Imu, Beyond Expectation, and Some Hidden Secrets of History
After recounting the stories of the twenty kings, Ortolan reached out and stroked the throne.
Seeing this, Imu smiled and said, "If you like it, you can sit on it and try it out?"
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Ortolan laughed and plopped down on the throne in front of Imu, then shifted left and right for a moment to savor the moment.
Imu showed no resistance whatsoever, standing aside with a smile as he watched Ortolan move around.
After a while, Imu finally spoke up and asked, "How are you feeling?"
"The material is no good. It feels too hard under my butt when I sit on it. It's uncomfortable," Ortolan said, standing up with a look of disgust.
Upon hearing this, Imu burst into laughter, patting Ortolan on the shoulder and saying, "Hahahaha, yes, you're right, this material is terrible. Every time I sit here waiting for the old star to come and report to me, I have to endure this damned throne while maintaining my dignity and listening to their nonsense. Eventually, I couldn't take it anymore, so I made them kneel first, and then I came out and sat down..."
For years, Imu had not been able to find anyone to share the comfort of the throne with. Today, Ortolan sat here, and they talked about this strange topic, which brought Imu a sense of novelty he had never experienced before.
Then, the two discussed the various details, structure, materials, design, and aesthetics of the throne, criticizing it as worthless, like a broken stool.
After the two finished criticizing the throne, Ortolan sighed and said, "Even so, it is still a throne symbolizing the King of the World, something so many people yearn for but cannot have..."
"The King of the World..." Imu sighed, shaking his head. "It's not all that interesting... About two years ago, I was often obsessed with this power, taking pleasure in being the behind-the-scenes World Government, leaving it to the successive Elder Stars. Only occasionally, when the mood struck me, would I come to listen to their reports, to see if any interesting people or events had occurred on this ocean... Around two hundred years ago, I essentially relinquished all control over this power. Since then, the Elder Stars have possessed the power to decide all important matters World Government. So, in a sense, the Elder Stars have earned the title of 'Supreme Power'..."
"If you relinquish all these powers, aren't you afraid the old stars will turn against you? Besides, the World Government has been getting worse and worse in recent years. Don't you have any thoughts on that? Also, I heard that you will extinguish some so-called 'historical lights' to maintain your own rule..." Ortolan asked, somewhat puzzled, listening to Imu's nonchalant words.
"As I just said, strength is the only standard by which everything is measured. No matter how many old stars are replaced, their strength remains the same. I only need to maintain my absolute power and control the Ancient Warrior Uranus, who can pose a threat to Uranus. That's enough. As for everything else, even if I loosen the reins, no one can turn against me..." Imu said nonchalantly.
He didn't care at all; self-confidence is also a kind of absolute self-confidence.
After a pause, he continued, "As for the World Government's increasingly worsening situation... well, since I relinquished this power, I haven't cared what the World Government is like. Extinguishing the so-called 'lights' is just an interesting observation, like building a magnificent castle on the beach, feeling joy in the process, but then, when you lose interest, you just knock it down... that's roughly the idea..."
After a moment, Imu continued, "There are some guys who are indeed interesting, but I hate them, so I will extinguish them... This has little to do with maintaining rule. To be more precise, it's a kind of willful behavior... self-indulgence... self-arrogance."
"For example?" Ortolan raised an eyebrow.
"For example, pirates!" Imu answered without hesitation, then continued, "I hate pirates the most... You know Dragon of the Revolutionary Army, right? You two seem to get along quite well, don't you? But you probably don't know that I secretly joined the Revolutionary Army and participated in the revolutions of two kingdoms in the South Blue... Quite interesting. I usually don't choose to extinguish these kinds of lights; maybe I'll wait until I'm tired of them and they're no longer interesting before considering them... But back then, the Rocks Pirates —it was because I hated Rocks Pirates ..."
"Why do you hate pirates?" Ortolan asked again.
Upon hearing this question, a look of disgust flashed in Imu's eyes as he said, "Because I used to hate that guy the most. He was a pirate, you could even say... the first pirate in the world!"
