One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 263 A Masterpiece of the Century!

The world is rife with conflict, and the rampant evils have brought fear and unease to the people of all seas.

In this turbulent era, a photo of planting trees quickly spread around the world, warming people's hearts like a refreshing stream!

The three parties meet and set aside war!

The Tree of Peace!

Let's create a harmonious and beautiful future together!

A small step for peace, a giant leap for world civilization!

Goode, the supreme commander of the Hoenn government; Cobra, the king of the superpower Alabasta; and Araki, the admiral of the Navy Headquarters.

The three people, representing the three major forces, worked together with bright smiles, planting the young saplings in the soil.

Harmony, love, and warmth!

The photo of the three working together has been praised by many media outlets as a "masterpiece of the century," and the tree they planted is known as the "Tree of Peace," symbolizing their yearning for peace!

The news article concluded with a sentence.

Let's put aside the war and plant trees together!

Navy Headquarters.

"Huh? Is it time for a ceasefire?"

The lower-ranking marines, unaware of the corrupt intentions of their superiors, reacted immediately upon seeing the news in the newspapers with the idea of ​​ceasing hostilities with the Hoenn government.

"Great!"

Long live peace!

"Waaaaah, I'm so scared of war!"

The marines cheered with joy.

War means death. In the Battle of Marineford, half of the navy was killed. Watching their comrades disappear, they were truly terrified of war.

War-weariness had been brewing for some time!
Upon seeing the news reports that the admiral had shaken hands with the enemy leader and planted a "tree of peace" together, all the marines breathed a sigh of relief.

War-weariness has reached its peak!
At this moment, in the waters off Alabasta.

warship.

Araki stared in disbelief, holding the newspaper.

broken!

"Plop plop plop~~"

The Den Den Mushi (snail phone) in the mast started ringing.

The officer answered the phone and looked at Araki.

"General Green Bull, a call from headquarters!"

"Hang up now!"

Araki's expression changed drastically.

It's obvious they've come to demand an explanation.

He completely botched the job!

"Araki!!!"

The Den Den Mushi roars in fury!
Araki bit his hand, his jaw trembling.

That's Sakazuki's voice!
This is what he fears most!

This operation not only failed to halt diplomatic exchanges between Alabasta and the Hoenn government, but also inexplicably became a peacekeeping mission.

He got tricked!

That guy is so despicable!
Damn it, how is he going to explain this to the Five Elders and Sakazuki?!
Araki picked up the Den Den Mushi and swallowed hard.

"Sakazuki, buddy?"

"You bastard!!! Do you even know what you've done?!"

The Den Den Mushi's eyes were blazing with fire, clearly indicating that it was extremely angry.

An admiral is the highest-ranking officer in the navy, whose strength and status are sufficient to represent the navy. Even if one wanted to explain, it would be impossible to do so now.

The deal is done!

If even the admirals go back on their word, planting a tree only to undermine it the next, what credibility can the navy possibly have?

Furthermore, the entire marine corps at headquarters is now happy about this, and as the admiral, he cannot disregard the thoughts of all the marines.

Araki covered his ears and held the Den Den Mushi far away.

He's such a coward.

"Sorry, something unexpected happened. That Goode is too despicable; I fell into his trap!"

"."

There was silence for a long time.

The Den Den Mushi spoke softly. "Didn't I tell you not to mess with him?"

“Red bean paste private Marseille!!!”

The Den Den Mushi finally hung up.

Araki breathed a sigh of relief and plopped down on the ground.

But the story isn't over yet.

"Admiral Green Bull, a ship is approaching!"

"It's not a pirate ship!"

"It's the Iber Peace Committee!"

Before Araki could react, the ship docked next to the warship, and a large group of Peace Committee members boarded the warship.

"Mr. Araki, in recognition of your contributions to world peace, we are awarding you the Ibel Peace Medal!"

Wreaths and medals were placed around Araki's neck.

"Ka! Ka Ka Ka!"

Araki, looking rather foolish, shook hands with the other person and took a photo.

Having completed their mission, the Iber Peace Committee departed satisfied.

The situation has become increasingly chaotic in recent years, making it difficult to award the Iber Peace Prize. Now, a suitable candidate has finally been found.

Of the three, Goode is a pirate and is not suitable to be awarded the medal. Of the remaining two, the new admiral who represents justice is more suitable for this medal.

Very nice advertising!
"Green Bull!"

The marines looked at Araki, and in unison raised their arms to cover their eyes, tears of emotion streaming down their faces.

"I'm sorry, we misunderstood you!"

"When you left alone, we thought you were going to break the ban and fight against the disaster. We were all blaming you!"

"So you yearn for peace so much!"

"General Green Bull, it's wonderful that you've become a general!"

Ah? ? ?
Araki was disheveled in the wind.

What on earth is going on?!
Hey, he's not some peace envoy!
Seeing his subordinates moved to tears, he swallowed all the words he wanted to say, his mind blank.

Green Bull gave up thinking.

On the other side, Alabasta.

"Jiejiejiejie~~"

Goode looked at the newspaper, a smile playing on his lips.

As expected of Morgans, he can accurately grasp every hot topic.

In this way, the world's winds will change. As long as they don't cause trouble, if the world government actively opposes them, it will undoubtedly run counter to peace.

Public opinion will be on his side.

The best course of action for both sides is to move the war to the shadows, which means a war involving economics and military strength.

"Public opinion is a wonderful thing."

Goode pondered.

He also wanted to create a media newspaper, but due to the backward environment, he could not deliver newspapers quickly like Morgans did through the newsbird.

The Labor Daily is a newspaper in the country of laborers, but its scope is limited to the country of laborers, and its timeliness is too low if it is sold to other countries.

The most important thing in this industry is timeliness.

Morgans became a media mogul mainly because of Newsbird; other media outlets simply couldn't compete with him.

But the newspaper still has to be built; even a bad result is better than no result, especially for the countries that will establish diplomatic relations with them in the future.

"It's time to go back."

Goode returned to the Groudon.

Next, Alabasta can be left to Goodra Corporation; he doesn't need to be personally involved.

"Chikara, arrange for envoys to travel to all member states to deliver diplomatic documents, and also to promote the Aruba trading port and invite envoys from various countries to visit it."

"Yes, Lord Goode."

This newspaper sent the wrong signal to the member states of the World Government; even if only one-third of the countries had such ideas, it would still be a considerable amount of business.

He not only sells goods, but also purchases large quantities of raw materials, which is undoubtedly a lifeline for some countries that cannot handle their own resources.

Many countries have racked their brains and even gone to war to pay the "heavenly gold," and have long since reached the point of exhaustion.

He's saving these member states!

"Don't forget to tell the member states that land can be used as trade funds!"

"understand!"

(End of this chapter)