Chapter 256: Fish-Man Island Branch Chief

Fish-Man Island, the Ryugu Kingdom.

After some back-and-forth, the three-party talks on the World Government and the Navy conscripting Fish-Man soldiers resumed.

Saint Saint Saiwen sat with his legs crossed in the main seat.

"Given the Ryugu Kingdom's friendly attitude, the World Government will ban any slave trade involving the Fish-Man race three days from now."

All three parties understood: even if the World Government banned it, the slave trade of Fish-Men could not be completely prevented.

Even humans, who dominate the seas, can be sold as slaves; let alone the discriminated-against Fish-Man race?

According to market economic theory: as long as there is demand for Fish-Man slaves, there will be a market.

Relying solely on bans is useless.

If there is a hundred percent profit, slave traders dare to trample all human laws.

And if there is three hundred percent profit, they dare to commit any crime, even risking beheading.

The reason for issuing this policy...

is simply for the World Government to formally state its position: henceforth, when the Ryugu Kingdom faces raids by slave traders, the Fish-Man race possesses the legal right to self-defense.

The World Government will not stand behind the Celestial Dragons behind the slave traders just because the slave traders were killed.

Even so, King Neptune and Wang Fei Otohime still felt immense joy.

Regardless, this is a giant step for the Fish-Man race toward integrating into human society.

With this step as a foundation, Fish-Man Island will at least no longer worry about raids by slave traders from now on.

One by one, if slave traders dare to come, the Fish-Man race dares to kill and bury them.

"As agreed, the Fish-Man race may voluntarily join the Navy, Impel Down, the Judicial Island, and other government departments to serve, enjoying treatment equal to humans."

"However, the first batch of Fish-Man soldiers conscripted must not be fewer than five thousand."

Waiting specifically for Saint Saint Saiwen to finish speaking, Neptune cautiously raised his hand.

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, my lord, could the Navy establish a branch on Fish-Man Island to deal with pirate invasions?"

Since the conscription of the Fish-Man race was unavoidable, it was better to take this opportunity to get the protection of a Navy branch for free.

Saint Saint Saiwen muttered in a bad mood.

"I damn well can't control the Navy; the Navy Hero and the Navy Grand Strategist are right here."

Neptune hurriedly looked at Admiral Tsuru.

Since he had been friends with Garp for many years, at this moment Neptune specifically asked Admiral Tsuru's opinion to avoid putting his old friend in a difficult position or being suspected of using power for personal gain.

Neptune gave himself a thumbs-up for his wit.

Tsuru was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"No problem."

With a large number of Fish-Men joining the Navy, the Fish-Man Island branch could not only serve as a buffer but also maintain the relationship between the Fish-Man race and the Navy.

There was indeed a necessity to establish a branch.

Neptune spoke again to test the waters.

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, my lord, regarding the treatment of Fish-Man soldiers and whether they will face discrimination..."

Saint Saint Saiwen feigned impatience.

"You talk to the Navy; the other departments of the World Government will refer to the Navy's treatment."

The problem of discrimination against the Fish-Man race was certainly unavoidable; after all, when the forest is big enough, all kinds of birds exist; Fossa of the Morning Star Group is an extreme racist.

Discriminating against any race other than humans.

Actually, letting the Fish-Man race join the Navy and other departments of the World Government did not align with the interests of Saint Saint Saiwen and the Morning Star Group.

Saint Saint Saiwen's ultimate goal was to overthrow the World Government; the Fish-Man race joining various departments of the World Government amounted to enhancing the World Government's combat power.

But this did align with the interests of Fish-Man Island.

What Wang Fei Otohime never forgot was: letting the Fish-Man race integrate into human society.

Moreover, even if Saint Saint Saiwen had the heart to stop this, he probably couldn't stop it.

All of this, in the end, was caused by the wings he flapped, making the World Government realize the importance of Fish-Man soldiers.

Especially their importance in the sea.

In fact, Saint Saint Saiwen's hidden gains were very great.

To facilitate the three-party talks abolishing the Fish-Man slave trade, he made Neptune and Wang Fei Otohime determined to follow the footsteps of Saint Saint Saiwen and the Morning Star Group.

