, only around forty people returned, and the leader was not the Diplomat Giovanni.
Instead, it was his Deputy Diplomat Teddy, but this was enough to bring all sorts of information before the Empire's Higher-ups.
At this moment.
The Emperor sat expressionlessly on the Dragon Throne on the platform, watching the people below read the transcribed Transcript.
From his perspective, he could clearly appreciate the gradually changing Expression of shock, and even Fear, on everyone's faces.
Perhaps, that was how he had looked before.
Using an Otherworld Continent with a Total Area comparable to the entire Empire, no, perhaps even including the Alchemy Kingdom to the west, as the war front Base Camp.
Just reading the text description of such a matter was chilling.
Not to mention that Teddy and the others, with the World Government's Permission, also brought back a Den Den Mushi containing multi-angle Video Feed of the Canberra Continent (Australia) in the 'Titan World'.
The endless Military Facilities, the terrifying Military Strength in the tens of millions.
The Trench crisscrossing the Earth, reaching lengths of hundreds, even nearly a thousand kilometers.
The dense Bunker, Anti-Aircraft Gun, Howitzer, Heavy Tank, Black Truck...
Fighter Aircraft roared back and forth in the sky.
Flying Warship and Airship floated in the heavens...
All of this gave people a sense of déjà vu, as if the World Government had transformed the entire World into a War Fortress!
These incredibly magnificent Screen Feed were enough to make the Emperor, Najenda, Minister of Internal Affairs Saul, Minister of Finance Ezra, and General Bols, who had only recently returned, break out in cold sweat.
Only Doctor Stylish's Gaze showed an increasingly intense look of longing and Excitement.
And when they heard that this 'Titan World' was sentenced to twenty years of so-called 'Absolute Freedom' simply because it killed an Army Headquarters Admiral of the World Government in a previous War.
The Den Den Mushi also included high-definition Footage of the current situation in the major City of the former Marley.
This allowed the Emperor and others to witness firsthand what a Society without any Order was like.
Most people in the entire City had turned into Humanoid Beasts, completely adhering to the bloody Survival of the Fittest.
They let out wild laughter, using their Strength and the Weapon in their hands to wantonly bully any weakling they found displeasing.
Then, they would be beaten to death by a stronger aggressor, who would seize the blood-stained Supplies they had just obtained...
These scenes.
Chilled the Emperor and the others to the bone at the time, making them fully realize what a terrifying existence the World Government was.
The Emperor himself even felt a sense of relief born from lingering fear.
Relieved that the previous 'Five Paths Revolving Furnace' hadn't actually killed the Air Force Admiral said to be named 'Green Dragon'.
Otherwise.
The Empire's Future might also be this 'Freedom'...
And now.
Inside the Main Hall, the Civil and Military Officials were undergoing the Suffering process of their Mind being shocked and Impact.
Because the Emperor no longer wanted to fight.
Even if there were still a few 'Five Paths Revolving Furnace' left, even if there was still a large stock of Missile.
Even if they still had the 'Supreme Imperial Arm' as a Trump Card, even if the Empire still had a Great Army of over a hundred thousand.
These could no longer give him confidence in defeating the World Government.
Or rather.
He now didn't dare to use the 'Five Paths Revolving Furnace' anymore.
Even if the remaining few, if operated properly, had a complete chance of truly killing an Admiral Level Combat Power of the World Government.
He still wouldn't dare!
Because the World Government had too many Admiral Level Combat Power.
Killing one Admiral would only thoroughly enrage the World Government and bring a tragic Fate to their own World, serving no positive purpose whatsoever.
In comparison, this Affiliation with the World Government seemed like a Choice with very bright Future Prospects!
Not to mention, it seemed they even had a chance to achieve Affiliation with the World Government?
As an Emperor, he was too clear about the immense Political Value in this.
Actually, the Emperor's thinking was correct.
Just like how Mima Amatori was able to rise steadily within the World Government and his Strength also rapidly improved like a rocket, besides his own Talent and Ability.
It was actually closely related to him being the first Otherworlder to join the World Government and the first to arrive at the Sea Star Mainland.
So, from the perspective of the Imperial Arms World as an Entity.
As the first Otherworld to achieve Affiliation with the World Government, it would definitely receive more or less Political Favor in the Future.
As for whether the Empire would be the first Otherworld Country to achieve Affiliation with the World Government.
The Emperor himself was very confident.
Because their Overall Strength was the Strongest, and they were also the first Country to Dispatch a Diplomatic Team to the World Government!
A moment later.
In Zichen Hall, as more and more people finished reading the Document Content, the Atmosphere began to become noisy.
Everyone's voices carried obvious trembling and Fear.
"Silence!"
Seeing this, the two eunuchs in front of the platform stepped forward and shouted in unison, instantly causing all the noise to disappear without a trace.
"My esteemed ministers, I have decided to cease fighting and make peace with the World Government, and to submit an Alliance Request to the World Government. Do any of you have objections?"
The Emperor looked at them calmly.
