One Piece: King of the World from White Town

Finally I took this step. It wasn’t easy.

However, what Abel did not expect was that Doflamingo would take such a big step all of a sudden.

From March to May every year, the 3 or so member countries of the World Government pay "Heavenly Gold" to the Celestial Dragons.

This "heavenly gold" can be regarded as an additional tax, or as protection fee paid to the Celestial Dragons.

Only by paying this money and becoming a member of the World Government can you receive protection from the navy.

Otherwise, even if the country was destroyed by pirates, the World Government would not send a single soldier, and would not even take a second look.

And what is the exact amount of this 'gold in heaven'?

It is one-tenth of the annual income of all residents in every member country of the World Government!

Generally speaking, the annual income of a small country is around 200 billion berries, so handing over one-tenth of it would be 20 billion berries.

And the minimum cannot be lower than this number!

Large countries usually pay 100 billion berries of "sky gold" every year.

So how much "Heavenly Gold" do the 170 member states of the World Government have to pay every year?

The number is between 5000 billion and 6000 billion berries!

This means that even if these high-ranking Celestial Dragons do nothing every year, they will still have a net income of nearly 6000 billion berries.

And usually, the Tianlong people don't need to spend money to buy things...

Whatever you like, just take it.

Anyone who dared to resist would be captured as a slave.

The few places where the Celestial Dragons spend money are usually buying slaves at auctions and purchasing precious items such as Devil Fruits.

But in fact, the real owners behind these auction houses are often the Celestial Dragons.

This is like pouring money from the left hand to the right hand, plundering countless wealth.

If it were just this, it wouldn't be enough to make the lower class people unable to survive.

What is even more tragic is the plundering at every level.

Because although the stipulated amount of 'Heavenly Gold' is one-tenth of the income, the Tianlong people will not cooperate with these ants. Every year, the 170 member states will prepare the 'Heavenly Gold' and deliver it to the World Government and the Navy's escort ships, and then transport it to the holy land of Marijoa.

What situation does this lead to?

The 'gold from heaven' handed over by the lower classes of people needs to pass through the hands of these nobles and the royal family first!

Is it possible to expect wolves not to eat meat and dogs not to eat feces?

Anyone with a conscience would only charge one or two points more to give the lower-class people a way to survive.

And those greedy nobles and royal families even dared to secretly increase the amount of "Gold in Heaven" to 15%, 20%, or even more!

This is truly denying people a way to survive.

Every year, there are countless riots and rebellions caused by "Heavenly Gold".

If these celestial dragons are the source of evil, then these nobles and royal families who have become more and more evil are complete accomplices, blood-sucking worms!

This is also why in some countries, even though the people are almost starving to death, the nobles and royal families are still rich.

Even when rebels appeared, there were large naval forces to help them suppress the rebellion.

Doflamingo spent a lot of money last year and finally got some routes for the escort ships that transported the "Sky Gold" from a naval officer.

He was tired of battling wits with cranes and hiding from them every day.

He wants to do it in one step and make the world focus on him!

So when Doflamingo finally revealed his real plan, all the cadres present were shocked by his madness.

"Seize 'Gold in the Sky'? Those Celestial Dragons won't let us go!"

Jorah was so scared that even her makeup was ruined. This was much more dangerous than killing a few sailors or destroying a few naval bases.

One mistake and it will be doomed.

Among the officials present, only a few of the most senior officials knew that Doflamingo was also a Celestial Dragon, and they vaguely understood that Doflamingo seemed to have some secret weapon in his hands that could deal with the aftermath perfectly, so they dared to go after the "Heavenly Gold".

But other people don’t know, so naturally they are unsure.

"My rough plan is to ambush in this sea area in advance according to the route map I got. Then, when the escort ship appears, I will approach it as quickly as possible, catch the other party off guard through boarding battle, and grab all the 'Sky Gold'."

"The highest-ranking admirals in charge of transporting the 'Tian Shang Jin' this time are most likely the three vice admirals of the Navy Headquarters. Without the admirals participating in the transport mission, this is our chance!"

If it's just three vice admirals from the Navy Headquarters, there is indeed a chance.

but……

"I want to know why we are trying to seize the 'Gold in the Sky'? We shouldn't need so much money to develop our family now, right?"

Gladius showed a puzzled look at the right moment.

Doflamingo immediately laughed, "Hey hey hey hey hey, our real purpose in snatching the 'Tianjo Gold' is only one, and that is the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"Shichibukai?"

"That's right. I will take the opportunity of snatching 'Tenjo Gold' to negotiate with the World Government and the Navy. 'Tenjo Gold' is not our goal. My goal is to gain a place among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, obtain legal privateering rights, and expand the family's business and territory in an open and aboveboard manner!"

When these words were spoken, all the cadres present were shocked.

Obviously, in the eyes of many people, the Seven Warlords of the Sea are just running dogs of the World Government, but in Doflamingo's plan, he actually uses the special identity and status of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to legalize all the crimes he has committed.

This is such a wild idea!

"Then there is only one problem now. How can we ensure that the World Government will not settle accounts with us later?"

