Pirates: How Many Divisions Do the Five Elders Have? The Great Purge of the Goa Kingdom

After receiving the alarm, the Navy arrived at the scene in less than five minutes.

Upon seeing the three naval captains in cloaks, Earl Powell, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, was moved to tears.

The Goa Kingdom has paid its Heavenly Tribute for centuries!

An army is raised for a thousand days to be used for a single moment.

Earl Powell pointed at Ma Qiao, who was sitting cross-legged on the back of a fat nobleman who looked to weigh seven or eight hundred pounds, and shouted:

"Navy men, this guy isn't a nobleman at all, but a vulgar, uneducated, and ill-mannered scoundrel!"

The other nobles, who were also bruised and battered, felt they had finally found their leader and became arrogant again.

"Arrest him immediately! All the nobles of Goa believe he is unfit to rule our country!"

"Hurry up, stop dawdling... Ah!"

A nobleman standing before Darius stared in astonishment as his uniform ripped across his chest.

Like Morgan the Axeman in the original story, Darius also uses an axe to replace his left hand after losing it.

Of course, in reality, Darius, whose body organs were damaged, could have regained his arm by committing suicide and then being resurrected with over two billion Beli.

However, there is no need to do so now.

With a physical structure similar to Morgan the Axe-Hand, Darius's actions at this moment are also quite similar to the famous scene in the original story where Morgan the Axe-Hand chops down a naval hero.

However, that noisy nobleman was not a monster like Garp.

With one swing of the axe, he was instantly split in two!

"Murder! The Navy is killing people!"

The remaining nobles screamed in terror, trying to rush out of the palace, only to find that all the gates were firmly guarded by Root Division members of the Root Clan, clad in cloaks bearing the character "Root".

Their own soldiers had all been disarmed and bound together.

Twitch waved his Police Communicator and announced loudly:

"We have received a report from His Highness the Regent of the Goa Kingdom that some villains are plotting rebellion and scheming against us!"

"This is a case of the guilty party accusing the innocent first!"

Earl Powell shouted excitedly:

"We are the true masters of this country!"

"My grandfather was a nobleman here, my father was a nobleman here, my son, my grandson, and my grandson's grandson are all nobles of the Goa Kingdom!"

"What right does an outsider like him have to act as the regent of the Goa Kingdom!"

Looking at the hysterical local nobles, Twitch smiled contemptuously and gave an unquestionable answer.

"On what grounds?"

"Of course, it's because Mr. Ma Qiao paid the full amount of the Heavenly Tribute to the Goa Kingdom!"

"Our navy works for the World Government, and whoever pays the Heavenly Tribute is protected by the World Government, isn't that right?"

Earl Powell was speechless upon hearing this, unable to find any rebuttal.

Does he really think he can pay for an entire country's Heavenly Tribute all by himself?

Despite being a noble leader with vast estates and a large number of slaves, he was not a hero.

But in reality, how could slave owners possibly match the productivity of capitalists?

The United States has already shown us, through a brilliant civil war, who the real winner is when these two collide.

At this moment, Ma Qiao was not fighting alone; he was possessed by the spirit of Abraham Lincoln.

Ma Qiao has already achieved the feat of cruising in an airship; it's unclear when he'll achieve the feats of watching plays in theaters and giving street speeches.

"Naizut!"

Ma Qiao patted Garen on the shoulder and whispered a few words of advice.

Then he grabbed Vivi and Nami's wrists and left without looking back.

The following scenes are quite gory and are not suitable for underage girls to watch.

As for Yamato, he probably felt it was pointless to beat up these weaklings, so he also carried his spiked club and followed along.

Soon after, screams of agony echoed through the banquet hall.

These nobles of the Goa Kingdom all deserved to die.

However, as I said before, the world of One Piece is full of villains, and the average moral quality is extremely low, so we can't completely apply the standards of Ma Qiao's previous life to it.

Based solely on the intelligence he possessed, Ma Qiao executed the nobles who were guilty of heinous and unforgivable crimes.

For those whose behavior is not particularly egregious and whose badness is relatively simple, they are given a chance to undergo labor reform.

Three days later, a faint smell of blood permeated the air throughout the capital.

More nobles were executed at the Root Division Ma Qiao had imagined.

After all, no one would willingly give up the privileges they've enjoyed since birth and become a self-reliant laborer again.

Some nobles who were not originally on the purge list were unwilling to undergo labor reform and attempted to unite to organize an armed rebellion.

What awaits them, of course, is only the iron fist of destruction.

After roughly one-fifth of the nobles were purged, the situation was finally brought under complete control.

Judging from the one-fifth figure, there is no doubt that Ma Qiao was indeed a kind person.

However, this number was terrifying when it fell on the nobles within the city.

They simply couldn't understand why these sailors, from officers to soldiers, wearing cloaks with the character "Root" on them, were all so impartial and incorruptible.

No matter how much money he offered as a bribe, they remained unmoved.

The reason is simple: these unsophisticated nobles simply cannot imagine what kind of benefits a Root Division elite can enjoy in addition to the basic salary paid in Marineford.

To put it simply, Sanji, relying solely on his salary and special Root Division allowance, plus his occasional overdrafts of his Huabei, still firmly holds the top spot as the top spender in Miss Meatball's livestream.