Perhaps it was because he hadn't interacted with anyone for so long, but after talking to Ortolan for so long, Imu, who seemed a bit 'decadent' at first, became more lively in both tone and expression, as if his decaying soul had regained its vitality.
"Joy Boy?" Ortolan raised an eyebrow and said softly.
Just hearing the name annoyed him. Imu nodded with disgust and said, "That's him... a guy who's even more reckless and outrageous than me. He said that people like him will eventually change the world, which makes me even more disgusted. I find his words arrogant. So if I find someone like him, I usually destroy him."
It was clear that Imu had no desire to talk about this person who annoyed him, and seeing this, Ortolan stopped asking.
He changed the subject and asked, "Regarding the hundred-year history of that space... it is said that there was once a huge kingdom, and you ten kings established the World Government by defeating them? What is the story behind that history?"
"That..." Imu stroked his chin and said, "Indeed, that country was powerful, free, and advanced, possessing many technologies that seemed like miracles to us at the time, and also wielding immense power. For example, Uranus Uranus, one of the Three Ancient Weapons, was their creation..."
"Is only Uranus their creation?" Ortolan asked curiously.
"Of course, the Ancient Weapon Pluton Pluto created in Water 7 after we went to great lengths to steal some of its technology. It was originally designed to counter the power of Uranus, Poseidon you could say they share the same origin. However, in other aspects, Pluto is not as advanced as Uranus and cannot fly... As for Poseidon, that is an even more ancient power. Ever since the first intelligent mermaid race was born in the deep sea, Poseidon's power has been passed down in the oldest mermaid bloodline... In other words, Pluton and Poseidon were both born in our world, while Uranus is an external power..." Imu explained.
"External forces?" Ortolan astutely grasped this description.
"That's right, an external force. Why is the history of the Sky Realm only a hundred years? You don't actually believe that a mere hundred years could have allowed that kingdom to be built from nothing and developed a power capable of encompassing and changing the entire world, do you? A hundred years to build that exaggerated technology from nothing?" Imu patted Ortolan on the shoulder, paused for a moment, and then said, "That Great Kingdom isn't from our world. They come from the sky, from a more distant planet..."
To Ortolan's astonishment, Imu continued, "Now it seems that perhaps their system back then was indeed more advanced and advantageous, but to us at the time, they wanted to destroy the foundations of our rule, to transform the world into the image of these outsiders—they were invaders. So, slaves and nobles from all over the world united, all wanting to destroy this so-called nation. In the end, the best of the best were our ten kings, who became the leaders of the allied forces, defeated them, erased this history, and established the World Government... In fact, you can quite sense that the establishment of the World Government, to some extent, absorbed the civilization and system of this kingdom..."
The destruction of civilization by barbarism is a common occurrence.
And as Imu said, the World Government did indeed absorb a lot of the country's 'enlightenment' afterward. For example, after that, the systems of various countries in the world gradually evolved from slavery to feudalism, and a grand united regime with the World Government as its central core was formed.
Many of the subsequent technologies and ideas actually spread from within the World Government.
To some extent, before the establishment of the World Government, the world was barbaric, ignorant, and loose. After that, the world entered the stage of civilization. Therefore, the ten kings were called the "Creators" and were said in history to be the pioneers who "created" the world. These claims do have a certain basis.
Because it was only after the establishment of the World Government that the world came into being, with the light covering the entire ocean.
"As for the subsequent events, I don't want to discuss them anymore. Who is right and who is wrong doesn't matter much. The only thing that is certain is that we are the winners, and therefore, justice and victory also belong to us... Perhaps after the destruction of the World Government, there will be other victors who will rewrite this history and redefine justice?" Imu said, looking at Ortolan with a meaningful tone and gaze.
"For example, right now, for example, you and me?" Ortolan's expression also became slightly serious as he spoke softly.
"That's right. After all, only the one sitting on the throne has the right to define everything in this world... Now, it's time to talk about who owns this throne." Imu said, while stroking the armrest of the throne.