"Quiet! Quiet!!"
"Alright! Alright!!"
"Elbaf will join the New World Alliance to seek a way to coexist peacefully with all the countries in the New World!"
Listening to the giants from Brewers Village, Artisan Village, and West Village shouting, Harald spoke up helplessly.
For now, he could only join the New World Alliance first and then verify the authenticity of the Native Purge Competition mentioned by the Celestial Dragons.
If Fang Huo wasn't lying, then Elbaf would remain in the New World Alliance and abandon the idea of joining the World Government.
Of course, if Fang Huo was lying, then he would continue with his plan to join the World Government.
After all, the World Government was currently the strongest power representing the world.
Anyway, Fang Huo had said he wouldn't mind if they joined the World Government after joining the New World Alliance.
But Harald was thinking a bit too naively.
His political sense was almost zero.
How could the World Government possibly accept a non-affiliated country that had joined a rebellious organization like the New World Alliance?
Moreover, in the eyes of the Celestial Dragons, the Giant Kingdom of Elbaf already carried original sin.
The Giant Race was only fit to be their slaves and soldiers!
"wahaha!! Then welcome to our New World Alliance!!"
Rocks shouted excitedly, not expecting it to actually succeed.
It was worth noting that Fang Huo had said it would be very difficult to recruit and persuade Harald.
But now, hadn't he managed to handle Harald using just the two ploys of 'One Country, One Division' and the 'New World Alliance'?
He had finally pulled this giant king, whose strength was not inferior to his own, into his camp.
With the addition of Harald and Elbaf, the plan to search for the Great Hammer Corps and the pluto battleship also needed to be gradually put into motion.
"If you kings continue to burn, kill, and pillage like those Great Pirates, I will also take action against you member states of the New World Alliance!"
Harald said with a serious face; he did not want this New World Alliance to be a purely pirate alliance.
He hoped to reshape the order of the New World and let most races and civilians survive.
"Rest assured! The protection fee will definitely be lower than what the Affiliated Kingdoms pay for the heavenly tribute!"
Fang Huo smiled slightly; some Affiliated Kingdoms even had to constantly wage war to plunder treasures in order to pay the heavenly tribute.
Countries like the Cang Kingdom where Fujitora Issho resided, and the nations where Beast Kaido and the Devil Heir Bullet were located, were all famous war-torn countries of the Grand Line.
These Affiliated Kingdoms were all destined to be destroyed in war.
Only in the peaceful East Blue and the relatively peaceful South Blue could those Affiliated Kingdoms develop stably and enjoy prosperous commerce, allowing them to pay the heavenly tribute steadily without needing to wage war.
Even the North Blue and West Blue, which were close to the New World, were relatively chaotic.
The West Blue even had a large number of pirate-Affiliated Kingdoms and underworld-Affiliated Kingdoms; just by looking at a small part, one could tell what the environment of the West Blue was like.
And in Grand Line Paradise and the New World, which had more pirates, these Affiliated Kingdoms possessed quite a lot of war-torn nations in order to resist pirate looting and pay the heavenly tribute.
Alabasta in the Grand Line, a great power like that, possessed 600,000 royal soldiers and could easily field over a million troops; generally, pirates wouldn't provoke such a great power.
Dressrosa in the New World currently looked poor and peaceful, but from the daily fighting in the Colosseum, one knew that the local customs of this country were not that simple.
Was a New World country that treated fighting and killing as a daily program really a soft persimmon?
There was also the Kingdom of Prodence in the New World; the King Punch inherited by this royal family possessed quite impressive destructive power, claiming to shatter a war fortress with a single punch.
Therefore, the Affiliated Kingdoms of the New World, being able to survive in the New World where pirates were everywhere, all had more or less some strength.
Many Affiliated Kingdoms and non-affiliated countries might have monsters and powerhouses like Fujitora Issho, Aramaki, the Dragon-Slaying Great Swordsman Shimotsuki Ryuma, and others mixed among them.
Take the monster Rocks, for example; hadn't he suddenly popped up out of nowhere?
His debut was invading the Holy Land Mary Geoise and taking down an Admiral.
In this world, there might be quite a few hidden powerhouses.
Especially since this world possessed things like Devil Fruits that could defy heaven and change one's fate.
It also possessed a large number of rare races and members of the D Clan scattered everywhere.
Under the demands of these kings of the New World Alliance, including the Rocks Pirates, Harald had no choice but to welcome the group of kings into Elbaf with a grand diplomatic ceremony and sign diplomatic documents with them one by one.
Joining the New World Alliance was one thing, but separate state-to-state documents still had to go through the process.
After all, these Rocks Pirates Executives had come specifically to play this game.
They wanted to play the "return of the kings" and sign contracts with Harald as equals.
Previously, Harald had looked upon these Rocks Pirates Executives with disdain, but now Harald had to call them "esteemed King So-and-so."
"Loki, do you want to form a giant squad and go out to sea to have some fun!!"
Fang Huo felt that the current Loki was not weak, at least stronger than a normal giant warrior.
Moreover, Loki often jumped directly from the Sunny World into the Underworld; what was the difference between this level of physical toughness and Beast Kaido jumping off a Sky Island to commit suicide?
Loki's physical toughness was definitely no worse than Charlotte Linlin's Steel Balloon.
Ordinary Armament Haki probably couldn't break through Loki's defense.
Loki could even take a direct hit from Rocks' sword-cannon-hammer-sword qi.
One had to know that back then, Golden Lion Shiki and Silver Axe Fierce, with bounties of three or four hundred million, couldn't withstand a single slash from Rocks.
It was evident that the current Loki was already not inferior to Charlotte Linlin during the period when her bounty was five hundred million Berries a few years ago.
With this kind of defensive power and strength, going out to sea now would still make him another monster of the Charlotte Linlin level.
"Is that really okay?"
Loki asked excitedly; he had long been bored with the environment of Elbaf, and he truly wanted to go out to sea to see the world.
"Shut up! Fang Huo!!"
"Loki is still just a child!!"
Harald cursed directly; in the eyes of Harald, the father, Loki was just a three or four-year-old child.
That bastard Fang Huo was actually tricking a child into going out to sea!
Did he have any conscience left! Any morals!
"Loki is already 12 years old this year. Back then, Linlin went out to sea at 6 years old; the moment she went out to sea, her bounty was 50 million Berries, and in a few years, it soared to 500 million Berries."
Fang Huo shrugged and said with a smile; even if the 12-year-old giant Loki was only equivalent to a 4-year-old human, how could one view monsters like Loki and Linlin using common sense?
Charlotte Linlin could flatten a giant bear at 5 years old and take down Elder Jorul of the Waterfall Beard.
The current Loki could already subdue the beasts and mountain lords of the Underworld, release beasts to destroy villages, and chase after the giant warriors of Elbaf and the guards of Orsto Castle.
This kind of strength was already quite formidable, wasn't it?
"No means no!!"
"Don't force me to beat you up while we are signing the peace treaty!!"
Harald stared at Fang Huo with full oppression like a beast protecting its young, wisps of black-red lightning already sputtering out.
"Alright, alright, I was just asking Loki casually."
Looking at the irritable Harald, Fang Huo spoke calmly; today, it was better to first settle the matter of Elbaf joining the New World Alliance.
With Elbaf joining, they could more easily recruit Elbaf's giant warriors and pull them into their divisions.
Marineford had Giant Vice Admirals, and they, the Rocks Pirates, would also have Giant Cadres!