Chapter 773: Tea Party (×) Family Reunion (✓)
Although they had agreed on the rules for one-on-one fights, Xie Wen and the others did not start fighting right away...
Whitebeard and Red-Hair had not even arrived yet!
Even if they were going to fight, surely they had to wait until the Tea Party was over?
Besides, this Tea Party was not just about discussing an alliance. It was also a way to test the waters outside their group...
To see how many factions would attend the Tea Party despite pressure from the World Government.
Although attending did not mean they would take their side, and most would probably remain neutral and watch from the sidelines, that was already enough for Dragon and the Revolutionary Army. They could then have Morgans publish another article, painting a picture of all the major factions having little faith in the World Government, further undermining its rule.
So those factions' actual leanings did not matter. Even if some were secretly controlled by the World Government, that was fine too. Such was the beauty of journalism.
In addition, the sight of the Five Emperors gathered together could put more pressure on the Navy and World Government, whose situation was already far from good.
If they could drive Imu and the Five Elders into such desperation that they impulsively sent Uranus over to wipe out Xie Wen and the others in one fell swoop, all the better. Klee Meow's Little Girl and Cat Princess's Cat Can had long been itching for action!
After provisionally settling on an initial plan for cooperation, Xie Wen did not stay in the main hall any longer. He said goodbye to Big Mom and went to the side hall to join the cats, leaving Dragon there to keep hashing things out with