Chapter 459: Five Elders Saint Saturn

"This Five Elders doesn't seem to be much."

Zhang Zhang Jie was interested in looking at this Saint Saturn, who seemed to exude a temperament of nobility and holding great power.

The Five Elders are the highest power holders on the surface of the World Government, with clear planetary correspondence and functional division of labor.

They are in charge of different core areas of maintaining world rule.

What is more bloody is that they also each have the title of "Warrior God."

What appears before him and Aokiji now is the Warrior God of Science and Defense, Jaygarcia Saturn, who is in charge of the World Government's cutting-edge technology,

scientific research (such as the Vegapunk project), and the defense system of the Holy Land Mary Geoise.

Others include the Warrior God of Environment, Mars, Marcus Mars;

Warrior God of Justice, Mercury, Topman Warcury;

Warrior God of Finance, Venus, Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro;

Warrior God of Agriculture, Jupiter, Shepherd Ju Peter.

These Five Elders are named after "Warrior Gods," which seems awesome,

but in reality, they are just a dog used by Imu-sama to rule the world.

This Jaygarcia Saturn was later deprived of his position and executed (turned into a corpse) because of his poor performance in the Egghead Island mission.

The supreme military organization of the Celestial Dragons, the God's Knights, Supreme Commander Figarland Garling,

took over his position and became the new Saturn, Warrior God of Science and Defense.

However, his death was not so unjust.

As the person directly responsible, not only did he fail to stop Luffy from escaping Egghead Island,

but he also failed to stop Vegapunk's "Punk Records" from broadcasting to the whole world,

causing the truth of the "Blank Hundred Years" and the "Sinking of the Land" to be known to the world,

seriously shaking the legitimacy of the Celestial Dragons' rule.

And the reason why Luffy escaped successfully was also because he violated Imu's destruction order back then,

privately keeping the Iron Giant "Emeth" for research, which resulted in Joy Yan Yan Boyi's Conqueror's Haki being released,

not only saving Luffy but also making Imu in the Holy Land feel fear again after eight hundred years.

For such a guy who not only didn't do his job well but also disobeyed Imu privately, changing to Zhang Zhang Jie would also take his life.

After all, letting Luffy go can be said to be a matter of ability, but privately hiding the World Government,

or rather, the number one enemy of Imu, Joy Yan Yan Boyi's Iron Giant, is a matter of attitude.

You dare to hide Joy Yan Yan Boyi's Iron Giant today, will you take Joy Yan Yan Boyi's Conqueror's Haki tomorrow and fight to the Flower Room of Pangea Castle, turning over to be the boss yourself?

This Saturn guy, in the words of Little Zhuge Wolong in *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*, has rebellious bones behind his head.

"Aokiji, you did a good job, I will represent the World Government and give you a commendation."

Saturn gave Aokiji a lukewarm commendation, and then led the topic to Zhang Zhang Jie:

"Turn the Den Den Mushi in a direction, I want to chat with that rising star."

"Hmm."

Aokiji, who knew what kind of goods the World Government and the Five Elders were, just nodded casually,

and turned the Den Den Mushi in a direction, letting Zhang Zhang Jie appear in Saturn's line of sight.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang Zhang Jie."

Saturn squeezed a smile on his majestic and rigid face.

For a powerhouse like Zhang Zhang Jie, even if he is a power holder of the World Government, he cannot be arrogant.

However, the sense of superiority that had been integrated into his bones could not be erased no matter what.

"Excellency Saint Saturn."

Watching Saturn's smile, which was so fake that it couldn't be faked, as if it were a mask trained in advance, Zhang Zhang Jie nodded slightly, neither humble nor arrogant.

To talk about power, there is still Imu-sama above Saturn and the other Five Elders,

but above the Zhang Jies of *Heaven-Dependent* and *Water Margin*, there is no one, they are true autocrats of the holy heart.

How could Zhang Zhang Jie, who has such memories and experiences, be deterred and won over by Saturn's performance?