Of course, generous compensation alone is not enough to build an elite force that obeys orders and follows commands.

Twitch takes the inspirational route, Garen takes the motivational route, and Darius takes the ruthless route.

Of these three, aside from Twitch being slightly less impressive, Garen and Darius were the top players in Demacia and Noxus, respectively.

With their personal charisma and their commitment to upholding justice, they can easily win people's hearts.

With money, a clear strategy, and strong, capable generals, how could such an army lack fighting power?

Ma Qiao plans to equip these Root Division elites with Hextech gear once he has a better financial situation, thereby enhancing their combat capabilities to some extent.

In short, with the relentless execution of these elite troops, the massive purge was swiftly completed.

Even more frightening is that the Big Bird Consortium has long since monopolized the news media in the East Blue.

This large-scale purge, which had a clear political undertone, did not cause the slightest ripple outside the Goa Kingdom.

The Big Bird News Network only used a small, inconspicuous spot on its homepage, less than two hundred words, to report on the small-scale rebellion against the World Government's resolution that had occurred in the Goa Kingdom.

There were hardly any clicks.

This purge was neither defined as a revolution nor as murder, but simply as the righteous Regent Ma Qiao's suppression of rebels with the help of the navy.

This is not only not a bad thing, but rather a textbook example of a legitimate action by the World Government to protect the regime change of the constituent republics.

This is how it was described, at least in the operation reports submitted to Marineford by the three colonels from headquarters with "opposing" political stances.

Of course, the Twitch's report accused the Darius of acting barbarically and violently, causing numerous noble casualties.

The Darius report, on the other hand, accused certain Twitch cadres of harassing women and repeatedly received complaints.

In short, these two groups are at odds but not on good terms.

This pleased both Marineford and Mary Geoise secretly.

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May 5th, 1519 (Haiyuan Calendar)

Regent Ma Qiao walked into the street, stood on a cardboard box, and began his first policy speech.

Ma Qiao's beautiful bodyguard Yamato, was still in her flight attendant uniform, holding a spiked club, and standing behind him.

Whether this beautiful bodyguard is reliable or not, Ma Qiao is not sure, but at least it's true that she killed someone in just 0.02 seconds.

Fortunately, no suicide assassins appeared during the entire speech.

However, Ma Qiao's speech also failed to garner the expected flowers and applause.

"What? You want to abolish the hierarchical system?"

"Are we supposed to be treated as equals by the peasants from the countryside?"

"My God! Those filthy, untouchable people are moving into the city!"

Even with the elite members of the Root Division maintaining order, a tremendous uproar still erupted across the streets.

The strongest opposition came from the lower-middle class in the capital.

Whether they were intellectuals, small-scale craftspeople, or small merchants, they, all exploited by the aristocracy, showed deep hostility towards the even lower, impoverished classes.

From the time these ordinary citizens were old enough to understand, they were taught by their parents that they must strive to maintain their social class, otherwise they would be eliminated by society and reduced to the dirty peasants outside the city.

Generation after generation, in the minds of these ordinary citizens, those filthy, mud-covered people outside the city could not be considered human beings at all.

They're nothing more than garbage decomposers, just like dung beetles.

More importantly, they also use it as a remedy to heal their emotional wounds when they encounter misfortune.

Human happiness is always based on comparison.

People don't care about the extravagant lifestyles of the upper class; they only care about those who are worse off than themselves.

Although the daily hard work yields meager earnings, everyone still maintains their dignity and considers themselves Civilization.

Now, someone is telling them that people are equal, the class system will be abolished, and everyone can enter a pig farm and become a glorious pig farmer.

How can this be accepted?!

"Don't worry, everyone. The poor and destitute outside the city will not be able to enter the city walls."

Ma Qiao's words were met with cheers.

But Ma Qiao immediately changed his tone. "Because the wall will soon be gone!"

"The Big Bird Consortium will invest 5 billion Beli to build 130 new pig farms in the Goa Kingdom."

"Because the soil at the Uncertain Substance Terminal has already suffered irreversible damage, a large portion of these new pig farms will be built on the very land beneath our feet today."

"Pig farming is a blue ocean market that no one has yet explored. I believe this industry will reshape the Goa Kingdom and greatly improve the living standards of the general public!"

"Of course, I believe many citizens have no interest in farming, animal husbandry, or fishing, but that's okay, interest can be cultivated!"

"Starting today, the Goa Kingdom will launch a year-long program of sending soldiers to the countryside to learn military and agricultural skills."

"It is worth mentioning that the East Blue 16th Branch Navy will establish a joint construction relationship with our country. The naval soldiers from the 16th Branch will kindly guide you to participate in the aquaculture industry."

"If you still cannot accept working in pig farming after one year, you can apply to the Regent's Palace. Whether you are an assembly line worker, construction worker, agricultural worker, or fishing worker, you can apply based on your own expertise."

"Furthermore, children under the age of fourteen are not allowed to work and must receive a complete free basic education. Those with excellent grades will be sent to Shurima University for further study at public expense."

"These are just my humble measures regarding the affairs of the Goa Kingdom. If they have caused any inconvenience, please refrain from expressing any opinions."

"Above."