A guy with system in One Piece World - Chapter 17
Chapter 17 Follow-Up To The Gothic Kingdom
Just as Ryan and his party were heading towards Upside Down Mountain, Marine headquarters Vice Admiral Kuzan, known as Aokiji, brought Marine to the Gothic Kingdom.
At this time, the Gothic Kingdom was at a critical moment in the struggle for the throne. Some princes had been defeated and were unable to compete for the throne.
The current Gothic Kingdom is mainly divided into two factions, one is the camp of the great prince that supports the orthodoxy, and the other is the Jiawen faction that has risen rapidly recently and is supported by some big nobles of the Minister of the Interior.
Since the death of the king, the Minister of the Interior has attracted some powerful nobles, because as long as Jarvan comes to power, the Gothic Kingdom is not theirs to decide.
Jiawen, an 8-year-old child, is just a puppet for their support. In this way, the vast majority of the nobles in the country united and joined Jiawen’s faction.
At present, the two princes have been solved, and the last eldest prince is left. According to the current situation, the eldest prince will not be able to hold on for long.
The king, who may have died, never thought that after his death, his throne might be succeeded by the impure Jiawen whom he had always despised.
When the king was on the throne, the nobles in the country naturally did not dare to have any dissent. After all, the king’s rule had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. When he was still alive, others would not dare to resist him, but he died and his death was too sudden.
The King’s Guard, controlled by successive kings, remained neutral in this battle for the throne because they were all of the King’s bloodline and qualified to inherit the throne. The king died without determining the next heir to the throne.
Without this, the most powerful trump card in the palace, the princes of the King’s Guard would certainly not be able to defeat Jarvan, who was now supported by most of the nobles in the country.
As for Porphytas, after taking care of the king’s funeral, he had already gone to sea to pursue Ryan.
It was precisely because the news of the king’s death was blocked by the Minister of the Interior that Kuzan did not receive any news on the way here. When he came, Ryan had already left.
After arriving at the port, Kuzan did not do much and went directly to the Marine branch. Kuzan’s arrival naturally attracted the attention of interested people.
In the palace, a young man in his 20s was beating a slave who was kneeling on the ground with a whip, cursing while beating him.
“Damn it, damn it. This prince is the first heir to the throne and those nobles would actually support that b*****d!”
Just then a middle-aged man walked in.
Perhaps because he was tired from the beating, the eldest prince waved the slave to go out when he saw the person coming. The slave who was kneeling on the ground quickly climbed out.
“Uncle Wang, you are here, what can I do?” The eldest prince asked first.
The middle-aged man found a chair and sat down and said calmly: “Prince, have you given up?”
Hearing the middle-aged man’s words, the eldest prince said angrily.
“How is it possible? I will never let that b*****d become the king.”
“It’s just that the combined power of those nobles is too powerful.” At this point, the eldest prince was instantly drained of energy.
“There is still hope.” The middle-aged man smiled mysteriously.
“What is the hope that Uncle Wang is talking about?” Upon hearing that there was still hope, the eldest prince stood up from his seat and asked eagerly.
Then the middle-aged man told the eldest prince the news about Kuzan and his party.
“Uncle Wang means to ask Marine for help?” the eldest prince pondered.
“Yes, we definitely can’t defeat them with our current strength, but it will be different as long as we have Marine’s support. You know, that is Aokiji with the title of monster!”
“But I’ve never heard of asking Marine for help in the fight for the throne.” The king hesitated slightly.
It was obvious that the eldest prince was already moved. The middle-aged man continued.
“This is the last hope, eldest prince.”
“No matter what conditions Marine puts forward, he must agree to it, otherwise that b*****d will become the king of this country.”
After hearing this, the eldest prince finally had no hesitation.
Then the eldest prince took the middle-aged man to visit Aokiji at the Marine base overnight. No one knew what they talked about. They only knew that when the eldest prince came out, he had a smile on his face that he hadn’t seen for a long time.
After the eldest prince left, a person in a dark corner saw this and quickly headed towards the inner city.
“What are you talking about? The eldest prince went to find Marine.” The Minister of the Interior was very angry when he heard the news.
The information was obtained from the people he sent to monitor the eldest prince, and there is no doubt about the authenticity of the information.
The Minister of the Interior did not expect that the eldest prince would find foreign aid.
Jiawen, who was looking at the angry Minister of the Interior, sat there with a look of panic.
How long does it take to go from a low-status illegitimate child to becoming the most promising successor to the throne? The answer is ten days.
Although Jiawen is still young, he has experienced hardships since childhood and his mind is more mature than some teenagers. Suffering will make him lose something and give you something accordingly.
What Jiawen lost was his childhood and what he gained was a strong will and a mature mind. Without these two things, Jiawen would have died in this cold palace.
Who is the person Jiawen wants to thank the most right now?
It was not the angry Home Secretary who stood there but Ryan, the man who single-handedly changed his destiny.
Without the king’s sudden death, he would never have had a chance, and without Ryan’s commotion in the palace, Jarvan would never have been able to come into contact with a figure like the Minister of the Interior.
And when the king died, Jiawen was not sad at all and was very happy.
Just as the king did not regard him as his son, Jiawen did not regard the king as his father, not to mention that the king killed his mother.
Jarvan has complicated feelings for Ryan.
There is gratitude, thanks to Ryan for changing his destiny.
There is worship and worship of Ryan’s powerful strength.
