The Dawn of the New World

"Drake, get out of the control room!"

No sooner had Luo's words been relayed than the old elevator smashed open the underground security door.

Debris fell onto the platform, Drake, after transforming, grabbed the outer support to avoid being thrown into the darkness below.

"I can't get out, the elevator is still going down!"

What's down there?

"Lights, the whole floor is filled with lights."

The God Valley Sea Chart unfolds on its own.

The lines buried inside the Red Line lit up one by one, seventeen medical zones appeared below the Holy Land, and a High Tower connected to the East Blue Tavern appeared.

The lights Drake saw were lighting up the tower.

The Five Elders have reconnected to the World Government's weapons system.

[Initiate Holy Land Erasure Program]

[Destroy the God Valley Central Core]

Vegapunk immediately activated his energy transformation.

"They're going to cause the Red Line to collapse, burying everyone below and everyone in Mary Geoise!"

The Sengoku asked, "Can it be stopped?"

"The control system is in Imu's hands; external commands can't get in!"

Lin Qi was still standing in front of the Cellar stone door.

There is a second confirmation box here.

"Read it out."

"Whether or not to accept the management rights of God Valley, and if accepted, to assume all medical debts for the next 800 years."

The chef turned and went upstairs.

Lin Qi asked, "Where are you going?"

"Take the ledgers further away."

"Return."

"I won't reply."

The helper also stepped down two steps.

"Boss, you can't sign this."

"Why?"

"You even owe both of us our wages."

"When there's too much debt, do you even care whose it is?"

Luo accessed the Shimen page from the White Swallow.

"Don't press it yet; the debt terms might include control of the Throne."

"What should we do then?"

"Let the system list the creditors."

Lin Qi submitted an inquiry.

Countless names of organizations appeared on the stone gate, with the World Government Medical Department at the very front, followed by the Holy Knights and the Celestial Dragons and their royal families.

"Creditors are always the parties subject to trial."

Luo said, "Apply for a deduction."

What can we use to pay for it?

"Public trial and compensation."

The system has begun calculations.

Thirty-eight years of illegal medical experiments.

Civilian casualties in God Valley.

The Flevance lockdown and the concealment of Amber Lead Syndrome.

The medical expenses for the seventeen children were listed item by item in the compensation program.

The numbers on both sides of the scale keep increasing.

Ultimately, the compensation the World Government needs to pay far exceeds the Throne Medical Debt.

[Deduction Established]

[World Governments still owe compensation to witnesses]

The chef came back down the stairs.

How much does it owe?

"Enough to pay wages."

"Then sign it."

Lin Qi pressed accept.

The black stone gate opened completely.

A ray of light pierced through the Tavern's underground into the seabed, following the old shipping route from thirty-eight years ago all the way to the Red Line.

The ongoing Holy Land Erasure Program was halted before launch.

Imu again requested the highest level of privileges to overwrite.

The current manager has been publicly judged and deemed unqualified.

[Coverage request invalid]

The Five Elders ordered the Holy Knights to attack the Tavern.

As soon as Saint Garling's flagship turned around, Red-Hair landed on the deck.

The blade pressed down on his weapon, which he had not yet drawn.

Let's stop here.

Do you know what you're protecting?

"A Tavern owner."

He will destroy the world order.

That's your order.

Luffy grabbed the flagship's mast from the other side.

"Lin Qi, can you open the door now?"

"It's open."

"Then let's go in!"

"You compensate the dock first."

Luffy had already jumped into the broken window of the Tavern.

"We'll talk about it later!"

Bookkeeping.

The underground High Tower began to rise.

Cracks appeared in the ground of Mary Geoise, the royal palace tilted to both sides, and the Celestial Dragons scrambled to escape to the outer harbor.

The cracks did not engulf the city.

After Vegapunk took over the Old Medical Network, he shifted the ascent route towards the abandoned Royal Palace, with the entire High Tower emerging from beneath the Throne room.

