Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

The Five Elders? And the Twenty Kings, the progenitors of the Celestial Dragons who founded the World Government?

Thinking of this, Aon, far away in Wano Country, narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself.

"Does this mean that after each generation of the Five Elders dies, a new generation of Five Elders is selected through a fair election, but in reality, the Five Elders who hold the highest power in the open are always the same five people?"

"Hiss, if that's the case..."

Yann's eyes widened as he recalled the vast amount of information about the World Government etched into his mind, and he murmured to himself.

"I was really blind to what was right under my nose. The World Government has been in place for eight hundred years, and in those eight hundred years there has never been any confrontation or rebellion related to the change of power at the highest level, such as the Five Elders."

"Putting the left hand on the right, the people sitting in those five seats have simply changed their clothes, so there will naturally be no confrontation over the change of supreme power."

Chapter 648 The Secret of the Five Elders?

[Chapter 648. The Choice Regarding Laugh Tale]

"The reason why the World Government has been able to maintain its position for eight hundred years without any sign of its superstructure wavering is not simply because of its invisible way of ruling the entire sea and its adherence to the correctness of the Celestial Dragons, but because there simply hasn't been a series of chain reactions that would occur during a transfer of power at the top..."

Ya'en touched his forehead, realizing something was belatedly, and his heart grew even heavier.

No wonder the World Government, despite its seemingly long-standing search for the "Operation Fruit" and "Pure Gold" that grant immortality, has never shown any urgency, unlike an ordinary aging king who would spare no expense to achieve immortality and thus continue to enjoy his power.

"Perhaps, for these monsters who have lived for eight hundred years, the only benefit of finding the Op-Op Fruit and pure gold is that they don't have to change their bodies regularly?"

"I wonder if the 'Twenty Kings,' the progenitors of the Celestial Dragons whose information was largely erased, are also immortal? Hiding behind the World Government, enjoying the bounty of the entire ocean for eight hundred years..."

Thinking of this, Yann couldn't help but take off his glasses and gently rub his temples.

Originally, Yann thought that the only truly immortal person in the World Government was Lord Im, who was hiding behind the scenes. He never expected that the truth might be much more exaggerated than he imagined.

As for Yann, he was just a young man in his thirties, but now he had to do everything he could to send so many old monsters to their graves, which was quite a lot of pressure.

And this may only be the tip of the iceberg of the many secrets hidden by the World Government; there may be many more hidden truths yet to be uncovered.

With this in mind, while keeping a close eye on Lucci's battle situation, Yann also lowered his head and crossed out a large number of plans in front of him.

"Too hasty. We really shouldn't underestimate the World Government..."

"The World Government, which has stood atop the Red Line for over eight hundred years, is absolutely not comparable to those so-called 'Four Emperors' or other pirates."

"Even though it is dismantling the member states that the World Government extends to every corner of the ocean, the power inherent in the World Government's instincts may be beyond the imagination of ordinary people..."

Yann warned himself in a low voice, his gaze fixed on a somewhat hastily written plan at the end of the project document—to find the "final island," Laugh Tale.

For Yann, who now possesses two Red Poneglyphs, knows the location of the third Red Poneglyph, and has a wife with the ability to decipher Poneglyphs, it seems that finding all the Red Poneglyphs and determining the location of the "Final Island," Laugh Tale, is not far off.

However, if Yann simply wants to find the "final island" Laugh Tale, there is an even simpler way: secretly capture a crew member of Gol D. Roger who once arrived at the "final island" Laugh Tale, and then have Charlotte Pudding extract the relevant memories.

If we find Laugh Tale, the "final island," it might contain a wealth of important secrets about the World Government, or even weapons that could change the world.

However, Yann vaguely sensed that such an effect might not be significant.

Roger arrived at the "final island," Laugh Tale, and his final choice was to sacrifice his life to usher in the "Great Pirate Era," calling on more people to go and find the "final island," Laugh Tale.

Furthermore, the World Government did not exterminate all of Gol D. Roger's crew, which is enough to show that the information they learned upon arriving at the "Final Island" was not enough to overthrow the World Government.

What truly terrified the World Government and what Roger anticipated was that only when someone reached the "final island" Laugh Tale could it function as a key.

Without a doubt, that person should be Monkey D. Luffy, Yann's nominal nephew.

However, Yann would not choose to entrust the future to a fool like Monkey D. Luffy, whose instincts outweigh his thinking, to make choices and guide him.

"Even if Lucci is to reach Laugh Tale, his entourage, even if not entirely composed of my people, must be able to influence his decisions at any time..."

“The ‘Gum-Gum Fruit’ that Lucci ate must be problematic. There’s no need to actively contact and win him over, so…”

Just as Yann was gradually conceiving this plan, the battle between Frode and Lucci in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise ended with Lucci's defeat.

However, it's unclear how much water Lucci added.

After all, no matter how arrogant Lucci was, it was a very foolish choice for him to completely offend his superior right after being promoted to CP0.

Freud, oblivious to this, commented, "His speed is astonishing, and his physique and strength are quite good, but his Haki and fighting techniques are too crude."

Looking somewhat disheveled and bearing numerous marks from the storm, Lucci replied, "Yes, Commander."

Then, Freud thought for a moment and spoke.

"Lucci, your next task, besides improving your Haki and combat skills as soon as possible, is to cooperate with the science team to study the 'Lord of Hueco Mundo' power within you."

Upon hearing this, Lucci almost instinctively resisted, and his expression changed slightly.

However, Frod didn't care about Lucci's thoughts at all and directly gave orders to another CP0 member wearing a beast-patterned mask next to the training ground.

