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# Chapter 690: Military Aid and Self-Interest
The World Government began to act.
Solving the problem of the Void Century History was something that could not be overemphasized.
However, finding Zunesha, which roamed the New World, was not a simple matter.
A large number of Intelligence Officers and CP Agents were dispatched, searching for information related to Zunesha.
At the same time, they were also searching for the whereabouts of the Mink Tribe on The Great Sea.
Most Mink Tribe members originated from the Kingdom on Zunesha's back, so they would most likely know how to find Zunesha.
It was imaginable that the World Government would need to spend a considerable amount of time.
But it was all worth it.
No one desired more than them to eliminate this consequence.
It could also reduce a lot of trouble in the future.
With the destruction of the Road Poneglyphs, reaching Laugh Tale in the future could be said to be an impossible task.
Unless one possessed an Eternal Pose that pointed directly to Laugh Tale.
If Laugh Tale could not be found, no matter what secrets it held, or what the Roger Pirates left behind there,
if it couldn't see the light of day again, it was equivalent to a useless effort.
As long as the Poneglyphs were tampered with and new Road Poneglyphs were created, even if archaeologists like those from Ohara appeared again in the future, the World Government wouldn't need to worry.
Because the history they deciphered would be the history tampered with by the World Government.
It would not cause any impact on the World Government.
It would even be beneficial to the World Government.
The Great Kingdom from Eight Hundred Years Ago would be portrayed as a powerful and dominant hegemonic Kingdom, a brutal nation.
Due to its excessive tyranny, it provoked the resistance of the Twenty Kingdoms.
After the brutal nation was destroyed, the Twenty Kingdoms united to form the World Government.
This was the origin of the World Government.
Undoubtedly, in the new history, the World Government was the side of justice.
The North Blue Navy's operation was decisive and effective.
It shocked the entire North Blue in the first instance.
Three Pirate Islands, numerous vicious Pirate Crews, and most Underworld Forces were surrounded and annihilated by the North Blue Navy's Elite Unit before they could even react.
Each Island was surrounded by five Marine Warships.
Thousands of Soldiers, led by Vice Admirals, charged towards the Islands.
The cannons of the Warships were all aimed at the Coast of the Pirate Islands, preventing any Pirates from escaping.
Because the Marines' attack was too sudden, the Pirates and Underworld Forces on the Islands had no time to react.
The Ships in the Port were destroyed immediately.
Cutting off any chance for these Pirates to escape.
They could only resist.
In terms of numbers, the Marine Forces were undoubtedly at a disadvantage.
However, the Generals leading them were famous Marine Vice Admirals like Sakazuki and Shirek.
In the environment of the Four Seas, they were completely trump cards.
No one could match their ability.
Under their leadership, the battle situation gained a clear advantage from the start.
As Navy Officers, they inherently had their own Marine Warships, and the Crewmates on the Warships could be recruited by themselves.
This was equivalent to the General's private force; their numbers were small, but each one was an elite.
This was a premeditated operation.
Most people on the Islands, members of Pirates and Underworld Forces, were almost all cut down on the spot.
Any resistance was futile under such powerful strength.
Sakazuki could be said to have left no one alive, preferring to kill the wrong person than let a single enemy escape.
Living on such Islands, whether voluntarily or not, where could there be innocent residents?
Only the Slaves were fortunate enough to survive.
As Sakazuki's Subordinates, Shirek and another Marine Vice Admiral also carried out Sakazuki's will.
There was no need to say more about Shirek; he was already in cahoots with Sakazuki.
However, outsiders were unaware of this.
The other Marine Vice Admiral came from the Neutral Faction and was also from the North Blue.
He approved of Sakazuki's actions in the North Blue during this period.
He also had some intention of getting closer to Sakazuki.
So-called neutrality, naturally, meant that one's style could change.
Killing Pirates did not violate the justice in his heart.
No one monitored the process of this operation.
The operation report subsequently sent to Marine Headquarters could naturally be written however they pleased.
Regardless, Headquarters would not find any problems.
After all, after a round of clear out, the Marine High Command of the entire North Blue Navy was basically composed of Sakazuki and Shirek's people.
Even if they weren't, they would move closer to the current North Blue Faction and actively join them.
Smart people saw it very clearly and understood the positive changes in the North Blue Navy.
The overall atmosphere had undergone a significant change.
However, the collective benefit did not decrease but became even greater.
In the past, the corrupt North Blue Navy would accept bribes, collude with various factions, and harm the interests of the North Blue Navy itself and the North Blue populace.
Now?
The entire North Blue Navy, if not completely united, had integrated the will of eighty percent of the Marines.
Merchant Guilds, Nobles, and even Tycoons, those Underworld Forces that didn't want the Marines to interfere.
As long as they didn't cross the North Blue Navy's bottom line, they would turn a blind eye, and would even provide protection.
