I, a Celestial Dragon!

The left minister, who was a catfish mermaid, bowed to Neptune from a distance.

"Your Majesty, the banquet is ready, waiting for you all to arrive!"

As soon as the Left Minister finished speaking, the Right Minister continued with a bitter face.

"I was not able to protect you properly and once again failed to intercept Vanderdecken's attack. Your Majesty, please punish me!"

Sitting in his seat, looking at his two old ministers, Neptune grinned and waved to the right minister first.

"It's okay, I'm used to it. Not everyone can withstand Vanderdecken's attacks!"

Then Neptune looked at the Left Minister.

"Now that the banquet is ready, let's set off quickly. We can't keep our people waiting for too long!"

After he finished speaking, Neptune stood up and looked at Gawain deeply.

"Gao Wensheng!"

Neptune asked with some emotion.

"Can we go now?"

"of course can!"

Gao Wen responded naturally, and at the same time he let out a long sigh in his heart.

I can finally escape from such a depressing and weird environment!

……

On Fishman Island, inside and outside the grand banquet hall, the warm sunlight enveloped the beautiful corals everywhere, making the corals bloom with a light that even pearls and jade could not match.

More than 30,000 mermaids are swimming among the colorful corals. Their tails create ripples that gather into pieces, allowing the sunlight to pass through the ripples, leaving dancing spots of light on the ground filled with clear sea water.

In the center of the banquet hall, the huge shell stage can accommodate thousands of dancers dancing at the same time. Behind the shell stage, even the pearl curtains used for opening and closing are made of the most round pearls and gems.

Radiating outward from the stage is the extremely spacious and luxurious main banquet hall. Although it is luxurious, it is not only open to the powerful and wealthy. Every fishman or mermaid who is willing to come to the banquet can find a seat in this banquet hall that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people.

Gawain and his party followed Neptune, set out from the Dragon Palace, and arrived at the banquet hall on a giant flounder.

The flounder that Gawain rode was particularly different. His flounder was covered with a bubble membrane prepared for him as a land man.

Air bubble film.

Although at this time, there were not only Gawain and his group of land people on Fishman Island.

But overall, there are so few flounders carrying air that every air bubble that passes through the water will attract the attention of hundreds of thousands of mermaids and fish people.

“That’s not it, they don’t have bubbles on their heads, the Celestial Dragons should all have bubbles on their heads!

This one is not like that. This one looks pretty good. It seems that none of the Celestial Dragons are that good looking!"

"That's not the case either. This group of people is too small. The Celestial Dragons' show should be grand!"

"This is a bit similar, but it shouldn't be the case. The Celestial Dragons should come with His Majesty Neptune!"

Several people were whispering, but their voices could not be heard far away.

But hundreds of thousands of people whispered...

So every time a flounder carrying air swam into the banquet hall, the noise in the banquet hall would surge to a noisy level!

As Gawain approached the banquet hall, he heard the noisy voice from afar.

And when Neptune, who was at the front of the group, swam into the banquet hall, the noise became even more intense!

"Ahhh, it's your Majesty, your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty is here, the Celestial Dragons are coming!"

"Why aren't there any princes with His Majesty?"

"Your Majesty has come in, the next ones should be the Celestial Dragons!"

"Open your eyes, I have never seen a celestial dragon in my life!"

"Wow, so exciting!"

For a moment, the banquet hall was filled with noise, and even the sea water filling the surrounding area began to vibrate slightly.

And when Gawain's flounder swam into the banquet hall, when the mermaids saw Musgarud's face and bubble hood clearly...

The banquet hall, which was filled with the roar of gongs and drums a second ago, suddenly became completely silent.

The first human knelt down on his own flatfish, and then kneeling spread quickly throughout the venue like a contagion.

Some of the fishmen looked dissatisfied, but they did not continue to stand.

As for the mermaids, they were lying on the ground just like Shirahoshi did before. From a distance, their saluting movements were similar to the way Thai people salute their king.

The sunlight shines on the brilliant tails of countless mermaids, reflecting special colors that even corals cannot reflect.

That color was constantly echoing in Gawain's heart at this moment.

What are rights?

What is status?

Why did Gawain often hear a sentence before traveling through time: everyone despises the Celestial Dragons, but everyone wants to become a Celestial Dragon?

When hundreds of thousands of people kneel down to you in unison, you will naturally understand how it feels.

This is the Celestial Dragon!

Musgarud was obviously used to such scenes. He looked at the hundreds of thousands of mermen kneeling in the distance and sighed.

"Hey, if this isn't the rule, then I really don't want Princess Otohime's people to kneel down to me."

"But that's the rule!"

Di Yuan, who was beside Gao Wen, responded softly.

