Flying Battleships and large pirate ships gathered at the Underworld Port of Elbaf.
Every warship was adorned with several types of flags.
There were the main flags of the Rocks Pirates, the official flags of the Rocks Empire, and the exclusive flags of their own kingdoms and divisions.
"Gahahahaha! Harald, don't pull such a long face!"
"I have come representing the Flying Kingdom!"
Golden Lion Shiki floated in the air, biting his cigar, and raised his eyebrows as he spoke recklessly to the displeased Harald.
"Hmph! Golden Lion, do you think I don't know what kind of people you are?"
Harald looked at these arrogant pirates, feeling a sense of bitterness he couldn't put into words.
"Please address me as King Shiki! As for you, the peace-loving King Harald,"
"does your Kingdom of Elbaf intend to go to war with my Flying Kingdom?"
Hearing Harald's words, Golden Lion Shiki immediately changed his expression, putting on a serious, official demeanor, and displaying the majesty befitting a king.
"Respected King Harald, if you look down upon the Flying Kingdom, then you are looking down upon our New World Alliance, and looking down upon all of us kingdoms."
"Do you intend to go to war with all our kingdoms?"
Beehive King Ganzi revealed a brutal expression, actually beginning to subtly threaten Harald, expressing his dissatisfaction with Harald's rudeness and barbarism.
"Exactly, exactly. Harald, didn't you say Elbaf wanted to love peace?"
"Do you look down upon my Victory Kingdom?"
Kiel Bastard spoke with a sarcastic tone. Today, their "Return of the King" was all conducted under the guise of kings visiting Harald.
They were no longer the pirates of the past few days, but pirates cloaked in the identities of kings.
"..."
Harald felt the crushing weight of superior intellect, as well as the overwhelming pressure of the New World's momentum.
These bastards were actually so cunning; to think they could come up with a game like this.
Previously, he, the King of Elbaf, was pitted against the Captain of the strongest pirate crew, Rocks.
But now, every Rocks Pirates Executive had attained the status of a king, making them roughly equal to his own status as the King of Elbaf.
He still had to politely greet these Rocks Pirates Executive kings.
"Alright, alright! We have come for peace, so don't give Harald such a hard time."
"Harald, I formally invite Elbaf to join the New World Alliance on behalf of the New World Alliance."
"You wouldn't refuse peace, or refuse the alliance, would you?"
"Of course, we will not hinder your plans to continue seeking to join the World Government."
"Our New World Alliance is very friendly and democratic; we support a dual protection system."
"As long as you can still join the World Government, we have no objections."
Fang Huo stepped out at the right moment to play the good guy. After Golden Lion Shiki and the others played the bad guys, it was time for Fang Huo to play the good guy and give Harald a way to back down.
Moreover, he very earnestly described the lenient conditions for joining the New World Alliance and the World Government, hoodwinking Harald, this reckless king.
Didn't Harald say he pursued peace?
Joining the New World Alliance now was pursuing peace and equal coexistence.
The New World Alliance wouldn't even refuse Elbaf from continuing to join the World Government.
With such friendly and equal conditions, how could Harald possibly refuse?
Of course, whether he could still join the World Government after first joining the New World Alliance would depend on Harald's own ability.
This was also a huge pit that Fang Huo had dug for Harald.
Join the New World Alliance and still want to join the World Government?
Even if the New World Alliance was willing, it was hard to say about those Celestial Dragons.
Therefore, Fang Huo had Harald, this muscle-bound king with ideals but no political acumen, firmly in his grasp.
After hearing Fang Huo's invitation, Harald fell silent, using his muscle-bound brain to think about the future of joining the New World Alliance.
Now, all around Elbaf were countries of the New World Alliance, which had already completely surrounded Elbaf.
Behind them was Sanbel's Mercury Kingdom, in front were the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire and Wano Country, and to the side was the Victory Kingdom...
If Elbaf didn't join, it would be isolated and surrounded by the New World Alliance...
Damn it!!
That bastard Fang Huo really had no sense of honor, actually surrounding and coercing him like this...
"wahaha! Harald, join us and you can get the peaceful coexistence and equal diplomatic relations you want."
"Let's sweep across the New World together!"
Rocks once again issued an invitation to Harald.
This time, he had more confidence!
It had to be said, this system of one country per division had firmly grasped Harald, the King of Elbaf.
Having a smart Chief Strategist is just great!
"Father! Join them!"
"In the future, through this New World Alliance, you will be able to directly establish diplomatic relations with other countries, without needing to carefully visit them one by one."
"Those kingdoms, having the New World Alliance platform organization as a guarantee, won't be afraid of you, the Giant King."
After following Fang Huo for a while, Loki had become much smarter. In order to be able to hang out with the strong members of the Rocks Pirates, he immediately spoke up to persuade his father.
"Harald, I also feel we can join!"
"After all, our Elbaf has quite a few grudges with the World Government; the Great War eight hundred years ago, and the matter of the Great Hammer Corps—that was over a hundred elite giants!"
Elder Yaruru had never been optimistic that Harald could handle those Celestial Dragons of the World Government.
It was just that this king was stubborn about doing it, so he couldn't help it.
But now that there was the power of the New World Alliance to choose from, it would be better to choose this New World Alliance.
As long as Elbaf does well in the New World, that's fine.
If they were to clash head-on with the Rocks Pirates, it would instead be disadvantageous for Elbaf.
"We, Brewers Village, represent all the villages in the north in supporting joining the New World Alliance!"
As the maternal clan force supporting Prince Loki, the higher-ups of Brewers Village certainly had to support Loki's suggestion without hesitation, along with their great benefactor, Fang Huo.
"We, Artisan Village, represent the southeastern villages in supporting joining the New World Alliance; we want to find the predecessors of the Great Hammer Corps."
The giants of Artisan Village waved their great hammers and shouted. After all, most of the members of the Great Hammer Corps came from Artisan Village, and they certainly didn't want to join the World Government that might have destroyed the Great Hammer Corps.
The Hunter Village in the northwest and the Fishing Lion Village in the east—these giants did not speak, representing neutral forces, or perhaps tacit support for the King.
"We also support Elder Yaruru's opinion!"
"Right, right, right. After all, Rocks and his crew are friends of Dorry and Brogy."
The warriors of West Village shouted. As the Warrior Village of Elbaf, West Village was the most warlike, and it was also the place where successive Giant Warrior Pirates were formed and set sail.
The royal capital, Orsto Castle, was located in West Village.
Actually, if it weren't for Harald, the 'eccentric' king who was influenced by Ida and loved peace, West Village's style had always been the village that most admired force and combat.
The young Harald was also a hot-tempered and savage giant warrior.
Seeing the giants of the most powerful Northern Brewers Village and the Western West Village all shouting, Harald felt a massive headache.
He, this giant king, also had to listen to the opinions of those giant high-ranking officials; otherwise, he wouldn't have been forced to marry Queen Astrid from Brewers Village back then.