After all, the Marines' target was basically Pirates, as well as Rebel Forces like the Revolutionary Army.
However, all of this required paying protection fees.
Of course, within the North Blue Navy, these fees were called "military aid".
These factions and individuals, moved by the hard work and sacrifice of the North Blue Navy, voluntarily provided military aid to the North Blue Navy.
Supporting the development of the North Blue Navy, improving the treatment of North Blue Navy Soldiers, without a hint of coercion.
The cost of military aid was unknown to outsiders; only a small number of people knew such a thing existed.
And the only ones who truly knew the specific amount of military aid were Sakazuki and Shirek.
Heaven knows how shocked Sakazuki was when he learned the total funds from the military aid.
Such a matter naturally could not be known by Marine Headquarters.
People have self-interest.
Moreover, Sakazuki believed that this money, in his hands, could maximize its effect and better uphold justice.
Sakazuki even watched Shirek write about the recent situation of the North Blue Navy and the recruitment results, requesting funds support from Marine Headquarters.
And he did not stop him.
In fact, it wasn't wrong.
Shirek did not use the military aid as the military budget for the North Blue Navy.
This was the normal course of action; otherwise, Marine Headquarters would find problems.
Using too much money would be investigated, and using too little money would naturally also be investigated.
As for this batch of funds, Shirek had other uses.
Such as establishing a Navy Academy in the North Blue.
Of course, it wouldn't be under the name of a Navy Academy; that would be too ostentatious.
Instead, it would be under the name of a Training Camp, recruiting young and outstanding Marines for cultivation.
When they grew up, they would all be Sakazuki's direct lineage subordinates.
They could also recommend some outstanding Marines to Marine Headquarters to enjoy Headquarters' resources.
No one would have thought that the North Blue Faction, which had been completely suppressed, would once again rise from the ashes.
And the mastermind was Sakazuki, someone they could never have imagined.
Of course, the one who played the decisive role in this was Shirek.
Sakazuki also understood this point and handed over significant power to Shirek.
Similarly, Shirek's actions would not be hidden from Sakazuki.
It must be said that through contact with Shirek, Sakazuki was indeed influenced and changed quite a bit.
At least he could tolerate some of Shirek's somewhat dark methods in secret.
Tolerance was a necessary trait for Marine High Command.
Tolerating the World Government's corruption, tolerating the World Noble system, tolerating the oppression of power.
These were all things they had to do.
(end of chapter)
The World Government began to act.
Solving the problem of the Void Century History was something that could not be overemphasized.
However, finding Zunesha, which roamed the New World, was not a simple matter.
A large number of Intelligence Officers and CP Agents were dispatched, searching for information related to Zunesha.
At the same time, they were also searching for the whereabouts of the Mink Tribe on The Great Sea.
Most Mink Tribe members originated from the Kingdom on Zunesha's back, so they would most likely know how to find Zunesha.
It was imaginable that the World Government would need to spend a considerable amount of time.
But it was all worth it.
No one desired more than them to eliminate this consequence.
It could also reduce a lot of trouble in the future.
With the destruction of the Road Poneglyphs, reaching Laugh Tale in the future could be said to be an impossible task.
Unless one possessed an Eternal Pose that pointed directly to Laugh Tale.
If Laugh Tale could not be found, no matter what secrets it held, or what the Roger Pirates left behind there,
if it couldn't see the light of day again, it was equivalent to a useless effort.
As long as the Poneglyphs were tampered with and new Road Poneglyphs were created, even if archaeologists like those from Ohara appeared again in the future, the World Government wouldn't need to worry.
Because the history they deciphered would be the history tampered with by the World Government.
It would not cause any impact on the World Government.
It would even be beneficial to the World Government.
The Great Kingdom from Eight Hundred Years Ago would be portrayed as a powerful and dominant hegemonic Kingdom, a brutal nation.
Due to its excessive tyranny, it provoked the resistance of the Twenty Kingdoms.
After the brutal nation was destroyed, the Twenty Kingdoms united to form the World Government.
This was the origin of the World Government.
Undoubtedly, in the new history, the World Government was the side of justice.
The North Blue Navy's operation was decisive and effective.
It shocked the entire North Blue in the first instance.
Three Pirate Islands, numerous vicious Pirate Crews, and most Underworld Forces were surrounded and annihilated by the North Blue Navy's Elite Unit before they could even react.
Each Island was surrounded by five Marine Warships.
Thousands of Soldiers, led by Vice Admirals, charged towards the Islands.
The cannons of the Warships were all aimed at the Coast of the Pirate Islands, preventing any Pirates from escaping.
Because the Marines' attack was too sudden, the Pirates and Underworld Forces on the Islands had no time to react.
The Ships in the Port were destroyed immediately.
Cutting off any chance for these Pirates to escape.
