One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 265 Treason!

As time went by, the construction of the Aruba Trade Port took shape rapidly, especially the steel-framed warehouses, which took relatively little time to complete.

Every day, a large number of Hoenn transport ships arrive, and more than half of the member states send envoys to the port of Aruba.

Their goals were remarkably similar.

arms!

In international trade, arms sales have always been one of the most enduring and mainstream commodities, and are also the most valued by small countries.

The weapons made by the beasts were of excellent quality and precision, and when the envoys from various countries discovered this, they immediately became nervous.

Among the member states, there are many enemies due to issues such as territorial proximity. If an enemy country buys weapons from Groudon while your own side is still using junk.

Wind against wind, sword against sword, who will win?

Must buy!
Hoenn Headquarters.

Goode stood by the window, looking down at the golden route below.

Large transport ships from the Land of Laborers passed by, and then, escorted by the Hoenn Navy, they traveled through the North Sea to reach the Grand Line.

The nation of laborers has gathered nearly half of the New World's resources, resulting in a severe overproduction that now finally has an outlet.

"The World Government seems a bit slow to react!"

Good stroked his chin.

A month has passed, and the World Government has remained silent, as if it hadn't uttered a single word. Could it be that they're preparing a major surprise?

I need to have my fortune told later.

Secretary Chikara entered the office and handed over the documents: "Lord Goode, these are the recent events in the North Sea. Please take a look."

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Looking at the thick stack of documents, Goode's head started to ache.

Is there something important?

There are two important things.

Chika picked up the top document.

"Avaro Pizarro, the 'Evil King' from the North Sea, has returned to his country and seized power by violence. He is now implementing a tyrannical rule."

"Tell Aokiji to handle it."

Good gave the instructions.

The North Sea is too shallow to hold large fish.

The capture of the tyrannical king was a great positive publicity campaign, but that guy was very capable, and ordinary people really couldn't handle him.

Aokiji will probably have to make the trip himself.

Chika nodded and brought up the second matter.

“The Kingdom of Lubni, one of the member states of the World Government, contacted us. The king wanted to sell the country to us for 500 billion berries.”

"Um?!"

Goode was taken aback.

What the hell? Selling out the country?

Chikara explained, "Lord Goode, this is not a strange thing. It is quite normal for the nobility to buy and sell kingdoms."

"normal?"

Goode's gaze was strange.

This is clearly not normal.

While I have little hope for the bottom line of the nobility, to simply sell out the country and run away is simply too inhumane.

Chikara hesitated for a moment, then asked somewhat uneasily, "Lord Goode, have you heard of the Celestial Dragons' native inhabitants' slaughter tournament?"

"I heard something."

Goode frowned.

Chikara explained, "Every three years, the Celestial Dragons hold a massacre tournament. They select resource-rich non-affiliated countries, slaughter the native inhabitants, and then sell the islands to nobles who want to establish new kingdoms, or develop them themselves."

"I see."

Goode understood.

It's highly likely that the Lubni royal family intends to escape to other seas and purchase new islands from the World Government to rebuild their nation.

In the North Sea, the situation of the World Government member states is getting worse and worse, mainly due to the significant reduction in their channels for acquiring wealth, in addition to the infiltration work on his side.

Those relatively wealthy non-member states all became his countries, and with fewer targets for plunder, life naturally became difficult.

Add to that the rampage of pirates.

For royalty, the country is merely property; similar situations have occurred in his homeland. In the port of Aruba, numerous countries have proposed exchanging land for weapons and other supplies—the nature of the transactions is essentially the same.

Goode pondered for a moment.

Islands that become member states generally have abundant resources, so buying them is unlikely to be a bad deal.

The premise is that the price is right.

This made him realize something.

The world government has very little control over its member states; it can even sell out its own country, let alone other actions.

The trade war he initiated may not be a major move by the world government, but rather a sign that it is struggling to control its member states.

"Return to the Kingdom of Lubni, up to 100 billion Berries."

"Ok."

Chika put away the file.

"Lord Goode, there's something else. The World Government has sent officials to Alabasta, seemingly wanting to seize our market share."

"Don't worry about them."

Good shook his head and smiled.

His production efficiency is extremely high, and most of the resources come from his own island, resulting in very low overall costs.

The world government is bloated and its prices for the same goods are at least twice, or even several times, higher than those on their side.

It's impossible for me to compete with him.

This trade war has only just begun and has not yet shown its true power.

Due to limited access to information and relatively difficult navigation, member states previously had only the World Government as a trading partner, which led to their excessive exploitation.

Now there are new options.

The World Government will only have a headache when those member states taste the benefits and reduce or abandon trade with it.

He didn't trust those princes and nobles, but he believed in human nature. It's human nature to seek profit and avoid harm, and the more greedy a person is, the more they are like that. They can even betray their country, so what else can't those nobles do?

We need to push the world governments harder; the more we push them, the more unjust things they will do.

Goode narrowed his eyes.

"Chikara, call Lucci and the others over."

"Ok."

A moment later, Lucci and his friends arrived at the office.

Goode looked at Lu Qi and nodded approvingly.

In just one month, Lucci brilliantly completed the mission assigned to him. The Lubni royal family's desire to escape was largely due to Lucci's assassination efforts.

"Thank you for your hard work, Lucci."

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Lucci remained silent.

However, you could tell from his eyes that he was very satisfied with the assassination operation, and his return to headquarters was proof of that.

Goode didn't mind and asked with a smile.

How much do you know about the revolution?

"Understood."

Lucci's eyes flickered slightly.

CP9's most frequent missions were hunting down Revolutionary Army cadres; it's no exaggeration to say they knew the Revolutionary Army better than anyone else.

Goode nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "According to the information I have received, the royal families of the various member states of the North Sea want to abandon their countries and flee the North Sea. They are plundering the wealth of the people, causing widespread suffering and constant rebellions."

"I need you to secretly support the rebels' actions. If there is no rebellion, you should instigate one, but do not reveal your identities!"

If the king is planning to flee, he will undoubtedly make one last fortune before leaving, leaving only the common people to suffer.

Fryvanes, the "white town" of Luo's hometown, is a typical example. Platinum lead poisoning broke out, and the nobles fled with their wealth, while the common people were all killed.

However, it was difficult to expect the revolution to succeed, since they were mostly people from the lower classes who didn't even have decent weapons.

But it doesn't matter, they're just a front.

Once the royal families of various countries are in a state of panic, he will offer them a price, and they will probably be very happy to sell their countries to him!
"Understood, sir!"

Lucky grinned.

This time, it seems we can finally unleash our full potential and get things done.

(End of this chapter)