The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

She still wanted to know more about the lives of the mermaids in Don Quixote's palace.

“The Don Quixote family’s servants are divided into three levels: servants, maids, and directors. Each level is further divided into five grades from lowest to highest. I am a grade 5 maid, with a monthly allowance of only 5 million Berries,” Vina explained.

"500 million?!"

Otohime looked at Vina with some surprise, astonished by the high number.

After her last exchange with Luther in the Sabaody Archipelago, she made a special trip back to Fishman Island to learn about the current situation.

As far as she knows, no fishman or mermaid has ever earned 500 million a month simply by working; that's an absolutely outrageous figure.

Even for mermaids and fish-men with their own businesses, reaching this number is not easy.

It's hard to imagine that a fifth-class servant in the Don Quixote family could have such a high income.

"This is because the number has increased in recent years. My two younger sisters are level 2 and level 3 servants respectively, and together they only have the same number as me."

Vina's explanation only made Otohime feel even more bitter.

The three little mermaids could easily spend 1000 million each month, and even felt it was a bit low; if it were her, she wouldn't want to go back either.

“It’s our responsibility that Fishman Island can’t provide a good life for everyone,” Otohime said, feeling somewhat guilty.

In her view, as the royal family of Fishman Island, she should ensure that all mermaids and fishmen live happy lives.

But now she realizes that the resources provided by Fishman Island are still too few, and it might not be as good as being a servant for the Don Quixote family, which inevitably makes Otohime feel uncomfortable.

However, the thought of Fishman Island cooperating with the Donquixote Family in the future made her feel a little better.

Overall, Fishman Island's future is moving in a positive direction.

Putting her worries aside, she began to ask Vina about the inner workings of the Don Quixote family.

According to her understanding, this classification system was proposed by a person named Toki Amatsuki and was eventually refined by a person named Olvia.

She remembered Olvia; she had mentioned her during their introductions. Otohime recalled that Olvia was standing next to Luther, and her position was similar to Gion's.

After they parted ways in the Sabaody Archipelago, she gathered a lot of information about Luther, and only then did she realize that Gion was actually considered by everyone to be no less capable than Whitebeard.

It's important to know that Fishman Island enjoyed such a peaceful life only under Whitebeard's protection.

This demonstrates Gion's strength.

The fact that Olvia could stand closer to Luther made Otohime think more deeply.

The Celestial Dragons' status in her heart immediately rose to several levels.

After gaining a deeper understanding of the three-tier system, she found Luther's tolerance even more incredible.

The servants were not allowed to move around freely in the palace, but it was said that these were slaves that Luther had bought, and they were given a considerable allowance each month, and could even send money home.

That alone made Otohime admire her.

Especially when compared to the treatment of other noble servants, the difference is simply too great.

As servants in the Don Quixote family palace, their main responsibility was to maintain the palace's daily operations and direct the servants.

Like Vina, who was in charge of managing the mermaids and artificial lake in the entire palace, with her two sisters helping her out.

At this level, you have a high degree of freedom. You even have one day off each month, which you can save up and go home all at once.

In Otohime's opinion, this kind of work was even better than the work on Fishman Island, where there was no such thing as accumulating rest days per month.

On Fishman Island, people only apply to take a few days off when they are completely exhausted from working.

Otohime felt that the lack of a monthly day off must have left them with nothing to look forward to, which caused the fishmen to have low work enthusiasm. They often couldn't stand it after a few days and would gather in the fishman town to have fun.

For a moment, she felt ashamed, realizing that she was exploiting the fish-men and mermaids.

As for the treatment of board members, Vina wasn't very clear, but according to her, Hancock, who brought them to the palace, was a board member of the palace.

In short, they could stay by Luther's side, but also leave the palace to go to other places, giving them a high degree of freedom.

In Otohime's view, this was already at the level of a butler.

At this point, Otohime was already thinking about how to learn from Luther's management model and bring this humane management approach to Fishman Island.

Chapter 194 World Conference

the other side.

Luther looked at Ace, who had a curious expression, and asked with a smile:

"How does it feel? First time in Mary Geoise?"

"It's not a big deal, just that the buildings are a bit more luxurious and the people are a bit more annoying."

Upon hearing Luther's question, Ace instinctively straightened up and answered truthfully.

This was also what he was thinking. Along the way, following the ship, he hadn't actually discovered anything special.

