Chapter 143 The Palace of Ten Thousand Kings! Watch the ceremony!
Not just passing by, this should be Porusalino’s third time coming to Marigioa.
No matter how dissatisfied he was with Porusalino in his heart, at least on the surface, Wulaoxing still gave Porusalino, or the future marshal of the navy, face.
As soon as we stepped out of the bubble pod, a band with gorgeous clothes and uniform movements began to play to welcome Porusalino's arrival.
The brand new handmade red carpet is laid out from the exit of the bubble pod to the gate of the World Government.
The basic price unit of the highest-end red carpet is calculated in millions of berries. The several-kilometer-long red carpet alone is equivalent to the cost of several warships.
And this is just part of the welcome ceremony. The entire process is enough to empty the treasury of more than half of the countries.
Wulaoxing put on such a show not only for the sake of face, but more importantly, he wanted to ease the relationship with Porusalino.
Otherwise, although they can use their military expenditures to make the navy surrender, they will inevitably have to endure a lot of unnecessary trouble.
“Tsk, if you have this money, just give it to me. It’s such a waste.”
It's a pity that Wu Laoxing's 'kindness' was a waste of expression. Not only did Porusalino not show any gratitude, he even made a note for them in his notebook.
Originally, I only wanted to triple the budget, but now it seems I have to triple it directly!
Given the scale of the navy's annual military expenditure, ten times the budget would probably force the five old stars to curse on the spot regardless of their status.
But Porusalino is not worried about being rejected by the Five Old Stars, because it won’t be long before a ‘Pirate King’ who is more ferocious than Rocks and Roger combined will pop out of the sea.
Not to mention that the military expenditure will be increased tenfold, even if the five old stars are required to perform a hula dance for him in public... Well, this condition is a little too much, so let the five old stars do it instead. Take out all your money.
"Let's go, Wulaoxing is already waiting for you at the Wanwang Palace. Originally, according to the normal procedure, the king of the franchise country had to be invited to witness, but..."
Marshal Kong rubbed his forehead and said to the world The government's loyal former marshal still couldn't accept Porusalino's attitude towards the Five Old Stars.
Fortunately, he also knew that this was the era of Polusalino. As a former marshal, it was enough to do what he should do.
With this thought, Marshal Kong led Porusalino towards the Palace of All Kings. As he walked, he also explained the process of the promotion ceremony to Porusalino to prevent him from doing so. Making a joke at the promotion ceremony.
Although in theory, the Admiral's ranking is not particularly high in the power sequence established at the beginning of the establishment of the World Government.
But eight hundred years have passed, and the once-prominent army has become a thing of the past, and the Shenxia Army has gradually become an empty frame.
On the contrary, the navy, which is supposed to be the younger brother of the three armed forces, has expanded to an incredible extent, so that the status of the navy marshal has also increased.
When encountering a powerful naval marshal, even the five old stars will feel a headache.
This led to the fact that when Cyborg Kong was the navy marshal, the five old stars who seized the opportunity once suppressed the navy to the point where it could not lift its head.
As a result, such behavior suffered severe backlash, and two pirate kings were born in the turbulent sea.
Especially Rocks, a ruthless character, even started to cause trouble for the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
The Five Old Stars then realized that, unknowingly, the navy had grown to the point where it could not fall.
Otherwise, when faced with the thorn in the side of Porusalino, the superior Five Old Stars would not even think about easing their relationship with him.
"...But the Five Old Stars are eager to get the pure gold, so they can only wrong me, right?"
Porusalino doesn't care about the king of the franchise country, But this does not prevent him from taking the opportunity to find trouble and accumulate bargaining chips for more military expenditures in the future.
"You can't say that. After all, the World Conference will be held in two years. We can't let the kings of the participating countries make two consecutive trips in such a short period of time... and the promotion ceremony has already been witnessed by Tianlong people. "Yeah..."
Marshal Kong argued hard.
The Cyborg family has always been at the top of the Army in the past. It was only in Cyborg and Sora's generation that they switched to the Navy due to the request of the Five Old Stars.
If everything went well, the position of navy marshal would be in the hands of Wulaoxing from now on.
However, Marshal Kong, a naval marshal with an army background, failed to calm the situation. In other words, it would be impossible for any naval marshal to follow the orders of Wulaoxing and suppress the naval strength. can continue to maintain the stability of the sea.
Fortunately, Wulaoxing did not treat Marshal Kong too harshly in the end, and at least gave him the position of commander-in-chief of the armed forces, so he did not end up retiring in disgrace.
This is also the main reason why Marshal Kong Kong is still willing to speak for Wulaoxing even though he knows that he has been tricked by Wulaoxing.
"Dragon people? There are actually Tianlong people who are willing to participate in my promotion ceremony?! How did the Five Old Stars coax them here?"