Dust covered the screen of the Holy Land.

When the scene returned to normal, the God Valley, which had been buried for thirty-eight years, stood in the sunlight.

The walls are covered with a list of civilians, and the old duty roster still hangs at the hospital entrance.

Drake followed the elevator platform to the ground.

"Luo, the life support capsule is at the top of the tower."

"Zero inside?"

The sign says "First Patient".

Dragon asked, "Can it be opened?"

"A doctor and the holder need to be present."

The bear towed the White Swallow out of the underwater channel.

Above the sea, the Revolutionary Army fleet joined forces with the navy that refused to carry out orders, and Marco's hospital ship picked up the wounded transferred from the White Swallow.

Luo pushed Lami onto the deck.

As the sunlight fell, Lami raised his hand to shield his eyes.

"Brother, the White Swallow has emerged."

"Um."

Where are we going?

"Holy Land."

"To pick up the patient?"

"Go see who he is."

The final result of the first question was announced in the Public Trial Scales.

[The mastermind behind injecting the civilians of God Valley with Amber Lead solution thirty-eight years ago]

[The current World Government with the highest authority]

Garp's log, along with the Medical Department number one, is listed as permanent evidence.

All privileged orders issued by the Five Elders became invalid.

The Marine Fleet ceased its blockade of the Ports.

The kings of the World Government Member States gradually withdrew from the original routes, demanding a reconsideration of the 800-year-old alliance.

The Revolutionary Army did not take the opportunity to attack civilian areas.

Dragon issued the order via public channels.

"Seal off the Holy Land's weapons depot, open the Ports, allow the medical ship to proceed first, and hand over those who surrender to public trial and registration."

Emporio Ivankov asked, "What about the Throne room?"

"Leave it to Garp."

Garp heard it from the naval command center.

"You brat, you're treating this old man like a laborer."

The Sengoku handed him the cloak of justice.

"Put it on."

I have been suspended from my duties.

"Temporarily restored."

Who approved it?

"I."

"Aren't you a former Fleet Admiral?"

"Then don't wear it."

Garp snatched the cloak away.

"Lend me a few days."

"You'll have to pay for the damage."

Bookkeeping.

The White Swallow approached the Red Line.

Law used the ROOM to send himself and Lami to the High Tower, and Wa Tie'er insisted on going with them, but Chopper asked him to bring the IV Stand.

Dragon followed behind, walking slowly.

Luo looked back once.

"Can you still walk?"

"Can."

"You call panting like that acceptable?"

"It's better than lying down."

Lami turned his wheelchair.

"Mr. Long, help me here."

"I can walk."

"I meant helping with the wheelchair; there are steps in front."

Dragon caught the back of the wheelchair.

Luo lifted the front wheel, and the three of them crossed the collapsed threshold together.

There were no guards inside the tower.

Before the Holy Knights withdrew, they initiated the incineration procedure, but the fire was contained outside the ward by the old medical system.

Seventeen beds were lined up along the wall, and an unfinished medical record lay at the head of each bed.

Lami looked at each one one by one.

"These names are the same as those in the Cellar."

Wa Tie'er opened the first medical record.

"They were the first to receive treatment from the Throne. Later, the royal family discovered that the system recorded the entire treatment process, so they locked both the doctor and the patients here."

What about Zero?

"At the very innermost part."

The life support capsule at the end of the corridor has been activated.

There was no one inside the cabin.

A trail of wet footprints led to the platform on the outside of the High Tower.

Luo grasped the Kikoku.

"Someone came out first."

"Don't draw your sword."

Wa Tie'er, supporting himself against the wall, chased after him.

"He waited thirty-eight years; if he woke up and saw the knife, he might not be willing to speak."

"You know him?"

"I know the First Patient."

Who is it?

Wa Tie'er did not answer.

Outside the platform, the flag of the World Government is being lowered.

