Walking room.
Suddenly there was a commotion in the crowd, and the kingdom's guards were seen opening the way from the front, escorting King Riku and others wearing the crown from behind.
Before King Riku and others arrived, a pink-haired little loli emerged first.
"Please, are you Mr. Rhodes?"
The pink-haired little loli opened her cute big eyes and asked Ross with a childish voice. She was the granddaughter of King Riku, Princess Rebecca of Dressrosa.
Ross lowered his head and glanced at Rebecca, who was now only ten years old. Some scenes in his memory came out and he couldn't help but smile lightly.
Robin on the side had a good impression of Rebecca. He pursed his lips and said with a smile: "If there is no one with the same name, it should be our captain."
"Thank you very much."
Rebecca bit her lip, bowed to Ross, and expressed pure gratitude in a childish voice. If it hadn't been for Ross, she still wouldn't have known that the one-legged toy soldier guarding her was her father. Cyrus.
"As a princess, you can't salute others casually, right?"
Ross smiled faintly, saying that it didn't matter what a princess was. In his opinion, this kind of lolita was a very cute creature, naturally different from the ordinary civilians around him.
At this moment, King Riku's voice came from behind.
"No, Rebecca should thank you."
Surrounded by soldiers, King Liku walked over from the crowd. As the king of a country and an elderly man, his expression and attitude were very calm and did not reveal anything.
He looked at Ross with great solemnity and said: "Please allow me to express my deepest gratitude to you on behalf of all the citizens of Dressrosa."
Many years ago.
He was framed by Doflamingo, deprived of his status as king, and reduced to a sinner in Dressrosa. All this was almost like hell to him as a king.
But just over half a year ago, Rhodes came to Dressrosa, broke the surface of light, made all the darkness public, and allowed the country to enjoy the sunshine again. For him, this was for Dressrosa. It is a great blessing to the people.
"Your Majesty the King..."
Everyone nearby couldn't help but look surprised when they saw King Riku slowly bending down to salute Ross. Some nearby guards tried to stop him, but their outstretched hands stopped in mid-air.
but.
After all, King Liku failed to perform this ceremony.
"Please don't do this, His Highness King Riku, we are pirates." Robin stopped King Riku from saluting and spoke softly to King Riku.
Since the Dressrosa incident, this place has become a place where the world's attention gathers. Not only is the revolutionary army secretly protecting it, but also major forces are secretly watching. The world government does not dare to easily impose a demon-slaying order on this place. The country is destroyed.
To do so would be to cause a chaos that would be even worse than the Dressrosa incident.
but.
If King Riku salutes the pirate, this will give the World Government an opportunity to exploit the situation. Although the World Government may not dare to do anything to Dressrosa in public, it is not a good thing after all.
"Nicole, Robin..."
King Riku was stopped and turned to look at Robin, slightly silent.
Ross spoke slowly, distorted his voice, and conveyed it to King Liku's ears, saying: "This is not the place to talk. It just so happens that I have something I want to talk to you about. I wonder if your palace has been rebuilt."
After the words fell, Ross took Granu's little hand, walked through the crowd on one side with Robin, and disappeared in an instant.
…
King's Heights.
The royal palace of Dressrosa was built last and is still under reconstruction. The temporary palace is the former King's Heights, where King Riku and other royal families live.
Robin and Ross stood in the garden of King's Heights together, looking at the garden scenery in front of them, she said to King Riku.
"If word spreads about saluting pirates outside, I don't know how much of a commotion it will cause. After all, this is still a franchise country under the World Government."
“World Government…”
King Riku sighed and said: "After experiencing this series of things, how can I trust the World Government again?"
In fact, he wanted to withdraw from the World Government, but the real royal family of Dressrosa was the Don Quixote family 800 years ago. Because Don Quixote moved his family to the Holy Land Mariejoia, the Riku family Only then took over the throne.
Therefore, Dressrosa is one of the first orthodox countries to join the World Government. Even as a king, he has no right to make the choice to withdraw from the World Government.
Robin sighed.
She had a clear understanding of the history of Dressrosa, and understood King Riku's situation. Even if she was dissatisfied with the World Government, there was nothing she could do about it.
Ross looked at the sunflower garden on King's Heights and said, "If a huge regime emerges in the future that can compete with the World Government, what choice will you make, King Liku?"
"Well… "
King Liku was slightly startled.
As one of the Five Emperors, it is obviously impossible for Rhodes to say such unreasonable words, but the emergence of a regime that is opposed to the World Government is something that has never happened in eight hundred years!
Even the 'former four emperors' who rule the new world cannot be called a regime that is opposed to the government. The world government just does not want to cause too much impact and losses, so it is letting the four emperors go freely. Otherwise, any of the four emperors will None have the power to fight against the government.
To establish a regime that is opposed to the government, it is not just about finding some islands and planting flags. In addition to being powerful enough to compete with the government, countries that far exceed the number of islands in the New World must choose to join.
otherwise.
It's just a joke.
To achieve this level is much more difficult than becoming the Pirate King. Even if Ross is already one of the Five Emperors, it is almost impossible to establish a regime that is opposed to the government. King Riku thinks it is almost impossible.
"If there is a new government that is fair and just, I am willing to join."
King Riku spoke slowly. There was no one else here except him and Ross Robin, so he didn't mind saying such words that could make the World Government turn against him.
Ross smiled faintly.
In this way, we have completed the start of the first country, although there is still a long journey ahead.
Defeat all the four emperors, reach the top of the four emperors, and become the pirate king. Even this is not enough. In terms of power, he must have at least the combat power of three four emperors pirate groups to be able to compete with the world government. capital.
In terms of territory, even if all the territories of the four emperors are gathered into one and the entire New World is brought under its banner, it can barely meet the standard of 'political power'.
certainly.
These are a bit too far away. The biggest problem before him now is the Four Emperors. How to defeat the Four Emperors and replace them with their territory. This is what Ross has to consider now.
An 'emperor' with no power and no territory is extremely ridiculous.
In the eyes of countless forces across the sea, including King Riku standing here, they know very well that the Ghost Hand Pirates are bound to have a fierce collision with the other four emperors!
Will the cards be reshuffled and the sphere of influence divided into five areas, or will an emperor eventually be lost in history and restore the former four emperors pattern
No one knows.
The only thing that can be known is that this sea will never be stable!
The ensuing War of the Five Emperors will affect the entire New World, and the entire second half of the Great Route may become a battlefield!