novelonline Chapter 444: Warring States Concern
Chapter 444: Warring States Concern
In this world where islands are countries and towns, the Aviation University is the lifeline of commercial trade.
In this sea filled with pirates, chaos and plunder, there are very few people or forces that have the ability to ship around the world.
The World Government can do this by relying on the navy, but it must also always be on guard against attacks from pirates and the Revolutionary Army.
The four sea emperors could use their flags to protect part of the fleet due to their reputation for tyranny, but this still could not avoid encountering hostile forces and naval difficulties during the voyage of merchant ships.
As one of the six kings of the underground world, the shipping king Umit, by virtue of his concealment and his ability to do business with both the black and white worlds, or in other words, having both the black and white worlds pay protection fees, has been able to ensure the safety of his shipping to the greatest extent.
The Kingdom of Light has now achieved extremely beautiful and amazing results in battles on the sea, and in a very short period of time has become a powerful force that can rival the Four Emperors in the eyes of many forces.
Such a reputation might be able to protect some merchant ships of the Kingdom of Light, but it was far from enough to ensure safety, not to mention the establishment of an ocean-going fleet and the surveying of routes, which all required a long period of accumulation.
Kizaru and his Land of Light were not prepared to waste too much time and energy on this, so he chose the simplest and most brutal way.
In the underground world, the strong prey on the weak. Only the Kingdom of Light can act fast and ruthlessly. The other forces will not speak for a fallen Umit. They will only find the Kingdom of Light and negotiate a new agreement with Kizaru to divide new interests.
Kizaru gave Minato the task of controlling Umit and his shipping group, and at the same time provided him with an intelligence team of thirty people to help Minato complete this mission.
After giving Minato some important instructions, Kizaru asked Minato to leave while he stayed in the office waiting for his uncle Danzo to arrive.
Kizaru didn't have to wait too long. About an hour later, Danzo walked into the office under the guidance of the Nara Jonin.
Walking into the office, Danzo looked at Kizaru who was sitting in the main seat, and took the lead in reporting the task that Kizaru had assigned to him last time.
"The Revolutionary Army has secretly passed our message to Dr. Vegabank, and they are waiting for a reply."
Kizaru nodded to show that he understood, and then motioned for Danzo to sit down.
After Danzo sat down, Kizaru spoke up, "This time I have a new mission for you, uncle."
"What?" Danzo asked very calmly.
"This alliance with the two Four Emperors is a preliminary realization of what Senior Tobirama and I have discussed, namely exporting our excess ninja labor through mission employment. However, merely employing the two Four Emperors is far from satisfying our needs.
Whether it is our excess production capacity or those retired ninjas, they all require new markets and employment. We also need to use mission hiring to quickly spread our influence across this ocean.
Therefore, I need you to lead a professional team to represent our Kingdom of Light and contact the forces on the sea, whether it is the Seven Warlords of the Sea, those underground forces, or even the member states of the World Government. You can go in person or send people to contact and communicate with them.
We don't need them to be our allies, we just need them to be our customers.
Sell more goods to them, recommend more labor to them, and purchase all kinds of resources that are beneficial to us from them.
That's what you need to do.
This is a long-term task. I can authorize you to set up a special external affairs department with a staff of 100 people initially, which can be increased later depending on the situation. "
Kizaru finished stating his request in one breath, and Danzo sat aside and listened quietly.
This mission was very similar to the one Danzo once performed in the Root, except that his main job at that time was to stir up conflicts between external countries and forces and weaken their power in order to ensure Konoha's strength in the ninja world.
This time, what he needed was to do business with different external forces, establish connections with them, and export the products and labor of the Kingdom of Light to them.
The reason why Kizaru chose Danzo is very simple. The people that Danzo is going to contact are either pirates, underground black forces, or kings and nobles who rule a country. There are few good people among these guys, and most of them have bad personalities.
If we want to ensure that the Land of Light does not suffer losses in the negotiations, especially in subsequent transactions, and if we want to ensure that the ninjas and talents in other fields exported by the Land of Light will not be forced or betrayed outside of their missions, we need a strong foreign affairs person.
Obviously, Danzo, who was once a somewhat extreme hawk, is the best candidate.
Of course Danzo agreed without any objection. After Danzo agreed, Kizaru specifically instructed his uncle to ensure the safety of the personnel sent by the Land of Light to carry out the mission during the transaction.
Hearing Kizaru's instructions, Danzo showed a trace of dissatisfaction on his face. He complained: "Do you think I am the kind of person who would betray my own family?"
Kizaru didn't say anything, just stared at Danzo silently.
Under Kizaru's direct gaze, Danzo silently shifted his gaze, but still explained stubbornly: "When I was in the Root later, I had to make some sacrifices in order to complete the mission and for the benefit of the village. These sacrifices were all worthwhile."
"Uncle, remember! The Kingdom of Light doesn't need such sacrifices now. We are strong enough now. Our current dormancy and cooperation are just to reduce the cost of future rule." Kizaru said with a rare display of dominance, "If we want, we can overthrow the rule of the World Government now, but that is not in our interests. We want to take over a world where order still exists, not a wasteland destroyed by war and chaos."
