Regent Ma Qiao's Draft Proposal

Ships from various kingdoms will anchor at Red Port.

Red Port is an important port on the Red Line, near the Holy Land Mary Geoise.

Ma Qiao set foot on the only continent in the pirate world for the first time.

It's called the Red Line, so it's clear that the soil on this vast landmass is rich in iron and is acidic red soil.

This type of soil is far less suitable for agricultural development than black or yellow soil.

This may explain why the population on the Red Line in the One Piece world is much smaller compared to the other islands.

Of course, this is a magical world where cola can be used as an energy source, and things cannot be simply measured by common sense.

The warship that Garp and his crew were on was obviously much faster.

Just like in the original story, Garp, as Marine Vice Admiral, greeted Ma Qiao, the new ruler of the Goa Kingdom, at Red Port.

He also welcomed Cobra and his party.

Everyone was an old acquaintance, and apart from Crocodile having a slight stress reaction upon seeing Garp, everyone else was quite normal.

Led by Garp, the group rode a giant elevator to the Red Line.

In response, Ma Qiao had to complain again.

According to relevant information, the altitude of Holy Land Mary Geoise is 10,000 meters.

In other words, the elevator that Ma Qiao and his group were riding had a vertical height of 10,000 meters.

This thing can no longer be described as high-tech.

Furthermore, since Holy Land Mary Geoise can install such an elevator, why doesn't the World Government install one at Reverse Mountain as well?

Wouldn't that make it easy to reach the Laugh Tale?

Even if the World Government isn't interested in the One Piece, having such a shortcut allows them to ambush it in advance. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Just as Ma Qiao was lost in thought, the magnificent buildings of Mary Geoise appeared before him.

To be honest, having seen all sorts of skyscrapers and futuristic cities in his previous life, Ma Qiao wasn't particularly impressed by this kind of architecture.

In his plan, Shurima would be a hundred times more magnificent than this Celestial Dragons city.

Along the way, the Celestial Dragons scoundrel that Ma Qiao was worried about not setting his sights on Vivi did not happen.

Vivi isn't Shirahoshi, after all; she's not such a big or conspicuous target.

These wicked Celestial Dragons are far less interested in ordinary human girls than in Mermaid girls or girls from other races.

However, as far as Ma Qiao knows, lecherous monsters like Saint Charlos also frequently commit acts of abducting human women in the streets.

Today, half of his body is buried in the Celestial Dragons' cemetery in Mary Geoise. The other half is sewn onto Ibusarom's buttocks, so he can be said to have died a worthy death.

Upon arriving in the embassy district, Ma Qiao specifically inquired about the composition of the delegation from Fish-Man Island.

As expected, Princess Shirahoshi remains in a state of autism. The only representatives from the Ryugu Palace who came to the Holy Land Mary Geoise this time were King Neptune and his second son.

Aside from one Fish-Man are beautiful and cute, while the male Fish-Man are, in fact, quite an eyesore.

However, considering that he was a psychologist and that there was an autistic girl in the Dragon Palace who urgently needed treatment, Ma Qiao took the initiative to go up and start a conversation.

The chat went smoothly.

Because Teacher Ma, who has friends all over the world, once again found an acquaintance in the Fish-Man's group.

Fizz, the Little Fish-Man, has now risen to the high position of vice-captain of the Nippur Guard.

Compared to the Giant Tribe, the Fish-Man Race actually don't have many skilled fighters.

Moreover, most of them either mingled in Fish-Man District as thugs or went to sea to become pirates; very few Fish-Man were willing to serve the Dragon Palace.

In the original story, the Straw Hat Pirates conquered Ryugu Palace without even putting in much effort, which is enough to prove that Neptune is an "excellent monarch" on par with Cobra.

For Nippur, Fizz's appearance was definitely an encouraging thing; finally, there was someone who could fight to his name who was willing to serve him.

After two years, Fizz finally rose to the position of vice-captain of the Royal Guard.

This proves once again that infiltrating the pirate world is incredibly easy.

Fizz recounted the glorious deeds of Teacher Ma to King Neptune with great emotion, telling King Neptune that he had almost been turned into dried fish by the despicable slave traders, and that it was the kind and compassionate Teacher Ma who had redeemed him out of his own pocket. He had always remembered this kindness.

To make his point more convincing, Fizz also greeted Tahm Kench warmly.

King Neptune stared in astonishment at the Fish-Man, adorned in gold and silver and exuding immense wealth.

The fact that a Fish-Man could become a successful person in a human country is enough to prove that the Lord of Shurima and Goa Kingdom is indeed a human who has goodwill towards Mermaid.

