thefictionvixens Chapter 261: The Empty Throne and the Absolute Bargain
Chapter 261: The Empty Throne and the Absolute Bargain
Before Chen Ye could answer, Ze Fa launched the first attack!
"Is this all the revolutionary army has?"
Zefa's voice was loud and arrogant, echoing throughout the conference room.
"Is this all the people you have?"
"Is this all the troops you have?"
"What's the point of being brave enough?"
Zefa's words were harsh, every word barbed.
He was, after all, a former admiral.
In his eyes, the revolutionary army was a group of terrorists who stirred up trouble, rats in the gutter.
Even if I leave the Navy now, this mindset isn't something that can be changed overnight.
The dragon sat in the main seat, completely still.
There was no anger in his eyes.
Only peace.
"Our other important figures are not here right now."
"The Kingdom of Lubnilu in the North Blue, the Kingdom of Trino in the South Blue, and the three member states in the first half of the Grand Line."
Long announced a string of place names.
Each name represents a burning nation.
"The people there are bleeding, and the regime is in turmoil."
"My warriors are overthrowing tyranny all over the world."
The dragon raised its head and looked directly at Zefa.
"To ignite a spark of revolution, the revolutionary army must be a sky full of stars."
"So, as you can see."
"At this moment, Baldigo is indeed empty."
Hear the dragon's reply!
Zefa snorted coldly and didn't say anything more.
He hated the revolutionary army, but he was a soldier.
He could tell the weight of the dragon's words.
This is the vision of a leader.
The dragon's gaze moved slowly.
It passed over everyone and landed on the young man to his left.
Chen Ye.
Because Chen Ye is the key figure in this meeting!
The young man didn't say a word from beginning to end.
He was tolerant and calm when facing Zefa.
Facing Chen Ye, his eyes were wary and probing.
The atmosphere in the meeting room instantly became heavy.
"Let's end our reminiscing here."
The dragon spoke, its voice even deeper.
He leaned forward slightly, his aura pressing down on Chen Ye.
"Mr. Tatsuba."
The dragon pronounced the name with great emphasis.
"You have arrived in Baltimore with two former admirals."
"You demonstrated your power and even humiliated the Five Elders in front of the whole world."
"You said you came here to cooperate."
Long paused, his eagle-like eyes fixed on Chen Ye.
"So."
"What exactly are your bargaining chips?"
A pointed question.
The essence of the negotiating table.
Cooperation requires reciprocity.
The Revolutionary Army's fighting force is dispersed, but they have an intelligence network that spans the world, countless undercover agents, and ideas that could shake the foundations of the World Government.
Where is Chen Ye?
What else is there besides force?
Chen Ye smiled.
His pupils were full of mockery.
"Cheers?"
"I'm all alone."
"Is this a insufficient stake?"
mad.
Extremely arrogant.
Upon hearing this, Zephyr couldn't help but look at him.
He admitted that Chen Ye was strong, ridiculously strong.
But saying such things at the negotiating table is like wearing "I'm the best in the world" on your face.
The dragon was not angry.
He looked at Chen Ye and slowly shook his head.
The movements were slow but resolute.
"not enough."
The dragon provided the answer.
Cold-blooded reality.
"I know you're strong."
The dragon's voice echoed in the conference room.
"Two years ago at Marineford, you summoned a young Whitebeard and Rayleigh, which was nothing short of a miracle."
"And you also defeated the Five Elders and other powerful Marines in a head-on confrontation."
A hint of seriousness flashed in the dragon's eyes.
"But so what?"
Long abruptly changed the subject, his tone becoming stern.
"Mr. Chenye, you're oversimplifying the world."
"The World Government has been entrenched in this world for eight hundred years."
"Eight hundred years is enough time for their tentacles to reach into every corner."
"Politics, economics, culture, military... they have built a network that covers the entire world."
The dragon stretched out one hand, spread its five fingers, and then clenched it tightly.
Its foundation is beyond your imagination.
"This cannot be shaken by the bravery of one person."
"Even if you can kill all the Navy Admirals, even if you can kill the Five Elders."
"As long as that system and the institutions remain."
"Tomorrow there will be a new general, and the day after tomorrow there will be a new Five Elders."
"You can't kill them all."
There was a deep sense of powerlessness in the dragon's voice.
This is his deepest realization after decades of struggle.
Individual strength is ultimately insignificant in the face of a massive machine.
Chen Ye listened to Long's long-winded speech, but the smile on his face did not disappear.
He even picked up his water glass and took a sip.
The way he looked made it seem as if the dragon wasn't talking about the survival of the world, but rather a casual conversation with a neighbor.