"Of course I understand!" Danzo emphasized, "You just need to wait for the good news I'll send!"
After saying that, Danzo stood up, and without saying goodbye to Kizaru, he walked out of the office angrily.
Kizaru looked at Danzo's back, seemed to have thought of something, and finally added: "By the way, uncle. You don't need to go to Tian Yasha Mingge, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. I happen to be free recently, so I will go there in person."
"I know."
Leaving behind the last words, Danzo's figure disappeared from Kizaru's sight.
When Kizaru began to target external forces and started to make large-scale arrangements, external forces, especially the navy and the world government behind them, were also closely watching the developments in the East China Sea.
Two of the Four Emperors, Big Mom and Kaido, entered the East China Sea. As we all know, these two people have very violent and unstable personalities. With these two unstable bombs entering the East China Sea, all forces are concerned about whether there will be a conflict between them and the Country of Light?
Whether the two forces and the Kingdom of Light clash or form an alliance, these are all events that can change the direction of the situation in the ocean.
Therefore, the forces that had the ability to send out spies either used spies lurking in the East China Sea, or sent their men to wait for the Four Emperors to leave at the entrance of the Grand Line into the East China Sea.
The next day, when Kaido and Big Mom left the East China Sea with great fanfare without any concealment, all the spies who discovered their whereabouts immediately reported their findings to the forces behind them.
The two Four Emperors stayed in the East China Sea for only one day before leaving. No war broke out between the two sides, which at least shows that there was no conflict between the two sides.
If there is no conflict, does it mean that the two forces have established cooperation with the Kingdom of Light?
With this in mind, these forces are becoming more curious about what Big Mom and Kaido negotiated with the Land of Light.
The Navy and the World Government are paying close attention to this incident.
At the Navy Headquarters, Zhan Guo, who was already troubled by the issue of succession, felt the difficulty of the situation even more after receiving the news sent back by the Navy spies.
Based on Sengoku's understanding of Kizaru and the Land of Light, as well as Kaido and Big Mom, he is 70% to 80% sure that Kizaru and the others must have reached a cooperation agreement with Kaido and Big Mom.
The news sent back by the naval spies also confirmed Zhan Guo's speculation.
Because this time, the navy's spy not only sent back the news he observed, but also sent back the news that the Kingdom of Light asked him to send to the navy.
Yes, this navy spy lurking in the East China Sea had long been discovered by the intelligence department of the Kingdom of Light, and had not been eradicated before, but was just waiting for the opportunity to use him.
And this time, it was a suitable time to use it. Under Kizaru's order, the troops of the Land of Light personally escorted the spy away from the East China Sea. Before leaving, they also told the spy about the alliance between the Land of Light and Kaido and Big Mom, and finally gave him a videotape.
The content of the videotape is very simple, including the fighting scenes where Uchiha Madara suppresses Kaido and Big Mom alone, and the scene where Kushina transforms into the Nine-Tails and injures Kaido.
Regarding the act of sending the navy spy away from the East China Sea with courtesy from the Kingdom of Light, Zhan Guo felt both ashamed and angry at being discovered and ridiculed, but also grateful that his spy had saved his life.
As for the information that Kizaru asked the spy to send back, Sengoku saw it as a demonstration by Kizaru and the Land of Light to him.
After confirming the alliance between the Kingdom of Light, Kaido and Big Mom, Sengoku and Chief of Staff Tsuru both lamented in their hearts the difficulty of the future naval situation.
So far, the Navy has been able to confirm that the Kingdom of Light has established connections with all four emperors and the Revolutionary Army.
If these major concerns of the Navy and the World Government were to unite under the coordination of the Kingdom of Light one day, the Navy and the World Government would face the most critical situation in history.
This is obviously not what people like Zhan Guo who have fought for the navy all their lives want to see.
And then, the broadcast of the videotape brought back by the naval spy plunged Zhan Guo's office into complete silence.
In addition to Kizaru, there was a mysterious strong man who was suspected to be the one who attacked the holy land of Marijoa. He suppressed two of the Four Emperors alone, including Kaido, the strongest creature who was known to be the strongest in single combat.
In addition, there is a young woman who seems to be a user of some kind of mythical beast devil fruit ability, and she actually shows strength comparable to Kaido.
Besides Kizaru, how many other powerful people are hidden in the Land of Light?
The more he understood the power of the Kingdom of Light, the more worried Sengoku, the retiring naval marshal, became about the future of the navy.
On the other hand, Garp, who had visited the Land of Light, acted very indifferent at this moment. He even laughed when he saw Kaido being chopped into the sea by Uchiha Madara. After seeing Kaido being injured by Kushina, he even mocked Kaido a few words.
Garp's behavior made Sengoku lose his temper and he started to curse his old friend.
"Garp, you bastard! Are you ready to leave the navy? Don't forget that you are also a member of the navy!"
Garp leaned back in his chair nonchalantly, holding his nose, and laughed, "Hahahaha! The ones who should have the headache shouldn't be us, but those idiots in the World Government!"
"Garp, shut up!" Seeing his old friend who had become even more unrestrained after returning from the Kingdom of Light, Sengoku yelled angrily. (End of this chapter)