One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 722 Changes (End of this Volume)

Compared to the pain of the Navy and the World Government, the Four Emperors are much happier. They can drink and have banquets. They have defeated the coalition of the Navy and the World Government head-on. Two of the Five Elders were even driven away. This is an unprecedented glory!
But to be honest, although the Four Emperors did win, their own losses were not small. For example, although the high-level personnel of the Hundred Beasts did not suffer any casualties, they lost 17 of the Hundred Generals, more than 200 of the Thousand Households, and more than 1,000 of the largest number of Ten Thousand Households. The losses of the other three pirate groups were similar. Adding up everything, the losses exceeded 7,000 people. It can be said that this number is already the number of the king's army of many countries. (Losses do not mean that all died. Those who were seriously injured and could not fight even after being cured are also counted as losses.)
Such a huge loss also made Kaido feel that his previous plan was indeed a bit reckless. He was so well prepared and had won, but still lost so much. It turned out that the foundation of the World Government and the Navy over the years should not be underestimated.

"What do you think about the tunnel?"

Lily put down her glass and asked the few people.

"What do you think? To be honest, I don't understand why we have to do this. This passage is indeed a good thing for us, but the Red Earth Continent is still mainly under the control of the World Government. It seems that our income is not enough. Lily, you are not a person who will suffer losses. Tell me, what is going on?"

The Golden Lion asked after swallowing the wine in his mouth.

"Well, it's actually very simple. We built that tunnel just to show the World Government. Think about it, if we can do the first one, it means we can do the second one. If there are too many of these things, will their blocking still make sense? So I believe that as long as we are a little tougher and build an island as a checkpoint at the entrance to the New World, the World Government will definitely not say anything."

Kaido chuckled. In fact, this was just a psychological game. The other party knew the existence of this thing. Since the Four Emperors could make one, they could naturally make a second one. Instead of letting the Four Emperors make a new one in a place they didn’t know, it would be better to continue using it. At least it was under their noses.

"But why do this? What's the point?"

The aunt asked, a little confused at this moment.

"Of course it makes sense. It represents our control over Paradise. With this tunnel, we can enter and exit Paradise at any time. As long as this tunnel exists, it will be a signal that the World Government does not intend to go to war with us. Our fleet can roam every corner of the world."

Whitebeard now understood that this tunnel was actually equivalent to a signal. As long as the tunnel existed, no one would initiate a war. After all, the convenience it brought was difficult for the World Government to give up, especially at this stage when the World Government was always short of money.

"Oh, so that's how it is. I understand. This is equivalent to a weather vane, right?"

The aunt thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, this is a weather vane. Of course, the actual situation is definitely more complicated than that. Another point is to attract business development. Although we have a good relationship with Fishman Island now, and the merchant ships from Fishman Island rarely charge tariffs, the speed is too slow. Even if we take the risk of not stopping and go directly to Paradise, or the ships from Paradise go directly to the New World, it takes too much time. What's more, there are foreign ships doing business in the New World, which is even more troublesome. With this tunnel, these problems can be solved. We can set up a platform for various transactions here, which can then boost the business of the entire New World. And the most important point is that it can make people in this world unconsciously see the benefits of communication, which is what is important."

Lily's words were very firm. Communication was Lily's main purpose. Many things in this world were actually caused by a lack of communication between each other. Because of the barrier of the ocean and the Calm Belt and the Red Earth Continent, many people stubbornly stayed on their own islands and were self-contained. This had been the case for generations, resulting in the entire pirate world being so uneven from culture to technology.

Kaido and Lily are determined to make the world a better place, overthrow the rule of the world government, and allow everyone in the world to freely choose their own future. So the first and most important thing is to let everyone know that the world outside is very big, not just the three acres of land under their feet. Only when your horizons are broadened and you have seen more things can you talk about free choice. If you have not seen it, then where does the choice come from?
Of course, Lily didn't mention these. After all, she didn't know how far a tunnel could go. No one knew what this plan would look like in the end. After all, there were too many things in this world where good things turned into bad things. No one could tell for sure. They could only leave everything to time.

"Speaking of this, I'm actually more curious about how this tunnel was built? It was completed in an instant, and there was no landslide. It seems that it was blasted out with explosives?"

The Golden Lion asked curiously.

"How should I put it? Actually, it's not difficult to explain. You know that Dai's fruit ability can produce various magical metals, right?"

Lily thought for a moment and said, "I know this, how? How did you make this thing this time?"

Whitebeard asked curiously, holding his wine glass.

"Almost. How should I put it? Dai made a liquid metal that day. Once it solidifies, it will hardly deform again. However, the solidification is difficult and requires sufficient impact force, which means it is not widely used. Until Quinn thought of a use for it, which is to use explosives with this metal to open a special channel directly on the ground. However, it requires very precise calculations and special containers. It's too professional for me to explain. Anyway, you know that through a special shape, the metal can be evenly expanded to form a cylindrical cavity."

Lily explained awkwardly that she really couldn't explain something too professional.

"But the situation there doesn't seem to be what you said. I didn't see any metal, and it could have blasted such a large area. You wouldn't have used explosives, right?"

The corner of Golden Lion's mouth twitched, he felt like he had discovered something extraordinary.

"Bingou! You're right. We did use dynamite rock. The reason why we asked Barrett and Wold to go through is very simple. That is, we need Barrett's power to put the container in perfectly. His fusion fruit can do this. Secondly, we need Wold to increase the explosive power. Although the dynamite rock is indeed very strong, it is still not enough to rely on its own strength. However, the Momo fruit solves this problem perfectly."

Lily snapped her fingers and smiled.

"As for why you can't see the metal, it's simple. It's because it's too thin. This kind of metal has such good ductility that it was evenly dispersed on top after the explosion. It's so thin that you can't even see it. But the metal does exist, and it's the metal that's holding up the entire tunnel and preventing it from collapsing. Uh-huh!"

Kaido added with a laugh.

"Well, only you can come up with such a thing. Then just put these islands at the door and use them as offices. I'll carry them over after the banquet. Hahahahahaha!"

The Golden Lion said with a smile.

"Don't be so anxious. There are still many things to do. Apart from other things, we need to discuss the staffing of the office carefully."

Lily shook her head, feeling helpless about the other people's impatience.

"Well, well, well, now is not the time to talk about this, let's talk about it after the party is over!"

The aunt raised her glass and said.

"Yes! We defeated the World Government! Cheers to our victory!"

"Cheers!" X4!

(End of this chapter)