November 1, 1501 of the Marine Calendar!

November 1st, 1501 (Marine Calendar)

The day has finally arrived.

The World Government, through the Otherworld Strategy Committee, chose this day for the 'Affiliation Talks'.

At this time.

Everything is ready.

The 'Seka Fortress,' which was originally the capital city of the Northern Snow Region the Imperial Capital, has completely vanished.

Instead, there is a city without any walls or guards, with well-developed roads, orderly buildings, and an area of about fifty square kilometers.

A massive and imposing World Government branch in Teigu!

There are many buildings and towers of varying heights here, but thanks to the construction team's meticulous renovation, they all feature upturned eaves and gray-blue Ruri.

This imbues each building with a sense of order without being rigid, and a classical charm that is both magnificent and delicate.

Many military officers and colonels in the Sea Star should be very familiar with this type of architecture, after all, the architectural style of Marineford is similar.

However, this city lacks a massive and magnificent building like the 'Justice Fortress'.

Now.

The sun was shining brightly, and there was no wind or snow.

Along every 100-meter-wide main road in the city, every ten meters, stands a two-meter-tall, imposing Army officer with his hands behind his back, exuding a fierce and valiant aura.

Each of them was Major from Army Headquarters.

The jet-black Coat of Justice swayed gently behind him as a wisp of breeze blew by.

They stood silently, chests out, heads held high, eyes sharp, meeting the gaze of their comrades opposite them without flinching, as if supervising each other, or perhaps comparing who was more imposing.

At the end of these roads.

A flag bearing the emblem of the World Government on three sides hung high atop the flagpole.

The white emblem with a black Five-Circle Cross fluttered and rustled in the wind of this Otherworld sky.

And behind them.

It consists of five cylindrical office buildings connected by four sky bridges.

Each one is like a white Titans warrior gazing into the distance, guarding this world for the World Government of the Sea Star Homeworld.

Time.

In this silent and solemn atmosphere, it was as if a clear, Formless river was slowly flowing away.

[DUANG!]

Suddenly, a particularly deep and penetrating bell rang out.

Suddenly, it was like a sea awakened from its slumber, surging with waves and bringing the city, which had been shrouded in oppression, to life.

[DUANG!]

Three seconds later, another bell rang, but this time the sound came from a different direction.

Centered around the central office building, four towers with similar upturned eaves and green tiles stand at the four corners, and each tower at the top houses a dazzling Golden Bell.

Although it is far smaller than the 'Golden Bell' on the deck of Noah, it is still quite heavy compared to a normal large bell.

At this moment, they were being repeatedly struck by two white-clad strongmen, each about 2.5 meters tall, who took turns pushing the incredibly heavy Golden Bell pestles in front of them.

Four Golden Bell rang in succession.

Each sound was enough to resound throughout the entire city, intimidating the giant beasts and monsters on the snowy plains in all directions.

[Boom!]

Accompanied by the continuous, calming tolling of the bells, large convoys of vehicles appeared one after another on the main roads of the city's east, west, and south sides.

West.

Centered around three black limousines, with two normal black sedans in front and behind.

Surrounding them were twenty-four long-axe knights riding horses of the 'Baneta' type, level two Danger Beasts, all clad in heavy khaki armor.

His horsemanship was so superb that all twenty-four horses moved in perfect unison.

The clatter of horses' hooves on the solid gray-white cement road felt like stepping on the rhythm of a heartbeat.

They were elite knights from the Earth Knights of the Alchemi Kingdom.

Although there are only sixteen people, they can use the alchemical patterns on their armor to form a movable 'alchemy array' at any time.

It can not only provide reliable protection for His Majesty the King and his ministers in the carriage, but also hold out until the main force of the Earth Knights arrives.

East.

The cars consisted of a black, extended Sunny limousine and four regular cars.

However, the guards around them were not heavily armored knights, but twelve samurai riding ordinary warhorses, with long swords at their waists and wearing loose white Samurai.

Although they each had their own unique temperament, their eyes were all as sharp and piercing as a hawk's.

Because everyone here is Great Swordsman certified as an eighth or ninth dan in swordsmanship (equivalent to Star Sword).

It can be said that in order to attend this franchise meeting, the Shenwa Island Country and the Emperor of the island nation brought all the Great Swordsman from various dojos in the country, assembling the most luxurious guard team in history for themselves.

South.

It was an Imperial convoy.

The caravan's configuration was no different from that of the other two countries, but instead of knights, there were four Rengoku Dragon Knights riding majestic Fire Dragon in the air.

Meanwhile, the dragon riders on the Fire Dragon's back have been replaced by four Vice Admiral generals from the Air Force.

Among them are Bols, who possesses the Teigu 'Rubicante', and Ran, who possesses the Teigu 'Mastema'. The other two unnamed Vice Admiral are also Teigu users.

Four Teigu users, each proficient in extraordinary Physical Arts or Swordsmanship and capable of controlling Fire Dragon, were objectively capable of slaughtering a force of thousands.

[DUANG!]

[DUANG!]

[DUANG!]

The four Golden Bell in the four corners were still ringing. The military and political leaders of the three major powers in the Teigu World listened to their chimes from inside the car while silently observing the people and things outside.

The old emperor of the empire, in particular, had mixed feelings, after all, this place had previously been his northern capital.

Meanwhile, in the other vehicles Budo, Akame, Kurome, the newly promoted Army General Guy, Governor Shao'er, diplomat Giovanni, and others.

He was secretly surprised by the Army officers standing guard on both sides of the road outside the window.

They couldn't discern the ranks of these men, but they knew that anyone wearing Coat of Justice was at least Major.

The key issue is that there are just too many of them!

The number of them was beyond description, even in the hundreds or thousands, and each of them possessed an aura comparable to that of their military commanders or masters from the Imperial Fist Temple.

The World Government's profound resources left them speechless, only able to sigh inwardly.

A moment later.

As the four Golden Bell chimed exactly eighty-one times, the three-sided motorcade arrived almost simultaneously in the square between the three flags and the government branch building.

At the same time, the Golden Bell stopped ringing.

The old emperor of the empire, the forty-seventh king of the Alchemi Kingdom, and the Emperor of the Shenwa Island Country, each stepped out of their carriages, attended by their servants.

The three exchanged a glance, then led their civil and military entourage toward the three high-ranking World Government officials who were already standing in front of the open gate to greet them.

Phil Coulson, Senior Director of the Administrative Department under the Government Administration State Council of the World Government Headquarters.

Saffrey Lars, Foreign Affairs Committee Member of the Otherworld Strategy Committee.

And Adair, the newly appointed head of the World Government's branch office in Teigu.

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