Seeing that increasing favor was ineffective, the smile on Saturn's face existed for only a moment:

"I believe that becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and joining the World Government will be a decision that Mr. Zhang Zhang Jie will be proud of for the rest of your life."

Zhang Zhang Jie was noncommittal about this: "Then let me wait and see."

At the subsequent World Conference, the kings of the Alabasta Kingdom and the Dressrosa Kingdom,

Cobra and Riku Dold III, based on the experience of the two countries being severely persecuted by the Seven Warlords Crocodile and

Doflamingo, strongly proposed to abolish the system.

This proposal received the full support of the new Marine Admiral Fujitora and was finally passed by the majority of member countries.

After the resolution was passed, the World Government immediately announced the abolition of the "Seven Warlords of the Sea" system.

This news spread rapidly throughout the world through the World Economic News Agency of "Big News" Morgans.

In other words, Zhang Zhang Jie does not need to take the initiative to do anything,

naturally there are other people to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea, this system that is not very suitable.

"The World Government looks forward to your performance."

After finalizing some powers and obligations regarding the Seven Warlords of the Sea,

Saturn turned off the Den Den Mushi, and when he left, he took a deep look at Zhang Zhang Jie,

as if he wanted to engrave this young man who spoke without leaking a drop of water into his mind.

"The World Government looks forward to your performance."

After finalizing some more details regarding the powers and obligations of the Seven Warlords of the Sea,

Saint Saturn closed the Den Den Mushi. As he was leaving, he took a deep look at Zhang Zhang Jie,

as if he wanted to engrave this young man, who spoke without a single flaw, into his mind.

"Safe travels, Saint Saturn."

Zhang Zhang Jie bade farewell to Saint Saturn with great courtesy.

At the same time, he felt a bit of regret. Although Saint Saturn and the others still had Imu above them,

Imu was perhaps constrained by some limitations, or perhaps had been in power for too long,

and no longer cared so much about power; the authority in the hands of the Five Elders was indeed solid and real.

Having been able to steer the World Government alongside the other four Five Elders for so many years,

Saint Saturn was also an old fox who wouldn't release the hawk until he saw the rabbit.

His idea of trying to squeeze out some leverage had failed, just as expected.

In the Shared Space meetings, the many Zhang Jies unanimously decided to collect as many Devil Fruits as possible, especially powerful ones.

And when it comes to Devil Fruit reserves, which faction can compare to the World Government, this behemoth that has ruled the world for eight hundred years?

According to what he knew, those Celestial Dragons on Mary Geoise who ate until they were full and had nothing to do,

gradually becoming perverted, had so many Devil Fruits that they even used them to feed slaves.

Empress Hancock's Love-Love Fruit was obtained in just such a way.

He did not know the actual physical combat capabilities of Saint Saturn and the other Five Elders,

but it seemed every one of them was a user of a Zoan-type Mythical Devil Fruit. And currently, among the pirates and

Marines on the sea, the only known Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits are Marco's Phoenix Fruit,

Kaido's Azure Dragon Fruit, and Sengoku's Human-Human Fruit, Model: Buddha. These three are either the second-in-commands of the Four Emperors,

the Four Emperors themselves, or the Fleet Admiral of the Marines; the depth of the World Government's foundation is evident.

"How was it? Did you feel your heart racing while talking to the Five Elders?"

Aokiji, whose personality had become more laid-back, saw his own shadow in Zhang Zhang Jie, so he teased him with a smile.

"It was just average."

Zhang Zhang Jie returned the Den Den Mushi to Aokiji, unconcerned.

The Five Elders were not enough to make his heart race; it would be a different story if it were Lord Imu.

Hmm, if that were the case, he would have to shoulder the Black God and run for his life—before he could once again

achieve a qualitative breakthrough, he had no intention of coming face-to-face with Imu.

Although there is a saying in the martial path that the strong should always draw their blades against the stronger,

fighting when one knows they are outmatched, unless there is a reason one must go—such as for a loved one or

a matter of great righteousness—is not bravery and progress, but rather a reckless path to self-destruction.