River's approach to governance was undoubtedly vastly different from that of the World Government.
The Navy dressed itself in a facade of false justice, yet placed the interests of the Celestial Dragons above all others. This had arranged the entire world into a rigid hierarchy, giving rise to social classes.
Dressrosa, by contrast, held fast to the belief that the people came first. It diminished the privileges of nobles and the divisions between classes, striving to build a truly equal, democratic, and free nation.
This undoubtedly served the interests of most ordinary people across the world and would win the support of the majority.
Against the vast ocean of the people, the voices of the minority would become barely audible. Whether they were a nation's nobles or anyone else, they would have no power to fight back.
"Opening the borders?"
King narrowed his eyes slightly at those words.
As far as he knew, Wano Country had always cut off all contact with the outside world. Its former leaders seemed to have been hiding from something.
But the sovereign he now served intended to forge the New World into a single, unified empire.
That made opening Wano Country's borders a foregone conclusion.
Once Kurozumi Orochi was dealt with and they spoke to the minority opposition in Wano Country, the nation would soon settle down.
Although he had only recently joined Dressrosa, King could already clearly sense his sovereign's ruthless vision and boundless ambition.
Unlike Kaido, who wanted to become the Pirate King, River had already set his sights and ambitions on the entire world.
Time continued to pass.
Time was always merciless. It could change so many things without a sound.
Among them were the growing strength of River's empire and the stabilization of Totto Land and Wano Country, the domains