“Take Lu Qi to the Science Unit’s research institute.”

"Yes!"

The CP0 member with the beast-patterned mask then walked up to Lucci and spoke calmly.

"Come with me."

Lucci gritted his teeth slightly, resisting being studied, but he also knew he had no other choice but to obediently follow the CP0 member with the beast-patterned mask in a certain direction.

Upon hearing this, Yann, who was in the G-9 branch, was greatly shaken.

As expected... compared to Lucci's near-admiral-level combat power, they were more concerned about the secret of the "Hueco Mundo" organization hidden within him.

At this moment, Yann stopped and, unusually, lit a cigarette for himself, muttering to himself.

"You want to see my true face? Then let me see what you are like first, Vegapunk..."

Unlike the prevailing belief in pure force in this vast ocean, Yann, who retained memories of his past life, was acutely aware that the terrifying extent of this technology was beyond imagination.

And the scientist known as "a scientist 500 years ahead of human wisdom," Vegapunk, was someone that Yorn feared even more than the entire CP0 organization.

Besides the secrets hidden by the World Government, the extent of technology that the World Government currently possesses is also crucial intelligence that both Yann and the Revolutionary Army must obtain.

If the World Government acquires weapons similar to "mushroom bombs," then Yann will have no choice but to abandon the Revolutionary Army for now and perhaps try a different approach.

Chapter 649 Regarding the Choice of Laugh Dru

[Chapter 649. The Man with the Tightest Lips]

Neither CP0 Chief Frodo nor the Five Elders were aware that Lucci possessed a pair of eyes that were constantly watching everything.

After conducting thorough examinations on Lucci, including both his mental and physical health, there was absolutely no problem with him.

Furthermore, to avoid certain possibilities, the Five Elders were very careful not to meet Lucci directly, but instead contacted him through Chief of Staff Frode.

However, what they never expected was that the ultimate target of the mysterious "Lord of Hueco Mundo" was Vegapunk from the very beginning.

In order to further study the power of the "Hollow Zone" organization through scientific means, the World Government simply cannot bypass Vegapunk.

Soon, Lucci followed CP0, who was wearing a beast-patterned mask, and they went directly into the underground of the Red Line. After verifying his identity and passing through layers of guards, he entered a huge underground research institute.

It took Lucci more than ten minutes just to ride the elevator-like device inside the research institute from the entrance to the bottom.

"That's amazing."

Lucci instinctively marveled at the sheer size of the research institute, which was probably comparable in size to some kingdoms.

CP0, wearing a beast-patterned mask, was not surprised by Lucci's astonishment.

Perhaps everyone who enters this research institute for the first time will have the same feeling: it seems to be from a completely different era from the outside world.

"This place... is called science."

CP0, wearing a mask with animal patterns, said something indifferently.

"The research institute, which brings together all the renowned scientists of the entire ocean and is headed by Mr. Vegapunk, possesses the magical power to create everything."

After a pause, CP0, wearing a mask with animal prints, continued with a reminder.

"You'll meet Mr. Vegapunk in a moment. Don't be too nervous or worried. To some extent, Mr. Vegapunk is quite easy to talk to. As long as you cooperate enough, he usually won't deliberately make things difficult for you."

"Ah."

Lu Qi answered silently.

"Om~~"

As the lifting device came to a stop, two CP0 squads were found guarding the exit of the device.

Finally, both CP0 teams made sure to carefully verify the identities of the visitors again, using Seastone, scientific instruments, and Devil Fruit abilities to examine the CP0 members and Lucci wearing beast-patterned masks.

"Ah."

The CP0 squad leader in charge of guarding the area nodded to CP0 members and Lucci, who were wearing masks with animal patterns, indicating that they could pass.

Immediately afterwards, a steel gate opened behind the two CP0 teams, and a huge man with a red bellyband on his upper body, looking like a wrestler, and carrying a giant axe on his back, walked out.

"I am the most tight-lipped man on this sea—Senmo Maru!"

Upon seeing this, the CP0 member wearing a mask with a wild animal pattern paused, then turned to Lucci beside him and introduced him.

"Sentomaru is Mr. Vegapunk's personal bodyguard, but he always unconsciously leaks all sorts of secrets, so you absolutely cannot tell him anything about the inside of CP0."

Upon hearing this, Sentomaru was furious and questioned, "You bastard, I'm the most discreet man on the high seas. When have I ever revealed your secret of liking men?"

……

The crowd.

Suddenly, the atmosphere on the scene became somewhat strange.

Almost involuntarily, the members of the two CP0 squads cast surprised and shocked glances at the CP0 members wearing beast-patterned masks. Lucci even subconsciously took a step away from the CP0 members wearing beast-patterned masks.

Wearing a mask with animal patterns, CP0 looked at Sentomaru with murderous intent, trembling with rage as he cursed loudly.

"You idiot, you swore you wouldn't tell anyone my secret!"

"When have I ever revealed your secret..."

At this point, Sentomaru paused, then belatedly realized something and quickly explained.

"I'm so sorry, it was just an accident. But there are still many secrets about you that haven't been completely revealed, right? For example, what you did before..."

"shut up!"

This time, the CP0 member wearing the beast-patterned mask reacted extremely quickly, stopping Sentomaru from continuing, causing the other CP0 members present to almost subconsciously reveal a hint of disappointment in their eyes.

Immediately, the CP0 member wearing a beast-patterned mask glared at Sentomaru and then spoke.

"Alright, Mr. Vegapunk probably doesn't want to have any contact with us CP0 members, so he sent you to bring Lucci in directly, right?"

“That’s right,” Sentomaru replied.