The Four Emperors' fleets were anchored at sea, the Revolutionary Army controlled the Holy Land Port, and the Navy guarded the roads leading to the civilian areas.

The image of the Tavern was projected onto the wall of the High Tower.

Lin Qi stood in the Cellar.

"There's another door here."

Luo asked, "What's written on the door?"

"Start after the patient handover is complete."

"Don't move."

"I didn't touch it, it opened by itself."

A platform of the same High Tower appears behind the stone gate.

The passage between the Tavern and God Valley is now fully connected.

A person wearing a tattered hood stood at the edge of the platform, with three Medical Kits at his feet.

Luo took a few steps closer.

"Are you Zero?"

The man didn't answer; he simply knelt down to check the oxygen cylinder next to Lami's wheelchair.

The bottle contains less than 15 minutes' worth of liquid.

He took a vial of medicine from the Medical Kit and handed it to Luo.

"Give it to her first."

"Drug name."

"Stabilizer."

"Formula."

"Left by Doctor Trafalgar."

Luo did not answer.

What's your name?

The Hooded Man looked up.

The scars of an old surgery remain on her face, making it impossible to judge her age from her appearance.

He looked at Wa Tie'er.

How many doctors are left on duty?

"Two."

Where is the patient?

"Sixteen people have been confirmed dead, one person survived, and the rest of the names have been released."

Who completed the handover?

Wa Tie'er stepped aside.

Luo stood beside Lami's wheelchair, not stopping the Kikoku.

"I haven't confirmed their deaths; I've only registered them as missing."

The man looked at him for a while, then looked at Lami.

"Are you number seventeen?"

My name is Lami.

"You waited for your brother?"

"We've arrived."

He handed the medicine to Lami.

Lami didn't answer immediately.

Do you know your father?

The Hooded Man opened his Medical Kit, inside which were neatly arranged duty logs from thirty-eight years ago.

The one at the top was jointly signed by Luo's parents.

Luo picked up the record.

The last page contained no treatment plan, no confirmation of death, only an unfinished handover note.

[After the child returns, he/she will be handed over by Zero Patient.]

"They made you wait for us?"

They told me to wait for the doctor to come back.

Why not leave?

"The patient hasn't been handed over to the next shift yet."

Luo looked at the Seventeen Hospital Beds.

"Can I pay now?"

The man took off his hood and placed the Zero Tag on his chest into Luo's hand.

A system notification sounded inside the High Tower.

[The First Patient requests to end observation]

The identities of the seventeen patients have been verified globally.

[Termination of Medical Administration of the Old Throne]

Imu's account was logged out from the highest privilege window.

The formatting progress has started to slow down.

The deleted medical records reappeared, and the complete list of names from God Valley was sent to various sea areas.

In the Tavern's Cellar, Lin Qi received the final public trial settlement.

[Initial Terminal private quiz answering privileges have been permanently revoked]

[Open public question access]

[World Government reparations have been transferred]

The chef came over to take a look.

"What about your wages?"

"Wait for settlement."

"Wait again?"

"Written by the system."

The helper pointed to the next line.

There's another one here.

Lin Qi scrolled down.

[New World Dawn Plan completes Phase One certification]

[Should the entire historical record of the Throne be made public?]

He didn't press it immediately.

"Luo, can this be opened?"

Luo finished reading the records left by his father.

The last page contained medical instructions for the brother and sister, the ink of which had faded.

Lami leaned against him, only reading the first line before pushing the paper back.

"Brother, read it."

"You can see it too."

I'm tired.

Luo connected the Stabilizer to her oxygen supply line and only picked up the paper again after confirming that the readings had returned to normal.

The Hooded Man on the platform turned to face the brother and sister.

"Doctor Trafalgar left a message."

Luo raised his head.

The man closed the three Medical Kits one by one, and the shift handover lights went out from the first bed to the seventeenth.

All patients have been handed over to the shift.

He placed the Zero Tag into the final slot of the old Throne.

"Doctor Trafalgar, you are free."