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Chapter 576: Roger's Execution
"How interesting."
The Den Den Mushi hung up, and Hades couldn't help but smile.
"You know too little, Roger."
From the start, they were on different levels.
Hades was roughly aware of Roger's thoughts.
He had grouped him together with the Kronos Kingdom behind him and the World Government.
This wasn't wrong.
Whether it was the Kronos Kingdom or the World Government, both were at the top level of The Great Sea.
Like the Celestial Dragons, Hades was a Noble standing at the very top level.
Roger wanted to shake the World Government's rule and provide a suitable environment for the great changes of the future.
What he was about to do could indeed achieve this.
Whether it was shaking the World Government's rule or damaging the Kronos Kingdom's interests.
However, as Hades said, Roger knew too little.
The Kronos Kingdom was not a World Government Affiliated Nation and possessed a stable base.
The World Government would indeed be greatly affected.
But for the Kronos Kingdom, the impact would be minimal.
Chaos would damage some interests, but interests in other areas would increase.
With the chaos of The Great Sea, the share of arms trade would increase.
Whether it was the overt Wind God Arms Company or Fire God Arms Company.
Or the "King of Arms" entrenched in the Underworld.
With the increase in Pirate numbers, sea trade would become more difficult.
"Deep Sea Eddy" Umit, who possessed long-distance voyage capabilities and could resist pirate attacks, would also become more important.
This was a reshuffle for all Factions on The Great Sea; some would perish because of it, while others would rise.
The increase in the number of ordinary Pirates would not have a significant impact on the magnates of the New World.
Furthermore, the Kronos Kingdom's military strength had not been fully exposed.
The Kronos Kingdom's trade being affected was merely speculation, but what about the reality?
Many Factions on The Great Sea would become more dependent on the Kronos Kingdom.
Would the so-called Great Pirate Era truly affect the Kronos Kingdom?
With the Kronos Kingdom's development to this point, the so-called tidal wave of the era was simply unable to shake this massive aircraft carrier.
Even though this Great Pirate Era was no longer as concerning to Hades as it once was.
Hades could still feel the era's tide surging forward.
More importantly, the time Hades had long awaited had finally arrived.
Although the possibility of being discovered was small.
To ensure absolute certainty.
Hades decided to seize the opportunity to obtain pure gold during the period between the World Government announcing Roger's execution and the actual execution.
Pure gold, the sooner obtained, the better.
At that time, the eyes of the entire World would be focused on the East Blue, including the Marines and the World Government.
The public execution of the Pirate King, acknowledged by the vast majority of the World, a Legendary Pirate who possessed immense prestige and had sailed The Great Sea for many years.
A wicked "Demon" whose hands were stained with blood and whose infamy spread far and wide, and a Great Pirate who had escaped the World Government's grasp multiple times, repeatedly humiliating them and damaging the prestige of the World Government and the Marines.
Only a public execution could maximize the benefits.
The eyes of the Marines and the World Government would all be focused on the execution.
The execution was necessary; among the previous plans to encircle and suppress the Roger Pirates, there were contingency plans for subsequent handling.
If "Demon" Roger and important members of the Roger Pirates could be captured alive, they would be publicly executed facing The Great Sea.
This was to strike down the Pirates' arrogance and restore the reputation of the Marines and the World Government.
This was certain.
However, whether the location of Roger's execution would still be set in Loguetown, Roger's hometown far in the East Blue, was questionable.
Marine Headquarters and Marineford were very close, allowing for reinforcements at any time.
But upon reaching the East Blue, it would inevitably tie down the vast majority of the Marines' strength.
To prevent members of the Roger Pirates from coming to rescue Roger.
Although Roger had surrendered, preparations still had to be made.
This way, Marine Headquarters would be unprecedentedly empty.
Furthermore, the Flying Pirates were watching covetously in the New World; if they discovered this opportunity, how could "Golden Lion" Shiki possibly miss it?
Decisively, he would lead the Flying Pirates to Mary Geoise at the first opportunity.
Perhaps he would even rally numerous Great Pirates to unite, just like in the bloody battle.
Unlike the bloody battle where little interests could be gained.
The treasure possessed by Mary Geoise was greater compared to God Valley.
With the stimulation of vast treasure, all the Great Pirates would unite once again.
The probability of this situation occurring was extremely high.
