Chapter 194: Shichibukai
Satan thought it was a small matter to just ask Garp to cooperate with the research.
Borsalino was also cooperating with the research in Vegapunk, and the research was also for the navy. Although Garp was not easy to command, Satan did not think Garp would make trouble on this matter.
After all, this was related to the development of the entire navy.
"Sidilier, you are the king of a non-member country, and the World Government cannot let a non-member country do this.
Our original idea was to make your country a member country, but this year's World Conference has ended, and this matter will not have a result until the new conference four years later."
It's still a matter of correct procedure. The Five Elders only need one word to decide who will become a member country.
But according to the process, this matter must be put on the World Conference for discussion, even if the Five Elders can directly decide the result.
The World Government cares about this matter very much, and Judicial Island is an example.
They are all guilty, but they have to go through the process, and this kind of big thing as a member country is no exception.
"The World Government has recently implemented a new policy. Although your situation is special, it is very suitable for it."
Letting Oran accept the seat of Shichibukai is also related to the correctness of the procedure.
The World Government cannot legally directly recruit the Kingdom Army under the command of the member countries. Those under the command of the World Government are either the Navy or the special forces directly under the World Government.
When Oran first incorporated MADS into the World Government, he clearly expressed his thoughts with his own behavior of leaving.
Similarly, although Oran has a lot of cooperation with the Navy, he has no intention of joining the Navy directly. He attaches great importance to the right of independence.
Having said that, the World Government does not want Oran to become a subordinate of the Navy directly, because that would make many things inconvenient.
The Navy is part of the World Government, but it has strong independence. The World Government does not care about this independence, but it will not allow it to expand at will.
"Seven Warlords of the Sea?"
"Yes, you were also present at Roger's execution.
That guy's words opened an era of chaos, and now the pirates are unprecedentedly expanding.
Many people went out to sea and became pirates, becoming unstable factors.
Among them, there are many powerful pirate groups and individuals. The emergence of these pirates is a challenge to the current order."
Satan didn't mind explaining the existence of this system in detail for Oran.
"Although the navy has a huge force, the navy is responsible for the entire sea, but facing the endless pirates, the navy's force is relatively limited.
Therefore, in order to check the increasingly powerful pirate forces, after thinking, we decided to use the power of some people.
Looking for huge combat power with catastrophic destructive power and even comparable to that of a country from the pirate group, their existence constitutes a great deterrent to ordinary pirates.
By authorizing the world government, they can use their power to strike and deter other pirates.
I said this, you should understand the meaning of this system, right?"
Satan handed a list to Oran, on which was another pirate.
Crocodile, bounty of 81 million berries.
"Crocodile, the user of the natural Sand-Sand Fruit, is currently the only Shichibukai. After all, the system has just been established and the personnel are still being selected.
Coincidentally, the reason why he was chosen to become a Shichibukai is because he and Barrett tied at the beginning."
From the current situation, Barrett became the Shichibukai selector by chance.
Rather than saying that the Shichibukai is a system, it is better to say that this is a platform for interest exchange proposed by the World Government. It also has special political significance and even plays a role in promoting racial peace.
For example, in the original timeline, in order to promote harmonious relations between the fish-men and humans, the World Government invited Jinbei to become a member of the Shichibukai and released a group of fish-men pirates.
"Legal pirate?"
"That's the general idea, but the details are different. Your acceptance of the seat of the Seven Warlords will not affect your country's becoming a member of the Allied Nations in four years.
And the special rights of the Seven Warlords are very beneficial to you, the Gray King of the Underworld."
The World Government itself is also involved in the affairs of the Underworld, so they know very well what role Orlan plays in it.
But for the World Government, this is also a trivial matter.
"The Seven Warlords of the Sea have the legal right to plunder, which is a power that ordinary member states do not have. For you who are related to pirates and the underground world, this power is just right.
We will not interfere with your operations at ordinary times. You can do whatever you want. You only need to accept our call at the critical moment. Only by accepting this condition can we allow you to possess such dangerous weapons.
If you choose to accept, the status of the Seven Warlords of the Sea will take effect immediately, and the status of the member state will take effect four years later.
We will clarify for you in the notice and announce to the sea that you are not a pirate.
If you refuse, then we have to talk all over again."
The business of the underground world is a gray business. Even if the member states participate, they cannot put this matter on the surface, but the status of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is different.