They could only resist.
In terms of numbers, the Marine Forces were undoubtedly at a disadvantage.
However, the Generals leading them were famous Marine Vice Admirals like Sakazuki and Shirek.
In the environment of the Four Seas, they were completely trump cards.
No one could match their ability.
Under their leadership, the battle situation gained a clear advantage from the start.
As Navy Officers, they inherently had their own Marine Warships, and the Crewmates on the Warships could be recruited by themselves.
This was equivalent to the General's private force; their numbers were small, but each one was an elite.
This was a premeditated operation.
Most people on the Islands, members of Pirates and Underworld Forces, were almost all cut down on the spot.
Any resistance was futile under such powerful strength.
Sakazuki could be said to have left no one alive, preferring to kill the wrong person than let a single enemy escape.
Living on such Islands, whether voluntarily or not, where could there be innocent residents?
Only the Slaves were fortunate enough to survive.
As Sakazuki's Subordinates, Shirek and another Marine Vice Admiral also carried out Sakazuki's will.
There was no need to say more about Shirek; he was already in cahoots with Sakazuki.
However, outsiders were unaware of this.
The other Marine Vice Admiral came from the Neutral Faction and was also from the North Blue.
He approved of Sakazuki's actions in the North Blue during this period.
He also had some intention of getting closer to Sakazuki.
So-called neutrality, naturally, meant that one's style could change.
Killing Pirates did not violate the justice in his heart.
No one monitored the process of this operation.
The operation report subsequently sent to Marine Headquarters could naturally be written however they pleased.
Regardless, Headquarters would not find any problems.
After all, after a round of clear out, the Marine High Command of the entire North Blue Navy was basically composed of Sakazuki and Shirek's people.
Even if they weren't, they would move closer to the current North Blue Faction and actively join them.
Smart people saw it very clearly and understood the positive changes in the North Blue Navy.
The overall atmosphere had undergone a significant change.
However, the collective benefit did not decrease but became even greater.
In the past, the corrupt North Blue Navy would accept bribes, collude with various factions, and harm the interests of the North Blue Navy itself and the North Blue populace.
Now?
The entire North Blue Navy, if not completely united, had integrated the will of eighty percent of the Marines.
Merchant Guilds, Nobles, and even Tycoons, those Underworld Forces that didn't want the Marines to interfere.
As long as they didn't cross the North Blue Navy's bottom line, they would turn a blind eye, and would even provide protection.
After all, the Marines' target was basically Pirates, as well as Rebel Forces like the Revolutionary Army.
However, all of this required paying protection fees.
Of course, within the North Blue Navy, these fees were called "military aid".
These factions and individuals, moved by the hard work and sacrifice of the North Blue Navy, voluntarily provided military aid to the North Blue Navy.
Supporting the development of the North Blue Navy, improving the treatment of North Blue Navy Soldiers, without a hint of coercion.
The cost of military aid was unknown to outsiders; only a small number of people knew such a thing existed.
And the only ones who truly knew the specific amount of military aid were Sakazuki and Shirek.
Heaven knows how shocked Sakazuki was when he learned the total funds from the military aid.
Such a matter naturally could not be known by Marine Headquarters.
People have self-interest.
Moreover, Sakazuki believed that this money, in his hands, could maximize its effect and better uphold justice.
Sakazuki even watched Shirek write about the recent situation of the North Blue Navy and the recruitment results, requesting funds support from Marine Headquarters.
And he did not stop him.
In fact, it wasn't wrong.
Shirek did not use the military aid as the military budget for the North Blue Navy.
This was the normal course of action; otherwise, Marine Headquarters would find problems.
Using too much money would be investigated, and using too little money would naturally also be investigated.
As for this batch of funds, Shirek had other uses.
Such as establishing a Navy Academy in the North Blue.
Of course, it wouldn't be under the name of a Navy Academy; that would be too ostentatious.
Instead, it would be under the name of a Training Camp, recruiting young and outstanding Marines for cultivation.
When they grew up, they would all be Sakazuki's direct lineage subordinates.
They could also recommend some outstanding Marines to Marine Headquarters to enjoy Headquarters' resources.
No one would have thought that the North Blue Faction, which had been completely suppressed, would once again rise from the ashes.
And the mastermind was Sakazuki, someone they could never have imagined.
Of course, the one who played the decisive role in this was Shirek.
Sakazuki also understood this point and handed over significant power to Shirek.
Similarly, Shirek's actions would not be hidden from Sakazuki.
It must be said that through contact with Shirek, Sakazuki was indeed influenced and changed quite a bit.
At least he could tolerate some of Shirek's somewhat dark methods in secret.
Tolerance was a necessary trait for Marine High Command.
Tolerating the World Government's corruption, tolerating the World Noble system, tolerating the oppression of power.
These were all things they had to do.
(end of chapter)