"After all, that is the Celestial Dragons' 'Gold of Heaven'! With just one word from the Celestial Dragons, the title of Shichibukai will be immediately taken away. We can't bet everything on the Celestial Dragons' 'magnanimity'."

Doflamingo smiled confidently again, "Since I am sure that the World Government can agree to my conditions, I will naturally not give them a chance to settle accounts later."

"Do you have any other questions?"

Everyone shook their heads, and it was obvious that their opinions could no longer influence Young Master Dover's decision.

Moreover, it seems that Young Master Dover did not make the decision on a whim. It is obvious that he has thought it over carefully and considered all the consequences.

So what else can they say?

Of course it is unconditional support!

Even Abel didn't say anything, because he knew that Doflamingo would do this sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Chapter 289: Heavenly Art!

For Doflamingo, who has been preparing for a year, all the preliminary work has been completed.

All we have to do now is wait for the opportunity and win this battle!

This is the most critical!

If we cannot defeat the guard force of 'Tian Shang Jin', then everything that comes next will be just empty talk.

……

On the warship, Spider Oni, who had been promoted to vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters not long ago, did not lose his vigilance just because the sea was calm.

As the 'arrow', his duty is to be the first to discover any danger and nip it in the bud.

On the two warships guarding the giant ship carrying the "Tian Shang Jin", there were Lieutenant General Huo Shaoshan and Flying Squirrel from the Navy Headquarters.

Finally, two warships manned by two rear admirals from the Navy Headquarters were guarding behind the ship.

The five warships were like stars surrounding the moon, guarding the giant ship in the middle that was transporting nearly 600 billion berries.

The route was clear and steady as it headed towards the Holy Land of Marijoa.

"Captain Ghost Spider, an unidentified object has been spotted ahead. It looks like a shipwreck. Should we launch a rescue operation?"

Upon hearing this, Ghost Spider immediately picked up the telescope and frowned.

Because there is an extremely abstract ship wreckage drifting ahead of their route.

"Pass on my order, turn the gun around and completely destroy the unknown object ahead."

"Destroy? But..."

"Follow your orders, soldier."

"Yes, sir!"

For Ghost Spider, any risk must be nipped in the bud.

The appearance of such ship wreckage on the return route is already very strange, and the safest method is to directly bombard it with artillery.

Even if he guessed wrong, there are still innocent people alive inside, so let it be their bad luck.

As a hawkish figure in the navy, Ghost Spider is not only cruel in character, but also does not care even if it means hurting his own subordinates when performing a mission, let alone some strangers.

Soon, after notifying the other warships, a series of artillery fire from this side instantly sank the very abstract ship wreckage.

But no one knew what was stored inside. After it exploded, it quickly released thick smoke, and with the right wind direction, it engulfed the entire fleet in an instant.

"Everyone on alert, enemy attack!"

Ghost Spider quickly gave orders and sounded the alarm. All the warships stopped and did not move forward rashly.

If what happened just now could have been a coincidence, then the thick smoke that was now blocking their vision was definitely placed there intentionally by someone for them to fight.

"They actually dared to covet 'Gold in the Sky'. They are such ignorant fellows."

Ghost Spider drew his weapon, his eyes full of mockery.

Over the years, basically no one dared to take the idea of ​​​​"Sky Gold" because that means offending the Celestial Dragons, and what awaits them next will be the endless pursuit of the navy.

The admirals and marshals will take action personally!

Therefore, even the most arrogant pirates would not dare to do this.

Of course, there are occasionally some newcomers or fools who are ignorant of the world.

Now Ghost Spider thinks this is the case.

With the cover of thick smoke, two figures suddenly fell from the sky and landed on the transport ship.

"Jora, you should lose weight."

"Master, how can you say such things to a beautiful lady?"

Jora, who had not yet gained weight completely, cast a coquettish glance at Doflamingo and spoke in a very coquettish tone.

"Okay, let's get down to business first. Someone has already discovered us."

Qiao La immediately became serious, "Leave it to me, young master."

Doflamingo nodded, and then used Skywalker again to quickly leave the transport ship.

Then Jorah released a large amount of colorful mist from his hands, covering the surroundings...

“Oh, oh, oh, oh, come and see my heavenly art!”

Soon, colorful clouds mixed with the original thick smoke and enveloped the entire transport ship.

All the people and objects 'attacked' by the colorful clouds were transformed into extremely abstract works of art in front of the horrified eyes of the people around them.

In the end, even the entire transport ship turned into a large, unique and strange work of art, completely losing its original power.

Those CP agents hiding on the ship were also in bad luck. They had no place to display their skills and were directly taken away by this wave of AOE.

The surrounding navies had been on guard against attacks from the sea, and no one had expected that the first wave of attacks would come from the air.

Now the transport ship has become a fragile work of art, unable to move.

This means that before killing Jora who has already hidden himself, everyone here can only stay where they are and fight to the death with the next enemy that arrives.

At the same time, other cadres of the Don Quixote family also boarded the Flamingo and, with the cover of thick smoke, quickly approached the warship in front of the transport ship.

And when there was still some distance before they could board the ship, several cadres could not help but jump out!

The first to be attacked was the warship where the Ghost Spider was located in the front.

"Everyone, please be careful! Attack freely and kill without mercy!"