Chapter 406

"Thanks, Saint Saint Saiwen."

With his brother safely settled before leaving, Shanks felt no more lingering attachments.

As for that scum of a father, let Saint Saint Saiwen deal with him however he sees fit.

Such scum deserves to die.

"No need for thanks." Saint Saint Saiwen took two pictures from a drawer and handed them to Shanks: "Since you are traveling the Four Seas anyway, help me find the whereabouts of these two Devil Fruits along the way."

Shamluck's strength, while not comparable to the top-tier elders of the old generation, was at least between a Warlord and a Yonko.

Serving as the Head of Guards would certainly be no problem.

Moreover, with Saint Saint Saiwen's strength, if trouble truly arose, who would be protecting whom was uncertain.

Previously, Saint Saint Saiwen had already assigned Lafitte to go undercover near Blackbeard, but Shanks' luck was not bad either; originally, it was Shanks who found the Rubber Fruit.

"Saint Saint Saiwen, what is this?"

"The lighter one is the Natural-type Dark-Dark Fruit, but I suspect it is very likely a Mythical Zoan. The other is the Paramecia-type Rubber Fruit, also known as the Mythical Zoan Nika Nika Form."

Saint Saint Saiwen smiled.

"Do you remember that fat black man from the Whitebeard Pirates? The one kicked out several teeth by Buggy back then, that fat black man named Teach."

He has been searching for the Dark-Dark Fruit."

Shanks stuffed the pictures into his inner lining pocket and did not ask Saint Saint Saiwen why he wanted to find these two Devil Fruits.

"Alright, we will keep an eye out."

"I won't see you off."

A deep sense of helplessness flashed across Saint Saint Saiwen's face: "You know, big matters are discussed in small meetings, small matters in large meetings; I spend all day just soaking in the conference hall."

If it weren't for realizing the dream and for future retirement life, Saint Saint Saiwen would have been too lazy to attend meetings.

Whether during the rise of the Morning Star Pirates or the initial construction of Inazuma, even before ascending to the throne of the World King, Saint Saint Saiwen rarely held meetings.

Now that he truly reigns over the world, he has to hold meetings every day; isn't that in vain to become the World King?

Shanks did not bring up drinking again.

"Saint Saint Saiwen, take care."

For some reason, Shanks suddenly felt: he actually should have stayed to help Saint Saint Saiwen establish the new order quickly and let the light shine into every dark corner of the sea sooner.

But the childhood dream had not yet been realized.

Between the dream and responsibility, Shanks fell into a confusion that was hard to decide.

In the end, there is no way to have it both ways: neither assisting Saint Saint Saiwen to help him stabilize the world, nor sailing the Four Seas with companions to pursue dreams and freedom to the fullest.

Shanks went to the banquet hall and poured out his confusion to Beckman and Buggy.

"That's simple." Beckman held a cigarette in his mouth.

"Just tell Saint Saint Saint Saiwen; we, the Red Hair Pirates, are willing to take on the responsibility of patrolling the Four Seas. Wherever there is injustice, there we will be."

"In this way, we can go to the Final Island, and we can also share Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's burdens."

"Right." Buggy took over the conversation with a wink. "Shanks, actually, I also plan to use this name to take the little ones out to the sea to dig for treasure."

"Before, I always felt that the Celestial Dragons would grab whatever they liked and live so freely and recklessly,"

"but after drifting on the sea for so many years, my bones have long been raised wild, and I simply cannot stand being trapped in an office."

Hearing these words, Shanks smiled.

"I thought I was the only one feeling this way."

Actually, not only Shanks and Buggy had this thought; most of those who fought their way into Mary Geoise with Saint Saint Saiwen were unwilling to hold important positions in the United Kingdom.

Lei Li and Xia Qi opened a branch of the Rip-Off Bar in Sky City and continued their retirement life.

Jabra returned to Elbaf to live in seclusion.

Whitebeard and Shiki were the same; they only chose a mansion in Sky City and then returned to their respective territories to live freely and happily.

Opportunities that outsiders could not obtain were simply ignored by them.

Kaido stayed behind because Yamato became the king of Dressrosa, and Kaido would represent Yamato at the upcoming World Meeting.

As for the members of the Morning Star Pirates, not a single one left.

After all, most members of the Morning Star Pirates, like Saint Saint Saiwen, had no living relatives; the companions of the Morning Star Pirates were each other's only remaining family and friends.

Neither the Marines nor the Revolutionary Army had a single person leave.

Compared to the legendary pirates who were already used to living freely and longed for freedom, the high-ranking officers of the Marines and the Revolutionary Army were originally people willing to bear responsibility.

It was these people who dragged Saint Saint Saiwen into meetings.

Sky City, the spacious and bright Interior Affairs Hall.

Since the rebellions in the Four Seas were quelled, and mid-to-low-ranking officers and soldiers from the Marines and Revolutionary Army were stationed to guard the Four Seas.

Including Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Garp, Grand Admiral Tsuru, the three Admirals, as well as Dragon, Red Count, and Morning Star Pirates' Master Tenghu, Mihawk, Kuma, and Barrett, all the executives were present.

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen." Sengoku's face was full of helplessness.

"We all know you do this to make this sea better, but... if you take too big a step at once, chaos is likely to arise."

Sengoku originally thought—

that the act of liberating all slaves was already shocking enough; he never expected that Saint Saint Saint Saiwen was preparing to establish a Great Harmony World.

Only social wealth and power being shared by all the people, rather than privately owned...

this one item alone is enough to cause the entire sea to erupt in riot.

The nobles remaining from the old era, the vested interests rising in the new era, all those who rely on privilege and plunder to occupy the top, will resist Saint Saint Saint Saiwen at all costs.

"At that time, you cannot possibly kill all the rebels, can you?"

Dragon wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Truly worthy of Mr., a Great Harmony World... is countless times more difficult than building a world where everyone can eat their fill...

If Mr. insists on this, he will face not only the nobles, but even those around him are highly likely to harbor rebellious intentions.

By then, the whole world would truly be his enemy.

With only him and Mr. two people... even counting Father Karp, son Luffy, the entire Monkey D. family joining in... they still could not win.

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, let us proceed step by step."

Though he said this, Dragon silently recorded the concept of the Great Unity World, preparing to secretly pass it on to Ace, Luffy, Zoro, Xiao Shan Zhi, and others.

Proceed step by step first; once everything is stable, then consider whether it is necessary to launch a second revolution.

Following Sengoku and Dragon's words of caution, even the radical Akainu felt Saint Saint Saint Saiwen was too extreme.

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, the rebellions across the Four Seas have just been quelled; the current timing is indeed not mature. Continuing to consolidate and stabilize the order is the Top Priority."

At this moment, Akainu inexplicably had a feeling.

If Navy Marshal Sengoku could be as radical as Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, relying solely on the Navy's power, he could have overthrown the World Government years ago; why would he have been controlled by the World Government for so many years?

A cowardly soldier makes one coward; a cowardly general makes a whole nest of cowards.

The Inazuma storybooks do not deceive me!

Seeing this, Saint Saint Saiwen's face showed a look of regret.

"Very well, this topic is temporarily set aside. Next, proceed to the second topic: the Province Plan and the Red Line Continent Immigration Plan."

The so-called Door-Opening Effect,

is a negotiation strategy referring to first making a larger request; after it is rejected, making a smaller request is easier for people to accept.

The ancients do not deceive me!