This is equivalent to having one more person who opens an administrator account among a group of people. After accepting this system, if someone offends Orlan in the underground world, they can only swallow the bitter pill.
After Sartan finished speaking these conditions, he waited for Orlan's reply. Sometimes, these people will appear to be very tolerant. As long as they don't have anything to do with Nika, everything will be easy to say.
"I've already said that research takes time, so when will this research funding be credited?"
"Immediately, but we have to check the research progress every once in a while, and the World Government needs to know where the money is spent.
You can't do research indefinitely, you have to show us some progress."
The funding issue is still handled by Nasu Juro, and he has no doubts about the huge amount of numbers required for research.
Although it feels expensive, this is compared to the daily expenses, and the World Government, which takes the entire world as its basic base, can still afford this money.
"There is another problem, research is very costly and energy-consuming, such as Tianshangjin."
"You must pay Tianshangjin, this is a process problem, no one can avoid it.
But that part of the funds can be paid to you as additional research funds, and you can handle the rest yourself."
The World Government can refuse it, but the lower levels cannot not pay it.
As long as the funding is not a problem, it is not a big problem for Orlan. He can get the money from here and do his own research. As for what the World Government wants, he can just fool around when the deadline is approaching.
As for the issue of mass production.
From the transformation of the bear, it can be seen that the thing is just a piece of iron that can withstand a beating plus a laser cannon launcher. To put it bluntly, it is a humanoid self-propelled turret.
There is no need to study that kind of thing. If it is really needed, Orlan can make some automatic enemy-seeking artillery in minutes. His respected teacher Heimerdinger is professional in this regard.
But there is no need. It is not easy to cheat funds in this way. Although military sales make money, it is far worse than the bottomless pit of scientific research.
Besides, this thing is made for the enemy. Although it is also simple to leave a secret door in the authority, it is for the world government. Just make do with it.
"I have no objection."
"Very good, then the agreement is reached, and the newspaper will announce this matter in a while."
Olan did not stay here for too long. After reaching an agreement, he left here soon.
"So many studies, should we give them all to him?"
"No need, let him do the prototype, and when the finished product technology appears, let Punk Hazard do it."
Even though Orlan is currently acting more friendly, the World Government has no intention of handing over everything to him, and Vegapunk will have to add some responsibilities appropriately.
"Although the cost is very high and the manufacturing time is very long, that thing does look good. This doctor still has real skills. I remember he has a project on the ancient giants, right?"
Soon after Orlan left, Nasu Shoulang seemed to remember something, such as the ancient giants that the World Government had been thinking about.
"The mecha modified by Oz of Yunguo has many similarities with the ancient robot at the beginning. If you can master that."
"This is not Sidilier's problem. Judging from Sidilier's current performance, he is indeed better at mechanical things. There should be no pure-blooded ancient giants in the world.
Little Oz is not an ancient giant compared to his ancestors."
This project was stuck at the first step, first get the material of an ancient giant.
The reason why Orlan dared to make a successful promise was because he knew Caesar.
Orlan knew very well that Caesar did not have the ability to come up with this technology, but Caesar would keep fooling the World Government for his own status.
As long as Caesar was not exposed, the project would continue to drag on. If Caesar was exposed, what would it have to do with Orlan?
Caesar of Punk Hazard did not know that when Orlan sought the benefits he needed, he invisibly transferred the pressure to him.
After leaving Mary Geoise, Orlan did not return to Firefly Island, but went to the Navy Headquarters first.
At this time, a new guest also arrived on the sixth floor of the Impel Down.
"Shut up! You bunch of rubbish!"
Magellan, then deputy director, personally escorted Barrett to the prison and used the power of the Poison-Poison Fruit to intimidate the prisoners around him.
"Isn't this the battle maniac on Roger's ship? Why, are you sent here too?"
Magellan's ability can intimidate most pirates, but it is ineffective for some individuals, such as the Golden Lion who was detained.
Not only does he ignore threats, he can even use Barrett to make fun of them.
"Heh, isn't it the same for you, old man? You have also contributed to being here."
"???"
Note: The exact year when the Shichibukai system was proposed is unknown.
But it is to balance the sea, and it is obviously a system after the opening of the Great Pirate Era.
Crocodile's life card and SBS clearly indicate that he became Shichibukai after Roger's death.
Unless Oda sets it up in the original work one day, please don't use other people's secondary settings to refute this.