Ma Qiao warmly invited Neptune to dinner, and of course, he also invited Cobra.

Even in Mary Geoise, with Beli paving the way, many things can still be accomplished.

Ma Qiao rented a restaurant and had Tahm Kench cook a lavish dinner.

What was rather surprising was that Cobra showed unusual enthusiasm; he even volunteered to help in the kitchen.

This left Ma Qiao and Neptune exchanging bewildered glances.

For a Cobra to personally cook is indeed somewhat puzzling.

But it must be said that Cobra's cooking skills are indeed very good.

Neptune gave a thumbs-up and exclaimed, "Your Cobra, you must be the best cook of all the kings!"

That night, the three rulers of the kingdoms drank and chatted, Ma Qiao took the opportunity to propose a comprehensive economic cooperation plan.

Fueled by alcohol, Neptune and Cobra readily agreed to the Big Bird Consortium's investment plan.

From this perspective, neither of these two legitimate kings possessed the same political acumen as Kaido.

They got so drunk after only a few sips of horse urine, while Kaido, on the other hand, drank several large jars of strong vodka and still managed to remain rational, resolutely rejecting Big Bird Network's attempt at cultural invasion.

However, Ma Qiao estimated that even if they hadn't been drinking, they probably wouldn't have realized his plan.

After all, these two may not have anything else in common, but their feigned composure after being tied up and thrown to the ground is exactly the same.

Oh, by the way, my daughters are all quite pretty...

Nothing more was said that night.

The following day, Ma Qiao was invited to visit the famous "Empty Throne" in the Holy Land Mary Geoise.

Every head of state visiting the Holy Land Mary Geoise for the first time receives this invitation, the purpose of which is to let them know how the ancestors of the Celestial Dragons created this world and made immortal contributions.

The World Government staff member responsible for the introduction led Ma Qiao into a magnificent building, where the legendary Five Elders, who could control world affairs without ever leaving their homes, worked.

However, Ma Qiao didn't see any of the five people; instead, he was taken directly to an empty room.

Deep inside the room, a straight staircase leads to an empty seat.

That is the Empty Throne.

The descendants of 19 of the 20 kings who formed the World Government 800 years ago claim to be "descendants of the Creator" and have lived in Mary Geoise for generations.

This is to show reverence for power; for eight hundred years, no one has ascended to the highest pinnacle of power.

The Empty Throne remains empty.

The staff member proceeded to describe this history in great detail.

However, Ma Qiao dismissed it as nonsense.

After all, he knew very well that the mysterious figure named Imu was probably playing with butterflies among the Flower Room deep within Pangaea Castle right now.

Ma Qiao didn't know Imu's secret; he just felt that the guy was quite similar to Dongfang Bubai and must be a very complex and contradictory character.

Ma Qiao carefully observed the surroundings, and even danced a bit of Gangnam Style at the Sword Grave in front of the Empty Throne, much to the astonishment of the staff, without ever sensing that anyone was spying on him.

Of course, it's also possible that his Observation Haki was too weak, and he didn't even realize someone was spying on him.

Blame it on Third Brother.

Ma Qiao originally planned to learn Haki from Rayleigh, but his Third Brother ruined the whole thing.

However, not having Observation Haki didn't matter. While dancing, he also activated his Scan skill, scanning the Empty Throne rapidly, and was greatly surprised by what he found...

After a night filled with mixed emotions, the Reverie officially commenced on the third day.

The same personal guide led Ma Qiao to the main conference hall.

Here, Ma Qiao met with forty-nine other heads of state from all walks of life.

However, the Five Elders still did not appear.

Ma Qiao even suspected that these five old guys were cursed, unable to leave that office their entire lives, forced to pose endlessly inside to kill time.

Of course, although the Five Elders did not appear, representatives of the World Government were present at the meeting, and they appeared to be of very high status.

In his previous life, Ma Qiao played a game called Civilization V.

This Reverie is very similar to the game that Ma Qiao played.

Each country proposes a topic based on its own circumstances, and after heated debate, a vote is held to determine whether the topic can be adopted.

Once approved, the World Government will guarantee that this issue is implemented.

It sounds very democratic and procedurally just.

But in reality, holding large meetings for minor issues and small meetings for major issues is the norm in politics.

The so-called Fifty Kings Conference was more like a place for arguing and bickering, discussing trivial matters.

Of course, there are exceptions. For example, at the Reverie in 1522 of the Sea Circle Calendar, fifty kings voted to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea system.

