Seeing Izo rendered speechless, Marco could not help stepping forward and asking, "What good does it do to encourage them like this?"
"The power of example is limitless. Sometimes, I can be their example; sometimes, the merchants I encouraged can be their example. But once they have tasted the benefits, they will immediately change their stance. This time, I did not punish the man who knelt, and he gained something from it. In the future, fewer and fewer people will kneel."
Leo looked at the menu the waitress had handed over, then passed it to Marco. "At the very beginning, didn't people kneel because kings could reward and bestow things upon them? Once it became a habit, they kept kneeling even without any benefit."
He saw these matters very clearly, and with only a slight analysis, he made them understand.
At first, they simply did not want to kneel because they had become strong. Then, they began to look down on those who did kneel. Finally, they figured out why people knelt, and a new question arose. "Then, by your reasoning, won't they always be puppets lured by profit?" Jozu asked.
Though he was usually quiet and reserved, he was actually quite farsighted. Otherwise, he would not have fully supported Marco's decision to pledge allegiance to the Revolutionary Army.
Now that they had arrived on Jaya Island, they still needed to assess Leo's abilities and ideas. It was rare to meet a top-tier figure willing to treat them as equals and answer their questions frankly. Wouldn't it be a waste not to ask more while they had the chance?
The situation was different from before. When Leo had visited the Whitebeard Pirates, he had represented the Revolutionary Army and come as a guest. He had treated Whitebeard as an equal,