GBP Chapter 517: March into the North Sea
Chapter 517: March into the North Sea
The war a month ago gave Zel a rough idea of the World Government's background and Im's strength.
Excluding Zell and Im, the Kingdom of Adrien has already caught up with the World Government in terms of top combat power.
However, the backbone of the Adrian Kingdom is still inferior to the Navy and the World Government. Once a full-scale war breaks out, the Adrian Kingdom's military strength is inferior to the Navy, and it will definitely be at a disadvantage in multi-line operations.
But these are not big problems. As long as the Kingdom of Adrian is given a few more years to develop, it will not be a problem for the military to outnumber the navy.
Then there is only one final obstacle to overthrowing the World Government, and that is Im.
It is difficult to defeat Im. At least Zel knows that his current strength is far from Im's opponent.
Unless he also develops his devil fruit to the fusion stage, he will not even be qualified to compete with Im.
Of course, in addition to improving one's own strength, there is another way, which is to improve one's faith.
The Fruit of Faith is indeed the most suitable devil fruit for the king. The sword he swung at that time was the strongest sword Zel had ever swung in his life.
That only consumed the faith of the West Sea. If the glory of the Kingdom of Adrian spread across the four seas, its power would be raised to a higher level.
West Sea, Kingdom of Adrian.
Adrian Palace, Council Hall.
Zell sat on the throne, with the main officials of the Kingdom of Adrian on both sides.
Almost everyone was there, even Hercules, who was seriously injured in the last battle, was present wrapped in bandages.
"In four years, the Kingdom of Adrian has completely controlled the West Sea. It's time to advance into other sea areas." Zel said with a serious expression. Expanding territory is a big deal.
"Your Majesty, the war between the Kingdom and the World Government has just ended. Wouldn't it be too obvious if we started expanding now?"
It was Nyx who spoke, and during the meeting everyone addressed Zel as "Your Majesty."
"You're right. A large-scale expansion right now will indeed be met with strong resistance from the World Government. Our base is in the West Sea, and rashly advancing into other waters will be fraught with difficulties."
After Zel finished speaking, he glanced at the people below and continued, "Do you remember how we occupied the West Sea?"
Everyone was silent. Cohen understood what Zel meant and said, "Work together inside and outside to take the enemy by surprise."
Zell nodded.
"Cohen is right. The reason we were able to quickly capture the West Sea is inseparable from Tezoro's early control of the underground forces in the West Sea."
After Zell finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Tezulo.
As the Finance Minister of the Kingdom of Adrian, he is not idle. It is impossible for him to always follow Nako on her global concert.
"Your Majesty, do you need me to take action?" asked Tesoro.
Zel shook his head.
"Your identity has been exposed, and the strength of our Adrien Kingdom has been revealed to the World Government. We can no longer surprise them.
My idea is to support local forces, unify the entire sea area, and then take over after the World Government reacts."
Ze'er's words were very clear, and everyone was not stupid, so they understood what Ze'er meant.
"Your Majesty, do you mean the revolutionary army?" Rorschach asked.
Hearing this, Cohen retorted, "No, the Revolutionary Army is too conspicuous, and its relationship with the Kingdom is unclear. The World Government cannot allow the Revolutionary Army to grow and develop."
"Cohen is right. The Revolutionary Army can only serve as a partner to draw fire. Liberating a few kingdoms is already the limit. There is no way they can unify the entire sea area.
Of course, we will also take over all the kingdoms liberated by the Revolutionary Army. It would be best if the World Government knew about this."
Zell wanted to let the World Government know that the Kingdom of Adrien would take action against other kingdoms again, so that he could occupy other sea areas in secret.
Just like when he occupied Wano Country before, grew stronger under the nose of the World Government, and then quietly controlled the West Sea.
Although this method has been used once, judging from the IQ of those five confused old men, they probably wouldn't be able to react quickly enough.
Cohen then asked, "Your Majesty, I wonder which sea area you plan to attack?"
"North Sea."
"Beihai? That guy Doflamingo?" Decartes asked uncertainly.
In his memory, there was only one person related to the North Sea and the Kingdom of Adrien: Doflamingo.
Doflamingo is similar to Tesoro, and he also controls most of the underground world of the North Sea, so he has some strength.
"No, Doflamingo is not qualified. Ruling a country is the limit. Ruling the North Sea is simply a fantasy."
Cohen denied Dekal's answer. As the commander-in-chief of the three armies of the Kingdom of Adrian, he had an understanding of all major forces, including the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Doflamingo is very talented and has a great background, but his strength is indeed dismal, and he is at most at the level of an elite lieutenant general.
Of course, Cohen doesn't think that Doflamingo can rule the North Sea not because of strength, but because the Don Quixote family is too small and the North Sea is too big for them to control.
With the answer in mind, Cohen said, "Your Majesty's preferred partner should be the Germa Kingdom."
Zell nodded with satisfaction. Cohen's guess was correct.
"Yes, the Germa Kingdom ruled the North Sea three hundred years ago. Moreover, the Germa Kingdom has mastered cloning technology and has sufficient military forces, which is more than enough for it to rule the North Sea."
Everyone nodded. The Germa Kingdom's cloning technology was very famous, and it was indeed a dimensionality reduction attack on the kingdoms in the North Sea.
If the World Government does not intervene, the Germa Kingdom will have no problem ruling the North Sea.
"However, Judge is a greedy guy. He won't work for our Adrian Kingdom for free. We must make him realize the disparity in strength."
Hearing this, Decartes became interested and immediately said, "Your Majesty, let me beat him up. He will definitely obey!"
"No, if we let you go, our partners might become our mortal enemies. Let's leave this matter to our Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Carmen stood up and said.
As the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carmen would naturally not let De Carr do whatever he wanted.
"How is that possible? I'm very easy to talk to."
As Dekar was speaking, he suddenly noticed Zel's strange gaze and immediately shut his mouth in annoyance.
"I'll leave this matter to Carmen. Randy, Litch, you two go with Carmen and don't reveal your identities."
"Received!" x3
Landy is a nine-tailed fox form ability user, and changing appearance is the most basic ability. Litch's fruit has been developed for so long that it can also change his own appearance.
However, unlike Randy, he cannot gain the abilities of the Changing Man.
As for Carmen, Ditto is a good partner.
The matter was settled, the meeting ended, and everyone went about their business. Carmen and the other two also set off for the North Sea.