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"With the power I possess now, I could forcibly modify your brain and turn you into an idiot, making you work for me."
"Although it's a destructive modification, it will ensure that you can understand basic commands and use the Dark-Dark Fruit's abilities to serve me."
"That's enough, isn't it?" 5.8
"Heh heh, so... you, the ruthless hero, will be finished off by me here!"
Loya placed his hands on Blackbeard's head.
With a glare, he continued to squeeze out as much power as possible from his Devil Fruit.
It activated the ability of permanent degradation, modifying and corrupting Blackbeard's brain.
Suddenly, Blackbeard, whose body had been dissected but who still possessed a strong vitality and was only temporarily unconscious, was awakened by the pain, his limbs twitching and struggling violently...
Chapter 156 Teach's Deterioration, the Five Elders' Discussion
However, just a few minutes later...
Blackbeard Teach's brain was completely modified and corrupted by Loya.
It's deteriorating, bordering on destruction.
Optimization is similar to construction.
Destruction is easy, construction is difficult.
Therefore, Blackbeard Teach's brain was degraded, resulting in minor patching and modifications.
It's much easier than permanent optimization.
A big idiot, Blackbeard Teach, was born from Loya's modifications.
Loya also took the opportunity to perform rehabilitative treatment on Blackbeard Teach's dissected body.
13 He woke up immediately and bowed deeply to Loya, who was beaming with a happy smile.
"Little Teach greets his master."
Blackbeard used to be on Whitebeard's ship, where he pretended to be a cheerful and honest man.
No need to pretend this time.
A mentally challenged idiot is more honest and cheerful than anyone else.
……
Mariejoia.
With Monkey D. Dragon, Red Earl, and Golden Lion in charge.
Even the Five Elders and the Knights of God wouldn't dare to act recklessly.
Otherwise, things could easily turn out shockingly.
Golden Lion activated his power, causing a meteor to fall;
Dorag's ability to activate its power creates a hurricane;
The Red Earl used his catastrophic swordsmanship...
If any one of the three were to free up their hands, they could inflict massive damage on the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise.
If the Five Elders and the Knights of God were to make a move, it would be more convenient for them to do so after the three of them had flown some distance from Mary Geoise aboard these sky warships.
but……
The issue is.
Is it really necessary to take action?
Their ultimate goal was nothing more than to save those hundreds of thousands of slaves.
They were nothing but slaves.
What happens after this batch is rescued?
In this world, three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged human slaves are the most plentiful!
So, is it really necessary to resort to force?
So let's see what impact this event will have.
From the perspective of the underlying components, there is absolutely no impact.
However, from a face-saving perspective, the liberation of hundreds of thousands of slaves to some extent undermined the Celestial Dragons' supreme authority.
This also brought Monkey D. Dragon's reputation to its peak!
So if it's a loss of face.
Then we have to find a way to make up for it in terms of saving face.
However, there are many ways to make up for lost face, and it doesn't necessarily have to resort to armed struggle.
because--
There are other, more effective, and simpler methods.
Pangu City, a place of power struggles.
"Are we really just going to let them leave like this?"
"We initially thought they had some other purpose, but nothing happened, so in the end, it really was just to rescue those useless slaves."
"In that case, the Celestial Dragons' supreme authority might be compromised, but it's still much better than what that fish-man named Fisher Tiger (087) did in Mary Geoise more than a decade ago."
"Yes, after all, there was a real fire burning at that time!"
"Many people have died, including some Celestial Dragons."
"And this time, although their actions appeared to be much bigger and far more sophisticated than Fisher Tiger's arson, they actually caused no real damage to Mary Geoise at all."
"Yes, the quarter of the city that was separated by Shiki's power has been returned, and not a single Celestial Dragon or their subordinates were harmed."
Chapter 157 Let this old guy perish once more
"But... this will only increase the power of Dragon, this revolutionary, won't it? The 100,000 slaves who were rescued may also pledge their allegiance to him from now on!"
"In general, it is indeed a problem, but the root cause lies in Dragon and his ideology. The role of those 100,000 slaves is actually not that significant. Any one of us has the ability to easily slaughter 100,000 people in a single day, doesn't he?"
"So, you've decided? The plan for handling this incident..."
"Ah, ah, that's right! Let's use that method!"
"Yes, as long as the blame is shifted to the revolutionary army, there won't be any problem, right?"
"Because the Revolutionary Army took the supreme Celestial Dragons hostage and seized their private property, 100,000 slaves were freed,"
"Therefore, the shortfall of 100,000 slaves should be shared by all the kingdoms."
"Yes, there are many ways to share the burden."
"If you can't afford to pay, then kidnap slaves and hand them over; that's one way."
"Or simply have your own citizens kidnap people from non-member states—isn't that a very simple solution?"
"Whose fault is it? The Celestial Dragons' authority is supreme because we are descendants of the god who created the world!"
"So the blame can only be placed on the Revolutionary Army and their leader, Monkey D. Dragon, who caused all this!"
"He's the culprit!!"
"Wait a minute... 100,000 slaves? That can't be right."
"What's wrong?"
"How come I remember it was two hundred thousand slaves?"
"Um!??"
"Hahaha, that's right, that's right. It seems even beings like us have moments when our eyesight fails us!"
"Hehehe, it seems so. Two hundred thousand slaves. If the king is kind-hearted and the country is wealthy, he can pay more heavenly gold if he can't afford to pay the slaves!"
"So, that concludes our discussion of the most important aspects of handling this matter."
"So the next step is to address the more specific question of how to deal with the individuals involved in this incident!"
"That's right! Shiki the Golden Lion, at this age and in this era, that man has managed to maintain power close to his prime and make a comeback. That's truly an extraordinary thing!"
"You could say that his personality and abilities, combined with Dragon's Logia-type Wind-Wind Fruit power, create a seamless combination."
"The weakness of the Float-Float Fruit's power lies in the storm, but if Dragon, the Storm Incarnation, were to assist it, then this power would indeed be a headache."
"The mobility of the air strike force is simply too great! They could easily do it again, like today, bypassing the navy and launching a direct attack on the holy city of Mary Geoise on the ten-thousand-meter-wide red earth continent."
"We have to be careful!"
"Prevent them from teaming up? Or should we eliminate one of them?"
"Wouldn't it be best to take down Dragon?"
"But... in my opinion, Dragon is young and strong, and his foundation is very deep and solid. In contrast, although Golden Lion is a legendary pirate, his return to the sea may not necessarily be due to a strong accumulation of resources. He probably relies more on his own formidable strength."
"Yes, so if a large number of intelligence agents are sent to infiltrate his ranks, it would be difficult for him to identify them."
"From the perspective of intelligence gathering and targeted assassinations, it's much easier to send intelligence agents to infiltrate Shiki the Golden Lion's inner circle than to infiltrate the Revolutionary Army."