One Piece Thundergod Marine

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"Oh? Any reward will do?"

New World, G-11 Branch.

Rowen held the Den Den Mushi, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Are you sure you can offer a reward that will satisfy me, Vinsmoke San?"

"Everything in this world has a clear price; it just needs someone to discover it."

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Vinsmoke Judge spoke in a calm tone. "Moreover, Admiral Soryu (Azure Dragon), this is a mutually beneficial plan... You just need to pass the information to the Gorōsei (Five Elder Stars). Regardless of the outcome, we will surely offer a generous gift!"

"Alright, since you've put it that way, let me think about it."

"Thank you! I won't disturb you further, and I await your good news."

With that, Judge hung up the phone.

As Rowen set down the Den Den Mushi and pulled out a cigar, Smoker, not far away, looked grave.

"With all due respect, Admiral Soryu (Azure Dragon), the Vinsmoke family is ambitious. They speak sweetly, but once they complete their revenge on the North Blue royalty, the next step will undoubtedly be to interfere in the Grand Line!"

This is like nurturing a tiger that could turn on you! Just like Wano Country!

Rowen glanced at him indifferently and asked, "Are they behaving themselves now?"

"Well... that's..."

Smoker was at a loss for words.

Indeed, is "Germa 66" well-behaved? What a joke!

These warmongers will fight even Allied Kingdom members if the price is right! And because they have no fixed abode, it's hard for others to seek revenge.

Moreover, they are one of the few kingdoms recognized by the government and even have the right to attend the Levely, enjoying various privileges. It's not an exaggeration to say they act recklessly.

"He's right; this is a mutually beneficial plan... We can also create clone soldiers, but to make them combat-ready, the adjustment time required is measured in years."

"Orrick has only given us a year. It's impossible to create them ourselves in time. Directly hiring or purchasing is the way to go."

Time is tight, which is why Rowen didn't outright refuse.

"Moreover!" Rowen took a puff of his cigar. "East Blue, due to Roger's birth, has been suppressed the most. South Blue, because of Roger's posthumous child, has also been severely suppressed. West Blue seems chaotic, but it's actually completely under the supervision of Kano Country and the government..."

"Only North Blue!"

"North Blue is teeming with fierce bandits and hailed as the strongest sea, is the only sea we haven't yet conquered!"

In terms of top-tier combat power, East Blue, which produced Roger, and West Blue, which produced Shanks, are certainly not weaker than North Blue. But the overall strength of a sea cannot be balanced by just one or two top-level powerhouses.

East Blue is not worth mentioning, where pirates worth tens of millions are rare. South Blue is similar, only slightly better than East Blue.

These two seas have been heavily targeted by the government because of Roger, making them the bottom of the barrel.

West Blue has Shanks and Kano Country led by old Sai. Additionally, the resources and area between islands there are extremely balanced, without a dominant power, so the national strength of each country is similar. Due to historical reasons, they constantly wage wars against each other, resulting in endless conflict.

The continuous wars have brought unforgettable pain to the people of West Blue, but they have also become a breeding ground for various strong individuals.

Only North Blue!

It's a sea where even the government has to tread carefully! The reason, interestingly, has a lot to do with Germa 66.

As everyone knows, the Vinsmoke family was once the undisputed ruler of North Blue. To be crowned "ruler" under the existence of the World Government, their strength is formidable!

The government naturally wouldn't allow a behemoth controlling an entire sea to exist, as it posed too great a threat. So, they conspired with the various noble families of North Blue to overthrow the Vinsmoke family.

However, after that, the noble families of North Blue turned their backs... They didn't want to be under the government's thumb after getting rid of the Vinsmokes, so they decisively bit back at the government.

Thus, the current situation emerged.

Knowing they couldn't rival the government in strength, these noble families united to exclude the government in various other aspects.

Including trade circulation, cultural exchanges, and so on, persistently for decades, making North Blue develop extreme xenophobia within two or three generations! Due to the government's image, this rebellious behavior without raising a flag doesn't count as rebellion, preventing the government from sending troops to suppress it.

Thus, although it seems the government still holds North Blue, just like Law's hometown, "White City" Flevance, in reality, outside those places, the people only know their Kings, not the World Government.

With less government suppression, pirate activities in North Blue are the most rampant, with bandits everywhere.

Those Kingss don't care about the people's lives, making North Blue a place where "flowers of sin" bloom, naturally becoming the strongest.

"To strengthen the connections between islands, even G-1 and G-5 in the New World have started building Sea Trains, covering nearby towns and islands, but North Blue... to this day, hasn't even fixed trade routes for merchant ships!"

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Smoker was no fool and suddenly realized.

"So that's it! You plan to agree to his request, letting him reunify North Blue?"

Although it seems like everything has returned to the starting point, with Vinsmoke dominating North Blue again, after such repetition, the resources consumed are all borne by North Blue itself.

Even if Vinsmoke regains its dominant position, it will never have the chance to unite against the government again.

And because of Vinsmoke's long-cherished wish and the noble families' greed for existing power, even if they see the government's purpose, they won't just sit back and wait for death.

Smoker couldn't help but feel a chill.

This is truly killing the heart!

Using the irreconcilable contradictions between the avengers and the beneficiaries, making them cut their own flesh with their own knives, losing their ability to resist in internal strife.

Truly worthy of the Marine Soryu (Azure Dragon), known for his cunning schemes!

Although Vinsmoke Judge suddenly called him, in just a few minutes, he devised a scheme to devour North Blue!

"But we must be careful, Admiral! If Germa sees through this beforehand, as an Allied Kingdom Member, their counterattack cannot be underestimated."

Now, Germa is not the former North Blue overlord that the government could act against at will, but one of the Allied Kingdom Members who have signed treaties in black and white!

Without a legitimate reason, the government has no grounds to act against them.

To this, Rowen took a puff of his cigarette indifferently.

"Smoker, do you know about the Allied Kingdom Member treaty?"

"Huh? ... Huh!!!"

The Allied Kingdom Member treaty is a contract stating the obligations and rights of allied kingdoms joining the World Government family, which they need to bear after becoming Allied Kingdom Members.

We won't mention the rights here, which mainly include the government and Marines not interfering in internal affairs without permission, having autonomy, etc.

There are more than a dozen obligations, the most famous of which is the Heavenly Tribute! Equivalent to protection money paid to the government.

If you don't pay the Heavenly Tribute, then you have no right to contact the Marines for help, and when pirates attack, you're on your own.

The other dozen or so obligations all follow a major direction.

To avoid nurturing a tiger to bring about one's own downfall, Allied Kingdom Members must not have any contact with pirates, which is the government's most taboo rule! If it's a small country, once this rule is violated...

Your country is gone!

At the same time, the treaty requires that in necessary moments, all Allied Kingdom Members must unconditionally obey government dictates to overcome difficulties together.

There are no examples of this so far, as once the government falls into such a crisis, who cares about the World Government without binding force?

When disaster strikes, everyone flees for themselves.

"Adding crimes, what's there to worry about?"

As Smoker's cold sweat trickled down, Rowen calmly said: "I hope Vinsmoke won't reach that point. Otherwise, I'll let him know what it means to catch all in one net!"

(End of Chapter)