“Although I don’t really like General Sakaski’s style, he said something that I treasure.

Even the worst rules are better than no rules at all!"

After he finished speaking, Di Yuan looked at Gao Wen and continued with emotion.

"You grew up in such an environment, but you were able to shape your current character. It's incredible!"

"Oh?"

On the side, Jinbei frowned and looked at Gawain curiously.

"It seems that neither of the two Tianlong people like others to kneel down and worship?"

Hearing Jinbei's question, Gawain shook his head slightly.

"It's not that I don't like it, but it's unnecessary."

After he finished speaking, Gawain thoughtfully continued to explain to Jinbei.

“Kneeling is not the only way to express respect and obedience, but kneeling is the least likely way to prove respect and obedience to others.

After all, knees are not everything in our lives, but someone else’s bent knees will make the person being worshipped think that everything the worshipper has belongs to them!

For those who kneel down, they lose something, but they also gain something, such as losing their fearless heart and gaining a sense of grievance, or unwillingness, reluctance and dissatisfaction!

As for those who are being worshipped, they gain something, but they also lose something.

For example, they get proof of their status, extension of their rights, and the pleasure of standing above thousands of people.

Anyone who is not rational enough and cannot look at everything that is being worshipped more correctly.

They will always lose their sense of awe!

That would be too dangerous..."

Chapter 54 I Want to Be Higher Than Them!

After he finished speaking, Gawain smiled and waved in every direction.

As Gawain waved his hand, the eyes of the bold civilians were the first to light up.

why?

Because even though they are kneeling, they dare to raise their heads!

Those who were too far away could only barely see Gawain waving his hand, while those who were close could simply see Gawain smiling.

That smile made them laugh unconsciously, and somehow they stood up in confusion.

One, two... then countless people crawled up from the ground.

Seeing that enough people were standing upright, Gao Wen put down his hand and said to Di Yuan and Jinbei beside him with a smile.

“The slaves of the Celestial Dragons always kneel on the ground. Among them are pirates with bounties of hundreds of millions. After becoming slaves, they will obey almost all orders from the Celestial Dragons.

But if they were asked to replace the navy's work, their strength might be stronger than many navy officers, but their achievements would definitely not be as much as those of the navy generals.

People who kneel down cannot exert their full abilities. The more people kneel down, the slower the world will develop.

So, whether it is for the development of the whole world or for making our future life better.

We all need to make sure those who are kneeling don’t have to kneel anymore!”

After he finished speaking, Gao Wen shook his head. He didn't know whether Di Yuan and the other man could understand what he said.

In fact, the two of them really couldn't understand the deeper meaning of it.

If you have never seen the sight of a red flag, who would have known that the knees of ordinary people could be so important?

On the side, Di Yuan, who was a little puzzled, thought for a moment and then smiled.

"Sir, since you don't like people kneeling to you, why don't you try to abolish this rule after you become one of the Five Elders?"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Jinbei frowned. So this Gao Wensheng has already aimed his sword at the position of the Five Elder Stars?

And Gawain, listening to the voice from the garden, shook his head again.

"Are you so sure that I will become one of the Five Elders, Diyuan?"

"Of course!"

Di Yuan said without hesitation.

"Your Excellency's domineering aura is unprecedented in strength. You have a far-sighted vision, decisive decisions, and sufficient perseverance and reason.

If even you can’t become one of the Five Elders, then I really can’t imagine how the Five Elders got to that position in the first place!”

"Um?!!"

Jinbei on the side was a little surprised, he couldn't help but look at Gawain a few more times.

Domineering Haki, that is the Domineering Haki. In this ocean, everyone who possesses the Domineering Haki will always become a strong man who can stir up the situation.

This sea has never allowed any owner of the domineering color to remain unknown!

For example, in the past hundred years on Fishman Island, there was only Brother Tiger who possessed the Domineering Haki.

As for this moment, even if Jinbe himself is a strong man, including him, among the millions of fishmen on Fishman Island, no one has awakened the Conqueror's Haki!

Noticing Jinbei's look, Gawain chuckled and said.

"Di Yuan, I am really happy to receive your appreciation, but why don't you increase your trust in me a little more?

Just becoming a Five Elder Star won’t allow me to do what I want!

For me, the Five Elder Stars...?"

Having said this, Gawain looked at the countless mermaids in the distance with a deep gaze.

He just opened his mouth slightly and continued calmly.

"I don't want to be like them, I want to be better than them!"

As soon as the words fell, Di Yuan's eyebrows moved violently, while Jinping couldn't help but open his mouth.

Without waiting for them to continue to react, Gawain gently patted their legs.

“Those things are so far away, there’s no need for you to be so surprised.