Chapter 111: The Concluding Conference, The Intruder from the Deep Sea
If there were no Nereus and Otohime were left to grow up on her own, she would also become someone who yearned for peace and advocated against hatred.
And it wouldn't just be shouting loud slogans; she would genuinely achieve this.
But now, her unformed viewpoints began to waver.
After all, her idealized thoughts hadn't even begun to be put into practice, whereas Nereus had long since started acting and could be considered to have achieved initial results.
In the original timeline of Fish-man Island, no one had done anything similar, so Otohime explored the correct path in her own heart.
In a sense, the Otohime of that timeline might have been correct. After all, that Fish-man Island was too weak and lacked a sufficiently tough leader.
Now, with Nereus as an example, she naturally doubted whether her original thoughts were too naive.
The current Otohime was still just a child, and what she would develop into remained an unknown.
And as various aspects of Fish-man Island's development gradually got on the right track, the day for the Reverie to convene also approached.
After Kings from various places spent a large amount of time traveling, they finally arrived at Mary Geoise.
After more than ten days of rush repairs, Mary Geoise was also restored to its prosperous appearance.
"King Cobra, please come this way. The bubble elevator is ready."
The elevator that was previously destroyed had been rebuilt. As the propellers on both sides of the elevator car rotated, the bubbles below also began to inflate.
Although called an elevator, its operating mode was closer to a scaling ladder or a flying ladder.
There were quite a few Kings from all over the world on the elevator, and familiar Kings were also greeting each other.
"You must be the new King of Alabasta. Becoming King at fourteen, truly remarkable."
"It's just a coincidence. If some accidents hadn't happened, the current King would still be my father. However, the sunlight in Mary Geoise... is really intense..."
Cobra raised his hand to shade his eyes. Near the Red Line, not a single cloud could be seen. During the elevator's ascent, the intense sunlight was even somewhat blinding.
"It didn't used to be like this here; you could touch the clouds outside just by raising your hand. But this year, who knows what's going on.
I arrived relatively early. It's said that for the past half-month, the vicinity of Mary Geoise has been this cloudless state."
"It's said there was a torrential rainstorm half a month ago. Could it be that the rain exhausted all the clouds?"
The other Kings were just joking. Chatting about the weather also fit the lifestyle of these noble royals. But Cobra didn't think this way.
A few months ago, Alabasta dismantled a criminal organization within its borders because this organization was privately manufacturing Dance Powder.
However, when the Alabasta Royal Army destroyed this den, they didn't find any residue of Dance Powder.
The abnormal weather, the recent torrential rainstorm, the Fish-man attackers...
[Could it be... Fish-man Island is the buyer of that Dance Powder?]
Alabasta had never found that mysterious buyer, and no abnormal rainfall incidents occurred within the country either, so the matter was eventually dropped.
But now, young Cobra seemed to have an answer in his heart.
"King Cobra, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, just thought of some things. Sorry, I got distracted."
"You're too polite. When I first came here back then, I was also so shocked by the scene here that I lost my focus. But since this is your first time here, you have to take an oath in the Room of Authority. Don't get distracted then."
An older King nearby reminded Cobra of some precautions. After a somewhat lengthy journey, these Kings finally arrived at Mary Geoise.
If there was any difference from four years ago, it was that Mary Geoise's "Moving Walkway" was broken.
After all, that automatically advancing path relied entirely on slaves pushing below. Now, although various damaged buildings had been repaired, the missing slaves couldn't be replenished so quickly.
Although many slave traders believed Mary Geoise must be short of slaves now and it was a good time to act, they also decided to wait out Nereus's spotlight first.
The Reverie lasted for seven days. The Kings from various places argued almost for seven days. There were many things for fifty countries to discuss, and seven days weren't even enough for them to come up with a definite plan for each issue.
And after this conference ended, the Five Elders also began to discuss another matter.
"Gentlemen, some time has passed since the attack incident. It's time for us to make an effective counterattack. Merely raising the bounty is not enough."
Shepherd Ju Peter spoke first. After all, he was the one who initially thought they needed to target Fish-man Island.
"I still have the same question: what can we do? This island is already isolated from the world. Are we going to destroy the Sunlight Tree Eve and make Fish-man Island lose its light source?"
Topman Warcury presented his view. Looking at his movements, he seemed ready to act at any time.
"That won't work. At least they are gathered in Fish-man Island right now. If we do that, Fish-man Island will no longer be the most suitable place to live.
Nereus is a madman to begin with. Do you want millions of Fish-men under his leadership scattering to the Four Blues to cause us trouble?
How much energy would it take to ensure the smooth flow of shipping routes everywhere? How would the Heavenly Tribute be collected?"
Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro raised objections. As the Warrior God of Finance, if the collection of Heavenly Tribute went poorly, that would be his responsibility.
"Exactly. Moreover, Eve's root system... parts of it even penetrate the Red Line, and some are entangled with the Sabaody Archipelago. The Red Line might not be affected, but the Sabaody Archipelago would mostly disappear. This is unacceptable."
Marcus Mars followed closely, also raising objections. As the Warrior God of Environment, his perspective was also from the environment.
Besides, the Sabaody Archipelago was also a place where other Celestial Dragons often played.
"Do you want to destroy your own garden for the sake of one pest?"
The current vote was tied at two to two. Only Jaygarcia Saturn hadn't expressed his view yet, which made the other four turn their gazes to Saturn.
"My my, are you all so impatient to target Fish-man Island? Then my arrival is really timely. Would you consider listening to my opinion?"
The voice came from behind Saturn. Including Saturn, the Five Elders looked in that direction simultaneously. Only to see Nereus sitting there at the skylight on the wall as if on an outing, holding a thick chain in his hand.
"Nereus?!"
"Arrogant fool! To actually dare intrude here!"
"What do you want to do!"
Boom!
Answering them was a loud crash. The chain in Nereus's hand had already swung out. At the front end of that chain happened to be a square giant boulder, and this stone had already smashed into Mars at this moment...
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