"There are several islands in the Four Blues where Smoke Flower are grown, but this is the Grand Line is why we've promoted it as a tourist destination in the newspapers."
The king ordered the commoners to grow Smoke Flower, which would bring him a fortune, so the island was soon covered in them.
However, these people are unaware that when Smoke Flower bloom, the pollen from the petals spreads throughout the country, and long-term inhalation of this pollen can be addictive, having the same effect as eating the flower petals.
Did they think they could avoid it by not eating the flower petals? They were so naive. Everyone on the island was already unknowingly infected, simply because they were inhaling pollen every day without realizing it.
But once they leave the island, or the Smoke Flower stop, their symptoms will completely erupt! The whole island!
As if recalling a certain scene, the Lao Si stopped speaking, his whole being somewhat frantic and fearful. Vic and the others, hearing the Lao Si's words, also imagined that terrifying scene: a chaotic dance of demons among men, women, and children!
"Furthermore, as Smoke Flower grow, their roots secrete a blue acidic substance, which will dye the soil where they are planted blue within a few years."
That kind of blue soil can't grow any other plants; it takes ten years for the land to slowly recover. That piece of land is essentially ruined.
In a few years, all the arable land on the island will be dyed blue, and then the king will surely spend money to buy food.
Without our help, countless pirates will come to this place. At that point, he'll have no choice but to become Affiliated Nation of the World Government. The king will lose everything, and in the end, he'll be completely dependent on the World Government for support, unable to escape. That's our whole plan."
The Lao Si also revealed the subsequent plans; the World Government's methods were truly ruthless!
They use your country's land to grow what they need, eventually ruining all the land, and then use banned drugs to take back all the money you've earned. The king becomes the object of the people's scorn.
The World Government then steps in to play the good guy and win people's hearts. Once the land has been restored, the country will be completely under the World Government's rule.
The entire country is being manipulated at will by the World Government. If the King doesn't compromise, and unless the World Government releases the banned drug, it won't be long before this island becomes a world of cannibalism, a veritable hell on earth!
"No wonder Dragon wanted to establish Revolutionary Army. I'm starting to think that way myself. They're not treating ordinary people like human beings at all!"
Although no direct war was waged, this method was even more terrifying than war itself. The entire nation's civilian population had become Gunko —what a horrific scene!
Corrupt King, Tyrant Kuma, Devil Child —what a pathetic world this is, allowing such a group of people to rule it!
The biggest joke would be if such a regime weren't overthrown! Joy Boy, Roger, Dragon! What else do you see?
Anger welled up inside Vic, and he screamed inwardly! These things were burning away the humanity within him. Vic's eyes turned red, and his left hand tightly gripped the Blood Wither belt at his waist, but then he loosened his grip.
Rebecca and Wendy were completely stunned by the news. Was this what the Navy was supposed to be loyal to? Was justice also a lie? Their hearts began to waver.
"Anything else?" Vic asked calmly, suppressing his emotions, but he didn't loosen his grip on Blood Wither.
"That's all. We haven't even started many of the steps yet. You should leave now."
Don't let this information leak out, or the World Government won't let any of us here get away with it, and this island might very well face Buster Call. The World Government's reputation cannot be tarnished!
Vic had thought of everything the Lao Si could think of; Ohara was a living example. Now, there was only one way to perfectly resolve the situation here.
"Attack! Kill them!"
Vic's solution was to kill him to silence him. The Lao Si couldn't see the situation clearly, but Zero seemed to have already seen through the essence of the matter and had been watching Vic closely.
" Lao Jiu, let's fight!"
Zero knew their trial was imminent from Vic's attitude. He called out to Lao Jiu and immediately transformed into Zoan. Lao Jiu, who seemed to have been accumulating power and waiting for this moment, also began to transform.
They were determined to fight to the death to protect the secret of this place; that was their mission. If they could help the Lao San and Lao Si brothers, who still had the will to live, escape, that would be even better. But what happened after that was up to fate.
Rebecca and the others hadn't recovered from what the Lao Si had said. Although Vic shouted, Zero and the Lao Jiu still managed to transform successfully. However, Vic didn't take these four seriously. They weren't even a match for them when they were at their peak, so how could they possibly turn the tables now that they were only half alive?
"You bunch of liars! You broke your promise, I'm going to kill you all!"
The Lao Si was stunned for a moment when he heard that Vic was going to kill, but he immediately became furious, his expression gradually turning vicious, and he ran towards Wendy, who had not yet come to her senses.
Although Wendy woke up in time, she was still ambushed by the Lao Si, because the Lao Si had a hidden hand or foot in his scabbard. After pressing the gem, a sharp blade would extend from the end of the scabbard.
Wendy had no idea that the Lao Si still had a weapon after losing his knife; she didn't even suspect the scabbard.
Wendy wasn't seriously injured, but her arm was cut by a sharp blade. Once fully conscious, Wendy used her Observation Haki to dodge the Lao Si 'Lao Si second attack before plunging the dagger into his heart.
"Hahaha! I'll never let you go, even if it kills me! I'll be waiting for you down there!"
The Lao Si's heart was pierced, and the scabbard fell to the ground. He tightly gripped the knife Wendy had plunged into his heart, his face contorted with madness and ferocity.
This left Wendy feeling somewhat bewildered. She drew her sword and took a few steps back, looking at the fallen Lao Si with suspicion. Wendy had a bad feeling, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
"You've already lost once, don't you have any self-awareness? Stubborn resistance is useless."
Vic didn't make a move. Apart from the Lao Si who attacked and was killed, the other three were now sticking together in defense.
"Hahaha, of course I know we're no match for them, but I don't care about life or death anymore. So what if we fail? Lao Jiu, let's begin!"
Zero began to tremble after speaking, and so did Lao Jiu. Lao San looked at the two with a complicated expression, as if he knew what they were going to do. Vic also seemed to have guessed what they were doing, but did not stop them.
Before long, their Human-Beast Form transformation changed; their bodies seemed to have swelled up, as if they had gained weight, and were no longer as muscular and powerful as before.
Now it looks somewhat bloated, its face has completely turned into a beast's face, without any human features, and its expression is very blank, as if it has lost its memory.