Polusalino couldn't help but think. To complain, he was indeed very secretive about what he did back then, but there were very few people who had the courage to trouble the Tianlong people.
Although they are protected by Marshal Kong and fish-man adventurer Fisher Tiger is on the side to draw hatred, when do the Draco people need to care about evidence and the like.
Since then, Porosalino has been on the blacklist of Marigio and the Draco.
Not to mention wanting to be promoted, even on normal vacations there are idiots who want to hug the Draconians and will rack their brains to cause trouble for Porusalino.
Polusalino's response was also very simple, that is, just start messing with him. He didn't care if there were Tianlong people behind these idiots. Anyone who dared to mess with him would have an 'accident' the next day.
Because the work was so rough, anyone who wasn't a fool could guess who did it, so Porusalino's reputation among the Draco people has since become hateful.
If it weren’t for the pure gold this time, Wu Laoxing probably wouldn’t even want to see Porusalino’s face.
It was such a mutually disgusting relationship, but Marshal Kong actually told him that the Celestial Dragons would attend his promotion ceremony?
"Ahem! Don't think too much, the Tianlong people are actually not... nor that difficult to talk to."
Marshal Kong subconsciously wanted to clean up the Tianlong people, but the words came to nothing. But there was nothing he could say. Even the old marshal who was loyal to the World Government and the Five Old Stars could not say good things to the Tianlong people without conscience.
He could only hold his nose and explain in a relatively tactful tone. He could not tell Porusalino that Saint Pit could not convince those Celestial Dragons, and finally found a way to deceive two young people. Let the Celestial Dragons come and watch the ceremony.
“Haha.”
Porusalino smiled meaninglessly, not bothering to argue with Old Man Kong.
If it can be quantified using data, Cyborg Sora's loyalty to the Five Old Stars and the World Government may reach over 90%.
The reason why it is not the full value of one hundred is purely because Old Man Kong still has some conscience, and the Tianlong people are sometimes so crazy that even the Five Old Stars can't even look at them.
The Palace of Kings is one of the tallest palaces in Mariejoia. It is said to be the first palace built in Mariejoia by the twenty kings who founded the World Government.
Of course, in Porusalino’s opinion, the authenticity is questionable.
After all, no matter how luxurious the palace is, it is unlikely that it will remain intact after eight hundred years. In addition, the Mariejois want to be associated with the twenty kings no matter what they are.
Perhaps going to the toilet was where twenty kings squatted. Anyway, Porusalino felt nothing when walking on the royal road that was said to have been walked by twenty kings.
On the contrary, Old Man Kong was extremely excited. He was a big fan of the twenty kings and knew the deeds of each king by heart.
If he didn’t have to take Porusalino to meet the Five Old Stars, Old Man Kong could spend a whole day on this royal road.
Because no guests were invited, the viewing platform arranged in advance was empty, with only two Tianlong people sitting on it bored.
However, the moment Porusalino stepped into the palace, solemn music sounded all around.
The five old stars in formal attire sat on the high platform, overlooking Cyborg Kong and Porusalino who walked into the palace gate like gods.
"The commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Cyborg Kong, is here to meet the Five Old Stars!"
Polusalino, the person involved, has not felt anything yet, but old man Kong has already knelt down on one knee and asked Wulao Xing pays his highest respect.
With his identity, when facing the Five Old Stars, there is actually no need to be so respectful.
However, for Old Man Kong, Wulaoxing is not only his superior, but also the object of allegiance to his family for generations.
“Get up, Kong. With your achievements, you don’t need to be polite in front of us.”
The Five Old Stars also gave Cyborg Kong face, and did not wait for Cyborg Kong to speak. He greeted him and asked him to stand up and reply.
Although this face was not entirely given to Old Man Kong, Old Man Kong was still very touched to receive such a high evaluation from the person he was loyal to.
"Admiral Porusalino of the Navy Headquarters met with the Five Old Stars."
Porusalino said in a facile manner.
Not to mention kneeling on one knee, even when bowing, the waist is only bent at an invisible angle.
Even Marshal Kong on the side couldn't stand such a perfunctory attitude, and he wanted to reach out his hand and break Porusalino's waist.
Even if there are only two stupid-looking Tianlong people on the auditorium at this time, Wulao Xing's face is a bit embarrassing.
“No gift! Admiral Porusalino of the Navy Headquarters recently killed the great pirate Whitebeard Edward Newgate in Marineland, injured Red-haired Shanks, and severely damaged the Whitebeard Pirates and Red Launched the pirate group and made outstanding achievements..."
The five-year-old star with a big beard loudly praised Porusalino's achievements with a dark face, and began to enumerate the various achievements he had made since he became a naval officer.
The result was that after ten minutes of thinking, the meritorious deeds that qualified to be mentioned by the Five Old Stars must at least be that of a great pirate with a bounty of over 100 million.
