Wang Shi still had to go on being his Hero Emperor, yet he could spare time to deal with the two Four Emperor pirate crews, Big Mom's and Beast Kaido's, and turn them into his own "allies."
Those two temperamental Four Emperors might suddenly strike at Wang Shi if he did not get them under control.
If Wang Shi assassinated the Five Elders, they would definitely sit back and watch Wang Shi, the Goa Empire, the Marines, and Saint Saturn fight, then seize the chance to make their move.
Both Wang Shi and the Marines were their enemies.
Wang Shi had no intention of completely falling out with Imu, that thousand-year-old monster, in a war filled with so many unknowns.
Wang Shi was not Blackbeard Teach, with such a fondness for gambling.
As long as he proceeded steadily and grew step by step, Wang Shi would always hold the advantageous position.
You had to eat one bite at a time.
Wang Shi had reached his current position in just two or three years.
He was not short on time.
He would not gamble everything on this round.
After this war, Wang Shi would bring Aokiji Kuzan into the Goa Empire, then deal with Big Mom's and Beast Kaido's two Four Emperor crews.
Wang Shi also intended to use this defeat in the war to drive a wedge between the Marines and the World Government.
Once the relationship between Akainu, that unlucky new Fleet Admiral, and the Five Elders and Celestial Dragons worsened, Wang Shi would have more time to persuade Akainu to join him in "resisting" the Celestial Dragons' "oppression."
Then, by commanding the Four Emperors and adding Marine Headquarters to the mix, he could finally lay all his cards on the table with the World Government and drag Imu