Gawain cast those unrealistic thoughts from his mind and shook his head with a wry smile.
Whether it was becoming emperor, ruling the world, or overthrowing Imu.
No matter how hard he worked, those were matters for years, decades, perhaps even several decades from now.
As for what lay before him...
He should first familiarize himself with the world of Pirate King and sort out everything around him.
Granted, his current identity was that of a Celestial Dragon. In this world, that status put him below only a few and above countless others!
Not only did all commoners have to kneel when they traveled, but Celestial Dragons could even regard kings of other nations as slaves.
Shirahoshi, the princess of the Merfolk Kingdom, had especially suffered such treatment in Mary Geoise. Her Merfolk Kingdom had at least been half the star of that Reverie.
From a political standpoint, shouldn't the Celestial Dragons have shown them at least a little respect?
Yet during the Reverie, Charlos spotted Shirahoshi through a telescope in his castle and immediately rushed over, intending to make her his slave.
At the time, whether it was the kings from every nation or the CP agents present, aside from one little fellow, not a single one dared stop him on the spot.
Shirahoshi's father, King Neptune, could barely hold himself back from acting. But if he did, the Merfolk Kingdom would only face a Buster Call.
Had Saint Mjosgard not struck Charlos with his club and saved Princess Shirahoshi, the Merfolk Kingdom would likely have been destroyed that very day.
Wasn't that crucial proof of just how much power the Celestial Dragons possessed?
Of course, Gawain's political awareness was not that shallow. Thinking back to how the Five Elders had spoken of unifying the world and their ultimate goal of crushing the allied nations...
What Charlos had done to Shirahoshi could genuinely benefit the Five Elders' government.
As long as Charlos could force King Neptune to attack him, the Celestial Dragons would have a reason to destroy the Merfolk Kingdom. The World Government would also lose one allied nation. Wouldn't that be a tremendous blow to the power of all allied nations?
That said, since the Celestial Dragons had long possessed the ability to deal with the king of any allied nation...
Why didn't they simply execute every king directly?
The answer was simple: killing one king, or even several kings...
Might not give the other allied kings the courage to interfere.
But if they wiped out ten or twenty allied nations in succession within a few years...
Then within months, every remaining allied nation would raise the banner of rebellion.
Because of inconvenient transportation, the World Government would struggle to deal with rebellions scattered across the world. Therefore, if they wanted to destroy them, they had to destroy them all at once.
If they could not do that, then they had to first set aside thoughts of destruction and suppress them gradually through gentler means, like boiling a frog in warm water.
Just like the Revolutionary Army. Garp's son was the world's most dangerous criminal.
Then why did the Five Elders still trust Garp?
Were they that broad-minded?
And now, after combining the Five Elders' words with a careful consideration of the Revolutionary Army's actions...
How was the Revolutionary Army the Celestial Dragons' greatest enemy? They were clearly the Five Elders' allies!
They stirred up rebellions in every kingdom. While that would certainly have some impact on the Five Elders, the Revolutionary Army always hurt the allied nations where they incited rebellion the most!
Wasn't that also weakening the national strength of all those allied nations?
Looking at it this way, of course the Five Elders had to treat Garp well. As long as the old man stayed comfortably in the Marines, his son would clash with the Marines less and spend more effort on those flashy little bitches among the allied nations!
As Gawain pondered, the young head maid, Brooke, returned to stand before him.
Behind Brooke stood over a hundred maids, each carrying Celestial Dragon clothing in her hands.
After gracefully kneeling, Brooke spoke expectantly.
"My lord, every common style of clothing worn by Celestial Dragons is here. Which set do you think suits you better?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Brooke glanced at Gawain's physique, unable to hide the anticipation in her eyes.
Just how handsome would her lord look in the clothes of a World Noble?
Beside them, hearing the young maid's words, Gawain snapped out of his thoughts and surveyed his surroundings.
