Chapter 257: The Reduction of Heavenly Gold

The end of the World Conference has caused the Five Elders to be more vigilant against Lex than ever before.

At one point they thought that Lex was not a concern, just an ambitious guy with some strength, at best a high-end version of Rocks.

What's more, Lex has half Celestial Dragon blood, which further relaxed the Five Elders' vigilance against him. Even after Im granted Lex the position of Executive Prime Minister of the World Government, the Five Elders thought that Lex's life might be like this - relying on the New World, entering the World Government, and then reaching the pinnacle of secular power, but never shaking the divine authority of Marijoa.

However, this world conference, from beginning to end, shocked the Five Elders throughout the whole process, causing these five old men who had experienced 800 years of vicissitudes to feel a chill down their spines.

Before anyone knew it, Lex had already taken control of half of the world, eroding the government, the navy, the CP, and a large number of allied nations!

How could this be something a pirate would do?

This is clearly another regime independent of the World Government! ~

Between the Flowers——

The Five Elders knelt before Yim with respectful looks.

"Lord Yim is far-sighted. This World Conference has really made us see Lex clearly. We must be on guard. If we continue to treat the member states with the same attitude as before, Lex will inevitably gain the upper hand. In the long run, I am afraid it will shake the foundation of the government."

Jupiter reported the results of the world conference to Im.

In fact, he didn't need to report. Although Im was in the Flower Room, he knew everything that happened in Mary Geoise. Naturally, he also had a deep understanding of the power of observation.

"So, how are you guys going to deal with this?"

Jupiter immediately began to talk, repeating what he had just said to the other five elder stars in the power room.

After listening to this, Yimu asked a question that the Five Elders could never have thought of:

"Tell me, if we want to get rid of Lex now, how much will it cost?"

!!! ~——

When they heard this question, even with more than 800 years of experience, the Five Elders were so shocked that their bodies and minds trembled. They looked up at Im in disbelief.

half an hour-

Mercury spoke slowly:

"Lord Im, Rex is not Rocks. ... In the battle to eliminate Rocks in God Valley, the Navy, the Knights of God, and a part of the CP were mobilized. This was even with the temporary intervention of the Roger Pirates and the inaction of Rocks' men. Even so, we lost three admiral-level combat forces."

Mercury continued to analyze:

"If we fight Lex now, we will need to mobilize all our forces, including yours. And after this battle, the power of the World Government will probably reach its weakest period in history, and will not be enough to deal with the upcoming 800-year prophecy."

Im's expression under the black robe slightly changed, and his eyes with black pupils and red lines slightly focused:

"You mean, if you want to get rid of Lex, Mu has to do it himself?"

“…That seems to be the case at the moment.”

"What a waste!... How could you let him develop to this point?"

The Five Elders have a lot of grievances to express but they are unable to defend themselves. They really want to say that it was you who allowed him to develop to this point, but they dare not say it.

Yimu gently stroked the colorful butterfly that landed on his fingertips, and his deep eyes passed through the flowers, seemingly looking at Lex who was meeting with the patriarchs of the Celestial Dragon families in Pangu City:

"Okay, let's do as Peter said. Change the government's strategy towards the allied countries and win over more forces. Don't worry about Lex's affairs. Mu will handle them. Also... urge Vegapunk to research the 'Solar Spark' and human weapons as soon as possible. With the help of Uranus, Lex won't be a problem."

"Yes!"

The Five Elders immediately withdrew.

But Im was not calm among the flowers. He stared at the newspaper with Rex on the cover on the grass. It was the first newspaper published by Morgause in early 1490.

"Sea Calendar Year 1490! The King Goes to Sea! !"

Staring at Lex on the newspaper with his cold black-red eyes, Im murmured:

"King? ...Heh~~"

In Pangu City——

The ancient and magnificent castle is decorated with the most luxurious ornaments in this sea. Even any random maid here is carefully selected as the best in the world.

This is where the Celestial Dragon family holds internal meetings.

The World Conference is held every four years, and the internal meetings of the 19 Celestial Dragon families are also held every four years and are held secretly after the World Conference ends.

The one who presided over the Celestial Dragon Conference this time was none other than the leader of the Knights of God, Fegaland Galinsheng.

The only difference is that there is one more person named Leon Lex.

"Everyone, the World Conference has just ended, and our God Conference has also been held as scheduled. This meeting has only one focus - that is, the share of heavenly gold will probably be reduced in the future."

Jialinsheng went straight to the point and directly pointed out the biggest contradiction.

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd became indignant, and noisy discussions echoed in the huge castle.

Finally, the patriarch of the Don Quixote family stood up:

“Jialin Sheng, you have to know that since last year, the gold we are waiting for has already been reduced, and now it is going to be reduced again. Does that mean it will be reduced again next year, and even more so the year after? Since this precedent has been set today, if this continues for a long time, the descendants of God will not even have the gold they deserve. Are they still descendants of God?”

After saying that, Patriarch Don Quixote glanced at Lex who was beside Galinsheng imperceptibly. Although the action was covert, both Lex and Galinsheng saw it clearly.

As the patriarch of a Celestial Dragon family, he naturally knew the reason behind the decrease in the amount of gold in the sky, the descendant of God—Lex.

After Rex launched a huge war last time, he established an independent New World. After this battle, he directly cut off the Celestial Dragons' source of Heavenly Gold for the entire New World. The resolution passed at this World Conference, which was to change the source of military expenditures for each naval branch, also directly reduced the Heavenly Gold submitted by each member state.

After two times, the amount of heavenly gold that each celestial dragon received was reduced by almost one-fifth compared to before.

Although it doesn't sound like a lot, but for the celestial dragons who claim to be descendants of the Creator, it would be fine if the gold in the sky did not increase, but they actually dared to reduce it?

Is this still a way to let people live? ~

Without the gold from heaven, how would we spend it?

Without gold from heaven, how can people buy slaves?

Without the gold from heaven, how can we cruise the sea?

Without the gold from heaven, are the noble descendants of God going to have to fend for themselves?

Stop kidding!

We are the descendants of the Creator. The whole world belongs to us. All people should be slaves. It is a great favor to tolerate those untouchables to live in this sea that belongs to them. What's wrong with letting them pay some gold from heaven? What's wrong with letting them suffer a little?

If the untouchables don’t suffer, how can we, the celestial dragons, enjoy ourselves?

Now we are going to reduce the amount of gold in the sky?

This is simply treasonous and against human ethics!!

Thinking of this, the patriarchs of the 19 Celestial Dragon families stood up and argued.

"No! Absolutely not! Not even a cent of the gold from heaven can be lost."

"How is it possible to actually want to reduce the gold in the sky?!~"

"What nonsense!——"

In an instant, the atmosphere in the castle was agitated, and the voices of the Celestial Dragons were incessant, and Galin Sheng's ears were callused from hearing it.

He crossed his legs and looked helplessly at Lex who remained silent beside him:

"You did a good job, so take care of it yourself."

After saying that, Jialin Sheng closed his eyes tightly, kept silent, and looked as if it had nothing to do with him.