He was actually unwilling, after all, the Empire had always been Haki for a thousand years.
Fighting one against two against the Alchemy Kingdom and the Shenhe Island Nation, it still stood firm, and even maintained a generally suppressive state.
Had the World Government's Strength not been so great as to induce Despair, he would not have made such a humiliating Choice.
Alas, he wondered how he would account for this when he met the Past Emperors in the Underworld later...
Just as the Emperor was filled with mixed feelings, the Civil and Military Officials below looked at each other.
Finally, they bent at the waist in Rapport and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise! We respectfully obey the Holy Edict!"
"..."
The Emperor was speechless. Respectfully obeying the Holy Edict, this was directly pushing the Responsibilities back.
But he was indeed the Empire's Boss. If he didn't bear this greatest Responsibilities himself, who would? He could only accept it helplessly.
"Cough cough, then it is settled."
"Regent Saul, after the Court Session ends, use that Den Den Mushi to express our Attitude to the World Government, and ask what Process is needed for Affiliation."
"Respectfully obey the Holy Decree!"
Regent Saul, standing at the front of the civil official team, nodded solemnly.
"Right, have General Bulat's Remains been found?"
At this point, the Emperor looked at General Bols, who was standing at the front of the military official team.
The latter's Posture, which had always been straight, seemed a bit bent for some reason.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Situation at the time was too Chaos. Your Humble General was unable to bring back General Bulat. Besides that, the Army's Lieutenant General Leone's fate is also unknown."
"Is that so? What a pity. It seems we can only build a cenotaph for General Bulat."
The Emperor sighed deeply, while muttering inwardly, "Demon Armor Transformation, what a waste..."
Speaking of which.
The Army's Nahas, and the Imperial Guard's Tatsumi were both captured by the World Government's people.
I wonder if we can get them back after Affiliation?
Especially the latter.
Before, the Emperor was still thinking that after recovering Admiral Bulat's Remains, he would give the Imperial Arm: Demon Armor Transformation to Tatsumi to use.
Now look, both are gone!
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 643: The Legend of the Supreme Imperial Arm!
The Den Den Mushi gifted by the World Government to The Empire, which had been used by diplomatic personnel coming and going from various sides, also appeared before the Higher-ups of the Alchemy Kingdom and the Shenhe Island Nation.
The shock they received was no less than that of the Imperial Emperor and others.
This also instantly boosted the enthusiasm of these two nations for a ceasefire and Affiliation.
They no longer considered the ridiculous idea they had previously prepared to form a Three-Nation Alliance to resist the World Government's military edge.
The World Government's Strength from the Sea Star Mainland alone was stronger than their own world.
Not to mention the Military Strength and Resources assisting from three other Otherworlds.
They truly couldn't win in a fight, nor could they outlast them.
Unless some 'Destiny's Protagonist' could find a way to close the World Government's Star Gate.
Then they might be able to try gathering all their Strength for a 'Close the Gate and Beat the Dog' strategy.
Meanwhile.
On the Shenhe Island Nation side, after the initial shock, they felt a sense of Excitement instead.
Because they had already submitted a Surrender Document and, incidentally, conveyed their Alliance Application Intent to the World Government.
No matter what, 'the first one' was definitely Shen He, and this impression point was much higher than The Empire and the Alchemy Kingdom.
This also caused all the dissatisfaction the Shinwa Emperor had recently felt due to Yami Sword Saint's strong request for surrender to vanish like smoke and clouds, and he even felt guilt and gratitude.
A week later.
The Otherworld Strategy Committee finally finalized a series of Matters related to the Negotiation.
Then, from the World Government Headquarters on the Sea Star Mainland, they invited a Diplomatic Official Team directly subordinate to the Xuanzheng Institute Foreign Affairs Department.
This team was responsible for traveling to the 'Imperial Arms World' to formally submit the Two-World Conference Invitation Letter to The Empire, Shen He, and the Alchemy Kingdom.
However, this process would take some time.
After all, from the World to the 'Imperial Arms World', the journey required passing through a 'Demon Slayer World' in the middle and finally crossing nearly half the Continent of the 'Imperial Arms World'.
They also had to factor in the journey time for the teams from the three nations to reach the meeting location.
So, no matter what, the formal convening of the Meeting would definitely require waiting for about another month.
However, both the World Government and The Empire, Shen He, and Alchemy were already accustomed to this low-efficiency Communication process.
As long as they didn't have to keep fighting, that was enough.
Meanwhile.
The Command Department, based on the Request from the Otherworld Strategy Committee, first issued transfer orders to Edward Newgate, who was already the King of the Whitebeard Kingdom, and Charlotte Linlin, the Queen of the Totto Land Kingdom.
Then, they ordered the Vice Admirals, Rear Admirals, and Commodores of the Army Headquarters who didn't have important Missions to prepare to go to the 'Imperial Arms World' to participate in this bilateral Meeting.
To put it bluntly, it was to serve as a show of force for the World Government!
On the other side.