After looking around, he was somewhat disappointed. Other than one bubble helmet after another, every outfit before him was actually identical in style.
Only the patterns on the clothes differed.
Looking at the countless Celestial Dragon outfits, all excessively loose and deliberately widened around the waist and abdomen...
Gawain frowned at the girls and gently shook his head.
"Bring another batch."
"Yes, my lord. It seems you don't like most of the conventional patterns.
However, the castle has only prepared clothing with these patterns for now. Could you describe the pattern you would prefer? I will..."
Click!
A breeze swept through the room, and a man in a white suit suddenly appeared before Gawain.
He was around three meters tall. Even while kneeling on one knee, he was nearly as tall as Gawain.
He respectfully presented two Den Den Mushi to Gawain.
"Saint Gawain, I am Ambrose of CP0. Please forgive my offense of entering your castle and room without announcing myself.
The Five Elders ordered me to place these Den Den Mushi in your hands as quickly as possible. They hope that, after waking, you will contact them at once.
As for these two Den Den Mushi, one is an ordinary communication Den Den Mushi, while the entirely white one is an anti-eavesdropping Den Den Mushi.
Simply place the White Den Den Mushi atop the communication Den Den Mushi, and no eavesdropping Den Den Mushi will be able to monitor your call."
After speaking, Ambrose, with his short, flat black hair and sunglasses, carefully held the Den Den Mushi out to Gawain.
Gawain reached out and took both Den Den Mushi. The feeling of the large snails crawling in his hands was wonderful—soft, springy, and lacking the slime ordinary snails carried.
So, while smiling as he played with the Den Den Mushi, Gawain nodded and said,
"Since it is an order from the Five Elders, of course I will forgive you. But I am timid.
If you suddenly appear before me again, I will not think you are working for someone. I will think you want my life!
What do you think?"
"Yes... I understand!"
Ambrose lowered his head, feeling some regret.
Because he had no impression of Gawain whatsoever when he heard his name, Ambrose had decided to test Gawain's personality in this manner!
Now, he felt he might have made a mistake. Saint Gawain was unlike the other Celestial Dragons, who either screamed for his death or simply did not care at all.
Saint Gawain's calm demeanor was far more dangerous than the hysteria of other Celestial Dragons!
Seeing Ambrose lower his head, Gawain nodded and said,
"Do not let it happen again."
"Yes, my lord!"
Ambrose nodded solemnly, then rose and departed.
Just as he was about to leave, Gawain looked at his retreating back and suddenly thought of something.
Gawain raised a hand and pointed at Ambrose's back.
"Brooke."
He gave an order.
"Send all those traditional clothes away. I prefer the white suit this CP0 agent is wearing.
Prepare one for me in the same style."
"Yes, my lord. I will immediately have someone prepare it for you. Please wait a moment."
Brooke bent at the waist in a bow, then led the hundred or so maids carrying clothes out of the bedroom.
After watching them leave from the bedroom door, Brooke summoned a new group of maids. This time, they entered carrying numerous basins of warm water and all kinds of washing supplies.
By then, Gawain had also gotten out of bed. Brooke stood attentively at his side and asked softly,
"My lord, would you prefer a shower, a hot spring bath, or would you like us to give you a simple wipe-down?"
Gawain's expression did not change at all. Wasn't it just having someone wipe his face and brush his teeth for him?
Before transmigrating, while traveling among various countries as part of an overseas diplomatic delegation, Gawain had seen the lives of many kings from small nations.
Compared with the kings of small nations and all manner of tycoons in his previous world, the treatment Celestial Dragons enjoyed now was only roughly on the same level.
Thus, Gawain calmly said,
"A simple wipe-down will do. I still need to call the Five Elders."
"Yes, my lord!!!"
Brooke's eyes instantly lit up. The glow alarmed Gawain so badly that he suddenly felt something was not quite right.
"Wait, when you say simple wipe-down, you mean... huh?!!"
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