It's clear Vic Vic alone couldn't overthrow the World Government, but he has allies. He is the variable in the equation; even without him, the World Government would eventually be overthrown, but at a great cost.
However, with his involvement and planning, things will definitely be much easier and the sacrifices will be reduced considerably. That's enough. As long as the World Government exists, there is no true freedom and peace. Tragedies happen every moment, which is something that Vic, an outsider from another world, really can't accept.
"This...!"
Mantis was somewhat speechless, because he was unaware that other forces and powerful individuals were doing the same thing; the last person to have such an idea was his old captain, Rocks Xebec.
But what happened to his captain in the end? The crew also fell apart. This is what happens when you go against the World Government. So he didn't think Vic could succeed, but he couldn't say it directly.
" Olvia! Take off your mask and let him see you. Then tell him how the World Government destroyed Ohara. Can an organization that indiscriminately slaughters humans be called World Government?"
Vic spoke to Olvia beside him, and Olvia then realized why Vic had brought her here. She knew that the man in front of her would not easily agree to join them, so she could only offer some convincing facts, which she could say were firsthand experiences and couldn't be more real.
"This story begins a long time ago. When Dr. Clover was young, he traveled the seas in search of history. In doing so, he was captured several times, encountered many pirates, experienced numerous battles, and suffered countless hardships."
However, he never gave up on his goal of archaeology, and ultimately, his spirit attracted many archaeologists to Ohara, which became a mecca for archaeologists.
Archaeologists from all over the world have come to Ohara with their collections of documents and ancient books. We were just trying to find out about the lost century of history. What did we do wrong that has drawn the attention of the World Government...?
Olvia removed her mask, revealing a mature and charming face. Mantis recognized the face immediately; the Ohara Incident had caused quite a stir back then, and Olvia had frequently appeared in the newspapers before the incident. Her striking white hair combined with her face made her unforgettable once seen.
However, after Ohara was destroyed by the Buster Call, there was no news of Olvia. Now, Olvia, who had been dead for several years, suddenly appeared before Mantis, which surprised him greatly. But he was soon captivated by Olvia's story.
Olvia was a witness to the Ohara Incident and knew a lot about what happened before it. So she could explain the cause, development, conflict, and outcome of the whole incident clearly. Robin, on the other hand, wouldn't have been so clear about it.
Having learned the whole story of the Ohara Incident, Mantis saw another side of the World Government, an extremely dark side. In order to hide a certain truth, they wiped out the entire island, regardless of age or gender, and afterwards defined the people on the island as demons, while Mantis was the hero who destroyed the demons.
"You don't need to be so surprised. This kind of thing is really common. Countless islands have been destroyed by the World Government!"
You didn't go to God Valley, but you must have been paying close attention, right? But are you still hearing any news about the God Valley Incident?
I spoke with someone who experienced the God Valley Incident firsthand. He said that God Valley was a hunting ground chosen by the Celestial Dragons, where they would hunt down many unwanted slaves and the native inhabitants of God Valley.
He was one of those slaves, a slave abandoned by the Celestial Dragons. If it weren't for the Rocks Pirates getting involved, I reckon everyone on that island would have died, including that slave.
The God Valley Incident was essentially a hunting competition orchestrated by the Celestial Dragons, with the goal of eliminating everyone involved. However, an unexpected incident occurred along the way; otherwise, you would have no idea such an event even existed.
Such a competition is held every three years, which means that an island is destroyed by the Celestial Dragons every three years. The World Government has been established for eight hundred years; you can calculate how many islands have already been destroyed by them.
"You can take a look at the countries and islands that have disappeared from all over the world in recent decades. They all have one thing in common: they were not World Government Member States!"
Those Affiliated Nation that were either never members of the World Affiliated Nation or were forced out due to their inability to pay Heavenly Tribute —in short, those that couldn't provide Heavenly Tribute to the World Government —were their targets.
Therefore, you can easily see the World Government's purpose from this. In order to support the Celestial Dragons ' luxurious lifestyle, they need a constant stream of money and slaves. However, the World Government cannot resort to blatant robbery unless it eliminates all those in the know!
Therefore, they used power and public opinion to define the Celestial Dragons as descendants of the Creator, and no one could defy the will of the Celestial Dragons, otherwise the Marine Admiral would be dispatched to annihilate them all!
Over time, no one dared to resist what the Celestial Dragons did. It was under these circumstances that the Celestial Dragons legalized slavery. They had slaves for their amusement, but where did the money come from?
"The money certainly comes from the Heavenly Tribute, but why should others pay you Heavenly Tribute? Just because you're the World Government? Just because you have powerful figures and an army? They'll exploit the people, even if they can't afford to eat themselves, to pay the World Government Heavenly Tribute?"
If the World Government were to force those countries to pay money through force, I reckon those countries would unite and destroy the World Government!
However, the leaders of the World Government are very shrewd in their political maneuvering. They don't ask for the money themselves, but instead allow pirates to burn, kill, and plunder in those countries. Then the World Government can send the Navy to openly collect protection money. If you pay, the Navy will protect your safety; if you don't pay? Then let the pirates do whatever they want!
The Celestial Dragons would also target resource-rich non- Affiliated Nation, killing everyone and then seizing the land, forcing slaves to mine the resources. God Valley was one such target.
So the reason this ocean is so chaotic is because the World Government deliberately created it; if everyone were peaceful and harmonious, who would pay its protection money?
That's why I said that to change this world, we must overthrow the World Government. Paying taxes is not impossible, but it must be reasonable. If so many people lose their means of a decent life, then wave after wave of people will go to sea to become pirates, which will create a vicious cycle and pirates will never be eradicated!
The World Government's scheme has become a closed loop: unleashing pirates to plunder, followed by the Navy's suppression, then the World Government collecting huge sums of money, leaving the citizens destitute and unable to survive, ultimately forcing them to become pirates themselves. Therefore, if this island wants to truly solve the pirate problem at its root, the responsibility ultimately falls on the World Government!
Vic's remarks were shocking, yet every word he uttered was reasonable and based on facts. This made Mantis and Olvia gasp in shock. If it weren't for Vic's analysis, they would never have known that the World Government was playing such a grand game!
The navy, Affiliated Nation, pirates, and civilians are all pawns of the World Government, manipulated at will. They suddenly felt that the world was so dark, and even under the blazing sun outside, they could not feel any warmth.
The World Government, like a wriggling bloodsucker, was crawling all over them, all over everyone, and even all over the world, sucking their blood. Its hideous face made them want to vomit.
But no matter what they did, they couldn't shake them off. Countless bloodsucking worms gradually crawled all over their bodies, engulfing them in endless darkness. At this moment, they felt utterly suffocated, unable to see any hope for the future, and felt that life had no meaning whatsoever!