The first half of the Grand Line is a larger and stronger sea.

Even though he had never seen such a luxurious palace in a holy land, the people here were really annoying.

As he walked along, he could tell from the expressions of the people around him that they were all incredibly arrogant.

But this arrogance stems only from their own status; when they see someone of higher status, they act like lapdogs, displaying a servile demeanor.

Ace disliked this very much because of this.

However, compared to that, he still hated those pirates who wore their evil on their sleeves even more.

"If I had to say, that's definitely true."

Luther smiled. Ace was telling the truth, but it wasn't the answer he wanted to hear.

Do you remember what I taught you before?

"People you don't like can be measured by their value!"

Ace answered directly, as if reciting a familiar story. Although he didn't quite understand the specific meaning, he remembered everything Luther said.

He knew very well that Luther had high expectations of him.

Ace didn't know what Luther's purpose was, but how could he possibly let down someone who was so good to him and had such high expectations of him?

However, after thinking it over carefully, he still looked troubled:

"Teacher, I really don't know what use people like them can be."

At his age, he really couldn't see much, and Luther didn't expect him to see anything either.

"It's about having this idea in you, not actually making you think about anything."

Luther smiled and reached out to touch Ace's hair.

He did have high expectations for Ace.

In his mind, Ace would be the leader of the younger generation and an opponent who would directly confront Luffy.

Of course, the reckless Ace of the future could not meet such expectations, so he would cultivate him in various ways.

"hey-hey!"

Ace scratched his head sheepishly, knowing he had performed poorly.

Luther glanced at him and continued:

"Tomorrow is the day of the World Conference. You'll stay next to me as an observer. Robin will be with you, and you'll each summarize a set of meeting minutes."

"Understood! I will definitely do my best!"

Upon hearing Luther's words, Ace instinctively made a promise.

At the same time, he looked at Robin, who was standing next to Olvia, with a pleading look in his eyes.

He was well aware of Robin's abilities, and usually when Olvia was busy, Robin would take over as the explainer.

In his eyes, Robin was also a kind of teacher to him.

After Ace's incident, the others were led away and settled by the maids after a brief greeting.

After a pleasant dinner at Don Quixote Palace, the next day, the day of the World Conference, soon arrived.

......

The conference hall located in the center of Mary Geoise celebrated its quadrennial opening.

The towering white stone gate, tens of meters high, was slowly pushed open by CP0, and representatives from member states entered the conference hall from the lounge.

Upon entering the conference hall, the first thing that catches the eye is the high ceiling, with a huge crystal chandelier hanging above it. The soft, diffused light casts an elegant glow over the entire conference hall.

The conference hall has a circular layout, with a huge round conference table in the center. A huge flag symbolizing the world government is laid out in the center of the table, and five or six individual luxury chairs are placed around the table. Behind each chair hangs the national flag representing a country, adding a touch of solemnity.

As the emcees announced, one king after another, dressed in magnificent robes and wearing colorful and exquisite crowns, entered the venue and took their seats.

After they sat down, some looked around, some whispered, and some seemed indifferent; their postures varied.

Some kings who had previously attended world conferences suddenly noticed the difference this time.

The uppermost position at the conference table is usually where the five elders sit.

The five elders may not come, but five seats will always be reserved.

But at today's World Conference, there was an extra chair. On the back of the extra chair, there was not only the logo of the World Government, but also a logo resembling a national flag.

This pattern was extremely unfamiliar to most kings.

They were all caught up in various speculations; someone who could represent the world government at the meeting was clearly not a simple person.

"Queen Otohime has arrived in the Dragon Palace Kingdom!"

The master of ceremonies outside called out Otohime's name, and Otohime, with a sweet smile, gracefully walked into the council hall.

Mermaids and fish-men always attract the attention of countless people.

Some were malicious, some curious, some covetous, some friendly...

If Otohime hadn't experienced her meeting with Luther in the Sabaody Archipelago, she would undoubtedly be feeling incredibly anxious right now.

Her innate Observation Haki seemed to amplify the emotions of those around her countless times. Most kings, upon her arrival, harbored extremely malicious and negative emotions, as if they wanted to devour her alive.

In the past, she might have tried her best to gain their support.

However, after being influenced by Luther, she faced all her emotions with equanimity and slowly walked to her seat.