Pirates of the Navy Thunder God

Chapter 721 Secret Meeting (Part 33) ()

The three conditions proposed by Orrick... leave a lot of room for maneuver.

It's just on the bottom line of compromise of the Five Elders, not too excessive, but not too easy either.

First of all, let’s not talk about releasing Li Risk. To be honest, it would be difficult for the Five Elders to kill Li Risk now. There are only a few normal Celestial Dragons left. Killing one less means one less.

Secondly, you cannot do anything to Orrick within a year.

This is a very subtle wording.

There is no doubt that Orrick will make big moves in the next year and need to act in secret. The accidental exposure of Shirahoshi was not in his plan, and it was also the biggest reason why he came here to negotiate terms.

Finally, a scholar who can read ancient texts.

If anyone else said this, it would be simply laughable. In order to block the ancient forbidden knowledge, the World Government even sent out the Navy Demon Killing Order to wipe out O'Hara, the archaeological holy land of the West Sea, and offered a reward of 7500 million Beli for an eight-year-old child. Why would they keep scholars who can understand this knowledge?
However, combined with the previous "completion", Ron knew that the secret that the world government was guarding so closely had two sides.

We must not let others discover the truth, nor let ourselves forget it.

These three conditions are like a rip-off at a tourist attraction, with an unreasonable maximum price and a minimum price that is almost free for the locals.

The measurement involved requires both parties to engage in psychological bargaining and find a balance.

However, thinking in this way, Orrick has already succeeded!

Ron could see that the Five Elders were already tempted, even Vic, as long as Orrick could offer a "price" that met their needs.

Hearing this, Orrick picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said calmly, "First of all, I was the one who suppressed Princess Shirahoshi's rampage. As soon as I release this suppression, it will inevitably bring disaster to the sea, which is definitely not the situation you want to see!"

"This is also a situation you don't want to see!"

Ron sneered at the words: "A content that will not end well for both you and me is not a bargaining chip. If you have the guts, why don't you let go of the suppression and let her destroy the world?"

"But my loss is not as great as yours, right?!"

Orrick seemed to know what Ron would say, and chuckled, "At most, I will lose my ambition, and linger on in this world destroyed by ancient weapons, waiting for the end of the world."

"And you will lose everything!"

When the fish dies, the net is broken, and it makes a difference whether the fish is valuable or not, and whether the net is expensive or not.

"I hereby promise that I will never use the Sea King anywhere else. If I do, that will be the day I officially declare war on you!"

The Five Elders were silent after hearing this. After a moment, they looked at each other and nodded.

"Indeed, this promise is one of the bargaining chips, but it is not enough!"

The bearded Five Elders looked straight at him with a cold expression: "You still have something in your hand. I think it's time to hand it over to us, Orrick!"

Orrick raised an eyebrow: "...Oh? What is it?"

"Pure gold!"

The Five Elders of the Mediterranean stood up and shouted angrily, "Hand over the pure gold you found. It's useless for you to keep it all. Pure gold is not a devil fruit and cannot grant people powerful powers at all!"

Pure…gold…? !!!

Under Ron's gaze, Orrick's eyelids twitched slightly, he picked up the teacup to hide the speechlessness on his face, and glanced at him seemingly casually.

"Oh? Didn't General Canglong find the pure gold? Why would he ask me for it?"

"Stop pretending to be deaf and dumb!"

The Five Elders of the Mediterranean were furious: "Canglong recorded the entire treasure hunt on video, but what they found was a fake! And before that, according to our investigation, it was the ship you were on that blew up one of the giant lantern fish's eyes."

The smell of the wreckage was consistent, and the eyewitness reports on Korkra Island, all the clues connected, all pointed to Orrick. "Are you trying to say you know nothing, Orrick!!"

The problem is, that’s not really me!
The corners of Orrick's mouth twitched wildly.

He just wanted to use the legend of pure gold to attract the attention of the navy and the government. Because he knew the existence of the person with the ability of the Sniff Fruit, he sent that guy to show up with Sugar.

When he heard the "last words" left by the ship before it sank, saying that it had encountered a giant lantern fish, Orrick himself did not believe it.

However, things were so "coincidental". Later, Ron's Qilin encountered a giant lantern fish and was swallowed by it.

At that time, Orrick was thinking that if it were him, he would definitely not miss this God-given opportunity.

As expected, Ron found pure gold, and now it is confirmed to be fake "without a doubt".

So the pure gold was fake from the beginning, it must have been Canglong who did something to it!
So what do you think I should do?

Orrick silently turned his gaze away and looked at Ron with interest.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand how he did it and can’t produce evidence. As long as this matter is exposed, it will be a heavy blow to him!
The choice is mine. Do you think I should just expose your true face and make you leave the stage?

But to his disappointment, Ron didn't show any panic on his face. Instead, he pouted his lips in boredom and blew out a smoke ring with a "pop" sound.

Seeing this, Orrick's eyes became serious.

Indeed, he didn't want to do that!
Because of Ron's existence, he dared to boldly confront the Five Elders, because he knew that as long as Ron existed, when the Five Elders let down their guard, this poisonous snake would reveal its ferocious face and inject its venom.

Once Ron is gone, the Five Elders will no longer have the worry that they themselves are not even aware of, and they will have to deal with the World Government in its heyday in a fragile and impoverished state.

It can be said that a great motivation supporting Orrick's ambition is that he understood Ron's ambition through the various exchanges between him and Lirisk.

This is a mutually reinforcing result.

Just as he was secretly gritting his teeth and deciding to give up this godsend opportunity, Ron suddenly said, "It's urgent, so don't make fun of us, Orrick."

"Ok?"

Everyone turned around and looked at him in confusion.

"I am a thunder man and can indirectly see the magnetic field, so any metal can be seen in front of me, especially when it is in my pocket without any biological magnetic field interference."

"Could it be that……"

Orik was startled and reached for his pocket with his backhand. The exaggerated movement almost made him fall off the sofa, but Orik didn't care about that at the moment.

When his fingers touched the cold circle, his eyes froze.

"when?!"

"When we were in the elevator, when I was talking to you."

Ron smiled and made a double entendre.

"Now that you're sitting down, sit tight."

Seeing this scene, Orrick gritted his teeth with an unsightly expression.

"Haha, thank you for your concern!"

"You are welcome!"

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(End of this chapter)