At the same time.
Flower Chamber.
Two newcomers Five Elders, Sengoku and Zephyr, and three veterans Five Elders, Topman, Izambaron and Saturn, stood in front of a pavilion, all looking at Imu who was sitting in the pavilion.
"Report... report Lord Im!"
Suddenly, a guard in silver armor rushed into Flower Chamber, slid directly to his knees in front of the pavilion and bowed. "The Markas family and the Shepard family were bloodbathed by the navy. So far, thousands of Celestial Dragons from the two families have been... executed on the spot by the navy that rushed to the door."
As soon as these words came out, Sengoku and Zephyr looked at each other in tacit understanding. Even they did not expect that Akira would not only liquidate Markas and Shepard, but also not let go of their family members.
You must know that the two families have been passed down since eight hundred years ago and have more than tens of thousands of direct members. During these eight hundred years, the relationship between Celestial Dragons has become complicated due to mutual marriage. If Akira were to conduct a thorough purge, I am afraid that all nineteen Celestial Dragons living in Holy Land would be massacred.
Topman and Saturn didn't react much. They stood in front of the pavilion with their eyes, nose, and heart, waiting for Imu's instructions.
Izambaron, on the other hand, felt a chill behind him inexplicably, because it was he who supported Spandam behind the scenes when the investigation was launched against Akira when he was still Vice Admiral. Although Spandam Both father and son paid the price for this. Akira, who became Navy Marshal and signed Mary Geoise Treaty with Holy Land, did not pursue it anymore, but he still felt uneasy.
Markas and Ju Peter just instigated the two New World underground emperors to assist Beasts Pirates in attacking the naval fortress, but they ended up like this. If Akira takes this opportunity to liquidate it on his head, the Izambaron family will definitely not escape this disaster.
Because judging from Lord Im's reaction at this time, he doesn't care about the survival of the Markas family and the Shepard family.
As the guard finished speaking, the garden suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After a short silence, Imu slowly stood up and walked to the steps, looking down at Saturn, Topman and Izambaron, "You go and deal with the aftermath. Mars and Ju Peter are to blame for this incident. It is also a wake-up call for you."
"In addition, send an order to Gringo and ask him to come Flower Chamber immediately."
The three of them did not dare to neglect. They bowed to Imu and then turned around and left Flower Chamber with the guard.
After watching several people walk out of Flower Chamber, Imu returned to the pavilion and sat down. There was no emotion in his tone, and he spoke unhurriedly, "Sengoku, Zephyr, do you know why Akira insisted on killing Mars and Ju Peter and their families without giving me face?"
After a slight pause, Imu added, "There are only three of us here, so you can speak frankly."
"Speaking bluntly?"
Sengoku raised his head to meet Imu's gaze, and habitually took out a box of senbei from his arms, "Can we talk while we eat?"
Imu's eyes flashed, staring straight at Sengoku.
Just when Sengoku thought Imu was going to go crazy and was about to put the senbei away, Imu nodded for the first time, "Okay."
"Ah hahaha, thank you very much."
Sengoku picked up a piece of senbei and threw it into his mouth, and said with a smile, "Since Lord Im said it so clearly, then I can really speak out."
"In my opinion, the reason why Akira was purged was not entirely because Marcus Mars and Shepherd Pitt indirectly participated in Beasts Pirates's attack on the fifth branch fortress."
"There is a bigger reason, that is, there are too many Celestial Dragons from Holy Land."
"After eight hundred years of reproduction and inheritance, the descendants of the twenty kings who founded World Government have developed into a very large ethnic group. During this period, many royal families of the Affiliated Nation family obtained the status of Celestial Dragons!"
"This is understandable, after all, it takes eight hundred years of reproduction!"
"However, the problem lies in the fact that Celestial Dragons enjoys all the privileges. Every year, Affiliated Nation has to pay an astonishing amount of Heavenly Gold. As the number of Holy Land Celestial Dragons increases, the amount of Heavenly Gold that Affiliated Nation has to pay naturally increases."
"During the period when I became the rotating Five Elders, I discovered through many documents that many countries had collected taxes ten, twenty or even fifty years later in order to pay Heavenly Gold!"
"Why is the problem of pirates getting more and more serious? The reason is that these countries are squeezed by the Celestial Dragons who enjoy all the privileges and the people are living in poverty, which leads to more and more people going to sea and becoming pirates. At first, they may just want to survive, but gradually, when they see other pirates making a lot of money through burning, killing, looting, their desires will be amplified!"
"Akira Marshal To eradicate pirates, naturally we cannot just arrest and execute pirates on the sea, we must also start from the root cause."
"One of the root causes is that Celestial Dragons lives in Holy Land and enjoys all the privileges."
"Of course, all this stems from Marcus Mars and Shepherd Pitt making big mistakes first."
"If they had not indirectly participated in New World's war, Akira Marshal's plan to rectify Celestial Dragons would not have come so quickly."
Hearing this, Imu's dark red eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said in a deep voice, "Akira has been planning to rectify Celestial Dragons for a long time?"
Sengoku nodded. "To be precise, it is to weaken the privileges enjoyed by Celestial Dragons."
"You really dare to say that Sengoku!"
Imu stood up suddenly and stared at Sengoku with burning eyes, "If you tell this plan in front of me, aren't you afraid that I will be prepared?"
Sengoku shrugged slightly and said with a smile, "I originally wanted to keep it a secret, but Akira Marshal doesn't seem to care."
"You don't care?" Imu's mouth twitched slightly under the face towel, "What do you mean?"
"It means--"
Sengoku took out a piece of senbei and threw it in his mouth, then raised his head again to meet Imu's gaze, and said calmly, "He shows his cards, you can do whatever you want."
The purge against the Markas family and the Shepard family continues.
Topman, Saturn and Izambaron were ordered to leave. As soon as they walked out of Flower Chamber, they saw a familiar figure coming towards them. It was Figarland·Gringo, the leader of Knights of God.
Topman frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Gringo, if you don't protect Celestial Dragons's safety, why are you here?"
Gringo, wearing a Knights of God cape and a curved hairstyle on his head, walked over quickly with a spring breeze on his face and said with a smile, "I think they need me more here!"
Hearing this, Topman's facial muscles twitched slightly, and he immediately turned sideways to get out of the way, "You came just in time, Lord Im wants to see you."
"Thank you."
Gringo walked straight past the three people without stopping.
Watching Gringo walk into Flower Chamber, Izambaron also had a hint of helplessness in his tone, "The snipe and the clam are fighting over each other and the fishermen get the benefit. Mars and Ju Peter are confused!"
Saturn tilted his head and looked at Izambaron, "Do you think that Navy Marshal spent so much effort to kill the Markas and Shepard families, which will allow Figarland Family to reap the benefits?"
"We'll see, from now on this Holy Land--"
"There will probably be a king in the spotlight."
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The third update ends today. Continue tomorrow~
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