However, according to Ma Qiao's speculation, the votes of those kings were merely the superficial reason for the abolition of the Seven Warlords of the Sea system.

The fundamental reason is that the World Government found a substitute for the Shichibukai power in Vegapunk's technology, namely the so-called Science Unit.

Otherwise, King Riku and Cobra shouted themselves hoarse, no one would pay any attention to them.

In short, Ma Qiao did not hear any exciting or groundbreaking topics at this Reverie.

The issues raised by Fish-Man Island are old news: advocating for equal rights for Fish-Man.

Both Ma Qiao and Cobra voted in favor.

Ma Qiao is a supporter of racial equality.

He was only opposing preferential treatment and reverse racism.

As long as everyone is equal and competes fairly, Ma Qiao doesn't believe these Fish-Man can cause any trouble under the sun.

Unfortunately, Neptune ultimately failed to secure more than half of the votes.

The Fish-Man's equal rights movement still has a long way to go.

As the regent of the Goa Kingdom, Ma Qiao himself proposed a "regular mechanism for the World Government to make outstanding contributions to maintaining the political stability of its Affiliated Nation."

The news coverage of Ma Qiao's suppression of the old nobility in the Goa Kingdom was downplayed.

But nothing stays hidden forever, Ma Qiao knew that the Cipher Pol would find out about this sooner or later.

Therefore, Ma Qiao had to repeatedly characterize the situation on various occasions, telling the World Government that what he was doing was not a revolution, not a systematic purge of the old class by the new class, but merely the partisan behavior common among nobles and during the transition of royal power.

After all, the World Government can completely tolerate large-scale purges and massacres within the nobility.

Just like Doflamingo's purge of the Riku Royal Family, even if he didn't have the identity of a former Celestial Dragons, no one would care about him.

But if the nature of the matter becomes a revolution, then the World Government's attitude will be completely different.

Monkey D. Dragon is considered the most dangerous person, and the Revolutionary Army is seen as the greatest threat by the World Government because revolution can truly shake the foundation of the Celestial Dragons' rule and must be nipped in the bud.

During his half-hour speech, Ma Qiao spent about twenty minutes explaining the wisdom and greatness of World Governments.

Then, in another ten minutes, he proposed that the World Government should take the lead in establishing an efficient and routine rapid response force to help countries like the Goa Kingdom, which were in chaos due to the succession of the throne, quickly restore stability.

In addition, Ma Qiao pointed out that several kings had previously accused each other of harming their national interests at the conference and supported the rapid reaction force, which could also play a mediating and rapid intervention role.

Ma Qiao's proposal immediately sparked heated debate.

Adding a rapid reaction force will inevitably mean paying more taxes.

This undoubtedly increases the burden on poor and weak countries.

On the other hand, as Ma Qiao said, the World Government has always instructed that it protects the Affiliated Nation from attacks by non- Affiliated Nation or pirate forces, but it has never mediated the disputes between Affiliated Nation.

For example, the Germa Kingdom in the North Blue frequently travels to invade other countries and plunder their wealth.

Having such a rapid reaction force would undoubtedly provide excellent protection for both the nation and weaker countries.

After careful consideration, leaders from many countries began to nod frequently during the discussions.

Vince Carter glared at Maggio, as if to say, "I gave you my daughter, and you dare to betray me?"

Ma Qiao ignored the threatening look in Vinsmoke Judge's eyes and smiled at the representative of the World Government.

Ma Qiao knew that the real decision on whether the bill would pass rested with the World Government and the Celestial Dragons they represented.

As expected.

Shortly after Ma Qiao raised this issue, the representative of the World Government quietly left.

A short while later, he rushed back from outside the meeting room and secretly handed small notes to the kings of certain kingdoms.

"Our Krenar Kingdom supports the establishment of a rapid reaction force directly under the command of the World Government, but we believe that the selection of its commander must be carefully considered."

"He cannot be a long-established senior naval officer, lest frequent missions cause an imbalance in the naval strength compared to the Five Emperors."

"He also cannot be an inexperienced junior officer; without sufficient capability, this rapid reaction force will be completely incapable of mediating national conflicts."

"Finally, and most importantly, we believe that this capable young officer must also be a principled person who believes in Absolute Justice and respects the Celestial Dragons. Only such a person can handle the conflicts between the Affiliated Nation impartially and without bias."

"So where can we find such a qualified young officer?" another king, playing the straight man, aptly raised the question that everyone present was asking.

"I've heard about a very active new naval recruit recently, nicknamed 'Dragon Protector,' and that's Captain Darius!"

"Who supports this? Who opposes it?"