One Piece: The World's Strongest in Roger's Era

Chapter 168 Dispute and Rise

Who is the most influential man on the sea today?

The answer is obvious.

Lex is also using his influence to convene the Pentles World Expo, using all the channels controlled by Morgause and Lex to broadcast live propaganda throughout the ocean.

This is a turbulent era. Countless ambitious people are lurking in dark corners, and the talented young generation is like a swarm of carp crossing the river, countless.

Among these people, there are the future admirals and even marshals of the navy in the original work, the world's greatest swordsman who will be betrayed in the future and will not trust anyone, the natural strongman who became famous at a young age, the master of physical skills, the domineering master, the emperor, the vice emperor, the seven warlords of the sea, and the mafia.

In the original work, most of them are not well-known, and some of them just have a name. Their life experiences and sailing journeys are like a fog, making it difficult to understand.

Some of them live a mediocre life and are overturned by the ever-changing trend of the times.

However, there are also some people who, because of the great pirate era opened by Roger in the original work, seized the opportunity, turned into dragons when the wind and clouds came, and became famous figures.

Because of the darkness and chaos of the Great Pirate Era, many more people lost their lives and became the fuel of the era and victims of the chaos.

And what about Lex?

What on earth is he doing?

Inside the secret room.

Venus looked unhappy, her face was slightly stiff, even a little livid:

"Lex, let me ask you one last time. What do you want to do?"

At this point, several days have passed since the opening of the World Expo. All the bizarre things that have happened in these days have dazzled Venus. For a moment, he even felt that he could no longer keep up with this era.

Why are those untouchables allowed to be so indulgent?

Why do some passionate scenes make them develop ambitions without permission?

Why can the lowly mermaids, giants, and Bacchanians walk openly in the sun?

"…Hmm, what are you doing? Maybe you just want to have some fun."

Venus simply scoffed at such an answer and didn't believe it at all:

"Humph!"

Venus signaled with her eyes, and Vice Admiral He and Zhan Guo in the secret room understood and left the secret room immediately.

Lex and Venus were the only ones left in the dim secret room.

"Lex, I owe you something, so I am here to tell you these things from my heart. Stop it, if you think you can use a grand banquet to stir up the sea's rebellion, give those untouchables hope and power, and want to shake the authority of God by inciting those untouchables, oh, you will be shattered to pieces! ~"

Venus's eyes flashed and became extremely sharp, and her eyes sparkled with the aura of a top swordsman!

Lex remained silent, expressionless.

Venus looked at Lex intently and said word by word:

"Lex, let bygones be bygones. You seemed too impatient this time. Anyone with a discerning eye can see your conspiracy. You are just using this World Expo to incite the world, using some misleading images to shake people's hearts and breed some evil thoughts. You know, Lex, the Holy Land has called me countless times in the past few days, but I blocked them all by myself."

Lex's brows twitched slightly, but he remained silent.

"I don't dare to speculate what Lord Im thinks of you, but you should be aware of being a descendant of God. Don't become as ambitious as Shiki just because you have some Leon blood in your blood. If you can be more restrained, serve as the Executive Prime Minister of the World Government in an orderly manner, and stay in the New World peacefully, you will be the king of the sea in plain sight. What's wrong with that?!"

Venus seemed extremely excited at this moment. His 800 years of self-cultivation were thrown out of his mind. He was really disappointed with Lex. Why didn't he follow the route he planned?

If Lex had been obedient, according to Venus's idea, with Lex's current strength, he could have lived his mortal life in the most luxurious way, instead of living in intrigue with the government every day.

Lex had a blank expression:

"...First, old man, when you are talking to me, don't secretly use the power of the devil to keep in touch with the four people from the Holy Land. Second, you should cut off this connection first... I am afraid that the five of you old men will appear in an instant to surround and attack me..."

! ! ! ! !

Venus' eyes trembled violently, and he tried his best to stay calm, but Lex's words made it impossible for him to calm down.

How did he know?

How did he know that the Five Elder Stars could stay in touch with each other and even summon each other?

"Alright, let's cut off contact. I'm not interested in spiritual communication between demons."

This time it was Venus' turn to remain silent.