Therefore, it was impossible for the World Government and the Marines to set the execution location in Loguetown.
Nor would they expose such a fatal weakness.
First, Fleet Admiral "Steel Bone" Kong was incapacitated, his combatant strength severely declined and his body condition fully deteriorated.
Then, during the operation targeting Kozuki Oden, they were betrayed by the Tyrant Dragon Pirates.
The CP0 Director-General died in battle, and the CP0 organization suffered heavy losses.
The strength they had managed to restore was back to square one overnight.
Cultivating ordinary combatant strength was easy, but cultivating high-end combat power, especially the outstanding individuals among them, was not so simple.
Hades had already predicted that the Marines and the World Government would not set the execution location in the East Blue.
Where would it be then?
Either the Sabaody Archipelago or Marine Headquarters.
Of course, G-1 Fortress was also a possibility.
About a week later.
News suddenly broke out on The Great Sea that "Pirate King" Gol D. Roger had been arrested by Marine Vice Admiral Garp.
Newspapers published photos of Roger with shackles on his hands.
This news shocked the entire World in a short time!
The World Government and Marine Headquarters officially announced that Roger would be publicly executed on the Sabaody Archipelago one month later, on Sea Calendar 1498, September 8th.
The Great Sea boiled!
The public execution of a Legendary Pirate.
Although the Roger Pirates had disappeared from The Great Sea for a long time, this did not affect Roger's prestige.
Instead, it became more legendary with the passage of time.
Many people couldn't believe at first that such a Great Pirate, who had escaped the encirclement and suppression of the Marines and the World Government multiple times, had actually been captured.
However, with the evidence before them, they had to admit the fact.
All eyes were focused on the Sabaody Archipelago.
The news continued to spread.
Large screens in various locations were already prepared to watch this public execution facing the World at any time.
From the Four Seas and the New World, people continuously traveled to the First Half of the Grand Line, heading to the Sabaody Archipelago, preparing to witness the end of this legend with their own eyes.
Pirate plunder decreased, and The Great Sea entered a state of peace after a long time, yet it became even more lively.
The execution of "Pirate King" Roger, such a major event, would inevitably have a profound impact on the future of The Great Sea.
(end of chapter)
"How interesting."
The Den Den Mushi hung up, and Hades couldn't help but smile.
"You know too little, Roger."
From the start, they were on different levels.
Hades was roughly aware of Roger's thoughts.
He had grouped him together with the Kronos Kingdom behind him and the World Government.
This wasn't wrong.
Whether it was the Kronos Kingdom or the World Government, both were at the top level of The Great Sea.
Like the Celestial Dragons, Hades was a Noble standing at the very top level.
Roger wanted to shake the World Government's rule and provide a suitable environment for the great changes of the future.
What he was about to do could indeed achieve this.
Whether it was shaking the World Government's rule or damaging the Kronos Kingdom's interests.
However, as Hades said, Roger knew too little.
The Kronos Kingdom was not a World Government Affiliated Nation and possessed a stable base.
The World Government would indeed be greatly affected.
But for the Kronos Kingdom, the impact would be minimal.
Chaos would damage some interests, but interests in other areas would increase.
With the chaos of The Great Sea, the share of arms trade would increase.
Whether it was the overt Wind God Arms Company or Fire God Arms Company.
Or the "King of Arms" entrenched in the Underworld.
With the increase in Pirate numbers, sea trade would become more difficult.
"Deep Sea Eddy" Umit, who possessed long-distance voyage capabilities and could resist pirate attacks, would also become more important.
This was a reshuffle for all Factions on The Great Sea; some would perish because of it, while others would rise.
The increase in the number of ordinary Pirates would not have a significant impact on the magnates of the New World.
Furthermore, the Kronos Kingdom's military strength had not been fully exposed.
The Kronos Kingdom's trade being affected was merely speculation, but what about the reality?
Many Factions on The Great Sea would become more dependent on the Kronos Kingdom.
Would the so-called Great Pirate Era truly affect the Kronos Kingdom?
With the Kronos Kingdom's development to this point, the so-called tidal wave of the era was simply unable to shake this massive aircraft carrier.
Even though this Great Pirate Era was no longer as concerning to Hades as it once was.
Hades could still feel the era's tide surging forward.
More importantly, the time Hades had long awaited had finally arrived.
Although the possibility of being discovered was small.