Even taking into account that the two generations of One Piece have greatly increased the upper limit of bounties for pirates, reading these hundreds of names and nicknames still makes Wuchuli Saint’s mouth feel a little dry.
The other four five old stars, who had relatively limited knowledge of Porusalino, only realized more intuitively at this moment... This guy who they had always regarded as a thorn in the side was very important to the navy. What does it mean?
“Porusalino…”
Old Man Kong also felt proud and looked at Porusalino with a very pleased look.
Although he did not do very well when he was the marshal of the navy, it is not a disservice to the navy to train an outstanding general and even marshal like Porusalino for the navy.
"...Therefore, Porusalino is promoted to the rank of marshal of the navy!" As soon as Vacciuli finished speaking, Marshal Kong's loud applause rang out from the side.
Obviously he was the only one applauding vigorously, but the scene did not feel deserted at all. Even the two Tianlong people on the viewing platform clapped their hands sparsely a few times. .
When Marshal Kong was almost clapping his palms red, an attendant delivered the letter of appointment as Marshal of the Navy to Porusalino.
Of course, this is just a promotion ceremony. Later, Porusalino also got Marine Fando to participate in the real marshal's performance ceremony.
At that time, he will be the supreme commander of millions of sailors, the marshal with supreme authority!
"Okay, okay, that's almost enough. It's embarrassing to hear."
Polusalino casually took the letter of appointment, and then hurriedly looked at it and said that he was not fully enjoying himself. The old man Kong said.
It always felt a bit strange that he was the only one applauding. If he wanted to enjoy the cheers and applause, it would be more exciting to wait until he returned to Marineland and celebrate with tens of thousands of his own navy.
“Wait a minute and don’t be rude to the Five Old Stars!”
Old Man Kong whispered a warning to Porusalino. Logically speaking, after becoming the marshal of the navy, he would face the Five Old Stars. The old star should be more respectful.
However, Porosalino is a well-known thorn in the navy. It is undoubtedly a foolish dream to expect that he will be driven by the Five Old Stars for the sake of the position of navy marshal.
Polusalino sneered when he heard this. He has always respected people who are worthy of respect. Even for Marshal Kong, a die-hard loyal to the World Government and the Five Old Stars, Polusalino also I won't have a problem with him for that.
In other words, if Porusalino doesn't respect someone enough, it must be that person or group of people who don't deserve it.
"Polusalino, do you have anything else to say?"
Sheng Vauchuuli suddenly reminded him that Marshal Kong was still worried that Wulao Xing would do it because of Porusalino. Rusalino was unhappy with his rudeness, but he did not realize that the Five Old Stars were more realistic than he imagined.
Even Maz Saint, who valued etiquette the most in the past and would even disqualify the other country from joining the country because of the rudeness of the king of the joining country, seemed to have become blind and did not see Polusali at all. Nona's words and deeds can be called frivolous.
Standing at the pinnacle of the world government's power, the lofty Five Old Stars were staring at Porusalino without blinking.
Waiting for him to hand over the pure gold that has been coveted by all the five stars in the past.
"Oh, yes, this is the navy's military budget for next year, please approve it."
Polusalino took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket , handed it to the follower on the side who could barely conceal the panic on his face.
Being able to serve as the follower of the Five Old Stars, even if it is just a small minion responsible for running errands and spreading messages, is in a sense a great 'big shot'.
But after being a follower for such a long time, he has never seen anyone dare to be so rude to Wulaoxing.
"Don't go too far! Porusalino!"
Saint Vauciuli took the paper with a bit of disgust. He just glanced at it and couldn't help but cursed angrily.
It’s not that the budgets listed above are too outrageous, but that Porusalino directly added a zero to the printed budget total with a black pen.
"Calm down, Saint Vauciuli, how much does he want... bastard!"
The blond Saint Peter tried to smooth things over with Saint Vauciuli, he had already made a move Rusalino was mentally prepared for the lion to open his mouth, and even secretly laughed at the lack of Vauciulli's sacred weapons.
As long as they can get pure gold, it doesn't matter if they bleed once, not to mention they can pass the price on to the kings of the participating countries.
However, just after taking the paper and taking a glance at it, Saint Peter also became furious. This was no longer a matter of the lion opening his mouth, but that Porusalino was deliberately provoking the five old stars!
"Polusalino! You are looking for death!"
"Don't think that we can't do anything to you if you become marshal of the navy!"
"Too arrogant!"
...
The other three Five Old Stars are still a little confused. Haven't they already known that Porusalino is a thorn? How can they still be so angry?
But when they looked at the piece of paper one after another, they suddenly exploded one after another like powder keg.
The anger of the Five Old Stars almost made everyone present tremble, and even the expressions of the two Heavenly Dragons on the viewing platform were a little unnatural.