Lex paused, and his slender index finger tapped on the table from time to time, making a unique rhythmic tapping sound, which relieved a little of the depression in the icy silent room.

"Second, you said it yourself. The ancestors promised me. You five should stop speculating on your own."

"Third, think about it carefully. After the Expo, will the ambitious young generation definitely work for me? Can't they join the navy? The government? The CP?"

As soon as these words came out, Venus was stunned.

"Old man, the more chaotic the situation is, the more the biggest power will benefit. Who is it? Oh, it just happens to be the World Government where I am the Prime Minister. In that case, I am using my power for personal gain?"

Venus was a little shaken, but he still asked:

"So how do you ensure that these talented young people will join the government?"

"Heh, your intelligence on the sea is even worse than mine. Just now, the North Sea Naval Branch received a large number of new recruits, two of whom are extremely talented. In the West Sea, a group of talented young people also appeared and joined the local naval branch one after another. The various member states also gained a large number of fresh blood."

"As for CP, old man, you don't need to explain to me that lightning boy named Enelu. It is obvious that he was sent by the CP organization to show off his power at the Expo."

When Venus heard Lex mention this, she looked a little embarrassed.

Yes, Enel has been wearing a white lightning mask these days. At the age of 9, he defeated a group of good players in the Sky Arena. Although he is short, he has explosive power, which makes people sigh at the profound foundation of the government.

When those bigwigs who learned that two general managers of CP had died within a year, they completely put aside their contempt and perfunctory attitude towards the government. With a super genius like Enel, the government is still the overbearing government that has the final say.

"Enel is indeed a new member of CP. This time, we asked him to participate in the World Expo Sky Arena to train him. As the Prime Minister, you should understand."

Lex did not comment and continued:

"Hmph, Fourth, you don't have to think too highly of me. Since I dare to hold the World Expo openly, I am not afraid of obstruction from the Holy Land or anyone else. If I really want to, why do I have to come forward and be the first to do so? Old man, don't think that you can figure out people's hearts just because you have lived for more than 800 years. Whether there is ambition or conspiracy, the innocent will be innocent. Why bother to argue?"

The phrase 'the innocent will be cleared' left Venus completely speechless.

However, he continued stubbornly:

"In short, let's start the super auction of Tuotuo Island as soon as possible. We must auction off the slaves of those evil races, otherwise I won't be able to stop those people in the Holy Land from talking nonsense."

"Ah."

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Sky Arena, a game of life and death.

The host, wearing a formal dress and holding a microphone, introduced the contestants from both sides in a loud voice:

"Douglas Barrett!!! An extremely young colonel of the kingdom! And————Steel Knife Toth, whose bounty is as high as 50 million Baileys!!!~"

Thunderous cheers erupted from the audience, and everyone shouted out the name of 'Steel Blade Toth'. As a pirate who had committed a crime at the Expo, he could regain his freedom and his crime would be wiped out if he won ten life-and-death games.

The game against Barrett was the eighth game. Victory and freedom were right in front of him, which made Toth's eyes burn with excitement.

"Hahaha!~ Brat, what the hell is Colonel Kingdom? You just got weaned and shouldn't come here to embarrass yourself!!"

Toth had great skills in talking, and his sweet words made the audience, who were watching the excitement and bloodshed, cheer enthusiastically.

“Ohhhh!~”

"Steel Knife!~ Kill this little devil!~"

"Ooooh! Thoth!"

Although Barrett has a strong physique, his face at 13 still looks very immature, which makes most people not optimistic about him. All gamblers unanimously bet that Steel Knife Toth can survive and complete his eight-game winning streak.

Barrett had a blank expression on his face. This kind of scene of being condemned and mocked by everyone was still a little worse than the time when he was 8 years old and had to step on mines and chew corpses on a battlefield with corpses floating everywhere and blood flowing like a river.

But it doesn't matter.

"Armed Powerful Attack!!!"

Barrett pressed the ground with his toes, and the solid ring actually cracked into spider-web-like cracks!

The next moment, Barrett turned into a golden lightning and broke through the air to attack Toth!

boom! ~

Steel Blade Toth, the man with a bounty of 8 million Baileys and who won eight consecutive games in the Sky Arena Life and Death Game—

It directly turned into a handful of blood mist and scattered into the air!

The audience was silent.