It was an unexpected surprise for Saint Saint Saiwen.

Brothers Tiger and Jinbe were even moved to wipe away tears: Captain, you are too great.

In short, this negotiation was a win-win for everyone.

The World Government and the Navy got the Fish-Man soldiers they had longed for, vowing to build a Deep Sea Action Fleet to deal with pirates jumping into the sea to escape.

While the Fish-Man race was freed from the threat of the slave trade, they steadily moved forward toward integrating into human society.

Saint Saint Saiwen was the biggest winner.

Fish-Man Island was thoroughly tied to the ship of the Morning Star Group, while also gaining the loyalty of Tiger and Jinbe.

Simply put, he won big.

Precisely because of this, the conference room was peaceful, and everyone's face was overflowing with smiles to some extent.

After Saint Saint Saiwen delegated power, the negotiation of specific details continued between Admiral Tsuru and Neptune.

Three days later.

With the arrival of the formal document signed by the Five Elders on Fish-Man Island, this three-party talk entered its final stage.

This was done deliberately by Saint Saint Saiwen; he was too lazy to represent the World Government in signing the document; what if the World Government denied it later?

The Navy's response speed was also extremely fast.

The Celestial Police with the codename Black Horse has already been dispatched to serve as the base commander of the Fish-Man Island branch.

Black Horse Celestial Police and Akainu were contemporaries in the Navy; he is now the Director of the Navy's Criminal Investigation Bureau, nineteen years later.

One must admit, the Navy truly abounds with talent.

Aside from Master Tenghu, whose appointment was intercepted by Saint Saint Saiwen, the Navy currently possesses codenames based on animals: Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, Black Horse, and Mole.

In the future, there will be Green Bull, Tea Pig, Peach Rabbit...

If not for Saint Saint Saiwen and the Morning Star Group, these outliers, the Navy would be the true king of this great sea.

With the peace talks concluded, King Neptune's originally deathly pale face now showed a healthy flush.

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, my lord..."

Saint Saint Saiwen cut him off directly: "Big brother, do you understand the principle of acting the part completely?!"

"Settle the protection money as soon as possible."

"I have other matters; farewell."

Before Neptune could even open his mouth to urge him to stay, Saint Saint Saiwen and Yuzhi Xiliu had already teleported to the Fish-Man Island port and boarded the ship Yuzhi Xiliu had arrived on to depart.

The negotiations have concluded.

The future of Fish-Man Island requires the Fish-Men to strive and fight for it; Saint Saint Saiwen is not Neptune's father, nor does he need to intervene and help with every single matter.

Neptune truly ought to learn more from Harald; the Giant King led Elbaf forward while bearing the burden alone, never actively seeking Saint Saint Saiwen's help except when borrowing money.

Moreover, Fish-Man Island already has the Saint Saint Saiwen Warlords of the Sea, Tiger, and the Navy's Fish-Man Island branch, which are sufficient to handle ordinary crises.

Should an unsolvable crisis arise in the future, it will not be too late for Saint Saint Saiwen to intervene then.

Inside the Long Gong banquet hall.

With the departure of Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, Spandine instantly seemed to transform into a different person; the gentle smile on his face was rapidly replaced by something cold and sinister.

The words with which Yuzhi Xiliu had previously scolded him had, for some reason, spread throughout Fish-Man Island.

When had Spandine ever suffered such humiliation? This score must be settled.

If Yuzhi Xiliu is Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's right-hand man, then he, Spandine, will become the right-hand man of Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's right-hand man; sooner or later, he will surpass Yuzhi Xiliu.

When that time comes, he will return those exact words to Yuzhi Xiliu, unchanged.

Thinking of this, Spandine chuckled sinisterly without ceasing.

Not far away, Garp, picking his nose, nudged Black Horse Celestial Police with his shoulder.

"Doesn't that guy look like a dog?"

Celestial Police: "..."

Hearing the murmurs, Spandine remained unmoved: "So what if he's a dog?"

There are many people who want to be Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's dog.

How many people don't even have the opportunity to be a dog?