Chapter 488: Winning over and determination

There is no one in the world who has no desires or demands. Even the powerful hermits who don't care about worldly affairs are seeking "peace". In the final analysis, they have something to ask for. People with emotions have something to ask for.

There are no strong people who have nothing to desire in this ocean. On the contrary, the inner desires of the strong are often stronger than those of ordinary people. If there are no strong desires and ambitions, then there will be no motivation to become a strong person, and naturally, he will not be a strong person.

This has never been a paradox, but an iron law hidden in the battle to determine the final seat on the Star Ranking.

In any case, in these three days, the final Star Ranking will be decided, and then the top few on the Star Ranking will challenge for the Sky Ranking seats (with a high probability that they will all lose) to decide the Sky Ranking.

When the two lists came out and shocked the world, this unprecedented and grand world's number one martial arts conference, which included Qinghai, was considered to have completed most of its mission.

At this moment, on the coast of Dressrosa, several core high-ranking members of the Navy, accompanied by the world's highest authority, Venus, were strolling and discussing the situation:

"Saint Satan has returned to the Holy Land. His spot on the Star Ranking is basically confirmed. Lex has tacitly agreed to the decision, but aside from a few of us, you still need to strive for a higher spot."

Zhan Guo, He and others nodded immediately and agreed.

Jin Xing added, "The Holy Land wants me and Saint Wochuli to compete for the Sky Ranking, but I have no intention and I don't have the energy to spare. If two of the Five Elders can top the Sky Ranking, and the rest are at the top of the Star Ranking, then we will be worthy of the title of the world's highest authority."

Hearing this, Kaji, who was among the navy's entourage, couldn't help but secretly complain. Not only was this bald old Venus himself cowardly and lazy, but he also didn't want to try to compete for a seat on the Sky Ranking, and he even found a decent excuse for himself in front of so many subordinates.

Old Venus~

Regardless of what Zhan Guo and He thought, the moment Jin Xing finished speaking, they continued:

"We will also do our best to live up to the expectations of the Holy Land and the name of justice."

Zhan Guo talked about righteousness. In fact, even if the Holy Land did not agree and the name of justice was not important, Zhan Guo would lead the navy to fight for the seats on the two lists. This is where Qinghai's voice and resource allocation rights for the next few decades lie, especially for a super power like Marinford.

Everyone knows that losing the two lists means losing the ticket to compete in this vast ocean.

This is the absolute value of the two lists in Qinghai today.

Jin Xing nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at the three people behind him, Sakaski, and said expectantly:

"Objectively speaking, the World Government is weak now and is unable to handle many things, Kuzan."

Jin Xing was halfway through her words when she suddenly called out Kuzan. Kuzan raised his drooping eyelids, his curly hair rising in the air, and replied, "I'm here."

Venus asked, "If I remember correctly, the fruits of Sakaski and Borsalino were bestowed by the Holy Land, but you obtained your fruit on your own, right?"

Kuzan nodded politely and answered yes.

In fact, within the naval system, Venus's words are almost the most effective among the Five Elders. The reason is very simple, because Venus holds the financial power of the world government. To put it bluntly, the navy's military expenditures are all allocated by Venus, so of course her words carry the most weight.

Jin Xing continued, "To be fair, the two of you of your generation have all received favors from the Holy Land to varying degrees. Only you, following Garp, rarely visit the headquarters, nor do you report to the Holy Land. Therefore, your interactions with the Holy Land are minimal. This is actually an oversight on the part of the Holy Land, and also a dereliction of duty on my part."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the navy officers present, including Kuzan, were confused, not knowing what the old bald man Venus was up to.

Although Venus was being polite, Zhan Guo spoke before Kuzan, saying, "Saint Izambaron's words are too harsh. Kuzan is committed to justice and the Navy. How could he be involved with the Holy Land? Fighting for the Navy was Kuzan's own will. I hope Saint Izambaron will retract his words."