To ensure absolute certainty.
Hades decided to seize the opportunity to obtain pure gold during the period between the World Government announcing Roger's execution and the actual execution.
Pure gold, the sooner obtained, the better.
At that time, the eyes of the entire World would be focused on the East Blue, including the Marines and the World Government.
The public execution of the Pirate King, acknowledged by the vast majority of the World, a Legendary Pirate who possessed immense prestige and had sailed The Great Sea for many years.
A wicked "Demon" whose hands were stained with blood and whose infamy spread far and wide, and a Great Pirate who had escaped the World Government's grasp multiple times, repeatedly humiliating them and damaging the prestige of the World Government and the Marines.
Only a public execution could maximize the benefits.
The eyes of the Marines and the World Government would all be focused on the execution.
The execution was necessary; among the previous plans to encircle and suppress the Roger Pirates, there were contingency plans for subsequent handling.
If "Demon" Roger and important members of the Roger Pirates could be captured alive, they would be publicly executed facing The Great Sea.
This was to strike down the Pirates' arrogance and restore the reputation of the Marines and the World Government.
This was certain.
However, whether the location of Roger's execution would still be set in Loguetown, Roger's hometown far in the East Blue, was questionable.
Marine Headquarters and Marineford were very close, allowing for reinforcements at any time.
But upon reaching the East Blue, it would inevitably tie down the vast majority of the Marines' strength.
To prevent members of the Roger Pirates from coming to rescue Roger.
Although Roger had surrendered, preparations still had to be made.
This way, Marine Headquarters would be unprecedentedly empty.
Furthermore, the Flying Pirates were watching covetously in the New World; if they discovered this opportunity, how could "Golden Lion" Shiki possibly miss it?
Decisively, he would lead the Flying Pirates to Mary Geoise at the first opportunity.
Perhaps he would even rally numerous Great Pirates to unite, just like in the bloody battle.
Unlike the bloody battle where little interests could be gained.
The treasure possessed by Mary Geoise was greater compared to God Valley.
With the stimulation of vast treasure, all the Great Pirates would unite once again.
The probability of this situation occurring was extremely high.
Therefore, it was impossible for the World Government and the Marines to set the execution location in Loguetown.
Nor would they expose such a fatal weakness.
First, Fleet Admiral "Steel Bone" Kong was incapacitated, his combatant strength severely declined and his body condition fully deteriorated.
Then, during the operation targeting Kozuki Oden, they were betrayed by the Tyrant Dragon Pirates.
The CP0 Director-General died in battle, and the CP0 organization suffered heavy losses.
The strength they had managed to restore was back to square one overnight.
Cultivating ordinary combatant strength was easy, but cultivating high-end combat power, especially the outstanding individuals among them, was not so simple.
Hades had already predicted that the Marines and the World Government would not set the execution location in the East Blue.
Where would it be then?
Either the Sabaody Archipelago or Marine Headquarters.
Of course, G-1 Fortress was also a possibility.
About a week later.
News suddenly broke out on The Great Sea that "Pirate King" Gol D. Roger had been arrested by Marine Vice Admiral Garp.
Newspapers published photos of Roger with shackles on his hands.
This news shocked the entire World in a short time!
The World Government and Marine Headquarters officially announced that Roger would be publicly executed on the Sabaody Archipelago one month later, on Sea Calendar 1498, September 8th.
The Great Sea boiled!
The public execution of a Legendary Pirate.
Although the Roger Pirates had disappeared from The Great Sea for a long time, this did not affect Roger's prestige.
Instead, it became more legendary with the passage of time.
Many people couldn't believe at first that such a Great Pirate, who had escaped the encirclement and suppression of the Marines and the World Government multiple times, had actually been captured.
However, with the evidence before them, they had to admit the fact.
All eyes were focused on the Sabaody Archipelago.
The news continued to spread.
Large screens in various locations were already prepared to watch this public execution facing the World at any time.
From the Four Seas and the New World, people continuously traveled to the First Half of the Grand Line, heading to the Sabaody Archipelago, preparing to witness the end of this legend with their own eyes.
Pirate plunder decreased, and The Great Sea entered a state of peace after a long time, yet it became even more lively.
The execution of "Pirate King" Roger, such a major event, would inevitably have a profound impact on the future of The Great Sea.
(end of chapter)