Marshal Kong was even more anxious, but he didn't know what was written on the paper, which could make the Five Old Stars so angry.
"Just tell me whether to give it or not."
Facing the raging anger of the Five Old Stars, Porusalino yawned lazily and took out a piece of dazzling light from his pocket. Pure gold.
Even Marshal Kong’s eyes were involuntarily attracted by the brilliance of pure gold.
Even if we don’t consider the miraculous effect of pure gold on eternal youth, its appearance alone is more moving than the most beautiful gemstones. Seeing the pure gold being tossed up and down by Porusalino, five people were fascinated by it. The old star could not wait to rush over and snatch the pure gold from Porusalino's hand.
"It's so beautiful...that one over there! Give me what you have in your hand! I can give you ten...no! One hundred slaves!"
The female Celestial Dragon on the viewing platform suddenly shouted loudly that women are like dragons and cannot resist all shiny things.
Especially with its pure gold appearance, not even a tornado can resist it, let alone a Celestial Dragon.
“What do I need a slave for? And this is pure gold. Not to mention a hundred slaves, even 10 billion beli can’t buy it~”
Polusalino He looked at the Five Old Stars confidently and spoke to the female Celestial Dragon like a provocation.
When she heard the word pure gold, the female Celestial Dragon had no reaction, but another Celestial Dragon had already screamed, obviously thinking of the effect of pure gold.
"Wait! Your request is too random! Ten times is impossible. I can make the decision and increase this year's budget by 50...70%!"
Maz Shengjian with a long beard The situation was not good, so he quickly made a promise to Porusalino.
It is true that the Five Old Stars are the highest-level Celestial Dragons, but it does not mean that they can ignore the pressure of the Celestial Dragons.
Otherwise, Wulao Xing doesn’t need to bargain with the Tianlong people and can just pocket the heavenly gold directly.
"...Okay, 70% success, 70% success, just think of it as giving face to Old Man Kong!"
Just as Porusalino was about to taunt, he suddenly felt a fleeting sense of domineering power, so he changed his mind and threw the pure gold in his hand into Marshal Kong's hand.
Before that big trouble came to his door, even if he was forced into a corner, Wulaoxing would not bow to him.
Ten times the military expenditure is not only an astronomical figure, but also means that for a long period of time, the navy will no longer need the existence of a world government.
In other words, the world government is no longer a necessity for the navy. Such a result is absolutely unacceptable to the Five Old Stars. They cannot take the risk that the navy may break away from the world government system. .
"Sora! Get the pure gold quickly!"
Wulaoxing, who was dressed as a warrior, couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw this, and shouted loudly to Marshal Kong who had not yet recovered.
He didn't know why Porusalino suddenly changed his mind.
But compared with pure gold that can maintain youth forever, that reason is no longer important.
"Pure gold! Send it up quickly!"
Saint Peter was also surprised and happy. For a moment, the five old stars were ready to fall out with Porusalino. Even if there is a war in Mariejoia, I have to be mentally prepared to get the pure gold.
Fortunately, the worst case did not occur, and there were times when the bastard Porusalino was not such a bastard. For the sake of pure gold, Wu Laoxing had temporarily forgotten his unhappiness just now.
"Yes! Here you go, send it up quickly..."
Marshal Kong subconsciously wanted to hand over the pure gold to the attendant on the side, but under the repeated urging of Wulaoxing, he could not Don't bite the bullet and step on that sacred staircase, and come to the five old stars with trepidation.
The five old stars looked at each other, and finally Maz Sheng, who had the highest status, reached out and took over the extremely precious pure gold.
When the pure gold fell on the palm of his hand, which was obviously maintained frequently but was still old, Maz Sheng even trembled slightly.
"You did a great job! Kong, you are worthy of being a member of the Cyborg family!"
Nashou Langsheng laughed and patted Marshal Kong on the shoulder, which made this veteran who had always been a strong-willed soldier feel very sad. It was flattering.
But after the surprise, Marshal Kong felt inexplicably a little disappointed.
From the moment he caught the pure gold thrown by Porusalino, he had some thoughts that he shouldn't have.
After all, Cyborg Kong has reached that age, and Saint Pit, the youngest of the Five Old Stars, is even several years younger than him.
Facing the pure gold that can keep people young forever, it is not surprising that Marshal Kong would be moved.
However, the loyalty he had developed over the years made him send the pure gold to Wulao Xing without hesitation.
If it had to happen again, Cyborg Sora might still do it, but he might regret it afterwards.
"Interesting..."
Polusalino, who saw all this in his eyes, could not help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
Even a die-hard like Old Man Kong will begin to waver under the temptation of pure gold. Looking at this situation, the task of overthrowing the World Government may be easier than he imagined.
(End of this chapter)