The entire room fell silent, without a sound.
Those brief words echoed through the conference room and across Mary Geoise.
This place was...
The Holy Land, Mary Geoise!
And it was also the world!!!
Chapter 405: The meeting
Saint Marcus Mars's voice was deep and heavy.
It echoed through the conference room, across Mary Geoise, and in the hearts of everyone present, making their expressions solemn.
A moment earlier, some might have felt a hint of contempt for the World Government after it lost one of the Five Elders.
But once those four old men stood on the raised platform, their oppressive presence utterly overwhelmed everyone.
Yes, this place was the world!
And the world was still the same world!
No one could deny the World Government's dominant position over the past eight hundred years.
"In light of the Navy's recent actions, we have invited all of you who stand atop the world to attend this emergency Reverie."
"There is no denying that, under Xia Le's guidance and leadership, the Navy has gone astray and completely betrayed the purpose for which it was founded!"
"Without our realizing it, the companions we once trusted and relied upon have become our future enemies."
Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro spoke slowly, his gaze icy and his words forceful. Everyone turned to look at him.
"Pirates may have caused tremendous turmoil in the past, leaving many people frightened and afraid."
"In the future, however, the Navy will be the greatest cancer in this world."
His words once again branded the Navy, making the eyes of countless nobles below flicker.
Some flushed with excitement and shouted, "War!! Wage war! Wipe them out!!"
"Yes, we must destroy the Navy."
"The dogs we raised have stopped obeying us. How could the world tolerate such a thing?"
"Where is