There is envy, envy that Ryan can be free to do whatever he wants.
There is fear, fear that the fate of the king will befall him one day.
Looking at the angry Interior Minister Jiawen, he said weakly.
“Marine is not the world government, how can it interfere in the fight for the throne?”
When the Minister of the Interior heard this, he was about to scold Jiawen, then suddenly thought of something and burst into laughter.
“Yes, the eldest prince can go to Marine, then I can go to World Government.”
Then I went out to arrange the matter.
Only Jiawen, who was deeply hidden in his achievements and fame, was left to meditate alone in this huge room.
In the palace, the eldest prince happily talked to the middle-aged man about the conversation he had just had with Aokiji. After listening, the middle-aged man also smiled.
“The eldest prince is wise, Marine will definitely not be able to refuse your offer.”
“That is, Marine’s military expenditure has always been a headache for them. I have proposed to give him a military expenditure of one billion per year.”
“With an annual military expenditure of 1 billion, they will be able to kill many fewer people. Of course, the premise is that I become the king.”
The two looked at each other and drank the wine in one gulp.
As for where the money came from, neither of them said anything, because in their hearts, squeezing civilians is a matter of course.
Marine Headquarters – Marineford.
Sengoku was in Cyborg Kong’s office reporting the news just delivered by Aokiji.
“Sora Fleet Admiral!” Sengoku looked at Cyborg Sora sitting on the Fleet Admiral chair with expectant eyes.
“Sengoku, you must know that we, Marine, have never interfered in the fight for the throne.”
“I know, but Fleet Admiral’s annual military expenditure of 1 billion can help us recruit more sailors, and we can also buy new weapons, which will save a lot of deaths every year.”
Sengoku continued.
“There are more and more pirates now, but that’s all the annual military expenses are. With this money, we can feel better.”
Cyborg was silent, he didn’t know this truth. The Marine in the Great Pirate Age is too difficult to power.
After a long while, Cyborg sighed: “Then just do it. If the time comes, I will take full responsibility for the World Government’s investigation.”
“I understand.” Warring States said excitedly.
Watching Sengoku leave, Cyborg sighed: “This is the last thing I can do for Marine.”
It would be fine if the World Government didn’t pursue it, but if it did, he, the Marine Fleet Admiral, would abdicate early.
“It seems that the plan to hunt down the lonely red Redfield will be implemented ahead of schedule. It should be no problem after preparing for so long.”
Looking at the starry sky, Cyborg Kong whispered alone.
Two days later, in the Gothic Kingdom, inside the palace.
The Minister of the Interior, Jiawen, and a group of nobles were confronting the eldest prince and other royal forces, both of them smiling slightly as if they were sure of victory.
“First Prince, please stop resisting. This is the general trend. Now that all the armies of the kingdom are in my hands, why are you resisting?” The Minister of the Interior pointed to the soldiers behind him and led the way to the winner.
“I am the orthodox one. That b*****d can’t become the king. Why don’t I have no help if you have an army?”
After the eldest prince finished speaking, he softly asked Uncle Wang behind him: “Uncle Wang, hasn’t Aokiji come yet?”
Uncle Wang replied: “I’ve already informed you, and we agreed yesterday that I won’t regret it.” He gave the eldest prince a reassuring smile.
In an instant, soldiers from both sides began to fight in the palace.
The Minister of the Interior looked at his confidant behind him and asked: “Has everything been arranged?”
“Don’t worry, my lord, Marine will never interfere. The lord has already agreed.”
“That’s good.”
Then the Minister of the Interior quietly watched the soldiers fighting in front.
Suddenly everyone felt the temperature drop suddenly and a chill hit them. The next moment all the soldiers who were fighting turned into ice sculptures, and a Marine wearing a cloak of justice appeared at the entrance of the palace.
“Ah la la, stop it all.”
Seeing Prince Ryan, his back immediately straightened up.
Suddenly someone exclaimed: “That Aokiji who is called a monster!”
The Minister of the Interior shouted: “Marine cannot interfere in the internal affairs of the Alliance.”
Aokiji remained silent, unable to help because they gave him too much.
The eldest prince laughed wildly and said: “It seems that the final winner is still this prince.”
Just then, the phone bug in Aokiji’s clothes rang.
“bilibili”
The Minister of Internal Affairs said to Aokiji after seeing it.
“Vice Admiral Aokiji won’t answer the phone?”
Aokiji picked up the phone and answered it, and Cyborg Kong’s voice came from inside.
“Kuzan, you can’t interfere in other countries’ internal affairs. Go back.”
“Kong Fleet Admiral!”
“Go back. This is an order from the World government.”
10 minutes ago, people from the World Government found Cyborg Kong, and clearly warned Marine not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Gothic Kingdom, otherwise the military expenditure will be halved next year, and expressed that the five adults above were unhappy with their actions this time.
After Aokiji left, the eldest prince also died in the palace.
Looking at the dead eldest prince, the minister of internal affairs laughed and said: “This kingdom will belong to us from now on.”
He didn’t feel the killing intent emanating from Jiawen at the side.
The proud Minister of the Interior has no idea that the Jiawen he supports is not a puppet, but a beast that has been suppressed for a long time!
After nearly two days of sea voyage, Ryan and his party finally arrived at their destination—Upside Down Mountain.
But Ryan didn’t know that a man sitting quietly on a coffin boat at the entrance of the Grand Line had been waiting for him for a long time.