Although Kuzan was lazy, he had worked in the navy for ten years and had considerable political experience. He quickly responded:

"Marshal Zhan Guo's words make sense. Putting me aside for now, the actions of the thousands and thousands of righteous men in the navy are simply to maintain peace and justice. They are all voluntary, regardless of whether it is a favor or not."

As soon as Kuzan said this, a strange atmosphere suddenly spread between the Navy camp and Venus. What Zhan Guo and Kuzan said was actually very clear -

The holy land is the holy land, the navy is the navy, and when it comes to official business, just talk about official business. Don't talk to us about human relationships.

Venus frowned imperceptibly, but her smile remained. "Haha, it's not a favor, just idle talk between colleagues. You and I both serve in the World Government, defending the Void Throne, so we should work together. The Holy Land doesn't treat you as outsiders, and there's no need for you to create rifts with the Holy Land. The Magma Fruit and the Glitter Fruit are incredibly precious even in the Holy Land, yet they were eaten by Sakaski and Borsalino. This isn't a favor, it's recognition."

Having said that, no matter how dumb the people present knew what Old Venus wanted to do, which was to win over the senior naval officials present.

But at the same time, the people present were not stupid. Why didn't the Holy Land represented by Old Venus win over the top naval officials before, but did so at this time? Of course, it was because of the situation.

Venus said something very right - 'The Holy Land is now in decline'.

Naturally, it needs to be tied more firmly to the top naval officials. This is the purpose of Venus talking nonsense for so long.

Sengoku and Crane understood this clearly. Finally, Sengoku spoke on behalf of the navy leaders:

"Saint Izambaron, rest assured. We will work together to secure seats on both lists. Regardless of victory or defeat, we will live up to the Holy Land's expectations."

When Jin Xing heard this, her eyes flickered slightly under her glasses, and she finally smiled and said, "With this determination, nothing is impossible."

But deep down, Old Venus secretly cursed Zhan Guo, this bastard, an ungrateful person who could never be tamed. The first half of Zhan Guo's words sounded like human language, 'work together to win seats on both lists', but the second half was a pure showdown, 'regardless of winning or losing'. The meaning was very clear, that is, our navy would try its best, but we could not guarantee the outcome. If we won, we would be awesome, and if we lost, we would also have tried our best.

To put it bluntly, all the talk Venus just had was in vain.

Everyone burst into laughter, creating a truly thriving scene. Venus, representing the Holy Land, encouraged the Navy to strive for a spot on the two rankings. However, in reality, it was not as good as a secret conversation taking place in the King's Highlands next door.

Inside the lobby of King's Highlands.

At this moment, those who still stayed in the hall were all the core figures of Lex's side. Garin Sheng, Garp and others had already left, but the strange thing was that Lex and Gion were not here either. They were thousands of miles away in Fenghuai.

So the one who naturally sits in Lex's position at this moment is the Golden Lion.

Golden Lion himself would rather let Oleini next to him sit in this position. Since the second generation of glory is not there, the third generation of glory will take over.

But what kind of person is Oleini? To put it nicely, he inherited Lex's world-famous humility and courtesy. To be honest, he is exactly the same as Lex's hypocrisy.

When his father is not around and his grandfather is still around, Oleini will definitely not take over.

But in reality, it didn't matter who was sitting in that seat at the moment, because it was Roy who was presiding over the meeting.

"Everyone, although Lex is away, the battle for the Star Ranking has clearly reached its final stage. With this final push in hand, we cannot afford to slack off. We initiated this battle between the two rankings, and naturally have ample reason to take the lead. While the Star Ranking may not be as important as the Sky Ranking, its importance is equally self-evident."

After a pause, Roy looked around at everyone in the hall and said bluntly:

"I'm putting this out there. We must occupy at least half of the top ten spots on the Star Rankings. This isn't just my will; it's our will."

It was rare for everyone to look solemn and agree in unison.

As for who can win the top ten spots on the star list, this hall is really full of talented people.

Even Marco, the pineapple-haired guy behind Whitebeard, was eager to try it out. Not for anything else, but because Marco, who only played high-end games, had now reached the level of Emperor Combat Power and could really play high-end games! ~