I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

But from the perspective of the Five Elders... this was actually just a test to put the younger generation to the test.

At this moment, a female Celestial Dragon named Phoenix spoke up:

"There is something more important than the ongoing war. Rayleigh has left Sabaody Archipelago, and we should take this opportunity to send CP0 to immediately shut down the video Den Den Mushi, otherwise it will damage the image of the World Government."

The other Celestial Dragons were taken aback and retorted, "This has nothing to do with the current sandbox warfare, does it?"

"Phoenix Palace, you are still too young." A middle-aged Celestial Dragon shook his head and sighed.

"Since when have we Celestial Dragons ever needed to care about the opinions of ordinary people?"

The other Celestial Dragons nodded in agreement, and the two sides began to argue.

"Hmm? That kid's interesting; he seems to have a good grasp of the bigger picture." The old man with the mustache stroked his beard and nodded to himself.

Some Celestial Dragons thought this was a sandbox simulation game, a test of their strategic and tactical abilities by the Five Elders, but that's not actually the case.

The Celestial Dragons don't need to lead troops into battle; that's the Navy's job.

However, through the process of simulating war in the sand table, the Five Elders will evaluate these younger generations, looking at their character, methods, vision, and overall perspective. One day in the future, they will decide on the new Five Elders based on this.

Strategies and victories are not important; what matters is one's character, vision, and overall perspective.

Among these, the fact that the female Celestial Dragon, Phoenix, was able to look beyond the course of the war and focus her attention on the Sabaody Archipelago beyond the sand table has already earned her the respect of the Five Elders with the mustache.

The Five Elders remained calm; even when Sengoku and Garp were defeated, their expressions only darkened slightly.

The navy is the outward image of the world government; it represents its prestige.

They don't care about naval casualties; they care more about saving face.

Therefore, in the original work, after the prisoners of Infinite Hell collectively escaped, they immediately notified Sengoku to suppress the news in order to maintain the image of the World Government.

The Five Elders then issued an order, and soon a CP0 agent disappeared, preparing to head to the Sabaody Archipelago.

The Celestial Dragons started discussing again as soon as the order was given.

"Sun Bear is Sig? What the hell is Shiki talking about?" The Celestial Dragons' expressions turned strange.

Higuma, the bandit king, has repeatedly attacked the Celestial Dragons and has long been on their blacklist.

However, Admiral Higuma wasn't much better off, especially after the slave emancipation incident, when many Celestial Dragons expressed their dissatisfaction.

Although they had no liking for the Sun Bear, objectively speaking, the words spoken by the Golden Lion still seemed absurd to them.

“A clumsy lie. Look closely. The Golden Lion had approached Sig earlier, and the two whispered to each other in the sky.”

"Although we can't hear the contents of their whispers, it's likely a smokescreen they planned, a conspiracy between Sigurd and Shiki," one of the Celestial Dragons analyzed.

“No, whether it’s the truth or not is irrelevant.” Phoenix Palace’s eyes flickered.

"This is an opportunity. The Navy has shown signs of getting out of control. It's time to take action to purge the out-of-control Navy, including Higuma."

"The Navy has suffered repeated defeats, and with the arrival of Kaido and Rayleigh, the enemy is too numerous. I believe we should seize this opportunity to immediately deliver a devastating blow to Higuma!"

"If he gets away, it will be a huge loss of face for the Navy and the World Government!"

Phoenix Palace once again made a startling statement, directly mentioning the Uranus, which silenced the discussion in the hall for a moment. Even the Five Elders were taken aback and exchanged glances.

After a moment's thought, the Five Elders also realized the seriousness of the matter.

Using the Heavenly King is not their decision, but judging from the current battle situation...

"You may all leave now. This sand table simulation is over," said the Five Old Stars with the mustache.

Soon, the CP0 members and Celestial Dragons left one after another, leaving only the Five Elders in the hall.

“The Heavenly King is a powerful weapon that cannot be used casually. However, what Phoenix Palace said is not without reason,” the long-bearded Five Elders said.

“However, it seems that Phoenix Palace has not completely emerged from the shadow of God Valley. Her mental illness persists, and she harbors hatred towards Sieg,” said the Five Elders with the mustache.

Phoenix Palace is suspected of suffering from kidnapper syndrome, which has persisted for many years, but has improved in recent years.

The other Celestial Dragons didn't take this matter too seriously, since Rocks had been dead for many years.

Rocks was a formidable figure who was feared by the world. After his death, his former crew members became world-renowned pirates, but few people were willing to mention him.

Whitebeard and his companions weren't exactly on the same side as Rocks.

Therefore, even if Phoenix Palace has some strange mental illness, it doesn't have a significant impact.

"Now is not the time to consider this. Whether to use the Heavenly King... depends on Lord Im's opinion." The Five Elders with swords stood up.

He walked up to the simulation sand table where the Celestial Dragons had been standing and gently extended his hand:

"If we really have to use the Heavenly King..."

He pushed the Marineford sand table aside, wiping the entire sand table clean.

...............

On the other side, after the Celestial Dragons walked out of the hall, CP0 followed closely behind the female Celestial Dragon Phoenix Palace, but their thoughts gradually drifted away.

