Tying the slave trade to Admirals was meant to suppress slave trafficking as quickly as possible. An Admiral's deterrent power was immense across the seas. After all, striking a Celestial Dragon would immediately bring an Admiral down on one's head, and people would flee at the very sight of a Celestial Dragon. Because of the Celestial Dragons, the slave trade had become far too rampant. It would be difficult to suppress without severe measures.
And just as expected, after hearing that slave trading could draw an Admiral's attention, quite a few slave traders changed professions. Of course, there were still those who took their chances, believing they would not attract an Admiral. After all, slave trading was hugely profitable, even without the Celestial Dragons as their biggest customers.
Celestial Dragons were not the only ones who bought slaves. The Royal Families and nobles of certain nations did the same. Just look at every slave auction: Celestial Dragons rarely showed up in person. The vast majority of buyers were royalty, nobles, wealthy merchants, and the like.
Dragon, Shen Fei, Zephyr, Aokiji, and the others all approved of this. Zephyr in particular even said that he could personally take action for this matter when the time came.
"Kill them! Kill them!" At the execution site for the Celestial Dragons on the Sabaody Archipelago, a massive crowd had gathered outside. Everyone was shouting for the Celestial Dragons to be killed. Yet even then, some Celestial Dragons still did not understand what was happening and remained utterly arrogant. But after the first Celestial Dragon was given the ultimate punishment and beheaded, the rest immediately began trembling in terror, crying and begging for mercy. By then, however, it was too late.
The execution of the Celestial Dragons was unlike the Navy's execution of Roger. Rather