Chapter 153 Demon
After finishing his secret conversation with Camus, Lex bid farewell to the Royal City of Pentles temporarily.
Next, I will personally prepare for the Pirate Expo!
On the sky island in the new world, there are seven artificial sky islands created by Golden Lion using the power of the Float-Float Fruit.
All of them hovered above Pentles, forming seven majestic and spectacular aerial fortresses!
"Lex, Captain Gutt's matter--"
Roy hesitated for a moment, but still chose to take the initiative to ask.
In fact, the last time Lex was battling wits and courage with the Five Elders of Imu in Mary Joa, Roy called and asked about the Expo.
With their intelligence and tacit understanding, they instantly understood each other's deeper meaning.
There was a conflict of consciousness between Roy and Gut, which was a clash of ideas between pirates of the new and old eras, and the two sides had differences.
Lex couldn't intervene directly, and it would be wrong to help anyone, so he chose "Gion" and let her act as a "troublemaker" to resolve the conflict between the two sides.
The result is obvious——
The young lady has arrived, everyone get out of the way!!
As soon as Gion came to the New World, all the opposition, pirate or not, new or old, disagreement or not, all vanished in an instant.
It's not about how big Gion's face is. Face is given by people, and the face given to Lex is that Lex cannot "act unreasonably", but Gion can, so all problems are solved.
This is the role of Gion. It is not only an "open card" planted within the navy, but also a buffer zone and mediator between Lex and various forces.
Last time, Venus invited Lex to be stationed in the Holy Land all year round. Lex did not respond directly, but also played the "open card" of "Gion", allowing her to be stationed in the Holy Land while serving in the navy.
At least in the eyes of the world, Gion represents Lex to a large extent.
Gion is one of the few people in this world who can influence Lex or have the power to represent Lex.
Hearing Roy's slightly apologetic words, Lex nodded slightly:
"Well, it's okay. The older generation is like that, thinking about pirates. However, we still have to be flexible. This World Expo is positioned as the first feast in Qinghai in 800 years. It is indeed inappropriate to have pirates as the main subject. Second brother did the right thing."
Roy said nothing, and immediately stopped dwelling on this matter and asked about other important matters:
"By the way, did everything go smoothly during this trip to the Holy Land?"
Lex smiled lightly, with a hint of amusement:
"I am now the Executive Prime Minister of the World Government, on par with the Five Elders. What do you think?"
"...The one among the flowers——?"
"Yes, He appointed him personally."
Roy did not congratulate Lex for his seemingly glamorous identity. Instead, he asked with doubt:
"Lex, there is no free food on the sea. The chess master who has sat on the throne of the void for 800 years will definitely not give you such an important position so easily. Moreover, since you went to sea, you have directly touched many government interests, killed many people, slaughtered several member states, and killed several CP chiefs. How could they promise you such generous conditions? Even if they want to win you over, they should pay attention to gradual progress, right?"
For this thing that sounds so bizarre, with Roy's IQ, he doesn't want to hear that Im would be so kind. How could an old monster who has lived for more than 800 years be a naive person?
"…So, I may have guessed a little about his schemes and tricks, but he only misjudged one thing - my strength."
"Don't be too confident."
Roy naturally didn't need to flatter Lex, so every word he said came from the bottom of his heart, and there was no need for any rhetoric between the two of them to be polite to each other.
"It's not that I'm confident. I just feel that Im seems to have the same feeling. The great era seems to be getting closer and closer. The many promises made 800 years ago are about to be fulfilled one by one. Rocks's appearance is asking for a beating, and Roger is not simple either. Im now wants to drag me into this complicated mess together. This may be His biggest conspiracy, but I'm not sure. In short, what I showed in front of Him was just an ambitious person who is familiar with the taboo history and has good strength."
"Is not it?"
Roy felt that Lex was just that kind of person. He seemed to know everything and was incredibly powerful. He was always hard to figure out. He was a complete conspirator.
"Hahaha~! How could that be? If he was really a conspirator, how could he openly attack the Holy Land, establish an independent new world, and hold the World Expo with great fanfare?"
"......It's just an open conspiracy.......Lex, the World Expo is about to open. Can you tell me the truth? Are you going to fight or not?"
Roy asked a question that sounded illogical, but the meaning was clear.
Roy has reason to believe that Lex definitely has a deep strategy that no one knows about, and the World Expo is definitely an extremely important part of Lex's plan!
How far will this layout go? How intense will it be? Will a war start? As the highest executive of the World Expo, Roy needs to figure out all these and prepare in advance.
Lex was silent for a moment:
"...For the last time."
"Really?! Who is the enemy?"
"It won't start a war. This is just the final preparation. After the Expo, we can just sit back and watch the storm unfold..."
“…Is that so…I understand.”
Roy had heard Lex talk about the "great era" a few years ago, and that was the time for "great plans" as Lex had said.
Roy immediately stopped paying attention to Lex and focused on the roster in his hand.
These are the important people who come to participate in the World Expo. Anyone who is well-known or powerful will be registered.
Roy read the names of these big shots one by one. Every one of them was a big shot:
"Yes, the Morgans newspaper said that one of the Five Elders might visit the Expo? Did you tell that birdman about this news?"
While checking the general arrangements for this World Expo, Lex answered without even looking up:
"...Well, the bullshit old man will come, but I didn't invite him. He just wanted to come to the netherworld for a walk."
"The last time I was in the Marijoa War, I faced off against Venus. His centaur form doesn't seem like a devil fruit, right?"
Roy asked.
Lex raised his head when he heard this:
"Second brother, you know, those five old men are not human, they are different kinds of immortals, so there is no need to delve into many of their abilities. Each of them is just like that when taken alone. If they are put together, they can fight a little bit, but they are just demon puppets after all."
Lex said, and thought of more information:
"Brother, do you know what a devil fruit is? It is the result of people's desires for thousands of years. It is the hope of all things in the world for supernatural powers. However, this unconventional ability is not allowed by the sea, so people with this ability are often rejected by the sea. How can nature be kind to people who want to change nature? Whether it is the Son of Destiny, the God of the Throne of the Void, or the highest power in the world, they are inseparable from these desires, dreams, ambitions, glory, devil fruits, and even the devil itself. They are just the crystallization of these good or bad thoughts."
"Evil desires naturally degenerate and turn into demons, while good desires condense at the same time and become abilities. So when we gain incredible abilities, we will also be rejected by the sea. The more we understand demons and the closer we are to them, the more we can develop our abilities. I even once suspected that the second awakening of the devil fruit written in Rocks's sailing diary was to become a demon itself, or to reach a consensus with the demon."