The Construction Department received an Order from the Administrative Department to dispatch a Construction Team led by Pica to the Northern Snow Region of the 'Imperial Arms World'.
Their Mission was to quickly build a City facility sufficient to serve as a World Government Branch Base.
The Otherworld Strategy Committee also planned to place the meeting location within this newly built City.
At the same time, they decided to include the Northern Snow Region as a Directly Administered Region of the World Government in the 'Imperial Arms World'.
Furthermore.
To show its friendly Attitude, the World Government ordered the two major Main Combat Divisions led by Douglas Bullet to withdraw from the vicinity of the Fam Mountains to Muur Fortress on the Border of the Snow Region.
This caused some complaints and dissatisfaction from Bullet.
Because in his opinion, there was no need for any Negotiation; they should just continue pushing forward and Conquer.
This was actually the Inner Voice of some people in the Army Headquarters and even the entire Military.
After all, as Soldiers, only by continuing to fight would they have the chance to Obtain more Military Merit.
And Military Merit was directly related to the Promotion of Military Rank, the exchange of Resources, and even the Future level of Peerage.
But as the saying goes, War always serves Politics, so they could only reluctantly accept it.
Anyway, a Star Gate opens each year, and as long as the World Government doesn't stop its Conquest Footwork, War will never be lacking. It just depends on whether they have the fate to survive.
Therefore, after comprehensive Consideration, the Otherworld Strategy Committee decided to set the Meeting time for four months later.
However.
The 'Friendly Sparring' before the Negotiation, mentioned by Lieutenant General Kong Ming earlier, could be considered for organization as soon as possible.
Inside the Xuanshi Hall within the Imperial Palace.
The Emperor was leading several core Higher-ups, communicating with several Virtual Screens that appeared in midair.
Yes.
They had already mastered the various methods of using the Den Den Mushi and immediately liked this convenient Instant Communication method.
It was just that the Bio-electric Wave of this Den Den Mushi could not pass through the Dimensional Space of the 'Eight Gates Golden Lock'.
So, they could only temporarily have that Imperial Arms User deactivate their Imperial Arms Ability, and the outdoor Sky had returned to its azure color.
"Let our three nations gather what we consider our strongest Combat Power teams and fight them once. What do you all think?"
"Hmph, to put it bluntly, it's another show of force!"
The blonde King in one of the Virtual Screens replied with a cold face to the Imperial Emperor.
He was precisely the current King of the Alchemy Kingdom, Alkemi the Forty-Seventh.
On a chair about one meter behind him sat Dean Isaac of the Truth Alchemy Academy.
This legendary Stigma Alchemist, however, smiled and said, "Since that's the case, let's fight a match. Coincidentally, This Old Man also wants to meet the Powerhouses of the World Government."
"I think the problem isn't whether we can win or not. It's fine if we can't win, after all, we've already decided to submit. But if we can win, that would be awkward. If an Accident happens and we injure a World Government Powerhouse, that would be troublesome!"
The Shinwa Emperor on another Virtual Screen said worriedly.
And sitting behind him were Yomi Tsukahara, Sword Saint, and the current Shogun, Daimyo Zuo Ao of Tenro Country.
The two also nodded deeply in agreement upon hearing the Emperor's words.
It just sounded a bit timid.
However, the few people present at this Video Conference were not naive Kids, and no one cared about this.
"So that means we not only can't win, but we also have to be careful not to injure them too much. How are we supposed to fight then?!"
Alkemi the Forty-Seventh's face was full of frustration.
"The other side has invited us, so even if we don't want to fight, we have to. We can only tell the participants to be mindful of the limits."
The Imperial Emperor also helplessly Shake Head, then said with a serious Expression.
"Let's talk about who each of our sides will send to participate. First, I have decided to activate the 'Supreme Imperial Arm' and personally take part!"
"Although we have decided to Affiliation, I believe we should also show the World Government our Strength. Only by doing so can we Obtain their Respect and Importance!"
Supreme Imperial Arm.
As soon as these four words came out, whether it was the Alchemy Side or the Kamiwa Side, and even Bud, Najenda, and others on The Empire's side, their faces changed greatly.
For some people who haven't reached a certain level, this thing is no different from Myths and Legends.
And the Alkemi King and the Shinwa Emperor knew that the Supreme Imperial Arm had indeed existed in the Past because they could check their own country's Highest Level Archives. However, a thousand years had passed. Under the merciless erosion of Time, it was worth doubting whether this thing could still be used, or even if it still existed.
Because except for that Founding Emperor of the Empire a thousand years ago, later generations of Emperors had never used it.
But now, the current Emperor of The Empire personally admitted its existence and stated that he could still use it!
"Cough cough!"
Just as everyone was shocked because of the Supreme Imperial Arm.
Yomi Tsukahara, Sword Saint, lightly coughed his Throat, and immediately said another piece of News that made everyone feel excited.
"Lord Shenlong previously told This Old Man that it would lead the other few 'Immortal Spirit' Lords to assist in the battle."