[You directly confronted King Harald and were met with his hostility! You sensed an abnormality and upon careful perception, discovered World Government CP0 intelligence personnel present in the temple!]
[You vaguely realized that you had stumbled upon King Harald's secret negotiation with the World Government! You guessed that there must be a high-ranking figure from the Holy Land behind it!]
[You realized that you must now make a choice that will determine your destiny!]
[Mission (Choice - Stage 2): Make a stance-based choice regarding the current situation and survive!]
[Reward: Upgrade a random owned trait 3 times! (Basic Reward)]
[This choice mission has two stages. The Stage 2 mission will have a significant impact on your own destiny, and even the destiny of the world!]
"CP0?" Kenji raised an eyebrow after reading the quest content, feeling a bit puzzled.
"Make a stance-based choice regarding the current situation? Not to resolve the incident itself?"
"If that's the case...:"
Kenji frowned slightly, falling into thought for a moment.
At this moment, the Temple Guards who were attacking him stopped their assault for some reason, but still kept him tightly surrounded.
Puff!
Not far away, a figure descending from mid-air landed lightly, like a leaf falling to the ground, making only a barely perceptible sound.
Kenji glanced over. There were three of them in total, two tall and one short, with the short one standing in the middle.
All three wore masks with mysterious patterns.
Under normal circumstances, CP0 personnel wear these strange masks when out on missions.
And with his Observation Haki, he noticed that these three individuals were powerful, and combined with other factors, it could be basically confirmed that they were CP0 and not cosplay imitators.
At this moment, all the Giants present, as well as the three CP0 members, had their eyes focused on Kenji, and the invisible aura made the air almost solidify.
"You are an Admiral?"
At this point, Harald, who was at the very back, suddenly frowned and spoke, while his gaze shifted back and forth between Kenji and the CP0 personnel.
"What exactly is going on?"
"Sending the Marine to Elbaph is an order from the World Government!"
The CP0 personnel standing in the middle responded to Harald's question and nodded to Kenji, saying, "You should be the newly promoted Admiral Shirojishi, correct?"
"The World Government has assigned Marine the task of subduing Charlotte Linlin. Please leave Elbaph immediately after completing the mission!"
"Our CP0's business with King Harald is not convenient for you Marine to disturb!"
The CP0 leader's words were polite, but his tone carried an undeniable authority, full of confidence.
Kenji wasn't interested in the dealings between the World Government and the Giants, and leaving the temple could also be considered a choice.
However, he was now considering a deeper layer.
"The system's mission rewards are linked to difficulty. If leaving directly can easily complete the mission, then it will likely only give basic rewards."
"This choice mission has a 'survival' requirement, so the upper limit of difficulty should be very high."
"Leaving directly should be the easiest difficulty, so staying behind..."
After a moment of thought, a smile appeared on Kenji's lips, and he had already made his choice.
"Hmm, then I'll stay and see."
He raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the people opposite him, his body rooted to the spot, his attitude very clear.
He wasn't curious about what shady dealings the World Government had with the Giants. He was mainly after the high-difficulty, extra rewards.
Inside the great hall, Harald, who was at the very back of the crowd, saw this and his expression darkened.
His face was already grim, his mouth forming an inverted V-shape, like a volcano about to erupt at any moment.
The next moment, he spoke, but not to Kenji, but to the three CP0 personnel, questioning them angrily.
"How are you doing your job? Can the World Government not even control the Marine?"
"Apologies." The CP0 personnel in the middle apologized indifferently.
"We are CP0, we do not have the right to directly command the Marine."
Harald's face darkened upon hearing this, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the CPO speak again.
"Although we cannot directly command the Marine, we can request the opinion of higher-ups."
Having said that, the CP0 member did not take out a Den Den Mushi, but instead looked up at the mid-air above them.
And even earlier than them, Kenji had already looked up at the mid-air.
He saw that in the pure white light above the statue, streaks of Haki were spreading out without warning.
"It's them, as expected."
Although he hadn't clearly seen the appearance of the newcomers, his Observation Haki had already confirmed his earlier guess.
"This is really a big show. I didn't expect even you to be dispatched..."
"God's Knights!"
Zzzzt!!
As he spoke, the black lightning in the air became even denser, and then three more figures landed in the arena.
Originally, Kenji had never seen any member of the God's Knights. After all, these God's Knights personnel almost all came from the Holy Land - Mary Geoise, and Marine Vice Admirals rarely had contact with them.
And during the God Valley Battle six years ago, Kenji had led his team to stay in the sea outside the island and did not enter the God Valley battlefield, so he did not see the God's Knights there.
But seeing the three people who landed opposite him now, he found that he actually recognized two of them.
"Sommers, and... Garling, the other one I don't recognize." After scanning the three, Kenji's gaze lingered on Figarland Garling, who was in the very center.
"Hmm, with this kind of stance, it looks like he's probably become the Commander of the God's Knights, right?"
"Oh, that hair..."
Kenji noticed Figarland's crescent-shaped hair, not caring about the hairstyle itself, but the hair color.
"It's yellow hair, as expected... Maybe Shanks was abandoned because of his red hair?"
He stroked his chin, guessing with a half-sarcastic thought.
On the other side, although Figarland didn't know what Kenji was thinking, the latter's 'critical' gaze made him very uncomfortable.
As a noble Celestial Dragon, he felt very angry.
"You should leave, Admiral!" His voice clearly carried anger as he sternly commanded.
"In the name of the Commander of the God's Knights, I order you to gather all Marine personnel within Elbaph and line them up outside the temple!"
Upon hearing this, before Kenji could speak, Harald on the other side could no longer hold back and questioned Figarland with shock and anger.
"What do you mean? Have the Marine surround our Elbaph temple?"
Just as Harald spoke with shock and anger, several Temple Guards in the arena immediately turned around and quickly surrounded the God's Knights and the three CP0 members.
The situation and atmosphere in the great hall suddenly changed dramatically.
(End of Chapter)
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