"Will the Heavenly King impose sanctions?"

Stussy had a deep impression of the pillar of light that descended upon the Holy Land, after all, she was there and was almost annihilated by the pillar of light, but Sieg saved her.

But now... perhaps it should be the other way around?

The Holy Land Mary Geoise is not far from Marineford, and coupled with her newly acquired Door-Door Fruit ability...

Stussy's gaze gradually hardened. She reached out and opened a small oval door in front of her, revealing a lush, green alternate dimension.

Nearly a month ago, at Marine Headquarters, Stussy had a private encounter with Sigurd, the shadow clone, and obtained the Door-Door Fruit.

"I'll be begging you to save my life then," said Sig, the shadow clone at the time.

However, a little thought reveals the flaws in Sieg's story.

Sigurd's real body is trapped in Impel Down, bound by seastone shackles, yet she can create clones through her abilities to communicate with her, demonstrating that Sigurd's abilities are not affected by seastone.

At the same time, Sig is incredibly strong and possesses the ability to fly, making Impel Down's natural defenses meaningless to him.

Therefore, Sieg does not need Stussy's rescue.

His explanation was probably just a pretext to get her to accept the "door fruit" (a metaphor for accepting something desirable).

The saying goes, "to repay a favor," and perhaps now is the time to give back.

Stussy took a step, his body already entering the alternate dimension created by the Door-Door Fruit.

"Stusi? Where is he?" Celestial Dragon Phoenix Miyako turned around when she heard the noise, but she could no longer see the CP0 bodyguard.

This step has been taken.

From now on, she is no longer CP0.

.........

A moment later, in the Void Throne Hall.

The five elders knelt on the steps, recounting the events that had occurred on the battlefield of Marineford to the figure on the throne.

“Sigur? I remember that name.” Im opened his eyes, his eyes revealing strange double-ringed pupils, devoid of joy or sorrow, showing no emotion.

"He trespassed into the Holy Land ten years ago," the Five Elders with Swords reminded him.

"Later, a low-powered Uranus bomb was used, but it was blocked by him, and the outer perimeter of the Holy Land was affected."

"He is indeed extraordinary, with great strength and strange abilities, but in the end, he is still just a mortal. No mortal can survive the full power of Uranus, the King of the Gods."

mortal.

Yes, we are all just ordinary people.

The admirals at the pinnacle of the navy are extremely powerful. People like Aokiji and Akainu have reached a level where they are like human-shaped natural disasters, with destructive power that can affect the entire island and change its landscape.

However, there are three generals of this caliber, who can be considered the strongest fighting force on the side of justice, in each generation.

If we extend the timescale to 800 years, the number of admirals the navy has ever had since its establishment is astonishing.

The number of the so-called Four Emperors and legendary pirates is not small.

Even a top-tier powerhouse like Whitebeard, who once held the title of the world's strongest man, had witnessed many similar figures before the immortal Im.

For Im, neither the Admirals nor the Four Emperors are special.

Dark-Dark Fruit, Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Magma-Magma Fruit, Glint-Glint Fruit... These powerful fruits have been obtained by strong individuals many times over the past 800 years, helping them reach the pinnacle of their era. After decades at their peak, they grow old and weak, and are then replaced by newcomers.

Whitebeard is known as the strongest man in the world. His Tremor-Tremor Fruit can cause sea tremors and earthquakes, possessing extremely strong destructive power. He can single-handedly cause a massive earthquake to strike an entire island.

If Aokiji and Akainu were to wreak havoc with all their might, they could directly alter the entire island's landscape, making them veritable human-shaped natural disasters.

But that's about it.

Even the so-called strongest man in the world is just a mortal.

The tides of time rise and fall, and generation after generation of outstanding individuals follow one after another, only to eventually fade into silence and turn into a handful of dust.

Only the immortal Im sits alone on the Void Throne, from eight hundred years ago to the present.

Ancient weapons were named after gods and kings, representing a power that mortals could not reach and that was as irresistible as that of gods.

The strongest among mortals can alter the landscape of an island, like a humanoid natural disaster.

Uranus, the King of the Heavens, possesses the power to instantly vaporize an island, erasing it completely from the map.

"Speaking of which, there are indeed a few rather special mortals," Im said calmly.

"Gol D. Roger, the first Pirate King to reach the final island in eight hundred years; Higuma, the mountain bandit king who once withstood the bombardment of a low-powered Uranus; and Rocks, the former overlord of the sea."

Decades ago, during the Battle of God Valley, Rocks single-handedly fought against the Heavenly King.

Although he died in the ensuing resistance, he reduced the power of the Heavenly King's cannon fire by a bit, preventing the Valley of the Gods from being instantly vaporized and thus eliminating everyone, including the Roger Pirates and the Rocks Pirates, in one fell swoop.

"Are Roger and Sieg both currently at the Marineford battlefield?" Im tapped the armrest of his chair lightly, his tone indifferent.

"We already gave the navy one chance before."

There will be no second time.

................

Marineford Battlefield, Naval Headquarters.

"How is this going?"

The Golden Lion looked at the gap in the Sun Bear's severed arm, but all he saw was flesh and blood that looked no different from that of an ordinary person, and he was stunned for a moment.