Long frowned as he looked at Chen Ye's unyielding attitude.
He wanted to show this young man what true terror was.
He must shatter Chen Ye's confidence.
Long took a deep breath.
He deliberately lowered his voice.
The atmosphere in the entire conference room instantly became tense.
To tell you the truth
"As far as I know."
"Behind the Five Elders..."
"Above this so-called supreme power of the world government..."
"There's another real one..."
"King of the World!"
boom.
Like a thunderclap.
"What?!"
Zefa suddenly sat up straight.
"Dragon! Do you know what you're saying?!"
Zefa roared, his emotions running high.
"The symbol of the World Government is that empty throne!"
"The Void Throne!"
"That place symbolizes equality, it symbolizes the absence of dictators!"
"How could anyone be sitting there?!"
Zephyr spent his entire career in the Navy.
He is all too familiar with the structure of world governments.
The Void Throne is unoccupied; it is the foundation.
If there are people sitting there.
That means the whole world has been deceived for eight hundred years!
Equality, justice—it's all bullshit and lies!
Even the Aokiji in the corner couldn't stay lazy any longer.
He ripped off his blindfold.
He served as a lieutenant general and general for decades.
He has been exposed to countless core secrets.
But he had never heard that there were people above the Five Elders!
"Ara la la..."
Aokiji muttered to himself, his voice hoarse.
"This is the first time I've heard of this..."
The dragon ignored them.
His gaze was fixed on Chen Ye.
That person has never left his mark on history.
The dragon continued, his voice terrifyingly low.
"Even the Five Elders have to kneel before him."
"He is the shadow of the world, the mastermind behind everything."
"We don't know if he was male or female, or how long he had lived."
"All we know is that his existence is the greatest terror in this world..."
The dragon is being rendered.
He was trying his best to exaggerate the terror of that "king".
He wanted to make Chen Ye understand what kind of abyss they were challenging.
however.
Just as Long was about to throw out more speculations.
Just as Zephyr and Aokiji were in shock.
A calm voice suddenly rang out.
Precisely, she interrupted him.
"Is that Im?"
There are only four characters.
These words were spoken
Quiet.
The entire conference room was deathly silent.
Time stopped.
Everyone's movements froze.
Long's usually calm and collected pupils contracted sharply.
It shrank to the size of a pinhead.
For the first time, fear appeared on his face, which had never changed in ages.
"Click."
A crisp sound.
Zefa unconsciously cracked the water glass in his hand.
Zefa didn't feel the stinging sensation in his palm.
He stared wide-eyed at Chen Ye, his mouth slightly open, but no sound came out.
in the corner.
Aokiji's eyes were fixed on Chen Ye, as if trying to discern who those three words belonged to this young man from his face.
He didn't know who "Im" was.
But he saw the dragon's reaction.
The reaction of the revolutionary army leaders said it all.
This name is real!
There really is a "king"!
Moreover, Chen Ye knows this "King"!
At this moment.
Chenye, at the eye of the storm, remained completely calm.
He looked at the group of top experts in front of him who were stunned, and even felt like laughing.
As for?
They were all terrified.
Chen Ye rolled his eyes inwardly.
Of course I know.
I not only know his name is Im, but I also know that he likes to play with butterflies and cut up wanted posters.
I'm a time traveler!
I've followed the One Piece manga to its end, how could I not know Im?
This is the final boss, a big move that Oda has been hiding for twenty years.
What you consider earth-shattering secrets, I consider common sense.
Chen Ye mentally complained, but kept his facial expression perfectly under control.
A full half minute passed.
Long Cai finally regained his voice.
"you…"
Long stared intently at Chen Ye, his body tense to the extreme.
"How could you..."
"You'll know this name?"
This is a top secret that the Revolutionary Army painstakingly pieced together over a decade, sacrificing countless undercover agents and gleaning from the deepest piles of documents in the World Government and from snippets of information leaked by the Celestial Dragons!
Even Long himself only barely confirmed the existence of this name a month ago.
This is the most taboo intelligence in the world!
How could Chen Ye, this guy who suddenly appeared, possibly know?!
Did he also have an undercover agent in Mary Geoise?
Countless speculations surged through Long's mind, turning his usually calm brain into a complete mess.
Faced with the dragon's urgent, shocked, and even fearful questioning.
Chen Ye did not answer directly.
He picked up the water glass again.
The movements were elegant and composed.
I took a small sip.
Then, he put down the water glass.
The way he looked at the dragon.
"Want to know this?"
Chen Ye smiled.
His smile was mysterious.
"It's very simple."
He leaned back in his chair, spreading his hands.
No answer.
"My strength."
"It's not difficult to find out this."